"Oh, it's been a long time since I've seen Leslie, I miss you!" Jerry Bass came up and hugged Alexander.

Alexander hugged him and snorted coldly, "Miss me? You're trying to figure out how to trick Yao out of me! ”

"Leslie, why do you think that? We will definitely give you the best return, come and see the child I told you about, you will definitely be satisfied with that child, definitely! Jerry Bass was excitedly pitching.

"I think so." Alexander snorted, facing Jerry Buss, still not confident, the other party is the most successful owner in NBA history, there is no such thing.

However, Alexander still has a lot of trust in Jerry Buss's character, Jerry Bass has said so, and he wants to see it

Yao Ming wants to leave, it is irretrievable, and it is not good for anyone to tear his face.

The Rocket team has no choice, and keeping Yao Ming can only be a lose-lose, if it is good to get together and disperse, there will still be a chance to keep the name of "Yao Ming's old club", Yao Ming did not publicly dissatisfaction with the Rocket team, also because of this.

Until the time has to tear the skin, neither side will take this last step.

Yao Ming is ready to be shameless, but he is willing to keep this friendship.

On the Rockets' side, there is no chance of recovery if they tear their faces, and they are as unwilling to go that way as possible.

Alexander communicated with Bill Duffy a few times yesterday, and Bill Duffy has always responded in a calm tone that it is up to Yao Ming to decide for himself, he is just an agent.

Alexander chose to recover his losses as much as possible and keep his friendship with Yao Ming and the Chinese fans, and as a shrewd businessman, he clearly felt that Yao Ming would definitely tear his face if he rejected the trade request.

It's so bearable! Alexander was scared of Yao Ming's forbearance that had just finished the season!

At this point, how to get more returns is what Alexander has to consider.

The day before yesterday, on June 30, Alexander made a decision after thoroughly understanding the resoluteness of Bill Duffy and Yao Ming, and when the Lakers called him again, he did not hang up directly, but connected the phone.

This time it was Jerry Bass who called, and Jerry Bass didn't rush to the point and went straight to the point, but invited them to Los Angeles to watch a training session.

Buying and selling transactions, you have to see how good it is.

Yao Ming definitely doesn't need to look at it, but the Lakers' chips have to be on display.

There are three main trade cores given by the Lakers, one is to pick players other than Kobe, and the other is a large number of draft picks, but these two are not the point, the focus is on a 17-year-old rookie!

Andrew Bynum!

The Lakers invited Dawson and Alexander to watch Bynum's workouts and watch Bynum downstairs from the president's office on the second floor, who was being guarded by Chris Mime.

The 17-year-old Bynum was stunned to beat Chris Mime, who has many years of NBA experience.

Of course, Chris Meme is not strong, but at least it proves that Bynum, although he is only 17 years old, already has the ability to survive in the NBA.

Blowing Chris Meme is not the key, Bynum's talent has stunned the Rockets' owners, general managers, and head coaches!

Is this a 17-year-old?

Talent that is visible to the naked eye...... Bynum definitely has the talent to be the best center forward!

With height, athleticism and feel, a height of two meters and one three, the key is that he is only 17 years old, the perfect traditional center embryo!

Physical fitness is one thing, and the skill of playing can also be seen that Bynum has a high ball quotient!

Against Chris Meme, Bynum's tonnage is much worse, but Bynum is very conscious of relying on his mobility and arm span to play, not a physical confrontation, the key is to feel soft, and he is very good at throwing under the basket.

Alexander is not a layman either, and Bynum's talent can be seen at a glance.

After watching Bynum's practice, Alexander borrowed the conference room in the Lakers' training gym, brought Dawson and Van Gundy inside, and closed the door.

"Carol, what do you think?" Alexander asked.

"That kid is so good, so talented, Leslie, do you know who I'm thinking of? Hakim! I'm not sure if he can defend like Hakim, but his offensive talent, really good. Dawson couldn't help but say excitedly after no one else.

Dawson, who was originally a basketball player, was shocked by Bynum's talent! That's a real talent visible to the naked eye, and it's not for nothing that the youngest NBA player in history is not unreasonable.

Bynum's height, mobility, feel...... It's too good to be a center for the Rockets.

Yao Ming gained weight and couldn't inherit his dream footsteps, which made Dawson feel a little regretful, but now he seems to see someone who can inherit his mantle!

Olajuwon's fantastic footsteps are not his own, but a technique pioneered by the 1.95-meter Dawson when he played center on the University of Houston basketball team in the '60s.

Dawson became an assistant coach with the Rockets from 1979 until 1995, when he became the general manager of the Rockets, where he was responsible for the team's interior offensive coaching as an assistant coach.

Dawson's 1.95 meter height as a center has not been taken seriously, only Olajuwon found Dawson to humbly seek advice after watching a video clip of a basketball game at the University of Houston in the 60s, learned this step and carried it forward.

However, the dream footsteps are this thing, in the center, and Olajuwon has learned it alone, and few other centers seem to be able to use it, or not too many people use Olajuwon as strong, just like Tiangou only Abdul-Jabbar uses it well, this technique is not so good for others.

