NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 87: The Star-Moon Gods of War gather! Warcraft, do you want to come too?

With this agent, recruiting the Yao Ming killer of the West is even easier.

"Turkish groups of the same age gather together in New York. This is the charm of basketball. Let's create the legend of the stars and the moon together in this prosperous city!"

Sean Marks is now doing it more and more smoothly, throwing the most tempting things at the Turkish center at once.

Jiang Chao knew the situation of the Jazz, so Okur didn't ask too much because few teams could compete with New York.

The parent team, the Jazz, was defeated 4-1 by the Lakers in the first round last season. The team has five million-dollar players this year. Korver and Okur's contract renewals will definitely result in a mid-level player.

This is something the Jazz need to make a trade-off.

Later, Korver gave in to veteran Okur, and both of them stayed.

The result is that the Jazz's bench is in a mess, and they even only offered undrafted Matthews an annual salary of 400,000... and a two-way contract of 20,000 to 300,000.

But this year, the situation is different when the Knicks join the recruitment. If the small ball market cannot match the contract, it will only be beaten.

And from Jiang Chao's perspective, why did Jazz pretend not to know? In fact, they wanted to thank Jiang Chao.

In the case of core ak47 Kobe Bryant shooting four shots in 90 seconds in the playoffs (just kidding~), what they urgently need is to recruit black and tough young insiders to block the scary inside group in the West.

Therefore, it is not impossible to break up peacefully, as it will be beneficial to both parties.

Coach Sloan and the others are all pretending to be stupid. They must keep him out of favor, but for the future of the team, Okur is no longer suitable for the current Jazz.

But he is very suitable for the Knicks, who are now full of rookies.

The Knicks also have many international players. The agent teaches Italian artillery, and the giant spirit teaches Spanish magic weapon 28 cards.

The reason why he was recruited was not just Jiang Chao's words. Everyone on the team was looking forward to the arrival of this All-Star center.

The scouting report given by Downey Jr. was that Okur won the championship with the iron-barrel Pistons in 2004, becoming the first Turkish player to win the championship. The year before, he replaced the injured Iverson and Nash and entered the All-Star Game.

He can fight hand-to-hand in the penalty area and punish him at the three-point line. He is a very difficult opponent for Rockets fans.

The Turkish giant who fell in love with Dayao is also known as the Rocket Killer in the United States. His growth experience is somewhat similar to Dayao.

When he was young, he was an invincible presence among his peers. He was selected for the national team and won some honors, thus becoming the darling of the country. His parents were both high-level intellectuals who supported his playing.

European basketball also attaches great importance to the basic shooting skills of centers, and space-oriented players such as Sabonis, Driver, and Big Z have emerged.

Okur also regards them as his target, constantly improving his shooting ability from beyond the three-point line, and laying the foundation for entering the NBA in the future.

In the 2001 draft, the Detroit Pistons needed a big man.

Although the NBA at that time was an era that advocated confrontation, big men with long-range shots from outside were not as popular as they are now.

But they still value Okur's strong body and positive enough attitude towards defense.

The Pistons' coach at the time was Carlisle. He allowed the second-round pick to average 19.0 minutes per game and average 6.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, including a 33.9% three-point shooting rate.

The leaders of the Pistons at that time were Billups and Big Ben.

Carlisle's purpose is to rely on Ben's containment in the interior to create open shooting opportunities for Okur. This is one of the reasons why Rasheed Wallace was willing to join later.

In the playoffs, Okur became more composed and took advantage of open shooting opportunities. His three-point shooting percentage once reached 53.8%, and he won the championship early in his career.

Later, he started his Jazz career and his six-year contract ends this year.

In the two seasons of 2006-08, the Jazz met the Rockets in the playoffs and sent them home to fish.

In the 2007 series, Okur even limited the shooting percentage of Yao Ming, the top center at the top, to only 44%.

Yao Ming made 33 turnovers in 7 games, and Okur was a full 15 centimeters shorter than Yao Ming.

In the end, Okur helped the Jazz defeat the Rockets in a tiebreaker to advance to the Western Conference semifinals, and helped the Jazz defeat the Warriors 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals and reach the Western Conference finals.

D'Antoni said of his old rival in the Western Conference: He doesn't have the aura of Arvydas Sabonis, the star flavor of Dirk Nowitzki, and the dominance of Yao Ming in the paint.

