"Uncle, you seem to be unhappy, what's wrong?" Little Lori asked with her little hand poking Liu Mang's face.

"It's okay Dinah, some of the team's work is too busy and I have a headache." Liu Mang also poked Xiao Lori's face and said.

As if he had brought home the unhappy mood at work, Liu Mang quickly adjusted his mood and asked Levia, who was setting the plate, and Alexia, who was serving the dishes, "Which of you will accompany me to the celebration banquet tomorrow?" ”

“……”

“……”

Alexia and Levia glanced at each other and didn't speak for a few seconds, then turned their heads to look at Liu Mang and said, "Aida (Levia) is with you." ”

"......" This time it was Liu Mang's turn to be speechless, and the corners of his mouth twitched and said, "You don't want to go out with me." ”

"It's too much trouble!"

Liu Mang heard Levia and Alexia's synchronous answers, sighed, looked at the ceiling, and sighed silently in his heart: These two girls, why are they getting lazy and lazy?

"Uncle, uncle, mom and teacher are not going, Dinah should be uncle's female companion!" Little Lori shows her presence strongly.。

It's still the best little Lori, but ...... Liu Mang sighed again: "Dinah, uncle is glad that you want to help, but are you an adult?" Do you wear makeup? Do you wear high heels? ”

Xiao Lori stood up and straightened her body, looked down, saw the slippers directly, sighed like Liu Mang, and collapsed on the sofa.

In the end, Liu Mang watched as Levia and Alexia used rock-paper-scissors to decide who would lose......

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On June 18th, the Championship Parade, the whole Eagles team was very happy, this was the most glorious moment of the team, enjoying the cheers of the fans all over the city.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 900,000 people participated in the championship parade, and more than 400,000 people in Atlanta, more than 80 percent of the people participated in the championship parade.

Although security, medical preparations, and traffic disruptions caused by road closures ...... And so on, the Atlanta city government has to pay a lot of money, but the Atlanta city government wants to come once a year.

More than 300,000 people in Atlanta participated in the championship parade, which means that there are still about 600,000 people who are not locals, even if more than 500,000 of them are from other cities in Georgia, and the rest are from other cities in the United States, China, Asia, Europe...... People in Georgia can go back on the same day, maybe some people in other cities in the United States can go back on the same day, but foreign tourists and tourists from other states in the United States can't go back, they need to find a place to live, and it's another amount of income, and many people come to participate in advance, and they have already started to provide income to Atlanta......

Not only did the Atlanta government fully assist the Eagles in their championship parade, but the government paid more than 5 million dollars of its own, and the Georgia government sent people to help, and tens of thousands of tourists came to Atlanta at the same time, and the hotel industry in Atlanta could not receive it.

The championship won by a team in the four major leagues, which is not only an honor for the team, but also brings huge economic benefits to the city.

The evening celebration was held in the Hilton Ballroom, which was provided free of charge to celebrate the victory.

Unlike when I won the championship three days ago, it was not just a casual joke, but there was an Atlanta government, and local celebrities were going to attend formal banquets, and they all had to bring their female companions to wear formal clothes, which was a very simple matter for NBA players, but it was a matter of whether they liked this kind of occasion or not.

Like Rahim, who grew up in a middle-class family, his father was also the I-Christian imam in Washington County, Georgia, similar to the Christian priest, who grew up well-off and preferred this kind of occasion, although there are more than 10,000 people in this Washington County in Georgia, and it is estimated that less than one percent of them believe in Islam......

Kevin Willis, Stockton, Korver, Calderon...... These are either businessmen or whites, and they love this kind of occasion too.

But others are average, they have not made money in the NBA for a few years, they feel very uncomfortable, and those who have been in the NBA for a long time, although they are not very used to it, but at least they have some similar experiences.

Liu Mang and Levia, under the leadership of the boss Price, said hello to the celebrities and government officials who should say hello, and asked Levia, who was comfortable with social affairs, to help Liu Mang deal with it, and Price took Liu Mang away.

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Liu Mang followed Price to the hotel's conference room, of course, it was all provided for free, the Hilton Hotel was not a loss at all, just the reporters squatting outside the hotel, no matter what they photographed, the news would bring the name of their hotel, provide a few rooms and banquet halls, as well as wine and food, you can rub the Eagles' popularity on the news, proper cheap advertising.

As soon as he entered, he saw Coach Kruger's anxious appearance, and Liu Mang knew that Rahim was really serious, and immediately notified the management after the championship parade.

Jason Terry and Liu Mang were the first to know about it, but neither of them said it, not wanting to affect the team.

"Ace, you're finally here, just now Sherif's agent and his agent found me and notified Sherif to apply for a deal, otherwise he would jump out of the contract." Coach Krueger said anxiously.

