Next, we will reach the Bucks' 15th pick. Many people know that the Bucks have made a deal with the Trail Blazers. Now this 15th pick belongs to the Trail Blazers.

Countless people stared at Jiang Dongbing, wanting to see which player Jiang Dongbing would choose with this draft pick.

What is certain is that once you are attracted by Jiang Dongbing, it also means that the player's strength and potential are quite outstanding.

Even Whitset, who was standing beside him, was calm and staring at the handwriting written by Jiang Dongbing on the note.

"Xidu Tkoglu?" Whitsett frowned when he saw the name Jiang Dongbing wrote on the note.

Who is this Xidu-Tkoglu? Why have you never heard of it?

Because the Trail Blazers had a good regular season record last season, Whitset didn't get involved in this year's draft, and it's unlikely to choose any decent player, so naturally I have no impression of this forward player from Turkey.

"I announce that the Milwaukee Bucks chose Turkey's forward player Hildo Tkogru with the 15th pick in the first round!" Stern on the stage announced vigorously.

Not only Whitsett, but many people at the scene were unfamiliar with Tkoglu, but they also knew that since Jiang Dongbing chose this player with the highest pick of the Trail Blazers this year, this player must have outstanding features.

Then the King's sixteenth pick was also the Trail Blazers' signing, and Jiang Dongbing directly chose Quentin Richardson.

This choice is not that shocking. Richardson predicted the ranking that he was behind the middle of the first round, so it was normal to be selected by the sixteenth pick.

However, because the person who chose Richardson was Jiang Dongbing, this choice caused heated discussion among executives on the scene.

"I announced that the Los Angeles Clippers chose Morris Peterson from Michigan State with the 18th pick in the first round!" Stern read out.

Jiang Dongbing sighed. The three first round picks were used up. Although the three players selected were the most cost-effective choices, they did not satisfy him.

One thing is certain. If you look forward to this lineup this year, even if all these people have reached their limits in strength, the chances of winning the championship will be slim.

The draft continued, and it was not until Michael Reed was selected in the second round that Jiang Dongbing's mood improved slightly.

Reed is a player with a strong strength and is definitely the strongest among the 2000 rookies. Even if his career is short and his achievements are not high, it will not prevent him from becoming the strongest one in this class.

Jiang Dongbing has always felt that it was a pity for Reed's career, even more regretful than Stephen Jackson.

First of all, the pick in the league period was too low, and the Bucks also had Ray Allen. Reed only played six games in the rookie season, and averaged less than six minutes per game, which was completely on the edge.

Secondly, the Bucks' head coaches are changed too frequently. It is normal to change once every two years. It is common to change once every year, but it is not rare to change twice a year. Each head coach has his own unique coaching philosophy.

Some people like to focus on positional battles, some people like to focus on fast-paced offenses? Some people like players to make more breakthroughs? Some people also like players to shoot more three points.

It means that the Bucks' offensive tactics are changed from time to time. Players of Reed's level must not be qualified to discuss tactics with the coach? The coach cannot play around him.

A player like Reed? He is actually the weakened version of Klay Thompson. You let him hold the ball and attack the basket? That will definitely force him to death. He will not be able to withstand his body after a few years of fighting.

Now Jiang Dongbing has already figured out how to use Reed? He will never let Reed repeat the mistakes under normal circumstances? Not to mention that he can achieve such achievements as Jackson, at least he will leave a deeper pen in the history of the league.

Jackson was actually lucky, just in time for Jordan to retire, and the players around 1996 have not yet really risen? So Jackson picked up two regular season MVPs?        There may not be so lucky in the future, and the league will officially enter the age of the gods.

"Jing, have we chosen too many forward and guard players?" Whitset asked curiously.

Four players were selected, two small forwards and two defenders, and this configuration looked really weird? Whitset couldn't help asking.

Jiang Dongbing sighed. He also knew that the positions of the four players he selected were not easy to match? But this was also impossible.

"Bob, we definitely cannot keep all of these players for ourselves?   First train for a while and then sell them?   First give us Trail Blazers some bargaining chips."

