Saying that Zhang Feng is Xiao Hua's godson naturally refers to Zhang Feng enjoying too much preferential treatment from the league, if it is understandable to change the venue of the Summer League Finals to MGM Stadium for Zhang Feng, then this time for Zhang Feng to publicly release the video, it will not be in vain.

But in fact, those fans who hacked Zhang Feng didn't care about whether his shouting was illegal or not, what they were unhappy about was that Xiao Hua gave Zhang Feng too much preferential treatment, even if it was another person, they would be black.

Just like in the fourth game of the Finals last year, the Cavaliers reversed the game to win, and it happened that in that game, the Cavaliers' free throw count was much higher than that of the Warriors, so some fans hyped the league to deliberately control the outcome of the game in order to let LeBron achieve more honors.

In addition, LeBron has been criticized by fans for his six-step layup, and the picture of beating the Wizards with steps has long been regarded by fans as ironclad evidence that Stern protects LeBron.

Before LeBron, the most criticized by fans was Harden, because he relied on a large number of free throws to score, and fans have always believed that the league was deliberately favored, such as he once had a 2-of-27 game.

Push the time forward, the most angry Thunder team for fans is Durant, to be precise, when the Thunder and Clippers fought, known as the 514 tragedy, Durant's "big loop" free throw operation was ridiculed in the dark.

Now it's finally Zhang Feng's turn. In the face of a large area of criticism and conspiracy theories, it is said that King fans should be the most anxious, they should be in a hurry to publish explanations everywhere, but I don't know that it was the King fans who proposed to ignore those criticisms, but should be grateful for those criticisms, after all, no one is jealous of mediocrity, and now Zhang Feng has suffered so much criticism and conspiracy theories, which just shows that Zhang Feng is strong enough to threaten Curry, Durant, and Harden, and the King also has the strength to compete for the championship.

Arguments always have to be responded to in order to continue, but now the Kings fans ignore it, Zhang Feng doesn't care, the Kings official doesn't make any statements, and ESPN has no motivation to continue to do things because of Xiao Hua's video, and this time the matter is finally 'completely' over.

However, the end was only a superficial action, and there was still an undercurrent surging in private, first Paul George was invited to a luxury restaurant by Anthony and Wei Shao, and secondly, the football staff led by Fisher and Paul talked to others, so that other players had better not have too much contact with Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng knew more or less about these 'operations', but he didn't care much about them, after all, such operations would not bring any actual damage. However, the managers of the Pacific teams Lakers, Suns, Clippers, Warriors, and Rockets and Thunder have established an 'anti-Zhang Feng League', and announced that they will not consider trading with the Kings in the future.

The harm caused by the 'anti-Zhang Feng Alliance' is quite great, after all, there will be many fewer potential trading partners for the king in the future, which will be a big trouble for the king's future development and operation.

After learning the news, Divac immediately called a meeting of the management, and then contacted Zhang Feng and David for a video conference, wanting to take measures to deal with it as soon as possible.

"Don't worry too much, it's just a group of grass teams gathered for interests, once there is a conflict of interests, they will dissolve faster than we think" Facing the nervous management, Zhang Feng said his conclusion in a relaxed tone.

"But in that case, the Paul-George deal may not be done," Divac remains worried.

"There is no way to do this for the time being, they have just established an alliance, even if they pretend, they will pretend to be for a while, what we need to do is to wait until they dissolve the alliance by themselves"

……

Just as Zhang Feng and other Kings personnel were meeting, a meeting was also being held at the Lakers training center in Los Angeles.

"Is there a plan? How can we benefit from this controversy? Lakers owner Jenny Buss asked excitedly.

"The best thing to do right now is to keep things going big, make Paul George worry that going to the Kings won't end well, make the Thunder believe that Paul George will choose to renew his contract after the season, and at the same time make Paul George understand that staying with the Thunder won't be able to compete for a championship" It sounds incredibly complicated, but Pelinka is logical and calm when he explains it.

