NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 12: The general manager’s retreat, help me call Cole!

Jiang Chao has already given this senior a lot of respect.

In fact, he can completely replace the management with his own people. What he needs is an "obedient" manager, rather than wanting to do it all by himself.

Whenever Downey Sr. asked the new boss what he wanted to do, Jiang Chao would not be so decisive.

Do you want to ignore me?

impossible!

The candidate for the new manager has already been in Jiang Chao's mind. It's okay for him to be the general manager for the time being. He knows very well what the general manager should do, and he knows even better what he should do right.

He and Downey Sr. have different philosophies. If they don't run counter to each other today, the result will be the same in the future.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Downey Jr. and others were shocked outside the door. Isn't this new boss too scary? He came up to demote the team's most respected general manager?

And for no reason!

This is the next Dolan!

The property director next to him yelled:

'He, an upstart, knows a lot! All scouting reports are in the hands of the general manager. Will he select someone in the draft?'

"Does he understand the labor contract?"

"The NBA relies on connections!"

"Is it possible to look at their domestic Renren website to select people? fxxk!" Renren is also very popular abroad now. Everyone knows that China has this website.

"Yeah, what happened? He cut off his arm? My father didn't do anything wrong in his career, right?"

The 27-year-old Downey Jr. is the youngest son of Downey Sr. He is also a young man. He is puzzled. If it were him, wouldn't it be better to let the general manager manage it?

The Knicks' market value is rising every year. Interfering in team affairs is asking for trouble, but there is no one to take the blame.

At his age, he barely knows much about team management, let alone a 20-year-old brother.

Dolan calmed the fans' anger by asking the management and head coach to pray to God again and again. Oh, this won't work, the next one, and even the Zen Master in the end won't work.

Unless you are a family business like the Bass family, you are in charge of everything yourself.

The head coach and management have become puppets, but Jiang Chao doesn't have a family, so where can he find direct relatives to help him?

Can you only say that he is a madman?

The deputy general manager said with a bitter face: "A person who uses all his inheritance to buy a team, can he be a lunatic?"

He has been on a paycheck for several years, so he won't lose his job because of the new boss.

The first time they met, they touched the old man. The four people outside felt insecure. They opened the cover of the Nokia phone and passed the message to other team employees:

"The new boss knows how to eat people!!"

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But Jiang Chao is much smarter than they thought.

madman??

A real lunatic would simply fire the general manager and everyone else, right?

The reason why the old Downey in front of him can be demoted to a deputy position is that Jiang Chao also thinks that he has good connections for so many years and can be used as a mouthpiece.

So he smiled and said: "The deputy general manager is still in the management, Mr. Downey."

"hehe."

Old Downey sneered, fans, who knows which team's deputy general manager? The friend sitting there just now is just a relative of his. If he really becomes the vice president, that is the role of personnel. He sits in the office and helps make phone calls.

That kind of thing.

You don’t have a role in the team’s decision-making at all, okay?

"hehe."

Jiang Chao also laughed. Does this old fox really think of himself as a character?

You know, just a month later, he made the Knicks lose Stephen Curry!!

Everyone knows that Curry was selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick in 2009, but in fact, at that time, Curry went both ways with the Knicks, who had the eighth overall pick!

He wanted to play for Basketball Mecca, so he didn't try out for any of the teams with the top seven picks.

Downey Sr. has a good vision. He also told the world that this is my rookie and no one can steal it. He is probably very satisfied with the results of the trial training.

You must know that although Curry has dominated the college league, his draft predictions are not very high in this year's guard year because of his physique and glassy nature.

But just because the Knicks were so high-profile, the Warriors chose Curry.

Because Warriors general manager Larry Riley knew Downey very well, he knew he wanted Curry, and he believed in Downey's vision, so he intercepted him directly. He had never even seen Curry play before he intercepted Curry. Facing the Knicks

Si's warning made him even more excited.

In addition, their head coach Nelson is known as a crazy inventor. He likes such crazy things and chose Stephen Curry when the whole world did not expect it.

Even Curry himself was stunned for a moment.

Only Jiang Chao knows what happened after that. Curry became an All-Star, MVP, championship, and three-point champion in history with the Warriors!

Jordan Hill, whom the Knicks later selected, played for half a season, but was traded to the Rockets by three parties because Dolan thought he was too good, and traded for Tracy McGrady, who was suffering from injuries...

"Well, young man, you have to know that the Suns management has been inviting me." Old Downey coughed and reiterated his role.

But Jiang Chao, who became more and more angry as he thought about it, no longer wanted to waste any time:

"Mr. Downey, I respect all your decisions and hope to see you in the finals!"

If he says an Eastern Conference team is fine, does it make sense if you say the Suns?

You can meet me for two games in the regular season at most. If you have the ability, see you in the finals. If both parties are happy by then, and reaching the finals, it means that everyone has succeeded in the season, right?

Therefore, Jiang Chao was "respectful" and not sloppy.

Act resolutely like an entrepreneur!

The management veterans who have been in the basketball world for many years are so angry!

There’s no way to save it at all!

Then he no longer hesitated, because the Suns really contacted him a few days ago to reserve the position of general manager for him.

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll resign." Old Downey put down his hand unwillingly. Who would be willing to leave New York, his hometown?

Working in my hometown in my later years, there is no better job than this.

"Okay, I agree."

Jiang Chao also gave him a leg up from the beginning. The outside world said that he was not fired by his boss, but that he left on his own, so neither party would have much impact.

An old Chinese saying does not lie:

It is normal to have one emperor and one courtier.

At this time, Downey Jr. and others pushed in at the door. Everyone clenched their fists. They only looked up to General Downey, the old man. What would they do if he left?

I still understand the principle behind dying lips and cold teeth!

Looking at Jiang Chao's calm and relaxed look, I really want to beat him up!

But it's impossible to go up and take action. If you take action, it's not a matter of getting fired, it's a matter of wearing a silver bracelet.

At this time, Old Downey said in a deep voice showing his old age:

"Okay, let me tell you the truth. In a graveyard of superstars like the Knicks, whoever takes over will be unlucky. I want to see who can help you."

"I'm the boss, so naturally I help myself."

"Okay, part-time general manager, see if David will mess with you?" Old Downey was speechless. He couldn't even be a boss, so he still acted as general manager for a period of time?

Where does the confidence come from?

He is stupid anyway.

Jiang Chao looked at the four people coming in behind him:

"I also respect the choices of all of you. I will not have any colored glasses. You can resign if you want to stay or resign. The only requirement is to follow my arrangements."

"Hmph! Let's go!"

Several people were also very tough. Only Downey Jr. didn't say much, but he followed them out.

When Old Downey was finally about to close the door, Jiang Chao spun around in his chair and pressed his fingers together:

"By the way, Mr. Downey, when you get to the Phoenix Suns, remember to get Cole's phone number for me."

"Huh?" Old Downey looked impatient, thinking to himself which relative of yours is this?

"Steve Kerr."

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