Basketball starts with breathing

Many fans are stunned when they know the bull's show.

Just like these fans can't understand how the 78-win Bulls can play so hard against the Lakers.

However, Lu Yu was very clear about this.

And the two are also causally related.

It was because the Bulls played so hard against the Lakers in the finals that Krause felt that Lu Yu was nothing more than that.

In the eyes of many people, the Lakers are not strong, especially this Lakers, it looks like a paper tiger, Malone and Payton can't move their legs, O'Neal and Kobe are in trouble.

But many people forget how much Kobe has improved in the past two seasons.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the Lakers faced more problems, and even Kobe was affected by the Eagle County incident, but even so, the Lakers still reached the finals.

Just because they lost to the Pistons doesn't mean the Lakers aren't strong.

The Lakers' injury problems that season continued, which also affected the Lakers' strength. Moreover, although the Pistons were civilians, they were not weak.

As for the Lakers who joined the Bulls in the finals, not only did they have no injury problems, but there were also fewer conflicts between players.

It's just that they have been holding back, waiting to show their sharpness when they meet the Bulls in the finals.

So many people think that the Lakers are not strong.

Including the general manager of the Bulls, Krause.

Of course, this is not the reason why he gave Lu Yu a non-max contract.

But Lu Yu knows that the general manager in the league is not the only one who is constantly playing tricks. In his previous life, the Grizzlies could give Gasol to the Lakers for free. Ayton has been fooling around for a whole season after making an offer and then matching it.

The general manager of the league is also a human being, and human beings make mistakes.

Like Celtics general manager Ainge who never suffers losses, how many are there in the league?
After realizing this, Lu Yu started his counterattack.

"I think I've been insulted, Jerry should have given me the max, he should have sent me the money in the truck, that's it, I've never heard of a regular season MVP, a Finals MVP, and a championship. It's ridiculous." Lu Yu called Jenny Helen for an exclusive interview, and he said in the interview.

The next day, Claus responded to Lu Yu's words.

"Lu, I understand your feelings, but you must know that your worth is even higher than the team owner. You don't need to make our teammates not get enough salary for millions of dollars."

In a word, you are so rich, why do you need such a high salary?

Pure moral kidnapping.

Lu Yu smiled, and he directly asked Snoopy to release the news. This time, it was no longer Jenny Helen's kind of small talk, but used his own media empire. Lu Yu's sports websites and magazines had already taken over the space. a quarter of the U.S. market.

"I will never agree to an early contract extension with the Bulls. If Krause sticks to his approach, then he can choose to trade me out."

Will Claus trade Lu Yu?

He can do some rude things, but he's not really stupid.

Just like when he squeezed Jordan for so many years, until Jordan fought back, he finally gave him a big contract.

So when Lu Yu got tough, he immediately softened.

"Lu, you understand that I don't mean that, we can sit down and discuss."

then……

There's no after that.

Krause decided to delay until next year and wait for offers from other teams. He can choose to match. Anyway, Lu Yu will be a Bulls player, at least for a few more years.

On June 6, the 25 NBA Draft was held at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, USA.

Lu Yu didn't go back, but just watched the live draft of the draft on Harris' computer in the training hall.

The familiar scene reappeared, with David Stern wearing glasses announcing the draft.

The number one pick is the Orlando Magic. From the Magic's point of view, their choice is mainly concentrated on two people, one is Howard, and the other is Emeka Okafor of the University of Connecticut.After four years of college training, Okafor is clearly more mature, and more importantly, he has won NCAA championships.However, the Magic are more concerned with Howard's upside potential, and they've been impressed with the maturity the big boy has shown on the court.

David Stern opened the envelope and read, "The Orlando Magic have drafted...Dwight Howard from Atlanta!"

Another high school draft pick.

Howard became one of three high school draft picks in NBA history, the other two being Kwame Brown in 2001 and LeBron James in 2003.

Howard stood up, excited like a child.

Uh...he was a kid.

The Charlotte Bobcats followed with the No. [-] pick in Emeka Okafor.