"I can understand the first and third points, and the second one is for something," Pelinka said in a more cryptic way, and Jenny Bass was a little confused.

"The second is to let the Thunder not break the jar and choose to trade Paul George, although this is very unlikely, but once we do, then all our efforts will be in vain" The Magic took over the topic and explained with his chin propped up.

"But the Thunder management will definitely have a direct conversation with Paul George, will our plan be too redundant" Listening to the magician's explanation, Jenny was even more confused.

"Dear Jenny, even two couples who sleep together every day are very likely to have something hidden in their hearts, let alone between a professional player and a team?" The magician smiled.

"yes, what we're going to do is make them not tell the truth to each other," Pelinka laughed as well.

"I understand what you mean, but how do you do it?" Jenny spread her hands.

"First, we can buy the media and let the media fully promote Zhang Feng as the only star that the king values, and other stars can only give Zhang Feng their lives when they go to the king. We also have to stress that it would be a shame for an older star to work with a superstar of a superstar," Pelinka said and laughed, feeling like the plan had succeeded.

"Is there a precedent for the latter in the Alliance?" Jenny asked rhetorically.

"There are a lot of them, we can even take ourselves as an example, for example, when Malone and Payton joined the Lakers, they wanted to hug Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's thighs to win the championship, but they didn't get it, which led to the last thing that was not guaranteed."

Pelinka's words seemed to have some truth, Jenny began to get excited, she hurriedly said: "The third I know how to do it, borrow a knife to kill people, let the media hype that the Warriors are almost invincible, and if you want to beat the Warriors, you can only rely on super centers plus super forwards and super guards"

"You're right, Ball is our super defender, we can sign Cousins in the summer, so we have a super center, and as long as Paul George comes, then there will be a super forward," Pelinka gave a thumbs up to Jenny.

"Let's talk about how the second one works, we can't wait" Jenny seems to see that the Lakers dynasty is about to be revived.

"Number two, Pelinka and I will do it ourselves, and we will keep brainwashing Thunder general manager Presti to tell him that we have no intention of Paul George, and tell him that the reason we gave up on Paul George is that we want to gamble on LeBron with all our might" The Magic hesitated and said this paragraph.

There is a reason for his hesitation, after all, Jenny is a woman, and she is a woman of the Bass family, and she is very likely to reveal this matter, whether it is for Phil Jackson or Jim Bass, the implementation of the second operation is the top priority of the whole plan, once it is leaked, it will collapse globally.

"Clever! If the Lakers had brought in the two of you as general managers and head of operations a few years earlier, they might have completed the revival a long time ago, and maybe they would have won the championship."

Although it was a compliment, the magician and Pelinka did not take credit for it, they just smiled and nodded. After all, it's not done yet. What's more, Jenny's words, alluding to the inaction of her brother Jim Bass, complimented herself from the side.

"Then it's decided, let's act together!"

……

Oklamar City, Thunder Training Center, the weekly management meeting was held as scheduled.

"Let's talk about your thoughts on the recent Paul George trade rumors"

Presti asked this question at the beginning, and the rest of the Thunder management was a little surprised, and they all wondered in their hearts, is it really possible to make a trade?

"It's all nonsense, we don't need to pay attention to it"

"It seems that our management has carried too much of the blame, and everyone thinks we are stupid"

"How can Paul George go to the Kings, even if he doesn't sign with us in the summer, he will go to a big ball market like the Lakers, in my opinion, this whole thing is Zhang Feng's team deliberately hyping up the hot spots"

Presti flipped through the report as he listened to the other people's opinions, and when the others finished, he slowly closed the report.

"Gentlemen, everything should have a Plan B"

When he said this, the rest of the Thunder management was dumbfounded, because the implication of this sentence could not be more obvious: there is really a consideration for trading Paul George.

"I don't understand, why did we go to such great lengths to pursue Paul George in the first place if we weren't going to keep him all?" Calvin, the head of operations, was puzzled, and his tone was even a little annoyed.

