[Smail met with the Knicks general manager, Zhang Zhiyuan’s next job was confirmed, and Knicks fans were ecstatic.]
June 19, Sports News.
[The Eagles have communicated with the Lakers, and Zhang Zhiyuan’s next club is most likely to be the Eagles.]
June 20th.
[The Clippers put McGrady on the shelf and tried to join the battle for Zhang Zhiyuan.]
June 22.
[The Nets boss publicly stated that Zhang Zhiyuan is his favorite player, and Zhang Zhiyuan’s next club is suspected to be the Nets.]
June 24th.
[The king’s boss’s daughter visits Zhang Zhiyuan, suspected of being a beauty trap. Can Zhang Zhiyuan resist the attack of beautiful women? 】
June 25th.
[Sterling sold 80% of the Clippers shares and made a profit of US$500 million. The buyer was a consortium from China.]
After months of arduous negotiations, Chen Xiangwen finally reached an agreement with Sterling.
The rough contract is that Chen Xiangwen invested US$500 million to acquire 80% of Sterling's shares. Sterling will continue to hold 20% of the shares, but only has dividend rights, no management rights, and no seats on the board of directors.
When Sterling wants to sell the remaining shares, Chen Xiangwen's side has the right of first refusal.
This is within Zhang Zhiyuan's acceptance range, and he also knows that as long as Sterling continues to seek death, he will definitely not be able to keep the 20%.
As soon as the news came out, the alliance was shocked.
You must know that the league has not signed a major broadcast contract at this time, and most teams are still very cheap.
Like the Kings, the price listed was 250 million, but no one has ever taken it over.
Other teams like the Bucks don't even have a market value of 200 million.
Although the Clippers are in a good geographical location, they have been suppressed by the Lakers for decades and show no signs of turning around.
Now the valuation of the Clippers has reached as high as 625 million US dollars, which is almost as high as that of the Knicks. Fans cannot help but be surprised.
Back then, Sterling only spent $12.5 million when he bought the Clippers. Now, 27 years later, the Clippers' market value has soared 50 times, and Sterling has also made a lot of money.
"I know Zhang's next home."
With the news of the Clippers' sale being exposed, fans' speculations about Zhang Zhiyuan's next home have also been answered.
It is difficult for Chinese conglomerates, Chinese players and fans not to connect the two.
Considering the strength and position of the Clippers, these perfectly meet Zhang Zhiyuan's requirements.
Therefore, Zhang Zhiyuan’s next team must be the Clippers.
Soon, news broke about the meeting between the Clippers and the Lakers, and Zhang Zhiyuan also admitted that the next team he wanted to join was the Clippers.
He hopes to tell other teams his thoughts as early as possible, and does not want other teams to mess around chasing him.
Although this is not his obligation, there is no reason for him not to do it with lip service, so that he can at least gain some favor from the fans.
It's like a goddess telling the loser from the beginning that it's impossible for us to be friends, and that we can still be friends in the future. If she keeps giving hope to the other person at the beginning, and then tells the other person that I don't like you at the end, she may not even be able to be friends.
"Good guy, as expected of Zhang, he did what he said and went to the worst team."
The fans were filled with emotion.
The current players on the Clippers team include Tracy McGrady, Brand, Maggette, Kaman, Al Thornton, Tim Thomas, Smush Parker, Josh Powell, Dan Dickau, Ruben Patterson, Quin
Donross......
The others are all unimportant people. Of course, except for the five in front, the people behind Elsodon are actually close to being dispensable.
Even in the first five, McGrady has been reduced to a data brush, Brand has suffered major injuries, and El Thornton is still just a rookie.
This lineup is truly terrible. The Knicks' lineup is much better than theirs.
Other players have tried their best to join a strong team, but Zhang Zhiyuan, who took the initiative to join the worst team, is still quite manly in the eyes of fans.
For a time, the number of fans who brag about and like Zhang Zhiyuan is increasing.
At the same time, Chen Xiangwen was also conducting team operations in accordance with Zhang Zhiyuan's requirements.
First, he gave up his offer to Elton Brand, and then Elton Brand signed a five-year, 82 million maximum salary contract with the 76ers as a free agent.
For now, only Zhang Zhiyuan knows that this will be a bad contract.
Brand in 2007 still barely had the ability of 2010. After suffering an injury last season, his ability dropped significantly.
Zhang Zhiyuan can’t remember Brand’s specific data after 2008, but it will definitely not exceed 148, and 76 people will definitely faint in the toilet.
