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After Harden's negotiations with the Thunder broke down this time, if the Lakers do not make a move, it will not be a surprise. According to the established track of historical development, Harden will go to Houston to join Jeremy Lin.

Harden will leap to become a superstar in Houston, perform at an All-Star level, and even become an mvp in the future.

Last season, Harden averaged 16.8 points and shot 49.1 percent from the field during his tenure as the Thunder's sixth man.

It has to be said that this is the only time the Thunder management was wrong.

They gave up a player with mvp level ability for a mere $8 million.

However, Su Fan believes that if Harden stays with the Thunder and has players like Westbrook and Durant by his side, he may not develop into an MVP-level player.

Now is the best time to intercept Harden.

The contract Harden wants is not the lion's big mouth, it is fully worthy of his ability.

If the Lakers can get Harden, it will inevitably become an important member of the rotation.

Su Fan was not worried about the positional conflict between Harden and Kobe.

Kobe is getting older, injuries are constantly affecting him, and his state will decline sooner or later.

If Harden comes to the Lakers, he will become Kobe's first substitute, and Kobe's character may affect Harden.

Let Harden become a self-disciplined player and change his lazy and cynical character.

All of this is of course just Su Fan's wish.

Now there is a star with great potential in front of the Lakers, there is no reason not to cut him!

In the parallel world, the Rockets traded Kevin Martin to Harden.

Without further ado, Su Fan decisively called Kupchak, suggesting that he trade Harden and renew his contract!

Su Fan just won dpoy, mvp and fmvp in one season, leading the Lakers to win the championship again.

There is no doubt that he is the most popular superstar in today's league, the face of the future league, and the most expensive superstar.

Naturally, the Lakers also had a very high right to speak. Now the Lakers management all attach great importance to Su Fan.

Regarding signings and reinforcements during the offseason, he would naturally listen to Su Fan's suggestions carefully.

Kupchak on the other end of the phone was in a bit of trouble at this time:

"Su Fan, who do you think we should use to trade Harden?"

Su Fan thought for a while and said, "Don't you guys want to trade Andrew Bynum a long time ago? This bargaining chip must be very attractive to the Thunder management."

"My God, trade a sixth-man guard with the top two centers in the league?" Kupchak felt a little incredible.

He has always been shrewd, thinking that trading the Lakers in this way must be a disadvantage.

At the beginning, he wanted to trade Howard with the little shark.

You know, although the little shark Bynum was a bit drifting last season, he is only 25 years old and is in his prime. He was also selected as an All-Star last season and is a veritable center second only to Howard.

Moreover, in the era when the small ball has not fully arrived, it is generally believed in the league that the value of the inside line is higher than that of the guard.

Using an All-Star center to trade a sixth man who is still in the rookie contract period is obviously a big loss.

"Mr. Ku, you can't just look at what's in front of you. Trust my intuition. Harden will shine in the future. As for Shark, if he doesn't trade, he will definitely become a garbage contract for the Lakers in the future."

"In the future, the traditional center will gradually decline, and the era of the rise of defenders has arrived."

"How many decent centers are there in this league now? The future basketball model will inevitably develop towards a faster and more flexible lineup."

"Look at Steph and Klay of the Warriors, how good are they playing?"

"Can you imagine that in the future, if five people on the field can shoot three-pointers, how will traditional centers like Bynum and Howard defend?"

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Su Fan made a long speech and successfully brainwashed Kupchak.

Kupchak, who was always scheming, had to marvel that Su Fan's gaze was so advanced.

Analyzed a lot of things that he had never thought of.

But after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly felt that what Su Fan said made sense.

Especially in the finals that just ended this year, it seemed to confirm what Su Fan said, and the future development trend of basketball.

Both sides of this year's finals, the Lakers and the Heat, both averaged the number of three-point shots per game and the number of hits, which greatly set the historical record of the finals.

In particular, Su Fan passed three-pointers many times to help the Lakers change their fate against the sky.

Facts have proved that in the future development of basketball, three-pointers will definitely become one of the key factors that determine the game.

And guards who can shoot three-pointers will also become the targets of various teams in the league.

The next transaction went smoothly.

The Lakers offered the Thunder a trade around Andrew Bynum and James Harden!

The Lakers' initiative obviously flattered the Thunder.

They are already troubled by Harden's contract renewal. If Harden cannot be traded away, then after Harden becomes a free agent, the Thunder will not get any benefits!

Now that the Lakers have taken the initiative to trade Harden for an All-Star center, the Thunder's management is almost overjoyed.

However, the current salaries of the two do not match, and the Thunder still need to pay some other players!

Now that it has decided to trade for Andrew Bynum, the Thunder's management has to give up Kendrick Perkins.

Perkins is obviously a type of high salary and low energy, and his style is biased towards defense.

The current salary level in the Thunder is second only to Durant and Westbrook.

After several days of negotiations between Kupchak and the Thunder management, the Lakers and the Thunder officially reached the deal.

The Thunder sent James Harden, Kendrick Perkins and next year's first-round pick to Andrew Bynum!

The Lakers officially completed the first trade of the offseason!

What surprised Su Fan was that Kupchak, an old fritter, even knocked out a first-round pick?

It is worthy of being a god-man who helped the Lakers change their lives against the sky many times through transactions!

The next day, the news of the trade between the Lakers and the Thunder caused a sensation in the entire league!

Bynum also became the first All-Star center in history to be traded away just after winning the championship!

The opinions of outside basketball experts generally believe that the Thunder took advantage of this transaction!

For the Thunder, it is a big reinforcement, but for the Lakers, it is a "nonsensical" operation!

People are puzzled, why would the Lakers abandon the champion center in their prime to pursue a sixth guard?

In response, Kupchak said at a news conference:

"Time will prove everything."