In the study room of Changdao Villa.

After Mitch Kupchak arrived, he also heard about what happened at the draw.

"Then Prince, which team are you planning to trade with?"

"Judging from the current situation, the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors are bound to win the No. 1 pick. I feel that the other teams are not so attractive to the No. 1 pick. After all, if they want to trade

You will have to pay a higher price, which is not in the interests of the team owner."

Mitch Kupchak is indeed brought out by the LOGO man, and his sharpness is indeed worthy of a shrewd general manager candidate.

Bruce was on the desk in the study room, tapping his finger on the countertop, thinking.

To be honest, Bruce can completely follow the same example of how the Magic deceived the Golden State Warriors in the previous life and continue to deceive the Golden State Warriors.

This is a no-brainer. The Golden State Warriors must suffer this dumb loss again.

But why does Bruce want the Golden State Warriors' first-round picks in 1994, 1996, and 1998?

In addition to the usefulness of the first-round picks in 1996 and 1998, Bruce really doesn't like the first-round pick in 1994.

In 1994, except for Jason Kidd and Grant Hill, no one else was the player Bruce wanted.

But both of them were also top three picks. Could the Golden State Warriors get such a high pick in 1994?

Anyway, Bruce didn't believe it. If it was useless, why would he want the 1994 draft pick?

The Magic cheated the Golden State Warriors with three draft picks, so I can't be worse than the Magic's front office, right?

So Bruce is thinking about what price the Golden State Warriors have to pay to achieve what he expects.

…

Bruce finally thought of it.

He discussed the idea with Mitch Kupchak.

Mitch Kupchak felt like he was watching an idiot.

Why do you say that?

Bruce had a good idea and wanted the Golden State Warriors' 1993 draft pick plus the unprotected first-round picks in 1996, 98, and 2001.

There are a total of 4 first-round draft picks, and the last 3 are all unprotected.

Mitch Kupchak suddenly felt that his "Prince" was an idiot and too whimsical.

Mitch Kupchak shook his head and said: "Impossible. The Golden State Warriors management and Don Nelson will never agree to such a harsh request. Prince, you are robbing!"

That's right, Bruce is robbing!

Bruce knows that this condition is very harsh, and he is not a fool, so he will definitely disagree. If unprotected were replaced by top ten protected, maybe the Golden State Warriors would not rebound so hard.

But Bruce knew about the development of the Golden State Warriors in his previous life. After Webber was traded to the Golden State Warriors, he signed a big contract, one of which was that he could complete the first year on a free transfer. As a result, he transferred after just one year.

left.

For this matter, Golden State Warriors fans scolded the team management.

How much better would the Golden State Warriors be without Webber? Isn't this a lottery pick for nothing?

If you don't want it for free, Bruce can't tell Mitch Kupchak.

After thinking about it for a while, Bruce decided that he still wanted to use the first-round unprotected picks in recent years.

Because there are too many high-quality players in these years, all of whom Bruce knew about in his previous draft year.

If there are really difficulties in trading, the worst possible thing is to trade a few more players and bring it in, just in time for a big purge.

"Mitch, I need you to know that I am not joking. I am telling you very seriously now that this must be done."

"Tell the other party that I can add money or trade some players as support."

Mitch Kupchak doesn't know why his "Prince" is so paranoid and insists on not protecting his pick in the first round.

But there is no way, the arm cannot twist the thigh. After all, he is the boss, his employer, and he is a wage earner.

Hey, now Mitch Kupchak thought of the classic line "I blame the American government for my life, but I blame this capitalist society at all"!

It’s all the fault of the rich!

After calling Nelson, Mitch Kupchak also informed the other party of the transaction results. As expected, Nelson was angry!

The roar echoed in every corner of the study. Bruce had nowhere to hide, so he could only listen with a stupid smile.

Mitch Kupchak also put the phone away. Even Nelson's voice was so loud that his ears were deafened if he continued to listen to it.

