NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 249
In the next month's schedule, it may be the most tormented period since Kumbu traveled.

Played 17 games in a month, only won 10 games and lost 7 of them.

On the one hand, the players feel poor, and on the other hand, the team has experienced a wave of injuries.

First, Reggie Miller was injured and recuperated for nearly a month, and then Kirilenko was injured for almost half a month.

Even Yao Ming, who has been taken care of by Kong Bu, suffered two injuries in a row. Fortunately, they were only minor injuries.

Iverson is entangled in lawsuits, every day is like an eggplant beaten by Shuang.

Parker wasn't injured, but he didn't know if he had been hollowed out by a womanizer, and his shooting percentage had dropped drastically recently.

During this month, the only people Comb can count on are Randolph and Ginobili.

There is also Kwame Brown. His strength has improved rapidly now, but he has not reached the point where he can lead the team to win.

With the birth of this month's record of 10 wins and 7 losses, the 76ers' ranking in the Eastern Conference was overtaken by the Knicks, only ranking second in the Eastern Conference, only one more win than the Raptors in the Eastern Conference's third.

On February 2, Comb led the team to Minnesota, and their next away opponent was the Timberwolves.

As soon as he got off the plane, Combe was picked up by Garnett in his car.

During the last All-Star Game, because Garnett had a fight with Pierce, Combe talked to Garnett once. At that time, Garnett had a strong desire to join Philadelphia.

This time, he excitedly picked up Kong Bu, which was also inseparable from this matter.

"Kong, you need me very much now. If I were in Philadelphia, you would definitely not be reduced to second place in the Eastern Conference."

"My defense is better than any four in your team, which can make up for Yao's defense very well."

"I have the top passing ability in the [-]th position, which can help the team attack in series and also allow Yao to receive passes more comfortably."

"In addition, my offense and rebounds, after pairing with Yao, the two of us are definitely the strongest inside twin towers in NBA history, bar none!"

"The most important thing is that I am not easy to get injured. In recent years, I have maintained an appearance rate of more than 80 games in the season."

"Kong, trade me, we can create a dynasty greater than the Bulls and Raptors!"

Garnett obviously still didn't give up, he still wanted to play under Combe.

What he said seemed to be Wang Po selling melons and boasting, but in fact there was no bragging at all, and everything he said was the truth.

Garnett's offense is not too sharp, not as good as Nowitzki and Duncan, but definitely better than Jermaine O'Neill or Randolph.

On the defensive end, he has won DPOY in his career, and he has won all kinds of best defenses for a while. He even has more honors on the defensive end than Duncan.

He has been named to the first team nine times.

And Duncan has never won DPOY, and the number of defensive rounds is only 8 times.

Garnett on the rebounding end is also very strong. The four-time rebounding champion is no joke, while Duncan has never won the rebounding champion once.

In addition, Garnett also has top-level organizational passing ability at the fourth position.

Strong athletic ability is also enough to support him to defend against small ones.

The attendance rate is very high, especially in recent years and has maintained a healthy state.

If you ignore his personality, Garnett is actually a perfect power forward player, and he can't find any faults or shortcomings in him.

Even in terms of character, his competitive temperament may not be a bad thing on the basketball court, after all, he has no evil deeds of harming nature and reason.

To say that Kumbu is not tempted, it must be false, which head coach can not be tempted by this kind of player.

However, considering Garnett's current salary of as high as 2240 million US dollars, even if Comb is interested, he has no way to start.

Iverson, Kobe Bryant and other players of the 96 generation are now receiving the maximum salary, but their salary is only about 1000 million, and one Garnett can be worth two maximum salaries.

Besides, the current salary cap of the team is only about [-] million yuan, and one Garnett occupies two-thirds of the salary space. If Kumbu really trades him, he will be very passive in the operation of salary space in the future.

"Kevin, your salary is really too high."

"After your contract is over, let's discuss this matter."

Comb can only continue to reject Garnett.

Garnett nodded in disappointment. In fact, he didn't know that his salary was too high.

