The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Li Xun won his tenth championship, and the offseason followed.

This year, because he is going to play in the Men's Basketball World Cup, after winning the championship, Li Xun went directly to join the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team for training as soon as he finished the championship parade.

Bird is also quite helpless here, because he still has a lot of work to hand over to Li Xun.

The first is the issue of contract renewal with Li Xun.

According to the usual practice, Li Xun usually only signs contracts for three years now.

There is no doubt that these three years will definitely require a maximum salary. According to the current maximum salary regulations, Li Xun can probably win a super high-priced contract of 1.17 million U.S. dollars in three years.

However, Li Xun left too hastily, and the renewal of the contract can only wait for Li Xun to come back.

In addition to the issue of Li Xun's contract renewal, Bird also wanted to talk to Li Xun about salary space.

If Li Xun signs a contract with 1.17 million U.S. dollars for three years, the starting salary for the first year is 3500 million U.S. dollars.

Audi's current contract lasts until 2021, and the salary for the next season is 2100 million.

For thick eyebrows, there is one more season in the contract, and the contract for the next season is 2700 million.

The combined contract of these three people is 8300 million.

As for the younger brother, he is now a free agent. Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for the Pacers to keep him.

With the performance of the younger brother last season, it is difficult to keep him without an annual salary of 1500 million.

And even if it is 1500 million, this still takes into account that the younger brother has not performed well in the past few seasons and he is not that young.

If the younger brother is 22 years old now, he can definitely get the maximum salary.

What Bird wants to discuss with Li Xun now is whether to keep the younger brother or use this salary to sign a free agent.

The Pacers can squeeze out a lot of salary space, enough to sign another player with a near-max salary.

Since Li Xun was away, Bird could only call to discuss these tasks.

"Li, my plan is this."

"The contract we signed with Rondo last season was only for one year. Why don't we renew Rondo's contract and pursue Irving instead."

"I know Irving didn't play well in the playoffs last season."

"But you should also know that it was completely an accident. If there is a super giant in the team who can overwhelm him, his performance is still very trustworthy."

"And I think he can accept a slight salary cut for the sake of the championship."

"If Irving can be won, our lineup for the new season will be Davis, Doncic, Oladipo, Irving and you."

"It's definitely going to be a great starting XI."

Bird seems to recognize Owen's strength very much.

Some players may lose their worth in a few games, but Irving's situation is not the same.

Everyone knows that his performance in the playoffs this time is just a special case, and his own combat power is still quite strong.

"Old man, I'm not confident that I can hold Owen down."

"With his character, I am afraid that only your God can suppress him."

"Since you want to continue to strengthen, why should you consider an unstable factor, Owen."

"Jiba or Leonard are both free agents now. If you take either one, they are better than Irving."

Li Xun said slowly.

Leonard's overall strength is definitely stronger than Irving's. Whether it is offensive efficiency or defensive efficiency, Leonard is now a small forward in the league's top three levels.

This still counts Li Xun as a small forward.

Not counting Li Xun, Leonard's strength is in the top two at the small forward position.

As for Jiba, his strength is definitely not as strong as Owen's, but he is more stable. Under Li Xun's hands, he is honest and will not cause trouble.

A stable All-Star, and an unstable time bomb, even a fool knows how to choose.

Like Irving, if he can't play, he won't play, and he would rather not make money than play. No one can do anything about him.

"Leonard?"

"Li, are you sure you can persuade Leonard to cut his salary and join our Pacers?"

Byrd was ecstatic.

Now that Leonard has proved his super strength several times, if the Pacers can sign him, it will definitely be even more powerful.

The most important thing is that Leonard's style of play does not overlap with Doncic's. Although both are small forwards, their styles are quite different.

When Li Xun leaves in the future and the Pacers find a way to keep Leonard, they will continue to maintain their dominance.

Bird has now started planning for Li Xun after he leaves.

"Ok?"

"Is it still worth persuading? Isn't it something that can be solved with a phone call?"

