Chapter 754: The curtain has come to an end
In Indiana, in the general manager's office at the Walkers headquarters building, Bird received two guests as hosts — Li Liang and Wei Dazhi.
Now, the two are bickering.
"What do you mean? Send a sign of Skincare, are you collecting money? ”
"I don't, where can I collect the money? I'm wrong, I'm wrong, don't you think these two icons are very similar? ”
Li Liang came to Indiana with Wei Dazhi and Zhu Shu this morning to say goodbye to the walkers.
Li Liang has already made the decision that he is going to the Oklahoma City Thunder to start the fourth season of his career.
As for why you want to go to the Thunder, the reason is simple, because it is easy to win the championship by going to the Thunder.
He's not very interested in what he doesn't book right now, he just wants to win the championship.
Now, the powerful in the west have risen one after another, and this situation makes Li Liang very excited, if he doesn't go to the west to stir up trouble, he will definitely have trouble sleeping.
So, after meeting Bird at the Pacers' office, Li Liang told Bird of his decision, and then asked Wei Dazhi to tweet as usual.
How do you know that Wei Dazhi is this goods, let him send a thunder icon and he will send a comfortable skin, and it is clear that he will collect black money!
"Like... Don't you say it's really like it. But like you send it? What are you doing with a picture of Skincare in your phone? ”
"I... Can't I just save it? Besides, you just told me you were going to the Thunder, and I can't be a prophet, right? ”
Wei Dazhi's words also make sense, only Li Liang himself knows the news of where Li Liang is going, and no one, even Zhu Shu, he doesn't tell - of course, mainly because he hasn't thought about it himself.
"Also, what did you say last time that you were going to a good-looking team, I thought you were going to the Timberwolves, how do you know it's the Thunder, the Thunder is good-looking? You won't fool me by saying the opposite. Wei Dazhi also argued that the Timberwolves used to have the most white players, so the corresponding appearance is also a little higher.
Regarding Wei Dazhi's explanation, Li Liang didn't believe a word.
He said bluntly: "Eighty-two open, you two and I eight, it's decided." ”
Li Liang knows that Wei Dazhi's Twitter is really profitable now, and it can cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to post an advertisement.
This money is really easy to come by, and isn't all this still thanks to Li Liang's blessing?
"What's that, what's going on, what are you talking nonsense?"
"I collect taxes, if I can't open it in ninety-one, I'll open it in nine-one, or I'll open a tweet myself."
"Good, good!" Seeing that Li Liang had made a killer move, Wei Dazhi knew that he had to give in, "Five-five!" What do you think! It's five or five. ”
Li Liang was originally deceiving Wei Dazhi, and this deception was really deceitful, and this thing really has a hand in making small moves.
"Oh, it's not actually advertising, I'm advertising first, and then collecting money, I'm waiting for Procter & Gamble to contact me to send money." Wei Dazhi still confessed, he had used this trick before, to give some large companies popularity, and after the effect, the public relations department of the large company would naturally come to the door to send money, hoping to carry out in-depth cooperation.
Li Liang didn't particularly care about this little money, but reminded Wei Dazhi not to follow crooked ways.
"How many times have I told you, you have to do your job well, and do more homework in basketball! You just want to be an Internet celebrity, do you have any interest? ”
"Okay, okay, I know, I released the news for the two Lakers trades this year! I'm faster than Woj! I'm improving. In addition to Wei Dazhi's news of Li Liang, the transaction information of other teams will also be announced on Twitter.
In terms of the breadth of sources, it may not be as broad as well-known journalists such as Woj, but with some big headlines, Wei Dazhi can always seize the opportunity.
This is inseparable from Li Liang's earnest teachings, as the so-called filial piety comes out under the stick, what the ancients said is indeed right.
After Bird knew where Li Liang went, he picked up the phone and called the Thunder general manager's office, connected to Presti, and told him straight to the point, "Where does Bruce want to go to you, let's get a bargaining chip." ”
The NBA is the only one in history to make a trade like this.
Bird gives Li Liang a lot of face, if you want to go to the Thunder, you can change something to let the Thunder have the final say, and I won't open my mouth.
This is a kind of thank you to Li Liang for bringing the championship to the Pacers, which is different from many stars who are unhappy with the team and want to change teams.
Presti apparently didn't relent from the surprise, and let Bird repeat the words before sorting out the facts, thinking a little, and giving the chips.
