In the 15-16 season, Kawaii. Leonard and Jimmy. Butler will both expire on contract. Henson wasn't an idealist, and in fact he was so successful precisely because he had a habit of thinking about a lot of bad things in advance. In this way, if a bad situation does occur, he will not be overwhelmed.

So now, a very real question is, in the summer of '15, Leonard and Jimmy. Butler two, can you stay.

There is no doubt that Jimmy, who has begun to make his mark last season. Butler and Leonard will definitely complete the transformation in the coming season. The strength of these two guys has basically met Henson's expectations. If this development continues, then when it comes time to renew the contract, there will be a lot of teams throwing Leonard and Butler with the maximum salary.

In the worst-case scenario, if Jimmy. Neither Butler nor Leonard were able to stay. In addition to Antetokounmpo, Henson needs a second line of insurance to keep the Pacers still competitive.

This insurance is last season's FMVP, Paul. George!

This summer, there were two player transfers that touched Henson a lot. One is that Howard moved to the Rockets after a year in Los Angeles, and the other is that Garnett gave up his trade veto and joined the Nets with Pierce.

Howard had only been with the Lakers for a year before he made the Los Angeles suffer a loss of loyalty. The Lakers overdrew Howard's future, and Howard failed to give the Lakers the present they wanted. Howard is scared to walk away, but the Lakers need to take responsibility for Howard's actions.

As for Paul. Pierce and Garnett, as Green Army decorated players, they can't escape the fate of being traded. While Garnett and Pierce were traded to the Nets, it wasn't of their own volition. But this also tells Henson that even the most meritorious veterans have the possibility of leaving.

A few years ago, no one would have imagined that the Green Big Three would part ways, that James would leave Cleveland, or that Howard would only be in Los Angeles for a year.

So how dare Henson guarantee that he will keep everyone? He can control the game, but he can't control the operation of the entire league.

God knows, three years later, five years later, eight years later, Paul. Would George also have the idea of leaving? Players like Kobe, Nowitzki and Duncan have always been in the minority. In this utilitarian era, stars don't mind transferring to a group in order to take a shortcut to victory.

And what Henson has to do now is to make the possibility of George leaving this low! He and Antetokounmpo are the key to Henson's contract renewal problem in the future!

"It's nothing, I just want to talk to you. Your manager told you, right? In a few days, the team will officially renew your contract. 90 million in 5 years, God, that's an astronomical amount. Henson leaned on the balcony and watched the crowd below, and although everyone had a smile on their faces now, God knows how long they could stay together.

"I remember it, don't worry, I won't be late."

"What do you think of Indianapolis?" Henson didn't continue the topic of contract renewal, but asked such a sentence endlessly.

"Huh? It's not bad, I love it as much as I love Los Angeles. I'm famous here, and I've won the championship here. What's wrong, head? It feels like you're weird today. ”

"Nothing, just ask. If, I mean if. If one day the competition for the championship is lost, will you still enjoy it? ”

George was stunned, but nodded, "Of course, this is my second home. Even if the Pacers don't compete one day, I'll love it. ”

Henson smiled, believing that George wasn't lying, he was just too naïve.

Championships are addictive, and when a player wins a championship early in his career, he can't settle for mediocrity at the peak and second half of his career. George is saying such things now only because he is too young.

LeBron. Doesn't James love his Cleveland? Kobe Bryant loves the Lakers so much that he also made a fuss about applying for a trade at the beginning.

"Don't laugh, boss, I'm serious." Like a child, George struggled to get the "grown-up" to believe him.

"Remember, George. As long as I'm still on this team, I won't let him lose his competitiveness! After the contract is renewed, you don't have to think about anything, just follow the team! You're going to be the greatest star of this team, you're going to be the fan's favorite player. Will be like Larry. Byrd, like that, became an icon of the city! And all you need to do is play in Indianapolis with peace of mind! Well, if there's something, it's actually nothing. Let's go, it's time for the two of us to go down. ”

Henson patted George on the shoulder and turned to leave, George wanted to say something, but Henson was already far away and didn't say anything.

Henson deliberately walked away quickly, and he believed that his seemingly unconvincing words must have had made a huge difference.

After winning the championship, Henson achieved two achievements, leading the team to a championship and two consecutive championships. That is, Henson was given two chance to pick a reward.

For one of them, Henson chose to upgrade the "Summer Bootcamp" badge, so that the number of places that can directly improve the stat in the bootcamp becomes 3 people!

And for the second reward, Henson chose a phrase, "Loyal Warrior!" ”

The effect is just like the name of the spell, after talking to the player and using the word, the player's loyalty will be reset to 100! And just now, Henson has used this trick......

While loyalty is a dynamic number, it won't stay the same for 100 forever. But at least, Henson did everything he could, and he minimized the chances of George leaving.

yes, sports cars, beautiful women, mansions, advertising endorsements and money...... Coach Henson's life looks very glamorous, but he has many times more things to worry about. It was originally a party focused on relaxation, and Henson also gave it a certain mission.

But Henson believes it's always good to be prepared.......

At the party, Henson announced his engagement to Angelie. Of course, Henson also received congratulatory gifts from everyone. Except for Stephenson's joke, Henson is very grateful for everyone's gifts.

In the end, everyone drank all night, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that Henson's guests left one after another. Because they all know that this is almost their last before the start of pre-season training camp for the new season. Since it's the last time, it's natural to have a good time.

"What did you say to George?" Before going to bed, Angeli asked Henson this question.

Henson's head was foggy, he had just been drunk by the players. All he remembered was that he seemed to have said something very simple, and then it was broken.

"I told him to be loyal, to stay loyal in this age when loyalty has become worthless......"

It was the last scene that Henson remembered that night.

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On September 18, when all reporters and fans were waiting for the start of preseason training camp for the new NBA season, the Indiana Pacers immediately made big news to the world.

In the afternoon, Paul. George, Larry. Bird and Henson. The Joe trio, in the Bankers Life Arena, re-signed Paul early. George.

The two sides signed a five-year, $90 million contract. George decided to keep his talent in Indianapolis. And there is no doubt that some time ago, the rumors that George will team up with Kobe Bryant next summer are also self-defeating.

After the news broke, numerous media outlets said that the Pacers and Bird signed a premium contract. It's not uncommon in NBA history to sign a big contract because a player has been doing well for one or two seasons, and then it ends up being a bad contract. The most recent of these is undoubtedly the 100 million yuan contract signed by Magic and Lewis.

As it turned out, Lewis's strength and the 100 million yuan contract did not match. Journalists fear that the same tragedy will happen to George and the Pacers. After all, George really played like a star, and it was only last season. In the previous two seasons, George was actually not that good.

Henson did not respond to such questions as usual, and went into a war of words with reporters.

Anyway, it's just over a month before the start of the new season. Whether this contract is premium or not, George will tell them.

Henson only knows that from today onwards, the Indiana Pacers will have a soul like the team's flag. The Chinese coach wants to prove in this era of contempt that loyalty is not worthless!