明星賽“選秀操盤”高手眼中的最佳總管是誰呢?James:Presti是MVP
LeBron James的球隊又一次贏得了明星賽,這位“選秀操盤”高手眼中的最佳總管又是誰呢?James明星周在記者提問關於Josh Giddey相關問題時提到了雷霆總管Sam Presti,他毫不掩飾的極力誇獎了對方。
引用James:“MVP是Sam Presti。他是MVP,我的意思是Josh Giddey很棒,但是Sam Presti,我無法理解這個人對天才的眼光。他選進了Kevin Durant、Russell Westbrook、Jeff Green、Serge Ibaka、Reggie Jackson、Josh Giddey,而且名單還在不斷增加中,這個人非常棒。”
James先在社交平台上分享他對洛杉磯公羊隊總經理Les Snead以及他在公羊隊超級盃遊行中穿著印有“F --- they picks”字樣的 T 卹表示讚賞後,就發表了關於這位競爭對手高層的評論。
James提到Snead為了將公羊隊打造成冠軍,為了得到四分衛Matthew Stafford和角衛Jalen Ramsey,分別交易了2個首輪選秀權並與Von Miller、Marcus Peters等其他選秀籤分道揚鑣。
回頭看看就在一周前,湖人當時身處8場比賽中有6場輸球的小低潮,但卻在沒有達成任何交易的情況下任由交易截止日結束。湖人籃球運營副總裁兼總經理Rob Pelinka表示,他與湖人隊長James和Anthony Davis進行過交流,在談到球隊的做法時3人意見一致。
引用Pelinka:“我們在整個過程中看到了不同的東西,就像我過去所做的那樣,與LeBron和Anthony就此事進行了交談。我想說想法是一致的,這才是最重要的。”
但一位熟悉湖人內部的人士說,2位球星並沒有同意過球隊的不作為。稍早前也傳出湖人更衣室內普遍認為,球隊不改變陣容就很難重新成為冠軍競爭者。無論James與高層間有什麼誤會脫節,這個爭議將會依職存在到球季結束甚至休賽期。
引用 James:“每個賽季都有關於自己精神和身體的挑戰,這次也不例外,但這是迄今為止我參與過的最奇怪的賽季。”
有人問James如果湖人晉級季後賽,他們的前景為何,向來正向發言的James也只能語帶保留。
引用“這是目前動機的一部分,我知道到目前為止,這對我們來說是一個地獄般的賽季,但如果我能讓球隊進入季後賽,我們所能要求的就是一個機會。”
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引用"The MVP over there is Sam Presti. He's the MVP," James said of the 44-year-old front-office executive who has held the post since 2007. "I mean, Josh Giddey is great. But Sam Presti, I don't understand this guy's eye for talent. He drafted [Kevin Durant], Russ [Westbrook], Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Josh Giddey and the list goes on and on and on. This guy is pretty damn good."
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引用"Throughout this process we had different things we looked at and, like I've done in the past, had conversations with LeBron and Anthony about it and I would say there's alignment here," Pelinka told reporters on a videoconference call. "And that's all that matters."
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引用"Every season has its own mental and physical challenges," James said. "And this is no different. This is the most strange season I've been a part of so far."
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引用"That's part of the motivation at this point," he said. "I know it's been a hell-storm of a season for us so far but if I can get our group in the [postseason] games, all we can ask for is a chance."