NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 262
At 12 a.m. on the 10th, the Knicks officially announced that Oakley's contract had ended and he would choose to enter the free market.

Veteran Buck Williams' contract ended and he announced his retirement.

At the same time, Alan Houston and John Starks, whose contracts have not yet ended, applied for a deal and put them on the shelves themselves.

In addition, Larry Johnson, who didn't want to leave, as well as Charlie Ward and Chris Childs were put on the shelves by the management.

In addition to Oakley's free departure and Barker's retirement, 5 people in the Knicks' championship lineup have been put on the shelves, and a total of [-] people will leave, which symbolizes that the Knicks will undergo a major cleanup.

However, the Knicks have not become a player supermarket, because the transaction value of these five people on the shelves is not very high, and they cannot trigger other teams to snap up.

On this day, the Jazz was the most popular, and the Knicks were robbed of the limelight by the Jazz, because the Jazz announced the reconstruction, and both black and white were put on the shelves at the same time.

This news quickly spread throughout the alliance, causing a shock.

Adidas and Reebok are both headaches, because the Jazz have disclosed the rebuilding matters so early, and the matter of trading Malone to the Lakers will encounter a lot of resistance. There will definitely be teams competing with the Lakers for the postman, which means that they are likely to A greater price needs to be paid.

But they are also unable to prevent the Jazz from making this matter public, so they can only respond passively.

In Salt Lake City, John Stockton was shocked that the team put him on the shelf without notifying him?
This hit him too hard. He had already prepared for the Jazz for the rest of his life. Now, he was betrayed by the team.

"why?"

Frustrated, he called the general manager Ham.

"John, please understand the team's difficulties. If the postman leaves, this team must be rebuilt. We need chips for rebuilding. You don't want this team to be completely ruined, do you?" Ham said.

"What if I choose to retire?" John Stockton said coldly.

Ham took a breath. If that was the case, the Jazz would encounter great difficulties. He forced himself to calm down and sighed: "John, you can choose to take revenge on the team. I won't blame you, and neither will the Jazz fans." Will blame you. I'm sorry, the team is sorry for you."

"..."

John Stockton sighed inwardly and hung up the phone.

He definitely doesn't want to see the team he played for for [-] seasons lose hope of rebuilding, and he will be sorry for the fans who support him.

For the Knicks, Neil Grant immediately became excited when he heard the news about the Jazz.

He has always been dissatisfied with the point guard position.

Although Zhao Dong is perfectly capable of playing point guard, his favorite is offense. The team still needs an orthodox point guard.

Billups is far from growing up, and next season will be a crucial season for the defending dynasty, so he hopes to trade a capable No. [-] position.

This position is very important. Trading Stockton will inevitably take away a lot of the ball from Feilong, and his consent must be obtained.

"Flying Dragon, we want to trade John Stockton, what do you think?" He immediately made a call.

"You decide." Zhao Dong had no objection.

But he felt that this transaction could not be successful. The Jazz are the Knicks' mortal enemy. How could it be possible to trade Stockton to New York?
Sure enough, just 10 minutes later, Grant called and told him in a disappointed tone that the Jazz directly rejected the deal.

In the Knicks headquarters, the old Nelson and the coaching staff have no time to go on vacation. The team is almost rebuilt, and they are the busiest people.

They must first determine the type of team next season, and then trade and reinforce accordingly.

Of course, old Nelson has been thinking about this issue, and he already has an idea in his mind, and now it's just a final decision.

Perimeter shooter, accurate shooting, good mobility, and good perimeter defense.

For such a pitcher, Zhao Dong can get a lot of open opportunities after attracting double-teams in the low post, or rushing in to compress the opponent's defense. He doesn't need the ball, but he can adapt to many tactics.

Inside, Daben is developing well and will be the main center for next season, but he needs to be equipped with a partner who can stretch.

Such an inside combination can have a certain ability to protect the basket and rebound, and can also open up the opponent's inside defense, allowing the outside to have a lot of room for breakthrough.

Danny Fortson actually meets this requirement, just improve his shooting ability, but he still needs to make second-hand preparations, what if Fortson can't make it?

Of course, there is really no way, the inside combination of Big Ben and Fortson can also make do.

On the outside, there is a pretty good guy who is easy to get, and this is the madman that the Warriors have been suspended for the entire season.

Grant was about to contact the Warriors when he suddenly remembered his phone number. After connecting, it was a coincidence that the Warriors called.

"Nair, give me Alan Houston and John Starks, and I'll give you Madman."

"John Starks is fine, Alan Houston is not, Madman isn't worth that much."

In the end, because the Warriors belonged to the sale maniac, the chokehold incident caused the maniac to have no teams willing to want him, so a deal was quickly reached, Starks plus Chris Chaier, the trade maniac.

