NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 128
It's not that Comb has any prejudice against point guards, thinking that point guards are not important to the team.

It's that there are really very few point guards in this league that can be favored by Comb.

In addition to Billups, Comb's most wanted point guards are Payton and Kidd.

Payton's organizational skills are not as good as Kidd's, but his offense is stronger than Kidd's. Both of them are defensive masters in the first position.

Kidd can be regarded as an enhanced version of Snow.

It's a pity that these two people have no possibility of winning at all. Payton is the absolute core and spiritual leader of the Sonics. It is not impossible to change, unless Kumbu trades at least three first-class stars.

As for Kidd, it is not as valuable as Payton, but it will definitely cost a lot to get him.

As for point guards like Iverson and Tim Hardaway, Comb doesn't actually think they are point guards in the true sense, they are more inclined to shooting guards.

To buy this type of point guard, it would be more cost-effective to let McGrady play the first position.

Fortunately, only Billups is the point guard, which does not have much impact on the Raptors' overall combat power. Billups plays 32 minutes in a game, and McGrady plays the first position for the remaining ten minutes. not big.

Moreover, the Duron Davis that Kumbu just got, he also has the ability to play point guard, and he has a good pass and control ability.

Either this guy's comprehensive ability is really good, but his brain is not very easy to use. If he can use his brain better, he will definitely not be like that bird.

……

Early the next morning, the Raptors announced a deal with the Nuggets officials.

The Raptors sent Wu Sheng Jackson and Marcus Camby in exchange for Vince Carter, who was selected by the Nuggets this year, and Al Harrington with the 23rd overall pick.

Many people in the circle already know about this deal, but most of the fans don't.

Raptors fans were dumbfounded when they heard Wu Sheng and Camby were traded.

It is said that the championship lineup is not easy to dismantle the team, but Kumbu is good, and directly sold the two core players in the team who were selected to the best defensive team.

The key is to exchange for two rookies whose positions are similar to those of Wu Sheng and Camby. Can these two rookies be stronger?
Obviously impossible.

Wu Sheng was selected as an All-Star in his first grade and was selected as the best defensive first team. This is definitely a phenomenon-level supernova, and only one can be produced in ten years.

That is, the birth of Kongbu turned out to lead to the emergence of four first-year All-Stars this year, namely Duncan, McGrady, Wu Sheng and Da Zhi.

In exchange for Vince Carter, he performed really well during the NCAA period, but why can he be compared with Wu Sheng?

Chips like Wu Sheng and Camby are enough to exchange for the number one pick Olowokandi.

Faced with the dissatisfaction of the Raptors fans, general manager Glenn directly made a small plan, found a few reporters, and reported in detail about Comb's previous verbal deal with the Clippers.

Even if the Clippers backed out, Kumbu still stuck to his promise and reached a deal with Fitch Sr.

For a while, Kong Bu's image became glorious and majestic. Even if he knew he had suffered a big loss, he would never break the contract.

As for the Clippers, they directly became the target of verbal criticism from fans.

Even some people in the circle despised the Clippers' actions after they knew about it, and the old story of Baylor's eight finals and zero wins was brought out for ridicule.

Combe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He found that Glenn seemed to be more capable than he thought.

He can't do any of the serious things, and he's better at these crooked ways than old Thomas.

When the old Thomas was at the helm of the Clippers, Combe had conflicts with others, and the old Deng never thought of finding some support for Combe.

The draft is over, marking the start of a new season.

Generally, at this point in time, each team will start signing rookies and renewing the free agents in the team.

But the current situation is special, the labor and salary negotiations have not yet been concluded, and no contracts can be signed, including rookie contracts.

And even training is not allowed, and no team is allowed to train.

About a week later, Kong Bu received a call from Tang Shuai, saying that the team had disbanded.

None of the originally scheduled roster players were allowed to play in the World Championships. Only minor league players or college students could play.

Originally, there was Brad Miller in the list of this World Championships.

He was undrafted, not considered an NBA player, so he was able to participate in the World Championships, and it was precisely because of his participation in the World Championships that he was favored by Zen Master Jackson, and he got the chance to land in the NBA.

But now that Miller is selected by Comb, he is not out of the draft, so he cannot participate in the competition.

Tang Shuai directly resigned from the position of coach, and directly quit the job.

With a bunch of rotten tomatoes and rotten eggs, it is really too difficult to win the championship. If he fails to win the championship, then he has wasted several months in vain.

He called Kumbu, just to give Kumbu a courtesy call.

What Kong Bu didn't expect was that Tang Shuai had just hung up the phone, and he actually received a call from the old Rice Basketball Association.

