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Chapter 304 Pippen is put on the shelf?A big deal that shocked the league! !
In order to ensure his own interests, Pippen did not intend to go for waist surgery at all, but put oil on the soles of his feet, and threw himself directly into the warm embrace of the Hawaiian beach.

A few hours later, when Klaus heard the news, he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, and he didn't recover for a long time.

After he was relieved, Cross started calling Pippen, but the phone was turned off, and he almost dropped the phone.

In desperation, he could only contact Pippen's agent.

At this time, agent Leonard Almato was lying on the beach with Pippen and Pippen's beautiful wife Larsa.

Bikinis with blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green waters and small leopard prints, this life of wandering is so pleasant! !
"Ding ding..."

Leonard Almato's cell phone rang, and it turned out to be Cross's number.

He raised his cell phone and connected the call under Pippen's gesture.

"Hello, Mr. Cross, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Cross on the opposite side yelled angrily: "Mr. Almato, what do you want to do? Where do you want to get Scotty? You are doing too much! You..."

Leonard Almato hurriedly took the phone away from his ear, and cleaned his ears. After the other end became quiet, he continued:
"Mr. Cross, I'm too disappointed with the Bulls' management, and I'm too disappointed with your operations. We can't see hope in the Bulls. You're still going to..."

"Shut up and give Scotty the phone, I want to talk to him."

Leonard Almato was roughly interrupted by Klaus before he finished speaking.

"Sorry! Scottie needs to be quiet!!"

Leonard Almato didn't agree and hung up the phone directly.

"Fake squid!"

Chicago United Center, General Manager's Office.

Cross cursed angrily, and slammed the microphone on the desk with a "bang".

Xie Te, I really thought I wouldn't dare to trade you! !

Pippen, who was on vacation in Hawaii, was completely unaware of his deadly behavior, which may become the last straw that broke the camel's back in the future.

US time, June 7.

Since the opening of the player free trade market, the extremely active New York Knicks finally made another move.

They finally finalized all the details of the transaction plan with the Vancouver Grizzlies management and reached a final agreement.

The New York Knicks sent away the team's best sixth man last season, John Starks, nicknamed "Madman".

During this trial training, he wanted to dunk Patrick Ewing, but he succeeded by luck, and eventually joined the New York gang.

And Chris Childs, who just hit his peak.

Chris Childs has a simple style of play, but he is fast, strong and fierce. He has a strong pressure on outside players and a three-point shot. It has to be said that as a role player, he can definitely bring a lot of help to the team.

Plus a draft pick: the Knicks' first-round pick in 1999.

The Knicks get the lone wolf Marbury.

In this transaction, although the Knicks retained the team's mid-range shooting king Alan Houston, they sent a first-round pick.

The 76ers finally sent away the rotten artifact + locker room bomb poisonous wolf Marbury. While winning the first round of the draft, they also got the firepower to fill the bench.

The two sides seem to have what they need, but in the eyes of outside experts:

In the case of Marbury's designation of the next home + active application for a transaction + constant pressure from the broker team.

The Vancouver Grizzlies can still get such a rich bargaining chip, which is already a blood profit.

at the same time.

The Grizzlies management's trading direction for Keith Van Horn is more about getting a young potential point guard.

Therefore, the Grizzlies general manager Jackson's attention has gradually focused on Chauncey Billups, a big-hearted guard who is good at passing the ball and has various offensive methods, especially at critical moments.

After the deal with the Knicks was completed, Grizzlies general manager Jackson called the Denver Nuggets directly.

A deal between Keith Van Horn and Billups may be about to happen.

February 7th, US time.

Michael Jordan, who started offseason training early, was invited to the office by General Manager Cross.

Only then did the team's general manager Klaus learn that his old partner Scottie Pippen had a breakdown with the management and was about to be put on the trading shelf.

"what?"

Jordan was taken aback, Pippen was going to be traded?

"Oh shit, how can you trade Scottie?"

