There is no doubt that the transaction that occurred in the 1998 draft about Su Feng is destined to go down in history in the future.

And for those Philadelphia fans who like Su Feng, sad, sad, depressed, and melancholy......

With all kinds of negative emotions surging into their hearts, they have never forgotten that on that early summer night last year, they turned into a gust of war wind in a desperate situation, like a meteor piercing the sky, how could they accept the fact that Su Feng was traded for a while?

Just like when Real Madrid sent Prince Redondo to Milan in the future, some "radical" Philadelphia fans want to do most at this moment is to storm the office of the 76ers uniform team and question them face to face:

Why?

Why trade our "Heroes of Philadelphia"?

However, there is no turning back from the so-called open bow.

No matter how angry the Philadelphia fans who like Su Feng were at the team's management's terrible decision, they couldn't change what happened on June 23, 1998.

……

After the deal with the Raptors was officially reached, Philadelphia, 76ers talker Pat Krauss held a press conference as soon as possible.

And at the press conference, after answering various questions from reporters, Klaus, who suddenly remembered something, patted Berlinberg on the shoulder and smiled bitterly:

"Man, I think we'd better start praying now."

Berlinberg, who was a little puzzled, looked at Klaus curiously and asked:

"Pat, what do we need to pray?"

Hearing this, Klaus did not continue to talk to Berlinberg.

Because though, if you don't look at it with a time-traveling eye, then this deal, as most American experts say, the 76ers earned it.

But......

Unlike Berlinberg, who "understands the ball", in Klaus's view, it is impossible for a person with a character like Su Feng to be depressed in Toronto.

And in a trance, I don't know why, Klaus always felt that he heard a dragon groan from the north.

"Pat, I know you like Sue a lot.

But after this deal, trust me, we're only going to be stronger next season. ”

On the side, looking at Klaus, who was suffering from gains and losses, Berlinberg smiled.

"Alright, Pat, have you forgotten? It's up to you to decide the deal.

Marcus [Camby] can run and jump, he was the star of '96, and even if Larry's tactics don't need him, we can use him to get the players we need.

And Doug (Christie), who can attack and defend well, is the best addition to the 76ers after Sue left the team.

As for John (Wallace), I've seen the footage of his game.

He's got a lot of physicality, and as long as he's willing to do what Larry tells him to do, I think he's going to be a good player. ”

Perhaps it felt like Klaus hadn't recovered from the deal for a while, and Berlinberg reassured him.

"You don't have to worry about the fans, Pat, because then they've got a lot of time to digest it.

Believe me, as long as we can win the championship under the leadership of Larry, then this group of reluctant fans will understand our good intentions. ”

Knowing that the fans are a group of "really weird" Berlinberg, I feel that Klaus is sometimes too sentimental.

It's just that......

What Berlinberg didn't know was that Klaus's sentimentality on this day was really not because of the group of radical Su Feng fans.

At this moment, Klaus was worried that he was not decisive enough, and he felt that he was ......

Ever since Larry Brown came to Philadelphia, Klaus has always felt that the 76ers have tasted a little weird.

But if you say anything strange, Klaus can't say anything.

It is true that the 76ers will be stronger in the future, and Larry Brown's coaching ability Klaus is also quite admired......

However, in Klaus's opinion, if he had to make a choice, he would still prefer the 76ers who hacked the Bulls eight.

"It seems that I really don't understand the ...... of the ball"

On this day, Klaus laughed self-deprecatingly.

……

After the 76ers' press conference, although there are still many fans who can't understand the 76ers' decision to trade Su Feng......

However, in the eyes of some "sane" Philadelphia fans, they believe that the team's trade is not a loss.

Although it is a pity to lose Su Feng, but as Berlinberg said, if the 76ers can become stronger, then what is unacceptable?

Philadelphia.

Larry Brown, who felt that he had "won" in this war without gunpowder, wanted to get himself a cigar after watching the news.

In Larry Brown's opinion, Su Feng, an unlucky child, was simply self-inflicted this time.

You say that you have been given all the love and privileges you should have given, but why is he so stubborn?

And this thing even dares to tear itself?

Who knows how much Larry Brown's heart hurt when Su Feng tore himself apart?

Larry Brown firmly believes that next, time will definitely make Su Feng understand:

It turned out that he was so "young and frivolous" back then, "I don't know the height of the sky".

……

There is one thing to say, if you can steal traffic from the big melon of labor negotiation and the NBA is about to shut down, Su Feng is no one this time.

And when you and I were arguing in the market, in Brown's eyes, Su Feng, who was "young and frivolous" and "didn't know the height of the sky", was ready to go to Toronto as planned.

You must know that the reason why Klaus spoiled this deal to Su Feng in advance was that he hoped that Su Feng could prepare in advance.

Therefore, Bill Duffy has already taken care of everything for Su Feng in Toronto.

And as the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first.