When Lu Yu saw Okafor, he thought of Yao Ming again. Okafor is also a player who was destroyed by weight gain...

The Clippers followed with Livingston.

If he hadn't broken his leg, he should have grown into a Clippers leader.

The Wizards drafted Devin Harris.

A man as fast as lightning.

Eagles draft Ben Gordon, Raptors draft Luol Deng…

Lu Yu didn't give Krause any advice this time, because he was no longer willing to cooperate with a general manager like Krause. Either he left the Bulls or Krause left, and there was no discussion.

In addition to Howard in this draft, there are no particularly good players.

But there is actually a good player in the second round, and that is Ariza. Perhaps Ariza's role in this era is not so obvious, but if it is put into the era of small balls, Ariza is definitely a top 3D player.

Lu Yu turned off the computer, except for a few occasional deviations, the belongings of other players were not much different from those in his memory.

The most important thing is that, as the top player in the active league, he is far less interested in the draft than in the previous two seasons.

Unless there is a player he really likes in the draft, even watching the draft will be boring.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The sound of hammering iron kept coming from the training hall. Wang Fei, who was in charge of counting, glanced at the number 137 on the counter in his hand and frowned slightly. What happened to Lu Yu?
500 shooting drills, it has been so long, and only 137 are scored.

Wang Fei thought of the recent uproar over the contract between Lu Yu and the Bulls, and speculated that Lu Yu might be troubled by the contract renewal.

It seems that even top players are a commodity in the NBA...

Finally, the 500 shooting practice was over. Lu Yu walked to the side of the court to wipe his sweat and asked Yao Ming, who was sitting beside him, "What date is it today?"

"Number 31." Yao Ming replied.

The Chinese men's basketball team has been training and playing warm-up matches during this period of time, almost forgetting the time.

"That should be soon." Lu Yu said.

Yao Ming was stunned for a moment, what's going on?
Suddenly, he thought of the two news he had seen recently, one was that O'Neal was preparing to travel east, and the other was... the owner of the Bulls was preparing to sell the team.

Two days later, the NBA is frying.

The headlines of the world's major sports media are the words "Shark East Tour". The Miami Heat used Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Grant, a first round and a second round. A total of five chips will Shaq. O'Neal received Miami Beach from Los Angeles, and the next day the Lakers' official website announced that they had reached a seven-year, 1.37 million contract extension with Kobe, so the "OK combination separation" event that had been entangled for a month finally came to an end!

This transaction was half a month earlier than Lu Yu's previous life.

It also shows that the Lakers are not so entangled, they have already made their own choices.

When it comes to the separation of OK groups, many fans inherently think that Kobe Bryant has grown up to seize power, and O'Neal has been abandoned by the Lakers. In fact, in the summer of 04, O'Neal was just 32 years old. No matter how you look at this age, there are still three years of peak period, and a star like the shark Only a fool would give up in vain, so the real reason other than Kobe Bryant is the Lakers' unwillingness to pay the luxury tax is the culprit!
Many fans think that Kobe forced O'Neal away!

Although the Lakers are located in the Los Angeles metropolis, in fact, the Lakers owner Bass family is not rich. You can see the consistent operation of the Lakers. The Lakers would rather study the rules to the extreme, even if they sign seven or eight minimum salary players, they are not willing to break through. That luxury tax line.

The same is true this time. O'Neal's contract expires in 06 and has a player option in 05. Kobe's contract expires in 05 and has a player option in 04. According to the "Bird Clause", both of them are eligible to sign a super maximum salary. This year The salary cap is only $4384 million. If both players renew their contracts with a maximum salary, the luxury tax paid by the Lakers is really astronomical!

The Lakers signed a bunch of basic salaries to avoid taxes!
So this summer, the Lakers' first task is to persuade O'Neal to cut his salary. After all, Kobe Bryant's working age is short. After signing for 7 years and 1.37 million, Kobe's starting salary in the first year is only 1400 million, while O'Neal has reached 04 million US dollars in 2475. , If O'Neal can accept a smaller contract, no matter how big the conflict between him and Kobe, the Lakers management will try their best to mediate.

