NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 389 Ao Pang leaves the team
The Magic got C.J. Miles, the last high school shooting guard in NBA history, and Combs got their 2006 first-round pick from the Magic.

In terms of profit, there is actually not much profit. After all, Miles was also selected by Kongbu with the first round pick.

Unless the Magic are at the bottom of the league again and help Kongbu get a lottery pick or even a valuable draft pick in the top three picks, then this deal for Kongbu will be profitable.

It's unlikely, because the Magic have suffered a loss from Kong Bu in this regard, so they will definitely try their best to avoid this happening.

"Let's go, Kong. If you continue to stay, I'm worried that you will send all the newcomers we selected this year away."

When Jordan saw that Miles was sold, he felt extremely sad.

When I saw Kongbu pick a 198cm high school shooting guard just now, Jordan had some illusions in his heart.

The Bobcats' current starting shooting guard is Iguodala. In Jordan's eyes, Iguodala is a player without the soul of a shooting guard.

Shooting guard, as the name suggests, is the main job of scoring. Iguodala's defense is greater than scoring. Jordan admits Iguodala's practicality, but he definitely does not admit that he is a qualified shooting guard.

Miles seemed to have the potential to become a qualified shooting guard. Jordan thought that even if he could become the second Kobe, he would be able to accept it.

Unexpectedly, his fantasy lasted less than half an hour, and Kongbu sent Miles away.

He quickly pulled Kongbu to leave the venue. If he stayed here and looked at the jealous team representatives, he might have to coax Kongbu to give him warmth.

After fleeing the venue, Jordan complained.

"You guys are really too generous, giving away such a good seedling just because you said you would give it away?"

Kongbu shook his head, "Who told you he was a good seed? CJ Miles is not as useful as you think."

"Probably a Brent Barry-level player. The main reason I picked him was because there was no one else available."

"We may not make a profit by exchanging a Magic pick, but we certainly won't lose."

Kongbu smiled and reassured Jordan.

Jordan felt better now.

The next morning, Kongbu held a trade press conference with each team.

They had just finished their trade press conference when Kongbu saw representatives from the Raptors and Lakers coming to the venue together. It seemed that they were also going to hold a trade press conference.

Kongbu was curious. The two teams had always been at odds with each other. How could there be a deal?

He was very curious, so he simply didn't leave and waited to see what kind of deal the two teams had made.

About half an hour later, Kongbu got the news.

The Raptors sent away Andrew Bynum, who had just been selected with the seventh pick, and got Villanueva and Luke Walton from the Lakers.

Combu was speechless. He couldn't understand why the Lakers chose Villanueva before. The Lakers had his wife at the fourth position and Lamar Odom at the third position. There was no way to accommodate Villanueva.

Now Combo understands that Villanueva got it for the Raptors.

But what use does the Raptors need Villanueva?After they lost Randolph, they should strengthen the team's inside line. A serious inside line. Players like Villanueva who are neither ordinary nor good can not be regarded as serious inside lines at all.

The Raptors are completely finished, this was what Kongbu thought after learning about the deal.

Combs feels that the Raptors are finished, which is equivalent to giving a death notice to the Raptors. This team is likely to be kicked out of the Eastern Dark Five Kings in the new season.

The Lakers got Bynum, which is a scene that Kongbu didn't want to see.

Fortunately, Bynum is still only a high school student, and he will not be able to make a qualitative change in the Lakers' penalty area in the short term.

……

After returning to Charlotte, Combu actually still has a lot of work to do.

The first and most important task is to renew the contract with Aofang.

O'Pang's contract has ended, and now the Bobcats need to sign a new contract with O'Pang.

Under normal circumstances, Ouyang signed a five-year, $5 million contract with the Heat this season. Now Kongbu will definitely not be able to make such an offer to Ouyang.

5 million US dollars in 1 years, which means that in the next five years, O'Pan will occupy one of the Bobcats' top salary spots every year.

Hill has two years left on his max contract.

If O'Pang starts to mess up after signing a big contract, then the Bobcats will be completely doomed.

Aopang also knew that he had to negotiate with the Bobcats now. He did not show up, but sent his agent to negotiate with the Bobcats.

