Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 289 Twenty Million, to Buy You a Summer Vacation

A fleeting look of frustration crossed Hamon's face as he ran to retrieve the ball and said, "Let's continue."

She has a good fighting spirit and is a girl who doesn't give up easily.

To observe her technical skills, Tang Sen didn't hold back much.

So Hammon's next few shots were either interfered with or blocked, and he didn't score a single one.

Very normal.

No matter how professional Harmon is, she is still a woman; no matter how much Tang Sen can't play in the NBA, she is still a world-class trainer.

Just then, Leiden and Dolan appeared, sauntering in.

When he saw Tangsen and Hammon playing ball, with others watching, Leiden was taken aback for a moment.

Is Tang Sen itching to play? He even played with a female player.

"Let's do this for now."

Tang Sen saw Dolan and gestured for him to stop.

Dolan contacted me yesterday, saying he wanted to see me today to discuss something.

Hamon stopped, panting heavily.

Tang Sen gave her a thumbs up: "You're good, very good. We'll talk about it later."

As he spoke, he approached Dolan.

Adubatu also came over and greeted the big boss.

Dolan nodded slightly in response, then pulled Tang Sen away.

He wasn't very interested in the women's basketball team he owned.

Hamon was left completely bewildered, having no idea why Tang Sen had suddenly dragged him into playing ball.

When Witherspoon pulled her aside to talk, Harmon learned that Townsend might be able to train them.

“Becky, I know your potential. This is a tremendous opportunity for you.”

Witherspoon put his arm around Harmon's shoulder: "That's Don, the best trainer in the world. Just think of how many top stars train with him."

Hamon nodded blankly, staring in the direction Tang Sen had left, somewhat lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Tang Sen brought Dolan to his office.

Leiden sat down as well.

Dolan looked at him, giving him a look that said, "Why are you still sitting down?"

Leiden was taken aback, then awkwardly got up and left.

After he left, Dolan said, "Don, I know the Alliance wants to implement some kind of 'one person, one city' plan, which is good."

He's the team owner and a member of the NBA Board of Governors, so of course he knew Stern was planning a one-man-one-city strategy.

Tang Sen nodded, "So?"

Dolan sat up straight and said, "Don, I understand the situation."

The rookie plan is off the table. There's simply not enough time, and Tang Sen doesn't want to do it either, so it's definitely not going to happen this year.

Only the "one person, one city" plan remains.

He knew that Tangsen planned to leave the Knicks and become a vice president in the league.

"Tang, this is your choice, and I can't stop you. But if possible, I hope you can stay with the Knicks for one more season. Just one more season, and I think we can definitely win the championship next year."

Dolan pleaded.

This year we almost missed it, but with another season of hard training, we'll definitely be able to do it next year.

Tang Sen nodded and said, "James, I won't leave until the Knicks win the championship."

This can be considered a promise to Dolan.

Dolan's eyes lit up with delight.

He knew Tang Sen was preparing to start a company, and he was afraid that Tang Sen would leave once summer was over.

The Knicks really need Townsend to win the championship these days.

In high spirits, Dolan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp and said, "Don, besides that, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Could you postpone David's plan this summer?"

Tang Sen was taken aback and asked him what he meant.

Even without Stern's so-called "one man, one city" plan, he still needs to find clients and open his own million-dollar training camp during the offseason.

I also have my own team, and I have to support them.

Not to mention that this is also an important source of income for him.

Dolan quickly added, "What I mean is, in the summer, you should take a break for yourself, or continue training our players. I know the league is going to cancel that so-called training clause soon."

Last year, the league introduced the so-called Townsend Clause, but this year, in order to pave the way for the "one player, one city" plan, it will definitely be canceled.

During the offseason, teams can then pay Tang Sen to train their players.

“I know you will lose a lot of income, so I am willing to pay you $20 million to compensate you for all your offseason earnings.”

“If we win the championship next year and you choose to leave, I will buy out the remaining two years of your contract, as well as your championship bonus, and give it all to you.”

"Tang, once David's plan begins, our opponents will become stronger, and the difficulty of winning the championship will increase dramatically."

Kobe, Garnett, and Carter all trained with Townsend for a summer, and Dolan knows exactly how much their skills have improved.

This is just a few people. If each player were to play for one city, and the core players of each team were to have a significant improvement in their abilities, wouldn't it be even more difficult for the Knicks to win the championship?

So after much deliberation, Dolan decided to simply buy the summer of Townsend.

It's just over 20 million, he doesn't care at all for a championship.

