Bishop of the Devil

A few days later, Bowen and the Spurs jointly announced the latest news. Bowen joined the Spurs for 17 million US dollars in four years and became a member of the Spurs.

Then the next day, Rasheed Wallace announced that he would join the Chicago Bulls with a maximum salary!

Now everyone is waiting for news about Kobe. Even Richard still doesn’t know which team Kobe will choose...

Even if Kobe announced today that he was joining the Jazz, Richard wouldn't be surprised. This guy's temperament is so extreme.

Who knows what he will do.

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Everyone's anxious waiting has finally come to an end.

What makes Richard dumbfounded is that Kobe actually chose to join the Lakers!

This may be his fate. Richard originally thought that Kobe might go to the East to try his luck, such as joining the Heat or something...

Unexpectedly, Kobe didn't give up on the Lakers and still had the idea of ​​joining the Lakers.

Well now, Kobe has just announced that he will join the Lakers. The Lakers immediately sold Kidders and acquired dynasty veteran Ron Harper from the Bulls...

Richard was dumbfounded. It was like saying that this was a big circle. The Lakers' lineup was the same as the lineup that started the Lakers dynasty in their normal history!

O'Neal, Kobe, Glen Rice, Ron Harper, Fisher, Fox, Robert Horry!

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However, this lineup only gave Richard a sense of crisis, but it did not make him regret letting Kobe go.

If you don't let Kobe go, let O's go, and it's not impossible for O' to join the Lakers...

The Los Angeles Lakers are extremely attractive to young players and are simply like a paradise.

If the Lakers extend an olive branch to Ou and promise a maximum salary, Ou has at least a 70-80% chance of joining the Lakers.

With O'Neal and O'Neal occupying the inside, other teams can't even play...

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Now that Kobe has joined the Lakers, Richard doesn't pay much attention to this matter.

For now, let’s deal with the two foreign newcomers first…

Zhang Weiping contacted Ginobili's current club on behalf of Richard, and things went very smoothly.

According to the agreement between the NBA and FIBA, if the NBA wants to sign a player who plays for a FIBA-affiliated club, the club must issue a clarification letter clarifying that the player has no contractual relationship with the club...

Only in this way can the NBA allow this player to play for a certain team!

In the same way, if an NBA player wants to play in a club affiliated with FIBA, he must obtain a letter of clarification from the NBA...

Now the question becomes, how can we make the club willingly let go of the players it has trained?

Money can only be spent with money...

Of course, it doesn’t mean you can spend any amount of money. The NBA still has regulations in this regard. Depending on the era, the maximum transfer fee is also different. For example, in this era, the maximum transfer fee is US$300,000!

If the amount requested by the club is higher than the 300,000 US dollars, the NBA team cannot just agree to it. The extra part must be borne by the players themselves!

This kind of thing has happened many times in the history of Chinese basketball, such as Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi, both of whom were relatively successful in negotiations...

In the Yi Jianlian era, the upper limit of transfer fees was US$500,000. The Guangdong Men's Basketball Team agreed, and the deal was finally completed for US$500,000.

In the Zhou Qi era, the upper limit was US$650,000. The Xinjiang Men’s Basketball Team also made a favor, and no lions opened their mouths...

But some players are not so lucky.

For example, Yao Ming, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team directly asked for 30 million US dollars!

You must know that the upper limit of transfer fees in Yao Ming's era is US$350,000...

The team can only spend so much money, so what happens to the rest of the money? ! Only Yao Ming can do it himself!

In the end, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team relented, and the 30 million U.S. dollars was reduced to about 10 million, and Yao Ming could also pay in installments. Finally, Yao Ming left the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team...

Throughout NBA history, the player with the most expensive transfer fee is Yao Ming.

Pau Gasol, who ranked second, was far behind Yao Ming, and Barcelona only asked for US$2 million.

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It can also be seen from this that it was really not easy for Yao Ming, and he also took considerable risks when he entered the NBA.

What if he can't play in the NBA? He still has to pay back the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team with these 10 million US dollars, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to turn around in his lifetime.

Do you expect to earn 10 million US dollars by returning to CBA? Judging from the annual salary in the CBA at that time, it is estimated that Yao Ming will have to work as a free coolie for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for the rest of his life.

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Ginobili's negotiation was quite successful. The other party may also know the NBA's regulations in this regard, so he immediately asked for 300,000 US dollars, neither more nor less...

If they want more, they know Ginobili can't afford it.

If it's less, it's not necessary. If you don't make money, it won't be in vain...

The deal was naturally negotiated smoothly, and Ginobili successfully received a letter of clarification and officially became a member of the Portland Trail Blazers.

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The other Kirilenko, Richard felt that it was definitely not that simple.

But he didn't panic, because he thought of someone who might be able to help him successfully get Kirilenko...

Lao Sa!

That's right, it's Lao Sa...

Although Lao Sa is not Russian, he is definitely a god-like existence in the Russian basketball circle.

Basically, it is equivalent to Yao Ming's status in the Chinese basketball circle.

After all, he led the Russian men's basketball team to defeat the American men's basketball team and win the Olympic championship.

If Lao Sa holds the line now, at least the other party will definitely not come up and make a big move.

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In order to express his sincerity, Richard also made a special trip to Moscow.

"Ivanov, let Andrei enter the NBA as soon as possible. Don't be like me, who only got the chance to enter the NBA after suffering from injuries..." Old Sa is obviously very familiar with the opponent.

The middle-aged man known as Ivanov is the general manager of Kirilenko's club.

At this moment, he smiled bitterly: "Old man, of course I also want this kid to go to the United States to make a lot of money, but..."

"You know, if we don't have this kid, how will we be able to compete in future games!"

Kirilenko is now the backbone of their team. If Lao Sa hadn't brought Richard here today, I'm afraid Ivanov would have directly made a scary offer and scared off Richard.

"It's simple. Just ask our beloved Richard to help you find a new player, okay?"

"Old man, Richard! You should be very aware of his reputation..." Lao Sa patted Ivanov's shoulder affectionately and said with a smile.

Richard looks like a black question mark, helping them find a new person? !

this……

No matter where I go to look for players, I don't know much about European players at all.

"Of course, of course! If Coach Richard is really willing to help us find a new player, we will be willing to let Andre go!" Ivanov was quite happy.

Richard frowned...

This matter is difficult to handle. I really can't think of any good European players in my mind.

The ones who are more impressive are Sara and Stojakovic, but both of them have already entered the NBA.

There were some players in later generations, such as Bargnani, but they were not suitable at this age.

Right now, Bagnani, who is estimated to be twelve or thirteen years old, is of no use...

As for the younger 18-year rookie Doncic, he is only a few months old and is playing rough basketball...

After thinking about it, a name suddenly appeared in Richard's mind.

"There is one player who may have started playing in their local semi-professional league..."

"He's only fourteen or fifteen years old, but don't underestimate this guy!"

"I can guarantee that with him, your club will become the king of Europe!"

In order to successfully get Kirilenko, Richard didn't care whether he was telling lies...

Ivanov looked surprised, and even Lao Sa was surprised!

How could a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old player allow Richard to give such an evaluation? ! It's simply too exaggerated...

But looking at Richard's expression, it seemed like he was not joking at all!

"Li, I believe you, what's the child's name? Where is he now..." Ivanov asked expectantly.

Richard thought for a moment...

"Darko Milicic! The Serbs seem to be some kind of THAAD city!"

Richard can't remember the specific city, but he is quite sure about the Serbian people.

He has his age and name, and Serbia is not a big country. It is not easy to find such a player.

Besides, Richard also gave half of the name to the city...

You can find out which city it is by just searching on the map.