(The second one is a little late, sorry, it's a bit too much during the day today.) ）

People send Vince, nicknamed Half-Man and Demigod. Carter is one of the most well-known four quarterbacks in the league at the beginning of the 21st century, Carter has always had a high popularity in the league, and has been elected All-Star vote king three times, and even overshadowed Iverson and Maddy, who are also four quarterbacks.

Although Carter's condition has been declining with age in recent years, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and he still averaged 20.8 points, 5 points and 4.7 assists per game last season, and his strength should not be underestimated.

The Magic team now has Wang Chao and Howard, if they can get Carter at the lowest cost, the Magic team will also form a triumvirate lineup, and the strength will inevitably go to the next level, and the road to defending the title next season will be smoother.

But Wang Chao's heart couldn't help jumping when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, going around and around, the butterfly effect has changed many things, and the Magic team is still eyeing Carter.

Indeed, Carter's reputation and his statistic performance of averaging 20+ points per game so far looks perfect.

But as a traverser, no one knows better than Wang Chao that Carter is a big pit.

In the course of history, Carter's personal data immediately shrank significantly after coming to the Magic, from 20.8 points per game last season to 16.6 points, and his 42.8% shooting percentage and 36.7% three-point shooting rate were far from efficient.

After only one season with the Magic, Carter was traded by the Magic to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for the departed Tekoglou and dunk king Jason. Richardson.

Carter went on to spend a long career with the Suns, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Kings and Hawks, but he was completely reduced to a role player and never looked like he was again.

Carter's biggest problem at present is not strength, in the next two to three years, although Carter's strength will decline significantly, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse after all, compared with ordinary ordinary players, Carter must still have merit.

But the problem is that Carter's contract is too big, with an average annual salary of 17.3 million in the next three years, which is higher than the salary of Wang Chao and Howard.

It's just that now only Wang Chao knows this, and the other Magic team management doesn't know this. Barty and a few other players can get an All-Star guard, and everyone is excited, including Howard, who has been wandering in the world, can't help but prick up his ears and listen carefully.

Almost everyone agreed to the deal without hesitation, except for Wang Chao.

"I don't think Carter fits into the team's tactical system." Wang Chao's words are concise and direct. "Let's not talk about anything else, he still has 3 years left to the contract, with an average annual salary of up to 17 million, can the team really afford it?"

This sentence pierced the heart of the general manager.

The owners of the Magic team do not belong to the kind of very generous owners in the league, like the Knicks and Lakers, those team owners who pay the luxury tax and don't even blink an eye are a minority in the league after all.

If Carter gets in the trade, the Magic will have to pay the luxury tax for the next three years, and the salary space will be completely locked up by the Big Three, and there will be no room for reinforcement.

Of course, the management has already considered these aspects, and the general manager has already come up with a set of arguments to convince the team owner.

This is also the reason why Wang Chao and Howard, the two core of the team, will be specially called at this meeting, and if the two of them also agree to this deal, it will undoubtedly increase the bargaining chips to convince the team owner.

But he didn't expect that Wang Chao would veto the deal so resolutely.

After getting the news back from Wang Chao, the general manager didn't say anything, and the meeting ended quickly, and everyone passed the proposal to abandon the renewal of Turkoglou, but there was no question about whether the team would pass Vince. Carter's matter, but there is no definite news.

Wang Chao knew that he was afraid that the head coach of the Magic team did not intend to listen to him.

This is normal, in the final analysis, Wang Chao is just a player, how can the general manager of the dignified magic team easily change his mind because of a word from the player?

Asking you to have a meeting to discuss, just to show respect for the team's championship merits, the team's main core, how can it be your turn to point fingers at the team's major matters?

The trade to get Carter to build a big three lineup and help the team win three consecutive championships, for a team's general manager, such an achievement is not a chance to miss!

Just the next day, the team's general manager had a detailed discussion with the Nets about Carter's trade and quickly determined the trade chips between the two parties.

The general manager had a smile on his face all day, fantasizing about what kind of sensation the deal would cause in the league and how many media would use all sorts of praise and praise on him.

However, it didn't take long for him to stop laughing.

Because he received Wang Chao's agent Bill. Duffy's call.

"Otis (the name of the general manager of the Magic team), entrusted by my employer Wang Chao, I officially inform you that Wang Chao does not want to play with Carter on the same team, and he does not think that Carter's arrival will have any effect on the strength of the Magic team, if you must pass this deal, then my employer will submit a trade application to the team as soon as possible, Carter and my employer, you can only choose one of them."

General Manager Otis. Smith: "??? ”

Until Bill. Duffy hung up the phone, his mind still buzzing.

What the hell is this? What happened? Wang Chao wants to submit a transaction application? Just because he wants to trade to Carter to strengthen the team?

He didn't know that the other side of Bill. After Duffy hung up the phone, he also smiled bitterly, he thought about it for a long time, but he still called Wang Chao again.

"Wang, I really can't figure out Ling's thoughts, even if you disagree with the general manager of the team, there is no need to express it in such a radical way, right? Regardless of whether you can achieve what you want, once things are done, there will be a gap between you and the general manager of the team, and you will still play in Orlando in the future? ”

"It's okay, whatever he wants." Wang Chao said indifferently. "If he doesn't approve of it, then trade me away, do you think I won't be able to play my price if I go to other teams?"

Bill. Duffy shook his head.

Of course not, Wang Chao, who has just won the championship and won the FMVP, has reached an unprecedented height in strength and prestige in the league, especially the finals and the league's recognized first Kobe Bryant's scoring battle, which made everyone realize that Wang Chao has grown into a top superstar not inferior to Kobe, James, Wade and other top superstars.

