I am Really an Insider

Lu Dan's body is getting worse every year, and so is Paul Allen's body.

He is now spending every day in chemotherapy and has no intention of managing the team.

Judy Allen also has no interest in managing the team. She only cares about her brother's health and her own business now.

As for the Trail Blazers, Judy had one directive: Don’t lose money, and keep it going!

Translated into adult language: I want the horse to run, but I don’t want the horse to eat grass.

It's very difficult for Patterson to do it. What does it mean to keep it going?

The Trail Blazers have reached the Western Conference semifinals this season. In Patterson's view, if they retain potential players and strengthen them appropriately, they can compete for the championship.

Because next season, the GDP of the Western Conference will be another year older, and it will be very difficult for them to defend the title.

As for the east side, the second part of Where Are Mouss Going has not ended yet, and the east is in chaos.

Taking advantage of these troubled times to make trouble, there is no chance of success.

But all this can only be done with money.

However, Judy doesn't understand basketball, she only understands statistics.

When the Miami Heat won the championship in 2006, they didn't pay the luxury tax, right?

2006 is too far away?

Let's just say that this year, the Spurs won the championship and they didn't pay the luxury tax!

We can't beat the Spurs yet!

I don't ask you to win the championship, as long as you maintain your current results. On this basis, not paying luxury tax is not excessive, right?

Patterson is one head and two big, because if you want to maintain the current lineup, you have to spend a lot of money.

On Thompson's side, although he has not yet become a top combat force, his potential can already be seen.

Therefore, he will definitely seek a maximum salary extension.

But the problem is that Curry already has a maximum salary, and he has to renew Green and Matthews.

Both Thompson and Jiebao have expired 15-year contracts.

Jiebao has also performed very well this season, which is highly anticipated. The most important thing for young people with potential like this is a big contract.

Therefore, both Thompson and Jabbert will be highly sought after next summer.

If you don't prepare enough bullets, you may suffer heavy bleeding.

So this summer, Patterson was very helpless and basically couldn't make any big moves.

Thompson also rejected the Trail Blazers' proposal to renew his contract in advance, which was slightly less than the maximum salary. It can be seen that he still wants to test the free agent market.

Yes, Thompson is a good player.

He has a good personal relationship with Curry, he also likes the Trail Blazers, and can even accept a supporting role.

But Thompson was very clear-headed and knew that this was a business alliance.

All these compromises must be based on maximizing interests.

Now, he may indeed be worth a contract slightly lower than the maximum salary. But next year, he may not be at this price.

The fact is that Thompson, who has never changed teams in history, has never accepted a salary cut.

The reason why he has been playing for the Warriors actually has nothing to do with loyalty.

In the first contract after four years as a rookie, the Warriors, who had no financial pressure at the time, directly extended Thompson's maximum salary.

And what everyone talks about most is the summer of 2019.

In the summer of 2019, the Warriors' Galaxy Battleship was facing disintegration because no one was willing to cut their salary to stay together.

Curry refused to take a pay cut, and Thompson also refused to take a pay cut.

Neither Curry nor Thompson did anything wrong. You know, Curry in the original history had never even received a maximum salary contract before that.

As a unanimous MVP, if he continues to reduce his salary in his third contract, wouldn't it be nonsense?

At that time, all Warriors fans placed their hopes on Thompson. Only if he takes the initiative to cut his salary can the Warriors' lineup be saved.

However, Thompson did not do that. Although he said he hoped to play with the Warriors until he retires, he refused the Warriors' early contract extension with less than the maximum salary and wanted to test the free agent market.

Therefore, if Durant had not left that year, it might have been Thompson who left, and he must have been mentally prepared for this.

Therefore, Thompson has always been a very clear-headed person.

He is willing to be loyal, willing to sacrifice for the team, and willing to assist the big guys around him.

But when it comes to basic interests, Thompson will never give in.

It's not just Thompson, this is actually the case for most players in the league, including those representative figures who are one person, one city.

Nacha is one person, one city, one of the representative figures of the Lakers, loyal enough, right?

But how many people remember that in order to force the Lakers to win, he wandered around wearing a Bulls jersey all day long?

If the Lakers hadn't robbed Gasol in the original history, and if the Lakers hadn't robbed Chairman Yao in this history, Nao Chai might have gone to Chicago to become Jordan's successor.

The story of Duncan and the Spurs is also interesting, right? The No. 21 rookie is famous far and wide, a typical representative of one man, one city.

