From today on is the king

Chapter 1471. Chapter 1470.
The current situation in the league is very sensitive to many teams.

But during this period, many agents have discovered that this is the best period for some young players under their hands who were originally buried and had no chance to perform!Gather famous stars to a small number of teams, let more teams vacate opportunities, and let potential young players get opportunities to grow!
Some agents and some teams have already begun to operate and want to come up with new super teams other than the Lake Rima, Double Bulls, and Eagles.

The NBA has never lacked talent, but there are many talents buried for various reasons.

There are two main reasons why geniuses are buried.

One is injuries. Many geniuses have fallen on injuries. At the same time, this incident has caused many teams' revival to die from the very beginning.

There is another opportunity!
In this era, except for a very small number of teams, most teams have stars who can compete for the All-Stars, which prevents some talented young players in the same position from getting the opportunity to improve.

Still the same sentence, the NBA has never been short of geniuses, only geniuses who have been buried and no one has even noticed.

Just like Reid, if it wasn't for Ray Allen being traded away, Payton, who came back from the trade, would leave after playing for half a year, and he wouldn't be able to get his current core position.

And such things as grouping together will not make the alliance feel bad.

The grouping of stars is not something that affects the development of the league. It may cause the championship to be concentrated on certain teams for a while, but it will not affect the ratings, but may increase the ratings.

Everyone wants to see Kobe and James deal with Liu Mang together, and everyone wants to see Milicic and Bosh deal with Yao Ming, Gasol and Odom's inside combination.

League fans generally use the changes in the rules to turn basketball into a more harmonious game than badminton, which will affect the development of the league and affect the ratings, but grouping together will increase attention.

People playing badminton can still tear their jerseys and shout "sell condoms", but in the future NBA, if you take a good shot and look at the opponent, you will be sent off.

On the contrary, in the original time and space, when the Big Three Celtics and the Big Three of the Heat were born, they both greatly increased the ratings at that time. Adam Silva was able to sign sky-high broadcast contracts with major TV stations in 2014. It was not because of the three-point alliance he created, but the duel between the Big Three of the Heat and the Big Three of the Celtics, and the confrontation between the Big Three of the Heat and the Spurs system. On the contrary, after becoming a three-point league, the ratings began to decline. There is a massive exodus of NBA fans.

Now NBA teams have begun to be dissatisfied with the 2004-year broadcast price signed in 12. Previously, relying on the OK combination, they saved the ratings that might decline after Jordan retired, and signed a broadcast agreement that seemed incredible at the time.

But there is no way, we can only wait until the end of this broadcast agreement.

However, due to this situation, the league does not reject the emergence of giant teams, as long as the game is good, the ratings are high, and the attention is high... that's fine!

Of course, this also led to a bad trend...

People want to start clinging.

After the Eagles beat the Lakers to form the Big Four again, and the Lakers successfully won the championship, many stars began to sit still.

If you want to join but don't want to join, then you can only fight against each other by yourself!

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"Michael, if you ask me to come together, aren't you afraid of being fined by the league?" Liu Mang joked.

"How much is the fine? 5 yuan? 5 yuan for a glass of water is quite expensive." Jordan immediately countered.

"It's quite expensive, but I think you'd have to pour 20 glasses of water to be satisfied."

"Hahaha, I think it might really cost that much money to talk to you about this in private."

As Jordan said, this time he and the owner of the Eagles made an agreement to let Liu Mang participate in the trade negotiations, so there is no such problem.

The NBA has entered a whole new era.

Perhaps many young people will come forward at this time, and at the same time, there will be many star groups that end up regretting ending... After all, there is only one champion every year, and if one mistake is made, the whole game will be lost, so the stars are still very cautious.

At a time when the league is in turmoil, Liu Mang is discussing with the management team about draft picks with the target team.

On June 6, Michael Jordan came to Atlanta. Last night, Hawks owner Price had communicated with Larry Bird about the draft picks at dinner.

The Eagles put forward their own ideas here, and Larry Bird is considering it.

By noon today, it was time for the Eagles to discuss with Jordan.

Jordan and Bird, two former players, are relatively straightforward in this regard. They personally went to the city where other teams are located to negotiate, which seemed full of sincerity.

Of course, Bird is also regretting not sending Artest to the Hawks for Granger last summer. If they accepted the trade plan of Artest for Iguodala last year, if they still wanted Granger, the Eagles would not refuse. At most, they would ask for a draft pick in return.

It's just that Granger spent most of his rookie season in the Development League, and Bird didn't expect that Granger would look so good after entering the rotation in the second grade.

Negotiations with Bird were very pleasant. The goals of both sides were very direct. The Eagles wanted more than just one draft pick...or the No. [-] pick Liu Mang felt that it was too wasteful. He wanted more draft picks.

But not hanging from a tree, so keep talking to Jordan today.

After Qiao Dan and Liu Mang, the master and apprentice, joked with each other, the waiter handed over the menu.

On the Hawks side today, Liu Mang, Price, and Coach Kruger came together, while Jordan was on his own.