O'Pang's former agent was Leonard Amoto, and he worked with O'Pang for ten years. Operations such as Journey to the West to the Lakers were all done by Amoto.

It can be said that Amoto's career is thanks to Amoto, otherwise he might be the uncrowned king of the Magic.

However, Amoto was fired a few years ago, and now Amoto's agent is his uncle Mike Paris.

Kongbu also came into contact with Paris twice and had a very bad impression.

Paris gave Combo the impression of a very typical low-class black man. If you chat with him for ten sentences, you will hear the F word at least five times. Anyway, he is extremely vulgar.

"Kong, Shaq has played under you for two years. Relying on Shaq's strength, your Bobcats successfully won two championships."

"I think it's time to give back to Shaq."

"$1.2 million over five years, I think this is a very fair offer."

Paris leaned across from Kongbu and said to himself with a haughty face.

Kongbu and Jordan looked at each other, their eyes full of impatience. What are their statuses? You, a former street gangster, are pretending to be here?

Moreover, the content of these words also made Kongbu and Jordan unhappy. What do you mean by relying on O'Fatty to win two championships? It was as if other Bobcat players did not contribute.

Especially the price tag of US$5 million over the past five years has penetrated the Bobcats' bottom line and far exceeded the psychological expectations of Kongbu and Jordan.

"Is this offer your intention or Shaq's?"

Kongbu didn't care about Paris's attitude, but asked if the offer came from Ao Pang.

"I am solely responsible for the signing of Shaq."

Paris did not directly answer Kongbu's question, but what he meant was that the quotation was what he meant.

Kongbu laughed and said, "You are an outsider and don't understand how our NBA operates."

"Even if Shaq is sitting here today, I can tell him straightforwardly that Shaq is not worth $5 million over five years."

"A 34-year-old veteran is already 39 years old by the time he reaches the fifth year of his contract, and his annual salary is close to 3000 million U.S. dollars. Do you think it is reasonable?"

Kongbu said very rudely.

"Then what offer are you willing to give?" Paris did not expect that Kongbu's attitude would be so tough.

His original thought was that the Bobcats had won two consecutive championships and were only one step away from the dynasty. In order to keep O'Fatty, they had to lower their stance?
Unexpectedly, Kongbu's attitude was completely different from what he expected.

"3 million in three years, this is the highest price we can give, it can't be more."

Jordan quickly made an offer.

When Paris heard the offer, his expression immediately turned gloomy. "impossible!"

"There are countless teams in the league who are willing to sign Shaq with a larger contract. To tell you the truth, at least three teams have contacted us and offered no less than 5 million over five years. Quote in U.S. dollars.”

"I just think Shaq would rather stay in Charlotte, so I prioritize coming to negotiate with you."

Paris looked like he was offended by Jordan's offer.

Jordan was also angry. Are you kidding? Is there really a team willing to sign a 34-year-old veteran with such a sky-high contract?Bragging and not drafting!
But Kongbu knew that Paris might not really be bragging. At least the Heat must have made a similar offer.

Pat Riley, if nothing else, is really courageous and has always been the one who dares to take action in the player market.

Knowing that Aofang was about to renew his contract, there was no way he would do nothing.

Even if he failed to sign O'Fatty, Riley thought that if he paid a sky-high price, he would be able to disgust the Bobcats.

"That's nothing to talk about."

"You didn't understand the situation at all. It wasn't Shaq who gave us Bobcats two championships, but our Bobcats gave Shaq two championships."

"Before Shaq, Combs was already the champion, and he won six consecutive championships in two dynasties!"

"You think we can't be a dynasty without Shaq?"

"If you pay more attention to the news, you should know that we won 10 rookies in this draft! Among them are three insiders!"

"Who doesn't know the relationship between Kong Bu and Yao Ming? Do you think he can find Yao Ming for the Bobcats?"

"Without you Shaq, our Bobcats won't be able to win the championship?"

Jordan was really angry. Although he usually had no temper with Kong Bu, he couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes when dealing with outsiders.

Now Paris's attitude had completely angered him.

Paris also had a bad temper. When he saw Jordan's attitude, he immediately got up and left.

