The players looked at the million-dollar bag and looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what Leon meant. If it is an ordinary person, it will definitely ask how to gamble, after all, a million dollars is not a small amount, but for these professional players, a million dollars is not too much, and it is a lot less. The point is, Leon said that they were going to gamble on their careers, and they were a little nervous.

"What the hell are you betting on?" In the end, it was Walker who asked, he lost the worst tonight, and he still cared a little about a million dollars, although he had an annual salary of 10 million, but it was the money he earned in a year, and after deducting high taxes and commissions to brokers, and other expenses, the actual amount in hand would have shrunk by about 30 to 40 percent, and this million dollars was real cash.

Leon found a chair and sat down, took out a cigar from his arms, Cleopatra, lit a match with the hotel's stick, and smoked, and said, "Bet on your career best, you all know that I have implemented the best plan of my career this season, and everyone here has not done a good job." Leon referred to his "best plan for his career", where he will tally players and video clips every day from the start of the season and show comparisons with past seasons on the whiteboard in the training room. Some players have met Leon's requirements, like Pierce, who is starting to reach the top of his career, Michael Reed, who is steadily rising, Arenas is starting to show talent, and some other role players are also doing well. However, the group of people who came to gamble with Walker tonight, including Walker himself, such as Wahad, Blount and Williams, did not improve compared with the previous season, and even declined.

Even Joe Johnson. In the first ten games, he was only mediocre, and his tactical role may not even be as good as that of the current Daehlam Porter, after all, Pierce's strong play and Reed's footing have given Joe Johnson, who coincides with the first two in function and position, less and less opportunities to perform.

"But at the very least, you should get some opportunities to perform at your best...... Johansen said softly, expressing his frustration to Leon. He's been sitting on the bench for a bit longer.

"The opportunity to perform is earned by you, not by me. Remember how you got your chance last season, Joe? Paul got injured and then you came on and you made a name for yourself because you were always ready that season and ready to play when you had to. But now, look where you are? At the largest casino in the Northeast of the United States, you told me that you need a chance to perform. Is it a performance opportunity at the casino? Leon held his cigar with his right hand, pointed at Joe Johnson, and lowered his head as he spoke.

"Something has happened lately...... I didn't want to ......" Joe Johnson also wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Leon: "Needless to say, your business will be dealt with later, let's solve the first thing first." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, my dear players, I am betting on this million dollars. I bet you can't everybody play the best of your career, if you hit me in the face with your next fight. So the million dollars will be divided equally among the five of you, and if not, then sorry, what you have lost is your career. Leon stood up from his chair and said to the five players present, his words that everyone was a little confused.

Leon seemed to see their doubts. He walked up to Wahad first and said: "Tariq Wahad, your defense at the back is where you made a name for yourself, and now, I know you're stuck with your own injuries and you've missed about half of the games in your career. I regret that. You're a good player, but you have to spend more time in the hospital and fighting injuries. Now that you're in good shape, why not stay home and protect your knees and ankles for a night like this? If you continue to lose importance to protecting your body, then what you mean to the team will be nothing more than a five-million-dollar expiring contract. ”

In fact, Wahad knew that he was traded to the Celtics, most of it was because of his six-million-dollar expiring contract, so he had no motivation to recover from the injury, but he had to get by and be a gangster in the team, hearing Leon's words, he was also a little ashamed, he was from France, he once wanted to be the most successful European player in the NBA, but now he only thinks about how to increase the millions of dollars in his hands if he leaves the NBA in a few years.