As soon as the news came to light, the basketball world was in a frenzy again.
"Why did you let the captain go? His and Zhang's positions don't overlap either."
"I still don't understand. He is the captain, so what does that mean?"
"But without Brand, is there anyone in the Clippers who can play? Zhang is tired of winning the championship and is he going to lead the team to fish in the regular season?"
"As expected of the man I like, when playing games, you should turn it to the highest difficulty."
.......
Fans can't understand the operations of the new Clippers owner, and experts can't understand either.
ESPN gave the Clippers a C rating for this operation, which means C is unqualified.
TNT has more confidence in Zhang Zhiyuan and gave him a B-level evaluation.
After Brand left, Maggette also wanted to leave, and his contract expired this year.
This person cannot be let go. Maggette is a person whose strength is greater than his reputation.
Although his scoring is not as good as Brand's, he has high efficiency, a qualified shooting percentage, a certain three-point ability, and is very good at causing damage. Last season, he averaged 9.7 free throws per game and made 7.9, ranking third in the league.
Two high.
Maggette wanted to leave, but Zhang Zhiyuan called and hoped that he would stay. "Cory, you may think I'm talking nonsense when I say this now, but I am confident that the team will have the strength to win the championship within one year, and it will definitely win within two years."
Championship, so stay."
Maggette showed a wry smile. Of course he didn't believe this, but he believed in Zhang Zhiyuan's ability.
He thinks that after the team has Zhang Zhiyuan, the lineup will definitely be improved, and there is still hope for winning the championship in three or four years.
More importantly, he may not be able to win the championship if he joins another team now.
"You have already spoken in person, so what reason do I have to refuse? As long as the contract is renewed and you respect me, I will stay."
Maggette said.
"Don't worry, I will quote you for the contract. I am absolutely sincere."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Maggette's previous contract was 35 million for five years, 7 million per year, which was obviously less, even only half of Brand's.
The contract given by Zhang Zhiyuan is 30 million for three years and 10 million per year. This is already the price of a star. It is equivalent to Zhang Zhiyuan's recognition that Maggette is a star.
Faced with such sincerity, Maggette directly bypassed his agent and agreed.
There's no need to fight anymore. You can't get higher if you fight. It's better to leave a good impression on the future boss.
Kaman's contract has three years left and no action is required.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan, Chen Xiangwen, and Smail went to meet with Kupchak to discuss his own transfer.
"Zhang, can't you go to another team?"
Kupchak asked with a wry smile.
He knows that once Zhang Zhiyuan goes to the Clippers, the Lakers will not be able to suppress the Clippers in the market as before. And this will definitely affect his evaluation and income.
But he has no choice, because there was an agreement when Zhang Zhiyuan signed the contract. If he wants to leave, the Lakers must agree, otherwise he can terminate the contract and join other teams as a free agent.
In this way, the Lakers gained nothing, and now they can at least exchange Zhang Zhiyuan for something valuable.
Of course, not too much, after all, Zhang Zhiyuan has the initiative.
"No, I like Los Angeles."
Zhang Zhiyuan said with a smile.
If you like Los Angeles, why not stay with the Lakers?
Kupchak was almost angry to death when he heard this. Of course, he was not angry to death by Zhang Zhiyuan, but by Kobe Bryant.
He felt that the reason Zhang Zhiyuan was determined to leave was because of Kobe Bryant.
"Tell me, what are you going to give in exchange? Don't mention Tracy McGrady, the Lakers don't need him."
Kupchak knew that the Clippers would definitely not keep Tracy McGrady, so he put on a show of resolute refusal, which actually lowered the price.
McGrady can also play small forward, and his position is not particularly in conflict with Kobe. Moreover, after Zhang Zhiyuan leaves, the Lakers really need to add a small forward and a scoring point.
However, Kupchak is not reassured by McGrady's current strength.
What's even more terrible is that Tracy McGrady's annual salary next season is 20 million. To replace him with Zhang Zhiyuan, who is worth 15 million, he will have to add some players.
Kupchak believes that as long as he dares to make this deal, angry Lakers fans will dare to throw rotten eggs at him.
"Besides McGrady and draft picks, what else do you think we can give in exchange?"
Chen Xiangwen asked rhetorically.
He is actually not in a hurry. Anyway, if the negotiation fails in the end, Zhang Zhiyuan is free to join the Clippers.
As for Tracy McGrady, give him away if you can; if you can’t, buy out the contract.
Of course Kupchak knew this, so he could only give up his fantasy and asked: "Then what is your plan?"
