NBA Backer King Chapter 369

   Chapter 369 Trading Kidd

   "Would you like to trade?"

  Little Colangelo wiped his forehead, which was already covered with a fine layer of sweat.

   There is no way to trade upwards, so he thought of trading these picks, anyway, to strengthen the perimeter. These three first-round picks are very attractive to some rebuilding teams.

  For example, Michael Finley is not suitable for the requirements of the Suns, why not add these picks to a trade?

   This is a crazy idea. This year is a big year for the draft. The team's signature was finally traded in, and now it's going to be traded out? He had a hard time making this decision.

   "Anyway, the trading window has not been opened, so let's wait for the lottery to decide." Finally, he made this decision.

   If luck comes and he can get the top three picks, it goes without saying that Ray Allen is his first choice.

   Of course, if it is the No. 1 pick, he can choose Iverson first, and then trade with the teams behind to obtain certain benefits.

   But the odds of getting the top three picks are almost impossible, so in fact, he is mentally prepared to trade.

  Then the preparations must be done first, and the players must be traded first.

In terms of point guard, the Lightning is in good shape this year, but he is getting older, and because of the contract year, he is working harder and consumes more energy. The state of the next season is actually not safe. He needs to find a young potential point guard to give the Lightning. Play the bench, just in case.

   In this regard, he has long had a goal, that is, the main point guard of the Mavericks, Jason Kidd, the second overall pick in 1994.

   In fact, when he first took over as general manager last offseason, he wanted to trade Kidd. At that time, the Lightning was in a bad state. He wanted to remove Kevin Johnson from the starting lineup and let Kidd play the main point guard.

   It's just that the Mavericks rejected his trade, and even he was rejected with this year's first-round pick as a bargaining chip.

   Kidd's average per game data this season is very good, 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.3 blocks, 4 turnovers and 1.9 fouls.

   He makes a lot of mistakes. He likes shooting waves and throwing three-pointers, but his shooting rate is only 33.6%. His offensive efficiency is not high enough. The overall shooting rate is only 38%. This is his weakness.

But the defense is good, and the organization ability is strong, and the ball control and passing ability is strong. After the transaction, there is Lao K in the low post, and he does not need his wave shots. He can avoid his weaknesses, concentrate on organizing offense and perimeter defense, and give Lao K. K is enough to pass the ball. It belongs to the person who can use it. If the lightning state drops, it can be topped immediately.

   But are the Mavs willing to trade their main point guard?

   There is no doubt about this, because the Mavericks are in infighting, the season has just ended, and the team has announced the disbandment and reconstruction. At this time, it is the right time to apply for a trade, and the Mavericks have no reason to refuse.

  The Mavericks are fighting against their three main players, Jim Jackson, Kidd, and Jamal Mashburn. This Dallas triple-J combination is strong and full of potential. Dallas fans expect the triple-J combination to bring the Mavericks into the playoffs.

  Unfortunately, both Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn have selfish styles on the court, so there are conflicts on the court, and they start to fight for the ball, for shots, for status, and for the boss, and infighting arises.

   Then Kidd had 25 assists in a game in February this year, which made Kidd extremely confident, so the idea came to him that he would be the captain.

  The emperor took turns to do it. When he came to my house this year, he publicly stated that he hoped to buy a boat and let the two of them get on his boat instead of him on theirs.

   In the end, it was impossible for one mountain to hold three tigers, and the three-J combination all turned their faces. They all wanted to be the bosses.

This is an on-court relationship, and an off-court relationship is even more showy. The Triple J group also fell in love with an exciting female singer named Donnie Blyston, and then there was no more, which directly led to the team entering in the rhythm of dissolution.

   The specific situation seems to be that Kidd first made an appointment with Brighton, and then he was robbed of love, Jim Jackson got in the car first, and finally Mashburn stepped in and wanted to be the driver again.

So in this era, the hope of trading Kidd is still great. Even if the Mavericks are also a Western team and are unwilling to let the Suns strengthen, the infighting in the team cannot keep anyone, as long as they give good bargaining chips, they should also would like to.

   "DuDaoDao."

   There was a knock on Colangelo's office door, and the assistant pushed open the door and said to him, "Sir, Donny Nelson is here."

   "Okay, please come in." Little Colangelo nodded.

   "Hello, Mr. Colangelo."

   "Hello, Mr. Nelson."

   Then a white man in his thirties walked in, and the two exchanged greetings.

   This is Nelson's son. He used to be the chief assistant coach of Nelson in the Warriors. This time, he came to the Suns to apply for an assistant coach. Colangelo decided to invite him.

Because old Nelson has a good vision for selecting rookies, he wanted to try little Nelson's vision to see if he inherited the vision of old Nelson, so after sitting down, he asked tentatively, "Donnie, what do you think about this year's draft? What do you think?"

   Little Nelson asked with a smile: "I wonder which position the team wants to choose?"

Colangelo Jr. said it was a point guard, Nelson Jr. nodded, thought for a moment and then said: "The Hornets' first-round pick in the hands of the Suns should be the No. 13 pick, so I recommend a draft prospect prediction. A rookie in a similar position…”

"Oh?"