This phone call made Kong Bu completely confused.

They actually asked Kumbu to be the coach of this World Championships.

It took only seven milliseconds for Kongbu to directly reject them. What are you kidding, do you really think of yourself as a blame man?

As NBA players are banned from participating, those qualified and prestigious coaches simply don't want to take the pot.

Those head coaches who want nothing but nothing may be many of the coaches of the NCAA secondary league. They want to be the head coach of the team, but it is a pity that the Basketball Association is not at ease to let them do it.

After much deliberation, Kongbu directly became their life-saving straw.

The coach of the new championship, the most popular young coach in the world, let Kong Bu lead the team, at least it can show that the basketball association has done its best, and it has not broken the can, and it can open its mouth when it asks for funds from the country.

If Kumbu really led his team to win the championship in the end, it would be a great achievement.

Kong Bu is not a fool, how could he be willing to be a tool for outsiders and give money?Not even giving money.

Of course, if Kumbu leads the team, he is confident that he will lead the team to win the championship.

Because he can select some outstanding rookie players from the NCAA, the new star players who can be selected with high rankings in the future, after two and a half years of training in the training field, they will immediately become a hero, no less than the high-end combat effectiveness of NBA stars.

But Kongbu has absolutely no reason to do this kind of thing. Lao Mei doesn't care about the World Championships, so what is he busy with?

The World Championships are actually the same as the World Cup, but FIBA ​​has not started it. Thinking about the influence of the Men's Football World Cup, the gold content is even higher than the Olympic Games.

Kongbu then received a call from Deng Daidai.

Deng Dadai shyly asked whether Comb would cancel the Bowen deal. After all, he had agreed with Popovich that Duncan traded Bowen to them only after Duncan participated in the World Championships.

Now that the World Championships are gone, it makes sense for Kumbu to cancel the deal.

Of course, there is no need for Comb to do such a degrading thing. Even if the Spurs get Bowen, it is not enough to pose a threat to the Raptors.

After getting the reply from Kumbu that he would not cancel the deal, Deng Duda happily went to talk to Popovich.

In the evening, Combe received a call from a heavyweight this time.

A call from Xin Lancheng, head of the National Basketball Association.

Xin Lancheng's reputation is very poor among Tianchao fans, almost on par with Qin Hui.

Kumbu didn't have much dislike for him. He belongs to the typical old-fashioned school, and his style of behavior is naturally a bit old-fashioned.

The two first chatted about Dazhi for a while.

At the beginning, Xin Lancheng opposed Da Zhi's coming to the United States to play, but the basketball management center nodded, and he, the head of the basketball association, could only nod.

The Basketball Management Center is a government agency, while the Basketball Association is a private organization. It was not until 2017 that the Basketball Association really had an official background.

Seeing that it took only one year for Big Zhi to rise to such a terrifying level, even the conservatives had to accept it.

Whether it is a conservative or a reformist, the ultimate goal must be to make the Chinese men's basketball team stronger.

We must know that some fringe drinking fountain players in the NBA, after they came to the CBA, they slashed the sky and slashed the ground, killing all sides. Some inside players casually scored 30 points and 15 rebounds per game. When Dazhi was in the CBA, his statistics were not as good as the current bus .

In just one year, Da Zhi has become a top star in the NBA. If he returns to the CBA now, will he not be able to score 50 points and 20 rebounds per game?

"Director Kong, I heard that in the just-concluded NBA draft, you selected Bus?"

"Yes, I was selected. The bus is old enough, so I can choose directly, and I didn't notify the country."

"Whether you can come to fight or not depends on the situation."

Kumbu didn't say it dead, and he didn't say that the bus must be played in the NBA.

"Take it, you have to do it, Director Kong, please take the bus there."

"Da Zhi's success is a good shot in the arm. If Da Ba can become as strong as Da Zhi, our men's basketball team will definitely shine on the world stage."

"We might even win a medal at the Olympics in two years' time!"

Having said this, Xin Lancheng's breathing became short of breath.

"Okay, then I'll contact the bus in the past few days to see if he intends to play under my team."

Kumbu felt relieved, as long as the basketball association didn't stop him, it would be fine for the bus to play with the Raptors.

"You don't need to contact me, I will contact the bus, and I will let him go to Toronto to report on time."

"To call you today, there are actually three things. The first thing is to ask about getting off the bus."

"The second thing is to ask Director Xia Kong if he has any intention to serve as the leading coach of our men's basketball national team."

"There will be the Asian Championships next year. I believe Director Kong knows what happened in the last Asian Championships. We lose face."

