Early the next morning, before Jiang Dongbing even opened his eyes, the phone started ringing non-stop.

Jiang Dongbing answered the phone sleepily, wondering if Stewart had called him to prepare for the championship parade. Generally, after the NBA wins a championship, there will be a three-day championship parade. This can be regarded as an excellent means to attract popularity for the team.

"Hello Jiang, this is James Dolan, do you have time to chat?" came the male voice on the other end of the phone, which immediately woke Jiang Dongbing up.

James Dolan? Isn’t this the owner of the New York Knicks?

"Hello, Mr. Dolan." Jiang Dongbing replied politely.

"Jiang, the New York Knicks are willing to hire you as the head coach and president of basketball affairs of our team. I wonder if you are interested?" Dolan asked in a deep voice.

Jiang Dongbing's face twitched. Why did he call him so early in the morning? You must know that he just led the Grizzlies to win the championship against the Knicks last night, but ten hours later, the Knicks boss called him.

Recruit yourself?

Going to the New York Knicks? Jiang Dongbing would not go there even if he died. This team is rotten to the core, and he doesn't want to make the same mistake as Nelson.

If after joining the Knicks, he is forced to step down by the players, then where will Jiang Dongbing's old face be?

Even though the Knicks have reached the Finals this year, Jiang Dongbing knows very well that this is almost the last glory of the Knicks.

"Mr. Dolan, I'm really sorry. The Grizzlies and I just signed the contract last night. You came at the wrong time." Jiang Dongbing declined with a smile.

As soon as I got off the plane last night, I was dragged by Stewart to sign a contract. It seemed that Stewart had already thought of this.

"It doesn't matter. As long as you want to come to the Knicks, we will be willing to bear it no matter how much the Grizzlies pay the default fee."

"And the annual salary will not be less than 15 million US dollars!" Dolan directly showed his wealthy side, and even opened his mouth to offer Jiang Dongbing a super high-priced contract of 15 million US dollars.

Not to mention coaches, very few players can get such a terrifying salary these days.

If Jiang Dongbing said he was not interested, he would definitely be lying, but the Knicks were really not a place for people to go, so Jiang Dongbing could only continue to decline.

"Mr. Dolan, thank you for your kindness. I am quite happy in Grizzly Bear and have no thoughts of leaving for the time being." Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.

Dolan fell silent on the other end of the phone. He didn't expect that even though he offered such an attractive bargaining chip, he couldn't lure Jiang Dongbing over.

I thought that after Jiang Dongbing heard this condition, he would directly agree to join the Knicks without saying anything.

Now this result was a little hard for Dolan to accept. After a long silence, Dolan spoke again.

"Okay, Jiang, but I heard that you served as a trade consultant for the Los Angeles Clippers this season?"

This news was undoubtedly spread by Sterling. He paid Jiang Dongbing two million US dollars in exchange for highly cost-effective players like Ricky Davis and Bowen, so he naturally had to show off.

"Yes, this is indeed the case." Jiang Dongbing did not deny it. After all, this will become his side business in the future, and a wealthy owner like the Knicks will definitely be a big customer.

"Can you help us be a draft consultant? We have two draft picks in hand for five million US dollars!" Dolan said excitedly.

Jiang Dongbing frowned. This job is not easy to do. You must know that the Knicks' picks are not very high, so it is difficult to select any outstanding players.

"Let's talk about it then. I think outstanding players may be drafted before you are picked, so I can't give you an accurate answer at the moment," Jiang Dongbing said.

When Dolan thought about it, it seemed like this was true. The Knicks' picks this year were not high. Even if Jiang Dongbing knew which players could become talents, they might be drafted by other teams in advance.

"Okay, let's wait until the draft. I will go there in person and wait for your good news." Dolan said.

…

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Dongbing began to recall this year's draft list.

In fact, there weren't many leftover players in the 1999 draft. The most valuable pick in the second round was Ginobili. In addition, there was also a big pick that Jiang Dongbing wanted to get.

Apart from these two people, there is only one Li Nailong who can be somewhat effective, but Li Nailong only averaged 14 points per game in his peak season.

It seems that averaging 14 points per game is not too bad, but the key point is that Li Nailong only lasted for one season and could only be regarded as a qualified starting player at most.

This year's draft is definitely not a bad year, because many first-line stars who have impacted the NBA have emerged in the lottery picks, but after the lottery picks, there will basically be no stars.

There was Andrei Kirilenko at the 24th pick. Jiang Dongbing's eyes lit up, he knew that this player could be manipulated.

…

Just after hanging up the phone, executives or owners of several teams called again, with only one purpose, and that was to invite Jiang Dongbing to coach their teams.

Among them, there was even Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, who directly offered Jiang Dongbing a sky-high price of 20 million US dollars as long as he could lead the team to win the championship.

This made Jiang Dongbing even more itchy, but in the end he endured this temptation and stayed with the Vancouver Grizzlies honestly.

…

In the next championship parade, Jiang Dongbing just showed up and did not revel with the fans like other players. Now Jiang Dongbing still has a lot of things to do.

The first is the issue of player trials. It’s almost time for the draft, but the Grizzlies’ player trials haven’t even started yet.

The second step is to make a draft plan to prepare for the draft held at the end of June.

The other thing is to prepare a trade with the Clippers. Jiang Dongbing wants to get David as soon as possible. Now that Miller is in the spotlight, Jiang Dongbing wants to maximize Miller's value.

Although it is somewhat irresponsible to trade Miller out, it is not necessarily a bad thing if Miller goes to Los Angeles.

It is foreseeable that if he stays in the Grizzlies, Miller's status in the team will become lower and lower. Even if Jiang Dongbing cannot get David, he will definitely find an inside player with super strong defense at the basket.

By then Miller will most likely have to play as a substitute.

In this case, it is better to go to Los Angeles early and enjoy the good life.
Chapter completed!