Chapter 1260 Parallel Imports

Garnett shook his head and said, "So I haven't asked my agent to negotiate a contract with any team except the Suns."

Duncan said, "Have you thought about it? Even if Tiechui stays in the Suns, Yi's contract ends and he may leave the Suns... Oh, by the way, you are in the same position, he is leaving, and you are just right to take over?"

Garnett smiled, nodded, and said, "Now everyone knows that Tiechui will not retain his teammates, and the Suns will definitely try to save salary space for Tiechui's new contract, so Yi may not get a maximum salary contract in the Suns, and he may leave. I am indeed waiting for his position."

Duncan said, "There should be many more people leaving the Suns. It's almost time to rebuild, right? Aren't you worried?"

"It was the same last season. Didn't we win the championship?" Garnett said.

Duncan was stunned, yes.

"I heard that you want to invest in wine with Tiechui? Can you take me with you? Now Senbei Winery is very famous. There is no bigger winery in North America than Senbei." Garnett asked.

Duncan frowned and said, "I still have some money in my hand. In a few days, Tiechui's agent Gao will come to the United States. I will go to Senbei Castle to talk. I want Gao to be my investment consultant. Maybe you can make an appointment with her."

Garnett nodded immediately and said, "Give me her phone number."

"You'd better contact Tiechui first. Whether you want to invest in wine or go to the Suns, you have to contact Tiechui. How can you do it without his nod?"

Duncan suggested.

Garnett thought about it and nodded.

When Li Ba received Garnett's call, he felt a little strange. What did this guy want to do with him?

"Is there something wrong, Kevin?"

"It's like this, Tiechui, I want... I want your agent Gao to be my investment consultant. Do you think it's convenient?"

Garnett asked cautiously.

"You want to make money?" Li Ba asked with a smile.

"Oh, yes, you know, Tim and I have lost a lot of money. We want to find a reliable investment consultant." Garnett said.

"How about this, you come to Senbei Castle in a few days and talk to Gao yourself." Li Ba said.

Li Ba actually has no special conflicts with Garnett. He targeted him during the rookie season just because of Marbury. Later, Marbury got the championship ring, and he didn't care about Garnett, let alone him.

"OK, thank you, Hammer." Garnett breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

On the 15th, Li Ba was resting at home when he received a call from Fisher.

"Derrick, what's up?" he asked.

Fisher didn't have much off-court friendship with him, so he called him only about the labor-management agreement.

"Hammer, can you tell me your attitude towards the labor-management agreement? I need to know your position." Fisher asked.

As the chairman of the players' union, this is his responsibility. He needs to understand Li Ba's attitude and where he stands.

Not only is Li Ba the top player in active service, not only is Li Ba the new generation of basketball god, but Li Ba is a billionaire.

A Senbei restaurant has attracted dozens of league superstars and Hollywood superstars. With this kind of influence, he must first understand Li Ba's position and attitude.

In his opinion, although Li Ba is a player in the NBA, his position may not stand on the side of the players, but on the side of the boss.

"Of course I support you, what other position can I have?" Li Ba laughed.

"Really?" Fisher said in surprise.

"I am a player, in the NBA, I will only stand on your side." Li Ba laughed.

"OK, I know, this is great!" Fisher said excitedly.

After finishing the conversation with Fisher, Li Ba began to pack his luggage.

Their family is going to Senbei Castle and live there for a while.

Next year is the Olympic year again, and there will definitely be no rest time. Li Ba has decided not to participate in this year's Wimbledon. In recent years, he has rarely taken a vacation during the off-season. This year, he wants to take a break and take his family to play around the world.

On the 18th, Li Ba's family moved into Senbei Castle.

At this time, the 2011 NBA labor-capital negotiations entered a long negotiation.

In fact, due to the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, the labor and management sides began to contact in 2009 and conducted multiple rounds of negotiations, but they were fruitless.

The management side insisted on the hard salary cap policy and cut some of the players' income, which was the main reason for the deadlock in the negotiations.

The two sides have agreed that after this year's draft, on June 30, a round of negotiations will be held in New York.

Before that, the trading window was open normally.

But there were almost no transactions in the league, including free market players, who were waiting for a new labor-capital agreement.

On the 19th, the Suns reached a buyout agreement with Vince Carter.

Vince Carter's contract was not big, so the transaction value was not great, and the Suns did not embarrass him and let him go.

At noon that day, White Chocolate announced his retirement and ended his career.

That afternoon, David Griffin received a call from Warriors General Manager Chris Mullin.

"You want Kwame Brown? What chips can you give me?" After hearing Mullin's words, David Griffin laughed.

These two counterfeit products are very difficult to trade. He has been promoting them for several days but has not found any buyers. Now the Warriors have come to him, which makes him very happy. He doesn't have to worry about the two counterfeit products rotting in his hands.

Of course, he is not very worried, because the contracts of these two parallel imports are not large and they cannot be traded. They can just lay off or buy them out.

Mullin proposed several trade methods, but David Griffin was not interested in them. They were all marginal players and did not even provide better role players.

"Chris, do you want to trade your draft pick? I mean the first round pick." David Griffin asked.

"No, no, that's impossible. We can't trade the first-round draft pick for Kwame Brown." No matter how idiot Mullin is, he will not agree.

The Warriors have not reached the playoffs for four consecutive years, and the first-round pick is still very valuable.

"Kwame Brown and Milicic are given to you. I only want your first-round pick this year or next year. Next year's pick can be protected by the top three. You have to know that these are two young insiders who can play for many years. You're not going to lose money by trading a first-round pick."

David Griffin said seductively.

"I'm going to think about it."

Mullin thought about it, this year and next are not the draft years, do you want to trade?

"OK, but you have to hurry up. There are many teams who want them because they are cheap. It is okay to be a qualified interior substitute."

David Griffin laughed.

"OK, I will do it as soon as possible." Mullin said.

After hanging up the phone, he began to consider whether to trade.