Chapter 191 Rebounding King Rodman hits the shelves
"Charles, do you have a team you want to join?" Lao Wang asked.
Barkley shook his head and said: "The decision has just been made. I don't know which teams Frank has contacted."
He said: "You must go to a team with championship potential, right? There are only a few teams with championship potential."
Barkley chuckled and said: "Actually, brother, I have already won a championship. Of course I can win another one. It's not bad to win the same number as Michael, but it's okay if I don't have it. I can accept it. I won four hard honors this year.
I'm already content."
The two chatted while eating, but they did not talk about this matter anymore, but talked about other things, such as their first meeting in New York's Chinatown.
"You know, old K, Mark West has been given up by the Bulls, and he has also announced his retirement." Barkley smiled.
He had no friendship with Mark West. The two had only been teammates for a few months. He said with a smile: "If he hadn't gone to that stadium, we would never have met you."
"Then we all have to thank him, you and I both need it, haha!" Lao Wang laughed.
At this point, he suddenly looked strange and said: "Charles, you and Jordan are the same agent, he won't encourage you to go to the Bulls, right?"
"That's impossible, brother. If I go to the Bulls, I might as well stay with the Suns. Is that guy Michael willing to call me boss? It's unimaginable, haha!" Barkley laughed.
He nodded. It was indeed unlikely. Barkley wanted to be in a team where he could be the core, not the second in command.
He joked: "If you go to the Bulls, you may have to compete with Pippen for who will be the second best."
"Just him?" Buckley said disdainfully.
At this time, their cell phones rang almost at the same time.
"Hello, I'm Lao K."
"Old K, where are you?"
"Kevin? I'm here with Charles."
"Okay, I'll be right over. Listen, don't quarrel, let alone get started, we are brothers..."
"No, Kevin, you are thinking too much..."
"Okay, old K, shut up first. I'll be there soon. I'm driving. This is dangerous driving. Don't let me be caught by the police."
"Hey, Charles, I'm Tom Chambers, where are you?"
"I'm at home with Lao K. Do you want to come over?"
"Of course, I'm with Marley and Danny Ainge. We'll be here soon. Before we come, don't get rough with Lao K, you know? You can't beat him."
"Damn it, how could I not beat him? Oh, you have led me astray. Damn it, who do you think I am? How could I be violent with my brother? Hello, damn it, are you dead now?"
The two hung up the phone, no, they were hung up on, looked at each other, and laughed.
"They thought we would quarrel, or even fight, over a core position. Is that possible?" Barkley shouted.
"How about we put on a show and fool them?" Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Okay, you two must not cause trouble. This is not a Hollywood studio." Molin, who had been silent, hurriedly stopped her.
Not long after, a group of Suns players rushed into Barkley's villa. They were a little surprised to see the harmony between Barkley and Wang, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, for the sake of a core position, I won't fall out with my brother."
Barkley patted his chest and said: "For Lao K, I chose to leave. Please praise my greatness."
"Tch, you are so great!"
Dan Malley raised his middle finger and cursed with a smile: "You are the one who was given up, just like in Philadelphia. We came here because we were worried that you would be beaten. Come and thank us."
"Xie Te! Dan, if you hit someone, you won't expose the shortcomings..."
The short hair that sprouted on Barkley's head stood up immediately, and he said angrily: "Are you here to comfort me, or are you here to attack me?"
"Ha ha……"
Kevin Johnson and others burst into laughter, and Barkley himself laughed helplessly.
"Old K, are you ready?" After laughing, Kevin Johnson asked seriously.
Lao Wang thought for a while and said seriously: "It's done, I will work hard."
Kevin Johnson took a look at everyone and said: "With our group of people supporting you, even if the management brings in new people, your position will be stable and there will be no problems in the locker room. But in terms of strength, there is some uncertainty.
.
Dan Marley can help you, and although my condition has declined a bit, I can still help you. For the rest, it depends on the management's operations and what kind of things Charles can get back."
