Chapter 666: What is loyalty?

In the center of the large ring, the Mavericks logo carved with blue gemstones is set in the ring. On the side of the ring, dozens of diamonds are pieced together to form the word "YI". On the other side, the "1" is pieced together, and this number represents Yiyang's jersey number.

A beautiful NBA championship ring, although it is more suitable for men to wear, Vignari is still very happy, Yiyang actually kept his promise.

"Vig, have all the invitations been sent?" Yiyang, who walked into the room, saw that Vignari was admiring the ring, and hugged the woman who was surrounded by great happiness from behind.

"It's all out, I can't wait." Vignari turned her head and kissed Yiyang.

Half a month has passed since Yiyang proposed to Vignari on July 10. In the past six months, the NBA free agent market has been extremely exciting. But none of these things have anything to do with Yiyang.

In the past half a month, Yiyang and Vignari have not been idle, he and Vignali, who is now his fiancée's woman, went to Italy and chose a place for their wedding in Venice.

Venice is a city of breathtaking beauty, with an atmosphere of art and luxury. Whether you want to have your wedding on a marble balcony overlooking the city's royal blue lagoon and watch the flowers cascade down, or make things elegant and simple and step into an onion-topped church that adorns the city. You can even glide through the water in a gondola inlaid with gold thread, and as the boat flows under the stone arch bridge, the nearby boats are full of tourists to send you beautiful wishes...... You can satisfy all these things in this city on the water.

When the wedding ceremony is over, a Venetian-style masquerade ball can be held to celebrate the newlyweds. Perform an exotic waltz in the chandelier-lit ballroom, and at your leisure, overlook the boats and glittering lights that pass by the canals......

Italian-style wedding, just thinking about the scene that day, Vignari felt romantic. After that, Yiyang and Vignari also selected wedding dresses, high heels, and a new diamond ring around the world.

Because in Italian weddings, women are not allowed to wear any gold jewelry. In the eyes of Italians, wearing gold jewelry on the wedding day will only lead to misfortune. Unfortunately, the championship ring is made of yellow gold.

However, even if there is no such custom, Yiyang will buy a new ring for Vignarie. Although this championship ring was put together by himself, it was spent on Cuban's money, which was a wedding gift from this boss to Yiyang and Vignali.

Yiyang believes that he should also pay out of his own pocket to buy a ring to express his heart.

Of course, the wedding cannot be done without the blessings of family and friends. Yiyang and Vignari are planning to get married at the end of September, and the two have also pushed off many business activities. Due to the tight schedule and the fact that the wedding was taking place in Italy, they had to give everyone two months' notice so that everyone had room to arrange their time.

Just now, Vignali has sent out all the invitations, which means that they are one step closer to the completion of the wedding.

Two months later, it was destined to be a sweet Italian evening.

"Alright, let's go to the Kuban office, it's rude to be late." Vignari got up from the bed and straightened Yiyang's suit. Yiyang usually doesn't wear a suit when he goes out, unless, he is going to a very serious and formal occasion.

When he thought of the person he was going to see later, Yiyang felt a little incredible.

"Well, give me his invitation, I'll give it to him myself later."

"Okay," Vignari picked up a red envelope from the dresser and put it in the inner pocket of Yiyang's suit. "Come back early, I'll be waiting for you at home for dinner."

"Okay, then I'm out of the house, Vignary."

"Well, be careful on the road, husband~"

Hearing Vignari call herself that, Yiyang's face suddenly turned red. Although the two were already very close, they suddenly called it so...... I'm still a little unaccustomed to it.

Out of the door, Yiyang happily got into the car. 2014 was just perfect for him, unbelievably perfect. But if this matter is negotiated later...... That's even more incredible!

Just days ago, Nowitzki volunteered to take a pay cut and signed the Mavericks to a three-year, $2,500 contract. That means Dirk's salary next season is just under $8 million. Coupled with the expiration of Marion's five-year, $39 million contract, the Mavericks still have tens of millions of dollars to operate with two big contracts, Iguodala and Yiyang.

Don't underestimate Marion's contract, although Marion didn't play much last season, his annual salary is as high as $9.23 million! After Marion's contract expired this summer, the pressure on the Mavericks was much less.

Tens of millions of dollars of maneuverable space is enough for Cuban to sign another well-known star. At first, he targeted Chandler, who was playing well with the Rockets. Parsons. But because Parsons' position coincided with Iguodala's, Cuban passed up the opportunity.

At this juncture, an opportunity suddenly came!

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Wade sat slumped on the couch, big bags under his eyes. In the large dark living room, the TV screen is the only source of light.

There were some late-night shows on TV, but it was clear that his attention wasn't there.

Wade looked at his phone, it was one o'clock in the morning, but he was still not sleepy.

Half a month ago, LeBron. James signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which meant the end of the era of the Heat's Big Three.

Although James is gone, Wade doesn't blame him. LeBron's guy is born to seek glory, and it's clear that with his current physical condition, he can't help much, and LeBron has little hope of winning the championship. So for LeBron's departure, Wade is more of a blessing.

