NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 150 Adi's 300 Check
The arena was silent.

Everyone looked at Big Ben and Lewis dumbfounded.

Including Combe, when they saw Jordan hit the last three-pointer, they all thought that the game was over, the Raptors were going to lose, and the two sides would enter the tiebreaker.

As a result, Daben came directly to a grand surprise.

And Lewis is also strong enough to seize the opportunity and complete the feat of 0.1 seconds lore.

Lewis scored 22 points in this game, and played much better than Kukoc, but this is all secondary. With this 0.1-second lore, he and Daben are the heroes of the win.

All the players on the bench rushed onto the court, hugging Ben and Lewis to congratulate.

The Bulls were eliminated 4:2, and the Raptors successfully won the tickets to the finals.

They are only one step away from the championship.

"Ben, I think your IQ can at least be admitted to Harvard if you study hard."

"It's amazing, those few seconds just now are definitely classics among classics."

"We defeated the Bulls again, this year's championship is still ours!"

"Rashad, the coach is right, you have indeed become our savior."

"It turns out that your strength is so strong, we underestimated you before."

The generals were delighted, and defeating the Bulls again meant that they had a high probability of winning the championship again.

When they won the championship again this year, Big Ben, Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O'Neill all hold two championship rings.

With these two championships as the bottom line, as long as they can maintain their form in the future and play for more than ten years, their historical status will definitely not be lowered.

The one who gained the most must be Lewis.

It is no exaggeration to say that many players can play their worth in just one game.

For example, Bunch Wells, a rookie in the same class as Lewis, played a few good games in the playoffs in the future, directly played his worth, and got a big contract.

Relying on the game that just ended, Lewis can also get a big contract if he is a free agent.

He is a player that Combe likes. With this level of endorsement, many teams are willing to spend energy and money to train him.

Comb also walked onto the field and shook hands with the defeated Bulls.

Jordan's face was dull, his eyes were dull, and his heart was full of emotions.

He found that it seemed that Combe was his nemesis. For two consecutive seasons, he lost to Combe's team so dramatically.

When the ball was hit in the last eight seconds, Jordan's mood at the time was even more exciting than when he made the first shot of the century.

Because the goal is scored, he has a great chance to win the championship.

In that way, I can take glory and retire without any regrets.

Unfortunately, eight seconds later, his fantasy was directly shattered by Big Ben and Lewis.

"Michael, I wish you a wonderful holiday."

Combe walked up to Jordan and said with a smile.

The two have played against each other many times, and they are old acquaintances. If Kumbu came up to comfort Jordan at this moment, he would look gloating. It would be better to make a joke so that Jordan would not be so embarrassed.

"Kong, I have to say that your luck is indeed good enough."

"Losing to that kind of goal, we are not wronged."

Jordan sighed.

He really felt that the loss was not wronged. The Raptors' decision-making and luck were good enough, and his side was careless at the last moment. The Raptors deserved this victory.

"Michael, why don't you come to our Raptors?"

"You can play for at least three more years, and I can guarantee you three more championships."

Kumbu continued to laugh and said that this was a bit of a joke, but he really felt that it was a pity that Jordan only won five championships.

If Jordan is willing to come to the Raptors, Combe really dares to accept it.

Of course, the premise is that Jordan himself has to cut his salary, a substantial salary cut.

"This kind of joke is not funny at all, it sounds like it is humiliating me."

"I'm not down to the point of playing for an opponent."

Jordan waved his hand dismissively.

A strong man naturally has the arrogance of a strong man. Letting Jordan play for Kongbu would make him more uncomfortable than killing him.

Kong Bu originally wanted to chat with the Zen master, but seeing the sad look on the Zen master's face, he gave up this idea.

The Zen master is already troubled enough now, so he will not add salt to his wounds.

Zen Master led his team to lose this round of the Eastern Conference finals, not only the hope of the championship, but also his career.

He has not had a good relationship with Bulls general manager Klaus. After losing to the Raptors for two consecutive years, Zen Master is likely to leave.

It just so happens that the Lakers lack a decent coach, and it is very likely that Zen Master will go to the Lakers to coach next.

Once the Zen master is in place, the Lakers will become a complete Lakers team, instead of being swept out by the Spurs like this year.

……

After winning the Bulls, the Raptors did not have any rest time at all, because the Spurs had already swept the Nuggets 4:0, waiting for the Bulls and Raptors to decide the winner.

According to the results of the team doctor's examination, McGrady will have to rest for at least ten days, and the finals will start in two days, which means that McGrady will miss at least three games.

Xiao Ao is similar, at least a week, he also has two truces.

But after playing the Bulls, the truce between the two of them didn't have that much impact.

Carter can perfectly replace McGrady on the offensive end, and even because of his higher three-point stability than McGrady, he plays better than McGrady in some games.

