Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 156 Future?

The atmosphere of winning the championship at home is much better than that of the away game. First of all, it is reflected in the audience. The joy after winning the championship fills the entire stadium, unlike the away game, which is full of sadness. Everyone is eager to go home.

The players all went back to the locker room and began to carnival, but Jim disappeared for about 5 minutes.

A lot of people were waiting to shower him with champagne, but when Jim showed up in the locker room with a squirt gun and a scuba mask, everyone gave up on confronting him head-on.

Kobe was holding his FMVP trophy, sitting in front of his cabinet, chanting words, Garnett and Artest shook champagne and fired at Kobe while screaming strangely.

"Sir, you are so mean, why don't you give me a set of equipment like this!" Stevens was horribly sprayed by a group of burly men. Scrapped.

Jim smiled without saying a word, and shot around with a water gun, invincible.

The happy time always flies too fast, and there are too many things to deal with before the draft day.

After winning the championship, contract renewals with Brad Miller and Ron Artest are about to be put on the agenda.

To Jim's regret and disappointment, just a few days after the championship parade ended, Chris Anderson was arrested by the police for carrying a big bag. It seems that the environment cannot change a person's nature, and only personal experience can make him a prodigal son. look back.

Kupchak came to the office with a pair of dark circles under his eyes. Obviously, the quality of sleep last night was not good.

But when he saw Jim, who also had dark circles under his eyes, he couldn't help laughing.

"Well, I admit that Chris doesn't make me feel at ease. I originally planned to regard him as a reliable inside substitute in the team. Now it seems that I have to consider plan B." Jim said helplessly.

"No, Jim, you have to consider plan C. Brad Miller's agent told me that his players must be guaranteed a starting position and a contract of no less than four years and $4 million. He thinks that playing the sixth man is a waste to his clients, they have already made concessions this season, and now the team has won the championship, the players have made sacrifices and contributions for this, they will not continue to make concessions." K brought another bad news.

"Mark Bartelsten, this guy, obviously doesn't see any hope in Kwame Brown, so he clings to the cash cow of Brad Miller. Of course, for many people, the championship One ring is enough, the dollar is the more important thing." Jim shook his head, a four-year contract of 4 million US dollars is not a small amount.

"The key question is, even if we sign a contract with him, there is no way to guarantee his main position?" Kupchak pointed out the center of the contradiction.

"Ask Mark Bartelsten, can they accept a sign-and-trade approach, if so, we can make some concessions, there are not many teams in the market for him right now, I'm sure he will Thinking about it carefully. How about Ron Artest?" Jim turned the page on Brad Miller.

"I contacted Mark Stevenson, and he said that Artest needs a long-term contract. He is very satisfied with his current role in the team and hopes to win more championships for the team." Kupchak said truthfully, on the contrary, the bad-tempered Artest is more worry-free in contract negotiations.

"That's simple, because only we can provide him with a six-year contract. I believe that the six-year $6 million contract is enough to meet their needs, so that our striker can remain competitive for a long time." Jim breathed a sigh of relief, considering In the next few years, there will be a bunch of beasts at the small forward position, and preparing an Artest in the team to deal with them can relieve the team a lot of pressure.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to them." Kupchak turned to leave, but Jim stopped him.

"Mitch, remember Eldon Campbell?"

"Remember, he played in our team for more than eight years, and then Shaq came, and gradually there was no place for him." Kupchak certainly remembered this big man who had been conscientiously supporting the Lakers' inside line in the dark age.

"And he was the Lakers player with the most points from 1990 to 1999. We owe him a championship." Jim took over.

"You shouldn't be..."

"Yes, contact Eldon Campbell. His contract with the Supersonics is about to expire. I don't think he will refuse to return to Los Angeles to play and pick up the championship trophy as a Lakers player." Rad Miller couldn't keep him, and Chris Anderson kept getting negative news. The Lakers' already sufficient inside line was emptied out and needed to be supplemented urgently. Campbell was qualified to be a backup center in terms of size, tonnage, and technical experience.

"understood."

After the finals and before the offseason, the thing that people pay the most attention to is the draft.

LeBron James is undoubtedly the biggest favorite of all time, but with the sudden emergence of Darko Milicic, the draft has regained suspense.

"Height 2 meters 13, weight 120 kg, can dribble and shoot skillfully with both hands, can play from one position to five position, has gorgeous inside footsteps and accurate three-pointers, and can dunk from the free throw line , if there's one template in the league, it's Kevin Nowitzki or Dirk Garnett."

Jim put down the scouting report. If a player has Nowitzki's offense and Garnett's defense, his achievements will definitely not be low, but if it is the other way around...may be a Keith Van Horn, Jim remembered a question for later generations. If a point guard is a combination of Kidd and Nash, how good is he?
If it's Kidd's offense plus Nash's defense, probably Marshall.

According to Laughlin's report, the Pistons tried to contact Milicic for a second trial, but Milicic rejected the trial request and did not participate in the joint trial.All the information about him now is limited to the uncontested trial training at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Pistons, which hold the second pick, are currently short of insiders. Cliff Robinson is old, and the Pistons have Jerry Stackhouse and Michael Reid, who are two outsiders. They should not consider picking another one Outside scorer.As for Chris Bosh and Chris Kaman, although they are good insiders, it seems a bit wasteful to select them with the second pick.

The most important thing is that it seems that Joe Dumars has been fooled by Milicic's shocking and violent air performance in that non-confrontation trial training. He has stated in front of the media more than once that Milicic will be the future of the team.

　There are river crab words, so I can only use another word instead... Everyone understands

　　
　
(End of this chapter)