Kongbu sat next to Jordan and smiled bitterly. What does this mean?How could a good negotiation suddenly involve Yao Ming?

Yao Ming is playing well in Philadelphia now. How can I bring Yao Ming over?

Kongbu and Jordan discussed the offer for Shaq. Jordan meant $3 million for three years, and Kongbu meant $5000 million for only one year.

Now Jordan's $3 million in three years is not enough, and Kongbu's $5000 million in one year is definitely out of the question.

"Michael, what should we do now?" Kongbu had no idea.

"What should we do? You don't really want to pay 1.2 million US dollars, do you? Do you really think our money came from the strong wind?"

"Kong, I just want to ask you one thing. Without Shaq, what are our chances of winning the championship?"

Jordan asked urgently.

Kongbu scratched his head, thought for a moment, and stretched out seven fingers.

"Huh? Seventy percent? That much?"

"I thought it was only [-]%!"

"Since it's 2%, why should we panic? Now I've changed my mind again. It's 3400 million in two years. If he wants to sign it, he can sign it. If he doesn't, he can turn it down."

Jordan suddenly felt confident. Even without O'Brien, the [-]% chance of winning the championship was completely acceptable.

The reason why Kongbu believes that the Bobcats still have a [-]% chance of winning the championship without O'Pang is because the powerful teams in the East have suffered a reduction in strength to some extent.

The Knicks are missing two guns in the backcourt.

The Raptors are even worse, their inside pillar Randolph is gone.

The Philadelphia 76ers' lineup is still extremely strong, but the injury problems of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady will become more and more serious. It is hard to say how many games the two of them can play in the new season.

As for the Pistons, they are not the obstacle to the Bobcats winning the championship. They are not weak, but there is still a big gap between winning the championship.

In the Western Conference, the Spurs, Lakers and Suns will not have a big impact on whether there are O'Fat or not against these three teams.

If there is Ao Pang, Kongbu thinks the chance of winning is [-]%. If not, the chance of winning is [-]%, which is about the same.

Of course, if Aopang is willing to stay, Kongbu will definitely hope to keep Aopang.

Early the next morning, Kongbu received a call from Ao Pang.

With Ao Pang's lazy temperament, he could call Kongbu at more than seven o'clock in the morning, probably because he didn't sleep all night.

"Kong, can we meet and chat?" Ao Pang asked in a tired tone.

An hour later, Kongbu and Aopang met in a coffee shop.

"Shaq, you have played for the Bobcats for two years, and you should know the situation of the Bobcats very well."

"Neither I nor Michael can give you an offer of US$5 million over five years."

"If I guess correctly, the Heat's Pat Riley should have given you an offer of US$5 million over five years, right?"

Kongbu gets right to the point.

Ao Pang was shocked. Only a few people knew about Pat Riley's quotation. Now Kongbu could actually say it accurately?

"Kong, yes, the Heat did give me such an offer."

"But I still want to stay in Charlotte."

"I can only get the last big contract at my age. Can't you and Michael take pity on me, a veteran, and give me a long-term contract?"

"I don't want much. For example, 5 million US dollars in 9000 years? 4 million US dollars in 8000 years is fine."

If O'Pan wants to stay in Charlotte, he certainly wants to win the last championship of the dynasty with the Bobcats.

With this championship, O'Pang's historical status will greatly increase.

A three consecutive championship dynasty is definitely not the same thing as the historical status of two consecutive championships.

Now Ao Pang is faced with a life choice, whether to choose historical honor or that [-] million US dollars.

"Sorry, Shaq, Michael has changed his mind again and won't give him 3 million in three years."

"Now I am only willing to give you 2 million in 3400 years!"

"I'm not talking about you, Shaq. You all know that the NBA is a business. Since it is a business, you should never involve your family."

"Do you think Paris is really a qualified agent? It is impossible for any professional agent to speak to the team owner with that kind of attitude."

Kong Bu knew very well that his fate with Ao Pang was over, and finally gave Ao Pang a few words of advice.

In the history of the NBA, there are some players whose agents are family members, and their results were not very good. This is also for the good of O'Brien.

Aopang didn't say much, and nodded with a wry smile. He might have been thinking about how to contact Pat Riley for a while.

(End of this chapter)