Chapter 274: Stud Howard, Five-Star Knicks, Assemble !!!

Compared to Maddie and Wallace, the supergiants of yesteryear who were not at their peak.

The whereabouts of Anthony and Howard, two superstars in their prime, are what fans are most concerned about.

Fans will analyze the salary situation of each team more than the team, and now the Knicks and the Nets and other teams have the strength to eat a contract!

To be honest, the Knicks are more anxious, they are in a hurry to pretend to be forced.

It was uncomfortable to see the bull pretending to be a thief.

Last season, Boozer appeared in 78 games for the Jazz, averaging 19.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

The stats have proved that he is better than Oku, and after joining the Bulls, all parties are optimistic, and Bulls fans are even shouting about dreaming back to the 96s.

Because.

Ross is a lot better than the current Paul killer.

Don't look at George and Hayward, they swear that they will have them in the new season, and really let them fight against these tigers and wolves in the NBA, they still hope that there will be stronger beasts to carry them...... It's only the first year, and my heart is empty!

The Magic players are also panicking, they belong to the two superstars in the team are leaving, Carter's team is saying that they do not coexist with Warcraft, and the reason why they did not propose a trade is to expect a wave of Magic management changes.

Now there are Xiao Si and Anthony, and it is okay to match Carter alone.

Warcraft is completely disappointed in the management, which everyone has discovered, and the lace news of this kind of Warcraft has come out recently, and the magic tube has not come out to speak to the meritorious players, which is also really magical.

Every time the magic arrives at this time, it is as magical as playing magic, and it stands to reason that players like Warcraft have to be one person and one city to the end, but there is no such redemption meaning, and they are still negotiating with the Wizards and Knicks.

Coupled with the fact that forward Barnes went to the enemy team, the Lakers, this monster has been disheartened, and the people who broke into the finals the year before last have fallen apart.

And with the final melon and Standudemire determined the next home at the same time, the three management of the Wizards, Knicks, and Magic finally came to the surface!

Melon's heart and Xiao Si's running knot have finally ended this summer.

This summer, three of the top 5 picks in 2003: James (No. 1), Wade (No. 5), and Bosh (No. 4), gathered in Miami, not only to prove that friendship is sometimes more attractive than making a lot of money, but also to show that these kids have really grown up, and they have realized that it is necessary to become famous as soon as possible, and to get together as soon as possible.

Otherwise, even if they are respected like Marlon, Barkley, and Ewing, they will eventually carry a lifetime of regret and pain.

Then, Anthony, who is also the banana boat brothers, is naturally anxious.

There were also two other No. 5 picks in 2003: Milicic in the top of the list and Anthony in Tanhua.

Milicic gave him the nickname "Human Cigar", regardless of whether he still had big ambitions, but Anthony couldn't face the three students of the same grade in peace.

Since Wade, who has a championship ring in his hand, and James, who has led the team to win the regular season championship for two consecutive seasons, have no patience to wait any longer, so why should Anthony have it, not to mention that he is already an impatient.

Aside from last year, Billups took him to the Western Conference Finals, and although Anthony has played in the playoffs every year for seven years, he has been in the first round for six years.

Although he is a favorite "melon" in Denver, the fierce competition in the West and the inaction of the Nuggets management have made Anthony gradually fall behind in the comparison with Jen and Way.

Against this background and state of mind, "Anthony seeks a deal" is really not a rumor.

The clues of this rumor have been evident since James decided to join the Heat, and by mid-August it had been hyped.

may have learned the lesson of James being scolded, but fortunately, Anthony has always kept a low profile, and his measures are always false and wrong.

All the current rumours about Anthony's deal are all revealed by "people close to Anthony" or inferred based on some facts.

Jiang Chao listened to and admired this, Melon's agent team has been doing a good job, even if Anthony taunted the Knicks in front of Sean Marks for not wanting him to do the consequences, but these news did not get out.

Now there are rumors in the media that Melon and Knicks are having an affair.

There is nothing wrong with this team except that it didn't let Melon win the championship, and his career has been arranged well.

And now, Anthony's team has asked the Nuggets to pursue a trade that will satisfy both parties.

