Lamar thought about it briefly and analyzed the pros and cons of this matter. To be honest, Lamar is very conflicted, thinking about Stern's small actions in private over the years, he doesn't want to cooperate with the league's actions, but he also knows that this matter will further increase the influence of the team on the one hand, on the other hand, he will get a lot of benefits himself, and the most important thing is that he can go back to China again.

It's just that the scale of the Asian action organized by the league this time is a bit grander than in previous years, and the teams participating in the China game have increased by 4 teams on the original basis (Houston Rockets, Miami Heat) not to mention (Los Angeles Lakers in the West, Minnesota Timberwolves in the East, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors in the East), and the number of games has also increased.

The most important thing is that the location of this Asian competition is not only limited to China, Japan and South Korea, the most developed regions in East Asia, but also Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Of course, in general, China is still the biggest attraction, so the league has put the bustling game between the New York Knicks and the host Houston Rockets in China (the Knicks play a friendly game against the Chinese national team in Shanghai, and then go to Beijing for the final preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks).

Although Dolan's efforts have greatly reduced the Knicks' trips, the team has to fly from the United States to Beijing, then to Shanghai, then back to Beijing, and finally to New York in a week. This will definitely drain the energy of the entire Knicks team!

With the start of the regular season just around the corner, and with this year being another difficult and crucial season, Lamar has to worry about whether the team's form will be affected after such a long period of air travel.

Seeing that Lamar's face didn't seem to be good, Doran couldn't help but worry for a while. His lifelong hope was to see the Knicks become the king of the NBA, and now Lamar is his only hope. He didn't want anything to happen between him and Lamar because of it.

"Lamar, if you don't think it's feasible, that's okay, I can excuse the Alliance. Anyway, we haven't had a good relationship with the league, and they've beaten us up over us over the past two seasons as we've risen, so we don't have to go along with them. ”

"No, boss!" Lamar shook his head and said, "Although the alliance will benefit from this matter, it is we who will benefit the most. The last time we took part in the league's first Asian tour, the results were clear for all to see. So I think it's a good thing and we should say yes. ”

"It's just that I'm worried about whether going on a tour of Asia at this time will affect the team's form! You know our goal this season is to win three consecutive titles, and I don't want anything bad to happen at the last minute because of physical problems. ”

Hearing Lamar's concern, Dolan also nodded and said: "What you are worried about is very reasonable, Lamar! Except for the game with the Dallas Mavericks, we don't really need to deal with the friendly match with the Chinese national team, I think we only need to show 20% of our strength." And the purpose of our trip is only to stabilize and even further expand the Knicks' influence in Asia, which is the most important thing!"

Seeing that Dolan had said this, Lamar couldn't say anything more. After all, Dolan is the owner of the team, and no matter how strong he is, he is just a part-time worker. To be honest, Dolan had already given him face when he came to ask for his opinion, and if he didn't agree, it would be a little unascensive.

"Okay, boss! I know what to do. ”

Hearing Lamar's promise, Dolan's heart suddenly fluttered. He seems to have seen countless people joining the Knicks fan army, and he has also seen every game, in the Madison Square Garden arena, all kinds of people gather together to cheer for the Knicks like a tsunami. As for the extra money, he really didn't pay much attention to it, the Knicks were not his pillar industry after all, and the acquisition of the Knicks was just to overdo his influence.

The New York Knicks made an "OK" gesture to Stern, and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks were even more fine.

Although Cuban is also a rich man, this guy is also a mercenary businessman who is bent on money, so as long as it is something that can make money and help expand the influence of his team, even if Stern doesn't say it, he will make up for it.

The only thing that Mark Cuban is dissatisfied with now is that this trip to China, the Dallas Mavericks can only play a supporting role for the New York Knicks. This made Kuban, who thought he was the second oldest in the world, very unhappy.

Because according to Stern's plan, Dallas only needs to play two games with the Knicks and Houston Rockets in Beijing and Shanghai respectively, and the remaining Guangzhou and Xi'an stops are handed over to the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers.

