Reborn NBA Gao Fushuai

Jeff Reid was a little nervous, but also a little excited. He was in the office of Wizards general manager Glenn Field. Sitting opposite him was the new head of the team that the owner of the Wizards had dug from the Milwaukee Bucks in the new season. Glenn Field.

Reed had sat for a while, and explained his purpose of coming, but Field didn't say a word except for a few polite words at the beginning, just kept silent, frowning occasionally, as if he was still thinking about something .

Before meeting with Field, Reid had already met with Wizards coach Eddie Jordan. Of course, Eddie Jordan was very interested in Vujacic, the hottest rookie in the NBA recently, and his limelight even covered After the No. [-] pick Howard.

But in terms of team trading, Eddie Jordan only has the right to suggest, not to make decisions. The final decision can only be made by the general manager Field!

What is Field's opinion?

He is still hesitating now. A player like Vujacic is of course what any team is eager to get, but the problem is that some recent events have made him hesitate.

Vujacic is still a rookie, so he dared to expose the inside story of the Lakers locker room to the media. If such a player comes to the Wizards, will it bring disaster to the Wizards and destroy the stability that the Wizards have finally won.

Field, the position of general manager, is not doing well. Although Jordan is gone, the influence left by the trapeze is still there. People are nostalgic for the trapeze era, and they don't buy it for the current Wizards.

When Jordan was still there, although the results of the Wizards were not very good, and they failed to make the NBA playoffs for three consecutive seasons, at least the market was very good.

Even Pauline, the team's big boss, once said that because of Jordan's joining and the team's recent outstanding record, the capital team, which has suffered humiliation for a long time, has benefited a lot.

Pauline said this is based on the fact that the team's 20674 tickets at the MCI Center at home are sold out in every game, and they are sold out early.

At that time, Pauline had to say every time he was interviewed: "This is the first time in many years that we have sold out tickets, and every game has been like this. If this momentum continues, I will Will no longer lose money, and maybe even make a profit, Jordan brought prosperity to the Washington D.C. ball market."

At that time, the Washington Wizards had the largest number of spectators and the highest attendance among all the teams in the league. Every home game, all the tickets were sold out, and even the arenas for every away game were sold out. At that time, many team owners were worrying about how to fill the seats in the stadium.

Because of Jordan, Pauline, who had already planned to sell the team, is also increasingly interested in the team: "I am not going to sell the team. If you want me to sell the team, unless we can win once The championship, if this becomes a reality, I will consider selling the team when I win the championship again, and I am willing to work together with the team to win the championship together.”

The reason why the Wizards at that time attracted people's attention, of course, was because Jordan came back for the second time to play on behalf of the Wizards after three years.Even, just when Jordan was considering a comeback, the Wizards' season season ticket sales exceeded 14500.

Pauline also said more than once: "Our ticket sales are good because of Jordan, and now people are very excited, mainly because the overall performance of the team is very good. Now the Wizards are a complete team. Of course Jordan Is the biggest thing to watch, but now the fans see the team winning, but also see the potential of this very exciting and competitive team, and I predicted that we will be able to make the playoffs In the finals, people still laughed at me, and now some people still don't believe it."

Although the Wizards still failed to realize Pauline's good wishes in the end, the hot ball market still made this bad team really popular.

Before his comeback, Jordan served as the president of basketball affairs and small boss in the Wizards for 19 months. Jordan owns 10% of the Wizards.But after his comeback, he sold his shares and resigned as president in accordance with NBA regulations.

During his tenure as president, Jordan made personnel adjustments and reduced the team's total salary by 700 million US dollars, bringing the total salary of the Wizards to about 5200 million this season. It is a big problem, but it is in terms of operation, and it is still doing very well.

At that time, Pauline, the big boss of the Wizards, was also full of newcomers to Jordan, hoping that under the leadership of the Flyers, the Wizards could regain their glory. The Wizards once won the championship in 1978, but they have not won since 1986 In 1997, the Bulls led by Jordan swept their opponents 1997-3 in the first round of the playoffs.

Although the Wizards were not a strong team when Michael Jordan was there, the Wizards really got worse after Jordan left.

At this moment, the Wizards rank 30th among the 28 teams in the league, with only two wins and eight losses. Behind them are the Eagles and Magic.

