NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 256
"Carl, you have also seen the situation tonight. There is still a gap in strength between us and Kumbu's team."

"The biggest gap is the No. [-] position. We can't handle Allen Iverson's offense."

"Why don't you chat with John and see if he has any idea of ​​joining our Lakers."

After Zen master led the team back to the locker room, he immediately pulled Ma Long to the corner and revealed his plan.

Ma Long's face was happy at first, and then lost again.

Of course he really wants Stockton to join the Lakers, so his tactical position in the team will be completely different.

Although O'Pang and Kobe had a lot of quarrels, this team was still theirs, not Malone's. His tactical status in the team was sometimes not even ranked third.

And if Stockton comes, the situation is completely different.

He has cooperated with Stockton all his life, and his tactical cooperation with Stockton will definitely greatly improve his tactical status in the team.

But he also knows very well that trading Stockton is definitely not that simple.

Stockton's contract can't be said to be too big, it's just an ordinary maximum salary, which is incomparable with Garnett's or Oban's contract.

But the Lakers' salary space has been exhausted, and they have already paid a large sum of luxury taxes just by signing with Malone.

"Phil, of course I also want to join forces with John, and I know that John can definitely restrain that kid to death."

"But we don't have enough cap space for John's contract."

"Even if Jazz nodded, we couldn't eat it."

Ma Long said regretfully.

After a moment of silence, the Zen master said, "As long as Jazz can nod and John can nod, then there is a chance."

"Let the Jazz buy out John's contract, just a one-year contract, and then I will find the boss of Bass to find a way to give the Jazz $1000 million in compensation."

"In this way, the Jazz will not lose money, and we can get John smoothly."

"Boss Bass spent an extra 1000 million US dollars to get a higher chance of winning the championship. I don't think he will miss this opportunity."

Zen master has been in the league for so many years, and he quickly thought of a solution, but this kind of plan is a behind-the-scenes transaction. If it is found out, the two teams will have no good fruit.

The Timberwolves were fined for several years without a first-round pick because of a private contract with Joe Smith.

The nature of the operation that the Zen master has to do is actually much worse than that of the Timberwolves.

Ma Long himself is a lawless person, otherwise he would not have made the young girl pregnant, and would not have given them alimony. After hearing about this plan, he immediately expressed his approval.

Zen Master wants to kill Kong Bu and end Kong Bu's consecutive championships. Why is Ma Long not? He is even more eager to end Kong Bu's consecutive championships than Zen Master.

The two sides hit it off, and Malone excitedly went to contact Stockton and the owner of the Jazz, while Zen Master went to contact the owner of Bass.

Kumbu didn't know the next shady move by the Lakers. He and the generals were celebrating this meaningful victory in the locker room.

Iverson successfully won the first quadruple-double of his career, and the team finally defeated the Lakers, which made the generals even more confident in winning the championship this season.

In today's league, there are only two teams that can threaten the Philadelphia 76ers to win the championship. One is the Knicks in the East and the Lakers in the West.

The Raptors are now gradually declining. With Ben's departure, although they still have one of the most luxurious starting lineups in the league, they just play uncoordinated and there are too many players in the lineup who need to hold the ball.

Pierce, Carter, the bearded Davis, and the bus all need to have the ball in their hands, and none of them can be an off-ball player like Reggie Miller.

Even Odom on the bench is actually the same.

The reason why Odom is always used as a substitute in the Lakers in later generations is similar to that of Ginobili as a substitute. They all need to hold the ball and conflict with Kobe or Parker on the court.

The effect of this lineup is not 1+1 equals 2, five All-Star players cannot play the effect of an All-Star lineup.

In addition, after the infighting between the Raptors' first team and the Nash-led second team, there is now a crack in the relationship between the first team.

Carter and Pierce were unanimous in the beginning and squeezed out the second team. Now the two have started to have troubles.

In fact, this was not beyond Kumbu's expectations. He knew the personalities of the two very well. If he could win the championship all the time, he would be able to cover up the conflict of personalities between the two.

Once they can't win the ball, they may turn against each other because of the competition for the status of the team leader.