"It just so happens that there will be the Asian Championships next year, and the Olympic Games the year after next."

As soon as Xin Lancheng finished speaking, Kong Bu's heart beat rapidly, and he really came.

"willing!"

"Very willing to!"

"In the Asian Championships, I won't let them lose [-] to [-] points in a game. My name of Kongbu is written upside down."

"Olympic games are guaranteed to win a card. If I didn't get a card, I went to Wangfujing Street and ran three laps barefoot."

Because Kumbu was too excited, he began to speak indiscriminately.

Xin Lancheng was silent for a long time. He heard people say that Kong Bu had made countless enemies in the NBA. After chatting for a while today, he was not to blame for his reckless temper.

However, Kongbu can make such a promise, which makes him feel that he has found the right person.

"Okay, there's no rush on this matter, it won't be too late to wait until next year's offseason for training."

"The third thing I want to say is, do you want to own a CBA team?"

The third thing that Xin Lancheng said made Kong Bu face question marks, can this thing be owned as long as you want?

You must know that the CBA was founded in 1995, and all the teams in the league are military teams, which is not something ordinary people can get their hands on.

However, the restructuring began in 98, and some military teams began to become private teams.

For example, the predecessor of the Zhejiang Guangsha team is the Shenyang army team, and the predecessor of the Qingdao team is the Jinan army team.

Kong Bu was stunned, as if he had really caught up with the good time, and it seemed that it was just the right time for restructuring.

A good thing is indeed a good thing, but Kumbu dared not agree to it. Can his little money really support the operation of a team?

"Of course I want to, but I don't have the financial resources."

"By the way, how much does it cost to run a CBA team for a year?"

Kong Bu asked curiously, wanting to learn more.

"Well, about 50."

After thinking for a moment, Xin Lancheng gave a number.

"What? 50?" Kong Bu almost vomited blood, 50, not even US dollars, can a CBA team operate for a year?

"It's not that there can be less, but since it is a professional team, there are requirements for facilities such as venues."

"Renting the stadium well, maintaining it, hiring staff, and players' wages add up to at least 40 a year, no less."

Xin Lancheng obviously didn't know that Kong Bu had just signed a three-year contract worth 300 million U.S. dollars. Even after paying taxes, he would still get 2000 million U.S. dollars.

Kumbu suddenly remembered that in this day and age, wages are ridiculously low.

For example, Liu Yudong was fined 1000 yuan when he fought with someone on the court, but the NBA fined him 100 U.S. dollars, which is more than [-] times the difference.

The wages of many staff members are less than 2000 yuan. Renting a competition venue may cost [-] yuan for a game.

The salary of players is also ridiculously low, the high one is only [-] a month, and the low one may be two to three thousand.

When Kong Bu thought about it, this matter was simply pie in the sky.

In fact, I don’t have to do anything, just find a general manager, invest hundreds of thousands in the team every year, wait for the CBA to appreciate, and then I will make a lot of blood.

In 2017, Guangzhou Longshi was listed on the NEEQ, with a market capitalization of 27 billion. Kongbu didn’t have such big ambitions. If he just set two or three small targets, wouldn’t that be a waste of money?

The key is to invest money in it. It doesn’t mean that it’s all in vain every year, and there is still some commercial income.

Of course, ticket revenue is basically not considered, it is better than nothing.

Generally speaking, if he can maintain a balance of income and expenditure, even if he loses money, Kong Bu doesn't care at all if he loses one hundred and eighty thousand yuan.

Kung Bu didn't expect that he has become a local rich man, and his wealth can do such a big thing, buy a team of his own?

It would be unreasonable to refuse this kind of free pick-me-up.

Kongbu also knew that Xin Lancheng had told him about this, and he actually wanted to use Kongbu to open up the CBA commercial market. The current CBA is a barren land, and even a dime of crops cannot grow.

And Kongbu has a great influence and is a household name in China. He becomes the owner of a team and will definitely attract a lot of attention to the CBA.

"willing!"

"When can I start? I can do it anytime here."

Kong Bu feels that today is his lucky day, and the three things that Xin Lancheng called him are all great joys, and three joys come at the door.

The bus will easily join the team, and he will become the coach of the men's basketball team. In addition, he can get the ownership of a team without any effort.

Even if Kongbu doesn't think much of the CBA team, it's still a real professional team. After a decade or so, you can sell two small goals by changing hands.

"Okay, then I'll make arrangements in the near future, you just take advantage of the offseason to go back to China."

"Follow the formalities, and then you can find a trustworthy general manager and let him handle the team's operations, so you don't have to worry too much."

Xin Lancheng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)