Kevin Pritchard, the Trail Blazers' head of player personnel, was opposed to Zhou Zheng from the start, preferring to choose McCantz or Danny Granger, and Gerald Green was also a good option.

However, when discussing who to choose, he didn't have a chance to interject at all, and the three bigwigs directly made a decision.

Then, in the ensuing trade storm, he stubbornly decided that he should trade with the Bulls and trade for Lore Deng. But... The three guys seemed to have lost their minds, and even thought that Stanford's little tiger was a genius point guard that was rare in a decade, and even regarded him as a treasure, and insisted on rejecting all deals.

"What a stupid decision."

Kevin Pritchard was arranging for personnel to arrange the scene of the signing conference, and at the same time he was slandering in his heart.

After he learned the details of Zhou Zheng's contract with Portland, he even openly yelled at his assistant: "This is the first unequal contract ever forced by the Chinese side to sign the United States, which is simply a loss of power and humiliation of the country, I have never seen such a brazen kneeling and licking posture." ”

Scouting supervisor Douglas remained silent, he didn't know what to say.

"You're going to get the University of Washington seniors to Portland next year, that guy is the real future."

"But... Brandon has a history of knee injuries......"

"Even if you have a history of injuries, it's better than picking a piece of waste." Kevin Pritchard replied angrily.

After a while, Kevin Pritchard saw 'Rubbish' arrive at the arena early, and he greeted every staff member with a smile on his face. The head of the public relations department, Aric, had a good relationship with him, he was always talking and laughing with him, and he soon introduced him to Bender, the head of the business promotion department.

A group of them were talking and laughing over there, and they seemed to be very harmonious.

"He's supposed to work on Wall Street, isn't he?" Kevin Pritchard turned around and said to Douglas.

"......" Douglas didn't know what to answer, he didn't even understand what Kevin Pritchard meant.

"Hopefully his sociability will allow him to get knocked over a few fewer times on the pitch." Kevin Pritchard dismissed the words contemptuously, then turned and walked to the other side, not going to go over and shake hands with the famous No. 5 show for a chat.

Back in the office, he dialed the Nuggets general manager and a deal was quickly struck, trading first-round pick Jarrick Jack from the Denver Nuggets with rookie Kriza and Ricky Sanchez.

This is something that is within his purview, and Larry Miller has always disliked John Nash, and he has expressed to Pritchard more than once that he hopes he can take over the position as general manager as soon as possible. Over the years, Miller has given Pritchard a lot of say in transactions, and even given him complete autonomy over such small transactions.

The league is also quite quick to approve such small deals, and not long after the two teams submitted it, it was announced on the official website.

Poor Jarek Jack was just about to go to Denver for a physical examination, but a phone call... He's got to change his ticket, he's going to Portland.

When Jarrick Jack heard that he was going to Portland, he chuckled in his heart, and his ambition ignited instantly. In the training camp, he took the initiative to challenge Zhou Zheng, hoping to step on the body of the MOP in the finals and then take the position. At that time, he did not succeed, but he believed that if he could be on the same team and compete for a long time, he would definitely be the one who had the last laugh.

At this time, Zhou Zheng didn't know that Portland had quietly completed a deal, and Stephen Patterson, the chairman of the basketball department, didn't know that he was chatting with Zhou Zheng.

Under the leadership of Stephen Patterson, Zhou Zheng visited the locker room and the training room, physiotherapy room, leisure room, video hall and other places in the stadium, and guided Zhou Zheng one by one.

To be honest, Zhou Zheng really has the feeling that Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden.

When he learned that the owner of the Rose Garden Arena had spent almost 300 million to build it, his mouth instantly opened wide. Generally speaking, NBA arenas are municipal projects, teams are rented venues, and if a city wants to have an NBA team, the prerequisite is that the city must have a luxurious arena that can accommodate enough fans.

Paul Allen is so rich.

The signing session began soon after, with Larry Miller, Stephen Patterson, John Nash and head coach Nate McMillan in attendance.

The audience was also crowded with local reporters in Portland, and Portlanders gave a grand welcome and strong expectations for Zhou Zheng's arrival.

It is worth mentioning that ESPN also sent reporters to cover the area.

