Chapter 592: 591. The Birth of the Devil's Stadium
"The medical environment in Atlanta is very good, and I like it very much. I am going to take Kamani and Sisi over the winter. We have found a way to treat it. The environment here is better than Germany. I want to stay in the hospital for a long time. Here." Boozer continued to express his desire to stay.
Just like what Boozer said, Atlanta is a big city at the top of the list of livable cities in the United States and even in the world. It has good medical care, a good environment, and high income. It's just that the entertainment industry is underdeveloped, so it doesn't get so much attention.
Liu Mang asked Boozer about his thoughts in detail. It turned out that the Boozer family had recessive hereditary leukemia, or a very special serious disease called sickle cell anemia. His son Kamani unfortunately suffered from This disease needs to be treated in a good environment, and the chance of finding a matching bone marrow is very low, only brothers and sisters have the highest probability, Boozer and his wife Hissi's bone marrow do not match, only they have another child, Bone marrow transplantation, but both of them are worried that the child born normally will still have the genetic disease, so they are going to come to the United States to conduct in vitro reproductive technology at the University of Utah Hospital, which is more advanced in biomedicine than Germany, to screen fertilized eggs, etc. .
The most important point is that Boozer is not like the Cavaliers who earned less than 600,000 US dollars in two years. As a first-round pick, plus the endorsement fee mixed with Liu Mang, he also earns 200 US dollars a year. More than ten thousand dollars is enough for the child's medical expenses. He plans to take the child over and go to Salt Lake City to prepare for treatment in the summer, that is, to use genetic technology to screen fertilized eggs and make preparations for the birth of the next child. Prepare.
As for bone marrow transplantation, the medical care in Atlanta is good enough, and the altitude of Salt Lake City is too high for children to grow. The original history is that although Boozer went to play for the Jazz, the child has been living in Miami until Boozer left the Jazz After joining the Bulls, Boozer started living with his children.
Boozer said that he likes to play in the Eagles very much, and Liu Mang wanted to be further different from Boozer after his dazzling performance. Boozer originally chose to go to Salt Lake City not only for money, but for more Know how to treat your own child. After all, it is not something that can be cured in twos and threes. It will take at least a year to have a new child, check up for yourself and your wife, prepare for pregnancy, genetic screening, etc., the industrial city of Cleveland will definitely not suitable.
And Atlanta is so suitable that Boozer doesn't want to leave at all.
Liu Mang feels that everyone wants to go to the top, but in Boozer's view, is there a higher position than winning the championship with the team he grew up with?
Liu Mang heard the details about himself from Boozer. Although he was happy that the atmosphere of his team was attractive, he was a little depressed. This is not giving Xiaoye a chance to play!
"Then Carlos, what are you doing with your troubled look?" Liu Mang complained helplessly.
"My agent told me that I might be traded, but I still think we can win the championship together." Boozer is worried about this, "My agent wants me to be traded, I want to ask Ace you What should I do if this happens?"
It turned out that I was struggling with this! Liu Mang understands that Boozer is not so short of money now, and he has no plans to leave for the time being. He was originally in Cleveland because of the lack of money and the poor medical environment in Cleveland, but his agent may want to He went to fight for big contracts, and most of the agents made money by taking a cut of their salary.
Liu Mang thought for a while and said, "Carlos, fire your agent, come to our agency!"
"Huh? So direct?"
"Yes, it's that direct!"
After Liu Mang finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Schwartz, but Boozer hesitated for a while and did not stop him.
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In the afternoon, the final team training before the game between the Eagles and the Nets was led by Mike Woodson. Coach Kruger discussed with the boss Price in the general manager's office.
"Lang, Carlos has changed his agent. Do you know about this?" Price asked.
"I've seen the news just now that Carlos and Schwartz have signed." Coach Kruger nodded, "Is this a good thing for our unity? Carlos doesn't seem to want to leave."
