NBA: Starting with $20 billion, buying the Knicks

Chapter 427 Combat Inspection, Warriors and Knicks Trade

"Aren't you here to cheat me? Or do you want to ask for a lot of money?"

Wright hadn't felt this nervous for a long time, so he directly pulled the deputy general manager next to him to answer the phone. There was no way, the Knicks were on the opposite side.

Must be on guard!
That Jiang Chao is a chicken thief.

The Warriors were played by the Knicks in 09 and have never had any contact with the Knicks. This time I want to ask about the price. Thomas just wanted to use the first round of the next year’s offer last week, so I just asked casually. , After all, Thomas Jr.'s contract and potential are all in place.

Today, this Nix suddenly came to the door on his own initiative, and seemed to have contacted his own family. Why does this feel like being caught and plucked again?
Not right!

In fact, not only the Warriors, but other teams in the league are on guard against the Knicks. This is why Brother Li has been unable to find a next home. He is afraid of being tricked by the Knicks. Brother Li is indeed very good, but in case he is replaced The Knicks have become even stronger, so don't you regret it?

In addition, the Knicks are the championship team, and the championship team has suffered a bit from trading since ancient times. Otherwise, if your championship team still takes the lead in trading, no one will play with you.

But the problem is that the Knicks have never suffered a loss since Jiang Chao took over, and now they are "chatting" to another team for the first time after winning the championship, and Wright is a little "flattered".

However, it is impossible to say that the two-way price of 5 million in five years is not exciting.

(Note: For example, on February 2023, 2, the Spurs and Raptors traded on the last day of the trade deadline, and this day happened to be the Spurs' away game against the Raptors. The two sides exchanged players and tossed back and forth to go abroad.)
Inside the box.

"Come on, our boss is here."

"Inside for inside, the data is similar, and they all won the championship with the team (Kwame Brown won the championship with the Lakers a few years ago.)" Wright coughed.

So at the beginning, Harden was not allowed to guard, but George was close to him. After George went down, Clay finally took a breather. Heywood and Beverly came to rotate and post him, and the Knicks seemed to be specially against him before the game. He has studied his position, and abruptly did not let him get out of a three-pointer without the ball.

A few days ago, he received a call from Curry, asking him how he felt when he was beaten.

Otherwise, if we directly say that we want Thompson, the Warriors will definitely ask for a lot of money.

Both Jiang Chao and Max "report good news but not bad news". Anyway, they exaggerate their advantages and hide their shortcomings as much as possible.

作为首发分卫的今年11顺位秀克莱汤普森只拿到11分1助攻0篮板2抢断1盖帽，看起来非常普通。

Can he comfort Curry?

During this time, something happened that made Max and Mustache make up their minds to trade Thomas Jr.

David Lee, who everyone is paying attention to, was arranged by the young coach to partner with Thomas Jr. for 20 minutes+ today, so the statistics are good, 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, but his desire is still not strong, otherwise he is a rebounding monster, playing against the Warriors Team, in the case of playing 28 minutes, let alone grab 10 rebounds.

game day.

The 11th pick in the first round of this year played for half a season and swapped with the last pick in the second round?

Jiang Chao, Sean Marks, Wright, and Lacob simply started the four-party talks.

In fact, it has been negotiating with the Warriors.

That is to say, there is no meaning of trading Thomas Jr. at all. (Brother Li: You can run with me, too)
But Jiang Chao's wish for Max is that Clay Dan can be replaced by Thomas Jr. in the end. It seems that the Knicks are still at a disadvantage. David Lee is also trying to lure the enemy into deeper.

Because Thomas Jr. is not a five-year two-way contract of 5 million yuan, which is a low-cost child labor contract. After he hit 650+ double-double data in the first game, he asked whether he could renew his contract with an annual salary of 30 million yuan in advance.

Look at Jordan Hill, who was selected by the Warriors after Curry, and now you can't see him in the NBA...

But he saw Jiang Chao's sincerity. To be honest, if he hadn't leapfrogged to report, Sean Marks wouldn't want to let go of this "Ginobili"-style Taobao second-round pick. There is still plenty of potential.

So this game is destined to be a successful inspection by both sides, and the blocking and cutting cooperation between Thomas Jr. and David Lee also made the Warriors envious. After that, wouldn't the Warriors take off with a small lineup? ?
Sure enough, before Sean Marks contacted Wright, Wright took the initiative to call before the audience left:
"Max, shall we come and talk in your box?"

Jiang Chao and Sean Marks sat in the box.

Curry returned from injury, but Stevens got an order. He will stage an Oscar night tonight when the record has been firmly secured as the No. in the Eastern Conference.

