Chapter 1062: The New York Knicks

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Originally, Liu Dong wanted to stay at home for a month and then fly directly to Canada, but a phone call from the United States made Liu Dong have to fly to New York on June 23!

Fortunately, he has his own private jet, which is much more convenient in terms of time.

After a night's rest in a Manhattan mansion won by Andrew Morgan on his last visit to New York, Liu Dong welcomed a new guest outside his door early in the morning!

"Hello boss!"

Looking at the young man behind the door, Tim Thomas hurriedly bowed and saluted.

As the general manager of the New York Knicks, this is the second time he has seen this young Asian owner who just bought the team last year, and I am afraid that he is the first one in the entire NBA major leagues who ignores his team like the other party!

"Please come in!"

"Thank you!"

Following Liu Dong, Tim Thomas walked in. The luxury in the living room was not unexpected, after all, this is the most expensive Manhattan in New York. However, the size of the villa made Tim Thomas secretly frightened, but it also happened to show that the young owner is rich, and this is undoubtedly good news for the future of the Knicks!

Having enough money is so important for competitive sports!

"Sit down! I just arrived in New York yesterday, and I didn't have anything to drink here, so it's a bit rude!" Liu Dong said.

"You're welcome!" said Tim Thomas.

To be honest, he was still very nervous when he faced Liu Dong today. Because in the just-concluded NBA basketball league 2001 season, the Knicks' results are really terrible!

With 30 wins and 52 losses in 82 games, although it is slightly better than the bottom teams such as the Houston Rockets with 22 wins and the Chicago Bulls with 21 wins, it is also quite limited and did not make the playoffs. And at the bottom of the league!

As any boss, even if he doesn't care about the NBA, I'm afraid he won't watch the assets in his hands always depreciate!

"Boss, here's my plan for rebuilding the team!"

In order to save his precarious position as general manager and not lose his job, Tim Thomas hurriedly handed over the team rebuilding plan that he had worked hard to sort out during this time into the hands of Liu Dong.

Because. Now he has a relationship with a basketball team in his hands, and his acquaintance with Ivanka Trump is also because of basketball, so Liu Dong has gradually learned a little about basketball!

Moreover, because the New York Knicks are related to his own team, on the way to New York this time, he also read some team history about the Knicks!

It can be seen that the team that once created the Black Eight Miracle in 99 was retired after the retirement of the star 'Patrick Ewing'. has gone downhill, the meritorious players in the past have gone and scattered, and now they can't even make the playoffs!

Although Liu Dong doesn't mind how much money the New York Knicks can make him, what he can't stand is that this team always loses money to him.

"Larry Brown, is this the new coach you're going to bring in for the Knicks?" asked Liu Dong after flipping through the information.

Larry Brown is a well-known coach in the NBA, having been named ABA Coach of the Year three times when he first took the coaching whip. In 1980 and 1988, he led the college team to two NCAA championships. In 2000, he became the coach of the Eastern All-Star Team during the NBA Star Weekend. In 2001, he led the Philadelphia 76ers to the Finals. And was voted NBA Coach of the Year! Now, Larry Brown is resigning because of a conflict with Iverson, the star of the Philadelphia 76ers! I'm sure he'll be impressed!"

Looking at Larry Brown's profile, Liu Dong nodded. Judging from the resume alone, this Brown coach is much better than the current Knicks coach Don Cheney! Therefore, Liu Dong has basically agreed to Tim Thomas's suggestion!

"What about the players, what are you going to do with the 19 players of the New York Knicks?" Liu Dong said next.

"This ......!" continued Tim Thomas after a deep sigh. "Boss, regarding the players, I think the coach of the team in the future has the most say!"

Liu Dong can also accept this explanation, because the style he has always pursued is that professional people do professional things! Therefore, his education is not high. And he is not good at company management, so he handed over the management of all his companies to Feng Jianhui and Yang Ke, MBAs of these famous business schools!

"You told me before that this year's draft is about to start, right?" Liu Dong said.

"Yes, Madison Square Garden on June 26th, three days before the start time! But we didn't get a good pick this time, only getting the No. 7 pick in one round and the No. 7 pick in the second round!" Tim Thomas said with a little apprehension.

