NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 29: Giving up on yourself and going on a business trip? Assist Curry

In fact, Jiang Chao has already seen this year's free market.

Super giant Kobe Bryant's contract with the Lakers expires next season, but this season is a player option, and he can choose to jump out of the contract and see the price.

To put it simply, it is similar to when Jordan jumped out of his contract in 1997. That time, the Knicks and other teams made various maximum salary offers, and even Dolan's astronomical price of 100 million. The reality is that people are just playing around.

Therefore, there is not much hype about Kobe Bryant's player options this year, and the league rules have been improved. If everyone offers the maximum salary, he will definitely stay with the Lakers.

Regardless of whether the Lakers win the championship or not, Kobe will definitely be signed to a maximum salary extension by the Lakers.

But Iverson and Jason Kidd are really big names who have arrived on the free market.

When Iverson helped the Pistons enter the playoffs, he suffered a back injury in the last month and took summer vacation early. After the Pistons were swept by the Cavaliers 4-0 in the first round, the management made it clear that they would not renew the contract of the "answer" who had screwed them over.

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Iverson sent a message early to find his next answer... With his current reputation, he will definitely not be able to get the maximum salary.

Kidd is really testing the waters. His last contract was six years and 13.57 million, but Cuban didn't want to pay such a high salary in his next contract. He decisively jumped out of the market to see if any team would offer a maximum salary, forcing Cuban to match or

give up.

It doesn't matter anyway, traditional point guards like him are very popular in this era.

The only person who can feed Nowitzki the ball is him.

In addition to these two All-Star players, the other biggest star is probably the Magic's second-leading scorer Turk Drew, who is still playing in the Finals.

But now that the finals are in full swing, I won't think about these things at all. If I win the championship, I will basically renew my contract. If I don't win, many teams will compete because the Magic can't afford a third high salary.

Jiang Chao knows that this is because of one of the worst contracts in history, 118.2 million yuan in 6 years!

The one given was not Master Huo.

But Lewis.

Lewis's contract is so stupid. If a pure shooter is given a maximum salary, he is equivalent to Danny Green later, a mid-level player.

This takes up too much space. If Howard adds another 20 million, the salary cap will be less than 70 million. Two people occupy 40 million. It is too difficult to operate when the rookie cannot fill the role.

Jiang Chao is also familiar with this era. Last year, when the Suns formed the Big Three, O'Neal was worth 21 million, while Nash and Stoudemire were both worth less than 15 million.

Therefore, if the salary cap has not skyrocketed, the maximum salary cannot be given casually.

"Boss! What should we do?"

Management kept knocking on the door outside the office, and managers called them to disturb the morale of the employees.

"Forget it, let's wait until the finals are over. I'm just in a hurry."

Jiang Chao did not decide to sell by force. Even if he broke up with these four people, it did not mean that he had to sell at a low price.

He took a breath, it was time to take action.

At this time, Downey Jr. came in cautiously with a phone:

"Boss, Warriors head coach Don Nelson wants to trade Crawford for Nate and the No. 8 pick."

Jiang Chao burst into laughter. Damn it, Crawford was the one Dolan traded out last year. Are you trying to trick me?

My informant Curry hasn't started playing tricks on you yet, and you've already started playing tricks on me like this?

Jiang Chao's only psychological burden was gone.

Okay, I will turn a blind eye as I cooperate with your performance.

"Tell him, let's talk about the draft, I won't be able to handle it."

Downey Jr. has gotten along with Jiang Chao a lot now, and he can see that Jiang Chao sometimes pretends to be immature, so he responds with peace of mind, which makes the Warrior's ass happy.

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Jinzhou.

Oracle Arena.

There are several rookies trying out here, but the management is gathered in the auditorium, discussing and making phone calls.

Curry also secretly went to play with his cell phone for a while, and then couldn't hold back his laughter.

The boss is so helpful!

This was his first trial here, and his glass-like physique was clearly demonstrated by his performance. Although he was very good at three-pointers and dribbling, it was obvious that Larry Wright, Old Nelson and others did not think much of him.

satisfy.

