naaapseattle Chapter 211, Finally, a decision!
Chapter 211, Finally, a decision!
Chapter 211, Finally, a decision!
The Knicks are also clearing space to pursue Zhou Hang.
Originally, the Knicks were planning to seek the free agent market next season, but now they are forced to advance.
The Knicks have hoarded a batch of contracts that expire next year. These contracts are very valuable. In order to pursue Zhou Hang, they are willing to give up some expired contracts and draft picks.
Although Zhou Hang stated that he doesn't want to stay in the West, there are also many teams in the West pursuing Zhou Hang.
The same city team Clippers are quite active.
It’s not that Zhou Hang didn’t think about staying in Los Angeles and staying with the Clippers, but their boss Sterling is a racist. Although his discrimination against blacks has nothing to do with yellow people, Zhou Hang feels uncomfortable with the idea of being superior to whites. .
Moreover, the incompetence of the Clippers management is also well-known in the NBA. In a super big city like Los Angeles, but after the Clippers joined the NBA, the number of times they made the playoffs can be counted on the palm of one hand.
The charm of the city of Los Angeles can attract many superstars to join, but they have not worked well.
If Zhou Hang joins as the boss in the past, it will also be a big problem to cooperate with the Clippers management.
The Clippers management may continue to hold Zhou Hang back instead of being a help.
December 6, 29:9 am.
Zhou Hang rushed back to Los Angeles from his trip, and he had to deal with the contract matters in the past few days.
Pelinka came to Zhou Hang's home and discussed with him about joining a new team.
The Lakers have basically agreed to Zhou Hang's departure, but the condition is that the bargaining chip must be traded, instead of letting Zhou Hang leave for nothing.
Zhou Hang also agreed. Next, the Lakers will match the offer given by any team, forcefully sign Zhou Hang, and wait for the start of the new season before completing the deal.
The NBA has a three-month trade protection period for newly signed players. Zhou Hang, who signed a new contract, will not be able to conclude a deal until October 3st at the earliest.
But everything can be negotiated in advance, as long as the transaction protection is over, the transaction can be concluded immediately.
Both the destination negotiation and the secret war will have results in these few days.
Among the trade offers to the Lakers, the most sincere one is the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets took out McGrady's bargaining chip in exchange for Zhou Hang.
Although McGrady is often injured, he is still one of the All-Star players.
His elegant style of play has many fans in China and the United States.
As one of the four shooting guards, the joint gesture between McGrady and Kobe will definitely make the Los Angeles ball market hot again.
And the Houston Rockets can also create a Chinese combination like Zhou Hang and Yao Ming!
Pelinka said: "Zhou, don't hesitate, just go to Houston, there is a very good Chinese football market there, and the Rockets will also guarantee you that as long as you meet the maximum salary requirements, they will give you a maximum salary. With the combination of you and Yao, you can continue to fight for the championship."
The combination of Zhou Hang and Yao Ming must be the most pleasing scene for Chinese fans.
It's just Rocket, with that rotten guy.
Zhou Hang said decisively, "NO! Not going to Houston."
Pelinka asked suspiciously: "Why? Houston respects you no matter what chips and promises it gives, and then you are basically the boss of the team when you go there. Yao's character will not compete with you."
Zhou Hang said: "They are very sincere, but I don't like their general manager, and I don't like the city of Houston either."
Pelinka said: "You grew up watching Yao Ming play in China, and you told me you didn't like the Rockets?"
Zhou Hang said silently, precisely because I am Chinese, it is impossible to go there.
Dayao didn't know the human nature of the general manager of the Rockets. If he knew and went, he would feel sorry for himself.
Before Morey said those words, Zhou Hang couldn't have said that, after all, this matter hadn't happened yet.
Zhou Hang said: "Yes, so you don't have to think about Houston. Didn't you notice that I explode every time I play Houston?"
Pelinka grumbles: "You explode on every team"
Pelinka looked at Xiuxian who was sitting next to Zhou Hang, and motioned for Xiuxian to persuade Zhou Hang as well.
Soo Hyun said: "He decides the big things, I'm OK with him wherever he goes."
Xiuxian has the traditional virtues of an Asian woman, and she can't intervene in a man's own career without discussing it with her, she needs to trust him!
Pelinka is helpless
Zhou Hang said, "Robert, let's talk about other teams."
Pelinka said: "Ohlahoma also made an offer, and they are willing to pay everything except Kevin Durant."
Zhou Hang said: "That place won't work, next one."
Pelinka: 'LeBron is interested'
Zhou Hang frowned and interrupted directly: "Is there anything else?"
Teaming up with James has never been within the scope of Zhou Hang's consideration.
Pelinka looked at Zhou Hang and heard James' name and even lost his patience, and Pelinka was a little unclear about Zhou Hang's mind.
