NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 85 The east wind has arrived, and West finally makes a move! !

After finishing the draft tour, Lin Hong returned to Georgetown.

While waiting for Kobe to be traded, he was also waiting for the news that he was traded.

Why did the agreed deal get canceled without warning?

Puzzled!
After waiting for the news of being traded, Lin Hong finally couldn't sit still.

He immediately dialed the phone number of agent Bill Duffy and asked anxiously:
"Bill, I don't really want to stay in Philadelphia, do I?"

"Lin, don't worry."

"The Philadelphia 76ers management is just for sale. They have a big appetite and won't sell you easily."

Bill Duffy on the other end of the phone explained patiently, "As far as I know, the team that wants to get you is actively promoting a three-way or even four-way deal."

Generally speaking, deals between rookies are directly interchangeable.

But for a genius like Lin Hong, it's not a simple one-on-one swap, plus a first-round pick.

Unless you exchange rookie Iverson + Camby, it is impossible for the top executives of the 76ers to let go and let Lin Hong go.

Therefore, if you want to restart Lin Hong's deal, you can only wait until the day when the free agent market opens.

"Bill, can you tell me which teams are interested in trading me?"

Lin Hong was very curious.

There are indeed many teams that can pull three-party or even four-party transactions.

But with this courage to get their own team, it seems that there are not so many.

"Lin, according to the information I have, there are three teams currently in the leading position."

Bill Duffy looked at the information in his hand, "Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers!"

"Celtic??"

Good guy, Lin Hong was stunned.

Didn't the Green Army frantically build momentum for outside players?
Even in the draft, they skipped Camby and took Iverson directly.

In the end, he was the target they were chasing after? !
Cardinal is a master of acting! !
Even himself, the reborn, has been deceived.

"Lin, you may not believe it when you say it, but I still have strong information."

Bill Duffy had a direct showdown, "The Boston Celtics suddenly failed this season, and they just want to bring you to Boston with the No. [-] pick."

"It's a pity that the success fell short, they only got the second lottery!"

Lin Hong suddenly realized.

Then it all makes sense! !
However, during the Celtics' trial training, they frantically created a high profile for the defenders. This wave of reverse operations has to be said to be very cardinal.

Hidden too deep! !
In addition to the Celtics, the involvement of the Lakers made Lin Hong feel confused.

The Lakers and Shaquille O'Neal hit it off, and they were in love with each other.

Why are you interested in me again? !
"Jerry West has shown his sincerity. They are the most motivated of the three teams."

Bill Duffy took a sip of water and continued: "As for the New York Knicks, it can only be said that the management is currently very chaotic, and they seem to have not yet reached a unity."

Sandwiched between the two giants, the New York Knicks, a local tycoon, does have a sense of déjà vu that people are stupid and have a lot of money.

The key is that they not only have people, but also have money! !

"So, wait for my good news, Lin."

Before Bill Duffy hung up the phone, he did not forget to comfort Lin Hong: "Lin, I can assure you that everything will be settled within two weeks at most."

February 7th, US time.

The NBA free agency market is open.

The first to detonate the entire free agent market is the god of basketball-Michael Jordan!
Jordan was dissatisfied with the Bulls' annual salary, so he directly tested the free market, and was immediately looted by major teams.

Knicks owner James Dolan is even more unwrinkled, raising his hand is a blank check.

It directly shocked Michael Jordan for a moment.

"Michael, you can fill in whatever you want! As much as you fill in, we will give you as much as you want in New York!"

Dolan's wealth and wealth really scared the Bulls management to the ground.

Michael Jordan is the face of the league, an absolute cash cow.

Team owner Jerry Reinsdorf couldn't sit still immediately, and flew to New York overnight with a check to find Jordan for an interview.

The next day, a contract that refreshed the NBA's historical annual salary was freshly released.

In order not to lose the sweet pastry of Michael Jordan, the Bulls offered a one-year, sky-high contract of $1 million.

The bull's move was like opening Pandora's box.

Various teams followed suit, opened their pockets, and offered big contract extensions, for fear that the leading star would run away with a bucket.

Since Jordan, Alonzo Mourning has also reached a 7-year $1.05 million contract with the Heat.

This is the first billion-dollar contract extension in NBA history.

The second is Juwan Howard, one of the Kentucky Five Tigers.

Uncle Huo also received a seven-year contract extension of $7 million from the Washington Bullets.

Followed by.

Gloves Payton 7 million in 8500 years, successfully renewed his contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Successfully entered the finals last season, the supersonic twin stars of "Glove" Payton + "Rain Man" Kemp finally proved their worth.

Moreover, in this round of the series, Jordan was indeed defended by Payton's glove, and his shooting percentage could break through [-]%.

All of this indicates that the annual salary of NBA stars is about to usher in a blowout period.

However, there has been no news about O'Neill's trade news.

February 7th, US time.

The big news that shocked the entire basketball circle finally happened!
The management of the Orlando Magic is insane, and they are only willing to give the Sharks a 4-year contract extension of $5400 million!
O'Neal was so angry that he turned his face directly and tore up the contract in front of the Magic management.

Even Mourning and Howard, who were blown up by me, can get a contract of 5400 million yuan, so why should I only be worth [-] million? !

Who do you look down on!
"Jerry, Shaq and the Magic management have completely broken up!"

The news of the collapse of the Sharks and Magic management has just happened.

And far away in Los Angeles, Jerry West, the logo man at the Great Western Forum, received the wind immediately.

"Dell, the wind is blowing, and our chance has come!"

Jerry West rubbed his eyebrows and said to head coach Del Harris:

"Call Brad Greenberg in Philadelphia and say we have a third party."

