NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 254 254: Harden, join the team!

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President Putin’s attitude!

This tone!
Even Larry Miller is not so nice!

As soon as Jiang Ming makes a move, you will know whether it works or not!

This one sentence made the Thunder management so excited that they almost couldn't control their emotions!

Bert, the president's assistant, rubbed his forehead. It would be a disaster if this got out.

This is probably the first time a team doctor has influenced a transaction.

The only NBA team doctor who can do this might be the Suns' miracle doctor?
After all, in the past few seasons, only the Suns and the Trail Blazers have kept all their players healthy and able to play. No matter how awesome your team doctors are, most of the time they just play on and off.

Now want to come,

No wonder the Suns’ trades have been going smoothly every time in recent years. I guess that miracle doctor Thomas Carter also played a role?

This is truly the team's hidden asset.

The more Bert thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh at Rocket. Thomas Clanton certainly didn't have the ability to do that!
"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

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Larry Miller and the others applauded after Jiang Ming hung up the phone, and exclaimed at how awesome Jiang Ming was:
"Director Jiang, it's almost done!"

"Jiang, you are too strong, but do we really want to provide them with medical cooperation?"

"Cooperation!"

"What if they come out and become our opponents?"

"Without Harden, they will definitely not be a thorn in our eyes!" Jiang Ming said with a smile.

"That's right. President Pu hasn't done very well in transactions in recent years."

"So this is probably why the Thunder are so cautious this year."

There is a reason why President Putin is cautious: he doesn't want to be scolded again.

Last year, the Thunder gave up an important piece of the championship puzzle.

Jiang Ming remembers this very clearly.

It's about Battier.

Because at that time Yao Ming also asked himself whether he should bring Battier over, but then he said nothing. It is said that Battier felt that he could not get playing time in the Trail Blazers, so he did not want to come to the Trail Blazers.

You have to know that in addition to the Heat Big Three in this year's finals, Battier's three-pointers and defense also played a significant role.

So if you look at it with your clairvoyance, Battier was definitely the best role player in the free market last year!
But in the summer of 10, Battier's first choice was the Thunder instead of the Heat!

At that time, under Durant's lobbying, Battier decided to join the Thunder. At the same time, he hoped to get a three-year contract. With defense, experience, and three-point shooting, Battier could be said to be one of the best pieces of the championship puzzle in the league at that time.

But the Thunder management didn't think so. They felt Battier was too old and were only willing to offer him a two-year contract.

Battier turned to join the Heat and helped the Heat reach the finals!
"The new team is still stingy, just like Harden."

"It may be President Trump's own habit. He likes to train rookies and doesn't like veterans. When he selected Reggie Jackson this year, he repeatedly said that he would be the little Westbrook on the bench. Haha, is it possible that Westbrook will be traded next time?"

Also, in 09, the Thunder traded for boxing champion Chandler from the Hornets, but the Thunder suddenly changed their mind, announced that Chandler failed the physical examination, and demanded a return.

As a result, the boxing champion caused great trouble to the Trail Blazers in the Mavericks' playoffs last season, and was selected for next year's Olympic Dream Team in advance.

Giving up Chandler doesn't matter. The main thing is that President Putin turned around and gave a contract to Perkins, who is in his thirties. It's right to sign Perkins, but you signed him for six years. What's the point?
Is Perkins faster than Chandler or better at defending than Chandler?

This is also the reason why Thunder fans love and hate him. His draft picks are great, but his vision for team building is shit!

A piece of shit indeed!

Jiang Ming still can’t understand why he must sell Harden?
Even if the talks with Harden have fallen out, broken mirrors can be mended. If we agree on a price, won't we still be happy?
But Jiang Ming doesn’t need to worry about this. What he needs to do now is to figure out how to get Harden over.

The Trail Blazers now have two main competitors.

One is a wizard.

One is a rocket.

The chips offered by these two teams are the best and are the most competitive with the Trail Blazers.

The Wizards are actually almost OUT, because their own fans don't want Harden to come after knowing the gossip, thinking that he would overlap with Wall. They prefer the double guns of Bill and Wall after his return.

As we all know, what is the status and temperament of the fans in the capital of the United States?
That was a group of people that the Wizards management had to work like slaves to coax into coming to watch the game.

Because before Wall came to the Wizards, the Wizards had no real die-hard fans. Every home game was played by NBA fans from the capital who came to watch the visiting team. It was very embarrassing.

So their management actually listens to the majority of the fan base.

"Harden is different from Wall. Wall relies on speed, while he plays with rhythm. His physical fitness is not as good as Wall's."

"Our Wall can take nude photos... Harden's impact is totally incomparable, and his shooting is not as accurate as Bill's."

"What's the point of not having Harden!"

