basketball never sleeps

Chapter 226 Maybe I will regret it tomorrow

After the signing press conference ended, Mo Wen wanted to go and see the houses that Heuman had chosen for him, but unexpectedly, the owner of the Supersonics kindly invited him to stay for dinner and chat.

As the most passionate sideline boss in the NBA, Schultz is not a pure sports businessman. He loves basketball and even named his son Jordan - Jordan Schultz (the kid also inherited Schultz's love for sports and became a famous NBA reporter).

Unfortunately, his enthusiasm was not rewarded much, and the team's performance was disappointing and its revenue was also seriously lost.

The loss of 5 million in 6000 years is nothing compared to the several hundred million losses suffered by Paul Allen, the owner of the Trail Blazers next door, but considering that Schultz is worth only a little over 10 billion, it is enough to make him feel the pain.

Starbucks now has a market value of nearly 300 billion US dollars, but various financings in the initial stage have already diluted Schultz's equity to single digits, plus cashing out when it went public. To be precise, he is now just the CEO of Starbucks and has not reached the point where he can treat Mane as a number.

If it was just the poor record, it would not be enough to make Schultz despair. The Supersonics had a fundamental problem that could not be solved, and that was that the stadium was too shabby and too small.

KeyArena was built in 95, which is not very old, but with the investment and development of various cities this year, it has now become the worst arena in the NBA.

The smallest area - only half the average size of NBA team stadiums.

The decoration is still very shabby - there is no city or team characteristics at all.

Under such conditions, even if all the home game tickets were sold out, they could only guarantee a bare profit. Moreover, given the Sonics' previous record, the tickets could not be sold at a high price, so losses were almost inevitable.

Earlier this year, Seattle approved a municipal grant to help renovate the stadium, but in the end it was all divided between the Seahawks (NFL) and the Mariners (MLB).

Obviously, the Seahawks' CenturyLink Fieldhouse is in much better condition than the KeyArena, but people just prefer to add icing on the cake rather than provide timely assistance.

Stern even came to support Schultz and put pressure on the Seattle city government, but after the allocation, the citizens of Seattle had already publicly opposed the use of tax revenue to renovate the sports stadium, so even for the sake of votes...

The previous valuation of the Supersonics was only 2.7 million dollars, but Bennett from the Oklahoma City consortium offered 3 million dollars as soon as he arrived. Before Mo Wen decided to come, the price had been negotiated to 3.5 million dollars. If this deal is completed, Schultz can not only make up for all the losses over the years, but also make a small profit.

What made Schultz even more ecstatic was that with the arrival of Mo Wen, the other party's offer rose to 4.2 million!
Schultz clearly no longer had the energy to refuse, but his expectations as a fan and his keen intuition developed over a long period of time in the business world made him feel that he needed to get in touch with Mo Wen.

"You know, when you decided to join this place, I felt hopeful and was ready to refuse. But they actually added another 7000 million. Do you understand how I feel? For God's sake, if it weren't for the restrictions of NBA rules, I would even want to share this money with you! Half!"

At the dinner table, Schultz teased Mo Wen.

"Is this the legendary saying that the more you know, the more pain you suffer? You are a little too vicious, Mr. Schultz. If I can't sleep tonight because of this, I will definitely call you." Mo Wen said with a look of regret.

"Don't worry, I will definitely answer it when the time comes. You have to know that I am the boss of Starbucks!" Schultz held the wine glass as if it was filled with coffee and took a sip.

The little joke livened up the atmosphere at the table, and the two turned the conversation to the team.

"Tell me the truth, don't tell me the kind of thing about returning to the playoffs to deal with reporters and fans, where do you think you can take the team next season?" Schultz asked like an old friend.

"What do you think of my current strength?" Mo Wen did not answer, but asked back.

"Undoubtedly the best active point guard, and among all players...top three?" Schultz thought for a moment and replied.

"Who are the other two?" Mo Wen continued to ask.

