the great gatsby

Chapter 463 Some people leave, some people rejoice.

The Knicks defeated the Spurs and achieved their first dynasty, which pushed Gatsby to a higher position. After all, he is the one who truly achieved his dynasty in active service. Kobe was not established as the boss. Dynasty, so there is no way to compare with Gatsby, he has become the veritable No.1 in the league!
The whole of New York was in a carnival.

The championship parade in New York is getting bigger and bigger every year. Many celebrities participate in the parade. Those who donate money, those who join in to make a name for themselves, and those who take the opportunity to catch the heat, have all kinds of ideas, so the whole celebration The event became more and more grand.

After Gatsby calmed down after the initial joy, he saw the difficulties the Knicks faced next. The entire league has regarded the Knicks as a public enemy. The existence of the Knicks has become the biggest obstacle for many teams and players to pursue greatness. , and even become an enemy of the Alliance itself!
The matter here is very complicated, and Gatsby doesn't have much time to think about it slowly, because someone is already attacking the Knicks.

The 2013 draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Gatsby did not attend the meeting, but Donny Walsh passed by. The Knicks had a first-round pick from the Bucks. The game was good at the beginning, but because Stoudemire was reimbursed later, the Bucks went all the way down again, and the record can only be regarded as mediocre, so the lottery they got was fairly high. Donny Walsh chose Gatsby according to Gatsby's instructions. Giannis Antetokounmpo, a pick that didn't draw much attention, because of what the scouting report said about him:

His advantage is that he has an overly ordinary height and wingspan, and he is excellent in speed and explosiveness.Has good physical coordination, and has a good ability to change directions, and can easily score when hitting the basket.He's very wide on the pass and has a good sense of passing cuts, and he'll be a good defender.

However, although he is tall and has long arms, he is not outstanding in physical fitness. He needs to strengthen the training of lower body strength.Moreover, his shooting is very unstable. Generally speaking, his understanding of basketball is based on his own body, and his experience on the court is also very insufficient, which may affect the judgment of personal ability?
This is the reason why he fell to the No. 15 pick. When Gatsby saw this scouting report, he was a little bit dumbfounded. These scouts are like this. On the one hand, they value the player's height and wingspan, but on the other hand , they despise players who rely on height and wingspan to play;

On the one hand, they feel that potential is the key to their selection of players, that is, combat power is not the key, but at the same time this player must show sufficient strength.

They are at both ends of the mouse, and they have not formed a firm belief at all.

But this is also an opportunity that Gatsby can miss. He can use the Bucks' first-round pick to select Antetokounmpo.

After that, he put this matter in the back of his mind. Antetokounmpo came to the Knicks. He can learn a lot, but it will take time to become the team's starter. Now he is too thin, and he still needs It takes a lot of training.

After the draft, the free market for players begins. After this season, many Knicks are facing contract extensions. Bogut, Jeremy Lin, Iguodala, Wilson Chandler, Nick Young, and Scola are all facing contract extensions. , Donny Walsh was so worried that he went to Gatsby for advice.

"Gatsby, we have so many people who need to renew their contracts, who do you think we want to keep?" Donny Walsh asked with a worried face.

Gatsby looked very relaxed, and he said, "Wouldn't it be better if we all stay here?"

Donnie Walsh yelled, "It's easy for you to say, if you sign them all, our salary space will go to heaven!"

Gatsby thought for a while and said, "If you don't do this, you can sign contracts with everyone based on their original salaries, which is equivalent to signing contracts with reduced salaries. Their salaries are small compared to the shares that Dynasty Company gave them."

This is true, Dynasty Company's valuation has already exceeded 50 billion, almost all of them are multi-millionaires, and they should not pay attention to millions of dollars.

"Is there anyone who wants to make a breakthrough in his career, who wants to go to other teams to make contributions, let them go, you can tell them, you can leave if you want, this will not affect our personal relationship , we can continue to cooperate if there is business in the future." Gatsby laughed.

Donnie Walsh's face was serious: "Are you going to make concessions to Xiao Hua?"

Gatsby's smile disappeared, and he was silent for a moment: "Donnie, I don't think it is necessary to confront the entire league, especially the newly appointed president. It is obvious that he wants to weaken the Knicks. Of course we can." Ignore him, but this is not good for the development of the Knicks, what I want to do is, we follow his ideas, and then when it comes to the playoffs, our Knicks are still the most competitive team!"