After that, a week ago, Pat. Riley offered Bosh a five-year, $118 million max contract, keeping the giant on the East Coast. Wade was very happy, at least, not everyone was leaving.

But who would have thought......

Wade didn't think about it anymore, but got up from the couch, picked up the basketball, and walked out of the house. At one o'clock in the morning, he suddenly ...... I suddenly wanted to play basketball.

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There are a lot of beach courts in Miami, after all, these two things are as proliferating in Miami as football stadiums are in England.

An old man with a mustache and an old yellow suit got out of a taxi. He glanced over the pitch, and a tall figure was clearly visible.

A black sweatshirt with a high collar that covers almost the entire face when the hat is on. But even without looking at his face, the bearded man knows who he is.

The guy in the sweatshirt will always do a couple of tri-threat steps from beyond the three-point line, then suddenly accelerate and head straight inside. Finally, he turned around beautifully in the three-second zone and made a layup.

He repeated the action over and over again, though his speed no longer seemed so impressive.

The bearded man shook his head and approached the basketball court. On the field, the guy in the sweatshirt obviously heard the movement and stopped what he was doing.

"Don't stop, keep going. God, Miami at two o'clock in the morning. If I record this one, you'll surpass Kobe, Dwayne. The bearded man teased.

"I'm sorry Henry, I called you here so late." Wade smiled and walked up to hug the bearded man named Henry.

Henry. Thomas, one of the most famous managers in the league. When the Heat triumvirate was able to get together, Thomas contributed a lot. At the same time, he is also Wade's Bole. If it weren't for him, the black boy who narrowly escaped on the streets of Chicago might not have been an NBA superstar.

"I rushed over as soon as I got the call, I know you're anxious about something, Dwayne. Give me some time and I can continue to negotiate with Riley. Henry sat on the sidelines and sighed.

In Pat. After Riley offered Bosh a contract with a maximum salary, the cunning general manager of the Heat actually offered Wade a two-year, $16.5 million contract two days later!

At the time, Wade and Henry. Thomas was stunned. He's Dwayne. Wade, the symbol of Miami, the soul of the Heat! However, Pat. Riley didn't give the top salary, and even offered a humiliating price of 16.5 million for 2 years!

You know, Riley to Rohr. Deng Du offered a price of 20 million for 2 years! Could it be that in his eyes, Wadrian Rohr. Is Deng not as good!?

In the end, the negotiations naturally broke up. Although Riley promised to give Wade a brand new offer, the incident still hurt Wade greatly.

Loyalty, this thing is worthless!

Wade's performance in the Finals this season is indeed very bad, and his knee has indeed become more and more difficult to bear. But he doesn't think he's cheap enough yet.

In fact, money is not the most important thing. Wade was even willing to voluntarily take a pay cut if necessary, as Dirk and Duncan did.

Importantly, Wade didn't feel the respect Riley gave him.

He is well aware that after LeBron leaves, the Heat need a new core. Riley needed maneuverable space, and he needed to save every penny. But this guy shouldn't be saving on Wade.

"I used to be stupid and short-sighted, and I had my meniscus removed. Otherwise, I wouldn't be injured now. Wade broke through and muttered to himself.

"You're already a very great athlete, Dwayne."

"I know, but I feel like I could have done better." Thinking of his weakness in this year's finals, Wade gritted his teeth!

"Don't think about those damn things, Dwayne. It's not your fault, it's Pat. Riley, that guy doesn't know how to respect people. ”

Wade didn't speak, continuing to sweat on the court in the early hours of the morning.

The two of them were silent for a long time, and neither of them knew what to say. Over the years, they have done their best for the Heat and Miami. But in the end, it ended up being disliked.

He's old, he's not at his peak, he can't dominate the game. As a result, the city and the team also began to want to abandon him.

Wade doesn't care what Riley's second offer is now, as if a person has humiliated you and spat in your face, but immediately turns back and hugs you, can you forgive him so easily?

"Dwayne, actually." After a long time, Henry finally spoke. "I also received an interesting offer."

"Interesting offer?" Wade stopped, he was already sweating profusely. It's not common to use the word "interesting" to describe an offer.

"That's right, an interesting offer."

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Yiyang put the invitation in the inner pocket of his suit and stood at the door of Riley's office.

Instead of knocking on the door, he took a deep breath and straightened his suit again.

In the four years since Yiyang joined the Mavericks, he has never done anything like it. It's normal for the stars to help the team recruit reinforcements. But Yiyang, who is not good at talking, has never done this.

But this guy who came today is definitely worth a trip to Yiyang. Even if he can't succeed in the end, Yiyang should come here to express his respect.

After touching his chest again, he made sure that the invitation was not missing. Subsequently, there was finally a knock on the door of the Kuban office.

"Please come in." Kuban's voice burst into Yiyang's ears through the wooden door.

Yiyang pushed the door in, Kuban was sitting behind the desk, and when he saw that it was Yiyang, the fat boss stood up politely.

At the same time, the man sitting at the desk with his back to Yiyang also turned sideways and stood up. After seeing that it was Yiyang, the man showed a charming smile.

"Welcome to Dallas, Dwayne."

Yiyang walked up and shook Wade's hand cordially.