NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

"Stu, what happened?"

"Your official behavior this time is too weird. Is someone involved in this transaction?"

Pat Riley directly called Vice President Stu Jackson. His qualifications are older than Stu Jackson, so his attitude is not very respectful.

Stu Jackson is the vice president of the league and has almost been designated as Stern's successor. He knows very well that his words and deeds need to be responsible for the image of the NBA, and he is definitely not willing to expose Kongbu.

"Pat, you are overthinking. President Stern means that Ben is a top traditional insider."

"You, the Heat, have given too few bargaining chips, and you have the dislike of profit transfer. If the whole league follows you, there will be no balance in the NBA."

Stu Jackson gave a very official answer.

Pat Riley is dubious. He knows that Stern values ​​balance and hopes that the alliance will be in a balanced state, but is there any balance in the current alliance?The eastern and western tycoons are terrifyingly strong, while those weak teams are so weak that it hurts the eyes.

Do you think the Heat are giving less?The big deal is that if I add a little more chips to my side, if Stern can stop it once, is it possible that he can stop it a second time?

Riley still attaches great importance to the big book. He thinks that with the big book, the Heat's internal defensive strength can be improved several levels, and the team's record will definitely soar.

Just when he was on the phone with Stu Jackson, Combe had already contacted Pistons helmsman Dumars Sr.

"Old man, in fact, you really shouldn't trade Big Ben, his value is higher than you think."

After Kongbu got on the phone, he said to the old Dumas with earnestness.

He did not deliberately exaggerate the value of big money. In fact, under normal circumstances, without big money, the Pistons would immediately go from a championship-level team to a second-rate team.

"Kong, I know you have a very good relationship with Ben, he is the player you admire the most."

"But you also know that there are always many unspeakable difficulties in running a team, and I can't help it."

"Huh? Our deal with the Heat was stopped, wouldn't it be you who did it?"

Old Dumas didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He didn't think of Comb at first, but he really felt that Stern just felt that the Heat gave him too few chips.

Now that Kongbu called, the old Dumas immediately figured it out. It seems that only Kongbu has the energy and willingness to influence the big deal in this alliance.

Kongbu neither admitted nor denied, "Old man, why don't you do this, if you really want to sell Big Books, why don't you sell us Bobcats."

"Tell me, what chips do you want?"

"Too many chips, I dare not promise, but it is still more than the Heat, you should know that the value of their chips is not as high as it seems."

This remark made the old Dumas very happy. In fact, after he made the decision to make a big deal, he might have thought about making a deal with Kumbu.

But the Bobcats are currently sitting on two centers, O'Pang and Varejao, and it seems that it really doesn't make sense to introduce Daben.

Needless to say, Ao Pang, it's not an exaggeration at all, the value of the two big books tied together is not as high as Ao Pang.

This is still the fat of the middle-aged and young lady. If the fat is around 25 years old, three big books can't be exchanged for fat.

In Varejao's words, his current potential and potential are better than Daben's. Top defense, top rebounding ability, and offensive ability are better than Daben's. The key is that his free throws are not as outrageous as Daben's. It will not be a target for opponents.

In addition, Varejao has an unpredictable foul-making ability, which is too precious.

Just imagine that in the finals, Varejao played against stars like Duncan, Yao Ming, and O'Pang. If the opponent received four or five fouls within halftime, the opponent would almost lose the game.

In addition, Varejao is still so young and the contract is cheap, so the comprehensive value seems to be much higher than Daben.

The old Dumas thought that the Bobcats had Oban and Varejao, so they would not be interested in Da Ben, so he didn't ask Combe, lest he would make fun of himself.

Now that Kumbu proposed a deal, the old Dumars was very excited. He didn't know what bargaining chip Kumbu would come up with for the deal, but it must be better than the Heat's bargaining chip.

"Kong, we are old friends, and Da Ben has a deep friendship with you. If you are interested in Da Ben, I will definitely give priority to you Bobcats."

