NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 32: New version of OK group, the happiest boss in the world

What do you mean?

Jiang Chao pretended to be confused, pretending to understand.

Because he was right, it was impossible for him to explain anything.

David Stern was surprised by this boy's character. You must know that when he first met him, he was a young man eager to sign his signature.

But now, he didn't fall into the trap, because once Jiang Chao explained, wouldn't the boss himself think that what he did was wrong?

"You can do whatever you want with the four players."

"President, this seems to be a matter within our team."

"I know. I want to ask you as a friend, why do you want to change players, and I heard that you also want draft picks? Isn't one in the first and second rounds this year enough?"

"It's not enough. There won't be enough draft picks. How about you give me a few, sir?"

Jiang Chao smiled.

Then he told the truth, even though David wouldn't believe it:

"I want to create a youth storm, so there won't be many old people left."

"So you want a rookie to take over the world?"

David Stern obviously doesn't believe it. Just kidding, a young and energetic guy doesn't want to be the first to achieve results. He sold Jiang Chao just to let him lead the team in the right direction. At least a boss of this age knows which players are

He is a strong player and will not blindly select rookies.

Instead, he hopes that Jiang Chao will trade more draft picks to gain immediate strength and let fans see his performance first to stabilize himself.

Dolan has not allowed the team to enter the playoffs in the past few years. If Jiang Chao makes the team enter the playoffs this year, the effect will not be leveraged.

"Yes."

"Nonsense! Do you really think that rookies in this era can conquer the world? Which team doesn't have a great core? Where is the core of your team? Ewing or Alan Houston? Wake up, young man!"

David Stern knocked on the table. Obviously, he was really angry.

I called you here to give you serious advice.

I'm not here to talk nonsense with you!

"I won't talk about these operational matters. Why did you force Downey Sr. to leave? And D'Antoni, what does it mean to be demoted directly now?"

Jiang Chao took a sip of tea:

"Young people can be willful, do you believe it, old man?"

"You really want to make me vomit blood."

Stern smiled instead, staring at Jiang Chao with wise eyes hidden behind his spectacles.

hiss.

At his age, he has a lot of readers.

Jiang Chao's calm and joking behavior does not seem to be the behavior of a mediocre person.

If Jiang Chao's self-righteous explanation just now was not very good, instead he was so self-deprecating that Stern saw the cunningness of this young man!

This is definitely not the madman and dictator that the New York media says.

He definitely has an idea.

"Calm down, if I were really the lunatic the media says I am, I wouldn't come to see you, would I?"

Jiang Chao filled Stern's cup of tea and said with a smile.

Then he also deceived him about his trading plan with other teams. There are also many teams that are sincere. What Jiang Chao said is half true and half false. Only by saying that he wants to build a new team can he have a completely new effect.

it is true.

David actually knows all this. He is an informant in the league. Naturally, he knows that the Suns, Warriors and other teams are very interested in Knicks players. He also wants Jiang Chao not to trade casually and weigh it before making a decision.

After Jiang Chao finished speaking, Stern felt much calmer and revealed his trump card:

"Did you know that a boss cannot work part-time? The general manager can help you with what you mentioned. Do you have a general manager?"

coming!

Here comes the matter that the NBA will take care of. The separation of powers was proposed by Stern after he took office. Jiang Chao is openly in charge of the general manager's affairs under his nose, and the head coach has not yet been decided. Isn't this a challenge to him?

authority?

It doesn't matter what you say about a small ball market.

The alliance headquarters is only a 20-minute drive away. What are you doing?

At this time, the vice president also came in to submit documents, mainly because he wanted to see Jiang Chao's deflated appearance.

Then...

I saw that Jiang Chao was not panic at all, but said:

"What's the rush? I'll definitely find it before the summer league."

Ryan smirked and shook his head: "Boss Jiang, you are young and don't understand. All our teams require the position of general manager to be seamlessly connected."

David Stern also nodded, his meaning was very clear, you can find someone to take the blame, don't take it yourself.

At such a young age, he looks unconvincing. You must know that if Jiang Chao is a 60-year-old big boss with the appearance of a retired military officer, even if Nate doesn't know him, he wouldn't dare to question the boss in front of him. Stern wouldn't even do this kind of thing.

It's unheard of.

