NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

"James, it's useless for you to tell me this. I admit that I really don't have the connections to move the Nets to New York."

"But I don't, that doesn't mean Stern doesn't. He has been in New York City for decades. As the president of the NBA Group, I don't believe he has less energy than a real estate developer."

"The key point is that Ratner is not even the largest real estate developer in New York City. He is not even ranked in the top ten."

Combo is quite familiar with the real estate situation in New York City. The largest real estate developer in New York City is their city government, which owns [-] land and properties in the city. Its scale is much larger than that of private real estate developers, and even other companies in New York. The real estate developers combined are not as big as it.

Ranked second is the private real estate company Vornado Real Estate Company, which is less than one-tenth the size of the city government.

Stern has worked hard in New York for so many years. He promised those politicians that when they retire, they will become a lawyer consultant in the NBA. What kind of things cannot be accomplished?

"James, you should know that Stern is much more interested in the Nets moving to New York than I am."

"Even if I buy the Nets, what will happen if I don't move? I can still increase the value of the Nets. At worst, I will buy another team in a big market in the future."

Combs said to James Dolan with a smile.

Faced with Kong Bu's attitude, Dolan was helpless. He wanted to ask Kong Bu to retreat and not try to get involved in the big cake of New York, but it was obvious that Kong Bu didn't want to accept his advice at all.

"Kong, how about this? If you pay 4 million US dollars, I will give you 33% of the shares of the New York Knicks."

"You should know this is an absolute bargain."

Dolan gave Kongbu a benefit that was completely unexpected. The Knicks' current market value is 20 billion U.S. dollars, and 33% of the equity is about [-] million.

It is equivalent to saying that Dolan gave Kongbu [-] million US dollars in vain, hoping that he would give up his plan to take over the Nets.

Of course, the account cannot be calculated like this. Dolan's [-] million US dollars can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. In addition to preventing the Nets from sharing his cake, it also allows the Knicks to have Kongbu. So do the Knicks still worry about the championship?

If he wins the championship every year, Dolan can earn back the US$[-] million in less than three years.

If it weren't for the previous offer from Trail Blazers Paul Allen to Combu with an annual salary of almost [-] million, Combu might have been really attracted to Dolan's offer.

After careful calculation, Dolan's offer may not be more generous than Paul Allen's.

"Forget it, James, this is impossible, so why should I buy another team? Why not just stay in Charlotte."

"Actually, the Nets entering New York City may not be a bad thing for the Knicks. You are not the only sports club in New York City, and you are not even the largest sports club in New York City."

"If our two families work together, we may be able to continue to expand the New York ball market."

Combe said with a smile.

How could an old fox like Dolan believe such nonsense, "Kong, no matter what you say, from a businessman's point of view, I definitely cannot accept you coming to New York."

"I will definitely stop you, but I hope it won't affect our friendship."

"Business is business, friendship is friendship, what do you think?"

Kongbu was speechless. What kind of words are you talking about? He prevented himself from getting rich, and then he still wanted to have a relationship with himself. How could such a good thing happen in the world?

After a few more pleasantries with Dolan, the two hung up the phone.

Combs called Stern and told Stern what Dolan said.

"Kong, you don't have to worry about this, I will take care of it for you."

"I still say the same thing, what you need to do is to quickly prepare the Nets' lineup. The more powerful the better, the more desperate the better. I need the Nets to become an instant hit in New York City!"

Listening to Stern's tone, it seems that he is really confident about moving the Nets to New York City.

With Stern's confidence, Kongbu didn't have to worry anymore. Besides, he already had an escape route, and he didn't say he had to hang himself on the rope of the Nets.

The night's game began, with the Knicks hosting the Charlotte Bobcats.

Two-thirds of the way through the season, you can definitely tell whether it’s a mule or a horse.

The Knicks are known as the team with the best chance of ending the Bobcats this season. They are also the only team that outsiders believe has a chance to defeat the Bobcats in the playoff series.