"By the way, ask him if Shackoni is worth two first rounds."

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Brad Greenberg was also stunned when he received a call from the Lakers.

"Are you sure you're not joking?

"Shaq O'Neal? If you can really come to Shaq, I will not only give you Lin Hong, but also add two more first rounds!"

Before hanging up the Lakers, Brad Greenberg still did not forget to sneer.

In his opinion, the call from the Lakers management was for nothing.

"You know, the management of the Lakers told me just now that they are going to trade Shaq for Lin Hong, and it's funny if you say so."

Not only sneered, Brad Greenberg also took the opportunity to DISS a wave of Lakers management:

"If they can take Shaq, why trade for Hong Lin? Brain kicked?!"

no doubt.

In Brad Greenberg's view, sharks are far more valuable than Lin Hong.

Lin Hong is only the No. [-] pick in the Celestial Dynasty. Although he may not win, at least he will have to practice for several years before he can prove himself.

And O'Neal has proven himself in the NBA, becoming the league's number one center is just around the corner.

In fact, similar issues have been discussed intensely by the Lakers management.

If you can take the shark directly, why do you need Lin Hong?
"Because Lin Hong is far more worthy of training than Shaq."

During the meeting, West directly said: "Lin is only 19 years old. When Shaq was his age, he couldn't even lead the team to the NCAA Finals in college!"

Just like the LOGO man said.

In college, although O'Neill was famous.

But in the three years of college, O'Neal didn't even lead his team to the final four.

Look at Lin Hong again.

In his first year of college, he not only led Georgetown to the finals, but also helped Georgetown win the championship trophy after 12 years.

Therefore, in terms of the dominance of the university league, Lin Hong definitely beats the young sharks by several blocks.

more importantly.

Lin Hong's crazy performance did not come from stinky fish and rotten shrimp.

For this reason, Jerry West also deliberately moved out the final four, the matchup of the century between Georgetown VS Wake Forest.

"Tim Duncan is definitely a historical rookie, but he is still at a disadvantage when facing Lin Hong."

In the end, the Logo man was even more forceful and made a final decision: "If I have to choose between the rookie Shaq and the rookie Lin, I will definitely choose Lin."

"If I had to choose between 24-year-old Shaq and 19-year-old Lin, I would still choose Lin."

"Because Lin doesn't need to grow up to be 24 years old to be more dominant than Shaq is now!"

Jerry West's well-founded, in-depth analysis is convincing.

In the end, Lin Hong became the only candidate that the Lakers must win this summer.

Therefore, when the Sharks fell out with the Magic, the Lakers management made a decisive attack.

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

After the Magic management received a call from the Lakers executives, they immediately looked confused.

They didn't intend to renew the Sharks with a high salary, but it was a pity to let them go for nothing.

Now that you can prostitute some bargaining chips and instant combat power for nothing, why not do it? !

In this way, the Magic and the Lakers hit it off and reached an agreement.

February 7th, US time.

After Jerry West and the Magic executives agreed on the final plan.

The NBA officially approved a three-party deal that shocked the entire meter!

Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers!

In this deal, the Orlando Magic first reached a contract with O'Neal.

After all, if you renew the contract with the parent team, you can keep the bird rights and get a higher salary.

As a result, O'Neal got a 7-year 1.2 million bird rights renewal contract.

Then it was signed first and then traded, and the deal was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Brad Greenberg was dizzy until the day the deal was finalized, with question marks all over his face.

People sit at home, but sharks come from the sky?
Although the 76ers only got a big shark and the addition of Tyrese Knight.

It's not the double all-star combination of Madman Fan + Eddie Jones.

There is one thing to say, if Madman Fan only talks about the whole show, I am afraid that even Jordan will get wet after watching it.

But this is Shaquille O'Neal!

Super center!
The 76ers didn't miss it, and sent Lin Hong away, and at the same time attached two first-round picks.

Although Brad Greenberg feels that the Lakers management is out of their minds.

But he will definitely not miss the two first-round picks that should be there.

At the same time, the Magic signed and traded, sent O'Neal, and got All-Star center Divac from the Lakers.

This All-Star center, who was supposed to be traded for Kobe, was sent to Orlando to team up with Penny Hardaway.

In addition to signing first and then trading away the Sharks, the Magic also sent Kenny Smith and Brian Shaw to the Lakers to clear the lineup space.

The Lakers sent Divac + Tyrese Knight, and won two first-round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers in 97 and 99.

And Lin Hong, the No. 1996 pick in [-]!

"When the dust settles, Lin Hong falls to the Los Angeles Lakers!!"

After the NBA officially announced the deal, the US media directly exploded.

I used to think that Lin Hong's stay in Philadelphia was already a certainty.

As a result, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers descended from heaven, and in a way that almost broke people's cognition, they resolutely took Lin Hong under their command!

"Is Jerry West telling us that in his eyes, Lin Hong is even better than Shaq O'Neal!"

Many ESPN experts are a little bit puzzled by the logo man's mind.

"What kind of coquettish operation is this? It's eye-opening!"

"Don't leave the top center in history, just for a trade in exchange for a Chinese rookie?"

"Yeah, if I had to choose, I would choose Shaq no matter what!"

"Good guy, there's no way anyone would choose Lin Hong instead of a shark, right?"

"I have always respected Jerry West, but for this deal, I can only give him 0 points."

And it's still a percentage! !

In the eyes of many ESPN experts, even if the man who made this deal is called Jerry West.

This is also a complete cerebral palsy operation! !
Jerry West's magic is not there, he fell to the altar!
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(End of this chapter)