And the team has saved a lot of salary.

The Knicks had a bunch of rookie contracts, and if it weren't for the buyout contracts of Larry Johnson and Luke Longley taking up salary cap space, they would have almost reached the poverty line.

In New York, this salary is laughable.

In addition, Layden said there was hope of trading Houston away, which would save a lot of money.

It would be better to use the money to buy out Tang Sen's summer contract, saving them from aiding the enemy and clearing obstacles for the Knicks to win the championship.

Tang Sen looked at Dolan with surprise.

This guy is really obsessed with winning the championship.

The key is that they're really willing to spend money.

Twenty million to buy out his summer and give himself a vacation?

Tang Sen quickly did the math.

He runs his own training camp with 29 players, generating 29 million in revenue. After deducting costs and expenses, he's estimated to have only around 20 million left.

Last year, Tang Sen trained three players and assembled a multi-player team.

With so many people this year, the team will definitely need to be even larger, and expenses are rising sharply.

It's really not as good as Dolan's suggestion, where he can just take the $20 million for free and enjoy the summer in peace.

Next year, I'll try to help the Knicks win the championship, then take the remaining two years' worth of $14 million, leave the Knicks, join the league, and start my new career.

There shouldn't be any problems with Stern.

In his story, the Knicks should win the championship next year.

As Dolan said, launching the "one player, one city" plan this year will indeed affect the Knicks' championship aspirations.

Take the Nets for example, the roster spot will definitely go to Kidd.

If Kidd develops his offensive skills, such as his most lacking three-point shot, and averages 20 points or more per game, the Nets' strength will definitely increase significantly.

Tang Sen had actually thought about this before.

Thinking that his "one man, one city" plan would affect the Knicks' championship aspirations.

But there is no way.

I need to earn money to eat. It's not like I have hundreds of thousands or millions in income. How could I possibly give it up?

Dolan's proposal has relieved him of any worries.

With that in mind, Tang Sen extended his hand to Dolan: "James, I think your plan is feasible."

Dolan was pleasantly surprised and grasped Tang Sen's hand.

Because of Dolan, the plan changed abruptly.

We don't need to find a venue anymore, and we don't need to discuss training times with the free agent.

Tangsen also greeted Tedsky and Brittenham.

Pay your salary as usual, and don't go out to find clients.

Taking a complete vacation this summer is unrealistic.

Tangsen and Dolan discussed it and decided to take advantage of the summer to continue training several of the Knicks' key players.

Yao Ming might not be able to keep up. He has a lot of commercial activities in the summer, so we can't stop him from making money.

Furthermore, the national team also has the Asian Championships this year, which will be held in China and will determine the Olympic qualification for next year. Yao Ming will definitely participate.

His skills don't need improvement for now; it's not too late to start practicing them at the beginning of the new season.

Also, if we acquire Wade, we definitely need to get him ready for the new season in the summer.

This way, I only need to train a few players, which makes my job much easier.

Stern also spoke with them.

I sensed that he was somewhat reluctant.

Summer time is precious; once it's gone, it's gone.

Especially LeBron James.

Stern's plan to bring in rookies fell through, but the plan to have one player in one city could involve James.

But now the plan has fallen through again.

At a crucial time when James is young and needs to grow the most, missing a summer of hard training will have a significant impact on his future development.

However, the initiative was in Tang Sen's hands, and Stern couldn't do anything about it.

After all, the story of next season is that the Knicks will win the championship.

With the plans changed, Tang Sen felt much more relaxed and even took some time to accompany his mother on a short vacation to Hawaii.

The finals concluded on June 14th.

The Lakers took a 94-87 lead, securing a match point and defeating the Magic 4-2 to avenge their loss and lift the championship trophy.

In this series, Kobe had a standout performance, averaging 31.5 points per game, and snatched the Finals MVP trophy from Shaquille O'Neal.

After the game, Rivers looked utterly helpless.

He frankly stated that the reason for the loss was the Game 7 series against the Knicks, which caused McGrady and Brown to be overworked.

But further words are useless; the Magic's title defense has come to an end.

After the season ended, Brown and McGrady contacted Townsend immediately.

We need to train extra hard this summer; we'll get our revenge next year.

Tang Sen pushed him.

First, their skills are already quite advanced, making further improvement difficult.

Secondly, the plan of one player for one city has been postponed. In order for the Knicks to win the championship next year, Tangsen certainly cannot go to train the Magic, a major rival in the East.

Tang Sen meant that the two of them should get some rest.

Especially McGrady, who has injury concerns, should take this opportunity to get married.

