Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 657 They Are the Future of the Knicks

"Li, the current lineup of the team is seriously insufficient. I wonder if you have any good suggestions?"

Walsh asked, since the boss had no objection and let Li Tian decide, he also asked directly.

"Which players are in the current team lineup?"

Before he traded to the Knicks, he didn't know the team's current lineup. He only knew that the team didn't have too many players, and most of the contracts had expired.

"Currently there are not many players with contracts. Tony Douglas on the back line was the last pick in the first round last year, with an annual salary of 107 million;
Bill Walker, a forward substitute player with an annual salary of less than 100 million, performed better than Fields last season;
In a transaction that just happened, we got Turiaf, this is your old teammate, the annual salary is a bit high, reaching 400 million;
Anthony Randolph was also traded together. His annual salary is 197 million, which is average. "

Walsh introduced all the players in the Knicks lineup. If you add Li Tian and the two rookies just selected, there are only 8 players in total, which is far from the number required by the league.

Next, the team urgently needs to sign some players, at least to ensure the integrity of the lineup.

They need center players, and so do power forwards. Walsh feels a little embarrassed when he sees the lineup full of holes, because this lineup is really bad, and there is nothing he wants.

"Okay, I recommend some players, O'Neal at the center position, his contract with the Cavaliers has ended, I heard that we have recently communicated with the Green Army, we can sign him, which can increase the thickness of the team's center;

And I hope to sign Lowry of the Mosaic team. He is a good defender with stable output and good offensive ability. He is a qualified starting defender;

And Tony Allen, I think his performance in the finals is obvious to all. He is a good defensive player on the back line and can limit the existence of Kobe. His defensive ability is trustworthy. I will help the team , contact him and try to sign him;
By the way, there is also Jeremy Lin who was undrafted this year. The team can sign him, try to sign him for four years, and the salary is generally enough. The impact of being undrafted will not be too great for the team, and it is more for filling the bench lineup;

There is also the center position. The team tries to trade Yao Ming. Next season is the last year of his contract. After that, he can jump out of the contract. If Mosaic does not trade, they will get nothing. There is also the Clippers. Jordan, see if you can trade this guy. "

Li Tian talked a lot in one breath, including all the players he had an impression of.

"Okay, I will contact them, but Lowry and Tony Allen still need you to contact them."

Walsh didn't say much. These players were all proposed by Li Tian. He can handle the undrafted players by himself. The team's trade must also be done by himself. For the other signed players, the other party's communication will definitely be effective. Much better than yourself.

"No problem. I'll contact them and sign the contract together. I think it shouldn't be a big problem."

Agree to Walsh's request, which originally required him to make arrangements.

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"Why? Who leaked the secret? If anyone knows, I will definitely kill that guy." Larry Bird was on the verge of madness in the office.

Can you not be crazy, the two new stars the team wanted to draft were all robbed by the Knicks, so it's no wonder he wasn't angry.After a roar, he quickly arranged for the team to conduct an investigation, and must find the thief, otherwise the future of the team will be over.

After thinking about it for several days, he still couldn't understand why the Knicks chose these two people. They already had a starting small forward, so why did they choose Paul George and some center players? Isn't he good?

Tried several trades, but the Knicks directly rejected it. No one would agree to trade Granger for Paul George. As long as he dared to do this, the Pacers boss would definitely not mind pulling him out and shooting him.

Of course, Larry Bird wouldn't know why the Knicks chose these two people, and Li Tian didn't know about Larry Bird's anger, anyway, they didn't know each other.

"Hello, Mr. O'Neill!" Kobe asked for O'Neill's phone number, and immediately dialed his number.

"Li, are you calling me?"

O'Neill is also a little unclear, so why this little guy in his eyes called himself.

"Dad, hurry up, the hamburger is here, you eat first."

As soon as the phone was connected, he could hear O'Neill's son calling him to eat a burger.

The corner of Li Tian's mouth twitched. Is this guy really suitable for the Knicks? At this moment, he had doubts.

"On behalf of the Knicks, I invite you to join the Knicks. You know we are very lacking now. An all-star center like you, you are"

A wave of business mutual support without trace!
"Really? But I really don't want to train, I'm getting old, I"

Like a child, O'Neill kept counting his requests, which means, I don't want to train, but I still like to eat.

"Training, you only need to participate in regular training. You will not be forced to perform mandatory training. The Knicks are not the Heat."

The Heat are the team O'Neal hates the most.

"No problem, what's the salary?"

O'Neill has earned a lot of money, but it is impossible to say that he doesn't care about money.

"The salary will not be too high. The veteran's basic salary contract starts from two years. You are the starting center, and you can take rotations back to back, and you can relax in training. The salary is about 2 million in 300 years."

When the conditions were set out, Li Tian didn't say anything more, he signed if he agreed, and pulled down if he didn't agree.At this time, there were very few teams contacting O'Neal, and he was also looking for his next contract. He couldn't wait to be invited to join.

"I think so, isn't the salary a little bit?"

Before he finished speaking, Li Tian said directly, "You can consider it, but the Knicks will also look for a new starting center in the future. If you sign someone else at that time, if you think about it, you can only play as a substitute!"

Such a person must not be used to it, otherwise the team will not be overturned.

"Okay, I promise, when will I sign the contract?" O'Neal doesn't want to, the job he got is gone, and now there are almost no contacts with his team. Only the Green Army contacted him, but he didn't really want to go there.

"It's done!" The first player finally got it done, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Next up is Lowry.

"Lowry, how's the offseason going?"

"Li, congratulations, you finally got a big contract. I can't wait for your training camp to start!"

There was an urgent voice on the other end of the phone. Although his performance was mediocre last season, it was because of the limited playing time. He knew that his ability had improved a lot.