"Forehead……"

Schultz frowned. He was about to talk about Kobe, but after Kobe left O'Neal, he didn't make the playoffs in 05 and was eliminated in the first round in 06. The key point was that the arrival of Paul and Sprewell took away his ball rights, and his statistics did not improve. Even with the league's publicity, he gave people the illusion that he was not really strong.

He thought of Duncan again. Duncan had a mediocre performance in the regular season last season (18+11), performed well in the playoffs but lost to Nowitzki, who played in the same position, in the end.

And Nowitzki's lame performance in the finals was not convincing enough.

As for James, he was fine in the regular season, but his loss to Shaq in the playoffs and his performance of only 17 points on 12 shots also made him subject to much criticism.

He looked up at Mo Wen, and after a process of elimination, a sense of sudden enlightenment came over him. When you think about it seriously, the answers to some questions don't seem to be important.

"I suddenly realized that I did something stupid." Schultz's brows were intertwined with pain and helplessness. "Wait for me a moment."

Schultz took out his cell phone and called his personal secretary.

"Clark, please inform Mr. Bennett later that I have to go to Colombia urgently next week to discuss the contract with the supplier. The SuperSonics' team transfer signing may be postponed until early August."

"Okay." The person on the other end of the phone responded, and Schultz immediately hung up.

"Do you know what stupid thing I'm saying? It may be a little rude, but I feel that I shouldn't treat you to this meal. With a loss of 6500 million and a profit of nearly 1 million, if I refuse this acquisition, the difference will be 1.5 million US dollars." Schultz asked and answered himself with a wry smile on his face.

"But then again, when I realized that my team might have the best player in the league in the future, I didn't even hesitate. That would be really stupid!"

Think about the Suns' former owner Colangelo two years ago. His situation is very similar.

However, Nash was just an ordinary All-Star at that time, while Mo Wen in front of him had basically won all the honors except the MVP.

Currently, on the NBA player strength list compiled by major American media, Mo Wen's ranking is mostly between 2-5. There is a view that is generally recognized by American fans and experts - Mo Wen can have his current results and data because of the benefits of the Heat's many stars and system.

Even though Mo Wen has already had many representative games, he has not yet been tested by the "control variable method" of the season length.

In fact, the deepest reason hidden in everyone's heart (prejudice), or Mo Wenfei's Asian identity as a black man, still retains the stereotype of his physical talent, but no one will say this.

Now in the media's outlook for next season, everyone is paying more attention to Mo Wen than to the Heat.

Because Mo Wen's performance will determine who will be the top player in the league!

Belongs to him or to someone else.

The team's previous losses and Bennett's financial offensive made Schultz ignore this point. Looking back, he realized that he still had a chance to turn the tables and even make up for his losses at the NBA gambling table!
Mo Wen looked at Schultz who seemed to have changed his mind and did not show any emotion.

Whether it is Schultz or Bennett who let the bearded man go, neither of them is a generous boss, and there is not much difference between them in essence.

Whether the boss is rich or not is an established fact after he chooses the team. Just respect him afterwards and don't cause trouble in the team against his wishes.

It is of course comfortable for the boss to be willing to pay the luxury tax, keep or recruit stars, and make the game simpler.

But his teammates could have given Mo Wen more opportunities to perform and prove himself.

It is said that the greatest punishment for a woman is to hire the best makeup artist to do her makeup, let her wear the most beautiful dress, and finally lock her in a room without a mirror or a mobile phone.

Women have their vanity and men have their face. We are all human beings and there is no need to avoid anything.

Mo Wen's attitude is to let things take their course. He will make some efforts when the Supersonics are not on the right track, and then as he continues to become stronger, he will just let things take their own course.

In the second half of the meal, Shulman was obviously much warmer to Mo Wen. When he heard that Mo Wen was still looking for a villa, he took the initiative to take it over and claimed that he would help Mo Wen find the best real estate agent to help him settle down faster.

