NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 94: Assisting the management in recruiting 94 players! ! !
If they can sign Antawn Jamison, then as long as he comes, the Trail Blazers will be able to take off and enter the playoffs.

No one else needs to watch it.

After all, this is an All-Star game in his prime year. His points and rebounds are career highs this season. After winning, why would he need a center or a point guard? He just needs one more giant and can play around him.

So when Jiang Ming and Robert saw him on the list, they immediately suggested to the management to deal with him first.

He was almost out of space, but there was no need to do anything else.

But Larry Miller quickly replied that he called the Wizards and they didn't like the Blazers' offer.
He also stated that he would renew Jamison's contract in advance, with a five-year, $5 million contract.

If this is said, it means that the Trail Blazers will not be able to match it during the offseason. The Trail Blazers' future space will definitely be reserved for the three young giants on the team. Forget it.

The Wizards' sudden announcement that they would give Jamison a long-term contract was probably because they felt reassured and recognized Jamison's value after hearing the Trail Blazers' offer. This is what is called testing the waters.

These managements are very smart. It seems that they put the players on the shelf and put them on the trading market, but in fact they just want to test how much the players are worth now, how many teams want them, how much they are willing to pay, etc.

There are even some teams that are so extreme that they will first listen to the other side's sign-first-then-trade offer in order to give their players a suitable price.

So after Larry Miller made the call, he quickly notified the team medical staff and asked them to give up Jamison immediately.

"Could you please ask Director Jiang to choose another player? Even if he's not an All-Star player, that's fine."

"Well, isn't this also about helping the team in one step?"

Jiang Ming and Robert could only continue their research. Larry Miller said that it was okay if it wasn’t a star player, but all the people they had found before were stars.

For example, the next Elton Brand, the 29-year-old Clippers star center, can be said to be the best center among the free agents this summer.

But Jiang Ming wanted to PASS him when he saw his hunched gait. After looking at his information, he found that he had a serious history of injuries.

His history of left Achilles tendon injuries that almost ruined his season, including Achilles tendon repair surgery, meant that his athletic ability was significantly reduced.

There is also a long history of back injuries.

This kind of player can be tried. After all, congenital spondylitis is not difficult to treat for Jiang Ming. However, with the previous case of Jamison, Jiang Ming thinks it is better not to waste his efforts.

It can be seen that being in management is not that easy, as there are too many twists and turns.

Now he needs to calm down and analyze from the perspective of a die-hard Trail Blazers fan what kind of players the team needs and what kind of reinforcements the fans want.

Just at this time Roy knocked on the door to do physical therapy and practice Ba Duan Jin. Today the whole team went to an away game, and he was the only one who stayed with the team, so he was very eager to come back.

While giving him acupuncture, Jiang Ming also asked him what kind of player he hoped would come to the current Trail Blazers.

Roy quickly replied:

"Those who can charge with us will definitely be given priority. Of course, the team is in need of veterans to stabilize the morale. There are too few experienced veterans."

"Don't you like the prime players?" Jiang Ming asked tentatively.

Roy was stunned:
"There's only one ball. If they come, wouldn't the ball rights of me, Oden and Aldridge be greatly reduced? In two years, our contracts will conflict."

Don't be fooled by these big, strong and burly guys. They actually understand very clearly about matters concerning their own interests.

So after understanding the thoughts of his team's players, Jiang Ming directly gave up players like Arenas and Kwame Brown.

Either older or just young.

It’s better to be the type who doesn’t occupy the ball and knows how to share the ball.

Then white chocolate!
After Jiang Ming returned to the office, he checked Jason Williams' name.

Veteran, point guard, tradable and with low annual salary.

The 32-year-old White Chocolate will become a full free agent at the end of this season, and his athletic ability as a championship guard has declined significantly since he won the championship with the Heat in the 06 season.

His main injuries at the moment are his left knee and elbow. Every time the Heat release his injury report, most of them are due to his knees.

That's actually okay?
Jiang Ming is "old" and has been treating his knees.

But what's going on with the elbow? Is it because of too many passes using the elbow?
Jiang Ming touched his hair. However, if the transaction was really going to take place, he would definitely fly over to see it with his own eyes. Otherwise, if he only looked at the contents on paper, who would know whether the old fox Riley was lying or not.

After this proposal was given to the Trail Blazers management, Larry Miller immediately agreed:
“White chocolate is fine!”

