NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 28: For Iverson? Or for Kobe?

For the Spurs, general manager RC Buford was a little shocked after receiving the news:

"Wow, this can give our team some impact."

"Yeah, let alone our team, other teams want these four people. Luo Ye can come back to defend, Chandler has the height of the striker, Harrington is a quasi-star inside, Xiaotuo is a rusher, the Knicks are

Don’t you want to play anymore?”

Assistant coach Sean Marks, standing nearby, also said:

"Yes, originally I thought Finley and DeJuan Bly could be replaced, but after I contacted Jiang Chao's secretary, he said he only wanted draft rights, so there was nothing I could do."

"You've contacted me, forget about the draft picks. Although our lineup is getting older, we still draft Taobao by ourselves, and we will be younger."

"Actually, I think we can really try to exchange Harrington with the Knicks in the form of second-round players or cash this year. We need a capable substitute for Duncan." Sean Marks has his own opinion.

"I said, no draft picks."

"What I can do is just swap Jefferson for Harrington. Can you ask me if that's okay."

"Okay Mr. Buford." Sean Marks said nothing more immediately.

RC Buford is his mentor, and Popovich was also his coach when he was a player. He is very convinced under them.

The Spurs are a team that rarely trades future draft picks, because the term "low-level bargaining" comes from them. Both Manu and Parker were picked up by them in the draft, and the rookies they fancy are not bad. Later, Danny

Green and the hairdresser Simmons all relied on the Spurs to turn waste into treasure.

But in fact, they didn't win the championship until 2014 after this year. In recent years, there have been some problems with the lineup. For example, Jefferson, whom rc mentioned just now, is a player that both sides admit is not suitable. This is the first time this has happened with the Spurs.

Therefore, star player Jefferson is the only player the Spurs want to release.

Spurs player, Red Mamba Bonner posted several exclamation points in the chat group:

"Is it possible that this boss is an Iverson fan and is clearing space to give Iverson a big contract?"

Ginobili posted an impossible emoji: "I saw him give a speech... He doesn't seem like such a stupid person."

........

Thunder general manager Prosti, who was arranging a meeting and exchange between James Harden and Durant, naturally also received this news.

He is a general manager at the to level of the draft and has created to level supernovas like Durant and Westbrook.

But his ability to manage players is not very strong, so this year he tried to let the players he wanted to select have a chat with the team's stars in advance or play a game to see how they fit.

Nowadays, Harden and Durant are talking and laughing, and they seem to be becoming Durant's third brother.

Presti's first feeling when he heard the four players on the Knicks shelf was that they were too damn suitable for the current Thunder. The Thunder ranked eighth in the Western Conference last year, and their task after signing the No. 3 pick this year is to strengthen them!

This year is a year of results!

So if people like the Knicks enter the free market, they will grab them like crazy!

Ibaka, who was selected with the 24th overall pick in last year's first round, failed to make an impact in the starting lineup. Harrington is the best replacement. How can the sixth man Sefolosha be as useful as a small potato?

This 175-foot-tall little man left a deep impression on all managers. He was a first-generation charge commander of the cavalry company. Every team needs such a passionate player.

Durant's personality is calm and even a little indifferent, just like the god of death, so it's just right for 175 and Luo Ye to lead the team as substitutes.

So President Pu's mind was spinning like crazy, and he even completely forgot about the untouched Harden in front of him.

As a brand new team, the Thunder, as a brand new general manager, will not miss the opportunity to achieve the best record in history next season!

Harden is the future, and it may not be so plug-and-play.

But the Knicks are all players who have proven themselves in the NBA!

That’s combat power!

Change!

And just when he walked to the window sill of the restaurant and called Jiang Chao's secretary office to inquire about the quotation, the voice from there turned out to be:

"The salary-matching trade does not involve exchange, only draft picks."

Draft pick?

Slip away!

Just like the Spurs, General Spurs has always kept the draft picks for himself. He even likes to hoard them. All his great features are on the day of the draft every year. Want to get his draft picks? It's harder than getting it from the Spurs!

Therefore, he decisively terminated the communication.

After hanging up the phone, he thought for a moment.

Um?

This new owner doesn't want so many NBA stars. He can designate opposing players to seek trade matching, but he chose the most elusive draft pick?

Contrary to the mainstream voice in the league, it’s scary to think about it. If Jiang Chao said that he would put these four people in order to get draft picks...

hiss....

