David Stern shook his head and said, "You definitely don't have that opportunity in the Pistons." ”

"Why?"

Zhou Quan asked puzzled.

Stern said: "After the Bad Boys won two consecutive championships, you should know that the Pistons management didn't make up for it, why?

Because the ball market is not good, the operation is difficult, and it is losing money every year, even if it reaches the finals and wins the championship, it will not make money, so the team does not want to invest. ”

Zhou Quan was stunned, is that so?

Stern added: "You will never get a contract of hundreds of millions in the Pistons, that's for sure, the Pistons will strictly control the cost, this is also absolute." ”

Zhou Quan leaned back in his chair, his thinking a little divergent.

If Stern doesn't lie to him, then not only him, but Rodman will probably not be able to sign the big contract he wants, without the championship puzzle of Big Worm, without Big Worm's rebounding and defense, is there any hope for his triple championship?

Stern added: "Also, I can tell you for sure that Mr. Bill Davidson is planning to sell the team. ”

"What?" Zhou Quan was shocked.

……

At twelve o'clock, the team drove to one of Detroit's best nightclubs to celebrate all night.

This is Rodman's favorite, usually controlled by Chuck Daley, can't mess around, tonight no one cares about him, he enters the wanton.

Zhou Quan was drunk, he drank half a catty of liquor at most, and was poured a stomach full of cocktails into it by Rodman, and then he didn't wake up.

The next day, Christina wanted to film, and rushed back to Los Angeles in the morning, Zhou Quan had a hangover, and failed to take her to the airport, so Philip delivered her.

It was almost noon before he got up, Philip prepared his lunch, he ate, and turned on the system.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the Season Quest and gaining +3 Injury Resistance, +1 Speed, +1 Bounce, and +1 Agility."

"Cool!"

He whispered.

The ability to resist injuries has been increased to level 93, the speed and bounce, and agility have been level 94, and the athletic quality has been improved in all aspects again, and the ceiling is higher again.

"Congratulations to the host, who won the first NBA championship and FMVP of his career, and the prediction is +5." When he opened the second prompt, he was stunned and couldn't even eat anything.

There was a third tip below, which he quickly opened.

"Prognosis has been increased to level 90, and the primary foresight has been increased by two levels, and now it is the advanced foresight, the passing has been increased from level 93 to level 96, and the organizational ability has been increased from level 91 to level 95."

"It's gone! Haha......"

Zhou Quan couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Raising the anticipation by five levels not only gives him better vision, but also brings his passing and playmaking skills to the top level, and he will be even stronger next season.

This season, especially in the playoffs, he has a lot of scoring pressure and his physical strength is a little unbearable, but next season, he can provide more shells for his teammates, let his teammates attack more, and his physical strength can only burst out at critical moments.

……

Next, the Pistons celebrated for three consecutive days, and after the celebration, Zhou Quan and all his teammates were exhausted.

In the past few days, the media and industry insiders have also made various analyses of the Pistons' championship.

On the 27th, Pat Riley spoke to the media in New York about the Pistons' championship, saying: "A team gathers three defensive teams, to be honest, it can't be played, they don't even need to build a defensive system, three top defenders can kill all of our main offensive points, so I think their championship is a matter of course." ”

"Coach Riley, do you think the Pistons belong to the big core style of play?" The journalist asked.

"Of course."

"Then do you think their championship is a single-core victory?" The journalist asked.

Pat Riley immediately shook his head and said: "No, no, no, you got the concept wrong, the big core play is just a tactical play, and the single core winning the championship is a matter of squad strength."

The Pistons have Joe Dumas and Rodman, how can it be a single-core championship, I don't think Iron Fist will think so.

The lineup of the Pistons, I think it is the same as the Bulls, it is an iron triangle, but the Bulls are a triangle tactic, and the Pistons are a big core play. ”

"So do you think Tekken will request a trade in the offseason? If so, are you interested in trading him? The reporter asked again.

Hearing this question, Pat Riley's expression suddenly became richer, there were regrets, regrets, and expectations, and at this moment, his expression management ability seemed to have been lost.

It took a few seconds for him to regain his composure and say in an affirmative tone, "I think Iron Fist should leave Detroit." ”

"Why?" The reporter couldn't help but ask.

"It's a business league, and Detroit's current and predictable future markets are hard to support the pursuit of a championship, they can't afford to invest a lot of money, and with an iron fist future, it's hard for the Pistons to re-sign him at a low price," Pat Riley said.

You know, he and Larry Johnson are the same year, Larry Johnson can get a contract of 100 million yuan, he is more qualified, no one can deny this.

