It turned out that in July 2008, the Nets sent point guard Marcus Williams to the Warriors to get a 2011 lottery-protected first-round pick. However, since the Warriors believe that keeping this pick will be more useful this year, they hope that the Nets will agree to trade it for a similar 2012 pick, and they are willing to send two more future second-round picks to compensate for this delay.

To be honest, the 2011 lottery protected first-round picks not much different from the 2012 one, and agreeing to the Warriors' plan and taking two more future second-round picks really makes no sense.

"So, why are the Warriors losing so much money?"

After Miles explained the antecedents, Arthur asked with a slight frown.

"From what I've learned, this move by the Warriors should have something to do with the future of forward Stephen Jackson. Previously, "Captain Jack" once released to the media, saying that he hoped that the Warriors would trade him to teams like the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, or the New York Knicks, and was fined $25,000 by the league.

The Warriors have now decided to keep the 2011 lottery first-round pick, most likely hoping to package the pick with Jackson and complete a trade.

Although previously, the Warriors have solemnly stated that they have no intention of trading Jackson. However, according to insiders, it is not that the Warriors do not want to trade for Jackson, but that the latter has the remaining 4 years and $35 million in his big contract, so that the Warriors cannot find a suitable home. ”

Miles smiled and told his young boss about the connection, and Arthur's eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled at Miles, who showed a sly fox-like smile, and said, "Look at your smile, do you have any ideas?"

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from the boss. Myers chuckled and said with a twinkle in his eyes: "The Nets want to rebuild, we need a real star, and the current superstar basically can't be pulled into our team, unless we come up with a sky-high contract to attract ... “

"No way, I'm not going to throw a superstar team out of dollars, that team can be brilliant for a while, but it's not healthy, it's like a castle in the air. "Arthur naturally wouldn't spend money to smash a strong team out, and his money didn't come from the wind.

"yes, I'm not in favor either, so we need to develop our own superstars, and superstars need good seedlings, so I thought we could take advantage of the Warriors' trade opportunity, and we can join in and complete a multi-party trade to get a good point guard or power forward that we need the most at the moment. Naturally, Miles knows what his new boss thinks.

"Hmm, do you already have a candidate?" Arthur's eyes lit up, he had long known about Bob Myers' magical trading ability, but he didn't expect to see his magic so soon.

"Yes, the first choice is Warriors rookie Stephen Curry, but he's playing so well that he won't trade us unless the Warriors' management is crazy, so there's little hope, but I'll give it a try. ”

Hearing Curry's name, Arthur was interested, in the post-Kobe era, Curry was the name he heard the most in his previous life, that is a superstar, if it can be traded, tsk, the Nets don't have to worry about it in the next ten years.

"You must try, how do you know what the result will be if you don't try, even if it doesn't work out in the end, there is no loss for us, you can tell Curry, as long as he comes to the Nets, I will give him a big contract of four years and 50 million, he is the boss of the Nets!" Arthur will never be stingy with the Golden Phoenix.

Hearing the conditions thrown by the young boss, Myers' eyes flashed with brilliance, he didn't expect that the boss would be so generous, but he also knew that Curry, who had already played a good score, wanted to get the Nets, and it was really difficult, but fortunately, he still had alternatives.

"Understood, boss, I'll do my best, and if the first choice Curry doesn't work, I have another alternative, and that's James Harden of the Thunder, who is also a talented player, a future superstar... ”

There was a familiar name, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "Very good, you can do these things yourself, I will wait for your good news." ”

Arthur was very satisfied with Bob Myers' daring to think, and only then would his Nets have a future, and then Arthur and Myers began to discuss the specific details of the Nets.

"Myers, now the outside world has ridiculed the two of us for nothing, in order to dispel the doubts and ridicule from the outside world, we must come up with results, by the way, what is the reaction of the Nets fans?" Arthur has no good impression of the media in New York and even the United States, to be honest, and has almost mocked him in the past two days, so that Taylor Swift has also been implicated, saying what to keep the country diva away from the fool from the UK.