The better ones used in the back are still outside players who are more than 1.9 meters......

And after that...... extinct......

Seeing Bynum, who is only 17 years old now, made Dawson's eyes shine, the talent is too good! It feels like seeing another big dream!

When Da Meng began to contact basketball, he was also 17 years old, and Bynum already had a basketball foundation, and he had a very good basketball foundation, and he could be selected in the lottery area at the age of 17, and his basketball strength was not weak.

Although the age of 17 is a problem, the Rockets also have a tradition of center, just cultivate it slowly, and with such players, the team has a future!

Of course, with Yao Ming, who would want Bynum, isn't there no way.

To be able to get such a treasure in a trade that is definitely a loss, from a basketball point of view, is already the best it has done.

After asking repeatedly, and really confirming Bynum's talent, Alexander was silent for a while and said, "Carol, continue to increase the price!" In addition to this child, the Lakers have low-salary and strong players, and they want to go as much as possible, and they want high-energy players with a base salary! And picks! Yao is gone, and our salary can't exceed the salary cap! And make sure to make the playoffs! ”

Alexander's request has been supported by Dawson for so many years, and in the past 10 years, Yao Ming has not made the playoffs three times before Yao Ming joined the Rockets, and he has entered the rest of the time.

Alexander's goal was to retain as much of the attention that Yao Ming brought to China.

Even if the Rockets trade Yao Ming, as long as the relationship is well maintained, there will still be many fans who remember that the Rockets are Yao Ming's parent team, and they will have some attention to the Rockets, and if they can retain the attention, it's all money!

In this way, it is important to ensure the strength of the team, draft picks are important, low-cost contracts are also important, Alexander wants to recover his losses as much as possible, and of course, save money as much as possible!

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In the presidential suite at Houston's Back Oak Hotel, Yao Ming and Bill Duffy are anxiously awaiting negotiations between the Rockets and the Lakers.

said that he had returned to China, but Yao Ming did not leave Houston, but just stayed in the hotel with Ye Li, afraid that Alexander or Dawson would find his home.

What kind of situation is the situation of Corporal Lixian, Yao Ming does not want these situations to occur, he wants to avoid those things that will make him passive in public opinion.

From the moment they got the news that the Rockets management had gone to Los Angeles, the two knew that things were going according to expectations.

It's just that what it will develop into, neither of them is sure.

The main thing is whether the Lakers can send chips that satisfy the Rockets.

At 10 a.m. on July 3, Yao Ming and Bill Duffy, who had been waiting for days, finally got the call.

Bill Duffy pressed the phone's turn button.

"Hello, I'm Bill Duffy, who are you?" Bill Duffy tries to keep himself from getting excited.

"Hello, Bill, long time no see, I'm Jerry, maybe we're going to work together for a long time in the next few years, how about it? Want to come to Los Angeles to talk about Yao's contract renewal? ”

Jerry Buss!

Hearing that it was Jerry Bass's voice, Bill Duffy quickly pressed the speakerphone, and Jerry Buss's words came to the ears of Bill Duffy and Yao Ming, and the two were nervous for a few days and jumped up with excitement!

Jerry Buss's words, there is no doubt that the Rockets agreed to a trade!

Finally, their gamble succeeded!

Yao Ming and Bill Duffy are ready to tear their faces with the Rockets, Yao Ming is ready to be bathed, Bill Duffy is ready to bear the notoriety of being a "vampire" agent, and now, avoid these most extreme situations!

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Atlanta, Phillips Arena.

After several days of negotiations, the contracts of the three restricted free agents were finally finalized.

Although it had been negotiated yesterday and he came to sign the contract this morning, Liu Mang was still a little worried, so he also came and waited outside the conference room.

After all, all three of them have teams to poach, and staying with the Eagles is bound to take a pay cut.

Seeing the management and the three teammates all coming out with a smile, the big stone in Liu Mang's heart was put down.

The Hawks' Kwame Brown reached a total of 34 million with a 3+1 player option, a three-year, 6 million final-year team option with Calderon, and a three-year, 7.5 million final-year player option with Korver.

It's all verbal agreements, and they won't be signed until the Eagles' summer reinforcements are over.

The team's plan to retain the core squad was completed, and Liu Mang was very happy.

In the past two days, Kwame Brown's side has a maximum contract of 4 years and 36 million, which is 4 million more than the Cavaliers' All-Star center Big Z who got a 4-year 32 million offer contract, and youth is the future.

Kwame Brown takes a 500,000 salary cut a year, which is not bad.

Calderon's salary is basically in line with expectations, Korver is really reducing the price, and some teams directly fired him from a 3-year 10 million contract, but although Korver is not Liu Mang's agency, he is the one who wants to stay the most actively, and he signed it for 7.5 million in 3 years.

Korver wants to improve, he is very clear that his role is the puzzle of the championship team, he is very sure of this, he is not the core, and playing in a weak team cannot save the team, so he wants to exercise his ability as a championship team puzzle to the extreme, and do his best positioning at the best.

