You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 574
On August [-]th, Mo Mengchen and Ephraim returned to Detroit.

The media who got the news in advance crowded outside the airport in groups, waiting for interviews.

"Ethan, Dean Osgers announced his resignation two days ago. Do you think this will affect you?"

Mo Mengchen replied: "Dean is an excellent general manager, and our whole team will miss him. Of course, his departure will have an impact on us."

"There's news that Joe Dumars is going to be the next general manager. Do you think that's going to happen?"

"I hope this comes true."

When the team wants to do something, it will ask the opinions of the key people, change the general manager, or Dean Osgers who has led the team to go further for two consecutive years, especially this year, directly helping the team The general manager who won the championship should replace him, and his successor is very important.

Before leaving, Osgers recommended to the senior management Joe Dumas, who had just retired and officially turned into a management staff.

The reason is simple. Dumas has worked with Mo Mengchen and others for four years, and they have a close relationship. If he takes over as the general manager, even if he does not do better than him, the player camp will never be disgusted, let alone the newly appointed general manager. Feel conflicted.

Dumars has played for the Pistons for 14 years. His roots have been deeply rooted in the Motor City. There is no one on the team who does not know him. matter.

Pushing him to the position of general manager is naturally what the top management hopes, but for a player who has just retired, it is too fast to sit directly in the position of general manager.

Does he know how to deal with players?Does he know how to trade?Will he be able to treat the brothers who fought by his side like commodities?
As a player, Dumars was perfect. He was the perfect teammate. He was the leader of the locker room.

He has an image of a good person externally, and internally no one is dissatisfied with his image.

If such a guy is recklessly promoted to the position of general manager, if something unexpected happens, this team of champions who have just succeeded may be doomed.

Osgers’ advice to senior executives is: “I also don’t understand anything. I don’t know how to make deals, watch players, or deal with players, but I’m good at listening.”

"I found that JD is also the same kind of person. He is a good listener, and the best person on the Pistons to give advice is also one of the teammates he has the best relationship with. I believe that as long as that person agrees, there will be no problem. "

The management listened to Osgers' suggestion and did not directly appoint Dumars as the general manager. Instead, they let the media know that Dumars is a popular candidate for the next general manager.

In this way, the whole world will be psychologically prepared, and Mo Mengchen can also express his views on this matter through the media.

"I hope this comes true."

That's how he sees it.

Mo Mengchen remembered that Dumars only became the general manager of the Pistons in the first year of the new century. No matter how optimistic the management is about him, everyone needs a period of transition.

His arrival hastened Dumars' rise to the top position.

Even without him, Dumars was a good general manager for the first five years of his managerial career.

He traded Hill, who was seriously injured, in exchange for Ben Wallace, and then successively introduced Hamilton, Billups, Prince and Rasheed through trades and offseason signings, creating a Formed an iron-blooded division with a tough defense.

The season when the grassroots Pistons overturned the Lakers' F4 was the result of Dumars' four-year layout.It's a pity that his wisdom ended here. Since then, the competition encountered by the Pistons has become stronger and stronger. After all, there is an upper limit for a strong meat grinder team that focuses on defense. The age of the members has increased, and conflicts with the coaching staff have intensified. The aging of Wallace and others has made the Pistons no longer competitive for the championship.

Dumars also lost the aura of the first four years of his debut. In 2003, he selected Milicic with the second pick in [-], which was a start.

However, Mo Mengchen believed that with him around, Dumas would not have the opportunity to show his "talent" and would not go astray.

In the past four years, he has continuously expressed himself in front of Dumars, letting Dumars know how good his vision is, just for today.

He believed Dumars would value his opinion more than Osgers.

Five days later, the Pistons announced that Joe Dumars would be the team's next general manager.

Two days later, Joe Dumars held a press conference in a suit. He still maintained his player-like figure, but he couldn't maintain it soon.

Although Dumas made a bet with Mo Mengchen before holding the press conference that he would maintain this figure for at least five years, Mo Mengchen said with a dark smile on the phone: "If you can maintain it for half a year, I will consider you successful."

When a reporter asked Dumars what his goals were as general manager, Dumars smiled slightly and said, "Fortunately, what I took over was the finished product."

"I don't need to break a bone, just keep it all the way it is."

