NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 27 George Carr's Trade Application (recommendation ticket requested)

"What about the second thing? Don't worry about Larry Brown's business. It's not a problem at all."

Kong Bu waved his hand and said indifferently, letting old Thomas continue.

"The second thing is that the Seattle SuperSonics want to trade us, they want big money."

"Huh? Want Big Ben? Unless they trade the glove Peyton."

"No, even if Payton was exchanged, I wouldn't agree."

Kumbu was very surprised. Their next away opponent was the Sonics. Unexpectedly, they wanted to trade with the Raptors at this juncture.

No wonder Thomas Sr. came to Seattle.

"Your cowhide is always so fresh and refined. If people really trade Peyton, can you not change it?"

Old Thomas rolled his eyes and said.

Needless to say, Kong Bu really does not intend to change.

There is no doubt that Payton is a great player. In terms of defensive ability alone, he may be the number one player in history.

After all, Payton is the only player who got DPOY as a point guard.

And if Big Ben wants to talk about his historical status, he may be a little worse than Payton.

But Ben has a very special meaning to Kumbu and even the Raptors. He is not only the patron saint of the penalty area on the field, but also a data booster for young people, and he is about to become the spiritual leader of the team.

Take Xiao Ao's last game as an example. Without Da Ben's help, it is absolutely impossible for him to hit a 30+10 double-double.

It is no exaggeration to say that Combe can accept the departure of any Raptors player, even McGrady is no exception, except that Ben cannot leave.

"I really don't want to change it, the big book is not for sale."

"But I guess the goal of the Sonics is definitely not Big Ben. They know that they don't have the right chips to trade Big Ben."

Kong Bu said in a deep voice.

Old Thomas nodded appreciatively, "Do you know George Karl?"

"The current head coach of the Sonics, of course I know."

"Then do you know about his relationship with Larry Brown?"

Combe was taken aback, and he suddenly remembered that the relationship between George Karl and Larry Brown was extremely close.

The two are not considered mentor-student relationships, but both are North Carolina academy coaches, and Karl is Brown's junior.

The so-called North Carolina academic coaches refer to the faction of coaches who have coached North Carolina for 36 years under Dean Smith.

Larry Brown is the elder brother of this faction, and George Karl is the second younger brother. The two later formed their own faction.

Among them, the Spurs coaches can be classified as Larry Brown's sect, but later Popovich's achievements were too high, and he completely overwhelmed Larry Brown, causing this faction to become Popovich's.

The reason why Combe knew that Carl and Brown had a close relationship had to start with an anecdote from later generations.

In 05, Larry Brown ran away with a bucket to join the New York Knicks, and got a super contract as he wished.

But his coaching performance was not recognized by the old Thomas, so the Knicks management was going to fire Larry Brown, unwilling to pay so much salary.

That's right, in 05, Thomas Sr. had left the Raptors and became the general manager of the Knicks.

Because of the salary issue, the two sides were in a quarrel, and George Karl directly stood up to speak out for his brother Larry Brown.

The way he sounds is interesting.

Caught old Thomas cursing to death.

"He's an idiot."

"He's just a jerk."

"It's a fucking pile of shit."

These are the original words George Karl scolded the old Thomas, without any modification.

Even after he finished cursing, old Carl was quite annoyed, not because he scolded old Thomas, but because he felt that his knowledge was limited and he couldn't think of more vicious curses.

Comb looked down on Larry Brown, but he had no ill feeling towards George Karl.

This person is quite generous, especially when dealing with his players. As long as the players work hard enough, they are all MVPs in his eyes.

"Old Karl didn't come to avenge Larry Brown, did he?" Combe frowned.

Soon this thought was dispelled, the other party was looking for a deal, even if he dug a hole for himself, how could a traveler like Kongbu not see it, the worst would be to cancel the deal.

"Then arrange a meeting. It's better to talk about this kind of thing in person."

After contemplating for a moment, Kumbu made a decision that he really had nothing to be afraid of.

He enjoyed the feeling of earning a difference in the transaction, and now there was a trading opportunity in front of him, and Kong Bu didn't want to miss it.

"Arrange a meeting? Do you think I'm your secretary, kid?"

"I'm the president, and you're the vice president. Arrange a meeting for me. Any questions?"

Kumbu laughed and said that in the past few months, the relationship between him and old Thomas has become closer and closer, and it feels like they have forgotten their old friends.

When Combe communicated with old Thomas before, he was restrained, but now he has completely let go.

"By the way, what's the third thing?"

"The third thing is that you have to get a new haircut, which was suggested by the team's PR manager."

"He thinks your hairstyle is too nerdy, and it hurts the image of our Raptors."

Kong Bu's face was full of question marks. The team's PR manager was probably full, so he should take care of this kind of thing?

However, thinking about it carefully, it seems that this suggestion is not unreasonable.

As the coach of a team, he is handsome enough by himself, but now his hairstyle is very young, which seems a bit out of harmony.

"Okay, then you go to contact old Carl first, I'll get a haircut, see you tonight."

A while later, Combe led Da Ben to a hair salon with a good reputation in Seattle.

The reason why he brought Da Ben was because Kong Bu felt that Da Ben needed to change his hairstyle more urgently than himself.

When I first met Ben a few months ago, he had a short cut, and Combe had let him grow his hair long.

The hair growth rate of black people is a bit amazing. After a few months, Big Ben can already do explosive hairstyles.

Big Ben without an afro looks really short.

Big Ben had always obeyed Kong Bu's words, and Kong Bu said that the afro was good for the game, so how could he not cooperate.

Comb thought about it for a long time, and felt that his face shape should be the wolf head of the protagonist Shelby in the later British drama "Blinders".

Teacher TONY was busy for an hour, and Kong Bu looked at himself in the mirror and wanted to cry.

My look is a bit different from Shelby's.

It looks like a razor party, but more like a razor vendor on the street.

Big Ben's side went very smoothly, and the explosive head finally stood up.

"Coach, you..."

Da Ben looked embarrassed, looking at Kong Bu's terrible hairstyle, he couldn't bear to speak.

Kong Bu had no choice but to ask Mr. TONY to push all his hair back and make a big hairstyle.

In the evening, Combe received a call from Thomas Sr. and made an appointment to meet Carl Sr. at a French restaurant.

"Mr. Carl, let's get straight to the point."

"Which player in our team have you taken a fancy to?"

Kumbu was in a bad mood because of the hairstyle incident, so he asked old Karl straight to the point.

Old Thomas was laughing while covering his mouth. He didn't remember that he was also bald, and he was bald due to hair loss.

Old Carl was obviously mentally prepared. After taking a sip of red wine, he said slowly, "We want Jones."

"You don't seem to need him now. I think we can make a deal."

Hearing that the Sonics only wanted Jones, Comb realized it was too small a deal.

Maybe after the two parties finish the trade conference, not many fans will pay attention.

(End of this chapter)