After ordering some food, after the waiter left, Jordan, who has always been very straightforward, quickly got to the point: "I think the offer I gave should be very sincere. This year's 10th pick and the top five picks in 2009, if you want, in addition to Felton, Wallace, and Okafor, you can also choose other players on our team."

pick whatever you want...

It's very tempting to say this, but the Bobcats can make other teams have ideas, and these three players are the only ones.

Although Felton did not meet expectations, he is also a good point guard. Gerald Wallace is the best player in the Bobcats. Okafor drives high and low. The rookie is the peak, but he still has double-double strength. A defensive center with a mid-range shot...

Except for these three people, or in other words, except for Gerald Wallace and Okafor, Liu Mang looked down on the rest of the Bobcats.

The person Jordan was talking to was Price, but he glanced at Liu Mang from time to time.

Liu Wei will be able to jump out of the contract after finishing next season. If the Eagles make any decision now, they will definitely not betray Liu Wei. Liu Wei has a lot of voice, as Jordan, who once had the same voice as Liu Wei, knows this very well.

"Mike, if you have Granger and Lee, your perimeter will improve a lot. With Wallace and Okafor, you will have reached the playoffs in 2009, right? It doesn't make much sense to protect the top five picks in the first round. This will definitely not be a high-ranking pick. I think it is difficult to pick such an outstanding young man as Granger with the tenth pick," Price replied.

Is this a rejection?Jordan didn't feel like he was refusing, and said, "Of course, the chips can be adjusted, but if it's three first rounds, we can use them for Kidd."

This is true. During the All-Star Weekend last year, the reason why the Nets failed to sell Kidd was because the Nets' asking price was too high. A 34-year-old veteran needed three first rounds before they rotted in their hands.

"Granger is different. He is only 24 years old and has a bright future. And Mike, you don't just want Granger, you also want Lee. You have Granger and Lee. I believe you can make the playoffs, so the rewards we get are not so satisfying." Price emphasized.

"Okay, let's be direct, what chips do you want?" Jordan quickly became impatient and said directly.

Liu Mang and Price looked at each other, and they both saw the meaning of "this guy has been tricked".

Price said: "The No. 10 pick is really attractive, but we don't need such a high pick. We have enough outside talent. If the No. 10 pick can be replaced by two late first-round picks, we can accept it..."

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The Eagles themselves traded with the No. 10 pick. Other teams will definitely have ideas, especially the teams that trade with the Eagles. They will definitely guess who the Eagles want to choose, and then they will not trade and choose by themselves.

Although these teams who guessed who the Eagles wanted to pick would definitely not be able to guess who Liu Mang wanted to pick, but in this way, it would be difficult for the Eagles to trade the No. 10 pick.

Therefore, whether it is talking with Bird or Jordan, it is hoped that the other party can trade down the pick.

After Jordan got the answer and left, Coach Kruger asked Liu Mang, "Ace, are we sure we don't want the No. [-] and No. [-] picks? Even if it's not the top five picks, we are very likely to select outstanding rookie insiders like Spencer Hawes and Thaddeus Young."

At this time, people see that the 07 draft list is definitely more like the draft year than the expected 08 draft list.

Oden, Horford, and Noah's three major insiders, as well as Durant, Jeff Colin, Corey Brewer, these forwards, Mike Conley, Ronnie Stuckey and other guards...

At this stage, 2007 does look like another draft year since 2003.

But Liu Mang knew that 2008 and 2009 were the real draft years. In those two years, there were several MVPs, but in 2007, only Durant was at the MVP level.

Liu Mang didn't know how to explain, so he chose not to explain, and said, "That's not important. Our goal this year is not in the draft. We should pay more attention to recruiting veterans and insiders this year."

"I guess so, Lang, you lost, you pay the bill today." After hearing Liu Mang's answer, Price showed such an expression.

When it comes to business, Coach Kruger is much worse than Liu Mang and Price. Although Price is easy to miss when it comes to negotiating returns, he is a boss who generally knows what the team needs. Like the Big Dog, if it weren’t for Big Dog’s personality of clocking in at 20 points since his rookie season, Big Dog’s strength was still very suitable for the Eagles at that time.

Coach Kruger was still a little puzzled and asked, "Then why did we trade Danny?"

"Danny won the championship with us last year. He doesn't have the strong desire to have more performance opportunities like Josh and Andre, but next year, his contract year is about to come. His transaction value will definitely decrease, and we have Grant, and Dwyane will be back soon. Danny's role is much smaller. He doesn't have many performance opportunities, and his transaction value will further decline." Liu Mang explained.

In fact... these things, Coach Kruger had analyzed this with Bird in the negotiation with Bird yesterday, which Liu Mang did not participate in. He asked this just to introduce the next topic.

In the negotiations with Jordan, Coach Kruger knew that the general negotiation process was similar. For Coach Kruger and Price, there were more important things.

"Ace, we have also received a transaction application, which is about Tracy. Of course, we must discuss such a big matter with you first..."

(End of this chapter)