NBA: Starting with $20 billion, buying the Knicks

Chapter 270: Stud Howard, Five-Star Knicks, Assemble! ! ! !
Compared with McGrady and Wallace, the former super giants who are not at their peak.

The whereabouts of Anthony and Howard, two superstars who are at their peak, are what fans are most concerned about.

Fans analyze the salary situation of each team better than the teams. Now the Knicks and the Nets are capable of getting a contract!

To be honest, the Knicks are more anxious, they are eager to pretend.

It was very uncomfortable for them to see the bull pretending.

Last season, Boozer played 78 games for the Jazz, averaging 19.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals.

Statistics have successfully proved that he is stronger than Okur, and after joining the Bulls, all parties are optimistic. Bulls fans are even shouting to dream of returning to the 96s.

because.

Rose is much stronger than the current Paul killer.

Don't look at George and Hayward who vowed to have them in the new season. They really let them fight against the tigers and wolves of the NBA. They still hope that there will be stronger beasts to bring them... It's only the first year, so guilty!

The Magic players were also panicking. They belonged to the two superstars in the team and were about to leave. Carter's team just said that they would not coexist with Warcraft.

Now there are Stoudemire and Anthony, it's okay to have one to match Carter.

Warcraft is completely disappointed with the management. Everyone has discovered this. Recently, the lace news of this kind of Warcraft has come out, and the magic tube will not come out to speak to the meritorious players. It is also really magical.

Every time the Magic arrives at this time, it is as miraculous as performing magic. It stands to reason that a player like Warcraft has to be one person, one city to the end, but there is no such possibility of redemption.

Coupled with the fact that striker Barnes has gone to the enemy team, the Lakers, the hearts of this Warcraft team have been scattered, and the people who broke into the finals the year before last have fallen apart.

And as Melon and Standermeier finally confirmed their next homes at the same time, the three managements of the Wizards, Knicks, and Magic finally came to talk on the bright side!

Melon's worries and Stoudemire's running and bombing knot finally came to an end this summer.

This summer, three of the former No. 2003 picks in 5: James (No. 1), Wade (No. 5), and Bosh (No. 4), gathered in Miami. In addition to proving that friendship is sometimes more attractive than making big money, It also shows that these children have really grown up, and they have realized that it is necessary to become famous as early as possible, and to get together as early as possible.

Otherwise, even if they are as respected as Malone, Barkley, and Ewing, they will eventually carry a lifetime of regret and pain.

Then, Anthony, who is also in Banana Boat Brothers, is naturally anxious.

There were two other top 2003 picks in 5: No. Milicic and No. Anthony.

Milicic gave him the nickname "Human Cigar", so he doesn't have to worry about whether he still has great ambitions, but Anthony can't face the three students of the same grade with peace of mind.

Since Wade, who holds a championship ring, and James, who led the team to the regular season championship for two consecutive seasons, have no patience to wait alone, so why should Anthony have it, not to mention that he is impatient.

Despite Billups taking him to the Western Conference finals last year, although Anthony has played in the playoffs every year in the past 7 years, he has been in the first round for 6 years.

Although he is a favorite "melon" in Denver, the fierce competition in the West and the busy management of the Nuggets have made Anthony gradually lose the wind in the comparison with Zhan and Wei.

Under this background and state of mind, "Anthony seeks a deal" is hardly a rumor.

The clues of this rumor have appeared since James decided to join the Heat, and by mid-August, he had already been fired up.

Perhaps there is a lesson from James being scolded first, but fortunately Anthony has always kept a low profile, and his measures are always vain.

All the current rumors about Anthony's trade are all disclosed by "people close to Anthony" or based on some factual inferences.

Jiang Chao admired this point. Melon's agent team has been doing a good job. Even though Anthony mocked the Knicks' consequences of not wanting him in front of Sean Marks, the news did not spread.

Now there are still rumors in the media that Melon and the Knicks are ambiguous.

There is nothing wrong with this team except that Melon won the championship, and his career arrangement is also good.

And now, Anthony's team has asked the Nuggets to find a deal that satisfies both parties.

