He just played basketball and became the chosen one. - Chapter 205
c205 : So many big-name players are Ryan’s backup
On the deck of a luxury cruise ship, a musical feast is being staged on the sea level.
Performing on the stage at this time was the Linkin Park Band, which was already at its peak.
After their performance, the well-known Los Angeles OG Gou Ye also came up to sing two songs.
After that, popular actresses such as Avril Lavigne and Rihanna also appeared.
This show simply brings together the hottest singers in the United States.
If this were a music festival held on a luxury cruise ship, the lineup would undoubtedly be bright enough to drive any fan crazy.
But the strange thing is that not many people in the audience raised their cameras or mobile phones to take pictures of these singers.
Even facing such a performance, some people in the audience were a little impatient and looked forward to the end of the performance.
All these people are waiting for the most important guy to come on stage!
After a few performances, it was getting dark.
The waves gently lapped against the hull of the boat, making a soft sound. With the sea breeze blowing on your face, people feel peaceful and comfortable.
Above the sea level, the starry sky is bright and the Milky Way stretches across the sky. It is so beautiful that it is intoxicating.
At this time, most of the lights on the deck of the luxury cruise ship were suddenly turned off, indicating that today’s official “program” was about to begin.
On the stage just now, a huge curtain hung down.
Everyone fell silent, silently waiting for the scene that was about to appear on the curtain.
Immediately afterwards, David Stern’s voice came from the scene, and the scene of David Stern at the draft also appeared on the curtain.
The old man wearing glasses read out a name with a smile on the stage:
“With the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets selected…
Ryan!
From the University of Wisconsin! ”
The scene immediately changed to a scene where Ryan was impersonating James and beautifying Garnett.
Splicing together scenes from the draft and scenes of Ryan beating well-known superstars shows that Ryan was already unstoppable when he first entered the league.
But then, another shot of Duncan raising his arms in front of Ryan to celebrate victory appeared on the screen.
The story of the Nuggets losing to the Spurs in the playoffs for two consecutive years is echoing in people’s minds.
And the next thing you know, everyone knows what happened.
The screen went black, and a line of subtitles appeared:
“Temporary failure is nothing but a required course for the strong.”
The subtitles flashed by, and then there was a scene of Ryan defeating the Spurs, then killing the Heat in the Finals, and lifting the championship trophy at the American Airlines Center.
The image of winning the championship and the year appeared on the curtain together.
In 2006, the first championship.
In 2007, back-to-back championships.
In 2008, We Believe won three consecutive championships!
At the end, the screen cut to Wukesong Stadium, giving a close-up of the angry Kobe.
And, the scene of Ryan biting the Olympic gold medal.
The best players of the Mengba team were mobilized, but they still defeated Wukesong.
At that moment, Ryan was the real king!
After that, the majestic background music stopped abruptly.
Another line of subtitles appeared on the black curtain: “This time, difficulties still cannot stop the legend from continuing.”
In just a few dozen seconds of video, everyone at the scene experienced Ryan’s not-so-long, but already brilliant career.
After the video, the lights on the deck come back on.
The host walked onto the stage and greeted everyone present:
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the launch of Ryan’s eighth-generation sneakers!”
Yes, luxury cruise ships, famous singers, and well-produced short films that look like movies.
All of these are just warm-up activities prepared by Reebok for Ryan’s new sneaker launch conference!
The atmosphere has been pushed to a climax at this time, but you have already climaxed, only to find that the other person is just doing foreplay!
This is undoubtedly the most elaborate sneaker launch event in NBA history!
After saying hello, the host continued:
“Now, let’s invite today’s protagonist, Ryan!”
So, after so much preparation, the person everyone wanted to see appeared!
The real climax has finally arrived!
Ryan walked up from the backstage wearing a Reebok casual suit. At this time, the scene was just sparkling.
The reporters who had just seen all the celebrities had no feeling at all. Now when they saw Ryan, they felt like they were seeing a sexy model, and their hands immediately started to feel unconscious.
What are you thinking about? Of course, I immediately started pressing the shutter like crazy!
I have to say that Ryan’s current status is indeed very big.
Reebok also spent a lot of money on this star conference, because starting from this year, Reebok’s interests are completely tied to Ryan.
This summer, the $120 million sneaker contract Ryan signed with Reebok when he first entered the industry officially expired.