The bus and the bearded Davis are living a miserable life now.

Davis is a serious All-Star point guard. In the era of withering centers, point guards like him are extremely valuable.

However, he just can't play now, Pierce and Carter have suppressed his growth.

The bus is now half a blue-collar. He doesn't have Yao Ming's strong offensive rebounding ability, and he can't grab too many offensive rebounds in a game. Naturally, he has few shots. Pierce and Carter can't make shots by themselves. How is it possible to pass the ball to him.

When the Philadelphia 76ers played against the Raptors before, Bus also implicitly expressed that he did not want to stay with the Raptors. He felt that continuing here would be a waste of his youth.

Although he doesn't usually say it, he also has ambitions. He wants to win more championships and honors and become one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.

Even if Kumbu knew what Daba was thinking, he would not be able to give him any promises. After all, Daba is also a top-paid player now, and it is not so easy to trade.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Raptors to enlarge the bus to leave. Even if the bus data declines, the management is also very clear about the value of the bus.

Three days later, Comb led the Philadelphia 76ers to finish the New Jersey Nets away game, and saw a shocking news from the newspaper.

Kumbu has also been a high-ranking figure in the league for several years. What kind of things he has never experienced can shock him, which shows that this incident is indeed a bit outrageous.

The Jazz bought out Stockton's contract.

At first glance, this incident is nothing shocking. Stockton was born in 1962 and is now 39 years old. He has averaged 13 points and 8 assists per game so far this season.

Such a data is definitely not worthy of an annual salary of 1100 million.

The Jazz bought out his contract, and the external reason was to clear part of the salary space and prepare for the next reinforcement.

Stockton himself also had a dignified look at the press conference, saying that he could do anything for the team.

But this statement by the Jazz is outrageous. Now that the All-Star Weekend is over and the door to the trading market has already been closed, where can we go for reinforcements?Is it possible that among the fringe players who can't play in the free market, there are stronger ones than Stockton?

Anyway, in the eyes of the outside world, the Jazz’s operation is outrageous. The season is almost over, and Stockton’s $1100 million this year is almost paid. It’s hard to think about laying off Stockton at this point in time. .

Combe couldn't figure out what Jazz was doing either, but he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

In the afternoon, Comb's ominous premonition became a reality. Stockton joined the Lakers as a free agent with a basic salary and became a member of the Lakers.

This news directly caused a shock in the league, and many team owners expressed their dissatisfaction.

A fool can also see that this is definitely a shady deal in private, otherwise it is really impossible to explain the abnormal behavior of the Jazz.

Such an operation actually had a huge impact on many teams.

Leaving aside the eastern side, the Kings, Spurs, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers and other teams in the west are all aiming for the championship. Even if they don't win the championship, it is an honor to reach the finals.

But now the Lakers have greatly strengthened the No. [-] position, and these Western Conference teams have become the first victims.

Regardless of Stockton's stats of 13 points and 8 assists, everyone knows that he is at least two levels stronger than Fisher.

In the West, for example, the Kings also need point guard Bibby to play offensive efficiency. Now that Stockton is here, Bibby is definitely not as comfortable as Fisher.

"Are these two teams thinking we're all mentally retarded?"

"Such an obvious shady operation, the alliance will not give some explanation?"

"If the alliance doesn't care, we will do the same in the future."

Kings general manager Rick Adelman couldn't sit still anymore. Their current record ranks first in the West, and their goal is to hit the finals and join Comb's Philadelphia 76ers.

When the Lakers did this, the old Adelman felt that he was the biggest victim.

"So it's still possible to operate like this? I'm still too young."

"If I had known that I did the same thing a few years ago, then I wouldn't need to spend the league's first salary every year."

The owner of the Blazers, rich man Paul Allen, is also very angry. He spends more salary than the Lakers every year, and has not played a decent record.

Dude, dare you Lakers have always played tricks, haven't you?No wonder you can't play with them.

"Huh? Such an operation must not penalize the first-round pick for ten consecutive years? Otherwise, our Timberwolves will not accept it."

