I am so Accurate

Chapter 318 2003 NBA Free Agent Market

What Jordan wants to ask is about team transactions.

The Pistons sent a trade application to the Wizards, hoping to use Stackhouse and some additions for the Wizards' Hamilton and some additions.

Jordan originally planned to rest for a period of time before taking care of his knees, as he said to Stern on the night of the championship.

But as soon as he retired, the Wizards appointed him as the president of team operations and gave him some shares.

This is also the reason why he would not rest at home, but also went to the talent show to be a guest.

He is now considered the little boss of the Wizards, and he is going to be busy with the team's next season.

The reason why he went to Dallas to find Sun Hao is also very simple.

Choosing Yao Ming gave the basketball god a taste of the sweetness. You must know that all his previous choices ended in failure without accident.

In Jordan's eyes, Sun Hao is the kind of person who is very accurate in judging people.

This deal has a great impact on the Wizards, so he wants to hear Sun Hao's thoughts.

"what do you think?"

Sun Hao didn't express his opinion immediately, but first asked Jordan his own thoughts.

"I think this deal is very good. Jerry is from North Carolina. I know him. He is a player with great character. Of course, the more important thing is that he is more comprehensive and can score better."

Sun Hao nodded, Jordan's analysis is really... well-founded.

"And what do you think of Richard?"

Sun Hao then asked.

"He is a very good off-ball scorer and works very hard, but his scoring methods are a bit single. We played against each other last year. When I was not physically fit, his role was limited."

Sun Hao then nodded, Jordan's analysis is also correct.

So in a sense, this deal is indeed a reinforcement for the Wizards.

but.

"Michael, what kind of coach do you think Larry is?"

Sun Hao suddenly asked Jordan another question, and he was a little caught off guard.

"The defensive coach is very strict, his team players have clear responsibilities, and the training attaches great importance to basic skills, that's about it."

Although Jordan is in the same era as Brown, he is not his own coach after all. He knows it, but not too much.

However, enough is enough.

Jordan has already said everything Sun Hao wanted him to say.

"Then what kind of team do you think the Pistons will be if Richard is traded to the Pistons?"

After Sun Hao asked, Jordan fell into deep thought.

Ben Wallace guards the rim, Billups controls the floor, and Anthony scores.

If Hamilton is sent to the Pistons again, let him stretch the offensive space.

Jordan is the god of basketball. He knew what kind of team the Pistons would become.

A seemingly ordinary, but very strong team.

So this is a deal that might be good for the Wizards, but definitely better for the Pistons.

"However, I need Jerry. He can score with the ball, and he also proved last season that he can break through the ball, just like I did last season."

Jordan went on to say that if the goal continues to be the championship, Mobley is not enough for the Wizards.

Stackhouse, a junior from North Carolina, is his favorite.

Sun Hao didn't want to break Jordan's fantasy, because Jordan did get his wish in history, but the result was that Stackhouse was simply embarrassed.

However, the reason why he suggested to Jordan was not only for Jordan, but also because...he didn't want Jordan to send Hamilton to the Pistons either!

Anthony's going to the Pistons has made the Pistons strong enough. If Hamilton goes again, wait until next year and Rasheed Wallace will also go as in history...

Billups + Hamilton + Anthony + Rasheed + Big Ben, oh yes, there is another Prince on the bench who may be played at any time!

What a strong team this is.

Or in other words, what a formidable finals opponent this must be.

So Sun Hao wouldn't think that kind of thing would happen.

It's true that you like to challenge stronger opponents, but doing nothing while watching your opponent become stronger is a fool.

"Jerry isn't the only league of players like that."

"Um?"

Jordan looked at Sun Hao suspiciously.

"Gilbert Arenas."

Sun Hao replied.

Steve, sorry!

"The Warriors are not going to let him go."

It's not that Jordan didn't think about Arenas, just like Sun Hao thought before, if he can't trade Sun Hao, it is good to trade little Sun Hao.

However, the Warriors have absolutely no reason to let a high-quality rookie like Arenas go.

"Michael, they want to stay and being able to stay are two different things."

