NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 83: The troops are divided into three groups, the experience of the Arab League

In the first year of the team’s establishment, the goal was to reach the playoffs.

And I want a stud outside core for the Eastern Conference finals team!

Boss Jiang Chao’s determination made everyone’s blood boil.

This is completely different from Old Downey Jr.'s idea of ​​team building. There is no such thing as waiting for the No. 1 pick next year and then the big fish can move in.

I train our stars myself, and then I decisively bring in the role stars to secure the playoffs.

The playoffs and the regular season are not at the same level, and young people really need to experience it!

But a team that relies solely on young people will definitely not make it to the playoffs. Jiang Chao knows this better than anyone.

All he has to do is select a few immediate players who are suitable for leading young people!

Of course, the Knicks' salary space now also requires them to fill the poor line.

Jiang Chao has just learned about next season's lineup.

Eddie Curry, 10 million. (contract year)

David Lee, 7 million.

Gallinari, 3.08 million.

Insider Jerome James, 5.8 million.

Big Q Quentin Richardson: 8 million

Shooting guard Larry Hughes: 11 million. (contract year)

Tim Thomas: 2.43 million.

Ibaka: 1.3 million

There are also two Development League players with a two-way contract, and their combined value is less than 3 million.

That is, the current lineup is 50 million.

In addition to the five rookies he selected this year, based on the average annual salary of a rookie of 1.5 million (low in the second round and high in the first round), his current total salary cap is about 57.5 million.

13 people, which is still far from the 152-person roster with two-way contracts.

This year's salary cap is more than 70 million. According to the trend, it is only a matter of time before it reaches 80 million next season.

The 40 million poverty line that fans are worried about has already been exceeded.

In addition, Jerome James has a mid-level contract exception, various rookie exceptions, basic salary exceptions and other messy contract contracts.

Lao Lu calculated for Jiang Chao that he had almost 30 million yuan left.

This space can definitely accommodate an All-Star like Kidd with his bags, and even add another star.

Moreover, there are two players with big contracts in the team. No wonder Downey Sr. has always said that next year's offseason will be the real trouble.

When the contracts of Eddy Curry and Larry Hughes expire, there will be more than 50 million in space next year, enough for the two super giants to sign direct salary cap contracts!

However, these two are currently recuperating from injuries and have not shown up at all. They just want to play in a bad team in peace and improve their statistics during the contract year, so that the next contract will be valuable.

It can also be seen from this salary space that the forward line is not very high, especially after losing Harrington and Chandler, everyone can analyze that the team needs a forward line.

In fact, the back line after losing Nate, Luo Ye, and Du Hong is not very good. After all, only Jiang Chao knows that there are two people who can defend him in the second round. In the eyes of others, they are just new recruits and may not be able to play stably in the NBA.

That kind of.

But with the addition of Larry Hughes and six defenders, the team can no longer call on veterans to lead the new.

Therefore, after being ruled out, Turkoglu, a forward with organizational ability, is very suitable.

The height of a power forward playing small forward can perfectly make up for the lack of height when big Q plays small forward. He can also play with Gallinelli who has a similar style. It is a very good choice.

Next, the troops were divided into three groups.

Sean D'Antoni's management rushed to Turkey to dig up Turkoglu. If anything happens, please contact us at any time. This will definitely be done.

He won't go abroad in person, but he has a certain degree of confidence in persuasion. If that doesn't work, he will try to get away with it.

What Jiang Chao said to them was that if he succeeded, the next step would be possible, because his next step was to poach Memitoku to form the Turkish Double Gun.

"Is this one of the reasons for letting him come?"

Sean Marks was excited, Okur! One of his most familiar opponents in the Western Conference, and this is a genuine All-Star. If he can be brought over, his effect may actually be greater than that of Ted Drew?

But he and Jazz had a deep relationship, and it really had to rely on the lobbying of Turkoglu, who was also a Turk, to have a certain effect.

"Yes, just promise him that if he can call Okur when he comes, we are willing to sign both of them."

D'Antoni: "Okay!"

These two tall three-pointers with good three-point shooting rates are definitely the regular season killers in the current Twin Towers era. They coincide with the magic ball concept that D'Antoni has always wanted to play. They both have a 35% three-point shooting rate.

A big player, standing there is a threat.

Downey Jr. was shocked when he heard that. If these two deals are really completed, the combination of the Turkish Djinn God, the Turkish Star-Moon God of War, it would definitely be an SS or even SSS level deal!

