NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 285 Trade with the Chicago Bulls

Yao Ming, who scored 31 points in a single quarter, defeated the Chicago Bulls like a god of war.

Jordan sighed with emotion in his heart, the Bulls that used to be able to wrestle with Combe have now fallen to such a point.

In Jordan's view, only the Bulls of his own year are qualified to be the real opponent of Kumbu.

Like the New York Knicks or the Lakers with a luxurious lineup formed later, they are all not enough. The reason why they have the opportunity to play the tiebreaker with Comb is entirely because of the secret help of the league.

"You played the whole season last season, what was the highest score in a single game?"

"I just heard from our teaching assistant that it was 19 points?"

"Your highest score in a single game is not as high as mine in one quarter."

Yao Ming glanced at the little shark Curry and mocked.

Of course, he didn't pay much attention to the Sharks before, but he was annoyed by the Sharks tonight, so when he finished the first quarter, he directly asked Brian Hill to check the Sharks' highest score in a single game.

Little Shark's face was sluggish, Yao Ming was completely bewildered by him just now.

Last season, it's not that he didn't play against Yao Ming, but at that time he played as a substitute. When he was on the court, Yao Ming was about to leave the court. The two played four games, and the combined total was less than 10 minutes.

In this short 10 minutes, Yao Ming did not have a strong impression on the little shark, at least he did not have the oppressive feeling of O'Pang.

He thought that now that he was a mixed starter, he might be able to beat Yao Ming completely tonight, and then become a blockbuster.

Who would have thought that he would actually inspire Yao Ming in his strongest state.

The reason why he didn't notice Yao Mingqiang last season was because the Bulls were too weak. When the little sharks were on the court, it was basically garbage time. Yao Ming didn't bother to abuse food. This kind of appalling team is ruthless.

This gave the little shark an illusion.

Cartwright put Little Shark directly on the bench in the second half. He was originally a player, so he naturally knew the current situation. The more Little Shark played, the more the Bulls would lose.

No matter how optimistic and confident he is about his team, he will never think that his team has a chance to win Comb's Philadelphia 76ers.

His only expectation is to lose less in this game, and the loss is not so miserable.

If the Sharks were kept on the court and Yao Ming continued to attack wildly, he would lose at least fifty or sixty points tonight.

Seeing that the Sharks were not playing, Yao Ming also slowed down his offensive rhythm and gave the ball to the outside line.

Jordan directly asked Comb not to play in the second half. The Bulls were too far behind on the court. After all, it was his home team, and Jordan didn't want the Bulls to lose too badly.

Seeing that Jordan is not playing, Iverson has no interest in continuing to play, and he will not play.

The two are so willful because the Philadelphia 76ers have an extremely strong lineup background. If the bench is not deep, they can play if they don't want to.

Comb put the bearded Davis and Prince on the field.

Beard's performance tonight was extremely perfect.

He can't beat players like Payton or Kidd, but he can beat someone like Jay Williams, that's pure abuse.

Following Yao Ming's explosion in the second quarter, Beard scored 11 assists in a single quarter. Starting from the third quarter, he improved his shots, and his scoring data also increased steadily.

Cartwright looked embarrassed, and things were a little troublesome.

He thought the game had entered garbage time, and even for Jordan's sake, he had to let them go to the Bulls.

In fact, the Philadelphia 76ers did give in. After all, Iverson and Yao Ming, the two super cores, are sitting on the bench.

But the lineup that can't stand the Philadelphia 76ers is too luxurious.

The center on the field is Randolph, the power forward is Boozer, the small forward is Gerrard, plus Prince and Beard.

If you fight casually, the bull will never be able to parry it.

In the fourth quarter, Combe put Caron Butler on the bench, Ginobili, Kirilenko and others on the field.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers sat at home and played a hearty victory with a terrifying score of 137:81.

Jordan shook his head in disappointment, the Bulls made his face dull.

"Bill, I've said it all, that kid named Jay can't bear the responsibility of rebuilding the cornerstone at all."

