NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

"What? Really? Starting instead of Curry? Isn't it too fast?"

"Of course it's true. Let's wait for the good news in a few days."

Little Thomas was indeed a man without a back of his head. He just jumped away with his butt raised to the sky, which is what he looks like now.

Jiang Chao's inheritance of 2 billion US dollars at the beginning was not as good as he is now.

Little did he know that he had been sentenced to death by Jiang Chao.

After Thomas left, Jiang Chao called Sean Marks' office directly:

"You, Stevens, and D'Antoni, come to the office."

"Now?"

"immediately."

"Okay!" Sean Marks responded quickly.

"Hey, I'm not worried this year."

Jiang Chao leaned on the chair and waited for their arrival, while rubbing his temples with a headache.

Indeed, it is a bit difficult to manage a young team during such a painful period in three years.

It’s not like we are all newbies at the beginning, and everyone starts a business together.

Now that you have won the championship and you have a backbone, as a newcomer, you can make a splash if you want, but definitely not in this way.

Sometimes patience is more important than outburst.

When Thomas Jr. opened his door and said these words, Jiang Chao knew that this man could not stay in the Knicks.

Otherwise it will be a time bomb sooner or later.

The essential difference between him and Brother Li's knock on the door is that Brother Li came back from an injury and was confused and did not start. It was not his own fault.

Thomas bypassed the coaching staff and management and directly asked his boss for a rotation. This is a cross-level report in ancient times and modern times. The consequences of a cross-level report are generally not very good, not to mention that Thomas did not come to offer his advice.

But to advance their own interests.

It’s not that Jiang Chao thought he was illiterate, Thomas Jr. in later generations had such an inflated look.

That year, when the Green Army thought that he could not be traded, he was "thrown away" by Anji in minutes. After being severely beaten by society, he realized that he was wrong. Later, when he was looking for a job everywhere, no one wanted him.

Of course, this is also related to his serious gluteal muscle injury. Jiang Chao also selected him because he does have MVP-level strength on the offensive end. He is not just the king of the final quarter, but has been proven by actual practice.

Moreover, even if he has to be traded, his current trading value should be very high.

When Sean Marks, Stevens, and D'Antoni entered the office, Jiang Chao asked this question first.

"Indeed, after these four or five games, many teams made offers for him, but I didn't respond."

Sean Marks and the other three looked at Jiang Chao strangely, wondering what happened and why they suddenly mentioned Thomas Jr.

Then Jiang Chao talked about what happened just now when Thomas came to the office privately to see him.

"What?? This brat still wants to stabilize the second rotation?? Wants to squeeze out Beverley's position? Dream on, Beverley's defense can only be achieved by reincarnation in his next life." D'Antoni spoke more quickly and directly.

Then he started scolding.

After hearing Jiang Chao's words, the other two people's faces were as dark as water. To be honest, such a situation happened because of their negligence in management, because after all, the Knicks are only Jiang Chao's investment product. How can such trivial matters for players be allowed to trouble Jiang Chao?

You must know that Sean Marks will only take the initiative to find Jiang Chao before he is sure to trade or draft.

If you have to communicate with Jiang Chao about any transaction trends, then what do you need him as a general manager to do????

So when Thomas was in this situation, the work unit would have asked people directly like him to write a self-reflection letter.

So Stevens is also very decisive:

"Boss, don't worry, this won't happen again in the future. I gave him too much time in these games to make him expand. I will never let him have the illusion that he can be a regular second rotation in the future!"

D'Antoni also nodded and said that he would arrange a training session for Beverley to defend Thomas alone, so that he would know what a true championship-level defense is!

You must know that Beverley was the hero when the Knicks won the championship. Without his defensive passion, how could he break through a perimeter group like the Heat?

Sean Marks also nodded. Although he thinks Thomas is a very good player, if he makes a principled mistake, he has made it, and they can just pursue it themselves.

Boss Jiang, who single-handedly chose him, is pursuing this matter, so he must be dealt with strictly.

NBA teams also have a bit of a hierarchical system. This season is not even halfway through, and you, a second-round pick, want to be in the second rotation, do you want to go to heaven?

In other words, Stevens' egalitarian basketball will give Thomas a chance. If it were Popovich, Thomas would not be able to play a minute in the regular season.

Jiang Chao did not interrupt and listened to them.

But what they didn't know was that Jiang Chao was going to expel Thomas from the Knicks just because of this incident!

There is no way, he is a man with open eyes. Once something like this happens, he will know what will happen next.

