"John, you said that Michael used these little tricks very well. He has entered the role as soon as he became president." Liu Mang said to Stockton.

"He is showing his courage, even if he doesn't hesitate to offend the Clippers management." Stockton laughed, "He is trying to restore the image of failure as general manager of the Wizards. Fortunately, Kwame has shown it.

Otherwise, I guess he wouldn’t have the nerve to accept the position of CEO.”

"...I don't think so..."

"Um?"

"fine."

Liu Mang responded with a twitching mouth corner, would Jordan become the boss just because he was slapped in the face? He is not that thin-skinned...

Not discussing this topic anymore, lest these old men betray him when they meet in private, Liu Mang asked: "John, will you be our assistant coach next season?"

"Well, I said I would help you develop a qualified backup point guard." Stockton nodded, "After our summer operations are over, I will discuss the contract issue with the management."

"José?"

"right."

"..." Liu Mang recalled Calderon. In terms of shooting percentage, he is the enhanced version of Stockton in free throws. A real 180 club player. In terms of statistics, he is a low-end version of Stockton.

Dun, from a defensive point of view, his peak was not as strong as Stockton, who is now in his 40s...

However, with Stockton's guidance, even if the defense has become much better, at least theoretically it won't be as black hole as it was before. As a substitute, Liu Mang thought about it, and Calderon was a substitute.

It's a small luxury. He is just a player from his own agency. Even if he leaves after playing with him, it won't be a loss. The relationship is not bad.

Liu Mang had dinner at home at noon, and immediately came to the arena, where he met Stockton in the parking lot.

Liu Mang and Stockton chatted and came to the conference room of Phillips Arena. Most of their teammates were already here. Soon there would be the team's season press conference, and everyone was attending. While waiting, the players

We were discussing the Bobcats trade and who would be the No. 1 pick this summer. Famous stars, especially famous stars who were not the No. 1 pick. Every year when they meet the No. 1 pick, they would give them extra "care".

According to information obtained by ESPN from Adrian Wojnarowski, a sports columnist for Penguin Publishing Group, the Bobcats used the fourth overall pick in the 2004 first round, plus the protection of the top eight picks in 2006.

He reached an agreement with the Clippers to acquire the Clippers' second overall pick in the 2004 first round.

Wojnaworski is a basketball expert who entered the sports circle in 1997. He won the North American Journalists Guild's Best New Reporter Award in 1998 and the Associated Press's North American Best Sports Columnist Award in 2002. He is often

Get some unknown private events about the stars.

The news provided by Wojnaworski this time has been forwarded by many supporters of his basketball articles. Fans of other teams except the Hawks were originally preparing to relax their interest in the NBA because the finals are over.

Attention is waiting for the draft. Except for Lakers fans, other fans have been looking forward to the Lakers losing for two months. They are nervous every day and finally want to relax their nerves. Unexpectedly, the trade before the draft will come as soon as possible.

Already.

But who doesn’t like to watch the excitement? The NBA, which has just cooled down a bit, has become popular again.

Subsequently, the NBA official website confirmed the transaction and announced more specific transaction contents. The contents of the transaction in terms of draft picks were consistent with the information disclosed by Google. However, there was an additional thing. In addition to sending two first-round upward trades, the Bobcats

After receiving the second pick, he also gave up the right to acquire a player from the Clippers.

When Liu Mang and Stockton discussed this matter, they both believed that the Clippers' transaction was completely forced. They could have gotten better bargaining chips, but they had to trade with the Bobcats. As long as the Bobcats

If this deal is proposed, they will have no choice but to submit.

The Clippers were able to get the second pick in the lottery, which was an upset. The Clippers' record is 26 wins and 56 losses, ranking fourth from the bottom. Counting the Bobcats, they are new to the team and have the same talent as the Magic.

In terms of probability of the No. 1 pick, the Clippers can be ranked fifth from the bottom, and the probability of the top three picks is not high.

But I didn’t expect that with the back of his hand, Jordan had a 25% chance of getting the No. 1 pick and a 63% chance of getting the top three picks, but he only got the No. 4 pick; the Clippers had 100

There was a 14/14 chance of getting the No. 2 pick, but I got the No. 2 pick.

The Magic got the No. 1 pick, the Clippers got the No. 2 pick, the Bulls got the No. 3 pick, and the Bobcats got the No. 4 pick.

The Clippers have been selling their draft pick since they got the second pick. Since Brand and Kaman are already there, there is no doubt that the top two picks this year are Dwight -

Howard and Emeka Okafor, the Clippers already have Elton Brand and Chris Kaman, and one is a first-class power forward who has been in the NBA for 20-10 years, and the other has shown All-Star potential.

Chris Kaman, the Clippers no longer want to gamble on talent, so they might as well build a team around these two people.

Moreover, some teams are very interested in this second pick. Howard's talent is attractive. Emeka Okafor has shown that he can become a first-class center when he enters the NBA. Other teams offer the Clippers more than the Bobcats.

Much richer.

However, the Clippers can only trade with the Bobcats. According to Liu Mang and Stockton's speculation, Jordan is definitely using the Clippers as a threat to select players. If the trade is made, they will give up the selection. The Clippers have to agree.

.

The Clippers have nothing but a lot of potential players. It has been 20 years since they moved to Los Angeles and they have only made the playoffs twice. Including this season, they have not made the playoffs in 7 years.

There are a bunch of high-draft players inside.

