Chapter 315: Those who are content are always happy
When she heard that Lamar was going back to New York, her aunt's heart was even happier, and nothing made her happier to keep her children by her side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Oh, Lamar, is Vanessa true? It's so good that I'll see you more often now!" the aunt excitedly hugged Lamar, who was much taller than him, in her arms.
In front of his new girlfriend (Lamar doesn't care if Vanessa hasn't promised herself, anyway, in Lamar's opinion, Vanessa can't escape from his side, he has to lock Vanessa by his side), being held in Maggie's arms like a child makes Lamar somewhat unnatural, but this feeling still makes him feel very comfortable.
"Mrs. Jonad, I'm still undecided, but there's a good chance I'll really need to start a new journey in New York!"
"Hey, Lamar!" Uncle Jonad suddenly exclaimed, "If you go back to play with the New York Knicks, does that mean I can go to Madison Square Garden for free at any time?"
"Of course. Uncle, you can come at any time if you want, provided that I do end up with Knicks. ”
"I think those Knicks guys aren't going to have a lot of mud in their heads, and now everyone knows you're the best!"
The little sister Krees also followed along: "That's right! Lamar! You're the best!"
Lamar smiled and hugged Krees, smiling and saying, "I'm glad you said that, Krees! ”
Once you decide to choose the New York Knicks as your next stop.
Lamar immediately told Falker to get in touch with Knicks boss James Dolan, who of course wanted to get the most out of him.
Everyone knows that Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, has reached the point where the bad team of Inix has reached the point of going crazy, so he has not spared much money to recruit many so-called big-name stars. In the future, Dolan didn't care about the damn luxury tax in order for the team to win the championship, and after a long time, there were many bad contracts, and he fell into the name of a fool with many people.
But it's only 2001, and although Dolan is willing to spend money, he doesn't have such a nickname!
As a wealthy man, Dolan has always been very confident in himself, and he believes that he is absolutely not mistaken.
Lamar, who has been unanimously voted the most phenomenal player by countless basketball pundits who love and hate him, is destined to be inducted into the Hall of Fame even if he is not backed by a championship. What's more, he has already proven his ability in these two seasons. In Dolan's opinion, winning the championship is not a big problem in front of Lamar at all.
Therefore, as soon as Lamar's agent was revealed, Falker wanted to negotiate further about Lamar's joining. He gave the team's uniforms a death order to get Lamar at all costs, or else give each of them a bullet, and the gun was in his hand.
Lamar's demands are not simple, salary is not mentioned for the time being (still in the rookie contract, Lamar is only in tears!), although these things can reflect his value, but not his status in the ball generation.
What Lamar wants now is absolute leadership
In this regard, James Dolan and Jeff Van Gundy have long promised that as long as Lamar is willing to come, he will be the only leader of the team, and his voice represents a unique authority in the locker room.
At this moment, in order to let Lamar agree to join New York as soon as possible and avoid further complications, Dolan has even reached the point of ignoring it, and in his eyes, the possible locker room contradictions in the future are not worth mentioning at all compared to getting Lamar.
James Dolan is now like a beast that has gone crazy, brandishing a checkbook and slamming it at Lakers management, not to mention some promises.
Since buying the Knicks in 1997, James Dolan has been really trembling in the position of president of the New York Knicks in recent years, and Sprewell, who was originally introduced by him as the savior of the team, finally proved that although the technology is among the best in the league, it cannot bring anything substantial to the team except for aimless solo fighting on the court! New York's record is also getting worse and worse now, but fortunately, it is not out of the playoffs. In short, he is under much less pressure from the outside world than the president of the United States.
Now it's different, because he has seen Lamar waving at him, and as long as he can take Lamar, I believe that those unpleasant memories of the past will soon be forgotten. And he will also become the most successful president of the Knicks in history by signing Lamar, which is as smart as Auerbach could not have imagined.
Thinking of this, he became even more crazy, anyway, he had money, he didn't need to be stingy at all, for Lamar, at all costs.
