"James, it's been a long time." After the phone was connected, Richard said with a smile.

"Lee? God, are you going to tell me that you're going to sell the Pirates and come to our Knicks as head coach! ”

"I'm willing, so willing, come on, I'll fire our head coach in ten minutes to make room for you."

"The price is whatever you want, how about 100 million dollars in 5 years?!"

James Dolan doesn't know if he's joking, or if he really thinks Richard really has plans to join the Knicks.

Dolan's thirst for Richard is not a matter of one or two days, when Richard left the Trail Blazers, Dolan personally led the team to Portland to invite Richard, but in the end he failed to do so.

Richard smiled bitterly, what Dolan said made it impossible for him to take it......

"Ahem, James, that's not what I'm going to talk about today."

Dolan also laughed, he didn't believe what he just said, but he still had hope, if Richard really wanted to come to their Knicks, then he would definitely welcome them unconditionally!

Dolan really dared to give a salary of $100 million in five years, because he knew very well that Richard's arrival would bring him many $100 million in five years!

"Lee, you're talking about the transaction?" James Dolan asked with a smile.

"That's right, man, we're going to trade Rondo, I wonder if you Knicks have any plans to get Rondo?"

Richard didn't beat around the bush and told James Dolan straight to the point about his purpose.

Hearing Richard's words, Dolan on the other end of the phone frowned.

"Rajonondo?"

"Man, what kind of team our Knicks are, you don't know, you can't deny it, his strength is really strong, although not as good as Chris Paul, but definitely several levels better than Nate Robinson!"

"But his style doesn't suit our New York ......," James Dolan said with a laugh.

Richard was stunned, but he ignored this matter, which is the style of the New York Knicks.

Rondo's style of play is completely unrelated to flashiness, and coupled with the lack of strong offensive firepower, such a player is actually not popular among the fan base.

The Knicks want to be gorgeous, they want popularity, and they want players that fans like.

The reason why Nate Robinson can get so many opportunities with the Knicks is because he is inspirational enough and eye-catching enough.

As for the question of whether Rondo is strong or not, to be honest, Dolan doesn't care at all, no matter how strong Rondo is, can he win the championship with the garbage lineup of the Knicks? Definitely not!

Not to mention winning the championship, it will be difficult to enter the playoffs.

So Dolan wasn't interested in Rondo at all......

"Li, actually, I just wanted to call you, I need your help with something." James Dolan said with a smile.

"What's the matter, James?"

"That's right, I heard that you don't plan to renew Danny Granger's contract, I wonder if you can help Granger recommend our Knicks."

"Don't worry, we will definitely treat Granger well, and we will never let him suffer the slightest grievance."

Dolan didn't look down on Rondo, but he did look down on Danny Granger......

Speaking of which, Granger's style really matches the Knicks, and in today's league, the only player Dolan wants and has a chance to get his hands on is Danny Granger.

Granger's style of play is gorgeous, and the most important thing is that he just got the FMVP, and the Buccaneers have no plans to renew Granger's contract, so no matter how you look at it, the Knicks should be thinking about Granger.

"We really don't have any plans to renew Granger's contract, but James, you should know that I once said that I will not influence the selection of players, and if you can say that Granger will join you, I will never object to it." Richard said with a smile.

It's no secret that Richard won't affect the transfer of West Lafayette's players, and James Dolan certainly knows it.

However, in the transfer of Granger this time, Richard may have made a slight exception, and he recommended Granger to join the Trail Blazers......

"Okay, Lee, we're going to try to recruit Danny Granger as much as we can, and I think the Knicks definitely have a lot of appeal for a young player like him."

……

After hanging up Dolan's phone, Richard had no choice but to call Stevens again.

The Knicks are not ready to ask for Rondo, so the Clippers are left with only one option, and Richard decided to take it one step at a time and satisfy Rondo's wish first.

As for whether Rondo will be sold twice by himself at that time, it is up to fate.

He didn't have much of a relationship with Clippers owner Raheem Sterling, so at the moment Richard contacted Stevens directly.

Hearing that Richard was going to sell Rondo to their Clippers, Stevens was quite surprised.

Dolan doesn't know the goods, Stevens still knows the goods, and he knows that Rondo's strength can definitely make the Clippers a grade.

Of course, in fact, it can't be said that Dolan is illiterate, mainly because their Knicks evaluate the value of players from a different perspective than other teams.

"Lee, if Rondo joins the Clippers, our strength will definitely be greatly improved!"

"Now the team's main control Hart, you should know better than me, no matter which team in the West is the point guard, it is full of disadvantages."

Stevens said with a helpless sigh.

"Okay, do you need to discuss this with the president of the team?"

"Let's discuss, you must know that I don't have the status of yours, and I will definitely not be able to make a decision on this kind of thing as a head coach." Stevens said with a wry smile.

……

About half an hour later, Stevens called Richard back.

Listening to Stevens's tone, it was obvious that the negotiations were not smooth.

"Lee, this deal may be going to fall through," Stevens said helplessly......

"What's wrong? Your management doesn't want Rondo? Impossible, right? Richard asked, frowning.

In his opinion, the Clippers' current lineup, with Rondo falling from the sky, is too late for them to be happy.

"Not ......"

"It's that the offer they're willing to give is a little too low."

"What kind of offer?" Richard asked with a frown.

Stevens sighed and began to tell Richard what had happened in the past half hour.

After hanging up the phone with Richard, Stevens contacted the team's president directly and told him that the Buccaneers were going to trade Rondo.

The other party is naturally quite happy, Rondo fell from the sky, a good thing, but he is only willing to give a 10-year first-round pick......

Stevens couldn't stand this offer, thinking about seeing if he could ask for one more second-round pick.

Even if you add a second-round pick, it's not enough of Rondo's value.

But the result is naturally rejection......

"Only a 10-year first-round pick?" Richard's brow furrowed.

The Clippers' draft pick is in a more awkward position, their record is not high, the draft pick is generally around 15, and the value is still there, but not so high.

With such a first-round pick, do you want a dynasty to control? Stevens was too embarrassed to say it.

"Deal, Rondo belongs to you." Richard finally nodded in agreement.

If it had been left when the pirate team was first established, he would not have agreed to this offer anyway, and it would have been a loss to his grandmother's family.

However, Stevens is having a hard time now, and Rondo wants to play in a big city, so Richard simply becomes a good guy and completes both sides.

If you really want to talk about losses, what can Richard actually lose, Rondo himself was selected by this pick, and it took almost three years in vain, and he got a similar pick, so it is not a loss.

……

"Really?" Stevens' voice trembled a little, and he knew that if this deal was to be completed, Richard would probably have to be sprayed by some fans again.

Because of this deal, the losses of the Pirates were simply too great.

"Really, keep it up, man, and hopefully you'll have a good season this season." Richard encouraged Stevens.

Stevens' ability is obvious to all, but bad luck......

"Thank you, Lee!"

"Don't be so polite between us, more than ten years of friendship." Richard said with a smile.

……

After hanging up the phone call with Stevens, Richard informed him that the Rondo deal had been struck.

Rondo was quite dissatisfied, not because he was sold to the Clippers, but because the Clippers made him unhappy.

Only one mid-first round pick? The Clippers look down on Lao Tzu so much?!

The key is that Richard really agreed, and Rondo feels that this may be a concession made by Richard in order to allow him to join the Clippers smoothly.

"Thank you, Coach!" Rondo also thanked Richard.