O'Neal, who has just become a free agent, has unlimited scenery, to be precise, when he was still playing in the playoffs, he was approached by managers of many teams, as one of the strongest centers in the league, after recovering his free agency, of course, he was highly sought after, and he was sweet and sweet everywhere.

The old club Magic team will definitely not be able to keep O'Neal, the god, can't afford a high salary, and can't get together the championship lineup, the Timberwolves are just one of the ordinary suitors, although they are slightly prettier than other competitors, but they definitely don't have to go, O'Neal promised to give priority to the Timberwolves, and it was still in his mind to stay.

In the face of Yang Yun's straightforward question, O'Neal hesitated a little, and quickly told the truth: "Yang, the Lakers did give me a lot of autonomy, they are very sincere, I want to ......"

Yang Yun asked calmly: "Did you sign the contract?" ”

"Nope!" O'Neill didn't lie: "But ......"

"It's okay, whatever treatment they give you, I will give you what treatment! Do you know that for you, I gave up a rookie who may be hailed as Jordan's second in the future, and I want to make sure that you are the core of the Timberwolves, the only core! Yang Yun said quickly, bewitching the other party, that is, to strike while the iron is hot, and it was a wrong decision to let the other party think about it before.

"The Lakers offered a seven-year, $110 million contract, and my agent felt ......" O'Neal still wanted to bargain.

"The Timberwolves give it too! And that's not even counting your earnings on movies and records! When you become an entertainment star, as long as you promise the Timberwolves to win on the court, I won't interfere with anything you do. ”

Yang Yun resolutely refused to give him a chance to bargain. And give a hint that all-round development is the most suitable approach for O'Neill. It's also a price that the Lakers absolutely can't afford.

"This ......"

"What is this? Shaq, the Lakers just traded Divac out. You just came over and signed with me, so that the Lakers' dreams are about to be shattered! Do you agree? You did agree! No, no, no, I heard you say YES! You absolutely said YES! No problem, you wait, an hour...... No, within ten minutes, my employees will find you with a contract! Welcome to the Timberwolves! ”

Looking at Alexey, who was gesturing nervously, Yang Yun finally hung up the phone with a smile on his face and let out a long breath: "Okay." If nothing else, we should be able to take down O'Neal, and you must deal with this matter quickly. ”

Alexey was overjoyed and quickly muttered: "It's enough to have O'Neill in the center!" Garnett can focus on his power forward position, and with our selection of Ben Wallace and Ray Allen, if these two rookies can play the role of backup center and shooting guard, the Timberwolves will definitely be able to reverse and make the playoffs next season! ”

Yang Yun laughed, just to make the playoffs? That's all it takes? He hasn't stopped shooting yet!

Ray Allen is also missing a good friend, Bruce Bowen. A well-known black hand in the NBA, a defensive expert who can play small forward, is now wandering with several European basketball and CBA teams in the United States. Almost no one cares, and he is well known to Yang Yun, of course, because of Lei Allen's relationship. The intricate grievances and hatreds between the two are enough to write a novel.

Then there's the point guard, Croatian policeman Mike who is far away in Europe. Together with the Barcelona Basketball Association, which was helped by Deportivo La Coruna, the two sides joined forces to send Dejan Bodiloga. Dragons have reached a secret agreement with Bodiloga to sign a contract before the new NBA season.

The famous Yugoslav basketball player, hailed as "the best basketball player off the court in the NBA", is now leading Yugoslav basketball to the Olympic basketball gold medal, he is the captain of the Yugoslav national team, and Stojakovic, who has just been selected by the Kings in the draft, can only play as a substitute for Bodiloga.

Then consider buying star small forward Jamal Mashburn, of course, this also depends on whether it can reduce other people's salaries, although the salary cap of the NBA league is not too strict, but as a low-key team, it is better not to make a storm in the city.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Another week later, the Timberwolves' team building task was almost certain, signing a number of players and completing the lineup for the new season.

In the main lineup, center O'Neal and Ben Wallace were substitutes.

Power forward Garnett, substitute Bart.

Small forward Jamal Mashburn, substitute for Bruce Bowen.

Shooting guard Ray Allen, point guard Bodi Loga.

Coupled with a few good veteran players in the original Timberwolves team, Alexey gave up the introduction of some All-Star players, and did not need too many bench players, and a new Timberwolves were successfully formed!

