NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

After the draft, Combs and Thomas Sr. returned to New Jersey.

Although this draft was not as smooth as before, the players who should be obtained were also obtained. Combu received two powerful outsiders in Durant and Ray Allen, and Gasol was also successfully obtained.

"Man, I need to go back to China for a while this offseason to give myself a vacation."

"I'll leave the team's affairs to you. You can make arrangements for the newcomers' training and summer league."

Kongbu will have to return to China to check out his basketball school. The stall in New Jersey can only be left to Thomas.

"Don't worry. It's not like you don't know my abilities. I will definitely protect your home. You can go without worry."

Old Thomas laughed.

"It's because I know you so well that I'm telling you this specifically."

"Remember, never sell any of my players. No matter how tempting the opponent is, never touch my lineup."

Kongbu was afraid that after he left, Thomas Sr. would trade players on his own initiative. Anyone else would probably not have the guts to do so, but this was Thomas Sr., and there was nothing he could do.

"Definitely not, why would I do such a thankless thing."

Old Thomas shook his head quickly.

After receiving Old Thomas's assurance, Kongbu felt relieved and drove to the airport alone to prepare to return home.

Kongbu has never felt that he is a celebrity, so every time he appears in public, he will not cover himself with sunglasses and a mask.

After Kongbu arrived at the airport in New Jersey, many people in the airport recognized Kongbu and came to take photos with him.

There was still some time to wait for the flight, so Kongbu simply accepted everyone who came and took photos with the fans one by one.

After taking the group photo for about half an hour, Kongbu suddenly became sluggish. He looked at the young man in front of him and was speechless for a long time.

"What the hell! Owen? Goddess Europe?!"

Kongbu looked at the young man and asked in an unbelievable tone.

He suddenly remembered that Irving was from New Jersey. The young boy in front of him looked about 15 years old, so he must be a high school student. That's right, he must be Irving!
"You know me? God, how is that possible?"

Irving, like other fans, was waiting for the opportunity to take a photo with Kongbu. When he heard Kongbu calling his name and having an extremely weird expression, Irving instantly became elated.

"I know you very well! You can be called Michael Jordan's lifelong enemy, and it has seriously affected Jordan's reputation as the basketball god!"

"You're in high school in New Jersey now?"

Kongbu's words caused an uproar at the scene, and everyone turned their attention to the young Irving.

What is the origin of this kid, and according to Kongbu, it can actually affect Jordan's historical status?
"Yes, I was in high school. You said I would become a basketball god in the future?"

Irving was also shocked by Kongbu's words.

This feeling is as absurd as a homeless person living in a bridge cave, and suddenly someone comes to him and tells him that he can become a jack horse in the future.

"I don't know if you can become the god of basketball, but you can definitely become a god."

"Immortal gods."

"Where's your cell phone? This is my phone number. If you have nothing to do, you are always welcome to visit the Nets."

"Are you alone? Where are you going?"

Kongbu saw Owen carrying a backpack alone, as if he was leaving New Jersey, and he couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Go find my godfather, you must know him, Rod Strickland!"

"Okay, we definitely know each other, but the relationship between you two doesn't seem to be very good."

"I remember him saying the first thing you do when you come into the league is buy him and trade him."

Owen laughed and said that it was probably Speedy Strickland who complained about this to him.

When Combs joined the Raptors in 97, the first thing he did was to trade the flying squirrel Strickland and Big Ben with the little flying squirrel Stoudemire, and then traded the flying squirrel out again.

"That was ten years ago. Rhodes still hates me?"

Combe laughed.

"No, absolutely not."

Owen waved his hands hastily, wondering if Speedy had instilled in him the terrifying idea of ​​Kong Bu. The immature Owen was afraid that his nonsense would cause trouble for his godfather, so he quickly denied it.

"He admires you very much, especially in recent years. He often told me that if he could stay under you back then, maybe he would be able to enter the Hall of Fame in the future!"

