NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 34: Butler University

Thunder manager's office.

Sam Presti couldn't help but let out an ooh after hanging up the phone.

He didn't expect that this boss, who was rumored to be crazy, would take the initiative to call him.

And his speaking style is not crazy at all, but rather like a humble and polite young man. Is this the arrogant new owner of the Knicks?

And he directly said that he needed Mr. Pu’s help!

They wanted to poach him by offering double the salary, and they also boasted about his draft quality.

I have to say that Jiang Chao's trick worked very well for him. He was relatively young among the general managers. Regardless of whether it was true or not, Boss Jiang himself said that he was the first one to call him.

At any rate, they are also the phone calls of the owners of the top three sports markets in the United States!!

Judging from the time, it should be true. He just saw the news of the demonstration in front of the Knicks. I guess the boss really can't hold it anymore.

Unable to hold on any longer, the first thing that came to mind was him, the general manager in Ohio?

Not bad!

It was surprising to Mr. Pu that this young boss could take a fancy to him, and he couldn't help but feel a twinge of affection.

If you think highly of me, I will also think highly of you.

Thinking of this, he ordered his men:

"Go and do a serious trade simulation with the Knicks. Normally, how can we match the players on the Knicks' shelf, or what do you think will suit the Thunder's lineup?"

For this reason, he specially called in head coach Scott Brooks to study the suitability of the Knicks players and the Thunder's existing lineup.

It's best to find a win-win solution. You can't just try to take advantage of the new owner like some second- and fifth-tier teams.

This made the people below nervous. What is going on? Is the general manager serious?

Are you actually going to do a trading simulation with the Knicks?

Neither.

no!

Scott Brooks and others feel that although the Knicks do not have superstars, their role players are really useful. If they can be traded normally, they can consider them.

In addition to those four people, David Lee, Gallinari, and Duhong are all fine if taken alone.

"Mr. Pu, didn't you say that the new boss is sick?"

"Don't worry, that Boss Jiang is not that abnormal."

The handsome middle-aged man touched his mustache and lowered his head to study who was more suitable for Durant or Westbrook.

Talk about it.

Who among the truly awesome rich people is not sick at all?

Then what kind of rocket is Musk going to build?

&……

After the phone call with Mr. General, the conversation between Jiang Chao and David Stern came to an end. Everything Stern asked was answered by Jiang Chao in a reasonable and well-founded manner.

"Okay, I will arrange a few media to ask your fans to be patient and don't rush this and that every day. The atmosphere of the big football market is ruined by these fans."

David Stern is Comet, and he hates the media environment in Los Angeles. There are as many Comets as Comets. Can you believe it?

For players in big markets, a small mistake will be magnified infinitely.

In fact, Jiang Chao is just a normal new official who takes office. He is as small as the director of the sub-district office and can stir up troubles.

"Come on, Boss Jiang, I can't do it for a few more years. I want to see the glory of the Knicks again during my tenure."

David Stern showed his old age at this moment. He drank his last cup of tea with Jiang Chao and chatted about his knowledge of the Knicks.

I also hope that these things can bring thinking to Jiang Chao.

In the 1990s, the Knicks were a tenacious team. They had Ewing, one of the top 50 superstars, as well as Starks, Oakley and other strong players.

In 1999, he made NBA history by reaching the Finals as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

It seems that the Black Eight Miracle took away the Knicks' luck, and their record in the 21st century is getting worse and worse.

The reason is none other than the management!

Jiang Chao nodded and listened carefully to David's teachings.

The Knicks' management is notoriously chaotic in the league. As long as the team's performance is poor, they will either change coaches or general managers.

In the past 20 years, the Knicks have had 12 head coaches and 7 general managers.

And most of the tenures of these coaches and general managers have been disastrous.

It can be said that the frequent changes of head coaches and the team's lack of a clear goal and direction for building the team have caused panic among the team's staff, and a poor record has become an inevitable result.

Years of missing the playoffs have caused the Knicks to lose the market for superstars, which is also the reason for their ineffective recruitment, but in the final analysis it is the result of the chaos in the team's management.

hiss.

Stern's words shocked Jiang Chao, which was a bit prophetic. Indeed, later on, Irving, Durant and others were not willing to go to the Knicks at all. Dolan's various tricks previously frightened all the superstars.

David Stern offers final advice:

"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Since we can't attract superstars to join, we can only train young players by ourselves. This is also a way. Come on, young people, you also want to have your own new team."

"Mr. Stern, what you said touched my heart. I just want to set off a youth storm over New York City." Jiang Chao said with firm eyes.

"Well, I'm looking forward to it. Do you want to have a casual dinner together?" The two stood up and shook hands, and Stern smiled kindly.

Jiang Chao straightened his tie: "No, I have to go to JFK Airport. Thank you sir for your kindness."

"Okay, then I won't force you to stay. Don't mess around when you go back."

"No problem, you CP3 should take more care of Knicks."

David Stern smiled in fascination and asked the driver to drive Jiang Chao to the airport.

If Bird is really recruited, he would prefer to do it quickly.

Any slower and the fans would be upset.

"Mr. President, see you at the draft!"

"Well, see you next time!"

The meeting between the two top basketball players in New York ended, and the harmonious atmosphere surprised a lot of people at the NBA headquarters...

Later, various versions of the legend appeared about this conversation.

Because, after this conversation, Jiang Chao's awesome operations really began!

...........

Indiana

Indianapolis.

Jiang Chao got off the plane dizzily.

It was my first time on a business trip, so I felt a little uncomfortable.

Originally, both Lao Lu and Liu Yan wanted to come together. After all, Jiang Chao is a 19-year-old young man. How can it be done without anyone to take care of him outside?

But Jiang Chao rode alone and came to Indiana, a country with simple folk customs.

A person who is very sincere and saves a lot of pomp leads to the media following him all the time.

But not to the Pacers Arena.

"Taxi, go to Butler University." Jiang Chao never thought of taking a night's rest. Seeing that it was already evening, he took a taxi directly to his destination.

"okay!"

.......

"how long?"

"about an hour."

"..."

Jiang Chao, who was a little impatient, couldn't help but ask: "Master, perhaps, have you heard of the young marshal from this university?"