NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 142 New mission, save the veteran Peyton
Kumbu pondered, it was impossible for him to give Peyton an answer on the spot for such a big matter.

He appreciates Payton, but he has to weigh the current situation.

The Raptors' current combat power is very good. Not to mention that they are sure to win the championship, they basically have a [-]% probability.

Even if the Bulls got Lao Sa and Roaring Tianzun, Kong Bu didn't think it was their Raptors who were at a disadvantage.

It can only be said that this deal gave the Bulls the capital to compete against the Raptors.

Moreover, the Bulls were abused by the Knicks a few days ago. Maybe the Knicks eliminated the Bulls when the two teams played against each other in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

It can be said that the current Raptors have no need for any trade at all.

If it is said that trading Payton does not require much bargaining chips, then Combe will buy Payton without saying a word.

But Payton is currently at his golden peak after all, and if he wants to get it, the Raptors are likely to be hurt.

It is very likely that the combat power will not increase but decrease.

If the Raptors lose the championship because of this deal, it would be funny.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, this deal is a stupid deal.

But Kumbu felt sorry for Payton. Even without the stimulation of the magician, Payton has always had a heart of chasing the championship.

Under normal circumstances, he wandered around at the end of his career, and finally got his coveted championship ring with the Heat.

It was already 06, Payton was already 38 years old, and this ring actually didn't have any gold content at all.

It's a pity that the heartache is heartache. Kumbu is an adult and knows that he can't act emotionally. He doesn't want any stains on his coaching career.

Just as Kumbu was thinking about how to politely reject Payton, the system that had been pretending to be dead started to move.

"Congratulations to the host, trigger the [Save Veteran Peyton] mission."

"Mission Objective: Trade Gary Payton to the Raptors and help Payton win two honors in the championship, MVP or FMVP this season."

"Mission Reward: [Three Point Calibration Device]"

"[Three-point Calibration Device]: The host can use it to bind his players, ignoring their original attributes, and making their three-point attributes reach 90 points!"

"Optional task, no penalty for task failure."

Kong Bu's eyeballs are about to pop out, can this also trigger the mission?And the task reward is still such a bug.

If he had this three-point calibration device in his hand, Kumbu would feel like God.

Even if the shooting is as bad as Daben, Kumbu can let him get more than 40% three-point shooting rate immediately!

This thing is against the sky!
Originally, he was thinking about how to decline Payton, but now Comb only has one thought, which is to win Payton, at all costs!
Be sure to complete this task!

"Gary, there's no way for me to show up here, so go find Mr. Walker first."

The Mr. Walker mentioned by Comb is Wally Walker, the general manager of the Supersonics. He was just a small person in his player days, and later he became the helm of the team.

The only impression this man gave to Combe was that he liked to mess around.

He likes trading players very much. After he became the general manager of the Supersonics in 95, the first thing he did was to sell Kendall Gill, the team's third scoring point, in exchange for two cannon fodder players.

If Jill hadn't been sold, the Sonics wouldn't have had such a hard time.

Later, the Supersonics sold Eric Snow to the Raptors, and he was also the one who made the decision.

Of course, Kumbu couldn't talk to Walker, because he didn't know what Walker's attitude was. If Walker went to Stern and sued Kumbu, saying that Kumbu contacted players illegally, Kumbu would definitely lose money.

Let Peyton go to find out first, and then come up with countermeasures according to the situation.

"Con, thank you!"

"Don't worry, I will try my best to get a suitable bargaining chip."

Payton was ecstatic. For the first time in his life, he felt so close to the championship trophy.

He also knows that the Raptors must not give too many chips, at least not so much as to affect the championship.

……

"What? Payton wants to come to our Raptors?"

"God, this is definitely a good thing, we need Payton so much."

"He is a player who can defend Michael alone. If we can win him, the Bulls will not be afraid at all."

Glenn smiled when he heard that Payton wanted to come to the Raptors.

