Chapter 168 hook up
Celtics boss Vic Grosbeck is not the richest person in the NBA. His net worth is only more than 300 million, but the big consortium behind this guy has more than 10 billion assets at the bottom.
When they acquired the Celtics, they also defeated many competitors to earn this old powerhouse. Although they have not won the championship since then, Vic, as the boss, has always been very confident. Moreover, this guy's reliance on Auerbach's banner has also made him gain a firm foothold in Boston. Now many Boston fans have begun to accept such an outside boss.
But Vick Grosbeck is not James Dolan. He does not have the second generation of New York to lose his fortune. At least in terms of team investment, he pursues pragmatism and does not spend money easily.
Although Vick is willing to spend money on the team's investment, he has never done anything with the second-hand man who competes with the luxury tax when he has nothing to do. Well, the whole NBA may be so crazy that Dolan and Cuban can be.
So when Anji considers the team's cost and trading possibility, he is like a young wife, who doesn't dare to throw money out easily, and triggers the luxury tax limit, which is the bottom line of the Celtics' trading.
He is very careful and needs to consider any money. This is Angie's current state. He doesn't want people to say that he is a terrible team manager. After all, he is not as thick-skinned as Thomas.
Now Anji can use only about 3.5 million in salary space. At this price, it is basically impossible to get a few practical players.
Especially the inside lineup, it is even more impossible. The inside lineup is now short, and ordinary blue-collar workers can get a salary of three to five million. Who can automatically reduce their value to Boston?
Even if there is an extremely glorious past here, compared with the green US dollar, the attractiveness of honor has faded, and Anji is not sure what suitable players can be recruited.
The salary space is not very attractive to those players who are still freelancers. There are not many characters that can attract people to see. This gap in the inside line gives Anji the most headache.
After all, Rivers has made it clear to him that Jefferson and Chen Feng now have a certain amount of offensive firepower in the interior.
Once these two guys make too many fouls or are absent due to injuries, he can only rely on Ogvokandi to take action. Perkins is very busy, but this guy's offensive ability in the face-to-basket is really not very good.
Perkins' defense is OK, but if it's an offense, he has to add another point, otherwise the opponent will defend Jefferson and Chen Feng to the death. If there is an accident, there will be no player on the Rivers side who can stand up.
Ratliff and Ogvokandy are already characters who are about to be forgotten by Rivers. It is better to expect them to have a magical performance to expect a million dollars more in bed when they wake up tomorrow morning.
Anyway, Rivers has put down these words. Now it can only be seen what kind of thing Anji can exchange for him and whether it can be used. This depends on his ability as the team manager.
The salary space in your hands is not large enough and it is not attractive to players. The only way out may be trades. If you exchange the players in your hands with others, no one knows what they may get.
The problem that Angie has a headache is that there are really not many Celtics who can release them to negotiate a deal now.
Needless to say, Ratliff’s kindness is, no one in the ordinary team dares to take over the big contract when it is put on.
Unless you buy out the contract for the salary space next summer and recruit big-name players, Ratliff will generally not be able to make any moves. If you want to exchange for a few draft picks with others, no one likes to pay attention to you.
This is a total non-performing asset. At the beginning, it was easy to throw out the contract of more than 10 million yuan in annual salary. It was a great result. There was no difference between here and outside.
I was hoping that Ratliff could play his remaining energy in the inside, but who would have thought that this guy's old injury had affected his mental state. If he wanted to reappear with the style of the blocking king, it would probably be out of the way.
In fact, it’s not that no one has contacted Anji, but they want to fight against Rondo and Chen Feng. Anji will definitely not tolerate this condition. Now, except for Pierce, these two little guys are determined not to move.
Anji has even considered that before Jefferson signs the next contract, he can even put him on the trading list, but Chen Feng and Rondo, these two kids, represent the team's future.
Besides, Chen Feng was picked out by Auerbach himself. If he was let go, the old man would not have to use a crutch to blow his head? Anji's scalp was numb just thinking about it, so how could he dare to agree?
However, there are several potential deals that may be reached next summer, including a team that is about to switch home games. Their main stars have already begun to prepare to secretly travel to Boston through their agents.
That was a real All-Star, not adulterated, not parallel, but the team had decided to rebuild. A core player over 30 years old is definitely not the reconstruction foundation they want to leave behind.
When Anji heard the wind, he took action early. He had already come to the door when the other party had the intention. Anyway, both sides hit it off and waited for next summer to arrive.
Although that is a deal that will only appear next summer, Angie has bound a tough character in advance that can satisfy fans' desire to watch stars and can also satisfy Rivers very satisfied.
But that is next season, and the troubles in front of him have to be solved, so Angie is now in a relatively remote and quiet cafe in Boston, and there is a black man sitting in front of him.
A celebrity who could be said to be a thrilling celebrity two years ago. Two years ago, countless people envied this guy's luck, and many people were like him, but genius was not that easy to touch.
At least at the time, this guy was definitely a new force emerging in the agent circle. He may not have many players, but he has one of them, which is enough to show off.
Falke had the golden signboard of Gangmaster Joe, so he could become a super tycoon in the agent circle. The person in front of Angie also had a golden signboard, LeBron James.
From 2003 to 2005, the guy sitting opposite Anji now earned a sponsorship contract worth $135 million for the little emperor. This is not the NBA's income, it all comes from outside the arena, it is entirely the commercial contracts of those sponsors. With such a big fish in hand, it is no wonder Goodwin became the number one celebrity.
Even this guy’s original partner, Bill Duffy, said, “Brother Goodwin, with the luck that others envy, his little emperor James can create at least a billion dollars of value.”