Old Dumas said while suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"Then I won't beat around the bush. Varejao and Jill, what do you think of the big change and your 05 first-round pick?"

Kongbu made a direct offer, which was a very sincere offer.

You must know that Varejao has entered his peak period now. An inside defensive gate who averages 14 points and 14 rebounds per game with an annual salary of one million, can draw fouls, and has no trouble with free throws. His value is much higher than that of Da Ben.

The reason for adding another Jill is to balance the salary on the one hand, and on the other hand, I don’t want Daben to lose face. After all, Daben is a star who has been famous for a long time. What’s the matter with a rookie center?
Since Kumbu is determined to get a big book, he must be allowed to enter the Bobcats in a good way.

The old Dumas was happy. The player he wanted most was Varejao, but Combe gave it without saying a word.

As for the 2005 first-round pick in addition to the big book, the Pistons are one of the five kings of the Eastern Diablo. High, the value is not much higher.

The old Dumars can't wait to fly to Charlotte now to finalize this deal quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

Compared with the bargaining chips given by the Heat, the Bobcats' bargaining chips are too sincere, and they are really getting real things out.

"make a deal!"

"Kong, my good brother, if I knew you were so forthright, I would never have traded with Riley."

"God, fortunately there were kind people who stopped this deal, otherwise our Pistons would have lost a lot this time."

The old Dumas was very excited, and secretly thanked himself for maintaining a good friendship with Combe, what a wise choice it was.

After he finished the call with Comb, he immediately received a call from Pat Riley.

Riley called to discuss adding some chips, and then asked Stern to give the green light. Of course, the chips he added were also scraps, adding a third-rate player and a second-round pick.

"Sorry, Pat, we can no longer discuss this deal. We have already found a home for Ben." Dumas said with a smile.

Rejecting Riley's deal, the old Dumars has no psychological burden.

Because it's not that the Pistons reneged on the deal, but that the league stopped the deal, which is a force majeure factor.

Even if the news got out, the old Dumas would take it for granted.

"what?"

"Who is it? It can't be a lynx?"

Riley's body was already trembling with anger, he asked through gritted teeth.

Old Dumas laughed out loud, acquiescing to Riley's guess.

"Crack!" Riley hung up the phone directly.

Old Dumas shook his head and laughed. He knew that Riley must be very angry at the moment, but what's the use of being angry? Could he have a way to counter Combe?

Riley was indeed angry, so angry that his heart ached.

It only took him 30 seconds to make up his mind that he must not suffer from being dumb.

He summoned people to hold a press conference, gathered dozens of media reporters, and prepared to start accusing the league and Comb of their dirty behavior.

The reason why he was so angry this time was that on the one hand, he was angry with Kong Bu, and on the other hand, he remembered the Juwan Howard incident before. Are you easy to bully yourself?

In front of all reporters at the press conference, he revealed all the recent events.

He and the Pistons finalized the deal on Big Ben. After the two parties finalized the deal, they reported it to the league. The league had already agreed verbally. Then Ewing of the Bobcats called him. -Jackson's phone call, the league stopped their trade with the Pistons.

Then he added chips to negotiate with the Pistons. The Pistons had already sold Big Ben to the Bobcats.

"Balance? The Heat don't have enough chips? The league didn't take a good look at what chips the Bobcats gave? A second-round rookie center who has only played for more than a month and an outside line who is about to retire, isn't this a transfer of benefits? "

"I don't know what the relationship between Comb and Stern is. He was able to suspend the league's trade. Shouldn't Stern come out and give me an explanation?"

"Ten years ago in the Juwan Howard incident, the league ruled that we could not sign Juwan. Now I am formally suing the league for illegal black-box operations and requesting the league to rule to trade the big money to our Heat."

Riley was so angry that he started talking nonsense at the press conference, almost saying that Combe had a PY deal with Stern.