Since Wade is now the main ball handler in the Heat, Williams' assist efficiency and number of turnovers are declining.

His three-point shooting, which he was not good at before, has an acceptable hit rate this year. If he can continue to improve these details, 32 years old is still an age where he can achieve great things for a point guard.

The main reason is that he is cheap. A championship point guard with an annual salary of 553 million. As long as we can trade him and cure his old injuries, he can accompany the Trail Blazers' newcomers for another five years at the veteran minimum salary!
Larry Miller's mind works really fast.

"That's fine."

Out of his own selfish desires, Jiang Ming also hopes that Bai Qiao will join his team. After all, if you have been watching the NBA since the early 21st century, who doesn't like the Kings' offensive style?

Who doesn’t love white chocolate?
Although he has played more traditionally since the Heat won the championship, the wild spirit in his bones should still be there.

If we can't recruit the magic sword Ginobili, we can just use the championship guard Bai Qiaoping as a substitute.

With him, the Trail Blazers will be able to make up for the lack of an organizing point guard during Blake's recovery from surgery.

10 minute later.

Larry Miller came directly to Jiang Ming's office and called Heat President Pat Riley.

Unexpectedly, the negotiations went so smoothly.

The Heat may end this season with only a dozen wins. Williams averaged 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game, and his plus-minus was negative in every game, which shows that he is undoubtedly the team's defensive loophole.

But this shortcoming is not so bad in the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers are all young people, and their defensive efficiency is in the top 10 in the league, which can make up for Williams' personal defensive shortcomings.

Riley smiled and said:

"I was planning to hold a retirement ceremony for him next season, but I didn't expect so many teams would still be interested in him."

This experienced Heat president hinted that the Grizzlies, Kings and other teams all wanted to get white chocolate back, but in fact he just wanted to raise the price.

But in fact, the Trail Blazers have very good chips.

The two sides quickly agreed on the terms of the deal, with the Trail Blazers using their backup point guard, Jarrett Jack, who was hailed as the "God Jack" by fans, and a future second-round pick to trade for White Chocolate.

Jarrett Jack played for the Trail Blazers for three years without much progress. He was always Blake's substitute, and it felt awkward for him to be a point guard but play as a shooting guard. So this can be considered a good parting.

The Heat are in the rebuilding stage around Wade, so since he is a young man with good statistics, they can give him a try. Moreover, Riley himself prefers a muscular guard like Jack to Bai Qiao.

This is also the reason why the two sides reached an agreement quickly.

However, the Trail Blazers and the Heat only have a verbal agreement now and did not send faxes to each other.

Because Larry Miller clearly stated that they would have to wait until their team doctor went to Miami to inspect Bai Qiao before they could finally sign the contract.

Riley was also stunned for a moment, and he thought to himself, what can your veterinary team see? But he did not refuse, and used another trick:
"Okay, I have to talk to Bai Qiao too, so he can be mentally prepared."

Talk about a ghost.
After Larry Miller hung up the phone, he also complained about Riley's cleverness. If the deal was really beneficial to the Heat, he would not have notified the players in advance or anything. Riley is the most ruthless general manager in the entire league.

But apparently an old white chocolate is not enough for the current pioneers.

Since Larry Miller was here, he just sat next to Jiang Ming and helped him select people.

"This is more efficient. If you are interested, call me directly."

In the end, they also chose a player who is ready to fight, who was also the player that Jiang Ming had thought of from the beginning as the most lacking player for the Trail Blazers, a small forward!
It is also several million dollars cheaper than the annual salary of the several All-Stars that I initially considered.

That's Corey Maggette of the Clippers.

He is a forward scorer with comprehensive offense, a star whose strength is greater than his fame, and a scorer that is easily overlooked.

Originally Jiang Ming ignored him and went to watch Marion, but Larry Miller reminded Jiang Ming that Maggette's statistics were better than Marion's.

This season, he averaged 22.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Clippers.

He is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 102 kilograms. He has outstanding physical fitness, strong jumping ability, is good at personal offense, and has the ability to score 20+ points in every game.

It can also be seen from the video that whether it is dribbling through or shooting from mid-range or long-range, Maggette is able to perform efficiently and stably, and is a very outstanding scoring forward.

However, due to his low popularity, low-key personality and few personal honors, whenever Maggette is mentioned, fans often do not realize who this player is.