No need to brag or be slanderous, Harrington, Chandler and Little Potato will have no problem exchanging the first three picks.

So......

The goals of the two people are probably the same?

President Pu glanced at Harden in front of him and took a breath of air.

He doesn't know what Jiang Chao wants to do. Anyway, he has never heard that he wants Harden. But if he trades up the draft picks for immediate players with the No. 8 pick, his assets will be quite sufficient?

The Grizzlies and Clippers may not trade, right?

No way?

It can't be on this floor, right?

Presti scratched his head.

He had only seen this kind of behavior from managers of Jerry West's level.

Blocking the random thoughts in his mind, he could only hope that the new owner of the Knicks was as stupid as the media said. If the new owner's ideas were really what he thought, what kind of powerful owner would he be?

With this level, a real acting general manager would be fine!

No, it's not awesome, it's scary.

When Mr. Pu was 20 years old, he was still showing mercy on campus...

The handsome guy next to me still doesn’t know what happened:

"Hey, Mr. Pu, this young man can do it. They are both James, so there should be no difference."

James Harden's face turned dark and he immediately recognized his elder brother:

"Brother, let's win the championship together from now on!"

Mr. Pu forced a smile. As a general manager, it is not certain whether you will be selected or whether you will be selected until the last moment.

…

Los Angeles.

The Lakers are currently in the finals, with players playing and the coaching staff analyzing tactics.

The management has turned its attention to the volatile trading market.

General Manager Ku was watching Kobe Bryant and the others training and at the same time he was annoyed by someone.

Shannon Brown made frequent mistakes in the Western Conference Finals!

He was restless in the training games and only knew how to jump. He was not stable at both ends of the offense and defense.

After seeing the people in the Knicks supermarket, President Library said that Shannon Brown's statistics in all aspects are not as good as that of Nate Robinson, a substitute scorer who is quick and can score in a microwave manner.

It's not impossible to use the last round of swaps. The Lakers' first round in the league this season is not valuable. It will most likely be at the end of the second round. Those are things that can be bought with 1.5 million in cash.

As for Nate’s temper? Kobe dealt with him instantly!

With multiple super sixth men like Nate next season, the Lakers will also have something new to look at.

"Pelinka, ask the Knicks if Shannon Brown will be drafted in the second round for Nate Robinson. The salary can be balanced, and the price is about the same. They are all big ball markets, so we won't cheat him."

Assistant Pelinka, who now looked green, nodded slightly handsomely: "Okay, Mr. Ku."

...

New York.

Jiang Chao received everything from the alliance in the morning——

Offers from 29 teams.

Liu Yan was so busy that she was sweating profusely, and Jiang Chao had no time to deal with some trolls.

Instead, go through it quickly to see if there is anything you like.

There is one thing that many teams have overlooked, perhaps selectively.

That is, Jiang Chao's team asked for draft picks by name, and even if they didn't notice, the price offered was outrageous. Is it okay to apply for such an outrageous trade to exchange a player from the third team of the team for Harrington?

Is it okay if I want to buy Nate's for 1 million? How about giving it to you directly?

Isn't there something wrong with such a team, Jiang Chao, who directly blocked them? It's a waste of each other's time.

As for the Spurs, Lakers and Thunder, they have noticed this.

The Spurs and Lakers made relatively suitable offers.

Although the Thunder did not offer an offer, they said that President Pu hoped to discuss player swaps with Jiang Chao.

Anyway...

No one is very satisfied.

It seems that everyone regards him as a soft persimmon. This is just the first round of testing, and no one has a truly sincere dialogue.

Liu Yan:

"Jiang Chao, have you noticed that the callers are all from the Western Conference team?"

Jiang Chao: "Normally, the management of the Eastern team is not that powerful, and those who are powerful can't deal with us."

Jiang Chao thought a little differently about this.

Rival teams in the Eastern Conference are all setting their sights on this year's free market.

The Knicks clear space.

Based on the way Jiang Chao did things before, does he have someone he likes?

Neighbors in the east, many assistant coaches and managers have recently applied for top positions in the Knicks front office, but Jiang Chao rejected them all on the grounds that he was selective.

So they subconsciously thought so.

Although there are not many big fish with expired contracts this year, there are still many good players.

For Allen Iverson to part ways with the Pistons?

Or maybe.

Breaking out of the contract to test the free market——

Jason Kidd?

still....

Kobe Bryant’s player option?

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