NBA Backer King - Chapter 637

Chapter 637 Stoudemire and Marion will also run + main lineup for the new season

D’Antoni persuaded with a lot of tongue: “Amare, think about your data comparison, what is the difference between the first half of the season and the second half of the season after the old K returned?

Before he came back, you played 20+10 All-Star data. After his comeback, he immediately became the most ordinary power forward, and he never played 20+10 data.

Are you willing to always be a starless stone by his side? Don’t you care about your data at all?

So come on over here, you and Steve are a perfect match, the best for run and bomb. ”

Stoudemire can’t say that he doesn’t have a heartbeat, otherwise he wouldn’t have come to New York with his agent.

As D’Antoni said, of course he cares about his data. In the NBA, no one cares about his data. Data is life. Without beautiful data, the team will not offer you a big contract. Without the favor of sponsors, No All-Stars, no future.

After the old K came back, his shots decreased, his points and rebounds decreased, his statistics became ordinary, and he lost the brilliance of the first half of the season.

Do you want to leave? He looked at his agent, Happy Walster.

At this time, Walter’s cell phone rang suddenly.

“Colangelo’s call.”

Wolster said something, and then cut off the call.

Stoudemire was stunned, and Walter immediately said: “Amale, you should have averaged 20+10 per game this season, and your status and commercial value will skyrocket, but it hasn’t. Even if you get won the championship, but actually…”

Having said that, the phone rang again, it was still Colangelo’s call, he cut it off without hesitation, and then continued: “But in fact, your value has not been fulfilled, the first half of the season There are still sponsors looking for you, but in the second half of the season they are all looking for Old K, and you don’t have the opportunity to realize your full potential and strength.

And if you continue to stay in the Suns, you may never have the opportunity to play such data, so are you willing to make such a huge sacrifice for the old K? Are you willing to be the green leaf beside him? does it worth? Don’t you want to be the main character? ”

Do you really want to leave? Stoudemire fell into silence.

Far away in Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. looked at the microphone in his hand, smiled wryly, then put down the microphone, and did not make any more calls.

Half an hour later, he received a call from Happy Walter, and Stoudemire took the initiative to apply for a trade.

“Shet!”

The feeling of uneasiness was finally confirmed. The Suns were about to be poached for the third main force. His temples twitched and the veins on his forehead burst out.

“By the way, Marion.”

He suddenly realized that the Knicks had poached D’Antoni, then took away Nash, and now they want Stoudemire, and they are probably also playing Marion’s idea.

In the first half of the season, before the old K came back, D’Antoni played his running and bombing tactics. Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion cooperated very well. Marion must also be one of the Knicks’ targets.

After reacting, he immediately contacted Marion.

“Hello, Mr. Colangelo, what can I do for you?”

When the call went through, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, “Oh Sean, are you on vacation?”

“I’m going to Hawaii, but I haven’t set off yet.” Marion said.

“Sean, have you noticed the news about Nash and D’Antoni?” He asked.

“Yes, I know, and they called me.” Marion said.

Junior Colangelo felt Gordon in his heart, and immediately asked, “They let you go to the Knicks?”

“Yes, Mr. Colangelo, I’m thinking about it, but I haven’t made a formal decision yet. If there is a decision, I will let my agent notify you as soon as possible.” Marion said.

Little Colangelo just wanted to curse, but he had to be thankful that Marion didn’t fool him.

Marion did not lie. D’Antoni and Nash have been contacting him these two days, and he even knows that Stoudemire may also leave.

He didn’t agree now, but he didn’t refuse the Knicks’ solicitation either.

It’s not that he wants to stay in the Suns, because he was suppressed by the old K in the Suns, and he knows this very well.

The reason for his hesitation is because his new contract has only been implemented for one year, and there are five years left in the future, and four years before the contract year, so there is no need to worry about finding another home.

However, he and his agent Dan Fagan considered that if he went to New York, the world’s largest city, maybe his commercial value would be better?

Now he doesn’t have much commercial sponsorship in Phoenix. He looks too ugly, and he is not favored by sponsors and media. With Old K, his statistics are not beautiful, and he doesn’t have much popularity and topicality.

But what he values ​​most is money and economic interests. This is what attracts him to New York, so he did not refuse the Knicks’ solicitation.

Anyway, Dan Fegan strongly supported him to leave the Suns, always persuading him to leave.

Little Colangelo tried his best to comfort Marion, but it seemed that Marion was very assertive, and after coping calmly, he took the initiative to end the call.

“This is going to be really bad!” Little Colangelo felt powerless.

This afternoon, some media revealed that the Knicks acquired restricted free agent Quentin Richardson from the Clippers. .

The Knicks themselves have Marbury, as well as Alan Houston and Jamal Crawford, and Richardson is brought in again, a large group of shooting guards, plus Nash, the media speculates that D’Antoni will play a control Four-point five-back tactics?

“Sir, the Knicks sent a quotation and want to pack Stoudemire and Marion.” When it was almost five o’clock, the assistant Mike suddenly pushed the door in nervously.

“give me.”

Little Colangelo’s face was ugly, but he took the quotation calmly and looked at it.

