Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 316: Breaking the record and winning the second championship, the business empire begins to take shape!
“62分7篮板2助攻4盖帽2抢断！恭喜吴迪打破总决赛个人得分记录！”

"On MVP awards night, Wu Di's star shines in Cleveland!"

"Unprecedented! The Cavaliers have won 13 consecutive games in the playoffs and are heading towards the championship!"

On the night of the game, the NBA official Twitter sent nearly ten tweets to congratulate Wu Di for breaking the finals scoring record and the playoff winning streak record.

Not only the official recommendation of the NBA, but also various praises from the media, star players, celebrities, and fans:

"Become a god in one battle! 62 points in the finals! It's amazing! The key is to win! 13 consecutive victories!"

"Scoring 60+ points at the MVP coronation ceremony, I deserve the MVP award!"

"I have been a fan of Wu Di for three years, and it is so inspiring to witness every detail of Wu Di's journey!"

"Wu Di is such a high-quality role model! I didn't watch the NBA before, but because of Wu Di, I have become a die-hard Cavaliers fan!"

"Because of Wu Di, I gained 200-pack abs from a 8-pound fat man [picture]"

……

Seeing Wu Di's achievements, Di fans are bursting with pride, but some fans are sour:

"This is obviously just a star-making exercise in the league. Popovich asked Leonard, a second-year player, to defend Wu Di throughout the whole process without even double-teaming. He was obviously giving away points!"

"That's right! This game is really disgusting to me. A group of players with an average age of 35 can fight against each other. Duncan can't even run back to defend, so the Cavaliers just bully these old guys!"

"Haha, just be silly, Dee fans. The NBA has changed in recent years. In order to create an international image, it just forced a yellow man to be the front..."

The reason why they were upset may be because James was once again compared to Wu Di.

James has won three MVPs in his current career, one more than Wu Di!
But in the seasons when James won the MVP, his team was eliminated in the second round twice, namely by the Celtics in 10 and by the hometown team Cavaliers in 12.

James failed to show the dominance that an MVP should have at all, and he can be called an MVP parallel import.

The James fans are naturally speechless about this. Being competitive in sports is the original sin. Wu Di's ability to get these honors must be inseparable from the support of the alliance, but in comparison, James is so good!

Although James has maintained his fan base this season by giving salt to black people, the market also understands that this is just drinking poison to quench thirst.

The signature shoes that have been broken for a long time and the falling stock price of Nike all prove this.

Correspondingly, Under Armor's stock price rose again by 5.97%, from US$430 billion to US$460 billion, so much so that the net worth of Under Armor founder Plank has almost caught up with Knight.

However, Wu Di didn't pay too much attention to these. He still arrived at the training hall before 7 o'clock in the morning, and he and his teammates concentrated on preparing for the next finals and focusing on his own playing career.

The Cavaliers players saw Wu Di's actions and admired Wu Di even more.

With such a net worth and such achievements, they can still maintain such a stable mentality and train hard. They feel that they deserve Wu Di's success!

But in fact, only Wu Di knew that this was just a misunderstanding.

It's too easy to get him to train, but it's difficult to get him to stop training!

Because he has received too much positive feedback, from seeing luxury houses, supercars, yachts, and private jets as soon as he opens his eyes, to all kinds of beauties around him, to all kinds of major honors...

Just like riding a bicycle, when the speed is slow, it is easy to fall. When the speed is fast, the inertia has been formed. At this time, you don't even need to hold the handlebars to stay stable.

In short, the first early morning training was difficult, but the 1th early morning training was very easy!
But Wu Di is not prepared to explain these principles to his teammates. Those who understand will naturally understand, and those who do not understand will not understand even if they are explained.

And he benefited from inertia. Didn't the Cavaliers, who had won 13 consecutive playoff games, benefit from inertia?
Anyway, the knight's rudder is in his hands. He can understand it, and then restrain himself from making mistakes and maintain the inertia that was finally formed. That's enough!

