NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 86: Recruiting the Turkish duo! SS-level operation! (5,000 words long chapter)

The news about the Knicks' coaching staff this week has sparked a lot of discussion.

There is little movement in the free market, but the Knicks' coaching staff is constantly expanding.

Fans in the streets are talking about it.

"That's right. In an instant, we have gone from two coaches to a coaching staff of seven."

"Enough is enough."

"Damn it, the Knicks did dig up Iverson, but it was little Iverson!"

"I like Tyronn Lue very much. He should be very easy-going as a coach."

"Mark Jackson was my classmate when I was a kid, welcome to New York!

"Clifford is hard!"

"It's absolutely possible to recruit Clifford. Clifford Messina, both of them are of very high caliber."

"Yes, plus the young coach, these three should be the core. The others are all newbies in the coaching circle. Cole and the others have never been coaches."

"They are all the same. They are all players who were smart during their playing days. There is no difficulty for them."

"For a bunch of 30-year-old coaches, I didn't expect that the coaches could be so youthful."

"What about cultivating coaches? Should we learn from the Spurs? Will we export coaches to the entire league in the future?"

"Unlikely, the Knicks lineup is too young."

"I still think D'Antoni, whose boss Jiang Chao didn't kill everyone, is pretty good, but it's a pity that he is a coaching consultant and won't sit on the sidelines."

"It's okay, his fast break tactics will definitely make Curry and Harden fight."

"Everything comes and goes. Looking at it now, the young coach is actually the best head coach?"

"Yes, Mustache's connections are used in the management, and if any of these assistant coaches becomes the head coach, some people will be dissatisfied. On the contrary, the NCAA young coach can coordinate the overall situation better."

"Absolutely awesome!"

"You treat Chaozi as a madman, but Brother Chao treats you as a fool!"

The newspaper commented that Youth Storm has been completely completed, and the big plans for next season are beginning to appear!

There's no way to blame this, because they are all decent people. The retired players are all representative guards who played as players, and everyone knows that the Magic's defensive coach is a ruthless person.

Some people also criticize the Magic management for not doing anything, thinking about trading Carter every day, and not even knowing that their home was robbed.

"You can see the boss's determination."

"It's a bit of a fight with the Suns, and they hired their former general manager as a shooting coach."

"Actually, Mark Jackson can do it too. This is to prepare for Dayao's arrival? Dayao's knee injured by Kobe Bryant has not recovered yet."

"That's it! Kong Yi played well last season, and he was also a rookie on a child labor contract."

"What kind of deal are we doing? How about trading for Curry and swapping the sixth pick."

"What a bastard!"

"Child labor contracts can be exchanged for the middle class's fighting power!"

"It depends on boss Jiang Chao. Now I am looking forward to his operations more and more."

"Yes, a Chinese boss must support the Chinese no matter what."

Harvard alumnus: "We have a Chinese defender at Harvard who is very good and led Harvard to the NCAA Division I knockout round for the first time!"

Nimi: "Get out! We don't lack defenders anymore!"

Chinese fans are excited because the people Jiang Chao called are all well-known:

"That's good!"

"I'm willing to spend money to hire so many assistants to cause trouble!"

“You can always trust Chinese ginger!”

Riley wore her own Versace in Miami:

"He even poached Clifford? Is the efficiency so fast? The price is really generous."

Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said he was very disappointed. There were two people he wanted among them. After discussing with Ainge, he also felt that the Knicks' management team is at least very strong now.

Marshal Sean Max Messina, Mustache and others... coupled with the unpredictable boss Jiang Chao, they have not been able to sit still for a long time.

Will this force change the current situation in the east?

The Eastern Conference has always been composed of a few strong teams and a bunch of weak teams, so if a weak team suddenly breaks in, it will definitely change the situation.

Big Bird Bird said it doesn't matter, the coaching staff can't go out to play, you still have only a few players, you're afraid of being a bird.

The happiest players are naturally the Knicks players. Those in New York and those on vacation are very excited. The new coaching staff has something good. All they have to do is play well.

At league headquarters, Ryan and David Stern were also happy for the Knicks.

There are seven assistant coaches directly. This is a huge investment in player training.

"This guy looks like he's trying to impress people, but he's actually done a lot."

