Card Bishop of Basketball

Chapter 75 "A Hard Sell" by Joe Smith
The next day, the league broke out another blockbuster deal involving All-Star players.

The Knicks sent out "CIC King" Alan Houston, sent John Wallace selected by the 96 Golden Generation, sent the Knicks' own unprotected first-round pick in 98 and 99, and got "Madman" Spray from the Warriors Weir, and the trade addition, the sixth overall pick in 1990, center Felton Sespin.

As soon as this deal came out, the entire league was in an uproar. Many experts said that the Warriors are trying to make the Eastern Conference a purgatory. Fisherman's profit.

Before the melon-eaters could recover, the Warriors once again announced in a high-profile manner that they would sell the top pick insider Joe Smith. Joe Smith, whose statistics are getting better every year, looks like an all-around power forward with a bright future. The Warriors at this time Selling him is probably because his brain is flooded and abnormal.

However, no one has noticed that the Warriors have quietly grabbed a lot of 98 draft picks. The Knicks' 98 first round, the Spurs' 98 first round, the Warriors' own two picks, although they are not high-end picks. No. 98 pick, but it was enough to be missed in the [-] draft.

Meng Yifan ignored the opinions of the melon eaters. What he had to deal with at this time was the contract issue of Shan Tao of the BJ team.

That's right, Shan Tao, the legendary veteran of the CBA, is exactly what Meng Yifan wants to bestow on Olynik with his star card.

Shan Tao, who was born in 1970, is now 27 years old. Although it is the golden age of a player, after this hurdle, it is estimated that there will not be many years to start. Return to CBA again.

So right now, the domestic problem is coming. Although Shan Tao is happy to go to the NBA to make a lot of money and earn a big contract, the BJ team will not let him go.

As for the BJ team, they haven’t been doing very well recently. The original BJ twin towers dominated the basket, and the legendary marksman Zhang Jingdong who has never missed a shot from the outside line. It won't be widened for a while, but now that the bus is taken away by Philadelphia, leaving Shan Tao alone, it seems a little bit hard to support.

But, after all, the BJ team is close to the top, knowing that the top wants domestic players to go to the NBA to exercise more, so that the men's basketball performance will be improved, so the BJ team is open to players who want to go to the NBA. .

So where is the problem? Shan Tao wants to be like players from other countries. When a player leaves his home team, the contract is suspended. When the player returns from the NBA, the contract will continue.

But the BJ team is not happy. When you come back, who knows how old you are and whether you can still play. If the original contract is implemented again, won’t I be at a big loss?
Meng Yifan has nothing to do about this matter. He is in the middle of the war and wants to earn money to support his family. It is human nature to want to get a little bit of money. It is understandable. After all, it is not easy for anyone. There are not so many saints who are willing to give up their own interests directly.

In the end, Meng Yifan, on behalf of the Warriors, reached a two-year, $2 million contract with Shan Tao. The second year is a player option. Players can choose to opt out of the contract or continue to execute the contract.

Basically, it can be said that Meng Yifan used a Samsung premium star card to obtain the right to use Teacher Shan Tao for one year. Waiting for next year, Teacher Shan Tao, who has established his worth, will most likely choose to jump out of the contract and find a high-paying long-term contract. As a time traveler, it is impossible for Meng Yifan to be tied to this tree. The most important thing for a time traveler is reliable players...

(Shan Tao, born in 1970, from Tangshan, Hebei Province, 2 meters tall, 16kg in weight, strong in stature, good at protecting backboards, solid in mid-range shots, and has a small hook that is unexpected. In 125, some NBA teams I contacted Shan Tao, but because I didn't give a guaranteed contract, I finally let it go.)
After acquiring Olynyk, Meng Yifan did not let Shan Tao participate in the summer league. Firstly, the summer league has almost come to an end. Secondly, Shan Tao has just arrived in the United States and needs some time to adjust to his state and adapt to his work and rest...

Shan Tao did not bring his family with him, but chose to come alone. Meng Yifan directly arranged for him to live with Wu Sheng Jackson. Meng Yifan directly told Teacher Shan Tao to clean up this kid casually. Last time the bus cleaned up this guy. After being honest for three days, he started to make a fuss again.

According to the tactics taught by the general manager of the Warriors, when Joe Smith's data is placed in front of the eyes of the owners of the major teams and the general managers, each one of them is like a pervert who sees a top beauty in an instant, and none of them will move. open your eyes.

The Dallas Mavericks are willing to use the 98 first-round pick and the team's head, Sebaric Ceballos, to trade Joe Smith. The Mavericks are also unlucky to say the least. It's Michael Finley, but now Finley is happy to be the Dragon King in the Raptors, and doesn't want to go to Dallas, a place with racial discrimination.

As for Sebaric Ceballos, this guy can be regarded as a more inspirational model. He was selected with the 1990st overall pick in the second round in 21, but he was able to score more than 20 points and 7 rebounds per game at his peak. It is not easy for a 1 meter forward to score so many rebounds.

As for later? Emmm, after this guy was traded to the Lakers, he became the tool for the Lakers to clear their salary space. Then the Lakers welcomed Shaquille O'Neal, and this guy was picked up by the Dallas Mavericks.

The strength is still there, but the level of competition will decline soon. Meng Yifan is not interested in this product, but he is still very interested in the Mavericks' pick. Winning the sixth pick, presumably without Finley, they will definitely be at a worse level.

But you have to shop around for everything. In addition to this sure-fire bad team, another bad team, the Cavaliers, is also very sincere. The first-round pick in 98 and 99 was for Joe Smith.

In the original time and space, there is a big Z who has been injured and stopped. , I don't want to show it badly, so I don't move up and down there.

The Denver people firmly believe that the big man Tony Batty they selected is their hope of revival. It is estimated that Denver will have a place in the top three picks next year. I hope that Denver will have a better vision by then.

Under the butterfly effect of Meng Yifan's crossing, many teams have been strengthened, and their records are at least not too bad, such as Philadelphia, which had a ridiculously poor record in time and space, and the Bucks, who had a poor record in time and space. Dragons, etc., these have certain reinforcements.

Therefore, if Meng Yifan wants to trade, he must be very cautious. He cannot look for teams with bright prospects for the playoffs. If he does, look for teams with absolute poor records.

Some teams have good records, but there is no shortage of insiders, such as the Grizzlies, or the Wizards. These teams will not be willing to accept Joe Smith as a burden when they come to them. Why are there so few suitors?

If you sell it cheaply, you feel a loss in your heart, if you sell it expensively, no one wants it, so worry.
(End of this chapter)