Timberwolves general manager McHale is also very upset.

I was fined by the league for several years for the first-round pick for the matter with Joe Smith. Now that the Lakers have done such a bad thing, there is no movement from the league?

The old Nelson at the helm of the Mavericks and Popovich at the helm of the Spurs also expressed their dissatisfaction in the interview that day. After all, this kind of thing has personally affected their interests.

The west side is in chaos, and the east side is not calm.

How could the old Thomas not make his mark? He was not making his mark for Comb, but for his own Knicks.

He knew that the Lakers must do this to target Comb's Philadelphia 76ers, but his own Knicks also became victims.

If he kills Kumbu in the Eastern Conference finals, then he is very likely to face the Lakers.

Payton played Fisher, which was a sling. He played two games with the Lakers this season, and the old Payton averaged 25 points per game.

And what about Stockton?That's a different story, with Payton's offensive efficiency down at least a notch.

Payton himself is not the kind of point guard who is good at organizing. He relies on defense and offense to help the team. Now the offense is blocked, and the defensive target Stockton is not very involved in the offense. Old Thomas thinks that the Knicks is the biggest victim.

"shameless!"

"I've been in this league for 30 years. What shameless things haven't I seen? I've never seen such shameless people."

"What Zijin rich family, is the Zijin toilet, it is really capable of doing any shameless thing."

"What kind of interest exchange did the Bass family have with the Jazz's Miller family? Will the cars driven by the Bass family be bought from the 4S shop of the Miller family in the future?"

Old Thomas dared to speak, and he directly pointed out the possible exchange of interests between the two families.

The owner of the jazz is the Miller family. Their main business is car dealerships, that is, 4S stores, all kinds of 4S stores, with an overall market value of more than one billion US dollars.

If the Bass family of the Lakers wants to compensate the Miller family, it is certainly impossible to simply give cash directly. The more likely way is to buy a car from the Miller family in the future.

The original 20 car was directly given 30 to [-].

With only 1000 million US dollars, it is too easy for these two families to digest it without anyone noticing.

At the press conference, Kumbu also encountered reporters' questions about the Lakers.

But Kumbu didn't say much, even if he knew the Lakers were targeting him, he couldn't say anything.

What can I say?Like old Thomas said that the interests of the two families were exchanged?
Both parties buy and sell cars normally, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, what can they say?

It is entirely possible for the Bass family of the Lakers to prosecute Kongbu if they just talk nonsense without any evidence. Their family does not have a good impression of Kongbu.

What's more, that old guy Stern has not expressed anything until now. He probably acquiesced to this operation. No matter what Kong Bu said, he would definitely not be able to change the reality that is a foregone conclusion.

A few days later, Comb received a call from league vice president Stu Jackson.

He thought that Stu had brought Stern's order to calm his anger.

It turned out not to be.

"Kong, what happened this time even the President was extremely furious."

"But he has nothing to do about it. He can only make this matter as calm as possible, so as not to affect the image of the league."

Stu Jackson sighed.

"Huh? The president is also furious? Then why didn't he set up an investigation team to investigate?"

After speaking, Kong Bu himself was happy.

The investigation team investigates?That can find out something.

The key is that this operation is completely in process and in full compliance with the rules.

The Jazz cut Stockton, no problem.

And Stockton became a free agent and signed with the Lakers, which is also fine.

If you ask Stockton why he joined the Lakers, he will definitely give a perfect reason. He wants to win the championship, and he also wants to continue his relationship with his old teammate Malone.

It is equal to the two teams of the Jazz and the Lakers, which have caused many people in the league to suffer dumb losses, and even Stern can't do anything about them.

"In order to prevent such cases from happening again, Mr. President decided to introduce a new buyout rule."

"After the buyout, you must sign a new team before March 3, otherwise you will not be eligible to represent the new team in the playoffs."

"But this new rule will definitely not take effect on the Lakers."

Kong Bu was speechless, isn't this rule a remedy for a deadlock?The Lakers have already signed, so what's the use of introducing new rules now.

(End of this chapter)