"If he keeps doing this, if his record is not good next year, I might let him try to get the No. 1 pick." David Stern and Mark Jackson are good friends, and the two often go fishing together, so he is very happy to have his old friend

Found a job.

"Haha, it's really not bad. They have good vision in selecting coaches, but they haven't had much news in the free market this week. I heard that the management team has been in Turkey?"

"Go and find out whether they want Okur or Turk Drew. If it's true, then the young man they want to sign has good immediate combat capabilities."

"Looking at his courage, this is actually a choice between wanting a record or developing rookie draft picks."

…

Former Ottoman Empire.

Istanbul.

The front office, led by Sean Marks and D'Antoni, finally made significant progress in contacting Turkish agents.

This progress was brought about by Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao, who was divided into three groups, took the lead in overfulfilling the task. A phone call from Clifford made the legendary Turkish star have a strong interest in the Knicks.

Their job these days is to convince the No. 1 player in Turkish basketball to be interested in the Knicks and to have hope for the Knicks' future.

As for Turk Drew, many managers have actually talked to him here, and he needs to consider the opinions of each team.

The two parties communicated for a long time.

The reason why Jiang Chao and others want to choose Turkoglu is very simple, and the young marshal also said it.

It makes up for the difficulty of not having an organizer after Duhon left, and also adds height to the forward line, which can be said to be a perfect fit for the Knicks' current deficiencies.

Everyone will weigh interests. His team is considering the market and lineup in New York. The market is definitely a place where the Turks can attract more fans, but the lineup is definitely not as exciting as playing with the Magic Five.

The Magic means a long-term contract extension for the mid-level players. Although you had a great performance last year, you were trained by our system.

After you renew your contract, you will leave room for us to sign Carter and continue our campaign.

In other words, we use human kindness to suppress you. We have trained you from a little person, and you cannot betray us.

Toronto, on the other hand, directly offered a five-year long-term contract with a total amount of 50 million, which means it wanted a pension contract. After this contract, it is almost the end of his career. Taking into account possible injuries and other situations, career

Long-term contracts are indeed a good choice for players.

The Knicks have been arguing that they don't want a long-term contract, but they are willing to pay. Jiang Chao also means the same. Although he wants to directly pay a large price, he will not really lock up space with a maximum salary or anything.

Turkoglu is already 30 years old and has signed a five-year long-term contract. A 2.08-meter small forward like him will definitely become a liability on the team's defensive end as he grows older.

Turk Drew wanted to have a head-to-head conversation with Jiang Chao from the very beginning. In fact, he just wanted to talk about money. If the Knicks had offered him a maximum salary, he would have come a long time ago.

Everyone hates Lewis, and everyone wants to be Lewis.

Jiang Chao was still chatting with Director Lu at the time, so he immediately hung up and signaled Max to hold off.

"When the Magic make their own mistakes, we will mainly compete with the Raptors on price."

Later generations of agents left the Magic and went to the Raptors, so the Magic probably couldn't keep him.

really.

As soon as you delay, things will happen.

If a big market like New York doesn't bid, it's others who will be upset.

The Magic management team is truly amazing.

In order to get Turkoglu to renew his contract, they came up with a trick.

They found well-known media outlets in Orlando to conduct random interviews with fans.

It is to evaluate Turkoglu's performance throughout his career and whether he is worthy of a maximum salary.

The result is obvious, the media that this kind of team goes to are all veteran actors.

These fans all said that Turkoglu is very strong, but it won't work without Howard. He is worth an annual salary of about 10 million.

There are even some bizarre remarks about using the special case of a long-term mid-level contract, signing with the Magic for five years, recruiting Carter this year, and maybe winning five consecutive championships.

"It's just ordinary. You can stay."

"It's no use in the contract year, but it won't work if you leave the contract year."

Being ruthless is still ruthless in a small ball market.

This trick will work for local players or ordinary players, because they just want to get a stable salary. When they are 30 years old, they don't have to go to other teams. They usually renew their contracts with the home team quickly.

But this old trick of magic has hit the wrong target.

In this era when organization forwards are popular, it can be said that fans across Turkey are supporting him as the first Turkish player to land in the NBA.