He didn't want to wait for the day when things would get serious, so he killed it directly from the source.

If he hadn't taken care of this matter, you can imagine what would happen next.

Fast forward to——

After replacing Beverley, he performed like 40 in a single game, and was praised by fans as the best second-round pick and the king of the final quarter.

After showing off his power in the playoffs, he even targeted Curry's position as the starting point guard and wanted to try out as a starter...

After the coach refused to start the game, he told the management to request a trade or renew the big contract in advance...

His data exploded in the contract year, and he fell out with the management during the offseason, causing the Knicks to trade him...

Maybe he can win the championship in this process, but this kind of irritation will make all the credit for winning the championship belong to him. In other words, a capable person coupled with a grandstanding personality is very suitable for a big ball market like New York...

But it is not suitable for the team built by Jiang Chao.

The current Knicks do not allow people who dance like this to exist!!

So when the three people in front of him were waiting for Jiang Chao's answer, Jiang Chao waved his hand:

"No, no, no, no, how can we put him on the bench? Such a useful player must be given a try in the starting lineup!"

"Ah?? Impossible, Curry is the starter!!!"

D'Antoni was anxious when he heard that Thomas was targeting Curry's position. How could he possibly replace Curry's role? This was too exaggerated.

Sean Marks didn't look at Jiang Chao's expression, and immediately said with a deep thought: "Although Thomas's positive and negative efficiency is indeed high recently, there is no need to try it in the starting lineup... This will also cause infighting in the team, and speaking of you, boss

You didn’t call us here just to correct him..."

Originally, Jiang Chao said this because Thomas wanted to become a serious rotation player. Could it be that Jiang Chao really had this attitude?

But when Stevens spoke, they all looked at Jiang Chao's smiling expression.

Young Marshal: "Can't you see that what Boss Jiang said is ironic?"

Because Jiang Chao said it sarcastically, you wouldn't be able to tell unless you listen carefully.

"What do you say, boss!!"

"Do you think it's possible for him to really replace our team's starting guard? It's impossible to replace him now. If he does this, he has to leave, but only the four of us know about it." Jiang Chao also said directly.

made his own plans.

"Leave????"

The three Knicks executives were all frightened. Isn't this too decisive?

Thomas just signed the contract less than 4 months ago, so he needs to be traded???

It was chosen by Jiang Chao himself!

this……

Sean Marks doesn't understand Jiang Chao's brain circuit. Since you think he's not good, why choose him?

But Jiang Chao reminded the three of them with one sentence:

"Didn't you also say that his current transaction value is the highest?"

"Absolutely. With my rookie contract, I have averaged almost 206 points per game. I think I will be the core of the ball in any weak team!"

Sean Marks clapped his hands. I have to say that if there is really a trade, this will definitely allow him as a general manager to show off his skills. It’s so delicious!

This kind of rookie is generally regarded as a treasure by teams because his contract only expires in two and a half years.

Jiang Chao actually wants to peddle now?

Although only the four of them know about it now, they still find it incredible. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as this little 175 guy is cultivated, he will definitely be the core of the offense.

Moreover, this kind of big core has its own system like Irving. When he needs to attack and score, he can just play singles or set up a pick-and-roll. NBA tactics are sometimes so simple and unpretentious.

"Boss, are you sure?" From the perspective of the coaching staff, the young marshal must have cherished his talents. It took a lot of effort to train him, but to let him go so quickly. To be honest, he was unwilling to accept it.

He is a coach who treats his players very well, and he hopes to tap out all his energy.

However, if it is true that Beverley may target the team's starting point guard Stephen Curry in the future as the boss said, then it can be said that it has touched everyone's objections. Who doesn't like elementary school students?

"Definitely, although we lost Mills because of him, I believe the person he replaced must be better than him."

"The real one...is even better..."

Mustache D'Antoni muttered in his heart, this is unlikely. Thomas's current performance, at most, he can get a rookie from another team. It is impossible to get any stars, or it may be future draft picks, but the future is all there.

In the future, the Knicks will strive for two consecutive championships this year.

If you want to change, you have to change for someone who is ready to fight. Looking at the rookie guards in the league who can get this kind of data, it is... Irving and the Bobcats' Kemba Walker. This is impossible to change, and the Knicks have to take the initiative to change.

What you get is basically an ordinary reincarnation player.

"We don't take the initiative to trade, and now several teams have contacted me to make offers." Sean Marks reminded everyone not to leak it out. As long as the other party doesn't know that the Knicks are taking the initiative to trade Thomas, the advantage lies with the Knicks.

