Chapter 363 Transaction Occurs

  Knicks President Office, slowly put the microphone back on the landline, Dave Chacot was a little startled.

Just now, Stern called him, talked nonsense, and told him politely that it was right for the Knicks to pursue Old K last season, but it was a pity that Old K chose to stay in Phoenix at that time. Stacey's pursuit of Old K has been successful, and he will be happy to see Old K return to New York.

   "What does the old man mean, want us to pursue O'Neal?"

   As the president of the Knicks, of course he knew about O'Neal's news, so although he was surprised by Stern's attitude, he quickly understood what the other party meant.

After being eliminated from the playoffs last year, he chose Nelson. The old coach immediately proposed to replace O'Neal with Ewing, but was rejected by the management. Now Ewing is still very dissatisfied with Nelson and is forcing the management. Change the head coach.

   In fact, this matter has become very serious now. Ewing brought a group of players to not only force the palace management to change coaches, but also completely empty old Nelson in the locker room. Old Nelson has lost control of the team.

   Fortunately, this matter has not been exposed yet, otherwise there must be an uproar.

   However, his impression of Ewing is not that good now. He actually brought a group of players to force the palace, which made him very shameless.

   "Change old Nelson, or change... Ewing?" Hesitating, he immediately began to weigh the pros and cons.

  This question, if Wang Tiejun didn't exist, he would have thought about it for a long time and couldn't decide, and even preferred to keep Ewing and fire old Nelson, because there are only three super centers like Ewing in the league.

   But because of Wang Tiejun's birth, the whole alliance realized the dominance of a giant beast, so he only considered this question for half a minute before making a decision.

The Knicks are different from other teams. Other teams have the position of general manager. This position is responsible for the construction of the team, including player transactions. However, in the Knicks, there is no such position now. The president is responsible for the team construction. Once He made the decision, and he made the decision on behalf of the Knicks.

  In the past, when he couldn’t make a decision, he would seek the decision of other management, but if he made up his mind, it would not be necessary, and he could be completely arbitrary.

   Of course, if he fails, he must also take all the responsibility.

   After thinking about it, his hand grabbed the landline microphone in front of him.

  …

   At this time, the Orlando Magic headquarters, general manager Pat Williams is scratching on the paper.

  The paper is full of names, the names of the entire Lakers team. He wants to circle the most wanted and most suitable people on the team as a bargaining chip.

   At this moment, the assistant pushed open the door and said, "Sir, the call of Mr. Dave Chacot, the president of the Knicks."

   He was startled, it was almost time to get off work, what did the Knicks want him to do?

   "Could it be that they also want O'Neal?"

   He nodded and motioned for the assistant to answer the phone.

   "Hello, Mr. Chacot, I'm Pat Williams." Picking up the microphone, he said politely.

   "Hi Pat, I'm Dave."

   "Okay, Dave, are you calling?"

   "Pat, let's make a long story short, do you want Ewing?"

"what?"

   The microphone in Pat Williams' hand almost fell off.

  Who is Ewing, the most comprehensive super giant among the three super centers, has been in the east for many years and is famous.

   "You want to trade Ewing for O'Neal?" he asked immediately.

   "If you agree, you can immediately get a super center who is still in his prime." Dave Chacot said in a seductive tone.

  Pat Williams took a long breath, and after calming himself down, he began to make sense in his heart.

  O'Neal has really wanted to trade and can't keep it, that's for sure, so how can a trade be more beneficial to the Magic?

   There is no doubt that the team must have a center who can help Hardaway without threatening his position.

   So, does Ewing fit in?

   In terms of strength, although Ewing is 33 years old, he is still in his prime. Perhaps at the end of his peak, he must be able to help Hardaway.

   And Ewing's age, in the next few years, should not threaten Hardaway, one is the sunset in the west, and the other is the rising sun in the east.

  If Ewing continues to stay in the Knicks, he may not accept the role of support, but after being traded, the mentality will definitely change, and maybe this change in status can be accepted.

   And by Hardaway's side, Ewing also has a chance to hit the championship, right?

  Thinking of this, he picked up the piece of paper on the table with the names of Lakers players on it.

   Whether it is Divac or Ebel, they are far inferior to Ewing. Even if Ewing is at the end of his peak, he can still crush their existence.

  …

"what?"

