On May 21, after the second game of the Western Conference Finals, Nelson Sr. gave the players a short vacation, free rest in the morning, the players could sleep in, and then take the bus to Los Angeles together in the afternoon.

Billups has a hobby of carpentry, and he has just bought a small cottage in Auckland, which has a warehouse, which has become his private living space, and when he has nothing to do, he will polish the wood and make small things he likes.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Billups, dressed in a simple denim suit, was busy inside, when someone pushed open the door and hurriedly walked in.

Billups didn't need to look up, he judged the identity of the person just by his voice, and smiled: "Hey, Ward, my good fellow, you came just in time, come on, see what I have here?" Wow, a Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier! ”

Ward is Billups's agent, it was the former who brought him into the NBA, he started running Billups since he was in college, and then continued to help him sign a contract, the two have a good relationship, nearly 30 years of cooperation, so that the two have become irreversible friends.

"It seems that your state is not much worse than when you were younger, and you can judge my identity by the sound of footsteps? Well done, Chauncey, I bet you don't have to look on the field now, just listen with your ears to know where your teammates are. Ward laughed.

Billups turned around, hugged him, and said, "Don't do that, brother, you know, I'm in my thirties, and I'm not young anymore. ”

"But you're still that all-powerful super defender, aren't you? Mr. MVP. Ward laughed as he walked over to the wooden table and stared with interest at a crude but realistic model of an aircraft carrier.

Billups shrugged, didn't answer Ward's words, but stroked the aircraft carrier model and said, "How's it going, my Kitty Hawk looks good, right?" ”

Ward was an old friend of Billups, and of course he knew what the old brother was trying to say, so he smiled and said, "It's not bad, it's exactly like the real thing, come and show me." Well, the captain of this ship 323. 8 meters, 76 beams. 8 meters, with a total deck area of more than 15,000 square meters, and can carry more than 70 carrier-based aircraft of various types, I have to say, you have built a war monster! ”

"And, let me see, wow, this aircraft carrier has 11 floors from the bottom to the top of the bridge? How many cabins are in there, man? Ward asked Billups with a smile.

Billups spread his hands and said, "As designed, there are more than 2,400 warehouses in total. Among them, from the bottom 1-4 floors are fuel warehouses, fresh water warehouses, weapons and ammunition warehouses and engine warehouses, 5-6 floors are crew living rooms, food warehouses, restaurants and administrative offices, 7-8 floors are carrier-based aircraft maintenance rooms and maintenance personnel living quarters, and 9-10 floors are hangars, combat duty rooms and pilots' restaurants. In addition, the island building on my deck is also as many as 8 floors, which are the headquarters of the fire, medical, communications, radar and other departments and the aircraft carrier battle group. ”

"And what about the power of your ship?" Ward looked at the aircraft carrier with interest, and it seemed that it was really on a giant aircraft carrier battleship that was ready to go.

Billups was also very involved in the play, and said with great interest: "Of course the power is great, you know, this is an aircraft carrier, big guy, you can't do without a big heart!" I installed four steam turbine engines for her, with a total of 280,000 horsepower, a top speed of 32 knots, a range of 4,000 nautical miles at 30 knots, and a range of 12,000 nautical miles at 20 knots; The ship's power system provides 14,000 kilowatts of electricity, with a fuel reserve of 7,800 tons and aviation gasoline reserves of 5,800 tons. ”

Ward was about to say something, Billups said: "You know, there are a lot of people on my battleship, so I have all kinds of living facilities here, a total of 1 sea hospital, 65 inpatient beds, 6 operating rooms; 4 department stores, 1 post office, 2 barber rooms, 1 laundry room, etc. In addition, there are 2,400 telephone and Internet terminals with access to 6 channels of cable television......"

"Then your structure is really complete, and your warrior is really lucky to have met a commander like you." "But are you interested in being the captain of another aircraft carrier?" Say, for example, the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. ”

Billups put down the aircraft carrier, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he looked at Ward and said, "I'm very comfortable in Auckland, where do you want to persuade me to go?" ”

The two were too familiar to say any polite words, and Ward said, "How is Orlando?" I got the word that the guys there are interested in you and that they're willing to give you a decent four-year contract so that you can retire comfortably. ”

"Money? No, Ward, you know me well enough that I won't suffer for money. Billups smiled, and again, he emphasized, "I'm living a good life right now. ”

Ward wasn't discouraged, because he knew Billups too well, and he knew what words to use to convince him, so he said, "Chauncey, you're not yet 34 years old, and you know better than anyone how well you're in shape." Obviously, in Auckland, you can get more glory, but are you missing that? You've got two championships, an All-Star MVP and a Finals MVP, do you want to retire on this team? Starting retirement so early? If you're willing to go to Orlando, I bet you'll be one of the contenders for the league's ace point guard for at least the next four seasons! ”

In a word.

Billups was silent, and when he came to the Warriors, everything was good, the locker room atmosphere was good, the record was good, and the income was good.

But his agent was right, he didn't want to retire so early, he wanted more minutes and more control, which the Warriors couldn't give him.

