At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the old man got off the plane to Philadelphia, rented a car and went straight to Villanova, where an NBA superstar lives - Allen Iverson!

The car ran all the way to the outskirts of Villanova, stopped in front of a luxurious villa, and the old man got out of the car, took his purse, and pressed the doorbell.

The door of the courtyard gate opened, and he walked along the small gravel road until he reached the door of the villa, and when the old man was about to ring the doorbell again, the door opened by itself, and Iverson wore loose shorts and shirts, and waited for the old man for a long time.

"Hello, I'm the general manager of the New Orleans Hornets, and my name is Fu Ming."

The old man stretched out his hand and shook hands with Iverson.

"I've heard about it, and it's good to meet you, Aaron Iverson."

Iverson smiled, his white teeth bared, his eyes as clear as ever, his hair still in his trademark trench-like unruly hairstyle, but without a headband.

Old Fu and Iverson walked in the long corridor, and the noisy sound of dance machines came from the rooms on both sides, and occasionally someone sang some inconsistency tunes along with the music, obviously there were many people in the room, and it was very lively.

"My friend." Iverson smiled at the old man, his smile was very clear, like a twenty-year-old child, although Iverson was now thirty-five years old.

The old man and Iverson sat in the back and quietest room of the house, obviously, this room was exclusive to Iverson, and there were a lot of basketball shoes, posters, photos, jerseys, all kinds of medals, trophies, and in the most conspicuous place, there was a huge golden trophy.

The old man walked in and looked at it, and a line of small letters on it read, 2001 - NBA Eastern Champion.

This is also Iverson's highest team honor. That year, Iverson was only three games away from the championship, but because of the existence of Kobe and O'Neal, these three games became a gap that Iverson could not overcome in his life.

In the NBA, when talking about the honor of a great player, there is always a mention of how many championships he has won, and no one will mention how many Eastern or Western championships he has won.

Old Fu looked at the trophy intently, Iverson said, "Mr. Fu, I knew the purpose of your trip when you made an appointment with me, now I only have a trophy for the Eastern Champion in this room, but I want to place a trophy for the championship, can you help me realize this wish?" ”

The old man sat on the wide leather sofa opposite Iverson, put the leather bag on the coffee table, and said, "In our China, there is an ancient saying, called "planning is in the sky, and success is in the people", which means that everything must be done by oneself, and whether one can succeed depends on one's own creation. ”

"But we have the most reasonable configuration, Chris Paul in the number one position, Marcus Thorton and Mark Bellinelli in the second position, Trevor Ariza in the third position, and the two rookies this year, Craig Brightins and Quincy Ponsseld, they are both the best among the youngsters, David West in the fourth position, Emeka Okafor in the fifth position also have good quality, but I think we are not enough, we lack a person with extraordinary strength, The highest honors and absolute voice of the veteran give advice and experience to young players, and if you look at the whole free market, this position is none other than Alan Iverson! ”

Iverson was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up, walked to a cabinet standing opposite the Eastern Conference championship trophy, opened it, and Iverson said, "Mr. Fu, do you know what this is. ”

"If my guess is correct, this should be your trophy for the four-time scoring champion."

Iverson averaged 26.7 points per game in the 1998-1999 season, 31.1 points per game in the 2000-2001 season, 31.4 points per game in the 2001-2002 season, and 30.7 points per game in the 2004-2005 season.

The trophy for the scoring champion is placed directly opposite the Eastern Conference championship trophy, and the team and the individual are just like two opposites, making Iverson unable to choose.

"I really want to have a championship trophy, I started playing in the league when I was twenty years old, it's been 15 years now, I don't want to leave this league empty-handed, nothing, I want to be the best team in a given year,"

Iverson carefully touched the four gilded trophies and said, "There are many teams that want to invite me to play, but none of them can promise me the status of a starter, so they don't dare to come, they think I am playing a thorn and being a big man, but what I want to say is that even if my team wins the championship, but I only play ten minutes per game and get single-digit points, what does such a championship mean to me!" I'm just a passerby. ”

The old man did not speak, and quietly supported Iverson's story.

"Ten years ago, when I first entered the league, I always stubbornly believed that my team had to be by myself, by myself, to win the championship myself, to win this highest honor, and such a championship was really mine, but every time it was a feather, about four or five years ago, it was supposed to be the 2006-2007 season, I moved to the Nuggets, where Carmelo Anthony was, and at that time I thought it was acceptable for the championship to be shared by two people, and unfortunately, I didn't win the championship. But now,"

Iverson closed the cabinet, sat on the sofa, looked at the old man tightly with clear eyes, and said, "But now, I don't ask for the position of team leader, I just want a starter, who can play about 30 minutes per game, I think I still have the ability to push the team forward with Paul, Ariza, West, Okaforsoton, and others!" ”

The corner of the old man's mouth showed a little smile, and said, "In today's free market, no one will be more suitable than you in the No. 2 position, I can assure you here, come to my team, come to the New Orleans Hornets, the No. 2 position is yours, let's work together for the championship!" ”

Iverson pursed his lips, turned around, and didn't reply, the old man knew, he was hesitating, Iverson knew very well in his heart, with the current lineup of the Hornets, it would be very difficult to win the championship, but the old man firmly believed that Iverson would agree, just because of a sentence, if he admits defeat, it will not be Iverson.

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New Orleans Sports Illustrated "On November 5, the Hornets defeated the Miami Heat 112-102 away, and the Hornets' leading point guard Chris Paul became the biggest contributor to the team's victory, Paul took 14 shots, hit 7 shots and scored 22 points, while also grabbing 6 rebounds and dishing out 14 assists, Ariza and West performed well, the former scored 21 points and 6 rebounds on 7-of-11 shooting, and the latter scored 18 points and 8 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting, and Marcus Thornton scored 15 points in this game, Okafor had 11 points and 13 rebounds. ”

"The Heat team that has just formed the Big Three is obviously still in the run-in period, the 2-4 performance since the start of the season is not in line with expectations, this game is still the Big Three in the lead, LeBron James shot 8 of 17, scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, Chris Bosh hit 10 of 22 shots, scored 28 points and 7 rebounds, Dwayne Wade scored 20 points and 12 assists on 8-of-14 shooting, the rest of the team did not score more than double-double, Ilgoskas scored 9 points and 8 rebounds, Mike Miller hit three three-pointers to score nine points. ”

Here's the big news that the Charlotte Hornets signed 11-time All-Star, four-time scoring champion and 2001 regular season MVP Allen Iverson with a one-year full mid-season production worth $5.76 million! The 35-year-old Allen Iverson played for the Grizzlies and 76 last season, averaging 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 43%, 36% three-point shooting, and 79.4% free throw shootingThe team's leading defender, Chris Paul, will also learn from the veteran veteran, while Belineri, who has been underperforming until now, could significantly reduce his playing time or even be traded......"