Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 289: This is LeBron’s good brother

While Gilbert, Li Wan and Ohio ZF representatives were engaged in “tripartite talks”, there was also a conversation between LeBron’s team and LeBron.

“Don’t worry man, wait another three or five days, as long as Li Wan announces joining the Clippers, Gilbert has to agree even if he doesn’t want to agree to our request…”

A few days ago, Li Wan’s team announced their favorite home, and when they saw that there were only three teams in the list and there was no Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron-James immediately ridiculed Li Wan’s team and did not understand the hype.

If they come to operate Li Wan, they can’t run the whole alliance again?

Li Wan to such a team of brokers, it is really too wasteful!

At the same time, he immediately contacted the management of the Knights and expressed his thoughts that “the wanderer wants to return home”.

Due to the continuous rumors that Li Wan and the Clippers are about to reach a signing agreement and officially join the Clippers, the Cavaliers had a substantive conversation with LeBron James in order to avoid “bamboo baskets” in the trade market in the summer.

It’s just that……

I actually want to sign a 1 plus 1 contract…

Is it that people don’t get angry, and they treat people as fools?

Doesn’t that mean you can leave whenever you want?

After hearing the request of the LeBron team, Gilbert was still a little hesitant, but he was determined to work with Ohio ZF to fulfill his promise and win the championship one step ahead of LeBron James.

No……

Why can this guy still have such a high posture now?

I thought I was myself 4 years ago?

And these things, the LeBron James team did not know, they continue to be patient, trying to use patience to defeat Cavaliers management.

When the “big fish” in the free market finally have their own place.

Their conditions, Gilbert did not agree to it!

Perhaps, when the time comes, they can increase the price again!

LeBron James has no idea right now…

It’s not that they haven’t been in contact with other team management these days, but it’s also when they’re in contact with those teams that they know how much their priorities in free agency have slipped.

But all teams with a little strength, the unified caliber is…

We need to wait for Li Wan to completely determine the next home…

Including Cleveland, the negotiations with them were also carried out after Li Wan’s “cruise list” came out.

So much so that the thought he thought was…

Can I really still stand in this position and talk to Cleveland management?

Can……

Thinking about the Knights management who had been submissive in front of him in the past, he felt that there seemed to be no problem with this operation.

He definitely wants to be successful in Cleveland, which is the team that brought him into the league after all, and is so close to his hometown of Akron, arguably his “second home”…

But right now he really has fewer and fewer choices.

So he can’t be tied to the Cavaliers for too long.

His “second home” should understand him, right?

It’s just that the day after he and his team fantasized that the Cavaliers management would accommodate him again and sign a 1 plus 1 contract with him, the free market, which had been calm since reopening, suddenly exploded a bombshell!

Twitter from ESPN veteran reporter Barbas: “Lee Wan signed, next stop Cleveland!” ”

This news was like a sporadic small fire on the wild grassland, which was helped by the wind, and in just half an hour, this news swept the entire “free trading market prairie” like a wildfire!

Almost instantly, the whole country was boiling!

“Really fake? No way! ”

“Didn’t you say go to the Clippers? ”

“How could it be the Knights? They are not on Li Wan’s cruise list at all? Fake, must be fake! ”

……

Some people wonder, some people are surprised, and some people are surprised and questioned…

In short, all kinds of emotions filled the comment section of seeing this news.

But soon, the news was officially certified.

Meantime……

ESPN and TNT’s major stations cut off all of their TV shows almost simultaneously.

The last time there was such a pomp and circumstance, yes, it was Michael Jordan’s “I’m back”!

And now, Li Wan, who has won the “4 consecutive championships”, enjoys the same treatment.

All the viewers who were watching all the channels on these two platforms unexpectedly watched Li Wan’s figure appear on TV.

Look at the smile on his face, waiting for him to speak.

At this moment, they involuntarily tensed.

Under the host’s signal, Li Wan calmly spoke: “Yes, I have decided my next home, as a player who came out of Ohio, now I want to return to that place and let everyone know what kind of place it is!” ”

After saying this, the Ohioans in front of the TV couldn’t help but have a sour nose …

Compared to New York and Los Angeles, compared to Miami and Chicago, even the Golden State, Houston or Philadelphia, Ohio can not find a city that can match them.

No matter how stubborn the Ohioans are, they have to admit that they are not the center of the whole America, not even a partial center …

When it comes to Ohio, everyone can probably think of only industry…

But in fact, Ohio is really not just industry, the “head” Columbus has education, resources, and culture that are not bad compared to Seattle, and the pressure here is also very high, but…

Nobody cares!