With the Spurs' inside twin towers, O'Neill is at a disadvantage no matter who is facing him, even if he is not injured, he can only come off the bench.

On June 6, the time of the finals has not been delayed much compared to previous years.

On the afternoon of the game day, Combe was sitting in his office, looking at various media's predictions for this year's draft.

The Raptors still hold a lot of draft picks this year.

In the previous lottery, the Clippers drew a second lottery.

This second pick will be traded with Combe.

In addition to the Clippers, Comb also made a verbal deal with the Sonics, sending O'Neill and getting a lottery pick plus a first-round pick from the Sonics.

The Supersonics have already communicated with Kumbu a few days ago. They have already negotiated a trade plan with the Suns, sending Wen Baker in exchange for the No. 300 pick in the hands of the Clippers and swallowing Chapman's $[-] million contract.

In addition to this No. 15 pick, the Sonics themselves have a No. [-] pick.

These two draft picks are the bargaining chips they used to trade for Xiao Ao.

They are still kind, they didn't really only give the bottom pick of the lottery No. 13 and the bottom pick of the first round, but the No. 9 and No. 15 picks are already the biggest chips they can come up with.

Kong Bu likes to do business with such kind people.

In addition, when the Duron was traded, he also got a first-round pick from the Nuggets. Unfortunately, the Nuggets' first-round pick is next year and will not be used this year.

Then there is a second-round pick given by the Spurs.

2号、9号、15号、29号，还有次轮的27号和29号，这就是猛龙今年所有的选秀权了。

Among them, Artest has to be selected for the No. 15 pick and handed over to the Clippers, which means that the Clippers only have five draft picks.

Last season, the Raptors had seven draft picks, but this season there are only five, and the pick is not as high as last season.

Last season, there were three lottery picks alone, and six first-round picks. This season, there are only three first-round picks.

"It's a headache. There are too few first-round picks."

"The 29th pick is either high or low, and only Ginobili can be selected. It is a pity that he can be selected at the 29th overall pick."

"The second pick is definitely a trouble for happiness. I really don't know who to choose. It seems that they are all of the same strength, but they are in different positions."

Kumbu rubbed his head and became worried.

If it was put on the eve of last season's draft, Combe would definitely not be able to come up with a solution.

But now it is not what it used to be. Comb has established a considerable network of contacts in this league. He traded the 29th pick up to the 20th to 23rd pick, subsidized some cash or posted A second-round pick is not difficult.

The reason why he was traded up to this pick was entirely because Combe didn't want the Jazz to take any advantage.

Under normal circumstances, the Jazz have three first-round picks this year. They selected AK24 Kirilenko with the 47th overall pick.

In addition to the 24th pick, their other two first-round picks are Nos. 19 and 28.

All three of their draft picks are forwards. Among them, Kirilenko at No. 24 and Padgett at No. 28 are combo forwards.

Now because of Malone's suspension, their three picks are 5, 19 and 24.

Comb speculates that the Jazz are unlikely to use the first two picks to take Kirilenko, because there are many options ahead that are obviously better than Kirilenko.

As long as Combe can get a first-round pick before the 24th pick, he will definitely be able to intercept AK47 before the Jazz.

This round of the Eastern Conference finals against the Bulls made Comb more aware of the importance of maintaining the diversity of players in the team.

A player with a special style of play is not sure when he will be able to come in handy, and Kirilenko is such a player with a special style of play.

His specialty is all-around, a real all-around fighter who can score, rebound, organize, and defend. In case of a large-scale injury wave in the Raptors, Kirilenko can at least top the [-]nd, [-]rd, and [-]th positions .

Of course, winning for personal use is only one reason. The main reason for Comb is that he doesn't want the Jazz to choose a decent player.

The Raptors played a regular season with the Jazz this season, and Malone was still suspended at the time, so he definitely didn't play.

Instead, Stockton came back from a suspension, but unfortunately he didn't play in that game. It seemed that the Jazz had given up.

It's a pity that even if the Jazz admits to being cowardly, Combe can't let them go.

"Kong, long time no see."

"Congratulations in advance for winning the championship."

While Comb was figuring out who to call to trade draft picks, Big Ben's agent, Arn Tellem, walked into the office.

Tailem is now not only Big Ben's agent, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O'Neal, Billups, Snow, Big Zhi, Bus and even Carter and Pierce have all been signed by him.

The former Tailem was just a little-known agent, but now he has completely risen and become the hottest super agent in the NBA.

The players under his name are not only numerous, but each of them seems to have unlimited potential.

What's more, everyone knows that he embraced Kongbu's thick legs, and his brokerage business will only get better and better in the future.

The bigger the agent, the more capital he has when negotiating with manufacturers, the more he can negotiate bigger contracts, and the more stars he can sign. This is a virtuous circle.