The Nuggets will naturally consider it carefully. Their first choice is to persuade Anthony to renew his contract and put a three-year $3 million check on the table early;
If Anthony is determined not to stay, then the Nuggets must operate a deal, because Anthony has the right to jump out of the contract next summer. If he becomes a completely free agent by then, the Nuggets will lose "melon" in vain.

And if the Nuggets choose to trade this season, they may be exchanged for the characters they want or expired contracts.

In fact, the Nuggets executives have not been idle all summer.

The boss's son, coach Carl, who is suffering from illness, and Billups, who was training with Mengjiu, all hoped that Anthony could renew his contract in their own ways.

But these are obviously not enough to impress "melon".

Yes, as Billups said, "Melo never said he was no longer a Nuggets man," but again, Anthony never said he was a Nuggets man.

He didn't consider renewing the contract for a long time, and ran to New York to get married, which seemed to have shown his intentions.

And JR followed to bless it also showed his heart... After all, JR was indeed known as a superstar follower in the early days.

If the breakup is really doomed, then the Denver people should understand Anthony while regretting it.

Look at the comrades that the Nuggets have deployed for "Melon" in the past 7 years-Iverson only belongs to the 76ers at the beginning of this century, Billups is 34 years old, and Martin is more like a "pill jar".

Therefore, although "Melon" has been surly and self-willed, and has been associated with bad habits such as big black sticks and scolding coaches, but for a guy who averaged 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, he has reason to think that he has done his best. But did not get the desired results, and the expected future.

His next club is also a hot topic, which constitutes the biggest hot spot after James' "decision" and before Meng Jiu's expedition.

Especially for Chinese fans, it is said that Anthony is privately interested in the Rockets, and his new club will choose between Houston and New York, and so on.

Anyway, this is the biggest trade rumor in the West. The other top eight teams have basically not changed so much, and it is more about watching the East.

The Nuggets might like the Rockets' immediate strength, or the New Yorkers' cap space, who knows -- it's almost September, and Denver hasn't even settled on a new general manager yet.

Jiang Chao signaled that the team should stop discussing Melon. New York is not only a Knicks team, but also a Nets.

But this summer is quite sad when I think about it. This is a somewhat sad summer.

Seven years later, the children of the 2003 generation have collectively realized that they have passed the age of unrestrained and reckless behavior, and they must become more utilitarian and even unscrupulous for things like victory and rings.

Including Lotto Stoudemire in 02, champion Yao Ming and others, the stars at the beginning of the century have begun to be unable to restrain their desire to win the championship!
I've been depressed for too long, both husband and wife have a seven-year itch, and this group of people happens to have almost seven years, a rookie contract + a star contract.

However, the "Orlando Sports News" report is quite funny in order to keep Warcraft.

In addition to New York, the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets are able to make an offer to the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony.

They directly reported that it was the Nets, and the other two teams were not teams that Anthony would like to join.

There is already another team that is considered to be a happy place for Anthony himself, and that is the Orlando Magic.

The Magic can make an offer for Vince Carter whose contract is about to expire, but it is basically impossible for the Nuggets to accept such an offer.

The ESPN reporter gave a plan that he thinks is feasible. The Magic paid Michael Pietrus, Brandon Bass and Marcin Gortat, and traded Anthony and Renardo Balkman from the Nuggets.

The addition of Anthony and Balkman can make up for the Magic's frontcourt after losing Gortat and Bass, and Gortat and Bass also just left the Magic without enough playing time.

After joining the Nuggets, Pietrus can make up for the Nuggets' loophole in the small forward position.

The Bulls also seemed dissatisfied with only getting Boozer, and they also went to New York to communicate with Anthony after Anthony came to the East.

The Bulls can come up with small forward Luol Deng, young forward James Johnson plus cash compensation.

Those with inside information like the Knicks also learned that in order to make second-hand preparations, the Wizards also contacted the Nuggets. Starting with No. pick John Wall, we can clearly see one thing-the Wizards do not have an excellent lineup and enough bargaining chips, and they do not have the trading chips that the Nuggets need.

In fact, it is almost clear that the Nuggets want Wall to trade Anthony.

