NBA backer king

Chapter 473 Suns new boss?

On the morning of the 15th, at the Phoenix Suns headquarters, Colangelo Jr. met Kidd and his agent Schwartz in the office.

Kidd's first agent was Aaron Goodwin, who helped Kidd sign a nine-year 6000 million contract, and then the league salary cap skyrocketed in recent years, so he fired Goodwin and switched to agent Jeff Schwartz.

"Jason, you are the main point guard in the finals, you have already won the championship as the main player, now it's time to fight for better treatment.

You'll never be a superstar if you don't improve your status on the team, and you have that potential.

I think you have the potential to become the core of a team. Leading the team to win the championship with the core should be your next goal. Following others to win the championship does not mean much to you, nor can it increase your commercial value. "

Here's what Jeff Schwartz said to Kidd, and it evokes all of his ambitions.

He himself is an ambitious person, otherwise he would not have participated in the competition for the boss when he was in the Mavericks with the lowest qualifications and was only in the second grade, causing the team to split and disintegrate.

After this season of the Suns, he has thoroughly seen what kind of position is the core leader of the team. For the old K's position in the Suns, he drools when he thinks about it.

Now, under the stimulation of the manager, this kind of ambition, like a weed, started to soar in the bottom of my heart, and I couldn't suppress it.

After the two parties sat down and exchanged a few pleasantries, Jeff Schwartz took the lead in starting the topic, wanting to take some initiative.

"Mr. Colangelo, I don't know what kind of arrangements the team has for Jason next season?" He asked.

"Mr. Schwartz, I promise, he will be our main point guard, Kevin Johnson will enter the bench lineup, and he will retire after playing next season." Colangelo said.

"So what kind of tactical position will Jason have?" Jeff Schwartz asked.

"Um……"

Colangelo looked at Schwartz, hesitated and said, "He will gain the same tactical status as lightning last season."

Schwartz and Kidd looked at each other in disappointment. After exchanging glances, the former said: "This is not good, Mr. Colangelo, my player hopes to get a higher tactical status. He has very good organization and passing ability, which makes him capable of controlling the offense of the Suns.

And I really don't understand, why did the team let a center forward distribute the ball?You have the best point guard in the league, why don't you give him the ball?
As a point guard, this is his responsibilities, but now you have deprived him of this power, and he has become an ordinary guard who dribbles the ball across the half court. This is a great waste, and his talent cannot be used here. "

Colangelo smiled and said, "It's very simple, because old K led his team to win two championships, and his ability has been proven."

Jeff Schwartz and Kidd's expressions froze. This sentence is a bit hurtful!
"Jason, do you have a problem with old K?" Colangelo turned around and asked Kidd.

Kidd quickly shook his head, think I'm stupid, although I'm really dissatisfied with the old K's distribution of the team's possession of the ball, but can I admit this?
"I see, Mr. Schwartz, Jason has no objections." Little Colangelo said.

Schwartz was helpless for a while, and could only say to Kidd: "Jason, you go out first, let me talk to Mr. Colangelo alone."

"OK."

Kidd breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Colangelo Jr., and immediately got up and went out.

Little Colangelo shrugged, feeling helpless. It seemed that Kidd couldn't keep him.

However, with old K distributing the ball, the team's basic tactical play is relatively simple, and Kidd's importance is not that great, so just leave if you want.

From Kidd, he thought of Kobe, that is a young man with greater ambitions, can the team keep it in the future?
After the team won the championship, Kidd's psychology changed. He wanted to pursue a higher tactical status and a higher team status. What about Kobe?Has Kobe's psychology changed because of the championship?
When the thought arose in his mind, Bryant's agent, Arne Tellem, was talking with Bryant's parents and two older sisters.

Kobe's home is still in Philadelphia. Originally, he hoped that his parents and two older sisters would live with him in Phoenix, but they returned to Philadelphia after living for a while, dissatisfied with the environment here.

"Joe, are you really not going to move to Phoenix?" Tellem asked.

"Arn, I'm used to living here, but Pam and the others are not used to it." Joe Bryant said.

"Joe, I have something to discuss with you about Kobe's future," Tellem said.

"Arn, tell me."

Joe Bryant got serious, and Kobe's mother, Pam Bryant, and her two older sisters also got serious. Those who were leaning against the back of the chair sat up straight now.