This is the crux of the problem, there is a contrast there, Detroit must come up with a better contract than Larry Johnson in order to have the confidence to renew the iron fist, otherwise it is disrespectful to him and does not recognize. ”

He has some things that are not easy to say, such as the official factors of the league, according to his information, Stern has already talked to Zhou Quan last night, and even arranged it by the Pistons boss, what does this mean, he knows very well that not only does the league want Zhou Quan to leave Detroit, but the attitude of the Pistons boss is basically clear.

"So do the Knicks want to bring in Iron Fist?" The journalist asked.

"We have the best ability in the league and of course want to trade Iron Fist, and once Patrick has the opportunity to join forces with Iron Fist, we will have the perfect lineup and the strongest championship contender," Pat Riley sighed. ”

"Do you think there's a chance to close the deal?" The journalist asked.

Pat Riley smiled wryly, "It's hard. ”

He understands Stern's thoughts very well, with the birth of Iron Fist, the East is too strong, even the defending team Bulls, who won two consecutive championships, was eliminated in the second round, and Michael Jordan, the first active player and the greatest basketball player in the world, did not even make it to the East Finals, and Stern will definitely take action to solve the problem of East and West balance.

There was no Jordan in the Eastern Conference finals and finals this time, the ratings plummeted, and the ticket revenue of the Bulls, a big ball market, was lost, and the Pistons' pitiful tickets were completely negligible, and it should be said that the Pistons eliminated the Bulls, making the league suffer a huge loss.

Not to mention Stern, even the twenty-seven bosses of the entire league will not sit back and watch Iron Fist and the Flyers continue to fight to the death in the East.

It should be said that one of Jordan and Iron Fist must go to the West, which is related to the interests of the whole league, and no one can stop it.

And the most likely to go to the west, the most suitable for trading, of course, is that there is only 1+1 Iron Fist left in the contract, Jordan is currently difficult to be traded, his commercial value is too great, and Iron Fist, the current commercial value of the Chinese, is not at the same level as Jordan.

But this is also a regret for him, because for balance, it is difficult for the Knicks to have a chance to get Iron Fist, but they will have a chance to get Jordan in the future.

On the afternoon of the 27th, Jerry West, the general manager of the Lakers, was interviewed, and when asked about the Pistons winning the championship, he first said with emotion: "Unfortunately, I must admit that the Lakers missed another magician, and we had the opportunity to select him through operation." ”

"Mr. West, what role do you think Iron Fist played in the Pistons' championship?" The journalist asked.

West immediately said: "The decisive role, he is the big core, as long as he is on the court, he has the vast majority of the ball, he is the initiation point of most offenses, and the end point of many offenses, without him, the Pistons would still be the bad boy army that has begun to sink by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals."

It can be said that it was the Iron Fist that reborn the Piston, and he resurrected the Piston in an instant, completing the reconstruction. ”

Speaking of this, he said with great emotion and envy: "The luck of the Pistons is really good, not only did they immediately find a rebuilding core, but also this kind of situation where only one core was replaced, and the other lineups did not make a big move, and directly re-became the championship team, which should be unique in the history of the league." If there is, it's our Lakers.

We couldn't find a direction at that time, and we traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but we couldn't win the title, and Erwin's appearance immediately made us champions, and Iron Fist and Magic played a similar role. ”

At this time, he slapped his thigh heavily with regret.

The year before last, the magician retired, and he couldn't look down on Zhou Quan because he wanted to find the next magician, and now as long as he thinks about it, he regrets it and has a toothache.

"Mr. West, do you think Iron Fist will request a trade next?" The journalist asked.

West was in good spirits and said, "It's something I'm looking forward to, Tekken should play in a big city, and his style of play is spectacle, like another Michael Jordan ......"

"Do you think his style of play is as flashy as Michael's?" The journalist was apparently very surprised and even interrupted West's words.

Jerry West nodded and shook his head: "He's a little worse than Jordan now, a little less physical, a little less ornamental, not so flashy, not so elegant in technical movements, but with his passing, I think it's also very good." ”

"So do you think the Lakers have a chance to trade him?" The journalist asked.

"That's what I'm excited about and looking forward to, and I think yes, Tekken should leave Detroit, and there's no room for Tekken and Jordan in the East," West said excitedly.

What people want to see is a meeting between Tekken and Jordan in the Finals, not one person fishing and one person abusing vegetables in the Finals. ”

……

"There is no room for Iron Fist and Flying Jordan in the East." Los Angeles Daily News.

"Iron Fist deserves a 100 million yuan contract." New york times.

Driven by these two media, the media across the United States have advocated that Zhou Quan should leave Detroit, and a kind of public opinion has been formed in just one day.

The Detroit people were very angry, but this kind of public opinion was actually jointly promoted by the league and twenty-seven bosses, and it was also secretly promoted by many big sponsors, and a small ball market simply could not resist, and the voice was too weak.