   Little Colangelo nodded with interest.

"I met him in high school and became friends after he went to college, but I didn't recommend him because of my personal relationship with him, but because I knew what he was capable of," said Nelson Jr. .

   Little Colangelo picked up the rookie prediction list at hand and said, "Steve Nash? Or Tony Delk?"

   Nelson Jr. is not surprised why Colangelo Jr. knows, because this is normal. In the vicinity of the No. 13 prediction in the first round, it is these two rookie point guards.

   "Nash," he said.

   "Tell me specifically?" Little Colangelo said calmly.

Little Nelson explained: "His speed is very fast, his ability to control the ball is very strong, his organization is as strong as his passing ability, in addition, his vision is very good, he can see any open space, he has a very strong sense of passing, and he has the ability to pass the ball. Good ideas, plus he has a very good shooting ability, and he is more than 40% from three, he is very suitable for the Suns."

   Having said this, he added with some regret: "Only defense and confrontation are his weaknesses. If he can make up for these two weaknesses, it is really a perfect No. 1 position."

   Jr. Colangelo nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He stood up and stretched out his hand to Nelson Jr. and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Nelson, you got the assistant coach contract of the Suns."

   "Thank you, Colangelo." Little Nelson said happily.

After    Nelson Jr. left, Colangelo Jr. continued to consider his trade.

   In terms of point guard, Nash is really good, but he is more satisfied with Kidd.

Kidd has the defense that Nash does not have. Without defense, there is no championship. The Suns are a championship team. There is no defense at the No. 1 position, and it cannot destroy the opponent's organizational function and suppress the opponent's offensive engine. That is the fatal weakness. , it is impossible to win the championship.

  Although Kidd doesn't have Nash's three-pointer, this shortcoming is not fatal, because this is the No. 1 position and does not need his strong ability to pull off.

   As for Kidd coming to the Suns, will he compete with Old K for the top spot? This possibility, um, Kidd will first compete for the position of the main point guard from the Lightning, and then the substitute is not qualified to be the boss.

   After thinking about it, he picked up the microphone and started to contact the general manager of the Mavericks.

   His chip is Michael Finley, who is the main chip, and with two fringe players, he did not give the first-round pick of 1996 for the first time.

   After receiving the trade application from the Suns, the Mavericks were immediately tempted.

   There is really no way, the infighting in the team is too serious, three people have to be the boss, and all three have to drive the same car, what should the team do?

   There is no way to go, the team is disbanded and rebuilt.

Michael Finley was the main small forward of the Suns in his rookie season. He hit the rookie wall and was removed from the main position, but his performance is still good and he has a lot of potential. The Suns have been vigorously training for a year. In two years, it will be very useful, and it is possible to average 20+ per game, which is just right for the Mavericks who need to rebuild.

But a Finley is definitely not enough to trade Kidd, the salary is not enough, and the value of the players is not enough. The Mavericks also asked the Suns' current main guard, Wes Liposon. These are two main chips, and the Suns will use two more. A fringe match deal.

   Little Colangelo didn't think much about it. Although he had to trade Posen, it was worth saving at least one first-round pick.

   The deal was soon negotiated, and it was basically finalized. Only after the season and the trading window opened, the deal could be completed.

   The deal for the No. 1 position was settled, and Colangelo Jr. continued to consider other positions.

   No. 2, without Person, then you definitely need to find another main shooting guard, or choose one.

   Kobe's uncertainty is still too high, he doesn't want to choose high school students, so he still implements his ideas and chooses to trade first.

He hopes to find a player with immediate combat power, not too old, and ideally still in his prime. The average score per game is not too high, 15+, but the defense must be good, because this shooting guard needs to be against Jordan.

   On April 22nd, Li Lianjie arrived in Los Angeles, along with Long Wu, Cheng Long and Jiahe boss Zhou Wenhuai.

On the 23rd, the Los Angeles branch of K Martial Arts Hall held a party and invited some VIP customers from the film industry. Li Lianjie and Long Wu came this time mainly for the release of Adventure King in North America. Always try it.

Cheng Long is planning to make a new movie, that is, the Flying Eagle Project, which Yu Feihong also invested 20 million Hong Kong dollars in. This time he and Zhou Wenhuai came over. First, they signed a contract with New Line Pictures. The North American copyrights of his previous movies were sold. If you lose it, you will make a lot of money, and the second is to participate in this party and accumulate contacts in Hollywood.

  Wang Tiejun wanted to prepare for the playoffs, so he didn't have time to go to Los Angeles, so he just made a phone call and invited them to watch his playoffs.

   In addition, he asked several of the most familiar stars, such as Big Mouth Roberts, Depp Scissorhands, Tom Cruise, to help introduce Li Lianjie and them to their contacts and say hello at the party.

   Neither he nor Yu Feihong are there. If there is no competent person to introduce them, I am afraid that Li Lianjie and the others will not know a few people.

  At ten o'clock in the morning on the 23rd, the party was successfully held. A large number of Hollywood stars and executives of film companies were invited, and even many executives from the eight major Hollywood film companies attended.

