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Here Jiang Chao actually has no idea of ​​giving Timberwolves an idea.

It's funny, and it's just sour when you keep saying that you've been taken advantage of.

Last year's 8-for-6 operation was fine for both sides, and even the Knicks suffered a small loss.

The Timberwolves also got Duhon because of this. Everyone was complaining about the Knicks at the time. Now that Curry played it, they began to say that the Knicks pitted the Timberwolves at the No. 6 pick. Do you really think the Internet has no memory?
This time, he was found by himself, which means that the Timberwolves needed him.

That's why he won't make fun of himself, and it's not that he wants something from the Wolves, it's none of my business who they choose, anyway, everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy.

Huanxi must be happy, and he was worried about how to use the No. 3 lottery, so a set of solutions was delivered directly to him.

Because only he knows.

Getting the No. 3 pick by myself is a bit too much.

It's even a bit wasteful.

A super draft, after all, George doesn't have so many high-ranking teams wanting him.

This is just right, it is very likely that George + Haishuai will have a double harvest, or the second-round pick will not need to be bought with money. The second-round pick that was originally intended to be given to Jiangsu Jiangnan Iron and Steel was bought with money.

This saves trouble, and this No. 3 pick is considered to be the best use of everything.

……

The NBA official website updates new trends in the free market:
"The Timberwolves traded with the Knicks, the Timberwolves exchanged the No. 5 pick + No. 17 pick for the Knicks No. 3 pick + Tim Thomas"

ESPN updates free agency news:

"Knicks free market first shot!Veteran Tim Thomas was traded! No. 3 lottery is voluntarily rejected! "

After the two parties signed by fax, the news came out soon, and they didn't know what kind of plane the Knicks were going to make.

David Stern even called to insinuate:
"Don't you guys want the higher the draft pick, the better? Don't you want the No. 3 pick?"

"Two are fine."

It's not easy for Sean Marks to say much. In fact, it seems that this year's draft is very hot, but the owner's appearance is not as exciting as last year's.

The fact is also true. Many industry insiders are very optimistic about the rookies this year. In the eyes of Jiang Chao, it is just a cloud of the past.

Chaoshen Forum, Reddit, Chaochao Moments, Weibo have reposted.

The fans started the Tucao mode:

"What's the situation? Last year, the boss wanted a high pick, but he doesn't want it this year?"

"Return favor???"

"Hahahaha, I saw this trick last year. Last year, the Knicks traded players + draft picks for higher ones, but this time they traded for two lower ones."

"Veteran Tim Thomas still has oil."

"It is estimated that the Timberwolves want a particularly good rookie."

"It won't be Cousins. I think their boss likes Cousins' character very much, saying that he may become the next generation of wolf kings."

"Love: I should be in bed?? Meow meow?"

"The Knicks' operation this time is very mediocre. This year's draft is quite awesome, and there are senior talents in any position."

"Yes, this year is a rare year where there are talents at every position, so the first few picks are very sought-after, and every team can select players that are lacking in the team."

"The Timberwolves probably want Wesley Johnson, it's impossible to want Cousins."

"I don't know if Wall will fall."

"If Wall falls, the Nets must choose. This is a man comparable to Rose!"

"5+17? Why do the Knicks want these two picks?? There are not too many rookies."

"Isn't this the expulsion of a veteran!"

Here Tim Thomas has been frightened for a year, and finally waited until this moment. When this moment really came, he was not particularly sentimental, but took the initiative to run to Jiang Chao's office to hug him.

"The Timberwolves may give you more opportunities. We Knicks, you can't play much time. It's not good to delay the afterglow of your contract year." Jiang Chao is telling the truth. The Knicks have no room for Tim Thomas. Tim Thomas himself Should be clearest.

"Okay, you guys work hard next season!"

"Baibai~" Jiang Chao gave him a set of Chaoshen sports equipment as a gift.

And Liu Yan and others in the office also saw Jiang Chao's changes within a year. Now that breaking up with the players is no longer a player cursing and blocking the door, everyone is basically amicable. This is also Jiang Chao's performance of convincing the crowd.

……

Indiana.

Bird Bird, who was watching the rookies in the joint trial training, suddenly received a call from the boss:
"The Knicks traded for the No. 17 pick!"

"Um????"

Bird is now very sensitive to the No. 17 pick. For the past ten days, he has been using his relationship to check the players that the Timberwolves want to choose for the No. 17 pick.

Because the first-round pick in their hands is the Knicks' No. 18 pick!

Then he also saw the news that the management sent him.

I Cao? ? ?

"You stab me in the back????"

Brother Bird was immediately angry. Does this mean that he played the walker in the applause?
Uncle Psy was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

After scolding the junior Sean Marks, he asked Jiang Chao to call him by name.

