"Of course!" Lamar said in a firm tone, but a little puzzled, "Do you have any different opinions?!It is God's favor for a man like me to have a woman like Vanessa!Love and marriage, these things are too luxurious for me, I should learn to cherish them." ”

"Of course I will bless you! But when I got married, I realized that love and marriage are two different things! When you get married, love deteriorates. ”

"Fool! Where are there so many excuses, if they are all afraid of unknown factors, is it still called love? Your love is not called deterioration, it is called sublimation, the love between you and Jack Chen has now been sublimated, there is love, family affection and responsibility!"

Sally could tell that Lamar really loved Vanessa: "When did you become an emotional mentor? You've been through this with Lisa before, and you've had Datinis, but you haven't gotten married." ”

Lamar smiled and looked out the window in silence for a while before saying, "At that time, I was young and frivolous, and I didn't know how to cherish it!"

Sally looked at Lamar for a while, and she suddenly felt that her brother seemed to be really mature for a while.

Some describe the Maldives as a string of pearls shaken off by God, while others describe it as a piece of broken jade.

Both of these descriptions of Lamar and Vanessa are very apt after being there, the island of white sand is like a pearl, and the water next to the pearl is like a piece of jade. And Westerners seem to like to call the Maldives "Lost Paradise"!

Mid-July is the best time of year in the Maldives, but it's also the time to get busy after your holiday.

At this time, Lamar, the man who is now almost mythologized in the basketball world, has just started another journey of his life here.

At this time, more than two months have passed since the seventh game between the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets, and the fierce scene at that time has almost been forgotten. Eventually, the data will only be sealed in the archives of the Zhao Alliance, and it may be many years before people will be able to dig it out and sigh. It turns out that there were once two men who worked so hard for the championship, and then laughed at them to the extreme stupidity.

Lamar, who lost the game, won his love. Perhaps this is the best description of Lamar's current situation.

On the second day of Vanessa and Lamar's in-depth exchange, the young couple announced in front of many media that the two would officially hold an island wedding in the Maldives. As for the time of the reporters' questions, the content of the wedding, etc., Vanessa and Lamar were all silent.

Of course, that's not all, before the draft in late June, Olajuwon abruptly terminated his contract with the Knicks and returned to Houston. Maybe in his heart, Ye Luo's return to the place where his career began is his best destination.

While Lamar is comfortable and may be able to get a championship ring, that's not what the accomplished veteran wants. Besides, Houston was lucky to get the top pick this year, and the Chinese giant is destined to come to Houston. Olajuwon's return at this time also means a continuation of this heritage.

For this reason, Olajuwon even did not hesitate to pay liquidated damages out of his own pocket. However, under the influence of Lamar, the Knicks still showed a rare human touch and took the initiative to terminate the contract with Olajuwon.

But the Knicks' bad luck doesn't seem to be gone away with Olajuwon's departure, and Antonio McDyes, who has been a huge supporter of the team during the playoffs, has also chosen to leave. Compared with Olajuwon, McDyce left for a much simpler reason - salary. The Knicks couldn't give a player who was past his peak and had been seriously injured with a salary of tens of millions, so McDyce left for money and for the position of a main player.

The draft is imminent, and the Knicks have lost two big players in a row. Forced into desperation, Darrell Morey, the team's well-known general manager, had to show a thirsty posture and asked Lamar again for advice.

Lamar did not express any opinion on the departure of Olajuwon and McDyes. In Lamar's eyes, it was a very rare thing to work with them for a year! most of the time they had a great time with them.

Lamar had just undergone surgery when this happened, and his injuries were not as serious as people thought, and the strained muscles in his abdomen and the fluid in his back were not a big deal.

What really brought Lamar down was that he was so tired. Since entering the NBA, Lamar has never had a good rest like an iron man.

Now the opportunity has finally arrived, but for Lamar, who regards basketball as his life, his vacation seems a little too long.

On the last day of the draft in June, the Knicks, who held the No. 25 pick, finally selected John Salmons, a shooting guard from the University of Miami, with Lamar's participation, and then the Knicks used the Knicks' second-round pick to get their favorite Argentine interior line Iscola.