Donny Walsh didn't believe it: "How is that possible?"

Gatsby smiled and said: "It's okay, you can just talk to other players like this, they can leave if they want, it doesn't matter, Klay, Kawhi, Whiteside, Drummond, Tobia If Si and these people don’t leave, I can reinforce them at any time, and then shock the league.”

Gatsby's confidence is full, and it will be really shocking that these people will grow up next season!

Donny Walsh was a little unhappy, and turned to leave, but Gatsby stopped him: "Donny, I'm telling the truth, if they want to go out and do something by themselves, let them go, they It also helped us a lot, and this is a reward for them."

Donny Walsh nodded.

Jeremy Lin came to Gatsby later, his face was a little ashamed: "Gatsby..."

Gatsby laughed and said, "Shu Hao, do you want to go to the Bulls?"

Rose of the Chicago Bulls was reimbursed last season. With his frequent injuries, Jeremy Lin was not bad in the past, and the Bulls are very strong. Jeremy Li can indeed play a big role in the past. If he plays well, becoming the leader of the team is not impossible.

"Gatsby, I want to see how far I can do it. It's not about money. The money comes from your shares. I don't need money anymore, but I just want to see how far I can do it. Jeremy Lin said with his head bowed.

Gatsby smiled and said: "Shuhao, there's no need to be like this. What Downey and I said are true. You can choose to make contributions on your own, or you can fight with me. Even if you leave, you are still from the Knicks." Man, we're still brothers and that's never going to change."

Jeremy Lin was very moved: "Okay, thank you for understanding, Gatsby!"

Gatsby smiled and shook his head.

Is Jeremy Lin important to the Knicks?

It is also important that Jeremy Lin's current ability is indeed outstanding among the substitutes. It is more than enough to be the leader of a weak team or the starter of a strong team, but he can only be a substitute in the Knicks. None, it is understandable that he wants to go out and work hard by himself.

The other person who chose to leave was quite surprised. Bogut also told Gatsby that he was going to the Warriors. The Warriors were very sincere and quoted a very sincere price to Bogut. The Knicks have not played much role. With the rapid growth of Whiteside and Green, he feels that he may be squeezed out of the starting lineup next season. He feels that he is still young and unwilling to spend his time on the bench, so come Gatsby said goodbye.

Gatsby didn't want to stay, but wished him a happy life with the Warriors.

Nick Young did not choose to renew his contract. He went to the Lakers. Chandler chose to go to the Nuggets. Iguodala was very happy in the Knicks. He chose to renew his contract with the Knicks and paid a mid-level extension. Covenant, which made many people express their dissatisfaction.

These are the work of the Knicks' own team, but they have attracted a lot of attention. The Knicks' strong bench has become a little thinner. The departure of Jeremy Lin, Wilson Chandler, Nick Young, Bogut and others has made the The Knicks are getting younger, which makes many teams see the light.

Miami.

James' home ushered in a guest from Los Angeles, Chris Paul of the Clippers.

"Welcome, Paul, I heard that you have renewed your contract with the Clippers." James and Paul hugged and congratulated.

Paul and James looked short standing together, but they did not lose their momentum. He smiled: "The news is long-legged. You will know this news before it is officially announced. But there is one thing you probably don't know Bar?"

James was quite interested: "What?"

Paul waved to the car behind him, the door opened and a person walked out, James was taken aback: "What does this mean?"

Paul smiled proudly: "Coach Rivers has decided to join the Clippers, as long as you join!"

James shook his head.

Paul was taken aback: "Why?"

James laughed: "I mean - I can't say no!"

"Grass! You kid is bad enough! Hahaha"

"Hahahaha!"

Rivers laughed: "In this way, the possibility of us beating the Knicks is greatly increased!"

James frowned and said: "It's not that simple to beat the Knicks. Although some of their important members have left, their core players have not been damaged. Their combat power is still there, and they will be even stronger next season." Thompson, Leonard, and Drummond have all grown up!"

Rivers smiled and said: "We have also made reinforcements. In addition to you, we will also sign JJ Redick, Darren Collison, Danny Granger and others. Our strength will expand dramatically. LeBron, Now we need you, with you, we have the confidence to beat the Knicks!"

James looked in the direction of New York and smiled softly, looking a little smug.

(End of this chapter)