NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 372 Stern's Ambition
"David, stop this deal. Anyway, there is no written notice yet. The league can stop this deal at any time."

Kong Bu said lightly.

Stern was stunned. He didn't know why Kumbu was crazy. The Pistons traded with the Heat. What's the matter with you, Kumbu?
In fact, it really has nothing to do with Kumbu. If Riley's attitude wasn't so bad, Konbu might just have to watch Ben join the Heat.

Kumbu is now the owner of the team, and he has to be responsible for too many things. If he really uses O'Pang to trade for big money, it is likely that the team will not be able to win the championship. This loss is too great.

But Riley pushed his nose to the face like this, if Combe didn't give him some color, he would have no place to vent his anger.

"Kong, did Dumas offend you? Or did Riley offend you?"

"And who do you think I am? I'm the president of the NBA. Do you think I'm your secretary?"

"Can this kind of thing be stopped? Can the Pistons and the Heat agree?"

"I can't find any problems with their transaction. If you like me, you can stop if you ask me to stop?"

Stern said angrily.

"The Pistons will definitely not have any problems, because after this deal is stopped, I will trade a big deal with the Pistons, and the chips given will definitely be better than the Heat."

"As for the Heat's dissatisfaction, is their opinion important? Anyway, you didn't cheat them ten years ago."

Comb brought up the old story again, talking about a lawsuit about Juwan Howard in the 90s.

At that time, the young Howard played at a high level, triggering looting from various teams in the league. Riley, who coached the Heat, had center Mourning and Tim Hardaway in his hands, and forward Howard made him extremely envious.

In the end, he directly offered Huo Ershu a 7-year contract with a sky-high price of 1.05 million U.S. dollars.

It stands to reason that this matter will end here, and the two parties are also willing, and the contract has even been signed.

But Uncle Huo's parent team, the Washington Bullets, now the Wizards, was not happy, and went directly to Stern to file a complaint against the Heat.

In the end, Stern really didn't give Riley a little bit of face, and made the signing void, and Uncle Huo was signed back by the Bullets.

Comb doesn't know much about the relationship between Stern and Riley, but just looking at this incident, it's probably not much better.

"No, the impact of doing this is too bad. The Heat are a member of our NBA league. Why should I target them like this?"

"unless……"

Just now, Stern had just rejected Kong Bu with dignity and awe, but suddenly changed the subject.

"Unless what?" Kong Bu asked with a smile.

"Unless you promise me that in the offseason in 06, I will sell my Bobcats stake anyway, leave Charlotte, and join a metropolitan team."

"I don't care how you join, as a coach, or simply buy this team, you have to go to the metropolis anyway."

"Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, whatever."

Seeing nothing, Stern began to make conditions with Kumbut.

This is not the first time he asked Comb to go to the metropolis to coach. When Comb left the Raptors before, he talked with Combu once.

The reason why Stern has such an obsession is entirely because he has great ambitions.

This ambition is to raise the NBA's ranking among the four major leagues.

The four major sports leagues in North America are football NFL, baseball MLB, basketball NBA and ice hockey NHL.

Ten years ago, the NBA was the bottom of the four major leagues. With the development of these years, the NBA has surpassed the NHL, and its total market value ranks third among the four major leagues.

In 2002, the total market value of all NBA teams combined was 64 billion US dollars, and the NHL was 50 billion US dollars, which was not much more than that.

As for the second-ranked MLB, the total market value has already exceeded tens of billions of dollars.

Stern is not arrogant enough to want to surpass the NFL for the time being. His goal now is to surpass MLB and let the total market value of the NBA exceed [-] billion as soon as possible.

Charlotte's market potential is too small. Even if they won the championship last season, their market value has increased from 2 million US dollars to 5000 million US dollars.

If Kumbu went to coach the Phoenix Suns and led the Suns to win the championship that season, then the Suns' current market value of $[-] million would definitely double directly.