"Look at his performance tonight, against Allen, he was completely blown away, and against Baron Davis, he was also completely blown away."

"The matchup against Manu Ginobili was also blown up."

"Tell me, who else can't beat him?"

"Hurry up and trade him while he's still hot. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Kongbu to give you bulls some advice."

"One of his random ideas is enough to improve the Bulls' record by at least two or three places."

After the game, Jordan called Bulls coach Cartwright to his side, nagging like an old man.

He had the mentality of a patriarch when he was a player, and he always liked to give advice, and it is even worse now that he has retired.

Cartwright roared inwardly, isn't Jordan's remark an afterthought?The draft is over, it's no use talking about it now.

And trade it out?Tonight's bloody torture like this, the transaction value may drop by half.

The only thing that interests him is Combe's advice. If Combe can give them an idea for their lineup, it seems that the Bulls do have the possibility of coming back to life.

He couldn't help but turned towards Kumbu, who was hugging the players.

"Is Kong willing to help us? After all, we are opponents." Cartwright asked worriedly.

Jordan was directly annoyed.

"Opponent? What opponent? Are you also considered his opponent?"

"Let me tell you something you don't like to hear. If you tie all of you players together, can you get Yao Ming's heel skin?"

"Why do people treat you as opponents? You are too much of yourself."

Jordan is a very traditional player. Even if Iverson is the boss of this team, in his opinion, the most valuable player must still be Yao Ming.

If he is really allowed to choose, he would not sell Yao Ming to two Iversons. This is the real cornerstone of the team.

Cartwright blushed at what he said, and the key point was that he didn't dare to refute Jordan, and he really couldn't refute it, because everyone knew what Jordan said was right.

"Okay, then I'll treat him to dinner tonight, Michael, you can come too."

"I hope for your sake, he can help us."

Cartwright sighed.

……

Combe was very troubled after the game.

Such a hearty victory should have been a happy event, but Ginobili in the team was frowning.

Of course Combe knew why he was frowning.

Right now, the Philadelphia 76ers are overcrowded with players who can play at the second position.

Even if Jordan is not included, there are Caron Butler and Prince, and even Gerrard has to be at the second position at certain moments. For example, when he is playing against the Lakers, he needs to play against Kobe.

Now here comes Jordan again.

Ginobili's playing time has been greatly compressed.

He is still a young man, and he was the FMVP of the previous two years, but now he is facing the dilemma of not being able to appear on the stage.

Whoever it was, would definitely be frowning.

Kumbu is a little uncomfortable. Ginobili is a very good player, and his character is worthy of respect. The current situation makes Kumbu feel a little ashamed.

He was ready to trade Ginobili during the offseason, but unfortunately no team offered a suitable bargaining chip at that time.

Now it seems that there is no longer any delay. Even if there is no suitable bargaining chip, he must be sent out.

If it continues to drag on like this, it will be a huge harm to Ginobili.

……

At one o'clock in the middle of the night, Combe, Jordan and Cartwright appeared in a restaurant.

After agreeing to treat Cartwright to a drink, Combe directly ordered two bottles of red wine.

"Bill, don't look like you are bitter and bitter."

"I don't blame you for the loss. As far as your Bulls are concerned, even if Phil returns, he may not be better than you."

"The premise is that he has the guts to go back and coach the Bulls."

Combe said jokingly.

Jordan coughed dryly on the sidelines, signaling Comb to pay attention to the influence. The object of his joke was the coach who had coached him for many years.

"Kong, although what you said is correct, the bosses don't care about this."

"As long as the team's record is not good, our head coach must be the first to be unlucky. You must know this."

"No, you probably don't know because you've never had a bad record."

"And even if the record is not good, I don't think any boss is willing to fire you."

"It's different for me. Seriously, I don't doubt it at all. I wake up tomorrow morning and receive a text message about being fired."

Cartwright sighed.

Kumbu could only sigh along with it. Coaching is indeed as cruel as Cartwright said. As long as the record is not good, he can only be laid off.

