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Chapter 266 The new boss is an idiot
After Li Xun entered Dumas's office, he saw Dumas and a strange man.

It is expected that this man should be the new boss Geers.

He has long blonde hair and wears a light gray suit.

"Li, you are here."

"Let me introduce to you, this is our new boss, Tom Gels."

Dumas greeted warmly.

Li Xun smiled and nodded at Geers, "Mr. Geers, hello."

"Li, the main reason I bought the piston was actually for you."

"I firmly believe that under the leadership of me and you, the Pistons will definitely become the most successful team in this league."

"Far more successful than the days of old Davidson."

Geers didn't get up either, and said with a big smile at Li Xun.

Of course Dumars felt uncomfortable when he heard this, because he felt that the old Davidson was the greatest owner in the history of the Pistons, which no one can replace.

Even Li Xun was a player selected during the old Davidson period.

This new boss is a little too arrogant, dare to say such a thing.

Although he was dissatisfied, Dumas did not express it.

Li Xun's heart skipped a beat, it seemed that the new boss was a bit difficult to deal with.

When Mrs. Davidson was in charge of the Pistons before, she was almost an invisible person and never got involved in the team's management.

This also allows Dumas and Li Xun to have great autonomy.

But listening to what this new boss means, is it possible that he wants to get involved in the team's management?

To be reasonable, it is absolutely natural for the boss to participate in the management of his own industry.

But this is also the scoring situation. After all, basketball is not another industry. It is easy for laymen to have whimsical ideas in terms of team lineup construction.

Thinking of creating a perfect lineup, the result is often very unsatisfactory.

Therefore, the owners of many teams generally just act as spectators, and rarely dictate to the team.

"Lee, I have a wonderful trading plan right now."

"I've already spoken to Joe just now."

"I think if this deal works out, we'll have a pure five-star starting lineup."

Gers looked smug, and he was very proud of his plan.

Dumas looked embarrassed and smiled wryly at Li Xun.

Just this wry smile already let Li Xun know that Gers' plan is definitely a pure bad idea.

"Mr. Geers, tell me?"

Li Xun said with a blank face.

The lineup of this Pistons team can almost be said to have been created by Li Xun.

Of course he was not happy that outsiders wanted to replace the lineup he had built.

Dumas was afraid of Gers, but Li Xun would never take Gers seriously.

The big deal is that if you don't feel happy playing under him, you just have to run away. With Li Xun's current influence, as long as he lets go, any team in the league will have to come to Detroit overnight.

"My plan is to trade with the Pacers."

"With the newcomers Leonard and Clay, the two exchanged for their boss, Granger."

"It just so happened that Clay broke out yesterday, and I think the Pacers should agree."

"And then put Ray Allen in the starting lineup."

"God, Howard, Granger, Ray Allen, Curry and you, five players who have all been selected as All-Stars will start."

"This is definitely the most luxurious starting lineup in NBA history."

The more Gers talked, the more excited he became, and he didn't notice Li Xun's impatient expression at all.

When he heard that he was going to trade Granger with the Pacers, and he still used Clay and Leonard, whom Li Xun was very fond of, this made Li Xun reach the edge of patience.

What kind of idiot can come up with such a bad idea.

It is true that Clay and Leonard have not yet risen. Leonard looks like a defensive perimeter blue-collar, while Clay did not perform well before the outbreak.

If these two players can exchange for Granger, the boss of the Pacers, it will indeed be very cost-effective.

But this idiot doesn't even think about why Li Xun even sold Parsons, who averaged 20+ per game, and let these two rookies start when the team is full of talents.

And even though Granger is the leader of the Pacers now, Li Xun is too aware of Granger's level.

The first-class performance averaging 25 points per game in the peak season is indeed impressive enough.

But in the past two years, his state has gradually declined. Even if James is not abolished, he will actually decline gradually.

James stepping on Granger and abolishing him only accelerated the process of Granger's decline.

What could have been two or three years ago has now become an instant.

