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Because he has not seen the four rookie players selected by the Bobcats, it is difficult to say whether Chen Xiao is satisfied or dissatisfied with this Bobcats draft.

However, generally speaking, these four rookies will be very limited in improving the Bobcats' strength next season. Even if these four are useful in the future, they will also be the future of the Bobcats.

Therefore, Jordan's selection of these four people in the draft does not necessarily mean keeping them.

At the very least, Jordan didn't choose Kemba Walker just to keep him.

Maybe Rose admires Kemba Walker and wants to be a teammate with Kemba Walker, but it is difficult to find Walker's position at the Bobcats' point guard position.

Even if Jordan admires him, Kemba Walker is just a bargaining chip for the Bobcats until other teams are not interested.

Perhaps, of the Bobcats' four rookies, Tobias Harris has the most stable position on the team. After all, Stoudemire Jr. is the one.

The Bobcats really need a player of this type.

In fact, just as Chen Xiao thought, Jordan was looking for a reliable inside player for the Bobcats after the draft.

There are many big men who will become free agents this year, not to mention Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler.

The target of the Bobcats is not these two, because these two have a good relationship with Chen Xiao. After Chen Xiao contacted me in private, these two people also told Chen Xiao their requirements. They had little interest in going to the Bobcats.

Let’s talk about Kwame Brown. It is impossible for him to go to Jordan’s team again. His experience with the Wizards has left him very injured to this day. Although because of Garnett’s rescue, he is no longer the most popular parallel No. 1 pick. He is also considered a first-line center player in the league. Although he has never made it to the playoffs, he can average 15+10 per game all year round. He is a famous All-Star player in the team who cannot make the All-Star. Similar to history. Bibby and Conley.

According to what Kwame Brown told Chen Xiao, now that his contract with the Wizards has expired, his biggest career goal is no longer making money or winning a championship.

In the NBA, not all players desire a championship. It should be said that not all players prioritize the championship.

Not for Kwame Brown. His biggest career dream is to become teammates with Garnett. Therefore, after becoming a free agent this time, the 29-year-old Kwame Brown wants to go to the Timberwolves.

Garnett and the Timberwolves are also interested in Kwame Brown. After all, Rasheed Wallace is old and the Timberwolves need a replacement at the center position.

Although the inside combination of Garnett and David Lee is good, in the playoffs, when defense is needed at critical moments, David Lee is still lacking.

It's just that the Timberwolves are currently in team trade negotiations.

The owner of the Timberwolves intends to sell the Timberwolves because the NBA has signed a new broadcast contract. Now the value of the NBA is somewhat inflated. The valuation of a team like the Timberwolves has risen to 780 million. This makes Taylor, the owner of the Timberwolves, very excited. .

The "consortium" led by Sanders, the former head coach of the Timberwolves, is negotiating the purchase price with Taylor.

Of course Sanders doesn't have that much money, and the whole world knows that Garnett is behind this consortium.

Because Kobe Bryant, Garnett, and Yao Ming also invested in Facebook. Garnett had already cashed out his Facebook shares at a high price before the listing, and had raised the US dollars to meet Taylor's offer.

The reason why there is a tug of war now is because Taylor promised Garnett that as long as Garnett stays with the Timberwolves throughout his career, when he retires, he will give him 20% of the shares, plus a senior position in the team.

But now, seeing the value of NBA teams rising, Tate, such a villain, actually refuses to admit it.

After all, the Timberwolves only had a few dollars in the past, and 20% really can't compare to Garnett's value. As long as Garnett stays with the Timberwolves, tickets can be worth tens of millions of dollars more every year. Without Garnett, the Timberwolves' tickets will It can't be sold at a high price. Now, the Timberwolves' valuation is 700 million, 20%, that's 140 million. It's you. If it's just a verbal agreement, will you accept it?

Of course, there is a third party involved in this verbal agreement, that is, the former head coach of the Timberwolves, Saunders. Historically, after Saunders died in 2014, this really became an open case, and Taylor was left behind. The past has passed, and the current time and space is only 2011, and Sanders is not dead.

Therefore, it is not easy for Taylor to default on his debt.

The reason why he is so cheating is to increase the value of the Timberwolves. If you only pay 700 million US dollars to buy the Timberwolves, I will not admit that I have to give you 20%, because the money will only be 560 million. If you add more money, use 800 million. Come and buy the Timberwolves, I’ll give you 20% and only charge you 640 million, so we can be considered guests and hosts.

So, it’s still a matter of money.

The Timberwolves are willing to buy, and Tate has no reason not to sell. After all, he spent 88 million to acquire the Timberwolves in 1994. Now that he is selling at a high position, what a huge profit it is.

Since you want to buy and I want to sell, the Timberwolves will soon change hands.

This is Kwame Brown, and Chandler, Chandler doesn't have a certain team or player to play with.

In fact, what Chandler and Chen Xiao said was that now that he has a championship, he wants to make more money now.