Coupled with the fact that he spent some time with the Kings, which played gorgeous basketball, his effortless passing and beautiful shooting posture also attracted fans.

The Magic's only advantage is that Stan Van Gundy has Turkoglu's instruction manual.

But after the finals, all the teams knew it.

Van Gundy asked him to use the height of a power forward to play small forward. He is always half a head taller than his opponent, his vision covers the entire half of the court, and there is almost no way to solve the pick-and-roll with one hand.

The most reliable way to score in the finals is to pick and roll between him and Warcraft. You must take one of the two bottles of poison, or the Happy Beast will hit you.

Or accept the sharp Turkish scimitar flying towards you.

Top scorer Diamond Lewis is always lurking on the outside.

In the Eastern Conference, he defeated the 76ers, Celtics, and Cavaliers in a row. The Eastern Conference champions were extremely good. He activated the wild nature of World of Warcraft and allowed Mr. Billion Dollar to play at a level worthy of his worth.

He explained what it means to be a true point forward, one who can match up to the best of the little emperors!

In the finals, he did not fall behind despite being entangled with Ariza and Kobe, and performed steadily.

Such a man, even though he was given a six-year contract by your magic, he still has to renew his five-year contract, right?

Are you still flying this kind of aircraft?

When the news reached Turkoglu's ears, he was very good-tempered and threw away his favorite pizza in front of him.

The Turkish Demon Sword is no longer a Demon Sword??

Nelson, the Magic's starting point guard, has no passing ability. Are you really not afraid that I will leave??

So he directly contacted the Raptors and Knicks.

Sean Marks and Raptors manager Masai Ujiri took advantage.

Ujiri proposed a sign-and-trade deal for 50 million in five years, and then gave him the absolute main position and the core outside line.

Sean Marks:

"Although we in the Knicks don't have superstars, we have a strong youth force. We need you to lead us into the playoffs, and we also need you to recruit Okur."

"Ok, I see."

At this time, his only choices were these two teams.

Make a decision!

This is a reasonable offer!

Noon has arrived!

When Turkoglu was completely disappointed with the Magic, Jiang Chao made a phone call to Turkoglu at the right time.

"As expected of you, NBA Whampoa Military Academy."

Jiang Chao watched the interview with Magic fans on TV and shook his head. It was such a stupid way to force people to sign a contract.

In Jiang Chao's impression, it is always difficult for the Magic to renew contracts with stars.

O'Neal, McGrady, and later Howard, Vucevic and others were all let go by the Magic.

The whole world realizes that it is the core of the Magic's outside line, but only the Magic does not know that they failed to retain the agent in the future and allowed him to fly to the north.

After leaving the fairy tale world of Disney, the Turk also lost his luster. Although magic later found him, it is difficult to reunite the broken mirror.

Two years later, the Magic brought Turkoglu back and traded Carter, the Polish Hammers, Pietrus and a first-round pick from the Suns.

However, at the age of 32, he has no courage for the future.

This is also related to the length of the contract Jiang Chao wants to sign with him. A big perimeter player like him is greatly affected by his age. Once his pace slows down, he will no longer be able to play his original position.

"Hey, Turkish agent, I've heard of you for a long time."

"Hello! Mr.jiang!"

Opposite him, the Xingyue God of War, who looked like Yang Kun and had a mustache, was also waiting for Jiang Chao's call.

Jiang Chao didn't hide anything from him:

"I want to combine the two greatest basketball players from your Star-Moon Kingdom into one team. I'm glad we just have this space. Sean should have already told you about the others."

"Yes, you have poached Clifford. Do you, the Knicks, have any other plans?"

"you mean?"

"The kind that can win the championship." The Turks, who are naturally aggressive, are also very straightforward. You have to give me hope.

"I can't guarantee this season, because you know we have a lot of rookies."

"But next season, we want you to help us eat World of Warcraft together. The cooperation between you and Warcraft will reappear in the holy land of basketball. It's up to you to get the Knicks back to the top."

Jiang Chao is a master of pastry painting. He can finish painting as soon as he starts painting!

As long as you sign a contract, what you do on the field is not entirely up to the coaching staff.

“I have to say, it’s very tempting!”

The guy hung up the phone politely, obviously comparing himself to the Raptors.