"No, no, no, I'm calling you, not about the training camp. What do you think about joining the Knicks? The team needs a qualified starting point guard. I think you can do all of this. I don't know if you "

The ink blots are meaningless and directly explain the purpose of the visit.

"I'd love to, I just don't know, what kind of contract will the Knicks give me?"

He is very happy to be the starter, but the money must not be low, otherwise he will not be worthy of his worth.

"4 million in 2700 years, this is the most salary I can get for you, any more may affect the formation of the team lineup, you know, my salary is a bit high."

Shamelessly said, if it wasn't for him, the team would at least be able to introduce a good player, because of his contract, so it is indeed difficult for the team to introduce new players.

"Okay, but now I still can't help myself. After all, I have to wait until the mosaic matches."

Lowry is a little helpless. Now he is not a free agent.

"No problem, I have already communicated with the team's general manager Walsh, and he will put forward your offer. If Mosaic matches, it is not a bad thing for you. You will have opportunities in the future!"

Li Tian said with a smile, one player can handle it, if the mosaic matches, the team can only find someone else.

"Tony, have you found another home?" Tony Allen called.

"Hi, Lee, some teams have already communicated with me, and the Grizzlies also hope to sign me."

Tony Allen did not cover up, there is no need to cover up these.

"What kind of salary do they offer you?"

"3 million in 970 years, they are still sincere!"

He mentioned the offer the Grizzlies gave him, which was considered a relatively high offer, but he didn't agree with it very much, thinking that the offer was a bit low, but he had no choice. He had suffered serious injuries, and many teams So, use this reason to lower the price.

"Walsh has already discussed with me and will offer you a three-year contract offer of 3 million yuan. You can think about it and give me an answer as soon as possible. You also know that now is the prime time for the team to sign in!"

"No problem, I will think about it carefully, and I will give you an answer in two days, your training camp?"

"Don't worry about this. Whether you come to the Knicks or not is up to you to decide, and it will not affect the training camp."

Several players who can be signed have already been communicated, and the next step is to communicate with Walsh to see if all of them are signed, and then get the corresponding players through trades.

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"Lee, I'm sorry, the Clippers are open to Jordan's trade. What they want is a future first-round pick."

Walsh was a little worried. He didn't want to send a first-round pick for a second-round pick who had average performance in the previous two seasons. It would be too unworthy.

"It's okay, just continue to communicate. If the transaction cannot be completed, then wait for the next season. Yao Ming's contract will end in the next season. At that time, we don't need to pay anything to get him. This season Our goal is the playoffs, not the finals, there is time to wait, the young people of the team still need time to grow."

After listening to Li Tian's words, Walsh finally felt at ease. After all, he hadn't completed the transaction at the beginning.

"Walsh, O'Neal, Lowry, and Tony Allen, I have already contacted them. The contract that O'Neal can give him is 2 years and 300 million. Lowry's offer is what we discussed before, 4 years 2700 million offer, see if Mosaic matches, if they don't match, we can just sign.

I have already communicated with Tony Allen, and it is still the 3 million for 1200 years that I said before. Believe me, Tony is worthy of this offer. He is the one who can limit Kobe. The defense of young people still needs him to guide . "

I made a brief exchange with Walsh on what I had gained.

Walsh has carefully considered these contracts before. They are not very big and the number of years is not very long. They are all about 4 years. They will not affect Dolan’s future plans, nor are they through transactions. .

"No problem, I will go to communicate with them, and then choose to hold a press conference on the same day to complete the contract with them. I have already communicated with him about the undrafted pick, and the team gave him a three-year contract. One-year contract, 3 million for three years, this is a very high offer, the contract is 180+2 team option for the final year!"

Walsh said, because Jeremy Lin has agreed.

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After the draft, the Knicks held a grand press conference to increase the exposure of the team's players.

In New York, with Dolan behind him, almost all the media came to the scene.

"Hi everyone, welcome to the Knicks press conference. The Knicks will sign three rookies. They are Paul George, the sixth pick in the first round, Stephenson, the ninth pick in the second round, and Draft Jeremy Lin."

The host will introduce the three people one by one, and then complete the signing ceremony.

The reporters were not interested in their three-pointers, except for Paul George, and the other two were not interested at all.

Paul George said in an interview: I hope to have a perfect career in the Knicks, I love this place, here are the best small forwards in the league, I believe.
The contracts of the three are all rookie contracts, and there is no cover up at all.

Paul George's contract is a 4-year rookie contract of 1400 million; Stephenson is also a 4-year contract, a total of 346 million; Jeremy Lin is also a 3-year contract, the first two years are a guaranteed contract, and the last year is a team option. 3 million in 200 years.

Everyone picked their favorite jersey number, they finally became a member of the NBA, and no longer have to worry about the contract for the next few years, because many first-round picks have not yet signed.

"They are the future of the team. On behalf of the Knicks, I welcome them to join!" Walsh expressed his welcome to them after completing the signing.

The next big news is that O'Neal signed with the Knicks for 2 years and 300 million.

"Shark, are you here for the Knicks to retire?" The veteran's contract is for the retirement. It also means that the future record of the Knicks must be poor.

"No, I'm here for the championship. Lee told me that the Knicks will definitely win the championship!"

"God, the Knicks can win the championship. I will definitely keep my eyes open and re-examine the Knicks!"

The reporters in the audience were chattering, discussing what O'Neal said, which meant that within two seasons, the Knicks would be able to hit and even win the championship.

"Yes, Lee has secretly told me that in the next few years, the Knicks will definitely have a championship."

O'Neal said with a smile.

It really is worthy of being a big shark, no matter where it goes, it can set off a storm.

(End of this chapter)