"In the contract year, go to a weak team and develop well. Maybe we will meet at the top in a few years."

That's fine!

Because the Warriors won, and Thompson's statistics are mediocre, this will make the Warriors' boss Lacob and president Wright in the front row think that Thompson's victory in this game has nothing to do with Thompson. How strong are Les and Jenkins!
If you give them this illusion, there is a high probability that they will be completely hooked.

But how should I put it, this kind of brotherhood is still there, but it’s just a touching memory of not being able to work together at work. There is no way, everyone likes to play with the Knicks.

Jiang Chao also had tears in his eyes sincerely. It was the first time he saw such a cruel situation in his team, it was really too cruel.

There are many such situations in later generations. Sometimes the transaction is to wait for this day. Capitalists are like this, saving some money if they can.

Oh...for the trade of Thomas Jr.

The negotiations with the Warriors are actually almost the same, and both sides are waiting for the Warriors to play against the Knicks at home.

Although the possibility is extremely low, no one is afraid of little Thomas's bang bang bang. He called Li Ge before, but luckily Li Ge scolded him directly:
"A starter who averages 21+7.7 per game is afraid of him?? You haven't reached your upper limit yet!"

Both of them were thinking that you should get the fuck out of here, but on the surface, they put Jiang Chao out and said they wanted to apply.

Jiang Chao, who heard that Thomas Jr. wanted to renew his contract in advance, sneered. Thomas Jr. was prone to inflation and beatings, and he later realized that he was wrong.

Doesn't this directly hit the Warriors management in the face?
And Thompson is not without potential, with his height and defensive body shape here, theoretically speaking, the upper limit is much higher than that of Thomas Jr..

That is, Curry only played for 17 minutes. After the game, the reason of the young coach was naturally to find the feeling when he came back from injury, but in fact, he was injured and stopped for one game. Curry didn't show any sweat, and finally fell behind by 5 points When he was eager to play, he was held back by D'Antoni, and he said the plan in his ear, which made Curry calm down a lot.

As the starting shooting guard, he made 35 of 6 three-pointers and only scored 2 points in 11 minutes of playing, which is really unreasonable.

He was too afraid that he would follow in Brother Li's footsteps.

So it is bound to break up.

"I would like to go to another team, and I would like to thank you very much." David Li cried and hugged Jiang Chao in the business class, and he said this through gritted teeth.

Watching Thomas Jr.'s highlights and edited videos on his mobile phone these days, he couldn't hold back:
"How about this, you add David Lee, give us a champion team member to guarantee the bottom line, and we add Kwame Brown, you may not know it when you are young, but this is the No. 01 pick in ."

Being below the season average is naturally the Knicks' defense, because the young coach and D'Antoni know that this is a battle of inspections between the two sides. The actual combat cannot make Klay Thompson look good when he is playing against the Knicks. The more moderate the better.

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It is impossible for them to say that the young marshal deliberately asked Thomas to swipe the data to fish or something, and they did not say that he wanted to sell it on the shelf, but because of the warrior Wright's talkative David Lee, they have been saying in the early stage that if they can be exchanged David Lee's words are also possible to trade.

Take this victory as a gift to the Warriors.

Therefore, Jiang Chao can be regarded as the most candid statement in history that you can not only change, but I still want to say that Thomas Jr. brings you more surprises than what you see in the Knicks now. Anyway, it means that you are not losing money.

There is no way, Ibaka needs time to improve, and he has stagnated, the survival of the fittest, the Knicks want to stay, but he has to play and play, of course, it may also be for more money in the future.

So the two sides chatted from the coach to the management and directly rose to the boss level.

Because this loss is predictable, Thomas Jr. has been playing for too long, and this is his problem. It’s okay to play a nerve knife, but the offensive efficiency will definitely drop if it is too long. In addition, on the defensive end, others are desperately looking for him. It is normal for the Warriors to score points. , If Curry and Beverly were to rotate, it would be impossible for the Warriors to score almost 100 points in this game.

"Coach D'Antoni, let me ask you in silence, the boss also let Thomas go?"

But in fact, Jiang Chao and Jiang Chao successfully inspected the goods. Thompson defended Harden well. Harden only got 14 points and 10 assists. The scorer defended to 14 points?The double-double is a fig leaf, and Harden will definitely reflect on himself after the game.

Jiang Chao also smiled and said:
"Hurry up, and save them paying the toll again."

Recently, David Lee has been playing more and more sinking. It is not a problem to continue this year with a middle-class contract. Coupled with the aggressiveness of their agent, the Knicks and David Lee had a frank dialogue.