It sounds unbelievable, but it is actually the case. When the Warriors owner bought the team, he only spent 4.5 million US dollars. Because of the good record and the large number of fans, the market value has doubled ten times in ten years.

Stern wants to surpass MLB, and he knows that Comb can definitely help him.

Having told Comb all about his ambitions, Stern didn't want to hide his ambitions at all.

Kumbu was speechless after hearing this. In his memory, the total market value of the NBA reached 2012 billion US dollars in 112.

Stern expects himself to make the NBA's total market value exceed [-] billion a few years in advance. Does he think highly of himself?

"Old man, you really think highly of me."

"I can think about leaving Charlotte, but it's just a consideration. I won't guarantee that I will leave Charlotte in the offseason of 06."

"It's not a problem to join a metropolitan team. If I leave Charlotte, I will give priority to a metropolitan team."

Combe replied after thinking for a moment.

Stern laughed, "You are a young man after all, I am afraid you have had enough of poor Charlotte?"

"I heard that Charlotte doesn't even have a decent Chinese restaurant or Chinese supermarket, forcing you to grow your own vegetables and cook."

"Actually, I know that even if I don't tell you, you won't be able to stay in Charlotte for a few years."

"What a wonderful New York, it has everything you could want."

Stern has lived in New York half his life, and he actually dreams of Comb joining the New York Knicks.

"New York? I don't have the financial resources to buy the Knicks, and even if they did, James Dolan wouldn't be able to sell them."

"unless……"

Kumbu also followed Stern's tricks.

"Unless what? What do you think?" Stern surprised and urged Combe to speak quickly.

"Unless there are two home teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, like Los Angeles, the Los Angeles ball market is big enough to support the operations of the two teams."

"Los Angeles is fine, why not New York?"

"I bought a team from the east near New York, and then moved to Brooklyn, New York, what do you think?"

Combe laughed.

He was talking about the Brooklyn Nets of later generations. After relocating from New Jersey to Brooklyn, the market value immediately soared. Even if they didn’t have a decent record, the market value of the Nets skyrocketed several times just because of the relocation.

Stern's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, why didn't he think of it?
Los Angeles can have two home teams, why not New York?

New York has the largest football market in the world. If Comb comes to develop this new team, Stern is sure that its market value will be at least 20 billion US dollars in a short period of time. Can his ambition still be called ambition?That's the step-by-step plan.

A team in the East near the New York Knicks?Stern began to think in his mind.

There are four teams geographically close to the Knicks, namely the Boston Green Kay, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

Although the Raptors are a Canadian team, they are not too far from New York.

But the Raptors are doing so well in Canada now, it really doesn't make sense to take the risk of relocation. The Raptors have become the home team of the entire Canada.

Green Kai can't be relocated either. This is one of the oldest traditional teams in the league. If it is relocated, the Green Kai fans will probably rebel.

Philadelphia has been developed very well by Comb. After all, it has just built a dynasty. It is the third most valuable team in the league today, second only to the Knicks and the Lakers. It makes no sense to relocate.

Looking at it this way, what Comb is referring to is the New Jersey Nets?

The current market value of the Nets is actually similar to that of the Bobcats, which is about three to four billion U.S. dollars, which is slightly less than that of the Bobcats.

If such a team can be relocated to New York, with the management of Kumbu, the market value will increase absolutely astonishingly!
"Nets!"

"Kong, what I want now is not whether you think about it or not. In 06, you have to go to the Nets for me."

"To be precise, you had to buy me the Nets in 06. I believe that with your financial resources, there is no problem in buying the Nets."

"It's really not enough money, our alliance can give you a free loan!"

Stern became excited, and Combe's casual joke made him realize that he had to drive Combe to New Jersey as soon as possible.

"Huh? I have to go? Then if the owner of the Nets doesn't sell me, I can't steal it, right?"

Kong Bu said angrily.

Buying a team is all about luck. The owners of some teams don't sell them even if they keep them at a loss. What can Kumbu do with them?
"You don't need to worry about it, I will always find a way."