Jordan directly broke the defense, grabbed Klaus by the collar, and cursed: "How dare you trade Scotty?"

"Michael, calm down."

"Michael, let go first."

Klaus's heart skipped a beat and he begged for mercy.

"Humph!"

Jordan let go of his hand and let Klaus go.

Klaus breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a bitter face: "Michael, you are almost 35 years old, this is undeniable, and Scottie has suffered a lot of injuries this season, and he has not had much trouble with his teammates and the team. joy."

"I know."

Jordan glanced at Klaus, the fat man sitting in front of him, and instinctively felt a sense of hatred in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, he gave Klaus a hard look, and said angrily: "If this matter is not explained clearly, it is impossible for me to agree."

Jordan firmly refused the team to trade Pippen.

But as the second head of the Bulls, Pippen's personal ability is not bad at all, his style is stable, his scoring methods are diverse, and the defense can also contribute important strength.

Although Pippen's performance in this year's finals was very willful, he almost left the team's defending championship behind and focused on big contracts.

But in any case, Pippen is Jordan's old comrade-in-arms for many years, and he has worked hard without credit.

Just because of this indomitable friendship and willingness to help himself, Jordan couldn't just watch the team's management trade Pippen.

"If the team trades Scotty forcibly without approval, then I will retire!!"

"What?" Klaus sucked in a breath of cold air, only feeling a chill down his back, and a gust of cold air rushed straight to the sky.

If Jordan really retires, the entire league will be unlucky, and he will not be able to run.

Although it was expected that Jordan would refuse to trade Pippen in advance, Klaus did not expect Jordan's reaction to be so great.

"Michael, sit down first and listen to me slowly..."

"Michael, do you know what kind of conditions Scotty used to threaten the team to change his contract?"

Facing Jordan's vicious eyes, Klaus decisively chose a direct showdown:

"Scottie refused to complete the back surgery during the offseason, and directly put down the harsh words: If the salary contract cannot be modified, then he must apply to leave Chicago."

This is not that the Bulls management actively wanted to trade Pippen, but that Pippen threatened the team management with waist surgery. The Lions opened their mouths to modify the contract and offered to apply for a trade!

In the finals, his willfulness can be forgiven.

Threatening the management with delaying surgery + applying for a trade during the offseason is not simply willful, it is completely immoral.

Pippen wanted a big contract, even overriding the rights of the team management.

He has swelled up and regards himself as the absolute ace of the team, even comparable to the existence of Michael Jordan!

"Michael, if, I mean if... trading Scottie..."

Speaking of this, Klaus paused, looking directly into Jordan's eyes.

Combined with Pippen's willful operation in the finals last season, and Krause's unscrupulous practices of Pippen, Jordan finally wavered and sighed heavily:
"Jerry, if the team trades Scotty, what kind of help can you bring me?"

Seeing that Jordan finally let go, Klaus breathed a sigh of relief. After touching the sweat on his forehead, he sat back on the boss chair again:

"To tell you the truth, Michael, we've been optimistic about the candidate for a long time."

"The rookie striker selected by the Boston Celtics, the template is Scottie, who is also a defensive guard, but his physical talent completely crushes Scottie!"

Since they are all tearing up with Pippen, there is no need for Klaus to save face for Pippen.

"The team has every reason to believe that Tracy McGrady, who is growing rapidly by your side, will definitely be able to catch up with or even overtake Scottie Pippen within two to three seasons!"

"Tracey McGrady? The high school kid?"

Hearing that the opponent was just a high school player, Jordan still had a little fantasy about Pippen deep in his heart.

It's just that Pippen's wayward behavior last season and his absurd behavior this summer really made Jordan a little disgusted.

"Jerry, you can talk about the transaction first, and I'll call Scotty first."

After a long silence, Jordan finally offered a compromise.

While negotiating with the Celtics, Jordan also wanted to have a face-to-face chat with his old partner Pippen and make a final retention.

