After signing the employment contract and having lunch together, before Miles said goodbye, Arthur said to Bob Myers: "Two days later, the league will convene a meeting of all team owners to discuss, and my final decision to join the Nets will be a formality, and then you and I will go together, that is, you have two days to form your main management team, which does not need to be too many initially, but also to ensure that I take over the Nets smoothly!"

"Good owner, no problem. At this moment, Miles, who got the position of general manager with an annual salary of three million, the excitement and excitement in his heart still have not calmed down, for him, everything that happened in the past two days feels like a dream, and happiness really comes too suddenly!

Arthur smiled and nodded, personally sent Miles out, looked at the other party's departing back, a bright smile appeared on his face, and murmured: "Just let your magic crush all doubts and ridicule!"

However, thinking that once the news was announced, he, the earl from England, would definitely face an overwhelming scene of cynicism, and he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, in his eyes it was a big gamble, but in the eyes of the outside world, he was undoubtedly a fool and nobleman from England.

Fortunately, Arthur doesn't care, how hard he is trampled by the media now, and how legendary he will be when the Nets come up with results!

In these two days, in order to avoid long nights and new variables, Arthur's first thing to do was to complete and trade with Nets owner LaBruce to buy 80% of the New Jersey Nets for $230 million, including 45% of the ownership of Barclays Center.

On the last day of April 2010, a harmonious and harmonious meeting was taking place in the conference room of the "Olympic Tower" building at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York.

"I'm okay with that... ”

"I agree. ”

。。。。。。

"Now that all of them have passed, congratulations, Mr. Arthur Boleyn, welcome to the NBA family... ”

At the main seat of the conference table, David Stern stood up with a warm smile on his face, announced the results of the vote, and enthusiastically reached out to shake Arthur's hand.

To be honest, David Stern attaches more importance to Arthur, the English earl, to join the NBA league than the bear national tycoon, which is not only the difference in the status of the two, but more importantly, the ability to expand the influence of the NBA in the UK.

A British-owned league team can definitely open the door completely to the British Isles, which has always struggled to increase the influence of the league!

No one can ignore the home team effect, just look at the Heavenly Dynasty Yao to know how powerful the home team's sustenance effect is!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you... Arthur smiled brightly and thanked happily, and then he shook hands with the owners of each league team.

Next, the NBA officially announced that the acquisition of the Nets by British billionaire Arthur Bolin has been approved. In this way, the Nets, who were the worst ranked in the regular season, finally achieved a "change of dynasty".

"Click, click—"

At the official press conference of the NBA, a well-fitting haute couture suit outlined his originally burly figure even taller, no matter how dazzling the flash lights under the stage were, he had a faint elegant smile on his face from beginning to end, and his eyes looked down brightly, confident and calm.

"Thank you, thank you to the league, thank you to President Stern, thank you to all the owners of the league teams, it's an honor to be part of the NBA family. ”

As soon as he spoke, Arthur began to thank the people who helped him when he joined the Nets, although these help was just a favor, but as a cross-river dragon, Arthur knew better than anyone that if he wanted to play the NBA, if he wanted to show his skills in the United States and New York, he needed to lower his profile and build his own network.

You know, if you want to really play the NBA, it's really not that easy, and throwing money may not smash a championship!

"Before I bought the Nets, I heard a lot of stories about the Nets, saying that a lot of things that happen to the Nets usually end in tragedy, that no matter what kind of expectations or hopes there were, they would eventually stay away from the team, always with disappointment and frustration. ”

"Hehe... ”

After Arthur said this, both on and off the stage, they all let out a burst of chuckles, some teasing, some mocking, and the meaning of the representation varied.

Arthur also shook his head and smiled, but the smile quickly disappeared, became serious and solemn, and said with great confidence: "Now I come, I come with hope, with vitality, with the heart of a champion... ”

"Click-"

Arthur's powerful and confident declaration immediately made the laughter disappear, and the whole audience looked at him with burning eyes, wanting to hear what the young and vigorous English earl had to say, and the flash flashed.

