"I remember it was a sunny afternoon, the godfather sat in the office chair, looking out the window at the verdant green plants, leaving a majestic and firm back, at that moment, I felt that he was not as light and breezy as it seemed, he was under pressure that we ordinary people could not imagine, but above our heads, holding up a piece of the sky, people always said that the sky is my limit, in fact, the godfather is the one who changed and even decided my fate."

Years later, DeRozan said affectionately in an interview.

"Demar, you're here, come, sit down and talk."

Wang Tomorrow smiled and said to DeRozan, let DeRozan sit in front of him.

DeRozan is slightly restrained, although he has worked with Wang Mingming for a season and won the championship, but the closer he is to Wang Mingming, the more he can feel the wisdom of the head coach as deep as the sea, and he has infinite admiration for the head coach in his heart.

"What do you want to drink? Coffee or tea? ”

"Tea bar, I've been liking tea lately." DeRozan's eyes lit up, the tea on the coach's side was all good goods from China, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Wang Ming nodded and smiled and made a pot of tea for DeRozan.

"Coach, I'd like to attend your summer camp." DeRozan showed his heart and couldn't help but continue to improve himself the day after the game.

"Yes." Wang Tomorrow will definitely not deny the enthusiasm of his love general.

Wang Ming said honestly: "But Demar, you must know that I don't have a perfect plan for the training camp yet, if you want to come and participate, you can, but you may wait for a while; Moreover, I will lead the Chinese team to participate in the World Basketball Championship this summer, so I will have time to run my training camp after the World Championships, which will not be too long, maybe one to two weeks away, and the effect may not be too great. ”

When DeRozan heard Wang Mingming say this, he understood what Wang Mingming meant, and his brows furrowed quietly.

Wang Ming laughed, "Don't think about it so much, let's talk about you, Demar, what kind of player do you hope you can become in the future?" ”

"Me?"

DeRozan pointed to himself, lost in thought because of Wang's question, and after thinking about it, he paused, and then said cautiously: "I hope I can be selected as an All-Star." ”

"All-Star?"

Wang Mingming did not feel that DeRozan's expectations for himself were too low, in fact, the 24 All-Stars every year represent the best and most popular stars in the league in the first half of the season, they are not only in strength, but also have very high commercial value, and being selected as an All-Star means that players are more popular in the current league.

"That's good, but have you made a plan for when you'll be selected?"

"What?"

DeRozan didn't understand the first time, and then immediately reacted, and immediately scratched his head a little embarrassed, "This....... I haven't really thought about it yet. ”

"If you want to be selected as an All-Star, one is that the team has a good record, and the other is that you need to have good statistics. This season, you're a rookie, and I've suppressed a lot of your shots, resulting in your stats being inconspicuous, at least among this year's rookies, you should have had better stats, have you ever resented me for that? ”

"No, no." DeRozan hurriedly waved his hand.

"Coach, I've always seen you as a beacon in my career, and I'm grateful that you took it from Toronto to Sacramento, and I never thought of it that way, I promise."

"Demar, you have seen the situation of the team, according to my guess, in the summer, there will definitely be a group of people leaving, but at the same time, there will be a group of people, among them, there are some changes, maybe you and I can't imagine. I call this change the aftermath of winning the championship. ”

DeRozan: "......."

"Next season, as a sophomore, you're going to be the backbone of the team." Wang Ming seemed to know something, but he didn't say anything, and said with a smile to DeRozan.

DeRozan was taken aback, this season, he was doing defense and three-pointers, and now the coach is suddenly telling him that he will be the backbone of the team next season, what does that mean? That's a big change!

"yes, so you have to understand what I mean."

Wang Ming smiled and said to DeRozan: "You can't relax in the training of defense and three-point shooting, in addition, you have to strengthen the training of offense with the ball, which is the training I have not asked you to do this season." ”

"Attacking with the ball?" DeRozan was a little excited after listening to it, although under the guidance of Wang Mingming, he became a well-known new generation defensive warrior in the league, but in fact, deep down, the young man is still eager to attack, after all, if you want to become an All-Star player, as a scoring guard, it is a basic requirement to become the scoring champion of the team.

"yes, so in the summer, if you come to my training camp, I'll help you improve that ability, but at the same time, you have to take the lead and improve first, and this summer, it's very important for you, if you improve well, you can hopefully be an All-Star next year."

DeRozan was said to be an All-Star by Wang tomorrow next year, this is his dream, and Wang tomorrow analyzes it like this, it seems that the dream is not very far away.

"I'll try, Coach."

In the end, as if taking an oath, DeRozan ended this exchange between the two in a very solemn tone.

........

The fifth day after the victory.

The Kings held a grand victory parade.

The Ma'rouf brothers are not stingy people, Wang Mingming led the team to achieve a dream performance from the bottom of the league to the finals and win the championship, which is unique in history.

The victory parade was supported by the local government, and Mayor Kevin Johnson gave a speech saying that the spirit of the king is worthy of recognition and should be vigorously promoted.

What is the Spirit of Kings?

Johnson said that the spirit of the king represents a spirit of daring to confront doubts, from not being favored to winning in the end, the king represents his own strength with practical actions, in which they have put in a lot of efforts, some we have seen, some we have not seen, it is worth learning.

The championship parade pushed the Kings to the top.

At the scene, the fans cheered and cheered for the king's soldiers, and some people came specifically for Wang Mingming, holding Wang Mingming's avatar and shouting the coach's name loudly.