"I have rarely seen him admire others so much. He is a very proud player!"

In Owen's eyes, Speedy is both his godfather and idol, and he admires Speedy extremely.

Kongbu smacked his lips and said, "It's a pity that Rhodes has retired for almost three years, right?"

"He is now settled in New York? How about this? Give him a call and come directly to our Nets as an assistant coach."

"It will be more convenient for you to come to our Nets as a guest in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of Irving and the fans at the scene almost popped out. They all wondered whether Irving might be Kongbu's illegitimate son. Otherwise, there was really no way to explain why Kongbu treated a half-year-old child like this.

Even Owen had similar thoughts in his mind.

If Owen's family hadn't been special, he might have thought he was Kongbu's illegitimate son.

Many or most NBA players are fatherless children. Irving is different. His life experience is both lucky and unfortunate.

Owen is lucky that his father is a responsible father and did not run away when the woman was pregnant.

Unfortunately, my mother passed away when she was four years old.

Seeing that his flight was about to take off, Kongbu pulled Owen to his side.

"Child, keep your true heart, just like your name Kyle, and be a responsible king."

"You will become a real man in the NBA in the future. I am waiting for you to enter the league. Even if you are the No. [-] pick by then, I will definitely sell everything to get you to my team."

Kongbu did not hide his love for Irving at all.

It is true that some of Irving's actions are silly and childish, such as the fact that he really believes in the flat earth theory, but his stupidity is cute and awe-inspiring.

In a league dominated by Yutai people, even though he had been severely punished once before for the Yutai movie incident, in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ou Shenxian still stood resolutely on the side of Palestine. Domestic fans may not realize it at all. How much pressure does this move require?

Curry did not dare to stand up directly and could only support Palestine through his wife Ayesha.

Of course, Curry has some backbone, but there are others who are even more spineless, so I won’t name them.Kyle Irving, Kyle means king. Irving's court ability is not a king, but he is definitely a king in terms of humanity.

"Coach Kongbu, I don't understand what you mean." Owen had a shy smile on his face.

He felt that Kongbu was not as scary as his godfather Speedy said, and was a bit like a philosopher, because he didn't understand a word of what Kongbu said.

"You don't need to understand, I'm leaving. Remember to call Rod and ask him to report to the Nets as soon as possible."

"You have my number, keep in touch with me at any time."

Kongbu patted Ou Shenxian on the shoulder and left with satisfaction.

The fans at the scene were still unable to calm down for a long time, and they all looked at Irving with curious eyes.

Some fans actually know Irving. After all, Irving is also a genius-level figure in New Jersey high school circles. However, there are countless young players like Irving in the United States. Kongbu only gave Irving such a high evaluation, which shows that Irving does have Outstanding.

Owen quickly called Speedy Strickland.

Speeding is also very exciting. In fact, speeding as a player did not make much money. In his 17-year career, he earned a total of [-] million US dollars.

With his qualifications and connections, it is actually difficult to find an assistant coaching job in the NBA. After all, his reputation as a player was not very good. He was known for fighting and lack of self-discipline. Which team would hire such an assistant? The players were ruined.

Now he can be an assistant coach with the Nets, with an annual salary of at least 80 million, which is simply a good job.

The key is Kong Bu's assistant coach. After being plated with a layer of gold, he will be able to take root in the coaching profession in the future.

"Good boy, how did you do it? You actually got Kongbu's friendship?"

"Do you know how many people in this league see his legs trembling? How many people don't dare to breathe when they see him!"

"You actually got his friendship. God, that's incredible. What did he say to you?"

Speedster Strickland quickly asked. What happened today seemed to him like a fairy tale.

Owen told his godfather intermittently what happened at the airport.

"What? He said you were a god?"

"Say that you are the player who can influence Jordan's No. 1 status in history in the future? And promise to draft you even if he sells the iron?"

"God, don't come to New York. I'm going to drive to New Jersey right now!"

