Kuban was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect Nelson Sr.'s reaction to be so strong.

This attitude is much tougher than when he said he was going to trade Nash.

But he didn't directly quarrel with old Nelson.

This is no longer the case.

After Nelson Sr. led the Mavericks to win the first championship in team history, both the team's low position and his status in his heart are very different from history.

Old Nelson's opinion, he still has to listen.

However, he didn't plan to just give up.

In fact, in addition to his true love for Nowitzki, he also admires Kobe Bryant very much, and can even be said to be a little enthusiastic.

Especially in the regular season that year, he watched from the sidelines as Kobe Bryant completed a three-point shot with his left hand in front of his eyes.

At that moment, he felt that the greatest athlete in the world was nothing more than that!

Although Jordan intentionally or unintentionally put Sun Hao at the top of the five quarterbacks, whether it is size, playing style, or even personality, Kobe Bryant is closer to Jordan in his eyes.

Of course, there is also a very important point, Kobe Bryant is American.

It may sound a little weird, but it's perfectly normal when you think about it.

Imagine if the CBA completely liberalized the foreign aid policy and let you choose to build the core of the team.

JR Smith and Yi Jianlian, or Maddie and Yao Ming, who would you prefer to choose as your team's signature, the answer is obvious.

When you don't have to choose, the steamed buns are fragrant, but when there is a choice, people will definitely choose what they want to eat.

"Don, we traded Steve before, and you didn't agree with it at the time, but then we got the title, and now we trade Sun, we still have a chance to get the title back, and we have to look forward to a lot of things."

Kuban made an analogy with Nash.

"That's different!"

Old Nelson has a temper, but Zhuge Nelson, you can see from his game with Popovich, he has a flexible brain.

Compared with Nash, Sun Hao does not have a fatal flaw like defense, and Sun Hao has proven himself in the playoffs and the finals!

Cuban's statement is a stealing concept, which is tantamount to throwing all the responsibility for the Mavericks' failure to defend the title last season on Sun Hao.

"Mark, we can't win that championship without Sun, he's FMVP, what do the Dallas fans think if you send him away?"

After restraining his temper, Old Nelson looked at Cuban seriously and said.

After a year with Anne in Switzerland, his temper has subsided a lot.

This time it was the turn of the Kuban to be silent.

What Nelson Sr. said is indeed a problem.

"And you don't know how Kobe and Dirk will get along, and if they get along, what if they don't get along? Did you let Dirk be wronged? ”

Old Nelson is also smart, grasping the points that Cuban is most concerned about.

"I'll think about it again."

Cuban doesn't think so, Nowitzki belongs to the kind of person who can get along well with anyone, and he will definitely not have a problem with Kobe.

But the attitude of the old Nelson, and the thoughts of the fans, is what he cares about.

He knows that the ball market that the team has worked hard to manage in the past few years is not easy, so he must think more about this aspect.

Seeing that Cuban had changed his mind, the elder Nelson didn't continue to ask.

This kind of thing doesn't need to be said too rigidly, it is actually okay to have an attitude.

"I'm back, we'll get the title back."

Old Nelson spoke before leaving.

Kuban was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile.

……

Little Bass didn't wait for Kuban's call, a little anxious.

Over there, Kobe Bryant began to press again.

According to media reports, Bryant has completed the meeting with the Bulls, and both sides felt very good after the meeting.

According to Bulls insiders, Bryant has a strong inclination toward going to Chicago.

You must know that from what Kobe Bryant did, it can be seen that he is the number one Jordan honey.

With that premise, there's nothing more rewarding than going to Chicago Heritage 23.

He chewed gum and hesitated to call West.

But in the end, he still didn't fight.

If you look to West for everything, he's incompetent.

And West's character, he knows, if he keeps chasing and asking, what he hears again may not necessarily be the truth.

After much thought, he came up with another idea.

"You say, how about we tell Michael the news?"

Little Bas said as he looked straight at Kupchak.

"Michael? The Wizards? ”

Kupchak looked at little Bas in a daze, a little confused.