"Kong, here's a little gift for you."

Tailem also clearly knows the significance of Kumbu to him, so every time he comes to see Kumbu, he will never be empty-handed.

Kong Bu opened the gift, and inside was a diamond-encrusted platinum cufflink, a whole huge diamond instead of broken diamonds, which looked very valuable.

"You guys always like to give these flashy things."

"You might as well just send me the check."

Kong Bu accepted the gift and threw it directly into the drawer of his desk.

He accepted this gift with peace of mind. Many of Tailem's signed players were introduced by himself, and each player can bring him huge benefits.

Comb said that sending the check was just a joke, but Tailem's face became ecstatic.

"Kong, don't tell me."

"I do have a check for you here."

After finishing speaking, Tailem took out a check from his briefcase and handed it to Combe.

The denomination of the check was 300 million U.S. dollars, and Kong Bu frowned upon seeing it.

Tailem was rich, but he was not so rich yet, so he gave away 300 million in cash as soon as he raised his hand.

"What does this mean?" Kongbu put the check on the table and asked.

"Can Tracy play in the finals earlier? I asked the team doctor. Tracy's condition is not that bad. He actually only needs one truce."

"One truce, at least three more games, so Tracy still has a chance to win the FMVP."

"In addition, give Tracy unlimited fire rights and let him score more points. It is best to come to the finals with a single game of 60+."

"Jordan is old, and Tracy is the best player to succeed Jordan."

"This check is from Adi, Kong, you are a smart person, you should understand what I mean."

Tailem spoke in a rambling manner.

Kong Bu knew it in his heart, he thought that Tailem came to him to talk to him about the rookie, who would have thought that he was here to help Adi as a lobbyist.

McGrady is currently a signed player of Adidas.

In the sneaker market, Jordan is the best seller, followed by McGrady.

In fact, this has nothing to do with whether Kumbu travels through or not. Around 2000, the top three players in sneaker sales were Jordan, Tracy McGrady and Iverson.

After McGrady won the FMVP last season, the sales of sneakers skyrocketed. Just last month, the second generation of T-MAC was released. If McGrady wins the FMVP again, the sales of sneakers will definitely skyrocket.

Jordan is already old. If McGrady performed a miracle of 60+ in a single game in the finals, it is estimated that the sales of sneakers surpassed Jordan.

But at this juncture, McGrady was injured and had to truce for at least three games, which means that he almost cut off the chance of winning the FMVP.

And his replacement, Carter, is a signed player of Nike. If he breaks out in the finals and wins the FMVP, Adidas will undoubtedly suffer a blood loss.

The purchasing power of fans is limited, and the sneaker market is so big, Adidas is definitely not willing to miss this opportunity to steal Nike's share.

The person who can decide when McGrady will come back and whether he can get unlimited fire rights is Kumbu!

So Tellem showed up at Combe's office with a big check.

Kumbu felt disgusted in his heart, what is this all about?
Adi's claws are stretched too long, right?They even reached into their own team.

He knows that these giant sports brand manufacturers have unclean hands and feet. In order to make their players rise and sell more sneakers, they must use some tricks that are not on the table.

Sending money to the head coach is considered a relatively sunny method, and it is even darker to grab a lot.

In addition, manipulating player transfers or teaming up is also something they often do.

Kong Bu loves money, but it doesn't mean he will accept any money.

"Arn, how much did they pay you? I'm afraid it's not less for you to do this kind of thing?"

Kong Bu asked with a half-smile.

"No, I'm just a messenger." Tailem hadn't realized that his behavior had aroused strong resentment from Comb.

"Old man, I always thought you were a good manager."

"Have the ability, good vision."

"But today I want to overthrow this view. You are not worthy of being an agent at all, at least not worthy of signing my players."

"You take the rewards the players give you, and the first thing to consider is the interests of the players."

"Let Tracy play early? If he is injured and injured, he will be reimbursed permanently. Whose account is this?"

"Give Tracy unlimited shooting rights? No player on my team has the privilege."

"You like to spread the word so much, please spread the word for me and tell them not to come to me for such things in the future, otherwise I will make them unable to sign even a decent player from Adidas."

"Trust me, I have the ability."

Combe was extremely disappointed with Tailem, so his tone was naturally not so gentle.

Tailem turned pale with fright. He was too aware of the influence that Kumbu had on the players under his command. Perhaps as long as Konbu said a word, those players would collectively fire him as an agent.

"Kong, I'm really just passing on a message, it has nothing to do with me."

"I definitely don't want Tracy to have any risk of re-injury, you misunderstood me."

Tailem also wanted to work hard to salvage his image in Combe's mind.

It's a pity that Kong Bu didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he could only leave Kong Bu's office in despair.

(End of this chapter)