Barkley said proudly: "Don't worry, I can at least exchange for most of the team. I am a historical superstar who can combine mvp, fmvp, championship, and the best team in a single season. I won't do it if it's cheap."
Seeing what Buckley said was interesting, everyone laughed again.
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"Michael, will management trade Barkley?"
At this time, Pippen called Jordan.
After hearing the news about Barkley, he immediately thought that Barkley and Jordan shared an agent. So when the Bulls are in urgent need of reinforcements, will David Frank bring Barkley to the Bulls to assist Jordan?
If that happens, he will no longer be Pi Lao Er, Pi Xiao San is his position in the Bulls, and this is not acceptable to him. He is willing to be the second child, but does not like to be the mistress.
But as soon as the words came out, he felt something was wrong. If the Bulls wanted to trade Barkley, what leverage did they have?
"Damn it, you're not going to use me as a bargaining chip, are you?" He suddenly became anxious.
He definitely doesn't want to be traded, let alone be traded to the Suns to play second fiddle to a rookie. That would be an absolute humiliation for him.
However, Jordan's words immediately relieved him. Jordan said: "No, our goal is Old K."
"What?" He was shocked.
"What, Scotty, aren't you willing to reinforce the fifth position?" Jordan frowned there.
"Yes, but that boy is our mortal enemy." He said hesitantly.
"So what, if we get the Bulls, he will be ours. If we have him, we are guaranteed to win three consecutive championships." Jordan laughed.
"But why would the Suns be willing to trade Old K? What they are giving up now is Barkley." Pippen asked.
"I'm just trying to force the Suns to give up their current team building ideas through public opinion and see if there can be a turnaround. Even if it doesn't work, the Suns have no Barkley, only one old K left, and Kevin Johnson's condition is also in decline.
Are they still our opponents?" Jordan said.
"That's right." Pippen said.
"What I just said, Scotty, don't talk nonsense outside." Jordan warned.
"I understand." Pippen said hurriedly.
The next day, almost all the media were ridiculing that the Suns were destroying themselves and that giving up Barkley was the stupidest move.
At the same time, the general managers of most teams in the league, as well as the stars of these teams, expressed their views on this matter.
They all have similar views and are not optimistic about the Suns' choice.
Bulls general manager Krause took the initiative to accept an interview with Chicago Sports News and said: "My advice to the Suns is to abandon the current team building ideas. Barkley in his peak period is the real choice. Choose a player with little defense.
As a sophomore, this was a pretty wrong decision.
Of course, I also know that after this incident, Barkley and Old K can no longer coexist. They are both low-post players and cannot coexist at all. So I have another conscientious suggestion, which is to use Old K in exchange for some good chips.
, so that the Suns can maintain their championship potential without having to strain their muscles and bones.”
The team's star Pippen was also interviewed. He said in a mocking tone: "I don't understand the thinking of the Suns management. What qualifications does a rookie have to lead a defending team?
As the leader of a team, it is not enough to produce the same statistics as in 2010. Perhaps we can imagine the chaos of the Suns next season. When their leader takes shots wantonly and does not participate in defense, the Suns will become a team.
A bad team at the bottom of the league, they may become the first defending team in history that cannot even make the playoffs."
Speeches and opinions like Krause's and Pippen's have gradually taken over the mainstream under the guidance of certain forces, and gradually formed a powerful public opinion.
These public opinions quickly formed pressure and wrong guidance on Phoenix fans, and they put this pressure on the Suns' management.
All the phone calls that could be made were opened by fans, and a large number of voices calling for the trade of Barkley to be stopped reached the ears of the management.
Fortunately, Lao Wang has formed a stable fan group in Phoenix. His local popularity is even greater than that of Barkley. The fans' opposition to trading Barkley is not against him, so not many fans ask for trading him and keeping him.
Barkley basically requires the team to maintain its current championship-winning lineup.