The Nuggets will naturally consider it carefully, and their first choice is to persuade Anthony to renew his contract and put a three-year, $65 million check on the table early;

If Anthony is adamantly unwilling to stay, then the Nuggets will have to make a trade, because Anthony has the right to jump out of his contract next summer, and if he becomes a complete free agent at that time, the Nuggets will lose their "melons" for nothing.

And if the Nuggets choose to trade this season, they could get back the character they want or an expiring contract.

In fact, the Nuggets executives have not been idle all summer.

The owner's son, head coach Carl, who was dragging his sick body, and Billups, who trained with Dream Nine, all hoped that Anthony would renew his contract in their own ways.

But these are clearly not enough to impress the "melon".

Yes, as Billups said, "Melo never said he wasn't a Nugget anymore," but equally, Anthony never said he'd be a Nuggets.

He delayed thinking about renewing his contract and went to New York to get married, which seems to have shown his heart.

And JR followed to bless the blessing, which also showed his heart...... After all, early JR did have a reputation as a superstar follower.

If the breakup is really doomed, then Denver people should understand Anthony while regretting it.

Look at the comrades-in-arms that the Nuggets have configured for "melons" in the past 7 years - Iverson only belongs to the 76ers at the beginning of this century, Billups is 34 years old, and Martin is more like a "medicine jar".

Therefore, although "Melon" has been obedient and willful, and has been involved with the vices of big black sticks and scolding coaches, but for a guy who averages 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, he has reason to think that he did his best, but did not get the desired results and the future to look forward to.

His next club is also a hot topic, constituting the biggest hot topic after James's "decision" and before Mengjiu's expedition.

Especially for Chinese fans, Anthony is said to be privately interested in the Rockets, and his new club will choose between Houston and New York.

Anyway, this is the biggest trade rumor in the west, and the other top eight teams basically haven't changed so much, and they are more watching the drama in the east.

The Nuggets might like the Rockets' immediate prowess, or maybe they'll like the New Yorkers' salary space, but who knows — it's almost September, and Denver hasn't even decided on a new general manager.

Jiang Chao signaled to stop discussing melons in the team, and there is not only one Knicks team in New York, but also the Nets.

But it's still quite sentimental to think about this summer, it's been a somewhat sad summer.

Seven years later, the children of the 2003 generation have collectively realized that they have passed the age of whimsical and reckless behavior, and they must become more utilitarian and even unscrupulous for things like victory and rings.

Including 02's Lotto Xiao Si, champion Yao Ming and others, the stars at the beginning of the century have begun to hold back their desire to win the championship!

It's been suppressed for too long, both husband and wife have a seven-year itch, and these people are just about 7 years, a rookie contract + a star contract.

However, the Orlando Sports Newspaper's report is quite hilarious in order to keep Warcraft.

In addition to New York, the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets were both able to make offers to the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony.

They directly reported that it was the Nets, and the other two teams were not teams that Anthony would like to join.

There's already one other team that's considered a favorite spot for Anthony himself, and that's the Orlando Magic.

The Magic could make an offer for Vince Carter, whose contract is expiring, but such an offer is unlikely to be accepted by the Nuggets.

ESPN's reporter offered a scenario that he thought worked, with the Magic trading Michael Petrus, Blanton Bass and Marsin Gortat from the Nuggets in exchange for Anthony and Reinaldo Balkman.

The additions of Anthony and Balkman could make up for the loss of Gortat and Buss, who also left the Magic without enough playing time.

After Petrus joins the Nuggets, he can make up for the Nuggets' holes in the small forward position.

And the Bulls don't seem to be happy to get Boozer, and they also went to New York to talk to Anthony after Anthony came to the East.

The Bulls could come up with small forward Lore Deng, young forward James Johnson plus cash compensation.

And insiders like the Knicks also learned that in order to prepare for second-hand, the Wizards also contacted the Nuggets, and the informant over there said that from the summer free agent market to give up chasing LeBron James and other superstars, focusing on the development of the champion John Wall, we can clearly see one thing - the Wizards do not have a great roster and enough chips, they do not have the trade chips that the Nuggets need.

In fact, it was almost clear that the Nuggets wanted Wall to trade for Anthony.

