NBA backer king

Chapter 636 Sun Supermarket Opens!
The draft is over and the trading window is open. Although there is still a freeze period of more than half a month, players can already be contacted legally and contracts can be negotiated.

"Sharks swim east, the Heat will rise!"

On the 30th, the first transaction that was revealed by the media was about the O'Neal transaction, which was dug up by the Los Angeles Sports News.

Even the specific bargaining chip was revealed. The Heat paid Caron Butler + Odom + Brian Grant + the first round pick in 06 to get the Sharks.

O'Neal was not surprised, because the Lakers notified him last night, and he was not disappointed about being traded. The relationship with Kobe was too bad, and the Lakers were unwilling to give him another maximum salary contract. He wanted to leave a long time ago.

However, being traded this time, or the Lakers' refusal to give him a maximum salary contract, also made him realize that he is old, really old.

At this time, a call came in.

"Hello, I'm Shaq O'Neal."

"Shaq, I'm Wade, Dwyane Wade. I'm so happy to hear your voice. I just asked the management, is it true, are you really coming to Miami?"

"Hey, hello, Kid Flash. Yes, I'm coming, do you welcome me?"

"Great! We only need a big man, Shaq, let's work together! The Heat are a team worth working hard for, and Miami is also a city worth staying in. Beaches, bikini beauties, the best teammates, everything you want here."

O'Neal felt good, Wade's attitude made him happy, ten times better than that cold Kobe, no, a hundred times better.

"Dwayne, I will help you, let us work together to make the Heat the strongest in the East."

In his joy, he said a very important sentence, which made Wade startled, even he himself was also taken aback after he finished speaking.

Wade couldn't believe that O'Neill, the big shark, this super center, second only to old K's behemoth, was willing to assist him as a second grader?How can this be?

Kobe did not get the news in advance, after seeing the news, he immediately contacted Kupchak to ask if it was true, and after getting an affirmative answer, he immediately asked: "Mitch, what about our center?

Brian Grant can't do it. He is too short and old. He will definitely not be able to support our basket next season. Old K can blow him up with one hand. "

Kupchak is very helpless, since you know, why can't you get together with the big shark?

He said: "Kobe, there are too few centers who can compete with the old K. You should know this best. But I will try my best to continue trading, but I can't guarantee that I can get a good center. You'd better have Mental preparation.

In fact, I want to say that we'd better pray that K's state will decline soon. If he continues to maintain his current state, then no matter who we get, we will not be able to beat the Suns. "

Although Kobe has a resolute personality, but thinking of the strength of Old K and the Suns, he couldn't help but feel depressed when he heard this.

"Let's find a way to get Yao, I'm a good match for him." He finally said.

Over there, Kupchak shook his head. It is not easy to get Yao. In the current league, apart from old K, there are only O'Neal and Yao among the centers. Yao is even more marketable than O'Neal, and he can be called the second center in the league.

"Kobe, are you still on vacation in Italy right now?" he asked.

"Yes."

"I just talked to Mr. Tellem. Are you satisfied with your new contract?"

"Yes, I am very satisfied."

"That's good."

Kupchak breathed a sigh of relief, O'Neal is gone, Kobe can no longer have problems here, and he sent a super contract of 7 million US dollars for 1.4 years.

At 30 am on the 9th, D'Antoni and Nash appeared at the Knicks headquarters in New York. The Knicks held a press conference and announced that they would sign with the two.

The Knicks are rich and powerful, and gave D'Antoni a big contract of tens of millions. Nash's contract is 5 million for 7400 years. He chose the jersey number, which is still No. 13.

"Damn D'Antoni, actually abducted Nash! Knicks, old K will not let you go, let you look good next season."

When Colangelo saw the news on TV at the airport, he cursed angrily and was depressed to death.

"Head coach D'Antoni and All-Star point guard Nash defected to the Knicks, and the Suns announced their disintegration!" The New York Times.

"Sun Brand Supermarket is Open!" New York Sports News.

All major media reported the news on their official websites one after another. For a while, it seemed that the Suns were really about to disintegrate.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. returned to the headquarters after returning from New York, and the assistant immediately handed him a large stack of transaction quotations.

After he sat down, he picked up the Lanshan coffee his assistant had prepared for him. He drank it in one gulp without fear of getting hot, and then began to look through the quotations.

