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Chapter 376 The exchange between Carter and Duncan! ! !

Chapter 376 The exchange between Carter and Duncan! ! !

Bruce was walking back and forth in the office excitedly, he was ready to bleed to get Duncan!

As Popovich said before, if they want to get Duncan, they must include Steve Smith into the team. Otherwise, Duncan will basically bid farewell to the Warriors forever!

Thinking of the upcoming negotiations, Bruce couldn't help feeling a little excited!

"Jingling!~"

As the phone rang, Bruce hurried over excitedly!

"Hello, this is Bruce Young!"

Hearing Bruce's voice, Popovich couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth when he thought of Duncan's words in the locker room before: "Since Tim has agreed to join the Warriors, let's discuss the bargaining chip!"

"Greg, just like the result of our temporary discussion before, since you need to put Steve into the transaction, then I have to think about it!" Bruce suppressed the excitement in his heart, and thought for a while.

"Well, it seems we need some time!" Popovich is a very straightforward master, since he has already talked about it, he doesn't mind waiting for a while!

If you want to eat the contracts of Duncan and Smith, Bruce must sort out the composition of the personnel!

Except that the salaries of Carter and the others reached more than 800 million before, and originally only planned to add 200 million more salary space, after Popovich put Smith in the transaction, he had to transfer the expiring big man Contract players put in it!

After a long while, as Bruce gradually sorted out the players who were about to be brought out, he immediately said: "We will provide you with Vince (Carter), Gilbert (Arenas), Joel (Pritzbilla), Vinny Del Negro's expiring contract, plus Charles Oakley, Steve Kerr, two second-round picks this year and the Raptors' unprotected first-round pick in 03!"

After finishing speaking, Bruce couldn't help asking cautiously: "This is already the most sincere bargaining chip I can offer!!"

After hearing Bruce's offer, Popovich suddenly had a flash of surprise on his face!

Needless to say, Carter's talent, as a rookie, Arenas has really shown good competitive ability this season, coupled with Joel Prizbila and a series of expiring contracts and draft picks, this is simply It's as wonderful as a dream!

The combination of talented players, expiring contracts and a large number of draft picks will definitely bring the Spurs an unexpected and rapid rebuilding future!

With the receiver attached to his ear, Bruce nervously waited for Popovich's reply.

After a while, Popovich let out a heavy breath, and said in a very serious tone: "Since you have already taken out such a bargaining chip, it seems that our transaction will be completed very smoothly!"

"Long live!!!" Bruce resisted shouting, and said calmly, "If that's the case, who will you take out?"

Popovich knew what Bruce meant very well. After thinking about it, he said, "Except for Tim and Steve, if you agree, we will use Stephen Jackson as an addition!!"

"What???" Bruce was completely stunned. He never thought that Popovich would put Jackson in the deal. Even though this prickly man had some personality problems, after all, he was already accepting the European offer. After some training, he has shown a certain potential on both the offensive and defensive ends!

However, now Popovich has put him in the deal, which really brought Bruce a great surprise!

"Since we have basically agreed to the other party's bargaining chip, why not apply to the alliance?" Popovich said in a flat tone. Now that he has obtained so many things, he simply put forward his own suggestion!

In the headquarters in New York, Stern frowned and looked at the statistics about the league in his hands. Since the implementation of the globalization plan, except for the encounter with Waterloo in Europe, the NBA has had a good influence in both South America and Asia!

Especially in China, after Wang Zhizhi joined the NBA, Bruce played a key role in it before, which gave the NBA great influence in that mysterious country.

From China's proposal of national fitness, and the construction of some basketball courts in various schools and communities, Stern couldn't help but wake up laughing in his dreams!

After reading the final statistics in this table, Stern suddenly showed a look of great joy!

"Jingling!~"

Hearing the phone ringing suddenly, Stern couldn't help frowning and picked up the receiver: "What's the matter?"

"What???" Stern stood up after listening to the assistant's words: "Isn't this news a joke?"

"Please wait a moment, I will send you the fax right now!!"

Stern put down the receiver with a look of surprise on his face, and when the door was knocked, he couldn't wait to say: "Come in quickly!!"

Shirley still had a bit of shock on her face. After seeing Stern's urgent expression, she hurriedly took two steps and handed over the fax!

Stern held it in his hand, and as the information on this fax entered his eyes one by one, he thought he was dazzled!

"Damn, are they crazy???" Stern's eyes flashed with anger, and he left the fax on the desk!

