The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 260 The night that belongs to Clay

After hanging up the phone, Li Xun went back to sleep again.

At eight o'clock in the morning, he drove to Dumars' office and recounted the conversation he had with Jordan.

Dumars frowned, because he felt that this deal seemed a bit risky.

It seems that the Bobcats are not doing well now, and their draft picks for the coming year will be very high.

But this kind of thing is uncertain. After all, with Parsons joining, what if the Bobcats are not the last in the league?
According to the existing draft rules, the last-to-last team is guaranteed to get the fourth pick.

The penultimate is guaranteed to get the fifth pick, and so on.

In case the Bobcats come to a half-dead state directly and become the goalkeeper of the Eastern Conference, the Pistons may only get a [-]th or [-]th pick in the end.

This is too bad.

A Parsons only exchanged for a marginal lottery pick, which is definitely a big loss.

If it is a normal transaction, Dumars is confident and safe to use Parsons in exchange for a draft pick around the fifth overall.

Even in addition to this draft pick, Dumars can ask for more chips.

"Li, isn't this deal too risky?"

"I'm not questioning your vision, but I just can't figure out why you agreed to this deal, which is obviously not that prominent."

Dumas asked curiously.

Li Xun shook his head, "Of course I know this deal isn't that good."

"But there is an old saying in our hometown, how bold a person is, how productive the land is."

"What if, what I mean is what if, this draft pick is the No. [-] pick? Isn't it just blood for us?"

"Even if it's not the No. [-] pick, from my perspective in the draft, I will definitely not lose. With such a high pick, I will definitely be able to select a rookie who is far better than Parsons."

Li Xun said with confidence.

Because of God's perspective, if Li Xun wants to be tricked in the transaction, it will be as difficult as heaven.

Seeing that Li Xun was so confident, Dumas didn't say anything more.

Anyway, as long as Li Xun is happy.

"By the way, Li, have you heard?"

"It looks like a rich man in Israel is approaching our boss."

Dumas whispered mysteriously.

Li Xun said, is this going to sell the team?
Under normal circumstances, after the death of the Pistons boss, within two seasons, he was indeed sold to the Israelis.

Although whoever is the owner of the team has little effect on the players.

After all, the wages of players are all stipulated, and there is no such thing as deducting wages.

Even if the boss wants to give a low price, the players can join other teams.

But having said that, who knows what kind of person this boss is. The current boss is a widow. She doesn't know basketball, so she usually doesn't get involved in the team's operations.

But this new boss is not necessarily the case, and may have some impact on the team's operations.

"Are you sure you want to sell?"

Li Xun asked curiously.

"Not yet, the price has not been negotiated yet."

"You know, we will be a dynasty team soon, and the price will definitely not be lower."

"But our Pistons don't have a big ball market, so they won't give too much."

"The two sides are deadlocked."

"But I think it should be sold. I haven't seen the boss for half a year. She doesn't care about the team at all."

Li Xun could only sigh, he didn't know if changing the boss was a blessing or a curse.

The Pistons had the most seats in the league, even without Li Xun.

It's just that because most of the fans are poor, it is difficult to sell tickets at a high price.

It can be said that the current profitability of the Pistons has actually reached its limit. Even if they build a dynasty, even if they win more championships, they can only make so much profit.

It is impossible to surpass the Knicks or the Lakers.

It is not even possible to get far away from the bull.

After all, Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, and their ball market is not small.

……

The Bobcats acted resolutely, and Li Xun just walked out of Dumars' office on the front foot, and Jordan called Li Xun on the back foot.

Then a press conference was held to announce that they were about to trade Parsons with the Pistons.

This is obviously because Jordan was afraid of Li Xun's repentance, so he wanted to make a real deal quickly and not give Li Xun time to repent.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Xun to go back on his word. Whoever loses in this deal and who wins may not be sure.

In case the Bobcats really get the No. [-] lottery at that time, Li Xun really wants to see what kind of expression Jordan will have on his face.

Since Jordan was in such a hurry, Li Xun simply didn't make him wait any longer.

