Now that the team is determined to rebuild, things must be implemented immediately, and the Magic's management is running at high speed like a precise instrument.
Although Pat Lao has determined that Edison will be the core of the team's reconstruction, Edison himself knows that now everyone is watching him, and his every move must not be a little bit...
Arrogant, so he still has the usual humble gentleman style. Especially for Dev Tovacek and Otis Smith, they are still the nominal team managers, although in the meeting
At the meeting, the two of them were appointed at the same time as Edison. It seemed that the grasshoppers on the same rope should work together. But the actual situation was completely different. The two of them joined hands to act.
The team manager can be accepted and agreed upon by everyone, so as long as the two of them don't cause a big mess or make a big mistake, it will be fine; and Edison is questioned by everyone, so Edison must succeed.
performance, otherwise it will definitely end in disgrace.
So in fact, the relationship between Edison and them is in a sense antagonistic. If we take the familiar palace drama as an example, Dev Tovacek and Otis Smith are good
If you are a prince, you don't have to do anything. As long as you maintain a normal demeanor, the final throne will be a matter of course; while Edison is another prince, and he will definitely not be able to swallow it.
You must jump around and perform a feat that will astound the world before you can ascend to the great treasure.
Therefore, Edison's first task is to get rid of these two people. Even if he cannot make them work together with him, at least he must ensure that these two people cannot cause trouble or stab him in the back at the critical moment.
knife.
So Edison contacted Dev Tovacek and Otis Smith shortly after the meeting, hoping to communicate about the team's reconstruction the next day. The two of them were very happy.
Agree. After all, these two people also hope that magic will develop well, so that they can get greater benefits. They also don't want Edison to mess around like a madman, which is inevitable.
It will bring disaster to the fish in the pond, and you will also be dragged into the water.
The next day, Edison came to the Amway Center, still wearing a sunny smile as usual, taking the initiative to say hello to everyone, and came to Dev's office.
After entering, Edison found that Otis was also there. It seemed that the two of them had come to communicate early.
"Hello, Otis is here too. I just want to discuss the specific plan for the reconstruction of our team."
Edison actually had a very detailed plan in mind, but that plan was too crazy and would definitely not be accepted by others, so he released something more peaceful first.
Make it easier for everyone to accept it, wait until everyone gets used to it, and then increase the intensity little by little.
"When I explained the team building plan, both of them were present. As I said that time, I think the most important thing is to get Nash. So I plan to discuss it with Nash's agent and myself immediately.
Contact us and try to get him as soon as possible. Many teams are chasing him now. If we get him as soon as possible, we will save ourselves the long nights and dreams later. After we get Nash, no matter how we adjust the plan in the future, we
Neither of them suffered a loss. What do you two think?" Nash is indeed a good player. Dev Tovacek and Odis Smith have no doubts about signing Nash, but the two
No one replied immediately, but after looking at each other, Otis answered.
"Paul, it's like this. We have no doubts about Nash's ability. You know that player contracts are mainly responsible for our player development department. I want to confirm with you now.
Next, the contract length and salary you give him."
"Otis, as I said before, the Suns are also pursuing Nash, and they have an advantage over us. In this way, I hope the team can sign a 6-year contract with him, with a total salary...
The highest is 68 million, what do you think?"
"That's no problem, but there are team options for the last two years."
"It seems that we are too insincere, the last year team option, otherwise I can't convince Nash. If I tell him that he will be the core of the team, and give him this
A contract would be too unconvincing."
Otis thought for a moment, glanced at Dev, and Dev nodded, so he answered readily.
"Okay, then it's a one-year team option."
"Also, no matter what the total amount of the contract is when it is finally signed, I hope that Nash's contract annual salary will be reduced."
"Of course there is no problem with this." Otis thinks this is very reasonable. In the last few years of the contract, Nash is getting older, and it is also reasonable for the salary to be lower. This kind of contract is for NBA veterans.
It's very common. But what Edison wants at this time is to free up part of his salary to renew contracts and retain players.
The three people reached a tacit understanding about Nash, and everyone felt relaxed. For Dev and Otis, even though they have determined the work policy of "not seeking merit but seeking no faults",
After all, there are "three things that a new official should do when he takes office". He has to make some noise no matter what. It would be unreasonable to do nothing. If Nash is signed, as long as the contract is not too exaggerated, it will be regarded as this summer.
A major event in free agent signing is that even if you do nothing else in the future, this signing is enough to support your appearance.
And Nash is the foundation of everything for Edison. Without Nash, everything will be a mirror. Only by signing Nash can Edison have the confidence to achieve good results in the new season.
