“I, Jia Hansan, are back!

It is natural to repay the debt and repay the money!”

Jason Williams looked at Zhang Hao's huge poster above the gate of the Key Stadium, and recalled that playing against the Supersonics in the playoffs seemed to be yesterday.

Thinking back further, after playing G4, Zhang Hao said no, "I won't come here to play again this year." It seems that it happened the day before yesterday...

Who would have thought that before the 20th century was over, Zhang Hao became the favorite player of basketball fans in this city.

Just as I was about to go in by myself, an old acquaintance came towards me.

"Hi, Jason."

"Oh, Butch, I haven't seen you for a long time. When I went to the Nets at the beginning of the year, you had already left."

"I resigned last year. The Nets are so frustrated. I helped them choose so many geniuses, but they all traded. If you and Marbury hadn't joined, they wouldn't have made it to the playoffs this season. I took a year off. Aix said he didn't have enough staff here and asked me to help, and I would have come."

"Is there so shortage of people here?"

"Yes, there is a shortage of people. I came to be a scout, but when he came, he asked me to receive the trial players..."

Unlike when Butch Baird was the head coach, Butch Baird was very strict at that time and is not the head coach now. Jason Williams felt very relaxed when chatting with him.

"Where is Aix? He doesn't come to pick me up, it's too much!"

“He is trying to run for the draft.”

"He's a trial run?"

"right……"

Jason Williams followed Butch Baird to the training ground and saw Zhang Hao observing the technical tests of two young men.

"Who are those two?"

"Members of the Argentine national team are now playing in Italy and applying for draft picks. Aix played against them when he played in the World Championships. They felt that they had great potential and invited them to participate in the trial. However, these two people still have contracts with Italian clubs. They only expired in 2002, so we only have a second round pick. I don't know who Aix will choose."

"Who will Aix decides to choose?"

"Yes, now our trades and drafts are all in charge. Our boss is interviewing the general manager and head coach. We originally decided to choose the head coach, but that coach was snatched away by the Lakers."

"Who?"

"A colleague of mine was later used to be an assistant coach for the Pacers, Trail Blazers, and Warriors... By the way, you were also with the Nets at that time, our assistant coach, Carlisle, in the 94-95 season."

"Oh, it's him..."

Jason Williams no longer remembers who Carlisle was, but he still responded.

The two waited for a while, and the two Argentine national team members finished their trials. Zhang Hao couldn't help but rude the shorter long-haired man's head and walked towards Jason Williams and Butch Baird.

"Jason, long time no see."

"I happened to go to Los Angeles to play the Clippers when your child was born in March, and I bought so many gifts for your child, so I've been missing for a long time!"

"Don't you just say hello and call me like this?"

Jason Williams thought about it, and he said hello to Butch Baird just now... It seems that nothing is wrong.

"I didn't expect that I retired for a year and didn't play basketball. We are still teammates when we return."

"yes……"

Jason Williams suddenly recalled the first time he met in 1995, and they both looked at each other and didn't like each other.

As a result, in recent years, as long as Zhang Hao is playing basketball, they have always been partners.

After sighing for a moment, Jason Williams asked, "Who was you trying out just now? Are you amazing?"

"It's quite awesome. The shorter one is called Ginobili. He is like Jordan in the international arena, and the taller one is called Kirisek. Ginobili has stronger athletic ability and better skills, but he doesn't have long shots and is physically poor. Kirisek's shooting range is wider, more mature, has thicker body, and has less athletic ability."

I didn't ask so much! You don't need to say so much!

But after all the talk about this, Jason Williams talked to Zhang Hao about the draft this year.

I haven't partnered together for a year, but when we got together, it seems that the two of them have not changed much from that year, so I should do whatever they want.

For example, even if the topics are not that interesting, they can count wherever they talk.

Jason Williams has had the experience of playing in other teams in the past six months, while Zhang Hao has been resting for half a year, which makes this feeling even more obvious.

As we chatted, Jason Williams talked about his experience after getting a big contract this past season. He returned to the Nets to become the main center. The Nets lineup was very good. Van Horn and Kitels from the forward and guards both had strong scoring abilities. At the beginning, the point guard was Kassel, and the Nets robbed Marbury from the Timberwolves traded. The Nets traded Kassel, whose contract was about to expire. However, Marbury, who had better pick-and-roll abilities, came to the Nets. Jason Williams played better and worked hard to reach the first round of the playoffs. Duncan hammered 3-0...

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On June 13, 1999, the Supersonics reached a deal with the Nets.

The Nets gave Jason Williams, the 21st pick in the first round of this year, the top three picks in the first round of 2001 protected the draft picks, and the right to swap the first round of 2002 draft picks, and the deal was given to the Supersonics' super power forward Wen Baker.

Wen Baker entered the NBA in 1993 and turned 28 in November this year. Before his second grade, he was selected as the All-Star for four consecutive years. He was selected as the All-Star for two consecutive years in the 96-97 and 97-98 seasons. The best defensive player in the 97-98 season ranked 99, and the 5th-year contract of $60 million has begun.

Jason Williams played 40 games for the Nets last season, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, scoring 8.5 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, ranking second in the league in rebounds, second only to Chris Webber, with three contracts that averaged $11 million a year.

