From today on is the king

Chapter 770 769. The sword has been unsheathed, are you going with me?
Price left in high spirits and returned in disappointment...

Price's displeasure was evident on his face.

"The pig-headed general manager of the Magic, the bastard who doesn't know how to be satisfied..." Price, who came back from the office, kept cursing.

Well, different bosses said more, Liu Mang understood.

The first negotiation, was rejected!

Price talked about the general situation. The Magic are not satisfied with only Raheem. They still want Prince and Jason Terry, and they also want to send Juwan Howard's contract to the Eagles to match the salary...

"Crazy, this guy is crazy." Liu Mang was startled by the behavior of the general manager of the Magic Lions.

How did this guy stay with the Magic for so long?Liu Mang remembers that when this guy resigned in 2011 because of a back injury that made him unable to sit for a long time and was unable to take up the management position, he was criticized by Magic fans. That is to say, until 2011, the Magic didn’t take the initiative to fire him. It seems that this guy had already been promoted to executive vice president at that time.

What is the owner of the Magic team planning?Liu Mang's only acceptable reason is that this guy is really good at the draft, and none of the top picks in the bet will be lost, and there will be no parallel imports for high picks... Otherwise, there will only be some ulterior circumstances.

However, even though he knew that the head of the general manager of the Magic was a bit different from ordinary people, he never expected it to be so funny. Raheem, Prince, Jason Terry, a player whose value plummeted because of his refusal to renew his contract after the trade, and other teams were unwilling to give decent chips. These can be used to exchange Kobe.

For Kobe?
Liu Mang immediately said: "Boss, ignore that guy for now, they can't find a better bargaining chip than what we gave, so let's not act so urgent, do something else, and discuss what to do in the future if the transaction is completed."

"Do something else?" Coach Kruger and Price asked simultaneously.

"Yes, other things, boss, we can't change McGrady, we can change to someone else..." Liu Mang smiled sinisterly.

"Who to replace?" Price didn't think of anyone else who could make a fortune in the case of exchanging Raheem. The exchange for McGrady is obviously profitable. Others, either because the salary is too low like Ron Artest, the other party will not agree, or if they overlap with the rest of the team, it may not be easy for someone who is used to it now.

Liu Mang smiled and called Price aside and whispered...Price went to make a phone call again with a strange expression on his face, and made several calls...

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An hour later, in a villa somewhere in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

"Bastard!" Kobe turned off the TV, and was a bit reluctant to smash the TV, so Kobe stepped on the remote control to pieces, and then took out his mobile phone to call Liu Mang.

This morning, the media suddenly revealed that the Eagles applied to the Lakers for a trade. The specific details of the trade were not announced, but the trade partner the Eagles wanted was announced.

The whole world knows that Liu Mang and Kobe are not going to deal with each other. OK is going to be disbanded. It is already a certainty. The Lakers also reported that they have contacted many teams, but the Lakers are not in a hurry. Except for Kobe and O’Neal, others want to take it away. Than, that's surprising.

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Time went back to an hour ago. After making a few phone calls, Price asked with some concern but also some expectation: "Ace, I have asked ESPN to release the news, and I have also proposed a trade to the Lakers, but what if the Lakers really agree?"

To have the opportunity to get Kobe and Tracy McGrady, no matter which owner it is, will be very excited. To get a No.1 in any position, any team owner will want to try as much as possible. A superstar, no matter how badly he plays, as long as his strength is not affected by age decline, injuries, etc., no matter how poorly he works with the team, he will definitely be more effective than an ordinary starter.

Even sometimes a superstar who is over 30 years old can be obtained, and many team owners do it without hesitation.

Of course Price wanted Kobe or McGrady. Of course, McGrady, who was chosen to be Hill's Pippen when he joined the Magic, was of course a better choice. Kobe has already competed with O'Neal for the boss, and the Lakers collapsed.

Liu Mang hasn't answered yet. Coach Kruger was curious about what Liu Mang said just now. Now that he heard about applying for a trade with the Lakers, he hurriedly asked, "Propose a trade to the Lakers? Who is the trade?"

"Ace suggested that I trade Kobe." Price replied honestly.

"Change to Kobe? Ace, are you confused? Why don't we talk to Sharif about not leaving?" Coach Kruger thought Liu Mang could be sent to the hospital for a checkup.

"Kobe is the best shooting guard in the world! With him in, our defense won't be much worse. With him and me, Tyshawn and I can switch defenses from the outside line, and he will help our inside line practice rebounding." Liu Mang smiled even more sinisterly.