Now Li Wan is back in Ohio for this …

He is a hero of Ohio, and the heart-warming blow at this moment makes Ohioans feel:

Cleveland……

Is he worthy of such a Li Wan?

Even they felt that the Cleveland people were not worthy, let alone the outside world, and all kinds of invective against Cleveland were overwhelming. New York State in particular was the most vocal critic.

In their opinion, Los Angeles is also a matter of it, this Cleveland really doesn’t deserve it!

When they think of their own Giegie going to suffer where such birds don’t, they can’t wait to cut Doran by a thousand cuts, and at the same time, they want to refine lard from the big Russian boss of the Nets next door and make soup for Giegie to drink.

Aren’t you rich?

Why can’t you see Li Wan’s face?

What Cleveland fans have to say about these voices is just two words:

Eat one’s heart out!

When they learned that Li Wan was returning to Ohio, their first reaction was to quickly buy tickets.

Almost 10 minutes after Li Wan announced his “decision”, all the Cavaliers’ packages for the new season were sold.

At the same time, all the Cavaliers fans poured into the streets and celebrated excitedly.

No wonder, after waiting for so long, they finally looked forward to Li Wan, the current “face of the alliance” and “four-time champion”, how can they suppress their emotions?

The signs of the city’s revival were recorded by reporters who rushed in from home, and even the official reported in the 7 o’clock “News Network” that Cleveland fell into crazy news because of Li Wan’s joining.

And the movie channel, known as the “Six Princesses”, played two movies in the prime time of the night, one is “Li Wan 1” starring Li Wan, and the other movie is called…

“King’s Landing”!

In addition, the hot search function that Weibo has just launched has “exploded” for the first time, and the entire Weibo has been paralyzed, and the programmers of Weibo collectively mobilized to save more than ten hours before Weibo resumed normal operation.

But just as the programmers were sorting out their remaining bangs, another news came from the United States, which paralyzed the entire Weibo again…

“The Cavaliers are moving to Columbus in two years? ”

“No wonder Li Wan will announce his joining the Cavaliers, it turns out that such an agreement has been reached? ”

“I said, why do I have to go to Cleveland, dare to be like this! ”

“Wango is too awesome, this is also the first player in NBA history to let the team relocate, right? ”

……

There was a lot of discussion in China, and Li Wan’s influence in the United States was more clearly understood.

Anyway, this thing sounds outrageous, but it’s such an outrageous thing, just because Li Wan happened, what else is there to say? Four words to describe it:

Li Wanliu approved!

In the United States, when the news came out of the league, similarly, the Clippers management, who did not understand Li Wan’s choice, especially wanted to know where he was wrong, immediately lost his voice.

For Lao Mei, who attaches importance to “geographical plot”, they are very clear that this trick is mainly a “sincerity”, and “sincerity” is an eternal killer move.

When Ballmer knew about this, he wanted to call Gilbert directly and give him the group “666”.

He only had one sentence to evaluate the whole thing:

Or this lender can play!

Why didn’t he think of moving the Clippers to Columbus to attract Li Wan to join?

As far as the Lakers’ “leading big brother” posture in Los Angeles, the Clippers have every reason to do so.

He lost, lost heartily.

Even the Clippers, who are closest to Li Wan, are convinced, let alone the rest of the league.

They can only admire the flowers that Gilbert played.

It’s just that…

The Cleveland people, who were still excited just now, were stunned.

Although Columbus is not far from Cleveland, you can drive from Cleveland to Columbus in 2 and a half hours…

Can……

What’s going on with the direct relocation?

Their hearts suddenly felt a little more than a taste.

Whether this Li Wanlai is good or bad, they really can’t say for a while.

But at this time, Gilbert explained in another “letter to fans” through the Cavaliers’ official website: “Originally, I planned to move the Cavaliers to Columbus for the new season, in order to win the championship before LeBron, I could only do this, but Li Wan stopped me, he told me that he wanted to try to see if he could bring a championship trophy to Cleveland and then leave… Seriously, I’m grateful to him, he’s here for Ohio, but also willing to make amends for Cleveland… So everything, if you want to blame, blame me! I want to win LeBron James, that’s all…”

Thousands of words are spilled, and the words are full of true feelings.

Cavaliers fans who read the letter were in tears.