"Yeah, it's expensive!"

The Rockets' chips are just too attractive. They can trade for Martin alone, and add a bunch of draft picks, all of which are high-quality assets.

But the Trail Blazers also have something to say. It can also be said that President Putin himself probably understands that can Martin play in the playoffs like this?

Absolutely not!
With his skinny but not trashy body, can he be as strong as Maggette in the playoffs?

That's why they were so active in negotiations after hearing the Trail Blazers were interested.

Maggette is a player who has proven himself in the playoffs for three consecutive years, and he played so well at the top of the front line in the finals.

So although Maggette's statistics are not as good as Martin's, his role in the playoffs is definitely greater than Martin's.

But Fernandez is indeed a sticking point.

Out of human considerations, the Trail Blazers management is really reluctant to let him go.

But if you consider the role in the team
In fact, this Spanish superstar is also a player with distinct advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that he has the physical fitness that can rival black players, comprehensive skills, and a high basketball IQ, so his playing style is very beautiful on the court.

But his shortcomings are the same as Martin of the Rockets:
Poor confrontation ability, prone to injury.

He is also the player who has been rested the most for the Trail Blazers in recent years, and he often goes to the medical department for treatment. There is no other way, he suffers from minor injuries and illnesses all the time.

However, his advantages in running and jumping, which he was proud of in the European arena, were weakened in the NBA, and his personal offensive power would be greatly reduced.

Defense may become the team's weak point in the playoffs. For example, in this year's finals, it was really difficult for Fernandez to withstand the successive attacks of the Heat's three strong backcourt players: Chalmers, James, and Wade.

Moreover, compared to players with similar styles like Martin and Ginobili, the Spanish Fernandez is a real crazy player.

That is, he may have a game where he shoots 10 out of 10, but he may also have a game where he shoots 10 out of 0.

The reason why the Thunder want him is very simple. They just hope that he can show his enthusiasm for one or two games, which will definitely be enough in the playoffs.

The Spanish swordsman will make up for the Thunder's deficiencies at the 2 and 3 positions and enhance the outside firepower. A European guard with a high basketball IQ like Fernandez will be more comfortable next to the king bomb combination.

Because he can run much better than Danny Green.

Many of Danny Green's movements are academic pitcher-type movements.

But Fernandez can not only follow the standard shooting posture, he can also be creative and perform cool performances such as cutting and dunking.

so.
Change?

Bert secretly called Paul Allen, and Paul Allen said directly:

"Ask the second largest shareholder Jiang Ming directly about this kind of thing. If there is something that cannot be decided, it must be decided by Jiang Ming as a shareholder!" "Okay!" Bert, the president's assistant, told everyone this directly.

Jiang Ming then stood next to the phone and waited for Lei Ting's call.

Mr. President:
"We thought about it carefully. Maggette + Danny Green + Stephenson, we don't need the first round, is that ok?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"You guys just said you wanted Fernandez, but now you're back to Danny Green?"

"This doesn't mean we don't want the first round."

"Our first round is not valuable. Our first round is equivalent to the second round. Moreover, Stephenson has the strength of a first round pick in any class now, which is equivalent to the first round."

Seeing Jiang Ming being so tough, President Pu could only say:

"If you don't agree, we'd still prefer the Rockets' offer. The Rockets' medical team will be able to cooperate if we talk to them."

Of course, Jiang Ming knew it was a trick when he heard this. With Thomas Clanton's lazy character, could he heal the Thunder?
He couldn't even treat all those Saudi nobles.

So it’s time for Jiang Ming to make the final decision.

Since no one can control it and no one wants to be the bad guy, Jiang Ming will be the bad guy.

He directly signaled everyone to raise their signs and vote to decide whether Fernandez or Danny Green is more important?

Everyone unanimously voted for Danny Green, thinking that Danny Green is more important to the current Trail Blazers.

Jiang Ming also gave President Pu a positive statement:

"It's up to you then. If you think Team Rocket has better medical skills, you can definitely cooperate with them."

“I just want to say that if you want the King Bomb Combination to be healthy and want to have a win-win cooperation with us for five years, then just say one thing:

Maggette + Fernandez for Harden, OK? "

Oh?
When these words were spoken, the Thunder management was surprised. In fact, the reason why they kept talking about the players was that they knew that the Trail Blazers' first-round pick was not valuable.

Especially now that the three main players have renewed their contracts, the Blazers' draft picks are 20% guaranteed to be after the th pick every year, so when they make their second offer they don't even want the first round.

It should be okay to just ask for the second-round pick that the Trail Blazers selected last year, right?
In fact, the Thunder psychologically feel that neither Danny Green nor Fernandez are likely to be traded. The reason they brought up Danny Green again is to see the Trail Blazers' attitude towards the draft pick.