"You think, Michael has already made an offer to us more than once, he is the one who wants to get Sun the most, and if he also joins, then Cuban will definitely compare prices, and then we will have an advantage."

Bass Jr.'s perspective is very novel.

However, it is a common means of sales.

For example, if you go shopping and you don't want to buy clothes, but if there are two stores next door to the same item, and both of them are selling to you, you will instinctively buy the cheaper one.

If the Wizards also join Sun Hao's chase battle, then Cuban will definitely compare prices.

"What if the Wizards have better chips than we do?"

Kupchak couldn't help but ask.

"No, Mark Cuban loves Kobe Bryant much more than T-mac."

In this regard, Bass Jr. is very confident.

If the Wizards hadn't traded with the Magic yet, the Wizards' chips would have some temptation for Cuban.

"Little Sun Hao" Arenas, plus Mobley or Hamilton, Cuban might prefer that.

But now the Wizards have traded their chips for Maddy.

No matter what other additions are added, the main body is the comparison between Maddie and Kobe.

In such a contrast, Cuban will definitely choose Kobe.

Kupchak nodded, and the idea of little Bas did sometimes make him admire.

After Kupchak finished explaining, Bas Jr. put two more pieces of chewing gum into his mouth.

It's actually a gamble, too.

More teams entering the stadium also means that Sun Hao's value will increase.

It is even possible that after Cuban found out that Sun Hao's transaction value was so high, he didn't want to trade anymore.

But this is the NBA's trade market, and it's a psychological game.

……

Washington.

Jordan was resting at home smoking a cigar and hugging the girl, when suddenly he received a phone call.

On the phone was someone familiar with the matter who revealed to him that the Lakers were talking to the Mavericks about the Sun Hao trade.

When Jordan heard this, he pushed the girl away, put the cigar in the ashtray, and picked up the phone again.

He dialed the Kuban phone.

……

Cuban, who was struggling, was puzzled when he saw that it was Jordan's call, but after picking it up, he heard such a paragraph.

"Mark, except for Yao, the rest of my team is up to you."

Again!!

Cuban felt a little mad after hearing this.

First Little Bass, then Jordan, Sun Hao is so popular?

Could it be that in their eyes, Sun Hao is so much more valuable than Kobe or Maddie?

For a moment, Cuban didn't want to trade Sun Hao out.

Isn't it fragrant to give it to others, and keep it for yourself?

But soon, another voice sounded in his head.

The reason why Xiang Bao became Xiang Bao is because it is at this point in time.

Maddie doesn't want it that much, leading the team to 19 consecutive defeats, as a supergiant, it can't be justified.

But Kobe Bryant, when he really went to the Bulls, at that time, the Mavericks just wanted to use Sun Hao to change, and it was estimated that he couldn't change it.

It's the same as playing 2K to get free agents.

Chance, maybe just once.

Slowly, the idea of Kuban change suppressed the idea of not changing.

What Nelson Sr. said does need to be considered, but it's all solvable.

Kobe + Nowitzki, this combination sounds very exciting.

Now the question is, how to convince old Nelson.

He knew the temper of old Nelson, and it was possible for old Nelson to give up and do nothing.

So in the end, his reply to Jordan was the same as the reply he had given to Bass Jr. before.

"I need to think about it."

Jordan didn't ask when he heard it.

Consider that outright rejection is two completely different meanings.

If you can really exchange Sun Hao, everything will be worth it.

On the one hand, he has a lot of contact with Sun Hao and knows Sun Hao's talent and potential, otherwise he would not have put Sun Hao at the top of the five quarterbacks.

Of course, there is also Sun Hao's eye, which can give the Wizards a big advantage in the future draft.

On the other hand, the combination of Sun Hao and Yao Ming has been proven feasible at the World Championships, and they have won the third place in the World Championships with a lineup like the Chinese team.

As for other role players, the league is most likely to be role players.

Not to mention how much the Wizards can get from the Chinese market with two Chinese players, Sun Hao and Yao Ming, at the same time.