After figuring out the cause and effect, their mood towards Li Wan changed again:

Such a gentle person, even if the Knights leave, how can the responsibility be on him?

But it’s no wonder Gilbert, as he said, he wants to win LeBron James too much, and only by doing so can he attract “LeBron’s nemesis” Li Wan to join…

To win, give up everything!

This man has carried too much on his back, and his fault is not him!

Then it can only be…

“LeBron blames you! ”

“You ruined this home! ”

“I curse you for the rest of your life! ”

Cleveland fans thought of the end and took all their anger out on LeBron James, if he didn’t go, nothing would happen now.

So……

All to blame LeBron!

Gilbert looked at the “awakened” Cleveland with satisfaction, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

In his many agreements with Ohio ZF, ensuring that Li Wan would not be infamous in Cleveland was also among them. After all, if the Cavaliers really move from Cleveland, some extreme Cavaliers fans may attribute the fault to Li Wan.

The “Son of Ohio” cannot be slandered out of thin air.

Gilbert’s “contradiction transfer technique” successfully solved this problem.

As for his own profits from it, let’s say that casinos in Cincinnati and Cleveland will open early with the support of Ohio ZF, and Ohio ZF will give him a piece of land in other urbanizations in Ohio for him to use to develop land…

And that’s just one of them.

It can be said that this time the relocation team, he and his company made a lot of money, although it is also more firmly bound to the Ohio ZF, but they were originally on the same boat, so…

Hi, good news again!

The mood of Clevelanders changed from mixed to moving.

LeBron James and his team were completely stunned.

From Li Wan’s announcement of joining the Cavaliers, to the official plan to relocate through the Cleveland Cavaliers…

It was as if they had been “struck by lightning” one after another.

Before they decided to leave the Cavaliers for Miami, “hometown basketball” was already part of their future plans and an important tool they used to turn public opinion.

Think about it, LeBron, who has achieved fame, has not forgotten to fulfill his promise, return to the border town of Cleveland, and strive to bring the city a championship, whether he succeeds or not, he will move the whole United States.

If it succeeds, it will be even greater!

At that time, as long as they advertise well, what “1 plus 1” contract extension, what “take LeBron to make the Cavaliers sign 80 million 8 plus 8 players under their own agent”, no one will care at all!

He is all back, what happened to satisfying him with some conditions?

That’s the power of media propaganda.

As long as I stand on the moral high ground in advance, then whatever I do, it is a “righteous act”!

But now, Li Wan joined the Knights, directly cutting off his way back to the Knights.

If Li Wan brings the Cavaliers the first championship in team history…

Then his “hometown basketball” script is not so touching to the whole United States.

Well, the worst thing is…

He may not even have the possibility of implementing this script now.

Because, regardless of whether Li Wanneng succeeds in leaving the Cavaliers with a championship, in two years, the Cavaliers will relocate to Columbus!

This Nima, not only cut off the road for him, but also directly shoveled his land!

I……

No roots?

Panic filled LeBron James’ mind.

He looked at his team of agents, and his eager eyes sent a signal:

What to do? What do we do now? Think of a way!

999！

The LeBron team covered their heads and thought for a long time, and finally came up with this idea:

Wow……

It’s so ruthless!

Gilbert is so ruthless!

I actually agreed to such a request…

They suddenly felt that their approach at that time seemed to be a little too much, if their requirements were not so harsh, they signed not a “1 plus 1” renewal contract, but a “2 plus 1” renewal contract…

Wouldn’t Gilbert be so “jumping off the wall”?

The outcome of this problem, no one knows.

Even Gilbert didn’t know.

He only knew that he was hesitating at that time, weighing up, and whether he should let go of hatred when he couldn’t get Li Wan, and as a result, the request of LeBron’s team made him “hate and hate”, which catalyzed his current operation!

And the LeBron team doesn’t have time to dwell on this problem, compared to these things, what they need to solve the most now…

It’s the next way forward!

Meanwhile.

The “Ohio Four” are also making video calls.

One by one, that’s called one excitement.

Columbus has a team, Auden once again expressed the idea of joining forces with Li Wan, Mike Conley heard it, and immediately couldn’t wait to say: “I want it too, I want it too!” ”

Cook mercilessly debunked them: “You guys want to mix championship rings, right?” ”

As soon as Auden heard this, he was not happy at that time, what is the “mixed championship ring”?

For Columbus to take the first championship in team history, can that also be called mixed?