In fact, as for the chips, Presti has already thought about calculating enough, and with Ibaka's contract, he can directly exchange with Li Liang.
The salaries of both sides are on the cap, Li Liang 15 million, Ibaka 12 million, which is exactly in line with the 125% + $100,000 balancing rule.
Because the Thunder still have an advantage, they gave the Pacers two future draft picks to help the Pacers rebuild.
The conditions were simply discussed, and after Bird hung up the phone, he stepped forward to shake hands with Li Liang and said, "Thank you Bruce, thank you for your contribution to Indiana basketball, this is a perfect year." ”
Li Liang also nodded and said, "It's indeed a perfect year, and it's even more perfect because of my departure, isn't it." ”
Bird strongly agrees with Li Liang's view.
Just like a love, once you enter a marriage, it will inevitably break the beauty, and this kind of friendly breakup may make people forget it for a lifetime.
For Li Liang, his year in Indiana has been very rewarding, and he has truly grown into a leader.
He doesn't need other stars to lead and help him, it's his turn to help others.
I'm talking about you, the little handsome guy!
……
Wei's tweets soon sparked a new trend.
The first wave of the craze is about Skincare......
When Thunder's new logo came out, it was complained that it was like a trademark of some kind of soap or household products, which was too simple and lacked artistic beauty.
But it's a small place, because it's ugly, it's just like that, and in the end, it still depends on the stars and records that attract fans.
And after Wei Dazhi changed the icon to the logo of Thunder, the search for Thunder on the Internet doubled.
Immediately afterwards, many netizens came to an NBA icon magic change activity, mixing many icons with daily trademarks, setting off a craze.
In China, needless to say, many Chinese fans have come to change their homes once a year.
This Nima Li Liang fans change homes much more frequently than the fans of a certain star, the first person in the NBA, but the fan base is a nomadic people, no way, all thanks to their idols, the core strategy is to change homes.
Many fans also posted, [Stay in Guibao for a year, be considerate, the rent is converted to the O'Brien Cup, and if there is no O'Brien Cup, continue to stay until you get it. 】
Li Liang's fans basically understand the routines of idols, take a championship and change a place, the nomadic dynasty in basketball, the Hun Empire.
Other fans who didn't get Li Liang could only beat their chests and pause, and they all posted: I hope that the Thunder will win the championship as soon as possible, and Secretary Gan is so good that we will help the poor and guide the production of the champion.
Lakers fans said that Secretary Gan promised that he would come back.
Pacers fans said that the monument carved for Secretary Gan will be immortal.
Clippers fans said that we are willing to use another 58-point loss in exchange for Secretary Gan to return to the team.
In an era of extraordinarily developed social media, players are of course vocal not only the fans, but also the players.
The vast majority of the players' speeches were neutral, and at most they expressed surprise or that the Thunder would be difficult to deal with next year.
After all, no one wants to offend Li Liang verbally, this guy is careful, and when the time comes, be careful of being beaten violently.
Only a handful of players dared to speak out, such as Kobe, who retweeted Wei Dazhi's tweet and said, "Welcome back to the West, I'll beat your Bruce." ”
Li Liang smiled when he saw this forward, sure enough, it was Kobe style, it was so direct, and the cultural literacy was not very high at first glance.
Durant also retweeted, and then only replied with a surprised look.
Li Liang flipped through it, thinking that maybe there was his trumpet expressing his opinion below.
As for the evaluation of the media, it is quite polarized.
One side believes that Li Liang's unprecedented approach has shown people his superior strength and self-confidence, and the NBA is entering a new era.
On the other hand, Li Liang is not really involved in the growth of a team, he is just constantly combining strong forces to win the NBA championship, and he is a greedy championship winner, which is not conducive to the development of the NBA in the long run.
Truth be told, the second statement is not without merit.
The NBA is not just a championship game, it is a cultural phenomenon, and championships are the color but not the foundation of this culture.
Its roots lie in the cultivation of local team culture, which aims to nourish and influence generations of basketball fans.
Li Liang's actions, while thrilling and making him famous, are a disservice to the NBA's roots.
However, Li Liangcai doesn't care about this.
In short, with Li Liang deciding on his next home, the NBA's arms race drama this summer has reached its climax, which also means that the curtain has come to an end.
The trade between the Pacers and the Thunder has been submitted to the league office, approved, and the player went to the team for a medical examination, and Li Liang is an official Thunder player.