NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 253 253: Jiang Ming gives President Lei Tingpu some tough advice!

No matter whether you can do it or not, or whether you want to do it yourself, just agree to it first!

Harden was clearly not prepared for Jiang Ming's enthusiasm:
"Thank you Director Jiang for your concern. I'll think about it!"

"Yes, this may be the most important decision in your life. You should think about it carefully. In any case, you should focus on us." As the team doctor, Jiang Ming was very enthusiastic and direct in recruiting. He would not beat around the bush.

I like you because I like you. I said at the beginning that if the Thunder doesn't want you, we will do everything we can to get you.

"Okay, I will definitely consider the Trail Blazers!"

In fact, Harden would definitely have had a happy chat with Jiang Ming, but because his agent and family members were around, he didn't dare to talk in detail.

Even Dr. Jiang Ming has to cook dinner for him personally. What does his status mean?
Boss Durant would jump up when he heard this!
But in order not to act too much in front of his agent and family, he held back.

After all, he can't be too willful now, because he is the representative of the interests of many parties, many people depend on him for their livelihood, and his decisions will affect too many people.

It's like his parents want him to stay in the Thunder. After all, it has been three years. They have bought a house and everything in Oklahoma City. They live comfortably and have just established a network of interpersonal relationships. Is he going to leave now?
Does it mean everything has to start over again?
The agent definitely wants Harden to go to big cities and big sports markets to show his face, so he has been contacting big sports markets first.

Being abandoned by the Thunder doesn't matter to the agency, because Harden's strength is there. He is the best sixth man. If the Thunder don't pay to keep him, a lot of teams will have to pay to keep him.

It can be said that the other 29 teams, including the Trail Blazers, came to inquire about the price and showed goodwill to Harden's team.

With multiple teams in contact, agents will definitely prefer big cities, where they have high exposure, high chances of endorsements, more sponsorships, and even more things to enjoy, such as more bars and entertainment facilities, better girls, and rich nightlife.
Everyone has selfish motives, so Harden is also very smart. Once he shows his enthusiasm for the Trail Blazers, it is likely that someone will secretly stop him.

It would be better for him to have the same attitude towards every team and then make the choice in the end.

After all, the Trail Blazers have obvious advantages. As the new champion team, they have a 90% chance of continuing to win the championship, if not 30%!
Coupled with Harden's confidence in himself, if he goes to the Trail Blazers, he will have a 50% chance of defending the title next season!
What player who has never won a championship would refuse a chance to win one?
So now he is suppressing his excited heart, trembling hands, and muscles that are making him uncomfortable at the thought of receiving Jiang Ming's top-level massage therapy. He listened to the offers from various teams.

The teams have made very good offers to this rising star who has just finished his third year.

Harden's offer was just a private one from the team, and more offers came from President Trump. President Trump's team discussed this plan together with the agents of Durant and Westbrook.

Anyway, because Harden's asking price is too high, they will most likely not renew his contract in advance, so they will definitely have to trade him, and we just have to see which team offers the higher price.

In fact, after these offers pass the eyes of the Thunder management, they will reach the management of the Trail Blazers and other teams within an hour.

The first is the capital team Wizards.

The Wizards were very eager to get Harden, and after Gilbert Arenas left, the team got John Wall in the draft.

Wall, who just finished his sophomore career, can already get 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks. He has excellent passing vision and overall view, and is threatening to break through. Coupled with his aggressive and oppressive defense, Wall is gradually becoming one of the league's top point guards.

However, Wall's problem is that he is not good at shooting, so in order to make up for this, the Wizards selected Bill, who is famous for his shooting.

After the Thunder began to publicly sell Harden, the Wizards also took a fancy to Harden's abilities and hoped to build a new Wizards team with Harden and Wall as the core.

The Wizards have a good vision, even though Harden currently averages only 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

If they could form this pair, the Wizards might have a good chance of breaking through in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, the Thunder would rather have excellent immediate combat power, and they don't want to waste the youth of the king bomb combination.

With so many strong teams in the Western Conference, especially the Lakers' Big Five, the Thunder also want to strengthen their team without paying taxes.

Although Bill was the third pick in the draft, he has not played a single game and his potential has yet to be tapped, so the Thunder will most likely choose to reject it.

When the Raptors came to consult, the Thunder took the initiative to propose a trade:
Request a one-on-one trade from DeMar DeRozan!!!

In addition to the Wizards, the Raptors, who are also in a rebuilding period, also hope to get Harden, even though the Raptors' top scorer in the 11-12 season was Italian Andrea Bargnani, who averaged 19.5 points per game.