Jordan is known as the god of basketball. Under normal circumstances, he reached the finals six times and won six championships.

Among these six championships, some were Jordan's efforts to turn the tide, such as the shocking lore in the first shot of the century in 97.

But there are also championships like in 96.

In the finals of the 96 season, it was the Bulls and the Sonics.

This is Jordan's first full season after his comeback. As the league's signature superstar and cash cow, Jordan received some care in the finals.

In this round of the series, the Bulls and the Sonics have fought six games. Whether it is field goal percentage, three-point shooting percentage, or free throws, the Sonics are far better than the Bulls.

Jordan averaged only 27.3 points per game restricted by Payton.

It seems that such a score is already a lot, but you must know that this is Jordan. He averaged 93 points per game in the 41 Finals and 97 points per game in the 32 Finals.

In the six trips to the finals, only this time the average score did not exceed [-] per game.

If it's because of the small number of shots, then that's fine. Jordan took a lot of shots in this round of the finals. The main reason for the low score is that his shooting percentage is too low.

The average shooting rate is only 41.5% per game. It is unimaginable that this kind of shooting rate happened to Jordan.

Especially after eliminating the Supersonics and successfully winning the championship in G6, Jordan's shooting percentage was as low as 26%. It is not too much to say that he was completely locked up by Payton.

But the Bulls still won Game 6.

On the one hand, the Bulls' offensive rebounding is really strong. Even if the shooting percentage is much lower than that of their opponents, they can still smooth the gap in shooting percentage by relying on high shots.

Another aspect is the favoritism of the whistle.

The Sonics only got 6 free throws in Game 10, and Jordan had 12 free throws alone.

This game also broke the NBA Finals record for the fewest free throws in a single game.

To know the intensity of confrontation in the finals, a team with more than ten players only got 10 free throws, which is definitely a problem.

However, this record was later broken by the Warriors. The Warriors only scored 8 free throws in a single game in the finals.

If free throws are not included, then Jordan averaged 20.5 shots per game in these six games and could only score 18 points.

Saying that Payton locked Jordan in this round of finals is not putting money on Payton's face, but a real fact.

Not to mention the Supersonics, even the Raptors last season, if they were only blown by the referee ten whistles in G7, they would probably lose.

Generally, no player is called Jordan's nemesis. Even if there is, Payton may be the only one who is eligible for this title.

Now that Payton is coming to the Raptors, Glenn is of course happy.

He still feels that the Bulls are their biggest obstacle to winning the championship this season, and he doesn't pay attention to the rising Knicks, the Spurs, and the Lakers in the West.

As long as Payton can lock Jordan like he did in 96, the Bulls will undoubtedly lose. As long as the Bulls lose, the Raptors championship will be stable.

"Glenn, they may contact you in the last two days."

"When you find out their psychological price, you can contact me at any time."

Comb still decided to let Glenn show up and hide behind the scenes.

……

Sonics general manager Wally Walker's office.

After Payton finished the phone call with Comb, he came to find Wally Walker on the back.

"Gary, what happened? Why did you get this idea?"

"Did Paul do something he shouldn't have done?"

Walker was taken aback. The biggest star in the team suddenly came to the door and asked the team to trade him. The first thing he thought of as the general manager was that the new head coach had a conflict with Payton.

The biggest star in the team has conflicts with the coach. This kind of thing happens every year in the league, and the final result is often that the coach is fired.

"No, it's nothing to do with Paul."

Peyton shook his head.

"Gary, we almost won the championship in 96. Now the Bulls are getting weaker and weaker. Our era is coming soon."

"Do you think we spent too little money on the team this season?"

"Don't worry, next season we will definitely sign up vigorously and build you a championship lineup."

Walker began to paint a big pie for Payton.

It's a pity that Peyton is over [-] years old, and he is not one of those ignorant brats.