For a time, sneaker brands all over the world were naturally pursuing Ryan.
Although Nike usually takes the lead in blacking out Ryan, when they really have something to do with Ryan, their body is very honest.
Directly charter a plane to invite Ryan to visit Nike headquarters, and let the senior leaders go crazy for Ryan.
Reebok also knows that it must show sincerity to retain Ryan.
So Reebok directly offered Ryan a lifetime contract worth $1.5 billion with lifetime dividends!
Although over the years, Reebok has relied on the influence brought by Ryan to sign many stars.
For example, Rose, the No. 1 pick in 2008, or the extremely popular Howard, etc.
Yes, in this historical battle between Reebok and Nike, Adidas died first.
But no matter how many superstars are signed, Ryan is Reebok’s fundamentals.
Other stars can only make Reebok even better.
Ryan can make Reebok last forever.
Ryan is to Reebok what Jordan was to Nike.
Even though Jordan has retired, his AJ series is still popular and is still one of Nike’s most profitable projects.
Therefore, Reebok kept Ryan at all costs, and they believed that Ryan could have the same influence in the future.
Even if Ryan retires, Reebok will still be one of the most popular brands.
In this way, Reebok offered an exorbitantly expensive lifetime contract to renew Ryan’s contract.
Even though Ryan has not appeared in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons!
The reason why the short film just stopped at the 2008 Olympics was that the sentence “This time, difficulties still cannot stop the legend from continuing” appeared at the end.
It’s because after 2008, Ryan’s career, which has been on the rise, finally experienced some twists and turns.
After his peak, in the 2008-09 season, Ryan suffered a foot fracture after the All-Star Game and missed all the remaining games of the season.
You know, Ryan has reached the playoffs for five consecutive seasons since entering the league, and he reached the end of three of them.
Moreover, Ryan has to play more than 40 minutes in every game.
So after all, Ryan has played one full season more than others over the years!
The risk of injury is naturally greater than others.
Ryan’s injury caused the Nuggets to be swept in one round in the playoffs, and the dynasty came to an end.
People are ridiculing that Ryan’s way of ending the season is very GOAT.
In fact, although both of them had broken foot bones, because the fracture locations were different and the complexity of the surgery was different, the injuries suffered by the two were quite different.
Jordan could return in four or five months, but Ryan needed eight months.
Coupled with the recovery training cycle, Ryan is not expected to return to the game until the end of February next season.
Fortunately, Ryan’s injury was not an important replacement such as his knee or ankle, and there is a high probability that it will not affect his competitive status after his return.
So in the 2009-10 season, all of Denver was waiting for Ryan to come back.
According to the management’s original plan, Ryan would return for the last 18 games of the regular season and then lead the team to a victory in the playoffs.
But what the Nuggets’ new management didn’t expect was that the team’s record in the 2009-10 season was a lot worse!
Both AK and Big Ben have completely aged and will never be able to regain their original state.
Millsap and Lowry are still growing and unable to take the lead.
This Nuggets team is led by Artest and Monta Ellis. It’s no wonder they can reach the playoffs in the Western Conference.
By the time Ryan came back, the team’s record was hopeless.
Therefore, although Ryan came back in the last 18 games and led the team to win 13 of them, the winning rate was very scary.
But because the hole dug before was too big, the team still failed to make the playoffs.
In fact, even if Ryan wins 18 games in 18 games after his comeback, the team will not make the playoffs.
Because in the 2009-10 season, the threshold for the Western Conference to enter the playoffs is 50 wins. The hole ahead is too big for Ryan to fill.
In this way, Ryan did not appear in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.
In the past two seasons, the Lakers and Celtics also got their wish and won a championship each.
In this history, because the hard special was not injured in 2009, the Big Three still managed to reach the finals in 2009, and the final yellow-green battle was also won by the Big Three.
In the past 10 years of the Finals, the Lakers, who had become united after failing to win the championship for two consecutive years, finally succeeded in avenging the Celtics through the tiebreaker and also won a championship.
Kobe could finally say, “Hey Shaq, I have one more ring than you.”
In short, the last time Ryan played a complete season was in 2008.
The Celtics and Lakers championships also made the Denver dynasty seem like history.
And this is why today’s sneaker launch is so high-profile. After two unsuccessful seasons, people are eager to know the next step in Ryan’s career.
Right now, the Nuggets are completely different from the Nuggets that won three consecutive championships.