"What are you doing? What do you mean??"

This is also for all Pacers fans.

You have already won the bet, is the 17th pick the player who wants to kill me or what?

You must know that the outside world does not know whether the Timberwolves want to trade with the Knicks or the Knicks took the initiative. Isn't this disgusting from the Pacers' perspective?
Jiang Chao: "Don't worry, I won't rob you. I promise to give you advice and I won't talk nonsense. You just sit still and try out casually. I will give you the best advice on the day of the draft, or I will tell you now I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it."

"No, how do you explain this today?"

Jiang Chao snorted speechlessly:
"Is there any explanation, Sampson took the initiative to contact us, and they happened to only have the 17th pick."

"Okay, let me tell you, if you dare to lie to me and choose my players, even if I come back in place, I won't make you Knicks feel better."

"Fuck... Then I really look forward to your comeback, or I can really choose the player you want." Jiang Chao smiled directly, not afraid of any threats at all.

Forcing the king to come back, can't this be full of attention?

King Wang almost broke the defense angrily, looked at the two defenders on the field and said:
"Let me tell you, I want to choose Eric Bledsoe and Bradley, don't move these two!"

"Okay, okay, see you at the draft."

Jiang Chao hangs up the phone after exchanging some pleasantries. The king's vision is really good. These two are two of the rare guards who played in the 10th season. One is blood cloth, James on the guard line.

One is a super defensive player, the kind that defends at the T0 level. If the Pacers really choose one of these two, it would be pretty good.

But if that's all, it will definitely not bring qualitative changes to the Pacers, because whether it is Bledsoe or Bradley, the fate behind is quite outrageous, and winning the championship is always one step behind me.

If you really want to give advice to the Pacers, Jiang Chao will definitely give that kind of final advice, and the role of Big Bird Bird, an insider mentor, must also be played.

……

With the network for the Knicks' first action, there is a lot of discussion.

The Knicks' internal players and rookies in the joint trial training are also talking about it, including Bledsoe and Cole Aldridge, all thinking that the Knicks choose themselves.

Hayward and his team are also extremely nervous. The Knicks management has not given them an accurate answer. They love and hate the Knicks like licking a dog, but there is no way. It's just the head coach, he can only comfort Hayward to believe in the process.

Copy Jiang Chao's chicken soup and finish.

While the Knicks players were guessing about the rookies, they had already started to gather for training. As a big mouth, Harden also revealed early that he had received Jiang Chao's true 5 strokes.

And he also knew that Jiang Chao's 5th pick should be given to George, after all, he taught George 3 tricks.

"What, for George?"

"I have a request. I didn't expect that Paul George has been practicing in various gymnasiums in New York recently."

Curry: "I met it last time, and he hasn't played with us yet."

"The Kansas Five Tigers are too fierce this year." Ibaka is very optimistic about Cousins, because Cousins ​​dunked Ibaka twice in a training game. He was very impressed with this player and was very strong.

"Sure, Wall's speed, I think it can match Rose, will he become the next Rose?"

"Will the Wizards rise like a bull?"

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. We train hard. If we want to win the championship, we must be worthy of any team."

The big names in the free market are also talking about it, and they are all watching the drafts of each team. If they choose a rookie in their position, they will have to weigh whether to talk to this team.

Warcraft's agent said directly: "If they choose a forward, we won't consider it?"

Celtics general manager Ainge:
"What kind of plane is this Knicks, I can't understand it at all?"

……

When the outside world was guessing, Jiang Chao was already chatting with the Jazz.

The chatting process was also very smooth.

Because Jazz head coach Sloan took the initiative to chat with Jiang Chao, the implication was that they were going to give up Boozer. There was no YAO in the West, and Boozer's defense was too much.

Then they need to recall veteran Okur.

"I won't give it to you guys." Jiang Chao thought to himself that even if Deron comes to change me, I won't change it. AK47 is fine, but obviously the Jazz won't let Kirilenko leave.

"That's not what it means..."

The old man Sloan finally made Jiang Chao understand what they meant by insinuating.

The Knicks signed 1+1 contracts with Okur and Turkoglu, two Turkish players. There is a high probability that the two will not leave the Knicks this year.

Sloan also made a phone call from Okur, and he will not jump out of the contract next season and will continue to play against the Knicks.

But what about next season?
What Sloan means is that you don't renew the contract with Okur in advance, let him enter the free market at the end of next season, and the Jazz will sign him.

If Okur is a free agent, he will definitely choose the Jazz first. After so many years of affection, the Knicks don't have so much room.

"Oh, I see what you mean."

