NBA Backer King Chapter 191

   Chapter 191 Psychological changes after winning the championship (festival plus update)

Seeing the playful look in Colangelo's eyes, David Frank knew that what he said was in vain, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Okay, Jerry, I've already said it, you can figure it out. Anyway, Charles and I It's impossible to accept what you're doing, and we're going to seek a deal."

   Colangelo paused and nodded.

   Very simply, the two reached an agreement on this issue. How to deal specifically will take time. Barkley is not an ordinary star. Both parties need to be satisfied.

   Now that the trade window has opened, free agents can be signed, and trade negotiations for players with contracts can also proceed, but they are still in the freeze period, and only after the freeze period is over can the final trade be made.

  The so-called freeze period is that after the season ends, it will take some time for the league to settle the wages of all players, and it will take about a week. This year's freeze period will end on July 6, and the trading period will officially enter on the 7th.

   sent David Frank away, Colangelo started to have a headache, how to trade Barkley?

   "By the way, I haven't talked to old K yet?" He suddenly remembered this question.

   This is a very serious problem. If Barkley is abandoned, then the old K must become the new core of the next team. Can the old K take this responsibility? Is he mentally prepared for this? Does he have this leadership?

  If Barkley is traded and leaves the team, his goal for the Suns in the new season is to at least reach the second round of the playoffs, because no championship defending team has been eliminated in the first round, so can the old K lead the team to complete it?

   "Old K, come here, I want to talk to you about some things about the new season." He immediately called Wang Tiejun on the phone.

   "Okay, sir, I'll be right over here."

  Wang Tiejun appeared in Colangelo's office an hour later.

   "Tom, please give old K a cup of coffee."

After    Colangelo gave an order, he asked with a smile, "Old K, when are you going to go back to China? I know you really want to go back early."

  Wang Tiejun said with a smile: "I'm afraid it will take a few days or so. I still have some sponsorship contracts that I haven't signed yet. It's coming soon."

   nodded, and Colangelo smiled: "It's a really good decision for you to sign CAA. Except for Jordan, no player who is not even an All-Star can get so many sponsorship contracts in his rookie season."

   "Yes, this is a correct decision." Pharaoh said with a smile, when Tom came in with a cup of coffee, he took it and said thank you.

   "Go to Dr. Thomas Carter before leaving and ask him to give you a comprehensive physical examination. This will make you healthier and the team will be responsible for the cost." Colangelo laughed.

   "OK, I will go." Lao Wang smiled.

   Put away the smile on his face, Colangelo said seriously: "Old K, there is a problem now, I need to get your attitude."

"whats the matter?"

   Seeing Colangelo's serious expression, Old Wang couldn't help but get serious.

   "The team is ready to make you the next core, in the new season." Colangelo stared at Pharaoh and said.

  Wang Tiejun's eyes fluctuated, a new core?

  To say that he has never thought about this problem, it is definitely impossible. A soldier who does not want to be a general is definitely not a good soldier. How could he not want to be the boss?

Seeing Wang Tiejun's unsurprised expression, Colangelo nodded secretly. At least in this first round, the old K performed well. Calmness is a quality that the core of a team must have. people followed suit.

   "What about Buckley?" Pharaoh asked tentatively.

   "He is likely to leave."

   Colangelo didn't hide it either. He couldn't hide it. He didn't disclose it here. David Frank might have notified the media by now.

   He thought really well, David Frank has indeed contacted some media reporters who are familiar with the situation.

   "What?" Pharaoh was shocked.

   Colangelo nodded and said, "I mean I hope he will assist you, but neither he nor his agent agree, so we can only trade him away."

   "What about our team?"

  Without Barkley, Wang Tiejun doesn't think the Suns have a chance to win the championship in the new season. Where can I find a power forward with an average of 20+10 per game?

   If it were so easy to find, teams like the Mosaic and the Spurs would have already started, and Da Meng and David Robinson would have already won the championship.

   Another example is the Bulls, if there is a center or power forward who averages 20+10 per game, how can the Suns beat Jordan this time?

   "You're not sure how to lead the team?" Colangelo asked rhetorically.

Pharaoh hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm not sure I can lead the team well, Kevin and the others are good, we are all brothers, but Barkley is gone, and I'm left alone in the paint. I can't stand it alone."

  Colangelo said with a smile: "It's okay, Barkley leaves, we will definitely get some chips, I will try to trade in as good a power forward as possible. Also, don't you want to be the new core?"

   Old Wang was startled, can you think about it?

   He thought about it, since he wanted to be the new core, and Barkley was unwilling to assist him, it seemed that there was no way to have the best of both worlds.

   It's just that he couldn't figure out why Colangelo chose him instead of Barkley. Do you trust him so much?

   You must know that his current strength is not as good as that of Barkley, especially the defense is his shortcoming. Choosing him is taking a risk.