Jiang Chao and Sean Marks are not in a hurry to increase their prices. Compared with the Raptors, the Knicks are still confident.

You can talk about the teams in the playoffs grabbing it, but when it comes to Xiaolong, everyone is weighing half a catty and eighty taels. Last season, one was second to last and one was third to last.

Moreover, the Raptors superstars are not good enough. They only have Bosh and O'Neal on the inside, and Puerto Rico, Calderon, and Belinelli on the outside. It sounds like he is very thin and can't defend well...

Ujiri called Jiang Chao to give up. Jiang Chao also suggested this to him when fishing next year:

"You asked us to train rookies. I also suggest you train DeRozan more. His performance is more important than anything else. Don't let the Dragon King run away by then..."

"Then there's no need to talk, just be tough."

Ujiri hasn't understood the meaning yet. Jiang Chao is referring to the fact that Chris Bosh will also be on the free market next season. Ujiri will probably be dumbfounded when he goes to form the Big Three.

Compared to the Raptors.

Jiang Chao's personal reason for liking the Turkish agent is his spirit. The Turkish Zhenkar, who will directly win the silver medal in next year's World Cup, will also become a national hero like Dayao in the Basketball Federation.

His competitive spirit and cool passing skills are exactly what Jiang Chao needs.

You can't get the Argentinian Demon Sword, but you still have to get the Turkish Demon Sword. This is his dream in the lineup, isn't it? To organize the forwards and strengthen the defense, wouldn't he become a player like Dream Green?

3D doesn't take up much space, so the ball sense of several three-point shooters depends on this guy.

The sense of space depends on Okur who can be pulled outside the perimeter and will be recruited next, and can also be pulled outside the three-point line.

Soon, Jiang Chao received a call back from Turkoglu:

"As you said, I will help you recruit Oku."

"Next year you two, Howard the Star and the Moon, do you think you can compete for the championship?"

"You are indeed a lunatic. I prefer to give you Curry the ball, haha."

"New York awaits you."

"I can not wait any more."

After that, Sean Marks went to discuss the signing.

Jiang Chao only made one request, not to make a long-term contract.

In the end, after the Raptors raised the salary to 53 million over five years, Turkoglu chose the Knicks' 2-year, 25.8 million contract, with a player option for the second year.

Anyone with a discerning eye will choose the Knicks contract. Turkoglu is so high-spirited that people always think he can get the maximum salary in his next contract.

This contract is different from others. It is 14 million in the first year, but less in the second year. The meaning is very obvious, it is to provide room for Howard in the second year.

Of course, Jiang Chao, an old man like Jiang Chao, also thinks more, because he actually hopes that Turkoglu will jump out and get a big contract next year.

Because there are several 3Ds in the team, top shooters and with Ibaka in the paint, Turkoglu's assist statistics will be very good. It doesn't matter whether you stay on the team next year or go out to get a big contract. Jiang Chao actually likes it.

That's this year.

This year we still need organizational veterans like him to accompany the rookies to maintain their record.

And if Howard is not traded, Turk Drew can also jump out and find a new contract, but there should be few with an annual salary higher than tens of millions.

Zhenyao Dao is now at his peak and only has an annual salary of 9 million. Turk Drew has already earned a lot of premium because he made it to the finals.

But each gets what he needs. The Knicks want a stable record, and Turkoglu wants money and a future.

He will only be 32 years old two years later. In his opinion, his style of play can definitely earn him another stable contract.

“A pleasure to work with.”

"Let's go and find a fellow countryman your own age."

"Let's go!" Turkoglu, who already has a leadership style, went to Yalova with Sean Marks arm in arm after signing.

It is also the hometown of Oku, another star-moon war god.

…

July 15th.

Knicks history will remember this day.

The youth team, which originally did not have an All-Star player, completed an operation in the free market that was rated SS-level by ESPN.

The Magic and the Knicks signed a swap first, paying 25.8 million in two years, and the Knicks acquired Turkoglu.

Then the Knicks signed Jazz All-Star backup center Memet Okur for $18 million over two years in the free market.

The Knicks welcome two All-Star forwards!!!

The Turkish duo reunited in the Knicks!

The Knicks under the leadership of the new owner have begun a new era!

A certain bird brother cursed:

"Can you fucking show it off!!!"