God of NBA point guards

Chapter 256 I don't care about money, as long as the championship

"Sir, the Sonics offer." Troy Weaver's assistant knocked on the door and said.

"What are there?"

He took a look at the quotation and immediately sneered, "Whithit really deserves to be a trader. Does he want to exchange construction waste for diamonds?"

"Send it back."

After thinking for a while, he picked up the pen, crossed out all the names on the quotation with one stroke, then swiped a few times, wrote down two names, and handed them back to the assistant.

The assistant took a look, good guy, Gary Payton + Sean Kemp.

Troy Weaver has some expectations. If the Sonics really agree to trade Gary Payton and Sean Kemp for Iron Fist, it would be a very good deal for the Pistons.

Think about it, Gary Payton's point guard, Joe Dumars' shooting guard, this guard combination may not be as strong as Iron Fist and Joe Dumars, but inside Sean Kemp plus Rodman, the Pistons will explode , even stronger than last season's lineup.

When he thought of this, he became very excited, hoping that Supersonic would agree quickly.

It's a pity that within 3 minutes, the assistant came in and told him that the Supersonics rejected it and did not issue a new quotation.

"Pity!"

He felt very sorry.

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At the Lakers headquarters, owner Jerry Buss rushed to the office of general manager Jerry West early in the morning to discuss transactions with him.

Jerry West had already prepared, and handed a list of chips to Bass, Bass took a look, AC Green, the No. 92 pick in the first round of 15, Anthony Peeler, No. 90 in the first round of 27 Show Eldon Campbell, plus an unprotected first-round pick in '94.

"enough?"

After only looking at it, Bass looked up and asked.

Jerry West scratched his head and said: "These three players are all good, Green is in his prime, Babel and Peeler both have potential, let's try it first, we don't have much leverage, if you are not satisfied , can only press for more draft picks.”

"With Iron Fist, we have a future. He is only 21 years old. After we have him, the record will not be too bad. The future draft picks are of little significance and value to us.

And with him, coupled with the attraction of Los Angeles to stars, we can attract those stars in the free market and quickly build a championship lineup. "

Bass became more and more excited as he talked, and even stood up excitedly.

Jerry West sighed inwardly. If Iron Fist can be traded, the pick is of course not important, but he is afraid that the trade will not be successful, because there are many opponents, and every team will give everything to make a trade.

"Have you contacted Roger Philip? We still need to let Iron Fist see our sincerity." Bass said.

"Contacted, according to what you want, boss, security, parking spaces, home tickets, [-] million yuan contract, the tactical status of the big core." West said.

"Then contact the Pistons immediately." Bass said impatiently.

"Ok."

"Also, Iron Fist has arrived in Los Angeles, we will go see him right away," Old Buss said.

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Oakland, Warriors headquarters, the front office is meeting to prepare for the transaction.

The name of the main point guard, Tim Hardaway, is written on paper and has become the main bargaining chip. Even the spiritual leader of the team, Chris Mullin, has his name on paper. Lil Sprewell's name was also written on the paper.

The Warriors are the team that selected Zhou Quan. Of course, they selected according to the requirements of the Pistons, so they have no regrets. Now they just want to trade Zhou Quan.

In the just-concluded season, the team failed to even make it to the playoffs, only rushed to No.10 in the Western Conference, and only won 34 games.

But the Warriors' lineup is actually not bad, what is lacking is defense, which is an unreasonable lineup problem.

The Warriors still have some confidence in trading weekly rights, because Oakland is located in the Greater Bay Area, across the bridge from San Francisco, with a good economy and a huge potential market. Big Ball City.

The reason why the league wants to bring Zhou Quan to the west is also clear, and this is where the confidence of the management lies.

"Send the offer," Warriors general manager Gary St. Jean said.

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Suddenly, the Pistons received multiple offers from Western teams, and Troy Weaver was dazzled.

Roger Philippe is also very busy, he also received a copy of all the quotations, and then the next contract promised by each team.

There are still two years left on Zhou Quan's rookie contract. The last year is a player option. After the next season, he will be a veteran. After the season, it also meets the veteran clause, that is, the Larry Bird clause, commonly known as the bird right.

In other words, after next season, Zhou Quan can sign a bird rights contract with the team as a free agent.