Nodding, Tellem said: "Joe, you are also from the NBA, you have just retired for four years, you should understand that the Suns are a team that is completely centered on Old K.

Whether it is possession of the ball, or shots, especially tactics, he is the center, and everyone else has been severely suppressed, including Kobe.

Kobe has no status in the Suns. He played defense on the court, pure coolie. The Suns did not give him the treatment he deserved as the No. [-] pick in the first round, and the old K did not help Kobe.

Joe, I think it's severely limiting Kobe's development, he's at a time when the ball is up, Joe, we have to do something to help him. "

Joe Bryant nodded. He played center himself and played eight seasons in the NBA. Of course, it can be seen that the old K is a centralized system in the Suns. Kobe has no status in the Suns.

"But, what can we do? Kobe has a 3+1 contract with the Suns, and he has to play for at least two more years before he can jump out of the contract." He said with some embarrassment.

"There is a chance now, Joe. The general manager of the Lakers, Mr. West, contacted me again. He hopes to trade Kobe. As long as Kobe actively applies for a trade, the Suns can't keep him." Tellem said excitedly.

"The Lakers?"

Joe Bryant knew that the Lakers wanted Kobe very much, but he didn't expect his persistence to this day.

"Daddy, let Kobe go to Los Angeles, I like it there." Celia Bryant said happily.

"It's best for Kobe to go to the Lakers, where his commercial value is the highest." Shaya Bryant also nodded quickly.

"Joe, you should think about it."

Pam Bryant was also very moved. Like her two daughters, she didn't like Phoenix. It's small, surrounded by deserts, dry climate, no beaches, no Hollywood, no luxury restaurants, nothing.

Seeing the attitude of Kobe's mother and two sisters, Arntelem was delighted and continued to persuade: "Joe, Kobe has already won the championship, now it's time for more pursuits.

West promised me that Kobe will get the best training in the Lakers. He will become the core of the Lakers' outside line in the future. Duncan will be the core of the inside line.

Joe, Kobe didn't have a bright future in the Suns. Think about the age of old K. After Kobe grows up in the future, old K is likely to be still in his prime. Kobe will always be his little brother. He can hit Kobe's head at will. Kobe can't even resist. This is wrong. "

"Why did old K beat Kobe?" Shaya Bryant said angrily.

"Yeah, why did he bully Kobe?" Pam Bryant and Kobe's eldest sister also asked angrily.

Tellem shrugged and said: "Didn't Kobe worship him as his teacher? He said that according to the rules of China, it is only natural for a master to beat his apprentice.

If you want me to say, Kobe shouldn't be a teacher, he is a guard, old K is a center, and the skills he learned from old K are useless at all. "

"It's too much, old K is a devil, we want to rescue Kobe."

Shaya Bryant seemed to see Kobe howling under the old K's beating, and said anxiously and angrily.

"Yes, we must let Kobe out of his clutches." The mother and daughter Pam Bryant quickly agreed.

Joe Bryant felt that what his old friend Tellem said was a bit exaggerated. Kobe looked fine and had a very good relationship with Old K. When he called home, he didn’t say anything wrong with Old K. He only said that he often slept at Old K’s house, ate his food and drink, and usually trained together. How could the relationship be so bad?
He's not a rookie either, he's a veteran of the NBA. At this time, he couldn't help thinking about a situation. Could it be that Tellem, an old friend, took advantage of the Lakers and wanted to get Kobe to the Lakers?This possibility is not impossible.

However, then again, he does not want Kobe to stay in Phoenix.

Phoenix is ​​too young, he would prefer Kobe to play in a world metropolis like Los Angeles. If Kobe goes to the Lakers, they will definitely move to Los Angeles, and the family can be reunited.

Although he doubted Tellem, the two were friends, and he also wanted Kobe to go to the Lakers, so he didn't intend to expose it. He just said, "Arn, how about it, I will find a chance to talk to Kobe first and ask for his opinion."

Tellem said quickly: "Joe, Kobe is too young, and his mind is completely immature. As a father, you have to make up your mind about this matter."

He had talked with Kobe a long time ago, but he almost turned his face. Kobe didn't want to go to the Lakers at all, he just wanted to wait for the old K to die and he would take over the Suns.

