Chapter 249: Trade Arenas!
After the game, Li Kaiming coped with the post-game interview, drove directly to Williams, and then took the latter to find a restaurant to eat.
It's almost ten o'clock now, and there aren't many restaurants in Washington that are still open at night, especially at this late hour, so Li Kaiming drove around the city for a long time before finding a small restaurant that didn't close.
The two people got out of the car and entered the door, and it was not surprising that it was an Asian who started the restaurant.
Europeans and Americans are more concerned about their rest time, and only East Asians, who are generally more volatile, will sacrifice their rest and entertainment time to earn money.
Just like the Emerica people are relatively more like to enjoy the moment, so many Emerica young people basically do not save money, even if they are paid, they are moonshine, and they can already be among the best young people in Amerika if they do not owe credit cards.
The people of Huaguo prefer to save money to enhance their ability to resist risks, and in order to buy a house, the latter is not an obsession of young people in Emelica, for whom the difference between renting and buying a house is not so big.
Li Kaiming and the two walked into the restaurant, found a relatively clean table and sat down.
The owner of the restaurant is a middle-aged man with a mustache, a round face, and a pronounced Japanese accent that is very stiff like a robot.
After ordering, Elliot Williams looked at Li Kaiming and said, "You kid is a successful person now, not only did he buy a house in Washington, but he also had his own car!" I'm so envious, I also want to get a Humvee, but unfortunately I don't have money in my pocket! β
Li Kaiming asked suspiciously, "You are also a lotto show, and the salary should be quite a lot, right?" β
Williams covered half of his face, "Big brother, the gap between the lotto show is bigger than the gap between people and pigs, and you are the champion show and naturally can't understand this difference, because you are the highest salary!" I had a small salary, and I was unlucky enough to be selected by the Raptors, you don't know, how high the tax is, I didn't make a lot of money, almost half of it was taxed, and the rest had to be taken out and distributed to the agent......"
Li Kaiming really didn't understand that there are so many doorways in the salary, because he has always handed over these things to his agent Monica to manage, and he only needs to show his performance on the court.
It seems that the glamorous NbA stars in the eyes of people are not so easy to be, not only have to face the risk of being eliminated at any time, but also give the vast majority of their income to the local government and agents.
Because there were only the two of them in this small shop, the meal was quickly served, and Li Kaiming and Williams were eating while exchanging what they had seen and heard after entering NbA, because they had to drive back at night, so Li Kaiming did not drink.
After being full of wine and food, Li Kaiming and Williams sat for a while, rested to almost the end, and were about to leave, when Li Kaiming's mobile phone suddenly sounded a text message prompt!
Li Kaiming frowned, who sent him a message so late?
He picked up his phone, pressed the screen, and the moment he saw the content of the text message, he was stunned!
Williams, who was sitting opposite, was about to get up and leave, but found that Li Kaiming on the opposite side was sitting still, so he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, Lee?" β
Li Kaiming was silent for a while, and then replied in a low voice, "It's Tommy, Tommy Shepard's text message!" β
"Is that your team manager?" Williams asked.
"It's the vice president, but it's about the same as the team manager," Li Kaiming nodded slightly, "He said in the text message that Gilbert was going to be traded......
βwhatοΌ You mean, the president of the team texted you and told you that Gilbert Arenas was going to be traded by the Wizards? Williams' eyes were so wide that they were about to fall to the ground!
Li Kaiming made a "shhhh β
Williams reacted, subconsciously covered his mouth with his hand, and at the same time rolled his eyes to the back kitchen of the restaurant, "This news is really amazing!" That's Arenas! With a salary of 20 million, it can be ranked in the league! β
Li Kaiming also nodded, didn't he?
Although after the conflict between him and Arenas, the latter was almost a sure thing, but when this happened, he still felt a trance!
This is not the kind of news he swipes out on his phone, just watch it. This was what he had personally witnessed, and in a way, he had even caused the deal!
Although so far this season, Li Kaiming has fully felt the overall level of NbA, and combined with his own statistics, he is also very confident in his level and future prospects.
But when the team's original veteran and big brother were directly found to trade by the team's management without hesitation, Li Kaiming still couldn't help but feel a feeling of sadness in his heart!
For the first time, he felt the cold-bloodedness and cruelty of capital.
Stronger than Arenas, at the end of his career, he will become a bargaining chip of capital, and he can't control his freedom, what about the others......
