Old man's office.

"Bai Xiaofei, come to me early in the morning, is there anything wrong?"

Bai Xiaofei was wearing a white shoulder, his head was lowered, but his eyes were slanted at the old man, and he rubbed his hands and said, "I said Uncle Fu, this ten-day short contract is the last day tomorrow, do you have anything else to forget?" ”

"What forgot?" The old man lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "It's nothing, you have to talk about things that you have forgotten...... Oh! By the way, I was about to find you a full-time free throw coach recently, and I've been busy lately, and I'm almost going to forget about it if you don't mention it......"

"No, no, no, no!" Bai Xiaofei hurriedly waved his hand, his head shook as if he was plucking a drum, "Uncle Fu, you misunderstood, I didn't say this." ”

"So what's ......?"

"That contract ......"

"What's wrong with the contract? Haven't they all been signed yet? ”

"If you have a contract, you will have money...... Bai Xiaofei lowered his head again, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Look at this salary...... Isn't it time to send ......?"

"What do you want money for," Fu Ming glanced at Bai Xiaofei and continued to look at the information in his hand.

"No, uncle, this part-time job is a natural thing, don't you want to dedicate my salary to the cause of the country......"

"Don't worry," Fu Ming said with some amusement, "The money for your contract is a total of 25,000 US dollars, and I have already called your parents on the second day of your contract, saving you from spending money randomly, you have a place to live with me, you have something to eat, and what do you need money for." ”

"You are here for basic living security, and we have to improve the quality of life, isn't it ......"

"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense, go to practice, get ready tomorrow, play the 76ers away, you have to perform a little better, this is your last chance to win the next contract."

Fu Ming picked the conversation from money to basketball, who knew that Bai Xiaofei turned the conversation from basketball to money.

"Uncle, I've been working hard, and I feel that I've made progress in these few games, but only when I have a goal can I have the motivation to move forward, do you look at this salary......"

The old man shook his head helplessly and said, "What do you want money for?" ”

"I want to invite you, Zhaoqiang and Wang Jing to have dinner tonight, after this contract ends, I may not continue to take it with New Orleans, maybe I will return to China......"

"How do you know that maybe the team has given you a second contract."

"Don't tease me, uncle, I know very well how good or bad my own performance is."

"Then the day after tomorrow, finish the 76ers game."

"No, tonight, I'm afraid that if I don't receive your call after the game tomorrow, I will be very unhappy, and I won't be in the mood to eat."

"Then you can't fight well and fight for breath."

Bai Xiaofei lowered his head and said nothing.

The old man raised his head, looked at Bai Xiaofei, put down the information in his hand, and said, "Okay, let's go to the Hans Hotel upstairs, the accounts are all counted on me, personal." ”

"Isn't that a little embarrassing," Bai Xiaofei said with a sly smile on the corner of his mouth, "Then I'm sorry, uncle." ”

After speaking, Bai Xiaofei opened the door and left the old man's office.

"This kid," the old man looked at Bai Xiaofei's departing back, and thought in his heart, "Bai Xiaofei's physical fitness has reached the level of the NBA, and the technical defects can be made up for through future training, the biggest factor hindering Bai Xiaofei's growth is actually his mind, if he wants to gain a foothold in the NBA, he must be mature and be able to shoulder more responsibilities." ”

"Squeak."

As soon as Bai Xiaofei left, the door of the office opened again.

It's head coach Monty Williams.

"What's the matter, Monty."

Williams bared a mouthful of healthy porcelain teeth and said, "I'll report something to you." ”

"Sit." The old man glanced at the sofa and said, "Let's talk about something." ”

Williams sat on the couch, took out the paper he had prepared in advance, and said, "Recently, the team has lost a lot of money, and I hope I can find out where the team's big defeat is, and correct him and reshape the direction of the team." ”

"Then you can start talking."

The old man put down the information in his hand, meshed his two hands together, and looked at Williams with both eyes, as if listening carefully.