This is a perfect lineup, the interior hegemony is controlled by O'Neal, last year's fifth-pick power forward Garnett has gradually shown his edge after a year of training, small forward Jamal Marsh has long been a star with an average of 20+ points per game, and point guard Bodi Loga is known to fans for his height of more than 2 meters and the glory of the European Basketball League.

In the eyes of many NBA industry commentators and experts, it remains to be seen whether Ray Allen's scoring ability beyond the three-point line remains to be seen, and I wonder if interior bench Ben Wallace and defensive small forward Bruce Bowen can act as defensive pillars, and there is nothing to find fault about the whole team, after all, there is still a big hat to cover it, and it is very good to be able to attract so many strong stars under the limited salary cap.

The strange thing is that O'Neal, Bodi Loga, Jamal Marshburn, the three most well-known stars, the asking price is not high, O'Neal is 110 million US dollars for 7 years, Bodi Loga is 60 million for 8 years, and Jamal Mashburn actually signed an ultra-low price of 48 million US dollars for 7 years, not to mention the unknown little players such as Garnett Allen Ben Wallace, which is not as good as O'Neal's piece of fat, which makes everyone fall through the glasses!

Not all team owners like the players to start the second spring, but the Timberwolves are definitely an exception, Yang Yun's requirements for players are very simple, just sign a long-term contract, as for the strength, what the potential is, it is too simple for him to judge.

O'Neal is willing to sign a seven-year contract, so everyone else is at least seven-year, right? So many superstars have joined, what do you think of those rookies with an annual salary of only 1.8 million?

In the end, of course, they all sold themselves to the Timberwolves, and it was you and me!

O'Neal successfully signed a deal with Yang Yun, and his other identity is a part-time artist for Longteng Entertainment Film Company, Yang Yun will start with NBAGame, and then take over the film, which will be introduced to China, so that O'Neal can also make a lot of money off the court.

Bodiloga gave up the European basketball market, and Marshburn was willing to sign a long-term base salary, all because Yang Yun added an agreement, their investment outside the court will be strongly supported by Longteng, the market of 1.2 billion Chinese needs to be developed urgently, Longteng is willing to build the Timberwolves team into a new idol of 1.2 billion people, thinking of investment business for players in ten or twenty years.

All players know in their hearts that it is not uncommon for retired players in the NBA to become bankrupt players, and their real golden age is more than ten years.

In real history, Mashburne wanted to buy the Hornets after retiring from football, and he was already rich enough to have a chain of 39 pizza restaurants and 35 steakhouses, as well as two car 4S shops, and even a real estate company.

And Yang Yun, who has the memory of rebirth, is born with an advantage in making money and introducing basketball talents, so the lucrative contracts make these powerful and unlimited players willing to be tied up by long-term contracts and die hard.

"The sharks are on land, the Timberwolves are roaring, and an NBA playoff spot has been booked!" - "World Sports World" newspaper commented.

"The strength of the Timberwolves team is definitely not under the Rockets or the Bulls! It's just a pity for the Lakers who were put together! I'm afraid that the OK combination they dream of creating will not appear! Barrico, a well-known NBA sports commentator, felt a little sorry.

"Maybe the Chinese owner will get an NBA championship ring next season, and we are looking forward to the new record!" - The newspaper "Basketball" showed enough goodwill.

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The 1996 Olympic Games will be held on July 19, more than half a month later, in Atlanta, USA, although there is still some time, but the topic of sports and related industries has once again entered people's field of vision, and commercial advertisements are everywhere, including Longteng Entertainment Game Company and EA Entertainment Advertising.

After several years of development, FIFA has gradually favored Longteng's football game, and EA's "FIFA" series is no longer as enthusiastic as it was at the beginning.

As for basketball, the two games "NBAGame96" and "NBALive96" collided again, but this time, Longteng directly killed EA in seconds.

If nothing else, in the WCG competitive game, in addition to real-time strategy games and first-person shooters, the competitive event of football is "Pro Evolution Soccer 96", and basketball is of course "NBAGame96", EA's game is blocked out of the door, and there is no way to ask for directions, so how can it be possible to fight Longteng in terms of sales?

The promotion of the game continued, and Yang Yun did not leave New York, he was waiting for Wang Zhe, waiting for the good news of the acquisition of Square Enix, and also waiting for the opportunity to fully promote WCG.

He waited for a call from China first, and Fang Huimin called with only one meaning, Long Teng was running out of money. (To be continued......)