"The fans still have a positive view and attitude towards our ownership, after all, the Nets in the past are also rotten and can't be rotten anymore, all the fans, I hope that your arrival can bring a new life to the Nets, as long as it is not as bad as in the past, I think the fans will continue to support us. Myers replied truthfully, "As for the pressure of public opinion from the outside world, there is no need to care at all, in order to attract attention and promote sales, they have no bottom at all, we can do our own things, and after a long time, we will lose heat." ”

"Hehe... Arthur shook his head noncommittally and chuckled, squinting his eyes slightly and smiling: "Losing the heat, it's not what I want to see, the heat represents exposure, and the exposure represents the popularity, and the popularity can be turned into commercial profits, look at the Knicks, their reputation is more stinky, but they are indeed the team with the highest commercial value in the NBA league, so not only can we not let the heat fall, but also have a good hype... ”

Arthur smiled at the corner of his mouth, a pair of bright eyes exuded a sly gaze, and instructed the thoughtful Miles: "In this way, although we will not spend a lot of money to buy the current superstar, but we can hit the idea on those super veterans, such as the big shark O'Neal, AI Iverson, I think, if they can come to our Nets, even if they are substitutes, as long as they play, they will attract a lot of fans to buy tickets and walk into the court, what do you say, and the veteran is cheap!"

"Ahem... The corners of Miles' mouth twitched, coughed lightly, and said with a slightly embarrassed wry smile: "Boss, the big shark O'Neal is too old, as for Iverson, it can be considered, but he may not accept the invitation, a veteran contract he may not be able to, and he himself has a very bad temper, and the state can only hover between second-rate players and first-class players. ”

"Haha, don't be afraid, the big shark is a living sign of the NBA, if he chooses to retire when he is on our team, the popularity of our Nets will definitely go to another level, O'Neal is a smart, very experienced big guy, I think he will help our team, and the most important thing is that the price is cheap, but what can bring us is definitely great value for money!"

Arthur really values a representative veteran like O'Neal, Michael Jordan has been a long time ago, for a new generation of young people, the OK combination of the Los Angeles Lakers, Big Shark O'Neal, Black Mamba Kobe, is the NBA superstar they are most familiar with, especially in the world, that is, the NBA's living signboard.

As for the answer Iverson, not to mention, in the hearts of many fans, it is an answer, a legend, he himself has such and such problems, but this does not hinder the value he has, the key is to see how to squeeze his value.

"As for Iverson, you can be honest with him, what we ask of him, I believe, he should know better than anyone else, the time that belongs to him has passed, and if you don't accept the reality, you can only leave the NBA, I think, leaving the NBA, is the most unacceptable for him, he will think clearly. ”

"Okay, boss, I'll contact these two people's agents, but, boss, you have to be mentally prepared, the media will definitely mock us, sign the old, weak, sick and disabled, the future of the Nets is dark or something... ”

"Haha, let them be black, not black or red, the darker the more famous, popularity is more important than anything else, and, tell the marketing department, when O'Neill and Iverson come, immediately increase advertising costs, especially the enterprises of the Celestial Empire, I think, they will be very happy to pay for the Celestial Empire, haha... ”

Arthur, who knows the situation of the Celestial Empire very well, understands that the big shark, Iverson and Space are easy teammates to play, what kind of huge repercussions will be caused in the Celestial Empire, all kinds of blows are certain, and as soon as the popularity of the Nets increases, the companies of the Celestial Empire, which are not bad for money, will rush to give him money.

"Hehe, after we announced that we would not trade Tianchaoyi, in the past two days, many Tianchao companies have called to consult advertising cooperation, I have to say, the commercial value of Tianchaoyi really surprised me. Miles remembered the cooperation calls he had received from the Celestial Empire enterprises, and said with heartfelt emotion, looking at the young boss in front of him with admiration.

"Haha, don't worry, the cash cow of Tianchao Yi must be raised for me, and when Tian Chao Yao retires, he is a trump card in our hands, the boss of the Rocket, Alexander, can rely on Tian Chao Yao to double his value, and we can also rely on Tian Chao Yi to become the second rocket!" Arthur knows better than anyone that Da Yao is not long away from retiring, and when the time comes, Da Kong Yi will be the best in the NBA.