NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 125
The league-wide rush to snatch Kumbu lasted for two full days.

Comb met with representatives of at least ten teams and received calls from at least five other teams.

The salaries offered by these teams are at least 500 million. It's not that they are not sincere, but that the teams are really poor.

The highest salary is of course the Knicks' 500 million.

Comb didn't give an answer at all, he was waiting for the Raptors' offer.

Two days later, Thomas Sr. called Combe and wanted to chat with him.

Kumbu thought that Bitov was not good at opening his mouth, so he asked old Thomas to talk to him, but when they met, Kumbu's jaw almost dropped from shock.

"What did you say?"

"The Knicks asked you to be the head coach?"

Kumbu was dumbfounded. He thought that Old Thomas called him here to discuss signing with him, but he didn't expect that Old Deng wanted to talk about joining the Knicks himself.

"That's right, Ernie approached you two days ago, but you didn't express your opinion at that time."

"They think you're likely to stay with the Raptors."

"Then he contacted me and offered me a two-year, $2 million contract."

"By the way, how much did they prescribe for you?"

Old Thomas blushed, and he felt like he was picking up Combe's leftovers.

Kong Bu waved his hand, not daring to say what the Knicks offered him, for fear of shocking old Thomas.

"Do you really want to go?"

"Of course I want to go, the salary is high enough, and New York is also a metropolis, I want to bring my family to settle in New York."

"I can't stay in Toronto forever, can I?"

"Kong, what do you think? Should I go?"

In fact, Old Thomas was not asking Comb's opinion at all, he just wanted Comb to help him strengthen his determination to go to New York.

"Go, New York really suits you."

"But you have to be prepared to be fired after two years. The Knicks' salary structure is very problematic."

"The combined salary of Ewing, Big Mom, Madman and Alan Houston is almost 500 million US dollars, which is 70% higher than the salary of our entire Raptors team."

"Although Ewing is old, the Knicks still have to support him, and his salary can't be less than 500 million. You don't have any salary space to sign in."

"At the same time, there is no bargaining chip. You can't expect to trade an All-Star in his prime with Ewing or Big Mom."

"When you go over now, it happens to be a takeover. The Knicks will become weaker and weaker. With their lineup, it will be difficult for anyone to coach in two years to make it to the playoffs."

Combe carefully analyzed the Knicks' situation to Old Thomas.

Old Thomas' face changed dramatically when he heard this. So, if he passed by, he might only be able to work for two years, and then he would be fired?

But in an instant, his face turned cloudy.

"Don't scare me, kid!"

"Don't I still have you? Are you going to die?"

"If there is no salary space, then use a newcomer with high cost performance. Aren't you the best at this?"

"I don't care. After arriving at the Knicks, you have to help me survive, at least let me spend the first two years, and then cheat a long-term pension contract from them."

Old Thomas really didn't regard Combe as an outsider, and he dared to say anything.

However, the Knicks have always been known as the player's grave, a sanctuary for old guys, and it's normal for old Thomas to have this idea.

The reason why he has been active in basketball is because of his love for basketball?It's not that noble, he mainly wants to make money, after all, the money earned in his career as a player is really pitiful.

Kumbu smiled wryly, but the old Thomas said it was easy, and it was not so easy to find rookie players with high cost performance.

Even if you find it, don't you need it?You can't give up all the players to the Knicks, so what can you do to keep the Raptors strong.

However, Old Thomas was lucky. It happened that in the next few years, there would be a lot of draft picks.

A team has only 15 players on the roster and 12 players on the active roster. Fewer than ten players can really enter the rotation.

Some ruthless head coaches even play a seven-man rotation, but Kumbu is not so ruthless, he has always maintained a rotation of nine core players.

The Raptors still have a group of generals, and Combe doesn't need that many players.

"Okay, you can go at ease."

"It's really going to be a critical moment, and I will rescue you."

"Huh? Why doesn't that sound right to you?" Old Thomas muttered to express his dissatisfaction.

After receiving the guarantee from Comb, he was immediately full of confidence in his next coaching career in New York.

