Chapter 365: Merge Completed
As soon as Chen Mogang returned to the United States, he injected a breath of vitality into this super long grass period in the NBA league, and the amount of discussion about the NBA on social networking sites instantly surged. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info This invisibly also stimulates the negotiation process.
In many negotiations, some bosses have loosened up a little, but Jordan has always been a diehard in the boss's camp.
Just when Chen Mo began to devote himself to training, the NBA league once again received big sponsorship.
U.S. mobile giant Sprint has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with the league that will receive $300 million from the NBA.
According to internal personnel leaks, the reason why the sponsorship contract, which was originally 250 million US dollars, was too high for 50 million was probably because of Chen Mo's strength and his movements.
Despite the news that may be unfounded, Stern was confident in the league when he spoke to reporters after another breakdown: "This is a young league and we are not going to be greatly affected by this shutdown." We are actively working towards a consensus between the two sides. We will develop and discover more stars like Jack Chan, and we hope to have more Jack Chan appear. ”
Apparently because of the big sponsorship contract signed, Stern appeared proud, but only mentioning the name of one player when he was triumphant, which may confirm the rumours that seemed groundless.
Even the basketball training camp jointly held by Kobe, Harden, Westbrook and other players on a high school campus some time ago did not receive as much attention as Chen Mo.
"He has become not only extremely popular and influential in China, but also in the United States, and since he returned to the United States, the discussion about the NBA seems to have become lively immediately. ”
Chen Mo has entered a normal training state, he trains on the basketball court in his backyard every day, and the back body technique he wants to practice has improved rapidly in the quiet training state of half a month.
Fabio was amazed at Chen Mo's progress, "I didn't expect you to be able to really practice such a back, but the specific effect may have to be tested in actual combat." ”
Chen Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "I'm confident, you just wait to watch the news about the 'Death Body' at home!"
Perhaps it was Chen Mo's return that contributed to the shutdown, as the Chinese market, which has become increasingly important around the world in recent years, has been very restless because of Chen Mo's huge success in the NBA.
Many of the league's top brass were not optimistic about the NBA's continued expansion into the Chinese market after a series of serious injuries to Da Yao, and the subsequent data almost declared the failure of the plan to expand overseas markets.
But Chen Mo's presence once again established a strong connection between the two countries across the ocean, and this connection was even stronger than that of the Yao era.
The good news is that the feedback from the European market has been getting better and better since the middle of last season. Although there is no direct data to show that this is because of Chen Mo, Chen Mo's surroundings are the best NBA players in the European market, which can at least show that Chen Mo has a great role in promoting the growth of the European market.
Coupled with the disturbances in Oakland after Chen Mo returned to the United States, coupled with a large sponsorship contract from Sprint, those guys who were ripping and tearing suddenly woke up.
The lockout is a loss for both sides, but the loss for the players is greater.
On November 21, the two sides returned to the negotiating table, and although the five-hour negotiations broke down again, the reporter heard some concessions from both sides.
Everyone finally saw the dawn of the end of the shutdown, and many people began to become active, including Chen Mo, who had begun to think about what they should do after the next trading opened.
The Warriors gave Chen Mo the greatest rights for a player, and before that, Chen Mo contacted Bob Myers again, and Myers still gave Chen Mo a positive reply.
"You can do whatever you want, just like you did when you were in China. ”
After the dawn of the end of the shutdown, many people, including Chen Mo, began to become active.
Chen Mo first envisioned the selection of the team's head coach, after all, even if most of the tactical arrangements were arranged by Chen Mo, the team still needed a head coach.
The manager's accusations are not all about training and setting up tactics, he also needs to pay attention to the mental state of his players at all times, and the manager's accusations are somewhat similar to those of university counsellors.
The partner Chen Mo wants to choose cannot be the kind of dictator who wants to monopolize power, nor can he be a good young man with dreams and ambitions. This person has to be a guy who trusts him Chen Mo and is willing to follow him Chen Mo to win. The first thing that Chen Mo thought of was Timothy Glenn.
Timothy Glenn is the most suitable candidate, whether he works with Larry Brown or Jerry Sloan, and he will do the work of regulating the players' emotions and comforting the players' minds. And this person has cooperated with Chen Mo for a year, and they have a pretty tacit understanding at work.
After receiving Chen Mo's call, Timothy Glenn immediately agreed, and he hardly hesitated.
Timothy Glenn also wants to be a big coach, but he knows his talent, and with his talent it is difficult to achieve very well, and what he achieved last season is something he never expected
He thought that winning the championship as the team's No. 1 assistant coach would be the pinnacle achievement of his career, but he didn't expect Chen Mo to send him a big pie again. The bread was made for him, and if he didn't open his mouth to eat, he would be so sorry for others.
"Together we will become legends. Chen Mo not only gave Timothy a ready-made flatbread, but also drew him a blueprint that looked extremely beautiful.
Chen Mo is training and preparing for next season's team personnel, and he has been in contact with Bob Myers via video.
Although the league's staff were not allowed to contact the team during the shutdown, who could control this kind of private contact! As long as it is not a blatant violation, only God knows.
In anticipation, on November 26, labor and management sat down at the negotiating table again. Many media outlets, including ESPN, are very optimistic about the outcome of this negotiation.
"Maybe this time the two sides will come to an agreement. None of us want to see the shutdown move into December, and if this negotiation can work out, the NBA's season opener could be on Christmas Day. ”
Chen Mo was lying in the home theater on the second floor looking at his large bottle of TV, which was very comfortable. Chen Mo is concerned about the suspension of the league, after all, the suspension is very boring for him, he did not choose to play in Europe or China, people have entered the state of playing, but there is no ball to play in reality, which feels terrible.