"So, are you going to keep Jerome Williams, Scott Pollard and Grant Hill this summer?"

The reporter continued to ask questions.

Dumas nodded: "Of course, this is our goal!"

This summer, the Pistons were operating more from the inside than the outside.

Picking Ginobili was the only outside action.

Barkley announced after the end of the season that he would implement the last year of his contract. If he is in good shape next season, he may consider renewing his contract for another year.

Ben Wallace's agent had a summer of tussle with the Pistons' front office.

In 96, Wallace lost the election, and Mo Mengchen brought him to the Pistons alone. For his long-term consideration, Mo Mengchen suggested that he sign a short contract of 2 years.

In two years, Wallace grew from the end of the bench to the backbone of the team's defense. He and Rashid sheltered the outside line under the basket, making the running and bombing Pistons fierce and invincible on the offensive end. The defensive end is also one of the best.

After the suspension of this year's season ended, Wallace's two-year contract expired. The Pistons wanted to offer a five-year long-term contract extension, but Wallace's agent rejected it.

His agents were keenly aware of Wallace's value. They rejected low-paying long-term contracts, claiming that if they did not give a big contract above the middle class, they would consider joining the free market.

Later, because Wallace personally wanted to stay, he accepted the qualification offer from the Pistons.

This summer, Wallace's qualification offer also expired.

The Pistons still wanted to keep Wallace, but they were unwilling to renew the contract with a five-year contract worth 5 million.

Anyway, Wallace stayed.

He will continue to play for the Pistons for the next two years.

This is the last operation before Osgers leaves office. There are three issues he left for Dumars: Jerome Williams' contract extension, Scott Pollard's team option and Grant Hill. Seoul's contract renewal.

The first two are not a problem. Williams really wants to stay. Pollard is the team’s option. Free agent, waiting for the Pistons and other teams to double-team.

He won the scoring title, double first team and double MVP last season, and he can almost be said to be No.1 in active service. He deserves a Garnett-level maximum salary, but most teams do not allow salary space.

The Blazers cleared the space (the way to clear the space is to suspend the contract renewal of Webber and others), took the lead in firing, and gave Devil Mountain a seven-year 7 million maximum salary contract.

This is a Garnett-level contract. If you swallow this contract, the Blazers' salary space will exceed [-] million next season. Those who can pay the luxury tax alone will feel numb, but Paul Allen, who is rich and powerful, does not take this Seriously.

This kind of operation that can't beat you, let you join me is reminiscent of the Knicks' posture of raising the price of the bulls in 96.

The Knicks, who want to make a big difference in the free market this year, are also aggressive, just like the Blazers, and offered Hill a seven-year 7 million offer.

At the same time, they also promised Hill that they would build a Galacticos this summer.

The big fish of this offseason, in addition to Hill, there are Penny Hardaway, Chris Webber and Sprewell, these people also joined the free market.

When Mo Mengchen heard about this, he didn't pay much attention at first, because Hill had no reason not to stay.

He should not have any unhappiness in the Pistons. This team has brought him a championship, a system for him to collect data, and all the honors. This is a team that continues to rise and will continue to win in the future. Team.

Who would leave a team like this?In order to get extra millions every year?
However, the renewal of the contract has not yet been decided, and the offers from the teams are fierce, and he has no idea.

In order to figure it out, he called Dumars that night, and he needed to know the progress of the contract extension.

After receiving a call from Mo Mengchen, Dumas gave an uncertain answer: "Grant's agent's attitude is very ambiguous, there is no sure guarantee, and it is still in the quotation stage."

"What are you kidding?" Mo Mengchen was startled.

The free market has been open for a month, and the renewal of the contract with Hill is still in the quotation stage?Isn't this funny?
Dumars said: "As far as I know, no team has made progress with Grant. All teams are stuck in the offer stage. No one knows what he is thinking."

"Where is he now?" Mo Mengchen asked.

"He's on vacation in Miami," Dumars said.

This bastard is very carefree, the whole world is worried about his decision, but he is basking in the sun on the beach in Miami, admiring bikini beauties with different skin colors?

"I see, I'll talk to him."

Mo Mengchen also made Dumas a little more aggressive, don't make a fuss, can't you just learn from Al Pacino and give that damned Duke student an offer that he can't refuse?
(End of this chapter)