“Think about it, the story of the four Ohio sons who won the first NCAA championship trophy in history for Ohio State University, and now they win the first championship trophy in team history for Columbus… How legendary it must be! ”

I have to say that Auden has not been a fool in the league over the years, and this character is getting more and more oily!

You just say, following this gang, how can Li Wan learn well?

Li Wan felt that he became like this, and the main responsibility was in these three bowmen!

However, this topic also did not continue.

The two of them just had this idea because the team was moving to Columbus. It’s not really so urgent to join forces with Li Wan. They have one year left on their respective contracts, and it’s never too late to make a decision after playing this year or wait until the team actually goes to Columbus…

Compared to them, Cook is the one who is more anxious.

Cook’s contract with the New York Knicks also expired this summer, and he completely lost himself on the cold bench last year, and right now in free agency, no one wants it.

He looks like this, and Li Wan is also a little responsible.

Being a brother, with such great power, it is completely fine for him to mix a basic salary contract.

Besides, if you really want to say, Cook’s ability to hit a water dispenser is not more than enough?

“Man, if you don’t dislike it, we will continue to join forces with the Cavaliers in the new season? ”

When Cook heard this, a thousand words turned into two words: “Thank you!” ”

There was a whole day of turmoil, during which there were cries from Los Angeles and Orlando, respectively, as for New York, the “capital of sin”, it was much simpler, similar to “zero dollar purchase” venting cases became more and more again, countless people took to the streets, asking Dolan to sell his New York Knicks:

“He doesn’t deserve the Knicks! ”

“Dolan hurry up and get out of New York! ”

“Dolan, I* your mother! ”

……

New York, which was full of vitality under the “Li Wan era”, suddenly became a “borderland”, and an even crazier thing happened 2 days later, when news came from Moscow that Dolan was suspected of being shot.

The crazy New Yorkers actually chased after Moscow.

In New York, the New Yorkers who heard the news were excited, running Dolan’s field to “smash and rob”.

Dolan hurriedly issued an emergency statement through his own TV station: “That’s fake, I wasn’t attacked!” ”

At the same time, he apologized to Li Wan again.

This time, the attitude is much better than the last time.

No way, after so many days of fear, his whole person looked a lot haggard, you can imagine how much he has suffered during this time…

At the same time, he added:

“I hereby promise to build a sculpture for Li Wan in front of Madison Square Garden, and I will retire the number 25 jersey for him regardless of whether he returns to New York in the future…”

“And all the players who made outstanding contributions to the team during the New York Knicks’ 4-game winning streak, no matter what reason you left the Knicks, I will retire jerseys for you, it’s a great era, but I ruined it all, I’m sorry…”

At the end, I burst into tears.

Dolan with such a posture can be said to have completely put his face at Li Wan’s feet and let him step on it.

The New York Times commented:

“If you know today, why bother! ”

In fact, even in the most prosperous state of New York, the economic growth rate in the “Li Wan’s era” was obvious.

At the same time, Li Wan also changed the neurological face of New York, the “city of peeing” is no longer so uncivilized, and with his help, the shelter has also allowed more displaced people to have temporary shelter, and the entire street has been “cleaned” a lot.

Although the poor still exist, they look like they don’t exist…

The all-round development of “moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor” is the change that Li Wan has brought to the city.

But now…

With Dolan’s indiscriminate invective, everything went back to 4 years ago…

Li Wan left, and at the same time took away everything that was positively changing in the city.

No, it should be said…

His departure not only took away all the changes of the past four years, but also made the city lose faith and become more dangerous!

Li Wan did not respond to this matter.

The day after announcing his joining the Cavaliers, Li Wan met with Cavaliers general manager Griffin.

Discuss contractual matters.

Griffin is not bent at all, Li Wan has played in this league for 8 years, and according to the league’s rules, he can sign a contract with a starting salary of 30% of the salary cap.

The salary cap for the new season is 63.065 million!

30% of it is 18.9165 million!

This is combined with a maximum annual increase of 8%.

Li Wan signed five years with the Cavaliers for 18.9165 million, 20.4295 million, 22.0639 million, 23.829 million, 25.7353 million… A total of about 110 million maximum salary contracts for 5 years.

Among them, the first 4 years are normal contracts, and Li Wan has the right to jump out of the contract in the fifth year.

This contract allowed Li Wan to unlock the title of “Mr. 100 Billion”.

However, Li Wan is very clear that next summer, the new broadcast contract will take effect, the league’s salary cap will rise, and the “100 million yuan contract” will not be worth much…

So there is not much emotion.

