NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 314 Yao Ming is upset

Jordan quietly arrived in Salt Lake City.

Kumbu will continue to be stationed in Charlotte. After all, the training camp is about to start, and he will definitely not be able to leave now.

Just like the previous two training camps, Combe not only allowed his own team rookies to enter the camp for training, but also accepted some "genius children", NCAA new stars and rookies from the draft that year.

Another special thing this year is that Grant Hill also entered the camp and became a member of the training camp.

Until now, Charlotte fans and even all fans in the NBA still don't understand why Combe chose to win Hill, a player who seems to have no hope.

Not to mention the fans, even Hill himself was puzzled.

In fact, he is already ready to die in the Magic. With his own situation, he is absolutely sure that after the contract in his hand ends, no team in the league will offer him another decent contract.

"Kong, first of all, I would like to thank you for selecting me in the military expansion draft, so that my name will have the opportunity to be on the headlines again in a few years."

"I'm just curious, what exactly did you see in me?"

"My current strength is too far behind the peak period, and even if I still have the peak strength, I can't show it."

"My salary is very high, and the contract is very long, you can't use me to clear the team's salary space."

"Unless you have a way to stop me from getting hurt, I can only hold you back, and I can't give the Bobcats any real help."

Grant Hill couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, so he found Combe directly in the training camp.

Kongbu sat calmly at his desk, because there are cameras in this office because he wants to shoot a reality show.

"Grant, what if I say I can really save you from getting hurt?"

"I have studied your injuries. According to our Chinese medical theory, it is overwork and illness. The first few years of your career have exhausted your body too much."

"In the past three years, you have hardly played games. I am sure that your body has recovered. In addition, I will arrange your playing time and tactics reasonably. You will not be injured again in the future." sick."

"Don't believe me? Think about Yao Ming, Dazhi and Daba. Are they more likely to be injured than you? But when they played under me, did they suffer from serious injuries?"

Like a magic stick, Combe said some goddamn words to Hill.

Hill has received a real higher education, and his parents are both high-level intellectuals, but what Combe said still made him elated, and he felt that he had really met a great savior.

On the one hand, it is the prestige accumulated by Kumbu over the years. It seems that everything he said has been done.

On the other hand, Hill is also in a hurry to go to the doctor. He is like this, and I believe that Kumbu will have nothing to lose.

In fact, since Hill was drafted by the Bobcats, his body has returned to its prime.

It's just that Hill doesn't know about it yet.

Hill's previous injury is not the kind of injury that can't move at all. His condition does not affect his usual actions, but when he encounters fierce physical confrontation after playing, he will be reimbursed for the season immediately.

This is the serious glass body constitution.

So even if his body has recovered to its peak right now, because he has not engaged in fierce physical confrontation, he will not notice any changes in his body.

In Kong Bu's view, the reason why Hill became a glass man is actually the same as that of Yao Ming.

In the first four years of his career, Hill was used by the Pistons for 10 minutes per game. He almost never missed a rotation every season. No good guy can bear this kind of death.

Alan Houston is considered smart. Even if he is infamous, he must run away from the Pistons, otherwise he may end up like Hill, becoming a glass man.

That afternoon, Comb formed two teams in the training camp, one was the Bobcats rookie team led by Grant Hill, and the other was a miscellaneous team formed by James, Anthony, Wade and other high-ranking rookies this year. army.

After the formation of the two teams, Kumbu immediately let them have a training match.

And this training match is still open, and reporters can enter the venue to record at will.

Hill is like a god of war on the court, so strong that it makes people's scalp tingle. In just 10 minutes of the game, whether it is against James or Anthony, he is a toy in front of him.

In 10 minutes, Hill scored 37 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

This is the scary thing about Hill at his peak. It's no joke that he can become James' upper limit of the template.

新秀赛季就场均20分6.4篮板5助攻1.8抢断，命中率高达47.7%！

In the second grade, he averaged 20 points, 9.8 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

Around the time of 97 when Combe traveled, Hill was the strongest small forward in the league. He couldn't find any shortcomings in him, and he was the top of the top in every aspect.

Pippen is not as good in this regard, after all, Pippen's basket is not as good as Hill's.

