"Xiao Xu, Mr. Buford just called and asked about the contract renewal." After the end of the game with the Lakers, the Spurs disbanded on the spot, and Meng Xu took the plane in the early morning of the same day and returned directly to San Antonio.

"So fast? So what do you say? After casually taking out a bottle of water, Meng Xu closed the refrigerator, walked to the dining table and sat down, although Meng Xu's contract with the Spurs ended this season, but the Spurs' contract renewal was too fast, just after the game with the Lakers, the team was already thinking about renewing the contract with themselves, to be precise, before the end of the season, the Spurs were ready to renew the contract for Meng Xu.

"Actually, during the Spring Festival, I wanted to talk to you about where you are going next season, but I didn't feel very good when I saw you, and the pressure on the team was also very high, so it has been delayed until now." He Hui put down the work in his hand, walked over, and sat directly opposite Meng Xu.

"So, Sister Hui, what do you mean?" I don't know when it started, Meng Xu has always felt that He Hui is a little mysterious, as if there are some things hidden from him, originally Meng Xu thought that He Hui was what it was, and he should have been thinking about this problem.

"From my personal point of view, it doesn't make a difference where you play, as long as you have a good time, I will support you." He Hui stared at Meng Xu's eyes, paused, and continued: "But I don't think you are happy with the Spurs now, of course, this is not to say that you have any conflicts with your seniors and Mr. Popovich, but you are not playing well on the court, maybe you will say that for the sake of honor and championship, this sacrifice is nothing, but, Xiao Xu, you are still young, your future is limitless, and now the outside world is saying that you will become one of the best players in NBA history, so in the long run, you are not yet the time to sacrifice." because you don't have enough personal credit to support you in this sacrifice. ”

"Sister Hui wants me to leave the Spurs?" Meng Xu could hear the meaning of He Hui's words, although in front of the champion and interests, Meng Xu would not hesitate to choose the champion, and would make sacrifices in order to win the championship like Duncan, but just like the idea that Anna has always instilled in Meng Xu, when a male lion is strong enough, then he will desperately want to have a lion pack of his own and a kingdom of his own. And Meng Xu also doesn't want the second time in his career that when he wants to take over the game, his teammates don't pass the ball to him, and the only way to avoid this situation is to have an absolute status in this team, but in the Spurs, Meng Xu will obviously not get such a status at this stage.

"This is not just my personal idea, Xiao Xu, behind you, there are also a large number of sponsors standing now, this is also their request." He Hui took out a copy prepared in advance from a stack of documents behind him and handed it to Meng Xu: "This is the new promotion plan formulated by Nike for you, and the launch plan of your exclusive signature sneaker Odin generation." ”

"You're saying Nike wants me to leave my Spurs?" Meng Xu took the document handed over by He Hui, and roughly browsed it, in fact, Meng Xu was very happy to see this plan, after all, as long as he is a player, he hopes to have his own exclusive signature sneakers, and it is undoubtedly a great honor to have his own signature sneakers.

"Yes, after all, the senior is the top brand under Adidas, and Nike also wants to mold you into the top brand after Jordan, at least in Asia, in China, your position can not be shaken. Therefore, Nike will not allow such an important signing player under its own company to play for the players under Adi Company. ”

"So where does Nike want me to go?" Putting down the documents in his hand, Meng Xu looked at He Hui, perhaps because of huge economic interests, he really couldn't make his own decisions now, but Meng Xu hated this situation of being at the mercy of others.

"They want you to go to New York, and the Knicks' owner, Mr. Dolan, is very welcoming to join you, and Mr. Dolan has promised that the Knicks will build the team's strategy around you and Alan Houston next season." New York is the largest city in the United States and the richest city, so Meng Xu can only maximize his interests by going to New York or Los Angeles, but Meng Xu obviously won't go to Los Angeles now. After seeing that Meng Xu's emotions were a little resistant, Anna continued: "Mr. Stern also wants you to go to New York to complete the showdown between New York and Los Angeles that he dreamed of. ”

"To New York? Going to be the second of Alan Houston? Meng Xu stood up from his seat and raised his voice at the same time, but after seeing He Hui's face, Meng Xu lowered his voice: "It's okay to go to New York, but only if they have to send Alan Houston away, or clarify my status in the team, and ensure that I will be the only core of the team, and at the same time build the team's tactics and lineup around me, so that I will consider going to New York." ”

After seeing He Hui's aggrieved look, Meng Xu sat down again: "Sister Hui, if you choose to leave the Spurs, then I won't give anyone a hand, whether it's nominal or not, not even for a minute." In Meng Xu's heart, there is only one person who can make him bend down, and that is Duncan.

