Jim Bass Ambition

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The much-anticipated 2003 draft has entered the countdown, and the staff arranged the venue in an orderly manner. Reporters, scouts, and fans of each team took their seats. The rookies who are about to enter the league are accompanied by their relatives and friends. Enter the venue, waiting for the moment to decide your own destiny.

The high-ranked rookies in 01 surprised everyone, and the members of the Little Green House in 02 are not very successful so far, but this year is different. There are several names that are widely considered to be able to change the league in the future. The peerless genius of the trend.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers earned a lot of attention. The news that they just got the second pick through a trade has already spread throughout the league. Los Angeles fans are looking forward to the team using this pick to create new magic.

"Guys, what do we need to add to the current lineup?" In the Lakers war room, Jim greeted his direct descendants, including Brad Stevens who had just returned from the airport, and checked Are there any omissions.

As for Phil Jackson, he's gone to enjoy his vacation.

"Chauncey, Kobe, Ron, Kevin, this is our main force last season, and the substitutes are Derek, Gerrard, Matt, Udonis, Desarguena, they all have only one year left on the contract , Horace and Tim will leave the team after the contract expires, as well as Joan Barry and Chucky Atkins who have just been traded from the Pistons..." Kupchak first listed the players on the whiteboard .

"It seems that we have a serious problem inside." Jim scratched his head.

"That's right, tomorrow our letterbox will be filled with letters from fans. Why give up the hero of two championships and the best defensive player last season in exchange for only two draft picks? One Eldon Campbell is not enough to fill the current hole .” Kupchak put down his pen and sat back in his seat.

"I talked to Ben before. He wants to win a championship, but he also wants to get a big contract. Now that he has a championship ring, more than one, the Detroit people can meet his big contract. Of course, Los Angeles will Thank you for your contribution...Lyuba, give me the details of Joan Barry and Chucky Atkins' contract," Jim explained.

“查基·阿特金斯还有3年1260万美元，其中下赛季的合同是390万美元，琼·巴里还有1年80万美元。”人形工资表柳波芙迅速将资料调出。

"Joan Barry is a good reliever and not a lot of money. As for Chucky Atkins...we'll talk about him later, let's talk about the draft first, we have 4 picks, which of course does not include Darko Milley Hickey..." Jim wrote the names of Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Chris Kaman on the whiteboard.

"I will synthesize everyone's opinions and then make my own decision." Jim signaled everyone to speak freely.

"Come on, we know you've already made up your mind, and our views don't matter." Only Laughlin dared to say that, and the others agreed.

"Well, despite the vacancy inside, I'm not going to choose Chris Kaman. As for Chris Bosh, he is expected to be the second Kevin Garnett, but we already have the first Garnett. So... so..." Jim erased their names.

"There are two left. Carmelo Anthony doesn't look worse than LeBron James. As for Wade..." Jim stopped talking suddenly.

Interrupting him was strength and conditioning coach Tim Grover.

"Dwyane Wade, choose him anyway." Grover said.

"Whatever? Good, let's see what else we can do." Jim drew a circle on Wade's name.

The crazily poor Nuggets tied for the bottom of the league and only got the No. [-] lottery. When they learned of this result, Vandeweghe was extremely disappointed, which meant that they would compete with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Passed by.

When it was reported that the Pistons intended to select Darko Milicic with the second pick, Vandeweghe's hopes were rekindled, but when the Lakers traded for the pick, Vandeweghe began to feel uneasy again.

It's [-] p.m. ET, half an hour before the start of the draft.Jim seized the time to call the Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe.

"Qiqi, I heard that you are very optimistic about Carmelo Anthony?"

At the moment, Vanderweghe found Jim's voice so annoying.

"Who the Nuggets want to pick has nothing to do with the Lakers."

"But I like Cameron, and I want to take him with the second pick."

"You can choose, I can choose Darko."

"Do you know why Joe Dumars and I traded for the second pick? Because he found out that Darko Milicic is a parallel importer, and now I will pass this information on to you."

Vandeweghe was silent, and Jim waited quietly for his next words.

"what would you like."

"Chucky Atkins, DeSagana Diop and the No. [-] pick, traded for No. [-] and Nene Hilario."

"One of the two of us must be crazy, are you kidding me?" Vandeweghe seemed to have heard something from the Arabian Nights.

"Qiqi, you have done a good job in the past few years. The Nuggets have a lot of salary space. I think it will be a good choice to sign Kenyon Martin with the Nets next year with a big contract, right?" Jim said. To Vandeweghe's mind, that's exactly what he planned, rebuilding with Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby at the core.

"Well, let me think about it, sign Ganene at No. [-], change Atkins, Diop, Gerald Wallace and the second pick, this is my bottom line." Vandeweghe gave his own offer .

"Unfortunately, Kiki, it seems that Cameron can only wear the Lakers color hat." Jim hung up the phone.

Ten minutes later, Vandeweghe called Jim again.

"Jim, the Nuggets agree to your offer, the second pick, Atkins and Diop."

"Let's make sure, the lottery and Nene? No, this deal just fell through, 10 minutes can change a lot of things." Jim's words made many people in the Lakers war room show wretched smiles when the robbery was about to succeed. , Jim stretched out his index finger, signaling them to be quiet.

"What the hell do you want?" Vandeweghe raised his voice.

"The third pick, Nene, and your No. 17 pick in the second round this year."

"You are really the most stupid bastard I have ever seen." Vandeweghe said through gritted teeth.

"We're running out of time, Kiki." Jim was unimpressed.

"Okay, let's make a deal!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After hanging up the phone, Jim sat in the armchair and spun around, making a victory gesture to everyone.

　Three o'clock tonight...I owed a little too much...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)