Even though he has always regarded himself as the boss of Kongbu, the old Thomas is extremely convinced, or worshiped, in Kongbu.

He has been in this circle for so many years, and he knows better than anyone how amazing Kumbu is.

After Thomas Sr. left, three of Combe's assistants walked into the office together.

Newman and Saunders came to bid farewell, while Ma Long stared at Combe with resentment.

Little Sanders is plated with a thick layer of gold, the assistant coach of the championship, and now he is more than enough to help his father, old Sanders.

Newman is even more outrageous. He is no longer a question of whether to be gilded or not. He has become a champion coach himself.

That's right, when Combe was ejected in Game [-], he was acting coach, a serious championship coach.

Looking at it this way, the old Thomas is also the champion coach. He played a total of four games in the finals and changed three coaches.

Newman found a job as a head coach, and he is going to coach the Washington Wizards next.

Kong Bu sighed unceasingly. The air man who had no sense of existence around him has now become the leader of an army.

And Newman has also become the coach of Konbu's direct line, and Konbu's faction has begun to spread.

"Go ahead, I wish you all the best in the future."

"If you encounter any difficulties after going out, you can contact me at any time."

At this moment, Kong Bu looked a bit like an old Taoist who let his disciples go down the mountain.

After Newman and Saunders left, Combe looked at Marlon curiously, "Have you found your next home?"

"Boss, have you forgotten something?"

"The head coach position of the Wizards should have been mine!"

"They thought that Newman had adjusted the team's tactics, so they hired him as the coach in the past."

Little Malone's face was full of resentment.

Kong Bu was dumbfounded, and patted his forehead. Such a big thing happened in the finals, and he actually forgot about Ma Long's request.

At the beginning, Ma Long asked Kongbu to praise his tactical training ability at the championship press conference.

As a result, Kong Bu was always thinking about Dazhi's safety, and he didn't say much at the press conference for winning the championship.

No wonder Newman was able to get the position of Wizards coach. Considering that there are only three assistants in the Raptors, the oldest Newman is of course regarded by the outside world as the mainstay of Comb's coaching staff.

Since you can't get Kung Bu, then go back to grab a capable general of Kon Bu, maybe you can get a little windfall.

The original head coach of the Wizards, Bernie Bickerstaff, has very old qualifications. He started to be the head coach in 1985 and started coaching the Wizards in 96. As a result, his record got worse every year.

If you are poor, you want to change, and Wizards general manager Unseld came up with the idea of ​​​​the Raptors assistant.

He also called Kumbu, but he didn't have any expectations at all. The call was more like buying a lottery ticket, expecting to win the jackpot.

If Kumbu praised Malone in the championship press conference, then the position of Wizards coach may really belong to Malone.

In this way, Ma Long can even break the record of the youngest coach of Comb.

Thinking of this, Kong Bu felt very ashamed, "Dude, I'm really sorry about this matter."

"I owe you a favor. Within three years, I will help you take the position of head coach."

When Xiao Malong heard this, he put away his resentful expression and smiled happily.

Having been in contact with Kongbu for a long time, he knew very well that Kongbu would do what he said, and since he promised himself, he would definitely do it.

In addition, a favor from Kong Bu is also invaluable. Xiao Malong hasn't figured out how to use it yet, but he firmly believes that this favor will definitely come in handy.

After Ma Long left, Kong Bu leaned on the office chair and let out a long sigh.

The old Thomas is gone, and his two assistant coaches are gone, and then at least three core players in the team will leave the team. As the old saying goes, there is always a banquet in the world.

In the evening, Combe finally received a call from Bitov.

Yesterday, the Raptors just received a dividend from the league, and with the money in Bitov's hands, he has the confidence to renew the contract with Kumbu.

"Kong, I know the Knicks offered you an annual salary of 500 million."

"The profitability of our Raptors is not as exaggerated as theirs. I can only give you 100 million at most."

"This is already the limit I can give."

"Please accept this contract for the sake of the Raptors' boys and countless fans of the home team."

