Chapter 433: Brother Hug
Chamberlain listened to Harrington's words and nodded, then he looked at the other party frankly and asked, "Then have you been in contact with Walsh?" You know who I'm talking about, that New York Knicks idiot Walsh! ”
It's not Chamberlain's malicious slander, Walsh does have such a nickname now, Marbury's matter is very easy to handle, and there is already a template, if he learns from Bird and sends him out of the city to play, and then contacts other teams in private, Marbury has already been sent away, after all, there are still many people who covet Marbury's combat effectiveness, and these people don't care about his big contract - just take it as a gamble, at most, if he doesn't sign him next season, he will get it.
There is another advantage to sending Marbury out to play, that is, to serve him well, even if no team is willing to accept him, he is embarrassed not to let go and ask for a full price buyout, and his contract is 21.9 million, no matter how much he opens his mouth, it is more than one million, right?
As a result, Walsh messed it all up, he wanted to use Marbury to stand up, but he ended up pretending to be B instead of being grassed, what kind of character is Marbury? That's hob meat mixed up on the street, is it so easy to deal with? So the league is now laughing at Walsh for being an idiot, and everyone understands that the Knicks have lost and they have to pay Marbury a buyout of 21.9 million!
Listening to Chamberlain's words, Harrington was silent for a moment, and then said, "Z, you can't call Mr. Walsh by such a title. ”
Needless to say, Chamberlain suddenly understood that Nelson Sr. was not taken out of context, and Harrington really contacted Walsh.
It's no wonder that Harrington was selected by Walsh to enter the NBA, and coincidentally, Walsh was the general manager of their opponent Pacers at the time, and he chose Harrington, who was also from high school, and trained him at any cost.
Walsh has always had a good relationship with Harrington, but the impact of the Auburn Hills palace brawl was too great and someone had to top the tank, so the Pacers cut Walsh, otherwise Harrington would not have been traded out of the Pacers.
Walsh had his eye on Harrington when he first arrived at the Knicks early this season, and he contacted the Warriors brass several times to trade Eddie Curry for Harrington. But the Warriors' concern was that the Sharks' poor defense and attitude, as well as Yao Ming's slow pace, could not adapt to Nelson Sr.'s demands, and the trade was put on hold, but Walsh never gave up.
In fact, since Harrington came to the Warriors, he and Nelson Sr. have not gotten along much, although he once occupied an extremely important position in the old man's small-ball running and bombing lineup, but the relationship between the two is not harmonious in private, especially since last season.
Harrington found himself often out of the Nelson Sr. starting lineup last season, and even many times, he couldn't even be rotated regularly, especially after the arrival of West and Billups. This season, the problem was exacerbated by the team's selection of Serge Ibaka and the decision to develop him, which was a decisive factor in spurring his determination to break with the team.
Harrington averaged 12 per game last season. 6 points and 5. 4 rebounds, the lowest statistic in the last 4 years, and this season has been even worse so far, he is only averaging 8 per game. 5 points, 2 rebounds, playing time plummeted, and there were two games where he didn't get a chance to play. You must know that Harrington is also carrying a large contract, and his contracts for the next two years are $9.23 million and $10.03 million respectively.
Harrington has a bad relationship with Nelson Sr., but he has a good relationship with the players, so he explained his thoughts: "My contract is 10 million, but there are so few places to help the team, and I'm still young, I want a better contract in two years, I don't even have playing time in the Warriors, how can I get the data, how can I get the contract?" ”
This is indeed a big problem, Chamberlain was silent for a moment, and then said: "You should believe Old Don, he is not the kind of guy who doesn't care about the life and death of his players, you know this, I believe that next season, he will definitely give you more opportunities to perform, and your contract year will never be so small." But not this year, as you know, Don wants to make Ibaka mature as soon as possible, so he has to give him more opportunities to exercise. ”
Harrington shook his head and said, "But will the team wait until next season?" Isn't Monta my role model when he was sent away because of the overlap in his position and the unsuitable salary? My contract is not small, my position is in conflict with Ibaka, and my contribution to the team is not as good as Muntah, what if the team trades me? ”
"How many times have I said that you are not for sale for the team!" Old Nelson couldn't help but roar, he was a little sad, Chamberlain was right, in fact, Ibaka didn't perform very well, that is, his combat power was much worse than Harrington.
However, his head coach is also the general manager, and he has a long-term vision, and it is clear that Ibaka has more potential than Harrington, and the team is now lacking a real power forward instead of Harrington's unruly swingman, so he can only cut Harrington's playing time to develop Ibaka.
"What's the use of that?" Harrington roared as well, and he shouted angrily, "Last season you said that Monta was also not for sale, and as a result, he was not sold?" The team is obviously saying one thing and doing another! I'm willing to bet that Monta's today is my tomorrow, and sooner or later the team will trade me as suddenly as they did with Muta, so why can't I just find myself a good home? ”
"So which one do you like?" Old Nelson suddenly stopped arguing, he became calm, and his demeanor regained his composure. Seeing the change in his expression, Chamberlain, Billups and others sank, they know the old man too well, and old Nelson's roaring and roaring are actually no problem, which means that he treats you as his own person, there is a saying that care is chaos, and old Nelson is like this.
