The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

"Coach Wang Xiao, what kind of player do you think Kevin is?"

Durant's agent asked.

Without hesitation, Wang Xiao immediately replied: "Kevin is a very good player. He has the top-level scoring ability in history, and has a gentle personality and hard work. I think he can lead an era in the NBA in the future."

Hearing Wang Xiao's answer, Durant's manager was overjoyed.

This evaluation is not low, it seems to be interesting!

"Thank you for your evaluation. Kevin has always mentioned you to me, saying that you changed his career. When everyone was optimistic about Oden as the No. 1 pick in the draft, only you firmly believed that He is worthy of the No. 1 pick and insisted on choosing him. This is the motivation for his struggle in the NBA over the years, because he wants to prove to everyone that you are right, and he is indeed worthy of the No. 1 title."

Wang Xiao smiled slightly, recalling the scenes of that year.

"He's done it."

"Yes, but Kevin is still not satisfied. He feels that the success of his career in the NBA is directly related to whether he has won a championship. I believe you know that the current Trail Blazers no longer have the ability to win. Kevin, he wants to go to a team capable of winning the championship, and it just so happens that he has always wanted to fight alongside you. I wonder if the Bucks have similar ideas..."

Durant's agent stopped talking and directly expressed his intention to Wang Xiao.

Sure enough!

The corners of Wang Xiao's mouth almost went behind his ears.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, there are also top superstars who are willing to take the initiative to join him!

...

After thinking about it carefully, it seems wrong. He is now regarded as the golden sign of the NBA championship. There should be many superstars who want to hang out with him, so as to get a few championship rings for fun.

The main reason why most of them didn't do anything was that they were not optimistic about the Bucks' potential to win the championship.

"Of course!" Wang Xiao's mouth didn't pause at all while thinking about messy things in his mind. "Kevin is a top superstar that no team in the NBA can refuse. If he gets him, I promise to win the championship within two years, and at least three consecutive championships after that."

"..." Durant's agent was a little surprised.

As a professional agent, he has been in the NBA for decades, but this is the first time he has seen someone like Wang Xiao who dared to book a three-peat dynasty in advance.

He didn't know if Wang Xiao could do what he said, but he was sure that when Durant knew what Wang Xiao said, he would be very happy and firmly believe it.

...

The matter of Durant joining the Bucks has been preliminarily settled in this way, but this is just the beginning. For a big-name player like Durant, changing teams is not so simple and easy.

Now there are two options before Wang Xiao. The first is to wait until the end of the season and Durant’s contract officially expires and enter the free market to sign Durant directly. This way, he doesn’t have to pay any price, it’s easy and simple, just like another In the summer of 2016, it was as simple as Wang Chaoyong getting Durant.

The second is to submit a trade application to the Trail Blazers in the middle of this season and use Bucks players to trade Durant. The advantage of this is that the Trail Blazers can be required to sign first and then trade. It is possible to sign a one-year contract with the Bucks in the free market. Although the amount of this contract is higher than in the free market, considering that the NBA salary cap will become higher and higher in the future, it is not a disadvantage to sign this way.

At the same time, another advantage of trading to Durant this season is that the Bucks will be able to compete for the championship this season.

The combination of Durant + Thompson + Antetokounmpo is no less powerful than the Big Three of the Wizards, and it is completely capable of fighting against the Big Four of the Cavaliers.

Of course, the disadvantage is that with Durant's status, it is difficult to trade Durant without some blood.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiao immediately called the team's two bosses and the general manager.

When they heard that Durant wanted to join, they were all very happy. As a top superstar in the league who can be ranked in the top five or even the top three, Durant's influence is far from what Thompson can compare. To get Durant, Their Bucks are considered to have a pillar in the true sense.

Representative figures like James of the Cavaliers, Kobe of the Lakers, and Curry of the Wizards.

On the issue of how to get Durant, there was a little disagreement.

The general manager and second owner of the Bucks, Mark Leslie, believes that since Durant has decided to join the Bucks, it is better to wait until the summer free market opens and sign Durant directly, not to mention spending less money. The team will not lose other players as a result.

On Wang Xiao's side, he is more inclined to get Durant through a trade this season.

From the standpoint of a businessman, it is indeed more cost-effective to wait until next season to sign Durant, who is a free agent, but from the standpoint of a team coach, Wang Xiao still wants to seize this season.

If the price of getting Durant can be reduced to an acceptable range through negotiations, then Wang Xiao is more willing to lead the Bucks to attack the championship this season.

As for the team's other boss, Wesley Edens, was on Wang Xiao's side. To be precise, he was a firm supporter of Wang Xiao's faction and supported any decision made by Wang Xiao.

Disagreements belong to differences, but in fact, Wang Xiao has the final say on this matter. The trade and draft rights were written in the clauses when Wang Xiao signed the contract with the Bucks. Even the owner of the Bucks cannot Intervene, unless they are willing to pay liquidated damages and fire Wang Xiao.

As a result, the Bucks quickly conducted the first round of negotiations with the Blazers in secret.

...

When the Blazers' management team learned that Durant wanted to go to the Bucks, and the Bucks general manager had taken the initiative to seek a deal.

The Blazers' entire management team panicked.

They could see that Durant wanted to leave before, but they still felt that if the team could introduce a star this summer, Durant would probably stay. Under the circumstances, Durant can get tens of millions of dollars more than going to other teams.

They ignored Durant's desire for victory, and also ignored Wang Xiao's attraction to Durant.

And when the Blazers owner Paul Allen heard the news, he was even more furious. What he was angry with was not Durant's betrayal, but the incompetence of the Blazers management team.

It's hard to imagine that the Blazers have relied on only Durant, who Wang Xiao had chosen in the first place!

And now, Durant is going to be poached by Wang Xiao, but they personally expelled Wang Xiao from the team back then!

How ironic is this?