Therefore, the Warriors won't say that they were cheated, and they might directly enter the ranks of the playoffs. Don't underestimate the ability of this small man to score points in the regular season, and his record is also top-notch.

The special plane flew to San Francisco, and the executives called David Lee to talk.

Unless the Warriors really want to gamble that Thomas Jr. will become an All-Star ball-handling core.

This is actually the most perfect way of trading. The players to be traded by both parties will join the opposing team in place after inspection.

Thomas Jr.'s plan to replace Klay Thompson alone is naturally impossible, not that the Warriors coaching staff doesn't want it.

But if the Warriors ask who David Lee can replace, you can say: How about replacing your Thompson? If you think David Lee will lose money, then we will use Thomas Jr. Anyway, our Curry will recover from injury and come back soon. of.

But Brother Li is not an ordinary player, nor is he a veteran. He is a member of the championship lineup or a flexible center. Since he wants to trade himself, there will be many teams who want to make an offer.

This is the first time Sean Marks has heard Jiang Chao say this. According to the situation of the previous transaction with the Knicks, the Knicks usually make a lot of money, and the opponent loses a lot...

The Warriors owner Lacob, whom Jiang Chao called "Nice", is full of interest in Thomas Jr. Recently, who doesn't know about this second-round pick played by the Knicks, so there are various exchanges.

Although he lost, Jiang Chao gave Sean Marks a high-five in the box.

"Well, taking advantage of the time of the press conference now, we can basically confirm it."

"I'm young, but I'm not stupid... One of the champions of the water, I don't need this kind of veteran."

Thomas Jr., who is the most concerned, is a bit out of order today, because the Warriors' perimeter is generally high and fast. He is facing Ellis or Thompson, both of whom are very fast lateral players. Therefore, Thomas Jr. has 18 points and 7 assists 2 steals, but it's okay.

In this game, Jiang Chao rushed to San Francisco to watch the game, also to communicate directly with Lacob. The outside world did not know, but they all knew that after the inspection game between the two sides, the answer was basically given.

Perfect for the Knicks, but also for myself.

Ibaka also knows this situation, but this is not a question of letting go. Sooner or later, he will replace Li Ge in the starting lineup. Even if Okur didn’t leave last year, he will, and he will squeeze Yi Jianlian more and more in the future. Time, this is the growth trend of newcomers, a big improvement every year, and then the veterans are gradually eliminated.

"Well, it is true that the style does not match ours. I admit that I also like his passion and style of play very much."

Because the opponent is also uncomfortable, the opponent is purely Ellis as the big brother, and the later Curry boss Monta Ellis scored 29 points and 7 assists.

Curry was completely relieved. They all knew what happened to Brother Li on the plane yesterday. He didn't know that the management teamed up to deal with Thomas Jr. at the time. He only knew that the boss hadn't talked to him and hadn't taught for a long time.

But it was too slap in the face, and the social response was not good.

"This little Thomas, hehe."

The decision took all his strength on the plane.

"Nonsense... Without the boss nodding, who would dare to make such a deal? Boss Jiang really wants him to leave the Knicks!!! It's not fake! Because Thomas Jr. also touched the boss's back."

But in fact, from Jiang Chao's point of view, whoever takes Thomas Jr. now is making blood money, and he even has a small loss. Later, Thomas Jr. will lead the poor lineup to No. in the Eastern Conference, and the Celtics will be No. in the Eastern Conference. At that time, Angie directly anointed the gods.

With Klay Thompson defending Harden at the last moment, Harden made 3 non-stick three-pointers. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Knicks 96:91, and the 12th in the Western Conference defeated the st in the Eastern Conference.

This time it is bound to let him understand the cruelty of society, and Knicks is not a place where you can do whatever you want.

But what can he say? ? ?

Not to mention that the average NBA life cycle of an average player is 7 years. In the 7 years, a few rookies in the team must appear in the 5 years, and the remaining 2 years of the veteran's basic salary will wander around.

That's why he cried, because he knew that he would leave soon after saying this...

Max: "We have less playing time, and we are all champion centers. There are differences!"

They're high fives because the deal should be fine.

Jiang Chao couldn't help laughing, although he really didn't understand anything in 01, but who doesn't know Kwame Brown, the 01-meter No. The team has nothing to do with it, so why do you need such a rough guy?And he will retire after playing for another 2 years.

But since Lacob added David Lee, it means that he really wants Thomas Jr.

So Jiang Chao said directly:
"Well, with Thomas Jr. and David Lee here, you won't be worse off next year. We'll lose a bit. If you give me another first-round pick in 2012, I'll sign it."

"No problem, don't go back on your word! I'll pay another 200 million in cash!"

(End of this chapter)