However, head coach Dwane Casey saw DeRozan's talent and potential, so DeRozan, who also entered the NBA in 2009, was reused in the third year of his career.

DeRozan did not disappoint his coach's trust. He began to hone his skills and used his physical advantages more in the game. He averaged 16.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game. His performance was not much worse than Harden. The two can be regarded as brothers who have grown up together. Do they really need to swap?
nonexistent!

Now the Raptors' DeRozan is not for sale.

The Raptors hope to get Harden and build a strong team around Harden and DeRozan that can at least make the playoffs. If these two rookies from the 09 class can join forces, the game may be quite shocking.

Unfortunately, the Thunder also had their eyes on DeRozan, so they proposed a swap between the two sides. Eventually, the Raptors lost interest, and the deal certainly didn't go through.

"This is equivalent to asking us to trade Curry for Harden. What is President Putin thinking?"

Jiang Ming and Larry both felt that Prosti's general manager was a bit of a fantasy. He didn't even consider the team's status. He even dared to hire DeRozan? This guy is an obvious candidate for future training.

Just like Curry of the Trail Blazers, it is obvious that Curry will take over the outside line after Roy, and anyone who is sensible will not make this offer.

After that, the Pistons' offer became much more normal.

Trading chips: veteran players, a future first-round pick
After the Pistons discovered that the Thunder wanted to sell Harden, they also had a "taking advantage of the fire" mentality and made an offer. The Pistons have also begun rebuilding, and they have gathered young people such as Greg Monroe, Rodney Stuckey, and Brandon Knight.

What they need is a No. 2 player who can play a core role, so Harden became their target.

However, their offer seemed to lack sincerity in the eyes of the Thunder, who were only willing to offer a few veterans.

First is the 32-year-old "Old Prince" Tayshaun Prince. Although he still averages 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, he is no longer the peak wing defender.

In addition, there are two garbage contracts of Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon, plus a future first-round pick.

"What the Thunder wants is high-quality players who can fight immediately. The Pistons' offer is obviously not satisfactory to the Thunder."

Larry Miller just spoke to President Putin on the phone, and President Putin said that this is our lowest asking price, for your reference.

"Well, Thunder is now in the stage of asking for an exorbitant price."

Jiang Ming also understands the mentality of the Thunder, which is to look at all the offers from all teams and then choose the best one, and even use good chips from other teams to threaten them.

The Clippers' trading chips are also veterans on the team.

Like the Pistons, the Clippers also want to get Harden and build a Big Three combination of Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and James Harden.

How powerful would the combination of Paul, Griffin and Harden be in their prime?

The Clippers have suddenly become a strong team in the Western Conference after bringing in Paul. If they add a player at the level of the best sixth man, wouldn't they be the Western version of the young Big Three?
Jiang Ming and his team think that the Clippers' offer is unlikely to impress the Thunder. Although Billups can still get 15 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4 assists, he is 36 years old after all and has been plagued by injuries, so the Thunder should not consider it.

Just having Westbrook as the point guard is enough.

The remaining players are only Caron Butler and Randy Foye, and the Thunder probably have no interest in them either. Jiang Ming then looked at a few more opponents and found that his old team was the most likely candidate.

There's something about their offer!

The Rockets, who have been looking for the core of the future team, have made a move!
Go straight to the core with one move!
Trade chips: Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, 1 future first-round pick, 1 future second-round pick
The Rockets, who have always been considered stingy, are full of sincerity, but in fact, Morey's trading style is to continue trial and error. He likes to trade teams back and forth until the results are good!
First, they are ready to send the Rockets' top scorer last season: Kevin Martin, who averaged 17.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

Martin was also an NBA "quasi" All-Star player at the time. He could score 20 points all year round, and he was only 29 years old, already a top combat force.

In addition, the Rockets are also preparing to take advantage of Lamb from the University of Connecticut, who was just acquired through the draft. Lamb is very talented and is only 20 years old, with a bright future.

In addition, the Rockets even offered two draft picks. The bargaining chips for this transaction are more generous than those of the above four teams. Therefore, the Thunder seems to be about to accept the Rockets' proposal, and this offer suddenly seems to be the most generous.

"Hiss, that's hard!"

To be honest, if Jiang Ming didn't hate Rockets and Mo Gou so much, he would have given a thumbs up to Rockets' idea.

Because Harden is now the main scorer!

Harden successfully landed in Houston and started his own road to superstardom???