In addition, in this contract, Li Wan has the “right to refuse to trade”.

Although with Li Wan’s influence, no matter who it is, even if they have no brains, it is impossible to take the initiative to trade him, but this is the standard for every supergiant. This year, anyone who is a “super giant” and does not have this right is embarrassed to go out to say hello.

Li Wan’s third contract in his career finally had this “superstar clause”.

The contract extension was quickly reviewed by the league, and Li Wan officially became a player for the Cavaliers.

This once again caused a wail from the outside world.

At the same time, the free market is gradually surging, the biggest “fish” has a home, it’s time to try to grab other portions that are not so much, but they are also big “big fish”!

Li Wan studied the Cavaliers’ lineup.

Gilbert is planning for this summer, so what Griffin has been doing for the past two years is cleaning up bad assets, and the current Cavaliers roster is:

2011 “Champion” Carey Irving;

Tristan Thompson, the No. 4 pick in the first round in 2011, who won 80 million contracts with 8 points and 8 rebounds in the future;

2012 first-round No. 4 pick Dion Vitesse;

2013 first-round pick 4th pick Kodi Zeller;

and this year’s “champion” Andrew Wiggins;

The rest, there is the “queen” Vallejo, who will earn 9.7 million a year next season;

Earl Clark, the 14th pick in the first round in ’09;

And then……

There will be none!

It has to be said that Griffin is indeed an expert in cleaning up non-performing assets.

But looking at this lineup, Li Wan had a headache.

Because at a glance, it’s all “problem players”.

“Ou Shenxian” needless to say, the main thing is that an ordinary person can not understand, and die without repentance, the key is that he is particularly hard in the background, and he can retreat from the “red cordon” of the Jews with multiple buffs, which shows how terrible his skin color and the energy behind the religion are.

Dion Vitesse can be seen as a copy of Ricky Davis, the original LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers with the “spirit of king”, Vitesse birds are not birds, dare to pass him, he dares to shoot. Eventually trading him with the Cavaliers, the farce of the fight for the right to shoot was over.

Thompson is dedicated to big contracts, but his “soap opera” with Khloe Kardashian is also a big hidden danger.

Although due to the influence of the “butterfly effect”, Odom ended his career in New York, and there is no problem with Kohler Kardashian. But as far as Odom’s urine sex is concerned, it is certain that he and Kardashian will not go to the end.

Odom is no different from Howard, and he can’t control his lower body.

Maybe Odom is a little more serious…

So, Khloe-Kardashian’s divorce is a matter of sooner or later, and it is also a matter of time before he gets mixed up with Thompson.

Cody Zeller hadn’t heard of anything wrong, but this was an ordinary substitute, embarrassing.

Vallejo is an interior player style that is about to be eliminated by the times.

As for Earl Clark, it is a typical “no three, no four” parallel cargo of the alliance.

In college, he was once considered the “next Odom”, but it turns out that the talent of the “king of” is not just a random individual.

Other words……

Looking at it in a circle, this year’s “champion” Wiggins can be regarded as a helper…

Although Wiggins has a problem with insufficient fighting spirit.

But what happened when he went to the Warriors proved that the team’s upbringing can have an impact on him.

In a team with a good atmosphere and positivity, Wiggins can be a “quality two”, whether it is offensive or defensive, he can be trusted.

As Li Wan who has successfully transformed too many people, he has enough confidence to keep Wiggins on track from the beginning!

Because……

Building a positive team couldn’t be easier for him, the “five-time champion”.

As long as he has a “cloud-piercing arrow” …

Or, he is not needed to launch a “crossing arrow” …

As he reached a new contract extension with the Cavaliers, his followers came uninvited.

Chris Bosh and Kwame Brown, for example, immediately asked their agents to call Griffin.

Griffin was overjoyed when he received the call, but his first reaction was to give Li Wan a call.

Don’t ask why the posture is so upright, ask him to ask Donnie Walsh specifically how to become the general manager of the high-quality team in the eyes of Li Wan!

Donnie Walsh said only one thing:

Give enough respect!

These words…

Griffin understands in seconds.

This is not, it has begun to be respected!

When Li Wan knew the news, he was not surprised, this was originally a tacit matter.

Kwame Brown won’t say that.

Chris Bosh is so happy to work with him, and he has rediscovered himself by his side, how can you say he didn’t come to Li Wan?

