Chapter 146: Deals that Affect the Future of the Alliance
The day before the Jan. 29 game against the Nets, while Collins was in his office thinking about what to do, how to talk to the players, and to Gong Feng, a trade involving the Knicks was already dominating the sports section.
It's a five-man deal involving three All-Stars and one superstar, and while it won't immediately change the league's landscape, it will have a profound impact on the league's future.
The Suns sent Marbury, the SuperSonics sent Gary? Payton, Knicks send Stoudemire and Brandon, Bucks send? Ray Allen.
Suns get rising stars Stoudemire and Brandon, Knicks get All-Star Ray? Allen, Bucks get Gary? Peyton, Supersonic get Marbury.
The Suns followed up with another trade, sending the Brazilian Nene and the former superstar Hardaway to the Nuggets to get Juwan, who still has one year left on his contract? Howard.
The Knicks also made a trade to send Marshall to the Grizzlies for Battier and Toney? Masenberg.
And that's not all, the Knicks send Mike? Miller, the Magic sent Hafrey and a 2004 first-round pick and a second-round pick, and the Grizzlies sent Drew? Gooden, Girisek and some cash.
Mike? Miller and Hafrey, as well as the first-round pick sent by the Magic, were acquired by the Grizzlies, and the Magic got Gooden, Girisek and some cash. Thomas was sent back to the Knicks.
It's a number of trades that will affect the future of the team, and the Grizzlies get instant combat power, and it seems that they want to make their own efforts for this year's and next year's playoffs. Brown proved that he could not coexist well with Gasol.
The Suns made a deal that was clearly to start a complete rebuild. Get a rookie who belongs to the future of the Suns. Also wanting to rebuild are the supersonic and the Bucks. As for the Knicks paying the price of a future superstar, robbing to get Ray? For the first time, Allen began to get the attention of all the strong teams in the league.
On the 28th, when the management of all NBA teams was busy watching the completion of all the transactions, Gong Feng also got an unexpected message from Uncle Zhang, "Those of us who have a sense of distress have jointly obtained 30% of the Suns' equity!" ”
It's more important than how the deal ended up and who played a key role. Who are these people with a sense of distress, and how to negotiate with the traditional big family of the Suns, Colon Logg, Gong Feng doesn't know at all, but Gong Feng now knows a little bit, and his supporters can at least participate in this alliance that is constantly changing, constantly strengthening, and constantly becoming a world-influential alliance.
The culture of advanced sports is not something that can be understood by looking at flowers in the fog of the outside world, but only by participating in it, getting profits and lessons from here. Gaining experience is the most correct way to get involved.
A large number of funds guided by the family have joined this alliance, for the current Gong Feng. It is indeed good news, and it also eases the mood that Gong Feng has been feeling a little this season......
"Coach, Collins, is that what you're going to say to me? A regular season game against Kidd decided to keep me? ”
"Yes!" Collins looked squarely at Bow Peak and replied very seriously.
"Why?" Gong Feng didn't say anything about it, didn't show his pain, didn't get hysterical, just asked very plainly.
"I'm not the boss! The choice between Kwamei and you, boss, Jordan and I all chose Kwamei, and now you, you in the future will not be able to form a good coexistence with Kwamei, we can only choose one of them as the core. ”
Gong Feng was silent for a moment at this answer, and shook his head with a wry smile and pain, "May I ask, with me, who can you trade?" ”
"Arenas!"
"To the Knicks? Arenas' contract only ends this year, so I'm afraid that's one of the reasons, right? Actually, I should thank you for trading me to the Knicks, a team with a future. Gong Feng could only laugh at Collins helplessly.
"Gong Feng, I said it was a simple gamble......"
"No, since you've decided on the future of the Wizards, I don't think I'm going to be forced to stay with the Wizards, at least I'm going now, and I can maintain good friendships with a lot of people, right? Mr. Collins? ”
"It will be the honor of my life and the pride of my life to be friends with a smart person like you, and I think Jordan and Kwame will think the same way!"
"BUSINESSISBUSINESS, ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE FOR THE FUTURE, AREN'T THEY? At least this is a deal that was not made to send me away. ”
"Without good chips, who would move an FMVP that fans love?"
"I will always be grateful to the Wizards for more than a year of cultivation for the rest of my life, grateful to Collins, you, Jordan, and everyone on the Wizards, without your cultivation and trust in me, I would not be where I am now! There's no way I'm going to get that honor. ”
When Collins heard this, he was silent, trying to find the cigarette from his bag, but finally thought that Gong Feng was tired of any pungent smell, and finally did not take it out, and Gong Feng saw Collins's movements, and immediately reached out and took out the only cigarette in Collins's bag, lit it, and respectfully brought it to Collins' mouth.
Seeing this scene, Collins could only ask helplessly: "Gong Feng, aren't you going to play this game against Kidd?" Or are you already sure you want to leave the Wizards? Leave us teammates and elders? Didn't this decision be made in a state of impulse? ”
"This game was a parting gift from the Wizards at the end, so why shouldn't I play well? I'm going to do my best in this game! ”
Collins wanted to say something, but saw the firmness in Gong Feng's eyes, and finally didn't say it.
"Coach, I know what you're trying to say, but like you said, what happens if I get what I want? I'm doing more of a shooter on the court now, and defensively, Hughes is better than me, and if he hadn't had a good projection and couldn't partner well with Jerry, I'm afraid he would have taken my place. ”
Stopping Collins from wanting to say something, Gong Feng just said very calmly: "This is more than a trade in the original intention, just for my future, Kwame's future, the future of the Wizards, it's a win-win deal for everyone, and the one I got in exchange for is a superstar, which no one will deny, but my departure will cause some effects, and the Wizards will have to bear it alone." ”
"There's no such thing as perfection, do you? There will be a good side to everything you do, and there will also be a bad side, just like if you didn't have the last championship, would you still get to this point with Kwame? I'm afraid it won't, and sending you away would be a new big gamble, isn't it? ”
Gong Feng smiled at this, "Will you bless my performance with the Knicks?" ”
"I'm going to curse all the time in my heart, just beg you not to complete a complete transformation in the Knicks all at once, and hit everyone on the Wizards team now, a resounding slap in the face!"
Gong Feng smiled at this, but did not answer anything on this question.
"You said that the next game is a parting gift for you, so what do you need me to do?"
"I want Kwame Brown to come off the bench, I want Gerrard, Haywood, Jeffries, Russell as the main players!"
Collins sighed deeply at Gong Feng's request, "Do you still want to prove something, and also want to slap our Wizards in the face?" ”
"I just want to have a good fight with Kidd alone, and I want to prove that it's just that my future is not worse than him, as for playing the face of the Wizards? I don't have this idea yet, but I'm sure Kwame will be a little relieved in the depths of my heart when she knows my decision, right? Because that's how I feel now......"
Gong Feng, who was talking, couldn't help but burst into tears.
Gong Feng could no longer control his emotions at this time.
Gong Feng can't win the five-person single-minded Nets with his current mood and state, and the impact again and again just becomes in vain in the end......
On the second day of this game, the Wizards completed a league-shaking trade with the Knicks, who sent Arenas and veteran Ward to Bow Peak, Gerrard and Jim from the Nets. (To be continued.) )