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What Li Tuanjie never expected was that Ballmer appeared in the capital the day after discussing the team's change of ownership with Xia Longwen...

It was still in the private club in the quadrangle that Li Tuanjie met this "taken advantage of" who would become famous in later generations...

Somewhat bald, some stout, and wearing a casual polo shirt, it is impossible to tell that this middle-aged and elderly European and American man is a super wealthy man.

"Li Tuanjie, to tell you the truth, I am your loyal fan. I want to buy a team in a big market. Because of you, I chose the Bucks!" Ballmer said when he saw Li Tuan Tuan immediately held Li Tuan Tuan's hand tightly...

"Thank you for your appreciation, Ballmer..."

"I have absolute confidence that under the leadership of the two of us, the Bucks will become the team with the highest market value in the entire NBA! By the way, I have plans to build an arena in Inglewood, California. When the time comes, we can turn the Bucks into Move to Inglewood! I've already thought of a name, I'll call it the Inglewood Bucks..." As soon as he saw Li Tuanjie, Ballmer enthusiastically told his plan.

Li Tuanjie was speechless. After all, he was a boss-level figure. He could do something like an arena worth hundreds of millions of dollars or even more than a billion dollars as he asked...

However, whether the team will be relocated is Ballmer's business. Li Tuanjie has no control over it, and he doesn't want to. Milwaukee's ball market is indeed a bit too small, so relocation may not be a bad thing.

And where he plays, it doesn't make much difference to Li Tuanjie. Li Tuanjie will naturally not object to moving to California, where the climate is better.

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Ballmer is very excited. He now seems to have found the passion he had when he was young and started a business with Bill Gates...

It is true that sports keep people young. At least Ballmer is excited right now...

"By the way, Li Tuanjie, I have some ideas about the team's future plans..."

"Tell me, I happen to have something I want to talk to you about..."

"Okay, my plan is to try our best to win the championship in the next two years. Counting the Bucks' championship today, we will create a dynasty in Milwaukee. Then, in two years, the stadium in Inglewood should also be built. Okay, then we go to Inglewood and build another dynasty. Haha, the ball market in Inglewood is bigger than Milwaukee. I firmly believe that as long as we build two dynasties in a row, the market value will definitely be higher than that of the Knicks. Not too different from the Lakers!" Ballmer said impassionedly about his future plans...

Li Tuanjie was speechless for a while. What kind of plan is this? Creating two dynasties in a row is not called planning, it is called longing...

"I thought the plan you were talking about was about team lineup construction..." Li Tuanjie said with an awkward smile.

"In terms of lineup construction? Isn't this your strong point... Don't worry, I will leave the team's lineup construction to you. I will never interfere, and you don't have to worry about the team's salary. As long as I can agree to it if it doesn’t exceed the hard salary cap!”

"By the way, look, is it time to change the head coach? Tell me, I can recruit any head coach in the league for you, except for that old boy Popovich..."

Upon hearing this, Li Tuan Tuan shook his head repeatedly. Stotts did a good job. Li Tuan Tuan did not want to find a head coach who likes to point fingers...

Ballmer is an excellent boss, and Li Tuanjie knows this very well. When Ballmer later acquired the Clippers, he communicated with Chris Paul and asked Paul to choose the team's head coach...

But after Paul had so many choices, he actually chose Doc Rivers. I'm afraid this is the decision that Paul regrets the most in his entire career...

"Stotts did a great job, so there is no need to replace him. I just want to discuss with you about the player trade. As you know, it is now August, and the NBA trade door has been opened. We Xiong The deer currently have many powerful players that they cannot use and must take action early..."

"You don't need to tell me about this. Just tell the team's basketball staff what you think. Anyway, as long as it's about the players, you are fully responsible for everything!"

It can be said that Ballmer gave Li Tuanjie great autonomy, and the treatment Li Tuanjie enjoyed was no different from when Xia Longwen was in office.

Li Tuanjie nodded. In this case, the Bucks' deal should be done as early as possible. The Bucks currently have too many chips in their hands, and the transaction will definitely not be completed in one or two days!

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After separating from Ballmer, Li Tuanjie began to think about the team's trading plan!

Throughout the NBA, everyone knows that the Bucks will definitely make countless trade moves in the future. They are all looking forward to it. The Bucks' products must be high-quality. This saying has become popular in the league.

In addition to the fact that the Bucks have recruited seven or eight rookies this season, it is very likely that some players from the Bucks' previous championship lineup will be traded away!

"The transaction with Rondo has been completed. Now let's consider Gortat and Thaddeus Young. Both of them are currently on rookie contracts. The transaction value is very good. They must not be sold at a low price..."