Griffin offered a four-year, $90 million maximum salary contract. In fact, with signing with other teams, Chris Bosh can get at least 100 million big contracts, but thinking about the pleasant time spent with Li Wan, Chris Bosh has no hesitation at all.

Ten million…

It’s hard to buy the master happy!

After three years with the Heat, Chris Bosh now understands that playing in comfort is the most important thing!

At least, more important than money!

Kwame Brown was offered a three-year, $15 million contract.

Although he has maintained his good form under the high level of competition over the years, he is 32 years old after all…

While he was working on the contract between the two, Li Wan invited new teammates to come to his house in the name of moving. It was also an opportunity to observe how the gang reacted to their arrival.

There is nothing wrong with most people’s attitudes, especially Wiggins, when he saw Li Wan, he opened his mouth silly, and kept scratching the back of his head, looking at this Yao Chen-like big mouth, and under this humble appearance, the talent visible to the naked eye, Li Wan only had four words of satisfaction in his heart:

My Pippen!

Except for Kyrie Irving.

This guy rejected Li Wan’s invitation for the following reasons:

It’s Ramadan, don’t disturb!

Li Wan is very satisfied with this attitude, has a personality, it’s really good!

Then he was ready to discuss with Griffin, “Take Yi Dout.”

But before he could do it, Griffin made a phone call, and he already knew about it from the report. ——Now the eyes of the world are on Cleveland, the news that Li Wan invited his new teammates to come to his home as a guest was reported by many media, and sharp-eyed netizens found that there was no Owen in the photo, and after digging deeper, they naturally knew that Owen refused Li Wan’s invitation.

What kind of demon is this kid?

This was the first reaction of the Cleveland people after learning the news.

Although during the season last season, Irving showed his attitude of “not recruiting Li Wan”, but now that everyone is teammates, you actually refuse to be thousands of miles away?

No……

Why are you?

Barkley directly scolded: “The first two words that this alliance must understand are respect!” ”

Standing in front of you is Li Wan, the “5th champion” of the alliance, the founder of the “4th consecutive championship”, and the “first person in the alliance”, who refused his invitation, how dare you?

Is there a little bit of respect anymore?

In fact, Li Wan is very clear that Owen is not necessarily targeting himself, but in his heart, faith is greater than all things!

Therefore, his rejection was not directed at Li Wan, but at everyone in this period, and only in the face of his faith would he nod and say “yes”.

But he obviously miscalculated the exposure of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the entire league at this moment, he thought it was the Cavaliers that no one cared about last season, he could not have imagined that Li Wan’s arrival, this little can make the whole United States chickens fly dogs, and by the time he found that something was wrong, the outside world had already fallen out.

One by one, they pressed his head and demanded that he apologize.

Apparently, the gang was not aware of Irving’s temper.

This is not a guy who will cooperate with a strong press.

His temper also came up, and he called Griffin directly:

Trade me, immediately, right away!

Griffin, who had already moved the “killing heart”, did not expect to be “anti-general”, but it was just right, which avoided that Li Wan might be put on the hat of “excluding dissidents”.

Now, if Irving leaves, he will take the initiative, not be traded by Griffin.

However, he still reported the matter to Li Wan.

After Li Wan found out, he was not surprised, and he did not have the heart to hold back.

Irving is a typical “ball-holding” player.

The advantage is that he is good at playing key balls!

These abilities, some superstars are very lacking, even to the point that they can’t win the championship if they lack it.

But Li Wan himself is a ball-holding attacking type player, and key balls are also what he is good at.

Therefore, this kind of “Jordan Kobe” style of the second master, he does not need.

Compared with Irving, Wiggins is Li Wan’s more optimistic “second-in-command” potential stock.

The only problem is that it will take some time to develop Wiggins, even though he would have averaged 16.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his rookie season, but it will take time to translate that data into actual game-impacting effects.

Just like Kevin Love averaged 26 points and 13 rebounds per game, the Timberwolves are still in the bottom of the league.

Data can really lie sometimes!

The league officially signed a new broadcast contract with ESPN, 28 billion in 9 years, 4 billion higher than the original broadcast contract in the same period, and dozens of times more expensive than the previous contract!

All these changes, undoubtedly, all come from Li Wan’s “4 consecutive championships”…

Whether it is forcing ESPN to quote in advance, or constantly increasing prices after that, almost every time the chips rise, Li Wan is doing things.

Of course, ESPN also added a secret clause to this expensive broadcast contract that only ESPN bosses and David Stern knew:

The number of “national broadcast” broadcasts for Li Wan’s team cannot be less than 40 games per season.