“Oh, D’Antoni really wants to evacuate the Suns!” He was quite helpless, and shook his head mockingly and smiled.

The Knicks hope to pack Stoudemire + Marion. The chips are double Thomas, that is, Tim Thomas and Kurt Thomas, both forwards, plus Marbury + Alan Houston.

To be honest, if Stoudemire and Marion really want to leave, Colangelo Jr. is really excited about this quotation.

Tim Thomas is not very useful, but Kurt Thomas is okay. He can play the 4th position and can replace Stoudemire. He has rebounds and offense. Of course, the offense is not as good as Stoudemire. There is no problem defending to the three-point line.

As for the offense, because of the existence of the old K, Stoudemire’s role is not that important, but it suppresses the old K’s offense.

The power forward that old K really needs is someone like Kurt Thomas who can do dirty work.

And Marbury and Alan Houston can make the Suns’ second position reach the league’s top level from the main force to the substitute.

Although there is no Marion in the third position, there are two young people, Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard, on top.

However, Marbury was traded out by the Suns, and the old K was purged before he retired and returned. He must not be able to get it back.

As for Alan Houston, who was seriously injured last season, he only played 50 games. The state of next season is hard to say, and the contract is the same as Marbury’s annual salary of tens of millions. Their combined salary is higher than the combined salary of Marion and Stoudemire. higher.

So, these two shooting guards are not suitable. He can’t replace them with the healthy Marion and the relatively healthy Stoudemire, and the contract is bigger.

“Jeff, so…”

Then he called Van Gundy Jr. to discuss the deal with him.

“what?”

Van Gundy Jr. was on vacation with his family. When he received the call and learned that Stoudemire had applied for a trade, Marion was shocked. He tried to calm down and thought for a while, then said: “Brian, the shooting guards of the Knicks are all Each has its own disadvantages, and I think this deal should be carefully considered.

Marbury and Alan Houston, as you said just now, are not suitable. And the remaining Jamal Crawford is a combo guard with a knives, weak confrontation, and unstable performance. Old K definitely doesn’t want to partner with this type of outside line.

The remaining Quentin Richardson shot only 39.8% last season, which is much lower than Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard. It is better to use Zhu and Josh to use him.

In addition, Marion is the person we need. He can attack inside and out, and is good at attacking and defending. His only weakness is that he has no offensive ability with the ball. However, his existence can make our rotation more abundant. If he can stay, the best Good to stay. ”

After discussing for a long time, Colangelo asked his assistant to reject the Knicks’ trade application first, and then contacted Marion himself again.

“Sean, the Knicks initiated a trade for you. What is your decision? To be honest, Sean, the team wants you to stay, you are very important to the team, I believe you know this.” He said directly Said.

“Mr. Colangelo, let me think about it.”

After replying, Marion pressed the microphone of his mobile phone and said to his agent Dan Fagan, “The Knicks are trading me, Dan, what should I do?”

“Let’s go, Sean, go to New York, you will have money.” Marion’s home, Dan Fagan persuaded.

Marion took a deep breath, nodded, put down his hand, and said to the phone: “Mr. Colangelo, I have decided. I hope the team…trade me.”

“…”

Little Colangelo hung up the phone silently.

“Old K, D’Antoni even wants to dig Stoudemire and Marion, you, please contact them and see if you can keep them.”

After sitting for a long time, he didn’t care that it was still midnight in China, so he called Lao Wang and informed him of the current situation.

Old Wang was woken up in the middle of the night. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn’t expect Stoudemire and Nash to leave, but he didn’t have the idea to ask him to come forward to keep them, and said: “Brian, they can leave if they want, how much do you want?” Find a few veterans to come back, just like the Lakers in those years, we have a mixed lineup of three generations of old, middle and young people, which is more stable.”

“Then if you think so, I will do it like this?” Little Colangelo said.

“Go ahead, it’s no big deal. These young people, their wings are stiff, they are about to fly, so let’s fly, we can’t block their future, can we? Stay by force, or stay for revenge, there’s no need for that, everyone in the world The feast is over.” Old Wang laughed.

“OK then.”

After making this call, little Colangelo relaxed a lot.

After all, the Suns have won four championships in recent years. Except for the Lakers and the Green Team, the Suns’ record is regarded as a first-class team in the league. If it weren’t for the old K, the boss would not have invested so much to win the championship. Now the attitude of the old K , His work is easier to do, and the pressure is much less.

…

The time soon came to late July, on the 23rd, the league’s freeze period ended, and the salary cap for the new season was announced, which was $47.5 million, which was an increase from last season.

The deal officially started, a series of deals happened, and many renewals happened at the same time.

Kobe renewed his contract with the Lakers with a 7-year $140 million contract, which became the largest contract extension in the offseason.

Then there is Rasheed Wallace, who renewed his contract with the Pistons with a five-year $58.7 million contract.

Then Nash, Dampier, Camby, Ginobili, etc., have officially signed new contracts.

For the Suns, although Stoudemire and Marion both took the initiative to apply for a trade, Colangelo Jr. didn’t like the chips offered by the Knicks, and the Knicks were unwilling to give the chips the Suns wanted, so the deal fell into wrangling for the time being. among.