Besides the two of them, there was also Kobe, who called Tang Sen a couple of days after the game and immediately asked when the training camp would start.

Kobe was upset when he learned that the event would not be held this year.

Last summer, he improved significantly, but it still felt like it wasn't enough, especially his post-up game and three-point shooting, which he hadn't practiced well enough.

But there's no use in rushing things; he can only take a break this year, or find another trainer.

When Townsend returned to New York after his vacation, the most important thing before the offseason arrived.

A talent show.

6 month 26 number.

That afternoon, Tang Sen arrived in Madison.

Leiden seemed to be in a good mood.

Anthony's chances are completely over, but Wade's situation is relatively smooth.

Larry Brown was invited to Detroit by Dumas.

According to media reports, Larry Brown wants to draft Carmelo Anthony to strengthen his frontcourt and pair him with Jerry Stackhouse.

But Dumars wanted to draft Darko Milicic, believing he had exceptional talent and could become the next Yao Ming.

But now the situation has changed.

Dumars has publicly stated that the Pistons' target is Anthony.

According to Layden's guess, it's also related to the Knicks.

The Knicks organized a tryout, invited so many people, and as soon as it ended, they immediately went to the Pistons to trade for the second overall pick.

Then Tang Sen went on to praise Anthony's talent to the media.

Milicic was also present during the trial.

However, Townsend clearly favors Anthony more, and for Dumars, Townsend, as the NBA's biggest talent scout, has an unquestionable eye for talent.

Larry Brown wanted to draft again, which solidified his decision to choose Anthony and his unwillingness to trade with the Knicks.

Anthony's hopes were dashed, and Leiden settled for second best.

Considering Wade's poor market performance and projected draft position around tenth, after some inquiries, Layden wanted to trade with Riley for the Heat's fifth pick.

With this draft position, selecting Wade shouldn't be a problem; there's no need to worry about someone else snatching him up.

The talks were going well, and Riley was very interested in Houston.

Furthermore, Layden is willing to include some role players in the contract.

However, a week before the draft, when they were close to finalizing the deal, Riley suddenly changed his mind.

Riley suddenly abandoned the deal.

Layden, unaware of what had happened, once again opted for a trade with the Clippers, who were sixth overall picks.

The Clippers have two first-round picks, one of which belongs to the Bulls and is the first-round pick that Sprewell had.

Leiden wanted to trade the first-round pick back.

The seventh pick in the first round should be enough.

He wanted to trade Houston, but the Clippers were reluctant, didn't want Houston's big contract, and didn't have any players who could match Houston's salary.

They want Chandler.

But Chandler Carlisle won't be playing.

The negotiations reached a stalemate.

At this point, the Nuggets took the initiative to approach them.

They have the third overall pick in the draft and are willing to take on a big contract from Houston.

That's what Kiki Vandeweghe was thinking.

This year's draft market is great, but there are only two top picks: LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.

If the Pistons are determined to draft Carmelo Anthony with the second overall pick, then they won't have many options left, except for Darko Milicic, whose future is uncertain.

The Nuggets don't want an inside player.

So he set his sights on Houston.

The Knicks looked down on Houston, thinking they weren't good enough, but they weren't picky; after all, Houston was a star player averaging over 20 points per game.

The contract is large, but the Gold Miners have already taken on many rip-off contracts, so one more won't make a difference.

Most importantly, Vandeweghe wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Antonio McDyess's bad contract to the Knicks.

McDyess was once an All-Star caliber center, but a torn ACL completely ruined his career.

He was injured in 01 and underwent three knee surgeries. He played only 10 games in the 01-02 season and was completely sidelined last season.

The main issue is that his contract is still substantial; he has a year left on his contract worth 1350 million next season.

This is like a dead end; it would be better to trade for a player like Houston who can still perform and average over 20 points per game.

It can also be used to match transactions.

He doesn't care what happens if the Knicks trade him.

He himself was reluctant to buy out this year's contract, but would the wealthy New Yorkers care?

At the same time, the Nuggets also wanted to trade Donil Harvey back.

Harvey was traded from the Nuggets.

After training with Tang Sen for a season, he's become the next Rodman.

While regretting his misjudgment, Vandeweghe only wanted to bring Xavi back.

After considering the offer, Leiden agreed to it.

Now we just have to wait for the draft to begin and select Wade with the third pick.

The market price has risen a lot, but as long as he can get the players he wants, Renden doesn't care.

I made too many "losing deals" last year, let's see how it goes this year.

(End of this chapter)