The so-called bird rights contract means that you can not be restricted by the salary cap. As long as the boss thinks you are worth as much as he wants, he can open a contract for you with no cap.

And because there are currently no luxury tax rules, he will not be fined by the league.

Of the 6 teams in the Western Conference, [-] teams contacted him, among which the Lakers promised to give Zhou Quan a contract of [-] million yuan next year.

"Zhou, the Lakers promised a 10-year contract of 1.2 million US dollars, with a starting salary of 94 million for the 95/450 season. Larry Johnson's contract was 12 million for 1.1 years, but his contract has many restrictions. Yours No, the contract is fully guaranteed, and it can still be negotiated. What do you mean?"

"It's too long. Ten years is the next century. Maybe the annual salary of an ordinary All-Star player can easily reach tens of millions. Rogge, I accept a five-year contract at most, and the total contract amount does not have to be more than ten million." [-] million, of course the average annual salary is tens of millions, and a veteran contract is required.”

"Okay, I'll notify the Lakers."

"Rogge, what about the Kings you mentioned last time?"

"Well, although Sacramento is the capital of California, the economy is not bad, but the population is small, the city is not big, and the ball market is in the same fifth class as the current Pistons. They can only trade you with players, but they cannot You offered a contract worth [-] million yuan."

"It's okay to be a little bit worse."

"But the city is small, which is not good for your development. Zhou, the Lakers are the best choice, I think?"

Philip really hoped that Zhou Quan would go to the Lakers. Old Buss and West also contacted him many times with full sincerity. If Zhou Quan went to the Lakers, it would be a strong alliance.

Zhou Quan was noncommittal, suddenly picked up the team list and looked at it, and asked suspiciously: "Rogge, there is no Blazers?"

Philip nodded and said, "The Blazers didn't contact me."

Zhou Quan didn't quite understand that the Blazers had a glider and reached the finals the year before last, but today they stopped in the first round.
In fact, Portland is also good. The city of roses has a good economy, a good population size, and good spending power. It has a solid foundation in the ball market and is a third-tier ball market with potential for improvement.

The important thing is, the boss is rich, so he doesn't like him?Also a possibility.

He looked again. There were no Trail Blazers, no SuperSonics, and no Warriors. The cities where these three teams are located are considered metropolitan areas in the west. They all look down on him?

The Supersonics have Gary Payton at the first position, and the Warriors have the bug Tim Hardaway at the first position. It seems that he is really not needed.

"Roger, except for the Lakers, the other teams are all small teams. Except for the Trail Blazers, are the Sonics and Warriors not interested in me?" He asked.

Roger Phillip shook his head and said: "I don't know about the Supersonics. The Warriors originally wanted to trade you, but the Warriors are a bad team for a thousand years. It's too bad. There is no team culture. I don't really support you to go to the Warriors.

And the team owner, like Mr. Bill Davidson, wants to sell the team. The Warriors can't give you a big contract, so..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, the Warriors contacted me, but their contract is not satisfactory to me. They also want to trade you, but the team's operation does not support it, and they cannot give us what we want. required contract.

Zhou, I suggest you not go to the Warriors. The Warriors owner is indeed selling the team, and the management is not stable, and the interior is very chaotic. "

"How big is the contract they gave?" Zhou Quan asked.

Philip said: "10 million in 9000 years."

Zhou Quan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's too long."

Philip opened his mouth, wanting to say that not only was it too long, but the amount was too small, but he didn't dare to say it.

At this time, his cell phone rang, and he saw that it was Jerry West's call. He hung up after saying a few words, and then said to Zhou Quan: "Zhou, Lakers boss Jerry Buss is here to visit you."

"Rogge, please contact the Warriors again," Zhou Quan said.

"OK." Philip quickly agreed.

Soon after, Zhou Quan met Jerry Bass and Jerry West at the hotel, and the four chatted together for an hour.

After sending Bass and West away, Philip received a reply from the Warriors, 5 million in 6000 years.

Zhou Quan agreed and asked the Warriors to negotiate a deal with the Pistons.

Although Philip didn't quite support Zhou Quan's going to the Warriors, he couldn't stop it.

Zhou Quan explained: "Although the Warriors will change owners and the management will fluctuate, the lineup is not bad, and I don't want the Lakers to be the only choice."