He wished he was the owner of the Wizards right now, and in that case, he could make a lot more money than he would endorse sneakers.

Jordan waits in YY.

On the other side, little Bas was waiting.

They all waited for a day, and the Kuban did not give a reply.

Little Bass couldn't sit still at first.

Bryant has already finished meeting with the Clippers.

Judging from the information disclosed by people familiar with the matter, Kobe Bryant's inclination to go to the Clippers is even stronger than the Bulls before.

And the main reason for this result is, of course, because the Clippers are in Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant can still be his king of Los Angeles.

This is much more threatening than going to the Bulls before.

Because the Lakers' ball market and status in Los Angeles could be affected.

Just like Iverson, the more special the player's personality, the more the fans like it.

Under heavy pressure, Bass Jr. was ready to give up the idea of replacing Sun Hao.

Cuban has not replied, and if he waits any longer, the Lakers may have to consider more than just a stop-loss issue.

If Kobe Bryant really slapped his ass and slipped away, then the Lakers would really be finished.

However, before making this decision, little Bas was still a little unwilling.

Well, from a certain point of view, Bass Jr. and Sun Hao are the same kind of people.

Before you have an idea, you may think it's nothing, but after you really start doing it, you're not the kind of person who is willing to give up halfway.

He made one last call to the Kuban.

Kuban, picked up.

Buss Jr. didn't ask Cuban what he was thinking about at first, but talked about some trivial things related to Kobe.

For example, he once went to the arena at 1 a.m. to pick up something and saw Kobe Bryant training;

For example, he sees Kobe Bryant in the team's training gym every offseason;

Kuban was also quite helpless when he heard the end.

"Jim, to be honest, I admire Kobe Bryant too, but Don is strongly opposed to this trade, you know how important Don is to the team, I can't do it and ignore his opinion."

Kuban is a true temperament, and he also expressed his distress in the end.

"Well, that's a pity, it looks like we'll have to find another chance to work together next time."

Buss Jr. seems ready to give up.

"But Mark, also as a team manager, I have a little bit of advice."

Before the phone hung up, Bass Jr. suddenly said something more.

"I know Don's contribution to the Mavericks, but if it were me, I wouldn't let him make decisions, just like Phil has an absolute say in the team's coaching, but I won't let him be involved in management, and if a person's power is too centralized, then the question will eventually arise: Who is the boss?"

Bass Jr. spoke, and the Kuban was silent for a while.

Historically, Phil Jackson has made a name for himself as a coach, but the Lakers have always refused to involve him in management.

After that, he went to New York to become the general manager, but he was hit by a gray nose.

Just like Bass Jr. said, everyone has their own area of expertise, and no matter how powerful they are, they are just ordinary people.

There are very few all-rounders like Popovich.

Cuban just smiled and didn't say anything.

But when he hung up the phone, his mind couldn't help but think of what little Bass said.

Although he invested a lot after buying the team, it is true that since the team won the championship, the most influential person in this team is Nelson Sr.

It was the old Nelson who shaped the championship team step by step, from the management, to the players, and even the goalkeepers, all of whom respected the old Nelson very much.

This is indeed an anomaly.

Even though the elder Nelson has a lot of experience in the league, he is only a coach after all.

As a result of a coach's power, as in this case, it is not his boss who decides whether to make a trade, but Nelson Sr.

This may also be the reason why Nelson Sr. has frequently dared to quarrel with his boss in the past.

There is no fear.

The more Kuban thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

A lot of things, you don't have anything when you don't want to, but once you are aroused a little, it will get out of control.

In the end, the Kuban seemed to have finally made up his mind.

Instead of calling Nelson Sr., he called Nelson Jr. and Johnson to his office.

Although it's the offseason, free agency has just opened, and these key players on the team are all in Dallas.

"I'm going to trade Kobe Bryant, and Los Angeles will give two first-rounders, and we'll eat our garbage contracts, what do you think of that?"

After calling the two of them, he spoke directly.