On the second night, Kumbu led the remnant 76ers against the Timberwolves.

In the end, they still lost. The Timberwolves' current combat power is very good, and the lineup sent by Kumbu is not enough.

In less than two weeks, it will be the All-Star Weekend. Comb has no expectations for the All-Star Game now. The only thing he hopes is that his players can stay healthy.

The results of this year's All-Star voting have already been released, Yao Ming won the All-Star vote again without any surprise, and his personal votes are far ahead of other players.

In addition to Yao Ming, Iverson was also selected as the All-Star starter, and Ginobili was selected as the All-Star backup guard.

The Timberwolves have only these three players selected to the All-Star this year.

In addition, because the Philadelphia 76ers are not No. [-] in the East, Comb also lost the qualification to lead the All-Star team this year.

However, this does not mean that Comb will be able to relax. He still has to go to New York. Stern specifically called him and asked him to rush to the NBA headquarters to discuss with him.

Although Stern is sometimes too utilitarian and makes Kongbu miserable, he still respects Stern and knows that everything Stern does is for the good of the NBA, so for Stern's summoning, Combe rushed to New York for the first time.

At the gate of the NBA headquarters building, Combe saw his old acquaintance Stu Jackson.

He has stepped down from the position of general manager of the Grizzlies, returned to the NBA headquarters, and became the vice president.

"Old man, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, they look at least 20 years younger."

Stu combed his shiny back hair, and Kong Bu couldn't help joking.

"Kong, I think you have gray hair, have you been suffering recently?"

"But don't worry too much. Your lineup is there. After going through the current trough, you are still the number one seed to win the championship."

"Which team has never experienced a wave of injuries. When encountering this situation, the coach can only consider himself unlucky."

"And your record is not too bad. The second record in the Eastern Conference is beyond the dreams of other teams."

Seeing Kong Bu's sad face, Stu Jackson couldn't help comforting him.

Kong Bu smiled wryly, and wanted to find a mirror to see if he had really grown gray hair, but the recent period is indeed enough to make people worry.

"By the way, isn't that Xiao Hua at the headquarters?" Kong Bu asked curiously.

He promised Stern to leave the Raptors before, and the condition he offered was that Silver could not become Stern's successor.

Stu Jackson nodded, "It's been gone for a long time, it seems that he was introduced to the NFL by Stern."

"That's good. Maybe in a few years, I'll have to respectfully call you Mr. President Jackson."

"Okay, I'll go in first, I don't know what Stern is looking for me for."

Kong Bu left Stu Jackson and entered the headquarters building.

"David, should you consider offering me a salary?"

"Other coaches are taking advantage of this weekend to rest, and I have to run over from Philadelphia to work for you."

After Combe entered Stern's office, he sat down in front of Stern.

"Salary for you? I don't have that kind of financial resources. The money you make in one year is worth ten years to me!"

"Don't think that it's well hidden. Now many people know that you have made a lot of money in investment."

There was curiosity in Stern's eyes. When he heard that Kumbu was victorious in the stock market, he was also stunned. A coach even knows stocks?
But thinking about the magic of Kumbu these years, it seems not so shocking.

In fact, he still underestimated Kongbu's ability to make money. Stern's salary is 900 million US dollars a year, and Kongbu earns more than 9000 million a year.

It is rumored that Stern's annual salary is as high as more than 2000 million U.S. dollars, but in fact it is not that high, only 900 million U.S. dollars. ESPN has specially reported this matter, and the news revealed by an NBA owner should be very credible.

"David, you called me over from Philadelphia, didn't you just want to discuss investment experience with me?"

"Of course not. I have something very important and I need to hear your opinion."

"The first thing is about the dress code, you should have heard some wind."

"Do you know what the average annual salary of our players this season is? $400 million!"

"It's like saying that there are countless millionaires in our alliance, but look at their clothes, they all look like street hooligans!"

"I don't want my league to become a street league or a rogue league!"