After all, Jordan is not a professional general manager, and his understanding of NBA regulations is far inferior to that of a certain James who got up early to read the rules.

Under Jordan's surprised eyes, Sun Hao gave him a popular science on the loopholes in signing contracts under the existing rules.

Now the salary structure of the Warriors has not changed much, the difference is that Dampier has been replaced by Nash and Wang Zhizhi, both of whom are now the core rotation players of the Warriors.

In terms of salary, this Warriors team is higher than the same period.

So it is more difficult for them to keep Arenas.

More importantly, of course, is the existence of the early bird rights rule, making it not even a question of salary space alone.

After hearing what Sun Hao said, Jordan felt that it would be inappropriate for you to be the general manager.

"I owe you another favor."

But Jordan is beautiful in his heart.

The operation Sun Hao said was nothing short of empty-handed.

"Just remember it."

The favor of the basketball god, Sun Hao must take a small notebook to write it down.

Jordan nodded with a smile, he doesn't like to take advantage of others.

He will definitely find a way to repay this kind of favor in the future.

Jordan arrived in Dallas, not many people knew about it, and not many people paid attention to it.

Because on this day, Kobe has been formally arrested by the police.

The topic of Eagle County also showed an uncontrollable situation.

Sun Hao went to the National Airline Center to get something, but he heard the security guards at the gate discussing it.

Perhaps only by being in it can we know how influential this matter is.

When he entered the arena, he stopped by the championship showroom to have a look.

The championship trophy is protected by bulletproof glass in the display window.

Although there is only one, it cannot stop its golden light.

This thing, for the Mavericks players, is a pleasure to watch once.

Above the window hangs a huge poster of the Night of Champions players spraying Nelson and Cuban with champagne.

Next to this is a big TV, which plays a loop of the Mavericks' championship documentary last season.

In addition to giving the players gold-plated mice, Cuban will invest another huge sum of money in the summer to renovate the arena.

Next season's Mavericks will be the most technologically advanced arena in the NBA.

This showroom is arranged in advance.

"Sun?"

At this moment, a suspicious voice came from behind Sun Hao.

Sun Hao turned his head and saw that it was Little Nelson.

He has heavy dark circles and looks like he's been working out lately.

Old Nelson took Anne to Europe, and the heavy responsibility of the team's summer operations fell on his shoulders.

Although his personal ability is very strong, he is still a serious rookie general manager. He doesn't have many connections, and he is definitely not as easy as old Nelson.

Sun Hao and Little Nelson have a good relationship, and they went up to say hello with a smile, and after sitting down, they chatted about Annie's recent situation.

What he got was good news. There is a doctor in Switzerland who is very good at this, and he has started treatment, and the effect is very good.

"Dell said that Annie is an angel, and she will be fine."

Sun Hao remembered what Harris said before, and said with a smile.

Little Nelson nodded.

The two chatted and chatted, and they talked about the news of free market reinforcement.

As Sun Hao thought before, Nelson Jr. does not have many contacts in the league, which makes him relatively passive when pursuing free agents.

Take Payton and Malone, two of the hottest veterans in the market right now.

Neither of them has won a championship yet.

Payton is okay, 35 years old, with his ability and style of play, he can still play in the NBA for 3 to 5 years.

But Malone is 40 years old, and if nothing else, this will be his last season in the NBA.

For Malone, joining the defending champion Mavericks is the best choice.

But both Payton and Malone...very readily rejected Nelson Jr.

There were many reasons for rejection, some of them were unfamiliar with Nelson, and they didn't like the city of Dallas...

But the most important thing is that the Mavericks can't give them the role they want.

Although they are old, they want to compete for the championship, not to get the championship ring.

What they want is a more convincing champion than Barkley last season.

The Mavericks are well-managed at both point guard and power forward, and cannot give them the roles they want.

This is probably the reason why they also did not go to the Spurs in history.

"Our current manpower is almost the same."

Sun Hao opened his mouth to comfort Little Nelson.

The current lineup on the Mavericks roster:

Point guards: Sun Hao, Van Exel, Calderon;

Shooting Guard: Bell, Adrian Griffin;

Small forwards: Finley, Josh Howard;

Power forwards: Nowitzki, LaFrentz;

Center: Dampier;

In fact, if Malone comes, the role will be bigger than that of Barkley last season.

