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Zhuang Fei is not an indecisive person, the change of team players he hopes to take the initiative is always himself as the head coach, not the player, he can say in front of the media that he hopes everyone can stay, in the face of the media this is for other teams, no matter how contradictory the internal is, he does not want other outsiders to have a chance.

Since Marbury is so determined, Zhuang Fei has no intention of continuing to keep him, and how to deal with Marbury has become Zhuang Fei's top priority at present. After staying in the Timberwolves for two days, the situation here is far from being as simple as Zhuang Fei imagined, the team's contradictions are almost visible, or irreconcilable, it can be said that they are already in a state of excitement, of course, the main reason for this contradiction is, of course, Garnett's 6-year, 126 million contract signed last season. As a rookie who entered the NBA in 1995, Garnett's contract expired this summer, and in order to keep the All-Star player Glenn Taylor actually offered such a sky-high contract, Garnett is very good and has great potential, which everyone knows, but as a player who averages less than 20 points per game, it is impossible to say that he has a contract comparable to O'Neal. Garnett takes so much means that the remaining players will get less, and the most lethal thing is that most of the Timberwolves' core player contracts expire this year, so the conflict within the Timberwolves is the contradiction between Garnett and other core players.

20 million a year contract, this is a big mess, you must know that the salary cap of the league in the 1997-1998 season is 26.9 million US dollars, that is to say, Garnett's salary alone accounts for 80% of the Timberwolves salary cap, although the salary cap implemented by the NBA is not a hard salary cap, the team can still sign people according to the terms of the NBA, as long as the price can be afforded, teams like New York, Los Angeles and other teams simply regard the salary cap as nothing, Because there is no luxury tax in the league at this time, this is a major reason why Glenn Taylor dares to do this.

Zhuang Fei doesn't know when the alliance will issue the terms of the luxury tax, and it is estimated that after this labor negotiation, if the luxury tax system is really implemented, Garnett's contract will become a super toxic contract.

It's difficult, Zhuang Fei doesn't have time to deal with Garnett's affairs now, and he doesn't even have time to deal with the departure and stay of Triport and Tom Gugliotta, these two people are completely zìyóu this year, and he Zhuang Fei can't take care of it, if he really wants to leave, Zhuang Fei really can't do it, and it's impossible to squeeze some benefits out of them.

Now how to get the most out of Marbury's trade is the most important thing.

Timberwolves head coach's office, Zhuang Fei thought boredly, and looked around from time to time, this place was much more comfortable than the office in Wake Forest, just when Zhuang Fei was thinking about these chores, the team's general manager McHale came in.

"Kevin, how is the connection, are the Los Angeles Clippers willing to exchange for the champion sign" To be able to maximize Marbury's value, it is natural to hope to be able to exchange for the top pick.

"Unlikely, the Clippers are very interested in Marbury, but they are also interested in Carter and Michael Orovokandi" Kevin McHale smiled bitterly, this year is definitely a draft year, Marbury is very good, but there are rookies who are better than Marbury this year, such as the three disciples in Wake Forest in front of him, the eldest disciple Duncan has been playing in the NBA for a year, and in his first rookie season, he entered the league's best team and the first team of the best defensive team, He has become one of the best interior players in the league, and Duncan's rookie season is also a perfect 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks per game, which also makes the rest of the NBA teams very interested in the remaining two in Wake Forest.

"What about Vancouver and the Denver Nuggets?" Zhuang Fei still has no heart to give up, and he also needs the third sign at least to get Carter, and Carter is unlikely to fall out of the top three.

"They're on the sidelines for the same reason as the Clippers, hoping to get Carter or Michael Orookandi" Kevin McHale sighed again, then continued: "Zhuang, I think the top five picks this year, we are all out of play"

Zhuang Fei nodded a little disappointedly, the managers of the NBA are not all fools, and Marbury is not so attractive.

"Zhuang, I don't understand why you're obsessed with draft picks, isn't it better to be able to exchange for a powerful star? Personally, I think the Nets' offer is good, and Kassel is also a very good player" When Zhuang Fei released the news that he wanted to clean Marbury, the Nets heard the news, and their condition was to use the alien Cassel to make a one-on-one transaction, but Zhuang Fei directly refused, he was not interested in Cassel, it should be said that he already has a suitable person for a point guard in his mind, and he doesn't want another point guard.

"How many teams are there that have strong interest in Marbury right now, and can we make a multi-party trade," Zhuang Fei asked again.

"A multi-party deal is possible, but now the time is pressing, it must be completed before the draft, and now the labor and management have not negotiated a new agreement, and it is very likely that no transaction will be made after July 1st, and there may be a complete shutdown, and now the time is very tight, and it is difficult to do it, but I will do my best" McHale said with a deep frown, and now there is a sense of pessimism and uncertainty everywhere in the NBA, especially the players whose contracts are about to expire, which are all caused by labor and management.

This year's NBA is really chaotic, looking at McHale's appearance, Zhuang Fei thought to himself.

McHale's work is very positive, and after receiving Zhuang Feixin's instructions, he immediately went out to run errands.

In addition to asking McHale to handle Marbury's affairs, Zhuang Fei also sent D'Antoni to Phoenix to inquire about a person's news, and now there should be a response.

At this moment, the phone in Zhuang Fei's office suddenly rang.

"Mike, what's going on, what did Phoenix say" Zhuang Fei picked up the phone and confirmed that it was Anthony, and asked eagerly.

"They're willing to shoot Nash, but they don't want next year's draft pick," D'Antoni replied on the other end of the phone in an excited tone.

"No picks? So what are their conditions? Zhuang Fei was a little puzzled, as far as he knew, the Mavericks had not yet made an offer to the Suns, and Nash was still in a state of no one's interest, so it stands to reason that Zhuang Fei would exchange next year's draft picks for Nash's chips. After all, Nash's contract is about to expire, only one year, and the Suns have no intention of renewing his contract.

'They want to get Cherokee Parkes' contract extension rights'

"Cherokee Parks?" Zhuang Fei was stunned for a moment and then the appearance of a white interior appeared in his mind, Cherokee Parkes, 26 years old, Duke University student, 12th pick in 1995, his contract expired this year, and he has not renewed his contract with the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves have a team option. The white center has a 69 rating on the dynasty system and a B- potential with a certain amount of blue.

"Agreed, you can do this as soon as possible, I'm afraid of extraneous branches, no matter what the Suns ask, you have to agree first" Zhuang Fei agreed without thinking about it, the Suns lack an interior line, and Cherokee Parkes can get an average of 7.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 20 minutes of playing time this season, which can be said to be a very good interior player, after all, it is a substitute, if you convert it to 40 minutes, it is an average of 14+11+2.2 per game. That's why the Suns want Cherokee Parkes.

Due to the relationship of the new collective bargaining agreement, this also forced Zhuang Fei to hurry up to build the team, if the NBA really stops, all transactions stop, just this team that loses Marbury and loses two of the three musketeers, it is impossible to be competitive in the West.

The shortened schedule is all about who is more prepared.

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