In the end, the most rumored news in the circle was a trade with Paul, which was initiated by the Nets, who are 20 kilometers away from Anthony's hometown.

Because of the addition of the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Jersey Nets have a new plan to pursue Carmelo Anthony.

According to a league insider, the Trail Blazers are trying to bring the New Orleans Hornets in with the Nets and Nuggets after joining the trade.

After the trade, the Trail Blazers will get Chris Paul from the Hornets, and the Nets' Devin Harris and Chris Humphries, as well as a Trail Blazers player, will be sent to the Hornets.

Denver gets Derrick Favors, while Anthony and Andre Miller will land with the Nets.

Portland's proposed trade would be extremely beneficial to the Nets and the Trail Blazers.

Both New Orleans and Denver plan to keep their superstars, at least for now. There may be a day when the Hornets decide to send Paul away, and most NBA insiders believe it's only a matter of time before the Nuggets trade Anthony.

……

Knicks Office.

Jiang Chao didn't wait for Howard's call, but he waited for Anthony's.

Anthony finally asked Jiang Chao if he wanted him, he still wanted to play for his hometown very much, and Harden was also a rookie he particularly liked.

This is full of sincerity, which means that as long as the transaction is made to me, I will play for you with all my might!!

Obviously, he also wants to do the Heat, Kaizi and other teams with anger.

"We have a sweetheart, I'm sorry Brother Gua."

Jiang Chao is also polite, but he hung up directly with a "beep" sound over there.

And 5 minutes later, half of the New York local Xiao Si also called (when he was young, Xiao Si's mother went to the orange orchard with her family to pick oranges and sell them to New York)

He also said that he wanted to come to New York, but Jiang Chao also refused.

"We're not short of insiders."

Although Xiao Si's data is very good in everything, Jiang Chao has always felt that it was Nash who made the little overlord, otherwise his status would not be so high.

In his previous life, he did come to New York, and everyone saw it...... Since then, there has been no little overlord who has entered the heavens and the earth to split Huashan.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm actually suggesting you don't leave Nash, really."

"Doodoo ......"

Jiang Chao frowned and smiled helplessly: "The current stars, why are they all so angry."

……

Jiang Chao's two phone calls obviously angered Xiao Si and Anthony, two players from New York!

After 2 hours.

Nets stars Devin Harris and Chris Humphries were traded to the Nuggets in exchange for the league's top 6 supergiants - Cameron. Anthony.

Before the Brooklyn fans could react.

After another five minutes, the Nets directly traded Brock Lopez + Alston to the Suns in exchange for Shandmire!!

"Congratulations, Old Donnie......"

Jiang Chao couldn't help but scold the Nets while also sending congratulations to Donnie Sr., which may be the best trade of his career.

Needless to say, Lopez worked a lot later, mainly because he had a shot and was durable......

As for the Nets, it will hasten the process of his demise next year, although their owner is not a Russian coal boss now, but it is still better.

But Jiang Chao thinks so.

Cai Chongzin and other fans who followed the Nets were all shocked, okay, fate made Anthony and Xiaosi in the previous life reunite in New York, but it was Brooklyn.

Just like the reaction of Knicks fans in the previous life, the current Nets fans also react the same, all stand up, okay!

Cai Chongzin has already sent a message to Jiang Chao's boss saying that it is impossible for the Nets to sell the team after these two transactions, and this record will not be bad, right?

"It's definitely not worse than their 12 wins last year, haha, don't worry, do you think Anthony will pass the ball to Xiaosi?"

"yes, they don't have anyone who can pass the ball now."

"So just wait until next season."

Jiang Chao, who the Nets gave Anthony and Xiaosi big contracts, didn't pay attention to it, it should be similar to when they signed the Knicks, and the two directly said at the press conference that they were the kings of New York, obviously having opinions about Jiang Chao.

Then Jiang Chao doesn't want to be a bird, don't beak a cannon, see you then!

Then RJ Smith was also brought to the Nets, and the current Anthony's first follower is still very tight, no matter what, this Nets is sure to look good.

Offensive kaleidoscope + highlights Jordan + five best balls Brother Huashan will not be worse than the most fancy Clippers in the West.

