The NBA managers and the rookies who have just entered the NBA are smiling at reporters, and the game has not yet started, and it is not clear who is the mule and who is the horse among the rookies, and now is a good time to look forward to each other and fantasize about each other. The managers fantasized that these rookies would become all-stars and help them make a lot of money; The rookies fantasized about being All-Stars and earning a lot of money from the team.

The trio of Iguodala are also imagining, all of them are full of energy, even the taciturn Aaron is spitting on Xingzi who plans to buy a car after getting his first salary in life, and Martin is preparing to buy a villa.

"Buying a car? I'm familiar with this stuff, and I even went to a car show to hand out flyers when I was in middle school. Tony, what car do you like? European or Asian? American? Damn, then I suggest you buy a BMW. What the? You say BMW is not American? Haha, I'm kidding you. So how about you buy a Lamborghini? What the? Lamborghini is not an American system either? Damn it! Iguodala glared, and so did Aaron.

"Then I'll help Kevin plan to buy a house first, don't look at me like that, Kevin, I know the villa very well, which series do you like? Is it all right? Well, then I'll recommend you a "Iguodala is even more than scratching, foaming at the mouth, in order to consolidate the position of the boss is a play of life."

Over there, Jordan packed up the contract and walked out of the box with Huaben, snapping his fingers proudly. Immediately, reporters, including big-name media such as "Sports Illustrated", surrounded them. Like a puppy waiting for dinner, no wonder he is called a paparazzi, Hua Ben slandered, in fact, he is quite envious, when can he have such an appeal?

Jordan coughed twice, wiped his bald head, and hugged Huaben with a smile on his face and prepared to speak.

The reporter has already asked: "Michael, why do you and Ben hug so tightly?" Do you have any secret relationships with each other? ”

"Michael, I heard you got together with Ben? What is your attitude towards same-surname love? ”

"Michael, when are you going to get divorced? Are you going to live with Ben? ”

Jordan pushed Huaben away with a black face, and the reporters laughed and joked. Since officially retiring last year, Jordan has not appeared in front of reporters for a long time, and the disappearance of the topic king has made reporters regretful.

"I'm here to announce the news that we're on the Bobcats team. Wallace completed the signing, signing Ben with eight million over four years. That said, we're not going to be a rookie where everybody bullies, and next season, we're aiming for a championship. Jordan said happily, "By the way, it's an honor that I'm the first head coach of the team, and we will have a lot of opportunities to deal with each other in the future." ”

Anyway, the boss is Johnson, not himself, and it doesn't matter how much money he spends, Jordan has a correct attitude.

The free market is open at 0:00 on July 1 every year, and it is the evening of June 30, and strictly speaking, you can't negotiate a contract, but it's not a very strict rule, and it's okay to play a sidekick. Moreover, even if you want to sign a contract, it is not possible now, the same is a rule, you can only sign a contract on July 15, of course, as long as the two sides look at each other, you can jointly issue a statement, which is a feature of the NBA, at least it can help other team managers save time, so that they don't do useless work.

The reporters looked at each other, and then frantically stuffed the microphone into Jordan and Huaben's mouths, screaming and asking, "Can you talk in more detail?" How was Mr. Wallace's contract executed? ”

"Mr. Wallace's annual salary is the highest in the league right now, Michael, do you mean Ben is the best player in the league?"

"Mr. Wallace, how do you feel now that you betrayed Detroit?"

A large number of reporters quickly gathered in front of the Bobcats' box, and more and more reporters threw off rookie rookies and ran over to participate in interviews - compared to the double MVP who switched to the new army, what do these rookies have to interview? It's nothing more than saying something big.

Originally, the three Iguodala were also surrounded by reporters, but after a while, these reporters were gone, and the three rookies looked at each other, and no one knew what was going on.