The reason why I didn't call them Jiang Chao at first was because I felt that Nate and the others were idiots and deserved to be put on the shelves.

Regarding the boss's attitude, if there were a more senior boss, the players would even be sued in court, and the NBA would severely punish them by suspending them.

These days, who is the right person to be the boss?

And only he can give orders to the owners of 30 teams.

Then Jiang Chao responded to Ryan without any panic:

"I remember, it seems that Article 8 of the NBA League Law on page 24 clearly states that the team management must be assembled before the preseason of the new season. However, there seems to be no regulation before the preseason. Is it possible that you guys will not do this this year?

Is there a new law?"

Jiang Chao's professional recitation of the law made the office suddenly quiet.

Ryan and David Stern looked at each other with big eyes and dark faces. Of course they knew this law, but they didn't expect to look down on Jiang Chao.

David Stern is already wondering if there is some super consultant behind Jiang Chao. I heard that he recently recruited several employees from his alma mater, Columbia University, and it seems that he is quite capable.

This time it was Jiang Chao's turn to turn against the guest.

David Stern coughed to hide his embarrassment.

Jiang Chao was also very generous and jumped directly to the next topic. The most dangerous topic for him was just gone.

He then treated Stern directly as a tool man and chatted about people in the free market, which also made Stern feel comfortable.

First let you know that I am not someone to be bullied, and then I will let you show off.

Returning to the attitude that young people should have, he asked humbly:

"Sir, you also know that I, a Chinese, am alone in the NBA. I would like to ask, are there any big fish in the free market this year?"

Even though Jiang Chao had long known what fish there were in the free market, what David said to him was of a different nature.

The Knicks owner is eager to learn and ask questions, so this flattery is just right for the league president.

Ryan raised his head, right, this is the attitude that young people should have.

Sure enough, David saw that Jiang Chao still made sense, so he talked about it and introduced this year's free agents. But in fact, he also knew that there were no great people this year, so he suggested that he also talk to other teams.

I guess the number of people Jiang Chao wants to take is about the same.

Let's see if Iverson can return to his peak?

Or spend a lot of money on Kidd? Maybe he will agree?

But David said something new, that is, the contracts of many Jazz players have expired, including Memet Okur and Boozer.

The president deserves to be the president!

He said that if Jiang Chao was thoughtful, he could help Yao Ming, a native of the west. These two were Dayao's nemesis. If he came to the east, Dayao would be more at home in the west.

This old fox still has something!

This was something Jiang Chao didn't even expect. Jiang Chao should be too busy to take care of Dayao now, but it's more because he, an open-minded time traveler, feels from the bottom of his heart that the Rockets are not worthy of Dayao.

If there is a chance, I can directly recruit Dayao, no matter what the opponent is or not.

However, Memet Okur and Boozer are indeed good ball-star players. Both of them have one characteristic, that is, they are mobile shooting centers with strong defensive capabilities, which are very suitable for the subsequent era of defensive switching.

When the time comes, you can raise the price or something, and if the price is right, you will be a good plug-and-play player.

Vice President Ryan is also a very impressive 30-year-old guy.

He directly suggested that if Jiang Chao brings in Kobe Bryant, who has a player option, then everything will be cloudy, and Jiang Chao will instantly become the happiest boss in the United States.

The league's number one player, the Komies come to New York again, Jiang Chao can have a double harvest in terms of record and income.

Jiang Chao and Stern both laughed.

Stern seemed to be half-joking, but also squinted his eyes in anticipation: "Yes, if you have this ability, your space will have an All-Star insider. The new version will be ok, and there will be no problem in becoming the king of the Eastern Conference."

"If Nachai is really willing to come, I won't be stingy about giving him a blank check (meaning I can just fill in the numbers for him.)" Jiang Chao smiled.

Hahahaha! The three of them laughed, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

But it was obvious that Stern was not ready to let Jiang Chao go.

Because the chance of the Buss family giving up the Black Mamba is almost 0.

He suddenly changed into a boss expression and asked in a deep voice:

"Boss Jiang, tell me the truth. Who will you choose to be your general manager and head coach? Don't worry, I will keep it strictly confidential."

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I really can't hold it in any longer. You should tell us a little bit about what you, a young man, are doing on a plane!