After sitting empty at the water dispenser all night, Kobe Bryant's mind had already appeared that Su Feng was rolling on the ground over and over.

Just in case, Bryant turned off his phone.

Philadelphia.

After returning to the apartment after the press conference, Su Feng couldn't sleep.

He tossed and turned in bed excitedly, even rolling all over the floor......

After all, it is the debut of his career, and he has staged a lore again, for Su Feng, who has paid countless sweats in the past two years, what's wrong with being happy?

After a long time, Su Feng picked up his mobile phone and prepared to call Kobe.

"Shut down?"

Su Feng was a little unhappy.

Because Bryant didn't share his joy, he felt that he was not perfect.

In this way, it was not until midnight that Su Feng, who was unable to resist the drowsiness, fell asleep.

Following.

Su Feng, who woke up in a daze, found that it was already morning.

It's good because there was a game yesterday and there was no training scheduled for the team this morning.

After eating "breakfast" and sorting out his hairstyle, Su Feng jumped to the training hall.

"Sue, did you watch TV? You and Aaron have won three of the top five. ”

As soon as Su Feng entered the training hall, assistant coach Jason greeted him.

"Looked."

Su Feng's dunk stun shot successfully topped the top five lists, and his other shot on the list was an aerial connection with Iverson after capping Robinson.

Iverson also had a ball on the list, and it was that fast-break one-handed dunk.

It's a pity that the English version of the Five Best Balls commentary is passion, but it just has no taste.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of training, David praised Su Feng and Iverson.

Of course, Davis also highlighted tomorrow's game against the Chicago Bulls.

"Sue, tomorrow I want to arrange for you to go to Michael, do you have any thoughts on this?" Davis looked at Su Feng and said.

Idea?

Su Feng's only thought at this time was, Davis, it is simply my Xiao He!

Su Feng is now worried that his defensive ability value has encountered a bottleneck and needs to be beaten to improve his ...... Ahh

After all, how can it be said that Su Feng doesn't want to fight Jordan?

When Su Feng first learned basketball in his previous life, his favorite thing to do was to hang out with his friends everywhere, and go wherever the basketball level was high.

So Su Feng didn't think about it, so he replied, "I don't have any problems, coach!" ”

Davis nodded in satisfaction, "Defending Michael Jordan isn't just Sue's business.

I hope that everyone can learn like Sue on the field and help each other because we are one! ”

After winning the opener, the 76ers' morale improved a lot.

But when it comes to fighting bulls......

Then let's wash and sleep.

At this time in '96, there were too many people who were scared by Jordan.

Many rookies will even be specially told by the coach not to anger the "old rascals" before the game starts.

Therefore, in the opinion of Witherspoon and others, Su Feng and Iverson should be renamed "Wanting to Die Combination".

Well, look, Starkerhouse, who was publicly executed by his seniors last year, is much more low-key now, right?

Side......

After hearing Witherspoon and others' private discussions about "Ai Feng", Starkerhouse didn't even think about it, and ran to the other side to practice shooting.

Because the senior's temper is grumpy......

At most, I beat myself up a few times a year.

But Su Feng ......

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" has clouds: there is an iron man surnamed Su Mingfeng, who looks like a dragon, likes bullfighting, and immediately becomes a hand-outing party when he meets Iverson, chattering: dribbling, assists, brothers, and laughter is like a gong.

The motto is: no matter how good the ball skills are, the stacking armor is high, the resistance to beating is invincible, and the leather is durable.

"Hey, Jerry, are you practicing shooting?"

On the field, after the coach explained the tactics, the players entered free practice time.

Seeing Starker House, who was practicing three points, Su Feng stepped forward and said with a smile.

Sure enough, I still can't escape the fate of bullfighting with him?

Starhouse looked up at the sky, and then sadly threw the basketball in his hand to Su Feng.

"Come on!"

Su Feng pulled a small question mark at Starhouse.

Because he had wanted to come over and have a quick chat with Starkhouse......