The next day, Mo Wen and Xiuman witnessed the power of the local tyrants.

The gold medal real estate agent made his move, and within just one morning, the results of several days of hard investigation by Heuman and the real estate agent he found soon became what people with high emotional intelligence would call "alternatives."

In the end, Mo Wen chose to buy a three-story garden villa facing the lake in the wealthy community of Mercer Island from a small Amazon shareholder.

Mercer Island is an island in Lake Washington. It has a great environment and is conveniently located. Just off the Highway 90 bridge, you'll reach downtown Seattle. It only takes Mo Wen 15 minutes to drive to KeyArena and pick up little Katherine to Washington State University. There are also relatively cheap apartments near the bridge that can help Mo Wen accommodate his team members.

Theoretically, he and Paul Allen are neighbors in the same community, just a dozen buildings apart.

As for the safety on the island, according to the real estate agent, even in the civilian areas where those millionaires live, they can walk their dogs freely after 10 pm.

In addition to the environment and location, the hard and soft furnishings of the villa also suit his taste. The original owner also had a two-story fitness and entertainment room next to the villa, which was tailor-made for Mo Wen. Last but not least, the house has excellent sound insulation.

The only drawback is that it is a bit expensive. US$380 million plus transaction tax is almost as much as his annual salary in the Heat.

Mo Wen didn't feel too sad. Without considering the stock market and Internet company investments that he had sealed off, his endorsements and annual salary alone had already put him among the top five in personal income in the North American sports industry.

Next year, the federal personal income tax that the IRS will take from him alone may be more than this amount, which is the most heartbreaking thing.

And this is based on the fact that the areas where Miami and Seattle are located are both exempt from state personal income tax.

That's right, in most parts of the United States, state governments also collect personal income taxes.

California, under the rule of his future father-in-law, is the best in this regard. The state personal income tax of this "13.7-tax state" is as high as 200% (the maximum). If he really goes to the Kings, he will have to pay an extra $ million in state taxes every year just based on the salary he receives from the team.

You have to know that these days it only costs $50 to get a green card through investment!

With the help of money, moving, cleaning, and replacing furniture and home textiles were completed in just a few days.

During this period, Mo Wen also took the time to get to know the community members around him.

Most of the members in the community are old men and women who are close to retirement age, and every party they throw has a strong 90s feel.

But this group of middle-aged and elderly people are really powerful. They are all executives, major shareholders, and founders. Almost one community of them sucks half of Seattle's blood... and the other half is sucked by the wealthy community on the other side of the lake where Bill Gates lives.

In addition to enjoying the leisure and socializing with the islanders, Mo Wen also keeps an eye on the team's work.

With the draft left to Mo Wen to "play around with", Schultz directly signaled Ricksander to follow Mo Wen's opinions on the team's subsequent recruitment and trading matters.

As an entrepreneur, Schultz also understands that it is best for a team to have only one dominant voice.

Ricksander didn't have any problem. With his draft plan completely disrupted, he sorted out the information, handed it to Mo Wen, and then started to slack off.

The imbalance in the Sonics' current player structure can be seen at a glance.

The team has an unusually ample reserve at power forward. Even with Milicic playing center, there is still Nick Collison who is entering his third year, Danny Fortson whose contract has become a junk contract, this year's first-round rookie Millsap, and second-round rookie Fat Craig.

No matter how I arrange my time, it never seems to be enough.

In contrast, the team's center position is quite shabby.

Last season, first-year rookie center Johan Petro started for half a season right after he arrived, and Robert Swift, known as "the last hope for white American centers," also started 20 games after returning from a serious knee injury. Although he can still vaguely see the shadow of a genius, the season-ending knee surgery had already wiped out his athletic talent. It was not until the end of the season that Milicic took the initiative to play at the No. 5 position that the center position of the Supersonics did not become a complete laughing stock.