   Lakers headquarters, when Jerry West received the news that he was rejected by the Magic, he couldn't believe it.

   Didn’t everything go quite smoothly, why did something suddenly happen, did someone intervene?

   He immediately notified owner Jerry Buss that the Magic had just rejected the Lakers' trade application.

"why?"

  Jerry Bass was equally shocked and couldn't believe it. There must be a reason for the sudden change of mind. Who is behind us?

  What's the reaction of the Lakers, the Magic didn't care, Pat Williams is negotiating with the Knicks president Dave Chacot about the exchange of O'Neal and Ewing.

   Williams asked for the Knicks' 1997 first-round pick, because O'Neal represented the future and Ewing was old. In order to match the trade, he sent three role players.

Chacotte refused at first, but Williams insisted, otherwise he would send O'Neal to the Lakers, then there was no way, he could only agree, but with a restriction, the first round protected by the top three in 1997 sign.

  …

   At six o'clock in the evening on January 27, 1996, the Knicks and the Magic announced through the TV media at the same time that the two sides had reached a deal, and O'Neal and Ewing exchanged teams.

Once the news of    was announced, let’s not say how the outside world reacted. The two parties and their agent were completely stunned.

  Especially Ewing, after receiving the notice from David Frank, he couldn't believe it was true. As the star of the New York Knicks, he contributed eleven seasons to the Knicks, but he was traded?

This season, he has been arguing with head coach Nelson Sr. With the help of Oakley, he and his teammates forced the palace management to change coaches. Seeing that it was about to succeed, the management was preparing to fire Nelson Sr. and let assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy take over. The head coach did not expect that in the blink of an eye, he was traded.

   "Bang bang bang..."

   He just got home, and he was suddenly furious. He has always been very depressed. He couldn't control his temper.

His agent, David Frank, was also very helpless. Originally, when he was talking with the Knicks about Ewing's contract extension in 1994, the Knicks wanted to get Jordan over with his help. He felt that this was not bad, so I cooperated, but I didn't expect Ewing to be traded by the Knicks now.

   As the top agent in the league, he felt a little sorry for Ewing.

Alonzo Mourning's deal last time was good. Mourning is also his player. The rookie contract he negotiated for him was a big contract of 27 million yuan, which was not worse than O'Neal, and much stronger than the old K's rookie contract. This time I went to the Heat, and I can get a big contract worth hundreds of millions after playing this year.

However, as a super center, Ewing failed to talk about such a big contract for him. Instead, he asked the Knicks to trade him. Knowing this, he did not cooperate with the Knicks last time and signed Ewing. The last big contract of tens of millions could completely avoid this from happening.

Although trading is a normal thing, being traded as a super center is the negation of value, which is very unfavorable to Ewing. It would be better if he was traded after winning the championship like Barkley. Now Ewing has no hands. Being traded for a championship will be a turning point in his career. Ewing will go to the Magic and it will be difficult to become the core of that team.

   Fortunately, the contract ends with one more year, and he decided to have a good talk with Ewing to see if he wants to get a big contract or to hit the championship.

   If you want a big contract, with Ewing’s current state, there should still be teams willing to send a big contract.

   And if you want to hit the championship, you can't get a big contract, maybe leave the Magic and come to the Bulls to assist Michael?

  Anyway, it’s better to come to the Bulls than to stay in Magic to assist Hardaway. Why does that kid ride on Ewing’s head, is he worthy?

  …

   At the same time, O'Neal was informed by his agent that he was traded to the Knicks, and he was also stunned.

   "Isn't it going to the Lakers?"

"I don't know, but Shaq, New York is also good, it's the biggest market in the league. And without Ewing, you're the boss, and they have enough cap space to give you a big contract, If not, we can also leave the Knicks and go to the Lakers next year." Agent Leonard Amoto said excitedly.

After   O'Neal reacted, he nodded and said excitedly: "Then go to the Knicks, that is also one of my target teams."

   And staying in the east, just can avoid going to the west and the old K's hard consumption. With his strength, he can definitely continue to dominate the east.

   In addition, the Knicks' lineup is also good. He didn't lose anything in the trade. It is a swap, and his strength is still intact. He can still fight against the Bulls this season.