Therefore, it was not easy for the Cavaliers to win in G1 in the finals, but it was easy for G2 to win.

84-113!

The Cavaliers won by nearly 30 points!
The Spurs did not change their strategy. They still adopted a double-teaming tactic against Wu Di without the ball, but only let Leonard defend alone against Wu Di with the ball.

In other words, they were looking for a chance for Wu Di to feel worse, but obviously, their hopes were dashed.

Wu Di scored 52 points efficiently. Although his score was a little lower than the previous time, his assists reached 13!
Yes, other Cavaliers players were inspired by Wu Di and also performed excellently in this game!
2-0, the Spurs have been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Cavaliers!
But the Cavaliers are in sight of the championship!
A record is in sight!
Leaving a name in history is expected!

Before leaving for San Antonio, Scott conducted a pre-match mobilization. He encouraged the players and said with sincerity:
"You may not have such an idea, but for me personally, I really think that the Spurs are amazing!"

"After experiencing a long trough, they met again at the top, and at an average age of 35 and at the end of their careers... They are very respectable!"

Scott said, glanced around the crowd and then continued:
"So, if any of you dare to be proud and disrespect them, I will definitely make you look good!"

Everyone was happy. Scott said in a circle that everyone should go all out and not underestimate the enemy!
However, based on their past experience, G2 in a 0-3 situation will be the most difficult battle!
"I bet on the basket!"

"I bet the hotel is haunted!"

"I bet the floor is slippery..."

On the team plane heading to San Antonio, everyone jokingly placed bets on the Spurs' off-court moves.

"I bet on the cheerleaders!"

"what!"

After Green said this, everyone laughed and scolded this guy for being ugly, but he thought he was pretty!

Wu Di couldn't help but laugh. He proposed this bet. It was not a big bet. Whoever wins the bet will be carried on his shoulders when celebrating the championship. The main reason is to prepare everyone mentally in advance.

He bet that the Spurs would turn off the air conditioner, but when G3 started, sure enough, the air conditioner accidentally broke down!
The place is so hot!
Not to mention the players, even the clothes of the fans watching the game were soaked!

There were many beautiful fans who took off their tops, revealing the snowy scenery, but the most annoying ones were the Spurs cheerleaders.

They were wearing gray bikinis, which suddenly became translucent and limited edition.

Everyone was speechless. This damaging move has been played by the Heat before. Not only will it make people dehydrated and prone to cramps, but it will also seriously increase the slipperiness of the basketball, thus affecting the feel.

However, the Spurs were well prepared and used more cutting tactics, relying less on hand feel. In terms of defensive strategy, they changed the strategy of the first two games, whether Wu Di was holding the ball or running without the ball. Double teamed!
As for the Cavaliers, although they had made psychological expectations in advance and immediately adjusted their style of play to be more inside-oriented, they still fell behind 20-26 in the first quarter when they felt uncomfortable.

But the Spurs' little trick could only be regarded as drinking poison to quench their thirst. After the Cavaliers adapted in the second quarter, they gained a firm foothold and dragged the score to 44-46.

And as the game progressed, the Spurs, a group of old guns who were originally slow to move, couldn't handle it first, and it was useless for Popovich to start a 12-man rotation.

So, before the third quarter was even halfway through, the Cavaliers completed the lead!

And extended the lead all the way to 62-58!

However, just when pessimism was spreading in San Antonio, Wu Di suddenly suffered from thigh cramps!

Encouraged by this unexpected situation, Parker and Duncan scored consecutively, and the score was once tied!
However, Wu Di came back quickly. If it were other players, their condition would be somewhat affected after cramps, but Wu Di became more and more brave!

As soon as he came up, he faced Leonard and scored a three-pointer with a difficult step back. Then his eyesight and hands quickly stole Ginobili's pass!

The boss was so brave, the Cavaliers players seemed to have received a shot in the arm, and they worked hard to expand the lead to double digits!

The result was that after this wave, the Spurs not only failed to take the lead, but actually collapsed!
Popovich held his forehead, wondering if the cramp just now was deliberately acted by Wu Di. Otherwise, how could it be so reversed?

