NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 70

Big Zhi's super high-priced contract really caused an uproar in the NBA.

This level of shock is equivalent to the later Guo Ailun landing in the NBA with an annual salary of 4000 million.

"If other teams sign this kind of contract, I must think they are crazy, but this is a player that Combe is optimistic about, maybe it is really worth 1300 million."

"Worth it? He has a higher annual salary than O'Neal. Do you think he can be better than O'Neal?"

"Could it be that he and Konbu are relatives? The Raptors specially gave this contract to thank Konbu."

"Is it possible that the 1300 million went into Combe's pocket?"

There was a lot of discussion from the outside world, and even O'Neill couldn't sit still.

He has always been a big mouth who is unwilling to be lonely, no matter what is going on in the alliance, he will always rush to the scene of eating melons as soon as possible.

This time eating melons belonged to his own head, and many people compared his salary with Da Zhi.

"There are too many lunatics and idiots in this league. Congratulations to the Raptors, they successfully signed the second stupidest contract in history."

"The stupidity of this contract is second only to the Magic's 1500 million annual salary for Horace."

The Horace he was talking about was the cobra Horace Grant of the Bulls' first dynasty. After leaving the Bulls, he went to the Magic to help O'Neal and Penny Hardaway.

During the offseason of 96, O'Neal faced the problem of renewing his contract. Because of Jordan's success, the Magic were more optimistic about Penny Hardaway.

And O'Neill's favorite contract is 7 million in seven years, which is a galaxy away.

Orlando's local Sentinel conducted another poll, asking fans whether O'Neal was worth $7 million in seven years. As a result, 1.15% of the local fans voted not worth it, which almost made O'Neal explode in anger.

The result can be imagined, O'Neal traveled westward and joined the Lakers led by Jerry West.

After O'Neal left, the Magic immediately gave Cobra Grant a short-term contract with an annual salary of 1486 million in the first year and 1412 million in the second year. Son, he is No.3 on the salary list this season, second only to Jordan and Ewing.

Originally, such things as player transfers were common, but the Magic management was not reconciled and began to sue Stern for illegal contact with O'Neal and Jerry West.

The fans looked down on O'Neal, and the team even sued him. It's no wonder that O'Neal has a good impression of the Magic.

He was indeed a little upset about the turmoil of Da Zhi's contract this time, but the reason why he spoke up was more because he wanted to disgust Magic.

After Kumbu knew about it, his mood was not affected in any way, because he knew that O'Neal was mainly targeting the Magic.

And even if it's the dumbest contract in history, it wasn't signed by itself.

If we really want to talk about this matter, it must be blamed on Stern, after all, he was the one who hurriedly urged Kongbu to find someone.

Either blame it on the old Thomas, he drafted the contract, he signed it with Big Zhi on behalf of the Raptors, and it has something to do with Comb.

On December 12, nearly two months after the start of the NBA, the Raptors ushered in the Charlotte Hornets.

On game day afternoon, Combe made a greeting call to Hornets general manager Bob Bass.

It is a tradition for the home team to call the head coach of the visiting team to say hello.

Originally, Comb wanted to call the current Hornets coach Dave Cowens, but unfortunately he didn't have the phone number of the top [-] superstar in his hand, and he didn't even ask the old Thomas, only Bob Bass' phone number.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kumbu happened to contact Old Bass to get in touch.

His surname is also Bass, but it has nothing to do with the Bass family of the Lakers.

In terms of coaching qualifications, he definitely belongs to the super old-fashioned level. He started coaching the ABA in 1967 and is the first head coach in the history of the Nuggets.

Later, the ABA was annexed by the NBA, and he began to transfer to the management of the Spurs. He worked for more than ten years. In 1992, he did a major event that made Comb call him to contact him.

He fired the Spurs coach Larry Brown and the coaching team at the time.

At that time, Popovich was a member of Larry Brown's coaching staff, and he was affected by Chiyu, and they packed up together.

However, Popovich was a blessing in disguise. In the next two years, he followed the mad scientist Nelson and learned the dislocation offensive and defensive techniques. This was the main reason for the Spurs' success later.

In 94, when the Spurs changed owners, Popovich was invited back to be the general manager. Old Buss sadly left the Spurs who had played for more than ten years and began to serve as the general manager of the Hornets.

Kobe for Divac is his handwriting.

From God's point of view, this operation can be called stupid, and the old Bass missed the second shooting guard in history.

But under the circumstances at that time, there was no major problem with the old Buss's operation, and he even won a lot of applause, and was successfully elected as the best manager of the year in 97.

Any general manager would have made the same decision as Bass at the time. A 13th overall pick would be exchanged for an All-Star center in his prime.

The current record of the Hornets is the best example of this deal not losing money.

"Kong, even if you don't call, I just want to contact you and say thank you."

After the call was connected, Old Buss said with a smile.

"We made a trade with the Grizzlies and traded Dell Curry for Thorpe."

"Stu said it was your idea. When you come to Charlotte for an away game, I'll treat you to dinner."

Kong Bu was wondering just now why he wanted to thank himself for no reason, and only after listening to Old Bass' explanation did he understand that this is what happened.

Stu is not capable enough, but his character is very good, worthy of deep friendship.

"It's too polite, Mr. Bass. If you want to treat, it must be my treat."

"You decisively fired Larry Brown back then, which reflected the professionalism and wisdom of a top manager. Compared with you, our Thomas is a little too immature."

In order to make his rainbow fart louder, Kumbu did not hesitate to pull out old Thomas as the background board.

Bass couldn't help laughing. He had always heard that Kongbu was bold, but when he came into contact with him today, it turned out that he dared to arrange his boss behind his back.

But listening to this, it seems that there is a bad relationship between Combe and old Thomas?

"Kong, I heard that you only signed a one-year contract with the Raptors? Coincidentally, our contract with Dave Cowens only has this year left."

"Judging from your tone, it seems that getting along with Thomas is not harmonious."

"Why don't you come to our Hornets next season, Toronto is too small after all."

"If the original Larry Brown had one-third of your ability, he wouldn't be fired by me."

Kumbu never expected that when he made a phone call, he would be followed by Old Bass.

Are you at odds with old Thomas?Why don't I know.

Both of them are unforgiving masters, and tearing each other up has become the joy of life for the two of them. They belong to the kind of true love and killing relationship.

Even if Combe wants to leave the Raptors, the reason is absolutely impossible to be old Thomas.

On the contrary, if the old Thomas is in the Raptors for a day, it is impossible for Combe to make a deal.

In addition, Toronto is small?No matter how small it is, it is much bigger than Charlotte. The place where Charlotte has a big booger is really so good. It is impossible for the Hornets to change their home court in the future.

Of course, the Hornets' change of home is not only because of the small market, but because their boss George Shinn has done too many outrageous things, which made the home team fans dissatisfied.

For example, the QJ cheerleaders gave them 200 US dollars afterwards, and they went to court for several years. Later, the husband of the sufferer was found dead in a small woods in the suburbs, and the matter was over.

This is the real devil in the world.

It is absolutely impossible for Kong Bu to work for such a scumbag.

In addition, if Combe really wants to go to the Hornets, Dave Cowens will definitely not be able to renew his contract. At that time, this will be another offending thing.

If it's Caliperi's little transparency, that's fine. Cowens is a top [-] superstar, and he will only provoke others when he is full.

(End of this chapter)