In the end, the most rumored news in the circle was a deal with Paul, which was initiated by the Nets, which is only 20 kilometers away from Anthony's hometown.

Because of the addition of the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Jersey Nets have a new plan to pursue Carmelo Anthony.

According to a league insider, after the Trail Blazers joined the deal, they are trying to bring in the New Orleans Hornets to complete a four-way deal with the Nets and Nuggets.

After the trade, the Trail Blazers will get Chris Paul from the Hornets, and the Nets' Devin Harris, Chris Humphries and a Trail Blazers player will be sent to the Hornets.

Denver gets Derrick Favors, Anthony and Andre Miller will land in the Nets.

The trade plan proposed by Portland is extremely beneficial to the Nets and Trail Blazers.

Both New Orleans and Denver plan to keep their superstars, at least for now.Maybe one day the Hornets will decide to send Paul away, and most NBA insiders believe that it is only a matter of time before the Nuggets trade Anthony.

……

Knicks office.

Before Jiang Chao could wait for Howard's call, he waited for Anthony's.

Anthony finally asked Jiang Chao if he wanted him. He still wanted to play for his hometown very much. Harden was also his favorite rookie.

This is full of sincerity, which means that as long as you trade with me, I will do my best to play for you! !

Obviously, he also wanted to do the Heat, Kaizi and other teams with anger.

"We have a sweetheart, I'm sorry Gua Ge."

Jiang Chao was also considered polite, but he hung up directly with a "beep".

And 5 minutes later, a local New Yorker, Xiaosi, also called (when he was young, Xiaosi's mother and family went to the orange orchard to pick oranges, and then sold them to New York)
He also said that he wanted to come to New York, but was also rejected by Jiang Chao.

"We have no shortage of insiders."

Although Stoudemire's statistics are excellent in everything, Jiang Chao always felt that it was Nash who made the bully, otherwise his status would not be so high.

In his previous life, he did come to New York, and everyone saw it... Since then, there has been no little overlord who has reached heaven and earth and smashed Huashan Mountain.

"you sure?"

"I actually advise you not to leave Nash, really."

"Beep beep..."

Jiang Chao frowned, and smiled helplessly: "The current stars, why are they all so angry.

……

Jiang Chao's two phone calls obviously angered Stoudemire and Anthony, two players from New York!

After 2 hours.

The Nets' leading stars Devin Harris and Chris Humphries were traded to the Nuggets in exchange for the top 6 superstars in the league-Carmelo Anthony.

Before the Brooklyn fans reacted.

After another 5 minutes, the Nets directly traded Brock Lopez + Alstom to the Suns in exchange for Steinmeier! !
"Congratulations, Old Downey..."

Jiang Chao couldn't help scolding the Nets and at the same time sent congratulations to Downey. This may be the best deal of his career.

Needless to say, Lopez was more useful later, the main reason is that he can shoot and be patient...

As for the Nets, this has accelerated the process of his demise next year. Although their boss is not the Russian coal boss now, it is better than that.

But that's what Jiang Chao thinks.

Cai Chongxin and other fans who followed the Nets were all shocked, okay? Fate brought Anthony and Stoudemire together in New York in the previous life, but it was Brooklyn.

Just like the reaction of the Knicks fans in the previous life, the current Nets fans also have the same reaction, all stand up!
Cai Chongxin has emo sent a message to Jiang Chao's boss, saying that the Nets will not be able to sell the team after these two transactions. This record will not be bad, right?

"It's definitely not worse than their 12 wins last year, haha, don't worry, do you think Anthony will pass the ball to Stoudemire?"

"That's right, none of them can pass the ball now."

"So just wait for next season with peace of mind."

Jiang Chao, who the Nets gave to Anthony and Stoudemire, didn't pay attention to the big contracts. It should be similar to when they signed the Knicks back then. Moreover, the two directly stated at the press conference that they are the kings of New York. Obviously they have opinions on Jiang Chao. .

Then Jiang Chao doesn't want to be a bird, don't talk about it, see you then!

Then RJ Smith was also brought to the Nets. Anthony's No. follower in active service is still following very closely. No matter what, this Nets is sure to play well.