"You call him now and say that you can sign a two-year 6000 million contract with him, and see if he will come."

Li Xun was speechless. With his influence, he didn't need to persuade anyone to join the Pacers.

It has been many years since he won two championships with Li Xun during the Pistons period, and Leonard has never won a championship.

Right now, he has a chance to win the championship. Although the salary he earns is a little less, this loss can be fully made up for by off-court income.

"Okay, then I'll call him now."

"God, I hope he promises us."

"If we can sign him, I think we will probably be the most powerful team in NBA history."

"Even better than the Pistons, Mavericks or Knicks before you."

Bird hung up the phone excitedly and started to contact Leonard.

Li Xun didn't care about Bird's statement. After Leonard joined, the starting lineup was indeed strong enough.

But if it is said to be stronger than the Pistons, then Li Xun definitely disagrees.

During the three consecutive championships of the Pistons at that time, whether it was the starting lineup or the team's bench lineup, they were definitely stronger than the current Pacers.

The current Pacers have a good starting lineup, but the bench lineup is too bad.

After waiting for only 10 minutes, Bird called again.

"It worked, Lee."

"I didn't even say a few words, he just agreed."

"I guess he may have been waiting for us to call him, and maybe he also knows the maximum salary we can give him."

"So as soon as I opened my mouth, he agreed directly."

"Successful, Li, we will definitely continue to win consecutive championships for at least the next two years."

Bird is elated, and being able to sign a player like Leonard is also a surprise for him.

If there is no accident, this year's best manager of the year will definitely be won by himself again.

The best manager of the year last season was won by Bird, because he introduced Li Xun to the team and let the team win the championship.

Halfway through the season, he made another stroke of genius and introduced thick-browed Davis to the team, ensuring that the Pacers won the championship.

If this is not the best manager of the year, it is really unreasonable.

And this season, he will let Leonard cut his salary to join the Pacers. Such a brilliant operation is definitely worthy of being the best manager of the year again.

"By the way, Li, the draft is about to start."

"Do you want to come back?"

Bird is thinking about the upcoming draft.

Li Xun's value to a team is not only reflected in his dominance on the court.

The usual transactions, as well as the upcoming draft, are also Li Xun's main stage.

Li Xun shook his head, "I won't go this time."

"This year's strong players are all high-ranked players, and we don't have much bargaining chips in our hands to select high-ranked rookies."

"I'll give you two names. You can operate as much as you can. It's good if you can take it down. If you can't take it down, it doesn't matter."

"I don't need to go to the scene."

"One named Tyler Herro, a shooting guard from the University of Kentucky."

"The other one is Jordan Poole at Michigan, also a shooting guard."

"Choose Hiro first, and Poole's words are resigned to fate, you can take it if you can, and it doesn't matter if you can't get it."

Li Xun told Bird the names of the two outstanding rookies that the Pacers might get.

The reason why he said it doesn't matter is because the two newcomers joined the Pacers and did not significantly improve the overall strength of the Pacers.

Hiero is very strong, nicknamed Miracle Boy, and he can often perform miracles on the court.

But his pick is normally the 13th pick.

The Pacers don't have such a high pick.

As for Poole, his pick is not high, but in Poole's rookie season, his strength was so weak that it hurt the eyes.

It wasn't until the third season that something came out.

When he can play something, Li Xun doesn't know which team to go to next.

So it really doesn't matter to Li Xun whether he can win Poole or not.

Bird is very distressed. If he had known this, he should have sold him last season when his junior was of high value, and he might have won a high draft pick.

In this way, their Pacers will not miss this year's high-ranking rookie right now.

Compared with those famous stars, Bird is definitely more willing to have more super rookies in the team.

The main reason is that super rookies can work for four years without a job. For those famous stars, the team simply cannot afford a few of the maximum salaries.

But Bird thought about it again, if he sold his junior, what if the team couldn't win the championship?
You must know that the younger brother was also very important to the Pacers last season, especially the double-shooter backcourt formed by him and Audi, which is full of lethality.