After finishing last season, Ben retired and announced his retirement.
Both Artest and Kirilenko have deteriorated to the point where they can no longer even play in the starting lineup.
Artest is painfully slow, his shots are becoming increasingly unreliable, and even his finishing ability at the basket has begun to deteriorate.
Kirilenko was injured twice in three days. He was playing intermittently and was suffering from injuries. He was no longer in competitive condition.
The most critical thing is that the Nuggets have no channels for reinforcement.
Kirilenko’s maximum-salary contract only expires in one year. Although Ryan deliberately left a player option in 10 years when he signed the contract, he could opt out of the contract to let the team strengthen, and then use the bird rights to risk an extension. .
Who knew that the league had fixed this bug first? After the introduction of new rules, if a team wants to retain a player’s bird rights, his bird rights will also take up salary space.
In other words, even if Ryan opts out of his contract, his salary will still have to occupy salary space first, unless the Nuggets give up the use of Bird Rights to renew Ryan’s contract.
In addition, last summer the team matched Monta Ellis’s big contract in order to hit the playoffs.
Therefore, the Nuggets’ salary space is completely locked.
The overconfidence of the team management last season also prevented the Nuggets from acquiring high-ranking draft picks. In 2010, the Nuggets only had one 11th overall pick.
This decision-making mistake by the management left the Nuggets without the capital to trade high-value draft picks.
It has to be said that after Bird left, the Nuggets management’s ability to resist risks has dropped a lot.
Back in the summer of 2007, Weber was out for the season, Nene went to cut eggs, and AK was seriously injured.
Under such circumstances, Bird still acquired Ben and Artest through several transactions, turning decay into magic and allowing the Nuggets to continue to maintain their competitiveness.
But the current rookie general manager Masai Ujiri obviously does not have such ability. If he completely ruined the team last season, the Nuggets’ situation would not be that bad.
As long as he gave up Ellis last season and didn’t fantasize about the playoffs, the team’s space would not be completely locked up.
In short, the Nuggets are in a mess now. The team’s salary space is locked up, and the team management is too incompetent after Bird left, leaving no room for improvement at all.
Under the current NBA rules, it would be difficult for a team that has won three consecutive championships to maintain its strength. If the management doesn’t have any means, it will be even more difficult to turn around.
It just so happens that there are many teams with salary space this summer, and it happens that Ryan chose to opt out of his contract.
So Ryan’s next plan is very eye-catching.
Because Ryan has sufficient transfer conditions to start over in a place with a better foundation!
In the eyes of most people, because the team’s lineup has become weaker, even if Ryan was not injured in the past two seasons, he would have been beaten in the playoffs.
But Ryan was injured before, so even if the Nuggets failed, Heizi had nothing to say.
But what about next season? If the Nuggets’ performance doesn’t improve next season, Ryan will have no excuses.
If Ryan leads the team with poor results next season, his status will undoubtedly decline significantly.
When the time comes, people will discover that he is only a human being and has not yet reached the level of a god.
So, no matter which way you look at it, transferring is the smartest choice for Ryan.
The whole world also knows that Ryan, who is at the peak of his career, will not sit still and wait for death.
He might find a way to join a team that can fulfill his ambitions.
So the sneaker press conference ended, and it was time for reporters to ask questions freely.
Sure enough, all reporters are concerned about one issue:
“Ryan, will you renew your contract with the Nuggets this summer?”
“New York, Chicago, New Jersey, Miami and other teams all have enough salary space to absorb your contract. Which side do you prefer?”
“Which one is more attractive to you, Derrick Rose, Dwayne Wade or the huge market in New York?”
Facing the reporters’ irritable questions, Ryan just smiled and shook his head:
“Let’s give LeBron more attention. He should want to go to more places than I do.”
In 2010, in addition to Ryan, James’ ownership also attracted much attention.
The Cavaliers are the worst team this summer. They are like a wife facing an old age, desperately cutting off the phone calls of every James reserve lover, and taking turns trying out various sexy clothes to catch her husband’s attention.
To be honest, the Cavaliers don’t know what they did wrong.
Big Ben, Reid, Jamison, O’Neal, and the Cavaliers gave James various teammates.
You can’t say that the Cavaliers don’t work hard. They have done everything a “housewife” can do.
Over the past two seasons, the Cavaliers have ranked in the top five in the league in total salary.