Tyson Chandler's career is a wandering career. He has no sense of belonging to any team, including the previous Bulls and Cavaliers.

For him, money and life are most important now.

Historically, Tyson Chandler only stayed with the Mavericks for one season before leaving after reaching his peak with the Mavericks.

According to the news revealed in the United States, Tyson Chandler wants a fat contract, a very fat one, but the Mavericks do not want to be satisfied. After all, no matter how good Tyson Chandler performed in the playoffs last season, He is also almost 30 years old.

This is the same as the situation in history.

The driver is desperately urging the Mavericks to re-sign Tyson Chandler. He can re-sign Tyson Chandler or reduce his salary, but Cuban is not moved at all.

Such a scene makes the driver very sad. Isn't this a replica of Nash back then?

It can only be said that Cuban is so stubborn in his treatment of other players.

With the salary cap rising to $94 million next season, if Tyson Chandler's appetite is not so big, the Bobcats can actually satisfy it.

However, Tyson Chandler's appetite was indeed too big, and he did not hide it from Chen Xiao. Chandler's offer to the Mavericks was US$150 million over five years. To be honest, if Cuban really agreed, then It's really strange.

In fact, in the entire NBA, unless someone is stupid and has a lot of money, it is impossible for anyone to provide Chandler with such a contract.

With Chandler's offensive level, he will definitely not be able to get this money.

Therefore, Tyson Chandler told Chen Xiao that if the Bobcats were willing to meet his four-year quotation of US$116 million, he would also be willing to come to the Bobcats.

Because when the Knicks approached him, they offered him a four-year, $116 million offer.

Hearing the name of the Knicks, Chen Xiao was really speechless in the end. Just because no one can do something, it doesn't mean that the Knicks can't do it. There's really nothing wrong with this.

Since Tyson Chandler said so, what else can Chen Xiao say?

Tyson Chandler comes to the Bobcats, and his salary cannot be higher than Roy.

Roy only made 85 million in 5 years, and only got 17 million every year. It is definitely impossible for Tyson Chandler to get 30 million every year.

In the end, Chen Xiao can only wish Tyson Chandler all the best when he goes to the Knicks.

In fact, because the NBA salary cap will increase significantly next season, most teams in the NBA have a huge salary space, so many free agents this year have big openings for lions like Tyson Chandler.

Last season, the NBA salary cap was less than $70 million. In other words, each team's salary cap suddenly increased by nearly $30 million.

Except for those teams that paid the luxury tax last season, teams with big scores in the NBA can give away a large contract with an annual salary of 30 million.

Under this circumstance, if this year's NBA free agents, especially outstanding free agents, do not make good use of this opportunity, they will be in trouble.

Therefore, if Chandler is like this, you can't say that he is greedy for money. This is the situation in the free market this year.

For this reason, it is impossible for the two best centers on the free market to come to the Timberwolves this year.

This caused Jordan to lose a lot of room for maneuver in the free market.

As the most watched team this summer, with O'Neal and Stoudemire both leaving, many NBA experts are actually watching what kind of operations the Bobcats will do this summer.

At the very least, it is impossible for these four rookies this year to add any bricks to the Bobcats' strength. At most, they are just Isiah Thomas, a meme that makes everyone laugh.

When the NBA's free market begins and many teams are in full swing, the Bobcats' current series of hits will definitely be made a laughing stock by many experts.

Especially compared to the New York Knicks.

This summer, the New York Knicks are really active.

First, center Curriga Crawford was traded from the Nets for Carter, adding a super giant to the team.

Then he quickly signed Stoudemire and Stoudemire in the free market for 4 years and 150 million U.S. dollars. After that, he signed Tyson Money, the Mavericks' biggest contributor to the Finals last season, for 116 million U.S. dollars in 4 years. Dele.

This series of dazzling moves simply stunned everyone. These operations of the Smiling Assassin really made people feel very good.

Tyson Chandler + Stoudemire is definitely a very eye-catching and powerful inside combination.

Coupled with Carter, the outside leader, and Westbrook, the young point guard that the team has focused on developing in the past few seasons, this team is very interesting.

Not to mention Chandler, Stoudemire and Carter, three well-known players.

Just say that he beat Westbrook in the fourth grade. Last season, when he was in his third grade, he averaged 22 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals per game for the Knicks. If you don't consider the shooting percentage, just look at this data. , this is simply another Chris Paul, the number one point guard in the NBA.

Of course, even in terms of shooting percentage, Westbrook is not bad, and his 44% shooting rate is not bad among point guards.

If the Knicks weren't so bad, Westbrook would have made it to the All-Stars. A player with this kind of data would be considered an All-Star, and there's nothing wrong with him at all.

As a team from the largest city in the United States, how could there be no traffic if it suddenly made such a big noise this season?

In this case, the comparison between the two, the contrast between good students and poor students comes out.