Guys, do these teams really treat the Suns like a player supermarket?

From Stoudemire, to Marion, Joe Johnson, the main players, and Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard, all the important rotation players of the team have received multiple quotations. In total, he has at least [-] or [-] quotations in his hand.

"Sir, Joe Johnson's agent has an appointment with you in half an hour," the assistant reminded.

"Ok."

Little Colangelo nodded, the assistant notified him yesterday.

Joe Johnson's agent is Kobe's agent Arne Tellem. When Kobe was still in the Suns, Tellem wanted to take Kobe away, and it is the same now, wanting to take Joe Johnson away from Phoenix.

He didn't want to let him go. Joe Johnson is one of the few players in the Suns who can attack with the ball. Neither Marion nor Stoudemire has the ability to attack with the ball.

Joe Johnson has the last year of his four-year rookie contract. After next season, Joe Johnson is just not completely free. The Suns still have the priority to renew the contract. He is not in a hurry.

"Hello, Mr. Tellem."

"Hello, Mr. Colangelo."

Not long after, Arndlem walked in.

The two of them didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.

Tellem said: "Mr. Colangelo, I am very dissatisfied with the team's training of Joe. It's too bad. He was delayed in the Suns and has no future here."

Tellem's attitude was too strong, and Colangelo had a bad feeling in his heart.

Tellem continued: "Old K occupies too many shots and ball rights, and other substitutes have also allocated a lot of time. Joe's playing time, shots, and ball rights in the team have been severely suppressed. I hope the Suns can face this problem. If you don't plan to train him, please let him go, okay?"

"Mr. Tellem, we are planning to continue to increase the importance of Joe in the team next season. I have already talked to you on the phone." Colangelo Jr. emphasized.

A look of disdain flashed across Tellem's face, and he said, "Then how do you improve? Reduce old K's possession of the ball and shots, and reduce his tactical status?"

He is too aware of Old K's status in the Suns, it is impossible, so this time he must take Joyo Johnson.

No, it is to save Joe Johnson and stay by Old K's side. Joe Johnson will definitely miss the best stage of improving his strength, and then become the most ordinary player without star power.

He believes in the potential of Joe Johnson, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely become a star-studded All-Star.

Little Colangelo was at a loss for words, because he really had nothing to do. Although he wanted to increase the training of Joe Johnson, but the team had old K, Stoudemire, Marion, and Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard. How could there be so many resources to train Joe Johnson?
If you press hard and don't let people go, once Tellem reveals the matter, it will be detrimental to the Suns, and this kind of thing cannot be done.

In desperation, he casually flipped through the stack of transaction quotations and pulled out the list related to Joe Johnson.

There are six copies in total, including the Eagles, Trail Blazers, Nets and other teams. It can be seen that Joe Johnson is very popular in the trading market, and not only the Suns know his potential.

When Tellem saw Colangelo's actions, a triumphant smile appeared on his face.

Little Colangelo noticed Tellem's expression, thought for a while, and said unwillingly: "Mr. Tellem, I am preparing to trade Josh Howard to improve Joe's playing time, ball possession and shooting. Trust me, he will get the best training in the Suns."

Tellem immediately asked coldly: "So can you guarantee how many shots Joe Johnson can get in the Suns?"

Little Colangelo thought about it. This season, Joe Johnson only averaged 8.4 shots per game. He said, "10 shots?"

"Mr. Colangelo, at least 17 times, this is my bottom line." Tellem said immediately.

Little Colangelo shook his head and doubled directly. This is the lion's big opening. In the Suns, except for the old K, no one is eligible to have more than 15 shots. Neither Marion nor Stoudemire, nor Nash who left.

At this time, Tellem said again: "If the Suns want to keep Joe Johnson, they must not only satisfy his shooting and ball rights, but also renew his contract in advance. I want to know how the management thinks about this?"

Colangelo Jr. tentatively asked, "So what kind of contract do you want?"

"A contract of [-] million yuan is a must. Joe Johnson deserves such a contract."

When Tellem opened his mouth, Colangelo was taken aback. He also knew that Joe Johnson really couldn't keep him.

In addition to the old K's 2200 million contract, the team just signed a [-] million-level contract with Marion last year. Stoudemire's rookie contract has only been played for two years, and there are two more years left, so there is no rush.

