"Glenn, Grizzly's mail arrived. ”

In Toronto, the Raptors are also eyeing a trade.

As soon as team assistant Jake McCloskey saw the new email, he immediately approached the team's general manager, Glenn Gruward, and reported the Grizzlies' latest offer.

Glen Grove is in talks with two teams at the same time, the Grizzlies on one side and the Pacers on the other.

Although the 1999 draft is not a big year, there are also many outstanding rookies, and the Raptors can choose an interior or a point guard, which is a position that the Raptors lack.

The Raptors played well last season, Vince Carter is definitely the seedling of a future superstar, Doug Christie also played well, and there is a John Wallace on the bench, and the Raptors are not short of people on the wing, so Maddy, who is also a wing player, can actually be traded.

However, Glenn Grove had to consider Carter's idea, so before negotiating a trade, he asked Maddie and Carter, and after receiving a negative response, he directly rejected the Grizzlies' trade offer and gave the reason.

This shows that Glenn Grove wants to complete the trade with the Grizzlies, and his idea is to first exchange for an eye pick and pick a point guard, Steve Francis or Byron Davis.

If the deal with the Grizzlies does not add Maddy, then the Raptors' No. 5 and No. 12 picks have to be sent, then Glenn Gruward will have to find a new trade in exchange for an interior line, which is difficult, and the Raptors don't have any good chips and are very poor.

Therefore, Glen Grove is now inclined to send Maddy away, so that he can bargain with the Grizzlies or save a No. 5 pick, so that he can continue to trade with the Pacers and get Antonio Davis.

With such a trade, the Raptors' lineup will immediately become - point guard Steve Francis or Byron Davis, scoring guard Doug Christie, small forward Carter, power forward Kevin Willis and center Antonio Davis, sixth man and John Wallace, the Raptors can immediately impact the playoffs.

If you can't save the No. 5 pick, then find the Grizzlies to come to Brian Reaves, in this way, the change is only that the center is replaced by Brian Reaves, and the others are the same, the Raptors will still have an excellent lineup, and they can still impact the playoffs.

So, when Jack McCloskey told Gruward that the Grizzlies were going to convince Maddie personally, Glenn Gruward was still happy.

However, the trade still had to be bargained, and he sent a reply letter from Jack McCloskey saying that he agreed to the trade, but the Grizzlies had to convince Maddie that the trade could continue, and the terms of the deal had to change.

But after thinking about it, time was running out, and the draft was just around the corner, Glenn Grove directly called Jack McCloskey, found Stu Jackson's phone, and communicated directly on the phone.

"Stu, I'm Glen Gruwald."

On the other side of the phone, Qiao Hai was also there, and Stu Jackson heard that it was Glenn Grove, so he paused for a moment, put down the microphone directly, and turned on the speakerphone.

"Ah, Glenn, haha, I've been waiting for your call."

Qiao Hai instantly understood that this was the phone call from Raptors general manager Glenn Grove, and he sat on the sofa, straightened up, and straightened his ears.

Stu Jackson exchanged pleasantries with Glenn Grove for a while, and then the two got to business.

"Stu, I know your pick is very valuable, but in the Raptors, Tracy also has a big role, you know, he's Vince Carter's cousin, so we have to take care of Vince's emotions, and in our original plan, Tracy will be our sixth man next season, he's a big guy, so I don't think we're going to be able to send Tracy, the No. 5 pick and the No. 12 pick at the same time."

Stu Jackson is also a veteran of trade negotiations, and at this time, of course, he knows that Maddie's value is not as high as Glen Gruward said, at least in Glenn Gruward's eyes, Maddie's value is not high.

So, then it's time for haggling.

"I know Tracy is important to you, but Brian Reeves isn't bad either, even though he was injured last season, he's recovered in the offseason, you know, he's one of the top 10 centers in the league, at least statistically."

"I know, I know, but he's injured, isn't he, and he's badly injured, and Brian Reeves isn't worth that much."

Stu Jackson raised his hand in surrender: "Okay, okay, Glenn, then you say, how to trade." ”

"How about Trissiga No. 12 for your list sign plus Brian Treves?" Glen Gruwald proposed.

On the Grizzlies' side, Stu Jackson immediately shouted: "Absolutely impossible, if we really trade like this, we will lose a lot, no matter what, Bryant is the league's top center, and Tracy was only a substitute last season." ”

After calling for a while, Stu Jackson shrewdly brought the offer back: "The list of eyes for Tracy plus No. 5 pick." ”

"No way!" Gleng Grove's side also reacted violently, and Qiao Hai was really afraid that Stu Jackson and Glenn Grove would quarrel.

But when it was called, neither of them quarreled.

In the end, Glen Gruward came up with a deal that was as close as possible to a deal.

"No. 5 sign plus Tracy for the list and eye sign Gbryan Reeves."

On the Grizzlies' side, Qiao Hai found a piece of paper and made a new offer, and Stu Jackson read it.

"The list of names plus Brian Reaves for No. 5 plus Tracy plus next year's second-round pick."

With the addition of a second-round pick, it's still next year, and Glenn Gruward hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Qiao Hai breathed a sigh of relief, so did Stu Jackson, and on the Toronto side, Glen Grove was also delighted.

The deal is done, and the next thing is to see how the Grizzlies convince Maddie to join.

If Maddie himself is willing to go to Vancouver, then Vince Carter can't blame himself, after all, it is Maddie's own will, this is Glenn Grove's abacus, I have to say, the abacus is very loud.

According to the final agreement, the No. 5 pick was not saved, but with the addition of Brian Reaves and Kevin Willis and Charles Oakley, the Raptors' interior line next season is not bad, not to mention that there is a No. 12 pick, and you can also choose an interior rookie, or take it out for trade.

After thinking about it carefully, Glen Gruward feels that it is perfect, next season, the Raptors will improve rapidly, and once they reach the playoffs, then he Glen Gruward will also have a chance to compete for the best manager award.

Before hanging up the phone, Glenn Grove gave Maddie's contact information to Stu Jackson by the way, and then, it's up to the Grizzlies.

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On the Grizzlies' side, Stu Jackson was still puzzled that Qiao Haiduo wanted a second-round pick, and Qiao Hai didn't explain that this second-round pick was very useful for subsequent trades.

Take, for example, the trade of the Hornets Brad Miller.