He really wanted to know what was going on in his mind, the second in charge who had been a monster frequently recently.

Later, Larry Bird, who received a call from Claude, was still buzzing.

Big Bird couldn't think of anything.

Faced with his wild asking price, the Bulls management not only did not give up the idea of ​​exchanging McGrady, but even really took out a generous bargaining chip:

Bulls No. [-] - Scottie Pippen!
"Jerry, you're kidding, aren't you? This joke isn't funny at all!"

The corner of Bird's mouth almost reached the ear, pinched his thigh hard, and tried not to laugh: "Are you going to send Scottie to Boston?"

"Why not, Larry."

Hearing that Byrd was surprised, Jerry Krause was even a little proud, feeling the pleasure of crushing his opponent.

If the Bulls don't move Choppy and want to get Tracy McGrady, they are asking for help unilaterally, and the initiative will be firmly in the hands of the Celtics.

Now, the Bulls go directly to the king bomb, and when they raise their hands, Scottie Pippen suppresses the opponent, and the offensive and defensive momentum is directly reversed.

Klaus: It's not that I want McGrady, but you want Pippen! !
If the Celtics want to get Pippen, it's impossible to just give one McGrady.

The initiative to trade came to the Bulls again.

What is bipolar inversion?

What is Jedi counter-kill?

That's it.

Of course.

If Bird doesn't want to be at a disadvantage and be led by the nose by Jerry Krause, he can completely leave the table.

but.

Trade McGrady for Pippen...

No matter how you look at this deal, it’s not a loss!
If Pippen can be won, the core team of the Celtics next season will be Kidd + Jones + Pippen + Duncan.

With this team, it's not a problem to stand up and sing in an instant, and hit the East Finals!
Even stepping on the Bulls next season, returning to the finals, and beating the Lakers with swords, that is not a dream!

More importantly, Piron's salary next season is low enough to make people feel distressed.

It will not affect the Celtics' next reinforcements at all.

As for after the end of next season, Pippen will inevitably pursue a big contract, whether to go or stay at that time, Bird Bird has never considered this matter at all.

Is anyone really foolish enough to think that the Celtics still put the 33-year-old Pippen in the team's future plans? !

No way?No way?
The second head of the Bulls, Scottie Pippen, is just a temporary worker, a firefighter?

That's right.

If this deal is reached, then Pippen's career with the Celtics will have one and only one season.

In this regard, the think tank of the Green Army is not optimistic about this deal, because Pippen only has a short-term right to use it for one season, and it is too extravagant for the right to use Pippen for this season.

However, Larry Bird, who is also the team's four important positions of head coach + general manager + executive president and chairman, looked around and made a direct decision with a wave of his hand:
I don't want you to think, I want me to think!

Use a first-round No. 5 pick like a blind box, and a high school rookie with a congenital disease, for a best second player and a chance to win the season.

In this wave of transactions, if Big Bird still dare not stud, then he is really unworthy of the Cardinal taking such painstaking efforts to remove all obstacles for him before resigning.

As the successor of the Cardinal, Bird decisively chose to reach a preliminary transaction agreement with Klaus.

The main body of the transaction is naturally Pippen and Tracy McGrady.

Bird: You may make a small profit, but I will never lose money! !

At the same time, the phone communication between Jordan and Pippen was not smooth, and there was even a quarrel.

Pippen always thought that Jordan, his old partner, would stand firmly behind him, but he suffered a backstab.

"You know, Michael, we've won four championships together!
Pippen, who is on vacation on a beach in Hawaii, has one left hand and one right hand: "That fat man Jerry can't miss this."

"He really needs me so much, the bull can't live without me!!"

If these words are put in normal times, Jordan will only feel that Pippen is only targeting Klaus.

But now, Jordan felt that Pippen meant something.

"Scotty, do you think I can win the championship without you by my side?"

Jordan's soul-searching wave directly scared Pippen out of his wits, and even the little pheasant on his mouth was not fragrant.

