NBA backer king

Chapter 325 One for Four
"Jerry, I have some bad news for you. Dameng rejected Michael's invitation and did not come to Miami. Only Barkley came." Frank said.

"Okay, I know."

Another bad news, shaking his head helplessly, he hung up the phone.

After thinking about it, he called Dan Fagan.

This is Dameng's agent. He and Dan Fogan have already talked about the possibility of trading Dameng, but Fagan is not enthusiastic.

The reason, as he can guess, is that Dameng, like Jordan, has a contract that expires next year. If he comes to the Bulls, it is already known that Jordan may have an annual salary of 2000 million next year, and he will definitely not get a big contract.

Now which superstar doesn’t want to get a billion-dollar contract like old K, even if he can’t get a billion-dollar contract, it’s good to get a top-level contract of tens of millions, but a team can accommodate one top-level contract, and it’s impossible to accommodate two.

The only thing he hopes for is that the Mosaic team will not get the glider and offend the dream, and the Bulls can take advantage of the opportunity.

As soon as the call got through, as he expected, Dan Fogan told him that Drexler is now in Houston, with Big Dream, and the general manager of the Mosaic team.

In other words, there is a high probability that Glider will join the Mosaic team, and then Dameng will also stay in Houston. In this way, his ideas of introducing Da Chong and Dameng all failed.

"Ugh!"

Rubbing his temples, he called David Frank again to inform him of the news.

After Jordan heard it there, he was also very disappointed. He took Frank's call and said, "Hey, Mr. Claus, I don't care what you do. I'm not young anymore and I can't wait any longer. You must find me a suitable helper, otherwise I will definitely leave Chicago next year."

"Snapped!"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Klaus' reaction, he hung up the phone directly.

Klaus smiled wryly. What can he do? Although the team's reinforcement can be operated, it depends more on opportunities. No team will be willing to trade the players they are optimistic about to you.

So if he wants to complete the rebuilding of the team, it really depends on luck, and it may not be successful.If he can't succeed, he can only use this lineup first, there is no better way.Even for this lineup, it took him many seasons to slowly build and cultivate it.

"By the way, the Suns didn't renew Danny Manning's contract. Send someone to check it out. If it's still available, it's okay to sign in as a substitute."

At this time, he thought of Danny Manning, the No. [-] pick who was reimbursed for serious injuries, and felt that size is also an opportunity, so it's good to try.

……

Phoenix, Wang Tiejun has been very busy these days. Hawksman has brought a lot of endorsement contracts with the world's first-tier and top brands, no less than [-]. These companies line up to give him money, making money and making money.

Signing these brands can not only make money, but also means the improvement of his international influence and status.

These are the effects of this championship, FMVP, and 50 points per game in the finals.

"Old K, this time is considered a hot money. If you can't continue to show a strong performance next season, then your ability to absorb money will drop significantly."

Hawksman exhorted: "So no matter whether you can win the championship next season, your personal performance must be the best in the league. I hope you can win the regular season MVP of the league next season. Your personal data this season is the best, only a little bit short. I believe you definitely have that strength."

"Don't worry, I will work hard." He nodded.

After signing the contract, he has to go to Los Angeles to take some photos and commercials for these brands.Of course, not every brand needs it. Some brands only need his authorization. This kind of endorsement is the most convenient.

On the afternoon of the 16th, Wang Tiejun and Yu Feihong went to Colangelo's house, and all the Colangelo family members attended to show respect for the two.

Several women, including Yu Feihong and Mrs. Colangelo, went to the side to talk, while several men sat drinking and chatting together.

While chatting, Colangelo Jr. talked about the upcoming 95 draft.

"Bryan, do we only have our own lottery?" Old Wang asked casually.

"No, in addition to our own, there is also the Lakers' first-round pick, which was the bargaining chip for trading Ceballos last season." Colangelo Jr. said.

"How much?" he asked.

"No. 21 is not a lottery pick, but it is better than ours. We are third from the bottom, No. 25." Colangelo Jr. said.

"Do you have a goal? Who are you going to choose?" He asked with interest.

Colangelo Jr. was born in 1966 and is only 29 years old this year. He just wanted to have a relationship with Lao Wang. He hurriedly said: "Usually at that pick, good inside rookies have already been selected. I am going to pick an outside line. After the glider is gone, I want to pick a small forward, or the front guard.

Lao Wang nodded. He only knew that the team was short of people, but he didn't know how to choose people. He just listened to the excitement.

"How many first-round picks do we have next year?" He knew that next year would be a big draft year, so he asked.

Little Colangelo said: "In addition to our own, there is also the unprotected first-round pick of the Mosaic team and their second-round pick from the Barkley trade. There are two first-round picks in total, but..."