From 25.8 to 24.1, then 20.5, and then to 19 points this year. After being stepped on, it directly became 5.4 points next season, and then fell into a slump, never scoring double digits.

So it is accurate to say that Granger is not abolished by James.

The footsteps are true, there are videos everywhere on the Internet, as long as you are not blind, you should not be able to whitewash this matter.

Li Xun was not worried at all that James would step on himself or his teammates. If such a thing happened, Li Xun might be able to punch James shit out on the spot.

In addition, in order to assemble a five-star starting lineup, Gers even thought about letting the old Ray Allen start.

Seeing Li Xun's expression changed, Dumas became worried.

He has cooperated with Li Xun for many years, but he knows Li Xun's temper very well.

When dealing with his own people, his temper is terribly good.

But when dealing with outsiders, he has no patience at all.

Apparently the new boss Geers was not regarded as one of his own by Li Xun.

"Mr. Geers, I can tell you very clearly that whether it's Leonard or Clay, their value is far higher than Granger's."

"Even Granger in his prime couldn't match those two in terms of value."

"So your trading plan, although it won't make our Pistons lose this year's championship, it will definitely make us weaker."

"What's more, the potential is weaker."

Li Xun said to Gers very bluntly.

Dumas breathed a sigh of relief. He saw Li Xun's expression just now, and thought he was going to start scolding the street.

Fortunately, although what Li Xun said may make Geers lose face, it is not an insult to Geers.

Gers didn't say anything, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

As a pure businessman, he has pretty good emotion management ability.

Even though he was already very angry in his heart at this time, he didn't show it on his face.

"Li, I trust your vision."

"Then think I'm just thinking about it, this trading plan is invalid."

"I look forward to seeing you lead the Pistons to a title this season."

"It happens that I have something to do, so I'll go first."

After all, Gers left Dumas' office with a smile.

"You guys should have softened your tone just now."

"Of course I know it's a stupid idea, but there's no way, who made him the boss?"

Dumas waited until Gers left and chatted with Li Xun.

"It doesn't matter, if the tone is softer, it may not be able to cancel his plan."

"Do you really want to send Leonard and Klay out? Then follow his ideas and create a ridiculous starting lineup of five All-Stars?"

"Old Joe, how can you say that you are also a famous player of the Pistons, can't you be tougher?"

"I really don't believe what he can do to you."

Li Xun said with a smirk.

Dumas shook his head, "You are still young after all."

"After all, this is his team. After you retire, you have to retire your jersey in the Pistons."

"Retired jersey? Boy, even if I leave the Pistons today, after I retire, does he dare not give me a retired jersey?"

Li Xun still has the confidence to retire his jersey.

Regardless of whether it is Gers' team or not, this Pistons will inevitably and must retire Li Xun's jersey.

A leader who led the Pistons to establish the first dynasty in team history, and various MVPs won the super giants who were soft-handed. The Pistons dared not to retire the jersey because they had eaten the courage of the bear.

Even if he doesn't give it here, it is definitely impossible for the alliance to agree.

After finishing the home game against the Rockets, the Pistons will start their road trip next.

Cousins ​​was suspended for three games and Giba was suspended for four games.

Morris on the Rockets side was directly suspended for six games. After all, he was the one who committed the malicious foul first.

Just when Li Xun thought that the Rockets would play down the matter, Fatty Mo held a special press conference and began to scold the Pistons.

Li Xun was dumbfounded, did Rocket take the wrong medicine? He even dared to come out and beat him up even though he had done something evil first.

Of course, the Rockets were angry because Li Xun led the team to beat the Rockets, making a terrible score difference of 77 points in a single game.

No one can bear this matter.

At the press conference, Li Xun said directly to the reporter's question with a cold face.

"If it weren't for Tang Shuai and Yao Ming's face, I can pat my chest and guarantee that the point difference in this game will definitely exceed 100 points."

"That's right, our Pistons beat the Rockets as easily as a father beats a son."