"Our goal is to be number one in New York."

"I'd like to ask the Knicks owner, what did you do offseason?"

Anthony really looks down on Jiang Chao, he can't recruit anything, what is he pretending???

"What's the hurry, a good show is not afraid of being late."

The Knicks and Wizards are really dragging.

The new coaches of each team have been confirmed, and neither of them has yet to confirm the lineup.

Paul lost to Scott and signed with the Cavaliers.

The Bulls signed Thibodeau, and Rose's wonderful mentoring journey began.

The Eagles changed their coach to Larry Drew, and they couldn't find any shortcomings in their lineup, but they just missed it.

The Nets also replaced Avery Johnson, and I heard that it was Anthony who personally approved it.

And Paul seems to have conditions after deciding to renew his contract with the Hornets, that is, the head coach sacrifices to the sky, and 2 days after Paul's decision, the new coach Monty Williams, who is also a mentor and friend in the future, took office!

Jiang Chao didn't recruit any of these coaches.

Because he has the strongest coaching staff under him, there are still many coaches who have not yet played!

……

The free market has few fish, few have room for anglers.

Warcraft itself could no longer sit still.

He couldn't stand to play at Magic for another year.

In the case of a collapse of the conversation with Sean Marks, he personally called Boss Jiang.

"Boss Jiang!!!"

Finally, the Warcraft agent came, and next to him, there was Howard.

Opposite, sat Martins, the general manager of Magic!

The meaning of the first sentence is that do you remember the summer rain lotus on the shore of Daming Lake?

"I'm waiting for your call."

Jiang Chao seemed much calmer, and everything felt like he was in control.

"You! Let me tell you about the current situation. Warcraft personally took the phone and went to the villa to have a private chat with Jiang Chao.

Now it's a reason why everyone thinks that Howard can't win the championship, his private life is disorderly, he has no professionalism or something.

So it's not that Warcraft can't sit still, but that the other management doesn't bird him much, so the Wizards and Knicks are in contact with him.

There are not as many options available to him now as they were at the beginning of the offseason, and there are only three options, either stay or go to those two teams.

The Wizards' words were basically ruled out by Howard, and the chemistry between Wall and Cousins actually showed that he didn't get along well with the inside.

And because the Wizards have eaten too many people, there is not enough space, and the Magic management doesn't want so many polygonal corners, and the Magic Beast also wants to directly top the salary.

"I don't necessarily have a maximum salary for the first year."

On the Knicks' side, if the Howard team wants to cap the salary, the Knicks can eat directly in the first year if they make a counteroffer.

"No problem, I must have a multi-year contract with you."

This involves another problem, Warcraft also wants to sign a 100 million yuan long-term contract like James, but many teams just want to give him a salary of 20 million a year, and if not, he will come back next season.

"Do you want either?"

"Definitely, I want to play for you for 5-6 years!"

Howard has been thinking about his life in the past few days, starting with Kobe's tomahawk dunk at the beginning of his career, to what his career will look like at the end.

I thought about it all over again.

Then he watched a dozen videos of the Knicks' games last season, and he found that he still liked the Knicks more, and the contemplative happy beast was the wisdom beast.

Especially after his agent reminded him that he could join forces with his old rival Yao Ming next season, he was even more excited.

He likes Curry's three-pointers, Harden's breakaway shots, his old friend Trick Drew, and assistant coach Clifford's devil's drills.

I also like Jiang Chao's resoluteness.

In the end, he also figured it out, Jiang Chao had actually thrown an olive branch to him a long time ago, and now he was waiting for him to take the initiative.

In the future, in the Knicks, not bad.

"Okay, will you give it your all?"

"Damn, don't question my professionalism!"

"Come to our team, don't think about anything else, fight for the championship."

"Okay! I'm just here to grab a board for Curry, don't score anything!! ”

"Give the phone to General Manager Martins, and I'll talk to you."

"Okay, you can finalize it!"

The muscular beast returned to the villa and handed it to Martins with a sweat on its face.

And Jiang Chao was just smiling on the other side of the phone.

Just kidding, now those who question Howard are all he put out to mislead other teams, and what news is not worth the salary is spontaneously written by fans, and it has nothing to do with him.