Chris Kaman was the sixth pick last season, and his scoring average among the Clippers only ranked tenth on the team. In front of him were Bobby Simmons and Kenyon Doolin, who had the “worst” potential.

, they are all players who seem to be able to play in the NBA for seven, eight or ten years. You must know that even if you choose a lottery pick, the average career length will only be five or six seasons.

This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In order to avoid being targeted by Jordan, the Clippers agreed to this deal. It was an unexpected surprise and they also received a future draft pick. Baylor chose to endure it.

Already.

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As soon as the Bobcats established the team, they became the first team to complete a transaction after the finals this season, igniting the trade market. Many teams that were not ready to be drafted by the Bobcats began active trade negotiations.

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After more than four hours of interviews in the afternoon, it was almost six o'clock, and the last announcement was finally over. Liu Mang could finally breathe a sigh of relief, waiting for the championship parade to end tomorrow, and then thank guests behind closed doors!

After finally having some free time, Liu Mang took a look inside the stadium and walked around. After winning the championship, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Especially when he went to the stadium, he saw that the sky above the stadium and the position above the technical table during the game were installed.

Liu Mang thought that among the names surrounding the edge of the championship flag would be his own... Will these Americans use their own English names or the pinyin of their original names?

Liu Mang was very curious about this matter, but since they all used English letters, Liu Mang didn't mind which one he used. He was just curious.

After wandering around for a while, Liu Mang found that the air conditioner in the conference room was still on, and there were still people having a meeting. He knew that the team management was also busy now. They had to organize interviews, communicate with all parties about tomorrow's championship parade, and prepare for tomorrow's championship parade.

Prepare for a sudden burst of trading market...

Everyone was very tired, and Liu Mang had nothing to complain about.

After walking around for a while, Liu Mang was ready to go back and have a good night's rest. He probably didn't have much rest time after the championship parade. Helping the team participate in large-scale trials in various places was one of his jobs.

When Liu Mang came to the parking lot, he saw someone smoking in the trash can. When he took a closer look, it was Rahim!

"Sharif, what are you doing here?" Liu Mang asked strangely. Rahim's interview seemed to have ended at three o'clock.

Seeing Liu Mang coming, Rahim threw the cigarette butt into the cigarette butt area of ​​the trash can and said, "Ace, I'm waiting for you."

"wait for me?"

"Yes, let's find a place to chat for a while."

…

Find a place, it turns out to be the team's training ground...there happens to be no one here, so it's quite suitable.

Liu Mang took a ball, stood outside the bottom corner and threw it out. Fortunately, he hit the ball. Liu Mang ran over and picked up the ball. He continued to throw the ball and asked casually: "Sharif, what can I do for you?"

A place to say?”

Seeing Liu Mang shooting, Rahim hesitated for a while and finally said: "Ace, I'm ready to jump out of the contract."

The first five years of Rahim's six-year contract worth 70 million yuan have ended, and he will immediately enter the player option. Liu Mang knew this. After hearing this, Liu Mang immediately responded: "Of course, Sharif, you can get a new one."

It's a big contract. This year's league income will definitely be higher than last year. I estimate you can get a starting salary of more than 15 million."

Rahim has one year of player option left on his contract worth 14.5 million, and this season’s salary cap has reached more than 49 million. If Rahim breaks out of the contract, even if he renews according to this season’s salary cap, he has played for 8 years.

If the veteran clause is triggered, the maximum starting salary can reach 30% of the salary cap, which is at least a starting salary of 14.8 million. If it were Liu Mang, he would also jump out of the contract.

Seeing that Liu Mang didn't understand what he meant, Rahim hesitated again, but still said it firmly: "No, Ace, I'm ready to leave."

"Huh?!" Liu Mang couldn't hold the ball firmly in his hand and dropped it to the floor. He looked at Rahim in surprise: "Sharif, are you kidding? We just won the championship."

"It's just because I won the championship, otherwise I probably wouldn't have made this determination," Rahim didn't look at Liu Mang, looked up at the ceiling and continued: "Ace, when I entered the NBA, I was about the same age as you.

But time flies so fast, it has been eight years, and by December this year, I will be 28 years old.

After I came to the Eagles, I no longer wanted to play basketball. If it weren't for you, I might have lost my love for basketball long ago.

Ace, you may not understand the feeling of never playing in the playoffs. Before I met you, I had been playing for five years, but I had never made it to the playoffs, not even in one season.

I have won more than 25 games, and being able to meet you and win the championship with you is the luckiest thing in my life.

However, it is precisely because of this that I want to give it a try. Can I still win by myself? I am already 28 years old and I don’t have much time to wait. I want to give it a try myself.

I really want us to continue to win the championship together, but I want to prove myself even more, and I think I can definitely do it.”

Rahim had been thinking about these words for a long time in the two days after winning the championship. When he said them all, the uneasiness in his heart was released. Regardless of whether Liu Mang would hate him or understand him, he would accept it.

When Liu Mang heard Rahim saying he was leaving, he was furious. Crazy anger flooded into his mind, and he felt betrayed. However, when he heard Rahim's next words, Liu Mang remained silent.

Already.

After a while, Liu Mang took a deep breath, spit it out, and asked, "Have you decided?"

"Well, I'm ready. Next, I will ask my agent to inform the management that I will opt out of the contract, but I will let the team use me as a trading chip to sign and then trade." Rahim finally said.

He lowered his head and looked at Liu Mang. Although he was ready to accept Liu Mang's anger, he still wanted to get Liu Mang's approval.
To be continued...