NBA: James wants to team up with me

Regarding the issue of Millsap's stay, Wang Chong has actually already had an idea.

It is true that Millsap has not yet reached the peak of his personal ability and still has a lot of room for improvement. However, if he is renewed with an annual salary of more than 10 million, in Wang Chong's view, it will still be more than worth the gain - it is too expensive. .

As a time traveler, Wang Chong, who has the ability to foresee and foresight, can already select high-quality and cheap players in the draft and the free market. There is no need to pay a high price to keep Millsap.

After all, the current Bulls, with Wang Chong, Garnett and Billups, have very little salary space left. Wang Chong has no obligation to help the team owner save money, but considering the subsequent teams In terms of development and recruitment, there is no problem in making the most cost-effective choice.

Therefore, when he learned that a team was willing to offer Millsap an annual salary of tens of millions, Wang Chong was already planning to give up on Millsap.

But giving up is giving up, and it is still necessary to use Millsap to gain some chips.

As a restricted player, the Bulls have the contract to match the contracts offered to Millsap by all teams in the league. As long as the Bulls are not willing, no one can get Millsap.

Wang Chong's plan is to take advantage of other teams in the league's desire for Millsap and maximize his benefits from leaving the team through trades.

From the perspective of the outside world, 2009 is a small year for the draft, but from Wang Chong's perspective, it is a big year for the draft second only to the 03 golden generation in the past ten years. Not only did it produce two MVPs, Stephen Curry and James Harden There are also top-level superstars including Blake Griffin, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Jeff Teague and other All-Star players.

Wang Chong's original plan was to intercept guard Stephen Curry who was supposed to be selected by the Warriors through the 09 draft.

Curry, the greatest three-point shooter in NBA history, a strongman who changed the entire league with three-pointers, won four NBA championships in his career, and has two MVPs and one FMVP.

In the next dozen years, Curry will be one of the league's top superstars, and what Wang Chong appreciates more is his character than his personal ability.

Unlike James, Kobe and other arrogant bosses, Curry's personality is not strong. He is a standard team player and is willing to make sacrifices for the team and the victory of the game.

As the core of the team and the absolute boss of the team, this kind of personality may seem a little domineering, but if he is the second leader of the team, he is simply the most perfect candidate.

Wang Chong's own growth template is Kevin Durant, and he is theoretically one of the players besides Klay Thompson, the other Splash Brothers, who is most suitable to partner with Curry.

If the Bulls can successfully acquire Curry, the Bulls will be the strongest contender for the championship in the next ten years.

When Curry entered the draft, he was not favored. Although he performed well in the NCAA, he was still looked down upon by many scouts because of his average physical fitness and poor confrontation ability. Even though he had excellent mid-to-long-range shooting ability, .

This also caused Curry to fall to the seventh pick in the first round before being selected by the Golden State Warriors. Above him were Harden, Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio and Jonny. Flynn's four defenders.

Of course, there are also teams that value Curry's ability and development potential. For example, the Golden State Warriors, who have a keen eye for talents, selected Curry, and the New York Knicks, which had already announced in advance before the draft that they were bound to win Curry. Whenever there is a chance, I will definitely choose Curry.

The butterfly effect brought about by Wang Chong has caused earth-shaking changes in the alliance's situation.

The Knicks have no interest in Curry because they received the No. 08 pick in , Derrick Rose. The Golden State Warriors were unlucky to only receive the tenth pick in the lottery, which was seventh compared to the original number seven in the first round. The order was delayed by a full three.

This also gave Wang Chong a lot of room for maneuver and opportunities.

His plan is to use Millsap as the main bargaining chip through a sign-and-trade method to obtain a first-round pick within the top ten to select Curry.

The specific operation still needs to be figured out by the Bulls management.
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On June 6, the Bulls held a championship parade in Chicago, the city where their home stadium is located. Last year's crowd-pleased scene reappeared. The Bulls won the championship for the second consecutive year, which also made the local fans in Chicago more enthusiastic. They have every reason to believe that the Bulls will win the championship. The team can win the championship next season, which is the 20-2009 season, and win three consecutive championships to achieve dynasty hegemony!

