The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Are the Nuggets going crazy? By giving them such a big contract, does Connally really have money but no land to burn?"

Burks couldn't stand the anger in his heart when he looked at the news he had just received.

"Damn it, isn't this just a direct trap for us and deliberately disgusting us? DeRozan's four-year offer of 4 million, neither Kevin Love nor James Harden can pay this price."

Xu Xiao frowned when he saw the news.

You must know that DeRozan has just been strengthened. It is a good time to increase the ball.

In the just-concluded finals, DeRozan has not fully digested Middleton's skills. He is skilled in using them and can still compete with the Heat's Big Three. If he fully digests them, it will be okay.

But the Nuggets' current situation has really put Xu Xiao in a dilemma.

It's not that they are afraid of paying taxes. After all, since Xu Xiao took over the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves have paid taxes almost every year, triggering the super luxury tax long ago.

This time is so special, just in time for the big contracts of seven players including Westbrook, Josh, Oden and Ibaka to take effect next year.

If he matches DeRozan at this price, Xu Xiao will have to pay a tax of 1.8 million next year.

He has money, but he can't spend it like this.

And if DeRozan is matched, then DeRozan will become the second-highest salary in the team after Josh.

But DeRozan's strength is definitely not matched. If he really wants to sign, it will definitely make some people in the team dissatisfied.

Giving money is a trivial matter, but I am afraid of triggering negative emotions among the players. After all, there is no shortage of championships in the hands of the Timberwolves players.

What they pursue now is basically personal honor and money.

But if he doesn't renew the contract, he is a little reluctant to do so. After all, this is what he cultivated.

And they are the Nuggets in the same division. Their strength has already been greatly increased after acquiring Curry in the Anthony trade. Now giving them DeRozan for free is even more powerful.

After struggling for a long time, Xu Xiao finally made a decision.

"Forget it, it doesn't match anymore, let him go."

After much thought, Xu Xiao decided to let go. After all, he has a system, and DeRozan is not considered a top talent. As long as he has a system, he can still produce such super players in the future.

It's just a pity that Middleton's star card has been given away before he can warm it up.

Now there is Tony Roten in his lineup who can be used. Roten's physical talent is quite good. Whether it is physical maturity, confrontation ability, or running and jumping ability, he is completely at the NBA level.

It's just that his movement control and shooting are too poor. He was a combo guard in college, but when he came to the NBA, he couldn't do both.

He could use it, Xu Xiao still had a lot of cards in his hand, so giving him one wouldn't be a problem.

While Xu Xiao was still thinking, a phone call came over.

"Okay, I understand. I will try my best to arrange the time. Let's meet and talk then... What? You are already here? Why don't you tell me in advance? Okay, I understand, then you will be with me Wait for me in the office."

Xu Xiao hung up the phone and lay down on the sofa, sighing again:

“When one wave doesn’t subside, another wave arises.”

Seeing that Xu Xiao was so tired, Yilin still went to give Xu Xiao a massage very thoughtfully and consciously.

"What's the matter, looking so sad?"

"It's the Chinese Basketball Association. They want to meet with me and discuss the selection of this year's Asian Cup and... the future of Chinese basketball, that is, the future of those young talents I found in China last year. .”

Xu Xiao rubbed his brows and said:

"It's just a discussion, it's just that they want me to send back these good and talented young people in the country that I recruited. I know their thoughts very well."

Xu Xiao took a sip of water and continued:

"In their eyes, these players do not represent hope and future, but interests and political achievements. If their youth training and league are good, it will not matter. But look, how many talents have been buried like this."

"League match-fixing, the referees are unprofessional, the management is amateurish, the players have bad tempers, and the team has to pay high wages. I feel good just like this. If I lose, I will post on Weibo first. The foreign players are the big dads, the players are the second dads, and only the fans It’s the grandson.”

"Not to mention the youth training, the youth training at the grassroots level is even worse. Nowadays, young players come up to train their bodies so that they can crush and win in the same level competition to maintain their political achievements. All they do is to encourage others. .”

Xu Xiao became more and more excited as he talked, with no intention of stopping.

"They don't know at all that if they want to do anything well, it requires a process, starting from the most basic level. They just want results. They change their age just to be able to play in the youth competition. This kind of self-deception Haven't you done enough after all these years?"

"He blindly hires foreign coaches without knowing which style suits him. If the American style of play doesn't work, he will switch to a European coach. If the European coach doesn't work, he will switch to an American style. He also has no patience with the players, so how can he be patient with the coach."

"How else could the village ba be so popular? The most sincere sports must be sports that do not have the blind guidance of these laymen, can stimulate everyone's enthusiasm to the maximum extent, and come from the masses."

After saying this, Xu Xiao stood up and took a sip of water. This also made Xu Xiao realize that it was not okay for him to blatantly steal people from the club's youth training, even if he wanted to contribute to China.

He is robbing people to cultivate high-quality seedlings for China. Even if they cannot play in the NBA, they can still play in higher-level professional leagues and perform on the stage of the World Series.

"Okay, since you want it, I'll give it all back to you, and I'll find someone myself."

Xu Xiao recalled that this year should be the year that Chinese basketball suffered a heavy blow. They lost to the provincial team in the Asian Championships. This year, the Chinese basketball team lost even their underwear and lost their qualifications for the World Cup. .

Then they lost to a country that had a good life in the Asian Games the next year, and the reputation completely fell to the bottom. If it hadn't been for the comeback in Changsha in 15, maybe Chinese basketball would have really collapsed.

In this case, we have to negotiate terms with the person in charge of Chinese Basketball, and we cannot give them all back.

Return the two of them, and let the rest of them stay here for training. Only by letting Huaxia Basketball hit rock bottom can he, Xu Xiao, bring the team back to life.

Otherwise, how could he, a humble Chinese, shake this towering tree?

This is what is called neither breaking nor establishing. If we want to revitalize Chinese basketball, we must break all their illusions in the basketball field and tell them that we are no longer a second-rate team in the world, but a second-rate team in Asia.