The Philadelphia 76ers also have a strong lineup, but McGrady has been injured for a third of this season, and Yao Ming has also been injured for a third of the season. The injuries of the two happened to be staggered, resulting in the 76ers always lacking internal and external cores. One, the record is naturally not good, currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, not as good as the Pistons.

After the high-intensity playoffs, it is almost impossible for the 76ers to avoid injuries at all. Not many people think that they will be the Bobcats' opponents.

The Pistons' lineup is not bad, but their point guard is a super shortcoming. They have played three games with the Bobcats this season, and the No. 30 position was completely beaten in every game. When Paul faced the Pistons, every game He even scored 15 points and [-] assists.

As for the once powerful Raptors, they are even more ruined now. They couldn't do it when Carter was here. Now that Carter is gone, the situation is not much better. Don't forget that Carter is gone, but Parker is still there, and this guy is also in the locker room. A disgusting master.

As for other teams in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers and the Green Kai, who are taken care of by Kongbu, now feel like they are gradually emerging.

In the past two years, Green Kai has been sent by Kongbu to power forward Al Jefferson and guard Ellis. Together with small forward Pierce, the overall lineup is already visible.

However, these two teams are still a little too immature and are far from being able to compete with the Bobcats.

Looking at it this way, only the Knicks have a chance to defeat the Bobcats in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks and Bobcats have played three games this season, and the scores in all three games were relatively close. Although the Knicks lost, it can still be seen that they are relatively close to the Bobcats in terms of strength.

Kongbu's current strategy for beating the Knicks is to use big money to consume Howard's physical energy first, and then put the hammer on him when the energy is almost exhausted.

Of course, the strongest player on this Knicks team is not Howard, but Big Ben, but it is Howard who is most troublesome for the Bobcats. Because Big Ben is too short, he has never been able to find any advantage in Howard.

It was the same routine tonight. After Howard played half of the first quarter, he was already out of breath after fighting with Ben.

Of course Old Thomas could see Kongbu's purpose, but he didn't have a good way to deal with it.

The basket is a place that requires physical confrontation, not to mention Howard's style of play. If he doesn't fight hand-to-hand, what use is he in the basket?

Lao Deng also wanted to replace Howard and take a rest, but unfortunately he did not have any other top centers to rotate. An ordinary center would definitely be beaten by his big budget after taking the field.

Not only Big Ben, the Hammers also have top-notch crushing abilities against third-rate centers.

Relying on the use of wheel warfare against Howard, the Bobcats narrowly won again tonight, beating the Knicks by five points with a score of 101:96.Since then, the Bobcats have defeated the Knicks four times this season and maintain a winning record against the Knicks.

Dazhi didn't know if he was used to losing. When he lost to the Bobcats before, he still had an annoyed look on his face, but now he only had a helpless smile.

After playing against the Knicks, Combe did not leave New York, but went to NBA headquarters to find Stern.

Now that the All-Star Weekend has passed, there are only three days left before the door to the trading market closes. Combs wants to take advantage of this time to sell Kidd and Carter.

"Do you really want to sell? Are you sure the players you brought in can be better than these two?"

Stern was very puzzled because Kidd was almost the number one point guard in the league. At least before Paul didn't get a decent honor, he was the real number one point guard.

And Carter is one of the four shooting guards. Looking at the entire league, not to mention the former quarterback, there are top five players.

Such a backcourt combination, if Kongbu said he didn't want it, he wouldn't want it. Stern was wondering what Kongbu was planning.

"I don't know if it's better than them, but the price/performance ratio is definitely much higher than them. The two I'm using are new ones."

Combe said with a smile.

His answer made Stern very dissatisfied, "Value for money? Don't mention cost-effectiveness to me."

"I want the Nets to become a super wealthy club after they move to New York, but what price/performance ratio are you talking to me about?"

"What kind of team can you play if you don't have money? You are the owner of a New York team and you still talk about cost-effectiveness? When have you ever heard James Dolan talk about cost-effectiveness?"

