"I will answer this question at an appropriate time."

Suhi did not respond positively to Cheryl Miller, for whom this was not a suitable thing to announce in public. And now it's the Pacers' championship ceremony.

Even if it is a good get-together, Suhi will not let Larry Bird and the management know about his decision, let alone talk about it openly on TV.

"Let's enjoy the night."

Suhi said with a smile, and then he turned sideways and called Carlisle over for an interview, while he threw himself into his teammates, popping champagne and celebrating wildly.

It's a crazy night and bigger parties are going on in the locker rooms.

The players are all crazy, and even though this is their second championship, everyone in professional sports knows that defending the title is the hardest part.

Thankfully, the Pacers have withstood the challenge in this tumultuous season and are playing stronger.

A lot of critical commentators are saying that the Pacers are far from being at their peak.

With the current state of the league, as long as Sushi doesn't leave the Pacers, they will be the most serious contenders for the championship in five years. There is a great possibility that there will be a monopoly effect like the Chicago Bulls back then, causing the superstars of the East to travel westward, thus changing the pattern of disparity between the strength and weakness of the East and the West again.

After a frenzied celebration, the 2004-2005 season for the Pacers officially ended.

Rick Carlisle gave a smiling look at their tumultuous season in the post-match press conference, with Suhi holding two trophies and being photographed by reporters.

Suhi said a lot of words of thanks, he kept emphasizing that it was a victory for the team, and his every word was full of the joy of success.

After the press conference.

Suhee went to meet with Johnson, the magician who was still waiting for him, and Mark Cuban.

While the NBA is very strict about illegal recruitment, many of the rules are superficial.

O'Connor went to meet the others on Suhey's behalf, and they had been in touch all along. In the process, Jordan and O'Connor clashed.

They are all extremely arrogant people.

Michael Jordan, as the god of basketball, came to meet Suhi in person, which was condescending to him, and he thought that Suhi should come to see him instead of letting this arrogant red-necked white man pretend to be in front of him.

Mike O'Connor doesn't care whether Jordan is a basketball god or not, pretending to be forced is his psychological need, and he still uses an arrogant tone in front of Jordan. "If you want to see Jack, you'll have to talk to me first. I'm his agent. ”

"I'm Michael Jordan." Jordan's eyes are above the top.

"It doesn't matter, if you don't really want to get in touch with Jack, it's useless." O'Connor continued.

“OK。 Tell Susie the Sheep that no matter which team he goes to, I'll lead the Bobcats to the championship before him. Jordan was so angry that he left this powerful threat in O'Connor's ears.

If you are a celebrity in the basketball circle, you will definitely tremble when you hear Jordan go crazy like this.

Because Jordan is calling for wind and rain in the basketball field, saying the same.

No one can challenge his authority.

Countless stories in the past have proven this: the man who provoked Jordan was in danger.

But Mike O'Connor didn't care about that, he didn't even take Jordan's warning seriously, and wouldn't even mention it to Suhee. Do you want Jack to be distracted by this?

Now that the offseason is here, Jack has to deal with the intricacies of four women.

"Oh."

Mike O'Connor just replied flatly.

This made Jordan's lungs almost explode, especially after he watched Suhi go and shake hands with Isaiah Thomas warmly and hug him.

He really wanted to tear this arrogant guy apart.

Is Suxi the Sheep surrounded by this kind of person?

You haven't become a dominant star yet, and you have such a big shelf?

Jordan brushed his sleeves away.

He has decided to give up Suhi, and now he has to devote himself to building his Bobcats team, and he must win the championship faster than Suhi.

He believes in his talent in basketball, even if he can't play in the mall, the god of basketball can still dominate basketball and still win the championship easily!

Magic Johnson and Kupchak gave Sushi a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the cultural climate of Los Angeles, and also told Suhi with great certainty: "You come to Los Angeles to be the tactical core, and you and Kobe Bryant are two talkers." Kobe agrees, and he's not the same now as he was before. ”

Suhi nodded, he said that he would seriously consider it, and he had not yet made a decision.

Kobe Bryant and Suhi have a very good personal relationship, when Sushi was not yet famous, when he was still in college, Kobe took Suxi to the concert. Moreover, Suhi's full set of offensive skills still comes from Kobe.

Suhi is also full of excitement about playing with Kobe, and he thinks there are a lot of interesting possibilities that will happen.

Then, Sushi had a brief exchange with Mark Cuban.

Mark Cuban is very cheerful and atmospheric, he has communicated since Sushi was a knight, and he said openly and honestly: "You are the core." We are willing to offer you the maximum contract that the terms allow. ”

Suhi thanked the Kuban.

The Mavericks also have a good draw for Suhi, who likes Nowitzki's style of play.

It's just that Su Xi slightly feels that there are some regrets: the overall strength of the calf is a little too strong.

Both teams are on his radar.

Of course, inevitably, there is another team: the New York Knicks.

This is Suhi's hometown team.

When Suhi was a student at Syracuse University, the key NCAA games were played at Madison Garden, and he was familiar with New York City and the East Coast weather.

However, Sushi has not fully made a decision at the moment.

It's not something that can be decided in a moment.

…

The news of the Pacers' championship made all the headlines, and the 4-0 sweep was also a surprise.

Although Popovich said some weird things after the game, such as the Pacers scrapping their two leading perimeter stars in the final moments... But it doesn't hold water, after all, Bruce Bowen is 'in front of the jade'.

Suhi didn't travel to other cities like the rest of his teammates, and he returned to Indiana with Carlisle and the others, and even though his home was listed for sale, he still had a lot to do before he left the city.