Pelinka said: "Miami, Riley wants to use Beasley as the main body to trade you, and the Lakers seem to be a little interested."
Zhou Hang said: "I'm just about to leave Kobe, you want me to assist Dwayne?"
Pelinka said: "Then you might as well stay with the Lakers, Kobe would be happy to see you stay."
Zhou Hang said, "How about the offers from the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks?"
Pelinka said: "The New York Knicks offered expiring contracts and draft picks, but the Lakers were not very interested. They said they needed immediate combat power after you left."
The Lakers' request is understandable. The current Lakers don't care about draft picks at all. What they want is to maintain the ability to win the championship in the next few years.
The Knicks signed all kinds of hot chicken stuff, not to mention the high salary space, and the ability is not enough.
Randolph, who is capable, is not good at character
Zhou Hang nodded. It is indeed difficult for the Lakers to talk to the Knicks.
Pelinka went on to say: "The Chicago Bulls provided Ben Gordon with four first-round picks. The Lakers are more interested in the chips of the No. 4 pick Derrick Rose + Luol Deng. This requirement is very high, almost Having overdrawn the future of the Bulls, the Chicago Bulls still want to think about it."
Zhou Hang also understands the Bulls, after all, the Lakers really want too much.
Luol Deng is a top-notch small forward in the Eastern Conference, and Rose was the No. 4 pick when they grew up in Chicago. Rose’s popularity in Chicago was already high before he entered the NBA. Trading Zhou Hang with them + [-] draft picks is too expensive up.
Zhou Hang frowned, he found that things were a bit difficult to handle.
The NBA is a huge game field. Even if the Lakers are willing to trade him, because Zhou Hang played so well in the playoffs and the finals, his trade value is also extremely high, which is not something that ordinary teams can get. Teams with chips of the same level are bound to suffer injuries!
After thinking for a while, Zhou Hang said, "I'll go talk to the Lakers management and ask them to lower their bargaining chips and reach a deal with Chicago as soon as possible. You should also coordinate with the Bulls management."
Chicago Bulls, this is a good place for Zhou Hang to think about.
Isn't Michael Jordan the basketball god out there?
Zhou Hang went to see if he could beat Jordan there.
Since we want to challenge to become a city totem in the future, we will challenge the biggest one.
"OK!" Pelinka said.
On the evening after communicating with Pelinka, the general manager of the Bulls brought a group of executives to a club in Los Angeles to meet with Zhou Hang.
This club is not a gold club type, but a high-end private meeting place.
Media reporters can't come in, so it's very suitable for rich people to discuss business.
Zhou Hang felt the sincerity of the Bulls.
The Bulls gave Zhou Hang a lot of promises.
Now is not the era of "Joe keeps promises" in the future, and these promises will basically be fulfilled.
First of all, after Zhou Hang meets the maximum salary conditions in the future, they will give Zhou Hang the maximum salary as soon as possible.
The second is that if Zhou Hang goes to the Chicago Bulls, he will be the absolute core. The Bulls will treat Zhou Hang like the former Jordan, and Zhou Hang can have the treatment that Jordan has.
The third is that the Bulls allow Zhou Hang to put forward some suggestions for lineup formation, involving the trading of core starting-level players, and Zhou Hang can participate in it. If Zhou Hang's reasons are sufficient, the team will operate according to Zhou Hang's ideas.
Paxson, the general manager of the Bulls, was very sincere. Zhou Hang began to understand why the Bulls rose so quickly after getting Rose in his previous life, and the Bulls management was really doing practical things.
The Bulls value Zhou Hang's future very much. Zhou Hang is only 20 years old now, but he has already won the FMVP. In terms of absolute strength, he is also the top 5 in the league. If Zhou Hang didn't apply to leave the team himself, the Lakers would not be able to trade Zhou Hang.
Zhou Hang didn't say anything, saying that if the Bulls management can handle the Lakers, then he would agree to go to the Bulls.
Zhou Hang said that when cooperating with the Bulls to negotiate, Zhou Hang will also simultaneously put pressure on the Lakers management!
Paxson was very happy to hear that Zhou Hang was willing to cooperate with the Bulls management in the negotiation work.
The time before the opening of the trading market is very short, and Paxson needs to finalize it as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.
After Zhou Hang met with the Bulls management, he went to Kobe's home in Los Angeles and communicated with Kobe for a long time.
The next morning, Zhou Hang went to the Lakers president's office in person and stayed there for nearly an hour.
What Zhou Hang did was to put pressure on the management.
Of course, all of Zhou Hang's recent operations are kept secret, except for Xiuxian, no one else knows what Zhou Hang is busy with recently
7 Month 1 Day!
The trading market is open.
It was not Zhou Hang who broke the news of the transaction first, but Ah Lian.
