Chapter 640 [Progress Is Going Well, Shady Transaction]
Major media immediately broke the news that Yang Rui was negotiating with Rockets owner Alexander and Warriors owner Chris Cohan. Even if Facebook doesn't publicize it, other media are also paying attention to Yang Rui's whereabouts. It is impossible to hide this matter.
Online, most fans predict that Yang Rui will go to the Warriors because he is relatively close to Silicon Valley and Los Angeles.
There are also speculations that Yang Rui or Thomas will directly buy the Warriors. For them, the Warriors are "cheap", like buying a toy. This is bad for Lacob, who called Cohan last July. Extreme news.
Lacob and Peter Guber have recruited a group of investors who are interested in entering the sports circle and have established a consortium, but their financial resources are simply not comparable to Facebook.
At this time, Yang Rui said in an interview that he was not interested in buying the team.
"As a coach, I lead the team to play 82 games in the regular season and playoffs. I already feel too busy and out of breath. How can I have the energy to be a boss? I just want to get a few more championship rings and participate in NBA games. If I want to When it comes to buying a team, I bought it in 2003 and 2004, I won’t wait until now.”
As soon as this statement came out, more team owners had ideas. Who doesn't want to cooperate with Facebook to make money? The rights to broadcast football games on Facebook alone are a huge amount of revenue.
According to news analysis, Yang Rui most wants to stay in Los Angeles, and the Clippers have a great chance to cooperate with him. Sterling also contacted Yang Rui again, but was rejected as expected.
Yang Rui was not even polite to him. "Donald, if you want me to join the Clippers, you must first show enough sincerity. Now a former employee of the Clippers is suing you, and another is preparing to sue you. How can I cooperate with you with peace of mind?"
In February last year, Baylor sued the Clippers in court, and owner Sterling and the entire NBA were also sued, and the trial is still ongoing.
Dunleavy was fired by the Clippers in February this year. He signed a five-year contract with the team worth $22 million. This year is the fourth year of the contract, which means that the Clippers should continue to pay Dunleavy. One year's salary, but Sterling did not want to give it, and Dunleavy was also preparing to sue.
Sterling was so blocked that he couldn't speak any more, so he casually chatted and hung up the phone.
Then, Sterling, who was unwilling to give up, took the initiative to contact Thomas. The Clippers had an excellent geographical location, and Sterling didn't want to waste it. Judging from Yang Rui's move to buy the "Little Versailles", he definitely didn't want to move there. Live in Jinzhou.
Yang Rui completed his work and left the rest to his friends to fool him. They are determined to win the Clippers and no longer consider other teams.
In a few years, Yang Rui's vision will be like that of ordinary people, and he will lose the advantage of foresight. When the time comes, if he wants to gain a sense of presence, the best choice is to quit and become the boss.
Thomas's focus is on Facebook, and Yang Rui's focus will be on the Clippers. With his rich basketball knowledge, even if he is not prophetic, he will definitely become an excellent boss and dominate Los Angeles in the future.
The 2009-10 regular season has entered the second half of the season. The Cavaliers are ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and the Spurs are unique in the Western Conference, leading the league.
After Budinger, George Hill, and Richard Jefferson joined, the Spurs' wings and outside strength have been strengthened.
Duncan's data dropped, averaging only 17.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3 assists per game, but he only played 31 minutes per game, and Luis Scola shared the offensive pressure.
Scola averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His footwork in the low post was better than Duncan's. He could score hard and hit stable mid-range shots after picking and rolling in the high post. Since Scola has been coming off the bench this season, with veteran McDyess as the starter, he has already locked up the best sixth man in advance.
The Spurs defeated the Cavaliers twice in the regular season, which stimulated the Cavaliers management. They made another big trade in the mid-term, trading "Big Z" Igelskas for the Wizards' second-in-command Antoine Jamison.
The strength of the two is completely unequal. Big Z has been reduced to a substitute with 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Jamison is a star with the Wizards averaging 20.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
What's even more outrageous is that Big Z was directly waived by the Wizards, and the Cavaliers re-signed Big Z with a minimum salary as a substitute. This caused dissatisfaction among many teams in the league, and countless fans also called it a shady deal.
In fact, this deal can happen thanks to Wizards "General" Arenas.
Due to gambling debts, Arenas and Crittenton started a farce in the locker room, and Arenas was revealed to have pointed a gun at each other. During the subsequent investigation, Arenas was found to have stored four unloaded firearms in the locker room and did not have a relevant gun license.
Both of them were suspended. The Wizards management was ready to mess up the situation and wanted to trade Arenas, so they sent away his good friend first.
After the trade, the Cavaliers assembled a starting lineup of Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, James, Jamison, and O'Neal. Substitutes include Tony Douglas, Gay, Jamario Moon, Ben Wallace, Varejao, Big Z and others.
The media generally believes that the reinforced Cavaliers will be able to break out in the Eastern Conference and have the strength to compete with any team.
The Celtics, who were only ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference in the mid-term, were not willing to lag behind and also made reinforcements. In the mid-term, they signed Rasheed Wallace, who was waived, and veteran Mike Finley, and also acquired point guard Danny from the Knicks. Special Robinson.
Experts believe that this year is the last chance for the Green Army's three giants to win the championship. As the three giants get older, their condition has begun to decline.
The Hawks also have a chance to win the championship. They are ranked second in the Eastern Conference.
But in Yang Rui's view, the Hawks are worse than he thought. The team has Devin Harris, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Marvin Williams, Jamal Crawford, Bosh Despite the situation, he failed to compete with the knight.
This reflects the importance of a superstar. The Hawks are just a few second-rate stars put together. Even if Joe Johnson is the strongest key player, he is not a perfect core. His scoring ability is not strong enough. What is better is stability. Suitable for being the second boss.
The Magic are ranked third in the Eastern Conference. After Turkoglu left, their strength dropped significantly. After being severely beaten by the Lakers in the finals, the players' mentality changed and they no longer felt like a strong team.
The Lakers are currently ranked second in the Western Conference. The "drug-taking team" is still the strongest star team in the league, but not many people are optimistic about them winning the championship.
Kobe Bryant has caused huge controversy this season, averaging 27 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, the best on the team. However, the Lakers no longer have the same invincible feeling as in the playoffs, and they often feel anxious until the end when playing against underdogs.
Kobe made 5 buzzer-beating shots, but the comments he received online were that "he entered garbage time earlier" and "compared to his teammates' ability, Kobe is the best in the league."
Yao Ming's data dropped to 18.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.7 blocks; Iguodala averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game; Odom barely scored in double figures, and his data declined to varying degrees.
Brooks no longer has any star charm. He averaged 10 points per game and was considered the team's best sixth man. In the playoffs last season, he averaged 16.8 points and 4 assists per game.
The most unlucky person is Lou Williams. He became a soybean in the starting lineup. He averaged only 7.2 points per game and his shooting percentage dropped to 40%. His task was to dribble the ball across the half court and pass it to Kobe, and then wait for the pass.
Lu Wei has submitted a trade request to the management, and he was forced to stay on the team because he did not have a good bargaining chip in the mid-term.
Byron Scott was also questioned. People found that he would let the stars play alone, with almost no tactics. It would be difficult for the Lakers to win 60 games in the regular season.
Yang Rui didn't coach the team, but compared with Scott, more fans praised him.