If you really want to find Hill's shortcomings, it can only be the three-point ability. He didn't have the slightest three-point ability in the early stage of his career, but it was not a big problem for a small forward who didn't have a three-pointer at the time. At that time, the teams in the league didn't pay much attention to three-pointers.

For Hill's performance in the training game, fans who watched the reality show were very pleasantly surprised.

Hill was the All-Star voter back then, and one can imagine how many fans he has. Unfortunately, he has been injured in the past few years and has been unable to play anything, so he gradually lost his light in the media.

Seeing Hill return to the courage of the past, his old fans fantasized in their hearts that maybe after being in the hands of Kumbu, Hill can really return to the top of the league.

Of course, there are fans who don't approve of Hill's performance in the training game, mainly because he is a rookie in the matchups and has no experience in an NBA game, especially James, who is only a high school student. Doesn't explain anything at all.

Two years of fans have been at loggerheads. One side thinks that Hill is about to return to the top and dominate the league, while the other thinks that Hill is still the glass man, let alone dominate the league. If he can complete half a season, he will be considered a success. .

Right now their dispute can only wait until the start of the new season before they can decide the outcome.

……

Jordan arrived in Salt Lake City very low-key, and just after getting off the plane, he was notified by Sloan to go to a "meeting".

After arriving at the venue, Jordan was stunned. He suddenly found that at least half of the league's team representatives were present at the venue.

Those who didn't know thought they had entered the draft venue.

Sloan felt strange in his heart when he saw the gathering of big players in the league. He thought that the forced palace of the bus would push the Jazz to a precipice.

But looking at today's situation, it seems that the Jazz will definitely not suffer in this deal.

I emptied my family, bought the bus, and then sold it, it seems that I can still make a fortune.

"I won't say any more nonsense, I know that everyone is very busy."

"How about this, please write the quotation on paper, and if it is suitable, I will continue to discuss with you." Sloan shouted on the stage.

Sloan understood people's hearts, and what was originally an ordinary transaction process directly turned into a bidding process.

"I said, don't you all think about it, the bus is not willing to join their Jazz, is it willing to join your team?"

"Aren't you afraid that the bus will hold another press conference when you come here to join in the fun?"

Jordan said loudly to many team representatives on the scene.

"What are you afraid of? We don't have any grudges with the bus. He can't really be willing to retire." Pacers general manager Larry Bird laughed.

This made Sloan feel very uncomfortable, as if the Jazz and the bus had no enmity, and he threatened to retire as well.

Jordan originally wanted to scare away some competitors, but seeing this posture, no one wanted to miss this opportunity.

Thinking about having Kumbu next to me, there is no shortage of strong players at all, and he is also eager for the bus, so don't mention other teams.

Teams began to make offers one after another.

Jordan was very itchy. Before he came, Kumbu told him not to make too many quotations. How to define the high and low quotations?
After thinking for a while, Jordan simply wrote two names on the paper.

One is David West with the 14th pick, and the other is Kyle Korver, the lowest pick in this year's Bobcats draft.

Sloan checked the quotations given by each team one by one, and those teams whose quotations really did not meet expectations were directly passed by him.

After seeing Jordan's quotation, his face became weird.

Are you sure this offer is not a joke?A 14-height power forward who was the 206th pick in the first round this year, and a white shooter who was almost undrafted in the second round, want to trade for a top-five super power forward like Bus?

Even if it's a robbery, it can't be so ugly, can it?
"Michael, I'm curious about your offer."

"Don't get me wrong. Forgive me for being old. Sometimes I don't turn my head as fast as young people. I really can't understand your Bobcats' offer."

"David West and Korver? Especially Korver, I think if he hadn't been selected by Comb, most of us here might not know who this person is."

"You use such bargaining chips to bid for the bus?"

Sloan frowned and asked, he really didn't understand Jordan's purpose.

Jordan stood up directly, "You also said that if he is not selected by Combe, he is just a nobody."

"But he was selected by Kumbu now. A white small forward who is good at shooting. Who do you think of?"

"Yes, it's Larry!"

"Kumb described him as a second Larry Bird, you know what that means?"