After the transaction was completed, the Nets also received a transaction exception of $2 million. The Supersonics relied on space to seize the salary gap between $2 million in the new season. The first annual salary of Wen Baker's new contract is $9 million.

A rebounder plus two first-round picks and one first-round draft pick swap rights. After the deal was announced, everyone thought the Nets had made a lot of money!

This season, Jason Williams performed better than Wen Baker, but Jason Williams was just a functional player, while Wen Baker was a second-team boss with comprehensive offense and defense and strong strength.

The Supersonics received a bad review for this deal, especially the Supersonics has not yet decided on the general manager. A coffee seller and a 22-year-old young man are making decisions. It is regarded as a deal Howard Schultz purely wants to make with his old teammates to satisfy Zhang Hao.

The Nets received a high evaluation. They just got Marbury, and now they traded back to a second-team insider. With Kittels and Van Horn, the Nets have a rising sign again.

However, the most popular one at this time was the finals of the 76ers and the Trail Blazers. Duncan reached the finals in the second grade and was so shocking!

In the first four games, Duncan averaged 27 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks per game, leading the 76ers to lead the Trail Blazers 3-1.

Duncan, Campbell, George Lynch, this frontcourt trio, paired with the back line of Iverson and Snow, who have strong oppression and rushing skills, has defended the Trail Blazers very much.

The Trail Blazers defended the 76ers from the outside, and Iverson averaged only 16.5 points per game and only 4.5 assists in the four finals, but Duncan turned the inside combination of Rashid Wallace and Sabonis upside down!

If the 76ers successfully win the championship, then Duncan will really be tied with Zhang Hao. The American media are crazily praising Duncan. Among the new generation of players, Zhang Hao's honor is too fierce. If there were no Duncan, then the new generation of players in the United States will be dull, even if Zhang Hao stopped for a year and didn't play. So when Duncan played so well, the media's reporting intensity was far stronger than the original report on Zhang Hao.

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The 98-99 playoffs are approaching, and on June 22, less than half a month away from the draft, tomorrow will be the fifth game day of the NBA Finals.

Howard Schultz finally decided on the candidates for management.

"Larry Harris, Mr. Schultz, this name sounds so familiar!"

"He said he had met you, on his father's birthday."

"Silver Fox's son?"

"Make it right!"

"...I remember, he used to be the assistant general manager of the Bucks, right? His specialty is... good at saving money? Boss, if you lack money, tell me, sell the team to me!"

Zhang Hao remembered that Larry Harris, the son of Silver Fox, originally brought Yi Jianlian to the Bucks in 2007.

Ability... I don't know much, so I probably didn't have any outstanding operations, so I didn't report it much by the media.

But this may also mean that Larry Harris will not be particularly bad, because no particularly bad operations have been reported.

"You are short of money!" Howard Schultz rolled his eyes: "During the interview, I found something excellent about him. He is excellent in contract negotiations and salary structure adjustment. I observed the operations of other teams over the past two years and found that teams with good salary structure control are more likely to become strong teams."

The idea of ​​a coffee-selling boss choosing a general manager is like this...

After thinking about it, Zhang Hao didn't seem to be particularly bad, and the general manager who had no achievements and was good at it seemed to be quite suitable for the current management structure of their Supersonic team.

Zhang Hao has a general manager, but that person is still too young, only 23 years old and has not graduated from college. He remembers that he became the general manager of the Supersonics when he was in his 30s in 2007. After graduating from college, he would first go to the Spurs to be a scout...

Zhang Hao asked: "Mr. Schultz, what's Larry Harris' personality?"

"Good to accept arrangements and be able to find solutions to problems within limited conditions."

"It's OK..."

Zhang Hao found that when he needs high decision-making power and dominance, choosing Larry Harris as the general manager seems to be a very good choice.

A three-year contract, the salary is not high, 2.4 million in three years. In the NBA, the salary of Elgin Baylor, the general manager of the Clippers, is lower than that. If, as Howard Schultz said, he has good abilities in contract negotiation and salary structure adjustment, he can still be a general manager during the transition period... eh?

"Mr. Schultz, let's just let him do it, but don't worry about giving the contract first. Let's talk first. I have something to do."

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On June 23, 1999, relying on Duncan's performance of 31 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, the 76ers defeated the Trail Blazers 93-81 and won the Finals 4-1. Duncan, who was in the second grade, won the Finals MVP.

The media are hyping that Duncan has surpassed Zhang Hao, because in addition to being the rookie year like Zhang Hao, Duncan has dominated the team at the beginning of the rookie year, and also won the championship and FMVP in the second grade, he also has the first defense and the best defensive player.

Lakers general manager Mickey Kupchek said in an interview: "Duncan cannot compare with Aix. He has never beat Aix. Can the championship in the shrinking season be called the championship?"

O'Neal, who had criticized Zhang Hao many times before, also stood up and said: "Winning the championship in a season when the veteran's form was affected is also worthy of being included in the ranks of the best players?"

The Lakers' people ran out to refute Duncan surpassed Zhang Hao, which caused heated discussion.

Fans online discussed the different mentality of Lakers management and O'Neal standing up to refute.

O'Neal's idea should be very simple - he will definitely not be able to stand the other center wins the FMVP before him.

The Lakers management is trying to repair the relationship with Zhang Hao.
To be continued...