Applying for a deal? By the way, Liu Mang remembered that if he signed and then changed after jumping out of the contract, it would be equivalent to a free agent, and he could not be traded before the draft, but he had to wait until the free market opened, similar to the Rockets trading to get Paul in the future.

By then, the daylilies were cold, and most teams chose to trade in the trade period before the draft this season, and after the draft and before the free agency market began, they could only make verbal agreements, and if a player who happened to be outside the team's eight-man protection list was the object of the trade, then it could be taken by the Bobcats.

But in this way, if Rahim renews his contract for a maximum of six years, then in seven years, according to the rules, Rahim may lose nearly 10 million salaries at most, from 136 million for 7 years to 110 million for 6 years, which is about equal to the contract of Mr. Lewis, who was poached by the Magic team from the supersonic in two years.

Even if Raheem adds the contract of 14.5 million US dollars with one year left, it will only add up to 124.5 million for 7 years.

According to the rules, from 1998 onwards, a player's contract can only reach a maximum of 7 years.

Liu Mang remembers that Kobe Bryant's 136 million big contract that will create NBA history, Kobe Bryant's contract renewal with the Lakers after O'Neal left was only a verbal agreement, and the official contract was completed before the early renewal deadline in 2004-2005, and the contract could be renewed according to the rules at that time.

And now in the market, Raheem changes teams, the top salary can't run, a small forward who can get an average of 20 + 10 per game, put down the offense to defend and grab rebounds to get the rebounding king, is still at his peak, and some teams want it, not to mention that Rahim has just won the championship.

Liu Mang sighed in his heart, Raheem has done his duty, more than 10 million US dollars, which is not a small amount for NBA players, and he notified the team so early to give the team enough time to operate.

Thinking of this, Liu Mang was completely calm, and responded calmly: "Coach, I know, Sharif told me." ”

Seeing Liu Mang's appearance that he had known for a long time, and he was very calm and calm, Coach Kruger and Price's anxious emotions seemed to calm down a lot, and the two glanced at each other and noticed something.

"Ace, there's no room for redemption?" Coach Kruger asked with a hint of anticipation.

Liu Mang shook his head and said: "It's rare that Sherif can not publicly jump out of the contract, so that we can choose the team he goes to." ”

"Hey......" Coach Kruger saw that a dynasty roster had been born, but the main rebounding guardian and the inside and outside defensive interface wanted to leave, and he was sure to leave......

"It's already like this, let's talk about it, send Sharif there, our plans for this summer are going to change." At this time, the most decisive is Price, sometimes Price's decisiveness makes the team fall into a quagmire, but in Alexander's situation at this stage, Price's decisiveness is very correct.

Hearing this, Liu Mang hurriedly said: "I think that Sherif has put the initiative in our hands, and we should also give him a suitable new team." ”

Liu Mang thought that Rahim treated him like this, and he should have the same return, Liu Mang chose to help Rahim find a good home as much as possible, at least, he couldn't go to Toronto, which was freezing in the cold or Memphis in the middle of nowhere.

"Of course, Ace, Sharif is emotional, and we are also emotional." Price immediately responded.

This was beyond Liu Mang's expectations.

In the final analysis, everything is because of Liu Mang, Liu Mang attaches great importance to feelings, and let the rest of the Eagles also start to pay attention to feelings, Rahim will make such a choice; Price is the most correct choice as long as Liu Mang can live happily in the team and have deeper feelings for the team.

With Liu Mang here, everything is possible, in Price's view, Liu Mang is equivalent to Duncan of the Hawks, after the Spurs have Duncan, they won two championships in the first six years, even if Duncan retires immediately, it may be decades or hundreds of years, he is still the first person in the history of the Spurs, except for the Lakers and Celtics, other teams, especially the teams in the small ball city, may have the entire team history for fifty or sixty years, and it has nothing to do with the championship.

Therefore, although the chosen target has limitations, which will make Rahim's transaction value discounted somewhat, compared to being able to win Liu Mang's heart, that loss is nothing.

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Originally, Liu Mang still wanted to take a break, and then go to Los Angeles with the team to participate in a joint trial on the 20th, but he didn't expect that the celebration banquet was not over, and he started to be busy that night.

Head coach and offensive tactics coach Ron Kruger, defensive coach Mike Woodson, shooting coach Chip England, owner Steven Price and team core Liu Mang came to Phillips Arena for a meeting after the celebration banquet to study the next changes to the team's future plans.

Everything was already arranged, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and it was such a big change that it had to start working overtime immediately to the point of destroying the team's structure.

Liu Mang is not very adaptable, but the management and coaching staff are too adaptable, Coach Kruger was a college coach in order to grab college resources, especially when he grabbed Marbury, it was such a 24-hour work.

Scouts have also sent in their own research a list of candidates to complement Raheem's departure that fits the team's requirements.