It’s not like they didn’t help James bring in helpers.
But in the 2008-09 season, James was killed by the Magic before he met the Celtics.
Moreover, in the crucial life-and-death battle, Howard scored 40 points and 14 rebounds, but James only scored 25 points with a 40% shooting rate. Who can blame him?
You know, in that game, Reid and Xiao Mo scored 17 points and 20 points respectively with extremely high efficiency, which can be regarded as sufficient support for Ajan.
But he can’t control it himself!
Then when he met the Celtics again in 2010, it was another life-and-death battle. James scored 21 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists.
This sounds like a triple-double performance from the gods.
But why is this game so rarely called?
Because James’ shooting percentage was only 38%, and he made as many as 9 turnovers!
If you make one more mistake, it’s a quadruple-double!
The low shooting percentage made his 21 points worthless, and the 9 turnovers made his 10 assists worthless.
So what can fans do? Are you bragging that he rebounds better than the opponent’s Long center?
For comparison, the entire Celtics team had only 4 more turnovers than James alone.
Therefore, the knight does not understand.
Every time there is a life and death battle, you are the one who pulls it off!
Although the food cooked by me as a “housewife” is not the most delicious, after all, I am living with you seriously and I am not perfunctory.
It’s true that we can’t get S-level superstars, but A-level and B-level players are always available for you.
Life is not good these days, mainly because you are not very good at making money outside!
Why are you now blaming me, a housewife, for not cooking well?
Besides, if you can easily get other S-class stars, what else do you need to do?
Ryan has won three consecutive championships, but he has never had an S-level star teammate in any season.
Moreover, just about two months ago, on April 1, James said in an interview with NBA TV that he would never give up until the Cavaliers win the championship:
“I have an ambitious goal, which is to bring a championship to Cleveland, and I won’t stop until that happens.”
At that time, these words were widely praised by the media and fans, and were considered to be a warning that he would stay with the Cavaliers and a declaration of loyalty to Cleveland.
You said this yourself, it’s only been two months, and now you say you want to leave?
James’s operation really stunned the Cavaliers.
You can’t blame James for this. Do you believe that man when he says he will love you forever? You can only blame yourself for being stupid.
The ownership of Ryan and James is naturally the most high-profile thing this summer.
Therefore, Ryan also successfully used Ajan to help him block the reporters’ firepower.
After the new shoe conference, Ryan immediately got on a private plane and returned to Denver.
This summer, Ryan really has to make good plans for his career.
At this time, all teams in the league are basically like princesses in KTV, waiting for Ryan to choose. Moreover, it’s the kind of “princess” that pours money to Ryan!
The Knicks started making plans for the summer of 2010 a few years ago, freeing up salary space to wait for Ryan’s arrival.
The Bulls are holding a lot of money, waiting for Ryan to take over Jordan’s mantle. They have Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah who can serve as Ryan’s right and left arms, and the team can succeed once they arrive.
Pat Riley is even more exaggerated because he almost wiped out the Heat.
That’s right, it literally disappeared.
Because the Heat now only have three low-priced contracts left with Beasley, Chalmers and Joel Anthony. The entire team now only has these three people, and it cannot be called a team at all!
Everyone else’s contracts “just happen to” expire in 10 years!
The fortune teller is right. There will be a lot of big fish in the summer of 2010, and he is ready to lead the Heat to a turnaround!
In the past, teams would always make room for a maximum salary to sign superstars.
But I don’t know since when, the practice of freeing up a maximum salary space has become outdated.
For all of the above teams, they have freed up enough room to sign two max-salary players!
As long as Ryan joins any team, he will immediately get the opportunity to continue to easily win the championship.
Of course, public opinion was unkind to Lane.
“If Ryan really did this, what’s the difference between running away? The Nuggets overextended the team’s future for him, and he ended up leaving when the team needed to take a breather?”
“Even if he won three consecutive championships after transferring, he is still no better than McDunner who has created two three consecutive championships. After all, McDunling did not take shortcuts.”
“From a professional sports perspective, even if Ryan does leave Denver, it’s not a betrayal.
He reasonably jumped out of the contract and reasonably went to the team that could sign him. Everything is within the scope allowed by league rules.
But… I don’t know how to put it. In that case, he doesn’t seem to be a ruler of an era.