"XXX, XXXX, you are robbing, you are committing a crime..."

Please continue your speech. I am sitting next to you drinking Coke and eating chicken feet.

Bruce simply asked the maid in the villa to bring some food, and he and Mitch Kupchak ate while listening to Nelson's performance and speech.

After almost listening, Bruce also felt that Nelson's voice channel had dropped a few channels.

So he personally picked up the phone that had been placed on his desk and said to Old Nelson.

"Mr. Nelson, this is Bruce, please calm down, we are discussing with you!"

"If you don't agree, we can continue to discuss it until everyone can accept it."

"Bruce, let me tell you, I will never agree to this condition of yours, never!"

Old Nelson was still shouting hysterically.

"Well, then there's no need to talk about it. Goodbye!"

Bruce looked out the window with smart eyes at the cleaning servant outside the villa, speaking into the microphone.

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

You don't know how to flatter me. I sincerely discuss with you, young master, it would be better for you to just do it right. In this case, don't blame me for playing dirty tricks.

Mitch Kupchak watched Bruce suddenly change his style, but he still hadn't gotten used to it at all.

Then he heard Bruce giving him instructions.

"Mitch, take action personally and rush to Philadelphia immediately to meet with the 76ers management to discuss the No. 1 pick deal."

"The conditions are still the ones I mentioned, no bargaining."

"Prince, didn't we trade with the Golden State Warriors? Why did we trade with the Philadelphia 76ers?"

The style of painting changed so quickly, it’s no wonder Mitch Kupchak couldn’t react.

"You're going to Philadelphia with a lot of fanfare this time, but you need to keep a low profile when meeting with the 76ers management, you know?"

"why is that?"

Bruce told Mitch Kupchak what he was thinking. In the end, Mitch Kupchak also admired the insidiousness of his "Prince".

Could this be what the "Prince" learned from the thick black academic book he often read?

If I have time, I'll buy a copy myself and come back to read it.

I openly negotiated a deal with the Golden State Warriors and they didn't appreciate it, so don't blame me for playing tricks in secret.

Seeing Mitch Kupchak go to Philadelphia, can Nelson still sit still?

In fact, Bruce is also betting on whether the Golden State Warriors will pay such a high price for Chris Webber.

If the bet wins, Bruce can earn 3 picks.

The bet lost, but Bruce also suffered a loss. If Iverson is sold the No. 1 pick in 1996, more people will definitely want it.

I just don’t know what the Philadelphia 76ers will do after acquiring Webber.

It's still okay for Bruce to do some YY on his own.

…

The next few days were uneventful. It was already the end of May and the joint trial training was about to begin.

Nelson couldn't sit still. From the moment he learned that Bruce arranged for Mitch Kupchak to go to Philadelphia, he knew that he had lost.

Nelson is a mad scientist who likes to formulate various tactics on the court, so when he saw Chris Webber's performance, Nelson knew that he had found the perfect puzzle piece for the Golden State Warriors.

But that damn Bruce, proposing this kind of bargaining chip really made Nelson feel like he had been robbed. It was very uncomfortable, really uncomfortable.

But there is no way, who let Bruce get the No. 1 pick!

Nelson finally compromised. It was the team owner who asked him to compromise. He swore that he had never suffered such a big loss in his life and had never been so aggrieved.

After Bruce received the call from Old Nelson, he was silent for a while before saying apologetically.

"Mr. Nelson, you are one of the coaches I respect very much. I have thought of having you as the head coach since the New York Hans were founded."

"Due to various reasons, we missed it, but this does not affect your status in my heart. You and Mr. Sloan are my most respected coaches. Others including Phil, Riley and other famous coaches cannot compete with you.

You two are on par."

To be honest, Bruce is only targeting the Golden State Warriors and not Nelson himself. On the contrary, he prefers coaches like Nelson.

Old Nelson could also tell that Bruce said this sincerely and was not lying to him.
To be continued...