   But he didn't want to ask the team why they chose him. Since he wanted to be the new core, and Mr. Colangelo had made a decision, he would be hypocritical to ask again.

   "Sir, don't worry, I promise I won't let you down." He said solemnly.

   "I hope so." Colangelo nodded and smiled.

After    left the headquarters, Wang Tiejun contacted his agent Lance Hawksman immediately and informed him of the news.

   "Great! Old K, become the core of a team, you will be more likely to play beautiful data." Hoxman said excitedly.

  Pharaoh's face is black, what is this, I don't want to be a big brush, I've never done that, I just want to make a lot of money.

   Leading a team is a lot of responsibility, and the pressure is actually very high for him, because he takes over a defending team.

After    ended the call, he drove to Barkley's house, calling and making an appointment on the way.

   "Old K is coming, it's almost there, Maureen, I'll pick it up at the door." After hanging up, Buckley said.

   "It's almost five o'clock, do you want to invite old K to dinner at home? I'll have someone prepare it." Maureen said quickly.

   "Of course." Buckley laughed.

   In a few minutes, Wang Tiejun's car drove into Buckley's villa.

   "Charles, Mr. Colangelo met me just now. I know the news about you. Do you really want to stay with the Suns?"

  Get out of the car, he said straight to the point.

Barkley was a little embarrassed because his brother helped him win the championship, but he was unwilling to stay and help his brother, so he hesitated: "Old K, go and sit first, let's talk slowly, just have dinner here, Maureen is already preparing."

   "Okay." He nodded.

At this time, ESPN TV's five o'clock NBA channel news suddenly broke a big news, the hostess said with a shocked face: "All NBA fans, I just received the exact news from the reporter in front of this station, the Suns will cooperate with the The team's freshly released FMVP winner, this season's regular season MVP winner, and historic-level superstar Charles Barkley parted ways.

  This news is provided by Mr. David Frank, Barkley's agent, and we will provide details below. Please see the interview with the front line. "

   Next is a segment of a TV interview with ESPN's interview with David Falk.

Frank faced the camera and said: "Yes, the Suns will rebuild the team with the old K as the core, we regret that they gave up Charles, I think this is an absolute humiliation to Charles, an unacceptable thing, we Will have to leave Phoenix crying, it's a sad thing for Charles, who just brought a championship to the city and was dumped right away..."

   The news immediately swept across the country like a whirlwind on ESPN's TV signal.

   "It's unbelievable. Are the Suns killing the donkey? But Barkley is still in his prime, and the donkey was killed too early, right?"

   "Abandoning a superstar in his prime and rebuilding as a rookie, are the Suns crazy?"

   "Did the Suns give up their title defense ahead of schedule?"

   "Damn the Suns, if you want to smash it earlier, why did you **** our Bulls' three-peat, smashed our dynasty, and then smashed it?"

   All kinds of remarks have been widely disseminated through various channels in a very short period of time, which can be called a clamor.

   Soon, and the Suns' external hotline was also blown up by fans.

"I'm sorry, although I like the old K very much, I am his fan, but I am not optimistic about the reconstruction with the old K as the core, the old K's defense can't support our penalty area at all, without Barkley, he can't do it at all, management The floor is in chaos, I'm going to the headquarters to protest."

   "Keep Barkley and trade old K."

   "I'm going to cancel my plans to buy season tickets, that's my way of protesting."

   "What we need is to defend the title, not to rebuild. Is the management's brain confused? Why not keep both the old K and Barkley?"

   "I don't understand, why did you choose to rebuild at this time? Can't you keep the original winning lineup?"

   "It's so funny, the Bulls didn't collapse after losing the finals, but we collapsed first."

  The staff kept answering the phone, no time for dinner, and few Suns fans understood the management's approach.

   In fact, not to mention the fans, even some of the Suns' management did not understand the idea of ​​​​the owner of Colangelo.

   Among them, there is little Colangelo.

  Bryan Colangelo is 27 years old and has been in the Suns management team for three years. He is now the team's vice president. According to Colangelo's plan, he will be ready to take over the positions of general manager and president in two years.

  During dinner, he discussed it with his father at the dinner table, and he didn't even bother to eat dinner.

"I don't understand, father, why do you choose to adjust the core of the team at this time, you must know that Barkley can't accept losing the core position, he will definitely choose to leave, can you give me a reason? ?" he said.

   After a little thought, Colangelo put down his knife and fork and said with a smile, "Brian, do you know why the Bulls can't win three consecutive championships?"

   "Because they can't do it inside." Little Colangelo shrugged his shoulders.

Nodding, Colangelo shook his head again and said: "In the second game after I gave old K the short contract, he knocked over O'Neal and completed the dunk. The general manager of the Bulls, Mr. Krause, watched the game. He immediately decided to give up their championship member, the main center, Carter White, and gave the old K a tens of millions of contracts.

