Larry Miller looked at Zhou Zheng, he put away the smile on his face, and he also became very serious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"We're really in contact with the Lakers. Larry Miller told Zhou: "I don't want to lie to you, you're a good player, and the reason why I didn't tell you this information is just to make a choice that will help the team and you." I'm hoping for a win-win-win deal. ”

"I remember I had a trading option. Zhou Zheng sat down in front of him.

"Yes. Larry Miller nodded, then said, "But we can pay you a high margin for the trade, which is a clause written in the contract." ”

Zhou Zheng picked up his red wine glass, touched it with Larry Miller, and drank it all: "You are really a sophisticated capitalist." ”

Larry Miller smiled slightly, he picked up his wine glass and raised his head to kill it: "You overestimate me, actually... I'm just a professional manager. ”

"And, isn't it good to go to the Lakers?"

Larry Miller was puzzled: "You can get everything there, accolades, exposure, money and all that is off the court, and the LA wind smells of money in it." ”

Zhou Zheng shook his head and said frankly: "You know me." I don't want to be a part of history, I just want to make my own history. ”

As he spoke, he stood up: "Los Angeles is not only one team, of course, New York on the East Coast is also a good place. Chicago I love it too. I only want to go to the big city, I only want to join the team that I do. ”

"Of course... The decision to trade is up to you. Since the contract states that I only need to pay a high trading margin, then I respect the spirit of the contract. ”

"Yes, there is. I was the master of the locker room before I was traded, and... I'm going to take back the dominance on the pitch. ”

Zhou Zheng's attitude was very clear: "Please tell Mr. McMillan this sentence, he is a good person." But... I'm sorry, but I have to leave a little mark here before I leave. ”

"And Kevin Pritchard, I don't want to see him on any occasion. ”

With that, he filled two more glasses with red wine.

"Cheers, Mr. Larry, and all the Portland fans. ”

Zhou Zheng drank half of the red wine, and spilled the remaining half on the floor.

"Goodbye. ”

Zhou Zheng turned and left Larry Miller's office.

Larry Miller was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he raised his glass.

"Cheers. ”

Drink it all.

……

Half an hour later, McMillan, who was preparing for full training, received a call from Larry Miller, in which he told McMillan: "Mr. Nate, now the team needs you to get hurt. ”

"What?" McMillan asked curiously.

Larry Miller was talking to himself: "What about a torn Achilles tendon? I think it's a good injury, you can go out on vacation now, assistant coach Dan Williams will be the head coach for the time being." ”

"Hey... Feed... Hey!!"

McMillan thought it was ridiculous, and he even got a little angry.

However, Larry Miller told him unmistakably: "I won't do anything to upset Tiger until he is traded." He's a good player, he's got everything the Trail Blazers could only dream of, he just can't make a championship as a centerpiece, and trading him was a painful choice, but before that decision, I want him to be happy. ”

"Listen, Nate, it's not just you, Kevin Pritchard has also gotten his leave. Then I took control of the whole team myself. ”

Larry Miller told Nate McMillan the truth.

McMillan spread his hands helplessly.

Although such a decision struck him as ridiculous, he chose to accept it.

"Oops"

He suddenly yelled and asked the team doctor to escort him out of the arena.

Three minutes later, the official website of the Trail Blazers released the latest news, head coach Larry Miller suffered a torn ligament in practice, he will miss the next game, assistant coach Dan Williams will be the acting head coach to coach the Trail Blazers.

Dan Williams is a smart man, and when he called the coaching staff and players, he made it clear that "the Trail Blazers only have one core, and that's Tiger." All our tactics can only be initiated by him. ”

He is a smart person, so in Friday's home game, he sat next to him very alertly, without the slightest intention of directing the game, and constantly persuaded Zhou Zheng to be in charge of everything and be responsible for the deployment.

Under his repeated requests, Zhou Zheng 'reluctantly' picked up the tactical board.

He may not have as much expertise as a coach, but he knows what is going on the pitch better than a coach, so he is only responsible for the general style of play, and Dan Williams designs the specific movements. The two complement each other perfectly.