Last season, the Sonics' small forward reserves were not as good as their centers. The two 5+5 brothers at the center were at least selected by the Sonics in the first round. Since Lewis left, the Sonics' small forward position has been completely occupied by two undrafted players picked up in the garbage market.

The situation is better this year. Gay was selected with the seventh pick, and the French second-round pick who was selected by the team in 05 but did not come also reported to the team. Considering that Mo Wen and Ray Allen are both swingmen with high height and can play as guest players at any time, there is no rush for this position.

In terms of guard reserves, the Sonics' substitutes are also difficult to satisfy.

Before Mo Wen came, the Supersonics were responsible for organizing the team with two small point guards working with Ray Allen.

Luke Ridnour, who performed better, has a good basketball IQ and good passing skills, but his physique is too poor. He is 188cm tall and weighs 79kg. Nash shook his head when he saw him.

He is like a beggar version of Nash. His ability to read the game is above the average point guard, but he has unavoidable physical disadvantages. His stats are heavily dependent on fast breaks and pick-and-rolls. His breakthrough level is average, and his defense is not as good as Paul's. More importantly, his three-point shooting is not that good. A small point guard cannot shoot three-pointers, and his mid-range shooting is just barely qualified. His defense is still poor. He was able to get 12+7 last season thanks to the Sonics' fast break and catch-the-ball three-point tactics.

Another small point guard who rotates with Ridnour is Earl Watson. His three-point shooting percentage and output are good, his basic passing and control skills are also good, and he has the ability to defend against small players, but his problem is that his contract is too big.

When Mo Wen and Ray Allen's salaries account for 55% of the team's total salary, it is a bit of a luxury to let players whose salary accounts for 10% of the team play as substitutes.

These are the assets the team can put on the shelf - two small guards, plus Nick Collison and Danny Fortson.

It is said that the first jersey retired in the history of the Thunder was Nick Collison's, but the reason why his jersey was retired was the same as Haslem's, all thanks to his good character and the reputation of "model of loyalty".

Nick Collison is not bad in terms of ability and has been steadily improving in the past two years, but due to his limited talent, he can only be a main substitute at best.

Compared with Milicic and Millsap, he will definitely be the one to be abandoned first. Craig's overall ability is slightly worse than his, but Craig is stronger than him in functionality. Unless there is a large-scale injury at the No. 4 position, it will not be his turn.

It will be better for everyone if we part ways.

Mo Wen looked at the trading market again. The big fish, led by Yao Ming, were still holding their breath. There were quite a few small fish, but few of them were worth looking at.

The "little fish" that attracted the most attention was none other than Tyson Chandler, the "parallel second pick" put on the shelf by the Bulls.

The "Boxing Champion" who participated in the draft right after graduating from high school had to start as a blue-collar worker after entering the league due to his ability problems. In his first two years as a rookie, he had a trend of continuous improvement on both offense and defense, but after a serious injury in his junior year, he never regained his touch on the offensive end, which directly affected the Bulls coaching staff's expectations of him.

Due to the scarcity of inside players and recognition of his athletic talent, the Bulls gave him a 6-year, $7500 million maximum contract, and then - they treated him like Ben. He had no role at all on the Bulls' offensive end, and had fewer shots than Ben.

Last season, his average number of shots per game was only 0.2 more than his average number of offensive rebounds per game, which, rounded off, means that no teammates passed the ball to him at all.

It would be fine if he just didn't have the ball, but the worst thing is that his rebounding number not only didn't increase but decreased!

He played well in the contract year, and then his numbers started to drop after he got a long-term big contract... Such a familiar scam.

The Bulls recruited the genuine Ben Brother this year and selected a high-draft power forward, but he has no playing time. He also took up a lot of salary space, affecting the renewal of truly talented players such as Luol Deng and Ben Gordon.

If it were normal, there might be some suckers... Oh no, those teams that are determined to win the championship but have weak inside lines would also be willing to take a gamble.