There are a group of players in the league that Stern paid special attention to, especially the existence of Carter and Duncan. Originally, in his plan, he wanted to set them as a new benchmark for the league. However, the contents of this fax now, It really made him feel a little angry!

For transactions, Stern has his own set of things. Every player's transaction, even if it is as small as the exchange of two second-round picks, will basically not be reached without his consent!

Especially regarding the transactions of super giants, Stern has always thought very carefully!

If the abilities of the two parties are equal, after consideration, he will basically agree. Once there is a transaction with a disparity in ability between the two players, he will not agree no matter what!

However, this deal now gave him an instant headache!

If you agree, there will be a huge shock in the alliance. If you don't agree, Stern is afraid that the promotion in China will be hindered by Bruce!

For a moment, he couldn't help standing in a dilemma!

Seeing Stern walking back and forth with a displeased expression on his face, Shirley subconsciously turned around and wanted to leave!

"Shirley, report to the league!!" Stern stopped suddenly. He didn't dare to make fun of the NBA's external promotion. In addition, he had some conflicts with Bruce before. After thinking about it, he had to Agreed to the deal!

Furthermore, even if Duncan and Carter exchange the two super giants, it would be a good thing for the league, and the Spurs of the small club will also achieve a certain degree of development, so why not do it?

When the news of the completion of the transaction between the Warriors and the Spurs quietly surfaced on the prominent position of the NBA official website at midnight, even though the time was midnight, people who saw the news were shocked. Crazy launched a discussion post!

Bruce stared at the phone on the table with his eyes wide open. He couldn't wait to call the headquarters himself!

"Jingling!~~"

Just when he was about to pick up the phone, as the ring rang, he hurriedly picked up the receiver: "Hello, this is Bruce Yang!"

Hearing Bruce's anxious voice, Stern couldn't help showing a hint of amusement in his eyes, and said after a while: "I agree with the deal between you, I hope you can treat those players well!!"

"Uh. Thank you very much!!" Bruce replied with some surprise, and then suddenly said excitedly: "Thank you for your support, thank you very much!!"

A strange look suddenly flashed across Stern's face, and then he said a little playfully, "I still remember what happened before!"

"Uh. Sorry, I'm very sorry for what happened before, I hope you can forgive me, a ignorant little guy!" Bruce resisted the urge to hang up the phone, and said "seriously" patiently apologize!

The next day, when everyone saw the transaction, the alliance was like a big earthquake, and everyone was shocked by this transaction! !

"God, Bruce must be crazy, he actually took out so many players and draft picks, oh, God, who can tell me if he took the wrong medicine!!" The columnist of TNT TV, with extreme Shocked tone made the above evaluation!

"God, if Vince Carter and up to two role players are traded to Tim Duncan, this deal is basically admirable, but now Bruce's approach is almost as incomprehensible as suicide!"

"The Spurs have a lot of room to develop in the future after they get so many chips, even if Tim Duncan is indeed an exciting player, even if Vince Carter is knocked down by injuries, He's still the shocking All-Star vote!!"

"The Warriors paid as many as six players and just got a superstar and a liability, which is simply incomprehensible."

"This big deal with as many as 9 players will bring a new round of shock waves to the league. If my source is correct, there will be another big deal in the league in the next few days!"

One after another, the media and newspapers made some analysis and comments on this shocking deal. From their consistent tone, everyone was shocked by Bruce's crazy move. No one really considered the two teams. Development after the transaction!

Looking at the newspaper in his hand, Bruce couldn't help flashing a trace of sarcasm, but then his expression changed, and he said with some pride: "They won't know about Duncan's shocking achievements in the future, aha, this is simply a wonderful thing. But it's over!"

At 15 pm on the 4th, a large number of media reporters came outside the Rockefeller Center one after another. Everyone wanted to get first-hand news!

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but tonight's game is really an incredible coincidence given that the league has already arranged the season schedule!

Tonight, the Spurs will come to Oakland to play an extremely anticipated game against the Warriors, especially the fans. After learning the news, they all expressed their confusion and shock!

In any case, Carter has become a symbol of the Warriors in this city. Even Duncan's ability makes them extremely excited, but after all, the fans still have a deep relationship with Carter!

The media in San Antonio is not as crazy as here. After they published a series of comparisons between Carter and Duncan, when the strength of the two sides and the importance to the team are basically equal, they started from the initial doubts. Transformed into a little support!

　After Bruce's "hemorrhage", all the dust settled and finally brought Duncan into the Warriors! ! !

(End of this chapter)