"First of all, it's about Iverson, since Iverson joined the team, the team has won less and lost more, among which Iverson's style of play has not been able to integrate into the team's overall style of play, mainly because there is more individual heroism, and Iverson never participates in team training, which is not a good example for the team's young players."

"What do you think?" The old man asked.

Williams didn't answer the old man's words, and continued, "Brightins has the ability and potential, but he doesn't do a very good job in terms of relationships with his teammates, if there is a suitable deal, you can consider trading Brykins, in addition, there is Peja's contract, the final year of the full guarantee of $15.34 million, which is a huge temptation for teams that want to release salary pressure next season." ”

"Then I guess you must have done your job." The old man said softly.

Williams smiled, turned the second page, and said, "I sent Iverson, Brightins and Peja three players to the other twenty-nine management emails, and there are still some good trades, such as the Bobcats, which can be traded for Gerard Wallace, the Clippers are willing to pay Chris Carman, and the Grizzlies are willing to trade for Zai Randolph, of which Randolph is $17.33 million in the final year, which does not affect our player introduction for next season, The Rockets are willing to pay Kevin Martin and Sean Battier, the Trail Blazers are willing to take Aldridge, the Warriors are willing to take David Lee and Biedrins, and the Wizards are willing to use Arenas and Brazz as bargaining chips in a trade, and the deal has proven to be relatively sought-after. ”

The old man turned his eyes to the bustling city outside the window, looked at the busy street under his feet, and said quietly, "The temptation is indeed great, but it is not good." ”

“Why！”

Williams was stunned.

"When I went to recruit Iverson, I promised him that I would bring him a championship, I can't break my promise, Iverson can't trade, Peja is a veteran of the team, he dedicated the last five glorious years of his career here, at the end of his career, he deserves to be respected by others, not displaced, so he can't be traded, you better think about other options."

"It's not that there are no other options, it's just that we don't get as many results as the first one, if Iverson can't be traded, then Thorton will have to be traded, his two have similar styles of play, almost incompatible on the court, and he has also expressed his dissatisfaction with Iverson in public many times, because Iverson's arrival has affected Thorton's playing time, he is a contract year this year, he wants a big contract, so after this season we will almost not be able to keep Thorton, it is better to take this opportunity to trade out."

The old man nodded lightly and said, "Yes." ”

"This is my plan B for other managers, Bluckins has a 2-year, $2.71 million contract, With Thorton's $7,620 a year, plus Sangeira's $4.82 million one-year contract, these three guys can be traded to Gallinari, Jermaine O'Neal, Jamal Crawford, Shanon Brown, Barbossa, Tchaidevski and many more, but there's one deal that I think we'll have the most interest in, and that's the Warriors, who have been trying to clean up David Lee's 6-year, $79.54 million mega contract, and I've been on the phone with the Warriors' management, and as long as we pay for those three players, plus Marx, we're going to be able to get David Lee. ”

"Cleaning up David Lee?"

"Yes, the Warriors are now rebuilding with Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, both of them are speed guards, and the traditional positional play of the slow-moving David Lee is not suitable for them, so the Warriors have been trying to trade David Lee, David Lee still has the ability, he can brush up 20+10 data on any team, if we take over David Lee, the first problem is that we have to trade the position overlap West, in general, David Lee's ability is above West, But West has been playing in New Orleans for eight seasons and is emotionally ......"

"Then you don't have to think about it."

The old man said lightly.

Williams' face changed suddenly, he stood up, looked at Lao Fu and said, "Manager Fu, in fact, I shouldn't point fingers at your opinions, but I want to remind you that this is in the NBA, which is a business league, and when it comes to business, you can't involve too many feelings, and in China you may advocate "loyalty and righteousness", but in the NBA, in this league dominated by business and the dollar, as long as it is beneficial to the team, we should pursue it, after all, the team is for the purpose of winning, This sentence was said to me by you personally, and if you talk about too many feelings, it will inevitably affect your judgment, I hope you can understand. ”

The old man listened to Williams's words and nodded lightly.