This disappointed Krause and the others. Their original idea was to use public opinion to force the Suns, and finally forced them to keep Barkley. However, Barkley could not coexist with Old K, and was finally forced to trade Old K.
"Father, why do so many team managements suggest that we trade Old K?" Colangelo Jr. found Colangelo Old Man again.
Colangelo smiled: "Because this is an era of traditional centers, and Lao K is the most traditional center playing style. He is a real low-post beast. Even if he has not fully grown up, his potential value is greater than
Buckley.
Don't doubt my words. Barkley has proven in Philadelphia that he can't lead the team to a championship or even lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. But Old K has proven in his rookie season that he can play no less well in the Finals.
Barkley's performance.
So they all hope that we trade Old K so that they have a chance to get him.
Make a bet, Brian, we will receive countless trade applications for Old K in the near future, including the Bulls."
"I see, these guys are so cunning!" Colangelo said helplessly.
"Haha!" Old Colangelo laughed.
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On this day, Wang Tiejun received a call from Zhang Lili.
Lao Zhang told him that the sports committee had a warehouse for sale in the East Third Ring Road of Beijing. It could be converted into an arena and training hall. He asked him if he wanted to buy it. It only cost 3.8 million yuan.
"Hey, Brother Zhang, you just need to train for a few months, so you don't need to spend this money, right?" he said quickly.
"No, Tie Jun, you really don't have a long-term vision. Let me tell you, the housing prices in this capital are now priced at the same price every year, and they may not be the same price every day in the future. If you miss it now, you will regret it in the future." Lao Zhang said.
"Then have you bought your house?" he asked.
"I bought a 120-square-meter house in the East Third Ring Road yesterday, not far from the warehouse."
Zhang Lili said something, and then said: "I went to Liu Yumin and Liu Chu the day before yesterday, and we talked about finding a place for you to train, and she told me about the warehouse.
Let me tell you, the location is very good. No one outside knows this news. She specifically asked me to tell you that if you want to buy it, I will give it to you."
"But this is not a commercial building, so don't smash it into your hands." He said hesitantly.
"You come back every year, don't you want to go to the training center next year? How can you lose it? I can tell you, we might move someday. If you make money in the future, don't forget to give me a red envelope." Lao Zhang said angrily.
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"Okay, how big is the area?" He thought it was right. He had to go back for a few months every year, and it would be convenient to have a fixed training hall.
"In addition to the warehouse, there is also a two-story office building, covering a total area of 3,600 square meters. The building area of the warehouse is 800 square meters. Above the office building is a dormitory with three floors and an area of more than 300 square meters. However, the warehouse can only
The basketball stadium cannot be rebuilt for commercial use. It is not commercial land, but industrial land. The dormitory should be able to apply for reconstruction, and you need to consult the relevant departments for details. Anyway, the land plus the building are counted together, and 3.8 million is not expensive." Lao Zhang said.
"Okay, I bought it."
He did the math and found that it was close to half a million US dollars. 3.8 million was indeed not much.
"Well, the sports equipment you ordered has arrived at the Beijing Customs. I'll order it for you first. The equipment will be sent directly here. We will transfer the ownership when you come back." Lao Zhang said.
"Okay." He said.
In order to conduct high-quality training in the country, he specially ordered many sports equipment and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He asked again: "Brother Zhang, have the procedures for my car been completed?"
There are currently few models in China, and there are not many cars suitable for him. He is afraid that he will not have a car after returning to China. In March, he bought a Mercedes-Benz SUV in the United States and had it shipped back to China. However, no one went through the formalities and it kept parking.
at customs.
"It was just completed yesterday. I paid the tax and got the cards. The cards in the Four-Nine City are ready to be opened." Zhang Liyi said.
"Okay, Brother Zhang, you can drive to pick me up that day. I have a lot of luggage," he said.
On the monthly basis, Wang Tiejun finally completed the flexibility and speed training content. The speed was increased from level 62 to level 63, and the flexibility was increased from level 68 to level 69. During the two-month training period, each level was improved by three and four levels.
