NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

When owner Joe Lacob first heard the team's general manager Jerry Krause say that he wanted to trade Pippen, he thought the latter was joking.

Especially after watching Pippen's performance in the first half, Joe Lacob couldn't believe it.

After all, Pippen is in his prime at this time. According to the special nature of the power forward position, the 31-year-old Pippen can at least keep sweating for the Bulls for another two years.

No, just looking at his salary, he can play for the Bulls for another two years!

Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause said:

"Business is business, this cheap [cow horse] is no longer willing to be a cow horse!"

"From Pippen's recent palace coup, he doesn't want to sweat for the Bulls for a moment, unless he gets more money!"

"But you know, boss, the team is under a huge salary cap, and there is no enough salary to raise the salary of the league's strongest second-in-command."

In the 1996-97 season, the salary of all Bulls players reached 58.27 million US dollars, while the Bulls' salary cap was only 26.9 million US dollars.

The annual salary of [Old Rogue] alone is 30 million, which has exceeded the salary cap.

What to do with the excess?

Of course, pay a fine!

Although the salary cap is still within the tolerance of Bulls owner Joe Lacob, no one's money comes from the wind.

Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause found a very accurate entry point to persuade the boss, and added fuel to the fire!

"Back then, Tony Kukoc's matter..."

Speaking of this, Jerry Krause deliberately hesitated to speak, and used the rhetoric he learned from Phil Jackson vividly!

After looking at the boss, he shut up very tactfully.

The boss is a smart man, and some things can be stopped at the right time!

Sure enough, Joe Lacob also remained silent.

Why is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's salary related to Tony Kukoc?

This has to start with international basketball in 1987.

At that time, Tony Kukoc led the Yugoslav Youth Guards to kill all sides in the U19 Basketball World Cup.

In the group stage, the US team, which had players such as [Crooked Mouth God of War] Gary Payton, [Auntie] Larry Johnson, [White Chocolate] Williams, etc., was beaten hard, winning by 15 points.

Tony Kukoc made 11 of 12 three-pointers and scored 37 points!

Then at 3 a.m. on the night of the final against the United States, Tony Kukoc and his teammates sneaked to the city center to play on the trampoline and stayed up all night.

And many players scratched their arm skin (affecting the feel) because of playing on the trampoline.

But it did not affect their victory over the United States again in the final with 86:76!

Since then, Tony Kukoc has led the national basketball team to win the runner-up of the Seoul Olympics, the 1989 European Championships, the Argentina World Championships and other international honors, and defeated the United States again and again in the international arena!

Completely broke the pattern of "US-Soviet hegemony" in the world basketball in the 1980s.

It can be said that if Yugoslavia had not disintegrated, the United States would never have been able to stand out in the international arena!

(Just a joke, the US disintegrated the other country because it wanted to win the basketball game!)

The outstanding core player of the team, Tony Kukoc, naturally attracted the attention of Joe Lacob, the team owner who loves basketball very much and is shrewd and wise.

He specifically asked Jerry Krause to bring this "white magician" who can attack and pass to his team.

In order to achieve the goal of signing Tony Kukoc, Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause temporarily postponed the contract extension with Pippen.

And divided 3.7 million US dollars from the salary space that should be given to Pippen to sign Tony Kukoc.

(So ​​in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the angry Pippen and the petty [Old Rogue] in the Dream Team teamed up to snipe Tony Kukoc, who made 2 of 11 shots and 7 turnovers!

When many media commented that Tony Kukoc would not be able to adapt to the NBA, the old rogue made a fair comment after the game:

"This is unfair to Kukoc. We are 11 Hall of Fame players."

"In the NBA, you won't meet so many masters in a game."

"I think Kukoc can gain a foothold in the NBA. If he plays with me and Pippen in the future, we can take away all the pressure he faces!"

So at that time [Old Rogue] still mainly boasted about himself, but he had to admit that Tony Kukoc was excellent at that time)

Without further ado, the owner Joe Lacob knew that Pippen's salary was used to sign Tony Kukoc.

Although it was thisThe [White Magician] from Yugoslavia is the future replacement for [Old Rogue].

But with the return of [Old Rogue], Tony Kukoc became a substitute again.

But even as a substitute, Tony Kukoc won the honor of the best sixth man in the league with an average of [14+4+4] last season.

You should know that the above data was obtained when Tony Kukoc only played 25 minutes and had less than 10 shots.

If his playing time is increased to 35 minutes or even 40 minutes, and the number of shots becomes 20, will this data become [24+8+8]?

I'm afraid no one dares to guarantee it!

Just like McGrady, who was a substitute for his cousin Carter during the Raptors period, he can get you a [scoring champion] in a minute when he comes to the Magic!

So in the eyes of owner Joe Lacob and general manager Jerry Krause, the future potential of 28-year-old Tony Kukoc is no less than Pippen!

"Put aside the trade for now and wait until the playoffs are over."

"But we have to make sure that the Bulls are still the favorite to win the league championship!"

Boss Joe Lacob looked at No. 33 on the court and finally gave in!

For General Manager Jerry Krause, this is a concession!

Although it seems that the idea of ​​trading Pierre-Emerick Amadeus has been postponed, it is actually a tacit agreement!

It is not easy to maintain the Bulls' championship strength. Just keep the "old rogue"!

If Pierre-Emerick Amadeus is used to exchange for some powerful chips, the Bulls will only become stronger!

"The Bulls will be the strongest next season!"

Jerry Krause said confidently.

On the court, Pierre-Emerick Amadeus, who had no idea that he was about to be traded, was still active on both offense and defense at the beginning of the third quarter.

Seeing that he was still trapped in the double-team state in the third quarter, Hanamichi was a little anxious.

If the first half was just as the Chicago Bulls fanatic said, Hanamichi's passing could not kill the Bulls.

Then at the beginning of the second half, Hanamichi had stopped passing the ball because he could hardly catch the ball!

Rodman was pestering Hanamichi like a madman, and even began to consciously cut off Hanamichi's receiving line with Luke Longley!

Even if Oakley in the interior could seize the opportunity and score a basketball.

But the score difference still did not show a trend of narrowing!