Two No. 7 picks, obviously the most promising top players this year have nothing to do with them, of course, it is not without the pearl in the sea, but it depends entirely on luck!

After listening to Thomas's words, Liu Dong, who pondered for a moment, flipped through the information in his hand, and put it aside casually after reading it. He doesn't know any of these players, and it's in vain to see them!

As for how to choose, it is up to the future Knicks coach to decide!

"Since you're going to ask Larry Brown to be the head coach of the team, have you been in contact with him before?" said Liu.

"Not yet, I want to listen to your boss before making a decision!" said Tim Thomas.

Liu Dong is quite satisfied with his answer!

No boss who likes his subordinates to make a decision on a crucial appointment unless he has agreed to it beforehand!

"I don't have a problem, you go to talk to him first, listen to the other party's conditions, and when you come back, talk to me, if it's not too outrageous, promise him!" Liu Dong said after a little contemplation.

"Yes, boss, I see!"

Tim Thomas enthused.

Liu Dong's agreement made him feel encouraged in his heart, and at the same time, he also sent down the nerves that had been tense since he came in.

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Two days after Tim Thomas left Liu Dong, USA Today, the largest circulation in the United States, broke the news that Don Cheney, the head coach of the New York Knicks, who had just taken over last year, had stepped down.

And instead of him taking over the coaching whip of the Knicks, the former Philadelphia 76 team, the meritorious coach Larry Brown, who was sacked because of a disagreement with the star Iverson!

Although at the press conference, the New York Knicks did not reveal Larry Brown's salary, but through the team's internal staff, the newly appointed Brown got a 5-year contract of 25 million!

And on Brown's first day in charge, the official website of the New York Knicks posted a series of player trade lists, not only Shanton Anderson, Michael Doric, these 'water cooler guardians' are on the list, and even All-Star players like Latrill Sprewell also appear on the trade list!

Although the main player of the 99-year-old Black Eight team is now 32 years old, in addition to being a little bad-tempered, his strength is still very good, and he has very deep playoff experience!

If he hadn't directly shouted out an annual salary of $10 million and openly contradicted Larry Brown in front of the media, maybe for the sake of the playoffs, he would have been kept!

Of course, it's not possible now!

"With so many people cleared at once, what will happen to this year's competition?"

Looking at the list of transactions of up to 13 people on the report, Liu Dong frowned.

The New York Knicks, now have a total of 19 players, and now most of them have to be cleared out, which is really a complete teardown and rebuild!

"Boss, none of these people are in my plans, and instead of keeping them on the bench, we might as well free up the salary and trade the players that fit us!" insisted Larry Brown.

Looking at the gray-haired but serious old man in front of him, Liu Dong nodded, "Okay, since you are the coach of the Knicks, then in the selection of players, I will stick to the bottom line and will not interfere with your work! But I want to see the team's performance improve in this year's game, and I don't need you to win the championship right away, but we have to enter the playoffs, can you do it, Coach Brown?"

"Nothing is wrong?" said Larry Brown without hesitation.

Looking at the strong confidence on his face, Liu Dong nodded with satisfaction, he likes confident people.

"So, let's take a look at this year's draft, we only have two No. 7 picks, and as the coach of the Knicks, Mr. Brown, do you have any good goals?"

"Yes!"

As he spoke, Larry Brown pulled out four photos from his bag!

"Ming Yao, like the boss, is also a Chinese, 7 feet 6 inches tall, has an enviable talent, although he is a little thin now, he has good speed, has a lot of flexibility that a center does not have, and his shooting skills are very good. I believe that with a little training, with Yao's talent, he can become a top center forward talent comparable to Olajuwon. It's a pity that we got the No. 7 pick, and the hope of signing him is slim!" said Larry Brown with a look of pity.

Looking at the familiar yellow face in the photo, Liu Dong didn't expect that there would be a compatriot of his own in this NBA draft, and if possible, he also hoped to sign the other party into his team.

But it's a pity that looking at the overwhelming news about the other party on the Internet, Liu Dong understands that unless he gets the champion sign, there is little hope of signing the other party.

In the NBA, center talent is always the most scarce and the easiest target to compete for. (To be continued.) )

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