NBA backer king

Chapter 252 Go to the Lakers next season?

At this time, Dameng began to whisper to Drexler.

He said: "Clyde, your contract will end after this season. Come help me next season?"

Drexler glanced at Old Wang covertly, and said in a low voice, "It depends on the situation. I'm not young, and I'm in good shape. I want to sign a big contract. This is my last chance."

Dameng glanced at Barkley quietly, and whispered in his ear: "Charles has a lot of injuries, the management will not give a big contract, damn it, my contract is not big, we have salary space, you come here."

"We'll talk about it after finishing this season." Drexler said noncommittally.

"Call me." Dameng whispered.

Of course Lao Wang noticed that the two people were biting their ears, but he didn't care and didn't care.

His first goal in the NBA is of course to make money. Fengshen Street is a bottomless pit. Right now, he only builds shops on the fifth floor. In the future, he may build fifty floors. He doesn't know how much he will invest, so he really wants to get a bigger contract next time.

I have already discussed the new contract with Hawksman, and the two agree that he is on a 3+1 contract, and after this season, he will jump out of the contract.

Moreover, Mr. Colangelo has already communicated with Hawksman on the phone, hoping to conduct contract negotiations in advance and hope that he can renew the contract in advance.

The salary cap for this season is $1600 million. According to the labor negotiations during the offseason, the salary cap for next season will have a big increase, which is likely to exceed 2000 million. Therefore, Hawksman has rejected Mr. Colangelo’s request to sign in advance, and plans to talk about it after the new salary cap in the offseason comes out. It’s really not possible. It might be better to implement the last year’s contract.

And if he can get tens of millions of dollars in the Suns, or even hundreds of millions of dollars in big contracts, the chances of the team keeping Drexler and Danny Manning will be very small, which Hawksman has already analyzed for him.

For the reconstruction of the Suns, he is the cornerstone. Others can only choose rookies with potential, coupled with a few good role players, and a few veterans. If there is room, it is best to deploy a second star.

This kind of lineup will not let the team's salary explode, and it is also a normal lineup configuration for a team. The Suns' market simply cannot accommodate a lineup that is too luxurious.

Unless those stars are brought in with very low salaries, like Danny Manning, $100 million a year, such good things don't happen often.

So, even if he knew that Drexler would leave the team next season, he wouldn't care, he already knew it.

Of course, Hawksman also discussed another option with him, which is to leave Phoenix and go to a real big city.

"Los Angeles Lakers?"

He thought of the prospect that Hawksman described to him. Going to the Lakers, he can get the most commercial value, and there can also offer him a big contract. At the same time, the Lakers are also a team with a traditional center. The lack of a big center like him is not a big obstacle for him to go to the Lakers.

But he has thought about it and doesn't want to think about it for the time being. If the Suns can give him a big contract, he will stay.

As for the commercial value, CAA is still very capable, staying in Phoenix, he also holds a lot of sponsorship contracts in his hands.

But it's not confirmed, because Yu Feihong is in Los Angeles. If you consider her problem, you should actually go to the Lakers.

It's just that being with someone is not a matter of a few years. Whether Yu Feihong will stay after reading the book, he doesn't know, he should talk to her about this issue first, and then make a decision.

22th, game day.

"boom!"

In the opening game, Barkley missed six shots.

His face was dark, Dameng's face was dark, and off-court head coach Tomjanovich's face was also dark.

Lao Wang grabbed the rebound and the Suns attacked.

When he came to the front court, the others pulled away, and he ran directly to the basket. Dameng didn't defend against the top, but went around the front + wrapped defense.

The Mosaic team didn't have a pack-and-clip tactic, so they let Dameng defend Laowang alone.

Because the Suns' lineup can't be released at all, AC Green, Drexler, and Dan Marley can all shoot three-pointers, and even the rookie Wesley Parson, who is the main controller, can also shoot three-pointers.

The reason why Parson is allowed to play the main control is for the purpose of cultivating newcomers. Use this time to see if there is any value in cultivating.

When he came to the basket and saw Dameng circling in front of him, Pharaoh quickly turned around, facing the left wing, stretched his elbow, and stuck Dameng behind him.