But in fact, if the then Magic coach Rivers hadn't had a brain attack and refused Duncan's request to fly his family to play away games, the idiot might have actually joined the Magic.

That's Duncan + Tracy McGrady + Hill. The picture is so beautiful that I can't even imagine it.

If there are no injuries, the finals may not be a yellow-blue battle every year.

Lao Li's operation of "not willing to pay for the charter flight and miss the first striker in history" is really hellish.

Of course, this is not the first time that Magic Control has engaged in underworld operations.

When Shaq was renewed that year, the Magic foolishly published a poll in a local newspaper in Orlando, asking local people whether O'Neal was worth a $100 million contract.

In the final vote, 91% of the people believed that O'Neal was not worthy.

In this way, the legend of Mr. O'91 was created, Shaq was let go, and Hardaway, their Jordan successor, was embraced.

Facts have proved that Jordan has no signs of human-to-human transmission!

And until now, some people doubt that the 91% who voted for Shaq who was not worth 100 million were all voted by Los Angeles fans on behalf of undercovers!

Therefore, missing out on Duncan is child's play.

Let’s talk about the older cousin Lillard. In the original history, Lillard was simply synonymous with loyalty.

But in fact, every time his contract expires, renewing with the Trail Blazers is his best choice.

He is not like Mous who left for Miami and Du Xiaoshuai who joined after being unable to beat them. They were both MVP-level and true superstars before leaving their original teams.

Their careers have reached a stage where they have won all kinds of honors. A stage where everything can be discarded except the championship.

As for Lillard, to put it bluntly, he does not yet have such strength. In addition to the championship, he also has honors to pursue and room for improvement.

If he goes to another team, he will either take a salary cut or become the second and third child.

Therefore, the eldest cousin just made the choice that was most beneficial to him, and by the way he also won a reputation for loyalty.

Therefore, loyalty is also based on the protection of basic interests.

In a business alliance, when it comes to pure loyalty, it's not like a child pretending to be a family member.

It is completely reasonable for Thompson not to renew his contract with the Trail Blazers in advance.

In order to make room for next year, Patterson had to let go of the overpriced Matthews.

Matthews performed well after returning last season and is still a first-rate 3D player in the league.

In today's league, the most valuable thing is 3D players.

As soon as Matthews' contract expired, he was dumbfounded.

Because the offers from many teams far exceeded his expectations!

Co-authored by Am I So Worth Now?

Ever since, Matthews switched to the Mavericks. For 4 years and 70 million, how can Patterson afford it?

Matthews probably never thought that one day he would become a man with an annual salary of tens of millions.

After being the general manager of the Trail Blazers for so many years, this is the first time Patterson has felt the trouble caused by life constraints.

Just after seeing off Matthews, Huang Ama also packed his luggage and got on the plane to San Antonio.

It's not because of money, but because of the main position.

Green has been playing well over the years, but because of the presence of Jebo and Thompson, Green has no chance to start.

People tend to move higher. Although Green started playing in the Development League, it stands to reason that he has already been very successful.

But at this point, we definitely cannot use the original requirements as the standard.

Ever since, Green chose a team that promised to give him a starting position and compete for the championship.

For 45 million in 4 years, Green left San Antonio!

Old Thief: Come on, come and build a new dynasty with me. I'll start for you, and you and Kawhi will score the goal. We will definitely defend the title successfully!

The last thing Patterson wants to see is for his players to go to a team that is a direct competitor.

But there is no way, players have the right to choose.

Moreover, people like Green who didn’t leave because of money would be even more difficult to deal with.

The only good thing is that Gasol renewed his contract with the Trail Blazers at an ultra-low price of 23 million for three years and continues to stay!

Gasol is not a person who values ​​money particularly. After all, his family is really not short of money.

Rather than money, my sister-in-law hopes to play for a team that can win and play comfortably.

According to the original history, he left the Lakers and joined the Bulls in 2014. In fact, the contract given by the Lakers was larger than that of the Bulls.

But because he was put on the shelf by the Lakers every three days, and because it became increasingly uncomfortable to play with the Lakers, he chose to look elsewhere.

But in the Trail Blazers, my sister-in-law doesn't have so many worries. The Trail Blazers have never thought of trading Gasol, and the two sides have cooperated happily.

So he resolutely chose to renew his contract.

However, there is one thing to say: Gasol is no longer the player who can change the outcome of the game.

Trail Blazers fans are certainly happy to renew Gasol's contract and keep an old hero.

But this signing does not really help the team very much.