Then Leon walked up to Mark Blunt, before he could speak, Blunt had already lowered his head, Leon said: "Blunt, I can be regarded as the NBA with you, in 2000, it is now the third year, the first year you just entered the team, and you were still the starting center in the team, and then the second year O'Brien left, you sat on the bench, averaging 2 points and 2 rebounds per game in a season, what about this year?" 1 point, 1 rebound. You're the tallest, center-like guy on the team, but you're not as good as Arenas in rebounding, and even though he has more playing time than you, he doesn't pick up rebounds. If you have time, I hope you can practice with Dave more and let him teach you how to be a tough man under the basket, and don't always hang your eyebrows like others owe you hundreds of thousands. Gotta get yourself a big contract, silly boy. ”

So far, Blunt belongs to Wang Xiaoer's New Year, a year is not as good as a year, he often starts in his rookie period, and he can get a double double if he performs well, but he directly enters the cold palace in the second year, and this year with the gradual maturity of Chris Anderson and the rise of Wang Zhizhi's tactical status, Blunt has fewer and fewer opportunities, and his motivation seems to be exhausted.

Leon then turned his gaze to Eric Williams, and before Leon could speak, Williams spoke first, and he said, "I know what you mean, I know everything, I played in this league for eight years, Boston was where I started my career, I was full of passion, I would work hard every night, regardless of the team's results, so in the second year I had a very good stats." Then I went to Denver and I only played four games, but I played really well in those four games, like an All-Star. Then I got injured, but I got my first big contract, I think my luck is good, the annual salary is more than a million, and then I came back, but I don't have the same hard work as before, and I got more money under the new collective bargaining agreement, but ......"

Eric Williams shook his head, and Leon added, "But you're thirty years old, you can't fight as hard as you can in your early 20s, but you still have to survive in this league." I know that this contract with the Celtics may be the last big contract of your career, but that doesn't mean your career will end with the end of your contract, does it Eric? You can continue to fight, you have to have enough combat power, this is the professional league, only look at the state, not the age. ”

In the end, Leon turned the subject to Walker, who had been silent when Leon had been talking to others, his expression was a little glazed, and Leon's words seemed to touch him. This season has been a season of change for Walker, starting with the summer when he could feel his knee problems start to break up, and his training plan was shattered by injuries, holidays and trivial life; Then in training camp, he could feel that his place was being taken by Paul Pierce, who was starting to become the locker room boss; When the season officially began, Walker found that his original position as the boss had been completely replaced, and from coach to player to fan to owner, Paul Pierce began to become the Celtics' number one symbol. His voice in the team is declining.

However, Walker is not a competitive person in this regard, he has always been lenient, otherwise he would not have brought more than 30 relatives and friends with him and paid them money all day. Tactically, he also ended Leon's decision and began to develop in the direction of a versatile player and a central axis, his average points per game dropped to less than 20, but his assists came to more than 5, rebounds and blocks also improved slightly, and he began to play an all-round season. Walker is actually receptive to this change, and he also feels that he is very comfortable and comfortable in such a role, without having to bear a lot of pressure, and at the same time it is important enough to bear the burden on his injured legs.

"I accept what you say, I agree, I think it's a good proposal! Playing the best of your career and winning that million dollars...... That's a lot of my own money! When he saw that it was his turn, Walker also took the lead and said, he showed a funny expression and used a strange tone, which was not a Celtic "comedy".

Leon said to Walker: "Others are betting on their careers, but yours is your life." Antoine, I want you to stay away from gambling, away from the bad lifestyle you have now, I want to tell you, you're not Dennis Rodman, that guy looks messy, but in fact he's better than anyone else, he's a real living treasure, a special case in the eyes of the public that allows deviance. You're not, Antoine, you're a comedy, but the best comedy in the world is a tragedy in the end...... Maybe I'm not qualified to say this to you, everyone can only be responsible for their own lives. Good luck winning this million. ”

After Leon finished speaking, Walker's eyes showed a complicated look, but it was only for a moment that he returned to normal, because Leon told them that they could go back to their rooms, and they could do whatever they wanted. Walker couldn't wait to relax, and he felt like his nerves were about to burst under Leon's pressure.

At this time, only Leon and Joe Johnson were left in the room, Leon looked at Joe Johnson, who was a little panicked, took a sharp puff on his cigar, and asked, "Tell me, who gave you the news that you will be traded." (To be continued.) )