Joe Bryant thought for a while and said: "Well, Kobe is coming back soon, wait for him to come back, the trading window is not open yet, there is still time."

Tellem nodded, that was all he could do.

Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. and Kidd's agent Schwartz have already negotiated, and Kidd will be put on the shelf as soon as the trading window arrives.

He also didn't agree to other conditions. Letting Kidd go is already very good. Now Kidd is not qualified to negotiate any terms with the team. If there is no good bargaining chip, Kidd can only stay with the Suns.

But he warned Schwartz not to disclose the matter before the trade window opens, so as not to affect the team's other plans.

……

At noon, Comrade Lao Wang's swimming pool party was held as scheduled.

The address of the party was arranged in a private hotel. This hotel is not big, but the environment is good and the privacy is very high. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to book here, and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to arrange the party, which was not a small expense.

Hawksman invited dozens of serious models and starlets from Hollywood. As the party progressed, many of these beauties were taken away two by two, and the number of people at the party was rapidly decreasing.

These men and women don't have to leave the hotel either. The hotel has enough rooms for one person, but most of them are three people.

"Kobe, you are still young, one is enough."

Seeing that Kobe was going back to the room with his arms around two Hollywood starlets, Lao Wang shouted.

"Both of them are two, why should I have one?" Kobe said, dragging the two beauties in bikinis and ran away.

"Oh, these people are too impatient!"

Before two o'clock, there was only Lao Wang left by the swimming pool, soaking in the swimming pool alone.

"I still have to bring Brother Fei over next season. I'm alone, so I have too much energy!"

He didn't dare to come up when the beauties were there, he only dared to stay in the water, but now that there were no one around, he dared to climb up.

After eating a little indiscriminately, I left the hotel directly.

That night, K Martial Arts held a party in a hotel in Phoenix, and invited more than [-] local big businessmen, and the other seven or eight were congressmen from the state, and even the governor, Nokenth Waring, and the mayor, Edward Green, also attended.

The old Colangelo revealed at the party that some shareholders of the Suns wanted to sell their shares, and many people immediately expressed their willingness to invest.

"Their asking price is not low. The current venture capital valuation of the Suns has reached 9000 million U.S. dollars, but they require [-] million U.S. dollars to calculate the team's market value." Old Colangelo said.

"[-] million?"

More than a dozen businessmen who were interested in investing in the Suns started to make a deal, but they all felt that the price was too high.

The value of NBA teams is not easy to say. For example, the Blazers met Paul Allen in 88 and sold for 7000 million U.S. dollars. Before that, the Bulls only sold for 85 million U.S. dollars in 1500. Compared with the market, the Bulls are better than the Blazers, but they are sold cheaper.

The value of a team depends on the football market, and the football market depends on the team's record and the team's signature stars.

Teams in big markets are of course more expensive, but they can't do without a record, unless it's the Knicks or the Lakers.

If there is a record, it must be divided into levels. Of course, those who can reach the finals are more expensive.

The same is true for the team's signature stars. Those with box office appeal are more expensive than those without box office appeal.

But no matter what, the price of [-] million US dollars is still too high.

At this time, Governor Welling said: "Everyone, what the Suns are looking for is a big boss with long-term investment. The team will continue to invest in the championship and will not make profits in the short term.

Then I believe that you are all people with investment vision, not the short-sighted minority shareholders of the current Suns. They try to sell the old K and reduce expenses to share the championship bonus. This is absolutely not advisable. It is a short-sighted investment behavior. "

Mayor Green went on to say: "I believe that the Suns are the best value-preserving and value-added asset, and it is definitely worth owning. In fact, there are many people who want to buy the Suns, but we only invited local businessmen to participate today."

"Mr. Colangelo, how many shares are you willing to sell?" a woman asked.

As the host of the party, Pharaoh stood at the very edge, chatting with Hawksman.

Of course he knew this VIP customer, named Keryl John, only in her 40s, one of the richest people in Phoenix, behind him was a local family, and there was a state congressman in the family, who was also here now.

She is the chairman of the John Group, which owns a high-tech communication company and a local bank. She also operates a golf course and an electrical company in Phoenix, as well as a dozen other companies. Her personal assets should be more than 20 billion US dollars, and her family assets are even more. She has a high status in Phoenix's high society and is considered one of the top local businessmen.