   Do you understand why he wants to destroy the original championship lineup? The old K at that time was far from being comparable to the old K now.

   In that game, Old K only scored three points or two points, I can't remember, his scoring ability is very weak, his rebounding ability is not very good, and his defense is even worse.

But now, in the just-concluded finals, the old K scored 23 points and 12 rebounds per game, and in the most critical H6 battle, he scored a quasi-triple-double of 33 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. If not G4 team gave up, his stats will be better. "

   Little Colangelo thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't quite understand, father, why?"

   Colangelo shook his head and smiled: "Because Krause knows that Old K is more likely to be the support of the Bulls in the low post than Carter White.

   It's like I gave up Barkley, because Barkley can't be our pillar in the low post, he's too low, and K can. "

   "But father, Barkley is 10,000 times stronger than Cartwright." Little Colangelo still couldn't accept his father's approach.

   Colangelo said with a smile: "So what? Since I want to build a team with old K as the core, Barkley happens to be a bargaining chip to help us complete the reconstruction.

   We used most of our starting lineup to trade him last year, and this year he has to help us get some good chips. "

   Little Colangelo thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "But I still don't understand, why do you choose this time instead of a year or two years later?"

   Colangelo explained: "Because Barkley has been playing with injuries this year, you know what that means?"

   "The transaction value has dropped?" Little Colangelo said in surprise.

Nodding, Colangelo said solemnly: "Although he is still in his prime, with his height of 198 cm, he has been fighting with those big men all the year round, and the physical load must be very heavy. After these seasons, he must have accumulated a lot of Injury.

  I have received relevant reports from Dr. Carter. Barkley does have a lot of potential injuries. Once these injuries break out, how much do you think his trade value will remain? We traded him for the majority of the team's price, and we couldn't let him fall into our hands.

   And his strength, to be honest, do you think we could have won the championship this year if we hadn't gotten the old K? "

   Little Colangelo understood his father's thoughts, but he still asked with some doubts: "Dr. Carter's skills are so good, why don't you try to help Barkley get back to health?"

   shook his head, Colangelo said: "Dr. Carter is only good at the treatment of some injuries, such as the knee joint, and he is not good at others.

  You forgot the last time Kevin Johnson dislocated his shoulder, he needed surgery, but it only took one second for the old K to solve the problem, and until now Kevin Johnson's shoulder has not had any problems. "

   nodded, little Colangelo smiled: "Old K is really amazing."

   Colangelo added: "In addition, the reason why I choose to adjust the core now is because the growth rate of old K is too fast.

   In fact, his performance in the finals is no worse than Barkley, so in the new season, there may be some problems between him and Barkley, such as tactical position, such as shooting, such as dominance and leadership of the team.

   I don't want to see the team split, so I can only choose to take the initiative to solve this problem. There will always be pains in reform, and we need to bear all of this. "

   Little Colangelo couldn't help but nodded, this is indeed a very likely problem.

He has also been working for three years, and with some experience, he knows that the problem between Barkley and K is that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. When two 20+10 superstars appear in the low post, they will inevitably squeeze each other's survival. The issue of space will inevitably require one side to make concessions.

   or Barkley assisted, dominated by the old K, and vice versa.

If Barkley is not inside, there will be no problems between them, just like Tom Chambers and Kevin Johnson before, also like Barkley and Kevin Johnson this season, it is enough to build two cores inside and outside , each will not affect the other's tactical position.

   But in the same post, it is impossible for two low-level cores to appear at the same time. Even if it is a two-tower tactic, it is one main and one auxiliary, and it will not really form two cores in the low position.

Colangelo said with a smile: "This season, the reason why Barkley condoned the growth of the old K is because he wants to win the championship, and he urgently needs the old K to grow up faster. However, everything is developmental, Now that he has a championship, things have changed.

  Brian, as a general manager, you must understand all of this, including the thoughts of the players, so as to plan ahead and solve the problems that may arise in the future. "

  When the two father and son were discussing this matter at the table, Buckley and Wang Tiejun were also sitting at the table, and they had already talked.

   Both of them are straightforward people. Barkley made it clear that he still hopes to be the core of a team, and Pharaoh will not ask any more questions.

   He didn't say anything hypocritical about letting Barkley stay, and he also worked as a support. Both of them are in the low position, it is impossible to be the core at the same time, there must be one person whose tactical position is more important.

In fact, in the second half of this season, when his offensive ability increased, the Suns often played traditional center tactics, the ball looked for him first, and he was the core of the low post at that time, with Barkley assisting him on the weak side , If the new season really lets him play support all the way, it is not as good as his current tactical position, and he certainly cannot accept it.

   Well, there is no room for two 20+10 guys in one paint area. The idea of ​​the two is to get together and break up easily, so as to avoid conflicts in the future. Now that they are separated like this, it is still good brothers to meet.

   (end of this chapter)

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