God of NBA point guards

Chapter 424 Reinforcement
On the 20th, Zhou Quan and Zeng Li got married.

Except for his in-laws, Zeng Li only invited a classmate of Azhen to be her bridesmaid, and no one else was invited.

Zhou Quan went abroad early and didn't have many friends in China. Except for a few close friends from Changsha High School, he only invited Chen Long, Xu Xiaoming and Wang Zuxian from Hong Kong. These three had said long ago that they would attend his wedding.

On the contrary, Zhou Jianguo has worked in Changsha for more than ten years and has the most friends. Including his comrades in Changsha, there are more than 20 tables.

In addition, some urban leaders also came to join in the fun, and a total of more than [-] tables were invited.

However, there were many people watching the fun. After all, Zhou Quan was very famous in Changsha. Fortunately, he was well prepared and had plenty of candy and cigarettes.

On the third day, I went to Jingzhou with Zeng Li to return home, and then went to Wuhan for two days. On the 27th, the two arrived in the capital.

Zhou Quan continued to rest in his four-way courtyard, and Zeng Li followed Zhou Jianguo, who had already arrived in the capital, to see the facade.

On the 30th, the NBA draft day, Zhou Quan did not pay attention to this. On this day, he came to the men's basketball team to report and officially joined the team.

But rest, mainly to restore physical fitness, every day is activities, by the way, give pointers to teammates' training.

With his current strength and qualifications, no one is dissatisfied. Even Sun Jun and Gong Xiaobing, who are very influential in the domestic basketball circle, are a bit older than him, and they are equally obedient in front of him.

On the morning of the 13th, he received a transoceanic call from the glider.

"Iron Fist, I'm going to sign with the team."

"OK, Clyde, welcome to join us." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

It could be heard that Glider was in a good mood, and he asked again: "How big is the contract?"

"Two years, $600 million," Glider said.

"Okay, then I wish you a happy stay in Seattle, see you in America." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

He calculated that both Rodman and Schrempf have an annual salary of 500 million, but they are both veteran contracts, which together occupy a space of 700 million US dollars, plus his own salary space of more than 500 million US dollars next season. , Glider is 300 million, Hawkins should be 260 million, Matt Geiger is 150 million, and McMillan is 130 million. The seven of them occupy a space close to 2100 million.

The salary cap for next season is US$2650 million, which means that the remaining five people collectively occupy more than 500 million US dollars, with an average annual salary of one million US dollars, and can also introduce one or two good role players.

And the Sonics should still have a $220 million mid-level regulation in their hands, which can exceed the salary cap and sign people from the free market.

At 7 am on July 14th, the men's and women's basketball teams and a number of other sports teams boarded the plane.

On the plane, Zhou Quan became a favorite. People kept asking him various questions about the United States, and they came to take pictures with him and sign autographs.

At 14 am on the 11th Western Time, the plane arrived in Los Angeles, stayed at the airport for two hours, and then flew to Atlanta.

Arriving in Atlanta at 06 pm, we took the bus to the Olympic Village. We entered the Olympic Village at 30:[-]. We first raised the flag and arranged the rooms. It was already [-] pm, and then everyone went to the restaurant for dinner.

The next day, Zeng Li and Zhou's family arrived in Los Angeles, and then transferred to Seattle, planning to stay at home for a few days before going to Atlanta to watch the Olympics.

Also traveling with her was Zeng Yu, who scored 623 points in the college entrance examination. Zhou Quan agreed to arrange for her to study abroad and also arranged for her to study at UCLA.

As long as the grades are good and Zhou Quan's contacts at UCLA, UCLA welcomes him very much.

On the afternoon of the 15th, in Atlanta, O'Neal had dinner with Zhou Quan.

"Iron Fist, Glider announced to join the Supersonics yesterday, did you find him?" O'Neill said.

"Jordan has already recruited Dameng, so I have a problem recruiting the glider?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"It's outrageous that you are all hugging each other," O'Neal said angrily.

"The glider is not very good anymore. If I go to the SuperSonics, I might have to play as a substitute." Zhou Quan said and then asked: "Shark, what about you, are you done?"

O'Neal seemed uninterested and said: "It's done, go to the Lakers, and announce the signing in two days."

"Why are the Magic reluctant to give you a billion-dollar contract?"