Su Feng's minister, Mancias, had arrived in Toronto with Su Feng's training team as early as a week ago.

Because the NBA was shut down and players could not use the team's training facilities and facilities, Mancias immediately rented a hockey rink in Toronto for a long time and temporarily converted it into a basketball arena after paying the owner a fee that he couldn't refuse.

On the morning of the 24th, after simply packing his luggage, Su Feng was ready to take Big Ben and Kobe Bryant to the airport together.

No way......

Big Ben has been sleeping with Su Feng lately, and Kobe Bryant, as a noble Western All-Star starter......

He is a dignified "Peter Pan", how could it be that he decided to follow Su Feng to Toronto because he was greedy for Su Feng's cooking skills and trainers?

He Kobe, this time it's just because he hasn't seen Maddie for a long time, and he wants to go to Toronto with Su Feng to see Maddie.

And just as the three of them were about to go out, with a sudden light rain, Big Ben and Kobe's stomachs ......

Suddenly it hurts.

At this moment, Su Feng did not expose the clumsy acting skills of Big Ben and Kobe.

After letting the two of them figure out how to get to the airport by themselves, Su Feng, who took a long breath, looked at Iverson, who was wearing a hip-hop jacket and standing next to a sports car, with empty eyes, and said:

"Long time no see, Aaron."

After looking at Su Feng in the rain for a few seconds, Iverson silently opened the co-pilot's door, and then said to Su Feng:

"I'll send you."

"Okay."

It took 30 minutes to get to the airport from Su Feng's residence, but Iverson drove for a full hour and a half this time.

The unruly Iverson, although he knew that even if Su Feng missed this flight, he would take the next flight and get off the next flight......

However, he just hoped that he would drive a little slower this time.

"It's raining, I'll drive slowly, don't you mind?"

Iverson, who controlled the speed of the car very slowly, looked at Su Feng and said.

Su Feng shook his head, "Then let's drive slowly." ”

For Iverson, who likes to pursue speed and passion, the weather is never a reason to slow him down.

A week ago, when learning that Su Feng would be traded by the team, Iverson expressed his strong dissatisfaction to the management of the 76ers despite the objections of his agent's uncle.

However, in this era of tension between labor and management, even Iverson's opposition did not make Pat Kraus have the courage to pay the price needed to keep Su Feng.

"It's cold in the winters in Toronto, isn't it?"

After sending Su Feng to the airport, Iverson looked up at Su Feng and said.

"It seems to be quite cold." Su Feng replied wistfully.

"If it's cold in winter, wear it."

Iverson handed a woolen hat to Su Feng.

"Thank you."

Taking Iverson's farewell gift, Su Feng said.

"Su ......"

And I don't know why, obviously before he came, Iverson had a lot of questions to ask Su Feng, and there were a lot of things he wanted to say to Su Feng, but from the moment he saw Su Feng today, Iverson found that he couldn't even say a word.

So, looking up at the gradually clearing sky, for a long time, Iverson looked at Su Feng seriously and said, "Good luck, my brother." ”

Su Feng nodded and said with a smile: "You too, Aaron." ”

And while looking at Su Feng's departing back, Iverson, who felt that his emotions were a little out of control, suddenly said, "I don't know what people will say about you in the future."

But I know that in 1997, there was no Su ...... Kaede, there's no way we're going to beat the Chicago Bulls. ”

While looking at Su Feng, Iverson, who showed off his left biceps, at this moment, because his eyes were too "tired", he still shed "sweat" after all.

And after looking back at the new tattoo on Iverson's biceps, Su Feng ......

Choked.

I saw that it was the score of four games.

That's all the 76ers scored in four games against the Bulls last year.

Perhaps, in Su Feng's previous life, Iverson had many, many shortcomings.

However, this "answer" also has its merits.

In this way, Su Feng, who had a tacit understanding with Iverson, continued to walk forward after waving his hand at Iverson.

Su Feng knew very well that this "answer" didn't like to be seen on his sad side.

And Iverson, who also had a full tacit understanding with Su Feng, sighed slowly after wiping the "sweat" on his face.

For a while, how could Iverson recover from the sadness of Su Feng's departure?

After all, when he learned that Su Feng was about to be traded, Iverson's mind was full of images of fighting side by side with Su Feng in the past and teaching him to dribble.

No matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to alleviate such "pain" through self-regulation.

Because only time is the best medicine to heal this "pain".

……

"Sue, if you want to cry, I won't make fun of you."

On the plane to Toronto, Kobe Bryant looked at Su Feng seriously and said.

On the side, the big book pretending to be reading a magazine also secretly glanced at Su Feng.

It's just that Su Feng, who suffers from the bad problem of facial paralysis once his emotions get out of control, has no emotional fluctuations on his face at this moment.

"I won, Kobe, I'll just say, Sue isn't the kind of sissy who would cry at such a time."

Throwing away the large book of the magazine in his hand, he gestured to Kobe Bryant to take money.

