Only a few years after Joe Dumars retired, he has already become Joe Dupus.

The XXXXL suit is already a bit difficult to wear.

Moreover, like most people, Dupus became bald after he retired. Now he looks like a fat, bald, bad old man.

Seriously, young players might be surprised if they knew the NBA's Sportsmanship Award was named after him.

This guy doesn't look stylish at all, and he's a member of the bad boy army!

His Sportsmanship Award?

What an international joke!

If this is the case, then Li Ang is simply the most polite player in the league.

In fact, Dumas is really an oddball among the bad boys.

In that rich second-generation Pistons team where Bill Laimbeer could only go back to inherit the family business and beat people up whenever he didn't fight on the basketball court.

On that Pistons team where the Smiling Assassin could talk hundreds of trash words per game.

Joe Dumas just does his own thing quietly. He is low-key, restrained and gentle.

Just Nima vividly embodies the word "come out of the mud without being stained".

As a member of the Bad Boys, he was the first recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.

What does this equate to? It’s equivalent to mixing up a serious basketball player among a bunch of fighting athletes.

On the day he won the award, Dumas thanked his teammates.

Everyone knows that Dumars's gratitude to his teammates is definitely not hypocritical, because it really all depends on his teammates to support him.

Because of this, Dumars was able to join the Pistons' management immediately after retiring.

After only one year of study, he became the general manager of the Pistons.

Although he is a gentle man, he also knows very well how the Pistons won the championship that year.

He himself is a good person, but he does not exclude bad people. In fact, he believes that if a team wants to be successful, it definitely needs some ruthless characters.

And this summer, Dumas felt his opportunity had come.

He had several plans, and he decided to bring in several players.

For example, the person sitting in front of him right now.

"Qiao, really, you don't know how I got here all these years. The NBA has made me rich, and I also demand myself according to NBA standards.

But I was also at a loss. I cried. Why did I cry? Because they called me a parallel import!

Just because they never taught me, but asked me to play like a super guard.

I'm not a parallel import. Last season with the Timberwolves, I felt like I had found myself again.

However, the outside world still does not believe that I can survive in the NBA. They are still saying that Chauncey Billups is simply the worst draft pick by the Celtics in the last century.

My agent told me that in order to seek justice, we must go to the Honorable Joe Dumas!"

Billups cried at Dumas' desk. Dumas waved his hand like a godfather, preparing to ask his assistant to give Billups a glass of wine to calm his shock.

But he was stunned for a few seconds before he realized...

I have a shitty assistant, but he’s not really a bad boss.

Dumas cleared his throat in embarrassment. He said he didn't want to watch gangster movies last night. Don't watch gangster movies. Come on!

"Before you went to the Timberwolves, why didn't you come to me first?" Dumas asked again.

"I...I was traded!"

"Oh, that's okay. That's it, Chauncey. I know the past few years have been difficult for you.

You tell me what you think is holding you back from being the player you want to be. Whatever you say, I can make sure you don't have that holding back in Detroit.

This team is unlike any you've been around before. Detroit isn't as bleak as Boston and Denver, and it isn't as wild as Minneapolis.

This is the city of cars. A car, you know, needs every part to be perfect in order to run far.

You are the kind of defender we are looking for. You learned how to control the game in Minneapolis, next to your big brother Gotrell Brandon, and you can be our engine.

And I also know that controlling the game is not everything for you. You can shoot three-pointers, you can drive with the ball, and you can do whatever you want in Detroit.

You don't have to be a super guard, you don't have to be Michael Jordan, you just have to be yourself."

After Dumas finished speaking, he held Billups' hand.

Flounder burst into tears with gratitude. Over the years he has been in the industry, this is the first time someone has told him: "You don't have to be Michael Jordan, you just need to be yourself."

Nonsense, as if he could be Jordan.

"only......"

Dumas's "just" made the sensitive Billups suddenly nervous.

Did I find the wrong person to co-write? Detroit is not where I belong either?

"It's just, you know, our contract..."

"The contract is easy to negotiate, easy to negotiate. Just go with the price we agreed on before, 35 million for six years. It's not enough to raise the money. Let's make friends, hahahaha." Billups hurriedly continued.