"All you have to do is to leave Charlotte honestly, buy me the Nets, and move from damn New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York."

……

As the saying goes, no coincidence makes a book. On the second day after Stern and Combe finished chatting, something really happened to the Nets.

The owner of the Nets intends to sell the team. A New York real estate developer named Bruce Ratner is planning to buy the Nets for $[-] million.

If this news had been left in the past, Kong Bu would definitely not have paid attention to it, because it had nothing to do with him.

And this is still an intentional acquisition, which has not yet been formally determined.

Stern was dumbfounded when he heard the news. He wondered if Combe had already heard the news before he had the conversation yesterday.

Knowing that someone wanted to acquire the Nets, Stern was both surprised and delighted.

The good news is that the Nets intend to make a move, so his grand plan has the possibility of being realized.

Surprisingly, if the real estate agent really took away the equity of the Nets, it would not be so easy for Kong Bu to get it again.

Stern certainly doesn't want other people to get involved in the Nets. Who knows how other people's business capabilities are?The Nets are the most anticipated growth point in the NBA in the next few years, and it is impossible for Stern to take the risk of letting others get involved.

After thinking about it, Stern soon had an idea.

Don't you want to sell the Nets?Then sell it, but the buyer is not someone else, but the alliance official!

This trick Stern used on the Hornets in the future, the Hornets boss passed away, and Stern took over the management of the Hornets.

The situation is similar now. Stern is going to spend 3 million US dollars from the league's small coffers to buy the Nets, and then when Konbu is ready, he will sell it to Konbu for 4 million US dollars.

The league's small treasury made a hundred million dollars in vain, and he was able to realize his grand plan. Stern felt that he was simply extremely smart.

Kumbu learned of his plan from Stern at the first time, and he was speechless.

In his memory, the Nets in 2004 did change hands and were bought by this real estate developer for 3 million US dollars. Who would have thought that he would rewrite the NBA history after chatting with Stern for less than 10 minutes yesterday? history.

But Kumbu knew that this was definitely a good thing for him.

The Nets have arrived in Brooklyn, what kind of concept is that, there is no impressive record, and the market value can reach 35 billion US dollars!
If he led the Nets to a record like the Warriors, the market value of the Nets would reach 50 billion US dollars, it's really not a joke.

I invest 4 million US dollars here, and after ten years of operation, I can earn 50 billion US dollars. There is no such wonderful investment in the world.

After figuring this out, Combe was less reluctant to leave Charlotte.

In fact, Charlotte is just like what Stern said, Taijil is poor. Comb has been here for more than a year, but he has not had a meal in Charlotte that satisfies him.

Moreover, Comb did the calculations himself, and managed Charlotte with Jordan, as if he really didn't make a lot of money.

The market value of the Bobcats this year is 4 million US dollars. After the establishment of the dynasty, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Bobcats to reach a market value of [-] billion US dollars.

In terms of 8 million, half of Kongbu's equity is 4 million.

When he founded the Bobcats, he paid 5000 million US dollars, and if he coached other teams in the past few years, his salary plus other miscellaneous income, he would have made a net profit of [-] million US dollars.

As the head coach of the Bobcats, Comb is unpaid.

In this way, after three years of busy work, Kongbu earned an extra 2.5 million U.S. dollars. How can he make a profit by operating the Nets.

But at the moment, Kumbu must still focus on the Bobcats. When a monk strikes the clock, his plan is to build a dynasty in the Bobcats, so that even if he leaves the Bobcats at that time, it can be regarded as an explanation for Jordan.

……

In the afternoon, Stern asked the vice president of the league, Stu Jackson, to call the Pistons and the Heat respectively, informing them that their trade applications had not been approved.

The helmsmen of the two teams were all stunned, time and space are disordered?A few days ago you said the transaction was approved, why is it not approved now?

As for the reasons given by the league for vetoing the trade, it was even more unacceptable for the two teams, saying that the Heat gave too few bargaining chips. The trading environment of the alliance.

Riley felt something was wrong right away, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

(End of this chapter)