On June 6, 2001, just when the first game of the 0001 season finals was about to kick off, USA Today magazine disclosed a piece of news, which immediately detonated the entire NBA, and even the showlight of the finals was stolen a lot, according to USA Today, the top 5 superstars in the current league, Meng Xu, the former outside core of the Spurs, has officially rejected the Spurs' contract renewal and decided to test the free market, and this news is undoubtedly a bombshell.

This year's NBA Draft is a recognized draft year, and apart from Spaniard Pau Gasol, who is still hesitant to participate in the draft, and Kwame Brown, a talented high school student who may enter the draft directly as a high school student, there are no other talented rookies. And this year's free market is far less than last year, last summer there were big fish like Duncan, Hill and Maddy, and this year are some small fish and shrimp, so although most teams are already preparing for next season, but this year's free market is extraordinarily calm, and Meng Xu's decision undoubtedly broke this peace.

Therefore, just after the news of USA Today was confirmed by the Spurs club, most of the team's general managers and management have focused on San Antonio, and Meng Xu's agent He Hui is now undoubtedly the busiest of all NBA player agents. On June 7th, He Hui was answering the phone almost from morning to night, and the callers were naturally the managers of the teams who were interested in Meng Xu, from the head coach to the general manager, and even the president, the team chairman had various identities.

Although there are many teams interested in Meng Xu, there are not many teams for Meng Xu to choose from, with Meng Xu's current status and requirements, it is naturally impossible to lower his value and give another superstar a hand, and for the sake of record and honor, those who are not competitive, and those teams that buckle the rope, will naturally not be Meng Xu's choice, so there are only a few teams available for Meng Xu to choose now.

"Xiao Xu, these are the teams that called today, I hope you can join, I screened them, those with red circles can be eliminated, those with yellow circles can be observed and observed, and those with purple circles can be considered." Rubbing his temples, He Hui handed a piece of A4 paper full of circles of various colors to Meng Xu's hand.

"How can there still be Lakers?" After receiving the A4 paper handed over by He Hui, Meng Xu roughly browsed it, which basically included all NBA teams except the Spurs, and the first place in the list was the Los Angeles Lakers who were playing in the Finals, and the Lakers were also the first team to be painted in a red circle.

"Well, Mr. Jerry West was the first to call me, and he said that this suggestion was made to him by Magic Johnson, and he thinks that you are very suitable for the Lakers in terms of playing style and temperament, so if you can join the Lakers, the Lakers will definitely give you the highest salary, and your combination with O'Neal and Kobe Bryant will definitely be able to create a dynasty that belongs to the Lakers."

"If I go to the Lakers, I'm afraid the general managers of the other 28 teams won't be able to sleep well." Lakers? Meng Xu laughed and went to the Lakers to be the younger brother of O'Neal and Kobe? It's better to stay with the Spurs, and Meng Xu doesn't think that if you can't beat you, it's a glorious thing to join you, Barkley defected to Olajuwon because he couldn't beat the Rockets, but if he has nothing to do, he will be pulled out by the media and whipped.

"Not only them, I don't think Stern will be able to sleep either." Looking at Meng Xu, who was frowning and smiling, He Hui also smiled. "For you, there are only a few teams to choose from, I think the most suitable ones are the Knicks, Pacers, Celtics, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, these teams, they all introduced me to the detailed plan for you after joining, and since these teams have no problems in terms of financial resources, especially the Knicks and the Trail Blazers, they assured me that as long as you are willing to join, there is no upper limit on the team's salary expenses."

At present, the most sincere to Meng Xu are the Trailblazers and the Knicks, the Knicks, after receiving Meng Xu's conditions, the Knicks' owner Dolan told He Hui that Alan Houston has assured himself that he will accept Meng Xu's status as the boss of the team, and the Knicks will select the team's head coach and tactics according to Meng Xu's recommendation, and Meng Xu can also recommend to the team the players who are suitable for their own style of play and their favorites, and the Knicks will trade them over at all costs.

And the Trailblazers are also very sincere, the owner of the Trailblazers, Paul Allen, told He Hui directly on the phone that as long as Meng Xu is willing to go to the Trailblazers, then next season the Trailblazers will spare no money to build a competitive team around Meng Xu, and now in this Trailblazers team, as long as Meng Xu does not like or disobey Meng Xu's players, the Trailblazers will be sent away.

"I'm not going to stay in the West, so I'm going to pick from the teams in the East." After hearing He Hui's words, Meng Xu pondered for a moment and said calmly.

"Why? I don't think there's any difference between the East and the West. Regarding Meng Xu's remarks, He Hui was also very puzzled, is there any difference between the Western Alliance and the Eastern Alliance?

"It's enough to go back to San Antonio once a year." Now that he has decided to leave, he and Spurs will be opponents in the future. San Antonio is the place where he has lived for two years, and the Alamo Stadium is the place where he started his career, and Meng Xu has deep feelings for this place, for this stadium, and even for the fans here. Therefore, Meng Xu doesn't know what kind of scene he will be like when he comes here as an opponent, how to face Duncan and Popovich, and whether he will be booed by the fans, and this kind of embarrassing and uncomfortable scene is enough to experience once a season.

"Okay, so let's pick from these teams in the East." Meng Xu is a person who values feelings, and He Hui is very clear, so He Hui also knows the meaning of Meng Xu's statement and decision. "Xiao Xu, don't you really consider Nike's opinion?"

After excluding several teams in the West, there are only the Knicks, Pacers and Celtics, the 3 teams in the East, Nike has always hoped that Meng Xu can go to the Knicks, this is not unreasonable, New York is the largest city in the United States, its total population exceeds Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia combined, and New York's purchasing power has always been the highest among all cities in the United States, so as long as Meng Xu joins the Knicks, then the upcoming Odin generation will not need any publicity and promotion at all, With the Knicks' influence in New York, the sales in the Odin area must be very terrifying.

And the rest of Indianapolis and Boston, are cities with a population of less than one million, Indianapolis is a little better, with a population of more than 900,000, and the economic strength and consumption level are also medium in the United States, while Boston's total population is only 600,000, and Boston also has one of the most influential teams in the MLB league, the Boston Red Sox, and the Celtics now have a twin star combination of Pierce and Walker, so no matter what point of view, the Knicks are the best choice, followed by the Pacers, Celtic are the worst. But He Hui knows that since Meng Xu entered the league, he has always had opinions about New York and the Knicks, which can be seen from Meng Xu's strength as soon as he beat the Knicks.

"Which one to choose?" Just when Meng Xu hesitated, the doorbell rang, put down his thoughts, Meng Xu went straight over, looked through the cat's eyes, and appeared at the door with two familiar figures, and Meng Xu also opened the door immediately.

"Pull, Larry?" Meng Xu was still very surprised when he saw Larry Bird and Reggie Miller standing outside his door, since he entered the alliance, he was saddled with the title of "Larry Bird's successor", and at the same time, Larry Bird has always been touting himself when he was interviewed, so for Larry Bird, Meng Xu has always had a good impression, but the two have never had anything to do with each other, although he is very clear about the purpose of Larry Bird's trip, but Meng Xu is still inevitably a little surprised, Larry Bird will come to the door in person, And with Reggie Miller.

"Why, don't you invite us in and sit down?" Seeing that Meng Xu was still a little stunned after opening the door, Larry Bird said with a smile.