Offensive kaleidoscope + highlight Jordan + five best ball Huashan brother, no worse than the most fancy Clippers in the West.

"Our goal is to be No. in New York."

"Here I want to ask the Knicks boss, what did you do in the off-season?"

Anthony really looked down on Jiang Chao, since he couldn't recruit anything, so why pretend? ? ?

"What's the hurry, it's never too late for a good show."

The Knicks and Wizards are really dragging each other.

The new coaches of each team have been confirmed, and neither of them has confirmed the lineup yet.

Paul's mentor lost Scott to sign with the Cavaliers.

The Bulls signed Thibodeau, and the wonderful mentorship journey with Rose began.

The Eagles changed their coach to Larry Drew. In fact, they can't find any shortcomings in their lineup, but they are just short of breath.

The Nets also replaced Avery Johnson, which I heard was personally approved by Anthony.

And Paul seems to have a condition after deciding to renew his contract with the Hornets, that is, the head coach Jitian. Two days after Paul's decision, the new coach Monty Williams, who will also be a teacher and friend in the future, took office!
Jiang Chao did not recruit these coaches.

Because he already has the strongest coaching staff, and there are still many coaches who haven't played yet!
……

The free market has run out of fish and few anglers with space.

Warcraft himself could not sit still any longer.

He can't stand another year with the Magic.

When the conversation with Sean Marks collapsed, he called Boss Jiang himself.

"Boss Ginger!!!"

Finally, the Warcraft agent called, and Howard was sitting next to him.

Opposite, sitting Magic's general manager Martins!

The first sentence means do you still remember Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake?

"I'm waiting for your call."

Jiang Chao seemed much calmer, feeling like everything was under his control.

"You! Let me tell you about the current situation." Warcraft personally took the phone and went to have a private chat with Jiang Chao outside the villa.

Now everyone feels that there is a reason for Howard's inability to win the championship. His private life is indiscreet, he has no professionalism and so on.

So it's not that World of Warcraft can't sit still, but that other managements don't like him very much, so the Wizards and Knicks are contacting him.

The options given to him now are not as many as at the beginning of the off-season. There are only 3 choices, either stay with the team or go to those two teams.

Howard basically ruled out the Wizards. The chemical reaction between Wall and Cousins ​​actually shows that he doesn't get along very well with the inside.

Moreover, because the Wizards have eaten too many people, there is not enough space, and the Magic management does not want so many leftovers, and Warcraft also wants to directly maximize the salary.

"I don't necessarily have a maximum salary in the first year here."

For the Knicks, if the Howard team wants a maximum salary and the Knicks counter-offer, they can eat it directly in the first year.

"No problem, I will definitely have a multi-year contract with you."

This involves another issue. Warcraft also wants to sign a long-term contract of 2000 million yuan like James, but many teams just want to give him a salary of million a year. If not, they mean coming back next season.

"Do you want to?"

"Sure, I want to play for you for 5-6 years!"

Howard has thought about his life in the past few days, from the beginning of his career when he was buckled by Kobe's Tomahawk, to what his career will be like in the end.

I thought about it all.

Then he watched more than a dozen videos of the Knicks' games last season, and he found that he still liked the Knicks better, and the happy beast that meditated was the wise beast.

Especially after his agent reminded him that he could join forces with his old enemy Yao Ming next season, he became even more excited.

He likes Curry's three-pointers, Harden's breakthrough shots, his old friend Turk Drew, and assistant coach Clifford's devil training.

I also like Jiang Chao's vigorous action.

In the end, he also figured it out, Jiang Chao had actually offered him an olive branch a long time ago, and now he is waiting for him to take it on his own initiative.

In the future, in the Knicks, it is not bad.

"Okay, will you go all out?"

"Damn, don't question my professionalism!"

"Come to our team, don't think about anything else, and fight for the championship."

"Okay! I'm here to grab the board for Curry, and it doesn't matter if you don't want to score!!"

"Call the general manager Martins, and I'll talk to you."

"Okay, you decide!"

The muscular behemoth returned to the villa and handed it to Martins with sweat on his face.

And Jiang Chao just smiled on the phone.