"No wonder I don't know him well and he has never made the playoffs." Jiang Ming laughed. "It's just luck, and he is a pure scorer and can't assist."

Robert added, "That's okay. We have White Chocolate. Once Blake returns, the offense will be smooth."

But in fact, the Clippers gave Maggette a long-term contract with an annual salary of 700 million, which is also a player option, which means he can opt out of the contract during the offseason.

The Clippers chose to play badly this season, so there is no point in keeping Maggette, and they are aggressively buying up draft picks in the market.

"He is a special floor-and-flying forward-guard swingman with great athleticism. He is also good at using his strength to play inside. He is versatile in both offense and defense. So if we really make it to the playoffs and we might face the Lakers in the first round, he can definitely defend Kobe. Otherwise, with our current lineup, we won't be able to choose anyone to defend Kobe."

Robert nodded:
"That's right. If he comes, he can free Roy."

"He should be able to come over, because his playing time was reduced this year in the Clippers due to position overlap, which led to many conflicts with head coach Dunleavy, so the Clippers wanted to trade him."

"And the reason why he doesn't have an annual salary of tens of millions is because he is a bit fragile. He played 70 games last season and only 06 games in the 57 season."

After listening to what the president said, Jiang Ming glanced at his report:
He has a history of injuries to his left ankle, left knee, etc.

"It's okay. This kind of injury is easy to treat in our Chinese medicine department. Let's go and discuss it first. Then I'll go to Los Angeles to see it with my own eyes. If there's no problem, we'll sign it."

Jiang Ming could actually guess that this guy probably didn't have a professional physical therapist, so there shouldn't be any big problems.

In fact, as long as the strong and violent forwards pay attention to the way they land and exert force and receive timely physical treatment, there will be no major problems, because their muscles are too strong. Players like Wade and James have strong muscles protecting them, so even if they are injured, they can heal quickly.

"OK."

Then, in addition to the two players they selected, Vice President McGowan and his scout team also really want to recall a rookie who was acquired in a trade last year!
So they also urgently called Jiang Ming and asked Jiang Ming to go to Spain to inspect a player, that is, they wanted three players.

“I have become the business department.”

Jiang Ming and McGowan joked about it, but he readily agreed. Who doesn't want to strengthen their own team?

McGowan wanted to recall a 24-year-old rookie - Rudy Fernandez.

He is currently playing for DKV Juventus in the Spanish League, but the league playoffs are over and he is preparing for the national team selection.

Rudy Fernandez was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 1th pick in the first round last year and was immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.

From what McGowan said, the Suns picked the wrong guy, so they just did him a favor. The Trail Blazers bought him for $300 million in cash and a future second-round pick.

The reason why they want this Spanish player is because the team wants experienced players, and this older rookie is just the right fit. As a European player, he has comprehensive skills and a high basketball IQ.

But he was eliminated during last year's training camp because, although he could run and jump, he was still too thin.

This is the scout report McGowan wrote for him at the time: Poor confrontation ability, prone to injury. His running and jumping ability will be weakened in the NBA, and it is difficult to predict how much his personal offensive power will be discounted. Defense is likely to become the team's weak point.

So such a player obviously cannot be Roy's substitute or even a point guard.

Jiang Ming finally understood. Did they want a tall point guard like Sun Yue from China?
However, Sun Yue is now serving as Kobe's substitute in the Lakers. Now that Fernandez has finished the Spanish league and achieved very good results, and he himself has not suffered any injuries, McGowan has the idea of ​​recalling him.

Of course, before recalling him, I also wanted Jiang Ming to help check his physical condition and whether he could adapt to the competition in the NBA.

"The intensity of European leagues is quite high, and we should be able to adapt. However, JIANG, I would like to trouble you to go to Spain. However, you can go there for the last stop, as the first two players are the most important."

Larry Miller also agreed with McGowan's idea. At this stage, the team does not have a suitable player to replace Roy.

And this Fernandez can indeed control the ball, he is tall, and has the natural passing ability that Europeans possess. Maybe he can become a player like Ginobili!

The main thing is that this kid led Spain, without Gasol and Pau Gasol, to the runner-up in the 2007 European Championship last year!

A rookie like this should be recalled and kept for the New Year!
"I'll be back as soon as I go!"