In the previous trade rumors, there were many fakes and few real ones, but the thing about Boozer getting many team offers is true.
"Lon, look at this." Price handed Coach Kruger a printed offer email.
Coach Kruger looked at it and suddenly understood why Price was so entangled.
Originally speaking, Boozer's idea of staying in the team is a good thing for the Eagles, and it may be easier to renew his contract in the future.
But this offer is hard to refuse!
Price rejected all other offers for the sake of team stability and unity. Only this trade offer, Price could not make up his mind to refuse.
The Jazz offered the 2004 11th to 29th protected first-round picks and the 2004 first-round pick from the Nuggets.
Both draft picks are likely to be lottery picks, especially the Jazz's own one. The wonderful protection rules, other teams are protecting the higher picks, and the Jazz must ensure that the Eagles get a top ten pick. picks!
That is to say, if the Jazz are bad for the Eagles, they must get Boozer!
The Jazz have always been decisive in order to get the players they want. In 1979, in order to get Goodrich of the Lakers, they sent the No. 1 pick of the Magician to the Lakers. When you get it, whoever wants the talent will want it.
Although 2004 was not a big year for the draft, but with two first-round picks and at least one top-ten pick, the Eagles have no reason to refuse this offer.
The Eagles are so strong now, they rely on the rookie bonus, and the Eagles have tasted the sweetness of the rookie bonus. Coach Kruger couldn't help being tempted by this offer.
In the main rotation of the Eagles, the combined salary of Liu Mang, Prince, Boozer, and Kwame Brown is not as high as that of Jason Terry alone. Jason Terry's salary.
Boozer is so good! But precisely because of his excellence, his trading value will become less and less valuable as the remaining time of his rookie contract gets shorter and shorter. He is much more valuable than Jason Terry. Without an annual salary of tens of millions, there must be a bunch of teams rushing to poach people.
So next season, Boozer's trade value may have to be discounted in half. In the fourth year of Boozer's rookie contract, the trade value may only be one or two late first-round picks, which is the same as the original Kenyon. - Martin was signed first and then traded to the Nuggets, in exchange for two late first-round picks.
Now the team has Rasheed Wallace, although Boozer is very important, but when Boozer needs more playing time and positions, the Eagles will have a headache again.
The big contract is also a problem. It is impossible for others to throw out an annual salary of tens of millions. The Eagles will give a middle class, right?
This made Coach Kruger as tangled up as Price.
After thinking for a while, coach Kruger said: "Boss, this is a critical year for us. This year is not suitable for selling our core members. I have an idea, and I may ask the boss to talk to you."
Price's eyes lit up. Didn't he just want to find someone to take the blame, so he quickly asked, "Lang, what advice do you have?"
Coach Kruger doesn't know that this unreliable boss is holding the idea that the boss is responsible for the final profit of the transaction, and he, the head coach, is responsible for the problem?
But it’s not once or twice that he was blamed. Coach Kruger was very calm and expressed his thoughts: "If Carlos is given to the Jazz now, their lineup is okay. What if they don’t lose so much? Let them Get the top 10 pick ready to trade, we can wait."
Price did not expect this kind of operation. The protection of the Jazz's non-top ten picks has already opened Price's eyes. Si didn't even think about it.
Price looked at Coach Kruger and thought the old chap was getting worse.
But Price is still a little worried: "Ace and Carlos have a very good relationship. If we trade Carlos after the season, will Ace be dissatisfied?"
"Ace will understand, we can't give Carlos a big contract, and Ace will not delay the development of his teammates..."
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In the evening, during the pre-match interview, coach Kruger announced that Jason Terry, Prince, Boozer, Kwame Brown and other starters and substitutes are not for sale, and these balls will not be considered for the time being. The trade of the team's main personnel, any trade call from the team will be hung up directly.
The Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City saw the news and felt that Boozer was guaranteed. Coach Sloan and the Jazz management made up their minds and started to play badly.