Williams, who was sitting across from him, came back to his senses and immediately began to be happy for his good brother, "Lee, it's okay now, Gilbert is gone, the Wizards are your team!" β
Li Kaiming cleaned up his mood, nodded and said, "Sort of, I just don't know which team Tommy is trading with?" In terms of strength, Gilbert's level is still good, I don't know what level the players can achieve......"
Williams waved his hand, "Hey! Why do you think so much, those questions are the issues that the team management needs to consider, what does it have to do with you? As long as the people who come through this transaction can convince you, it is enough! β
That's just as well! Li Kaiming nodded, and the two chatted for a while, and then got up directly and left the restaurant.
Li Kaiming drove Williams to the team station, and then drove back to his home, lying in bed, Li Kaiming thought about what happened today, whether it was Williams and him, or the more shocking Arenas trade, it made him a little difficult to sleep.
I don't know how long I thought about it before sleepiness slowly hit......
On November 17, local time, the famous sports reporter woJ posted a bombshell news on his Twitter!
The Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic completed a deal, and the Wizards sent point guard Gilbert Arenas to the Magic, from which the Magic exchanged for the "Mr. Billion" of the year, Rashad Lewis!
This blockbuster swap between Arenas and Lewis instantly made the entire league begin to shake!
For a while, almost all the media was discussing this deal, especially discussing what this deal could bring to the rosters of both sides, and whether the existing league pattern will change!
Of course, the vast majority of media outlets agree that the Orlando Magic got a bigger boost in this deal!
They used a forward who was injured at the end of his career and occupied 20 million salary space to a guard who averaged close to 30 points per game at his peak, and looking at the performance before the trade, Arenas is obviously much better than Rashad Lewis!
After such a trade, the Magic formed a starting lineup of Arenas, Vince Carter, Petrus and Dwight Howard!
Just looking at the book strength of this lineup, I'm afraid it is only the Heat in the whole league!
As for the Wizards team who traded Arenas for Lewis, the media discussed relatively less, and most of them believed that the Wizards used a Arenas who couldn't play with Li Kaiming to a lower level but obedient Lewis, which can only be said to be a timely stop-loss, and no media thought that this transaction would make the Wizards' strength rise.
What's more, it is also said that without Arenas's Wizards, it would be good if the strength did not decline!
And Li Kaiming also saw the news on the Internet after waking up, and at the same time he also glanced at Arenas's personal Twitter, which had deleted the introduction of the Wizards player in the profile on the Twitter interface early, and replaced it with a Magic player, and it looked like he couldn't wait to report to the new team!
And after changing the personal information, Arenas also posted a tweet, Aite Magic Team Official: I'm here!
Below the tweet, most people are blessing Arenas, and of course, many people are directing the fire to Li Kaiming.
"It's all because of that yellow-skinned monkey! You could have retired from retirement with the Wizards, Gilbert! β
"Grenfield will pay for his comeback, that yellow-skinned monkey will definitely disappoint him!"
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Li Kaiming put down his phone after watching it for a while, and put aside the matter of eating melons first, there is still a game tonight, so now he has to go to the home stadium first.
After enjoying a hearty breakfast, Li Kaiming fled from the house before his uncle and two people urged him to get married, and then drove straight to the mcI center at the home of the Wizards.
I don't know why, as soon as he walked into the stadium, Li Kaiming always felt that everyone who greeted him had something else in their eyes.
Just as he had walked around a corner, a man suddenly stopped him, "Good morning, Lee!" β
Li Kaiming stopped and turned around to see that it was Tommy Shepard who texted him last night!
Shepard smiled and beckoned to Li Kaiming, and then walked towards the office area, Li Kaiming hesitated, but quickly followed.
This time it was Shepard's office, the two of them found a place to sit, Shepard spoke first, "Li, it was still a critical moment in the transaction last night, so I can only tell you that this happened, but I can't say more details, sorry!" β
"You have nothing to be sorry about, Tommy, you're just doing your job, you don't need to report anything to me." Li Kaiming said in a deep voice.
Shepard smiled, "Aren't you curious, why did we make such a seemingly loss-making trade?" β
Li Kaiming didn't answer, Shepard continued, "Because Philip Saunders told me that he found a strategy that could create endless possibilities, and this tactic requires some players who are very good at shooting threes......