If this scenario comes true, Harden may very well lead his team to the MVP list.

Because it is rare for a rookie like this to win the best sixth man award, and I think he is very durable, so he may really develop into a superstar.

Especially on a platform like the Rockets, with unlimited firing rights, players will be able to train like Durant.

"Ask President Pu what he wants and bargain with him."

Originally, Larry Miller's bargaining chip for the Thunder was to trade Maggette + Stephenson, who were in the last year of their contracts, for Harden, and then directly renew Harden's contract in advance for 4 years and 6000 million!
Because Maggette's original price was this high, and with Finson as an additional fee, the assets are actually balanced.

This is equivalent to giving the Thunder a ready-to-fight force, a starting small forward for a championship team, plus a player who has been a big hit in the Development League under the Trail Blazers' training system!
Although Stephenson doesn't have many opportunities to play, he will definitely be able to perform well if given the chance.

According to Larry Miller, PUA President:

"He is Harden who is 10 times cheaper. If he is put in the rotation, he will be the best sixth man of your team!"

But President Putin is not a fool. He quickly said that if this is true, you can just train the players yourself next season.

Anyway, Harden is at most the sixth man in your team.

You still have to pay more!

"Meeting!"

Larry Miller and Jiang Ming directly brought five or six executives together to hold a meeting to make the decision.

Because the Thunder quickly gave them the chips they wanted.

This also shows that the Trail Blazers have a chance. After all, the Thunder has looked so strong in recent years, but they have never met the Trail Blazers, which means they have no grudge against the Trail Blazers.

Then there is a chance!
At the meeting, almost everyone agreed that they wanted James Harden.

This is the bench bandit.

What’s different from the Thunder’s idea is that the Thunder may want to rush to the Western Conference Finals and don’t particularly want to eat a fat man in one bite.

As long as there is an opportunity to strengthen the team, the Trail Blazers will do their best to win two or even three consecutive championships, even at a small loss!

It's okay if Maggette is the main player, but Maggette's contract renewal next year is the most difficult. He is actually only 29 years old and it is impossible for him to accept the veteran's minimum salary.

Of course, the Thunder also clearly stated what chips they wanted.

Maggette must be there, the strongest small forward and combat power next to the king and bomb combination. There is no such player on the market, so the Trail Blazers have it.

This is much more useful than players like Martin in the playoffs.

To put it bluntly, Martin is just a scoring machine in the regular season. When the intensity of the playoffs increases, both his offense and defense are sluggish.

But Maggette is different. His defense against James in the finals impressed everyone.

But Stephenson and the others didn't want it.

President Putin replaced Stephenson with Danny Green!
In other words, trading Harden for the Trail Blazers' two main backcourt players?
"Impossible, Danny Green is not for sale, he is too useful."

Everyone rejected this at once. Danny Green's child labor contract is still very useful now, and he will definitely be a middle-class person in the future because he relies a lot on the system. The Trail Blazers system is very suitable for his 3D, and he has a very good relationship with everyone.

"Then change it to Fernandez + a future first-round pick."

President Putin is apparently also in a meeting. They probably think that it is impossible for the Trail Blazers to produce a 3D player like Danny Green who is very cost-effective, so they asked for another guard.

"Can't we just go straight to the first round?"

Jiang Ming and McGowan are both very conflicted.

Now the draft pick is actually not important to the Trail Blazers. Their championship lineup is very young, the youngest since the 21st century, so there is actually no need to train rookies.

An outstanding European defender like Fernandez always has many eye-catching performances as a substitute. In addition, he has been with us for three years. If Fernandez is produced, it will be equivalent to producing another championship-winning role player.

Although it can't be said that the team has broken up, everyone is still very conflicted emotionally.

After all, no one knows how Harden's true reaction will be after joining the team. What if he is not as good as Maggette + Fernandez?

At this time, Jiang Ming picked up the microphone and chatted with President Pu:
"We sincerely want to trade. If the Thunder agree to give us Harden, our Tomorrow Clinic and the Trail Blazers Chinese Medicine Department are willing to become partners with the Thunder for 5 years!"

hiss!
Mr. Pu's hands on the other end of the phone trembled!

This is super cruel news!
Jiang Ming's words are much better than those of Danny Green, Maggette, Fernandez and the like!
The strongest team doctor in NBA history has made a commitment to medical cooperation!
This is equivalent to an additional guarantee of combat effectiveness for the entire team!

The real combat effectiveness is when all members of the team are healthy!

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, we need to discuss something here!"

(End of this chapter)