Of course, this request was rejected by O'Neal without hesitation, and then O'Neal went to Miami, where the Miami Heat gave him a five-year, $5 million contract extension!

When the Lakers released the news of trading O'Neal, almost all teams in the league sent offers, Jim Buss, the son of the old Buss, said in an interview: "We told Shaq, thank you for this Contribution from the city, but you know we're not going to keep you in the West, so you can pick any of these teams in the East and we'll have everything you ask for!"

I can't keep you in the west, you go to the east to harm Lu Yu!
This sentence must be whitewashing itself, but it's true that it can't stay in the West. The Grizzlies have really good chips. Pau Gasol, Mike Miller, Jason Williams, and some draft picks , This chip is definitely better than that of the Heat, but the Lakers still refused!

The Lakers almost traded for Gasol this year.

In addition to the Heat in the East, the Wizards' offer is also very competitive, but in the end it was Pat Riley who attracted O'Neal.

A reporter asked O'Neal what attracted him to the Heat. O'Neal said this: "Pat Riley came to me and I asked him if you would return to coaching? He said there would be that moment, and then I It's here!"

And just like that, the first big trade of the offseason was done.

O'Neal travels east!
Of course, there are other deals that are quite big, but compared to O'Neal, it's a bit dwarfed.

Like the McGrady deal.

The Magic and the Rockets reached a deal, and the Magic traded McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Gaines to the Rockets for Francis, Mobley and Cato.

None of this matters.

Immediately afterwards, another blockbuster news came out. A consortium led by Jessica Alba emerged from nowhere and bought the Chicago Bulls for $6 million.

How is it possible that the team with two consecutive championships was acquired?

No owner is stupid enough to sell a championship team unless... the other side gives too much.

You must know that in 2000, Cuban bought the Mavericks for only 2.8 million, and in Lu Yu's previous life, in 2010, Lacob bought the Warriors for only $4.5 million.

Today's Bulls can be regarded as one of the teams with the highest market value in the NBA. Because of their geographical location, the Lakers have a market value that is a little higher than that of the Bulls, only 4 million.

And Lu Yu owned Yao Ming's Rockets in his previous life, and his market value never exceeded [-] million until Yao Ming retired.

The boss of Bull originally didn't want to sell, but when he thought about his annual revenue, it seemed a lot, but he didn't have much money in his pocket. In the end, he could only earn more than 5 million with tears and blood.

When he bought the Bulls, he only spent 1600 million.

And David Stern was recently given a headache by the news that the Bulls renewed Lu Yu. When he met and chatted with Jessica Alba, he also agreed to Jessica Alba's appointment to the Bulls. .

Buying a team in the NBA is a complicated affair.

The team belongs to the owner's assets, and the owner has the right to sell its assets, but in the NBA, it is not as easy to sell as you want. The NBA has relevant procedures and regulations, and the sale of a team must be done in accordance with the rules.

The 30 NBA teams are a whole, and there is a relationship of interest between them. Because it involves the interests of the league as a whole, it is not a boss who can call the shots.

A board of directors made up of team owners has the power to make important decisions about the league.

According to the regulations, the transfer of any NBA team must be approved by the board of directors. In addition to the owner of the selling team, the owners of the other 29 teams must have at least 22 owners vote in favor of the team before the team can be put on the shelves.

Selling a team can’t be done without words, in which the value of the team needs to be evaluated by the NBA’s special financial committee.

Of course, the appraisal value is not the final sale price.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the rocket was valued at US$16.5 billion, and the final selling price was US$22 billion. These differences were mainly due to taxes, operational appreciation, and equity premiums.

Therefore, the price of the bull this time is 6 million, which is 5 million higher than the market value. In fact, the normal selling price should be around [-] million. If there is an extra [-] million, the boss of the bull certainly wants to sell it.

You know, the Eagles and the Suns have also changed their bosses. The Eagles sell for only 3 million, while the Suns sell for 4 million, which is a lot worse than the Bulls.

It's just that many people are surprised that this woman named Jessica Alba seems to have never heard of it?