The good student is of course the Smiling Assassin, and the bad student is of course Jordan.

Just like the rhythm brought by Pippen: "I would say that Michael, as a general manager, is unparalleled in terms of draft vision, but in terms of transactions and signings, his level is very poor. Last season, he exchanged for Stade Meyer, let him use a bunch of chips in exchange for Stoudemire's one-year right to use Stoudemire. Moreover, this year, when he used Stoudemire, he did not give him the greatest trust.

Then this year, this summer, he had the opportunity to get Tyson Chandler, but he did not dare to break the Bobcats' salary structure and meet Tyson Chandler's requirements.

He was too reckless last year and too cautious this year. This is definitely not the level that the first general manager in NBA history should have.

Look at Isiah, he dared to give Tyson Chandler a contract with an annual salary of close to 30 million. This kind of all-or-nothing, this kind of courage, I have only seen it in Jordan as a player.

Of course, Jordan is no longer the strongest player now, haha. "

After Jordan became the general manager of the Bobcats, his operations in the free market have indeed been criticized. The most criticized thing is Jordan's caution.

When it comes to free market signings, Jordan is very careful and never breaks the team's barriers for anyone.

This point, which is rated very low outside, is rated very high within the Bobcats.

Few Bobcat players said: "The Bobcats already have Chen, who is qualified to challenge the Bobcats' order?"

Breaking the order of the Bobcats and introducing a player will destroy the original order of the Bobcats. Whether it is Roy, Rose or Granger, they are all used to the current order of the Bobcats.

This is also the reason why everyone boycotted Stoudemire's arrival last season to grab the second spot.

Everyone in the Bobcats feels that their team is now complete, and what they need are players who can contribute to the team, rather than players who can destroy the team.

Therefore, this summer, when Jordan hit a wall one after another and was wildly ridiculed by Pi Erye, O'Neal, a new member of the TNT team, immediately echoed: "I think Chen can leave the Bobcats. He has not signed with the Bobcats yet. I know that he The desire for a dynasty, and the current situation is that if he doesn’t leave the Bobcats, he can’t get the dynasty.”

"Shaq, what do you mean, if Wonder Boy leaves you, the Dynasty will be impossible?"

"Hahahaha, of course I didn't mean that, Scott, you know, Chen and I are very good friends, just like Charles and Michael, but what you said is not wrong, because Chen really doesn't have anyone of his own now. dynasty, hahahaha.

Of course, this is a joke. I believe that Chen will have his own dynasty sooner or later. If he wants to hurry up, he can leave the Bobcats now and go to the Heat, Bucks, Lakers, or even the Timberwolves and Spurs, as long as next season When he wins the championship, he creates his own dynasty.

Chen, remember, mobile dynasty, that's dynasty too! "

After O'Neal finished speaking to Chen Xiao in a serious tone with his unique voice, Pippen and others next to him and O'Neal himself all laughed.

Mobile dynasty?

Buckley next to him was shocked.

Shaq, this kid, really has a vicious mouth.

You can think of such vicious terms.

If Chen Xiao really couldn't resist the temptation and listened to O'Neal, his so-called friend, his career would probably be ruined.

The previous persona has completely collapsed.

However, I have to say that O'Neill's proposal is really tempting.

With the departure of O'Neal and Stoudemire, the Bobcats no longer have a weapon to suppress the Heat and Bucks. Coupled with successive losses in the free market, the situation of the Bobcats next season is visibly collapsing.

In this case, Chen Xiao is so eager for the dynasty that he might really think about this 'mobile dynasty' thing.

However, Barkley's thoughts soon disappeared.

After O'Neal shouted to Chen Xiao from the air about Mobile Dynasty.

On August 8, Chen Xiao officially renewed a four-year contract worth 202 million yuan with the Bobcats, becoming the first person with a 200 million contract in NBA history.

The day after the Bobcats renewed Chen Xiao's contract, the Bobcats reached an agreement with former Laker and Hornets free agent David West and signed a four-year, 60 million contract.

Chen Xiao's signing makes O'Neal's words look like a clown watching his friends' fun.

Everyone is talking about Chen Xiao outside.

Inside the Bobcats, everyone is talking about David West.

Because the signing between David West and the Bobcats is really amazing.

With this year's outstanding free agents competing for an annual salary of 30 million, David West, a 19+8 power forward last season, is qualified to pursue a big contract. At least it can be compared to Tyson Chandler. .

In fact, many teams have offered David West a four-year, 80 million, or even a four-year, 85 million contract.

What Jordan and the Bobcats offered was 4 years and 70 million, which is comparable to Rose's contract.

But in the end, David West chose to cut his salary and sign with the Bobcats for 60 million in four years.

Voluntarily gave up a salary of more than 20 million.

"I want to win a championship, and I don't want to break the internal structure of the Bobcats."

These words made many Bobcat players on vacation full of respect and affection for this new teammate without even meeting David West.