Of course, this is just a negotiation, and the official transaction needs to be opened after the draft.

"Latrier, you are going to the Knicks next season, the deal has been negotiated."

"Nix? Dragon?"

"Yes, Dragon's team. Listen, Latrell, go to the Knicks, don't mess around, if you offend Dragon, it's over."

The madman ended his call with the manager, feeling a little dazed.

Since the chokehold incident, he has been suspended, and until now, he has lost $600 million in wages.

Going to the Knicks next season, he doesn't know what he will face. What if he offends Feilong, a violent madman?Will he be killed?
At this time, with the support of Adidas and Reebok, the Lakers are leading a multi-party transaction.

In order to get the postman Malone, and because he wanted to support Kobe, Jerry West decided to use the main All-Star shooting guard Eddie Jones as the core trading chip.

The chip that the Jazz want is at least two lottery picks.

This Laker doesn't, so more trades are needed.

Just then Jerry West's phone rang.

"Shaq, aren't you on vacation in Miami?"

"Yes, I'm right on the beach. Jerry, don't you want to say something to me?"

"Haha, Shaq, I'm helping you get a good helper, he still has at least two or three years of his prime."

"Yes, yes, my agent found out about it, and it's a good idea, but Jerry, do we have room for a postman?"

"Yes, there is no room for it, but Adidas will support us, and the postman will join with a veteran's basic salary. This is what we have negotiated."

"Oh, that's crazy, haha!"

O'Neill, who was lying on the beach chair, danced and danced, and then with a bang, the chair fell over and he was in a panic.

"Be careful, Shaq, never reveal it."

"OK OK..."

O'Neal agreed repeatedly, but then whispered: "Jerry, I have something to talk to you about, that guy Nick..."

……

On the 18th, Vince Carter came to New York Flying Dragon Sports Company and officially signed the contract.

Zhao Dong and Lindsay attended the signing ceremony.

At the same time, Dazhi was also signed.

Zhao Dong gave Dazhi a sneaker contract, the same as Hu Weidong's.

"boss."

When he saw Zhao Dong, Carter hurriedly greeted him.

"You don't need to call me that in the league, where I have only one identity, player. You can call me Zhao Dong, or Feilong." Zhao Dong laughed.

"Okay, boss." Carter smiled.

"Shoes, are you satisfied?" Zhao Dong pointed to the sneakers on Carter's feet.

"It's great, I'm very satisfied, it's the coolest shoe I've ever seen." Carter said excitedly.

"How's the performance?" Zhao Dong asked with a smile.

Carter immediately said excitedly: "It allows me to jump higher, the cushioning performance of the landing is super good, it can better protect my ankles. Other performances are also very good, such as grip, it can save me from Slip, start faster..."

"Glad you enjoyed it."

The super contract of tens of millions of dollars immediately made Vince Carter's reputation even better.

On the 24th, draft day.

Zhao Dong brought Dazhi and Wells to Madison Square Garden to watch the excitement.

He let Wells sign Da Zhi, so as not to let Da Zhi find some unreliable agents.

There are still many good players this year, such as Al Harrington, Rashad Lewis, Alston, Mobley, etc. These people have fallen to the end of the first round and the second round. The Knicks have a chance to select them of.

However, Grant has promised him to use the last pick of the first round to select Dazhi, and there is only one second-round pick left, which is of little value, so this year's draft, the Knicks are not as good as last year.

He came to the green house in front of him and turned around, and saw Vince Carter, Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, White Devil Mike Bibby, White Chocolate, Larry Hughes, these guys who would become famous in the future.

"Vince, I will give you a suggestion, protect yourself from now on."

When he came to Carter, he said earnestly, "You are a player who flies in the air. Before landing, be careful that there are other people's feet waiting for you below."

"..." Carter was taken aback.

"Cultivate a habit in training from now on, and spread your feet apart when you land," Zhao Dong said again.

"OK, I will do it, thank you, boss." Carter said gratefully.

"Hello, rookies."

Zhao Dong greeted the other rookies in the green house again.

Some of them are also signed players of Dragon Sports, such as White Chocolate and Mike Bibby.

"Feilong, hello."

"Feilong, it's great to meet you, I'm your fan."

"Feilong, I'm a fan of the Silver Demon."

"Good day, boss."

All the rookies stood up one after another, shouting in unison.

After a haha, Zhao Dong said with a smile: "Okay, you are so enthusiastic, when I meet you next season, I won't be able to teach you a lesson."

"..."

The rookies were stunned, and they immediately remembered Zhao Dong's coach Tim Duncan this season.

The top three in this year's lottery show are the Clippers, Grizzlies, and Nuggets.

After leaving the green house, Zhao Dong took a few steps and met Jordan and Phil Jackson.

"Do you still have a lottery?" Zhao Dong asked in surprise.

"Of course there is."

