Chapter 810: The Boston Celtics Change Hands
In the NBA, because the finals have just ended, the draft is about to begin, and the selection battle of the new Bobcats is about to be put on the agenda, it can be said that the amount of news in the NBA at the end of June 2004 can be described as explosive, and it is full of all kinds of news almost every day.
For example, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson broke the news when he participated in a media program in Chicago after his departure, saying that the biggest mistake in his life was to reject the Raptors' proposal to trade Maddie for Kobe, and this also made the Boston Celtics, Raptors and Timberwolves and Lakers four teams about the five talented players traded at that time was exposed, although it has been four years, but there is no doubt that four years later, the five people involved in that transaction, Whether it's Maddie or Kobe Bryant as the protagonists, or Pierce and Nash of the Timberwolves, or White Chocolate, the Celtics' second-in-command at the time, these people have now become the mainstay of the league, and even absolutely obvious.
In this case, such a revelation can definitely cause a huge reversal, for example, many people like to talk about what would have happened if the deal had really happened? For example, what happens to Maddie when he goes to the Lakers? What happens to Maddie when he goes to the Timberwolves? For example, what will happen to Kobe after he goes to the Raptors, and of course, will the Raptors be forced to leave Canada and go to Memphis after Pierce or Nash goes to the Raptors? Of course, more naturally these people want to know why Zhuang Fei rejected the deal in the first place, or who will be the biggest beneficiary of this transaction when it happens and when it doesn't, and even some people directly associate Phil Jackson's words with some of Kobe's recent words, such as Kobe Bryant said that the current Lakers have nothing worth his nostalgia for, and in the past year he has been treated unfairly by everyone, and even in the end, the Lakers' leading guard fired directly at Phil Jackson, This also makes the recent turmoil within the Lakers even more confusing.
You know, with the end of the finals. The faction led by Buss Jr. is unwilling to provide Phil Jackson with a contract extension and directly kick Phil Jackson away, so that the war between the two Bass Jr. within the Los Angeles Lakers has reached the point of life and death, for example, Bass Jr. has been comforting Kobe Bryant and wants to promise the team to build a team with him as the core, while Jeanie Buss is declaring war on Buss Jr. with O'Neal, Malone and other veterans, and almost everyone was attracted by the Lakers for a while, after all, for everyone in the league. Whether O'Neal is sent away or Kobe Bryant does not renew his contract, this is an extremely significant event. So for everyone on other teams in the NBA, the Lakers' infighting can get enough benefits, after all, both O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are sought-after goods in the league.
Of course, in addition to the Lakers constantly brushing their presence in the media, the other protagonist of this year's Finals, the Boston Celtics, is also not to be outdone, after the Finals, after just two days of silence, the Boston Celtics broke an even more terrifying news, the NBA's greatest team, the owner has changed, The Boston Red Sox owner Adelson, who was previously implicated in the Donagee Black Whistle case, announced on the front page of the Boston Globe that he was officially appointed chairman and general manager of Boston Basketball Partners, which is the actual holding company of the Boston Celtics, which means that the Boston Celtics boss is no longer Gruth Baker. And more importantly. This is not just a unilateral announcement by the Boston Red Sox owner, on the official website of the NBA, the first announcement at 6 o'clock in the morning on June 23, 2004 celebration day is that the NBA league discussed and approved the matter of Adelson becoming the Boston Celtics overnight, for a while. The whole of America was in an uproar, and the whole NBA, the whole of Boston
"That guy became the owner of the team? How is this possible? He is our worst enemy. He's the one who has been framing us, and who can count how many times he's instructed the Boston Globe to hack us over the years? Such a person actually became the owner of our team. And is it a forcible takeover of a team? It's not an April Fool's joke today, is it? I remember April Fool's Day passed more than two months ago? ”
"Whether it's true or not, I definitely don't agree that he became the owner of the Boston Celtics, it's an absolute shame for the team, no matter how rich he is, the Boston Celtics are not the Boston Red Sox, the Celtics are not his toys, the Boston Celtics belong to all Boston Celtics fans, it's the greatest pride of the city, we can't let this guy desecrate this team"
June 23, 2004, for most Boston fans, this day is definitely the most special day in their lives, originally two days ago, they just celebrated the team's championship, and now they have been in the joy of the team's championship, after all, it is not long before the team wins the championship, these people are still looking forward to the Boston Celtics next season, for them now is the beginning of their Boston Celtics new dynasty, At this time, almost all Celtic fans are holding the greatest expectations and hopes, but it is obvious that most of these people are a little overwhelmed by the news of Adelson, or at this time, most of them are shocked by this incident and can't come back to their senses, and at the same time, when these people wake up from the shock, they are all a little overwhelmed, because for them, the guy who was their biggest enemy the day before became the owner of their own team, It's hard to accept this kind of thing on anyone.