Falker grabbed the pulse of the Knicks, came to a lion's big mouth, there are fools who deliver to the door, and those who don't sharpen the knife are idiots, except for the new contract that has not been discussed, there are many other treatment issues, and even the team's draft and trade of the general manager Falker has fought for Lamar's power (the power to suggest and veto), and if he doesn't agree, he won't talk about it.
James Dolan was dumbfounded, although the conditions proposed by Falker are not much different from what he proposed some time ago, the draft doesn't matter, Lamar's vision is also well-known in the league, but the player is involved in the team trade, what does this make the team general manager do?
Anyway, the general manager of the team has also been an ornament in recent years, and he has not participated in any of the team's transactions!
But if such an agreement is known to the Alliance, it is not a joke!
The negotiations between the two sides lasted for two days and there was no substantial progress, and in the end it was Dolan who personally found Lamar, in fact, he could not bear such a responsibility, after all, he was not David Stern.
That's all I can give. Before coming, Dolan had already studied Lamar well, and knew that talking to someone like Lamar was simply self-inflicted, so he chose the most direct and straightforward way.
Lamar was also a little surprised by Dolan's opening remarks, in his impression that rich people like Dolan like to use a high-ranking posture to overpower people, and it was the first time he had met him so directly.
Smiling slightly, he picked up the agreement that Dolan put on the table, and glanced at it, the right to participate in the draft, the right to propose trades, this is good! Next year's early contract extension, this can be promised! In addition, the contract also details Lamar's status in the team, which is simply a unique leader.
In other words, even if Lamar suddenly becomes a very garbage player after joining the Knicks, as long as he stays healthy, then he will always be the main player and leader of the team.
Lamar only laughed for a moment, then put pen to paper and signed his name on the agreement.
Now it was Dolan's turn to be surprised, and he thought he would have to say at least a little bit before he could move Lamar. I didn't expect Lamar to sign the agreement like this.
"Lamar, do you really have no other requirements?"
"Isn't it all written in the agreement? I think that's good, I haven't played a game for the Knicks yet, and that's enough. Lamar shrugged, "People have to learn to be satisfied, don't they?" Mr. Dolan, it's up to you to negotiate with the Lakers. ”
"But!"
"No, but!" Lamar interrupted Dolan and said with a smile, "Mr. Dolan, in the future, I hope I am a Knicks player." I'll give you what you want, that O'Brien Cup, of course!"
It was the first time in Dolan's life that he had been interrupted, but he wasn't upset at all, he was excited. That's right, it's excitement!
He really poached Lamar, the hardest step he had already bought, and the next step was to negotiate with the Lakers, and it seemed that the coveted O'Brien Cup was really not far from him.
"I think we'll have a great time working together. Dolan offered to lend his hand.
Lamar smiled and shook Dolan: "I never disappoint, you'll see that soon!"
Lamar's choice to join the New York Knicks is basically a happy thing. Lamar can return to his hometown to play, reunite with his family, and stay with his girlfriend (Vanessa hasn't got it yet). Of course, there are others, where he is respected and the position he covets as the team boss.
The Knicks, on the other hand, have the most phenomenal star in the league right now, as well as the hope of hitting the O'Brien Cup.
The only person who was unhappy during this whole process was Lamar's agent Falker, who always thought that if Lamar could leave the whole negotiation to him. It is entirely possible that the Knicks will choose not to use the team option to renew their contract early this year, and now Lamar has decided everything on his own, which not only greatly reduced his own income, but also caused Falker to be unlucky.
Of course, Mr. Falkel's insignificant grievances were automatically ignored by both parties. No one wants to mention those unappetizing things at this time.
On the second day of the agreement, the impatient Knicks general manager started-for-tat trade negotiations with the Lakers, and finally after paying a huge price (almost half of the team's loss) and pulling in a few more teams, the four teams finally reached a deal for Lamar. (To be continued.) )