God of NBA point guards

Chapter 257 Acquisition of Supersonic?
Vice President Ballmer is playing golf at a golf course in Seattle, Wash., surrounded by executives and friends.

"Does anyone know what kind of contract the Supersonics offered Iron Fist? I saw a lot of media discussing the possibility of Iron Fist going to the Lakers and Warriors. Why can't the media discuss the news about Iron Fist coming to the Supersonics?" He suddenly asked .

One executive immediately said, "Steve, as far as I know, the Sonics have contacted the Pistons and submitted a quotation."

"The result?" Ballmer asked.

The person said: "The Pistons want Gary Payton + Sean Kemp, but the Supersonics disagree, and then there is no more."

"what?"

Ballmer was startled, stopped hitting the ball, handed the club to the caddy, and asked the executive, "Is your news true?"

"No mistake, I have a friend who is the vice president of operations of the Sonics, and he told me." The executive said.

A friend of Ballmer, who is also a director of Microsoft, said at this time: "The Sonics were eliminated by the Suns in the Western Conference Finals with a score of [-] to [-]. I think they think the lineup is good and they don't want to make a big move?"

"Sean Kemp's dunk is too explosive. He and Gary Payton cooperate very well. Tickets for the Supersonics are selling very well. Maybe this is why they are unwilling to dismantle the lineup." Someone said.

"I think Barry Ackley doesn't want to take the money out, Iron Fist's next contract is not small, he is reluctant." Someone said again.

"Steve, do you want the Sonics to trade Iron Fist?" a friend asked.

Ballmer smiled and said, "Bill and I played with him last year, which was the Los Angeles Golf Celebrity Charity Tournament. He was a very good person. He won hundreds of thousands of dollars from Jordan and donated all of them.

I think the Sonics should trade him. His strength can help the Sonics go to a higher level. I mean reaching the finals, not just the Western Conference finals. "

"Steve, have you considered the football market?" someone said.

Ballmer nodded, he understood what this friend meant.

The Supersonics are the first professional team in Seattle, but over the years, Seattle has introduced many sports, such as the professional baseball team of MLB, the professional football team of NFL, the professional ice hockey team of NHL, and the four major sports leagues. .

In contrast, the development of these late-introduced teams is better, and then there are NCAA football teams, baseball teams, and ice hockey teams that are also very competitive. The development of the Supersonics in Seattle lags behind.

However, due to the acquisition of Sean Kemp in the past few years, the ball market has improved, but if Kemp is traded to the Pistons, the ball market will be hard to say. Pu's attraction should be a little bigger.

"I like basketball and intend to invest in the Sonics."

After saying something, he added: "The super performance in the finals and the super performance against Jordan in the second round have proved that he is the kind of superstar who can perform super at critical moments. He is not a superstar in the regular season. I think his coming here will definitely make the Sonics a real championship-level team. As for the ball market, I think as long as there is a record, there will be a ball market.

And I think Tekken's style of play is also very good and very entertaining. He is in Seattle, and the ball market will definitely not be bad. The attendance rate of the Pistons this season is good. "

Everyone was stunned. Why did Ballmer suddenly want to acquire the Supersonics? Was it influenced by Paul Allen?

But they are not very strange, Ballmer has always liked basketball, and for him, the acquisition of a professional team of the four major sports leagues is not a big deal.

In fact, the reason why Ballmer wants to acquire Supersonic is actually just an idea just now. He is in charge of Microsoft's sales business. Recently, he is thinking about the development of the Chinese market. It is a huge market. He needs a A suitable spokesperson, and Zhou Quan is undoubtedly the most suitable.

It would be best if the Supersonics could trade Zhou Quan, but now that the Supersonics are unwilling to trade, then he will consider buying the team and bring Zhou Quan to Seattle by himself.

Of course, no matter where Zhou Quan plays, Microsoft can ask him to be the spokesperson, but coming to the Sonics is the best result. He actually wants to invest in a professional team for fun. When he is free, he can watch his team play. , is also a good leisure experience.

At this time, the supersonic headquarters is also holding a meeting about Zhou Quan.

A group of management centered on owner Barry Ackley does not want to trade, but some management want to trade weekly rights.

General Manager Bob Whithit single-handedly selected Sean Kemp and Gary Payton. The current Sonics lineup was built by him alone, and it has reached the Western Conference Finals this year. The future is bright. He is confident in this lineup. Will have a chance to hit the championship.

However, he also hopes to get an iron fist, and believes that the iron fist will make this team stronger, so he handed over the quotation to the Pistons before.

But owner Barry Ackley expressed his dissatisfaction with him, thinking that he should not be involved in the trade of Iron Fist.

He understood what the boss was thinking. The contract Tekken wanted was too big, and the boss was unwilling to pay that much money. After all, it was a billion-dollar contract.