Stern said sadly.

Kongbu nodded, "I don't have any opinion on this matter, it sounds like a good idea."

The dress code is not a bad thing. If there are no restrictions at all, no one can guarantee what those NBA players will wear to meet the media. Maybe it is not impossible to wear a bikini.

"I'm relieved that you say that."

"The second thing is the NBA Cares Action, which is a charity event. Simply put, it is a donation for charity."

Stern continued.

Kong Bu raised his eyebrows, it didn't sound right.

"David, why do you ask me for this kind of thing? I'm not as rich as you think."

"The shoes on my feet have not been changed for three years. The car I drive has been left on Kensington Street for three days and three nights and no one has stolen it. Don't expect me to donate much."

Kong Bu is not a penny-pinching rooster, but if he is asked to use real money to do charity in Laomei, he is definitely out of his mind.

Stern was speechless, "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to pay, but just asking you to lead the players to contribute."

"We are going to hold a charity event in your Philadelphia at the end of this month to meet special fans from all over the country and fulfill their wishes."

Hearing what Stern said, Kong Bu was relieved that it was okay to contribute, but no way to pay.

"The third thing is that we are going to have two preseason games in China next year. The Knicks and you 76ers definitely need to go. You should prepare early."

Combe was speechless. He ran all the way from Philadelphia to listen to Stern talking about these trivial matters?
"Is there any mistake? If you really want to chat with someone to pass the time, I'll call Randolph from our team to accompany you."

"He's a talker." Kong Bu said angrily.

Stern waved his hand, "Of course the most important thing should be said last."

"Kong, we are ready to expand our army."

"Next season, the Charlotte Hornets will move home, move to New Orleans, and become a Western Conference team."

"We're going to expand a team in Charlotte, what do you think about that?"

This is the real purpose of Stern calling Kumbu to come over. If you want to say that the most capable person in this league, Stern is none other than Kumbu.

A matter as big as military expansion is no small matter, and Stern couldn't make up his mind, so he simply called Kong Bu over and listened to his opinion.

What Stern didn't expect was that Kumbu's impatient expression, which was half dead just now, immediately became energetic.

"Expand!"

"It's a good thing, and I'm in favor of it."

"By the way, do I qualify for this new team?"

What Kongbu said almost scared Stern into a heart attack. He asked Kongbu for advice. Who would have thought that Kongbu would directly become the owner of this new team.

"Kong, I know you're doing a great job as general manager and making the 76ers a lot of money."

"But running a team is definitely not as simple as you think."

"Not to mention anything else, at least the threshold deposit of 5000 million US dollars is definitely not something you can afford alone."

Stern said earnestly.

Kong Buteng jumped up from his seat, "Hey, who do you look down on?"

"5000 million 25 million deposit? I thought it was [-] billion."

"Just tell me when to pay, I will be the boss."

Kumbu is full of arrogance, and the two hundred and fifty million US dollars is really nothing to him at present.

Stern felt that he understood the kid in front of him more and more. That was 5000 million US dollars!Why does it sound like two yuan and fifty cents in his mouth?
"Kumbu, are you serious? This is not the time for joking."

"Of course it's serious. If you can be a boss, who wants to work for others? I have earned at least two to three hundred million dollars for the Raptors and the 76ers in the past four years!"

Kong Bu was really moved.

He had thought about whether to buy a team when he had strong financial resources before.

As he said, who would like to work for others if he can be a boss.

He didn't think about the Charlotte Hornets before, but now that he gave Stern such a reminder, he immediately made up his mind to win the new Charlotte team no matter what.

"Kong, this kind of thing requires bidding, it doesn't mean that you can be one if you want."

"And this can't be settled in a short while. It takes at least two or three years to expand a team."

"If you are really interested, I will keep you updated with the latest news."

Stern is definitely happy to see Combe win Charlotte. There is no other reason. Combe has the top earning power. If he is in charge of Charlotte's new team, at least he doesn't have to worry about the team losing money.

(End of this chapter)