Chapter 112 James Dolan's Call
The next morning, before Jiang Dongbing even opened his eyes, the phone started ringing.
Jiang Dongbing answered the phone sleepyly, wondering if Stewart called himself to prepare for the championship parade. Generally, a three-day championship parade will be held after winning the NBA championship. This is also an excellent way to attract popularity for the team.
"Hello Jiang, I'm James Dolan. Do you have time to chat?" The male voice from the other end of the phone came, directly awakening Jiang Dongbing.
James Dolan? Isn't this the boss of the New York Knicks?
"Hello, Mr. Dolan." Jiang Dongbing replied politely.
"Ginger, our New York Knicks are willing to hire you as our team's head coach and basketball affairs president. I wonder if you are interested?" Dolan asked in a deep voice.
Jiang Dongbing's face twitched. He called himself early this morning, just for this matter? You know that he had just led the Grizzlies to win the championship last night. Ten hours later, the Knicks boss called to recruit him?
Going to the Knicks in New York? Jiang Dongbing won't go even if he kills him. This team is already so bad that he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of Old Nelson.
If the players force the Knicks to step down after going to the Knicks, where will Jiang Dongbing put his old face?
Although the Knicks entered the finals this year, Jiang Dongbing knew very well that this was almost the last glory of the Knicks.
"Mr. Dolan, I'm really sorry. Grizzlies and I just signed the contract last night. You were not the time to come." Jiang Dongbing declined with a smile.
Just got off the plane last night, Stewart pulled him to sign the contract. It seems that Stewart had thought of this a long time ago.
"It doesn't matter. As long as you speak up and want to come to our Knicks, we are willing to bear the breach fee no matter how much the Grizzlies are paid."
"And, the annual salary will not be less than 15 million US dollars!" Dolan directly showed her wealthy side, and even opened her mouth to issue a super sky-high contract of 15 million US dollars to Jiang Dongbing.
Let alone coaches, nowadays, few players can get such a terrifying salary.
If Jiang Dongbing said he was not moved, it would definitely be fake, but the Knicks were really not a place for people to go, so Jiang Dongbing could only continue to refuse.
"Mr. Dolan, thank you for your kindness. I am quite happy with the Grizzlies and have no idea of leaving for the time being." Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.
Dolan on the other end of the phone fell silent. He didn't expect that he could not even turn Jiang Dongbing over with such attractive chips.
I thought Jiang Dongbing would agree to join the Knicks without saying a word after hearing this condition.
This result is a little difficult for Dolan to accept. After a long silence, Dolan spoke again.
"Okay, Jiang, but I heard you helped them as a trading adviser this season?"
This news was undoubtedly rumored by Sterling. He paid Jiang Dongbing two million US dollars in exchange for players like Ricky Davis and Bowen, so he naturally had to show off his appearance.
"That's right, there's something going on." Jiang Dongbing did not deny it. After all, he will become his side job in the future. A wealthy person like the Knicks is definitely a big customer.
"Can we help us become draft counselors? We have two draft picks in our hands, five million US dollars!" Dolan said excitedly.
Jiang Dongbing frowned. This job is not easy to do. You should know that the Knicks' ranking is not very high, so it is difficult to choose any outstanding player.
"Let's talk about it then. I think outstanding players may be selected by others before you pick, so there is no way to give you any accurate answers at the moment." Jiang Dongbing said.
When Dolan thought about it, it seemed that it was true. The Knicks' pick this year was not high. Even if Jiang Dongbing knew which players could become successful, he might be selected by other teams in advance.
"Okay, then let's talk about it in the draft. I will go to the scene in person and wait for your good news." Dolan said.
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After hanging up the phone, Jiang Dongbing began to recall this year's draft list.
There are actually not many leftover players in this 1999 draft. Ginobili is the most valuable player in the second round pick. In addition, there is also a Dazhi that Jiang Dongbing really wants to get.
Apart from these two people, only one Li Nailong can make a little move, but this Li Nailong averaged 14 points per game in this peak season.
It seems that the average average of 14 points is not small, but the key point is that Li Nailong has only maintained it for one season, and at most he can only be considered a qualified starter.
This year's draft is definitely not considered a Little New Year, because many first-tier stars that influence the NBA league have emerged in the lottery show, but after the lottery show, there are basically no stars.
There was Andrei Kirirenko in the 24th pick. Jiang Dongbing's eyes lit up, so this player could operate it.
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Just after hanging up the phone, executives or bosses of several teams called, with only one purpose, that is, to invite Jiang Dongbing to coach their team.
Among them, there is even a Trail Blazers boss Paul Allen who opened his mouth and directly offered Jiang Dongbing a super sky-high price of 20 million US dollars as long as he could lead the team to win the championship.
This made Jiang Dongbing feel itchy, but in the end he endured this temptation and continued to stay in Vancouver Grizzlies.
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In the next championship parade, Jiang Dongbing only showed his face and did not follow the fans like other players. Now Jiang Dongbing still has a lot of things to do.
The first thing is the issue of player trial training. It is about to arrive at the draft, but the Grizzlies' player trial training has not yet begun.
The second is to make a draft plan to prepare for the draft meeting held at the end of June.
In addition, we have to prepare for a deal with the Clippers. Jiang Dongbing wants to get David as soon as possible. Now Miller is in the limelight, Jiang Dongbing wants to maximize Miller's value.
Although it is a bit irresponsible to Miller when traded out, if Miller goes to Los Angeles, it may not be a bad thing.
It can be predicted that if you stay in the Grizzlies, Miller's team status will become lower and lower. Even if Jiang Dongbing can't get David, he will definitely find an inside player with super strong defense at the basket. At that time, Miller will probably have to play as a substitute.
In this case, it’s better to go to Los Angeles to enjoy a good life earlier.
Chapter completed!