The season is over, and the next thing for NBA teams to focus on is the 2005 draft.

This year's draft can be said to be star-studded, and every team will find a player for themselves in this draft.

The Bucks traded back two future first-round picks from the New York Knicks this year through a previous Michael Reed trade. One of the first-round picks will be cashed in this year.

With the addition of Reed, the Knicks are still stronger than their predecessors, but the chaos under Thomas remains the same, and this season, they did not advance but retreated, failed to enter the playoffs and sent the Bucks a first-round pick of 13.

So, as soon as the offseason began, the Bucks were busy with draft picks.

Yu Fei has not been available recently, which has given the Bucks executives a sense of urgency.

You have to get things done quickly, don't give Da Fei a chance to come back and come back for the remote draft.

At the end of the first round before, at the end of the second round, this kind of signing was for Da Fei to play, but this time it was a lotto sign, and if you are lucky, you can choose a Kobe, and if you are unlucky, it will not be more disastrous than Kevin Martin.

That's why Big Fly didn't move and asked Martin to find a place to hang himself.

In just one season, his reputation was almost ruined by Martin.

So, what has Yu Fei been busy with lately?

In fact, he is not busy, but is preparing to discuss the renewal of his contract with his agent Arne Trem.

Today is a formal negotiation, and since the two sides are familiar with each other, it is not expected that there will be a need for a second round of negotiations.

At the negotiation scene, in addition to Yu Fei, Trem also met "Tony" Lawson, Tim Grover, Quint Demiou and Christian Leitner, as well as an Asian face he had never seen before.

"Tim, you know." Yu Fei waved his hand at Lightner, "Chris, you should have seen it too, this is Kevin Lin, my new assistant." ”

Trem nodded, not much interested in the people around Fei.

"First of all, Frye, I would like to congratulate you on four great years." Trem laughed, "Believe me, no basketball player has been a rookie better than him in four years. ”

For Trem, Yu Fei's rise offset the downfall of Darius Miles and Kwame Brown.

In his opinion, this is a superstar who has the potential to grow more than Kobe and Maddie, and he has to tie himself and the other person together.

Yu Fei complimented softly: "This is also inseparable from your help." ”

"I didn't do anything," said Trem modestly, "I just did some basic work, and there was still a lot to be desired." ”

Okay, that's all for the courtesy.

Yu Fei gave Demio a look.

Demio took out a document they had prepared and said, "Arne, this is Frye's specific request for the next contract. ”

This is an unusual thing.

Generally speaking, this kind of document is given by the agent, and the player has to ask for anything before mentioning it.

Now that Yu Fei took the initiative to give this document, in addition to clarifying his own needs, what else does it mean?

His resolve is unshakable.

If Trem can't accept these demands, then they can only have a dream in life, and each has a wonderful life.

The more deeply Trem looked at the document, the colder his heart became.

If he agrees, his agent will basically have no other role than helping Yu Fei negotiate with the Bucks.

Whether it is the right of commercial agency, or the power of publicity, marketing, itinerary, etc., which should be the prerogative of the broker, will be divided.

Trem took a deep breath and looked at Yu Fei: "Fry, is this your idea?" ”

Yu Fei replied flatly: "It was my idea." ”

"Are you dissatisfied with my job?" Trem asked.

Yu Fei said: "Like you said, you did some basic work, and I am very satisfied with this part. But I also agree that you still have a lot to be desired. ”

It's straightforward and realistic.

There is no love to talk about here, Yu Fei once handed over all his agency rights to Trym, but four years have passed, Trem is lacking in skills, for an ace agent with many players under his banner, as great as Yu Fei, it is impossible for him to provide full-time services wholeheartedly.

In this case, Yu Fei retained Trym's right to negotiate the renewal of the contract with his old feelings, and as for other aspects, he needs to be loyal to himself and serve him wholeheartedly.

Trem didn't ask Yu Fei what would happen if he didn't agree.

He knew very well that if he did not agree, it meant that the cooperation between the two parties ended here.

He has lost Kobe Bryant and can no longer lose Yu Fei.

Even if he could only have the right to be emasculated, he would retain the title of "Frye Yu's agent".

"I accept all the requirements above." "Do we have any other questions?" ”

Yu Fei smiled, he knew that Trem would agree.

"Arne, I have a small request."

"You say."

Yu Fei glanced at Lightner and said, "Do you know Chris?" ”

"I sought the opportunity to represent him." "It's a pity it failed," Trem said. ”

"Well, that was a long time ago." Leitner said.