"As for David West, Comb didn't comment too much on him, but in this draft, Comb himself said that what he looks forward to most is David West, what does this represent? I don't need to say more. ?”

"Generally speaking, a player who is worthy of Comb's lottery pick is no different from the No. [-] pick. David West is the [-]th pick. You can regard him as the No. [-] pick in this draft."

Jordan talked eloquently, his face was full of pride and pride, and he was full of confidence, even if few of what he said were true.

Kombuk never said that Korver would be the second Larry Bird, and he didn't even mention Korver much in front of Jordan.

In fact, Korver is not in Kumbu's future team building plan at all. According to Kumbu's plan, he will train a little bit, and after playing some data, he will directly take it out to trade for draft picks and save it for next year's draft.

As for David West, Jordan didn't lie. Comb did say that David West was the player he was most looking forward to in this draft.

But this expectation has nothing to do with strength, Kong Bu simply wants to get to know this brilliant philosopher.

According to Jordan, Korver has become the second generation of Big Bird, and David West has become a potential supernova no less than the No. [-] pick. It sounds really bluffing.

If all of this is true, then it seems feasible for these two people to trade the bus.

But Sloan has suffered too many losses from Comb, and the trade bus is of great importance. After all, this is the player they bought from the Jazz. The Jazz are going to be doomed.

So even though what Jordan said was very touching, Sloan still frowned, he didn't dare to take any risks at all.

Sloan is not interested here, but it makes other teams have a strong interest in the two newcomers of the Bobcats.

Old Thomas's wishful thinking has been struck.

He came to Salt Lake City this time with considerable sincerity. He brought out the team's outside core Wu Sheng Jackson and rebounding idiot Evans, and there are many draft picks. He is very confident in the bus competition. Take the lead.

With the return of Utah's duo, the Jazz are now short of center and perimeter, and Thomas Sr. provided what they needed, plus draft picks.

This deal will allow the Knicks to get the bus, but the Knicks' outside line will also become unavailable.

If the Bobcats can take Korver down, Lao Deng feels that the Knicks can stand up again.

In the end, as Lao Deng expected, the Knicks won the battle for the bus. They got their wish and spent a lot of money to bring the bus back to their New York partner, Big Zhi.

Jordan was sullen, and whispered several times in the venue that Sloan was ignorant.

The matter on the bus has come to an end. The Jazz, who was supposed to be the master of suffering, didn't lose at all, but made a bit of money.

The Jazz made money, and so did the Knicks. After getting the bus, their inside strength directly became the top existence in the league today, not much worse than the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Magic made a profit, and they traded the special case of the additional product of the trade to Caron Butler.

The Philadelphia 76ers also made a profit. After all, they couldn't keep the bus. Now they have exchanged the bus for some practical players and a bunch of draft picks.

Anyway, it was a happy situation for all, except that Kong Bu was very upset.

No one expected that the bus problem would be resolved, and the Philadelphia 76ers would immediately face another dilemma, which made Yao Ming unhappy.

He was completely chilled by the way the Philadelphia 76ers treated the bus.

If they can treat the bus like this today, who can guarantee that they won't treat themselves like this tomorrow?

In addition, knowing that the bus has a good relationship with him, the Philadelphia 76ers did not give the bus the respect it deserves, which in Yao Ming's view means disrespecting himself.

Yao Ming has a good personality, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper at all. He also directly started to put pressure on the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers chose to implement Yao Ming's team draft, and planned to renew Yao Ming's contract in advance, which is the main reason why they let go of the bus.

But Yao Ming began to delay the signing of the contract, but he could sign it, that is, he only signed a one-year qualification contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Fools can also see what Yao Ming is up to. He can't leave the Philadelphia 76ers now. Even if his rookie contract ends, he is still a restricted free agent. The Philadelphia 76ers have the priority to match.

But if he signs a one-year qualification contract, after the one-year contract ends, Yao Ming will become a completely free agent, and he can join any team he wants.

The management of the Philadelphia 76ers is definitely not a fool. This kind of contract must not be signed. If it is signed, Yao Ming will run away next year. Where can they find a substitute for Yao Ming.

In this way, the two sides began to fight a war of attrition.

(End of this chapter)