NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 53: A strong man descends from the sky! Keep picking up the spurs! (Thanks to Fenghua Shuoye for the 5100-point reward!)

The role of the general manager for subsequent owners like Jordan was as a pawn, the person who brought scouting information to the owner, and the person who conveyed decisions for the owner and communicated with the players.

That's all the work written in Sean Marks' contract for the time being, and he fully accepts it.

He doesn't dare to handle transactions and drafts alone even if he has the courage to do so now. The boss is so thoughtful about people, and Max is already ready to become Jiang Chao's shadow in the upcoming draft.

There is also a bonus rule at the end of the contract. The general manager's reward is similar to that of the head coach. In addition to the record reward, there is also a reward for the best general manager.

If you win the best general manager in a single season, you will receive a single reward of 1 million US dollars.

Just think about it, there are too many awesome general managers in the league now.

Max put down his pen while Stevens took photos.

"Signed!" Sean Marks smiled, picked up the contract and gave a thumbs up to Stevens' camera.

"Congratulations!"

"Welcome to join us!"

"A tough guy from heaven! If the lineup doesn't work, you go into battle yourself!" Stevens hit him on the shoulder.

Jiang Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm coming.

The future best general manager who turned everything into something magical became his!

in the hereafter.

In order to form the so-called Big Five, the basketball-savvy owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, traded Pierce and Garnett in their twilight years from the Celtics.

In this transaction, the Nets acquired three draft picks from 2014, 2016, and 2018 (the league stipulates that draft picks cannot be sold continuously, and there have been examples of consecutive sales of draft picks that destroyed the team.)

What happened next was that the Nets' Big Five plan failed, and the Nets quickly became a weak team.

Pierce and Garnett therefore became the real heroes of the Green Army.

The Celtics, who held the Nets' draft pick, obtained two super rookies in Brown and Tatum through the draft.

Here Jiang Chao thought of the most outrageous thing. Mikhail Prokhorov sold the team to Tsai Chongxin for 3.5 billion and made back all the money he lost before. This shows how profitable the New York team is.

But it was such a mess that Max, who came to take over, turned it around step by step.

Former general manager Billy King was an idiot who only paid sky-high luxury taxes, but Sean Marks has the characteristics of RC Buford and likes to settle down and find good players.

The reason why Jiang Chao likes him is because in just a few years of operation, he has never failed in the transaction itself.

No, maybe the only mistake was Owen's ascension to immortality?

In his first year here, he signed a contract with Jeremy Lin, who was having a hard time leaving the Knicks, which attracted a lot of attention.

And Jeremy Lin lived up to expectations and ushered in a new life with the Nets. Many statistics were close to the highest in his career. However, it was a pity that Jeremy Lin suffered a major injury later. Sean Marks did not show mercy at all. After seeing his declining level, he decisively traded him to the Hawks. .

You must know that this deal was originally criticized because he was trying to please the Chinese boss, but the result was that Shu Hao played very well except for serious injuries.

Jiang Chao now knows that Max has been studying Jeremy Lin this year. It is not all that people in later generations think, Cai Chongzhen wants to make money in the Chinese market or something.

Afterwards, the new general manager traded Yang to the Pacers in exchange for LeVert, the future second round pick and the No. 20 pick in the first round of 2016. This rookie averaged 1,844 points per game.

This vision is also very good. He got star-level point guard data with the low pick in the first round.

Later, he signed the three-point champion Joe Harris, whom the Cavaliers did not want, with a low pick, and became an important member of the Nets' reconstruction.

17. Select rookie Jalente Allen, the cornerstone of the interior. This kid was a superstar terminator in his rookie season and has top-notch interior defense.

And his most powerful stage is later.

In 2017, Kuzma was selected with the 27th pick in the first round from the Celtics, and Lopez was packaged in exchange for Mozi Goff and Russell from the Lakers.

This is a win-win deal. The Lakers got Kuzma and the Nets got Russell.

The Lakers, who had been criticized by fans for a long time, made the Nets a completely different person. With the pressure off, he quickly became one of the core players of the Nets. His averages of 18 points and 6 assists per game were both career highs, and they also succeeded.

Ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

You must know that this is a civilian team without all-star players. Under the leadership of the best sixth man Dinwiddie and Shuila and others, they have abruptly shed the hat of a weak team.

What shocked Jiang Chao most in his previous life was that Sean Marks was not satisfied with this. His goal changed from the playoffs to competing for the championship.

After three years of darkness, there is finally light!

In the competition with the Knicks, he acquired Durant and Irving, two peak superstars, and poached Durant's favorite coach from the Warriors.

After that, Harden was brought in to form the Big Three, which directly became a championship-level team.

Griffin, Zhuang Shenren moved his life.

Working closely with the Western Spurs again, Ade and Mi Shen came to vote...

His series of transactions left fans speechless and left Jiang Chao fresh in his memory.

If it weren't for Antetokounmpo's kick in 2021, the Nets with Irving might have made it to the Finals.

Of course, in the end, it all comes down to luck. It’s never that easy to win the championship. But looking at Sean Marks, the young president, from a purely manager’s perspective, there’s nothing wrong with him.

Through his actions in later generations, Jiang Chao knew that his team building philosophy was similar to his own, so he chose him.

It’s all New York, no difference:

"The Knicks will fulfill all your ambitions."

"This is the red wine that Popovich gave me. I have been reluctant to open it..."

Sean Marks brought a bottle of Lafite and prepared to open it carefully.

"Wait, now is not the time to celebrate."

Jiang Chao held his hand and smiled mysteriously.

"Ah? What?"

Sean Marks handed the contract filing to Jiang Chao with a weird expression, "Don't tell me you regret it, this contract has been signed."

Stevens also looked at Jiang Chao questioningly. The business trip to San Antonio should be over.

Could it be that what he said at the airport before...

Sure enough, Jiang Chao received the contract into his briefcase and said with a smile:

"The new general manager and head coach of the Knicks, your first task is here. Go recruit an assistant coach for me."

"Spurs?"

"Absolutely!" Jiang Chao tapped his fingers on the table. He's already here. Why don't you take some more with you?

"Who! Let's go!" Stevens was the most active, recruiting Spurs assistant coaches, which was very useful to him.

"King of Europe, I'll give you half a day. I hope four people will drink this bottle of red wine together tonight."

Jiang Chao shook the red wine glass and placed the rim of the glass on the table.