A bit different from what I imagined!

The face of the Warriors boss became dark, and then Nelson also brought in Evans, who was also a favorite in the draft, to challenge Curry. The result was that Curry could not guard anyone. Evans also played very fancy and guarded Curry.

Several breakthroughs.

He is worthy of being ranked among the top 5 picks, but he is one level better than Curry.

Coupled with Curry's disappointment and desire to be selected, and his agent's crazy talk to Curry, this is actually a loss in the eyes of the management.

There is no need to talk about really good players, just show them to the management.

At this time, Jiang Chao also provided an indirect assist remotely.

Everyone is looking at the Knicks' shelves and paying attention to how players like Harrington can be traded. In addition, they are not satisfied with Curry. Some assistant coaches even muttered that Curry is not as good as the younger Nate Robinson.

Much tougher.

So they all thought about trading with Jiang Chao, while Curry and his agent were left out in the cold.

Curry just played with his cell phone, but in his heart he was very concerned about boss Jiang Chao.

At this time, he and Jiang Chao were completely on the same front.

It wasn't because that meeting made him think Jiang Chao was a good person.

But there are three backcourt players on the shelf. Will his playing time increase in the future?

Elementary school students just like to think wildly. In the United States, a country that advocates individual heroism, Curry feels that he is the "Iron Man" of New York next season. He can save New York by himself!

Therefore, he even thought that Jiang Chao was clearing space for him.

Youku thought to himself that he had a few extra pieces of steak for lunch.

A small report from the Warriors’ chef:

“I didn’t feel strong when I was beating, and I still ate so much, it was a waste of food!”

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The Knicks chaos continues.

D'Antoni came over with a gloomy look on his face:

"Boss, um, the Suns just called me and said they wanted to trade Grant Hill for the four people you put on the shelf. They also blew the whistle on superstar Hill... something like Jordan's designated successor.

I don’t have ears to hear. What a glassy state Hill has made now... Hey, I just came to pass on a message, you’d better pretend you didn’t hear it.”

Jiang Chao lost his expression: "Let him add Nash, I like Nash."

"Okay."

D'Antoni knew that Jiang Chao meant to refuse him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the Knicks are all under control, the people who stay are afraid that Jiang Chao will show up with that kind of terrifying operation, and the little hearts can't stand it.

The most valuable assets in the team are these few people.

To this end, Jiang Chao organized a small meeting with the management staff.

"Come on, everyone, don't be so embarrassed, think on the bright side and see if the other players will stop causing trouble."

"Indeed, many people are reluctant to leave the big ball market. If you do this, no one will dare to make trouble." A Knicks veteran accountant in his sixties said with a smile.

"Then, I want to say that I am going on a business trip in the next few days, so just keep a low profile and do what you need to do."

"On business trip?"

Everyone is confused. At this time, you have unstable military morale and are still on a business trip?

Let's go out and play...

At his age, the time should come when an orc would never be a slave.

Pull your hips and surrender first?

Many executives are disappointed.

The ministers risked their lives to accompany the gentleman, why did your majesty surrender first?

The word "business trip" is too funny.

At his age, how many people in the industry can he know?

Lao Lu was also a little worried.

Wouldn't it be to return home to pray to God and worship Buddha?

Many people think this is a sign of self-destruction. It doesn’t matter who the team is. Anyway, I went outside for a while and pretended I didn’t know!

Jiang Chao didn't care about everyone's expressions.

She looked at Liu Yan, who was looking up with her mouth wide open, and smiled slightly: "Liu Yan, buy one for me..."

At this moment, a sharp and powerful knock on the door interrupted the meeting.

"Who is it?" Downey Jr. said angrily. The Knicks' top executives are here, who dares to knock on the door like this.

The person at the door announced his address and his tone was a bit unpleasant:

"I, Ryan, Vice President of the NBA."

"Is something wrong?" Jiang Chao asked inside.

"Our president David Stern has asked you to come to the headquarters to speak."

NBA headquarters in New York, come and invite Jiang Chao for tea!

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