"You know, Chris is the smartest guy I've ever met, and now he's retired, but he wants to stay in the professional world, and I think about it, the best retirement job for him is to become a full-time agent." Yu Fei asked, "You are an expert in this industry, I believe you can make him grow into an excellent agent quickly." ”

This was just a trivial matter, and for the sake of flying, he agreed.

"Chris can come and be my assistant, and I'll teach him some basic things." Trem began to feel like he was digging a hole for himself.

Will Lightner steal his own home in the future like Rob Pelinka?

Yu Fei didn't notice that Trym fell into painful memories, and turned to Lightner and said, "Do a good job." ”

"What if I can't do it?"

"It's okay if you don't do it well." Yu Fei smiled and said, "You can find a place to bury yourself, don't let me see you again." ”

Leitner humorously asked, "Isn't that not even an epitaph?" ”

"What epitaph do you want from a complete loser? That's good. ”

Subsequently, Yu Fei signed a four-year agency contract with Trem again.

This time, Trem's mood was bitter.

According to the custom, he had to take his employer to dinner every time he signed a contract, but today, he has no appetite at all, and only wants to know who has taken his power.

"Who are you going to give those powers of attorney to?"

Yu Fei looked at Dimio with a smile, "Let me introduce to you, this is the incoming president of the 'B-B-F' company, Quentin Dimio." He will be in charge of the other part of my agency. ”

The love thief is around!

Trem looked at Demio and said, "You have just entered the industry, if there is anything you don't understand, you can call me." ”

"Thank you." "It's a good day, Arne, and you think we should find a restaurant to celebrate." ”

Trym resisted the urge to vomit and forced a smile, "It's time to celebrate."

So they went to a Michelin-starred restaurant for dinner.

After that, Yu Fei returned to Milwaukee to follow up on the team's draft work, and Trem needed to find his place under this new agency contract, and Demio officially took up his post as president of B-B-F.

In this year's draft, the Bucks have a drama to sing, unlike in the past, they can only pick up leaks.

They have the Knicks' 13th pick in the first round and their own 26th pick in the first round, and as for their second-round pick, it was given to the Trail Blazers back last season.

When Yu Fei returned to the team, the trial was in full swing.

The Bucks tried out Raymond Felton first, and he looked like a replacement for Deron Williams, the top five favorite in the same class.

But the Bucks don't really need a point guard that much, and it's a bit of a luxury to pick a backup point guard with a lottery pick.

Martin looks like a no-brainer, Ariza needs to develop for the long term, and Sprewell is unclear even if he returns next year and is a year older, so the Bucks tend to opt for a wing swingman.

This year's class has plenty of wingers, such as North Carolina eagles Marvin Williams, Maddie II Gerald Green, another talented high school student, Mart Webster, Melon's college roommate Hakim Warrick SF, and New Mexico phenom Danny Granger, who quickly exploded in his senior season.

These people are all famous, but the only one Yu Fei is more familiar with is Green.

But Green's subsequent development is a mediocre NBA player, and it is really not worth it to pick him with lotto.

Of the rest, only Granger seemed to have heard the name somewhere.

Therefore, he has no idea in mind about who to pick for this pick.

The Bucks first offered Green a tryout, but the genius known as Maddie II not only disliked the Bucks' low rank, but also turned down an offer from another club because other teams "dared" to arrange for him to try out with others.

Marvin Williams, the top three favorite, also turned down a tryout from the Bucks.

Of the many would-be lottery wings invited by the Bucks, only Hakeem Warwick, Antoine White and Danny Granger accepted the invitation.

Among them, Granger accepted the invitation to surprise the Bucks the most.

Because Granger, as the only powerful wing player with size, immediate power, shooting skills and ball-handling ability, is basically locked in the top 10 picks, it is not impossible to squeeze into the top five if the tryout is good.

During the interview, the Bucks specifically asked him: "You are in the top 10 in the mock drafts of multiple media outlets, what made you accept our tryout invitation?" ”

Granger replied, "If I could be a teammate of Frye Yu, I'd be willing to give up the chance to be drafted in the top 12 picks." ”

Some time ago, Bucks executives always felt that Yu Fei's reputation was insignificant, which was the result of the media's vigorous suppression. But it is clear that the voice of the Fourth Cause is only made by a few people in the name of the world, but it does not represent the whole world.

There are many young people like Danny Granger who idolize Frye.

"Frye must be glad to hear you say that." Carl laughed, "Let's move on." ”

(End of chapter)