NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 124 Duncan template card in hand

Kumbu slept until the evening of the second day, when the boss, Bitov, had arranged a private jet to pick up the defending champion triumphantly.

Da Zhi's mental health improved a lot, and he also flew back to Toronto together.

The airport was packed with welcoming fans, and they all cheered when they saw Kongbu came out with Dazhi and others.

The Raptors have already won the championship after only three years of establishment. Fans firmly believe that under the leadership of Comb, they will surely become a successful team like the Bulls.

Comb and the Raptors are now the pride of Toronto fans.

The championship parade was scheduled for five days later, mainly to allow Da Zhi to recover better.

After Kumbu arrived in Toronto, he called back the domestic basketball management center and told them about Da Zhi's situation. Everything was fine, except that he would have a headache from time to time.

The person on the other side didn't say anything, didn't criticize him, and didn't mention that Da Zhi would be recalled.

This reassured Kumbu a lot.

Now he can handle some more urgent affairs with peace of mind.

Of course, the most urgent thing is to count Duncan's joining the World Championship squad.

The sooner this matter is done, the better, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

He first called Duncan, and as long as Duncan nodded, he would go and talk to Tang Shuai, and the matter would be settled.

Duncan is the best team of the season and the best power forward in the league. Tang Shuai has no reason to keep Duncan out.

"Tim, how's the fishing catch?"

After Kumbu got through the phone, he joked.

Duncan was stunned when he received the call. He didn't expect that Kumbu would call himself the first time after winning the championship.

"Kong, you know me, I like modifying cars more than fishing."

"I deeply regret what happened to Dazhi. Karl did go too far."

The idiot has a very good relationship with the admiral, and the admiral was also fainted by Malone's elbow before, so of course he didn't like Malone very much.

"Modified car? When I sign a big contract next season, I will give you a small refitting factory for you to have fun with."

"Do you have time to accompany me to the Aegean Sea now?"

Kong Bu chatted with Duncan a few times, and the mood was much better than before.

The idiot seems to have some kind of magical power, looking at him or listening to him can make people feel better.

"Aegean Sea? Kong, I know you want to find a romantic place for vacation after winning the championship."

"But did you find the wrong target?"

"What do you think the newspapers will say when the two of us appear in the Aegean Sea?"

"The beast and the handsome guy? The Raptors champion coach sold his body to recruit Tim Duncan?"

The idiot's sense of humor is still there.

"Well, I just want to invite you to participate in the World Championships held in Greece."

"Where did you think you were, you didn't plan on me a long time ago, did you?"

"World Championships? They invited me before, and I want to go too, but the coach won't let me."

"Kong, you're going to coach the World Championships? You're a workaholic. You just won the championship and you want to play in international competitions."

Duncan exclaimed.

Kumbu frowned. It was perfectly normal for Popovich not to let Duncan play in the World Championships.

As long as it is a game, there is a risk of injury.

There are many accidents where people were seriously injured because of playing in the World Series, and some even lost their lives. For example, basketball player Mozart Petrovic was killed in a car accident while visiting his girlfriend in Munich during the European Championship.

Duncan is the hope of the Spurs, the kind of hope that is a life-saving straw. Once Duncan has an accident and the general is old again, the Spurs will not be able to turn around for at least ten years.

So Popovich can't take any chances.

However, the idiot is also a good boy. If Popovich is concerned, he will not be disobedient, so if Duncan wants to participate in the competition, Popovich must nod.

Kumbu had no choice but to go to Popovich again.

"Greg, long time no contact."

"Kong? You didn't go to enjoy the carnival of winning the championship, but you called me, an old man, did you make a mistake?"

Popovich was surprised.

"Greg, I need your help with something."

"Can Tim be allowed to participate in this World Championship? Don't worry, I will take care of Tim throughout the process and will never let him have any accidents."

Now Popovich is even more puzzled, isn't Tomjanovich the coach of the World Championships?Why did Kong Bu come to ask for someone?
Tang Shuai called him before, but Popovich declined. The reason given was that Duncan had just finished the playoffs and needed time to rest.