But don't forget that he spent the first two seasons of his career with the Detroit Pistons. He inherited the Pistons' iron-blooded defense.

"We need him to supplement the inside strength. He can bring energy."

This man is hated by Chinese fans now, but Jiang Chao will not get criticized for recruiting him, and he is finally no longer in the West!

Jiang Chao had never been injured by him. At that time, those graceful three-pointers shot like needles made the Yao fans feel heartbroken.

Now that he can become one of his own, Jiang Chao's first feeling is that he will no longer have a center opponent who can shoot three-pointers.

This is how Mustache recruited him:

"You just use the anti-aircraft artillery to pull out, and Turkoglu and the two lottery picks are responsible for breaking points. You can open up the offense."

Turkoglu said directly: "You only need to defend and move the three-pointers, and leave the rest to me. We work together inside and outside, and we can achieve great things."

"make a deal!"

Okur, who was recuperating at home due to a groin injury, was not worth that much, but as the starting center in the Western Conference, it was impossible for him to accept the Jazz's mid-level contract, so he was won by the Knicks for 18 million for two years.

It could have been cheaper, but the Jazz's matching contract offer was raised by the Lakers to 17.5 million for two years (I don't have the space, but I like to raise the price).

The Lakers do this kind of pretentious thing in big ball markets all the time.

Okur shed tears when he signed the contract. His feelings for Salt Lake City were too deep. Coach Sloan, Boozer and others all expressed their personal condolences to him, but the management made no move. Only news came from Sean Marks.

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Jazz doesn't match contract, trade successful!

Both contracts have been officially transferred to the league's backup, and the Knicks have two more Star-Moon players with immediate combat capabilities in the new season!

One inside and one outside, 2 meters 082 meters 11. Who said the Knicks have no height?

"Oh my god, I feel like our entire country will be a fan of your Knicks." Turkoglu hugged Okur. These two are the first and second players in the Turkish men's basketball team, and they also have a younger brother Ilya.

Sova, let’s not talk about it then.

Sean Marks follows suit and imitates Jiang Chao’s tone very well:

"you?"

"Oh! Forgot, starting from today, I am a Knicks player!"

"Yes, it's not you, it's us!! Knicks championship!"

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call.

The fax arrived at Knicks headquarters.

Jiang Chao, who hadn't packed his luggage yet, went straight to check the specific salary content.

Max did a very good job and it was in line with his wishes.

Jiang Chao calmly asked Lao Lu to take it to the archives room.

Lao Lu and others were shocked that the boss had almost used up the salary cap this year and would not be able to play next year.

This means that their combat power has indeed risen to a level compared to Harrington and the others, and it also means that the Knicks are really not bad!

High draft picks and two quasi-All-Star players, this is the correct model for the playoffs!

"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of the luxury tax. I'll pay it when it comes." Jiang Chao looked generous, but everyone knew that Jiang Chao would never be able to afford the luxury tax unless he could make a lot of money from his side job next year.

The main reason is that he also knows that the salary cap will skyrocket in recent years, and there is room for both of them.

Okur, like Turkoglu, also has a second-year player option and can jump out to get a big contract, but the Knicks have the right to match the offer to sign him.

It is conceivable that such a veteran center with defense and shooting will definitely be well-fed. With a three-point shooting rate of more than 35% every year, he and Turk Drew will have a super maximum salary after more than ten years.

"Congratulations to the boss for recruiting the two most suitable people in the free market."

Clifford began to be worldly.

Jiang Chao waved his hand. He knew that many people preferred Boozer because Boozer was younger, had better statistics, and was also the target of a contract extension with the Jazz.

If a few more million were spent to sign this peak slingshot player, he could directly become the cornerstone of the Knicks' inside line.

But Jiang Chao knows that he has a shortcoming. He focuses on offense but not on defense. He can defend Yao Ming with a jump shot, but he can't guard against any of Yao's back hits.

The Star-Moon Giant Spirit God is much tougher.

While the assistant coaches were congratulating him, Howard made a phone call after hearing the news.

His temper was finally unbearable.

"You, dismantle my team?"

Jiang Chao spoke calmly:

"What? Do you want to join our team too? Howard."

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