Now let's look again, will the Wizards owner Pauline be in the boss' position, waiting for the day when the Wizards win the championship?

Obviously, if this continues, the Wizards will have a long time to get out of the quagmire of defeat. They have no five-year plan, and they have no ambitions. They only have a 5-game plan and a 10-game plan.

Win a championship?
Just kidding!

It is impossible for Field, as the general manager, to not know the current situation of the team, but he dare not make changes easily. After all, at least the team is still stable now. Once a major change is made, it is very likely that the Wizards will really Forever.

"Mr. Reed!" Field finally spoke, "Of course we are very interested in Vujacic. He is an excellent player. Any team dreams of a player like him, but~~~~~~~"

Reed listened carefully, feeling as if he was on a roller coaster!
"However, I don't think that for a rookie, we need to exchange the core of the team!"

Just now, Reed has made it very clear to him that if they want Vujacic, the Wizards must send Arenas away. This is unacceptable to Field. You know, in Field's plan, Arenas is The core of the team is the guarantee of future results. Although Vujacic performed very well in the previous few games, Field still thinks Arenas is better.

Field refused, and Reid was not surprised at all. If Field agreed quickly, he would have seen hell: "Of course, Vujacic is a rookie, but Mr. Field, he is an exciting rookie. In addition to Jordan and James, have you ever seen a better rookie than him? Kobe!? His rookie season in the Lakers was just a substitute, a small role that was not valued by others, so please don’t treat rookies with that Look at Vujacic from the perspective of him, he has proved his strength in the NBA!"

Reed said and took out a technical statistic: "Mr. Field, you are a professional, you can look at the data of Vujacic's previous games, even if he only played a few minutes against the Hornets, and only played half a game against the Heat." However, he was still able to average 15 points, 20.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.5 steals, and even 1.5 blocks in an average of only 0.5 minutes of playing time! I think even Michael Jordan, In the first ten games he just entered the league, there was no way to hand over the same report card, do you still regard him as a showman with such statistics?"

Field has no way to deny the real data. In fact, he has recognized Vujacic's ability, and he also feels that if Vujacic can come to Washington, D.C., it will be a great help to the Wizards, especially Vujacic The appearance is very good, just that handsome face can attract many girl fans to the stadium to watch the game.

But the problem is that what Field is most worried about now is that the arrival of Vujacic will cause chaos in the Wizards locker room.

"But this young man is too impulsive, Mr. Reed! There are many rules in the NBA, the most intolerable of which is self-explosion, and your players don't seem to have any burden!"

Reid smiled: "That's impossible. My player just wants to leave Los Angeles. Although his method is a bit fierce, in fact, it is the most effective! And, Mr. Field, do you think there is more Was Arenas a worse locker room leader?"

Field was at a loss for words for a moment. Although he valued Arenas very much, he had to admit that Arenas, as the leader of the team, did have many shortcomings.

Especially after gaining fame last season, Arenas became a little carried away. He even raised sharks in his own home, and drove one luxury car after another. He didn't know how to spell the word "low-key".

The most unbearable thing is that Arenas treats his teammates very kindly sometimes, and can even be said to be a living treasure in the locker room, but sometimes he becomes very difficult to approach, and often Do something crazy.

As far as Field knew, Arenas brought guns to the locker room several times, and pointed at Larry Rest's head, threatening to blow his opponent's head off, just because in a game, Larry Rest Hughes didn't pass the ball the way he thought.

There is another thing that makes Field intolerable. Arenas has only played for the Wizards for one season, and he has asked to revise his contract several times. However, the league has regulations, and it is impossible to revise the contract before the contract expires.

Therefore, Arenas and his agent forced Field to promise to provide Arenas with a big contract with an annual salary of over [-] million after the current contract expires, and to renew the contract for six years at once.

Originally, Field planned to succumb, who made Arenas now the Wizards' signature, and could not afford to lose it easily, but if Vujacic is there, perhaps Arenas is not indispensable.

But can Vujacic really replace Arenas, become the core of the team, and lead the Wizards to success?
Field is skeptical!
After all, there are too many short-lived players in the NBA, and there are always some games that surprise and surprise people, because there will always be some players who are not outstanding on weekdays, suddenly transformed into unstoppable "Superman".During the game, they "soldiers come to block", "water comes to cover", some of them feel hot, and the balls they throw fly into the basket one by one as if they have wings; some seem to have programmed the rebounds, and the balls bounce After that, it "jumped" straight into their hands as if it had eyes.But often after a game, they will return to "normal".