ESPN doesn't have a good relationship with Zhou, and it likes to make sharp comments on Zhou's issues.

After the two sides signed the contract under the spotlight, they showed Zhou Zheng's jersey, the No. 10 of the Trail Blazers. Nate McMillan laughs: "I hope this jersey can be retired over the Rose Garden Arena. ”

"Me too." Zhou Zheng responded with a smile.

Both had a very good first impression of each other, perhaps because they both wore the number 10 jersey, and fate is always a wonderful thing.

Then, I began to enter the link of reporter interviews.

"It's a great signing. I can honestly tell anyone that this... It's our future. Larry Miller said seriously: "Everybody knows we need to change. Tiger is the biggest X-element that has changed. “

Larry Miller gave Zhou Zheng high expectations. Stephen Patterson fully affirmed Zhou's past: "I remember every game in the round of 64, he led Stanford to create a crimson miracle in the NCAA, and I am his fan. ”

John Nash expressed his hope that Zhou Zheng can lead the Trailblazers to new glory.

For the public praise of the three high-level executives, Zhou Zheng was actually a little shy.

But when interviewed by reporters, he still answered any questions honestly, and he didn't want to give people a feeling of weakness.

"I've made a great impression on Portland and I can't wait to start my career here." Zhou Zheng responded to a reporter's question about how he felt about Portland.

"I'm not just good at fast breaks, I can play in the half-court as well. To be honest, we at Stamford chose the RUN-GUN style of play because we don't have as much depth of players as other strong teams, and we can only erase our weaknesses with this kind of quick attack. But Portland doesn't have that problem at all, we have Zach Randolph, we have Darius Myers, we have Theolatliv, we have Ruben Patterson, we have Travis Outlaw, we have Sebastian Telfil...... We have so many players with explosive talent that we can settle the battle at half time. Why do you have to run? I believe that Coach McMillan's tactical library has tactics in his arsenal and I was very impressed by his wisdom. ”

Zhou Zheng read out the names of almost every main player, and praised McMillan fiercely.

On this answer, he is at least 99 points.

Larry Miller, who was sitting on the sidelines, was very satisfied with this, and finally came out with an arrogant guy who didn't point his nostrils at the sun.

Nate McMillan also had a smile on his face, and who wouldn't want to be complimented in public?

And at this time, the ESPN reporter stood up, and his first question was thrown at Larry Miller: "Mr. Miller, as far as I know, you have given up on negotiations with All-Star Stoudemire because you want to give the backcourt all to Tiger?" ”

"We have a wonderful memory with Damon and we thank him for his contributions to the team over the past seven years, and he will always be an indelible star in the history of the Trail Blazers. After friendly negotiations, we reached a consensus not to renew the contract, and we wish him all the best in the future......"

Larry Miller responded in an official tone, but before he could finish speaking, an ESPN reporter interrupted him: "No, Mr. Miller. You still haven't understood my question, I mean, is Damon Studmeire's departure because Tiger joined? ”

"Tiger is our future, and Damon's departure is partly for that reason. Young people always need playing time to grow. Stephen Patterson took on the tough question and responded to ESPN's reporters with a frank response.

The ESPN reporter laughed, and the fish finally took the bait.

"So... Why are you holding a signing press conference here and then waiting to announce another deal? You traded your two second-round rookie signings this year for first-round point guard Jarrick Jack with the Denver Nuggets. Is this out of distrust of Tiger's capabilities? You know, you still have a first-round point guard from last year. ”

As soon as the ESPN reporter said this, it was as if a bombshell had been dropped at the press conference.

The local Portland reporters below looked at each other.

Larry Miller, Stephen Patterson, John Nash, Nate McMillan and others on the stage were also at a loss, all of them denying that they had made the decision.

Larry Miller, who was sitting next to Zhou Zheng, hurriedly wanted to explain something to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng still sat in the center, still with a smile on his face, he was the calmest person in the whole scene, although this matter was most closely related to him.

At the same time as ESPN threw out that question, five words automatically popped up in Zhou Zheng's head...... The enemy is in Honnoji.

But the panic was only for a moment, when he saw that the three executives on the stage were also at a loss.

He picked up the microphone and said calmly, "I'll answer your question." ”

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