After hanging up the phone, Colangelo began to weigh the pros and cons of this introduction.
Wilkins is called the essence of human movies, and together with Jordan and Drexler, he is called a flying man, a top scorer, and a super dunker. Even after breaking up with him in 1992, he changed from a flying style to an underground style.
It affected his scoring and his physical fitness exploded.
But he also has weaknesses. He has average mid-range and long-range shooting ability, is good at breakthroughs, average ball control ability, mediocre left hand, average man-ball combination ability and average ball-handling ability. In addition, his defense is poor, and both single and assist defense are equally bad. This is where he is not as good as Jordan.
, seriously partial to science, and Jordan was top-notch offensively and defensively.
Also, the ball delivery is not good enough and some balls are sticky, which can be called a black hole for ball rights.
He is arrogant and not a qualified locker room leader.
Advantages: He can catch the ball with his back, then turn around for jump shots and hook shots after breaking through. This year, he also developed three-pointers, reaching a 38% shooting rate.
In addition, he has a strong ability to get through people's gaps and has a strong ability to attack the basket after receiving the ball in the middle. It is precisely because of this that he can compete with Jordan in terms of scoring.
His real position is not a swingman, but a small forward. At the third position, his ranking is only below Larry Bird.
If you compare the second position, he is even only below Jordan.
It is precisely because of this that no matter whether he played the third position or the second position, he was suppressed by Larry Bird and Jordan throughout his peak period and could not get ahead.
After entering the 1990s, Larry Bird retired, but Pippen stepped up and Barkley often played at the third position. He was still severely suppressed at the third position.
So Wilkins' career was painful and sad.
But there is no doubt about his ability. In the third position, he is the best one-on-one scorer. His score production is large enough. Until now, that is, his rookie season and last season have not averaged more than 20 points per game, and there are two of them. Reaching 30 in the season, his scoring efficiency is pretty good, but his efficiency is not as good as his production, that is, he scores a lot, but is not efficient enough. However, his scoring ability is worse than Pippen's, but his defensive and organizational abilities are not as good as Pippen's.
After thinking about it, Colangelo Jr. felt that Wilkins should be introduced. Although he has various weaknesses, he can make up for the team's scoring ability, and the Suns are indeed short of players now.
But he needs to discuss it carefully with Wilkins. First of all, the issue of ball rights will definitely not be handed over to him. His mission in the Suns is to score points and play without the ball.
Others can only be decided after discussing with the coaching staff.
Soon, he contacted Westphal who was on vacation.
Westphal was also very happy when he heard that a superstar like Wilkins took the initiative to join the Suns.
Although Wilkins is old, he is still in good condition and should be able to help Lao K.
After thinking about it, he said: "Brian, his medium and long-range shooting ability is average, similar to the original Ceballos, and he is good at breakthroughs.
Therefore, in the Suns' tactical system, they can only play on the weak side and use Old K's attraction in the low post on the strong side to create opportunities for him to break in.
But now that he has three points, he is better than Ceballos, and we can use him in more places.
But his defense is not good, and his single defense and help defense are just as bad, so the defense in other positions must be strengthened, otherwise it will not be able to make up for his loophole.
But no matter how we make up for it, our outside defense next season will definitely not be as good as last season, and we will suffer a lot if we run into the Bulls."
The two discussed on the phone for a long time before ending the call.
Colangelo Jr. decided to bring in Wilkins, which was better than missing someone, and by bringing in Wilkins, the Suns didn't have to pay any price.
When his father, Colangelo Sr., signed AC Green, he gave him a big contract because Green joined as a completely free agent and the team did not have to pay a transaction price.
But now the team's situation is different. He can't give Wilkins a big contract because he is a completely free agent. There is no room for it. Moreover, Wilkins is too old. He just wants to bring him in with a veteran's minimum salary.
, so that the team has room to continue to introduce capable players.
The next day, Wilkins and his agent John Michaels rushed to Phoenix and met Colangelo Jr. at the Suns headquarters.
After the two parties exchanged brief greetings, they did not waste each other's precious time. One party was in a hurry to find someone, and the other party was in a hurry to find a new home, so they went straight to the topic.