While the players and fans were happily celebrating their championship, the Bulls' management was extremely busy.

Leading the team to two consecutive championships made Wang Chong's status in the Bulls even more transcendent. The management did not dare to neglect his requests. Moreover, Wang Chong's suggestions also won the support of the team boss.

If the Bulls really offer Millsap a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, the Bulls will definitely not be able to avoid the luxury tax penalty next season.

Although the owner of the Bulls is not the stingiest team owner in the league, he is not as generous as the owners of the Knicks and Lakers. It is naturally great to save some money.

Therefore, the management can only spare no effort to promote Wang Chong's request, and their work does not stop there.

Millsap is not the only Bulls player whose contract expires at the end of this season.

The contract of Kevin Garnett, one of the Big Three, has also expired. Garnett, who won two consecutive championships with the Bulls, has a strong desire to stay with the team, but after all, the opponent is the league's top star, and his last contract was worth 5 million over 1 years. Dollar, although he is about to turn 33 years old, his value is still not low. The Bulls management still needs to negotiate with Garnett's agent.

In fact, the number of teams in the league that are interested in Garnett is far more than that of Millsap. Even though Garnett is about to turn 33 and has very little left in his prime, his popularity alone is enough to make him interested. Many teams extended olive branches.

It's just different from Millsap, who has no starting position in the Bulls, limited playing time, and is eager to have more playing time and opportunities.

Garnett, who won two championships with the Bulls, loves the Bulls so much that he will not consider any other team unless the Bulls offer him an outrageous contract extension.

The Bulls management predicts that Garnett's average annual salary for his renewed contract will be at least around 2000 million. Even if Garnett is willing to make some sacrifices to strengthen the team, it will still be around 1800 million.

Garnett is worth 1800 million, Wang Chong is worth 1600 million, and Billups is worth 1200 million. The Bulls still have a lot of salary pressure. The lineup of the Big Three is indeed quite strong, but the price is not too low.

Of course, if compared with the Lakers, Cavaliers and other teams that need to pay high luxury taxes, the Bulls' current lineup is definitely the most cost-effective, high-quality and inexpensive lineup.

It's just that Wang Chong plans to make the Bulls' lineup more cost-effective. In this draft, in addition to winning Curry, Wang Chong also has another target, second-round pick Danny Green. The 09 rookie class not only has many stars, but also many outstanding role players. In the second round, they include Danny Green, Patrick Beverley, Marcus Thornton, and Chase Budinger. and several other capable role players.

Among them, Danny Green is definitely Wang Chong's favorite candidate. He is also a high-quality 3D player that can be ranked high in the NBA in the future. He can perfectly replace James Jones' tactical positioning in the current team.

By being able to acquire Curry and Danny Green at the same time, the Bulls' outside firepower will reach unprecedented intensity.

Of course, Danny Green is not an excellent immediate player. Even if he is acquired, it will probably take one to two years to develop, but it doesn't matter, the Bulls can definitely afford to wait.

At present, Billups is still the main player at the guard position of the Bulls. If nothing unexpected happens, Billups should have to wait until 2012 before his condition declines significantly due to injuries.

在此之前，09-10赛季与10-11赛季，比卢普斯依旧是控球后卫位置上非常出色的球员，两个赛季分别可以场均贡献19.5分5.6助攻与16.8分5.4助攻，出勤率也保持在70场以上。

This means Billups can still play for the Bulls for at least one to two years.

Wang Chong had already thought about it in advance. After the team selected Curry, he would start at the same time as Billups. Curry is positioned as a combo guard, not a point guard in the traditional sense. Although he is not tall enough to play shooting guard, and The confrontation ability is not strong enough, but that doesn't matter.

The Bulls have Garnett, Wang Chong and Gasol on the defensive end, and they are strong enough. Even if Curry is holding back a little on the defensive end, it is completely acceptable considering the help he can give the Bulls on the offensive end. .