Jiang Chao didn't expect Okur to be so loved by Sloan, but indeed, Okur's defense is much better than Boozer's, and his shooting posture and accuracy are also very stable in key rounds.

As for Boozer, it seems that he will go to the Bulls this offseason. It is normal for the Jazz to let Okur retire for a year after the downhill.

Not counting retirement, Okur's shooting percentage in the Knicks is a career high, and it is understandable for Okur to bring an inside line when the Jazz rookie is not very good.

As for whether the Knicks need Okur in the next year?If it is cheap, it will naturally be needed. At that time, it will be enough to compete with the Jazz. Renewing the contract for many years in advance will actually not be given.

(PS: Renewing the contract in advance means that the team gives priority to renewing the multi-year contract in advance during the period when the player is on the team. Generally, this kind of contract has a lot of money and a long period of time. It belongs to the emotional and financial guarantee of excellent players and the home team, so that other teams can only do nothing. with.)
This kind of contract is generally something that player agents and team management will discuss throughout the season, and the core players that can be signed are basically.

Otherwise, most of them renew their contracts at a low price after testing the waters after free agency and finding that the market price is lower.

So the Jazz are afraid that the Knicks will renew Okur's contract for another four or five years if they get excited, and it will be difficult to directly provide Okur with retirement until he retires.

After all, this lunatic boss likes to give long-term contracts. If he really does, the Jazz management will regret it to death.

Last year, it was impossible to keep Okur because of the salary explosion. This year, if Boozer and the others choose to let go, the space for next season will be much better. What about the mother team?
Jiang Chao also understood this feeling, but his tone was calm.

If you want to make a request from him, what can you do if you don't leave something behind.

As he spoke, he looked at the Jazz's pick this year.

After reading it, he directly said to Jazz:

"How about this, I will replace you with the No. 5 pick and the No. 8 pick and the 12th pick in the second round. The only requirement is that you don't choose Gordon Hayward, is that okay?"

Sloan was stunned for a moment, and asked the general manager next to him to come over and talk with him.

He originally wanted to talk to Jiang Chao as a senior, an old coach.

But I didn't expect Jiang Chao to discuss with Jazz?

This sudden coquettish flashed old Sloan's waist!

General Manager Zanick nodded again and again:

"No problem, Wesley Johnson must be robbed at the fifth pick! Isn't Hayward your rookie by default? No team will choose him."

Zanick was also pleasantly surprised. He exchanged glances with Sloan and thought to himself, what the hell is this Knicks, and they don't want the No. 5 pick? ?
Last year they chose Curry with the No. 6 pick. Don't they want to create another miracle this year? ? ?

And their No. 12 pick in the second round doesn't matter. This year's second-round pick is not ordinary, and it's great to be able to raise three picks.

It looks like even the Knicks are at a disadvantage.

In other words, the Timberwolves are at a disadvantage. The Timberwolves only changed to the No. 2 pick after 3 first rounds.

Oh?
Here Jiang Chao is even more reassured. From Zanick's tone, Jiang Chao senses that other teams don't seem to particularly want Hayward?

This may have something to do with Butler University's stop in the quarterfinals this year, or the teacher-student relationship between Stevens and Hayward, or the Knicks' pick? ?Doesn't seem to want to grab it?

In his previous life, Hayward started his career by being selected by the Jazz with the eighth overall pick, so Jiang Chao was actually quite afraid that the Jazz would cut him off, but there was no way to stop him.

Regarding Hayward, Jiang Chao's attitude has always been that if you can have it, you can do it, and if you can't, let it go. We will find a way in the future. The forwards in the team are enough now, and there are 3 Georges who must be selected.

But now that the Jazz are given the No. 5 pick, it is impossible for them to choose Haishuai, but just to be on the safe side, Jiang Chao also repeated that you can't choose Hayward.

This trick looks silly, and it makes your opponent laugh at you for wasting the No. 8 pick on Hayward, but it actually has the meaning of deceiving the world. You must know that Jiang Chao now has more than the No. pick in the first round! !

"It's a deal. Don't renew Okur's contract early after the end of next year. We hope he will stay with the Jazz in the last few years of his career." Zanick is satisfied with the deal. The fifth pick is a better choice. I have the player I want!

"Gentlemen's agreement, don't worry."

Jiang Chao signed another draft pick deal amid Sean Marks' dumbfounded expression.

It also made the NBA stupid.

"The Knicks have gone crazy again recently?"

"Crazy Boss Reappears!"

"Send it!" Under David Stern's signal, the league's official website updated the draft pick news again.

"The Knicks and the Jazz made a deal: The No. 5 pick was exchanged for the Jazz's No. 8 pick and the 12th pick in the second round. "

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

In the past two days, the Knicks' trade of draft picks has made the management and fans of each team unable to understand.

