Dennis Johnson quickly reached out to Scott Rearden, the Jazz's vice president of basketball operations.

Some teams in the NBA are headed by the president, some are headed by the general manager, and the Jazz are headed by the vice president. Or you could say that their VP is working part-time with the GM.

When Scott Reden heard the Knicks ask them to add a '99 Magic first-round pick to the trade, he hesitated and didn't agree, saying only that he could give the Knicks a '99 pick of his own.

The Jazz team has been a top team in the past two years, and he has reason to believe that by 99, the Jazz's draft pick will not be high!

After a stalemate between the two sides for a while, Scott Reden relented again, saying that they could give two draft picks, this year's pick and '99, but the Magic couldn't.

Li Wei listened to the Jazz's reply and smiled bitterly: "What do I want this year's draft picks?" ”

President Li has the impression that the rookies in '97 have nothing to look out for except for Duncan and Maddie, and the rankings of those two geniuses are too high for the average team to grab. Li Wei doesn't even want the Knicks' own No. 25 pick, so what's the use of the Jazz's second-to-last pick?

Dennis Johnson said: "There are a lot of potential newcomers this year, but the Jazz are really too low, not as good as us. ”

That's the gap in vision. From the perspective of future generations, Li Wei always feels that there is no one to choose, but Dennis Johnson does not know the future, so he feels that some people still have great potential.

Li Wei thought for a while and ordered: "Well, you tell them that we can give the Knicks a first-round pick this year, plus Starks, but they have to pay Hornacek, next year's draft pick, and the Magic first-round pick in '99!" ”

He remembered that in his previous life, in '98, there was a talented teenager in the little green house who slipped to the second round before being selected. What about the Jazz's good results next year? All it takes is one pick at the end of the first round to kill that talent!

Haha, I'm going to mess up myself, grab Nowitzki, and then use the Jazz draft picks to pick Rashad Lewis and AK47, why worry about hegemony! - Wait, there seems to be a big problem with this lineup, it's all the kind of forwards who are tall and big, but they can be big or small, and the front court is too crowded, right?

Alas, whatever, let's get the talent first!

Li Wei also knows that plans often do not change quickly, and Rashad Lewis, the second-round show in his previous life, may not be able to reach the second round in this life. However, this definitely did not affect his determination to claim the draft pick!

Dennis Johnson was surprised: "Give them our draft picks this year? Although the Magic team is not as good as the Jazz, it is not a weak team, their O'Neal is gone, but there is also the top star Hardaway, maybe the draft pick next year is not as good as ours this year. You just want their picks so much? ”

Li Wei smiled lightly: "Don't worry about it, do as I say!" ”

Scott Redden didn't expect the Knicks to be so obsessed with the Magic's draft picks. After studying with his team for a long time, he replied: "We can give you draft picks for next year and the year after the Magic, but you need to give us another potential newcomer, I want John Wallace!" ”

96 is one of the most star-steady draft years in NBA history, with many strongmen and known as the golden generation.

John Wallace was the No. 18 rookie of the '96 Golden Generation, leading Syracuse to the NCAA Finals in college, but lost to the University of Kentucky, led by Rick Pitino, a first-generation coach.

In the year after entering the NBA, John Wallace also relied on his own efforts to get a certain amount of playing time in the Knicks, and he is a potential newcomer.

Li Wei frowned. After making a few transactions, he also has some experience, anyway, it is a sky-high asking price, and he will pay back the money when he lands!

"John Wallace can't do it, but I can give it to Dotal Jones!"

Dothar Jones, like John Wallace, was a member of the '96 Golden Generation. At the NCAA tournament at the university, he led the University of Mississippi to the semifinals, but unfortunately met the eventual champion the University of Kentucky in the semifinals and was eliminated.

Before the draft, Dotar Jones was very favored, but unfortunately during the tryout, he was beaten up by a high school student. So the teams that were optimistic about him hid their faces, and finally fell to the 21st pick before being picked up by the Knicks.

By the way, the high school student who blew him up was named Kobe Bryant.

At the moment, John Wallace is worth a bit more than Dothar Jones. John Wallace has entered the Knicks' rotation, but Dottar Jones, like Big Z, was very unfortunate to be injured and did not get playing time at all after the injury.

So the other party asked John Wallace, and Li Wei was only willing to give Dotal Jones!