Garnett also decided to renew with the Trail Blazers for another year at a low price. After all, this is the place where he won the championship, and he still has feelings.

However, like his sister-in-law, the Wolf King is one year older and his help to the team is really limited.

Last season, the inside defense of these two old and slow partners was already very difficult.

He was beaten to a pulp by Master Huo, and was bullied by the Spurs' rookie power forward.

It's impossible to get better as you age another year.

The Blazers' original dynasty lineup inevitably began to fall apart.

There's nothing you can do about it, that's how it is in the NBA.

Under today's rules, almost no team can guarantee to maintain the exact same lineup every year.

Things were exciting in the offseason, but Wayne had no intention of watching.

To be honest, in recent years, apart from occasionally showing up in the Rose Garden to watch games, he has rarely cared about NBA matters.

Wayne now, bah! It's Director Wei right now, fighting for the honor of the national team.

"Director Wei, Director Wei, how do you do this dream dance move? Demonstrate it again." The king and other young players gathered around Wayne, with smiles on their faces.

"I only do it once, watch it, pay attention to the number of turns I make." Wayne said, imitating James, holding the basketball and turning it twice, and then easily hooked the ball in.

Well, Wayne knows some fucking dreamy dance moves!

He makes turnaround jumpers and hook shots in the low post.

But as an Olympic champion and a senior, it was enough for Wayne to fool young people.

"Oh, awesome!"

"I'll go, Director Wei is so sexy, I really want to learn how to do it!"

"To learn techniques, you still have to learn from Director Wei!"

Then, a group of young players started gesticulating.

Director Gong swallowed his saliva as he looked at the funny people spinning around on the court.

Damn it.

One dares to teach and the other dares to learn!

Learn a useless trick every day?

Ah Lian, who was practicing on the side, also laughed. Director Wei is teasing you. Everyone is studying very seriously.

Wayne looked at the young players practicing stupidly and smiled evilly.

Get closer to them now and wait for them to relax their vigilance.

When the time comes, I, Gao Dewei, will let you know what it means to make friends with elbows!

Wayne's goal is simple, make this team tough, tough from the inside out.

To be honest, in such a short time, if you want to say how much Wayne can make their technology improve, that is a plot that can only be found in fantasy novels.

But if they change their temperament and game attitude, Wayne thinks it can still be done.

After today's training, Wayne and everyone returned to the locker room talking and laughing.

Needless to say, Wayne is probably the member of the coaching staff who is closest to the players.

After Ah Lian returned to the locker room, he took out his cell phone and looked at it, and then said "fuck"!

"What's going on? I was shocked." Wayne moved closer to Ah Lian to see what news he had received.

"President Luodan's condition is serious. He said he can't get off the ground without a crutch. How can he be so serious at such a young age?"

"Uh" Wayne looked away, then why are you looking at me? Is it possible that my golden iron elbow can have such power?

Don't tell me, this really has something to do with Wayne's iron elbow.

The elbow that Wayne gave Lu Dan had left serious sequelae.

Then, in the first year after taking office, the new broadcast contract could not be secured for a long time, which put Lu Dan under great pressure and his blood pressure soared for a long time.

Once blood pressure soars, cerebral infarction is likely to recur.

Once the cerebral infarction is serious, it is easy to lose the ability to exercise.

Is this... really all your wishes come true?

Next, you won’t just collapse on the bed, right?

No way? Impossible, right?

"How can he still be president if his condition is so serious now?" Wayne asked Ah Lian casually.

I can't participate in a talent show in the future and sit in a wheelchair.

"Right now, the vice president is in charge, but a lot of news says that David Stern may return. After all, a new broadcast contract needs to be signed."

"Yeah, it's great. Uh, I mean it's a pity, it's a pity.

Hey, you said this braised egg is useless at a young age. Oh no, I don’t mean to wish others to be ruined. Don’t get me wrong. "

Alian:......

Wayne accidentally told the truth. If Stern can really come back, Wayne will be considered a meritorious deed.

Stern is fed up now that he has to take over this mess again not long after his retirement.

To be honest, Stern also thought about letting go, since he has retired anyway.

but.

He really couldn't bear to see the business empire he had built fall into crisis!

The next new broadcast contract is too important and must be handled properly.

So, he decided to come out again! At least until a new contract is signed, he will be in charge of the league.

His top priority next is to stimulate ratings.

Next season, he will try his best to make the game exciting first.

And if this still fails to stimulate the broadcasters.

Boss Si also has a killer move that may not be 100% successful, but if it succeeds it will definitely shock the entire league!

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