Colangelo Jr. first made it clear that Wilkins would not get the chance to control the ball in the Suns.
The Suns' ball rights, after the Lightning's strength began to decline, have begun to transfer to the hands of Old K. Last season, there was a glider to share the ball, but Wilkins, a black hole of ball rights, was unable to control the ball.
It's a lie that Wilkins is not disappointed. He was not taken seriously tactically by the Green Team, so he chose to refuse to renew his contract and would rather go to Europe to play.
But the Suns are different from the Green Team. They have the hope of winning the championship here, and the team has an old star. Although he is a veteran superstar, he is not qualified to show off his qualifications in front of old K.
Colangelo Jr. is now clearly telling him that the ball is in the hands of the Lightning and Old K, and he has given up on controlling the ball.
So for the sake of the championship, he said he can accept not having the ball and play without the ball next season.
This is the most important point, involving issues of tactics and status. Once this point is resolved, there will be a basis for continuing the negotiation, and then the two parties will continue to negotiate.
After solving these problems, we talked about the salary issue.
Colangelo is fully aware of his team's salary space and will not give Wilkins a random contract just because he is a big name.
First of all, Old K occupies 3.54 million US dollars of space. Tisdale will have 3.48 million next season, Robert Horry will have 1.6 million, Mario Bennett will have 480,000, Kevin Johnson will have 2.9 million, and Elliott Perry will have 203.
Ten thousand, Michael Finley 630,000, Wesley Person 850,000, the current total of the eight contract players is 15.51 million U.S. dollars, and the salary cap is 23 million U.S. dollars, which means there is still close to 7.5 million U.S. dollars.
There are only 8 players now. If calculated based on the 15-man roster, there are still 7 players left. At most, one spot will be reserved in case of accidents. At least 6 players must be signed for US$7.5 million. Once more are exceeded, they cannot be signed.
Moreover, he also has to prepare for next year's rookies. He has four first-round picks in his hand, that is, four first-round picks. The combined contracts will not be small, so for the next signings, he cannot sign big contracts and try his best.
Don't sign a long-term contract.
After doing the math, he offered Wilkins a three-year veteran contract worth $1 million, with $500,000 next season and $250,000 each in the next two seasons.
"What?"
John Max looked shocked, which made little Colangelo feel embarrassed, feeling that he had done something evil.
John Max shook his head repeatedly and said with great dissatisfaction: "This is too little, too little, Mr. Colangelo. Dominics can at least contribute 20 per game. He should not receive this kind of veteran's basic salary. Absolutely not."
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This is also his last contract. Not only have you failed to show sincerity, but this contract is an insult to him."
Wilkins, on the other hand, didn't seem to express much. The three-year contract has achieved his goal. He came here for the championship, and the salary is secondary.
In fact, he is already prepared to get a basic salary. Since he is here for the championship, if his salary takes up too much space, the Suns will not be able to continue to strengthen. After all, the Suns are currently short of players and will definitely continue to bring in players.
Players cannot be signed if there is no space.
"Mr. Max, based on Dominic's performance last season, this is certainly lower, but you should also know the current lineup of the Suns. We only have eight people, plus you..."
Colangelo looked at Wilkins and explained with sincerity: "There are only nine people. We still have to leave some space to sign at least three players. If we can't even make up the twelve-man roster, then it's okay."
No, right?
Besides, Dominic is indeed very old, and his status in the next three seasons is completely unknown. This is related to whether the team can win the championship in the next three seasons. It is impossible for us to offer a big contract to a veteran who is almost 40 years old.
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Moreover, the reason why the Dominicans chose us is because we have the ability to win the championship and the strong desire to compete for the championship, so please consider giving us a chance."
"We need to think about it," John Max said seriously.
"Please." Colangelo nodded, and then left his office and gave it to the two of them.
As soon as he left, John Max's angry and serious expression immediately turned into a look of helplessness. He shook his head and said to Wilkins: "Dominique, do you really want to stay here? This is your chance to make a final decision."
"I'm finally a veteran!"
Wilkins only thought about it for two seconds, sighed with emotion, and nodded: "For the championship."
"For the championship."
Nodding, John Max sighed, stood up and walked towards the door.