Philip only supports the Lakers more between the Lakers and the Warriors, but it's okay to go to the Warriors. At least it belongs to the Greater Bay Area and there are many Chinese. Zhou Quan's commercial value should be improved, so he didn't say anything.

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After receiving Philip's response, some teams in small markets stopped handing in new contracts and couldn't keep up with the pace. Moreover, the average annual salary is tens of millions, but they only signed for five years. It's not worthwhile, no matter how powerful Zhou Quan is. , nor is it an American, the popularity in the United States cannot surpass Jordan, and cannot create great value for the Bulls like Jordan.

And the Lakers, during the interview with Zhou Quan, have already offered a new contract, 5718 million US dollars for five years, 94 million US dollars for the 95/568 season, 850 million in the second year, 1250 million in the third year, and 1450 million in the fourth year. 98, the last year of the 99/1600 season, is a team option, [-] million.

Of course, Zhou Quan did not decide to go to the Lakers, and he also said that he would not put pressure on the Pistons. He only agreed and did not reject the Lakers.

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In the next two days, Zhou Quan signed global brand endorsements with five international brands, two of which were American brands and three were European brands, all of which were first-tier brands.

The second- and third-tier brand endorsements are not counted. Adding the original two first-tier brands, he now has seven first-class international brand endorsements, and then counting the endorsements of Ford and Skechers, there are nine.

The endorsement of Cadillac under Ford is not in a hurry to decide. Cadillac hopes that Zhou Quan will have a good performance in the next professional golf tournament, so he has not signed yet.

This endorsement is very important to Zhou Quan. Cadillac is a top luxury car brand, and being sponsored by it is a recognition of his commercial value and personal style.

The 5 newly signed endorsements have a period of 3 years, and the total contract value has reached 6100 million U.S. dollars, which can generate an annual after-tax income of 1000 million U.S. dollars.

Golf in San Francisco was held on the [-]th. After arriving in Los Angeles, Zhou Quan focused on training.

Fortunately, this sport does not consume a lot of physical energy. During training, he always rides a golf cart for middle and long-distance actions to save energy.

At noon on the 5th, a media in Los Angeles suddenly broke the news, exposing the second contract provided by the Lakers to Zhou Quan.

You must know that Jordan's contract in the 92/93 season was only 400 million US dollars. If Zhou Quan gets this contract next year, it will be the league's highest salary.

Even if he won the championship and FMVP, his popularity is still not as good as that of Jordan. The current No.1 is still Jordan, with an average annual salary of 1140 million, which scared countless people and made many NBA stars look forward to their next contract. stand up.

After the news was exposed, the Lakers management was very angry and finally locked the typist in the general manager's office. The typist overheard the conversation between West and Buss and admitted that he had provided the news to the media, and then the management fired him. Apart from.

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At this time, Paul Allen, the owner of the Blazers, had arrived in Portland from New York by private jet.

His purpose of this trip is to discuss with the Blazers management how to trade Zhou Quan.

He took over the team in 88 and spent more than 7000 million US dollars. At that time, the market value of the Lakers was only 4000 million US dollars. Then at the end of last year, he decided to invest [-] million US dollars for the Blazers to build a new arena.

In the past few days, the management has been arguing about whether to continue to maintain the original lineup with the glider Drexler as the core, or to rebuild and join the ranks of competing iron fists. The debate has been endless, and there is no result. This makes him anxious, and today rushed over.

The management team was waiting for him. As soon as he got out of the car, he said to general manager Hans Wiltshire: "Hans, contact Iron Fist's agent immediately and invite him and Iron Fist to visit Portland. I will send a private jet to pick him up. them."

Hans is the one who advocates rebuilding. When he heard the boss's words, his face flashed with joy, but after thinking about it, he said: "Boss, I'm afraid it won't work. Iron Fist will participate in the PGA Tour in San Francisco on the 10th. He Hurry up training in Los Angeles."

Paul Allen patted his head and said with a smile, "I forgot."

He thought for a while and said, "Well then, you and I will go to Los Angeles and leave now."

"OK."

Hans Wilt said happily.

The management who disagreed with the reconstruction did not object anymore. After all, the boss agreed, and they objected. Isn't that uncomfortable?

"Boss, about the contract?" Hansvelt asked.

Paul Allen smiled and said: "I don't care about money, I just want to see the Blazers reach the finals again and win the championship."

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(End of this chapter)