"Damn Jewish old dog, has he forgotten who was one of the main players in the league's Asian operation last season? He should know that the Dallas Mavericks are very popular in China. The Knicks have been so uncooperative with the league's actions all these years, and he actually let our great Dallas people serve as foils for the New Yorkers? His brain must have been sucked by some little girl!" In the general manager's office in Dallas, Mark Cuban was sitting in the general manager's chair and spitting at the team's general manager.

Obviously, Stern's plan this year has angered Cuban, and Cuban, who has always been a big mouth, is naturally furious.

Since joining the league to carry out the Asian tour, the Dallas Mavericks have been following the league's policy, and Cuban has also restrained a lot. Now that the team has suddenly fallen to the level of a supporting role, and it is not with the Houston Rockets with a drug name, he can't accept it.

And it's okay that the protagonist of this event is someone else, but it's the team of James Dolan who has always looked down on him. To this day, Mark Cuban can't forget the sneers James Dolan gave him in the VIP room when his first trip to Asia was launched.

"Damn bastards, my Dallas Mavericks are no match for the Knicks, why should we be a supporting role for the New Yorkers?"

After shouting for a half, Mark Cuban was also a little tired, and after knowing that nothing could be changed, he sat down in his chair in frustration. In fact, he knows very well that although the Dallas Mavericks broke into the playoffs again last season with the performance of Dirk and Terry, in the eyes of those old powerhouses, they are just nouveau riche!

Don't say that the Lakers, Kings, and Spurs don't take them seriously, even the Pistons and Boston Celtics, who are already lonely, sneer at them.

Mark Cuban is desperate to boost his team's impact and make his team a playoff team, so he tinkered with the roster again in the offseason to get the team in the championship race as much as possible.

The team has invested so much, and Cuban naturally hopes to earn a little back, and the annual Asian trip plan is the best opportunity to make money. It's a pity that this year, he was demoted from the bench position to the bench to serve as a foil for the New York Knicks, which will more or less affect his money plan.

Thinking about a large sum of money coming out of his pocket, he couldn't swallow it.

Seeing that Cuban's anger had subsided a little, the general manager immediately stepped forward and persuaded him: "Boss! Actually, it's not impossible for us to snatch the position of the Knicks." ”

"Oh!" Mark Cuban immediately raised his head with a twinkle in his eyes when he heard this: "Tell me, what is the way?"

"As long as we can kill the Knicks in the game in China, can't we kill the Knicks? In order to defend the title this year, the Knicks will definitely play soy sauce. And we're all in the game, and when people look at the results of the game, they know who to support. ”

When Cuban heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Nonsense! Of course, I know that as long as we win against the Knicks, we have a great chance of becoming the biggest winner of this Asian trip." But do you really think the Knicks are that easy to deal with?"

"Don't forget that the Knicks have never had a good personnel in previous seasons, even last season when the Knicks reimbursed Hilario. However, they started the road of legend from the beginning of the regular season last season with their remnants, and they swept all the way to the playoffs. ”

'Now they're strong and the young players are maturing. It's just that I look at it with envy, and I can't wait to dig it out of the Knicks. And most importantly, Lamar's nasty guy is said to be out with the team. At this time, who can guarantee that we will win?"

According to the itinerary announced by the league, we will arrive in the capital of China three days early, and the Knicks will not be able to reach Beijing until they finish the Shanghai game. So we're definitely much better than them in terms of fitness, and if they're careless, wouldn't we have a better chance of winning? You just have to leave the rest to Johnson, you know, he played for the Knicks, he knows the Knicks very well, I think he will give you a satisfactory result. ”

After listening to the general manager's analysis, Cuban also nodded again and again: "So we may overturn the Knicks battleship?"

Cuban seemed to see the scene of countless Chinese fans chanting hooray, and immediately laughed: "Okay! Let's have a good time with those New Yorkers in China!"

It is said that the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the same is true of the Knicks' trip to Asia. Although the Knicks already had experience, and the organizers in both places would do the corresponding reception work, Dolan still didn't dare to be careless.

James Dolan knew that any one of the players under his command was priceless. Lamar, in particular, where every hair counts as money. If something goes wrong, he won't even have a place to cry.

The Knicks are preparing for their second trip to China, but something happened within the team at this time, and it was Chris Anderson who was a very important part of this trip to China. 2k reading web