This season, Billups is averaging 28 minutes per game, his lowest playing time since arriving in Detroit.

Nelson Sr.'s attitude is very clear, he just wants to help Curry up, Billups feels very good about Curry, a talented and polite guy at this time, but this does not mean that he is willing to be a backup point guard.

Billups is well aware of his physical condition, he is not very bad, and he has no problem playing an average of 40 minutes per game!

Nelson Sr. clearly understands this, so he used the position of future Warriors head coach to compensate for Billups.

It's a tempting choice, but Bilops hopes to make a mark at the end of his career!

Watching Iverson, Nash and Kobe Bryant fight for their career glory, Billups has a strong envy in his heart, but he is a man of general knowledge, so he has never shown his true thoughts in reality.

Seeing Billups silent, Ward's gaze softened, he reached out and put his hand on Billups' shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Chauncey, don't you want to prove that you are still one of the best helmsmen in the league?" Can you tolerate the provocations of those little guys? ”

Billups stretched out his hand and rubbed the aircraft carrier, he thought about it for a while, raised his head and said slowly: "Let me think about it, think about it." ”

Ward still wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and Billups said: "Ward, you know what time it is, the Western Conference Finals, we still lost one game, do you think this is really a good time to say a transfer?" ”

Ward shook his head and said, "It's not a good time for you to say goodbye to the team, but everyone knows that you will definitely be the champion of this season, and whether it is the Los Angeles, Cleveland, or Orlanders, you can't stop your iron riders in the back." However, I also know that if Nelson Sr. was willing to let you play a full 40 minutes per game, you would have won two in a row by now. ”

After speaking, Ward took the aircraft carrier model in his hand, waved his hand and said: "Think for yourself, I'll go first, man, give me this ship, you are not suitable to be his captain." ”

In the afternoon, the players gathered at Oracle Arena and then took the bus to Los Angeles to prepare for the next two big games.

Most of them are scrappy and waiting to teach the Lakers a lesson in Los Angeles.

West shook his fist and said, "We're going to win two in a row, and then we'll see which bitches in Los Angeles have a little color!" ”

Jackson scoffed at his words and said, "Two wins in a row? No, we're going to win three in a row, and then we're going to send these bitches home to fish! ”

Hill wiped his hands and said, "What I hope most is that you can control your crotch, remember this time last year?" You bastards got in with those pussies in Los Angeles! Come on, this is the final of the West! ”

After listening, Jackson, Barnes and the others hurriedly lowered their heads, or as far as Gu Zuo was concerned, no one dared to take up the topic.

Billups stood with a frown, casually playing with his phone, and when the bus arrived, he was the first to get on the bus.

No one paid attention to Billups's strange appearance, including the old Nelson who was thick on the outside and thin on the inside, and the old coach was also worried recently.

There are two ways for an NBA team to win a championship, one is to strengthen themselves, and the other is to weaken the opponent, but now both of these points are bothering Nelson Sr.

It's hard to make up for it, the Warriors are almost locked down by the league, and the owners of other teams don't want to see any stars join forces with Chamberlain Nima, you are so strong, can we still have fun in the future?

As for weakening opponents, judging by the current news, it will not be easy, because the Miami Herald has revealed a terrible news that James may be transferred to Miami after this season!

As the season draws to a close, James' whereabouts have become a matter of concern to pundits and fans alike.

Unlike Chamberlain and Durant, who are determined to stay on the team, James has not made a final decision on the issue of staying in the team, he will say to reporters after the game, 'I like Cleveland', 'This is my home, where can I go', 'The Cavaliers are also very interesting', but never said: I, LeBron James, will never transfer, I will always play for this team!

So, although the Cavaliers are still in the game, the league's uniform group is moving on to the wind, and now the most eye-catching are the Knicks and the Bulls, both of which are in big cities and have great fame, one is strong and the other is rich, both of which are good choices for James.

Someone interviewed Jordan before, and the helper said that James would definitely jump out of the contract, and he judged that the little emperor would go to the Bulls, and then join forces with Rose to create a Bulls dynasty again, in order to challenge his historical status.

However, now suddenly there is news that the Heat are infinitely close to getting James.

The Miami Herald said: "The Heat want players who have the ability to play offense and fully execute the team's tactics. The team isn't chasing a single person right now, but James is their go-to target, and if they get the approval of Chris Bosh or Stoudemire, they may be able to wait for James to arrive. If they can get any of the three, Wade's hopes of staying with the Heat will be greatly enhanced. ”

In fact, what the Heat are most worried about now is Wade, for fear of losing him, but the highly competitive Heat does not want to play in a team that does not have a championship appearance, so the Heat wants to keep Wade and must sign a superstar to assist the Flash.

Not long ago, Riley just offered Wade a contract with a maximum salary, but now the Heat still have about 17 million to 22 million in space, enough to sign another superstar.

Although Wade has always said that he is willing to stay, the Heat are still afraid that if they can't raise the team to the level of championship contenders this summer, Wade will choose to leave.

Nelson Sr. didn't want to see the James + Wade combination appear anyway, but he didn't know that in the near future, a better combination would appear in front of him.