Speaking of which, he said helplessly: "The glider is going to Houston. Their record next season will not be bad. Maybe it will be the last pick. I don't think it's worth it."

When Lao Wang heard it, it was really possible that this was the case.

The Mosaic team has assembled the three superstars of Dameng, Barkley and Drexler. The possibility of hitting the championship next year may be too great. If so, the value of their picks will be very worthless.

At this time, the old Colangelo reminded: "Brian, I suggest you trade up the pick, and do it as soon as possible. Now Drexler and Mosaic have not negotiated a contract. This is the last opportunity to trade Mosaic's pick."

"I see, Father, I'll do it right away," said Colangelo Jr.

……

The next day, Wang Tiejun left Phoenix with Yu Feihong.

Before he got on the plane, he contacted Ma Jian, and this guy got some attention around him, and several teams sent him invitations for trial training.

Unfortunately, Ma Jian told him in frustration that after the trial training, there was no clear news from several teams, and there was still no prospect of drafting.

This old king can't help him, he can only comfort him.

When he stepped on the plane, Colangelo Jr. was contacting other teams, hoping to exchange the two first-round picks in 96 for a better pick.

However, he found a few bad teams, and they are not fools. Since they are not the championship team, of course they will not trade their picks to the Suns, especially the 96 picks.

He had no choice but to look for some opportunities in the playoff teams, even if he traded up one or two positions, it would be good.

He contacted the Trail Blazers first, without success, then contacted the Jazz, also without success, and then contacted two teams in the East, but also without success, and this time, he contacted the Hornets.

The Hornets have Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson. This combination of insiders has both offense and defense. In addition, the three outsiders all average 10+ per game. The strength is very strong. Last season, they were fifth in the Eastern Conference.

When the Hornets heard the idea of ​​the Suns playing their first-round pick next year, they initially rejected it, but they agreed to think about it when they heard the chips offered by Colangelo Jr.

Colangelo Jr.'s bargaining chip is the Mosaic team's unprotected first-round pick in 96, and the second-round pick in 96, plus the Suns' second-round pick in 96.

The Hornets believe that there is no problem with reaching the playoffs next season, and there is no plan to deal with the injury market, otherwise Alonzo Mourning will not renew his contract next year.

No matter what kind of draft year 96 was, they wouldn't do badly, because even if they got the No. [-] pick, they might not be able to find another powerful center like Mourning.

So their own pick is definitely not a lottery pick, and they still have a traded first-round pick in their hands. The strength of the opponent is not as good as the Hornets, and the position of that pick should be higher than their own position.

As for the strength of the Mosaic team, the management of the Hornets thought again and again, thinking that Barkley and Dameng would be one year older, and the team's strength next season should not be as good as this year's. Their first-round pick should not be lower than the Hornets'.

After thinking twice, the Hornets changed a bargaining chip and reported it to the Suns to test the bottom line of the Suns.

"Our pick for '96?"

This time it was Colangelo Jr.'s turn to think about it.

The Hornets rejected his bargaining chip. Instead of the Suns' second-round pick in 96, they replaced it with an unprotected first-round pick in 96. In this way, two unprotected first-round picks plus a second-round pick can be exchanged for one of the Hornets' unprotected first-round picks. The Hornets' first-round pick next year will definitely not be a lottery pick.

His offer itself is already good, one for three, the Hornets will not suffer, so after thinking about it, he rejected the offer of the Hornets, but added a second-round pick in 95 to the first offer.

One for four, this offer immediately impressed the Hornets, and the deal was successful.

"Oh, but I'm willing to let the Hornets' record next season stretch their hips."

After the trade, Colangelo Jr. sighed and felt that he needed to contact Old K so that he would fight to the death after encountering the Hornets next season. It would be best to hurt Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson.

……

At noon, Wang Tiejun and Hawksman rushed to Los Angeles together, but instead of staying in their own house here, they stayed in a hotel. He won't stay here for long, and staying in a hotel is more convenient.

Liu Changjiang came to pick up the plane and told him that everything was ready for the branch library here, waiting for him to open.

Wang Tiejun decided to let Liu Changjiang manage the Los Angeles branch here. This cousin is very meticulous and careful.

"Lance, the star at CAA, please help me with the invitation."

"Of course."

After settling down in the hotel, Hawksman went to deal with the invitation, and the two followed Liu Changjiang to the martial arts hall.

For the convenience of those Hollywood stars, the location of the branch library was chosen on Wilshere Avenue in Beverly Hills, and an entire floor of a building was rented.

Walking around the martial arts hall, as Liu Changjiang said, everything is done, and we will wait for the opening.

In the afternoon, after hearing the news, not only the Chinese chambers of commerce in Los Angeles came over, but even a lot of people from San Francisco came.