In this way, staying with the Eagles is not such a difficult choice.

Three verbal agreements were reached, plus the newly selected Granger and David Lee, the Hawks already have 13 players, Mourning is still talking, and there is a position, the Eagles' goal is to find a veteran on the outside, of course, the premise is that the inside line keeps Mourning, otherwise it matters, or the veteran on the inside.

Just as the Eagles were preparing to hold a press conference, something big happened! Prevented the Eagles from holding a press conference.

Because there is bigger news at this time, the Hawks Kwame Brown reached a contract extension, which was also big news, but was stolen by a shocking news!

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"This ......" Liu Mang changed several sports-related TV stations, all of them were the same, all of them were broadcasting the news!

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets suddenly made a shocking trade!

The Lakers sent Caron Butler, Chaki Atkins, unprotected first-round picks in '06, '08, and '10, and Andrew Bynum, the ninth-pick pick in the first round in 2005, got Yao Ming, a center from the Rockets, and also ate a very bad contract with the Rockets, and Morris Taylor had two years left on his bad contract of 18 million and was dumped by the Rockets to the Lakers.

The "Big Three" combination of Kobe, Yao Ming, and Odom was born!

The Lakers have spent a lot of money! Counting Bynum, that's 4 first-rounders, plus Caron Butler, and by the way, he also ate a garbage contract.

However, the Lakers are definitely not a loss! Instead, it was earned!

No matter what kind of draft pick, there is no guarantee that a big center like Yao Ming can be selected!

The Lakers formed the "Big Three" and Yao Ming joined the Lakers, which overshadowed everything at once, and all the news was bleak!

In the next few days, it was all news that Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant teamed up.

There is another western rival, Yao Ming and Kobe...... Strengthened version of the Koga combination,

What should this combination be called...... A combination of drugs? Or is it a necessary combination?

Liu Mang has one more strong opponent, so he doesn't have much to worry about, this feeling is super cool! They all beat each other to the huddle!

There are always enemies, Liu Mang's team is getting stronger and stronger, the enemy will naturally try his best to strengthen, there will always be a strong enemy, no matter who it is, Liu Mang thinks, no matter how strong the opponent is, it will not be long before he defeats the other party?

But...... There is a lot of news about the Lakers, which makes Liu Mang feel a little annoyed!

No, it's Lakers news again, Yao Ming was interviewed by Time Warner in Los Angeles.

He came to Los Angeles yesterday, July 6th, for a medical check-up, and the deal was officially concluded, and he was interviewed today to talk about the deal.

Yao Ming said into the TV camera: "My three years with the Rockets were the most memorable time for me, and I am grateful to the Rockets for sending me to the team I want to go to, I will always love the Rockets, I will always love Houston."

Just to beat Ace, I chose to join forces with Kobe, we have the same goal, we have the same opponent.

I'm grateful to Carroll and Leslie for fulfilling my wayward request, and Houston is my forever home and I hope to come back to play for the Rockets one day."

But what I want to do most now is to be able to really compete with Ace as Ace's opponent and defeat Ace! I can't wait to start the new season, and it's unreal to think about being teammates with Kobe. ”

Liu Mang saw Yao Ming's expression of "I'm not good, my fault, I'm willful, but I'm just trying to defeat Liu Mang", Liu Mang was about to vomit blood: If you join the Lakers, join the Lakers! Why use the master as a shield!

Is it true that the master is invincible to all poisons and his face is thicker than the city wall?

This future female omen sun and moon, when a bitch stands the archway! It's still standing!

Liu Mang heard that Yao Ming had begun to plan to open a restaurant in Los Angeles, and when Yao Ming arrived in Los Angeles, the effect of the real big city came all of a sudden.

and Hollywood also invited Yao Ming to participate in the filming of action movies, just like Abdul-Jabbar who showed his face and became famous, and he could get money.

Yao Ming just joined the Lakers, all kinds of new business activities immediately came, Los Angeles, for the balloon star, is completely a blessed land, which is not comparable to New York, to Los Angeles, Yao Ming's commercial value, commercial value is about to catch up with Liu Mang, more than Kobe's business invitations, the personal honor, the team honor has been wiped out!

After Bill Duffy knew Yao Ming's intentions, he actively promoted Yao Ming to Los Angeles, because of this, in addition to having the opportunity to win the championship, there is also commercial value, although in Bill Duffy's view, money is not the most important, but you can earn more, why not?

Yao Ming has such a big commercial value in Houston, he doesn't need to think about it to go to Los Angeles to know that the commercial value will be further improved, Bill Duffy knew Yao Ming's idea, and immediately started to act, conceived well, found the problem of the Rockets, triggered it from the place where the Rockets did not dare to do it, and made a plan to break the jar, and finally, the deal was completed!

Yao Ming joined the Lakers, and the entire sports circle exploded!

Liu Mang's commercial value is no longer too restricted by the city, and he is not envious of this.

It's just that......

Liu Mang feels that Yao Ming is really a brother!

Liu Mang decided, when he took the two elders, he took the whole family to eat Yao Restaurant together! He eats wherever he goes!