Wang Ming was smiling, because he was not in the game, so he was dressed a little more casually, wearing a commemorative T-shirt and jeans for the King's championship, looking more like a big boy next door, while Gal Gado was also dressed casually, and the two pointed on the parade bus, like an outing around the city.

At this time, Kidd took a water gun and handed it to Wang Mingming.

Wang tomorrow picked up the water gun and sprayed water, "This is called fire", because the king's fans are too excited, and it can be regarded as a kind of interaction between the two sides.

Compared to the big cities, the small city victory parade is more sensational, and the whole city seems to be celebrating.

........

With the championship parade over, the NBA is about to usher in the draft and summer trade market.

The 2010 draft was not the star of the summer, but the 2010 summer trade market, and many players were eligible to become free agents in the summer of 2010.

Throughout the NBA, there are not a few players with an annual salary of more than 10 million who become free agents.

Among the big fish are: Joe Johnson, Yao Ming, Ray Allen, Paul Pearce, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer.

The mid-fish also have Josh Howard, David Lee, Al Harrington, Haslem, Alstom, Raymond Felton, and many more.

Small fish are crucian carp that cross the river.

And veterans such as Maddy, Iverson, Ben Wallace and others at the end of the peak are also players with a certain market appeal, and many teams have expressed interest.

Half of the team's personnel will become free agents, and some media have claimed that this is the most chaotic free market in history, and there will be infinite possibilities, and the league landscape will change unpredictably.

In order to discuss the summer strategy, Wang held a meeting of the coaching staff tomorrow.

The king has one year left on his contract with the king, so in order for the king to still be competitive enough next year, he will have to make a move in the summer trading market.

........

At this time, it was far away in Miami.

In the Miami Heat's general manager's office, Pat Riley welcomed a heavyweight guest.

Henry Thomas.

Henry Thomas comes from an innovative entertainment agency, and this Chinese name seems a little unclear at first, but if you know his English abbreviation CAA, then there is a thunderous feeling in an instant.

The company has a strong presence in the United States, and it is known as the "boss" of Hollywood entertainers and is one of the most influential institutions in Hollywood. Big names such as Beyoncé, Brad Pitt, Madonna, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Nicole Kidman are (were) signed artists to CAA. What is not well known is that CAA has been involved in the world of sports since 2006.

It includes a number of heavyweight brokers.

For example, James' agent Leon Rose, such as Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade's co-agent Henry Thomas.

That's right, the man sitting in front of Pat Riley at this very moment.

As Wade's agent, it seems like nothing wrong with negotiating with Pat Riley.

The two of them sat in the office, apparently because of some problem, and got to the point, and the cups on both sides were still full of coffee.

"Chris is still hesitating, and he promised the fans in Sacramento that he would stay there."

"I know Chris is here, so I want you to make the decision for him."

"No, he is himself, no one can make decisions for him, he is unique, all I can do is give some advice, the key is to see his own ideas."

"If you don't win the championship." "I was expecting him to stay with the Kings, but now, with the title win, Chris has got the accolades and he's been named FMVP, so he's hesitant now," Henry Thomas said. ”

"Four years ago, we were already planning this, and now in 2010, is it completely different because we won the championship? You know, Artest has indicated that he may leave the Kings, and even if he can guarantee last season's lineup and replicate the miracle of winning the championship, what is the possibility? ”

"Pat." Henry hesitated: "You are wrong, Chris's hesitation is not because of winning the championship, but because of Coach Wang Mingming, if it were not for Coach Wang Mingming, maybe he would have made up his mind to come to Miami and form your so-called brother basketball." ”

"Chris's request is also very simple, it is definitely not possible to join as a free agent, if you want to get him, you have to sign and then trade."

"Sign before you change." Pat Riley hesitated, but after thinking for a moment, rejected Henry's offer.

"No, if you change Chris Bosh, then how do you let LeBron deal with himself? Let's sign first and then change again? We simply don't have that much leverage. "Pat Riley knows too well that it is not that he can't sign first and then exchange, but that the two giants sign it, and the Heat can only change it once, and as long as it changes once, it will be unfair to the other, and the other will completely offend the parent team and the fans.

"James' hunger for glory has reached a point of hunger, and now hesitating, Miami is still not able to show enough competitiveness, and the combination of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James is not enough, Chris Bosh must be added to be sure." Henry advised: "As long as you trade for Chris Bosh, LeBron will definitely join, no doubt." ”

"You guy." Pat Riley laughed dumbly, silent, and began to weigh the pros and cons in his heart.

"I'll talk to LeBron's agent later, it's not a trivial matter, I have to tell LeBron, if I can, I'll let LeBron talk to Chris in private, and there should be a unified opinion between the three of them."

After a long time, Pat Riley decided to put an end to the conversation for the time being, because it was a dead end and a solution had to be found.

Miami is turbulent, and Sacramento is also in a state of festivities, ushering in the problems that must be faced.

Are the "Big Three" willing to stay in Sacramento and continue to fight for another year?

Sacramento is just too small, and after the set desire to win the championship is fulfilled, everyone's value has increased.

One of the Kings can't afford to pay so many wages, and the other is that the players also want to go to the big ball market, and only in the big ball market, the current Kings players can have a better development.

Fans wishfully want everyone to take a pay cut to stay in Sacramento, but Wang himself thinks he will find a new job next summer, so how can he persuade others?

If someone else really stays here and signs a long-term contract, and he runs away next year, isn't this a trap?

Therefore, Wang Mingming's silence to a certain extent has also caused the current turmoil in the secret of the Kings team.

That's why he said those things to DeRozan, he can be sure that next year, DeRozan, a sophomore, will be the team's star of the game.