But on the day Joe Dumas made his declaration that Ben Wallace would stay with the Pistons, he was called into the office by the team's owner for a long whispering conversation.

From the look of disappointment on Joe Dumas's face as he walked out of the office, one knew what had just happened. The Pistons owner can also be regarded as a well-known miser in the league, and is known as the three major misers in the NBA along with Alexander of the Rockets and Glenn Taylor of the Timberwolves.

Now it seems that the owner of the Pistons is probably going to make a stupid move again.

Ben Wallace also seems to be very interested in Jackson's veiled invitation.

He has been playing for the Pistons for 4 seasons, and Ben Wallace has begun to become impatient as the team's roster gradually ages and the team's record declines year by year.

Ben Wallace could have continued to hold on in the past, but after Van Axel retired at the end of last season, the team still chose to eat his old book and do nothing in the offseason, he was a little unable to sit still.

"Phil Jackson is a great coach and no one has refused to work with such a great coach. If I could, I would really like to play under Coach Jackson. Ben Wallace's statement once again caused an uproar in the league, which almost could be regarded as a break with the Pistons.

And the reason why Ben Wallace showed his heart so obviously was completely because he was heartbroken by the Pistons.

If it were just the team's inaction, Ben Wallace might still be able to endure it. But what if it is clearly despised? Big Ben is a violent temper, how can he put up with this kind of birdish anger.

Jackson's strategy has largely succeeded, and the next step is up to Pistons owner Mr. Tom Gels.

Theolatliffe, Wallis Zebiak, Mark Jaric plus draft pick swap Ben Wallace, Campbell (garbage contract), Daco Milicic (water and fire list).

That's the trade package Jackson proposed, and the Timberwolves are losing out in every way. An 11+7+3 center last season, a 16+4+3 All-Star small forward, and a 9+3+5 strong backup guard.

Among the objects of exchange, although Ben Wallace's strength is undoubted, Campbell is a scum who can't even hit the ball but has been doing it for thousands of years. As for Ludako Milicic, although he was the top player last season, his performance was a mess, and he has been recognized as a parallel commodity in the league.

Although the trade looks like a loss for the Timberwolves, Jackson doesn't think so.

Fei'er is still very confident in her vision. Although Dakomilisic did not perform well last season, he is still young (Dakomilisic, born in 1985, is not yet 20 years old this year) and his potential has not yet been fully exploited.

Although he left the Lakers, Phil Jackson's championship heart not only did not extinguish because of this, but burned more vigorously.

Phil Jackson is busy in the saddle for his own disruption, trying to build a new Minnesota Timberwolves team according to his own ideas.

Although the Ben Wallace matter has not yet been finalized, looking at the news in the newspapers and the ambiguous attitudes of both parties, there is reason to believe that when the new season begins, the best defensive player may become Wolverine.

At the same time, the head coaches of other teams are also busy preparing for the new season, and no one wants to always play the role of accompanying the prince to study, even if they can't win the championship, they want to stir up a bloody storm in the league, so that people know that it makes perfect sense to get a foothold in the NBA, and their team is not a cabbage bun that everyone is bullying people.

Scouting rookies, keeping an eye on the free agent market, and of course, seducing the opposing player. And the Knicks, who won the championship last season, naturally became the target of their gold panning.

The NBA league is a business collective, and that's something everyone knows. There is no such thing as loyalty in this league, and players will not hesitate to choose to transfer for the sake of honor, money, and status. It's all true.

After winning the championship, what are the Knicks players going to pursue next?

There must not be many people who choose this!

Status? This is still a bit reliable. But with the Knicks, they should never think about competing for the team leader spot, because there's always a Lamar on top of them.

Money? It's crazy stuff. Aren't players coming to play in the NBA for green dollars?

Scandals about Knicks players are still going on, and people seem to be very happy to see this giant that has just shown a little sign of dynasty completely destroyed overnight.