"I'm here to tell Nets management and all the fans that my goal is not to win a championship in one year... The corners of Arthur's mouth rose to reveal a confident and domineering smile and continued, "What I want is to create a dynasty that doesn't win championships every year, but at least every championship contender. ”

"Click-"

Arthur's bold words did not shock the reporters present, but they all looked at the young earl with smiles on their faces and shining eyes, and they were all eagerly looking forward to this high-spirited young earl planting a big heel under their witness.

Arthur didn't care at all about the ill-intentioned eyes in the audience, but directly stretched out his hand to introduce Bob Myers to everyone on the side.

“。。。 To that end, I brought in a new general manager for the Nets, Bob Myers, who had all the qualities we picked, including professionalism, good relationships with the league, players and agents, and strong communication skills. ”

Saying this, Arthur paused again and pointed to another subordinate, "... He will be the best partner for our new boss Avery Johnson. What's more important is that Bob is ambitious, he wants to win, which is how I felt when we met, and it was a major factor in his eventual victory. ”

"Wow-"

The audience was in an uproar.

Arthur's previous rhetoric only made reporters feel like they had a good show, and maybe they had some expectations for the future of the Nets, but now, everyone is looking at the young Earl on the stage with a foolish smile from beginning to end.

"Rodthorne is an NBA legend," Arthur continued, ignoring the stares that looked at him and not paying attention to the uproar at the scene, "He has made his greatest contribution to the Nets, he is a good friend of the team forever, I bless him!"

The leadership qualities of new coach Johnson, his knowledge of the game and his ability to bring out the full potential of his players will keep us going. Arthur looked around the table for the next week, smiling and making a final summary "This is where it all begins, and there will be a lot of exciting things to announce before the regular season." ”

"Mr. Boleyn, may I ask... ”

"Mr. Boleyn ... ”

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, the reporters in the audience began to ask questions loudly, and the scene was chaotic, but Arthur was unmoved from beginning to end, but smiled at Bob Myers, who was slightly red and his eyes were unusually bright, and he looked a little excited, and asked him to say a few words.

“。。。 I would like to thank Mr. Arthur Bolling and the Nets Board of Directors for giving me this opportunity. Johnson is an outstanding coach and I'm very excited to join forces with such a great young coach, and our main goal for the future is to develop young players, free up salary space, and pick great rookies, with the ultimate goal of building a championship-worthy team!"

Miles did not get angry in the face of the somewhat flustered scene, but smiled confidently and talked eloquently. For Myers, there is plenty of pressure on him as the new general manager, with the Nets reaching the Finals twice and winning the Atlantic Division four times during Thorne's tenure.

Then head coach Johnson himself is quite happy to be able to coach the Nets. "The future of the Nets is huge, and I'm excited to be a part of their plans for future rise. We're going to play harder, be tougher defensively and distribute the ball better in attack. In this year's pre-season camp, we will lay a solid foundation for the future... ”

Looking at the uproar in the audience, David Stern chuckled and said to Arthur beside him, "You're gambling." ”

Arthur shook his head and chuckled, and said confidently, "I like to buy cheap non-performing assets, and it gives me a great sense of accomplishment to manage them well." In fact, I thought a lot about it at the beginning of the acquisition, after all, it is not easy to play in the NBA, but I have enough patience to wait and operate, and I believe that the decisions I make now will definitely bring me the best return in the future. "Recommended Reading TV//

"Hehe, good luck then!" David Stern said with a warm smile.

"Thank you!"

The press conference ended, and as Arthur had predicted, New York, the whole United States was in an uproar, and Britain on the other side of the Atlantic was covered with overwhelming coverage.

"The English earl who has a lot of money and is stupid!"

"The gamble of the young nobleman!"

"Crazy British!"

"A savior, or a madman... ”

"The future of the Nets is dark!"

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All kinds of reports swept in, and Arthur completely became a fool and a madman for the American media.

However, in the midst of these negative reports, the entry of Arthur, an ambitious young rich man, instead injected a shot in the arm for New Jersey fans who had a poor record at the time. The New Jersey Nets are expected to become the "Chelsea" of the NBA? What's it called, forget it, whatever he calls, open the bow left and right and prepare for a big fight.