"Good boy, remember, Kongbu can be said to be the devil in other aspects, but only when it comes to looking at people, he is the real God!"

"He said you are the No. 1 in history in the future, and you are the No. 1. Even if you are not, Kongbu can still find countless ways to turn you into the No. 1 in history!"

"This is the scary thing about Kongbu. Sometimes, we all doubt that he is not a human being on this planet at all."

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense. I'll drive to New Jersey now. You wait for me at the airport."

Having said that, Fei Che hung up the phone. Today was definitely a double blessing for him. Not only did he successfully become Kong Bu's assistant coach, he also learned that his godson would have unparalleled achievements in the future.

At a speed of 180 miles per hour, the speedster drove his sports car from New York to the New Jersey Airport in more than an hour.

After picking up Irving, he immediately took Irving to the New Jersey Nets club building.

"Huh? Rod, do you think I'm a fool?"

"Kongbu asked you to come to the Nets as an assistant coach? And he informed you through the mouth of this 15-year-old kid. Do you believe this kind of bullshit?"

Thomas Sr. is definitely no stranger to flying cars. After all, flying cars have played in the league for 17 years.

"It's true. My godson is not a child who likes to lie. He met Kongbu at the airport."

"Kongbu said he was a god!"

Speedy shouted at the top of his lungs.

Thomas Old's eyebrows were furious, "Is this kid a god? Are you his godfather? What do you want to say? That you are God?"

"Since it's God, why don't you come to us as a teaching assistant? Can you make a difference?"

Fei Che was speechless, "Child, don't you have Kong Bu's phone number? Call Kong Bu quickly."

Owen took out his mobile phone and called Kongbu, but unfortunately he couldn't get through. Kongbu had already boarded the plane.

Old Thomas took the cell phone from Owen's hand, and when he saw that it was indeed Kongbu's number, he couldn't help but look weird.

Is what Speedy said true?
Since this young man has Kong Bu's number, he must know Kong Bu.

"You guys just wait. After Kongbu gets off the plane, I'll call him to confirm."

"Rhode, although I have retired for a long time, if I find out that you are playing tricks on me, believe me, I will definitely make you die in an ugly way!"

Old Thomas said viciously, and Speedy was so frightened that he could only laugh.

……

He waited for a whole day, and the next day Thomas Sr. called Kongbu. After confirming the authenticity of the matter, he couldn't help but ask Kongbu again what was so magical about Irving, a half-year-old boy.

Of course, Kongbu couldn't answer this question. He only said that Irving had a rare basketball talent in the world and asked him to treat Irving well.

It just so happens that the rookies will come to the team for training in a few days. Speedy will be on duty immediately. If Irving is willing, let him train with Durant and the others. Anyway, he is idle.

……

Domestic basketball schools are running very smoothly. Most of the young talents selected are children from poor families. Kongbu is very satisfied.

Although it is not necessary to praise suffering, it is very reasonable to say that children from poor families will become masters early.

After staying in school for three days and arranging follow-up work, Kongbu bought a car in China and drove alone on a self-driving tour, traveling from north to south, visiting the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.

After winning ten consecutive championships, Kongbu has taken a dim view of championships. He now hopes to enjoy his life.

After all, I am about to enter my fourth year, my career has reached its limit, and it is time to enjoy my life.

In the three months of July, August and September, Kongbu did not go to too many cities. It was more like a sojourn than a tour. He bought a house in a city and lived there for half a month, which gave him a peaceful experience. Learn about the local customs.

This kind of life was definitely something Kongbu never dreamed of in his previous life.

By the end of September, the preseason of the new season was about to start, and Kongbu's vacation was over.

After flying to New York, Combu did not return directly to New Jersey. Instead, he went to NBA headquarters to find Stern.

He wanted to ask this old guy why there has been no movement on the Nets' relocation?

If Stern really can't handle it, Combo decides to take action on his own. His connections are definitely not as good as Stern's, but he knows who to look for to facilitate the team's relocation.