"Okay, I'll relay your request to them, so how do I reply to the Spurs?" After seeing Meng Xu soften, He Hui's expression returned to the same as before, and he became the iceberg beauty who looked cold and handsome.

"Let's go there ourselves in the afternoon." Popovich's side, Duncan's side, Meng Xu really doesn't know now, how to tell them, tell them bluntly, hey, I'm tired of this life and want to leave? Meng Xu can now imagine the disappointed and sad expressions of Popovich and Duncan, but the long pain is better than the short pain, and this situation will have to be faced sooner or later.

"Meng, this is our new contract for you, you can take a look." San Antonio Spurs Club, in the small conference room next to the general manager's office, the current general manager of the Spurs, RC Buford, and head coach Popovich, sat on one side of the conference table, and on the other side was Meng Xu and his agent He Hui, for the Spurs, although the season has ended, but the work of their managers is far from over, or it has just begun, and the top priority of the Spurs club this summer is Meng Xu's contract renewal. Therefore, just after the Spurs and Lakers series ended, the general manager of the Spurs, RC Buford, couldn't wait to contact Meng Xu's agent to discuss Meng Xu's contract extension.

Meng Xu looked at the contract on the table, but didn't reach out to touch it, about the content of the contract and the amount of the contract, Meng Xu knew before he came, 4 years and 37.4 million US dollars, this is the largest contract that Meng Xu can get under the existing salary framework, if this contract is signed, Meng Xu will get an annual salary of 4.8 million US dollars next season, and the total salary in the next 3 years will reach 32.6 million US dollars, which can be said to be exactly the same as Duncan's contract extension last season, and RC Buford and Popovich also promised, Meng Xu's future contract will be synchronized with Duncan, which means that after the end of this contract, if the Spurs give Duncan a maximum salary of 130 million for 7 years, then they will also give Meng Xu a maximum salary of 130 million for 7 years. It is precisely because of the Spurs' attitude and sincerity towards Meng Xu's contract renewal that Meng Xu is also a little hesitant now, originally after giving birth to the idea of leaving, Meng Xu didn't know how to face Popovich and Duncan, and now after seeing the contract provided by the Spurs for himself, Meng Xu can't say anything about the original prepared in advance.

"Meng, what's wrong?" Seeing Meng Xu's appearance, Popovich asked with some confusion.

"Coach, I... I would like to postpone the renewal. After hesitating for a long time, Meng Xu finally spoke.

"Oh, why?" After hearing Meng Xu's words, Popovich, who was originally sitting straight, leaned directly on the back of the chair, although Meng Xu said that the contract renewal was delayed, but in Popovich's view, this undoubtedly means that Meng Xu has basically refused to renew his contract with the team, after experiencing the renewal turmoil with Duncan last season, Popovich's nerves are now a little fragile.

"Meng, you should know that no team will offer you a bigger contract than this one." After seeing Meng Xu's attitude, RC Buford is obviously a little anxious, the situation faced by the Spurs this summer is actually very grim, after the end of the series with the Lakers, Mario Elie and Sean Elliott both decided to retire, if Meng Xu leaves, then the Spurs will be completely pushed to rebuild next season, which is undoubtedly a very big blow to the Spurs who want to make a comeback next season.

"Coach, Mr. Buford, it's not a matter of the contract, for me, 30 million and 20 million are no different, even if it's only 10 million, I can't spend it all because 。。。。。。" After hesitating for a moment, Meng Xu still said: "I don't want to live in the shadow of Tim and the coach all the time, I want to go out and have a good time." ”

Silence, just after Meng Xu said this, the entire conference room fell into silence, and a few people looked at me like this, I looked at you, without any sound, and at this moment the time in the entire conference room seemed to stop.

A full 10 minutes later, just as RC Buford was about to speak, Popovich stopped him with a wave of his hand: "Meng, I understand your thoughts, you and Tim are my best and most proud disciples, therefore, I will not stop you." Popovich said, taking back the contract on the conference table: "This contract, I'll always keep it for you, and I hope to see the day when you put on the Spurs jersey again." ”

"Xiao Xu, what's wrong with you." When Meng Xu and He Hui walked out of the conference room, tears slipped out of Meng Xu's eyes, the short 20-meter corridor seemed to Meng Xu to be so long, trying to control the tears in his eyes, and constantly warning himself in his heart, don't look back, don't look back, Meng Xu was afraid that after he looked back and saw Popovich's eyes, he would not be able to control himself and stay.

"Once, I told myself in my heart that when you and Tim left, that is, when I left, but I didn't expect you to leave so early."

This season is finally over, and to be honest, this kind of result is not what I want to see, from the perspective of a book fan, this kind of plot of abuse of the master is too fucked, but for the needs of the plot, I can only be sorry for myself and everyone.

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