When old Nelson calmly dealt with one thing, it showed that he had made up his mind, and it also showed that in his eyes, the people and things involved in the matter were no longer something he valued, and his current expression and tone showed that he had made up his mind to send Harrington away.
Neither Chamberlain nor Billups has taken into account, what is the most important thing for the Warriors right now? It's not about how many right players there are, it's about stability in the dressing room! As long as Chamberlain is here, as long as Chamberlain grows as expected, the championship will belong to the Warriors sooner or later, especially since the team now has three giants of Billups, Iverson, and West, as well as Curry, Morrow, and Ibaka.
Old Nelson is now most afraid of the locker room ****, which is why he didn't dare to come to Iverson before, this deal really makes him uncomfortable, he is ashamed of Ellis who trusts him, but what can he do? He is the general manager but the team is not his, and Ellis deceived the team about the injury, and Richard, as the new owner, will eventually burn three fires to stand up, and all in all, Ellis's departure is doomed from the moment he is injured.
Old Nelson never told anyone else about the secret of trading Ellis, and the old man bore the sin himself, but Harrington just talked about it, saying that he was worried that Old Nelson would suddenly trade him without believing in his words again, and the old man couldn't stand it, and Ellis's transaction was his reverse scale, and he would never be allowed to be mentioned!
Without waiting for Harrington to give an answer, Nelson Sr. finished asking the question and said, "Think about it, give you two days, and you will give me the answer when you get back to San Francisco the night after tomorrow." Alright, that's the end of it, let's all go back and get ready for the night's game. ”
The game was routinely held at Anseck Arena, and the Minneapolis fans were just as unhappy with the team, and the Warriors once again enjoyed the feeling of being at home, especially Harrington and Jackson, who had fought here before, the former starting his NBA journey here, and the latter being reborn as a starter, and the fans had a unique affection for the two of them, and when they played, the cheers were especially loud.
The sound of terror passed through the air, and as the fans cheered, the air seemed to be shattered by the sound, and Chamberlain faintly felt that the air fluctuated like a lake with stones thrown in his eardrums.
"Damn, the fans here are crazy!" Chamberlain yelled at Jackson.
Jackson changed his old hanging, wearing a blue and gold jersey, he looked solemn, and after entering the arena, he waved to the fans around him, and after the last moment, he ran to the halfcourt to look at the Pacers' logo carefully, and his face was full of amazement.
This city, this arena, as once carried his dreams, was nothing, and after a quarrel in Harrington today, Jackson suddenly became a little tired. After experiencing so many teams in the league, meeting so many teammates, many people coming and going, and many people leaving and never seeing each other again, Jackson fell into an inexplicable hesitation for a while.
Entering the familiar arena and looking at the familiar floor and team logo, Jackson couldn't find those familiar guys:
Veteran captain Reggie Miller, a thin but really tough warrior, in the 2003-04 season, that year the Pacers had a strong lineup, they really had the potential to win the championship, but with a roar from the Auburn Hills Palace, Miller's championship dream was shattered, and at the end of that season, the killer who had never compromised his career to fate succumbed to the strength of fate and retired gloomily!
Jermaine O'Neal, the interior core of the Warriors at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends at that time, was short-tempered, moral, and a moral guy with iron shoulders, the reason why Chamberlain won Jackson's support as soon as he came to the Warriors was because from him, he vaguely saw the shadow of O'Neal Jr., and now this shadow is getting weaker and fainter, because even O'Neal Jr., who is at the peak, can't do what Chamberlain can do now.
Ron Artest, his best brother, was in the palace of Auburn Hills, knowing that he would suffer a terrible punishment, but when Artest made a move, Jackson did not hesitate to do it, in fact, when he did it, he knew that he would be kicked away by the team, but let him watch his good brother being beaten up and indifferent, that would definitely not be able to do such a thing.
The last Harrington, he originally thought that the two could support each other to go further in the NBA, and he even looked forward to how to show off to the old brothers when the two lifted the O'Brien Cup together, but the O'Brien Cup has not been lifted, but the two brothers are going to part ways.
Back on the bench, Jackson and Harrington hugged heavily, the latter feeling just as much as he was, if not worse, because he was about to go to another unfamiliar team. The two big men hugged each other, and the photographers took a photo of the two of them in puzzlement, they didn't understand, why were these two guys so solemn and sad in the photo? Soon after, the Harrington trade appeared, and they understood the meaning of the expressions of the two men at that time.
It was a hug between the most beautiful brothers, and from then on, they would meet each other when they met again on the court.
"Boss Jack......" Harrington didn't know what to say, and if there was anyone he felt sorry for asking for a trade, it was the man in front of him who looked like Hu Dan.
Jackson didn't let him continue, he patted Harrington on the back vigorously, and said heavily: "Don't chirp like a girl, do a good job today, do a good job in front of our fathers and fellow villagers, let's let them know that the brothers are doing well, they can rest assured!" ”
In fact, for this game, although the Warriors came to the expedition with a tired body, they didn't take the opponent very seriously.