Jr. Colangelo asked the Knicks for two future first-round unprotected picks, which is a headache for the Knicks.

Payton called Kidd that day, and said with a complicated mood: “Jason, the media said that the Suns collapsed, D’Antoni ran away, Nash ran away, Joe Johnson traded, Stoudemire and Marion listened.” Say you want to go, do you think our Trail Blazers have hope to win the championship next season?”

Kidd thought for a while and said: “The Suns are indeed in trouble. Old K is now in his seventh championship, and the Suns are also in their fourth championship. The head coach and the main point guard have been poached by the Knicks, and the main shooting guard Joe Johnson has gone. The Eagles, I heard that they also asked for a trade, and Stoudemire and Marion may indeed leave, but if the Suns collapse, do you think it is possible?”

“Boy, let’s not talk about the head coach, two of the main players have left. If Stoudemire and Marion also leave, there will only be one old K left in the main lineup last season. Do you think the Suns have not collapsed yet?” Payton was a little unconvinced typical.

Kidd sneered: “As long as old K is still there, how can his team collapse? Not to mention that he alone can support a team, both offensive and defensive ends, he can at least support half of the team.”

Speaking of this, he suggested in a mocking tone: “Gary, I think you should take the initiative to apply for a trade. You can still play for ten or twenty minutes. It just so happens that the Suns have no master control, so you can play with the old K.” a championship.”

“Damn it, what are you talking about? You actually asked me to hug Old K’s thigh, you bastard! Do I have to face him if I hug his thigh?” Peyton said angrily.

Kidd continued to taunt: “Come on, Gary, you’ve been miserable like a dog without a championship for life. You’re almost retired and haven’t won a championship. What qualifications do you have to face? Now you only have two choices, one is miserable like a dog.” , Second, shameless, choose by yourself.”

“you?”

Payton was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, bang, in a fit of anger and shame, he smashed his phone on the floor.

“Ha ha…”

Kidd on the other end of the phone laughed so hard that he had been talking trash with Peyton since he was a child, but this time he finally gained the upper hand.

At the Suns headquarters, Colangelo Jr. put down his deal with the Knicks, took the time to go around the free market, and found a target, the Grizzlies’ restricted free agent, Kenyon Martin.

Kenyon Martin was the No. 2 pick in 2000 and was selected by the Grizzlies. Yao was the No. 1 pick that year. Last season’s data was 17+9. His offense and rebounds were not bad, and he could barely fill the vacancy left by Stoudemire.

In addition, the defense is better than Stoudemire, but the offensive style is somewhat similar to Stoudemire. They both lack singles ability and need the cooperation of teammates.

Kenyon Martin was dissatisfied with the contract extension of the Grizzlies, and the contract has not yet been renewed. This is the opportunity to poach people, and Colangelo Jr. immediately rushed up with a small hoe.

On July 25th, the Suns signed Kenyon Martin in a sign-and-trade method, with a 7-year contract of 90 million yuan.

The Grizzlies got the Suns’ first-round pick protected by the top three in 2005 and the unprotected first-round pick in 2006, plus two role players.

After the power forward was settled, Colangelo Jr. went to the free market again, but he had no target, so he shifted his target and found it in other teams.

After analyzing for a long time, the point guard he needed finally found his target, Jason Williams.

The target this time is another Grizzlies player.

White Chocolate’s contract with the Grizzlies is still one year away. He hopes to renew his contract in advance, but he has not reached an agreement with the Grizzlies. The news was revealed by the media.

Little Colangelo immediately contacted White Chocolate’s agent, Bob Myers. Myers knew that the Suns player supermarket would have a lot of vacancies, which meant that there was no problem with the salary space, and the boss was willing to pay. A large amount of luxury tax is absolutely conditional to give Williams a big contract.

So the two hit it off, one immediately sent a trade application to the Grizzlies, and the other immediately applied to the team for an active trade.

As for the Grizzlies, they are actually exactly what they want. White Chocolate’s contract extension is very demanding, with an annual salary close to tens of millions. The management of the Grizzlies doesn’t even consider it.

So the Grizzlies and the Suns hit it off and quickly reached a deal.

The Suns sent the first-round pick protected by the top three in 2005 from the Eagles and traded Jason Williams.

After the deal was announced, Payton, who was hesitant, settled down and gave up on the Suns. He couldn’t be a substitute for White Chocolate, absolutely impossible.

After finishing the white chocolate, Little Colangelo breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the deal between Stoudemire and Marion has not been finalized, the main lineup for the new season is almost done.

Center old K, power forward Kenyon Martin, small forward Zhu Fangyu, shooting guard Josh Howard, point guard Jason Williams.

The next step is to trade Stoudemire and Marion, save as many draft picks as possible, and then equip a few high-quality role players to create a combat-effective rotation lineup.

He has also figured it out now. Stoudemire and Marion can leave as soon as they want. This is also a problem that the winning team must face.

He got a signing and a deal on his side, the Knicks became anxious, and Stoudemire and Marion also became anxious.

(end of this chapter)