Even though he was puzzled, the shrewd Popovich didn't ask anything, and he began to wonder if he could get some benefits from Kumbu.

Wu Sheng definitely doesn't need to think about it.

Many NBA executives have already heard the wind of the deal between Comb and the Nuggets.

After thinking for a while, Popovich decided not to take advantage of the bastard, and asked Bowen directly.

His calculation is very good, Bowen's contract has one year of non-guaranteed, the Raptors can sell him to the Spurs.

The key point is that Bowen's value is not very high, so it won't make Comb reluctant.

"Okay, I promise you."

Kong Bu agreed without saying a word.

He made up his mind before that he must not strengthen the Spurs' backcourt.

Now in order to let Popovich let go and get Duncan's template card, Bowen can only be sent.

Fortunately, Bowen is not the kind of outside player who can determine the world. The Spurs' outside strength has improved, but the improvement is not particularly obvious.

What really improved the Spurs' perimeter was Tony Parker plus Ginobili.

In the next draft, Kumbu can get a terrifying number of outside players, and it is indeed not very useful for Bowen to stay in his hands.

"Happy, I like dealing with young people like you."

"In order to express my sincerity, we are willing to issue a second-round pick, next year's second-round pick."

Popovich is determined not to mention cash compensation or trade a player in the Spurs.

Now some coaches or general managers have already cast a psychological shadow on dealing with Kongbu.

If it's just traded out for draft picks, that's easy to say. If some fringe players show sharp eyes in their own hands, it would be embarrassing if they are all-stars in Konbu's hands.

"Okay, then next year's second-round pick."

"I'll call you when I'm done working for a while, and then I'll sign the transaction contract."

Kong Bu breathed a sigh of relief, took Bowen out, and exchanged a Duncan template card, which seemed to be a good deal.

Anyway, the Raptors couldn't keep Bowen, and the Spurs are his most suitable next home, and everyone is happy.

"Okay, I'm going to inform Tim right now."

"I wish you a happy stay in Greece."

Popovich felt like he was dreaming, almost picking up a high-quality 3D player for nothing. With the addition of Bowen, the Spurs' outside offense may not improve much, but their outside defense can definitely be improved to a higher level.

After a while, Deng Dudai called and said that he had received a call from Popovich and that he could go to the World Championships.

Kong Bu was overjoyed. Next, he only needs to find Tang Shuai and ask him to add Deng Daidai's name to the big list, and everything will be fine.

When Tang Shuai saw Kong Bu and called him again, his scalp went numb.

He didn't even dare to watch the third game of the finals. He only knew the brutality of that game from other people's narration.

Hearing that Kumbu sent Duncan, of course he accepted it without saying a word. No one would refuse a first-team player to enter his team roster.

Perhaps because he was worried that Popovich would go back on his word, Tang Shuai directly released the roster for the World Championships in the afternoon.

Since then, the blank template card that Kumbu has been thinking about for the whole season has finally come in handy.

When I waited for this template card, it was still at the time of the draft, and now it is almost time for the next draft, a real whole season.

"Are you sure you want to use Tim Duncan as a blank template card?"

"confirm!"

"Please wait a moment, the host, the template card is being made..."

After waiting for about 3 minutes, Kumbu finally got the Duncan template card he had been longing for.

Template card: [Tim Duncan], after use, you can get all the attributes of Tim Duncan in his peak period except health and fighting spirit. When the player's own attributes are higher than Duncan's attributes, the own attributes will be retained.

【Tim Duncan】

Mid-range shooting ability: 83
Three-point ability: 31
Basket offense: 93
One-on-one defense at the basket: 94
Help defense at the basket: 91
Perimeter defense: 42
Rebound ability: 92
Free throw ability: 77
……

Power: 90
Speed: 76
Bounce: 71
Kong Bu sighed in admiration. As expected of Deng Daida, there are a lot of 90+ attributes in his personal attributes.