Jordan said coldly: "You don't need to care about this."

"Who did you sell it for?" Zhao Dong asked curiously.

"What's none of your business?" Jordan said angrily.

Next, the Clippers selected center Michael Olowokandi with the No. [-] pick, the Grizzlies selected Mike Bibby with the No. [-] pick, and the Nuggets selected Riff LaFrentz with the No. [-] pick.

The Raptors selected Antawn Jamison at No. [-], and the Warriors selected Vince Carter at No. [-].

The two teams then swapped, with Jamison and Carter swapping clubs before their hats were warmed up.

In fact, it was the Raptors who knew that the Warriors wanted to pick Jamison, so they cut off Jamison. During the transaction, the Warriors also took some cash in order to get Jamison.

Da Zhi Anan sat next to Zhao Dong, waiting for his No. 29 pick in the first round.

At this time, it was the turn of the 27th pick, and Phil Jackson handed over the envelope.

They bought this pick with two role players. Their original No. 24 pick was used to trade Ewing.

"The bull has chosen..."

After reading this, Stern raised his head to look at Phil Jackson and the Bulls, then at the Knicks, and then continued to read: "Wang Zhizhi from China."

"yeah!"

At this time, the domestic, Dazhi's family, as well as his friends and teammates began to cheer.

"Grass!"

Zhao Dong burst into foul language.

"..."

Dazhi was also dumbfounded.

"Brother?"

He looked at Zhao Dong blankly.

Over there, Jordan looked over here with a somewhat smug expression on his face.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not bad to go to the Bulls. They are basically rebuilding. With your ability, you may be able to start."

Zhao Dong analyzed it, and then warned: "It's your psychological quality. Jordan is a very harsh person to his teammates. You must be mentally prepared."

Da Zhi nodded. After all, he has played in the professional league for two years. He is no longer a rookie, and his heart gradually settled down.

"Go up first."

At this moment, Stern read Da Zhi's name again, and Zhao Dong quickly pushed Da Zhi.

"Welcome, Wang, I hope you have a happy career in the NBA." Stern smiled.

"Thank you, Mr. Stern." Dazhi said in English.

"Damn it, who do we choose?"

But the bull's cutting of the beard caught Grant a little by surprise, because he had to choose the big one, so he was not prepared at all.

It's not that I'm completely unprepared. The Knicks' scouting system is still possible, but I don't know who to choose for a while.

"Nell, let me give you a few names, I think they are good." Seeing Grant and Nelson discussing draft targets, Zhao Dong said.

"OK, Feilong, the Hu and Ben Wallace you recommended are both good, please tell me." Grant nodded.

Zhao Dong mentioned the names of those who fell to the second round and the end of the first round. Grant thought about it and decided to choose Cutino Mobley, because the team basically has to go outside and needs a lot of outside shots.

In this way, Mobley, who had fallen to No. 29 in the second round, was selected No. [-] in the first round.

After the draft, Zhao Dong stood in the way of Jordan and Phil Jackson.

"What do you want?" Jordan asked dissatisfied.

"Tell me, why did you choose me?" Zhao Dong said angrily.

"Feilong, whoever we choose is our right." Phil Jackson smiled.

"I know that. But what I want to know is, what are you looking for in him? He hasn't participated in any training camps, let alone tried out with the Bulls."

Zhao Dong said unhappily.

Phil Jackson laughed and said, "Feilong, if you want to get the king back, it's not impossible."

"damn it!"

Zhao Dong was really angry, bastard, it turned out that the Bulls chose Dazhi as a bargaining chip, and they didn't really want Dazhi.

"Mr. Jackson..."

Grant came up and said coldly, "Who do you want? Danny Fortson?"

"Yes."

Phil Jackson nodded without hesitation.

Grant and Zhao Dong looked at each other, feeling that things were going to be difficult.

"Feilong, let's go first," Grant said.

Zhao Dong nodded. Before leaving, he took the bull's hat from Dazhi's hand and threw it to Jordan.

After walking two steps, he stopped and pointed to Phil Jackson, and said, "Coach Jackson, don't think about it, Danny Fortson. Neither the Knicks nor I will accept such a nearly blackmailed deal."

After speaking, he strode away.

Phil Jackson and Jordan looked at each other. A few media reporters came over at this time, but they couldn't say anything, so they left suddenly.

After leaving Madison Square Garden and getting into the car, Phil Jackson said, "Michael, if the Knicks don't agree, Wang can also use it. The No. 27 pick in the first round will not suffer."

Jordan nodded and said, "I hope he can help us on the bench."

The reason why the two chose Dazhi was that during the finals, Zhao Dong had always brought Dazhi and Dayao by his side. Dayao and the others knew that Dazhi also performed well in the Atlanta Olympics, so they investigated Dazhi The data, this is the plan.