"They said they were afraid that Hardaway and the fans would be unhappy and couldn't give me a big contract worth [-] million yuan. What a bunch of idiots!" O'Neal said angrily.

Zhou Quan was stunned and laughed.

"Yes, sharks, you are right, they are a bunch of stupid birds."

O'Neill's eyes looked like he was eating people, and Zhou Quan restrained his laughter. After scolding the Magic management, O'Neill's face turned better.

"Dameng's deal has been delayed, and I think he has to stay in Houston." O'Neal said.

"It's possible, as long as Mosaic's management is not a fool, they won't agree." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

O'Neal said: "In this draft, the Lakers traded the high school student named Kobe with the main center Divac. Iron Fist, do you think that kid has a future?"

"Kobe?"

Zhou Quan thought for a while, got a little impression, and said, "I don't know, I haven't seen him play. However, he shouldn't be stronger than Jordan."

……

The Olympic Games went on as scheduled, with the opening ceremony held on the 19th.

But this morning, the Lakers and O'Neal announced the signing ceremony. O'Neal got a 7-year super contract of 1.2 million US dollars in the Lakers.

Zhou Quan sent congratulations to O'Neill, and then devoted himself to the Olympics.

The men's basketball team was in a group with Angola, Croatia, Argentina, the United States, and Lithuania. In the end, it defeated Angola, Argentina, Croatia, and Lithuania in the group stage, with four wins and one loss, and successfully entered the quarterfinals with second place in the group.

周权在小组赛中表现优秀，场均轰下31分4.2篮板8.2助攻6.4抢断2.4盖帽1.2失误2犯规，是整个奥运男篮中表现最好的球员。

In the end, the Chinese team made it all the way to the finals, but still lost to the Dream Team [-]. The inside line was too weak, and they couldn't beat O'Neal and Olajuwon, the super centers, and won the silver medal in the Atlanta Olympics.

After the Olympics, Zhou Quan separated from the delegation and returned to Seattle with his family.

On August 8, a grand wedding was held in Seattle.

It’s not how big the wedding is, but the people who come really make the wedding look starry.

Apart from the mayor of Seattle and several congressmen, no less than 30 Hollywood stars and 40 or [-] active and retired NBA stars were present to congratulate. David Stern was present to congratulate in person.

Tyson, several world boxing champions, the chairmen of the four major boxing organizations, and several famous American boxing promoters were present one by one.

More than 100 rich people from Seattle and executives from various companies came. Many of them are world-class rich people. This is the most eye-catching.

After the wedding, parents and younger sister Zhou Ye returned to China, and Zhou Jun and Zeng Yu went to Los Angeles.

Zeng Li's coffee shop in the capital is being renovated, and Zhou Jianguo will go back to watch it. It will open after a while, and Zeng Li will go back to China.

After investigation, it was found that domestic coffee shops are positioned as mid- to low-end, which is different from fine coffee shops that focus on the mid-to-high-end market. This is due to the current domestic consumer market.

The reason why the US focuses on mid-to-high-end positioning is because the mid-to-low-end market has disappeared.

Moreover, there are currently no domestic competitors in the mid-to-low-end market, so we can seize this market first.

This is the style I learned from Starbucks. Starbucks is also headquartered in Seattle and was established in 71. It has not yet come to China for development.

The company in the United States has only two shareholders, Zhou Quan and Zeng Li, each accounting for half, and the domestic company has one more shareholder, Zhou Jianguo and Zhou Quan each account for [-]%, and Zeng Li [-]%.

Then Zhou Quan and Zeng Li came to Las Vegas and started boxing training.

From the finals to the present, that is, in two months, I have experienced the Olympic Games in the middle, and I will fight another defending battle soon. This is a huge test for Zhou Quan's physical fitness.

Fortunately, Zhou Quan has a magic weapon, sleeping alchemy practiced constantly, day in and day out, which has an excellent effect on the recovery of the mind and body. The cultivation of immortality that his grandfather forcefully gave him is of great help to him , turning him into an iron man.

On the 14th, Jerry Krause held trade negotiations with Dawson for the last time.

He gave the biggest bargaining chip, Kevin Willis + Ron Harper + Luke Longley + Toni Kukoc + 97 first-round unprotected pick + 99 first-round unprotected pick.

Mosaic only pays Olajuwon.