Just kidding, those who question Howard now are all released by him to mislead other teams. The news that the fans don't deserve the maximum salary is written spontaneously by the fans, and it has nothing to do with him.

Jiang Chao likes the master Huo who has been washed out of all his glory in the later generations, only Jiang Chao still believes that he is worthy of the maximum salary.

Moreover, TMD! 0 This is the only man who can replace James alone. Don't really think that other teams and Howard's agent are stupid!
Jiang Chao originally thought that he would agree the moment Howard called. What he wanted was Master Huo's professional attitude.

Howard wanted to just give Babyface the board, so it can be seen that he has already made up his mind to work hard.

Now that Jiang Chao doesn't make a move, the other teams will have to make a move after they react.

Martins answered the phone, at first with the original request.

At the beginning, he and Sean Marks talked about it and the talk broke down. They just wanted to change Yao Ming, so they signed first and then changed Howard.

But Max naturally knew what kind of existence Dayao was in Jiang Chao's heart, so he refused decisively.

Jiang Chao smiled and said that you are because of Van Gundy, otherwise who wants a top-salary player with a big injury risk?
If you smash it in your hand, you won't be able to shake it off at that time, plus the skin color problem, if you really trade YAO, you will be scolded to death by some fans.

The only possibility is that Van Gundy, YAO's mentor, wanted Da Fan to play the center forward system.

"Isn't the Wizards asking a lower price over there?"

"Javier McGee + Nick Young, is it okay?" Magic general manager Martins said proudly.

"A player who doesn't use his brain and a player who doesn't pass, will your Magic record drop to the bottom all of a sudden?"

"you!!!"

"Let me be honest, if Howard doesn't save face for your home team and directly jumps out of the contract, is it okay for me to sign naked? At this stage, we are the only ones with the most space."

Everyone who was driving outside was stunned for a moment, and then their scalps went numb!

I rely on!

No wonder the Knicks waited until now.

Think carefully!

Indeed, if Howard jumps out of the contract from the beginning, among other things, the garbage team Nets will definitely sign with the highest price in seconds!
And now the Nets have been squeezed to the luxury tax, and the Wizards are 200 million short of the Knicks.

Instead, the Knicks have become the biggest dark horse in the market!
As long as Howard doesn't miss his old love, the Knicks are safe! !

Happy Beast looked at each other directly with the management of the magic, ahem, it's so embarrassing~~ If you turn your face and deny people now, don't you need to talk about magic?
Max and Mustache looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Chao is too smart, but it really made him survive until now!
But generally, those who have stayed in the team for five or six years will leave something for the home team. Superstars such as Anthony and James have done this, otherwise it will be really difficult in terms of public opinion and morality.

The rationality of player options is reflected. On the one hand, players have better opportunities to choose their careers. On the other hand, the home team will not suffer too much. of.

It's just that Jiang Chao mentioned it now, and the magic management's roaming space plummeted instantly!

Now Jiang Chao smiled and said:

"However, I won't treat you badly. How about it? Quentin Richardson, the big Q, is much more reliable than the Wizards. Although he is a veteran, he is only 30 now. You can operate it next year. He can assist anyone. It's not bad, at least it's the three-pointer, isn't it?"

Big Q's contract for next season is 800 million. If this is the deal, the Knicks will be more comfortable.

"No compensation?" Martins gritted his teeth. He actually liked Big Q better than YAO. After all, how could YAO lead the team better than Howard?
In fact, he almost wants to show off!

Now is to make the boss happy, which requires cash compensation!

"Five million cash compensation, this must be indispensable."

Jiang Chao is really ruthless, and he doesn't save money at all when it comes to spending money!
Martins picked up the phone: "I'm going to ask the boss now."

Howard and his agent, including other people in the villa, rubbed their hands excitedly. They didn't expect that after talking about the deal for so many days, it would be better than a few words from Jiang Chao on the other side of the phone.

Sean Marks and Mustache whispered in their ears:

"Sure enough, it's still a big Q, eh."

"Yeah, David Lee is the only player left in Dolan's era."

"David Lee is okay, Big Q is a small forward, and there is no room for him."