The complementarity of the two on the bench allowed the players to explode more on the pitch.

The Trail Blazers, led by Zhou Zheng, only spent three quarters of games before the visiting Atlanta Hawks collapsed...... The Hawks are also a very mobile team, but they lack a good point guard, and more often than not, they play on their own, and although they have established some connections on the defensive end, they can't limit Zhou Zheng after all.

16 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, Zhou Zheng's data is still the level of a first-class point guard, although the shooting rate is only 5 of 14, but... The team won.

At the end of the game, the Rose Garden Arena was still cheering from the audience.

The DJs on the scene were also screaming 'Tiger' as if they had done before.

But Zhou Zheng rarely interacted, he just walked into the player's tunnel in silence, and then refused all visits.

A day later, in back-to-back games at home, the Trail Blazers managed to snipe the unstoppable Phoenix Suns, who were in first place in the West and swept the regular season.

But... But they were planted at gunpoint with the pioneers.

The two teams went back on a strong pitch from the first minute, with both sides playing a mercury-pumping attack. ABC, which broadcast the game, even set a regular season viewership record this season, and no one doesn't like to watch this kind of climactic game, with three-pointers and dunks coming one after another.

The first three quarters were tied at 82-82.

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Zheng suddenly slowed down, and then frequently singled Stephen Nash with his back...... Now Zhou Zheng's physical fitness is stronger than Stephen Nash, his back skills make Nash overwhelmed, and he was forced to eat four or five in a row, the Suns had to take a bag, Zhou Zheng quickly replaced Brandon Roy, and the two teamed up to reap the victory with a triangle offensive play.

After the game, D'Antoni praised Zhou Zheng: "T-NT deserved to rank him as the third point guard at the beginning of the season, he played at the level of the third point guard, he is only 21 years old, he has a bright future, maybe by 2010, he will be the first point guard in the league." ”

However, Zhou Zheng still disappeared from the media.

Even if the reporter caught up with him, he just waved his hand and told the reporter that his throat was uncomfortable today.

The arrival of two consecutive wins has allowed the Trail Blazers to surpass the Golden State Warriors to become seventh in the West, although the season will only be more than halfway through, but... Portland fans are looking forward to the playoffs after a long absence.

At the same time, the trading window is about to open.

After the Portland Trail Blazers' home game against the San Antonio Spurs, the trade window officially opened, and a number of trades are already in the works.

The trade scandal between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers has been rumored all over the city, and Popovich even worried: "This may change the future pattern of the league." ”

Popovich's words are considered to be deliberately confusing, and in the eyes of most people, even if Zhou Zheng joins the Lakers, it will not change anything. Zhou Zheng's stats in the Trail Blazers may be pretty good, but when it comes to the Lakers, is it still a problem? Now that the league is the world of interior players after all, it is tantamount to a fantasy for the Lakers to disrupt the game with two guards.

At the same time, Zhou Zheng held a social event with all the players in Portland, and a large group of tall players crammed Zhou Zheng's cramped apartment, huddled together for barbecue... Singing, everyone had a lot of fun.

At the end, Zhou Zheng told them: "Guys, maybe I'll be going to another city in a few days." I will remember everything that happened here, and I will remember every smiling face you faced. We can't play together anymore, but we're still brothers. ”

"Why?" Miles yelled loudly, feeling very unfair, and the next second his eyes were on Brandon Roy.

He thinks Roy is playing in the way, and if it weren't for this guy's birth, Little Tiger would have stayed in Portland forever.

That's what a lot of the players think, and the way they look at Brandon Roy is no longer friendly.

Zhou Zheng stopped them.

"Brandon is innocent, he's a good guy. It doesn't really matter who the team chooses between us, it's just... The management thinks he's more of a good fit for the team's future and that's it. ”

Zhou Zheng persuaded them: "I hope you can unite closely with him in the future, help him and follow in his footsteps to take the team to another level." ”

Zhou Zheng said it very sincerely.

The players were saddened...... Parting is never something that can be said with a smile.

"Tomorrow night, we're going to win!!"

Zach Randolph suddenly stood up and yelled.

…… (To be continued.) )