"Boss?" Martin asked weakly, "What's going on over there?" ”

Iguodala pretended not to care, shook her arms and said, "Who the knows?" Probably a fool talking stupid. It's okay, let's go, Boss invites you to have a drink, ah no, go drink, now we're professional players. ”

"What's wrong?" A reporter walked up to Iguodala and the others, grabbed his companion and asked, "Why are you all going upstairs?" ”

The reporter hurriedly said: "Jordan made a big announcement, he will become the new head coach of the Bobcats" Iguodala and others looked bitter, everyone knows Jordan's bad temper, this guy is enough to be a teammate, and being a head coach is simply terrible.

"Huh? Then I'll go too, that's really big news. The reporter who asked the question said, indeed, Jordan is the most representative figure in the NBA, as long as he is involved in sports, he will immediately become the protagonist of the news, and his retirement has even regressed the American economy!

"Big news? There's even bigger, and the Bobcats signed Ben. Wallace, next season, Mr. MVP will be the king of the Bobcats. The reporter said again.

Iguodala's faces became even more bitter, and when the two reporters left, the three looked at each other again, and Aaron wiped his nose and did not speak. Martin had no choice but to speak: "Boss, are you still going to drink?" ”

"Drink a hair." Iguodala looked up to the sky and sighed, "Don't call me boss in the future, just think I was kidding you just now, damn it, Kevin, don't you want an inside line?" Look, there's a big guy on the inside of the team! Follow me to meet the boss and the boss! ”

The summer of 2004 was a tumultuous one, and the NBA free agency market hadn't been so crazy in a long time.

First of all, the double MVP on the day of the draft. Wallace announced that he had signed a contract with Bobcat for eight million over four years, with $20 million for the first year and $24 million for the final year. The contract is an additional contract, 3+1, with a free option for the final year, based on the team's record and the current contract. Wallace's accomplishments team wants to reward him.

The next day, the Bobcats announced the signing of Padding and Oku, both of whom are on middle-class contracts, with Patin on three years for 17.5 million and Oku for four years and 20 million. So far, with the addition of Iguodala, Tony. Aaron, Kevin. Martin, the Bobcats' foundation is almost done.

After Warburn chose to sign with the Bobcats, Detroit was full of grief, but because Warburn had stated that he would not renew his contract with Detroit, and for a very legitimate reason - the attitude of the Pistons in the Sid race incident hurt him. Someone betrayed Detroit for money, and Huaben's fans disdained it, because the Pistons gave him a contract of four years and 80 million, and they could continue to talk.

The most difficult thing for Huaben to let go of is the good brothers Mirisic and Billups, who almost blew up when they learned that he was far away.

Hua Ben invited guests to eat at Genghis Khan's Chinese restaurant, and even the old handsome Brown was invited, and at the banquet, a group of big men had stiff faces, no one spoke, and no one paid attention to Hua Ben's persuasion.

"Hey, Darko, my villa is yours, but you can't just take the girl back." Hua Ben laughed.

Mirisic took a sip of his beer and said sullenly, "What's the point of me living there without you and Pattin?" Captain, I always thought you were just joking, it turns out that you really left us, why? ”

Brown said to the former No. 1 favorite: "Darko, it's also for your sake, he and you have to go, because from next season, you need to start to make sure you grow." Rashid is with Ben, and that's going to take up all the playing time on the inside, and you're going to be ruined. ”

"But I'd rather be ruined, isn't it good to sit on the bench?" Milicic shouted unwillingly, "I'm still young, there is still time to wait" The 19-year-old Milicic is considered the hope of European players, he performed average in the regular season, but his performance in the playoffs and finals is impressive, and now, his strength is not better than LeBron in the eyes of the outside world. James is much lower.

"The team board is not willing to wait." "Ben and Rashid can only keep one, their contracts are too big, not to mention that the team has to prepare a big contract for you and Tyshawn." That's the NBA, Daktronics, that's the mall! And, Darko, do you think the team is really going to give Ben a big $20 million contract and keep him? ”

Prince successfully defended Kobe Bryant in the Finals, and the fame of the outside finisher began to sound, and he looked at Huaben and did not speak. The little prince is a man who understands, Mirisic must start, so Hua Ben may be adjusted to the No. 3 position, he performed quite well in this position last season, in that case, he has to leave, friendship is one thing, future is another.