At the top of the arc, under the defense of Kenny Smith, Parson did not find a chance to pass the ball directly, so he could only pass it to Drexler on the left wing.

After Drexler got the ball, three seconds had passed, Lao Wang had already left the paint area, and he quickly passed it on.

Lao Wang received the ball in the low position on the left wing, and between dribbles, the bear stepped in, stepped into the paint area, and made a breakthrough with the ball.

"squeak!"

Dameng, who was following up, reacted very quickly, and stopped in front of Lao Wang, blocking the breakthrough jump.

But at this moment, Lao Wang jumped up and threw a sideways hook near the basket.

Dameng's defensive reaction this time was also very fast, but no matter how fast it was, it was not as coherent as Lao Wang's movements, it was half a beat slower.

Old Wang's hook is a system-optimized signature technique, and it can be punched under the bear stance. The movements from moving to getting up and shooting are all well-designed. When Dameng jumped up, the ball had already flown over his head.

Besides, even if he can keep up with the rhythm, he still can't defend against this kind of sideways hook. The height of the shot is too high.

"brush!"

Splash appeared and a ball was hit.

This is the third hook that Pharaoh made in the first quarter. He made 3 hooks with nearly two points. He felt good today and hit 5 of them.

In addition to the offense at the basket and free throws, he has already scored 16 points in the first quarter, and his shooting percentage exceeded 70%.

"Surrender, we are not something you can resist, and if you continue to resist fearlessly, there will be a massacre." After Lao Wang succeeded, he didn't let Dameng go, and dumped the trash talk without money.

He didn't lie. He played 10 minutes in the first quarter, and at 27:21, the Suns had already led away by 6 points. If the point guard wasn't too good, he made three turnovers in a single quarter, and he could lead even more.

Dameng gritted her teeth and glanced at Barkley on the other side. The latter shook his hand, which meant to tell him that the problem of hand feeling cannot be done by humans.

However, in the following time, Mosaic strengthened the perimeter defense, and the rookie Parson made mistakes again and again. He was not a point guard, but a serious shooting guard, so he had no way to pass the ball to Lao Wang, and the score was evened in the second quarter.

In the second half, Perry replaced Parson on the court. Although he is a decent point guard, he is just a role player with little strength. Mosaic point guard Kenny Smith is also a second-rate main point guard with much stronger strength.

In the end, the Suns lost the game on the road.

Back in the locker room, head coach Westphal and the coaching staff discussed a question about Danny Manning and AC Green.

These two players, Danny Manning is a star, and Green is a basketball leader. The former has potential injuries and has just returned. The latter is known as the Iron Man and has a very high attendance rate.

Today, Iron Man started and Manning came off the bench, and they all performed well.

The key is that Westphal noticed that Manning's main position will cause some problems for the team.

For example, as a star player, he was born as the No. [-] pick. Although he is a power forward, he is not willing to do dirty work.Especially some dirty work on the defensive end, he is very repulsive.

Although Old K's defense ability has improved this season, it still can't reach the height of the self-contained defensive system like Dameng.

Manning's own defense is mediocre, not as good as old K's. No matter how he rejects such responsibilities in terms of attitude, the result is that the team's inside line is easier to be broken by opponents than last season.

It's okay in the West, but if you run into the Bulls, you will definitely be smashed into scum.

At the same time, Manning still has a problem with the main lineup, that is, the offensive ability of the main lineup is too saturated, which means that a lot of offensive ability is wasted, which leads to insufficient firepower of the substitute lineup.

Now he has an idea, take advantage of the opportunity of Manning's injured comeback, let him stay on the bench, or let AC Green play the main force.

Green is a standard basketball collar. He never complains about doing dirty work for Old K, and his offensive ability is much weaker. It can keep the offensive ability of the main lineup from being oversaturated, but it also has the ability to stretch, which is suitable for the team's tactics.

Manning entered the bench lineup, which strengthened the depth of the bench lineup. At the same time, he can attack as much as he wants, and he doesn't have to do the dirty work for anyone. It's just right to be the sixth man.