He spends a lot in K Martial Art Museum, especially medicinal baths and medicated food, which he orders almost every day, and is one of the most loyal top VIP customers of Martial Arts Hall.

"Mrs. John, if your bid is high enough, at least 60% of the shareholders are willing to sell." Old Colangelo said immediately.

"Are you sure they will be willing to sell, instead of putting pressure on the management to trade Old K?"

When Keryl John said this, she looked back at Old Wang and said with a smile, "I don't want to buy a Suns team without Old K. Without Old K, the Suns aren't even worth $3000 million."

"good."

"Without Old K, the Suns are not worth even a fraction of [-] million dollars."

Other businessmen who were interested in investing nodded in agreement with Keryl John's words.

Old Wang said with a smile at this time: "Don't worry, they can't trade me."

"Why?" Keryl John asked suspiciously.

Lao Wang became serious and said, "If they force the management to trade me, then I will announce my retirement."

The old Colangelo said at this time: "When the old K came to the Suns, we didn't pay any price, so if he wants to leave, we will not set any conditions. He can leave freely at any time."

"this is a good idea."

"Unable to trade Old K, the value of the Suns has shrunk by more than half. I think those shareholders have no choice but to sell their shares."

Some people exclaimed, some nodded.

Keryl John thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Colangelo, the price of [-] million US dollars is indeed too high. Is there any room for negotiation?"

"Of course there is."

Old Colangelo nodded and asked, "Mrs. John, do you intend to buy the Suns?"

Kylie John nodded and said: "I have recently disposed of some of the family's traditional assets, hoping to buy a relatively stable asset for the family, and the Suns are just right for me.

In addition, if old K really leaves Phoenix, I am worried that he will close the branch library here, which will have a big impact on me.

Look at his martial arts gym, there are only four branch gyms, he has no plan to continue to develop at all, if he leaves here, it is really likely to be closed. "

Lao Wang smiled. This is indeed possible. The Phoenix branch does not have many VIP customers. If the second sister does not take over to help him manage the martial arts gym, if he wants to leave here, there will be hundreds of people going back to China with him this time, and it will basically be closed.

"If the price of seven to eighty million US dollars can be negotiated, I also hope to participate in this acquisition."

"At this price, I will also join one."

"Me too."

Several businessmen expressed their views immediately.

But at this time, Keryl John said: "I think [-] million dollars is acceptable."

Colangelo immediately smiled and said, "If Mrs. John can enter the Suns, I believe it will be the best result."

Several people exchanged glances, and they all shook their hands helplessly, and directly raised the purchase price by 2000 million US dollars. Mrs. John made it clear that she did not want them to intervene.

The strength of the few of them is indeed not as good as that of the other party. They had business contacts with each other before, and they did not want to offend each other because of the acquisition of the Suns. Moreover, Colangelo also made it clear that he supported Mrs. John, so they had no choice but to withdraw.

With everyone's tacit understanding, the matter was decided in this way, and it was just a not-so-large investment anyway.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Lao Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. He found a new boss who was willing to continue to fight for the championship, so he didn't have to leave the Suns.

However, why does he feel that he just can't let go of this heart? Will something happen?

"Mrs. John, is there any good investment recently?" someone asked.

"The momentum of the Asian Tigers is very good now, especially the real estate market in Thailand is very hot. I have invested a large sum of money, and I believe there will be huge returns." Keryl John said.

"Thailand's real estate market?"

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, Southeast Asia is a very strange field for them, it is too far away.

Phoenix is ​​not a big city, let alone an international metropolis. These local businessmen are doing local business. For businessmen in an international metropolis like New York, they are veritable bumpkins.

They are not good at international investment, and they don't have any news channels. I didn't expect John Group to invest abroad now. It is indeed Mrs. John who made John Group's transformation successful.

Next, Kylie John started to promote her real estate business in Thailand, hoping to get more capital to join in. The real estate market needs a lot of money, and she doesn't have the capital to eat alone.

And she didn't want to put all her eggs in one basket, so she chose to buy the Suns, which is also a value-preserving investment behavior.

Lao Wang also heard it, and the anxiety in his heart seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

(End of this chapter)