harleyscars Chapter 668 Jordan's Visit
Chapter 668 Jordan's Visit
Chapter 668 Jordan's Visit
After the 2004 NBA draft ended, the league suddenly entered various messages, and after the league quickly entered the early stage of trade warm-up, the Lakers finally released the news!
"Hey Jerry, where do you think Shaquille ends up going??"
Bruce stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, smiled at West sitting at the desk, and then walked over slowly!
Hearing Bruce's question, West smiled wryly at first, and then said something that shocked even Bruce!
"Little guy, if I told you that Shaquille wants to come to the Warriors most, how would you feel now??"
As West's words ended, Bruce froze there subconsciously like a robot with a shocked expression on his face!
"God!!"
After a while, Bruce took a deep breath and said with disbelief: "Don't tell me it's true!!"
West, who was sitting at the desk, first stood up with a trace of weirdness, and then said with great certainty: "After we won the championship and a series of celebration ceremonies were over, Shaquille contacted me!"
"This."
Bruce sat on the chair in a daze, and was really a little confused by the sudden news!
Think about it, if you bring O'Neal into the Warriors again, this is simply an unimaginable thing. Once Bruce is really interested, then their inside line will become infinitely stronger!
Of course, once O'Neal is brought into the team, the Warriors will also directly lose one of their cores, which will be inevitable!
West stared at Bruce who was in a tangle, thought of the current lineup of the Warriors, and then said with regret: "Don't think about it, Shaquille is not suitable for us!"
"???"
Bruce raised his head suddenly, he looked at West with a puzzled face, and was extremely surprised by his answer!
"Now we are very good in the structure of the main lineup. If we deliberately bring Shaquille into the team, it will not only make us lose one of our best players, but the Lakers will never sit back and watch Shaquille. Into the West!"
Bruce was completely silent. What West said was very correct. The Lakers would never put O'Neal in the West. Trade to a strong team!
"According to my sources, although Shaquille most wants to come to us, he is very likely to appear in the Heat!"
West slowly sat down in his seat, thinking of the highly informative news before, he couldn't help frowning secretly!
"Is it hot?"
There was an inexplicable light in Bruce's eyes, but he couldn't help feeling depressed!
In his previous life, at this stage, O'Neal had clearly shown great affection for the Heat. When the deal was about to be completed, he repeatedly boasted about the team in front of the media!
Now, if O'Neal still enters the Heat according to history, this will instantly set up a very strong opponent for the Warriors.
"Who do they want?"
Hearing what Bruce said, a smile appeared on West's face: "Hehe, if you look at Shaquille's current contract, the players who can match must be Bryan and Lamar. After the deal is finally completed, the Heat must also provide the Lakers with some potential stocks, so once a deal happens between them, it will definitely be a big deal that shakes the league!!"
Hearing West's words were very close to the deal in his previous life, Bruce subconsciously moved towards the back of the seat behind him, and then began to think secretly!
Seeing Bruce's appearance, West didn't want to bother him. Now he is thinking about something. Once they succeed, they will get a very good one, and may directly replace Gerald Wallace's loss after leaving!
"So, can we intervene?"
After a while, Bruce suddenly raised his head and asked West, and after seeing the smile on the other side's face, he couldn't help laughing!
"Haha, you and I are so in agreement!"
West laughed and said something, and then said straight to the point: "If it enters July, after the Bobcats choose each team, the league is destined to enter a new round of competition for resources. If we can use If we exchange the potential bargaining chips in our hands for some players with very good immediate combat ability, then we will always maintain our greatest competitiveness before the start of the new season!"
"So we have to study which players are suitable for us, don't we?"
Bruce directly took over the conversation, the two looked at each other, and then entered into the analysis and evaluation in a tacit understanding!
After that, as time entered July, the Bobcats finally officially entered the league's sequence after enduring for nearly two years!
On July 7, when Bruce was discussing the possibility of some transactions with West, with the arrival of a phone call, they had to temporarily stop their work!
Inside Bruce's villa.
When the doorbell rang, Bruce, who was teasing little Ares, hurried over!
"Hey man, you look like you're in a great mood!"
The moment Bruce opened the door, he hugged the visitor.
"Haha, you look good too!"
Jordan laughed and patted Bruce on the shoulder. When the two separated, he directly lifted the gift at his feet and said with a smile: "The little guy should have a whole set of Mister Marvel!"
Bruce accepted the gift from Jordan with a smile, invited him into the villa, and then the two walked towards the living room!
"Hey Charlize, you look so pretty right now!"
After entering the living room, Jordan saw Charlize Theron who was playing with his son at a glance.
"Hello, Michael, I heard that you are now the owner of a team, how do you feel?"
After Charlize Theron greeted Jordan, holding the more lively little guy in her arms, she asked with a smile on her face!
"God, that's too bad, I'm so busy these days!"
Jordan pretended to be tired and made a grimace at the little guy. From his tone, there was absolutely no trace of impatience, and some were only excited and excited that his wish for many years had come true!
"Hehe, it looks like you guys have something to talk about, I'll accompany little Ares to the bedroom to play for a while!"
Charlize Theron hugged her son, said something casually and walked towards the bedroom!
"Hehe, I really envy you!"
Jordan said something with a smile, and then after taking Bruce's coffee, he hesitated for a moment, and then said with a hint of expectation: "I think you should be very clear about our situation, now we have to find some pairs of Bobcats." Very important player, so..."
After hearing what Jordan said, Bruce first sat across from Jordan, and then said with a smile on his face: "Michael, you know what we have in our hands, so."
Hearing Bruce's words with some hints, after a flash of surprise flashed in Jordan's eyes, he couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Of course, you have the best players in the league, and each of them is so outstanding!"
"Okay, Michael, let's get straight to the point, shall we?"
Bruce treated his friends very directly, and his words made Jordan fall into deep thought!
For the selection of players, Jordan has already done some research and evaluation!
However, when dealing with the Warriors, he had great trouble with the current high-level Bobcats!
As we all know, the salary structure of the Warriors is very good, and if they want to get the players they want very smoothly without a junk contract, then this situation will be a very tangled thing!
Before, from the eight-man roster handed to them by the Warriors, it is undoubtedly the essence of all the Warriors!
Although the remaining seven players of the Warriors include some excellent potential players such as Pietrus, after all, what the Bobcats lack now is the background to quickly enter the state and the desire for rookies. After they got Okafor, It already seems a little less urgent, after all, other teams still have some good players to choose from!
Bruce sat on the sofa silently waiting for Jordan's final plan. He basically had his own ideas about Jordan's choice, and now he had to wait for Jordan's final decision!
"Bruce, if you can put a main player out of the protection list, we will provide you with at least one draft pick in the next three years, and after you hand over a certain player to us, you will also directly get A trade exception equal to this player!"
Jordan looked at Bruce eagerly. Regarding the choice of players, after discussing with the team's top management, he had already made the final choice about the Warriors. Now everything has to wait for Bruce to accept his favor!
"Hehe, Michael, you should be very clear about my character, now I have a proposal, you should take a look first!"
Hearing Jordan's words, Bruce handed a document that had been prepared to Jordan with a smile on his face, and then drank coffee in a leisurely manner!
After receiving the document, Jordan first glanced at Bruce suspiciously, and then after the other party signaled, he lowered his head and looked at the document without much information!
After a while, after Jordan finished reading, he first took a deep breath, and then said with a slight frown: "You mean, you want the top three protected picks in the first round of 05?"
"That's right!!"
Bruce said something very simply, leaned forward, and said with a very firm expression on his face: "If you agree, we will be able to complete this friendship transaction at any time!!"
(End of this chapter)