"He just doesn't buy the right ones, only the expensive ones."

"You definitely don't want to be taken advantage of like this, but can you buy something expensive and right?"

Kongbu couldn't laugh or cry. He hadn't let the Nets enter the city yet?He is almost catching the bad habits of city dwellers.

"Don't worry, those two replacements are definitely no worse than Carter Kidd, and they are even more popular."

"As for what you said is expensive and right, I also have a candidate. How about Garnett from the Timberwolves? Is it expensive? Right?"

Stern's face was filled with joy and he nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with Garnett.

"Not bad, is there a suitable candidate for the center?"

Kongbu nodded, "There must be suitable candidates, but we still need a high-ranking draft pick. It depends on you."

After speaking, Kongbu winked, and Stern quickly changed the subject. He didn't want to talk nonsense with Kongbu.

"What price are you going to sell Carter and Kidd for? Their transaction value is too high, and ordinary teams may not be able to acquire them at all."

After Kongbu thought for a moment, "First contact the Trail Blazers and ask them to give their first-round pick in exchange for one of Carter or Kidd."

"Based on what I know about Paul Allen, he will definitely be interested. After all, he would even dare to give Pippen a maximum salary."

Stern immediately became happy after hearing this, "You are quite good at picking on enemies."

The reason why Kongbu chose to trade with the Trail Blazers was not because Paul Allen was taken advantage of, but because he remembered that Ade was selected by the Trail Blazers, and the draft picks in the hands of the Trail Blazers were very high.

The Nets themselves have a high pick, and with the Blazers' high pick, Kongbu has made two preparations, making it easier to win Ade.

"What if one is sold to the Trail Blazers and the other is left?" Stern continued to ask curiously.

"Just keep the rest for now, and trade it with the Timberwolves for Garnett in the offseason."

"If I say that I have made an agreement with Garnett, you won't fine me any money, right?"

Combe laughed.

Stern looked helpless and drove Kongbu out of his office. How should he answer this kind of question?

After Kongbu left NBA headquarters, he called Jordan again when he arrived at the hotel.

The main purpose of this call was to seek Jordan's opinion. Kongbu wanted to sell David Lee or Ilyasova to Green Kai.

It was previously agreed to send three stars to Green Kai, and Kongbu is about to go to the Nets. By then, he will not have enough players, so how can he have extra players to send Green Kai.

Now that the Bobcats are running out of players, I thought I might just pick one from the bench and give it to Green Kai.

"Yes, of course, but I have one requirement. That is, the chips given by Lukai must be draft picks."

Jordan is probably dreaming about the 2006 draft. He wants to show off his talents in this draft.

He knows that he definitely doesn't have the drafting vision of Kongbu, but what if he accumulates more draft picks?If you cast a wide net to catch big fish, you should be able to select decent players.

Kongbu contacted old Carol from Green Kai and told him his plan.

Of course Carroll is happy, because the Celtics can enter the Eastern Conference playoffs this year. The draft pick is not high. They only need to spend one pick to select David Lee or Ilyasova from the Bobcats. , this deal must have been earned with blood.

Old Carroll quickly reported the news to the team management.

After waiting for about half an hour, Kongbu received a call. The decision of Green Kai management surprised Kongbu.

They actually don't want David Lee or Ilyasova. Of course, they don't want to ask for the Bobcats' starting players, knowing that this is Kongbu's warmth.

They want Bobcats backup guard Lou Williams.

Kongbu was dumbfounded. How could Luwei's value be comparable to that of David Lee and Ilyasova? The management of Lukai went crazy.

However, considering the current lineup of Green Kai, there is nothing wrong with their decision.

Ellis is the point guard, Pierce is the small forward, and Green Kai is missing one shooting guard, and Lu Wei happens to be able to play shooting guard. From now on, the only shortcoming that Green Kai needs to solve is their fifth position. As long as it can be solved, they will To have a starting lineup that looks good.

Of course, it just looks good. The defensive strength of this lineup in the backcourt is simply eye-catching.