In the fourth quarter, Ginobili still wanted to unsheath the demon sword, and the Cavaliers were facing a formidable enemy. The surprising result was that he suffered cramps not long after he was so brave!

After all, he doesn't have an injury-free badge like Wu Di. When Ginobili comes back, his condition no longer exists!
99-88, the cavalry soldiers won G3 without any bloodshed!

"The future is yours, haha!"

After the game, Wu Di joked when hugging Duncan, and Duncan looked deflated:
"It's muddy!"

3-0, the trend is irreversible. Cavaliers fans are as happy as the Chinese New Year. The trolls have completely disappeared and the world is finally peaceful!
On June 6, G13 of the Finals was staged at the AT&T Center Arena, home of the Spurs. The devout San Antonio fans still came to cheer for the Spurs wearing support T-shirts, but they only waited for a miracle belonging to the Cavaliers——

103-97!

"Congratulations to the Cavaliers for winning the 2012~2013 NBA championship with a record-breaking playoff victory record!"

In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Zhang Weiping clenched his fists and shouted excitedly!

"Congratulations to the Cavaliers for creating this impossible miracle! 16 consecutive victories, a perfect road to defending the title, so amazing! Unbelievable!"

Yu Jia's face flushed with excitement and he said:
"Okay, the live FMVP voting has come out... Wow, unanimous votes for FMVP. Congratulations to Wu Di for being elected Finals MVP again..."

On the court, even though it was the Spurs' home court, there were already ribbons flying everywhere!

"Cleveland, this is for you, Again!"

Wu Di put on his championship hat and shouted at the reporter's camera!

"My career is complete!"

McGrady, who won the championship, cried with joy!

"Win the championship with a complete victory! A generous gift! I can't believe this is true! The Cavaliers are so awesome! Win the championship with a complete victory! OMG! It has never happened before, and it is unlikely to happen again..."

In the TNT live broadcast room, Barkley sighed with admiration.

"There is no doubt that we are witnessing the rise of a new dynasty! The Spurs happen to be the fifth dynasty, and the Cavaliers defeated them in the Finals. This is the legacy!"

Kenny Smith said, applauding.

"The Cavaliers and Wu Di have started a new era! If other teams want to achieve results in the future, they must study their playing styles and tactics..."

Cole's eyes sparkled with a different kind of light.

"What can I say, it's all over, let's go home! Let's go home!"

O'Neill raised his forehead and spread his hands.

After winning the championship, the Cavaliers flew to Las Vegas to celebrate for two days and two nights before flying back to Cleveland.

Although they flew back to Cleveland a few days late, fire trucks were already parked on both sides of the airport runway and their water gates were set up to welcome the heroes back!
And as soon as we got off the plane, we were shocked by the fans who came to pick us up after hearing the news. There was a huge crowd of people, and it was endless as far as the eye could see!
"we are the champion!"

Unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the fans, Wu Di could only sign autographs all the way. In fact, not only Wu Di, but also substitute Gibson's autograph signing hands were sore!

Soon, three days later on the weekend, there will be an even grander championship parade!
Clevelanders no longer had the ecstasy they felt when they first saw the O'Brien Cup, but the methods of celebration were more varied!

Especially with Green as an atmosphere group, the fans were excited!
At the same time, with the achievement of consecutive championships, their self-confidence has been re-established. The accident of being abandoned by the live broadcast 3 years ago has become a story, completely changed!
In addition, what is surprising is that Swift actually held a concert in Cleveland!
One word, cool!

But Wu Di has no time to listen. Under Armor's market value has exceeded 500 billion US dollars, reaching a huge 510 billion US dollars. He is going to harvest it!
The first step is to form a consortium!

Wu Di gathered his assets. Most of his assets came from Facebook stocks, worth US$24 billion. He had already spent this money in the system, but according to the rules of the system, it was still in his name, so he could leverage it out due to bugs.