When there was no luxury tax before, the boss was reluctant to spend a lot of money. Now that the luxury tax is out, the boss is even more careful, because once the luxury tax is exceeded, he has to pay an expensive luxury tax.

In addition, even if the boss is willing to spend money, Payton doesn't think it can start the era of supersonic speed.

Some players cannot be bought with money.

For example, Big Zhi, there are countless teams in the league that can afford his salary, but the only team that can get him is the Knicks.

Payton knows better than anyone that he has now entered the era of the Raptors, to be precise, the era of Combe.

"Wally, our time may never come, unless we can find a way to beat the Raptors."

"Trade me to the Raptors while I still have good trade value."

"The Raptors have so many outstanding newcomers, just right for the Sonics to rebuild."

"It was difficult for us to even make the playoffs this season, and it's time to start rebuilding."

Peyton said with a low sigh.

Walker's face was dull, and he realized that Peyton's coming to find him was definitely not a whim, but a long-planned plan.

He may have already contacted the Raptors.

But Peyton's words did give him some thoughts.

Payton is currently 31 years old, and the golden peak period can be maintained for at least two years, and then he will gradually enter a period of shrinking strength.

In the next two years, the Raptors will definitely be strong and strong, because McGrady and others are all on rookie contracts, and they need to consider the issue of contract renewal after two years.

Even if the Sonics don't sell Payton, do they have a chance to win the championship?Obviously not.

That being the case, using Payton to trade the Raptors' supernova seems to be a very good deal.

The premise is that the Raptors really want Payton and are willing to pay a huge amount of chips for Payton. If the chips are insufficient, the deal will be meaningless.

"Gary, I understand your desire to compete for the championship."

"I also respect your wishes. I will contact the Raptors in these two days to see what bargaining chips they can offer."

"You know, if I don't have enough chips, I'm not the boss after all, and it's impossible to make a business that is obviously losing money."

Walker is also going to test the Raptors' tone first.

That night, he called Glenn.

Although everyone knows that Kong Bu is in charge of the Raptors at present, it is impossible to find the right owner when things like sniffing out the word come up.

This phone call lasted for nearly an hour, and both parties were very bored, waiting for the other party to make the first bid.

Sha Lun's kung fu of wrangling is very strong, and he may have learned it from Lao Deng.

In the end, Walker couldn't take it anymore, "Old man, we want Jermaine, Chauncey, and Mashburn."

"This offer, you can study it first."

Glenn almost scolded his mother on the phone, you really dare to speak.

Jermaine O'Neal, Billups and Mashburn are all starting players for the Raptors. The key is that the salaries of the three are very cheap, and the most expensive Mashburn is only more than 300 million US dollars.

Moreover, Jermaine was an All-Star starter last season and was selected to the best team. He is definitely not the league's top power forward, but he has to be in the top five.

Billups is good both offensively and defensively, and also has top-level pass control ability.

Point guards like Kidd and Snow are very scarce in today's league. They are defensive but not offensive like Hardaway and Little Flying Squirrel.

It's not easy for a time traveler like Kumbu to find a point guard like Billups.

In terms of pure transaction value, considering Billups' age, Billups can at least rank in the top three in the league's point guard group. Glenn even thinks that Billups can add a first-round pick. In exchange for Payton.

Even Mashburn, in fact, has a great deal value. His offensive firepower is back to its peak now, and his defense is strong. That is to say, the Raptors take too many shots, which makes his statistics not gorgeous.

In a big team, he averaged at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists every minute, and he also had a first-class defensive performance.

Such three players, not to mention Payton, Glenn feels that they can change Jordan back.

Even if Peyton was inlaid with gold, no, even if it was made of pure gold, it would not be worth such a high price.

Glenn didn't even make a counter-offer. He knew that he couldn't make a decision on such a large-scale deal, and counter-offering was meaningless. He told Comb the offer from the Supersonics, and his job was over.

Kumbu was also dumbfounded when he heard about the Supersonic's offer.