The Jazz heard that the Knicks could send Dotal Jones, studied it for a while, and finally said that it was a deal!

As a result, the Knicks' third trade of the month was struck. They sent the league's best sixth man, Jordan terminator John Starks + potential newcomer Dottal-Jones + 97 first-round picks, and got the Jazz's main quarterback Jeff Hornacek + 98 first-round picks + 99 Magic first-round picks!

Needless to say, from the point of view of the New York media, the deal was another big loss. Hornacek's abilities are waning except for long-range shots, but Starks is still versatile!

As for the potential newcomers and draft picks that the two teams have been arguing for a long time, they are of little value in the eyes of the media. Anyway, it's the kind of order that is relatively low, and it's hard to play when the players are selected.

But Li Wei knows that if he can use the 99 draft pick that belongs to the Magic team to select the Russian, the Knicks will definitely make a lot of money, and if the Jazz can intercept Lewis in the first round next year, it will be even more incredible!

Compared with the two future All-Stars, the "father-in-law" who is already old and is considered by everyone to be the main body of the transaction can only be regarded as an additive!

"Garnett, Nowitzki, Kirilenko, Lewis, the four super forwards have all been brought in by me, how should this lineup be placed? It's completely impossible to arrange, is it possible to get a death five? ”

In the previous life, the Golden State Warriors had a lineup of five small men, which were invincible and won 73 wins. It can be said that once they put out this lineup on the field, the opponent is already dead, so they are called the five little deaths!

Corresponding to the five small deaths, the 76ers of that era selected the big ones every year, and the results were bad to the end, and the fans jokingly called the five big deaths!

The characteristic of the five small deaths is that the opponent will die when encountered, and as for the five major deaths, that is, they will play to their own death!

The more Li Wei looks at his future lineup, the more he feels that it has a trend of five deaths!

While the young boss was planning his death five, Dennis Johnson suddenly pushed the door in: "David, look at the newspaper!" ”

Li Wei was slightly stunned: "What's so good about the newspaper?" ”

The newspaper really has nothing to look at, because the current basketball newspaper is full of negative news about Li Wei. Brawls with players, exchanging the main point guard for the lame, exchanging superstars for sophomores, and just getting the deal, exchanging the Jordan Terminator for the old shooter!

The funny thing is that in the end, although this transaction seemed to have the least loss on paper, it brought Li Wei the most scolding!

Why?

Because the Knicks themselves suffered losses in the first few transactions, it was only their own fans who scolded Li Wei, but the Jazz deal the Bulls fans!

This year's Finals is the Bulls playing the Jazz, Jordan and Pippen are bullying the aging and slow Hornacek, I don't know how cool it is, the Bulls fans are even more happy to watch.

But in a blink of an eye, the Knicks actually threw the "Jordan Terminator" to the Jazz, what is this called?

It doesn't matter if you're brainless, don't pit us bulls!

But the pit is all pitted, and there is no way, Bulls fans all over the world can only scold in unison: "The president of the Knicks is a big fool!" ”

The Bulls with five crowns in hand, fans are all over the United States and the world, and the scolding is also overwhelming, and the curse is amazing.

What's even more terrifying is that many professional basketball commentators have also been subdued by the Bulls and have become their die-hard fans. Seeing such news, they picked up pen and paper one after another, denounced Li Wei together, and used various data to analyze Li Wei's mental retardation!

Now, as long as you pick up a basketball-related newspaper and glance at it, you can easily come to a conclusion: the IQ of the president of the Knicks has broken through the lower limit of mankind and reached an unprecedented realm!

Dennis Johnson smiled awkwardly. He came in, of course, not to let Li Wei see those negative news and block Li Wei.

"David, the Pacers fired their head coach Larry Brown. Aren't we short of a manager? I think he's a good fit! ”

"Larry Brown?" Li Weiden snorted his teeth.

In his previous life, Larry Brown was the only ace coach to win both the NCAA and NBA titles. The 76ers team with Iverson and the finals, as well as the iron-blooded Pistons who won the championship in '04, are impressive!

And then the story, everyone knows. The owner of the New York Knicks, seeing that Larry Brown was so violent, also invited him to New York, and an unexpected appearance appeared - Larry Brown I's reputation was ruined in New York.

Hey, where does this text seem to have appeared before?

Phil Jackson: What do you see me doing? We really didn't make an appointment!