Gortat averaged about 19 minutes per game last season and was able to average a double-double of about 10 points and 9 rebounds per game. Coupled with his status as a rookie, it is not an exaggeration to say that he has the strength of a first-line center.

Big centers, especially young big centers, have extremely high trade value. Many teams can also see that Marc Gasol is not for sale to the Bucks, so they simply set their sights on Gortat!

Anyway, the Bucks selected so many inside players in this season's draft, and the Bucks will probably trade Gortat!

There are currently ten teams that have made offers to Gortat!

Teams such as the Cavaliers, Mavericks, Suns and even the Spurs have all made offers. Players like Gortat who have strong immediate combat ability and take up no salary space are definitely treasures for teams aspiring to win the championship!

Out of consideration for Gortat's future development, Li Tuanjie does not intend to trade Gortat to these powerful teams. These powerful teams themselves do not have any decent bargaining chips. In addition, after Gortat leaves, , 80% of them are still on the bench, which is what Li Tuanjie never wants to see!

In the end, Li Tuanjie chose Gortat's next team among those teams with poor records.

One is the New York Knicks and the other is the Thunder!

The offer from the Thunder almost made Li Tuanjie furious. They actually only offered next year's second-round draft picks plus a rookie that Li Tuanjie had no impression of at all. They wanted to take away super center star Gortat from the Bucks. …

"It's so whimsical! Do you think there are such good things as in the draft?!" Li Tuanjie was speechless.

At the draft, the reason why Li Tuanjie agreed without hesitation to the Thunder's plan to trade Westbrook for Rondo was actually because he wanted Rondo to develop better!

Needless to say, the relationship between Rondo and Li Tuanjie, and joining the Thunder will indeed be of huge benefit to Rondo. Li Tuanjie did not blink an eye, and agreed to the deal with the Thunder even though he knew that he would suffer some losses. !

But now, Lei Ting wants to do something good again, and Li Tuanjie will naturally not agree.

The offer given by the New York Knicks is somewhat sincere...

They are willing to use the team's newcomer Yi Jianlian and a first-round draft pick in exchange for Gortat...

The Knicks trained Yi Jianlian for a whole season, but the results were minimal. Yi Jianlian did not show the potential to match his selection...

Coupled with the issue of age fraud being exposed, the Knicks are quite disappointed with Yi Jianlian, and now they are using him as the main bargaining chip in exchange for Gortat...

The Knicks are playing the compatriot card in this transaction. Yi Jianlian is the compatriot of Bucks boss Li Tuan. Now the Knicks want to trade his compatriot to you, and the transaction price is quite generous. Will you do this deal? !

Although this approach is a bit shameless, maybe in exchange for a super center like Gortat, the Knicks won't care whether it is shameless or not...

Sitting in the largest ball market in the entire league, the record is appallingly poor. The Knicks now have to do everything they can to improve the Knicks' strength and record!

Gortat, on the other hand, was able to produce close to a double-double in less than 20 minutes of playing time with the Bucks. If he were to start in the Knicks, a team lacking a center, he would average 35 minutes per game. No matter how good it is, getting a 15+10 data is simply a piece of cake...

How many centers are there in the entire league who can play 15+10? Howard's regular season data is only 18+13!

But can Howard be exchanged for Yi Jianlian and a first-round pick? Of course it's impossible. Even if the chips are doubled, they certainly won't be able to exchange for beings like Howard!

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After thinking for a moment, Li Tuanjie decided to agree to the offer from the Knicks. This can be regarded as choosing the best among the worst.

This deal is a good thing for Gortat. After arriving in the Knicks, he can get as much playing time as possible.

But after Yi Jianlian came to the Bucks, Li Tuanjie has not yet decided which position he should play and how much playing time he should get!

"We'll talk about it when we get here. It's already overcrowded anyway, and there won't be many Yi Jianlian left!" Li Tuanjie made a decision directly and called Stotts to tell him to notify the team and prepare for the transaction!

The other Thaddeus Young, in Li Tuanjie's view, is similar to Wilson Chandler who was traded away before. They are both players with very good ability but limited potential.

Since the Bucks are currently overcrowded, Li Tuanjie did not look at the offers for players whose trading chips were used!

In the end, Li Tuanjie chose the Washington Wizards for the trade!

The initial offer offered by the Wizards was JaVale McGee plus a first-round pick in exchange for Thaddeus Young...

If the Bucks are currently short of players on the fifteen-man roster, then Li Tuanjie might have agreed to the Wizards' original trade offer...

But where should I put McGee now? You can’t always stay in the Development League, right? In that case, it was purely harmful, so Li Tuanhe directly asked the Wizards to change the trade plan and asked for the Wizards' first-round draft picks in the next two seasons!

Draft picks are a good thing. In Li Tuanjun's view, a first-round pick is equivalent to a strong rookie!