"Hopefully this shutdown will end, otherwise the opener won't even start at Christmas. Chen Mo said secretly in his heart.
It's been 149 days now, and it's no longer possible for anyone to continue living in endless striking.
Victory finally came before dawn, and after 15 hours of final negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement, and the long 149-day shutdown finally ended.
After the league press conference announced the end of the shutdown, Stern announced at the press conference that training camp and free agency for the 2011-2012 season will open at the same time as December 9.
After the shutdown on this side, the Warriors uniform team on the other side has contacted Chen Mo's agent David Falke non-stop, and they hope to finalize the details of the contract with Falke as soon as possible, and the two sides can sign the contract as soon as the free market opens on December 9, almost at the same time, the Warriors have begun to prepare for the press conference after Chen Mo joins on December 9.
Although Chen Mo's joining the Golden State Warriors is already a certainty, if he doesn't sign a contract for a day, the Warriors' uniform team can't make up their minds for a day. Although Chen Mo is already exercising his right to form a team, even Americans understand the truth of long nights and dreams.
Chen Mo didn't think about it so much, he had already swaggered to transfer his training location to the Oracle Arena.
On December 1, Falck and the Warriors' uniform team finalized all the contract details.
The Warriors offered Chen Mo a 2+1 contract, with a total contract value of 90 million, of which Chen Mo can get 84 million stably, and 6 million as bonuses. The amount of 84 million is 500,000 more than the three-year 83.5 million signed by Kobe last year. And the Warriors gave Chen Mo the right to veto the transaction and the transaction margin.
With a three-year contract and an annual bonus of two million, Chen Mo's conditions for getting the bonus have changed slightly.
In the first year, Chen Mo only needed to win the MVP of the finals under the condition of getting a prize of 2 million. Except for Jerry West, the first Finals MVP went to the losing Los Angeles Lakers, the rest of the Finals MVP was all given to the championship team. In other words, if Chen Mo wants to get the bonus, he must help the Warriors win the championship and win the MVP of the Finals.
The following year, Chen Mo's condition for getting the bonus became a double MVP.
In the third year, Chen Mo's conditions for getting the bonus added an All-Star MVP, which is the same thing he said he would do last season.
Chen Mo didn't have any opinion on this, he didn't care about the bonus money, and the conditions for getting the bonus didn't seem to be particularly difficult.
After David Falck told Chen Mo that the contract was finalized, he also mentioned another thing to Chen Mo.
"Jack, Michael has contacted me before, and he wants you to be able to return to Charlotte. ”
When Chen Mo heard this, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "It's too late." ”
There are some things that Chen Mo has not told Falck, he has not completely blocked his way back to Charlotte in his heart, maybe he will go back one day.
Falke didn't call Jordan back, the two of them were too familiar, even Chen Mo, the cash cow, was introduced to him by Jordan, and Falke didn't know what to say to Jordan.
Chen Mo didn't expect that Jordan would call him in person, the day before the free market opened.
"You're going to sign with Oakland tomorrow, right?" Jordan said.
Chen Mo nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Jordan knows very well that he can't reverse Chen Mo's departure this time. Maybe he had the best chance ever, but he missed it.
"Is it possible to come back?"
"Perhaps!"
"Since when did you decide to leave Charlotte. ”
"When you used the fans to push me, now my respect for you has changed from 0 to negative, and now my respect for you may have changed back to 0 with your phone call. ”
"Haha! Thank you. Jordan smiled: "Before that, I was not convinced by the media's assessment that I was 'not suitable for management', and now it seems that I am really not suitable for management." But I'm looking forward to our next collaboration, and maybe by that time Michael Jordan will be a successful boss." ”
Jordan made this call to Chen Mo, and his attitude changed greatly, not for nothing.
After the league ended its shutdown on November 26, a large number of journalists took time off from reporting on the shutdown. At this time, Chen Mo's joining the Warriors has become a foregone conclusion, and reporters naturally began to dig deep and all-round into the story behind Chen Mo's departure from Charlotte.
And after winning the title of the best general manager in the NBA in the 2010-2011 season, Boss Qiao was proud. Just like the season he led the Bulls to a 72-10 record.
Prior to that season, Jordan made his first comeback, playing in 13 games, but his team was swept away in the playoffs by the Magic led by the young Sharks. Journalists said he was no longer good, that he was old.
So, he soaked in the gym all summer and slapped reporters in the face with his actions in the new season.
And this award is a big reversal in his managerial career. With Boss Qiao's trash talk skills, the pride is naturally indispensable for saying things that offend people. However, soon reality slapped him in the face again. Chen Mo's departure this time gave the reporters a chance to fight back.
"Michael was just a lucky guy who got God's favor and threw it in the trash. ”
"He doesn't deserve the best manager award. ”
Even Charlotte's fans pointed the finger at Jordan for Chen Mo's departure.
In fact, Jordan has done a good job in keeping Chen Mo behind, the only thing he guessed wrong was Chen Mo's temper and the coping methods after the incident was too extreme. He shouldn't have broken the news that Chen Mo wanted to renew his contract with Jackson, let alone poke out the news, in an attempt to force Chen Mo back through Charlotte's fans.
On December 9, Chen Mo stood in the press room of Oracle Arena accompanied by Bob Myers and Jerry West, holding the Warriors' No. 23 jersey and standing between the two, being attacked by the flashing lights of the reporters in the audience.
In the small city of Auckland, a perfect backcourt combination was born, and in the words of the fans, it was called ...... Complete fit!(To be continued.) )