"Hey, Merlot, I just watched TV and heard you've been in trouble lately." Anthony answered the phone, and James' familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"That's right, it's just a little trouble, thank you for your concern." Anthony still loves his face as always, even in the face of his best friend, he has to pretend to be relaxed.

"Is it really just a minor nuisance? If you have something to do with your brother, just ask. "Don't look at James is a year younger than Anthony, his big brother style is incomparable to Anthony.

"Hmm...... How have you been? Bro, is that kid still bothering you? Anthony knew he was embarrassed to talk, so he quickly turned around and kicked the ball back to James, who seemed to be waiting for Anthony's shot.

"It's still the same, this kid is too draggy, not only does he want to play the ball, but he also wants to be the boss, this damn post-90s." James' complaint is true, since James returned to Cleveland to take away Irving's boss, Irving has been indignant, if it weren't for last year's championship to dilute the conflict between the two, I don't know what would have developed now.

"Hahaha, it looks like you're not doing well, LeBron." Hearing James's complaint, Anthony finally laughed, this is the so-called fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps.

"That's right, this kid is still thinking about his stunner in the finals last year, he always felt that he grabbed this championship, and the MVP of the finals should be given to him, I really can't stand it, and it seems that the team will definitely not have him next season."

Silence, Anthony suddenly fell silent.

James's words are like a signal, and it is also like a hint that Anthony is a smart man, he heard it, and James wants to recruit himself again.

James recruits Anthony, which is almost a must-have plot for the two every summer.

Every summer offseason, Anthony, Wade and Paul are all must-visit guests at James' training camp, and the three of them plus James are also nicknamed the "Four Heroes of the Dust" by fans because of their close relationship so close that they can pick up girls together.

As the guests of the "Little Emperor" James training camp, the "Wind and Dust Four" will practice together, chat together, and look forward to the new season together.

And at the training camp every summer, the most James says is "If only one day the four of us could play together".

For James's half-joking truth, Wade is the most serious, he is a man of temperament, he waits for the opportunity to respond to James's call to discuss big plans anytime and anywhere; And the elvet Paul is noncommittal, his high emotional intelligence is well-known in the whole league, and he will definitely not take a stand until the critical moment; As for Anthony, he was the one who would slap James in the face every time, and he chose to half-jokingly reject James compared to the other two. The reason is also very simple, the two of them are the same students, and they are compared to a moment of brightness, Anthony thinks that he is a player at the same level as James, not to mention who gives whom the two of them together, even if they are equal, it is difficult to distribute the ball, so in order to avoid contradictions, Anthony would rather be the boss of the bad team Knicks, and never thought of mixing with James as a champion.

But this year's situation is a little different, last year James won the championship and the MVP of the finals, which is already a grand slam of honor, close to the ancient gods. And Anthony said goodbye to the playoffs early, which made the gap between the two widen day by day, and since Phil Jackson joined the Knicks, Anthony's life has become more and more difficult day by day.

He thought that he could join forces with Mills to get rid of this "KFC mascot" this season, but unexpectedly, Roy's sudden appearance ruined his good deeds, and now not only Jackson did not get rid of him, but his status is even lower.

In this case, Anthony did have the idea of going. But he also figured out that even if he had to leave, he would definitely embarrass Jackson and the Knicks, and he had to leave New York as a winner.

Anthony's silence made the sharp-eyed James feel that the opportunity had come, and he went straight to the next point, talking to Anthony about the two joining forces, including the trade plan to send Irving away, including the method of recruiting Wade and Paul next year, including the idea of the two taking turns to control the ball, including the idea of a new tactical system for the team, etc. In short, James painted a magnificent picture of Anthony's prosperity.

Anthony was really moved, and the pie James drew for him was so tempting.

Not only did Anthony have the idea of leaving, but he believed that he would definitely go to the Cavaliers if he wanted to. If other players can't take control of their futures and destinies, he can. Anthony has trade veto power and he has full control over his own destiny, and for the first time in his life, Anthony has decided to consider James' proposal, and now it depends on the attitude of the Knicks......

The Knicks' attitude is also clear.

James Dolan brought in Phil Jackson and Steve Mills on the night of the New York Knicks' win over the Brooklyn Nets, and they happened to be watching the game in the box, so the three immediately held a meeting in Dolan's CEO's office.

The agenda is the future of the team.

As mentioned earlier, Dolan was never a good owner, and the Knicks were just a toy for him. But tonight, this toy of his made him play, so he also made a temporary decision to call this meeting while the iron was hot.

"Phil, Steve, I have limited time, I have arrangements later, I will ask you two questions, the first question is to build the team around Roy, can he make the playoffs this year, and the second question is whether Anthony still has the value to stay?"

"Boss, just looking at the future of the team, Roy is undoubtedly the core player that the team has to keep, he is the most promising outside player I've seen since Michael [Jordan] and Kobe [Bryant], and as for the playoffs, at least for now, we have a good momentum." Phil Jackson was the first to speak, knowing that tonight was a good opportunity to sort out the team's context, and he wanted to give more advice while the confused owner was happy.

"Steve, what do you see?" Dolan turned to Mills' side again.

"Well, yes, Roy is really good, there's no doubt about that, but Anthony is also the core of the team now, isn't he? If we want to play in the playoffs, we need to keep Anthony. Although he knew that the owner Dolan liked Roy's performance tonight, Mills did not forget to bring Anthony, Anthony was his bargaining chip, and he would not let go until the last moment.

"No, Steve, I'm going to contradict you. First, Anthony and Roy have proven incapable of coexistence; Secondly, has Anthony led the team to the playoffs in recent years? No. In the end, the team without Anthony won three in a row, and Anthony's attitude on the pitch was obvious. Seeing that Mills was about to confuse the concept, the "Zen master" hurriedly added.

And Dolan didn't give Mills a chance to explain again, "Steve, on this issue, I'm rooting for Phil, Melo (Anthony) is not young, it's time to rebuild a core of the team, and now you tell me bluntly, how likely is it to trade Anthony?" How many players can he get back? ”

"Boss, I want to say that even if the team wants Anthony, it has to be his nod because our president Phil has given him a unique veto on trades." Hearing that the boss Dolan proposed to trade Anthony, Mills knew that the situation was unstoppable, so he hurriedly sued the wicked first and poured sewage on the "Zen master".

This really poked the sore foot of the "Zen Master", and Dolan's suspicious eyes were already staring at the "Zen Master".

The "Zen master" understood that he had to wipe his ass by himself.

"Yes, boss, I did add this clause when I renewed my contract with Melo, but don't worry, if our general manager Steve can't handle Anthony, then I'll take care of it."

"Oh? Steve, what do you think? ”

"Boss, do we have to trade Anthony?" Mills is still making his final struggles, "He's the only All-Star on our team." ”

"yes, at least my media friends, our Knicks fans think it's a very sensible thing to do to trade Anthony, don't tell me you haven't been on the team's website."

"The official website? What do you mean? Mills was stunned, and after Dolan and Phil Jackson left, he hurriedly took out his phone and opened the Knicks' official website.

On the homepage of the official website, there is actually a voting post of fans, and the number of voters has exceeded 1.5 million!

"Hell, who's doing this." Mills was furious when he saw the title.

Title: "Are you backing the team trading Anthony away?" ”

Voting results: "support: 1425789 votes (91.84%), no support: 72,467 votes (4.67%), inexplicable: 54,210 votes (3.49%)." ”

"I'm X, when did this vote happen, and how did the boss see it?" Mills was dumbfounded......