Jiang Chao likes the master Huo who washed all the lead in the later generations, only Jiang Chao still believes that he is worthy of the top salary.

Moreover, TMD!0 This is the only man who can trade James alone right now, don't really think that other teams and Howard's agent are stupid!

Jiang Chao thought that he would agree the moment Howard called, what he wanted was Master Huo's professional attitude.

Howard wants to just grab the board for Babyface, which shows that he has already thought about working hard.

Now that Jiang Chao doesn't make a move, the other teams will definitely make a move after they react.

Martins took the phone and said what he had asked for at first.

At the beginning, he and Sean Marks also talked about the collapse of the talk, that is, he wanted to replace Yao Ming alone, so that he would sign first and then exchange for Howard.

But Max naturally knew what kind of existence Da Yao was in Jiang Chao's heart, and decisively refused.

Jiang Chao smiled and said You are because of Van Gundy, otherwise who would want a top-paid player with a big injury risk?

If you smash your hand, you won't be able to shake it off at that time, plus the skin color problem, if you really trade YAO, you will be scolded to death by some fans.

The only possibility is that YAO's ennefactor Fan Gandy wants to play the center system, and Dafan still has a hand in the center system.

"The Wizards over there are asking for a lower price, right?"

"Javier McGee + Nick Young, okay?" Martins, general manager of Magic, said proudly.

"One who doesn't play with his brains and the other who doesn't pass the ball, and your magic record is going to drop to the bottom all of a sudden?"

"You !!"

"I'll be honest, if Howard doesn't save face for your parent team and jumps out of the contract directly, is it okay for me to sign naked, now at this stage, only we have the most space."

Everyone who opened it was stunned for a moment, and then their scalps were numb!

No way!

No wonder the Knicks waited until now.

It's scary to think about!

Indeed, if Howard jumps out of the contract at the beginning, then if nothing else, the garbage team Nets will definitely sign it at the highest price in seconds!

And now the Nets have been squeezed to the point of losing the luxury tax, and the Wizards are 2 million behind the Knicks.

On the contrary, the Knicks have become the biggest dark horse in the market!

As long as Howard doesn't miss his old love, the Knicks will eat steadily!!

The happy beast looked at each other directly at the level of magic management, cough cough, it's so embarrassing~~ If you turn your face and don't recognize people now, don't you need to talk about magic together?

Max and Mustache looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Chao is too smart, but he really let him survive until now!

But generally this kind of stay in the team for five or six years will leave something for the parent team, such as Anthony, James and other superstars have done this, otherwise it is really difficult to get over it at the level of public opinion and morality.

The rationality of the player option is reflected, on the one hand, so that the player has a better opportunity to choose his career, on the other hand, the parent team will not lose too much, after all, if you don't jump out, you have to talk to the parent team if you sign first and then change.

It's just that now that Jiang Chao mentioned it like this, the wandering space of the magic management plummeted in an instant!

At this time, Jiang Chao smiled:

"But I won't treat you badly, so let's do it, just Q Quentin Richardson, much more reliable than the two Wizards, although he is a veteran, he is only 30 now, you guys will operate it next year, he is not bad at assisting anyone, at least he is also a three-point king, isn't it?"

Big Q's contract next season is 8 million, and if it is really traded, the Knicks will be more comfortable.

"No compensation?" Martins gritted his teeth, Da Q is actually more like Da Q than YAO, after all, how can YAO lead the team better than Howard?

He's almost trying to mess up, okay?

Now it's all about making the boss happy, and that's where cash compensation is needed!

"5 million cash compensation, this must be indispensable."

Jiang Chao is really ruthless, in terms of spending money, he won't save at all!

Martins picked up his phone: "I'll ask the boss now." ”

Howard and his agent, including the others in the villa, rubbed their hands excitedly, they didn't expect that they had been talking about the transaction for so many days, and it was not as good as a few words from Jiang Chao on the other side of the phone.

Sean Marks and the mustache whispered in their ears:

"Sure enough, it's still Big Q, eh."

"yes, the only player left in the Dolan era is David Lee."