Knicks Forum:
"Boss Jiang wants to be hacked by us again?"

"Let's say goodbye to Fak Jiang! Feel like we're going to do something big this year?"

"There is no future trade, we want Wesley Johnson!"

"Sun Daily":
"Change the first-round pick again, Jiang Chao is crazy again! ! "

Hometown fans:

"What are you going to do!!"

Mr. Yang from the Chaoshen Forum sent a message:
“自此，尼克斯拥有今年首轮8、17号签、次轮2、12、18号签！！”

"Damn?? Is the boss going to pick 5 more players this year?? Really?"

"Then forget about disbanding the team. All 10 players are first-year and second-year students?"

"The boss is playing with snake skin? I can't understand the exchange."

"Yeah, who does Jiang Chao want to choose??"

"5 lots, this scene seems familiar!"

"Don't! It would be too difficult to pick five more rookies this year."

"It's okay to choose, don't give contracts to the second round... learn from the Spurs and put them in Europe for training."

"I think so too. The Knicks don't have much time to train players next season."

Even Turk Drew was alarmed, he is going to implement the contract renewal next season, the boss means to fire all the veterans?
David Lee called D'Antoni directly:
"Ask the boss, is this going to be rebuilt?? Didn't you say you want to compete for the championship?"

Mustache's expression is exactly the same as in last year's draft, but he can only reply to the players by coaxing:

"Don't worry, maybe the boss will concentrate on draft picks and replace weak teams with superstars."

david lee:
"You mean??? Bosh??"

Mustache clapped his hands, it was really possible:

"possible!"

Using draft picks + players and the Raptors to sign first and then trade for Bosh will allow the Raptors to complete the reconstruction faster, which is also something the media speculates.

But how could Ujiri trade with the Knicks? He would rather let Bosh go to the free market to compete, and he would not give any benefits to the team that competed with Turk Drew.

The New York Times officially wrote a post questioning:

"What do you want so many first rounds for?" ?Can you get the No. lottery in a package? ? "

The editor's comment was very mocking: "The pick is exchanged to enhance the sense of presence? You don't want to pick Hayward at the 8th pick?? That's too wasteful!"

"It's a bit like a clown's operation, jumping up and down."

Big Bird Byrd is also crazy, so what's going on? ?He no longer wants to call Jiang Chao:

"This fucking is a lunatic! Crazy!!!"

Jeremy Lin, who was far away at Harvard, his eyes lit up after seeing one more in the second round:
"No, this pick is to choose me, right???"

For a while, everyone was guessing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the crazy boss.

"Boss Tianchao likes to make troubles. For the sake of the fourth place in the Eastern Conference this year, let's not spray it!" All the fans of the Knicks felt constipated, because their Knicks' operations were so weird.

Forget about last year, the reconstruction would have required major changes.

What the hell is this year! !Rookies can't compete for the championship!
……

Just as everyone is looking forward to the next operation of the Knicks.

The Knicks waited quietly until the day of the draft...

Without making any trades or exchanging draft picks for superstars, we really made it to the day of the draft!
Yang Chaoyue exclaimed in Jiang Chao's office that there are many men in suits downstairs:
"Brother Jiang Chao, many of these people have met during the lottery!"

"Sure, thank you for drawing a good lottery for me, and reward me with a pinch." Jiang Chao pinched Yang Chaoyue's chubby face, and Yang Chaoyue knelt on Jiang Chao's knee to straighten his brother's tie:
"Hey~ let's go, come on!!"

"Okay, thank you, sister Chaoyue." Jiang Chao pinched again, and Chaoyue couldn't help but tapped his forehead, his face was flushed red.

"Minors are not allowed to kiss."

Here, Sean Marks also came to call Jiang Chao to go downstairs to participate in the draft.

This year, like last year, David Stern is scheduled to be held at the Madison Square Garden Arena, and a bunch of people are already seated in the small green room below.

"Okay, here we come."

Still wearing a blue suit and black leather shoes, Jiang Chao walked loudly and walked to the same Knicks management position as last year in full view of everyone.

"It's so handsome." The boss of the Bucks praised him.

"This boss is handsome again..."

"The Knicks are indeed a traffic brigade, and the boss himself is too attractive." There are also female managers who can't take their eyes off it.

The next table is still Thunder management.

Mr. Pu greeted Jiang Chao with regret and tentative intent:

"Boss Jiang, long time no see, why don't you trade with us this year?"

Jiang Chao responded with a smile:

"You guys are already looking to win the championship, don't you need to trade?"

"Hahahahaha~ I just like Boss Jiang's straightforward character."

……