On July 5, 2007, the Nuggets and Steve Blake reached a three-year, 15 million agreement. The Nuggets used a mid-level contract to poach Steve Blake, whose rookie contract had expired.

When this offer was sent to the Hawks, the Hawks did not match it, which meant that Blake was going to join the Nuggets.

Unlike full free agents who have to wait until the 7th to formally sign a contract, Blake has a qualifying offer from the Hawks. The Nuggets need to formally sign with Blake before they can sign a contract with a level higher than the qualifying offer. The Hawks refused

If you match or wait for the matching time to end, the contract will be concluded.

This can also be regarded as a small help for the Eagles to the players who are determined to leave the team.

Liu Mang waited and waited while training. He had been waiting for many days. The mentally fragile little O'Neal was still hesitating...

On July 8, the Hornets and Heat reached a sign-and-trade deal.

The Heat reached a three-year, $36 million contract extension with expired free agent Tayshaun Prince, and sent him to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a 2008 second-round pick and $2 million in cash compensation.

Prince...the Eagles can't sign him back, and they can't sign him back for the time being. Although Prince said that he would come back when Liu Mang asked him to come back. After the free market started, Prince also asked Liu Mang,

Do you need him to come back?

Although Liu Mang misses Prince very much, but...the Eagles can only afford a middle-class contract of just over 5 million. Prince has just turned 27 and is at his peak. It is not a problem to get a contract worth tens of millions. Prince's sacrifice is in vain.

My own salary... can I get six to seven million in endorsement and advertising fees due to my reputation as Lord of Dance? Obviously I can't.

So Liu Mang suggested that Prince find Paul.

After getting the news that Prince wanted to join, the Hornets management went crazy. It felt like things were turning...

Last year, he failed to build up the New Orleans Bullshit Team. This year, Liu Mang found a way to help his 58th brother.

Paul, Prince, Durant, David West...

Paul, who is about to enter the peak year of his third grade, Liu Mang thinks they might be able to make trouble in the Western Conference...

Just when people were full of longing for Portland's future and felt that the Knicks were making some blind trades, the Hornets got Prince at a cheap price and formed Paul Prince, David West and the second pick.

On the news, another breaking news came...

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He can't be among the top three picks, but he is the strongest rookie, comparable to rookies like Paul and Deron...

If someone else said this to Bird, Bird would spit in his face.

But now, Bird is helping the Hawks sign O'Neal Jr.

Only if the Hawks sign O'Neal Jr. can Bird know that name.

Moreover, only after O'Neal Jr. agreed to sign with the Hawks did Bird dare to submit an amnesty application to the league.

Even if you perform as poorly as possible, you may not necessarily get the No. 1 pick. Bird saw that his home team had the fourth pick from the bottom, so he really didn't have any extravagant expectations of getting the No. 1 pick if he performed poorly.

But if the strongest rookie is not among the top three picks, Bird can rest assured. The top three picks depend on luck, but fourth is quite easy.

In addition to Howard, is there anyone better than Iguodala and Josh Smith in the 2004 draft? It's hard to find one. Bird believes what Price said.

For the Pacers, amnesty of O'Neal Jr. is actually not a bad thing. First of all, it is easier to destroy him.

In addition, O'Neal's salary is not a small amount. Last season, their salary was as high as more than 78 million, and they paid millions in luxury taxes. Houston's clause will expire if it is no longer used. The so-called expiration means that they did not use it within a limited time period.

The contract was signed.

Now that there is no other Raptors team offering the Pacers to get rid of O'Neal's contract, Bird feels that amnesty is not unacceptable, as long as the draft advice given by the Hawks is reliable.

It's a gamble, but Bird can only gamble now.

The focus is on the choices of the big guys who are in the same room right now.

How does it feel to sign a contract with a knife held to your neck?

O'Neal Jr. feels it now...

He had long been prepared to be given up by the Pacers, but when he was really given up, O'Neal's fragile heart was about to collapse...

"Believe me, Jermaine, you will be an important part of our inside line, and you will not bear so much pressure. Ace and Tracy will help you. We will deal with Kobe and Nash together and win the championship together..."

"

Listening to Price's words, I saw the amnesty clause application in front of me and the contract given by the Eagles.

This... I also got the money, and I could also get a two-year special case, which was the 38 million guaranteed for the next two years in the contract, which suddenly turned into more than 42 million for two years...

And the opportunity to beat Nash and Kobe is also very attractive to O'Neal.

"Is this a signature? Or a signature?"

Little O'Neal looked at the super five-star hotel in Manhattan where he stayed, which cost five to six thousand dollars a night. In the past few days, Price also took him to all the famous clubs in New York...

Full of sincerity, so sincere, so sincere that O'Neal felt incredible.

