Just after the Grizzlies finished playing the Mavericks, Nelson, the old man announced a less surprising news at the press conference after the game, that is, the Mavericks terminated their contract with Rodman.

In fact, Rodman joined the Mavericks in the beginning, which was a difficult situation. Rodman's personality was incompatible with Old Nelson. It was hard to imagine how these two people lived in harmony.

Now that Rodman has been fired, the reporters felt that something happened suddenly, but it was not too surprising.

Jiang Dongbing didn't care much about this. Things like this happen almost every day in the NBA, but Rodman's reputation is quite high, which has led some people to pay attention.

However, on the second day of the Mavericks press conference, Jiang Dongbing actually received a call from Rodman's agent, saying that Rodman wanted to join the Grizzlies...

Jiang Dongbing was speechless. Rodman was coming to the Grizzlies? And the contract was only 500,000 US dollars, which looked really incredible.

However, thinking about the current strength of the Grizzlies, it can almost be said to be 100% able to win the championship. Rodman thought in his mind that he would join the Grizzlies and get the championship ring. This possibility is not without it.

If you haven't made a deal with the Pistons before, Jiang Dongbing might be interested in signing Rodman. After all, the Grizzlies have a shortage of inside players. If you can get Rodman, at least it can improve the depth of the team's inside lineup.

You should know that Rodman is not a weak man now. In the Mavericks' games, he still averaged 14.3 rebounds per game, which is stronger than most rebounders in the league!

It is no exaggeration to say that Rodman's rebounding strength is actually stronger than Daben.

Of course, Rodman must have no potential to explore. Big Bank is still in an upward period, and Big Bank is more obedient, so Big Bank is definitely worth more.

Jiang Dongbing thought about it and felt that it would be a pity if he didn't sign Rodman. If he signed, it felt a bit wasteful.

After thinking about it, Jiang Dongbing decided to discuss with Stewart that if a player like Rodman who had already achieved success and fame joins the Grizzlies, Stewart's view is still very referenceable.

"What? Dennis's agent called you? God, why didn't he call me?" Stewart collapsed.

As the general manager of the team, a player wanted to join the Grizzlies, but the first person to contact him was not the general manager of the boss, which really hurt him.

"Jiang, you should make your decision on such a thing."

"It's actually no difference for us whether we sign Dennis or not. With Dennis, we can win the championship. Without him, we can still win the championship."

"I guess you may be worried that the team's inside players will be injured, so you want Dennis to join as a guarantee. Once we have inside players injured, Dennis will be able to take over." Stewart said slowly.

Jiang Dongbing nodded. Jiang is still old, and that's what he really thinks.

Thorpe's combat power can be said to be no more than ten, which means that there are only four inside players, David, Big Ben, O, and Kirilianko. Even Kirilianko cannot be considered a pure inside player.

Once these four people are injured, although it will not greatly damage the Grizzlies' combat power, it is still quite troublesome. Others must play time, which will easily lead to some injury crises that should not occur.

So if you sign Rodman, if someone is injured, you can let Rodman take the lead and use it.

"But Dennis is an unstable factor, and the whole league knows this. If you sign him, you have to ensure that he will not affect our team atmosphere." Stewart reminded again.

He may not take it seriously even if he is a successful and famous man like Jackson who has won the championship and won the regular season MVP. It is not impossible for the two sides to have a conflict at that time. Stewart is now worried that after Rodman joins, the team's harmonious atmosphere will be affected. If an internal strife affects the team's championship, it will be too much of a loss.

Jiang Dongbing also thought of this, so hesitated a little.

"It's better to do this. We might as well talk to Dennis and let him move freely. We will give him less salary. We don't need him to participate in training or competitions. We don't need him to play. Just wait for our call at any time."

"Stuart, what do you think?" Jiang Dongbing asked suddenly.

Stewart's cheeks twitched. What a ghost idea. If other teams knew about it, they would probably have to scold them to death. This would definitely set a very bad precedent.

What is it like to pay players and not need players to participate in training or play?

However, Stewart also knew that Rodman would definitely be happy after knowing this and didn't have to participate in training. This was simply his dream.

"Jiang, if this happens, will the young players of the team have an unbalanced thought? After all, as far as I know, their training is extremely hard." Stewart frowned and said.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "Impossible, I know best about my players, they will never have such thoughts."

This is not Jiang Dongbing's blind confidence. The players under his command have experienced the benefits of training to them, so their training attitude is more positive than anyone else. It can be said that the Grizzlies are the team with the most active training attitude in the entire NBA.

If they really don’t train, they will probably find it difficult for them to accept it.

In their opinion, it was precisely because of Jiang Dongbing's special training that their strength could be improved so rapidly. Even if Jiang Dongbing does not give them special training now, they are just some ordinary training, and they are not willing to miss it.

"Okay, since you think it's okay, then sign it. It doesn't cost much anyway. I think it's almost enough to give him $300,000 to $400,000," Stewart said again.

...

After Jiang Dongbing returned to his office, he directly contacted Rodman's agent and told him about his conditions, that is, he only gave a contract of 350,000 US dollars, and did not need Rodman to participate in training.

Rodman's agent was stunned. Is there such a good thing? The reason why Rodman couldn't stay with the Lakers and the Mavericks was the training. Rodman was too lazy and was unwilling to train strictly with the team.

But now the Grizzlies don’t want Rodman to train with the team. What’s wrong?

The contract was naturally signed in the end. Although the money was a little less, in Rodman's opinion, the money was almost for nothing.

After Jiang Dongbing signed Rodman, he was much more at ease. At least he no longer had to worry about the players' injuries.

The Grizzlies' outside lineup doesn't have to worry about one player being injured, because many players can play multiple positions.

For example, Jackson, Artest, and Peja can play in the second and third positions. One player has an injury, which has little impact on the Grizzlies' outside lineup. The Grizzlies' outside starting lineup is still extremely luxurious.

Even if Billups is injured, Jackson can actually take the lead in the No. 1 position, and even Ginobili is an excellent candidate to play point guard.
Chapter completed!