If you think draft picks are important, then the price is not expensive.

If they think it is not important, then the price must be too high and they will negotiate again.

The condition for further negotiation is that Fernandez must be signed, and the draft pick and Stephenson are really not important.

They have too many players like Finson in their team, so why doesn't Westbrook show off?

Reggie Jackson, the newcomer, is also showing off!
Their team really needs a European veteran like Rudy to make their style of play more flexible and varied.

Whether it is Maggette or Rudy, both are championship players. Their experience is the most valuable asset, which is something that neither Bill of the Wizards nor Martin of the Rockets can bring to the Thunder.

So after Jiang Ming confirmed this, President Pu was completely moved:

"Really Rudy?"

"out."

"make a deal."

President Putin is still humane. After he signed with the Trail Blazers, he consulted Harden because they were essentially selling Harden's right to renew his contract in the last year of his contract in case Harden himself did not agree to renew the contract in advance.

That's useless. No team would be happy with the one-year usage rights.

Harden and his agent are actually choosing among the Rockets, Trail Blazers and Wizards.

The family's wish to stay in Oklahoma City was completely dashed.

But these three teams are all okay. With the Wizards, it is very likely that he will make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and form a duo with Wall to achieve good results.

It seems that it is also very comfortable to be in the Rockets, because the Rockets do not have a boss at this stage. It is easy for Harden to get unlimited firing rights. And when Morey called Harden, he did promise that he would train Harden in the next four years and give him unlimited firing rights!

Going to the Trail Blazers would be like getting a "good deal". He can directly enhance the strength of the defending champions and will most likely continue to strive for the championship next season, winning the championship in the fourth year of his career.

And if the Trail Blazers were to renew Harden's contract in advance, they would likely win several championships!
"The Trail Blazers. For the sake of my career length, I have to be the Trail Blazers."

Now it was Harden's turn to lecture his agent. He completely brought out Dr. Jiang Ming and said that with him around, Harden's career would definitely be healthy.

And the Trail Blazers themselves have given enough, with Maggette and Fernandez!

Everyone can guess who Maggette is, because he is now in the last year of his junk contract and the Trail Blazers will definitely throw him away.

Even a high-quality middle-class person like Fernandez can afford to do so!

It seems that they really value Harden!

"Row."

The agent could only nod his head, because there was nothing they could do if teams like Los Angeles, Boston, and New York didn't want Harden.

Moreover, they don't even dare to go to New York now if they are asked to go. With a lineup like Anthony + Stoudemire + Chandler, how can Harden have a chance to play?

"Yes!"

James Harden secretly sent a text message to Jiang Ming, also to let Jiang Ming rest assured.

I'll be here soon.

"Harden has agreed. You can draft the contract."

The Thunder has already drafted a trade contract.

Larry Miller went to draft the contract, while Jiang Ming and McGowan made a video call to chat with Maggette and Fernandez about the matter. On the one hand, they felt sorry for the team for "abandoning" him, and on the other hand, there were compensation measures. For example, Maggette and Fernandez would receive free treatment at the clinic tomorrow.

The Trail Blazers also welcome him back to play at any time!

Fernandez and Maggette also accepted it with pleasure.

There is no way. They actually see it very clearly. In the NBA, role players are replaced all the time.

Now that there is a chance to trade for the best sixth man, they are the only ones with the chips!
So what can we do even if we don’t want to break up peacefully?
Who else can the Trail Blazers touch?
James Jones, Jimmy Butler, and Finson? No one wants them.

As for the others, any one of their names is not for sale, and only these two have the possibility of being traded.

And he was traded as expected.

"It's okay, thank you for letting me win a championship."

"Thank you Director Jiang. It was such a pleasure working with you. I have never been troubled by my injuries."

"I hope you will never have any problems with injuries in the future. Feel free to come to the Trail Blazers' Chinese Medicine Department anytime. You are always welcome here!"

After one hour.

The Thunder's first trade of the new season came. James Harden, who won the Sixth Man of the Year award in his third year of his rookie season last year, was traded to the Trail Blazers by the Thunder.

The chips the Trail Blazers paid were Maggette + Fernandez.

Then Harden and the Trail Blazers renewed their contract for 3 years!!!
Since then!

Harden, join the team!
When the NBA made the decision, Jiang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Then, when he saw the reactions of the fans and the media, he realized what an awesome thing the Trail Blazers had done!

"Fuck!!! The best sixth man went to the Trail Blazers!"

"The Trail Blazers have also strengthened their team! This means Harden will be the starting small forward!"

"The Trail Blazers have their own James!!! Looking forward to seeing James Harden vs. LeBron James next year!"

"Who is the strongest James!"

(End of this chapter)