Unfortunately, because of Yao Ming, the Lakers and Celtics, as well as other teams with salary cap space or bargaining chips, are trying to trade for bigger names. Iverson, Garnett, Gasol, Yao Ming, Kenyon Martin... all kinds of news and rumors are even more disturbing than when Mo Wen was still undecided about his next team.

Tyson Chandler, a blue-collar center with no scoring ability, has been in double digits in rebounds for 5 seasons and has a 5-year, extremely long contract with an annual salary of tens of millions. I'm afraid he is another Dampier. Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

The Hornets, who had selected Paul in the past, suffered from the team's weak rebounding ability, so they traded Chandler for P.J. Brown, a 38-year-old veteran with only one year left on his contract, and J.R. Smith, whose performance was fluctuating.

Although the cost is not much, the risk the Hornets take is not small at all.

The Hornets of this time and space did not select Paul. The point guards on the team had difficulty cooperating with David West, let alone having the confidence to develop this high school center who most people thought was a complete waste.

As a result, Tyson Chandler was left on the trading shelf. Although some people asked about his price, they all asked whether the Bulls would give him a draft pick...

Mo Wen's original basic goal for this season was to reach the Western Conference Finals.

It is not difficult to form a fast break team with the Sonics' lineup and make it to the Western Conference Finals with his ability. After all, he has led all kinds of weird and crappy teams in the dungeon, and the team he forms cannot be worse than those teams.

But at a stage like the conference finals, simply breaking through is not enough.

Centers are still needed in this era. Before the Gao Yuanyuan rule came out, centers played a stabilizing role when facing breakthrough players.

If we can trade for Chandler who has matured a little bit...

Forget it, I can’t set a flag.

Of course, in addition to Tyson, the primary target, Mo Wen also provided Ricksander with several other target players to consider.

For example, the cheaper Bobby Jackson can help Mo Wen and Ray Allen make up for their defensive problems.

For example, last season the Nuggets let go of center Francisco, who was rough in everything except defense.

For example, Atkins, Mo Wen’s former teammate, who has returned to the free market again…

such as……

After seeing the trading proposal given by Mo Wen, Rick Sander's belief that Mo Wen was taking things for granted was further deepened.

Although the Bulls' fake center can strengthen the Sonics' interior defense, he is not worth a contract worth tens of millions no matter how you look at it.

Danny Foster's expiring contract was traded and he signed as a free agent. How should Milicic renew his contract next season?

Milicic had 18+9 last season and was a definite All-Star prospect. He will be a restricted free agent next season and who knows how high a contract offer he will receive from other teams. The Supersonics have Bird rights and can match the cap, but will the owner agree?

No lottery team in NBA history has ever won the championship in the same year after changing its core.

In his opinion, the team's future recruitment strategy just to achieve some results quickly is very short-sighted!

Ricksander even felt that this was a hasty choice made by Mo Wen after he interfered in the draft and found that the lineup was unreasonable.

He felt that he could prepare to write his memoirs, recording all this absurdity, and then when the building collapsed, he could take out this prescient prophecy and criticize it fiercely!
……

After moving, Mo Wen's life began to settle down a little.

While little Catherine was still in California with her parents, Mo Wen followed big Catherine and Professor Ruth to train hard again. Refer to "Mo Wen's Diary" -

July 7: Fighting, so cool!

July 7: Fighting, so cool!

July 7: Fighting, so cool!

July 7: Mo Wen, Mo Wen! How could you be so depraved? Have you forgotten the training plan you set earlier?
July 7: Fighting, so cool!

When it comes to physical training, Catherine and Ruth often stack up or side by side to give Mo Wen multiple-choice questions with 4 choices. Mo Wen, who was confused, could only try them one by one and ask the two girls to answer "Yes" or "No" one by one.

After five days of on-and-off playing, the physical attributes that were previously as difficult to train as if they were locked up were finally improved.

Sure enough, every drop of sweat is rewarded.

