NBA Dynasty Sniper

　　 "David, do you have any good suggestions?"

　　 After leaving the media, Jordan contacted his agent Falk in the car.

　　 "Michael, the Bulls have four games with the Knicks in the regular season, you know what I mean." Falk said.

"You know, do you beat the Knicks? Beat that rookie, prove that he is worthless, prove that he is not worthy of the Bulls. But our first game will be on January 21 next year, which is too long." Jordan some Irritable and authentic.

　　 "Now I can only think of some ways to attract media attention, and I have no other good ideas." David Falk over there said helplessly.

　　 On the evening of the 8th, Zhao Dong followed the team for the first time to the home court of the Clippers, the memorial arena next to the University of Southern California.

　　 Before this game, the system did not issue a task to him, which disappointed him.

　　 In this way, not every game has a task.

　　 This night, he continued to start, played 25 minutes, got 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 4 fouls.

　　As a rookie, he still doesn't get any passes, so he can only rely on offensive rebounds to make a second offense, and there is a fast break opportunity.

　　 Van Gundy’s tactics have always been initiated by Ewing. Ewing may split the ball to Alan Houston. This is the Knicks’ first and second offensive point.

Larry Johnson is the third offensive point, and Oakley is the fourth offensive point. Although he now replaces Larry Johnson in the starting position, he does not qualify for the third offensive point. He has no tactical status at all, and it is him. There is no reason for any status in the team.

He rejected Grant’s contract because he understood that the contract was too modest. Look at John Wallace and McCarty who are holding that contract. They are now inferior to him, so the contract can’t be given. What he wants has nothing to do with money, but because of the status of the team.

　　 What he wants is a contract that can give him a certain tactical status.

　　 He needs more playing time to improve his strength, otherwise he will not be able to complete the task this season, and Ewing is injured next season, it will be very difficult.

　　 The Knicks scored 4 wins and 1 loss and flew to Memphis, Canada on the 9th.

　　 The Grizzlies only joined the NBA last season. They are an absolute fish-belly team and ranked last in the league last season.

　　 In this year's Golden Draft, the Grizzlies selected forward Sharif Raheem with a pick, which increased the team's potential, but the strength is still not very good.

　　 In this game, the system also did not issue tasks.

　　 Zhao Dong’s performance was similar to the previous two games, and his playing time and shots kept a similar proportion.

　　 This evening, when the team returned to the hotel, General Manager Grant found Van Gundy and specifically discussed about Zhao Dong.

　　 "Jeff, what is your position on the team for the dragon?" he asked seriously.

Van Gundy thought for a while and said: "Larry Johnson is coming back soon. He will be Johnson's first substitute and Oakley's first substitute. My idea is to let him compete with John Starks for the sixth man. ."

Grant understands Van Gundy’s idea very well. Larry Johnson is the No. 1 pick and the league’s first Mr. Billion Yuan. He still has a large contract of tens of millions. If he does not play the main force, then the Knicks will swallow such a large contract. It's too bad.

　　 Of course, this is his idea. Larry Johnson was introduced by him. In fact, now he also understands that this deal is not very correct. Larry Johnson's back injury is more serious than he thought.

　　 "Then what do you think of the potential of Flying Dragon?" he asked again.

　　 Van Gundy said immediately: "He has very good immediate combat power, but in terms of potential, I am still not very optimistic about the Chinese."

　　 He looked at Grant and asked, "Nair, do you want to give him a big contract?"

　　 "I really want to take a gamble. He has gambled himself, why don't I?" Grant laughed.

　　 But in fact he understands that he is just to protect himself.

The Knicks are likely to change hands this year or next year. The owner of Madison Square Garden, James Dowlan, intends to take over the Knicks. Now he has entered substantive negotiations. Once the team changes hands, the management will definitely have a big deal. Changes.

And he introduced Larry Johnson in this year’s deal, and refused to trade O’Neal with Ewing. If it proves to be wrong in the future, in fact, Larry Johnson’s contract has been proved to be wrong, so the new boss will pay for it. Will you continue to use him?

　　 So, he has to gamble again.

　　 Anyway, it's not to spend his money, why not bet?

　　 On the morning of the 11th, the Knicks boarded a special plane to New York.

　　 At the same time, Zhao Dong's ten-day short contract expired.

　　 On the plane, Grant sat next to him again.

Zhao Dong is a little nervous, because if the Knicks give him a big contract, his status in the team will rise sharply, and he will have a tactical position. Whether it is playing time or the number of shots, it will rise steadily, and even Part of the ball is allocated.