"The most difficult question in front of us right now is not whether we can get a good player, but whether we want to maintain the way we play, and there is hardly a player in the league who can replace Sharif's role this season." At the beginning of the coaching meeting, Kruger didn't read the scouting report, and directly pointed out the current problem.

When Liu Mang and the others heard it, didn't they!

Change Artest?

It's a good choice, Artest defends well, and he's keen on defense, and he's tough, but he can't rebound! The Hawks are now the No. 1 rebounder in the league, and Raheem is the key to it, this sophomore guy who can get an average of 10+ rebounds per game in a big bad team and no one to help him get a position, is not just someone who can be replaced, the center and pure power forward may not be particularly difficult to find, but if you play a small forward swing man, you can't find a second one.

The problem in front of the Eagles is a headache for them.

Price had a headache and put this question aside: "Let's take a look at the candidates recommended to us by the scouts first, Ace, you can also come and see together, if you think it is suitable, you can tell me." ”

Liu Mang can't think of any good way, and the team is going to start over like this? This...... It's so hard to make that decision! This is the championship team!

Just when Liu Mang and the management and coaching staff were upset when they were looking at the scouting report without saying a word, Price's secretary hurriedly rushed into Price's office and said directly: "Boss, big news!" ”

The secretary's job now is to gather intelligence on other teams' trade tendencies, whether it's with sources or by scouring for news.

Seeing the secretary rushing in without even knocking on the door, something big must have happened!

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As soon as the list was traded, there was another big news, T. N. T broke the news that the Magic put their team's superstar Tracy McGrady on the trade shelf, and then ESPN broke the news from Maddy's agent team that Maddie would not choose to renew his contract no matter which team he was traded to.

Magic wants to trade Maddie!

The Lakers were shocked, but then saw the news that Maddy was unwilling to renew his contract, and immediately died down.

The general opinion of the media on this is that the Lakers are the most likely to get Maddy, and Kobe Bryant for Maddy has become something that many media and fans are looking forward to.

But the next morning, there was no movement from the Lakers, but some teams that didn't have any chips to match asked the Magic for an offer...... The news updated online in real time that night was that so-and-so team made an offer to the Magic team, and the Magic team refused......

The Eagles discussed it late that night, but they didn't come up with a result, and they went to the hotel not far from the stadium to rest at three o'clock in the morning.

"Ace, are you here? What do you think, how about we trade McGrady? Is there a chance to convince him to renew his contract? Price saw Liu Mang coming and asked anxiously.

After Liu Mang went to sleep last night, Coach Kruger and Price, who were in the same hotel, did not sleep all night, discussed many possibilities, and felt that trading to get Maddie might be the best choice.

I really want to trade Maddie!

Liu Mang didn't think about such a thing, at least before Rahim was leaving, he didn't think about it, because with Rahim, there is Prince, and there is no need for Maddie, but, thinking about it now, playing with Maddie is very exciting!

However, Liu Mang's first reaction was that he and Raheem and Jason Terry were called the three young eagles, and Maddie came, what are he and Maddie called? Six-vein combination...... It's a bit excessive.

Liu Di ...... It's also a bit excessive, Liu Mang thought of a future ugly funny artist.

Aite Combo? This seems to be good......

"Ace? Ace? Ace ......"

Seeing that Liu Mang suddenly lost his mind, Price called Liu Mang several times before Liu Mang came back to his senses.

Convince Maddie? Absolutely! Liu Mang still remembers the original joke, Liu Mang really wanted to ask Maddie: Now, buddy can be Jordan, are you still willing to be Pippen?

In addition to being excited about the possibility of joining forces with Maddie, sending Raheem to the Magic team is also a good choice, the Magic team has a lot of ball markets, with Disney's Orlando, the economy has been very strong, and it is close to the south coast, the living environment is also good, and the Magic will soon select Howard, Raheem also has a future to look forward to.

Liu Mang immediately replied: "I'm not sure, but I'm seventy percent sure." ”

Seventy percent sure...... When Price heard this answer, he was already quite satisfied, and sometimes whether he could turn the situation around in front of him depends on whether he dares to bet!

People who even dare to ask for big dogs will not dare to bet?

"Long, Ace, Chip, Mike I've decided, trade Sherif for McGrady! Raise your hand in agreement and vote! Price immediately announced the vote, and was the first to raise his hand.

What else is there to vote for, it's just a complete formality, seeing that Price is so determined, everyone else chose to raise their hands.

Having a chance to get Maddie, if it weren't for the fact that there are almost no replacement for Rahim, it's a question that doesn't need to be thought about at all, it's Maddie! The only concern of the Hawks coaching staff was uncertainty about the future, but one person strongly expressed his desire to get Maddie, and others chimed in.

All five votes!

Price immediately dialed Jerry Martins, the general manager of the Magic, and yes, the same general manager who launched the vote on whether O'Neal was worth 100 million......