It's just that if someone doesn't want to come, you can't force him to come.

And it's not bad to renew Collins, who has historically played the starting center for the Nets.

Or in other words, the current configuration of the Mavericks does not have to be anyone if they want to defend the title.

Little Nelson nodded after listening, but still sighed.

Sun Hao looked at him suspiciously.

"If we can't take them down, there is a high probability that they will go to Los Angeles, where our opponents are."

Little Nelson's next words explained the reason for his sigh.

Just like when Jordan came to find Sun Hao, the two talked about the most important point, the free market operation must not only consider self-improvement, but also consider the main competitors.

Lakers F4, will it still appear in the end?

Sun Hao didn't have a deep understanding of this period of history before, but after really being in it, he found that the appearance of F4 seemed inevitable.

The Eagle County incident has caused OK to be on fire, and the only thing that can temporarily ease the conflict between them is the championship.

At this time, it is a good thing to look at the end of last season's dynasty by the Mavericks.

The best way to do this is to form a sufficiently luxurious lineup.

Then it became a logical thing to call Malone and Payton, who have become free agents and have not yet won the championship, to the team.

And the Lakers meet all their requirements, championship, team role, and fpx, the league of losers.

Based on such an analysis, this is almost what will inevitably happen after the Eagle County Incident.

So you say this is a blessing or a curse?

"They're just two veterans, Downey, we're young, everything will be fine."

Seeing Little Nelson's worried expression, Sun Hao said with a smile.

Little Nelson was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud.

He is really worried too much, Sun Hao is so confident, what is he afraid of.

On the third day after the opening of the free market, while the fans were still discussing the Eagle County incident, the free market began to release bombs one after another.

The Lakers have acquired two of the most popular veterans in the free market, Gary Payton and Karl Malone, in an extremely fast manner.

The former signed a full middle-class contract, and the latter signed a veteran's basic salary!

All of a sudden, all the attention of the fans was diverted from Kobe, and the pot was blown up in an instant.

Perhaps from the perspective of Sun Hao, a time traveler, when the Lakers formed F4, his reaction was: Oh, what should have happened still happened.

But in the eyes of others, the reaction is: what the hell is this! Other teams are still playing snakes!

Last season, the 35-year-old Payton played in the Sonics and the Bucks. He averaged 80 games, averaging 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.4%.

The 40-year-old Malone played 81 games with the Jazz, averaging 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 46.2% from the field.

Many people may not believe it, Payton's average assists per game last season was the second highest in his career, and Malone's average assists per game was the highest in his career!

The Lakers are equivalent to gathering four Hall of Fame-level players at once, and their state last season is still very good!

If Phil Jackson can run the four together, they may even have a chance to break the record of 72 wins set by the Bulls Dynasty!

After the news came out, almost everyone felt that the championship has been reserved by the Lakers, and other teams will definitely play the role of accompanying the prince to study next season.

But soon, this year's free market staged a wave of ups and downs.

Just when everyone's eyes were on the Lakers F4, an offer from the Wizards to the Warriors once again made fans feel what it means to be excited.

According to the terms of the early bird right, the Warriors can only give Arenas a contract extension of 175% of the player's salary in the previous year (but not more than the maximum salary) or 105% of the league's average salary in the previous year.

In conversion, it is a contract with a starting salary of 4.9 million US dollars.

This contract obviously cannot match the worth of Arenas.

Ever since, the Warriors can only watch other teams offer Arenas but can do nothing.

Jordan once again showed everyone his "different from the past" ability. He gave Arenas a contract with a starting salary of 8.5 million US dollars, which made the Wizards win among the competitors.

Amidst the expressions of envy and hatred of a group of fans, the Wizards ushered in a talented combo guard after Jordan retired.

Little Sun Hao, Yao Ming, plus Mobley and Hamilton.

The Wizards in the new season are still a Finals-level team.

Coupled with the Pistons and Pacers, the pattern of strong west and weak east is quietly changing.

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