And the Pistons only need Gary Payton and Sean Kemp, the purpose is very clear, this pair of inside and outside core plus Joe Dumars and Rodman, the Pistons will still be a championship-level team next season, even more invincible .

At the same time, Sean Kemp can also help the Pistons stabilize and grow the ball market. The Pistons can use this transaction to resurrect in situ to complete the reconstruction.

In addition, Gary Payton and Sean Kemp are both rookie contracts, which will help the Pistons control costs.

Payton will only have an annual salary of 238 million next season, with a total of three years remaining on his contract, and Kemp also has a two-year contract, which is 75 and 100 million respectively, which is frighteningly cheap and very cost-effective.

It is impossible for him to let the Pistons complete such a super reconstruction, coupled with the pressure of the boss, so after the Pistons refused, the transaction was suspended.

As the owner of the team, Barry Ackley thought very clearly and was very rational. The current lineup has already reached the Western Conference Finals. Why take the risk of trading Iron Fist and dismantling this team?
And this team is very popular with fans. Sean Kemp has brought a lot of ball market to the Sonics. He doesn't want to trade Rainman.

More importantly, the contract that Tekken wants is too big. He doesn't want to spend so much money at all, a contract of 1000 million yuan. You must know that when he bought the team, of course, it was only more than [-] million US dollars.

At this time, his assistant came in and whispered: "Boss, Mr. Charles, the personal assistant of Microsoft President Ballmer, just contacted me..."

"What's the matter?" Startled, Akeley immediately asked.

"He said Mr. Ballmer was interested in buying the team, $8000 million."

Akeley was stunned, it was so sudden, what did Ballmer buy his team for? He is really tempted by the price of 8000 million.

In the past two years, the Supersonics have grown in the ball market and have a good record. They have made it to the playoffs for three consecutive years, and this year they even made it to the Western Conference Finals. With the income from the Western Conference Finals, he earned close to 200 million US dollars.

However, the difference between 200 million and 8000 million is a bit big. He bought the team for 83 million US dollars in 1600. After ten years, only this year has made some money. Fortunately, the value of the league has increased, and the team is also The value keeps rising. If you make a move at this time, it will be good to make a profit. Besides, the price can definitely be negotiated. Ballmer is not short of money.

Thinking of this, his heart really moved.

"Boss, what should we do?" Someone asked at this moment.

"The meeting ends here."

Barry Ackley left with his assistant without saying a word.

The management level looked at each other, and then they also dispersed.

……

At six o'clock in the afternoon that day, Zhou Quan returned to the hotel from the golf course, and was about to have dinner with Christina Yeri after taking a shower, when Philip called suddenly.

"Zhou, the Blazers owner Paul Allen is here. He came from Portland by private jet and will be arriving at the hotel soon."

Zhou Quan, who was soaking in the bathtub, said in surprise, "The Blazers have never contacted us, what's going on?"

Philip shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, but Paul Allen must have come to see you and wants to trade you, that's for sure."

In less than half an hour, Philip rushed to the hotel by car, and [-] minutes later, Paul Allen appeared at the hotel where Zhou Quan was staying.

There was a media reporter outside the hotel, Yuji, who saw Paul Allen appearing, immediately put away his camera, and followed the elevator.

Paul Allen is a playboy who often dates models and female stars. He thinks that today he is lucky and should be able to photograph something good.

Paul Allen and Hans Wilt stopped on the 32nd floor, stepped out of the elevator, and saw Zhou Quan and Philip.

"Mr. Allen, hello." Philip walked up enthusiastically.

"Hello……"

Paul Allen walked up and held out his hand with a big smile on his face.

"Crack clap..."

When the reporter who came out saw Zhou Quan, he knew he was wrong, so he immediately turned on the camera and started taking pictures.

Zhou Quan and Philip were startled, why did Paul Allen bring a reporter with him?
Paul Allen was also taken aback, but he didn't expect that the man who came up with him was a reporter.

"Mr. Allen, Mr. Wilt, let's go in and talk." Philip said quickly.

"Okay." The two nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Allen, do you want to trade Iron Fist this time?" The reporter asked at the last opportunity.

However, no one answered his question, but he was not disappointed. He immediately took out his mobile phone and started contacting a news producer of a Los Angeles TV station, planning to sell the news.

"Iron Fist, I hope you come to Portland, I hope the Trail Blazers have a leader who can determine the future championship, I hope to have a superstar who can beat the Bulls and Michael Jordan, you don't have to worry about the contract, that's not a problem , team investment is not a problem."

"Tekken, you are the absolute leader after you come to the Blazers...

Paul Allen is a business tycoon who loves sports very much. After sitting down, he immediately spoke straight to the point. The general manager Wilt may promise a lot of conditions.