At the peak age of 24, going to other teams and finding other superstars is an uncompetitive choice. ”
Cleveland fans also came out to add fuel to the fire:
“Don’t worry, LeBron won’t be as spineless as Ryan! He will definitely stay in Cleveland this year. After all, he is the pride of Akron!”
“Ryan is a despicable opportunist! Once the Nuggets are useless, he will kick them away! Bah!”
“Even if Ryan wins the championship again, no one respects him. In competitive sports, what is important is not only the championship, but also the process of winning the championship!”
Ryan wanted to laugh when he saw these comments, and really wanted to persuade them to say less.
It will really hurt when the boomerang hits the face!
However, Ryan is indeed waiting for the Nuggets to operate.
Ryan is not very interested in the idea of one person, one city. But Ryan is not very interested in forming a group with other superstars.
If you team up with other superstars, it’s okay if others come to you, but if you go to others, it will greatly damage the gold content of the championship.
For example, Durant also won two championships and two FMVPs, but the gold content will never be as high as other people’s dreams.
No matter which media you choose, Dameng’s historical ranking will be higher than Adu.
That’s the difference.
If he just wants to win a few championships, Ryan doesn’t care about teaming up with others.
But for Ryan, who aims to surpass Danzi, the gold content of the championship is very important.
Moreover, the multi-giant teams have a drawback, that is, their ability to resist risks when facing injuries is too poor.
Because teams with many superstars spend most of their wages on superstars, the depth of the lineup is often very average.
Once a superstar is injured, the team’s combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
As for Rose and Wade, both of them may be injured at any time during this period.
Therefore, the Heat and Bulls don’t like Ryan too much.
As for the Knicks and Nets, although there are no stars there for the time being, they don’t count as finding others to team up with.
But Ryan, the management team of these two teams, couldn’t believe it.
If management Sabi fails to win the championship because of too many manipulations, Ryan might as well retire where he is.
In short, Ryan is not opposed to staying in the Nuggets.
In fact, renewing his contract with the Nuggets is his first choice.
Because Ryan feels that the Nuggets have a good foundation.
AK and Artest may not be as good as the starting lineup back then, but they are definitely tough enough rotation players.
After years of patient training, Lowry and Millsap are about to emerge.
Although Nene is missing a Dragon Ball, it does not prevent him from making an impact in the game.
With this foundation, if there are good reinforcements for one or two positions and appropriate tactical ideas, Ryan feels that the Nuggets will still be very competitive.
And Ryan is in the Nuggets, and he is already very familiar with this group of players and trusts each other.
The team has a good atmosphere, there is never any negative news, everyone is working hard to play, there is no need to worry about making off-the-table moves, and there is no need to worry about who wants to leave next season and who will get the maximum salary. In Denver, everyone has always been united.
This is the essence of a good team, not which team has more stars.
After all, basketball is a collective sport. In a good team, 1+1 can be greater than 2, and 1+1+1+1+1 can also be greater than 5.
Therefore, a place with more stars is not necessarily better.
In Ryan’s previous life, countless so-called “super teams” have proven this with their failures.
But the key is that the Nuggets now have to come up with a future plan that convinces Ryan.
In the past, with Bird around, Ryan didn’t worry about problems with the team’s planning.
But the current level of the general manager and head coach is definitely not good enough, and the management must be replaced.
And that’s what the Nuggets are currently doing.
They are scouring the world for general manager and head coach candidates in preparation to retain Ryan.
During this time, Ajan was not idle either.
He is different from Ryan. He is not thinking about the gold content of the championship now. After all, he doesn’t even have one yet!
No matter if it is a real ring or not, just get one first!
But what makes James very, very, very embarrassed is that
Everyone is not very enthusiastic about recruiting him!
James thought he would become a hot commodity in the transfer market, but the fact is exactly the opposite!
James heard that Stoudemire was waiting for Ryan to make a decision before deciding where to go.
To put it bluntly, I just want to hug Ryan’s thigh!
Although he was once Ryan’s mortal enemy, and although Ryan once disgraced him,
We are all adults. As long as we can win the championship, what about being Ryan’s second dick?
Joe Johnson is also waiting for Ryan’s decision. As long as Ryan doesn’t take the risk of renewing his contract with the Nuggets, Johnson will arrive soon!
James even called and asked Wade, who was in the same class as him. What do you think Wade said?
“It’s crazy, LeBron, you and me. We can definitely change the NBA.