After Zhao Dong left the scene, several people discussed the change.

Old Nelson has a good feeling for Dazhi. He likes this kind of inside line that can be pulled out to shoot. It is a pity that he said: "If Wang enters our lineup, there will be more tactical changes. The Bulls have done an annoying thing. "

Da Zhi felt a little uneasy, Zhao Dong saw it, and said: "It's okay, even if you go to the Bulls, with your current strength, you can still play. The current Bulls, like the Knicks, are basically rebuilding. Chance."

"I understand, Brother Dong." Dazhi said.

Zhao Dong thought for a while and said: "Stay there for a while, it's really not good, even if you apply for a deal, they can't force you to stay."

"Don't worry, Brother Dong, I can adapt." Dazhi said.

Zhao Dong nodded.

Dazhi in this life is indeed different from the previous life. His strength has improved a bit, and he has adapted to NBA training and confrontation in advance. I heard that there is no major problem with English. It should be possible to get a chance to play in the Bulls.

After the draft, Zhao Dong had nothing to do in the United States and was ready to return home.

"Feilong, are you going to participate in the World Championships?" Wells asked when he was seeing off.

"Yes."

"Oh, there is a question. If the league is really suspended, it is likely that players will not be allowed to play international games. Have you considered it?" Wells asked.

Zhao Dong was taken aback, there was indeed such a possibility.

The league is suspended. If there is a contract, then this contract will be gone during the suspension. Players are not restricted and can play wherever they want.

But in fact, the players are on the weak side, and the league does not allow it. If the players insist on playing, the result may be very unfavorable to the players.

In fact, no NBA player participated in the U.S. World Championships. On the surface, the players refused, but in fact the league did not allow it. In order not to offend the league, the players could only choose not to participate.

"Linger, once the league is suspended, you immediately send me a statement announcing my retirement." Zhao Dong laughed.

"Uh, well, all right."

Wells nodded helplessly.

Then Zhao Dong and Lindsay returned to China, and Dazhi temporarily stayed in the United States, and went to Chicago with Wells to discuss the contract.

After returning to Beijing and staying at home for two days, Zhao Dong and Lin Sai went to Feilong Sports Company.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Lin, in the past, some executives strongly pushed to go public in the United States. Now the voice is getting louder and louder. Almost all executives agree to go public in the United States."

Arriving at the top floor of the Feilong Building, which is the floor exclusively owned by Zhao Dong and Lin Sai, General Manager Chen Jian began to report on the work, among which the listing was the focus.

"What's your opinion?" Zhao Dong asked.

From Chen Jian's words, he heard a problem. Whether to go public or not is no longer considered by the executives. The company must go public. The question is where to go public?

Hehe, these executives really don't treat themselves as outsiders.

Chen Jian obviously thought about this issue a lot, and immediately said: "The company's sales are very good, whether it's in China, Asia or the United States.

China basically occupies all the basketball shoe market, 25% of the Asian market is ours, and we account for [-]% in North America.The bad thing is Europe, it's not very good now, that's the football market.

Our operating funds are also sufficient, and the demand for listing is not very great.The only thing to consider is the wishes of the executives. "

"I'm asking for your opinion."

Seeing that Chen Jian hadn't answered his question after talking for a long time, Zhao Dong asked again.

Chen Jian smiled awkwardly and said, "I support going public in the US."

"What is your reason?" Zhao Dong asked.

"Maximize the benefits."

Chen Jiandao: "The domestic secondary capital market is far from mature. If we go public there, we can..."

"What I'm asking is what are your reasons for supporting the listing? Is it just the willingness of those executives to go public? What about your personal wishes?"

Zhao Dong frowned and asked.

Chen Jian said hastily: "In just one year, the company has developed so well. I think entering the secondary capital market is a smooth and necessary step. In addition, an international company can only be listed in a capital market with a very high degree of openness. , is the most correct behavior. Of course, I personally support the listing behavior.”

Zhao Dong nodded, he understood Chen Jian's attitude.

In fact, he is not very opposed to listing in the United States. After all, this is just a sports brand, not a technology company.

But listing in the United States, the company will definitely be disturbed by capital in the future, which he does not want to see.

Moreover, he has no shortage of operating funds, and there is no urgency to go public at all.

He and Lindsay have already discussed that the company will not plan to go public for the time being, and the incentive system for promoting dividends at the senior management level will not be carried out within three years, and will be discussed after three years.

The company has only been a year old and has done nothing, relying on his influence and the development of Silver Demon. These executives only think about equity and think too much.

At present, there is no equity incentive system in the country at all. The reason why these executives are instigating this matter must be someone behind it, and it is even more impossible for him to do what they want.

Even if the equity reward system is implemented in the future, they will only be eligible after they have achieved results, otherwise why should they be paid dividends?

(End of this chapter)