"You're not here to find me for bullfighting?" Stackhouse was surprised.

Su Feng shook his head, "I just finished such a hard game yesterday, how could I be so crazy?" ”

That's right......

Stackhouse breathed a sigh of relief and turned his tears into a smile: "I watched the top five, and your two dunks were cool." ”

"Well, it's not a big deal."

Su Feng stroked his hairstyle and looked at Stark House expectantly.

Stackhouse nodded, "Well, it's good that you can have that mentality. ”

Su Feng: "??? ”

Su Feng suspected that Starkerhouse didn't understand his eyes, so he intensified his efforts to hint: "But it is indeed a happy thing to be able to play the top five." ”

Stark House spread his hands.

"I've played a few top five games last year, so to be honest, don't take it too seriously, it's all about playing well."

Although he knew that Starhouse was telling the truth, after not hearing the answer he wanted twice in a row, Su Feng suddenly became serious.

"Come to the bullfight, Jerry!"

“......”

Starkerhouse's mentality collapsed.

He wanted to refuse.

But is it possible?

On the field, after hearing that Su Feng and Starkerhouse were going to fight bulls, their teammates began to bet again.

"Perhaps, this is life, right?" Stark House thought to himself silently.

……

Philadelphia, just as the 76ers were training, the Bulls players who flew to Philadelphia overnight after playing last night also woke up one after another.

There is an unwritten rule in the NBA that the coaching staff will never wake players up early the next morning after they have finished playing.

The 82 regular season games are not only a test of strength, but also perseverance.

Of course, such an unspoken rule is also to take care of some "night owls".

After all, Harden is just carrying on the good traditions of his predecessors.

In fact, one of the great pleasures of many NBA players is to experience the different nightclub cultures in different places and to help local women who have lost their footing improve their happiness.

Like the "Rain Man" Kemp, who was more playful during this period, in a few years, even he himself didn't know how many illegitimate children he had.

There's a joke in the NBA that if you see Kemp on another basketball show, he won't be able to pay his hefty child support.

After the team flew to Philadelphia, Phil Jackson did not make an appointment with the 76ers for pregame practice.

Because unlike the outside world that the Bulls will copy and paste last year's success, Phil Jackson, who has endorsed KFC for many years, is keenly aware of the problems that have arisen within the team.

After an unprecedented success last year, it is no longer clear that the bulls' momentum has dropped.

Like Rodman, in order to prove himself last year, he played off the court, and he was still obedient when he played.

But this year is different.

In the summer, Rodman was busy making movies and doing reality TV shows, and his mind had gradually drifted off the basketball court.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the 96/97 season, Pippen and Jordan even wanted to kick Rodman out at one point.

The reason was that in a game against the Timberwolves in 1997, Rodman, who was playing against Garnett at the time, flew off the court to save a rebound.

As a result, Rodman, who tripped over the camera and fell to the ground, got up and kicked the photojournalist directly in the crotch.

During the period when Rodman was out due to suspension, the Bulls' record was not bad, so many Bulls players thought they could win without Rodman.

And unlike the first three companies, in the last three companies, the entire Bulls lineup is extremely "aging".

On February 17 next year, Jordan will celebrate his 34th birthday.

Rodman is 35 years old, and the main players such as Pippen and Harper are also 30+......

In addition, in the summer, in order to retain the championship framework, the Bulls' total salary exceeded $58 million, a record high in NBA history.

Of course, a large part of this was paid to Jordan personally.

In the summer, Jordan's agent Falke originally made an offer of $50 million for two years to Bulls owner Linedorf, but Linedorf was only willing to sign for one year, and finally offered Jordan a sky-high annual salary of $30 million.

A year later, 'True Fragrance' Lane Sdorf will offer Jordan another $33 million a year. (Note (1))

With a total value of $63 million over two years, Linedorf's "magic operation" has made the Bulls have to pay far more than Falke's offer of $50 million for two years.

And behind Jordan's sky-high contract renewal is Pippen's growing "jealousy".