Brown sneered, he has been in the league for more than thirty years, and everything is very transparent, "No matter Isaiah. Thomas or Joe. Thomas didn't get a cap salary, you know what I mean? If Ben chooses to sign, then the bigger the contract he gets, the better the chance of leaving, and maybe you don't know, our uniform team is already in contact with Chicagoans and Angelenos, and I bet that when Ben signs it, that's when he's sent away. ”

"It's impossible, captain worth the price!" Milicic cried out in disbelief.

Brown drank a little and started talking more, then said, "But the team won't believe it, contract year, this is Ben's contract year." What if it was a big outbreak in the contract year, and the river said after getting a big contract? The Pistons aren't going to take that risk. And the team isn't going to take the luxury tax for any player, because you know, the culture and spirit of the Pistons was never a superstar spirit, they needed a bunch of good role players, united and heroic like workers, and that would be enough."

Warben interrupted Brown and said, "Forget it, Larry, don't say such things, Dacko is the future of Detroit!" ”

Brown sneered again, because of the team's reasons for causing his favorite disciple to leave, he had already held back a wave of anger in his heart. Brown knew who Waben was, so he firmly supported Waben during the Sid race incident. It's a pity that everything he did was useless, Huaben left, and the puzzle of his defending title was broken, only he knew how much Huaben worked for Detroit!

Hua Ben saw that the atmosphere at the dinner table was heavy, so he hugged Rashid next to him and said with a smile. "Hey Rashid, you'll be the boss of the team from next season, aren't you happy now?"

Tianzun looked stupid and said in a low voice: "I don't want to be the boss anymore, Ben, I'm used to being the second one, you do better than me, I can't do you like this." ”

Hua Ben smiled and patted his head and said: "This is not the Rashid I know, hey, cheer up, remember, you have become the boss of the team, you can't lose your temper at the referee and teammates, you have to love your brothers, especially those rookies, off the field, don't cause so much trouble like me"

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and he refused the Pistons' offer, which was indeed a nonsense under excitement at that time, and looking at these brothers, he was a little difficult to let go. However, the man's words must be true, and since he refuses to stay with the Pistons, he can only leave the city.

The second week after the draft, on July 8, 2004, there was another big news in the trading market. After a heart-rending battle, the Los Angeles Lakers finally made up their minds to send away one of the O and K, and in the anxious waiting of the fans, Huaben's prediction became a reality, and O'Neal, the most dominant center in the current team and the builder of the Lakers' new dynasty, was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for the Heat's Odom and Culon. Butler and Brian. Grant, and a first-round pick from the Heat next year.

The news shook the league, and Warben left Detroit to join the Bobcats, which would have given other teams in the league hope of winning the championship, and they estimated that the Bobcats would have difficulty making the playoffs in the short term, not to mention the finals. O'Neal is different, he entered the east from the west, and suddenly changed the pattern of the east and west, and his assistant is Wade, the new outside overlord, and the threat is terrifying.

Shortly after O'Neal was traded, the Lakers announced on their official website that they had completed a contract extension with Kobe Bryant, with a new contract of 136.4 million for 7 years, starting in 04 and ending in 11, with a 10-year player free option.

This contract is the largest in the NBA to date, and Garnett's six-year 120 million is clearly less than that. The Lakers showed their support for Kobe Bryant with a long contract, drawing a final end to the OK battle.

This incident infuriated O'Neal and pushed Kobe Bryant down the opposite side of the fans, as the Flyers once analyzed, in the Lakers or O'Neal's popularity is higher and there are more fans, after all, the leader of the three consecutive championships is O'Neal, and his three consecutive Finals MVP is a record in Lakers history.

Kobe Bryant was considered by fans to have forced away his big brother O'Neal, and after five years, Peter Pan will become a fallen angel and become the opposite representative of the fans and the uniform team fighting for power. This incident, like the Eagle County incident, will become an indelible stain on him.

(To be continued)