"So, if you have to make his data better, your transaction value will be higher, right?"

"Boss, please elaborate!"

"All ears!"

Stevens sighed: "Let me say it first, if I want to change, I will change the guard...Beverley is really not good at attacking. If I can't change the guard, I won't agree."

Jiang Chao nodded: "Let's chat in the conference room."

The four of them moved to the conference room next door, and Jiang Chao made a preliminary decision, that is, Thomas must be traded away before Christmas this year.

Americans take Christmas very seriously. It would not be good to trade away players after Christmas. Before Christmas, players should go to other teams to pack their bags and prepare for Christmas with peace of mind.

Spending Christmas with a new team is much better than spending Christmas with the old team and a management that is no longer with them. It is a good thing for both parties.

For this reason, there is nothing we can do to make him sacrifice some wins while brushing up his statistics. He can still improve his record after Christmas.

There are about 12 games left before Christmas, which is enough for Thomas to produce good statistics.

The purpose of brushing out data is to sell it for big fish. It is most effective to deceive other management and use data to speak.

If his performance in the last three games continues and he averages 208 points per game, maybe some teams will trade in their starting point guard. Thomas is only 21 years old. This is the future.

"Do the opposite, it's easy to catch!"

Now the old fox with Mustache finally realized that Jiang Chao wanted to use the time before Christmas to let him generate data for fishing.

"Absolutely. Thomas thinks he is very good. He wants the ball and doesn't want to play garbage time. Then give him enough opportunities and let everyone see how good he is. No matter how good the data is, I will not change my mind."

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"Understood." The management is not a fool. They also know the upper limit of Thomas. In the playoffs, when everyone is fully defensive, how can you hesitate to succeed every time? Height is a flaw, and the offense is better than Curry Harden.

There is still too much difference. If increasing the value can get good players in exchange, then letting go is the right thing to do.

"But all this has to be hidden from the players. The players are immature mentally and most of them have big mouths."

"That's for sure. It's okay if the players know it, and Thomas also knows it every minute." The four people in the conference room nodded tacitly.

As the head coach, the young marshal suggested to Jiang Chao: "It's not feasible to start directly. How about letting him replace Beverley first? It's too exaggerated to start. Curry is so worried that he can't sleep at night. He can think of hundreds of reasons.

I can’t think of this reason for us.”

"Haha, okay, Christmas is still early anyway. As long as his data is good, it's fine if he doesn't start, or you can rest Curry for a few games and let Thomas start." Jiang Chao quickly taught him step by step.

"ok, understand."

Mustache also smiled, and Beverly would probably scold her if she knew about it.

Beverly: Meow meow meow?

This was treated as a guinea pig by management.

But later they discovered that Beverley was a real Knick. After being squeezed out of the rotation, he was just training hard and had no intention of complaining. He knew that he was not very good at offense, but he also knew that he was very good at defense.

To a certain extent, it helped Thomas enter the super scoring state when he was competing for mvp.

"When the right opportunity comes, put him on the shelf and let him go."

Jiang Chao also told Sean Marks in the end that he could negotiate after a team asked for a price.

"Which one?" The other three people stared at it.

"The Warriors."

"Hmm???" Sean Marks opened his eyes wide. Curry was snatched from the Warriors three years ago. Now he wants to trade with them. Isn't it easy?

Forget Wright, Warriors owner Lacob has made it clear that he has no dealings with Jiang Chao, but I have to say that Lacob is really rich and very generous in transactions. However, they have accumulated a lot of draft picks and are waiting to be like the Knicks next year.

Get up.

"Monta Ellis? You definitely can't change this."

"Dorrell White? This player has just been given to the mid-level contract and cannot be exchanged. A team cannot have two mid-level contracts."

"Charles Jenkins? The rookie selected by the Warriors with the 14th pick in the second round this year is pretty good. Can he be exchanged for the second round? He is a 1.91 meter guard. We can train him."

The two marshals guessed that Jiang Chao must have chosen the Warriors because of their players.

But in fact, the Warriors don’t have any useful players at all. Jordan Hill, who was selected in the first round in 2009, is now unpopular in the Development League. This is why Warriors fans are annoyed when they see the Knicks. It should have been Currieri now.

Si's backcourt has two guns.

Jiang Chao gave them a pass and let them think for a while, then smiled and said:

"Perhaps we can try to use Thomas in the second round for their first-round pick this year?"

"You mean? Klay Thompson???" Sean Marks said immediately, he knows the players of each team well.

(End of chapter)