After discussing it, they felt that the idea was good, and they discussed it with Colangelo, and the latter also thought it was okay, so they decided on it.

Manning and the team only have a short contract of one year, and the contract is only 100 million U.S. dollars, while last season he was 325 million U.S. dollars. If he performs well in the Suns and renews his contract next season, the team is likely to offer an annual salary of several million, with a total amount of up to tens of millions.

But this is not in line with Colangelo's team building principles. He uses Wang Tiejun as the cornerstone of the team. After this season, Lao Wang is likely to choose to jump out of the final year of the contract next season. He must prepare a maximum salary contract. If Manning is given another big contract, the salary space is not enough at all, and the luxury tax that needs to be paid is too much.

In fact, the decision to replace the core after winning the last championship was also a consideration, because once Barkley renews his big contract, the Suns will not have enough salary space to keep the old K in the future, and he will be easily poached by other teams, so he can only choose one of the two and finally trade Barkley.

In fact, Colangelo's plan is to use Danny Manning for one year, finish this season, and re-sign Old K with all his strength.

Moreover, Drexler's contract is only left for this season, and he will have to sign another next season. Glider's data is better than Manning's. It is estimated that the annual salary is higher and the contract is bigger. The possibility that the Suns can keep him is very small.

In fact, he only wanted to use these two stars for this season, and he couldn't afford to use them in the future, and the Suns couldn't accommodate them at all.

Even, he has already prepared a contract for Old K, and plans to discuss this issue with Hawksman when the time is right, and try to complete the renewal ahead of schedule.

So now he has no objection to removing Manning's starting position.

After playing this game, the Suns rushed back to Phoenix non-stop. Then they have two home games. They will play back-to-back Nuggets tomorrow and the Mavericks on the 26th.

The schedule against the Mavericks is very interesting. I will play against the Mavericks at home, and then go to the away game overnight. On the 27th, I will play a back-to-back game against the Mavericks.

After the post-game press conference, the Suns rushed back to Phoenix overnight.

It happened to be a holiday, and Yu Feihong arrived in Phoenix with her luggage. She had a vacation of about ten days, and she would spend it here.

On the 23rd, the Suns lost back-to-back to the Nuggets, a bad team, and got their sixth loss of the season.

The team did not practice on the 24th. In the evening, he was taking a medicinal bath at home. There was news from the country that the passports of his five cousins ​​had been completed. He had also received a job invitation letter and was applying for a visa.

"Tie Jun, half of the decoration of the martial arts hall is done, do you want to go and have a look tomorrow?" Liu Changfeng, who was preparing for the medicated oil massage, asked.

"I won't go, just watch for me when you have time." He shook his head.

"Tie Jun, I think we can hire a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. The effects of acupuncture and cupping are good." Liu Changfeng said.

"There is one in the United States. When you go to Los Angeles or New York one day, go to Chinatown and call. If you can't find one, find one from your hometown."

He did not refuse. If there is an injury, such as a muscle strain, acupuncture and cupping are really effective. This is also a very good fee-based service item and should be established.

In his martial arts gym, teaching boxing is a basic project, and other projects should be done more in order to generate more revenue. Just like NBA teams, peripheral income is also a large part of revenue.

"Are you all ready? It's time to eat." Yu Feihong's voice sounded.

"Okay, come here now." Old Wang replied.

After a while, several people sat at the dining table.

"Feihong, do you want to go away with me?" Old Wang asked.

Yu Feihong hesitated for a moment. She only had ten days of vacation, and she didn't want to stay here alone, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then you can make arrangements for me."

"OK." Pharaoh smiled.

26th, game day.

Yu Feihong appeared at the home court of the Suns for the first time, and sat on the seat that Lao Wang arranged for her.

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

Mavericks: Lorenzo Williams, Poopeye Jones, Jamal Mashburn, Jim Jackson, Jason Kidd
Suns: Wang Tiejun, AC Green, Drexler, Dan Marley, Elliott Perry
In the locker room of the home team, AC Green was a little delighted to hear that his name appeared in the starting list.

Although he played well as the sixth man, it would of course be better if he could play the main force.

