NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

"What about Jill?" Jordan still asked Combe why he wanted Jill.

Combe nodded, "Kendall's defensive ability is very good. Even if he is a veteran, his defense can bring us a higher level of defensive strength in the backcourt."

"Let's put it this way, even if Jill has a broken leg, his defense may be stronger than Sley's. Do you admit that?"

"In addition, Jill's offense is also good, and he has good shooting ability. Even if he can only score six or seven points in a game, he still has the effect."

"His role, you can think of it as your Ron Harper in the Bulls period."

"It's just that we don't let him play the first position, but the second position."

Kumbu continued to explain patiently, and the reason given was that Jill defended well and had a good offense.

In his peak period, Jill won the steals title. In addition, he also played a peak season with an average of 21.8 points per game. Unfortunately, it was only that one season, and most of the rest of the seasons were around [-] points.

In the eyes of Comb, Jill is a bit like an alternative version of Larry Hughes. Both of them have strong stealing ability and have won the steals king, but Larry Hughes' offensive ability is reflected in breakthroughs. Jill's offensive ability Ability is reflected in shooting.

Even though Jill is old now, he still has some defensive strength, and the stability of the three-pointer is still good.

The most important thing is that the contract is also cheap, with an annual salary of only three million yuan.

Of course, these are not the main reasons why Combe wants Jill. What really attracts Combe is his fist.

NBA players start their second careers after retiring. There are commentators like O’Pang and Barkley, coaches like Kidd and Nash, or some simply use their fame to work in the sales industry, such as Sell ​​cars etc.

After Jill retired, he became a boxer, a professional boxer, not the kind of eye-catching showmanship, he really has strong fighting ability.

In the previous game against the Magic, Ao Pang clashed with Zaza, and the performance of the entire Bobcats team made Comb a little disappointed. Not to mention the introduction of some villains into the team, at least to ensure that if there is a conflict with the opponent, I will There is no disadvantage here.

Jill's fist is the best self-protection weapon, and he is the real boxing champion in the NBA.

Jordan was persuaded by Comb, and he called the Bulls' current head coach Bill Cartwright directly in Comb's presence.

Cartwright was Jordan's younger brother during the first dynasty, and Jordan felt that he would come forward, and there would definitely be no problems with this deal.

But 2 minutes later, his face became embarrassed.

After hanging up the phone, he spread his hands towards Kongbu.

"Kong, he just walked out of the general manager's office 15 minutes before I called someone."

"He was fired, do you think it's a coincidence?"

"I told him that I could come to the Bulls as an assistant coach, and he readily agreed. Is it okay?"

Jordan asked tentatively.

Kumbu nodded, "Of course it's no problem. We don't have enough assistants now. Bill was once the so-called [Chocolate Bomb]'s successor. After he comes, he can give Bosh some pointers."

"Although Bill was fired, who do you think is the current general manager of the Bulls? John Paxson!"

"It's unbelievable that the kid who used to carry my shoes is now a big shot."

Jordan sighed, as if it was yesterday that Paxon lifted his shoes.

John Paxon, like Bill, was also a member of the Bulls' first dynasty. Paxson was the point guard and Bill was the center.

From this point of view, the boss of the Bulls is actually quite humane, and he gave these meritorious veterans good jobs.

Jordan called Parkson again in front of Comb.

This time his face was a little ugly.

"Damn guy, has he forgotten how he flattered me back then? Now he doesn't give me any face!"

"What do you think he wants to do? He actually wants to sell Jalen Rose to us."

"It's no wonder the Bulls are not getting better year after year. How could the Bulls have a good record when these idiots are in charge."

Jordan yelled.

Kongbu couldn't laugh or cry at the side. Jordan was full of father-like anger and a strong desire to control. He thought that after he finished his offer, Paxon should immediately agree to his offer.

Little did he know that Paxson is now the general manager of the team, and his first consideration is the interests of the team. Let alone Jordan, even if Paxson's own father came, it would definitely not be possible to agree to this deal directly.