Even though the Knicks players didn't respond positively, these good guys still happily created all kinds of news in an attempt to entertain the public.

Although before that, the Knicks' iron triangle had a rough plan for the team's new season, and Arenas, Simmons and Davis were all ruled out of the plan. But after Arenas was successfully rebelled by Jackson, Lamar developed a sense of crisis when he felt guilty.

Obviously, the appeal of the championship and his own personality do not seem to be invincible, and Lamar's once proud teammates and brothers are not tools in his hands, they are all people with their own ideas and their own pursuits.

Arenas left, Lamar felt pity, but with Billups, Wade, Salmons and rookie Nelson, Arenas' place in the team doesn't seem to be really important. Since he feels he can get more opportunities with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lamar certainly doesn't mind letting Arenas pursue his ideals.

But if these transfer rumours involve Billups, then the situation is completely different.

When he was still with the Los Angeles Lakers, Billups was Lamar and asked the Lakers management to trade him to the team. When Lamar was abandoned by the Lakers and decided to transfer to the New York Knicks, the extremely righteous Billups also chose to follow.

Off the pitch, the two have always been very good brothers, and Billups has always played the role of Lamar's defender on the pitch. When Lamar is rested or suspended, Billups will always be the Knicks' most trusted choice.

Although Billups has never been able to match the status of a star due to his unpretentious style of play, Billups seems to have no complaints about this and has always enjoyed playing next to Lamar.

Lamar never thought Billups would go one day.

Transfer rumours like this have happened from time to time in previous seasons, but Lamar didn't care about it at all, but after the Arenas move to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lamar has realized the seriousness of the problem, and he knows he has to do something.

After last season, Billups didn't choose to go on vacation abroad, but bought a ranch in Brooklyn, near New York, and enjoyed it with his family. Unexpectedly, it was out of control, and the whole family actually fell in love with this idyllic life, and now they have been living here.

Lamar soon drove to the ranch in Billups.

Billups didn't seem surprised by Lamar's sudden visit, and he knew exactly what Lamar was up to.

"Chauncey, what do you think of the recent rumors in the newspapers? For his best brother, Lamar will not go around in circles, let alone knock on the side, so he will ask straight to the point as soon as he comes up.

Billups looked at Lamar's worried eyes and smiled: "Lamar, several teams have indeed contacted my agent recently. ”

Billups' agent was officially fired by Lamar Falker. The guy has been holding a grudge since he was abruptly fired by Lamar, and he has been pushing for a transfer to Billups in the first week of the offseason in the hope of getting revenge on Lamar.

When Lamar heard this, his heart sank: "So what do you think?

Billups didn't go back directly, but put it up: "I have one year left on my contract with the Knicks, and I respect that contract." ”

"Chauncey, you know that's not what I want to hear! If you want to leave and think it's good for you to change teams, I'm not going to stop you. You're my best brother, and I want to hear the truth! Stay, let's go win the championship together, or do you want to go and pursue your dreams?"

Lamar is very clear about the strength of Billups. If it were a mid-tier team, Billups could be the leader of the team, and he would be able to get a higher status and far more money than he did with the Knicks.

If Billups told him that he wanted to leave at this time, Lamar would not stop him, but instead he would convince the Knicks' management for Billups.

Billups laughed happily, looking at him as if he had already guessed Lamar would say this: "Lamar, my dream is with the Knicks, I won't leave! Of course, if the team doesn't need me anymore, I'll choose to leave." But for now I'll stay. ”

"Remember the promise we made when we left Los Angeles together? Oh no! Lamar, it's time for you to see the doctor, your memory is so bad. As I said, you're Carl Malone, I'm Stockton, and we'll level the whole league together!"

Lamar was very touched by Billups' words, and he knew that his previous worries seemed unwarranted, and he shouldn't have doubted his brother.

Billups also made this decision after much deliberation. He knew very well that if he changed teams, he might be able to get a stable main position or a higher position, and he would have more say and make more money.