They were greeted by owners and club executives at the airport, as well as by the Governor of Indiana, who was honored by the city for two consecutive championships, where Suhi was named an Indiana Honorary Citizen and government officials announced that Suhi's birthday would be celebrated as Suhi's Day every year.

After some lively celebrations, Suhi sat in Larry Bird's car with the Finals MVP trophy in her hands.

They had a sincere and open conversation in the car.

Larry Bird seemed to know what Suhey was going to say to him, starting with Suhey telling him that he wanted to share a car with him.

Bird's car is an old Ford pickup, and unlike other superstars, he's a nostalgic guy.

Fortunately, the space is relatively spacious.

They started with the scenery of Indiana.

Larry Bird and Suhee told a lot of coming-of-age stories, including his loss to Magic Johnson at Indiana University.

"Jack, do you know what I've been proud of in my basketball career?"

He asked himself, "It was the one who brought you from Cleveland to Indiana, and it gave my hometown, this unknown city, two championships that will go down in history." That's something I didn't do when I was a player. Thank you, Jack, for bringing so much to Indiana. ”

Su Xi smiled and said, "I should thank you for helping me get out of this predicament." If it weren't for Indiana, I wouldn't be where I am now. I was given the best environment to grow up in, even beyond my own imagination. Also, I made a lot of friends here. ”

Larry Bird smiled and nodded, and the atmosphere of the chat was relaxed. Bird said, "I'll take you around the city twice?" ”

"Yes." Suhi nodded.

"This is where we started this year's championship tour...... Bird told Suhi.

The car passed through the streets, and Bird carefully introduced that they were all in a leisurely mood.

Soon outside the Conseco Arena, Bird suddenly parked the car at the main entrance, and said to Suhey, "Jack, what do you think of this place?" ”

Well?

Suxi didn't react a little. He was slightly stunned and said, "Very good, this is our stadium..." ”

"No, I mean, what would you think if a bronze statue was erected for you to be placed here?" Bird said.

Sushi didn't expect it, the bronze statue?

Suhi never dreamed that Bird would talk about erecting a bronze statue of himself, looking at the entire NBA, there are not many players who have erected bronze statues outside the door of the home arena, and most of them are erected after retirement.

Suhi hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I haven't done enough, Larry." Thank you for your kindness, I mean, I'm still so young and ......."

"No, Jack, you've done enough. With two championships, you deserve any glory. Some players have never won a championship in their lifetime, let alone a Finals MVP. ”

"We're going to build a bronze statue for you here, and we'll put a bronze statue of Reggie Miller next to it," Bird said. ”

"This has been agreed by the owner, the city government, and the owner of the stadium."

Bird said to Suhi, "Next, we will finalize your bronze statue design with the designer, and we will ask for your consent before finalizing it." The aim is to complete this work by August of this year. ”

Belch....

When Bird said this, Suhi was very moved, he didn't know what to say, he even felt like he was leaving... Wouldn't it be a little impersonal.

However, this thought is only fleeting. Suhi is an assertive person, and what he decides will not be changed easily.

"Jack, we've had a conversation with the players' union and we've sent out an application to the league. We feel that a rookie like you who won a championship for the team during his first contract deserves a different salary contract. Otherwise, it's disrespectful to a strong rookie. ”

"Right now, for example, I think you're perfectly capable of getting a super-cap salary that starts at 30 percent of the salary cap." Bird continued.

Suhi was even more unexpected.

From getting off the plane to now, Indiana has created a surprise for Suhi. Suhi is closely connected to the city, and even more so to the people here.

Suhey opened his mouth, he tried to adjust his breathing, and he decided to talk to Bird about his decision.

However, Bird spoke before him at this point. "Jack, I know you want to leave. What I want to tell you is that we don't do this because we want to keep you, but because you deserve it. ”

Bird said this calmly and sincerely.

"I... Larry. I'm sorry, it's not that I don't like Indiana, it's that I want to push my comfort zone, I want to be stronger, I want to ......"

Before Su Xi's words were finished, Bird nodded: "I understand very well why you did this, frankly speaking, I also had such thoughts in my heart back then, but I am not as brave as you." You are a capable and ambitious person, and I want you to achieve your dream and become the greatest star of all time. ”

Bird pulled over to the side of the road, and he patted Suhee on the shoulder.

The two looked at each other, and they looked at each other and smiled.

Their 'breakup' was very decent, there were no quarrels, no accusations, and no mutual teardown.

Suhi is holding a rookie contract to bring the Pacers two championships.

Walkers are also sending their blessings and practical actions at this time.

Is there anything better to get together and disperse than this?

Suhey and Bird had dinner together, and then, they parted.

Suhi went to his house to start cleaning and packing, and there were many memories that belonged to him.

Next, the moving company will pack up Suhi's belongings and ship them to Los Angeles, where Suhi will buy a property.

This is something that Scarlett Johansson is very strongly demanding, and Jessica Alba fully agrees, and it is clear that they want more love.

That's why they've been recruiting Sushi for the Los Angeles Lakers.

After the finals, Suhi's phone was filled with their phones.

And, in the entertainment media, there was a war of words again.

After the fierce finals, another battlefield was opened.

…

"We'll get Suhi the sheep, there's no doubt about that."

Isaiah Thomas said in New York: "We've started a rebuilding campaign to get Sushy the Sheep, and we're going to give the Knicks a new look for the new season, and we're going to win a championship right away. Maybe it's 2006, maybe it's 2007, it won't be more than 2008 anyway. ”

Thomas is very confident.

His self-confidence is very inspiring for Knicks fans.

The New York media has begun to welcome Suhi the Sheep with long reports.

And they're very, very confident that Suhee can lead the Knicks out of the quagmire and back to the glory of the '90s.

(End of chapter)