This is too exaggerated.

This is no longer a lion with a big mouth, and the mouth of a galaxy behemoth is not that big.

Just a small Ao, in fact, the transaction value can be compared to Payton.

This is definitely not an exaggeration. For a young super power forward who is just 20 years old, the transaction value can hollow out the foundation of most teams in the league.

Even some teams, such as the Clippers, sell all the players in the team even if they sell their iron, and there is no way to change to Ole.

Comb also knew that Walker definitely didn't expect to get such a big bargaining chip.

After thinking for a while, he called Payton.

"What? This offer is too exaggerated."

Payton was taken aback. He wasn't crazy enough to think that he was really worth such a big chip.

When Kumbu called him, he originally wanted him to put pressure on Walker, which is commonly known as forcing the palace.

For example, threatening Walker, if he doesn't make a deal cheaper, he will be ruined.

But if you do this, it's easy to ruin Payton's reputation, and Payton has feelings for the Supersonics. He wants to join the Raptors for chasing the championship, not because of conflicts with the Supersonics.

"Well, I'll go talk to Walker and try to finalize this deal as soon as possible."

Kong Bu had no choice but to go out on his own.

At three o'clock the next afternoon, he sat in his office and called Walker.

Comb first gave his own offer, the old cat Mobley plus Tylen Lue, and then took a Lewis, a three-for-one offer.

He felt that he was sincere enough.

But this offer is obviously far from touching Walker.

Combe knew that the Mobley and Lewis he gave were very good players who could support the mainstay in the future, but Walker has no God's perspective.

Mobley's performance is good, but not to the point of stunning, Lewis performed well on the offensive end, other aspects are very average.

As for Grandpa Lu, he didn't play a game when he arrived in the Raptors. In Walker's view, it was a complete addition.

"Kong, you took Gary, we have to find a point guard to take Gary's place."

"So Chauncey is a must."

"In addition, we also want an inside line and a forward line. If you don't want to take out Jermaine, you can use Battelle."

"Mashburn can also be replaced by Carter on your bench."

Kong Bu was speechless, Xiao Ao didn't even want to give it, you still miss the bus?

The bus is about equal to Duncan. What idiot team would use Duncan to trade a 31-year-old point guard, not to mention Payton, even a magician who is not sick.

In addition to Duncan, you have to catch the flounder and the demigod, why don't you grab it.

"Your offer is too outrageous. I will say a price. If you can accept it, the deal will be finalized."

"If it doesn't work, just pretend it never happened."

"Billups plus Mobley, and when this season is over, I will send Jermaine to your SuperSonics, but in addition to Payton, you have to take two first-round picks in 99, There must be a lottery pick."

"This is my final offer."

Of course, Comb is also reluctant to bear Billups, but Payton must be more useful when playing against the Bulls.

In addition, Payton still has a task in his body. If the task is completed, it will be blood money.

As for Jr., he is already in the third grade this year, and next year will be a contract year. Even if Kumbu is not sold, the Raptors will still have no salary space to match his contract in another year.

Instead of making other teams cheaper, it is better to exchange two first-round picks with the SuperSonics.

Walker was taken aback.

He didn't expect his lion to open his mouth, but it was really successful.

Originally, he thought it would be nice to add another outstanding rookie on the basis of Billups. After all, Payton seemed determined to go to the Supersonics.

The conversation with Kong Bu on my side has collapsed, what if Peyton comes to force the palace?At that time, I still have to sell it cheaply.

Well now, Kumbu actually gave Jerome to the Supersonics. Although it took two first-round picks, the value of Jerome is definitely far more than the two first-round picks.

Because of the stimulation of this year's parallel import champion, even if the champion lottery is drawn, it is likely that Xiao Ao will not be able to be exchanged.

Kong Bu's requirements are not harsh, as long as there is a lottery ticket among them, rounding up, it is almost equal to giving away for nothing.

(End of this chapter)