The Bobcats just finished their press conference, and the Pistons also announced the news.

When it was heard that Parsons was only in exchange for an uncertain first-round pick from the Bobcats, the entire league was speechless.

If there is no PY deal between Li Xun and Jordan in this deal, no one will believe it.

Some people even wondered what kind of benefits Jordan had given Li Xun, so that Li Xun made so many concessions.

In addition, with Parsons being traded, the rumors of strife in the Pistons locker room were basically confirmed.

This also overturned the impression of Li Xun in many people's minds.

Many people think that Li Xun is like a local emperor in the Pistons, and absolutely no one dares to disobey any of his decisions.

After looking at it this way, it didn't seem to be the case, even a newcomer dared to contradict him.

It seems that Li Xun is not as dignified in the Pistons locker room as he imagined.

After the deal was concluded, Parsons was dumbfounded.

If the previous week or so was the most wonderful dream in his life, then today is definitely his nightmare.

With the help of Li Xun in the Pistons, although I can't make it to the All-Star this year due to the rules, I will definitely make it next year.

And this year I will definitely win the championship with the team.

But now the dream is ended, and he was actually sold to a team like the Bobcats that has almost no attention.

Bobcats is indeed the case, may be the least concerned about the league today team, and Bucks.

This means that even if Parsons puts up decent numbers for the Bobcats, he'll be an All-Star at best.

Anyway, there is no need to think about winning the championship.

This is like Reid, the Bucks deer king back then. Known as the golden left hand, the statistics can't be faulted, but the popularity is not high. He has never played an All-Star starter, and even the substitute has only played once.

As a shooting guard with 20+ points all year round, and a first-class player who averaged 25 points per game in two seasons, he has only made an All-Star once and was a substitute, which is really unreasonable.

The reason is actually inseparable from the reason why the Bucks have received low attention.

Had Parsons gone to the Bobcats, he would have followed in Reed's footsteps.

And if he can stay in the Pistons, it would be wonderful. With the championship and attention, coupled with this appearance, it only takes three years for him to become the top five most popular superstars in the league.

It's a pity that this dream is now completely in vain.

Before leaving, Parsons went to the training ground to meet Li Xun.

"Boss, thank you for taking care of me these past few months. Even if I leave, I will always remember this wonderful time."

Parsons has a clever mouth, no wonder he can capture the hearts of so many little girls.

Li Xun patted Parsons on the shoulder with a smile, "Going to the Bobcats may not be a bad thing."

"After going there, play hard, and strive to see you at the All-Star Weekend next season."

"The Bobcats don't have a boss now. After you go, you will be Elvis Presley directly."

"Huh? Why do you look a bit like Elvis Presley?"

Li Xun suddenly discovered a remarkable thing, as if Parsons was really [-]% like Elvis Presley.

If Adam Morrison has the feeling of a retro rock singer in terms of temperament, Parsons really looks the same.

Li Xun had always thought who Parsons looked like before, but he never remembered.

Looking at it this way today, he remembered it.

When Li Xun said this, Parsons scratched his head with a smile, "Someone said that since I was a child."

……

The Pistons have won all the first five games, and in the next sixth game, they will host the Houston Rockets.

It is not appropriate to say that it is a confrontation. The current strength of the Rockets really does not deserve the word "fight" for the Pistons.

Under normal circumstances, the Rockets have played fairly well this season, with a winning percentage of over [-]%. The lineup includes Lowry, Dragic, Parsons, Scola and Martin.

It's a pity that Li Xun has been cut off in various ways now, and the Rockets now only have a bunch of cannon fodder players left.

Parsons left, Li Xun decided to start Clay starting tonight.

The most fantastic lineup of this Pistons team is actually Howard, Li Xun, Leonard, Clay and Curry.

Of course, the premise is that Clay can grow up quickly.

Li Xun is not worried about Leonard's growth at all. This guy is like a robot. Although he has only played a few games, he is already playing well.

Before the game started, Li Xun called Clay to his side.

"Klay, tonight is your first game, and I have something to tell you."