He didn't expect the league to really make the decision to return the capital to the Heat. He just wanted to create pressure on the league and disrupt the deal between the Pistons and Bobcats.

Since you can't get it yourself, how can you get it, Kumbu?

Stern was furious in the office. The alliance has been established for so many years, and there have been countless tricks and black-box operations. Everyone knows this well, and no one will come out to expose it publicly.

Now that Riley has lost his mind, what he said has directly affected the credibility of the alliance and Stern.

If it were a weak president, he might be really frightened by Riley, and he might give Riley an explanation with a calm attitude.

But who is Stern?A typical master who eats soft but not hard, you Riley like to play tricks, don't you?Then let's see who can go to the end this time.

Just an hour after Riley's press conference ended, the league officials issued an announcement.

The Pistons sent Big Ben and the 2005 first-round pick to get Varejao and Gil from the Bobcats. This deal is valid and approved by the league.

The second news is that Riley was fined, and the fine amounted to a terrifying $100 million!

This sky-high fine shocked even Kong Bu.

There are many bosses or head coaches in the history of the NBA who have been fined for various reasons, but this is the first time I have seen a fine of one million.

Stern is absolutely ruthless this time. Everyone says he is the tyrant of the NBA. Since he is a tyrant, how can he tolerate someone challenging his authority.

The third piece of news is that the league invested [-] million U.S. dollars to acquire the ownership of the New Jersey Nets. In the following time, the Nets will be managed on behalf of the Nets until a suitable and capable buyer is found for the Nets.

These three messages do not have Kong Bu's name in every sentence, but they all have an extremely close relationship with Kong Bu.

As soon as the alliance announcement came out, the alliance became completely lively.

Varejao ran out first and was interviewed by the media directly in the training ground.

He saw that Er Fatty was traded before, and he was actually quite envious in his heart.

It is very good under Kumbu, which is enough to prove that he is a young center with great potential, and this alone is enough to make him reach the pinnacle of life.

But there is also a downside, that is, because there is a center like Ao Pang in the team, it is impossible for Varejao to sit in the starting position.

Now that he has been traded to the Pistons, he will be the starting center forward, so Varejao is naturally happy.

However, he was very unhappy with Riley's evaluation of himself. He described himself as a rookie center who had played for a month. Didn't he mean that he was not qualified to trade big money?

"Pat Riley said I'm a second-round rookie center? I'm obviously a first-rounder!"

"In the absence of Shaq, I averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds per game as a starter. Why does Riley belittle me so much?"

"If I say that I will join the Heat tomorrow, Riley will crawl to Charlotte tonight to meet me, do you believe it?"

Varejao is a Brazilian with a wild personality, and he immediately spoke out when he was upset.

"I had a lot of respect for Pat Riley before, even though he framed me as a dirty player."

"But this time he's like a clown, an incompetent clown who keeps saying shit that has no proof."

"He falsely accused our head coach of violating regulations. Does he have any evidence?"

Hinrich, who was framed by Riley last season, also stood up and bombarded Riley as a clown.

Of course Ewing can't be an outsider, because Riley named him at the press conference.

"I don't know what happened to Riley. I was the one who was arguing with him on the phone. Since he wanted to suspect that someone was operating in the dark, why did he suspect Kumbu? Shouldn't he be suspicious of me?"

"He's too old, and I think it's time to retire too."

"He is an unreasonable guy now, and I may never have any interaction with him in the future."

After Ewing finished spraying, Comb's partner, Jordan, was outraged.

"Does Pat Riley know what he is talking about? I have notified our Bobcats team of lawyers and will go to court to sue him tomorrow."

"Does he have any evidence to prove that Bobcat ruined their deal? If there is no evidence, he will just wait to spend all his money to compensate for the loss of our reputation."

"We gave more chips. If he is the general manager of the Pistons, I don't believe he will reject a future super center like Varejao!"