　　 And the reason why he wants to take a gamble is also for this reason. He needs a higher team status and needs to be trained by the team.

　　 In addition to long-term planning for the team's cultivation of potential rookies, the most important thing is playing time and shooting rights. This is what he needs now.

　　 But if he is only given a basic salary, which means that the team has not bet on his future, then his status in the team is probably not as good as it is now, and his growth path will be more difficult.

　　 "Flying Dragon, what is your position for yourself?" Grant did not come up with the contract, but asked such a question.

"position?"

　　 Zhao Dong wanted to say that I only have the position of the boss in my eyes, but I can’t say that. It will scare Grant away. He thought for a while and said:

　　 "My goal is to become someone like Jordan and defeat him."

　　"..."

　　 Grant's mouth widened in an instant. He couldn't help wondering if he needed to reconsider his decision and bet on a future with a big mouth?

Er, Zhao Dong realized that he had said a more unrealistic positioning, so he immediately added: "Maybe you can give me another ten-day short contract to increase my playing time and the number of shots, and my performance will be better. , And then you decide what kind of contract to give me?"

　　 Grant shrugged his shoulders and secretly said in his heart, now that many teams and agents are eyeing you, Pat Riley has already called me, do I still dare to give you a short contract?

　　 He is very clear that in three consecutive games, Zhao Dong played 15+5 consecutive all-around performances with limited playing time and shots, which has attracted more attention from the team.

　　 So now, he didn't want to delay any longer, and signed the contract as soon as possible to avoid Zhao Dong being poached.

He took out a contract, handed it to Zhao Dong, and said: "Look, this is a contract comparable to the top five picks. It is only worse than the contracts of the rookies of Camby and Iverson. I believe you will be satisfied."

　　 "Top five picks?"

　　 Zhao Dong lifted his spirits and immediately opened the contract.

　　 3+1, the total amount has reached 10.5 million US dollars, the first year is 1.9 million US dollars, the second year is 2.25 million, the third 2.85 million, the fourth year is 3.5 million US dollars, and the last year is the team option.

　　 He is really satisfied. With this contract, he made up for the disadvantage of losing the draft. His position in the Knicks is definitely different from now.

　　 "OK, Mr. Grant, when we get to New York and find an agent, we can sign a contract."

　　 "OK, I know you will be satisfied." Grant laughed.

　　 This contract is completely in his charge, without notifying the boss. He bears the good and bad consequences alone, and he wants to take a gamble.

　　 And this contract is only a four-year ten million dollar contract, but even a second round of signing does not need to pay, he thinks it is very cost-effective.

　　 Leaving Zhao Dong, he returned to the front row and sat with Van Gundy. U U Reading www.uukanshu.com

　　 "Jeff, let's talk about the positioning of the Flying Dragon team." He said with a smile.

　　 Since he was given a big contract, since he wants to bet on Zhao Dong's future, he must continue to invest resources to train Zhao Dong, and this can only be done through the head coach.

　　 "You really gave him a big contract?" Van Gundy said in surprise.

　　 Glenn nodded and said: "We need to train him. He is positioned differently from Larry Johnson. He is the future of the Knicks."

　　 Van Gundy looked at Grant steadily. He understood this very well. Grant was asking him to give Zhao Dong more playing time and shooting rights, as well as tactical status, and even in the future, to replace Larry Johnson as the main force.

　　 And, what these words mean is one more point. Don't take the big contract on Larry Johnson into consideration. The future of the team is more important.

　　 "I need more time to observe the Dragon and Larry Johnson, I will only let more efficient people into the starting lineup." He thought for a while and said.

　　 As the head coach, he needs to keep his responsibilities, he can't do whatever Grant says.

　　 Glenn nodded his head. He knew Van Gundy’s style, defensive first, efficiency first. If the efficiency of the dragon is higher than that of Larry Johnson and the defense can keep up with the team’s needs, then everything is fine.

In fact, Larry Johnson only played the first two games for the Knicks. In both games, he only scored 12 points. He played less than 30 minutes. Low post efficiency was okay. But because of a serious back injury, his vitality was far less. Zhao Dong, the defensive strength is not as good as Zhao Dong, he is confident that Zhao Dong can replace Larry Johnson.

　　 He also finds it ridiculous. He spent a huge price in the offseason to trade in Larry Johnson, and now he is going to give up Larry Johnson for a losing draft.