The Milwaukee Bucks and the New Jersey Nets have announced a deal in which the Bucks exchanged Yi Jianlian and small forward Bobby Simmons for Nets small forward Richard Jefferson.
Zhou Hang knew that because the team's city was too small, and the team's tactical status and other issues, the United Arab Emirates did not want to stay in Milwaukee. The market for going to New Jersey was bigger, and the Nets' style of play was also very suitable for him.
Then the New Jersey Nets focus on the future, not the present, and the UAE does not have to worry about what it will encounter in the Bucks.
Zhou Hang is also not very optimistic about the future of the United Arab Emirates in the Nets.
After all, hard power is the most important thing in the NBA. The UAE should focus more on improving its own abilities, rather than paying too much attention to factors such as the market and team system.
Of course, those are also important, but we can't put the cart before the horse.
In addition to the UAE, 76ers general manager Stefanski announced that the 76ers and the Clippers free agent Elton Brand have reached an agreement, and the 76ers will provide Brand with a five-year $5 million maximum salary contract , the latter will change to the 8200ers jersey in the new season.
The news is also very explosive.
Some time ago, Clippers captain Brand chose to jump out of the contract and become an unrestricted free agent. At that time, Brand explained that he did so because he was willing to cut his salary to allow the team to improve the strength of the lineup. The Clippers also helped him Davis, who had just jumped out of the contract, was signed as soon as possible, but on the opening day of the deal, Brand turned around and agreed to the 76ers.
After all, Brand believes that Philadelphia can not only provide him with a higher salary, but it is also very close to his hometown, and the 76ers in the East are obviously more competitive than the Clippers.
On the first day of the opening of the trading market, this news was the most explosive.
Where Zhou Hang went is still arousing people's imagination.
"Go to the Rockets and team up with Dayao."
"It is said that the Rockets traded McGrady alone. Fuck it, next season's NBA will look better."
"The Celtics are willing to trade Ray Allen and Rondo for Zhou Hang."
"It is impossible for the Lakers to trade with the Celtics."
"I am optimistic about the Knicks. The Knicks took out Randolph and Crawford + four draft picks. They fought hard for Zhou Hang."
"The Bulls are also good. It is said that Zhou Hang himself is inclined to go for the Bulls."
"I still can't understand why Zhou Hang insisted on leaving the Lakers."
"I really hope Zhou Hang can help Kobe win six championships!"
"I'm sorry, I'm going to lose my fandom when Zhou Hang leaves the Lakers."
"Zhou Hang will grow up after leaving the Lakers."
Discussions about the free market among fans at home and abroad revolve around Zhou Hang.
There are not many big-name players this summer, and Zhou Hang is the most eye-catching one among them.
7 month 2 day.
Two deal news continue to break out
The first one, the Pacers and the Raptors completed the transaction. They sent the All-Star center Jermaine O'Neal and the 2008 No. 41 rookie Nathan Javi to the Raptors, and got point guard TJ Ford and center Nestero. Vichy, forward Marceau Baston, and No. 17 rookie Roy Hibbert.
Second, the Cavaliers sent Damon Jones and Joe Smith to the Bucks guard Mo Williams; the Bucks sent Mo and Mason to the Supersonics guard Ridnour and Cavaliers guard Damon Jones and Supersonics forward Griffin; and the Supersonics got Bucks small forward Mason and Cavaliers power forward Smith by sending Ridnor and Griffin. This is a three-way deal!
The fans were looking forward to the trading market and there was no news of Zhou Hang signing a new club on the second day.
7 month 3 day.
Smaller deals are also in the works.
Zhou Hang knew that the negotiations between the Bulls and the Lakers had come to an end.
7 month 4 day.
Zhou Hang's future owner has finally been determined.
The Lakers used the newly signed Zhou Hang and Sasha Vujacic + trade special case to get the Bulls Ben Gordon, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 first-round picks!
This agreement will be formally concluded on October 10st, after Zhou Hang's transaction protection period expires.
This 2-for-5 deal caused an uproar in the outside world.
Vujacic was obviously added to balance the salary. He is not very important to the Lakers.
The main body of the transaction is Ben Gordon and Zhou Hang!
Ben Gordon averaged 20 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game last season. This is an All-Star player in the Eastern Conference. He has a very strong immediate combat power. Then he needs 4 draft picks. The Lakers can hold 4 The draft picks are traded for other immediate combat power.
When the Bulls did not pay Derrick Rose, they exchanged 4 more draft picks with Ben Gordon to Zhou Hang.
If Zhou Hang and Kobe hadn't put pressure on the Lakers management, there would still be many difficulties in this deal.
Zhou Hang's whereabouts have also been confirmed!
Next stop!
Join Rose, Chicago Bulls!
(End of this chapter)