For example, Nike, Jordan did not even make it to the east, and the damage caused to it was immeasurable, the stock price fell by 6%, and the sales of the MJ brand also declined.

Now Nike is being ridiculed because Nike was reluctant to give Zhou Quan even an exclusive cash contract, but Skechers gave Zhou Quan a signed sneaker contract.

So Nike is the sponsor who wants Zhou Quan to leave the East the most, and they also contributed a lot, secretly contacting a number of media outlets to advocate Zhou Quan to leave Detroit.

All the sponsors on Jordan have the same attitude as Nike, and they desperately want to get Zhou Quan to go to the west and don't harm Jordan in the east.

Another sponsor who really wants Zhou Quan to leave Detroit and go west is Skechers, the sponsor of Zhou Quan's branded shoes.

Skechers also contacted many media outlets to secretly promote this wave of public opinion.

Needless to say, the attitude towards the alliance is the biggest driver.

And the interests of the twenty-seven team owners and the league are certainly the same, even Pistons owner Bill Davidson has the same attitude.

Bill Davidson knows very well that he can't give Zhou Quan a big contract of 100 million yuan, and the Pistons have won three championships, which is enough, and he doesn't want to continue to invest heavily for the championship.

Through public opinion, if Zhou Quan can be forced to take the initiative to apply for a trade, it will be quite beneficial to him to the Pistons, so that the pressure is on Zhou Quan, and Detroit fans will not scold him or the management.

……

Zhou Quan has been participating in the celebration of the Pistons for the past two days, he has no time during the day, and he is not available at night, but this wave of public opinion is too big, it is difficult for him not to pay attention to it, plus the reminder of the person next to him, the agent Philip has always been around, so he still knows a lot about various situations.

In the past two days, the media has also been trying to interview him, and there are many reporters waiting outside the community where he lives, but he has not been interviewed.

On the 27th and 28th, the Pistons completed a two-day championship celebration before the team was officially disbanded.

At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 29th, Zhou Quan got up from bed, and Roger Philip had been at his house and prepared breakfast for him.

As he ate breakfast, Philip said, "Zhou, the situation is a bit passive right now, the media is saying that you want to leave Detroit, and we have to find a way to throw the pressure back on the Pistons, and we can't carry that pressure for them." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhou Quan and asked, "Zhou, you give me the truth, whether you leave the team or not, I can also operate." ”

On the night of the championship, Zhou Quan and Stern had a meeting, but he didn't participate in this matter, and he didn't have a chance to ask in the past two days, so he really didn't know what Zhou Quan thought now.

Zhou Quan cut the steak, glanced at Philip, and said, "Except for the Detroit fans, everyone wants me to leave, even the owner of the Pistons." Skechers and Ford, all my sponsors, including Jordan's, are the same. Rogge, do you think I'll be here any longer? Then I'll be the public enemy of the Alliance. ”

"Great!"

Philip said excitedly.

Then he thought for a while and said: "Now all the media don't put the reason for wanting you to leave the east on the surface, so let's just spread it out and say, so that you don't have pressure, Zhou, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Then I'll arrange it right away." Philip said excitedly.

He immediately contacted Sterkey, Ford, and Zhou Quan's two first-line brand sponsors, and handed over the matter to these companies, and they contacted the media.

It's funny to say that even Ford, which is headquartered in Detroit, very much wants Zhou Quan to leave Detroit and go to a big city, the best of which is New York or Los Angeles.

Ford and Skechers have the same idea, and only by going to big cities can Zhou Quan continue to increase his popularity and influence, and make their sponsorship contracts more valuable.

Philip put down his phone and said excitedly: "Zhou, I have received sponsorship contracts from some first-line brands in the past two days, do you know, a real international brand, there are three big companies from Japan who want you to be their spokesperson, and your business value is very underestimated."

It should be said that your commercial value in the United States is far inferior to Jordan's, but your international commercial value is no worse than his. ”

"Japanese company?"

Zhou Quan sneered and did not speak.

Philip knew that Zhou Quan hated the Japanese, so he immediately nodded and said, "I know this, I will deal with it, we have a lot of options now."

Also, week, you have to be prepared that after signing these brands, you will have to spend more time on business this offseason. ”

"Yes." Zhou Quan nodded.

Philip then went back to the trade, saying, "Zhou, which team do you want to go to in the West?" Do you have a specific intention? ”

"Does that make sense? Management doesn't care what I think, does it? Zhou Quan said.

Philip shook his head and said: "On the contrary, the management, including the alliance, must value your opinion, because when you go to the west, they want you to go, not you want to go." If you say you don't want to leave the Pistons now, they're going to be in a hurry. ”

"I see." Zhou Quan nodded thoughtfully.

……

(End of chapter)