Some players were labeled as geniuses right after their debut, but this label has become a "death talisman", or they rely on their talents, or they disdain the team, or they are indifferent to training, or they are obsessed with sensuality, or they are addicted to drugs. destroy yourself.

Whether Vujacic is really a genius, Field doesn't know, even if it is, but who can guarantee that Vujacic will not be reduced in the NBA show?

The fall of a genius will always be regretted and hated by others.

Of course, Vujacic may not be a genius. He just ushered in his highlight period when he first entered the NBA. There are countless such players in the NBA. They don’t receive much attention. They are a bit far.

But in a certain season, they will play a surprising performance, which will make people's eyes shine, and they will be credited with the reputation of enlightenment, even late bloomers, forbearance and so on.

But in fact, it is likely to be a flash in the pan, and they are the type that cannot be supported, so they will be forgotten as before, and they may be labeled as "contract year liars".

For example, Derek Anderson, who is currently playing for the Rockets, became famous in the Spurs, and formed an inside and outside attack combination with Duncan. The breakthroughs and fast-break dunks in the backcourt were very sharp. I remember describing him as "" Passionate boy", but his high light period was very short. From around 2000 to 2004, after suffering injuries, his breakthrough skills completely disappeared.

There is also Tim Thomas, who is currently in the Suns. During his highlight period, everyone watching the Bucks game will be immediately attracted by this big man with a strong body and ability to shoot suddenly. The three threats from the outside, plus The breakthrough dunk after the fake move is really superstar style.

On January 2001, 1, when Field was still the general manager of the Bucks, in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Tim Thomas made eight three-pointers in two quarters. It is the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a half.

At that time, Ray Allen of the Bucks once commented on him: "If he is willing, Thomas will become the best player in the league."

But then Tim Thomas’s performance was completely contrary to people’s expectations. The last deal Field made before leaving the Bucks was to trade this high-salary and low-energy guy to the Phoenix Suns. Let’s go to harm the Phoenix fans. !

Field bluntly expressed his concerns, and Reid didn't seem to think it was a problem at all.

"Mr. Field! Do you think this is a problem? Vujacic has at least three years left on his rookie contract with the Lakers. Even if he is really a shooting star, the Wizards will not have much loss!"

Field sneered: "But according to the trade plan you provided, we lost the leader of the team and the opportunity to make the Wizards rise!"

Rise! ?
Reed really laughed, the Wizards' rise seems too far away: "Okay! Now Arenas is in the Wizards, but, please forgive me for being so blunt, is the Wizards rising? Now the Wizards The record is even worse than last season! And much worse! Arenas is not a qualified leader, let alone a qualified core. Although he is a PG on the court, he is more like a SG , SF, he occupies most of the Wizards' shots, but what about his shooting percentage? 30%, is this the data that a qualified leader and core should have?"

Field felt annoyed when he heard the words. He had to admit that Arenas did really badly. Although the statistics showed that he was at the level of an All-Star, in fact, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that there is too much moisture!

It wasn't until this time that Field really began to seriously consider Reid's suggestion, repeatedly weighing the pros and cons. If he continued to keep Arenas, he must be ready to bear the high price contract at any time, and if he chose Vujacic, it was just a gamble. If the last one is successful, the Wizards will get ten times, a hundred times the benefits.

Field didn't even realize that at this moment, the balance in his heart was already shifting towards Vujacic.

However, now Field has no way to reply to Reid. When it comes to this kind of transaction, he must ask Pauline, the boss of the Wizards.

"Mr. Reed! Let's talk about this first today! I need to think about it!"

Reed didn't continue to persuade, he could tell that Field was moved, so the matter was half successful.

After sending Reed away, Field dialed the number of Pauline, the boss of the Washington Wizards, and briefly explained the matter. Perhaps he didn't notice that in his words, he had already tended to Finally used Arenas to exchange Vujacic.

"Okay! I will contact his agent as soon as possible! If he is willing to accept our conditions, of course the transaction will not exist!"