Hearing this? Whitset's face turned red? Although the current Trail Blazers are strong on the books, they actually have no bargaining chips in the transaction. The transaction value of Pippen and others is not very high...

The main reason is that the contract of Pippen or Little Flying Squirrel is too big. If the contract is smaller, for example, if it is reduced by half, the transaction value will be good.

Whitsett knew very well that the reason why the Trail Blazers did not have trading chips was because of him.

"Ahem, Jiang, I understand what you mean."

"After looking at it, my previous team building idea was indeed problematic. It exhausted the team's potential and failed to bring a championship to the team." Whitset said ashamedly.

Jiang Dongbing waved his hand, "Everyone has a different idea of ​​building a team, and there is no right or wrong. As long as it can improve the team's record."

"Didn't your team-building idea also improve the Trail Blazers' record?"

"Okay, the draft is over, let's go back, and we still have to think about the starting lineup of the new season, and the transactions of other players must be carried out quickly."

...

After returning to Portland, Jiang Dongbing and Whitset immediately started to work hard. It was not a busy rookie matter. These rookies could just contact other executives of the team. What they were really busy with was Pippen-related trading operations.

Pippen’s contract is too big and big. Pippen’s contract must be processed as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

Last season, Pippen ranked sixth in the league with an annual salary of 15.8 million US dollars, with O'Neal, Garnett, Mourning, Juwan Howard and Ewing the oldest.

Ewing had no choice. The Knicks' soul is so small that it is unreasonable to have too few contracts.

Uncle Huo Er said that it was because there were too few contracts signed. At that time, the labor and salary agreement had not been signed, so he took advantage of this.

O'Neal and Mourning are the second of the top three centers in the league, and Garnett is one of the top three forwards in the league. They have the highest salary in the league, so it is naturally impeccable. But can Pippen still rank in the small forward position now? The top five must not be able to enter. After all, Pippen averaged only 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game last season.

"Jing, the boss means that if it's really hard to sell, Scott can also be kept in Portland. Anyway, we have already spent all the money, as long as he can play a role." Whitset conveyed Paul Allen's thoughts.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Things are not that simple. It is impossible for us to keep Pippen. Even if Pippen takes the initiative to cut his salary to five million, we cannot keep him."

"You also know how many forward and guard players we won this draft. These rookies need a lot of playing time to train them, otherwise how can other teams know the value of these rookies?"

"Do you think Scott Pippen would be willing to sit on the bench?"

"In addition, Scott's personality, you don't know that his mouth will cause a lot of unpleasant things and affect the team's atmosphere. I don't think you want to see the Trail Blazers in internal conflict." Jiang Dongbing said slowly.

Whitsey nodded. He didn't think so much, just thinking that Pippen is not easy to sell. Instead of doing this, it's better to make do with it first. Anyway, the boss doesn't care about the salary.

Since Jiang Dongbing insisted on selling, the only thing Whitset could do is help Jiang Dongbing contact the buyer.

Players like Pippen, don’t think about selling them to weak teams, they will definitely not be such suckers.

Because they themselves have no hope of winning the championship, can they win the championship with Pippen? No one believes that this kind of thing is said. Instead of spending such a large sum of money to raise Pippen, it is better to train newcomers.

Teams that may be really interested in Pippen are those with good foundations and opportunities to compete for the championship, and must be rich teams. Teams like the Spurs are definitely interested in Pippen, but they will definitely not be able to withstand Pippen's contract.

In this way, the idea is extremely clear, and only the Knicks and the Lakers meet such conditions in the entire league!

Both teams have good strength, the Lakers are very strong, and the Knicks have also entered the Eastern Conference Finals for many years, and both teams are very rich.

"I'll contact the Knicks, you'll contact the Lakers, and we'll try to set up Scott's deal today." Jiang Dongbing said.

...

Van Gundy received a call from Jiang Dongbing and looked confused.

"What? God, you are going to sell Scott Pippen?!"