"Strange...... Obviously, I am the one who knows Su best. ”

Kobe Bryant, who felt that he shouldn't lose, looked at Su Feng several times while taking out the money, and muttered.

And at this time, Su Feng just reacted, dare to love these two people with their "sadness" betting?

But don't say it, after Big Ben and Kobe Bryant had such a fight, Su Feng's mood was a lot better.

On the afternoon of the 24th, Su Feng and his entourage arrived in Toronto.

Toronto, which has good air quality, is located on the northwest coast of Lake Ontario and is the largest city in Canada.

Before getting to know the city, on the evening of the 24th, Su Feng first had a meal with John Davis and Raptors general manager Gruward at a local Chinese restaurant in Toronto.

Although judging from the current comments from the outside world, the Raptors have paid a lot of chips in this transaction in exchange for Su Feng, but after really getting Su Feng, Gruward is very happy.

To put it bluntly, the needs of the Raptors are different from those of the 76ers.

No matter how strong Canby, Christie, and Wallace are, their box office appeal is definitely not as good as Su Feng in Gruward's opinion.

In addition, in an interview with Toronto TV yesterday, Gruward also got a very good inspiration from local Chinese fans in Toronto......

That is, Gruward was pleasantly surprised to find that the maple character in Su Feng's Chinese name actually fits perfectly with the maple leaf kingdom of Canada!

Gruward plans to wait for labor negotiations before using Su Feng's Chinese name to make a big fuss to attract Canadian fans' attention to the Raptors.

In Gruward's view, for Toronto, where the ball market is like winter at this time, Su Feng is simply the light of hope before dawn.

However, at this reception banquet, just when Gruward was about to draw a cake for Su Feng so as to persuade Su Feng to renew his contract with the Raptors after the end of his rookie contract, what Gruward never expected was that he was first drawn a big pie by Su Feng and Davis......

Because if Gruward heard correctly, then Su Feng and Davis have been talking since the beginning......

It's a thing about next year's playoffs!?

"Gentlemen, I have no intention of offending you.

But I think it's a bit ...... for us, who are still at the bottom of the season, to play in the playoffs next season," Gruward said as he looked at Su Feng and Davis with a worried expression.

After spreading his hands, Su Feng asked with a puzzled expression: "Is there anything wrong with the team aiming for the playoffs next season?" Mr. General Manager? ”

Gruwald: "......"

Isn't there a problem?

Gruward was shocked.

It's just that after glancing at Davis for help, Gruward did not wait for Davis's rescue, but was scolded by Davis:

"Glenn, you're underestimating Sue, don't forget, he beat Michael Jordan in 1997."

Gruwald: "......"

Get......

Gruwald felt like he had nothing more to say.

Looking at the serious expressions on Su Feng and Davis' faces, if it weren't for Su Feng's brilliant achievements in the past, then he would definitely feel that the pair of master and apprentice were insane.

After the reception, Gruward immediately reported to Raptors owner Chad what he saw and heard at the reception.

And then......

Raptors owner Chad, who was playing golf at the time, almost missed his waist.

Play the playoffs next season!?

Is it because I'm too sensible, or is reality too crooked?

Originally, before trading with the 76ers, in Chad's view, next season, the core task of the Raptors is to make Su Feng happy......

After all, Chad knows very well that in five years and ten years, it is impossible for the Raptors to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Therefore, finding a way to renew Su Feng's contract after next season is, in Chad's view, the top priority for the future Raptors.

But......

Playoffs?

Just with the current group of dolls of the Raptors?

Hiss ————!

Don't say it, after taking a sharp breath, if someone else said this, Chad might think he was young and frivolous.

But for Su Feng, who led the 76ers to play the Black Eight in his rookie season, Chad had the same reaction as Gruward at the reception banquet, and it felt like a bit of a trouble......

"If you want to make the playoffs, with our current lineup, do you think there's a play?" After calmly thinking about it for a moment, Chad asked on the phone.

"It's definitely no fun, boss, Sue's strength and popularity are undoubted, but the basketball game is a five-person sport." Gruwald smiled wryly.

"Did John say anything about recruitment?" Chad continued.

Gruward, who was well aware of Chad's temper, replied: "John gave me a few names of the players, but the price was within our acceptable range. ”

"In that case, then promise him everything.

If the Raptors can make the playoffs next season, I mean what if...... That's fine for a little bit of money. Chad said, a little distressed about his wallet.

Gruward nodded, he knew where Chad could bear, so, after passing the anger with the boss, Gruward looked at the list of reinforcements provided by Davis and was ready to call one by one to ask.

Although the prospects for collective bargaining are not rosy at the moment, for the budget-conscious Grove, he is well aware of the importance of making a good impression on others first.

So, just like that, Gruward dialed first and will become a free agent and the Charlotte Hornets' Super Sixth Man next season......

Dale Curry's phone.

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PS: There is still a chapter in the early hours of the morning.