Chapter 146: Another Epic Transaction
"It's okay, I know about Artest, he is such a temper, I won't take it to heart."
My Neighbor Totoro sneered in his heart, but replied in a very flat tone.
Artest should have been with the Rockets for a short time, and judging by Morey's shrewd personality and Alexander's ruthless style, the Beast entered the countdown at the same time as his days in the Hough because of his words.
"We've been making a deal lately, what do you think of Iguodala?"
Sure enough, as soon as Totoro thought of this stubble, Morey brought it up on the other end of the phone.
"Iguodala? Do you mean Team 76's little AI? I want to say that if you're asking me if the other person can be my teammate, I think I'll answer that no one wouldn't want to play basketball with such a good defensive man, and I've dreamed of being teammates with him many times, and he's the dream partner every player dreams of. ”
My Neighbor Totoro rarely expressed in a large paragraph of words, in fact, only one sentence "Well, I like Iguodala very much, you guys make a deal!" Such a simple sentence.
Don't think he's verbose or he's deliberately pretending to be something, a person with a little brain won't talk like that, and even if he means that, he won't express it in the vernacular.
Because who can guarantee that the phone call between himself and Morey will not be leaked in the future?
Don't underestimate the current technology, in case this passage is exposed, then if Totoro talks like the above, how will he be in the team in the future?
No matter how much he is the core, he is just a player, and the most important thing for a player to remember is to participate in the team's transaction as a player, he can give his opinion, but he must not say those things that can be defined, unless his influence has reached the level of Old Man Qiao before.
Kobe Bryant once asked management to publicly trade Bynum, which caused a miasma in the Lakers' locker room, and LeBron James of the Cavaliers never publicly called for a certain teammate to leave, on the contrary, he also tried to keep certain players on the team many times, which made him win a lot of prestige in the Cavaliers, although in the end he destroyed it all by himself.
"Okay, I know what to do, just wait for my good news."
Morey agreed excitedly, for him, the team manager, the team won not his biggest credit, but to complete a big deal, what great players can be brought to the city is the urgent to prove himself.
Generally speaking, this kind of deal involving star players is not something that experienced managers would say so much.
It's one thing for the boss to disagree, it's another thing for the opposing team to be willing to trade, and a deal is nothing until it's signed, which is full of variables and can fall through at any time because of the other party's change of mind.
But Morey's assurance that he could pat his chest like this on the phone can only show that the other party has been doing this work for more than a day or two, and Da Yao estimates that he has also passed the tone, and he has long been confident, just waiting for his side to nod and confirm.
As for what the Rockets use in exchange for Iguodala, the core of the 76 team, this is not a question that Totoro should worry about, as long as he and the little giant two Chinese will not go, the general theme of the transaction should be Artest, but a beast should not be able to satisfy the appetite of the 76ers, it is estimated that a few role players will be required.
"Well, Totoro, how do you see me dressed today?"
On the other side, Totoro had just hung up the phone when Ivy walked in from outside the door,
She wore bright pink high heels, super shorts to make her slender legs straighter, and wore an officer-like hat on her head, which was decorated with two plush fox ears, looking sexy and cute and attractive to men.
"Is this the cosplay costume of the idol singer of Ahri's new skin in LOL? It fits you perfectly. ”
My Neighbor Totoro looked up for a moment, then turned his head as if no one was around, completely oblivious to the blonde sister's "O" shaped mouth, which looked like it could fit an egg.
"How do you know? This skin is still in the works, and none of it is being sold. ”
"Hehe, I occasionally listen to my friends."
My Neighbor Totoro said that he accidentally said that he leaked his mouth, he was a diamond-level player in his last life, what do you not know about the game League of Legends?
"Hmph, your path is really wide, hey, you say I'm beautiful, but your eyes are still staring at the TV, what do you mean?"
However, Ivy obviously didn't notice My Neighbor Totoro's speech problem, and instead ran to My Neighbor Totoro to question him.
Ever since the two of them had an experience with a wet French kiss, the relationship between the two has become a bit delicate.
At the beginning, Ivy really looked down on those NBA players who were worth millions and other women were eager to go, because her family background was really prominent, her parents were rich and powerful, and they seemed to be working for government agencies in the city government, and she received a high education since she was a child, and Ivy has always looked down on those NBA players who spend money, have a rotten private life, and don't return all night, but now the appearance of Totoro has changed her opinion.
Although people are not very good, he may not be far behind in times of crisis to help strangers, he has a regular life, does not go to nightclubs, does not touch drugs, does not drink, and occasionally smokes This makes the blonde sister a little unhappy, but it is not so unacceptable.
Then Totoro is still powerful, powerful and rich, the income in the NBA arena is small, his exposure and influence are the most valuable places in him, and the people around him can always enjoy the endless benefits he brings, and the Bugatti luxury car is a good example.
In the end, he looks very handsome, maybe in the aesthetic point of view of black people, Totoro is very ugly, but in the Asian and European races, Totoro is still very handsome, at least the original alliance's appearance is no longer Redick and the like, even Parsons, who entered the league in the next few years, can't compare with Totoro.
is handsome, rich and popular, although Totoro seems to have no other connotation except for these points, but these advantages are enough to attract girls.
"What, what do you mean?"
My Neighbor Totoro smiled slightly, he was not the kind of little otaku who fought for the first time, and he had immunity after being with beautiful women for a long time, so he would no longer be as passive as when he kissed his blonde sister for the first time.