Li Xun's expression was extremely serious, and Clay's heart was beating wildly in fright.

After all, he is a newcomer, so it is no wonder that he is not nervous when facing a big devil like Li Xun.

Especially Li Xun looked very serious, Clay was worried that what Li Xun was going to say was to deprive him of his starting qualification tonight.

"Boss, tell me." Clay said nervously.

"Don't be so nervous, man."

"What I want to say is that you have energy in your body that you can't even imagine."

"Let's put it this way, if you can grow up smoothly, you will become the most explosive scoring player in NBA history."

Li Xun said seriously.

He didn't mean to be joking at all, because in Li Xun's mind, Clay was indeed worthy of this title.

37 points in a single quarter, this is a feat that Li Xun has never achieved.

Li Xun even felt that the difficulty of scoring 37 points in a single quarter was no less than Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game.

Clay's face was shocked, he was completely frightened by Li Xun.

Such an evaluation is completely nonsense in Clay's view. Now he almost can't even make a starter in the Pistons.

As a result, according to Li Xun, he will become the most explosive scoring player in NBA history?

Don't talk about others, I don't believe it myself.

"Don't always think about attacking with the ball, that's not your area of ​​expertise."

"Catch and shoot, this is what you are good at. Even if you only know this trick, you can become the most terrifying killer on the field."

Li Xun continued.

Clay nodded, he quite agrees with this.

During the preseason, I tried to hold the ball in the past, but the effect was disastrous, and my starting position was also dropped.

Now that he has learned from the pain, with the help of Tang Shuai, he has completely determined his future style of play.

"Also, make a good relationship with Stephen, the backcourt duo formed by the two of you."

"I'm bullish."

"If nothing else, it will become the strongest backcourt offensive duo in NBA history."

Li Xun once again gave an extremely high evaluation.

There have been many impressive guard duos in NBA history, but in terms of pure offensive ability, the Splash Brothers rank first in Li Xun's mind.

For example, the guard combination of Jordan and Ron Harper during the second dynasty of the Bulls. The defense of these two people is extremely terrifying, but because Harper played a blue-collar point guard for the Bulls, the offensive firepower of the two is definitely not as strong as the Splash Brothers. .

For example, the Jazz's Stockton and Hornacek guard combination, these two people are still almost meaningless.

As for Kobe and Fisher when the Lakers won the championship two years ago, it is almost negligible.

The only guard combination comparable to the Splash Brothers on the offensive end, maybe the entire NBA history is only Dumars and Thomas during the Bad Boys of the Pistons.

Of course, if the two of them just look at the offensive firepower, they must still be worse than the Splash Brothers.

Clay's eyes were about to pop out. He felt that Li Xun wasn't joking. Could it be that he was really that strong in his heart?

One is the most explosive scoring player in NBA history.

Partnering with Curry is the most powerful backcourt duo in NBA history.

Such an evaluation is simply too high.

"Boss, I will definitely work hard."

"I will never let you down."

Clay said loudly, his face flushed, and he seemed very excited.

Li Xun waved his hand, "Relax, buddy."

"It is impossible for me to be disappointed in you. Tonight is your great opportunity to prove yourself."

"Vote for me, I'll be your nanny tonight."

"Let you enjoy the emperor's treatment."

Li Xun patted Claire on the shoulder and smiled.

Clay was so excited that he was trembling all over, he knew too well the significance of Li Xun being a nanny.

It means that this game is very likely to play a perfect level of data.

After a while, Li Xun led Clay back to the locker room, and clapped his hands to signal for everyone to gather.

"Rudy, give Clay more chances tonight."

"Guys, tonight is Clay's night."

As soon as Li Xun finished speaking, everyone looked at Clay.

They are very clear that this young man with a somewhat boring personality will become the mainstay of the Pistons' backcourt.

Curry, who has a brighter mind, has even begun to wonder if Parsons was sold just to move Clay.

Anyway, tonight is Clay's night.

Maybe after tonight, the name Klay Thompson will hit the headlines.

(End of this chapter)