Bitov didn't know the bottom line at all. After all, his contract was a full 400 million less than the Knicks, and one less Larry Brown's annual salary.

But he really can't help it. What kind of market is the Knicks?Even if they are bad, they will make more money than the Raptors.

And the Raptors didn't even look at them winning the championship last season. When the season is over and the accounts are settled, the net profit is only about [-] million US dollars.

Next season's salary expenditure will be much higher, such as Da Ben's contract and Da Zhi's contract extension, this is a large salary expenditure.

Give Konbu another 100 million US dollars, and Bitov may not make as much money as Konbu in a season.

However, the team owners don't expect season dividends to make money. What they expect is the overall appreciation of the team and then selling it to make money.

Maybe a team bought for 5000 million US dollars can earn ten times in ten or eight years.

Of course, Comb is also aware of the situation of the Raptors, knowing that this is already the limit that Bitov can give.

"Okay, 300 million in three years, I agree."

"But I have one condition, can you pay me a whole year's salary first, I need money urgently."

Kumbu proposed a condition that was not considered a condition, but of course Bitov had no reason to refuse.

With 100 million U.S. dollars, about 680 million U.S. dollars can be obtained after tax deduction, and Kumbu is going to use 30 U.S. dollars for his usual expenses.

Take out 450 million U.S. dollars and urgently need to go back to China to buy a house, and the remaining 200 million will be invested in the stock market.

He doesn't know anything about stocks, but he knows which stocks to buy. The more famous companies in the future, as long as they can buy them now, they will definitely buy them wrong.

After you buy it and throw it there, you can earn money sooner or later, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less.

The contract extension with the Raptors ended, and Bitov made the news public for the first time.

The happiest are undoubtedly the Raptors fans. They have also heard some gossip and know that many teams are snapping up Combe.

Now that Combe has stayed, Raptors fans feel that under the leadership of Combe, they even have the hope of starting a Raptors dynasty.

……

There is less than a week left before the draft.

Kongbu called Camby, Wu Sheng and Bowen one by one to have a chat alone, mainly to inform them that they were about to be traded out.

Instead of chatting in the office, I found a nearby tavern.

After Bowen heard the news, he was very happy. It wasn't that he didn't like the Raptors, but that he knew that he would never be a starter in the Raptors.

After arriving at the Spurs, I will definitely get a starting position steadily.

Just after the end of the next season, his contract expires, and what awaits him at that time will be at least a middle-class contract.

Camby felt a little disappointed, but he also knew that joining the Nuggets would be beneficial to him.

The Raptors' inside lineup is too strong. Even Camby has to play as a substitute all the time. After the Nuggets, he will definitely start, and his personal data can also skyrocket. With his ability, he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game. 3 blocks, not a problem at all.

The only person who can't accept being traded is Wu Sheng.

He is already an All-Star and is also a starter in the Raptors. How could he be willing to go to a weak team for the Nuggets.

“Stephen, you go with Marcus this time.”

"Don't you want to have a good time in the West with Marcus? Maybe the two of you lead the team and have a chance to reach the finals."

Kumbu smiled reassuringly.

The West will become stronger and stronger in the future. It is possible for Camby and Wu Sheng to lead the team to the playoffs, but it is completely impossible to reach the finals.

When Kong Bu said this, he just wanted to give Wu Sheng some momentum.

"Okay, Coach, Marcus and I will definitely work hard!"

"I hope we can meet in the finals next season, and I will not show mercy."

Wu Sheng is a straight-hearted person, his temper comes and goes quickly, and he was looking for death just now and didn't want to dig for gold, but now he is full of anticipation.

After notifying the news that the three players had been traded, the next thing Kumbu had to do was to quietly wait for the start of the draft.

For Kumbu, the draft is the biggest stage for him to cast his magic, and he is the absolute protagonist.

Especially in the 98 draft, a lot of high-quality rookies emerged from low picks, and Kumbu held a full seven picks in his hands. The harvest can be imagined.

(End of this chapter)