Danny Manning was a little depressed when he didn't hear his name. He hoped to return to the main position as soon as possible.

The coaching staff has not discussed the position issue with Danny Manning, and hopes to observe for a period of time before making a final decision, so he does not know that he will be a substitute in the future.

Ten minutes after the substitute came off the bench, the starters were ready to play.

"Hey, old K."

In the player channel, Jamal Mashburn greeted the Suns coming.

Marsh was the No. 93 pick in the first round in 4. He is a forward and very talented. In his rookie season, he scored 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals.

"Hey, old K." Jim Jixon also greeted.

He was Lao Wang's show of the same year, the No. 92 pick in the first round of 4, a shooting guard, and very talented. This season, he averaged 25.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He was the Mavericks' scoring leader last season and this season.

The remaining three main players of the Mavericks stood behind without saying a word.

Lorenzo Williams, Puopeye Jones, these are all considered Lao Wang's same year show, and also a rookie in 92.

The former is an undrafted player with the strength of a marginal player. After changing six teams in three seasons, he can play the main center for the Mavericks. That is because the team's lineup is too bad.

The latter is the No. 14 pick in the second round, but he didn't play in the 92/93 season. Last season was his rookie season with 10+10 data. This season is also a double-ten data. The rebounding ability is what the Mavericks need.

Jason Kidd, a rookie in 94 and the second pick of the Mavericks, came in as the main point guard.

These three guys are either marginal people, or role players and rookies. They have no status in the Mavericks, let alone in front of Lao Wang. If Lao Wang didn't take the initiative to talk to them, it was difficult for them to speak.

The Suns have had no problems with the Mavericks in the past two seasons, but Lao Wang played Mavericks power forward Terry Davis in his rookie season. The relationship between the two teams is very bad, they are deadly rivals.

Why would Mashburn and Jim Jackson, two of the Mavericks' best players, take the initiative to say hello to Wang?

One is because Davis suffered a serious injury last season and his state dropped drastically. He was already average in strength, but now he has become a marginal player. Although he is still in the Mavericks, he has no chance and has no influence on the team.

The second reason is that Mashburn and the others have no grievances with Lao Wang.

Among the five Mavericks starters, four were not in the Mavericks in the 92/93 season. The only Jim Jackson who was in the Mavericks that season was not the main force, and he only played 28 games in that season because of injuries. Lao Wang took a photo, so in fact, none of the five of them had any direct problems with Lao Wang, and none of them wanted to offend a big villain like Lao Wang, and he was a superstar villain.

And in terms of qualifications, Lao Wang is the starting center of the All-Stars. In terms of strength, Lao Wang is the scoring leader and MVP ranked first this season, and he can crush them. Even Jim Jackson and Mashburn have no equal status in front of Lao Wang. They can only say a few words.

"Hello."

Lao Wang nodded casually in greeting.

The main players of the Mavericks are the youth army. Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashben are very talented and not too bad. Kidd is also very talented. The current record is actually not too bad, with 12 wins and 10 losses.

However, this kind of youth army has momentum, but it is easy to collapse, and the inside line is poor, and the stability is even worse. It is difficult to say whether it will eventually make it to the playoffs.

In this game, the Suns finally won at home.

Overnight, the two teams both turned around and came to Dallas.

On the 27th, a back-to-back game day.

Dallas is still one of the most racially discriminatory cities in the United States. The vast majority of people are white, and there are fewer and fewer people of color.

When Lao Wang appeared on the court, he was still greatly booed. The Mavericks players were no longer hostile to him, but these local fans did not forget the shame he brought to the Mavericks.

Back-to-back away games, and such a racially discriminatory away game, are a test for the Suns' physical fitness and willpower.

Fortunately, the Mavericks also rely on learning, the only advantage is that this is their home court.

Seeing those fans pointing their middle fingers up and countless filth and abuse converging into a loud noise, Wang Tiejun just wanted to send them a complete defeat.

"Fuck 'em tonight!" he yelled at his teammates.

"Fuck them!"

All the Suns players followed suit and roared.

(End of this chapter)