"Yes, last year's data dropped overall, but it's a good choice to give the magic to the small forward who has no one."

"Yes, there is a chance to let the 30-year-old veteran shine again. Success is beneficial to both parties."

In fact, Jiang Chao was also betting. He didn't deliberately play a big Q. If the other party called David Lee at this time, he would bite his teeth and make a big Q.

It's just that he bet on the Magic for a big Q.

The big Q in the previous life was traded to the Magic by the Knicks in the 11 and 12 seasons to strengthen the Magic's outside line. At that time, the efficiency of the game was not bad, so that the Magic has not been left behind.

So Jiang Chao guessed that the Magic management should like this passionate player.

The owner of the Magic is already dancing. Who would not like him after watching Big Q play in 05? ?

Outside heavy artillery!The three-point shot is decisive, the breakthrough is good, and the footwork is flexible.Can run and shoot, the only thing that is not good enough is that he has no ability to attack with the ball.

As a small forward of less than 2 meters, he has excellent defense and active rebounding. He has always performed well in rebounding.

Jiang Chao has always felt that he is the Tucker of the modern era. He is very passionate on the court, and he can punch a set of goals when he scores a goal, but he hits himself on the head.

This is why his 800 million average in the Knicks is only single digits, but Jiang Chao has not moved him.

And now, there is no way.

For Howard, it is impossible not to cut some meat.

He also wants to take 2000 million in cash compensation directly, but the league stipulates that the compensation is capped at 500 million, and it is true that the small forward position is too crowded.

"agree."

Martins didn't hesitate much, and was even a little afraid of Jiang Chao's repentance, so he directly agreed.

The 500 million cash compensation is the boss's favorite thing. With this cash flow, he can invest in other industries! ! !

Howard plunged straight into the pool! !

Happy Beast is happy again! ! !
happy!

The next step is for the two parties to discuss specific matters, and Jiang Chao listened quietly on the other end of the phone.

Under the bargaining of Sean Marks, the Knicks and Howard signed a two-way decreasing contract, that is, the annual salary in the first year and the last year is a little lower, and the middle three years are a little higher.

2120 million annual salary contract in the first year, 5 million maximum salary contract in 1.08 years.

After signing first and then changing, the three parties won a win-win situation, and the Knicks won the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle.

The Magic got money and a veteran with positive assets.

Howard can finally reunite with the agent and Clifford's old friends, and will start a new five-year journey with the new team.

In the last year of the five years here, I originally wanted a player option, but Jiang Chao directly rejected it. He knows how serious the professionalism of Sparks will be in the next few years. Although the contract is still 2000 million in the end, staying in the Knicks will not be negative equity. That's it!

In the future, he will rely on him inside, no problem!
In the words, Jiang Chao also knew that the Wizards' asking price is 6 million in 1.2 years, which is naturally unattractive compared with the Knicks. The New York team is richer than the capital team, who else! !

"Howard, come here, sign!"

The World of Warcraft agent shouted sparks from the swimming pool, and he agreed directly after seeing the amount.

Because! !
LeBron James is only $6 million in 1.1 years! !

He is almost 1 million in five years! !
Not only hugged Jiang Chao's boss' thigh, but also held more money than James!

"You like cuddling, don't you?? I'll do cuddling this year!!"

Laugh at the scene.

Howard was as happy as a 16-year-old.

With the signing of the Magic and Knicks management, the deal is officially concluded!
Jiang Chao's Stud ended in just half an hour!

Although the wait was long, the result was fast! !
Jiang Chao happily kissed the female secretary Liu Yan after receiving the copy and fax:
"Sister, our season is really going to take off!!!"

Curry + Harden + George + Yao Ming + Howard!
The Knicks are all starting at the All-Star starting level, and there are even a few vote winners and MVPs! ! !

Who else! ! ! !

Five-star Knicks! !

All staff assemble! ! ! !
"Talk about Coach D'Antoni, your one-year probationary period is up, do you still want to leave now?" Jiang Chao joked while looking at the contract.

The mustache was laughing happily over there, like an old man chatting with teenagers, stroking the mustache and saying:

"I'm not leaving, old man!! I like this lineup!!!"