Now that everything was decided, there was no need to hold back. He opened the door and nodded to little Colangelo outside, who immediately had a happy look on his face.
After completing the signing, Colangelo stood up, shook hands with Wilkins, and said with a smile: "Old K will be very happy to have you join him after he finds out. He is now in China, and there is a time difference of more than ten hours.
, you can contact him in the evening, and I will give you his contact information there.
In addition, I suggest you try the medicated bath, medicated oil massage, and acupuncture at K Martial Arts School. If you insist on it for a long time, it will help you maintain your condition. The effect is guaranteed. Even Jordan and Glider are using it. Customers, there are
Experience it for yourself.”
"ok."
Wilkins smiled and said: "Drexler did recommend it to me. I must try it this time."
At eight o'clock in the evening, he called Wang Tiejun's cell phone.
When Lao Wang was having breakfast just now, he had already received a notification from Colangelo Jr. He knew that Wilkins had joined the Suns, so he was not surprised by this call.
As for Wilkins, I have played a lot of games in the past three seasons, but my understanding of him is not very deep. Colangelo Jr. just gave a brief introduction and I have a better understanding of him.
Anyway, he can score, but his scoring method is similar to that of Ceballos, he has no ability to spread the ball, his ability to hold the ball is average, and his defense is poor.
He believes that Wilkins' role in the Suns should be less than that of the glider last season.
Moreover, he is not as good at both the offensive and defensive ends, and he cannot open up the offensive end. If he encounters a team with strong interior defense, it will cause double-team pressure on him. The defensive end will be a bigger problem. If he faces the Bulls, he must not be blown to pieces by Jordan?
There will be situations where you score more points but lose more points, and the player efficiency value becomes negative. The more you attack, the more you lose.
Wilkins has never won a championship, which is actually a huge reason for himself. Although he and Jordan are both called flying men, his shortcomings are too big. Facing Jordan, he actually has no competitive strength and is not a player at all.
A player of this caliber and a team with him as its core will have a hard time winning the championship just because of its poor perimeter defense.
But the team is rebuilding, and his requirements cannot be too high. He knows that the management's goal is next year's draft. If a potential rookie is selected, then the next four or five seasons, that is, the potential rookie's rookie contract period, especially
The two- to three-year rookie contract period after a rookie grows up is the best period for a team to win the championship.
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In late July, Wang Tiejun chartered a large passenger plane and put 400 people on the plane to the United States.
Of these 400 people, 300 are masseurs hired by their hometowns. Some are young people, some are in their thirties, and the other 100 are Chinese medicine practitioners who are especially good at acupuncture.
This time he plans to open a special Chinese medicine hall under the k martial arts hall, which will include medicated baths, medicated oil massage, acupuncture and other services. In addition, he will also open a health hall to specialize in the medicinal diet recipes obtained this time, and then there will be
There is a martial arts hall. There are three halls in one hall, each responsible for its own responsibilities, so as not to mix everything together and make it very confusing.
After training in the capital for half a month, on August 1st, Wang Tiejun took a few days off to go back to his hometown and stay there for two days.
When he returned to his hometown, he felt very uneasy because his home had become the busiest place in the local area, with too many people visiting his home every day.
Think about it, the people who followed him to the United States earned hundreds of thousands of yuan a year. What does that mean?
People who work outside now only earn a few hundred yuan a month. It is difficult to earn more than a thousand yuan. Hundreds of thousands a year, with their current income, is enough for them to work for a lifetime. Who doesn’t want such an opportunity?
Moreover, for those who have already visited, many people come to express their gratitude every day. The gifts received at home have piled up, and it is impossible to finish them all, so they can only exchange some things and send them back.
This time when he returned to his hometown, he brought 10 million US dollars to Cangzhou City and 5 million US dollars to Qingxian County. He would exchange half of it first and pay for the rest later. The city and county also thanked them repeatedly.
At the same time, he brought the team he had formed from Hope Primary School. This team was formed for him by Bai Changsheng, and it was quite professional.
After contacting the county, the team settled in the county and started operations.
Wang Tiejun didn't pay much attention to this matter. After staying in his hometown for two days, he rushed back to the capital to continue his training.