So early in the morning of June 23, after seeing the Boston Globe report, almost all the Bostonians were shocked, lost their minds and then angry, and immediately all went to the club building of the Boston Celtics, for them, whether this is true or not, it must be stopped, for a while, the whole city of Boston surged, if people who don't know the truth will think that Boston has won the festival or that the celebration of the Boston Celtics is not over.
Of course, unlike the Boston fans who went to the Boston Celtics team building, the head coach of the Boston Celtics, Zhuang Fei, was watching TV at his home at this time, and a local TV station in Boston was playing the speech of the new owner of the Boston Celtics, Adelson, which was obviously recorded in advance.
In fact, at this time, Zhuang Fei's brows have been frowning tightly after looking at the person on TV, from this guy's raid on the board of directors of Highland Investment yesterday morning, to David Stern's approval of his entry overnight last night, and then to his explanation on TV and newspapers this morning, it can be said that in one day, he completed everything easily, and it was methodical, this ability is simply terrifying, at least Zhuang Fei thinks he can't do it, And the team's former owner, Grusebeck, couldn't do it, this guy was terrifying.
"I know that the Boston Celtics fans have some misunderstandings about me, and I know that a lot of people don't like me being the owner of the Boston Celtics, but here I am announcing to everyone that after I become the owner of the Celtics, the Boston Celtics will be the richest team in the NBA, and we can get any player we want, Carter, Duncan, O'Neal? None of these people are a problem, and for me, I'm not afraid of the NBA's salary cap and luxury tax, and of course, I'm not going to kick out a team's meritorious players or meritorious coaches because of their salary."
"I think even if I say that, people still don't trust me, but I think after a season when you see me in action, everything will be different, Celtic will build a more glorious dynasty, that's my goal, it's our common goal, I'm going to take this team to the real top, I'm going to make this team really a symbol of this team."
Adelson's speech on TV was very inflammatory, but for Zhuang Fei, at this time, he was not interested in delving into everything he said here, but turned off the TV directly after watching it. And at this time, the other former disciples of Zhuang Fei in Wake Forest, who had been staying in Zhuang Fei's house, also looked at Zhuang Fei with a worried face, and it can be said that the news of the Boston Celtics changing hands was more exciting than the Lakers' firing of Phil Jackson.
Of course, although Adelson's entry into the Boston Celtics is a foregone conclusion, but for Zhuang Fei, he still needs to go to the team now, after all, he is still the head coach of the Celtics, but when he came to the team, he found that the team building was surrounded by thousands of fans, and when these fans saw Zhuang Fei appear, they were immediately excited, and even almost made Zhuang Fei unable to enter the building, but fortunately, after Zhuang Fei explained two sentences to these Celtics fans, these fans were not surrounding Zhuang Fei, made way for Zhuang Fei, and when Zhuang Fei came to his office, the team's owner Grusebaker, the team's deputy general manager Danny Angie, the team's director of operations Michael Carr and Zhuang Fei's two assistant coaches were all here, and at this time Zhuang Fei could clearly see the bloodshot in Grusbeck's eyes, this Boston Celtics owner or former owner must have not slept all night now, Zhuang Fei can also imagine that when he went to find David Stern, he must have touched a nail.
And at this time, everyone in Zhuang Fei's office was silent again after seeing Zhuang Fei come in, because everyone knew that there was no way anymore. And just when Zhuang Fei was silent, the door of Zhuang Fei's office was pushed open again, and the person who came in, Zhuang Fei didn't know it, and Grushbeck's bloodshot eyes became fierce after seeing this person, and his face was also a little hideous, but the person who came in didn't seem to see Grushbeck's eyes, just smiled slightly and looked at Zhuang Fei.
"Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Adelson please" (To be continued.) )