"Now he still dares to jump out and talk nonsense. I think that damn fat man is completely crazy."

"In that case, let's wait for the next rocket's home game."

"I thought that I would definitely give them a huge surprise."

The surprise that Li Xun mentioned, everyone knew that it was absolutely impossible to be a surprise, it was definitely a terrifying fright.

Either he crazily racked up a historical level of data on the court, or he really led the team to a score difference of 100 points or more as he said.

Do the Pistons have the strength to hit a percentage difference now?

Yes and no.

If the hand feels good enough, coupled with the Rockets' bad hand, there is definitely hope for a percentage difference.

In the face of this situation, ordinary teams may be able to score a difference of [-] to [-] points, not to mention the huge gap in strength of the Pistons and Rockets.

However, it is very difficult to say that it is really possible to make a percentage difference.

After the press conference, Yao Ming made a special call to Li Xun.

He must still have feelings for the Rockets, after all, he has played for so many years.

He wanted to help Rocket mediate the stiff relationship with Li Xun, but of course Li Xun refused.

Now the Rockets are really kicking their noses in the face. If this is given to him, I don't know how many teams will jump out in the future.

Now Yao Ming has retired and returned to China to concentrate on running his own Shark Club.

Of course, the business situation does not seem to be very good, at least this year it is not considered a strong CBA team.

The next afternoon, Li Xun arrived in Dallas with the team, and then they will play an away game against the Mavericks.

The Pistons played against the Mavericks in the Finals last season, and the result has actually exceeded everyone's expectations.

Everyone thought that the Mavericks would be swept away, but the Mavericks were forced to gnaw a game.

Facing an invincible division like the Pistons, it is actually an honor to win a game.

After seeing Li Xun again, Nowitzki's expression was a little unnatural.

He told Li Xun before that he looked forward to meeting Li Xun again on the stage of the finals this season.

Now it seems that what he said was really exaggerated.

The Mavericks' lineup this season has not only not improved, but has weakened a lot.

Cuban is not a perfect boss, and he is not going to spend too much real money on a team that has no hope of winning the championship.

But Cuban is a good enough boss, if not perfect.

Because time has entered the 21st century to the present, in the past ten years, the Mavericks' salary ranking has never fallen out of the top five.

Especially during the nine years from 2002 to 2011, the Mavericks' salary has remained at the top two levels in the league.

What is this concept?
You must know that Dallas is not a super giant city. Compared with Los Angeles, New York or Chicago, this city is simply not on the table.

The city is small, so the football market is naturally small, and there is not much money to be made.

But even so, Cuban still poured real money into it, maintaining the league's top two standards every year, and even surpassing the New York Knicks many times.

This is enough to see how much Cuban loves basketball.

The Knicks are willing to spend money because they earn more.

The Spurs are willing to spend money because they have a good record and can win the championship.

Many people think that the Spurs are stingy. In fact, this is also an illusion. Most of the seasons, the Spurs' salary rankings are in the upper reaches. Compared with their bosses who are worth little, they are already willing to spend money.

The Mavericks really didn't stick to either, but Cuban still spared no effort to smash it.

Many fans know that Paul Allen, the owner of the Blazers, is a fool who is the most willing to spend money, but in fact, the salary of the Blazers has been higher than that of the Mavericks in only one season in the past ten years.

In most seasons, the Mavericks are higher than the Trail Blazers, and they are not even a star higher.

For a boss like Cuban, he really deserves the respect of fans.

But he spent too much money, and he couldn't bear any kind of wealth. Cuban was much poorer than Paul Allen.

Therefore, the salary ranking of the Mavericks has dropped a lot this season, only ranking seventh in the league.

Nowitzki is thinking that while he can still play for two years, he will continue to increase his signings and strive for the final wave of championships.

But Cuban said that his wallet can't stand it.

Besides, in the face of the Pistons, no matter how much money is spent, it seems to be of no avail.

As a result, the two had an awkward relationship, and Nowitzki even had the idea of ​​leaving the team.

(End of this chapter)