Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 69
Jim, who personally handled the transaction, experienced Kupchak's mood when facing all this.

Since O'Neal was put on the shelf, Jim's phone has never left his hands, and he spends a lot of time responding to inquiries and offers from the general managers of various teams.As for Kupchak, he was sent by Jim to deal with reporters and deal with rookie training and other issues, and he was too busy.

As soon as the Zen master season ended, he went on vacation. It seemed that he didn't want to comment on Jim's new lineup. Jim pulled Stevens out again and played as a guest assistant again.

At 11 o'clock in the middle of the night in the West Eighth District time, when the phone finally stopped ringing frequently, Jim was able to discuss the results with Kupchak, Stevens and others in the conference room.

"As expected, the vast majority of teams in the league are very interested in trading O'Neal. 19 teams have made offers, but more than half of them have no value." Jim held a stack of printed forms, each The general manager of the team initially proposed chips.

"Like this one, let's see what the Wizards offer ... it's Richard Hamilton plus Kwame Brown, man! Do we look like fools? And this one, it's the Atlanta Hawks, they're willing Paying for Raheem and Terry...well Raheem is a good player but his playoff total is not even as good as our Chris Anderson's and such an offer is basically a waste of our time .” Jim pulled out the offers from the Wizards and the Eagles and threw them into the trash can.

The meeting room was filled with joyous laughter.Jim read out the quotations one by one, and then threw them into the trash can. Some teams have no bargaining chips at all, but facing such a huge temptation from O'Neal, they can only try to quote a random price.

"Ricky Davis, Zaidrunas Ilgauskas, Andre Miller, plus future draft picks, unfortunately, if you can continue next year with the peak Sharks Get the No. [-] pick, maybe I will trade with you... Latrell Sprewell plus Alan Houston, it seems that the Knicks have spent their money and are bound to win, but we have Kobe, let Sprewell Revel on the bench? Then I have to give Phil two bodyguards."

With Jim dumping the Knicks offer in the trash, there are only five offers left on the table.

Jermaine O'Neal, Ron Artest.from the Pacers.

Chris Webb.from the king.

Kevin Garnett.From Timberwolves.

Everyone except Nowitzki.from Mavericks.

everyone.from Grizzly.

"Okay gentlemen, after our elimination, the plans of these five teams are relatively attractive at present. We will reject the other offers tomorrow morning. Mitch, Brad, you two stay here, others can I went home and rested.

"Why keep the Grizzlies' offer? Their chips are not better than other teams?" After the others left, Stevens closed the door of the conference room and asked inexplicably.

"Because the new general manager of the Grizzlies is Mr. West, we have to save some face for him." Jim joked, and then said seriously: "We will make a deal with the Grizzlies, this is me and Wes Mr. Te’s agreement, and more importantly, we need the Grizzlies to be on the negotiating table all the time. I don’t want someone to disclose information that shouldn’t be disclosed to the media because of their small calculations, and eventually cause the transaction to be stranded.”

Stevens and Kupchak restrained their smiles and listened carefully to Jim's next analysis and plan.

As the draft day approaches, "Where are the Sharks going" has become the hottest topic among fans in the off-season.There are rumors all over the sky, and the players of each team don't know whether they will be traded in the next moment.

According to "New Jersey Chronicle" and "Los Angeles Daily News" reports, the Lakers have launched in-depth negotiations with the Grizzlies, Kings and Mavericks, while the Timberwolves and the Clippers have reached an impasse in the negotiations on Garnett. To pay for future draft picks, it is reported that the Timberwolves intend to join the battle for O'Neal and have proposed a negotiation plan with Garnett as the main body.

Seeing other teams give up almost everything for O'Neal, Pacers general manager Larry Bird is still stable.

Compared with several other teams, the Pacers have a unique advantage, that is, they are located in the East.Any team that gets O'Neal will jump into a championship contender, there is no doubt about it, and in Bird's view, the Lakers do not want to establish a strong opponent for themselves in the West.

Therefore, although there is no further news from the Lakers, Bird still believes that the Pacers have a great chance of getting O'Neal. In terms of bargaining chips provided, Jermaine O'Neal has already begun to appear as a star, contributing 20 plus 10 this season. There were 2.3 blocked shots, and Artest, who was traded from the Bulls, showed potential on the defensive end, averaging 2.4 steals per game during his time with the Pacers.

This is not all of Bird's cards. The Pacers also have high-quality players such as Al Harrington and Brad Miller. If necessary, they can be used as bargaining chips on the table. There are a large number of free agents who have heard the news, plus Reggie Miller who is still fighting, can quickly form a strong team.

But the next piece of news made Byrd a little restless.

The new Grizzlies general manager Jerry West pulled old acquaintance Pat Riley into the water, and the already out Heat will return to the deal.

According to "New Jersey Chronicle" reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Heat will pay chips including Alonzo Mourning, Eddie Jones, this year's No. [-] pick and future picks, and get O'Neal, and the Grizzlies will use the space to swallow Mourning's contract, as well as get the Heat's draft pick and Eddie Jones, while adding Rookie of the Year Pau Gasol, point guard Jason Williams, prospect Stromile Swift and Shane Battier were packaged and sent to the Lakers.

The Lakers got a lot of potential rookies, and at the same time emptied the salary space, so they can quickly rebuild around Kobe. The Heat got O'Neal, and at the same time dealt with the semi-waste Mourning and Eddie Jones' big contracts. There is a lot of room for manipulation, only the Grizzlies see It seems to be doing charity, but Jerry West has never failed to make a move. In addition, Pat Riley, the general manager and coach of the Heat, also has a deep Lakers background. Tall Wojnarowski penned, almost a done deal.

Bird and Pat Riley's Lakers have been fighting for ten years, and they understand the ability of this greasy man. They know that once the Heat get O'Neal, they will rise in an instant, and it will be difficult for the Pacers to make their way from the East.

Bird, who originally planned to wait for the Lakers to offer an offer to gain the initiative in the negotiation, hurriedly called Jim again.

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