Even the meritorious coaches are no exception. At most, the team can let him coach for one or two more seasons. If the situation has not changed, they still cannot escape the fate of being laid off.

"Kong, why don't you help their bulls."

Jordan said slowly from the side.

"it is good!"

Combe answered quite simply.

How about he agree so readily when Cartwright suspects that he is hallucinating?Shouldn't you hesitate first, and then reluctantly agree?
"I now have a preliminary plan to trade Manu to your Bulls."

"But you Bulls don't have any players I'm interested in. You can trade Jay Williams with some players."

"Jay is not going to be a great player, and I agree with Michael on that point."

"Eric Snow is good, you can buy him."

"His current transaction value is not high, you can use it for yourself."

"In addition, you have to strengthen the defense inside. It is best to sell Marshall and replace it with a top defender like Ratliff or Camby. As for how to operate, it depends on your means."

Comb directly pointed out the shortcomings of the Bulls' current lineup.

Jay Williams at the No. [-] position is no good, and he can't bear the responsibility of a point guard at all.

While it's still hot, it's definitely good for the Bulls to quickly take it out for a trade to defend against the powerful Snow.

As for Marshall in the fourth position, he doesn't match the Sharks at all.

An inside line like the Sharks should be partnered with a strong defense player, otherwise the inside line will definitely become a big colander.

Cartwright quickly took out his notebook and recorded all of Combe's words without missing a word.

"Kong, positions [-] and [-] need to be replaced, what about the other three positions?"

"Eddie Curry doesn't need to change? His performance tonight is really disappointing."

Cartwright asked curiously.

Kumbu shook his head, "You have to know that he is playing against players at the level of Yao Ming and Shaq, and there is nothing he can do."

"In fact, his potential is not bad. At least when he grows up, he can be regarded as a center with strong finishing ability at the basket. You must not find a center of this level."

"Jefferson in the third position has good offensive firepower. After Marshall leaves, Jefferson and Ginobili will become your main offensive points."

"It just so happened that Snow was not good at offense. He was in charge of the backcourt defense and handed over the offensive responsibilities to Ginobili."

"If you change it like this, if you are lucky, you can even make it to the playoffs."

Kong Bu said very firmly.

His lineup adjustments can indeed raise the Bulls' overall offense and defense by at least two levels.

But Cartwright had a headache. Comb said so much, but he still didn't say what price the Bulls should pay to get Ginobili, the young FMVP, from Comb.

"As for Manu, give us the first-round pick next year."

The price that Kumbu wanted to offer left Jordan and Cartwright speechless.

It's not about asking for too much, but about asking for too little, too little.

According to Kumbu, the Bulls after the lineup adjustment have a good chance of reaching the playoffs, which means that the Bulls' draft picks are not very high.

In other words, Ginobili only changed a draft pick that may not be a lottery pick, which is almost tantamount to giving away for nothing.

"Kong, are you serious?" Jordan asked from the side.

Comb nodded solemnly. He really wanted to give Ginobili to the Bulls for nothing, because he didn't want Ginobili to continue wasting his time in his team.

Get this deal the sooner the better!

"Kong, you are really my benefactor!"

"God, am I dreaming?"

"We could sign a contract now if we could, and I don't think my bosses would say no to such a deal."

Cartwright stood up excitedly.

He was immediately full of confidence in the upcoming schedule. As long as the adjustments are made according to the plan that Combe said, it will be difficult for the Bulls to rise up.

Most importantly, the Bulls paid almost nothing, just a first-round pick.

Kong Bu nodded, "Okay, then sign the contract, report to the league tomorrow morning, and then you can take Manu away."

"I don't need to say more about what kind of player Manu is? I hope you can cherish him."

"He is a super guard who is fully qualified to compete with the four major shooting guards!"

Kumbu was definitely reluctant to give up, but unfortunately there was nothing he could do, it was better than hurting Ginobili.

(End of this chapter)