"Agree with Calvin that leaving Paul George is our priority"

"We should be confident that in the league today, Paul George couldn't find a better one than us"

Presti waited for the others to finish, he glanced at his mouth, and then shook his head and said: "One thing is the same thing, it was no problem for us to send Oladipo and Sabonis to trade for Paul-George, and now it is no problem to consider Plan B, everyone is their own people, no need to talk about the scene, you should all know that the season is halfway over, and the run-in performance of the current team's three superstars is not perfect, Russell will not change his style of play, and there is no need to change." What's more, compared to Paul George and we have Anthony, the ball is always not enough."

"You can adjust the tactics and let Anthony or George try to play without the ball," Calvin immediately retorted.

"Donovan has already tried, but everyone has seen the results, so I don't need to stress too much" Presti's tone was still tepid.

"LeBron, Wade, Bosh succeeded, and it took them a season. Curry, Durant, Thompson have also succeeded, and they have been running in for most of the season, so why can't we do it? Calvin was still unconvinced.

"Not everybody is willing to play without the ball, and even if they do, it can change over time. Do you know how much Wade and Bosh sacrificed to succeed in the 'run-in'? Besides, even if you don't know Curry's personality, don't you know Durant's personality? Neither of them had any problem with playing without the ball, but Anthony and George weren't such people," Prestie sighed helplessly and shook her head.

"These are all illusions, as long as you can win, any problem can be solved!" Calvin didn't know how to refute for a while, so he could only argue strongly.

"The key is that we can't win the ball, when Durant returned from a serious injury, Donovan changed the focus of his tactics, Russell became the first ball handler, Durant also played without the ball for a long time, but in the Western Conference Finals, he had to stand up and play with the ball, and finally suffered a reversal, probably no one is more sad than him"

Presti's implication is that even a good gentleman like Durant can't stand playing without the ball all the time, let alone a restless master like Anthony.

Even if Curry makes sacrifices for Durant, at the critical moment, Curry at least takes turns with Dulat, and it is obviously unrealistic to want Anthony and George to become spectators on the court because of his lack of power.

As Presti began to emphasize, it is impossible for Willow to change his style of play, and it is impossible for the Thunder to trade him, so naturally they can only start with Anthony and George.

"We should still give it a try, how can we know the result if we don't give it a try?" Calvin's tone softened significantly.

"Don't try, the Lakers spent a lot of effort to get Howard, didn't they just say goodbye after playing for a season, players at their level, they want happiness and practical benefits, feelings are useless to them" Presti waved his hand and refused.

"I have one last question," Jill was unwilling.

"You say," Presti replied, raising her hand.

"Why George, not Anthony"

"Because Anthony didn't have the heart to go" Presti spread his hands and made a helpless expression, he said this is not unreasonable, after all, Anthony has been in the league long enough, and from the performance point of view, the motivation to jump ship in order to fight for the championship is insufficient, and Anthony terminated his contract early, with the aim of signing the last big contract this summer.

Who can give Anthony a big contract? Naturally, it's the Thunder, so there's no reason why Anthony shouldn't sign with the Thunder.

But Paul George is different, he only entered the league in 10 years, his passion for a championship has not been extinguished, and if there is a better place than the Thunder, he will most likely choose to go.

What Presti wants to do is to make a plan B as soon as possible to avoid being like the Lakers.

"Even if there's a Plan B, it can't be a George Hilga pick, so we're losing a bit of a lot" Calvin knew that Presti had made up his mind, so he changed his conversation about trade chips.

"And what chips do you think are appropriate?" Presti smiled and lifted her glasses, as if she had everything under control.

……

After arriving in Florida, the Kings beat the Magic to win 4 consecutive victories, and the next opponent waiting for them was the Miami Heat.

But as soon as the king's turnaround landed in Miami, a piece of explosive news came out.

It turned out that Pat Riley, the general manager of the Heat and one of the godfathers of the NBA, publicly declared:

"The best way for an NBA player to beat the Warriors is to go to the Kings and team up with Zhang Feng"