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Next, as Colangelo said, he not only received a large number of trade applications for Barkley, but also received many trade applications for Wang Tiejun, including a trade application from the Bulls for Lao K.
On July 1, the Bulls' quotation was placed on Colangelo's desk. The Bulls were also very sincere and used Cobra Grant, one of the Iron Triangle, as the subject of the transaction.
Colangelo threw the quotation directly into the trash can beside the table, and then asked his assistant to notify the Bulls.
But a minute later, Jerry Krause called himself and said that the chip could be replaced by Pippen.
"Jerry, you just need a small forward, and Pippen is the best small forward in the league. Don't miss this opportunity." He said very sincerely.
Colangelo just wants to laugh. After trading Old K, I do have a small forward, but where is my center?
"Jerry, okay, let me tell you clearly that Old K is not for sale to us. You can go to the free market and see if there are any good products. Maybe Big Dream will leave Houston. There were rumors during the season.
." He said.
"Big dream?"
Klaus on the other side was startled.
This is true. During the season, Dameng was out due to injury, but the Mosaic team doctor believed that his injury was not enough for him to sit on the bench. The management asked Dameng to play with the injury, which made Dameng and the management
There were serious differences between the two, and there was indeed news that they were going to break up.
"Okay, Jerry, if you want to sell Lao K one day, please tell me first." He said again very sincerely.
An hour after the two hung up the phone, the Suns announced through the media that K was not for sale and would not accept any offers.
Not to mention, in the next few days, Wang Tiejun signed many sponsorship and endorsement contracts, which will allow him to earn tens of millions of dollars in commercial income each year in the next two years.
He is not even an All-Star. It is simply unbelievable that he can earn so much commercial income in the United States without being an American.
Lance Hoxman did not sign him a long contract because he will be the new core of the Suns next season. Once he performs better, his commercial value will be improved again. These second- and third-level players
The brand just doesn't fit.
On the 5th, the NBA trade freeze period ends and the trading period officially begins.
Also that morning, Wang Tiejun booked a flight to Los Angeles and prepared to return to China.
"Charles, has your deal not been confirmed yet?" Before setting off, he made a phone call to Buckley.
"Not yet, don't worry, I'll let you know when there's news." Buckley said.
"Okay, I will leave Phoenix today, and we will see you next season," he said.
"Wait, I'll come and see you off." Buckley said quickly.
"Don't bother, I'm almost at the airport," he said.
However, Buckley rushed to the airport and put him on the plane.
As he boarded the plane, the Pistons put Dennis Rodman, the two-time rebounding champion, on the shelf.
Rodman continuously defended the rebounding title in the 1991/92 season and the just past 92/93 season, but he is 32 years old after all, and his condition this season is obviously not as good as last season.
In fact, it was mainly because of marital problems that he and Carmen divorced after only seven days together. During this period, Carmen even cheated on his former teammate, which hit him hard and his condition was not good for a whole season.
In addition, he suffered a lot of injuries. He only played 65 games this season, and his attendance rate was not high, which further affected his condition.
The Pistons' current lineup is aging and in the process of rebuilding, so the Pistons decided to trade him. Since he still has some trading value, they can trade him in advance to get some chips.
This is the same as Colangelo's idea. If Barkley can accept the position of assisting Old K, he can stay, otherwise he will take advantage of his huge trading value to make early moves. We can't wait until Barkley is old. It doesn't matter. If it's valuable, it'll be too late.
In the season just past, Rodman averaged 18.3 rebounds per game. Based on this ability, many teams wanted to trade him, but the reality is that they did not.
Rodman's personality is too eccentric. Most teams are interested in him and have no intention of submitting an offer sheet.
But there are still some teams that want to trade him, especially teams that are competing for the championship, because they want to get his rebounding ability.
As soon as this news was announced, several teams immediately took notice.