Jiang Ming and Vice President and Senior Scout McGowan set out to personally inspect the three people. They set off after explaining the matter to the department staff.

Jiang Muyan is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the medical department, while physical therapy is handed over to Sean. Robert is responsible for managing the health of the players with the team, which is a clear division of labor.

Miami.

Jiang Ming, who arrived at the Heat first, also saw White Chocolate with tattoos all over his body.

After a checkup, it was discovered that not only his knees were strained, but his entire body was strained. White Chocolate also said tiredly that he was going to retire next season, so why did you come to me?

Because he has won the championship, he feels fulfilled.

"With Doctor Jiang here, don't have that idea."

Riley quickly tried to smooth things over. How could he talk about retirement in front of his clients? Then who would dare to make a deal with the Heat and only get the right to use White Chocolate for half a season?
Then Jiang Ming happened to see the entire Heat team training in the gym.

This is the reason why Williams was suffering from injuries all over his body.

This is not at all due to White Chocolate's own physical condition. It's because the Heat trained too hard. The veterans and rookies trained together and trained themselves to death. Even devilish training doesn't work this way.

This is during the competition period. Wouldn’t the training be even more terrifying on non-competition days?
Training that is too brutal is not a good thing. You can train like this for a few days during the off-season to get into shape, but how about training like this during the season?
It’s no wonder that the Heat have only won a dozen games this year. The weak team lineup is not the reason. A group of veterans in the team are almost worn out.

But it’s okay, you don’t need to practice making white chocolate from now on.

Jiang Ming quickly communicated his ideas to McGowan, saying that he definitely wanted to play for another five years after they took over White Chocolate.

"Okay, I believe you!"

McGowan then made a deal with Riley on the spot.

The Trail Blazers traded Jarrett Jack and a future second-round pick to the Heat for White Chocolate.

White Chocolate was shocked by the speed. Is he going to the Trail Blazers now?

He ran directly to Riley and started to scold him:
"I have made contributions but I have worked hard. You didn't tell me that before?"

Riley deadpanned:

"This is for your own good. Your knee can no longer withstand high-intensity competitions, and it just so happens that this Trail Blazers' chief team doctor is good at physical therapy."

White Chocolate continued indignantly:
"I don't care, cancel the deal! I want to retire, even if I have to go to the Trail Blazers, I will retire immediately!"

McGowan stopped him from making a scene and said:
"It's okay, Jason. Our team likes your playing style very much, and our team doctor will make you feel comfortable, really."

Jiang Ming didn't say anything. He just gestured to Bai Chocolate to sit down. While he was still angry, he used force to straighten his sprained knee.

After White Chocolate's pig-like howl, his eyes became clear:

"Oh, fuck, that's a lot of fun!"

"It feels even better after arriving at the Trail Blazers. Do you see the circle printed behind me? That's true health preservation."

McGowan proudly opened his suit to show his cupping marks, which left White Chocolate stunned.

Even Pat Riley was surprised, as there have been reports that the Trail Blazers' medical reform has changed.

But he didn't care because the Heat's medical team was also very strong, otherwise they wouldn't be able to handle such brutal training.

I only felt it was magical when I saw it in person today. With such a crisp click, White Chocolate wanted to go on the court and try dunking.

So before Jiang Ming and McGowan left, he secretly asked someone to add Jiang Ming's contact information and sent a message:
"Your contract is only for one year. You can consider our team medical team next year. Our Miami sea is bluer than Portland's."

Jiang Ming’s contact information was provided, but there was no response.

Giving is a courtesy, Riley is a big name in the NBA circle.

He didn't reply because a president like Riley is too scary. He thought he would inform White Chocolate when the Trail Blazers contacted the Heat.

As a result, when they arrived at my doorstep and even signed their names with white chocolate, I realized that this showed no basic respect for the players.

It can be seen that if he were in the Heat, he would probably not be treated as a human being by the management.

Larry Miller is really honest. He even let the team medical team participate in the evaluation of the players when they were traded. He also informed Jack that he might be traded long ago. He truly made the team a family with everyone working together for a better future.

"Let's go, next stop is Los Angeles, this Maggette is the most important."

McGowan was also very helpful. He was like Jiang Ming's tour guide throughout the whole process. Jiang Ming didn't need to worry about anything, he just had to follow him.

"I've been a senior scout for so many years, I'm familiar with everything in the United States~"

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