"I'll just bite it off for you, otherwise I don't know how many more women I'll harm!" Looking at Ruth who was being forced to brush her teeth by Mo Wen and was put in a piggy-back sleeping position, Catherine said indignantly.

"So for their safety, you will have to trouble yourself." Mo Wen raised his eyebrows, and when he noticed Catherine's resistance, he immediately began to change his strategy.

The Book of Changes says in the Qian hexagram: Xiang says: Use it to invade and conquer, and the conqueror will not submit.

"No, no, Ruth, say something!" Seeing the danger approaching, Catherine hurriedly called for her allies.

Professor Ruth licked her lips, opened the drawer beside the bed, took out the little remaining glucose water, unscrewed it and handed it to Catherine, then turned her head and whispered in Mo Wen's ear.

"Don't worry, let her drink something to replenish her energy first, otherwise she won't last ten minutes and you'll have to look for me again."

Catherine, who was drinking sugar water and was a little touched, widened her eyes when she heard this.

"You damn vicious old bear woman, I want to break up with you!"

Ruth rested her chin on Mo Wen's shoulder and chuckled, "Break up? Dream on! If you break up with me, how many times will you faint in one night with his current physical condition? As long as you can't leave him, I will eat you up for the rest of my life."

"Who said I can't live without it... Hey, hey, hey, don't pick it. Medicine may not be useful! Fa-ah!"

……

Happy days pass by as fast as Q-shaped intestines, fulfilling yet short.

When the pressure of the playoffs and the restraint on little Catherine were all transformed into dopamine and consumed, Mo Wen's IQ gradually returned to its high level.

I pulled up my pants, put on my sportswear, took two photos of myself sweating while doing bench press and sent them to the American media and Sina editor. It was another week of staying at home and training hard to be a self-disciplined idol.

The Seattle paparazzi who had been squatting outside the main road of the community for half a month burst into tears, denouncing Mo Wen for being too boring and old-fashioned. A star who had just signed a big contract and was in high spirits, instead of calling friends to party with a bunch of young models, dating actresses and socialites, getting drunk in nightclubs, spending money in the casino, and staying at home every day to exercise, if everyone was like you, who would be interested in success in the future? Who would still believe in the American dream?

Do you know that you are ruining everyone's stereotype of NBA stars?
But with a woman's keen intuition, little Catherine smelled something wrong from this piece of praise news.

But she knew that Mo Wen brought two trainers with him whose faces and bodies were very dangerous.

This lonely man and two women stayed there for a week...

"No way? I've seen Sister John (Elder Catherine) and Sister Ruth do that at night... often. Aren't people like them said to be not interested in men?" Tina advised hesitantly.

"You don't know him, he... he wish he wasn't so strong. When I was here, he would torment me almost every day, but this time he didn't urge me to go back for such a long time, huh!" Little Catherine crossed her arms, her face turning red and white, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Hehe, sister, don't you want to go over and accompany your brother-in-law so soon?" Christina teased.

"No way! Oh... Tina, you... blame me. Why did I say all this to a kid like you!" Little Catherine glared and didn't want to say anything else. She just lowered her head and packed her luggage.

"I'm not young anymore, sister. At 16 in Washington State, I was already..."

"No, what are you thinking about? He is your brother-in-law!" Little Catherine wanted to say it decisively, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into Wang Po's hesitant inflection.

"You're not keeping your word again. You said that we can share everything. If I want to try, can I ask my brother-in-law to help me?"

Tina pouted and said dissatisfiedly.

"I was just kidding you, can't you hear that?" Little Catherine rolled her eyes.

Christina thrust her pelvis back and patted it.

"Here, last time I fell on purpose, he rubbed it for me for a long time."

Then he pulled his collar and pointed inside.

"Here, I said I was having trouble breathing, and he reached out and helped me relieve it."

Finally, he pointed to his wet lips.