Jalen Rose was bought by the Bulls at a high price from the Pacers two years ago, but unfortunately the effect was not as good as expected, and the salary was too high, so the Bulls wanted to sell it.

Just when Jordan called, Paxon simply asked if the Bobcats were interested in Jaylen Rose.

This is a normal transaction inquiry and negotiation, but it doesn't sound like that to Jordan. He feels that Paxon doesn't respect him enough.

Kong Bu was speechless, so he simply took Jordan's cell phone and called Paxon again.

"Mr. Paxon, this is Combe."

"God, is Michael really angry? I'm just asking, who would have thought his reaction would be so big, Kong, and apologize to Michael for me."

"Kong, I'm very interested in Barbosa, and I have no objection to your proposed trade plan for Coric and Gil."

"But can we expand this deal, add your Haslem to the deal, and we will take out Pippen and a protected first-round pick for the next five years."

Paxson is still very polite, and he may also know that Combe or Jordan are people he can't afford to offend, so his attitude is very good, and he didn't continue to mention Jaylen Rose.

Kumbu is actually very interested in Jaylen Rose. There is no problem in terms of strength. He can play at the second position. If he can’t, he will be a substitute for Hill. Wang, the current strength has not declined.

It's a pity that the salary is too high. The annual salary of 1400 million is not much less than that of Hill. Ao Pang has already spent too much money on him, so there is no need to continue wasting it on Rose.

Judging from Paxon's meaning, he is eager to trade Rose.

Under normal circumstances, he traded Jaylen Rose to the Raptors. Later, when Rose played against the Lakers in the Raptors, he scored 80+ against Kobe.

From this point of view, Kobe has to thank Paxson. If he hadn't traded Jaylen Rose to the Bulls, Kobe's 80+ might not have appeared.

Comb is not very interested in the new transaction content added by Paxon.

After Pippen made enough money in the Trail Blazers, he returned to the Bulls this season, wanting to return to his roots.

But Pippen is too rare to rely on the old to sell the old, and there are many young people in the Bulls team, which leads to a very unharmonious atmosphere in the team. Parkson wanted to let the Bobcats take Pippen away.

Anyway, the Bobcats are Jordan's team, Pippen is Jordan's old comrade-in-arms, and it is impossible for Pippen's die-hard fans to say that the Bulls have no conscience in selling Pippen.

Of course, Comb doesn't want Pippen either, but he's very interested in the Bulls' first-round pick.

With the protected first-round pick for the next five years, Paxon is very confident in himself. He believes that within five years, he will be able to support the Bulls and make them a strong player in the Eastern Conference, so the draft pick will naturally not be much higher.

And if the Bulls don't stand up and are still the last one like they are now, then the Bulls will have the same situation as the Grizzlies in the past. The second place was signed to the Pistons.

If Comb is lucky enough, Comb may even get a No. [-] lottery from the Bulls in five years.

And five years later, in the 2008 draft, let alone, the Bulls really won the No. [-] pick and selected Rose Rose of the Windy City.

Kong Bu thought about it, and his heart was moved. Unfortunately, this kind of thing is too variable. The transaction with the Bulls on his side will definitely change the historical trajectory of the Bulls.

After a moment of contemplation, Combe asked Paxson to add a 2004 second-round pick.

Paxon agreed without even thinking about it. Pippen added a first-rounder and a second-rounder in exchange for a second-year insider Haslem. Paxon felt that he had earned his blood.

In the eyes of Combe, Haslem has no potential, and has almost no advantages except loyalty, but this is what he sees from the perspective of God. How can outsiders see it? They only know that Haslem He can perform very well in grades, and the inside position needs to be cultivated for a long time. Haslem has a very high chance of becoming a talent.

"what?"

"Traded him? With Haslem?"

Jordan covered his forehead and sighed helplessly.

Because Kumbu said that Barbosa's potential ceiling is not much, so Jordan is not opposed to using Barbosa to make a deal with the Bulls.