"David Lee is okay, Big Q is a small forward, and there is no place for him."

"Yes, the stats fell across the board last year, but the magic that gives the small forward no one is a good choice."

"Yes, there is a chance for the 30-year-old to shine again, and it is beneficial for both parties to succeed."

Jiang Chao is actually gambling on his side, he didn't deliberately make a big Q, if he shouted David Li on the other side at this time, he would grit his teeth.

It's just that he bets on magic and wants big Q.

In the previous life, Big Q, 11, 12 seasons were traded to the Magic by the Knicks to strengthen the outside line of the Magic, and the efficiency of the game at that time was okay, so that the Magic has not fallen behind.

So Jiang Chao guessed that the Magic management should like this passionate player.

The Magic boss is now dancing with his hands, who would not like him if he watched Big Q play in 05??

Heavy artillery on the outside line! The three-point shot is bold, the breakthrough is good, and the pace is flexible. can run and shoot, the only thing that is good is that he has no ability to attack with the ball.

As a small forward of less than 2 meters, he has excellent defense, positive rebounding, and has always performed well in rebounding.

Jiang Chao has always felt that he is Tucker of the current era, he is very passionate on the court, and he can play a set of punches when he scores a goal, but he hits himself on the head.

This is also why his 8 million average is only a single digit per game in the Knicks, but Jiang Chao has never touched him.

And now, there is no way.

For Howard's sake, you can't cut some meat.

He also wants to take it directly with 20 million in cash compensation, but the league stipulates that the compensation is capped at 5 million, and it is true that the small forward position is too crowded.

"Agreed."

Martins didn't hesitate much, and was even a little afraid that Jiang Chao would regret it, so he agreed directly.

5 million cash compensation is the boss's favorite thing, with this cash flow, you can invest in other industries!!

Howard plunged headlong into the pool!!

The Happymon is happy again!!

happy！

The next thing is for the two sides to talk about specific matters, and Jiang Chao is listening quietly on the other end of the phone.

Under the bargain of Sean Marks, the Knicks and Howard signed a two-way decreasing contract, that is, the annual salary is a little lower in the first and last years, and a little higher in the middle 3 years.

The first year of the contract is 21.2 million annual salary, and the 5-year contract is 108 million maximum salary.

Sign first and then exchange, the three parties win, and the Knicks got the last link of the championship puzzle.

The Magic got the money and a positive asset veteran.

Howard can finally be reunited with agents and old friends from Clifford, and will start a new five-year journey with a new team.

In the last year of the five years, I originally wanted to have a player option, but Jiang Chao directly refused, he knew how serious Spark's professionalism was in the next few years, and in the end, although it was still a 20 million contract, it would not be negative assets to stay in the Knicks!

The future inside line depends on him, it's not bad!

In the words, Jiang Chao also knew that the Wizards' offer price of 120 million in 6 years was naturally unattractive compared to the Knicks, and the New York team was richer than the capital team, who else!!

"Howard, come here, sign!"

The Warcraft agent shouted out a spark of water from the pool, and he agreed directly after seeing the amount.

Because!!

LeBron James is only 6 years and $110 million!!

He's almost 1100 million in five years!!

not only hugged the thigh of Boss Jiang Chao, but also held more money than James!

"You like huddles, huh?? I'm going to be in a huddle this year!! ”

The scene laughed.

Howard was as happy as a 16-year-old.

With the signing of the Magic and Knicks management, the deal is officially struck!

Jiang Chao's stud ended in only half an hour!

Although the wait was long, the results were quick!!

Jiang Chao happily kissed the female secretary Liu Yan directly after receiving the copy fax:

"Senior sister, we're really going to take off this season!!"

Curry + Harden + George + Yao Ming + Howard!

The Knicks started at an all-Star level, and even had a few ticket kings and MVPs!!

Who else!!!

Five-star Knicks!!

All assembled!!!

"Speaking of Coach D'Antoni, your probationary period of one year has expired, do you still want to leave now?" Jiang Chao quipped while looking at the contract.

The mustache was laughing over there, and the old man looked like he was talking about a teenager, touching the mustache and saying:

"Old man, I'm not leaving!! I like this lineup!!! ”