  …

New York, old Nelson was just about to have dinner when he received a notice from the team that Ewing and O'Neal had swapped clubs and he would continue to be the team's head coach. this change.

  Chicago, Jordan had just returned home. When he received this news, it was nothing. Whether O'Neal was in the Magic or the Knicks, he was sure of the two teams.

   Even though O'Neal is full of talent, he doesn't have the lethality and deterrence of the old K, which is nothing to worry about.

  The Bulls are afraid of the terrifying lethality of the old K in the low post, that kind of mysterious relying on play, not ordinary ferocity, and his team does not care about O'Neal's offense.

   This season, Clifford Robinson is in good shape, playing 20+ levels like last season. Although it cannot offset O'Neal's offense, with his offense and Rodman's rebounding, there is no problem at all.

  …

   At this time, Wang Tiejun and his teammates were having dinner in the hotel. Seeing the news on TV, he immediately sighed: "Do you know what this means? The three super centers are old."

   "When you're old, you have to be ready to be traded." Kevin Johnson nodded and sighed.

  Although he is younger than Ewing, he is also old, and his form has not been maintained. He will continue to practice in the offseason to maintain his form. He just hopes not to be traded, and even hopes to get a new big contract with the Suns.

   "You are sighing ass. One has just entered the peak, and the other is still the main point guard. I have become the sixth man. Did I say anything?"

   Next to Wilkins, there were more emotions and constant slander.

   In turn, he began to worry about the impact of this trade on the league, and asked: "O'Neal going to the Knicks, will it have no effect on us?"

   Old Wang shook his head and said, "That's Jordan's headache."

   "Grant Hill is really hot this year, with more All-Star votes than Jordan." Horry shouted.

   "How much?"

  Pharaoh was stunned. This month, he has been focusing all his energy on the game, and he has no energy to pay attention to the All-Star voting at all.

   Now that the All-Star voting is almost over, he has not paid attention to his own votes, let alone how many votes Grant Hill got.

   "It's close to 1.3 million, which is 10,000 more votes than Jordan. Jordan, the All-Star vote king for so many years, will be replaced this year." Horry said enviously.

   "Jordan's successor, Hill's reputation is bigger than Anfernee Hardaway." Kevin Johnson was also somewhat envious.

  The greater the fame, the greater the commercial value. Why is the All-Star important, because it represents the popularity and influence of a star, which in turn affects the commercial value of the star.

   "Hill's vote king? What about me?" Pharaoh asked.

   Everyone was stunned and looked at Old Wang with a strange look on their faces.

   "What's the matter?" Pharaoh asked in confusion.

  Wilkins smiled helplessly and said: "Old K, now that the lightning is back, you should relax."

  Everyone nodded, from the players to the coaching staff and management, with the current lineup of the Suns, it was all thanks to the support of the old K.

  Kevin Johnson nodded and said: "Old K, the vote king is not Hill, but you. Your votes far surpass him and Jordan. They just approached 1.3 million, and you have 1.5 million votes now."

"what?"

  Pharaoh was surprised.

   It's not that he didn't care at all. Half a month ago, he remembered that his votes were about the same as Jordan's. Is it so many now?

"Old K, three consecutive 50+, seven 50+ this season, your popularity soared a lot, and continued the violent performance of last year's finals." Wilkins said with envy and admiration .

He himself is an offensive madman and a veteran superstar, but this does not affect his admiration for Old K, but not for his performance in the regular season, but for his performance in the playoffs and finals, otherwise he would not be willing to promise the Suns three A million-year contract.

  Kevin Johnson said: "If you are American, old K, your popularity will be higher."

   "Of course." Wilkins nodded.

Pharaoh doesn't care. Now he is not short of popularity and influence. No matter how popular his popularity is, it is just icing on the cake. Now, what he is pursuing, like Barkley and the others, is personal honor, and those things that can be remembered by history, he hopes Make your own mark in the NBA.

   picked up the mobile phone at hand, he dialed O'Neal's number, busy tone, guessing that the fat man was very busy at this time, so he didn't dial again, just sent a text message.

   "Big sewer, congratulations, staying in the east is the most correct decision. If you didn't come to the west, you escaped."

   "You bastard, you got away with it! When Uncle Shaq kills Jordan, he'll come to you." When he saw this text message, O'Neal was so angry that he cried out in anger.

   (end of this chapter)