With Haslem trading Pippen, he can't accept it at all.

Strange to say, Pippen was the best helper in Jordan's career, but the relationship between the two was not so good after retiring. Jordan didn't give Pippen much space in his career documentary.

Not to mention that Jordan acquiesced to his son sleeping in Pippen's ex-wife's bed.

"What I like is the two draft picks they gave. After Scottie comes, it will not have any impact on the team. Our absolute core is Shaq and Grant. They are not rookies and will not be afraid of leather. Puffy." Kumbu comforted Jordan with a smile.

Jordan could only sigh and nod. After all, it was agreed before that Kongbu was solely responsible for player transactions, and he had no right to speak at all.

In the afternoon of the same day, Kumbu called Barbosa to his office, and told him to make a deal face to face.

"What? I was traded?"

Barbossa looked shocked. He never dreamed that he would be traded after performing so well.

"Unfortunately, it was indeed traded." Kong Bu nodded.

"Michael must have done it, didn't he?"

"He was completely disappointed in me, so he forced you to trade me, right?"

"Damn it, thanks to the fact that I admired him so much before entering the league, he treats me like this!"

Barbosa was about to go crazy, he kept feeling that he was lucky to meet a coach like Kumbu.

Although he often encounters Jordan's cold eyes and cynicism, as long as he can play under Kumbu, he feels that he has a real future and can definitely become a first-line star.

Who would have thought that the good days would end so quickly, and he would be traded.

Seeing that Barbosa was mad, Kumbu just wanted to explain that the trade was not Jordan's idea, but stopped immediately.

How sad would it be for Barbossa to know that the deal was his idea?

So it's better to put this shit pot on Jordan's head.

After reassuring Barbosa for a while, he was still cursing when he left. If Jordan hadn't been so powerful, Barbosa might have rushed to Jordan's office to confront him.

The next morning, the Bulls and Bobcats officially announced the trade plan.

The Bobcats sent Barbosa, Haslem and two cannon fodder to balance the salary, and got Hinrich, Kendall Gill, Pippen, the second round pick in 2004 from the Bulls, plus a team protected for the next five years. first-round pick.

Bulls fans rejoiced, this deal seems to be a blood profit, and they are one step closer to the rise of the Bulls.

Bobcats fans are also happy, they are not afraid of Kumbu trade, they are afraid that Kumbu will keep this lineup without trading.

Based on the trust of Comb, even if there is Pippen in this transaction, Bobcats fans feel that there must be something to say, maybe Comb has a coup to bring Pippen back to the top.

To say that the current Pippen is hated by others is really not wronging him.

When he left the Bulls for a high salary, many Bulls fans called him heartless.

After arriving in the Rockets, he formed the Rockets' three-veteran lineup with Olajuwon and Barkley, but he had a conflict with Barkley, which directly cut off Olajuwon's final hope of winning the championship.

After arriving in the Trail Blazers, it made the atmosphere in the team even worse. Trail Blazers fans didn't want to see him. When he left Portland, many fans even set off fireworks.

Even if they want to return to their roots now, the Bulls didn't give him special treatment, they just let him hang around on the bench, and even sold him now because he hindered the growth of rookies.

The key is that his family life is also unsatisfactory.

It's really hard to get mixed up with Pippen.

After the trade press conference was over, the players from both sides began to leave for their next homes.

Fortunately, Barbosa said that this was his first trade after all, and Haslem was very frustrated. He only played for a little over a year, but he had already changed four teams. Outrageous.

At the beginning, he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, and then sent to the Knicks by Comb.

Then during the military expansion draft, he was sent to the Bobcats by the Knicks.

Now he was sent to the Chicago Bulls by the Bobcats.

If the strength is extremely poor, such a wandering will not make people depressed, but Haslem's strength is not bad. It seems quite strange to change four clubs in a little over a year.

Comb is also helpless, not that he does not appreciate Haslem's loyalty, but that Haslem's strength really does not meet his standards. (end of this chapter)