But the free market has only just begun, and you never know what decisions others will make.
So, let’s wait. ”
The meaning of Wade’s words is obvious: “If I can’t find Ryan, I’ll contact you, the spare tire!”
Wade and Ryan have a good personal relationship, and Wade has been waiting for his first championship.
Therefore, he has been thinking about the possibility of fighting side by side with Ryan.
If Ryan goes to Chicago, Wade will follow. If Ryan goes to Miami, Wade can also be in place quickly.
When it comes to Chicago, James becomes even more angry.
The Bulls are the last team that has the potential to win it all this summer, because the Bulls have two max salary caps and Rose, who has a child-labor contract but has proven himself.
If any two superstars go to Chicago, the Bulls will create an unprecedented Big Three team.
Therefore, James has always wanted to fly directly to Chicago with Wade.
But the Bulls are very concerned about Rose’s thoughts. After all, it is still the same sentence. Only when the team atmosphere is good can 1+1 be greater than 2.
If the incoming superstar Rose doesn’t like it or doesn’t cooperate, the Bulls may spend money and have the opposite effect.
But Rose is not very active in recruiting Wade and James.
Regarding recruiting James, Rose just sent James a text message:
“Treatment? It doesn’t matter if you don’t. I won’t force you.”
A Zhan is speechless, can you have a little bit of sincerity!
I am LeBron King James!
What’s your attitude? ?
Shouldn’t you be begging me to go to Chicago and save your miserable career? ?
The Bulls are also confused. This is a great opportunity to form a super team. Rose, can you please stop being so negative!
This is like a parent arranging a blind date for his son, but when the son goes to the scene, he doesn’t even bother to smile with the other person.
Are you young people so afraid of marriage?
There is no other way, the Bulls can only promote it to the outside world. Rose is a very introverted young man, so he is not actively recruiting.
I have absolutely nothing against James.
James also believed it. After all, how could a rookie not be interested in the famous King?
As a result, Ross said very excitedly in an interview the next day:
“Playing with Ryan? God, I can’t even think about it, that has to be the happiest thing in the world, right?
Who doesn’t want to play alongside the best players?
Come on Ryan, let’s make this happen, hahaha! ”
James:? ? ?
Aren’t you quite an introvert? Why do you stick to Ryan when you are facing him?
The contrast table is talking about you! Normally, he looks quite cold, but in front of Ryan, he becomes extremely coquettish!
Wait, this guy Ross looks down on me, that’s why he’s so cold! ?
James thought he was going to save Rose’s miserable career, but in Rose’s view, Arjan’s career was miserable.
An epic upset like that in 2007 in the finals, it is estimated that no one will be able to repeat it in 50 years.
Rose is really not interested in James. It would be great if James comes. But if you don’t come, it won’t affect you in any way.
But Ryan is different. When Ryan comes, it will be dawn!
When Ryan comes, the sky will be there!
James is so angry that you all think of me as Ryan’s backup!
This is indeed an exaggeration. In the summer of 2010, big-name free agents gathered together, but
Everyone, all the teams, are waiting for Ryan to make the first decision!
Everyone, no matter how famous they are, wants to be teammates with Ryan!
Under such pressure, the Nuggets also accelerated their search for a new general manager.
The Nuggets initially wanted to find Steve Kerr, a former member of the Bulls dynasty who performed very well when he was the general manager of the Suns.
In the past few seasons, the Suns began to fall apart under the indiscriminate operation of the team owner.
But after Cole became the general manager, he stopped the losses in time and allowed the Suns to return to the Western Conference Finals last season.
Cole’s role cannot be ignored in bringing the Suns back into contention in a short period of time.
But Cole seemed no longer interested in the general manager position and declined the Nuggets’ invitation.
Then the Nuggets wanted to poach the Thunder and contacted Thunder general manager Sam Presti.
Presti’s vision for drafting is very vicious. Under his control, the Thunder were able to compete six times in the playoffs with the championship Lakers last season. They are currently the strongest youth team in the league.
But Presti seemed to be more interested in his “Thunder Team Development Game” and also declined the Nuggets.
Finally, the Nuggets found Joe Dumars, who single-handedly created the Pistons’ blue-collar championship myth.
But Dumas, like Bird, has identified a place and wants to contribute to it.
Bird can put aside the honor of his dynasty, return home in glory, and vigorously develop the basketball career in Indianapolis.
