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The next morning, the Blazers 'big boss. Paul Allen brought four bodyguards with him. He personally came to Rose Garden Arena.
"Zhang. You're really too hardworking."
"Stop training for now. Come with me to the general manager's office.”Paul Allen was sweating profusely as he looked at Zhang Long. He was practicing free throws with a ball boy. He was instantly touched.
How could such a hard-working player not succeed?
"Okay, boss."
Zhang Long threw the basketball to Jimmy, the little ball boy.
Both parties came to the general manager's office on the third floor and saw the Blazers 'general manager, Bob.
"Bob. I watched the entire match last night. To be honest, he was extremely unlucky. Just like you stepped on dog poop on Christmas.”
"We have to make changes. Otherwise, with such a group of old players. In the next few years, it was unlikely for them to reach the finals.”
Paul Allen cursed and looked very dissatisfied."From today onwards, Zhang! The cornerstone of our Blazers.”
"All the transactions. A talent show. You have to listen to him, do you understand?”
General Manager Bob's expression was extremely ugly.""Boss. Then why didn't you remove me from my position?”
“OK。Sure, no problem. I will fulfill your request."
"Now, you're fired." Paul Allen immediately lost his temper and fired Bob on the spot.
Zhang Long didn't say a word. He was a little surprised by Paul Allen's boldness.
"Alan. You will regret it!" General Manager Bob's face was ashen. He threw down a key and a work permit.
"Zhang. Now, the person in the way was gone. From today onwards, I will be the general manager of the team."
"Do you have any plans for next season? Players from other teams that you like?" When Paul Allen talked about basketball, he looked excited."As long as the players can be solved with money, that's for me. It's nothing."
He had a basketball dream, and he had liked to play basketball since he was young. This was exactly what he was spending money on. The reason why he bought the Blazers.
Since he couldn't become a basketball player, he might as well become the owner of an NBA team.
His status as the second shareholder of Weiruan supported his dream.
"Alan. uh... I really do have a list of signings.”
"You can make trades during the off-season.”
"First. Jason Kidd. Number two in the first round of 1994. He was selected by the Las Vegas Mavericks."
"In his first year, he scored an average of 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounding, 7.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Best Rookie of the Year."
"This player is very important to me. Kidd's defense is very good. This was because next year would be the year of the talent show. If possible, trade our team's first round pick for the year after next to the Mavericks.”
"In the trade for the main point guard Roeder. The main small forward, McGee."
Zhang Long began to organize his words and introduced to Paul Allen.
Paul Allen nodded. I'll remember this Jason Kidd. Any more?"
"Second. Rasheed Wallace. He was now a rookie player on the Bullets. 95-96 In the season, Rasheed Wallace had an average of 10.1 points, 4.7 rebounding and 1.3 assists per game."
"In my opinion, Rasheed Wallace. He was a player with defensive talent. He was young and had adapted to the NBA environment. Especially his straight-arm shot.”
"This is a young rookie with potential. He just needed to be given enough playing time and possession of the ball. He could become the team's third point scorer.”
"If the other party wants it, Old Saber. You can also give it to me." Zhang Long hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.
"The third is Alan Houston, who is known as the textbook of the Chinese Football League.”
"Alan. 11th pick in the first round of 1993, selected by the detroitans. Alan Houston had excellent three-point shooting ability. He was famous in the basketball world for his textbook shooting movements and high field goal percentage. He was praised as the " King of Central Shooting."”
"95-96 season, Alan Houston. Averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounding, and 3.0 assists per game. The three-point shot rate is as high as 45.3%."
"And at the most crucial time, his rookie contract was three years. It will expire this season."
"He's not prepared to renew his contract with Nottingham in advance. He wanted to go to the Big Apple and get a big contract.”
Zhang Long revealed a mysterious smile.
“BOSS。This is the time to test your ability to earn money. Alan Houston was a free agent.”
For small-market teams, the only way to rebuild their team was through the draft. If there were no restrictions on the restricted players after the rookie's contract ended, other teams could offer big contracts at will. This was very disadvantageous to the parent team. After all, this was a rookie that they had nurtured for many years. Therefore, the appearance of the restricted player clause protected the interests of the parent team to a certain extent. However, in the 1995 labor agreement, there was no restricted player clause at all, which indirectly contributed to the future generation of the Laker dynasty.
The concept of restricted free agents was first proposed in the 1999 collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
In other words, O'Neal was the No. 1 draft pick in 1992. In his rookie season, he could average 23.4 points and 13.9 rebounded per game. He became another example of someone who had reached the peak after his debut. In the Magic's four years, O'Neal had dominated all sides and led his team into the finals. Although he was swept by the Rockets, the Magic had high hopes for O'Neal. After the rookie's contract ended, the big city based Los Angeles offered O'Neal a seven-year,$120 million contract. Since there was no restricted free agent clause, O'Neal joined the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Hahahaha, Zhang. Don't worry. Among the owners of the 29 teams in the NBA. No one is richer than me."
Paul Allen laughed arrogantly." I'm the richest owner in the NBA.”
Players like O'Neal were enough to change the league's landscape. In order to prevent such a phenomenon from happening again, a restricted free agent clause was added when the labor agreement was revised in 1999.
"Zhang. I'll definitely bring Alan Houston to Orlando with green dollar bills.”
"Boss. He had to act quickly, perhaps now. Dolan (the owner of the Knicks) had already started to approach Alan Houston.”
Zhang Long gave his own suggestion." My suggestion is that it's best to sign a four-year contract. 3 1, final year team option.”
"His annual salary is at most 5 million. About 23 million in four years."
"My contract salary for next year is 15 million dollars. We still have enough salary space to sign a new broadcast contract next season. The salary cap will definitely rise."
"Enough to sign Alan Houston and Jason Kidd at the same time.”
Paul Allen nodded and asked seriously,""Anything else? Zhang "
"Yes. The fourth was Jermaine O'Neal. He was a rookie who signed up for the 1996 draft.”
"I think highly of him. In his three years in high school, he had an average of 22.4 points, 12.6 rebound, and 5.2 blocked shots per game. His field goal percentage was as high as 68.2%.”
"6 feet 11 inches tall, soft to the touch. The inside lane moved quickly and was good at shooting mid-range jumpers.”
"I've seen videos of him playing basketball online.”Zhang Long slowly spoke and explained.
"If possible, at this year's talent show. Use our team's first-round pick to sign O'Neal. As the team's main center forward."
Paul Allen nodded slightly and agreed,""Alright, I'll do it. I promise you!"
"However, our first pick is only the 17th.”
"You can choose to trade up."
"The fifth is a person who is good at defense. The center who grabbed the rebound. However, his scoring ability was not good. He would probably fall into the second round. His name was Ben Wallace.”
"Alan. As you know, Jordan has Rodman. The villain of the field. Bodyguard!"
"On the field, confrontation is very serious. Sometimes, there would even be fights. "So I need a bodyguard," Zhang Long opened his arms and told Paul Allen clearly.
"Okay, no problem. This was simple. Since you believe in Ben Wallace's fighting ability, you'll be able to defeat him.”
"I'll sign him with a basic salary for five years.”Paul Allen agreed readily.
To him, a second-round show was insignificant.
“BOSS。You're really the best boss in the world.”
"My signing plan is these five players. Including me, six main players."
"Then sign six draft picks from the NCAA. As a water fountain player. It's completely enough."
"Just give me Kidd and Alan Houston. I can guarantee that I'll make it into the playoffs as one of the top five in the Western Conference.”Zhang Long said with a smile on his face.
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