Lamar, who came from later generations, is certainly well aware of the value for money of these two players. In the position of shooting guard alone, Salmons' future achievements have definitely made it to this year's Little Green House. Lamar was surprised that Darrell Morey was able to get Diamond Scola as he wished.

After the draft, the league was also buzzing in the player trade market.

The first and most sought-after event is undoubtedly that the Timberwolves finally plucked the feathers of the iron rooster and was generous. In order to keep the wolf king Garnett, the stingy owner of the Timberwolves was finally willing to invest, and successively signed Sprewell, who ran away from the Lakers, and Kassel, an alien whose contract expired, to form the original historical Timberwolves Big Three!

The second is the OK infighting in Los Angeles. After winning another championship and winning another three-game winning streak in Lakers history, the conflict between Shaq and Kobe Bryant is said to have come to light. The two have even begun to spit on each other at the media.

In the end, the Sacramento Kings, who were already full of internal contradictions, began to fall apart a little, and the team's boss Chris Webber and Serbian and Montenegro small forward Stojakovic began to play palace tricks for the position of the team's boss!

Lamar was not concerned about the disturbances of the alliance. After an unsuccessful season, Lamar really needs to adjust his fitness.

And the eventual winner of that game, the New Jersey Nets, didn't end up in the dark. When Kidd, the leader of the team, was unable to play due to injury, they were finally swept 0-4 by the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.

Dr. Bass's years of investment in Los Angeles of nearly $100 million have finally paid off. When the team's captain, Shack O'Neal, once again took the O'Brien Cup from league chairman David Stern, Dr. Bass, an old man accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, couldn't help but cry bitterly.

The Los Angeles Lakers eventually won the championship, becoming the first team to win three consecutive championships in the new century, and further narrowed the gap between them and Boston.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Lamar, who is on his honeymoon to recuperate.

When he first arrived in the Maldives, Lamar still thought that his vacation was too long. But after a few months of staying, Lamar found that he had grown to like the place.

Go out for a walk with Vanessa every morning, swim and sunbathe at noon, and go back to the rented villa with a sea view in the evening to sleep sweetly with Vanessa. This kind of paradise lifestyle is something Lamar has never experienced before.

"Falker, help me get rid of it!" Lamar's agent called before leaving the door in the morning.

It was a sponsorship deal again, although in the end Lamar fell in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, Lamar was injured in the game and defeated a strong opponent, and the image of a lonely hero who was helplessly defeated in the end has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

This has made Lamar one of the most popular players in the basketball world, ahead of Tim, Garnett and other interior superstars.

After hanging up the phone, Lamar said to himself helplessly: "Lone hero?

"What? Lamar, you know that a lot of people envy you!" Vanessa stretched lazily.

"I'm not rare anyway!" Lamar began to play his childlike temper again.

Who said that in his previous life, he himself had always played the image of loneliness and tragedy? finally reborn, and then put this title on his head, Lamar said that he would not do anything!

If you want to do it, you will be the true hero of the ruling alliance, and all other titles are a consolation for the losers in Lamar's eyes.

"Vanessa, are you alright, let's go!" Lamar said and left the villa first, standing outside the door waiting for Vanessa.

By the sea, Lamar took Vanessa's hand and walked slowly on the beach with her bare feet, Vanessa seemed very excited by his side, occasionally rushing into the sea like a little girl, and then watching the slightly rising waves run back.

Vanessa was having fun, but Lamar was terrified: "Vanessa, be careful!"

It's not the first time Vanessa has done this, but Lamar reminds her every time. I'm afraid that Vanessa will accidentally fall, you must know that Vanessa, who is nearly six months pregnant, has a big belly.

Facing the glory of the morning sun, looking at Vanessa with a happy face in front of him, Lamar felt that everything was worth it! Lamar really wanted to live here for the rest of his life, no need to think about any competition, no need to compete for fame and fortune, as long as Vanessa was by his side every day, he would be very happy!

Unknowingly, Lamar and Vanessa had already walked a long way, and suddenly Lamar stopped.

Lamar looked at a large reef not far away, which was a bit incongruous and even terrible compared to the surrounding beauty! I believe that if it weren't for the fact that it was so huge, the locals would have removed it long ago. But for Lamar, it has a different meaning.

(End of chapter)