In Pippen's view, Jordan paid a lot for the Bulls and deserved $30 million.

But like Rodman, he also got $9 million a year, but he ......

Well, this Pippen really can't be blamed.

Because before Pippen signed the seven-year, $20 million contract with the Bulls, everyone around him was persuading him that the NBA's salary would definitely rise sharply in the future, and he should not sign it for such a long time.

However, at that time, Pippen firmly believed that these people who persuaded him must be doing him harm.

So, he signed, and then within two years, looking at the salaries of his teammates, he cried......

In the 96/97 season, Pippen's annual salary was only $2.25 million.

As the second leader of the Bulls, his annual salary can only rank sixth in the team.

Pippen's "jealousy" will explode in the 97/98 season.

At that time, in order to ask for a contract extension with a high salary, and to retaliate against the management, Pippen went to play two charity games before the start of the season with a foot injury, and then in exchange for an injury that lasted for nearly half a season.

If you look at it from a higher dimension, the last three consecutive championships of the Bulls, especially the last two crowns, each crown is in jeopardy, and every crown is extremely difficult.

In fact, they are no longer invincible.

It is precisely for this reason that Phil Jackson will never stop Jordan from training rookies in the last three consecutive years, and sometimes he will jokingly judge some rookies in front of Michael Jordan.

Because Phil Jackson needs Jordan to have more motivation.

Just as Jordan said in the summer of 1997 that "he only plays for Phil Jackson" in order to get the Bulls to renew his contract, the only person Phil Jackson really trusts in this Bulls team is Michael Jordan.

Now, two more rookies have successfully triggered Jordan's "Serious BUFF".

After arriving in Philadelphia, Jordan didn't go anywhere.

He locked himself in the hotel.

In addition to finding the 76ers' game video, Iverson's college video, and Su Feng's high school video, he also watched the top five balls being played on TV.

After some careful consideration, Jordan found Pippen.

It is worth mentioning that in the last three consecutive games of the Bulls, in order to appease Pippen's emotions, Jordan rarely pointed out emotional intelligence and often praised Pippen in public.

To put it bluntly, Jordan was never a god.

He is also a person who can drop everything in order to win the championship.

Otherwise, which "god" have you ever seen play better off the court than Jordan?

Hiss......

It seems that there is a god named Zeus who loves to play around......

Ahem, it's far away.

Let's get down to business.

"Tomorrow, I want to defend myself against that kid named 'The.King.'." Looking at Pippen, Jordan said.

Pippen nodded, and he knew all too well that Jordan liked to play with newcomers.

It's just that Pippen is also weird, it seems that last year it was the 76ers who had a little kid named Starkerhouse, but this year it was the 76ers again?

"Also, I want you to guard against the kid called 'Answer'." Jordan said to Pippen.

“......”

For a long time, Pippen looked at Jordan seriously, "You're not kidding me, are you?" ”

Jordan shrugged, "I want to take a gamble with you." ”

MD again?

It's not the first time Pippen has been pulled by Jordan to bet on him, and he bet on this matter, he was also cheated by Jordan!

As we all know, the big screen of the Bulls will show videos of the Bulls racing during home games, so Jordan, who likes to bet on everything, found Pippen at that time and bet with him on which color of the Bull would win.

Since the video was recorded in advance, after Mimi quietly approached management to find out which Bulls would pass the finish line first, Jordan cheated Pippen for an entire season......

"Rest assured, this gambling game is absolutely fair, open and just." Jordan patted his conscience and swore with his conscience.

Pippen rolled his eyes, and in Pippen's eyes, Jordan's conscience had been given away with his money for charity when he was gambling in Las Vegas.

However, Pippen is not stupid to be able to assist Jordan for many years, but he looked at Jordan curiously, "This time, what do you want to bet on?" ”

"Tomorrow's game, see which of us can defend those two little guys more badly, bet $5,000." Jordan smirked.