After performing well with the Timberwolves last season, Billups chose to test the free agent market.

After all, he averaged 22 5 5.7 per game in the playoffs last season, with a shooting percentage of 45% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40%!

This is considered the data of a quasi-All-Star guard.

Although the Timberwolves were swept out by the Mavericks in the first round,...

Nowitzki averaged 33 points per game and beat Garnett. What does Billups have to do with me?

As a result, after entering the free agent market, Billups found that no one was interested in him.

Because his personality is already ingrained, who would give a big contract to a psychologically immature parallel importer?

Therefore, although Dumas lowered the price, Billups was still willing to accept it. If he didn't accept it, he might not even get the 35 million!

"This...are you really willing to accept 35 million in 6 years?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes, a hundred yes! I have no money at all in my heart, only reviving the Pistons, a big cause!" Billups patted his chest.

"Okay, let's go back and take a rest first, and then we can sign the contract with the agent in a few days."

After sending Billups away, Dupuiss patted the table.

Damn it, if I had known he was so straightforward, I would have pushed the price down even more!

Forget it, 35 million in 6 years is still a big deal.

Fatty Du knows very well that Billups has actually fulfilled his talent after finding himself in the Timberwolves, and his performance in the playoffs is the best proof.

Billups' true worth is definitely more than 35 million in 6 years.

But there is no way, the Pistons are poor!

If the horse needs to run and not eat grass, Dumars can only find low-paid, high-performance players like Billups.

Dumas will not look for someone who is too expensive, nor will he look for someone who is too outstanding.

He firmly believes that basketball is a sport for five people. Even without superstars, a top-notch team can be put together.

Billups' matter is settled, and the Wizards' deal to swap Stackhouse for Hamilton is finalized.

Now, Dumas still has someone to deal with.

It's just that he is struggling with whether this person is worth a first-round pick in 2003!

Because the Pistons' first-round pick can be quite valuable, or it can be worthless.

Although the Pistons ranked second in the Eastern Conference last season, this draft pick is not the Pistons' own, but was taken from the Grizzlies in 1997.

In 1997, then Pistons general manager Doug Collins traded veteran Thorpe from the Grizzlies for a 2003 protected draft pick.

What is the feeling of a protected pick? If the Grizzlies win the No. 1 pick in 2003, then the pick is protected and will still belong to the Grizzlies.

And if the Grizzlies fail to draw the No. 1 pick in 2003, then the pick will go to the Pistons.

The Grizzlies were thinking at that time, six years later, I would have to grow into a playoff team. This draft pick is just a hair on Jiu Niu's body.

Then it turns out that as a bear, you can never overestimate yourself.

These Grizzlies have moved from Vancouver to Memphis to play cotton, and they are still the same teenagers without any change.

No matter how bad it is, it will still be bad.

Although the Grizzlies added Pau Gasol to the team last season, the team's record did not improve.

The draft pick that the Pistons inadvertently acquired at that time actually became very valuable.

In Dumars' view, with the Grizzlies' extraordinary strength, they have a very high probability of getting the No. 1 pick next season.

By then, this draft pick will be worthless.

Besides, Dumars can't wait for the rookie to grow.

What he is doing now is to build a team that is ready to fight and can produce results immediately.

The Pistons are not rebuilding the team to begin with, so this draft pick can only be an unexpected surprise. They have no plan to train rookies.

After careful consideration, Dumas called Babcock.

If Li Ang can really join the Pistons, Detroit will be very different next season!

Babcock's heart was moved. The Grizzlies' first-round draft pick in 2003, plus the Pistons' second scorer, veteran Clifford Robinson who averaged 14.6 points per game and had three-point ability.

This is equivalent to future potential and immediate combat power, and the Pistons have given them both.

Although Robinson's salary does not quite match that of Leon, because the Raptors' salary does not exceed the salary cap, it can be traded even if it does not match.

The only question is whether this draft pick can be used for his own use.

Joe Dumars believes that the Grizzlies have a high probability of getting the No. 1 pick.
To be continued...