The same goes for Dumars. Although the Pistons are now in a trough, Dumars feels that he and the Pistons are two in one existence, and he has never thought of leaving Detroit.
Hitting the wall again and again made the Nuggets very uncomfortable.
The general manager is equivalent to the chief designer of a building. If the designer is not reliable, the building will definitely not be built firmly.
A good general manager can make the team do twice the result with half the effort. The previous Big Bird is an example.
Without a good general manager at the helm of the team, and then losing Ryan, the Nuggets may not be able to recover for many years.
Finally, Stan Kroenke decided to go find the man.
When he told his assistant about this, he was confused:
“But, that guy has rejected invitations from many teams, do you think he will agree to us?
It’s better not to waste time. We must finalize the general manager matter quickly so that we can start building the lineup! ”
Kroenke shrugged: “I know he turned down a lot of teams, but I will let him know how the most capable man in the world does things!”
assistant:.
Is this something to be proud of! ?
Just like that, Stan Kroenke, the biggest winner in professional sports and a forever legend in the hard-fed world, flew to Los Angeles in person.
Of course he knew there was little hope for this trip, but now he wanted to give every possibility a try.
If he didn’t fight to seize every opportunity possible, Ryan would be dead.
With Ryan gone, his sports empire collapsed!
The Denver Nuggets have been one of the league’s most profitable teams for many years.
But without Ryan, who the hell is going to watch a team playing on a snowy mountain?
After all, Los Angeles and New York have geographical advantages. So regardless of whether the record is good or bad, whether there are superstars or not, these two teams can make money.
But these are the only two companies in the entire alliance that meet the conditions.
Do you look at the bull? Although they were the most successful team in the 1990s, without Jordan, the Bulls have struggled in recent years.
Kroenke knows very well that the Nuggets have been very successful in recent years. But once Ryan leaves, the Nuggets will immediately be brought back to their original shape!
The thought of this made Kroenke upset.
When he got off the plane, he also cursed secretly: “What a fucking bunch of nonsense!”
If the team has a reliable general manager, he can still leave it alone.
But now he is looking for the general manager.
What a bunch of shit!
After arriving at the destination, Stan Kroenke gathered his emotions.
Although he was the one who paid the money to hire the person, he wanted to invite this person to come out, and his attitude was really sincere.
Kroenke rang the doorbell, and a nanny opened the door. When he saw it was Kroenke, he immediately smiled:
“Come in, sir.”
Kroenke smiled and nodded, then followed the nanny across the mansion’s front yard and into the living room.
Climbing up the stairs to the second floor and walking to the study door, the nanny knocked on the door:
“Mr. Kroenke is here.”
Then Kroenke pushed open the door and entered.
But as soon as he walked in, a mug hit Kroenke’s feet.
Immediately afterwards, a man roared rudely:
“This bastard, how dare he do this!? Cancel my exclusive parking space? That is a privilege given to me by his father!
What does he mean? Just because I refused to return to the Lakers? asshole!
He took my jersey off Staples Center if he could!
If this team is left in his hands, it will be over sooner or later! ”
Kroenke was startled. He looked up at the angry man and swallowed his saliva.
Although the man in front of me is old and his hair has turned gray.
But the ferocity and cruelty in his eyes still made people feel very uneasy.
This man’s aura has not diminished even a bit with age.
Kroenke seemed to be back when he was a child, not daring to move when faced with an angry teacher.
He forced a smile and made a joke to ease the tense atmosphere:
“Are you practicing your shooting skills, Jerry? It seems I came at the wrong time?”
After the white-haired man saw Kroenke, the expression on his face softened:
“Oh, I’m sorry Kroenke, I just said that Jerry Buss’s son made me so angry. He actually canceled my exclusive parking space because he is now the team’s vice president!
Sorry, sit down, we won’t talk about him!
Lucy, go make Mr. Kroenke a cappuccino. ”
Kroenke waved his hand: “No, no, just a glass of water. I drink coffee every night recently, and my heart is going to explode.”
After saying that, Kroenke looked back at the man in front of him.
At this moment, if anyone can restore the glory of the Nuggets and retain Ryan in this tempting summer.
Then this person can only be him, “Dynasty Designer” Jerry West!
This is Kroenke’s last hope!
Thanks to the boss of the family for the reward! Today’s 10,000-word update is here! Updates have resumed, sorry everyone!
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