"Of course, I can't let you suffer, so how about the guy called 'Answer', every time he doesn't score a shot in front of you, I'll give you a $500 raise?" Jordan added.

Pippen pondered for a while, although it was more difficult to defend against Allen Iverson, but this was a ......

Well......

Well!

Anyway, where does Jordan go to do charity and not do it?

In Pippen's view, instead of being taken away from Jordan's money by those evil capitalists, it is better to use those banknotes to help himself, a "poor man".

So, Pippen readily agreed.

"That's it, I'll talk to Phil."

Seeing Pippen promise himself, Jordan was very happy at this moment, and he felt that his "serious mode" had switched to the second gear.

Don't ask, asking is abusing newcomers, and it's endless fun.

……

On the 3rd, Su Feng woke up in a nightmare.

He dreamed that he was in the game with the Lakers, and just when he wanted to dunk Kobe, O'Neal's body suddenly became countless times larger, and then slapped himself to the ground.

"Hey, it turned out to be a dream."

As for Kobe Bryant's playing time in his rookie season, Su Feng even suspected that he would not be able to play Kobe Bryant this season.

Hey, my opponent is already Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant.

Originally, Su Feng refused to be dragged to slay the dragon just after leaving the novice village.

But every time he thought of Kobe's envious, jealous and hateful expression, Su Feng felt that his mood was so happy.

It can't be helped, men's fun, sometimes it's just so boring.

"By the way, according to the time, he should have drunk almost the sports drink he sent to Kobe before, and he will send him a batch in a few days." After being awakened by a nightmare, Su Feng, who opened the refrigerator, thought to himself silently.

Because today is the game day against the Bulls, the whole of Philadelphia is like a holiday.

NBC will televised the Bulls' trip to Philadelphia, so this will be the first of the nation's live broadcasts.

In addition, NBC TV decided to insert an interview with Su Feng during the intermission.

I have to say that these media in the United States really know how to grasp hot spots in order to attract the attention of the audience.

After staging a dunk slam dunk on his debut, although Su Feng's name is not a household name, his popularity has been hyped.

Many Chinese fans in North America regard Su Feng as their idol, after all, watching a group of blacks and whites fight back and forth every day, who can have a sense of substitution?

Nike and Adi couldn't sit still, and the two giants saw potential from Su Feng.

But Adi and Nike can't sit still, and Bill Duffy has something to say.

Duffy provided Su Feng with two plans, one was to immediately start negotiating with the two big giants about sneaker endorsements, and then make a decision according to the offer.

And the other is, wait.

After discussing with Su Feng and Duffy, they chose to wait.

The reason is very simple, giants like Nike and Adi are not fools, and Su Feng's sneaker endorsement contract will have to start at least five years at that time.

And a long covenant like this must be done with caution.

Su Feng is willing to wait another half a year because he knows that judging from the opportunities he currently has with the 76ers, if he waits for another half a year, his data will be more beautiful, and the contract he will sign will be even bigger.

And once negotiations begin, there is not so much room for bargaining.

Su Feng usually doesn't go to any "gold club", his happiness is to play basketball, that's all.

After signing a contract with McDonald's, Su Feng was not short of money for the time being, even if he wanted to make an investment, he was not in a hurry for a while.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment, in Su Feng's view, is to play every game well.

The more beautiful the results he plays, the more bargaining chips Duffy will have.

Only in this way will those two giants treat you as a sweetheart.

To put it simply, either don't talk about it, or talk about it if you want to talk about it.

"Bull ......"

After checking his arsenal, on the way to the arena, Su Feng could already feel the extraordinary place in this regular season that was about to start......

The biggest boss of the 90s.

Chicago Bulls.

Dry!

……

PS: Note (1), before the labor negotiations in the 98/99 season, the NBA did not have a salary cap, so Jordan could use the bird right to sign that contract with the Bulls, theoretically, it depends on whether the owner is willing to spend money. Ewing's 18 million in '95/96 and 20 million in '97/98 are also examples of this.

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