Thanos

Chapter 157

Negotiations between Fegan and Nike are finally over.

3 million US dollars in three years is already very good for a role player like Ye Heping.

After excluding various taxes and commissions from brokers, Ye Heping finally got about 1200 million US dollars.

After losing Yao Ming, Nike was finally generous.

In addition, the negotiation between Fagan and Coca-Cola has also made substantial progress, and it is expected to sign a contract in the short term.

……

But what Ye Heping didn't know was that he was about to leave Los Angeles and be sent to San Antonio.

After the All-Star break, the trade deadline for this season is only a few days away, and all teams are making final reinforcements.

Of course, for a regular season leader like the Spurs, just keep the original lineup.

But no one expected that Spurs head coach and executive president Gregg Popovich secretly proposed a deal to Lakers general manager Kupchak.

Bowen + Ginobili Changing Leaf Peace + Cook + Divac + a future first-round pick.

Bowen is the small forward of the best defensive team, and Ginobili is the main shooting guard of the Spurs. It is absolutely unimaginable for a leading team to make two strong starting deals at once.

But Popovich did just that.

Just heard what Popovich said, Kupchak even thought his ears were broken, and he couldn't believe it until he checked again and again.

Kupchak's heart was moved, but he was hesitant when he thought of the old Bass's words "If you want Ye Heping, you can trade him for Duncan!" at the beginning of the season.

Coincidentally, Jim Bass got the news.

Old Buss and his first wife have four children, two boys and two girls. Jim is the youngest son and has entered the management of the Lakers very early.

In addition, Jim has a younger sister, Jenny Buss, who also serves in the Lakers management.

Jim and Jenny are brothers and sisters, but they are also competitors. Both of them hope to win the future control of the Lakers.

Last season, the Lakers failed in the finals, and Jenny's boyfriend, Lakers coach Phil Jackson retired, which broke the balance between Jenny and Jim, and Jim gained more voice in the management.

To put it bluntly, Jim is the prince, and Kupchak has to listen to him.

"Mitch, my God, you're hesitating?"

"Bowen is a champion in defense, and Ginobili is the No.1 in international basketball. He led Argentina to defeat the Dream Team twice. Don't you feel tempted by such a bargaining chip?"

"Looking at what Popovich wants, Cook is a substitute who can easily find a substitute. Divac is too old to run, so Ye Heping has some value. As for the first-round pick, we are the top three in the regular season, and the first-round pick is not worth much at all."

"This deal, we made a lot of money!"

Jim was very excited and persuaded excitedly.

Under Jim's persuasion, Kupchak quickly made up his mind to meet Old Bath with Jim.

Although Ye Heping is a super value contract signed by Kupchak, this contract has also won him a lot of praise in the circle. He often said that Ye Heping is not for sale.

But QNM's products are not for sale, it's just that the price offered by the other party is not enough.As long as the money is in place, there is nothing not for sale, even Kobe.

In the Lakers, Old Buss is the ruler, and he has to make the final decision on any major event. The two met Old Buss with full confidence.

But Jim and Kupchak didn't even think about it. Old Bass yelled at them after hearing their thoughts.

"You two idiots, do you think you can take advantage of that old fox Popovich?"

"Let me ask you again, Ginobili is here, how will he arrange with Kobe? Kobe holds the ball, or Ginobili holds the ball? If Kobe holds the ball and Ginobili can't get the ball, what use is it for us to have him? As for Ginobili holding the ball, that is impossible, and Kobe cannot accept it!"

"In addition, how do you plan to make up for my loss in the activities in the Chinese market that I arranged during the offseason?"

"Finally, I just want to say one thing, Ye Heping is not for sale!"

"Get out, don't let me see you two idiots again!"

Jim and Kupchak ran out of the office as if fleeing, embarrassed and blushing.

After thinking about what Old Bath said carefully, they realized how stupid their thoughts were. They were really short-sighted and blinded by greed.

Especially the last sentence of Old Buss, "Ye Heping is truly not for sale!", what does this mean? It shows that Old Buss values ​​Ye Heping's talent and feels that his future is limitless.

Old Buss' vision has been verified by history, and the Lakers have relied on him to be strong for so many years.

"I really don't see the potential in that skinny guy!"

Jim was still a little unconvinced.

Kupchak patted Jim on the shoulder: "The boss values ​​him, and Popovich is willing to pay such a high price to get him, which proves his worth!"

Jim was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

The old Buss may have misread the wrong person alone, so what about Popovich?You can't make a mistake with these two old guys with vicious eyes.

Jim couldn't see it himself, it only showed that his own vision was not good enough.

For a while, Jim still couldn't accept it. People are like this. It is easy to see the shortcomings of others, but it is difficult to admit their own shortcomings.

Kupchak is still easy to accept, after all, Ye Heping was signed by him.

"Jim, don't let Ye know about this deal!"

If Ye Heping knew that Jim and Kupchak wanted to trade him, Ye Heping would definitely have an idea in his heart, and maybe even bigger conflicts would arise because of it.

Ye Heping, that bastard, when was he afraid of getting into trouble?
Jim nodded, his ability is a bit weak, but he is definitely not stupid.

As a result, a deal that was about to be completed just fell through.

Ye Heping once had the possibility to go to San Antonio and be a teammate with No. 1 Duncan in the league.Of course, Ye Heping didn't know about it at all.

Jim Kupchak won't say.

Naturally, Popovich couldn't say it, and Manu Ginobili and Bowen would also have ideas.

Both parties knew it well, and silently hid this matter in their stomachs.

There are two games left in February.

On February 2, the Lakers came to Toronto, Canada and easily defeated the Raptors.

On February 2, the Lakers flew to the Big Apple again to beat the Knicks.

So far, the Lakers have achieved a wave of seven consecutive victories, with a total record of 41 wins and 14 losses, ranking fourth in the league.

The Suns have 43 wins and 14 losses, leading the league. The deeper the season, the better the Suns' tactics and the stronger the power of running and bombing.

The Spurs ranked second with 43 wins and 13 losses.

The Heat continued to lead the East with 42 wins and 16 losses.

另外，诺维斯基本月砍下27.2分10.2篮板3.8助攻1.2抢断1.8助攻，带领小牛队10胜3负，取得了本月的西部最佳球员。

文斯·卡特砍下30.2分6.3篮板3.8助攻1.4抢断1.2抢断，三分球命中率45.55，带领篮网队7胜6负，取得了东部的月最佳球员。

March starts, and in the first game of the month, the Lakers, no!To be precise, Ye Heping himself ushered in a major event.

They will travel to Boston to challenge the Celtics away.

During the All-Star Weekend, Ye Heping and Pierce have formed a grudge.

In the first game after the All-Star Game, Pierce was injured and left the field at the beginning, and the two failed to match up.

But this time, they can really have a good time!

(End of this chapter)