My parents, eldest and second sister also came here. Although my hometown is lively, it is not quiet and it is too tiring to live there. Living on Fengshen Street is a bit quieter.
At the same time, he also made appointments with some martial arts schools and the Chuanwu family that had inherited medicinal prescriptions to conduct transactions on August 10th.
The first thing I did when I returned to the capital was to become an apprentice and learn plum blossom pile.
On July 24, as agreed, Wang Tiejun, accompanied by his father Wang Aiguo, went to the Han Family Martial Arts Gym at 8 o'clock in the morning.
He is not a little person. When he was young, he earned a reputation as the patron king in the Cangzhou area with his excellent body. Now he is a world-renowned basketball superstar, and he is also famous in K-Martial Arts Hall.
It spread to China, so the Han Family Martial Arts School also attached great importance to recruiting apprentices and invited many masters from the martial arts world to watch the ceremony.
Even the director of the Wushu Sports Management Center of the Sports Committee came over. This department is directly under the management of the Sports Committee and is two levels higher than the Basketball Department. The current Basketball Department is a subordinate department of the Football Department, which is lower than the Wushu Center.
Level one.
This department has a research institute under it. In the late 1970s, it began to invite Chuanwu masters from all over the country. From the Chuanwu, a set of practical fighting methods were revealed, that is, some Sanshou in Chuanwu, rather than routines.
, this is what Sanda is now.
Under the witness of these people, Wang Tiejun formally worshiped Han Huaping as his disciple and presented him with 100,000 yuan as a gift.
This apprenticeship ceremony is simply incredible in this era. Han Huaping was very excited when receiving it, and his hands were shaking a little.
He is not an ordinary student, nor an ordinary apprentice, but a true disciple, and he must be taught all the skills of housekeeping.
Of course, it's up to Han Huaping whether he can teach the one or two skills at the bottom of the box. He must be able to teach him because of the 100,000 yuan apprenticeship ceremony.
After becoming a disciple, Wang Tiejun followed Han Huaping to the backyard of the martial arts gym.
It was just the two of them and a few true disciples. When the true disciples were learning skills, no one else could be present.
The backyard is dozens of square meters in size and filled with plum blossom stakes.
The diameter of these plum blossom piles is about five inches, and most of them are buried underground. Three feet and three inches of them are exposed above. The distance between the front and rear piles is one meter, and the distance between the left and right piles is one foot and five inches. There is no specific number. There are probably more than twenty here.
There are less than thirty piles.
Han Huaping is in his early fifties. He is at most 1.7 meters tall, but he is very energetic and has bright eyes. He is wearing a traditional gray cardigan and old capital cloth shoes.
He was undoubtedly very proud and happy to have Wang Tiejun as his direct disciple, because this was of great significance to the spread of Plum Blossom Pillar.
"Iron Army, plum blossom piles are about moving around, walking like the wind, standing like nails, eyes like lightning, fists like shooting stars, agility like a cat, walking like a cat..."
After Han Huaping said this, he demonstrated several plum blossom walking movements on the spot, and then discovered that there was a problem. When he squatted down to perform the movements, his eyes only reached the thighs of this new apprentice.
I have a bit of a toothache, and I feel that Wang Tiejun is having a hard time imitating his plum blossom pile. It is too big and difficult to imitate!
"Tie Jun, you try to get on the pile." He pointed at the plum blossom pile and said.
"good."
Lao Wang has more or less basic skills. After all, he has learned a lot, but he just doesn’t know the tricks. He is imitating a cat and imitating a tiger.
He stepped onto a pile outside, squatted slightly, and began to walk on the pile. Unfortunately, he only took three stiff steps. One step was missing, and he fell onto the pile, almost falling.
"Master, this is too secretive!" he said awkwardly.
"It's not that the stakes are tight, it's that you are too tall and your steps are too big." Han Huaping said with a bitter smile.
"Can you adjust it?" he asked.
Han Huaping looked at his backyard, shook his head and said, "It's not convenient, your other brothers and sisters still have to practice."
"Well, let's do this. My yard is big, with more than an acre of land. Master, please come over and teach me." Lao Wang said with a smile.
Han Huaping could only agree. There was no other way. His house only had such a small yard and could not erect too many stakes.