There are still some people conservatively estimating that if the potential added value is included, it might exceed 1.5 billion. Anyway, many people have said that the little emperor is definitely a gold mine.
The one sitting opposite Angie is one of the Goodwin brothers, Allen Goodwin. In addition to the Little Emperor, he also had a No. 1 pick, which was Howard from the Magic.
But no one knows why in 2005, the little emperor James suddenly stopped cooperating with the Goodwin brothers and turned to others. Anyway, the rumors in the market are always a little bit bizarre.
Well, anyway, the media always intentionally or unintentionally split the gap between Goodwin and the little emperor and turned to the empress dowager. Actually, what they mean is that Goodwin will go to bed if he has nothing to do.
If this matter was placed in China, it might be a bit shocking, after all, it is the mother of the partner.
But if this thing is placed in open America, it is probably because of the fame of the little emperor. Otherwise, it would be no big deal. After all, there was a saying abroad that if you are a 9-to-5 white-collar employee and have never slept with a colleague or a wife, then you will be in vain.
So although no one can really stand up to prove anything about those rumors and storm, the little emperor and Goodwin did break up, which also caused Goodwin to suffer heavy losses in profits.
(West and the little emperor's mother broke the news, and Goodwin's news also broke out. But whether it is true or not, please judge for yourself. In fact, I have a very sympathetic mother in this matter. I have a worry-free mother who is really despicable. If this is true, the little emperor will be depressed.)
As for why the little emperor was alienated from Goodwin, Anji was not interested in knowing. He only cared about what good news the person in front of him could bring to him.
"Hi, Ahrun, I think you look very busy, so, I hope..." Anji was a little straightforward this time. He knew that the opposite person was working hard to create the second little emperor.
"Well, Danny, I was the first to notify you after receiving the call, which is what he meant. You also know that Chris is close to retirement and he hopes to find a team that is powerful."
"The Detroits contacted me, but I didn't promise anything. Your team impressed Chris. Maybe he can play for two or three years, so he hopes to hear what the team will think about the future."
"You know, when players get to this age, they always dream of wearing a championship ring that represents honors before leaving the NBA, and Boston is a good choice, at least that's how I think."
Angie didn't hide anything. Alan Goodwin's answer was straightforward enough. If this was Howard and his contract, Goodwin might have become more cunning, but the one we are going to talk about now is almost at his retirement age. If he is lucky, he can hold on for two or three years.
But such a veteran's contract will not involve too much interest. Although Goodwin is a profitable businessman, he has been a rare kindness and righteousness in view of his long-term cooperation, and he did not speak out loud.
"Allen, you should be able to see how long the Pistons' competitiveness can remain. Yes, they won the championship and the team is still there, but after leaving the foundation, the cohesion has already declined."
"You know what kind of coach Sanders is, and I know, he wants to see the offense, but the Pistons have never been a team that wins offense, so their combination is not solid."
"Last season they were defeated by the Heat. If they can't make it to the finals this season, the only thing waiting for them is reconstruction or big deals. Even if they can make it to the finals, the Spurs, Mavericks and the Suns will be their big trouble. The Pistons' championship time has passed, and Boston is gradually regaining vitality. Even Chris himself believes that we do have potential. Instead of riding on a big ship that is gradually sinking, why not consider another one?"
"Allen, I hope you can bring these words to Chris. If he makes a decision, the promise I can make is a veteran contract. Maybe the salary is not much for him, but it represents my sincerity. I believe that if he chooses Boston, the team will definitely not disappoint him in the future."
After saying so many words in one breath, Anji smacked his slightly dry lips. He was waiting for the other party's response. Even if it was not the final answer, it would be good to have a positive response.
At least Goodwin's agent has the ability to make Angie necessary, and make time to invite the other party. Without spending a lot of money, that guy may be the best choice.
"Danny, I will bring you, but the final decision is still with Chris himself. I can only say that Boston has something that attracts me, and I hope he feels this way, at least he is very interested in your little guy number 99. If it weren't for that little guy, Chris might not have let me come here."
Well, Anji didn't expect that there was such a layer here, Chen Feng? That wild boy? There was such a skill?
I really didn't realize it. This little guy can still hook up with people without any trouble. I'll go, is this an extra skill?
Angie and Aaron Goodwin didn't have a long conversation. After all, this was an extraordinary moment, and no one wanted to be noticed by those reporters. It would be better to keep a low profile in this kind of private contact.
Goodwin had to go back and discuss with his agent how to take the next step. After all, there will be news over the past few days. Once everything is finalized, they must contact the team as soon as possible.
What Anji needs to do is just wait for news, and in addition to this goal that needs to be hooked up, he also has to consider what else he can do with the remaining little salary space.
If the business is completed, then he will have to start trying to contact the remaining targets. Compared with the one just now, what he wants to contact next is not a good person.
Once the barbarian who was unemployed at home went crazy, he could not stop anything. Now Anji didn't know if his move was a bit too risky.
Moreover, if the other party agreed to the conditions he offered, he only knew that An Ji was a little confused about how much this guy could recover after almost a year of idleness.
But compared with the bench players in his team, at least in the outside, scoring and defense, that guy is still very good at it, although he is a bit wild.
However, there is a wilder lunatic in the Celtics. Now Anji is looking forward to it. If these two guys who are good at it meet, who can be more ruthless?
Is it that bald wild boy or the one he is about to meet? Well, when Anji thought of that guy, he subconsciously touched his neck...
Anji, who was rippling with his face, was implementing his hook-up plan. I hope God can bless this guy.
(Comrades, red check support!!! I finally banned it once, it must be powerful!)
Chapter completed!