Hebei Merchants Association was the host and invited him to have dinner in Chinatown. A total of more than [-] tables were invited, making this gathering a Chinese gathering in the Greater Bay Area.

If you eat someone else's food, you have to invite them back. The next day, he also treated guests to dinner in Chinatown, and also invited more than 20 tables.

In the next few days, he rushed to shoot commercials every day, and took Yu Feihong to some parties at night.

Some of these gatherings were some gatherings of CAA, and some were gatherings of these Chinese chambers of commerce. After a few days, he and Yu Feihong made many friends. By the way, he also promoted the K Martial Arts.

On the 19th, Ma Jian arrived in Phoenix and had a trial training with the Suns. Afterwards, Wang Tiejun received a call from Colangelo Jr.

"Old K, I'm sorry, your fellow countryman's potential and skills have not reached the NBA's standards."

"Okay, I see."

"That's right, old K, if you want, we can also sign him." Little Colangelo said suddenly.

Old Wang was taken aback, is this buy one get one free?
"No, the team will follow the rules."

He refused, which meant nothing to him, and to Ma Jian, although he could enter the NBA, he would at most get a basic salary, which meant nothing.

The basic salary in the NBA is 10,000+ US dollars a season. With the usual expenses of NBA players, they can't even afford to rent a house.

Instead of playing in the United States, Ma Jian might as well return to China to play in the CBA.

This year, under the leadership of Liu Yumin, the domestic system was restructured. The quarter-finals of the first class were changed to the CBA professional league.

On the 22nd, Wang Tiejun and Liu Changjiang went to the airport to pick up the plane, because a group of brothers transferred from their hometown came here, there were 200 people.

This is the first batch this time, specially transferred for the Los Angeles branch. The New York side is still under construction, and the second batch of manpower there will arrive in two days.

The vast majority of this group are not members of the Wang clan, they are all young people from Qing County who are handpicked for their skills.

The job of massage is not a secret skill. In short, there has been a wave of learning massage in Cangzhou, and there are many young people who want to follow him to the United States to make a lot of money.

This time, there were not only men in this group, but also more than 20 women, specially arranged.

Some female clients ask for a female massage therapist, but only a part of them. Most of the female clients, including those female celebrities, do not want females, saying that it would be embarrassing for a female to give her a massage. They want a male, and the male is strong enough.

Lao Wang took this group of people to Chinatown for dinner first, and told them some things that the United States should pay attention to.

For example, you can’t go out at night, even if you go out, you need several people together, and you have to drive in the end, and try not to go to some slums during the day.

Another example is what to do when encountering customer harassment, what to do when encountering racial discrimination, what to do when encountering the police, what to do when encountering robbery, etc.

These brothers and sisters are all here for him, so he has to be responsible here, and he can't let them have problems. If there is a problem, he will be ashamed to go back to his hometown, won't he?
……

On this day, in a Korean Taekwondo gym in Los Angeles, there was a group of stickmen gathering. They were all Korean Taekwondo fighters in the city’s Taekwondo gym. There were seventeen or eighteen people.

These people gathered on purpose because of the opening of the Los Angeles branch of the K Martial Art Museum.

"I heard it will open on the 24th, what should we do?"

"The K martial arts gym has already stolen our limelight, and was rated as the most popular martial arts gym by the US media. It will definitely steal a large number of our students in the future. We will fight back."

"What else can I do? Of course it's a door-to-door challenge."

"Kick the hall!"

The sticks immediately clamored.

……

On the 24th, the Los Angeles branch of K Wuguan opened.

As expected, it is Los Angeles. There are more guests to congratulate this time than the last time the Phoenix main hall opened.

Half of these guests belong to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Now he is the most influential and well-known Chinese in the United States. There is no Chinese in this area who does not want to know him.

Hawksman also invited many people for him, including celebrities and rich businessmen in Los Angeles, many of whom he didn't know, or met once at some parties and said a word or two.

For these businessmen and celebrities, the opening of the K Martial Arts Hall is equivalent to a gathering, an opportunity to build a network of contacts. As long as they receive an invitation, they usually attend the meeting. Anyway, VIP consumption is not much for them.

Although the Lakers boss Old Buss didn't scout him, he was very generous in his behavior. He not only came to congratulate him in person, but also brought several of his sons and daughters.

In addition, there was an unexpected guest, the Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles came to congratulate him in person, which surprised Lao Wang.

As a thank you, he sent a VIP card to the Consul General, who might not know how to use it, so please let me know.

"Old K, congratulations!"

Naturally, Cheng Long and his entourage also came over. The last time the main building opened, they did not catch up with it. This time they gave a gift money of 88888 US dollars to the opening of the branch building.

(End of this chapter)