Achievements, avoid being dismissed from get out of class midway, and then the dynasty's hegemony will slowly develop.
But after all, the three of them had their own agendas and were not working together. After reaching a consensus with Nash, they immediately fell into silence and no one spoke.
In the end, Dev couldn't hold it in anymore and broke the deadlock first, "So, Paul, what are you going to do after you get Nash, I mean, how are you going to trade Tracy McGrady?"
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Edison smiled helplessly after hearing this, "I have no plan."
"What do you mean? Why don't you have any plans?" Dev asked.
"Originally, I planned to trade Tracy McGrady for O'Neal, which you all know. But I had contact with O'Neal's agent, and he said that O'Neal would not return to Orlando.
.So this line is completely broken." Dev and Otis nodded after hearing this, and everyone was aware of O'Neal's situation.
"What about other plans?"
"No, I think the first task now is to sign Nash, and then we will see what our draft picks are like. And then, as I said before, getting Howard is our next step.
This is an important point. From now on, we can only take one step at a time."
As Edison finished speaking, the room fell into silence again, and finally Dev broke the silence again.
"That's it, Paul, you go contact Nash and his agent first, and we'll talk about other things later. Just like Paul said, wait for the draft lottery."
After Edison returned to the office, he immediately called Nash's agent Bill Duffy. Bill Duffy was also Gooden's agent for the Magic, so his number was Edison's.
very familiar.
Bill Duffy is now the most famous agent in the NBA. His players include many NBA stars such as Nash and Anthony. In addition, he is also the "Yao Zhi" of Yao Ming's exclusive team.
Bill Duffy’s agent journey can be said to be unique in the NBA. Generally speaking, NBA agents have several backgrounds: 1. Retired players and become agents, 2. Served as a certain
A relative or friend of a player becomes an agent for a friend, and then develops little by little; 3. He is a businessman or lawyer, and then changes his career to the agent field little by little. But Bill Duffy does not...
It is the three mentioned above. He made up his mind to be an NBA player agent from the beginning. Bill Duffy was once the scoring champion of the Santa Clara University team and was elected to Santa Clara University.
The best athlete of the university in 1982, he then participated in the NBA draft that year, but was not selected by the Denver Nuggets until the fifth round. He knew very well that it was unlikely that he would make an NBA team.
jersey. So more than a year later, Bill Duffy and his friends founded a brokerage company, which is now famous in the world. Bill Duffy
In the steady development of the NBA, one of the big turning points was the NBA lockout in 1999. Originally, before the lockout, the NBA was an era of big agents, controlled by a single agent headed by David Falk.
According to the development of NBA, David Falk, the leader among them, is known as the second leader of the league under Stern. But now, who still knows about David Falk. If there was no lockout,
Bill Duffy was an ordinary agent, tepid, but the lockout caused a group of big agents led by Falk to fall. Bill Duffy also took advantage of this
He thrived during the vacuum period. Because he focused on the development of players' overseas markets, which coincided with David Stern's ideas, he was at the forefront of the trend and soon became
After David Falk, he became the most influential player in the league and became a rising star in the NBA agent world. By 2002, Bill Duffy completed another transformation. The draft pick of that year
During the meeting, as many as 5 first-round picks became members of Bill Duffy. They were "second pick" Jay Williams, Gooden, Prince, Fred Jones and Rush.
This perfect storm pushed Bill Duffy into a world-famous brokerage firm. At this time,
Erduffy is still a so-called celebrity in the industry. He is really well-known by public opinion because of the incident in 2003 when he paid out of his own pocket to compensate players for their losses. In 2003, his company Anthony
Carter's contract was about to expire. But Bill Duffy made a mistake at this time. Before the deadline for contract renewal, Bill Duffy forgot to negotiate with the Heat, causing Anthony Carter to
It automatically gave up the remaining one year of the contract worth 4 million US dollars, and also pushed Anthony Carter into a very embarrassing situation. Judging from Anthony Carter's performance in the 2002-03 season
Look, it was difficult for any team to sign him. At this time, Bill Duffy took the initiative to assume all responsibilities. He helped Anthony Carter sign a contract with the Spurs with an annual salary of about 1 million.
In addition, he also took out 3 million US dollars from his own pocket to compensate Anthony Carter for his losses.
Edison knew very well that this kind of person is either a great good or a great evil, but no matter what kind, this kind of person is a person who keeps his promises and abides by the rules.
Today is still a 3,000-word chapter, but I have finished my work on November 1, and I will start working hard on 5,000 words a day tomorrow.