"Michael, that's not what I meant..."

Pippen quickly explained.

"Dude, without you Scottie Pippen, wouldn't it be possible for me, Michael Jordan, to win the championship throughout my career!"

Jordan asked questions like a cannonball, without giving Pippen a chance to defend himself: "Scottie, I also want to know if I can win the championship without you."

After putting down these harsh words, Jordan hung up the phone directly.

A real man never gives the other party a chance to explain.

Moreover, after this conversation, Jordan was completely disappointed with Pippen.

Since at the end of his career, he has one more goal of revenge on Lin Hong, it is inevitable to add another one: to win the championship without Scottie Pippen.

After hanging up the phone, Jordan sent a text message to general manager Klaus with a gloomy face. The content was just two words: trade! !

Immediately afterwards, Scottie Pippen, who was too scared to close his legs in Hawaii, saw his agent running over anxiously.

Pippen, who was in a fit of anger, didn't even bother to listen to his agent nagging in his ear.

He needs to explain to Jordan immediately that he really didn't mean that just now.

Even if you have this intention in your heart, it is impossible to tear your face and say it.

"Scotty, don't even think about calling Michael, something serious happened!"

Pippen's agent, who was in a hurry, yelled directly: "Scottie, you were traded by Jerry Krause!"

"WTF??"

Pi Erye was stunned for a moment, and the phone fell to the ground.

Turn around and grab the manager directly, staring firmly in the other's eyes.

Although he couldn't bear it, his agent could only repeat it again:
"You heard me right, Scottie, you were traded by the Bulls."

"That fat ass Jerry Krause sent you to Boston for a rookie!"

Trade yourself for...a rookie? !
Make sure you're not mentally ill! !
Now Pippen was even more confused.

The Bulls trading themselves is surprising enough.

In the end, the Bulls traded themselves for a rookie?

Pippen shook his head and continued to ask, "Who is that kid?"

"Tracey McGrady, the No. 5 pick in the first round this year, a high school student."

What the hell is a high school student?

Pippen broke the defense directly.

Is he so worthless and has no face? ?
Isn't today April Fool's Day?

After repeated confirmation, Pippen accepted this magical reality.

"Very good, ruthless enough, I remember."

Three hours later, Pippen, who fully recognized the reality, boarded the plane to Boston directly.

The original lineup of the Celtics Kidd + Jones + Duncan should not be underestimated. In addition, after Pippen returned from injury, he has the possibility of challenging the Eastern Conference Finals.

Maybe it's more ambitious than staying in the Bulls, and it's closer to the championship!
Do you really think that without the Bulls and Jordan, Scottie Pippen can't get a big contract? ?

joke! !
He Scottie Pippen has never been weaker than others in his life, even if he is called Michael Jordan! !
Pippen decided to undergo early waist surgery, do not want to miss any game next season, especially the game with the Bulls.

Pippen wants to win the first championship after parting ways before the Bulls and Jordan.

Slap the Bulls management in the face with facts: Without him Scottie Pippen, Jordan and the Bulls would not have won the championship! !

And, every time he meets the Bulls, he has to blow up that rookie high school student named Tracy McGrady!

Just as Pippen got up to leave Hawaii and contacted the hospital for surgery.

The NBA officially announced the specific trading plan between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls.

The Boston Celtics sent Tracy McGrady + center Dino Radia and the first round pick of 98 + the first round pick of 00!

The Chicago Bulls sent Scottie Pippen + Dick Hipkins.

The Bulls are not a blood loss, at least they have gained a big meat shield at the center with an average of 15+9 quasi-double-doubles per game, which can be regarded as a slight reinforcement of the inside firepower.

As for Dick Hipkins, the fountain keeper sent by the Bulls, it was nothing.

But in general, these two leftovers are subconsciously ignored by fans.

Therefore, this deal was also dubbed by fans:
Pippen single for rookie Tracy McGrady! !
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(End of this chapter)