Brown and Chang Wei didn't stay in Miami, and the team still had a lot of work to deal with, so they flew back to Philadelphia that night to continue preparing for the next plan. On the afternoon of the third day, however, Brown received a call from McGregory, who was so loud that he had to hold the microphone away so as not to deafen his ears.

"O my God! Let me express my admiration for Mr. Chang! The Chinese medicine he gave Alonzo was amazing, we just went to the hospital for a check-up, and Alonzo's key indicators have improved to varying degrees, and the doctor even prescribed a very high price in the hope of getting the secret of his recovery, knowing that Alonzo had already been sentenced to death by them before......"

Brown laughed, "So Mr. McGregory, can we meet again?" Believe me, we're very serious about recruiting Alonzo, and if he can join Philadelphia, we'll always do everything we can to get him to play like a normal person, and I think both you and Alonzo himself would love to see that. ”

"That's one of the reasons why I'm calling you, and Alonzo is looking forward to his next meeting. Riley is now renewed in his enthusiasm for renewing Alonzo's contract, and I hope you can get to Miami as soon as possible. ”

Brown and McGregory exchanged pleasantries for a while before hanging up. Thinking about what McGregory said just now, Brown couldn't help but snort, and still McGregory still wants to stir up Morning's value. Brown himself has a very deep connection, he is very clear about Riley's movements, and now Riley has no idea about renewing Mourning's contract, he just wants to exchange this meritorious veteran for a powerful player or draft pick, and he doesn't want this guy who is trapped in kidney disease to smash it in his hands.

However, McGregor's approach is understandable, and he is clearly hoping to help Mourning get a higher salary so that his income can increase. For any agent, the team's interests are not their consideration, they only care about how big the player can sign a contract, in order to achieve this goal, they can do anything, taking advantage of the information asymmetry between the two sides to drive up the price is just the simplest method, but it is a pity that Brown's information channels are enough to shatter his lies.

In fact, Brown also intends to give Mourning a big contract, if he can really return to his previous level. Although Mourning, who was born in 1970, is 31 years old this year, he was still the league's top interior star when he was not plagued by kidney disease, and it was not expensive to offer him a contract with an annual salary of about 12 million to 15 million. In fact, the only one who is more expensive among the 76ers now is Iverson, who signed a six-year, $71 million contract in the 1999 offseason, and last season's salary reached $10.13 million.

But Riley, the old fox, will definitely have to squeeze more value out of Mourning, who signed a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Heat in the 1996 offseason, and his salary is as high as $18.75 million in the new season, and it is indeed difficult for the 76ers to match the total salary. However, Brown didn't want to give up Mourning's excellent center, and after traveling to Miami to meet Mourning in private again, he asked Billy King to make a trade request to Riley.

It stands to reason that Riley's offer price should not be very high, after all, Mourning is now plagued by injuries and will not be able to contribute more to the team if he continues to stay with the Heat. But unexpectedly, Riley actually asked the 76ers to send Iverson, or they had to send a number of major rotation players, including Lewis and Reed, to match the salary, in other words, Riley wanted to directly dismantle the 76ers, the championship team, such a condition is obviously unacceptable to the 76ers.

After Billy King told Brown about the Heat's conditions, the old handsome, who has always been relatively peaceful, broke a cup on the spot, and even scolded his mother directly. The Heat are clearly trying to weaken their rivals, and if the 76ers tear down the championship roster because of Mourning, the probability of the Heat breaking out of the East will increase dramatically in the next few seasons.

Chang Wei, who got the news, also felt very helpless, Riley is indeed a person that the general manager of any team does not want to deal with, this old guy is too cunning and too shrewd, and he has always been the only one who takes advantage of others and suffers. Mo Ning also specially called to apologize, he also didn't expect Riley to offer such an outrageous price, obviously he didn't plan to trade him, but in this way, the bottle of Liuwei Dihuang Pill that Chang Wei gave him seemed to be worthy of him, and it was also the right thing to call over.

The only good news for Brown was that Mourning gave him a promise when he said on the phone: "Coach Brown, I'm so sorry that the management of our team is not going to send me away. But I promise that when my contract expires, if the Heat's offer isn't competitive, Philadelphia will be my number one option, and hopefully you'll need me at that point. ”

Brown's words touched Brown a little, but more often than not, he regretted it. Before that, he had a very deep understanding of Mourning's contract, which has two years left and will not end until the summer of 2003, when Mourning is 33 years old, and it is not yet known whether he can be qualified for the 76ers' starting center position, and perhaps he will have to play as a substitute at that time.

Failing to get Mourning was a big blow to Chang Wei, who originally thought he could take advantage of the low price to buy the bottom directly, but he didn't expect Riley to be reluctant to give up his starting center, although Mourning's kidney disease has threatened his career. Now Chang Wei can only continue to choose the Mavericks who can be cultivated in other teams and have no small achievements in the future, and the No. 30 pick he still intends to suggest that the team use it to select Arenas, as for the two second-round picks, it is already good to be able to select Oku as a backup center, and the Turks can't evolve into a strong starting five.

In Chang Wei's view, if Mo Ning is not obtained, Camby, who is also a 96 golden generation, may also be a good choice, but the Knicks may not let go. Camby was traded to the Nuggets in the summer of 2002, in large part because he played in only 29 games due to injury in the 01-02 season, which made the Knicks determined to send the interior barrier away. But Camby's stats last season were quite good, arguably the league's top defensive interior lineman, and it would definitely cost him more to bring him to Philadelphia, but fortunately, Camby's contract is not large, and his salary next season is only $7.3 million, which leaves enough room to operate, and the Knicks are estimated to not get much benefit no matter how much they open their mouths.