"You guys have some snacks, he's just the first step, used to catch bigger fish."

you mean……

The senior executives made expressions of realization.

Could it be that the one whose contract expires next year is also a behemoth of the Magic?

Then the second team sent a young assistant coach to quietly contact Yi Jianlian first.

He had already heard about Yi Jianlian's coming to New York. The media had reported it, and Sean Marks had also mentioned it to Jiang Chao.

The biggest problem with his reckless arrival is that he violated the rules.

The NBA does not allow players under contract to have direct contact with other teams. If you want to trade, you must apply to your own team.

If the Knicks executives recruit Yi Jianlian privately without the knowledge of the Nets, they will be fined.

Things like being in Cao's camp and being in Han's heart are not allowed to happen anywhere.

Jiang Chao still understands the basics of avoiding suspicion.

Moreover, Jiang Chao is not someone who takes the back door easily, and he is also correcting his posture.

I won't answer the phone, let alone interview Ah Lian in person.

Almost all Chinese fans in later generations of Yi Jianlian discovered his shortcomings.

That is because his thoughts are small and happy, and he is at ease.

To use an analogy, Arab League is actually equivalent to a good student when we were in school. He listened to the teacher and got good grades.

But he lacks his own character and thoughts, including imagination, and is more like a good student than a student who studies well and has personality.

Even Jiang Chao knows what A Lian is thinking. The Knicks are currently short of inside players. He can just come and play calmly, and he can be seen by Chinese fans for a long time and have his own people to protect him.

But Jiang Chao didn’t ask you to come here to live and work in peace and contentment. When you come here, you must be ambitious and do great things.

If Ah Lian had a character like Yao, he would have arranged the operation long ago and had to go through the back door, okay?

However, some problems within the United Arab Emirates prevent Jiang Chao from giving the United Arab League the illusion that Jiang Chao will definitely trade him and give him the ball.

It was because the Arab League and his agent were so self-righteous that the contract negotiations never worked out. Later, when the Lakers even asked for fixed playing time, no team would be willing to recruit such a person.

Even if you are a big piece of cake with the Chinese market.

Therefore, Jiang Chao’s choice was not to let Ah Lian be too dependent. He told the young assistant coach something he wanted to tell him:

One is that even if you come, we will not guarantee your playing time. Don't think that because I am a Chinese boss, I will protect you. You must be mentally prepared for this.

If you want to come, show your strength. He will ask the players to have a private training match before the Summer League. Players from the United Arab Emirates and the Knicks, as well as several rookies from other teams who are training together in New York, will also come.

Prove it to everyone.

If all the Knicks players recognize you, then I will try my best to trade you instead of you asking me to trade you.

Jiang Chao himself naturally recognized Kong Yi's level, but he recognized that it was useless, and he didn't play on the court. In the final analysis, you have to gain the respect of your future Knicks teammates.

Otherwise, if I trade for you now and netizens say I went through the back door, it would be fine. If other people in the team also say that the boss is using power for personal gain, it will be bad for everyone.

"Also, you need him to learn the basic English terms of the NBA, including trash talk, so he can stop integrating into the team."

The young assistant coach jotted it down in his notebook. Boss Jiang Chao has good intentions for the domestic players and made so many demands. This is all a manifestation of love.

Jiang Chao must be heartbroken for Arab League. Everyone knows that he is a top talent player that has been rare in Asia for decades. His failure to play in the NBA may be a regret for all Chinese fans.

He doesn't want to regret it, but he knows some of Ah Lian's shortcomings, which must be corrected.

Force him to improve himself!

Start by being tough and integrating into the team.

If you can do it, prove yourself. If you can't do this little thing, just go back to the CBA and help Brother Zhu.

Jiang Chao will be more strict with his own people.

This way the media will have nothing to say.

Go through the back door?

Just say whether it smells good or not and that’s it!

The key is that players like A Lian are really useful to the current Knicks. Everyone loves him deeply. He wants Yi Jianlian to join the team with his head held high and become one of the team's leading players in the future!

At this time the young marshal asked:

"Isn't it a three-way trip? What are we left to do?"

"Follow me to assemble the teaching assistant team."

Messina was a little skeptical: "There are no assistants from the Spurs or Zen Masters."

He felt that it was good enough that Jiang Chao knew the two of them. With the addition of coaching consultant D'Antoni, the number of people was a bit smaller, but it was okay.

Jiang Chao: "Don't worry, you will have to do your best next season. The coaching staff I will give you should be the most luxurious in history."

"Set off!"