(Today’s other updates are all in the afternoon and evening, because in the morning I have to meet an old friend I haven’t seen for many years. I am returning home during the Spring Festival and I specially came to my city to stay for a few hours to catch up on old times.)
"Charlie, no, we are not going to trade you anywhere!" Black Dolan even waved his hands, hoping that this action would bring a more intuitive effect to his words.
"It doesn't matter, Black, I've thought about it, no player can stay in one team forever, the entire league is a huge trading field under the operation of David Stern..." Charlie Ward still had that warm smile. , but the cigar never returned to his mouth.
"Listen! Charlie! I'm Black! I'm the son of the owner of this club! I own shares in this club! I won't let you leave even if I pay enough damn luxury tax!" Black Dolan shouted in a fierce tone. He didn't know if he was excited because of Charlie Ward's words: "Everything is a transaction."
"Okay, Charlie, in fact, neither I, nor my father, nor even Sam, have any intention of trading you. You are going to retire with the Knicks. It's just that today, what I talked about with you, damn it! This It's hard to talk about this, because I didn't know that a team could be so shameless! I can't say it! I have never hated rational people as much as I do now in my twenty-eight years! How could they come up with such a damn method! "Black Dolan said with a painful expression. This was his truest psychological reaction. He could not imagine that a businessman could be so shameless. A loyal veteran, but the businessman wanted to exploit him, while those rubbish took big contracts and acted as if nothing had happened.
"You want to convince me to let me out of my contract and become a free agent this summer, right?" Charlie Ward said, looking into Blake Dolan's eyes.
Blake Doran scratched his hair and nodded: "Yeah, you can smash up this office, it doesn't matter, I won't send you a bill! Because I feel like I'm a bastard!"
"You are really not suitable to be a team manager, Blake. Although you have done well in the NCAA, you are still a complete rookie in this league!" Charlie Ward smiled, and he could see that this young man was not Acting in front of him, because in terms of acting skills, NBA players are not much worse than the actors in Hollywood. Having been in this league for ten years, I can tell whether it is sincerity or hypocrisy:
"This is a very common thing. Moreover, you are not forcing me, you just want to ask my opinion. There is no need to feel guilty about this. The Knicks do not owe me anything. I play for the Knicks and I also get paid. When the salary comes, look, now we are still dealing fairly, what are you feeling guilty about?"
"Fair deal..." Blake Dolan suddenly remembered that the refrigerator-faced team doctor Louis Huang always liked to say this word when he was coaching in the NCAA.
"Yes, fair trade." Charlie Ward repeated the word.
"Listen, Charlie, I really don't want to do these things, but in fact, your contract is a bit big for the current club. No, your contract is not big, but you know, we can't count on it. Those players, you are different from them, you are not for sale to the Knicks, and no matter what contract they get, they are likely to be traded in the end. Only you are different, but before we deal with those garbage contracts, we must do our best now. Possible salary reduction, so I'm here to talk to you about this, whether you can jump out of the current contract, and on July 1st, we can re-sign a new contract." Blake Dolan said.
Charlie Ward just sat there quietly, listening to Black Dolan sitting next to him and saying:
"What we offered was a five-year contract worth 15.5 million yuan."
Charlie Ward nodded: "Maybe it's the last contract of my career, right?"….
Blake Dolan ignored Charlie Ward's words and continued: "I know this contract is unreasonable, but as compensation, Charlie, I am willing to wait for you to join the Knicks coaching staff or management when you retire in a few years. , you have wisdom and are the best defensive point guard. Your rich experience can bring great help to the Knicks. I can even guarantee and state it in the contract, regardless of whether I am still serving as the Knicks' manager at that time. Coach, you can join the coaching staff and become an assistant coach. If you feel that my sincerity is not enough, it doesn’t matter. I can invite James here and ask him to make a commitment to you in person. If you feel that what I just said is completely true. Don't worry about the ravings of a madman or the crazy words of a cold-blooded miser, you can continue to complete the last year of the contract, because you are worth 6 million in the last year."
"Five years, after five years, it seems that I have no chance to continue playing. This proposal is very reasonable. Why not. My wife and I also said a few days ago that I have lived in New York for ten years. If I go to other cities or Returning to my hometown in Nevada, I may not be able to adapt to the life there at all. As a player who has been in New York for ten years, I actually don’t like going to other cities. Although the salary of this contract is not much, even if I fulfill After finishing the last year of my contract, other teams couldn't offer me a better contract than this one, not to mention your guarantee. Your guarantee makes me feel more sincere than that contract. July 1 So we signed it." Charlie Ward put the cigar in his mouth again and said.
"You can definitely think about it again." Blake Dolan said. He actually thought that Charlie Ward would accept it, because Charlie Ward has stated in public many times that he is willing to stay with the Knicks for the rest of his life. The reason why Tees asked Black Dolan to do this was because he knew Charlie Ward's mentality.
"No, don't think about it. You know, I'm glad I met you who just entered this league. You haven't turned into one of those managers yet, doing all the things you think are cold with a smile. At least three years later, you will I would never say that to a player, even if that player is me." Charlie Ward said with a smile: "So, it is very difficult to feel the sincerity of a manager in this league. They The rationality is always greater than the emotional value. I am very happy that the Blake Dolan I am talking to has not become that way yet, although only when you become that way does it mean that you have become a qualified club manager."
After saying that, Charlie Ward stood up and patted the young man who was still silent: "I'm leaving. I will tell my agent and ask him to tell the media that Charlie Ward chose to jump out of the last stage." year contract.”
Then, this Knicks loyalist walked out with a cigar in his mouth and a smile on his face, seemingly not caring that this conversation made him give up his six million contract.
Black Dolan felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. He prepared countless reasons, but in the end, it was the veteran who convinced himself not to feel guilty about this incident.