"Two, I feel the sincerity from the pioneers..."

Zhou Quan dealt with it with a smile on his face, but he didn't intend to promise anything. The Blazers gave him the general impression that he was a mess.

During this season, when a group of Trail Blazers played away games, they had sex with several underage girls at a party, but they were settled by the team without causing major incidents.

This incident made him think about the Blazers. Not only are the players bad, but the management's management of the players is also bad. The players are too indulgent. The media has repeatedly exposed the problem of unique products in the Blazers locker room. The management level is too poor .

Although the Bad Boys were notorious, they did not do such a thing. In his opinion, the management of the Pistons is much stricter than that of the Trail Blazers, so he does not really want to cooperate with such a management.

Paul Allen is indeed a person who likes basketball very much, and he does not ask for a return on investment at all, but this cannot be a reason for him to go to the Blazers.

But whether he likes it or not, he didn't show it in his heart, and it's hard to refuse a big business boss like him who came to Los Angeles to meet him in person, but his attitude is the same as that of the Lakers. If he doesn't reject the Blazers, the team themselves Go make a deal with the Pistons.

Paul Allen is not disappointed either, the purpose of his trip is to get a chance to compete fairly with the Lakers.

He stayed in Zhou Quan's room for half an hour before leaving. When he left, the news of his meeting with Zhou Quan in the hotel had spread throughout the United States through the Los Angeles TV station.

"Paul Allen?"

Lakers owner Buss got the news from his staff, and his brows were frowned.

……

Houston, the glider Drexler who returned to his hometown was fishing with his good friend Dameng Olajuwon. When his agent called and heard the news that Paul Allen would secretly meet Iron Fist, he couldn’t believe it. The management hesitated. If the decision is made, the boss will personally trade Iron Fist?

His relationship with Iron Fist is not bad. Jordan, who was on the All-Star team in order to deal with Iron Fist and win over Dameng and Barkley, of course he would not participate. If he could join forces with Iron Fist... thinking of this, he was so excited that he went crazy.

"No, am I the one who doesn't know how to trade chips?" But when he thought of this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Clyde, you're going to be lucky." Dameng said with envy and reluctance.

"Who told you to mix with Jordan to deal with Iron Fist?" The glider laughed.

Dameng snorted coldly and said, "Anyway, our boss is so stingy, he won't give Iron Fist a big contract, we couldn't get him in the first place."

Glider smiled, now he only hopes that the team's trading chip is Tribert, not him, otherwise he will go to the pit of the Pistons who no longer wants to compete for the championship, and his life will be over, and he will never have a chance to beat Michael Jordan is gone.

Not long after, Pistons general manager Troy Weaver got a call from Roger Phillips.

"Iron Fist wants the Blazers in the deal?"

Troy Weaver hadn't gotten off work yet, and he was about to get dizzy. When he received this call, he quickly asked his assistant to find information about the Blazers, and began to study the deal with the Blazers.

He is already negotiating a deal with the Lakers and Warriors. Both teams are bold and unrestrained. Let him choose directly. The whole team is on the shelf, but he is not too satisfied.

The Lakers players are not attractive to him, because none of the Lakers can be the core of the Pistons' future reconstruction, and the Lakers' future draft picks are not attractive, because once the Lakers get the Iron Fist, the value of future draft picks will not be very high. There is a high probability that he is not even a lottery pick, so he does not want to trade with the Lakers.

The Warriors are better, the three outsiders are very good, the bug Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin, the rookie Swee Lewell, and the No. 91 pick in [-], the forward Billy Owens, he opened his mouth I want to change one for three, but the Warriors only agree to one for two at most.

But between the Warriors and the Lakers, he still prefers the Warriors, iron fists for bugs, point guards for point guards, plus Billy Owens, but now that there is one more Trail Blazer, he can only reconsider the deal.

"Sir, the Trail Blazers' offer list is here."

"bring here."

Soon, his assistant came in again.

Take it over and see that the main bargaining chip is Tribert, the main point guard of the Blazers, and the All-Star backup guard in his prime, which is fine.

In addition to Terry Burt, there are two good role players, and the rest are the first-round picks protected by the top five of the Blazers in 94 and 95.

The bargaining chip is enough, with Tribert in his prime, and two future draft picks, the Blazers are not stingy with their shots, and he began to consider this deal.

The Trail Blazers' glider is still at its peak, but Joe Dumars is one year younger than the glider, and he is still at his peak, with overlapping positions, so he doesn't need it.

At present, apart from Zhou Quan’s trade, he still has another important job, how to renew the contract with Rodman in advance, Rodman only has one year’s contract left, he cannot renew the contract in advance, the best choice is to trade Rodman Lose.

(End of this chapter)