The Eagles also avoided situations that would affect the stability of the team, and calmed down the morale of the army.
The team has stabilized, dispelled the cloud of trading hanging over the Eagles, and is full of expectations and desires for the next game against the Nets.
The cloud of trading on the Eagles' side has dissipated, but the Nets have had problems in the past two days.
The infighting between Kidd and coach Byron Scott and Kenyon Martin's refusal of the Nets' six-year 60 million contract extension cast a shadow over the Nets.
Looking at the Hawks, Pacers, and Pistons, the three teams have won more than lost and rarely lost. The Nets are only 4 wins and 5 losses. The Nets have a slow start every year, but the first two years The top teams in the Eastern Conference can win at most 50 times. Except for the Hawks with more than 60 wins in the 2001-02 season, no other team can open the gap, so the Nets have always been very calm, but this year, there are actually three teams that completely closed the gap Open, even the Hornets ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with 6 wins and 3 losses, and the Nets only ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, with a winning percentage of less than half.
Of course, Kidd would not blame himself for this, so he had conflicts with Byron Scott, especially when the Eagles made strange tactics in the last game, Byron Scott had no way to deal with it , can only grind and play, and finally dragged his own side to death, making Kidd even more dissatisfied and wanting a better coach.
It's just the beginning of the season, and Byron Scott is still the coach who has reached the finals for two consecutive years. Kidd still can't beat Byron Scott for a while. The coach's reason, unless it's as bad as the Magic.
But the Nets are obviously not that bad, and the start is the same as the previous two years.
And Kenyon Martin wanted a contract of 100 million yuan, and rejected the renewal of the team's tens of millions of annual salary, so many teams who wanted to get him put forward trade applications one after another. The Nets were in the shadows.
Now that information and communication are more and more developed, a trade rumor storm in the league triggered by a transaction has suddenly affected many teams.
But, now the Eagles have become melon eaters, sitting and watching the Nets' infighting.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the Eagles' home game against the Nets is about to begin.
The rumor storm that started yesterday morning forced the Eagles to cast a cloud over the trade, but now, after the management announced that the team would not trade, everyone was shocked and became more motivated!
The management doesn't want to rely on trades to reinforce, it's trust in their own players, and the players have to respond with their own performance.
The Nets have a common enemy, the Eagles, and they temporarily put aside their internal conflicts and focus on the game.
The two teams made their first appearances. This is the first time for the Nets to play at the Eagles' home court this year. When many teams came to the Eagles' home court to play, they were very curious about the Eagles' opening moves, especially Rashid Hua. Lace's opening move.
Players who haven't played at the Eagles' home court this year all want to see the legendary Tianzun's roar with that kind of joking mood.
However, when the face of Rasheed Wallace occupied the entire big screen above the court, the Nets players felt the atmosphere suddenly became frenzied, and felt the away atmosphere similar to Salt Lake City!
The two-year rise and the biggest enemy have made the atmosphere of the Eagles' home court even more irritable than when Rasheed Wallace roared before. When Rasheed Wallace roared with deafening cheers from the audience When it exploded, some Nets players couldn't help covering their ears!
On the Eagles side, everyone is excited!
"Ding... The system task is released, and the home of the devil is born."
"The birth of the devil's home court: The host has led the team to advance steadily year after year, consolidating the popularity of the host's team in the local area and the cohesion of the fans. The host needs to lead the team to defeat the Hawks' current biggest enemy, the Nets. Mission reward: Roar of the Heavenly Venerate."
"The Roar of Heaven: The Devil's home game of the Eagles. When the Eagles play at home, the player's excitement increases, and the visiting team's momentum is suppressed. Trigger conditions: The Eagles play at home, and Rasheed Wallace makes his debut."
Well, the third one, huh... There is one more chapter tonight, go have dinner first, and agree to guarantee at least 12,000 every day for three shifts and 12,000 every day