"That's right, Jeff, I have a good relationship with your boss, so I thought of you the first time. I think you should be very interested in Scott." Jiang Dongbing smiled on the phone, trying his best to hide his idea of ​​treating the Knicks as a sucker.

Van Gundy thought about it carefully for a moment and found that introducing Pippen was really feasible, and it was also a good improvement for their Knicks.

Mainly because Ewing left the team, which saved a lot of salary space. After Pippen joined the team, their Knicks' outside defense will improve qualitatively, and this deal is definitely worth a try.

But in a flash, Van Gundy was in a dilemma. What did the Knicks use to trade Pippen? It seemed that the Knicks didn't have any decent chips in their hands.

Even if Pippen’s value is not high, he has to balance his salary. Pippen’s annual salary is close to 15 million. If he wants to balance his salary, the Knicks must at least pay tens of millions of annual salary, which can be a player with an annual salary of tens of millions, or the total annual salary of several players can reach tens of millions.

"Jiang, this matter is a bit difficult. Just a salary balance is a big problem." Van Gundy said in embarrassment.

"What's the difficulty? There are so many players in the free market, you can sign an annual salary of 70 million or 80 million, and then you can pick out some unwanted garbage contracts in your Knicks, and then pick out two or three million. Is this so difficult?" Jiang Dongbing said speechlessly.

Van Gundy was speechless, and he was talking easily. If this happens, it means that their Knicks' total salary will surge again. Finally, Ewing left the savings of his salary space again.

However, what Jiang Dongbing said may not be a solution.

"I think you guys will sign the Grizzlies' Ben Wallace, and then use him to exchange for Scott." Jiang Dongbing gave another suggestion.

The Grizzlies just announced that they had renewed their contract with Xiao Ao for maximum salary two days ago. There is no news about the big book that will also sign at the same time. Jiang Dongbing can be sure that the Grizzlies will definitely not renew their contract with Xiao Ao.

Da Ben is now worth it. Although his salary is not comparable to that of Xiao Ao, it is definitely not much lower. With the Grizzlies' financial resources, he will definitely not be willing to renew his contract.

Let’s take a step back, even if you are willing to give up, why don’t you keep the money and renew your contract with David Tyrone?

"Jiang, why do I feel like you are tricking us? Your real purpose is not to sign Ben Wallace, right?" Van Gundy said speechlessly.

"Ahem, how is that possible? Jeff, I give you such a big gift, you actually doubt me!"

"I will say hello to me. You can contact him first. It's time to go and not late. Whitset is contacting the Lakers. If the Lakers stole Scott, I will not be responsible!" Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.

Van Gundy looked helpless. Even though he knew that Jiang Dongbing was tricking their Knicks, he had no choice. It was really Pippen who was very attractive to them.

When a team like the Knicks chooses a player, perhaps the first thing they consider is not the player's strength, but the player's fame...

That Pippen was so dreamy to the Knicks.

...

After hanging up the phone with Van Gundy, Jiang Dongbing's face was full of smiles. If the deal with the Knicks was successful, the Trail Blazers could really make a fortune.

Not only did he get rid of Pippen's super big contract, but he also got a very useful blue-collar insider like Big Book to supplement the strength of the Trail Blazers!

In addition, I saved at least 5 million yuan in annual salary, which was a killing of multiple goals.

Maybe he was afraid that the Lakers would intercept the will, so early the next morning, Van Gundy called and said that he had agreed to the deal and that they would contact Ben Wallace as soon as possible. After signing with Big Ben, they would finalize the contract with the Trail Blazers.

Whitsett hit a nail on the Lakers. After learning that Jiang Dongbing had successfully dealt with Pippen, he couldn't help but look at Jiang Dongbing with admiration. This trading ability is really praiseworthy.

If I were myself, would I have come up with such a perfect transaction plan? I'm afraid there is little possibility.

Of course, even if I can figure it out, it will be a matter of whether Da Ben would be happy to sign a contract with the Knicks. Maybe Da Ben just doesn't want to sign a contract with the Knicks...
Chapter completed!