Chapter 713

"James, long time no see." When the phone was connected, Richard said with a smile.

"Li? God, are you going to tell me that you're going to sell your stake in the pirates and come to us as coach of the Knicks! "

"I'd like to. I'd love to. Come on. I'll fire our head coach in ten minutes and make room for you."

"The price is as you like. How about one hundred million dollars in five years?"

James Dolan doesn't know if he's joking or if he really thinks Richard has plans to join the Knicks.

Doran's desire for Richard is not a matter of two days. When Richard left the trailblazers, Doran personally led the team to Portland to invite Richard, but finally failed to do so.

Richard smiled bitterly. Doran said that he couldn't answer

"Well, James, that's not what I'm talking about today."

Doran also laughed. He didn't believe what he just said, but he still had hope. In case Richard really wanted to come to their Knicks, he would definitely welcome them unconditionally!

Doran really dares to give a salary of 100 million dollars in five years, because he is very clear that Richard's arrival can bring him a lot of 100 million dollars in five years!

"Li, are you talking about trading?" Asked James Doran with a smile.

"That's right, man. We're going to trade Rondo. I wonder if your Knicks plan to get Rondo?"

Richard didn't beat around the Bush and told James Dolan his purpose directly.

At Richard's words, Doran frowned at the other end of the phone.

"Rajan Rondo?"

"Man, you don't know what kind of team we Knicks are. You can't deny that he is really strong. Although he can't compare with Chris Paul, he must be several levels stronger than Nate Robinson!"

"But his style doesn't suit us in New York..." James Doran said with a smile.

Richard was shocked, but he ignored the matter, which was the style of New York Knicks.

Rondo's style of playing is totally different from gorgeous, and there is no strong offensive firepower. Such players are not popular among fans.

The Knicks want to be gorgeous, to be popular, to be the players that the fans like.

Why Nate Robinson got so many opportunities in the Knicks was because he was inspirational and eye-catching.

As for the question of whether Rondo is strong or not, to be honest, Doran doesn't care at all. If Rondo is strong, what can he do? Can he take the Knicks team to win the championship? Definitely not!

Don't mention winning the championship. It's hard to get into the playoffs.

So Doran is not interested in Rondo at all

"Li, actually, I just want to call you. I need your help." James Doran said with a smile.

"What's up, James?"

"Well, I heard that you are not going to renew Danny Granger. I don't know if you can help me recommend us to Granger."

"Don't worry, we will treat Granger well and never let him suffer any injustice."

Doran didn't see Rondo, but he did see Danny Granger

In a word, Granger's style really matches that of Knicks. In the league today, only one player is Danny Granger who Doran wants and has a chance to get hold of.

Granger's style is gorgeous. The most important thing is that he just got the fmvp. The pirates have no intention to renew Granger's contract, so the Knicks should think about Granger no matter what.

"We really don't have a plan to renew Granger, but James, you should know that I have said that I will not affect the selection of players. If you can talk about Granger joining you, I will never oppose it." Said Richard with a smile.

Richard will not affect the transfer of the West Lafayette players, this is not a secret, James Doran is sure to know.

However, in this transfer of Grainger, Richard may be a slight exception, he recommended Grainger to join the trailblazers

"Well, Lee, we'll try our best to recruit Danny Granger. I think for a young player like him, the Knicks has a lot of attraction."

……

After hanging up Doran's phone, Richard had no choice but to call Stevens again.

Nix wasn't ready for Rondo, so there was only one choice left for the Clippers. Richard decided to take a step by step and meet Rondo's wishes first.

As for whether Rondo will be sold twice by himself, it's up to fate.

He had no relationship with the fast boat owner, sterling, so Richard contacted Stevens directly at the moment.

Stevens was quite surprised to hear that Richard was going to sell Rondo to their clipper.

Doran doesn't know the goods, Stevens still knows the goods. He knows that Rondo's strength can definitely bring the clipper to a higher level.Of course, in fact, it can not be said that Doran does not know the goods, mainly because their Knicks evaluation of the value of players is not the same as other teams.

"Li, if Rondo joins the clippers, our strength can definitely be improved by a large margin!"

"Now the team is in charge of Hart, you should know better than me. No matter which team in the west is in charge of guard, it's at a disadvantage."

Stevens sighed helplessly.

"Well, you don't have to discuss this with the president of the team?"

"Talk about it. I don't have your position. I can't make a decision on this kind of thing as a manager." Stevens said with a wry smile.

……

About half an hour later, Stevens called Richard back.

Listening to Stevens's tone, it was obvious that the negotiation was not smooth.

"Li, this deal may be in vain..." Stevens said helplessly.

"What's the matter? Your management doesn't want Rondo? It's impossible, isn't it? " Asked Richard, frowning.

In his view, the clipper's current line-up, the sky dropped a rondo, they are not happy enough.

"No..."

"It's the offer they're willing to give that's a little too low."

"What kind of offer?" Asked Richard, frowning.

Stevens sighed and began to tell Richard what had happened in the last half hour.

After hanging up with Richard, Stevens contacted the president of the team directly and said that the pirates wanted to trade Rondo.

Naturally, the other side is quite happy. There is a lot of good things in the sky, but he is only willing to give a 10-year first round autograph

Stevens can't look down on the offer, and wants to see if he can ask for another round.

Even if we add a second round of signing, it is not worth much.

But it turned out to be rejected

"Only a 10-year first round signing?" Richard's brow was wrinkled to a twist.

Clipper's draft right belongs to an awkward position. Their performance is not too high or too low. Generally, the draft ranking is around 15, with some value, but not so high.

Such a first round of signing is like a dynasty dominating? Stevens was too embarrassed to say it.

"Deal, Rondo belongs to you." Richard finally nodded.

When the pirate team was just built, he would not agree to the offer in any case. It would be a loss to grandma's house.

But Stevens is in a bad time now, and Rondo wants to play in the big city. Richard has become a good man and made both sides complete.

It's true that Richard can lose anything. Rondo himself was chosen from this rank. He spent almost three years in vain, and he got a similar rank, so it's not a loss.

……

"Really?" Stevens's voice was shaking. He knew that Richard would have to be spurred by some fans if the deal was made.

Because of the deal, the pirates lost a lot.

"Really, come on, man. I hope you can have good results this new season." Richard encouraged Stevens.

Stevens's ability is obvious to all, but his luck is not good

"Thank you, Lee!"

"Let's not be so polite between us. We have been friends for more than ten years." Said Richard with a smile.

……

After hanging up with Stevens, Richard informed him of the deal.

Rondo was quite dissatisfied, not because he was sold to the clipper, but because the offer from the clipper made him dissatisfied.

Only one draft in the middle of the first round? The clipper despises me so much?!

Key Richard really agreed, Rondo feel that this may be Richard in order to be able to let himself join the Clippers smoothly, and make concessions.

"Thank you, coach!" Rondo also thanked Richard.