Now Bird feels that the only thing he has to do is to find a way to win all the two players Li Xun mentioned at the least cost.

These talents are the future of the Pacers.

Li Xun has already joined the Tianchao men's basketball team for training. Looking at the familiar faces, he feels a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Ah Lian, Sun Yue, Zhou Qi, Da Wang and Zhao Jiwei, these are all strong players trained by themselves, and they are the pillars of the current Chinese men's basketball team.

In addition, each of them has gained a firm foothold in the league.

Speaking of standing firm, it is more appropriate to describe Sun Yue and Zhou Qi, because the two really have a firm foothold, and it is not really a world of their own in the NBA.

Sun Yue's contract with the Knicks ended this offseason, and he is now a free agent.

Then with an annual salary of 500 million US dollars, he signed with the Nets.

In Zhou Qi's words, he has been playing for the Lakers, and now he has gradually moved to the position of a quasi-starting center.

However, because of the style of play, his limit may be a starting center, and it is unlikely to go further to become an All-Star center.

The U.S. has been famous for a long time, and now U.S. has everything it should have. It is a comfortable life in the Knicks, and the salary is a mess. Anyway, it is expected to win the championship.

On the contrary, Zhao Jiwei and Dawang seem to have a bright future.

Zhao Jiwei's Suns team did not enter the playoffs last season, but this season they have undergone a lot of personnel changes on the front and back lines.

Maybe this season can make a difference.

Once the Suns' record improves, the value of Zhao Jiwei, the backcourt engine, can also double.

Last season, Zhao Jiwei averaged 19 points and 8.5 assists per game, which is quite impressive among rookies.

Point guard players are generally late bloomers, and very few rookie point guards can play this level of data.

Once played out, they must be some historical level point guards.

In the words of the king, the life in the Grizzlies is also very happy now.

The team has gradually regarded him as the absolute core to train. After all, the Grizzlies are a team that focuses on the classical system, and they are more inclined to train young centers in the team.

And the king's performance last season is definitely worthy of the Grizzlies' dedication.

Looking at the five people in front of him, Li Xun was very satisfied.

In fact, even if Li Xun does not participate in this World Cup, the record of the Tianchao men's basketball team this year will definitely not be bad, at least a No.2 can be guaranteed.

Because apart from the Dream Team, there are very few teams that can come up with such a strong lineup as the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team.

Even beating the Dream Team is not impossible.

Laomei has never paid much attention to the Men's Basketball World Cup, especially this year, the lineup they sent is hard to describe.

The biggest player may be the young Tatum.

Then there are young Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker and others.

The inside trio is Daluo, Turner, and Plumlee. These three are pulled out one by one, and they may all be tortured by Zhou Qi in the FIBA ​​arena.

Even Derek White of the Spurs was selected into the roster.

You must know that White averaged only 9.9 points per game in the Spurs last season.

Of course, White was selected because the head coach of this "dream team" is the Spurs coach Popovich.

The lineup for the game is very hip, and the record is naturally not much better.

Li Xun remembers that in this year's World Cup, the Dream Team finished seventh.

This is not a dream team, it is definitely a nightmare team.

Although even if he does not participate, the Tianchao men's basketball team still has a certain chance of winning the championship.

But if you participate in the competition by yourself, it will definitely be safer to win the championship. Li Xun still came to participate.

He wanted to play a few more heavyweight events such as the World Cup or the Olympics while he was able to play, and win more gold medals.

Compared with the NBA championship, the World Cup gold medal in Li Xun's eyes is even more valuable.

A month later, Li Xun led the Tianchao men's basketball team to face the Spanish men's basketball team in the World Cup final.

The American men's basketball team has already been eliminated, and they still failed to create miracles.

Those three big, stupid insiders performed indescribably, and the field was almost empty.

In the end, the Spanish men's basketball team failed to resist Li Xun's offensive and was beaten by the audience.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Li Xun successfully won the third World Cup gold medal in his career.