Chapter 190: Acquisition of the Warrior Plan

The competition for a playoff spot in the West is fierce, with the Jazz now ninth in the West with four All-Stars and the Hornets with Paul in eighth place.

The long season of the NBA is almost over, and there are not many games left for the teams. Regarding the ownership of the MVP, many fans also have their own speculations.

Sports Illustrated selected the MVP of the 0809 season, and LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Dwight Howard occupied the top four respectively, and the fifth place was O'Neal. O'Neal also set an NBA record, still in the top five of the MVP list at the age of 36, which Jordan didn't do.

Some experts believe that if there is no spate of injuries in the middle of the season, the Warriors will have a better record and O'Neal will finish in the top three. And if the other core of the Warriors, Li Zhi, had not missed too many games, his name should have been on the MVP voting list.

No one thinks that Lee is the best player in the league, but Lee Chi is irreplaceable for the Warriors, just like Kobe Bryant is to the Lakers and James is to the Cavaliers.

Before the end of the season, the schedule was sparse, and Li Zhi stayed at home to spend the rest of his time with Avril. Li Zhi's work is too busy, and during this time, she competes all day, and Avril is also busy with her new album, and the two rarely have time in common to chat and fall in love like ordinary people.

On April 1, April Fool's Day, Renault called Richmond Lee.

"George, what do you think I did to buy a stake in Chris Kohan?"

Li Zhi immediately smiled and said, "Happy April Fool's Day." "I don't believe Renault's nonsense, this guy must be trying to prank himself on April Fool's Day.

Renault hurriedly said: "I'm not kidding, it's true, I want to buy Chris Cohan's Warriors shares, and I can still run a club." ”

Li Zhi pursed his lips and said with a smile: "It's not that I don't believe it, the main thing is that where did you come up with so much money, the shares in Kehan's hand will not be sold without 300 million." ”

300 million US dollars, which is a sky-high price for NBA players like Li Zhi, although in the eyes of ordinary people, NBA players are all millionaires, but excluding this profession, NBA players are just high-level workers.

Lehman went bankrupt, and Li Zhi couldn't understand the confidence that Renault had to buy Cohan's shares.

Renault was silent for a few seconds, and said in a strange tone: "It's only 300 million." ”

Hearing Renault's answer, Li Zhi almost choked to death from coffee, and coughed for a long time before he recovered his breath.

"George George, are you alright?"

Li Zhi shook his head, he couldn't believe Renault's answer, what is only 300 million, 300 million is already a sky-high price, Li Zhi is afraid that he will not be able to get 300 million in his life.

"Where did you get all this money? Isn't your family bankrupt? ”

Renaud sighed and said, "Yes, our family is bankrupt, but it has nothing to do with me." Buying a stake in Cohan was originally an idea some time ago, and Chris Mullin was just such a jerk. ”

Renault's emotions became more and more agitated, and he spoke intermittently for more than ten minutes before Li Zhi understood why Renault had the money to buy the Warriors. Buying the Warriors was Renault's idea last season, and as a singer, Renault didn't have to do it, but Li Zhi gave him the idea.

Last season, the conflict between Lee and Al Harrington was well known, and Chris Mullin's indecisiveness made Renault very uncomfortable, and Cohan happened to have the idea of selling his stake at the time. So Renault raised money from his younger siblings to buy the Warriors, but before he could buy it, Lehman fell into a subprime mortgage crisis, so Renault shelved the plan.

After listening to his explanation, Li Zhi still couldn't accept the idea of a rich man. It's too ridiculous to see Chris Mullin like buying a stake in the Warriors, aren't you a James fan? Why not buy the knights?

Renault didn't know what Li Zhi thought, and if he knew, Renault would definitely say, "I've thought about it, but Gilbert doesn't sell it!" ”

In his previous life, Renault did not have the idea of buying an NBA team, and now he wants to buy the Warriors because he is grateful to Li Zhi.

In Renault's eyes, money is just a number, but Li Zhi is indeed Renault's best brother, and seeing Li Zhi being treated unfairly in the Warriors and almost being traded, Renault had this idea.

Li Zhi said: "Have you been in contact with Chriscohan? ”

Renault sighed: "Yes, but someone is one step ahead of me, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Mandalay Entertainment Chairman Peter Cooper also have plans to buy the Warriors." ”

Speaking of this, Renault was angry and said: "Chris Cohan doesn't say a specific price, just let us bid, I don't want to be wronged, I asked the agent to evaluate the value of the Warriors, at most no more than 300 million, but Ellison and Peter have already bid to 400 million, these two bastards." ”

The Lehman family is a family of merchants, and although Renault doesn't care about money, he is used to being careful in talking about business, and he doesn't want to suffer this dumb loss.

Li Zhi remembered the information about the sale of warriors in his previous life, which seemed to be sold for 450 million, but now the price of 400 million is obviously cheaper. Thinking of this, Li Zhi said to Renault: "Renault, do you believe me? ”

Renault said without hesitation: "Believe, otherwise why would I buy the Warriors." ”

"Then you tell Cohan that you want 400 million. The future of the Warriors is more than 400 million. ”

……

The next day, the Warriors hosted the Cavaliers, and due to too much communication with Avril at night, and because of the acquisition of the Warriors, Li Zhi lost sleep, which affected Li Zhi's performance.

The Cavaliers have a complete lineup, the defense is solid, James has a triple-double of 40 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, and no one in the Warriors can limit him.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors had a chance to win the game, but Li Zhi had a bad hand and missed the key ball in the final quarter, and finally lost to the Cavaliers.

The Warriors' best performance was Jackson with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the same triple-double. Nelson didn't blame the Warriors players. Li Zhi is not in good shape, James has no one to defend the Warriors in this game, the Cavaliers are in full bloom, the opponent feels good, and Nelson has no choice.

The Cavaliers now have the best record in the league, and neither of the Lakers nor the Celtics can match the Cavaliers in the Finals last season. Their roster is complete, and many people are optimistic that it will be the Cavaliers who will break through in the East this year.

No. 5 and No. 6, the Warriors challenged the Spurs and Suns in two back-to-back away games. The Warriors' goal is to win both games, squeeze out the Rockets, and move up to fifth place in the West.

Meeting two strong teams at the end of the season isn't good news for the Warriors, but when it comes to playoff standings, the Warriors have to give it their all.