If you give Joe Johnson such a big contract, let alone the rationality of the contract, the contract between Old K, Marion, and Joe Johnson alone will exceed 500 million a year. Even if the boss is willing to invest, he will not dare to spend money so lavishly!
Tellem left satisfied, and it was Colangelo's turn to worry.

He looked through the six quotations and found that the Eagles were the most suitable.

why?

Because the Eagles are a bad team in the process of rebuilding, they have failed to reach the Finals for 5 consecutive seasons, and the management seems to be very optimistic about the potential of Joe Johnson. In order to trade Joe Johnson, they sent the top three in 05.

He doesn't want anything else, he just wants the Eagles' first-round pick.

But one must be missing. Joe Johnson himself was the No. 01 pick in the first round in 10. After three years of playing, it was time for his results.

After brushing a few strokes, he wrote and scratched on the quotation, then called his assistant in, handed over the quotation, and said, "Send it right away."

"Okay, sir."

The assistant looked at it, good guy, the unprotected first-round pick in 050607, is the little boss trying to kill the Eagles?
After the Eagles received the quotation from the Suns, they were annoyed. If the old K was traded, they would immediately agree, but Joe Johnson averaged only 8.6 points per game last season. Are you selling him as Jordan?
But the Eagles really wanted to get Joe Johnson. They really took a fancy to Joe Johnson's potential. The reason why he couldn't play in the Suns was because the old K was there, and the Suns were full of talents, so they had no chance at all.

The two teams came and went, and at six o'clock in the afternoon, before getting off work, a deal was finally reached.

The Eagles paid the first-round pick protected by the top three in 05 + the first-round pick protected by the top three in 07 + $250 million, and the Suns paid Joe Johnson + Tom Gugliota.

Colangelo Jr. was also relieved after the Joe Johnson deal was settled. Fortunately, there is still Josh Howard who can be cultivated, and the potential is also good. There will still be someone available at the second position next season.

With the Hawks' two first-round picks, he now only hopes that the Hawks will continue to rot, but luck is not too good when the lottery is drawn.

After winning the championship this time, the Suns once again became the league's public enemy. Except for the Suns fans, no one wants to see the Suns win the championship.

As for other important rotation players, it is impossible for him to trade, because there is no good bargaining chip after looking through this large stack of trading quotations. These teams just want to get cheap from the Suns.

In the evening, he made a phone call to Lao Wang.

"Joe Johnson applying for a trade?"

"D'Antoni went to the Knicks?"

"Nash went to the Knicks too?

The three news in a row made Pharaoh startled for a moment.

"It's going to rain, mother is going to get married, let them go."

He was also a little helpless, but he said angrily: "The Knicks are such a stupid team. They not only poach players, but also poach the coaches. Next time we meet, I will kill them."

"Old K, I have received dozens of trade applications. Stoudemire and Marion may also be poached. I am going to talk to them. If two more are poached, our situation next season will be really bad." Colangelo said worriedly.

Although Pharaoh was mentally prepared, he did not expect the hoes of other teams to come so violently.

During the three consecutive championships of the Lakers, the lineup was quite stable. He and Kobe, plus a few veterans, other teams couldn't dig him and Kobe, and there was no need to dig a few veterans.

But this time, the Suns are full of young players. Young people have many weaknesses and cannot withstand digging. I'm afraid the situation will be as bad as Colangelo Jr. said.

And he understands that his own existence has indeed been suppressing his teammates.

"Old K, I'm going to let Jeff be the head coach, what do you think?" Little Colangelo asked at this time.

Lao Wang thought for a while and said, "That's fine, I have no objection."

The next morning, the Suns announced the head coach for the new season, and Jeff Van Gundy became the new head coach of the Suns.

Next, Colangelo Jr. started to contact Stoudemire and the others, intending to appease them.

The first contact was Stoudemire. Of course, insiders are more important. Needless to say, Stoudemire's talent, the last thing he wanted to have problems was Stoudemire.

However, when the phone was turned off, he immediately became anxious and called Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walter.

At this time, Stoudemire and his agent were sitting at a high-end restaurant in New York, having lunch with Nash, D'Antoni, and Thomas.

(End of this chapter)