The next day, on a Gulfstream G300 flying from New York to Chicago, Jamie put down the newspaper in his hand.

On the masthead date, the words June 28 are clearly displayed.

Jamie had a lot of newspapers of similar dates on hand.

They all have one thing in common – they covered the NBA Draft at the end of June.

Through these newspapers, Jamie finally learned what Daddy John had been quietly doing before finally announcing the acquisition of the Bulls.

The first is that the Wizards still selected parallel champion Kwame Brown with the top pick in his hand without Jordan's handpick.

The second-pick Clippers successfully picked up the leak and decisively took out Tyson Chandler, the center of the Iron Gate, who was widely favored by the outside world.

The Eagles drafted Pau Gasol.

The struggling Bulls struggled to finish first in the East last season, only to pick up the fourth pick.

At that time, John had already negotiated terms with Jerry Reinsdorf, and he only needed to sign, so he decisively intervened.

Instead of choosing big center Eddie Curry, as they did in previous lives, the Bulls unexpectedly chose little-known point guard Tony Parker.

In the second round, John shot again.

The Bulls selected Gilbert Arenas with the first pick.

Even Jamie, who had only occasionally followed the NBA in his previous life, and who was not even a veteran fan, had heard of his name.

In the previous life, it was because of this guy that the NBA league had to introduce the famous "Arenas Clause".

And the NBA league's last clause directly named after a star still comes from the legendary star "Big Bird" Larry Bird, which is commonly known as Bird Rights.

That is, a team can use a contract that exceeds the salary cap to retain free agents who have served the team for more than a certain number of years.

And the Bird clause, which was supposed to be used to retain the star, failed to help the Warriors, who selected Arenas with the second pick in the second round of the draft in their previous life, to retain this super rookie who rose like a rocket after only two seasons with the team.

Arenas became a restricted free agent with early Bird rights in '03.

However, the Warriors at that time could only offer Arenas a contract with a starting salary of 4.9 million due to salary cap restrictions, while the Wizards offered Arenas a big contract with a starting salary of 8.5 million.

So Arenas simply switched to the Wizards.

In order to protect the rights and interests of the parent team, the NBA league added a Arenas clause to the collective bargaining agreement in '05 to prevent similar things from happening again.

As if to prove that he was worthy of the league's high spirits, Arenas played the highlight of his NBA career in '06.

beat Kobe Bryant head-on on the Lakers' home court, slashed 60 points, and became famous in one battle.

The two biggest pearls in the '01 draft were packed and bagged by John.

After the draft, the Bulls traded Elton Brand, the '99 draft pick, to trade the Clippers for Tyson Chandler.

A month later, the Bulls made another big deal.

They snatched power forward Chris Webber from the Kings with a seven-year, $130 million supercontract.

At this point, the Bulls' roster map has been clearly displayed in front of Jamie.

Power forward Webb

Small forward Arenas.

Center Tyson Chandler.

Point guard Tony Parker.

It only takes one good scoring guard to form a gorgeous future All-Star lineup.

This position is undoubtedly reserved for Jordan.

Arenas was originally a point guard and a point guard, but with better candidates for both positions, the best fit for him was naturally the small forward position.

It is no exaggeration to say that this lineup has completely surpassed the configuration of teammates around Jordan of the Bulls Dynasty back then.

From this point of view, John is indeed a die-hard Jordan fan.

Painstakingly assembled such a Bulls team to welcome the return of the "God of Basketball".

Jamie has a few newspapers of this morning on hand, and the discussion of Jordan's comeback has taken up the main pages.

Although the return of the Flyers is exciting, the mainstream opinion in the media is generally not optimistic about Jordan's comeback, believing that the symbolism is far greater than the actual result.

Especially after comparing it with Jordan's last comeback, this conclusion has become more convincing.

At the end of the 94-95 season, Jordan finally said the famous "I'm Back" under great anticipation, and returned to the NBA after a year and a half.

Jordan was 31 years old at the time, and he was at the peak of his physical fitness and technique.

And now Jordan is 38 years old, and it has been three years since he left the NBA.

Although Jordan said in an interview with reporters after yesterday's comeback ceremony that he has been training and preparing secretly for the past two years, he is sure that he has found the peak form and level of competition in his career.

To prove that he wasn't lying, Jordan also showed several videos of him training in the gym and on the court.

At the same time, the Bulls also said that they will open Jordan's training routine after returning to the team to the media, so that everyone can understand Jordan's training progress and state adjustment for the first time.

None of this, however, has been able to dispel the media's suspicions.

Because Jordan has to overcome not only his own physical state, but also more intense external challenges.

In the season of Jordan's first comeback, although he led the Bulls to the playoffs, he fell to the hands of the Magic team with the big shark O'Neal.

And now Jordan is back for the second time, and the number one opponent he faces is still O'Neal's Lakers.

At this time, the Lakers have won two consecutive championships, and this season is preparing to attack the dynasty of three consecutive championships.

The team not only has a rising star like O'Neal, but also a rising star Kobe Bryant, and champion coach Phil Jackson.

No one has any doubt that the Lakers will reach the Finals again this year.

Because at this time, the NBA league needs to build a dynasty team similar to the Bulls to expand the league's influence in the entire sports market.

And all of this is actually the "bitter fruit" caused by Jordan himself.

The brilliant results of the Bulls dynasty in 8 years and 6 championships not only pushed Jordan to the altar, but also brought the NBA's influence in the United States and the world to an unprecedented height.

It is precisely because of this sweetness that NBA commissioner David Stern decided to build a three-game team like the Bulls after Jordan retired.

In this context, the Lakers have the time, the people, and at the same time occupy the location of the Los Angeles big ball city.

The team is full of championships.

And the "dying old" Jordan is just a stepping stone on the road to the Lakers' treble in the eyes of most of the media.

If he hadn't known Daddy John's real hole cards, Jamie would have almost believed it.