Liu Wei doesn't think the Lakers will choose the 32-year-old O'Neal over Kobe, who will only turn 8 in August. If Jerry Buss has a problem with his head, he will choose that way, so the probability of this deal is basically zero.

Liu Mang asked Price to go to the Lakers to apply for a trade for Kobe, and he also contacted the media to disclose the trade application. Firstly, it was to put pressure on the Magic to show that McGrady was not the only one on his side. Second, since the general manager of the Magic made himself unhappy, Kobe would be unhappy...

If Tracy McGrady can't be traded, it's all Kobe's fault, it's just so principled.

"..." Seeing Liu Mang's smile, Price and Coach Kruger looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little bit of sympathy for Kobe...

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Ignoring the shameless trading tactics of scheming boy Liu, coach Kruger probably knew that the boss and his disciples were determined to bring back a superstar, and there would be many problems in that way.

Whether or not to trade to get McGrady, let’s not talk about it. Coach Kruger stayed up all night last night and kept thinking. He came to the conclusion that without Raheem, the team’s top-two defense in the league is basically impossible.

Supplementing Raheem's defense is okay, and we can always get something similar, but it is definitely not as tacit on the defensive end as we have been running in for three years. Next season is the defending season, and other teams will not give the Eagles a chance to run in. The Eagles will not be able to win the league with defense like they did in the just-ended season in a year or two.

The main reason is that without a rebounding champion, Liu Mang's style of play has to start to be remodeled, and his offense has to start to diversify.

Coach Kruger told Liu Mang and the boss about this matter. If they don't handle it well, it might be a catastrophe.

Too many championship teams collapsed in the second year. The famous Moses Malone, who was as strong as the 76ers, won the championship in the second year, and immediately got the 5th pick in the lottery and selected Barkley.

Hearing this, since Raheem was about to leave, Liu Mang said, "Boss, coach, I heard that NO-HandCheck will be implemented, right?"

"Yes, the No. 30 NBA Board of Directors will vote on this matter." Price replied that as a boss, he is also very busy, and any major decision in the league requires the approval of the bosses.

"Boss, will you agree?"

"Of course, this is a great help to your style of play, Ace." Price joked without hesitation.

Master's style of play?The young master's style of play has provoked you!Liu Mang heard Price's meaning, rolled his eyes, and the people beside him couldn't help laughing.

Liu Mang ignored the group of guys who were still thinking about joking and said, "But this new rule will also make perimeter defense very difficult, so we should do it like this..."

Liu Mang said his "prediction" for the development of the NBA in the next few years, and Price and the coaching staff were taken aback.

It's not that Price and Coach Kruger don't have vision, but at this stage, almost no team can imagine that a No-HandCheck can bring such a big impact on the NBA and make the future of the entire NBA develop in a direction that they can't even imagine.

"...Of course, defense wins championships, even if it's offensive basketball, Mike, our defense may come in handy now..."

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On the side of the Magic, the general manager Martins was originally waiting for another round of offers from the Eagles. He was ready to sell. He lost O'Neal for nothing.

But wait and wait, after waiting for a long time, he didn't receive a call from the Eagles again, and something happened that caught him off guard. The Eagles applied for a trade from the Lakers!
Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Iverson, and Kidd, almost everyone now thinks that these four are the best perimeter players in the league. Although Liu Mang won the MVP, he is similar to the youngest regular season MVP in the future, Derrick Rose. In the second season after Rose won the MVP, he was only ranked seventh or eighth in the major power lists. Now the MVP is the best player on the best team. Most people think that Liu Mang is in favor of the rest of the Eagles.

After hearing the news, Martins hesitated for a while. At noon, he still hadn't received the second call from the Eagles. He couldn't help calling Price, and then...the line was busy...

Called several times, but the line is busy...

Martins did not call Price all afternoon.

Originally, if there was no Liu Mang, McGrady would not say that he would never renew his contract in advance after being traded to reduce his trading value. Because of this matter, other teams offered almost no bargaining chips with too high value. They were afraid that they could only use McGrady for one year.

In the evening, something even more serious for Martins appeared!

The Nets submitted a trade application to the Eagles, wanting to use Richard Jefferson to apply for trading Ratliff and Boozer!
The Nets want to supplement the inside line. The relationship between Carter and Kidd is getting better and better. With Carter, Richard Jefferson seems to be redundant, and the contract year is coming soon. It is impossible not to renew the contract. If the contract is renewed, it will definitely affect the team.