Thinking of the tragic experience of falling from the peak of life in the past few years to the fact that the Pacers can't sell it now, thinking of being able to play with Liu Mang, who has been the Finals MVP, World Championship Champion, and the best player in the world in the past four years.

The new boss is still so sincere...

O'Neal felt that he had nothing to hesitate about, so he picked up the pen and signed the biennial special case.

As for the agent...

He fired his agent in the middle of the season. He originally planned to find another agent in the summer, but now that he hasn't had time, he just signed the contract himself.

"Jermaine, that's great. We are on the same team now. Do you need to go to Indiana first to prepare for the move? I have prepared a chartered flight for you. Call me when you are ready to go back to Atlanta.

I, I will help you prepare the charter flight." Price quickly put the contract away, handed the amnesty application to Bird, and handed the signing document to his secretary.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Finally signed! Price feels like his kidneys are about to overdraw in the past few days...

After Bird handed the amnesty application to his secretary and asked him to send it to the league, he pulled Price aside. He was anxious! Everything was done, and he had to get the reward!

"Chartered flight?" O'Neal didn't expect that the Eagles were even ready for this! I bet he would sign a contract today!

Seeing Bird and Price hugging each other and whispering, this style...

Before the draft, O'Neal Jr. never imagined that Bird would have such a good relationship with other team owners, so good that... O'Neal Jr. shuddered...

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On the night of the 8th, the NBA officially announced that the Pacers used the Houston clause to amnesty Jermaine O'Neal, and the Hawks signed Jermaine O'Neal with a two-year exception of 3.8 million for two years.

The Eagles picked up O'Neal for nothing!

In other words, just to avoid paying the luxury tax, the Pacers gave O'Neal to the Hawks for nothing, and used their own money to amnesty O'Neal's contract!

When did Larry Bird, the Celtics general manager, have such a good relationship with the Hawks?

There was news before that the Hawks did not send Granger to the Pacers. People thought that the Hawks were grudges about not getting Artest last year.

But now, like a real brother, he helped the Eagles get O'Neal Jr.!

Fans with conspiracy theories actually guessed one of the methods Liu Mang used...

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"The Celtics don't want the Lakers to continue to win the championship, so they take the initiative to assist the Hawks. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Looking at the most popular comments on the Internet, Liu Mang felt that the fans who put forward this argument were right. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

Multiple factors helped Liu Mang achieve his goal of winning O'Neal Jr.!

Not wanting the Lakers to continue to win the championship is obviously one of the important reasons.

Liu Mang has already started preparing for the European business activities that will start on the 11th. He will fly from Atlanta to London on the 10th. He waited and waited, and finally received the good news on the night of the 8th!

As of today, the 9th, little Loli is already helping Alexia pack Liu Mang's luggage.

Liu Mang has not been idle in the past ten days. First, he gave advice to the management. On the 3rd, he met with Stockton, Moron Willy, the team's vice president, and Van Gundy. Coach Kruger went to

The Western Conference went to negotiate. Liu Mang talked with Stockton, Moron Willie and Van Gundy about the team's future prospects, Van Gundy's status in the team, etc.

On the 5th, I drank and talked with Granger and Blake, and blessed them.

Of course, training has never stopped. Liu Mang knows that his own strength is the key to ensuring the integrity of the team. The team needs a star with such strength like him to hold down the line. This is something that even Tracy McGrady may not be able to do.

Liu Mang's character is more suitable to be the boss than McGrady.

But now, before Liu Mang had time to call Price and make an appointment to celebrate before the business event, or contact Coach Kruger to see the progress on his side, there was a strange news that made Liu Mang unable to take his eyes away.

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Yesterday, July 8, 2007, was a sad day for Heat fans...

For Heat fans who got Oden and expected Oden to quickly become a first-line star like LeBron James, the coming season is destined to be a tragedy...

Just when Liu Mang and Alexia went to buy some new suits for promotion in Europe and Asia and came back, the Heat announced something important.

The Heat officially announced that Greg Oden discovered pain and swelling in his knee during training yesterday. After examination, it was found that the knee cartilage was abrasive and torn. He underwent an MRI last night and received the report today, confirming the diagnosis.

Greg Oden will not participate in this year's summer league and needs to be transferred to another hospital for more detailed examinations and medical reports.

Cartilage wear and tear, basically ending the season...

Liu Mang felt that the Heat were so miserable. On the same day, they lost Prince, and the newly drafted No. 1 pick was immediately reimbursed for his rookie season.

The key is that the Heat haven't done anything yet, Oden refused to train with the American team, and the summer league hasn't even started yet...

Wait until five months later, after Wade returns...

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Leshan... It was really hot during the day. I felt that no one in the team building felt disappointed even after seeing the Giant Buddha. We played landlord games, played mahjong, and had barbecues... These were the activities in the afternoon. I was going to have a drink at 7 o'clock, so I took the time to write something.
Chapter completed!