The only thing that almost makes sense is the mid-range shooting ability, which is also something that can't be helped.

Duncan's rebounding is very good, but it's rebounding at the basket, which is often counted in the shooting percentage at the basket. His half-stop shooting percentage is not high, and it has probably remained at a level of more than 40% all year round.

The template card has been obtained, and the next thing to do is to get the bus under his command.

It's not that troublesome for Bus to participate in the draft. The main reason is that he has no military status and is subject to relatively small constraints. In addition, he is now over 22 years old and has automatically qualified for the draft. The Raptors can be selected in this draft.

It doesn't matter whether the bus wants to come or not, anyway, choose first and then talk.

It is expected that it is impossible not to want to come. Whoever plays basketball has no dreams, and if he comes to the NBA, he will have the opportunity to gain fame and fortune, and a fool would not want to come.

……

A few days later, the Raptors held a huge championship parade in downtown Toronto.

After the championship parade was over, the whereabouts of Combe became the most important event for all teams in the league.

The rise of the Raptors this season is due to Comb. It can even be said that it is all due to him. It has almost nothing to do with general manager Glenn and old Thomas at the helm.

If we really want to talk about the relationship, that is to say, the two of them let Kong Bu do it, and did not hinder Kong Bu's trading operations.

Comb has been tired all season, and he originally planned to take advantage of these few days to take a good rest.

As a result, his address was leaked by someone, and the general managers or owners of one team after another directly stepped through the threshold of Kumbu.

The first to come, of course, is the rich and powerful New York Knicks.

The general manager Ernie came alone, just walked into Kumbu's living room, and immediately threw out a contract.

"Kong, this is our offer."

"You can refuse to agree first and try to see other offers. I can guarantee that no team in the league can offer such a price."

"Even many teams can't even open half of this price."

Ernie is pretty confident.

Kong Bu casually took over the contract and glanced at it, and immediately knew where Ernie's confidence came from.

3 million US dollars in 4500 years!
Kong Bu gasped, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

It turned out to be exactly the same as Big Ben's contract.

A coaching contract with an annual salary of 500 million US dollars has never appeared before, and it is unlikely to appear in the future, unless the dollar depreciates too much.

It would be a lie to say that he was indifferent and indifferent to such an annual salary. Although Kong Bu was not a greedy person, he still had shortness of breath in the face of this huge sum of money.

"I'll think about it."

Comb didn't give a positive answer. His first choice must still be in the Raptors. If the Raptors' offer is not too low, Comb should be able to refuse the temptation of the Knicks.

After Ernie left, representatives of several teams came one after another, including the Hornets, Pistons, Bucks, Mavericks and so on.

The Pistons came here in person from Dumars. He has retired and currently serves as the team's vice president of basketball affairs, which is the same as the old Thomas.

Of course they are not as rich and powerful as the Knicks, and they can only offer an offer of 700 million US dollars.

Ernie is right, many teams in the league may really not be able to give half of the Knicks' offer.

For the Mavericks, the old Nelson led the team in person. He is the general manager of the Mavericks and a part-time head coach for the second half of this season. If Combe is willing to come to the Mavericks to coach, he can step down at any time.

The offer they gave was 800 million.

Seeing that there is still a big gap compared with the Knicks, in fact, this offer is already quite horrifying.

You must know that Larry Brown, who is extremely old, has a salary of only 400 million this season, which is already twice Larry Brown's salary.

Even Larry Bird of the Pacers came to Toronto. He didn't deal with the old Thomas, but he also knew that business was business and should not involve personal grievances.

If Kumbu can be won, Bird also does not mind abdicating and handing over the coach position to Konbu.

Who doesn't want a coach who can make a team at the bottom of the league win the championship in one season?
Even Papa Chuck called and asked Comb if he had any intention of going to Orlando to coach.

It was supposed to be the time when the free market started and teams snapped up free agents, but now there is a miracle, the whole league is snapping up the head coach of Kumbu.

(End of this chapter)