   Zhou Wenhuai and Long Wu couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this scene. How could a basketball player open a martial arts hall, and then why is this Chinese medicine hall so influential in Hollywood? Basketball, martial arts hall, Chinese medicine hall, Hollywood, are completely irrelevant!

The    party specially arranged two miniature screening rooms, the size of 20 or 30 people, with Li Lianjie's movies in them, which attracted some people to watch them.

   For this attempt, Li Lianjie was still looking forward to it, but also a little nervous.

  Introduced by Tom Cruise and the others, it can be regarded as getting acquainted with some people, and now some movie distributors are watching his movies.

  At noon, the party arranged a buffet and served a medicated meal. Dozens of crock pots were lined up, and the aroma came out, which made people's appetite soar.

  Several chefs in Wuguan started to use sea bowls to serve broccoli, which is half meat and half soup.

   Juliet Roberts brought a bowl that was bigger than her face, but she didn't dislike it at all.

   has been eating for a long time, as Lao Wang said, she has become obsessed with this food, and she thinks about it if she doesn't eat it for a day.

Although I can't study the effect of the brooding chicken, but after eating it for so long, she feels that her physical condition is very good. The irregular periods due to filming in the past are normal, and her appetite is very good, which shows that the old K didn't lie to her, this thing is really good, good for her.

   "Auntie, what about mine?"

   A five-year-old kid next to him was clinging to the edge of the table, looking at the crock pots and swallowing. Seeing that her aunt only took her own, she hurriedly shouted.

  Roberts said awkwardly to the cook, "Sorry, I need a small bowl."

   "Sir, can I have a big bowl?" Little Budian asked quickly.

   "Emma?" the surprised Roberts shouted in embarrassment.

   "Of course." The chef nodded with a smile.

"thanks!"

  Emma Roberts followed her aunt contentedly.

   "Little thing, can you finish it?"

  Roberts is embarrassed, everyone only has one bowl, and the tray in her hand holds two sea bowls, she feels like a waiter at a party.

   "I can't finish packing, so I brought a lunch box." Emma Roberts shouted with a smile, and patted the small backpack on the back.

  Roberts rolled her eyes. She swore that she would never bring her little niece to the K martial arts party again.

The effect of the    party was still obvious. At the party, several publishers were interested in Adventure King. After repeated discussions with Dragon Five, one of them made the highest bid, offering $2 million to buy out the North American copyright.

The investment in this film is very large. Long Wu invested five million dollars, but when the filming was almost done, I don't know how it caught fire. Some of the good things were burned. , he did not dare to take risks, and could only use the filmed film for editing, and many wonderful contents were gone.

Judging from the current release situation in Asia, it is still good. The box office can reach 10 million US dollars, but it has reached the top. However, this box office can be achieved by Li Lianjie, Cheng Long and Zhou Xingxing in Xiangcheng. It was actually quite successful.

   But at the box office, Long Wu could not make any money, and even suffered a small loss.

Two million dollars, to be honest, is not too high for the entire North American copyright, five million at the box office can be repaid, but Adventure King is a pure Xiangcheng movie, and Li Lianjie is completely unknown in Hollywood , the price is not bad, the publisher also took some risks.

  To be honest, Li Lianjie's martial arts movements are very entertaining. The Hollywood film industry has never seen such a kung fu movie, which is why these distributors are interested.

   Moreover, at this price, Long Wu can also make a profit from this movie, making a small profit, and finally he agreed.

As for Li Lianjie's previous movies, I didn't bring them this time, because he didn't have any fame yet. Even if he could sell the video rights, the price would definitely be very low. Just like Cheng Long this time, it is more cost-effective.

   Overall, the party was a great success.

"Ajie, I'll be successful if I hit the street twice. You have a better chance than me. Now with the help of Old K, you have an advantage over me! If Adventure King can make the distributors make money, you will have a chance to enter the next movie. Hollywood." Cheng Long said with some envy.

   "Brother, you have all succeeded. I haven't started yet. In the future, we will work together and have the opportunity to cooperate." Li Lianjie said with a smile.

"Okay!"

  Cheng Long nodded and said again: "You call old K, let's go to see his playoffs, this time I have a few days off."

"it is good."

   Then Li Lianjie called Lao Wang and said excitedly, "Old K, I want to treat you this time. The Adventure King sold it for two million dollars."

   "Congratulations, Brother Li, find another investor to make a blockbuster film. Like Brother Cheng, it's an instant hit." Pharaoh encouraged on the other end of the phone.

   "Haha, let's see the opportunity." Li Lianjie laughed.

Next to   , Long Wu and Zhou Jiahe looked at each other, and both had the idea of ​​investing in Li Lianjie's next movie.

This time Li Lianjie's harvest is really great. They knew that Li Lianjie had no plans to enter Hollywood before, but they didn't expect that because of an old K, he would come into contact with Hollywood so easily, just as Cheng Long said just now, As long as Adventure King makes money this time, Li Lianjie's next movie will definitely be in the sight of Hollywood.

   (end of this chapter)

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