He calculated very clearly that trading these four players to Mosaic would free up nearly $1400 million in space for the Bulls.

And Pippen only has a $225 million contract next season, less than any of the four players who were traded.

Jordan is on a veteran's contract, and Dameng is worth $966 million next season, but like Jordan, he is on a veteran's contract, which saves a lot of space, so it does not affect the Bulls' continued introduction of players.

He calculated carefully that after Big Dream comes in, there is still room for 500 million US dollars. The quality of the introduction of four players will not be high. Stars cannot be introduced, but one or two good role players can be obtained. Two fringes are enough.

It's a pity that he calculated very well, but Dawson was not a vegetarian. In fact, he didn't want to trade at all. He just wanted to deal with Big Dream and killed Pippen. In the end, the deal could not be reached.

Krause doesn't think Dameng is inferior to Pippen, but considering that without Pippen, the point guard can only organize the offense with the ball, which will face an iron fist defense, so he can't trade Pippen.

The news of the failed transaction was subsequently revealed, and the entire league breathed a sigh of relief, especially the eastern teams, such as the Knicks and the Heat, breathed a sigh of relief.

After Dameng got the notice, he was very angry.

Dawson knew that Dameng's intention to go had already been decided, so he didn't force Dameng to stay, it was because the Bulls didn't have enough bargaining chips.

He doesn't plan to seek a deal anymore, and the big dream is only for the championship, so what he has to do is not to trade the big dream, but to strengthen, let the big dream see the hope of the championship, presumably the big dream is can stay.

Glider's annual salary last season was 981 million. Now that he's gone, the space is open, and he can definitely recruit a superstar.

He has taken a liking to Postman Karl Malone. Although there is no news in the media that Postman is going to be traded, according to his news, Postman has already proposed the idea of ​​leaving the team with Jerry Sloan.

"Iron Fist, Mosaic and the Bulls failed to deal with Big Dream. Do you want to say something?" A reporter interviewed by phone.

Zhou Quan accepted a telephone interview and said: "The transaction failed and the Bulls robbery failed. This should be very good news.

The Bulls are trying to build a lineup of three peak superstars, which is more terrifying than the mosaic Big Three lineup, and it is more unfair to other teams. I think this kind of phenomenon of superstars at their peak should not appear, which is not conducive to the development of the league. "

"Iron Fist, does the Sonics have any plans to trade an All-Star center now?" the reporter asked.

"It's difficult. We are the defending team. Who wants to see our Supersonics complete three consecutive championships? No." Zhou Quan said.

Not long after he finished speaking, Mutombo announced on his doorstep in Denver that he would enter free agency.

The Nuggets didn't give him the big contract he wanted, and he decided to leave.

His announcement immediately attracted many team general managers, and Whitsitt was one of them.

The Sonics are now short of an inside line, preferably the main center, and let Matt Geiger continue to play as a substitute.

It's just that Mutombo's contract is too big, with an annual salary of tens of millions, and a contract of more than five years, which immediately made Whithit give up the idea of ​​​​introducing it.

It's not that there is no money, it is that there is no room at all. Mutombo entered the free market by himself, and he does not meet the veteran clause. The Sonics themselves have no salary space, not to mention the annual salary of tens of millions.

He considered trading Matt Geiger, but Geiger's contract is only $150 million, and the space is far from enough. If he wants to sign in forcefully, he has to clear a large number of contracts first.

Include at least one main player of 500 million, and two or three important rotation players, but that lineup will become shallow, which is not worthwhile in his opinion.

The strongest opponent of the Supersonics in the west is Mosaic. Mosaic has the most powerful combination of Dameng and Barkley inside, so the inside of the Supersonics cannot be weakened. The introduction of Mutombo can only weaken the outside.

But the Sonics' real strongest opponent is the Bulls. The Bulls are strong on the outside, so the Sonics' outside line cannot be weakened.

Neither the outside line nor the inside line can be weakened, so we can only rely on the advantage of a deep lineup to face the Bulls and the Supersonics, instead of weakening it for the purpose of introducing Mutombo.

There is another one. Mutombo can only play a defensive role in positional warfare. He can't play fast breaks, and he can't defend the opponent's fast breaks. The style of the Supersonics is a fast-paced offense and defense. Mutombo is actually not suitable Supersonic tactical style.

In the end he chose to give up Mutombo.

(End of this chapter)