Therefore, poaching the corners of the Eagles and strengthening themselves has become the goal of the Nets.

The management of the Nets has been operating very well in the past few years at the beginning of the century, otherwise they would not have reached the finals for two consecutive years.

Of course, the news that the Nets applied for a trade was also actively disclosed by the Eagles.

For a team that has just won a championship, there will always be people who want to poach the wall, especially those opponents. This is the case almost every year, so the media and fans don't think it is strange.

But in Martins' view, he seems to be "out"!Obviously he is the one who has the initiative to own McGrady, but he feels like he is going to be out!
Obviously, if the Hawks get Richard - Jefferson, then there is no need for Tracy McGrady!Mainly, he didn't know that Raheem wanted to leave on his own initiative, so he suddenly didn't have any psychological initiative!
Just like the Eagles think McGrady is the best trade partner they can choose, getting Raheem, a superstar in his prime, although there is a gap between him and a superstar, is already the best reward Martins thinks he can get. He just wants more things.

The next morning, something happened that made Martins even more restless!He really started to panic!
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6月20号早上八点，老鹰队和爵士队宣布达成交易，老鹰队用卡洛斯-布泽尔、2005年首轮前25顺位保护的选秀权，交易得到爵士队的2004年首轮第六顺位选秀权、2005年次轮选秀权、2006年首轮乐透保护选秀权、以及为了匹配交易必须有球员的1981年爵士队选中的第165顺位的鲍比-凯特奇的签约权。

In this transaction, the two teams even disclosed the details very clearly. Of course, the Eagles took the initiative to disclose. Since the Eagles did not have a first-round pick in 2006, if they accidentally fell out of the top five records in 2005, then the protected pick in 2005 will automatically become the second-round pick in 2006 and 2007.

When the Eagles sent Boozer to the Jazz according to the agreement reached with Sloan at the end of last year, Sloan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he was very reluctant to part with the sixth pick and the first round in 2006, he had already started planning this matter three years ago.

Of course, there was no Boozer at that time. His plan was about a former wrestler who joined Illinois State University two years ago.

Helping the Hawks suck and sending Ostertag to the Hawks is all about getting Boozer.

This morning at four o'clock in the morning, when Sloan was woken up by the phone call, the old man was very impatient. He had a hot temper and was most particular about what to do at the right time, but when he saw the name of the caller on the phone, he immediately picked up the phone. A few minutes later, Sloan ran to the boss's house in the early morning and quickly finalized the deal.

The Jazz are opening champagne to celebrate, and Martins on the Magic side feels terrible!

Originally, the deal should be negotiated slowly, but because all teams are in a hurry this year, the Bobcats and Clippers traded draft picks before, which only made other teams start to be active, and after the Eagles sent away a power forward with All-Star potential to the Jazz, the trading market was ignited by the Bobcats and Clippers.

Throughout the morning of the 20th, more than a dozen small and large transactions took place, mainly because the strong lineup wanted to send away players beyond the eight-man roster to avoid in vain losses, while the weak team actively took over these players, sending some veterans with basic salaries to the strong team...

Martins saw that the teams that had approached him to apply for a trade withdrew their trade applications one by one. The teams that wanted to bet on McGrady had no bargaining chips, and those who had chips were unwilling to give it. He was completely panicked.

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Finally, after two nights of sleepless nights and two busy nights and two days, at around nine o'clock in the evening on the 20th, Price finally started calling the secretary to open champagne to celebrate after finishing the phone call.

From yesterday afternoon to night, Liu Mang discussed with the coaching staff and the boss his "prediction" for the next two or three years. Until today, when the team traded, he had not intervened in any matters related to the trade.

He knew that if he participated in those transactions, he would definitely be affected by emotional factors, so as long as his teammates didn't end up in a particularly miserable place, such as Minnesota and Tennessee, Liu Mang didn't intervene. When Price asked him, he nodded.

When Raheem said he was going to leave, Liu Mang's heart was already broken once. When Boozer was traded away, Liu Mang's heart was bleeding.

After gulping down Price's 2-dollar bottle of champagne in one gulp, Liu Mang came to the lounge of the arena. He didn't contact Raheem or Boozer, and he didn't ask Jason Terry to cry together.

After connecting, Liu Mang didn't wait for the other party to speak, and asked directly: "Tracey, I'm ready to surpass Jordan, are you still willing to be Pippen?"

(End of this chapter)