The reason why ESPN boss did this is also because of the “lessons from the past”!

That year, on April 18, 1993, NBC and NBA renewed a second four-year $892 million new contract, which was effective for the 94-98 season, and as a result, the contract was just signed in April ’93, and Jordan announced his retirement in August of the same year, and NBC suffered heavy losses for a while;

Then in October ’97, the NBA again reached a new broadcast contract with NBC for $1.616 billion in four years in 98-02, which took effect from the 98-99 season, and as a result, Jordan retired for the second time in the summer of ’98, and then the 98-99 season was postponed for nearly half a year because of the shutdown, and NBC suffered heavy losses again!

NBC, which lost its bottoms, only dared to give a 4-year 1.3 billion broadcast contract when it renewed its contract in 02.

Because Michael Jordan is retiring again in ’03!

It was also at this time that ESPN and ABC submitted a 4-year 2 billion broadcast contract to the league, just in time for another “prosperous era” of the NBA, coupled with the rise of the Internet, ESPN came out of the siege.

At present, Li Wan’s current influence is here, witnessing another “basketball god”, just in the next few years. Discerning people can see that it is another wave of “dividend period”, which is why ESPN dares to quote 28 billion in 7 years.

But how similar is the situation now to the 90s?

If Li Wan also retired, something that could be expected…

The ratings absolutely plummeted!

Li Wan now seems to be not a “retired enthusiast”, but in order to maximize Li Wan’s value, as a broadcaster, they require the NBA to give at least 40 “national live broadcasts” to Li Wan, which is not a very excessive requirement.

——If during the contract period, Li Wan’s “National American Live” performances per season do not reach 40, then the broadcast fee must be deducted according to the missing percentage!

It’s almost a direct point:

These extra money were all smashed for Li Wan!

David Stern looked at the maximum deduction of 10% of the broadcast fee above, secretly shocked, you know, according to this contract, 10% of the fee is as high as 400 million…

However, he did not hesitate and signed the contract.

The reason is also simple…

Give Li Wan 40 “national live broadcasts”, even if ESPN does not mention this, he will do it, in terms of Li Wan’s influence, he deserves such specifications!

The broadcast contract is officially finalized!

As soon as the news came out, everyone was excited.

Although compared to football 7 years 69 billion, it is still a younger brother level, but compared to the MBL and NHL league broadcast contract renewal contracts in the same year, it is really a big brother level!

The first two leagues until 2020, the broadcast contract is 3.2 billion for 7 years and 2.8 billion for 7 years…

From here, in fact, it can be seen what a wise path the NBA “internationalization” is!

David Stern already saw back in the 90s, following behind the rugby ass to seek development, that can’t even drink soup, you have to go out!

It was also this broadcast contract that made the United States realize that the NBA, which was at the bottom of the “four major leagues” in the United States and was on the verge of bankruptcy, actually achieved “corner overtaking” and killed the second place in the “four major leagues”!

Although the national conditions of the United States lead them to sit in the position of “second old”.

But thinking about how they have changed over the years, it feels like a miracle!

It was also this broadcast contract that made some stars who were ready to jump out of the contract choose to fight for another year, and by next summer, they would happily sign a big contract.

The alliance also made several major transactions during this period.

The Magic announced a complete push to rebuild, trading Howard to the Brooks Nets for the Grand Lopez.

Howard’s partner Chris Paul made people imagine for a while.

Except for Paul Pierce…

He tweeted: No one can win a championship with Chris Paul!

Although this tweet was sent out less than 1 minute ago, it was deleted, but…

It was still screenshotted by someone with a heart.

Chris Paul has a deeper grudge with Pierce.

Pity……

Nobody cares.

It’s a three-way deal.

The Magic didn’t get Lopez, they got a first-round pick from the Nets (asked why the Nets only gave 1, Billy King was already squeezed dry by Ainge), and then got a first-round pick from the Raptors and gave them Lopez.

The Raptors instantly formed a “trio” of DeRozan, Lowry and Lopez.

The Raptors, who reached the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last season, are even more exciting.

Then came the news from Miami that they renewed the “old wolf king” for 3 years and 24 million, using Kevin Garnett plus Mike Miller, and next year’s first-round pick, and exchanged the “new wolf king” Kevin Love from the Timberwolves.

Love has grown well over his years in Minnesota and become an All-Star interior lineman in the West, but his delay in leading the team to results has left the Timberwolves management team impatient.