"We traded Tracy McGrady, the 2008 No. 7 pick, the 2009 first-round pick, the 2010 first-round pick for Zhang and Hayes, the 2009 first-round pick and some cash."
Chen Xiangwen said.
From this plan, Kupchak felt Zhang Zhiyuan's strong confidence.
The first-round pick in 2010 was simply waived. This shows that Zhang Zhiyuan is very confident in the Clippers he leads. If the performance is good, the first-round pick will be low and it will be worthless.
The exchange of first-round picks in 2009 meant that Zhang Zhiyuan was optimistic about the Clippers he led, but not the Lakers' new season.
Kupchak was offended, but he still couldn't do anything against Zhang Zhiyuan. After all, he couldn't play, and even if he did, he couldn't beat Zhang Zhiyuan.
"What if I agree?"
Kupchak asked.
"Then you get nothing, No. 7, two first-round picks in the future."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
"Okay, you convinced me."
Kupchak continued to smile bitterly.
In fact, he did not suffer a particular loss in this transaction. Zhang Zhiyuan was not under his control, his theoretical capital was 0, and the three first-round picks were all for nothing.
As for McGrady's annual salary, it's not a particularly low-quality asset. If the Lakers don't want it, and some small teams want it, they can still sell some tickets with the name of one of the four major players.
In this deal, the one that Kupchak likes the most is this year’s No. 7 pick.
The 7th pick, this pick is not low.
Kobe was only 13th overall. If his vision was good enough, he could have picked the cornerstone of the team with the seventh overall pick.
It can be said that if the Nets trade Vince Carter, they won't be able to get a No. 7 pick. After all, Carvin's potential has been exhausted and is declining, and the No. 7 pick is a hope.
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
Chen Xiangwen stretched out his hand.
"It's only for a while now. We will be rivals from now on, so it will be difficult to be happy again."
Kupchak said.
Chen Xiangwen has fired Elgin Baylor and personally serves as the team's general manager. As teams in the same city, the two of them will be rivals in the future.
The next day, the Clippers-Lakers trade was revealed.
Lakers fans who don't know the details of Zhang Zhiyuan's contract are not happy. An MVP is traded for Tracy McGrady. Is this a case of brain damage or mercury?
However, some enlightened Lakers fans said, what else does the Clippers have besides Tracy McGrady?
Seeing this, other fans almost burst into tears. The Clippers are so damn shabby.
Moreover, the Lakers soon announced the reasons for agreeing to the deal.
On the one hand, it is to respect Zhang Zhiyuan's choice and to thank Zhang Zhiyuan for his contribution to the Lakers. On the other hand, it is also due to the contract. It would be good to gain something.
After learning that Zhang Zhiyuan could opt out of his contract, Lakers fans understood the team.
I also understand Zhang Zhiyuan and feel less resentful towards Zhang Zhiyuan.
After all, Zhang Zhiyuan could have left directly, but now he bought something for the Lakers before leaving.
There is absolutely no reason to dislike this behavior.
All Lakers fans have is regret, regret.
After the deal was reached, Kobe posted a message expressing his high expectations for next season.
He is quite satisfied with this deal. First of all, he recognizes McGrady's strength and believes McGrady still has gas.
At the same time, he also knows that McGrady is past his peak and cannot threaten his status as the team leader.
Moreover, the team also received the No. 7 pick, which can select a good player, or it can use this bargaining chip to exchange for a strong second or third player.
In short, after the transaction is completed, the Lakers can still maintain their championship strength.
Of course, this is Kobe's analysis.
ESPN's evaluation of the Lakers' operation is A, and TNT's evaluation is A.
ESPN's evaluation of the Clippers is B, believing that they have hollowed out the team and the team's future in order to acquire Zhang Zhiyuan.
The reason why I can give it a B is because I think that with Zhang Zhiyuan as the cornerstone, I can gradually improve the lineup in the future. Even if I don't have the ability to win the championship, I can still make some money by selling tickets.
The evaluation given by tnt is A. They believe that although the Clippers have paid a lot, getting Zhang Zhiyuan is enough.
For Zhang Zhiyuan, it is worth paying any price.
Although the Clippers have made a lot of efforts, there are many teams in the league who want to make such efforts but do not have the opportunity.
If Zhang Zhiyuan is willing to go to Milwaukee, it is estimated that the Bucks intend to send the entire team, and if not enough, they can add a few more draft picks.
After all, other fringe players, rotation players, and even star players are relatively easy to get, but there is only one chance to get Zhang Zhiyuan.
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