With his left hand ruffling Ivy's long hair hanging down her cheeks, and her right hand stretching out her arms around Ivy's neck, Totoro looked straight at her blonde sister.
"Hmph, I don't mean anything, but what do you want to do? Do you want to ...... Do you want to ........ Do you want to ........"
Today Lufa is not at home, Taylor goes to a concert, Bujay goes abroad to run business, Jenna Lin also returns to South Korea, and the blonde sister suddenly becomes unusually brave, but when Totoro acts like a real man, Ivy actually finds herself stuttering when she talks about important things again?
It turns out that she just looks open, so obviously she looks like a chick, and she doesn't use it.
My Neighbor Totoro sneered silently in his heart, and then decided to take the initiative himself. "Don't say anything, I'll just ask you, are you really ready?"
"That, this, actually, I think, I think I should."
Ivy's face flushed to the base of her neck.
"Alright, I think I see what you mean."
My Neighbor Totoro smiled, picked up the blonde sister lazily amid the other party's screams, and walked straight into his bedroom.
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Anyway, the next day Totoro and Ivy were both lying in bed and no one could get up, people always rumored that American chicks were hot enough, but how to a hot Totoro said that he had never been taught, and it turned out that an American girl who had not opened meat had almost squeezed him dry as a professional athlete, and he now said that he finally understood why those NBA black brothers who were also like animals could go to nightclubs again and their abilities dropped significantly.
The blonde sister is obviously just a rookie who has never tried anything, but when she really goes to bed, the other party's skillful operation and variety of tricks don't look like a rookie can make it, if it weren't for Totoro seeing that familiar red in bed, he would have wondered if he had picked up someone's broken shoes and came back........
But he had seen some traces of browsing **** on Ivy's laptop before, and it was the kind of charge that was expensive, and it didn't seem to be simple for the girls in the United States, if it was about bed skills, it was estimated that only Russian fighting beauties and Japanese little girls could compete with them.
It's just that no matter what, Totoro can be regarded as getting the blessing of that blood buff, in the next game against the Hawks, Totoro faced Joe Smith, who had restrained himself in the preseason, and hit 17 of his shots 32 times, and scored 51 points as soon as he came back, not only breaking his own record for the highest score, but also breaking the record for the highest score in NBA history for Chinese players, Yao Ming's 41 points were held at the beginning, and Totoro improved this record by 10 points.
And then the most different thing with Artest is that Totoro not only scored 51 points in this game, but also easily cut 8 rebounds and 5 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals of the comprehensive data, he is not the kind of player who wants to score high and doesn't look at any other data, nor is he the kind of player who forgets about others once he wants to score.
Defensively, the Rockets have returned to their former dominance, in fact, the defense composed of Da Yao and Rotten Tofu is strong enough, but they are afraid of those pseudo-interior players who like to float and shoot on the outside, and the return of Totoro has solved this problem.
The beast was deliberately isolated by the rest of the Rockets today.
This can't blame the Rockets players for being bad-eyed, but it's really Artest who went too far in front, grabbing the right to make a move is equivalent to stealing their jobs again, and the responsibility for losing is all on their heads, who is happy to do this kind of thing?
So today, when Artest is no longer the point where he has to receive the ball tactically, the Rockets are not happy to hand him the basketball again, think about if you are hostile to 5 people on a 10-person basketball court, and you have to be isolated by 4 people, it would be hellish if you could still have a good performance.
But today Artest also mixed a 15+ data, the reason is not how powerful the beast is, but Totoro also made a few ball brush assists for the beast when he was in the bag, this situation can't help but make the beast feel happy, although he has an impulsive personality but is not a fool, he knows that he said the wrong thing at the press conference the day before yesterday, according to the reason, Totoro today no matter how he is targeting himself, he has been mentally prepared, but Totoro will make him a ball today, what does this mean?
Does it mean that the other party seems to be soft on himself? Confessed? Admit your words? Could it be that the Chinese team really has a servility in the blood as rumored, and if you play seriously, he will back down?
The beast's heart is very happy, and the other players don't care about what he thinks of Artest, anyway, it doesn't affect the penny he gets from his salary, but Totoro cares a lot about the "kindness" he releases, because Totoro is the new boss of the Rockets, as long as Totoro is in charge of the Rockets for one day, doesn't he control Totoro equal to controlling the Rockets?
"Today was my first game, I know I scored a lot and I got the MVP of this game, but I want to say that Artest played very well in this game."
My Neighbor Totoro praised the rocket reporters in the audience.
"Compared to my opponent Joe Smith, Joe Johnson is a real All-Star, a real leader, he's a cold-blooded killer, but today the beast did a good job of limiting the opponent, he not only scored on his own but also stopped Joe Johnson from hurting our team, I think he should be the best player of the game."
My Neighbor Totoro's words made the media exclaim, what the hell is this? Could it be that Team Rocket is going to change owners?
On January 7th, he challenged the 76ers away, Artest slashed 38 points, Totoro 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Yao Ming 14 points and 6 boards.
On January 8th, the Rockets played the Celtics again, and the old man of the Big Three at home chatted about the boyish madness, and scored 84 points together, which is a bit bad compared to the three pseudo-giants of the Rockets, Totoro + Yao Ming + Artest scored 73 points, and Artest scored 33 points and sang a one-man show.
Then, a big deal that shook the league again happened.
The Rockets sent Artest, who averaged 31.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in three games, plus Brooks, and the 76ers sent Iguodala + first-round picks, and the Rockets completed an epic trade again to continue to attack the championship.