Moreover, if they really want to face a team with top shooting guards like the Lakers, the Bulls can also let Billups and Curry switch defenses. They are also only 1 meters tall. Billups is not a little bit stronger than Curry. , the defensive ability of this player who has been selected to the All-Defensive Team should not be underestimated.
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On June 2009, 6, Wang Chong was thinking about it. To be precise, it should be the start of the draft that most league teams are paying close attention to.

At the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York, USA, the 2009 draft officially began.

Different from the previous two years, this time Wang Chong came to the draft in person for the first time, which fully proved the importance he attached to Curry.

The Bulls management has been actively operating these days and has some clues. However, the other party's asking price is slightly higher, which makes Bulls general manager John Paxson hesitate.

"Wang, are you sure we have to pay so much to get this pick?" Sitting in the box, watching NBA President David Stern walk onto the stage with a cheerful face, he still couldn't hold back and asked Wang Chong on the side. .

"Don't worry John, I know what I'm doing. That is definitely a superstar worth any price we pay. His importance is much greater than you think!"

Listening to Wang Chong's words, John Paxson did not feel at ease.

Although Wang Chong has proven many times in the past few years that he has a unique vision that most NBA scouts cannot match, this is after all a huge gamble. If the bet is wrong, the Bulls will be in trouble in the next few years. I am afraid that my future will be overdrawn in advance.

It's just that no matter how much he doesn't like this deal, he can only obey Wang Chong's strong request. Who gives Wang Chong a position in the Bulls that is superior to everyone except the team owner?

Even as the general manager of the team, he can only obey Wang Chong's arrangements honestly, otherwise he may lose his job.

At this moment, David Stern on the stage has already begun to announce the selection of the No. 1 pick in the first round.

"The Oklahoma City Thunder's choice is...power forward Blake Griffin who is 2 meters tall!"

The audience burst into applause. Griffin, wearing a suit and tie, walked to the stage with a smile, wearing a baseball cap with the Thunder's logo on it, but his smile seemed a little forced.

As the absolute favorite to be the No. 09 pick among the rookie class, Griffin's only competitor is Hasheem Thabeet. It is already certain that he will be the No. pick.

It’s just that Oklahoma is not a city worthy of excitement, and it is even more different from Los Angeles, where his intended team, the Clippers, is located.

But there was no way. The butterfly effect brought by Wang Chong failed to allow the Clippers to get the No. 09 pick in . They only got the second pick, and naturally they couldn't compete with the Thunder for Griffin.

Butterflies flapped their wings vigorously. With the second pick, the Clippers did not select the original No. 2 pick, Thabeet, who is known as the best No. 2 pick in history. Instead, they selected the extremely talented guard James Harden.

Harden actually joined the Clippers more than ten years in advance, and it was in the form of exchanging clubs with Griffin. Wang Chong was confused when he saw the tortuous draft process.

Wang Chong has no way of knowing what kind of development Griffin will have in the Thunder, but Harden is definitely lucky to join the Clippers.

Unlike after joining the Thunder, where he served as the third brother to Durant and Westbrook and played as a substitute for three full years, the Clippers' back line is dominated by the aging bearded Baron Davis. The fledgling Eric Gordon will definitely train Harden as the core of the team after selecting him, and his rise will be much faster than before.

Then Thabeet was finally selected with the third overall pick, and it was still the Memphis Grizzlies who selected him.

The Grizzlies were unlucky enough. There were so many correct answers, but they chose the worst one.

As always, the Kings selected Tyreke Evans, who is known as Little James. This guy's rookie season was quite explosive, averaging 20+5+5 per game. He became the fourth player in history to achieve this kind of data in his rookie season. Among the players who performed best, the other three players before him were Jordan, Oscar Robertson and James.

This also makes everyone believe that Evans will become a new star comparable to these three top superstars in history.

However, things went against expectations. In the following seasons, after Evans' technical characteristics were familiar and adapted to other teams, his level never improved significantly. His performance was not as good as the previous year. . (End of chapter)