"And here, one morning, while you two were still sleeping, I pretended that you and him were kissing for a full half minute!"

"All of this happened in Miami, and I was only 15 at the time. If I only told my parents the second half of the story, you wouldn't want our dad to issue an interstate hunting order against you, would you?"

"Ah? You! You...are hopeless!"

"Go away, you little slut, hurry up and get clean and get in front of him. Anyway, it's not my man who will suffer."

Little Catherine snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Your man is great, but he will be mine soon!" Seeing that she had finally succeeded, Tina stood on tiptoe, twisted her waist, and said jokingly in a frivolous tone.

"Yours, yours, all yours. I'll give him to you for one night and see how you cry in the end!" Little Catherine said with a stern face and pushed Tina out.

Seeing Tina still twisting her body in a pretentious excitement, little Catherine turned back to the room and closed the door. The depression on her face faded away and a helpless smile appeared on her face.

Some things are shameful to talk about, but only the parties involved can understand the rationale behind them.

Everyone has the desire to possess, but the prerequisite for possession is that you have sufficient ability.

When you find a gold mine that you cannot keep all to yourself, the best option is to find people you trust to share it with, or to form a circle and isolate outsiders.

If you think about it, it doesn't seem like a big deal to be separated from your own sister.

What's more, my sister is not as pretty as me, she is just taller and has longer legs.

……

At the end of July, summer leagues in various places ended one after another.

At the same time, the booming trading boom is coming to an end.

What Mo Wen didn't expect was that the trading goals he set were all going smoothly.

Francisco was fooled by Rick Sander's offer of being the best point guard in the league, a main substitute or even a main player, and chose the SuperSonics after receiving offers from the Spurs, Nuggets and SuperSonics.

Atkins also accepted the invitation from the Supersonics because the Supersonics' contract offered him $15 more than the Grizzlies.

Bobby Jackson did not come because the Hornets also invited him. If he came to the Supersonics, he would be a substitute, but if he went to the Hornets, he would have the possibility of competing for the starting position.

The SuperSonics also tried to ask the Grizzlies for Battier's price, but they had to give up because the Grizzlies insisted on trading for Gay.

Finally, Tyson Chandler, who Mo Wen valued the most, was unexpectedly traded smoothly.

The Supersonics only paid Danny Fortson's expiring contract, Ridnour and Nick Collison, and the Bulls general manager readily agreed, and even did not hesitate when Rick Sanders asked for another second-round pick.

You can't feel his pressure if you are not in his position. He was the one who signed the contract extension of Tyson Chandler. He didn't know how many times he slapped himself when he saw the "Boxing King" drifting in place last year. The execution amount of 5 million in the next 6500 years is like a mountain. Anyone who looks at it for too long will feel that his future is bleak.

The appearance of Rick Sander is simply a ray of light in his life!

Ridnour, a second-rate point guard with 12+7, Nick Collison, a rising star who can get 7.5+5.6 in his sophomore year, and Danny Fortson, who can't play but can free up 600 million in salary space for the Bulls next season.

In his eyes, any one of these three guys contributes more to the team than Tyson Chandler.

If the operations director wasn't watching, Rick Sander would have dared to give him a first-round pick!

After learning about Mo Wen's trading needs, Schultz specially sought out Mo Wen for another meal and chat.

Mo Wen's lavish signings were really too much for his little heart to bear.

He had been operating the team carefully within the salary cap and suffered heavy losses. If Chandler's expensive and long contract doesn't work out, wouldn't he be doomed to lose another $5000 million?

Mo Wen didn't know how to make Schultz trust him. Maybe the fate between people ended here.

When the last dinner in July ended, Schultz seemed to have made up his mind. He let out a long breath, and personally saw Mo Wen out of the restaurant with relief and apology.

"Maybe I will regret it tomorrow, but today I can finally sleep well."

　I'm in a very bad mood. I just gave it some free time in the middle and I don't know what I'm writing anymore. Damn it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)