It just so happened that Kevin Garnett encountered a major hurdle in his life, and his personal reputation plummeted.

Seeing this, Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor, who is looking for change, asked management to take the initiative to contact the Heat, and he wanted to take the “old wolf king” home!

When Li Wan knew the news, he couldn’t help but secretly say:

Kevin Garnett’s life is good enough!

Many fans know the “love story” of Mark Cuban and Dirk Nowitzki.

But in fact, Glenn Taylor is no less good to Kevin Garnett than Mark Cuban is to Dirk Nowitzki.

The original Kevin Garnett still earned an annual salary of 8 million in the last three years of his career, which was given by Glenn Taylor. Garnett played only about 82 games in those three years.

If you really count the hourly wage, that figure is even more outrageous!

But when he gave that contract, Glenn Taylor had that premonition, but he gave it anyway, citing the reason to thank Kevin Garnett for his dedication.

But the question is…

He didn’t give less back then!

The famous “Timberwolves Yin Yang Contract” is because the salary space of the team caused by giving Kevin Garnett a “100 million yuan contract” is not enough to attract strong signings, and finally took a desperate step and harmed a gorgeous “champion”!

So the real reason, why Glenn Taylor is so good to Kevin Garnett, Li Wan feels…

It should be the “virgin complex” at work!

Glenn Taylor bought the Timberwolves in ’94, and the first player he drafted in ’95 was Kevin Garnett!

The equivalent of his first given to Kevin Garnett…

The introduction is “cinnabar mole”!

Can this be forgotten?

Glenn Taylor’s “virgin complex” is also a big help to Pat Riley.

He didn’t know what to do this summer, but now it’s okay, a prime interior player from the sky has given Pat Riley bargaining chips with LeBron James.

“Man, this is the man who got the rebounding king! ”

Not to mention, after Pat Riley completed the deal, LeBron and his team really had plans to stay.

The retreat has been broken.

If he leaves now, LeBron James’s reputation will be even worse… After all, he also hasn’t brought a championship to the Heat in the past four years.

So now, for LeBron, the most important thing is to hurry up and grab a championship trophy, and…

It’s better to win this championship with the Heat.

But the problem is…

A Loafer, plus a Wade who clearly fell from his peak…

Is it really enough to win the championship?

The LeBron James team chose to have a more in-depth conversation with Pat Riley:

“Pat, I wonder if the Heat still have a trade this summer? ”

Pat Riley was blunt: “Of course, Kyrie Irving has already fallen out with the Cavaliers and publicly asked for a transfer, and I am already in secret contact with his agent if he is willing to come to the Heat…”

In the end, Pat Riley didn’t continue.

But the meaning has been made clear.

When LeBron James heard this, he was excited, Irving is definitely a good helper, he plus Kevin Love, in the eyes of the “little emperor”, this is the enhanced version of the “Heat Big Three”!

Irving may be a little short of Wade in 10 years, but his age is destined for him to get better and better, and unlike Wade, more and more inferior;

Kevin Love is a completely enhanced version, and after winning the “rebounding king”, he will also make three points, and he will …

But soon he had another question: “Even if Kyrie Irving is willing to come to the Heat, what if the Cavaliers don’t release anyone?” ”

“And…”

How can Kyrie Irving and Dwyane Wade coexist?

However, this question, he only meditated in his heart, and did not say it.

There are priorities, first solve the problem of Owen coming, and then solve the problem of how Owen and Wade coexist!

Pat Riley slowly spat out two words:

“Wade! ”

“……”

LeBron was silent, he understood what Pat Riley meant.

His silence made Pat Riley speak again: “In order to get the championship, this is the only way!” ”

LeBron James listened to his cold and ruthless tone and secretly said in his heart: So ruthless!

But Pat Riley’s words are not unreasonable, the most important thing …

This solves the second problem by the way!

LeBron James looked at his agent, and there were some things he couldn’t say, and someone else had to say it.

Rich Paul understood in seconds: “This is LeBron’s good brother!” ”

Pat Riley frowned slightly, he thought he had said it clearly enough, and wanted to persuade again, Richie Paul said again: “Just change Kyrie Owen?” ”

Pat Riley: …

It would be nice to switch to Owen!

What performance of your good brother in the Eastern Conference semifinals, don’t you count in your heart?

He resisted the urge to complain, maintained his position as a “god operator”, and spoke: “Now, the most important thing we need to do is to convince Irving to agree to be traded to the Heat!” ”

day3.

(End of chapter)

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