The Magic team will never trade Wang Chao unless they have a brain, and even if there is even a little bit of wind and grass, other teams will swarm like sharks that smell blood.

But no team would like a prickly player who dares to threaten the general manager of the team, and once this kind of thing spreads, it will not do Wang Chao any good.

Bill. Duffy just couldn't understand that Wang Chao, who seemed to have a gentle personality and was very easy to speak, would be so rigid.

Wang Chao's idea is actually very simple, this is an opportunity for him to stand up.

If it was before, of course he wouldn't say that, but now that he has won the championship and the finals FMVP, Wang Chao has a certain confidence.

In this case, knowing that Carter is a pit, but still wants to watch the team jump into this big pit, how can Wang Chao agree?

It's not uncommon in the league for players to be above the team.

Jordan could knock on the table of the team's general manager and forcibly stop the other party's trade for Pippen for Maddie.

James is like an emperor in the Cavaliers, and is nicknamed the team's real general manager.

Kobe Bryant also has no less rights with the Lakers than James.

They can do this, Wang Chao can naturally, even if his coffee position is much worse than the above three, but Wang Chao still has this confidence, his confidence comes from the advantage of his own traverser prophet, because he knows very well that he is right.

And taking 10,000 steps back, Wang Chao didn't plan to stay with the Magic team all the time, taking advantage of Howard's peak to win as many championships as possible in the past few years is the strategic policy he decided when he joined the Magic.

Because of this, Wang Chao is not willing to waste Howard's only a few seasons at the peak, Carter's 17 million, in exchange for three middle-class contracts, isn't it fragrant to sign three outstanding role players?

For this reason, even if you offend the general manager of the team, Wang Chao, you will not hesitate, if you are NB, you will trade me, otherwise you will obediently listen to me!

……

The general manager compromised.

A few minutes later, he personally called Wang Chao and solemnly promised that he had given up the idea of trading with the Nets, but at the same time he also threw a tricky question to Wang Chao.

Since you think Vince. Carter is not a good fit for the team, so under the premise of Turkoglou's departure, how the team will trade and strengthen the team needs to give a detailed and feasible plan.

Previously, Wang Chao only mentioned one Qian Ning at the meeting. Frye, of course, can't be recognized by management, and a player who averages only 4 points and 2 rebounds per game in the regular season can take Tekoglou's place.

Regarding the "thorny questions" raised by the general manager, Wang Chao said that there was no difficulty at all.

……

On July 4th, the Magic first made an announcement with free agent Channing. Frye reached an agreement to sign his next three-year, $9 million contract, with a third-year team option.

The deal didn't cause much of a stir in the league, after all, Channing. Frye, a rookie in the Sunset Lottery area, was barely able to play with the Trail Blazers last season, and it's good to have a team willing to sign him.

But the Magic's recruitment didn't end there, and on July 5, the Magic signed small forward Revott to a five-year, $33 million contract. Ariza.

Ariza didn't play too well with the Lakers last season, mainly because the Lakers acquired Ron a year early. Artest, who is also a 3D small forward, Ariza naturally can't compete for Artest, who has won all honors such as All-Star, All-Star and All-Defensive Team.

And when Ariza entered the free market, the Magic team immediately stepped down, as the former club, and gave an average salary of 6.6 million, so that Ariza did not have too much trouble to make a decision.

These two deals have confused local fans and the media in Orlando, because the two deals have cost $9.6 million in annual salaries, and the Magic team is willing to pay nearly 10 million annual salaries to sign two players who did not play well last season, but are unwilling to renew the contract of the team's championship-winning hero Turkoglou, what is this called?

On July 10, Turkoglu officially signed with the Toronto Raptors on a five-year, $60 million contract.

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately caused strong dissatisfaction among a large number of fans of the Magic team.

"What is the management doing? Would you rather sign two inexplicable guys than renew Turkoglou? Isn't the team planning to defend the title in the new season? ”

"We want Hidu (Tekoglu), not leftovers!"

However, the cries of the Magic fans did not bring back the Magic who were speeding all the way on the road to self-release.

On July 14, the Magic made their third move, sending away this season's outstanding swingman Michael Murphy. Petrus and Howard's backup center, Tony. Barty, who traded from the Golden State Warriors for shooting guard Jamal. Crawford.

Compared to the first two signings, the Magic's deal doesn't look so excessive.

Jamal. Crawford averaged 19.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game for the Warriors last season, although the shooting percentage was only 40.6% and a little low, but after all, he is a relatively well-known player, especially his mid-to-long-range shooting ability is very suitable for the Magic's one-star tactical system.

The only not-so-good point is that Crawford's salary is relatively high, and he still has two years and $20 million in his contract, and the next two years will be tens of millions of annual salaries.

also lost $5.3 million to Petrus' salary, Tony. Barty's salary is $5.75 million, and the two combined just match Crawford's salary.

In addition, the Warriors set up Stephen. Curry + Monta. Ellis's backcourt duo has also made up his mind to trade Crawford, and if the Magic don't intervene, it will be the Atlanta Hawks who will make a deal with the Warriors, and the Hawks will pay the chips of Spedy. Claxton & Assi. Toil.

Both of these players are basically out of play, and they are both guard players, which is far less attractive than Petrus, who can play as a small forward, both offensive and defensive, and Toney, a big man on the inside. Buddy.

That's why the deal went so smoothly.

(End of chapter)