In addition, the system rewards for this season, plus various endorsement income and a small amount of previous savings, totaled US$6.5 million in cash.

Under Armour's stock, plus MVP and FMVP rewards, has reached 1.975%, equivalent to US$10 billion.

There are also original stocks such as Snapchat, ZOOM, Airbnb, ByteDance, etc. However, these companies have not yet been listed, so it is difficult to mortgage them.

In short, the stocks that can be leveraged are Facebook stocks and Under Armor stocks, which add up to a total of US$34 billion. Wu Di must keep the cash to pay the interest on the leverage, as well as supplementary mortgages that may occur in extreme circumstances.

It stands to reason that there is no need to raise funds for mergers and acquisitions now. It is not too late to borrow money after everything is settled. But in fact, Wall Street institutions will not let go of any opportunity to eat meat. They asked Wu Di to put $80 billion in cash first. , otherwise the project will not be started at all.

Of course, when they say this, they will use a series of financial terms to package it, such as project feasibility, reducing the risk of project failure, avoiding information asymmetry problems, etc.

But in fact, I just want to earn interest!
No matter how complex a financial project is, it cannot be separated from the ultimate goal of lending.

Therefore, according to the previous pull-through coordination, JPMorgan Chase took the lead in lending US$40 billion, Credit Suisse US$15 billion, Barclays US$15 billion, and Deutsche Bank US$10 billion to establish a capital pool.

You can get a rough idea of ​​the risks and pressures involved in mergers and acquisitions just by looking at the cost of capital.

J.P. Morgan, as the chief intermediary in the acquisition, signed a debt-for-equity swap agreement in advance. Wu Di negotiated with him for US$22.5 billion to hold 15% of the shares. He was considered a die-hard supporter of the project's dividends.At this point, the annualized interest rate on financing costs has reached 8.0%.

The US$40 billion from other investment banks is an annualized rate of 11.6%.

Calculated, if the acquisition takes a year, Wu Di will need to spend US$7.84 million in capital costs alone, which is almost equivalent to US$214 million per day.

In other words, starting from today, when Wu Di opens his eyes every day, a 28-inch cabin bag will evaporate!

This is despite the fact that the current U.S. mortgage interest rate is only 3.25%.

Such a high interest rate is, on the one hand, because the loan amount and mortgage rate are relatively high, and on the other hand, the risks of the project itself are also relatively high!

After all, this is a financial sniper, and Under Armor's original shareholders will definitely resist. Moreover, as Under Armor's stock price falls, Wu Di's leverage ratio will also increase. It is possible that both parties will suffer if the acquisition fails in the end.

On the second day after the M&A project team was established, there was no news from the outside world, but Under Armor's stock price suddenly fell by 5%, falling below the US$500 billion mark!

The project is strictly confidential, but there is no airtight wall in the world. Apparently some people leaked the news.

However, these rumors may not be the whole story. For example, the most widely circulated news in the market is that there is a problem with the contract renewal between Under Armor and Wu Di.

This kind of problem still occurs frequently. Just like the previous contract renewal between Jordan and Nike, it changed many times before it became the terms of sharing only, so the market only fluctuated slightly, but nothing.

However, in order to prevent further fermentation of the news and avoid media interviews, Wu Di deliberately leaked his trip to Moscow to record the third season of "Invincible Elite Challenge".

But in fact, he only stayed in Moscow for two days, and then got on another plane to Vancouver, the headquarters of Lululemon, to start the privatization acquisition.

"What? You want to buy us?"

At a vacation home somewhere in Banff country, Wilson, the founder of Lululemon, said to Wu Di with a confused expression.

The reason he came here was because he was invited by Mark, a cornerstone investor. Lululemon's stock price has been falling recently, and its total market value is less than $50 billion. He originally thought that this cornerstone investor wanted to give him some money before selling the stock. I wanted to say hello, so I brought two bottles of vintage red wine as gifts to try to save them.

But who knew that after arriving, I would meet Wu Di and JP Morgan Chase executives...

Wu Di smiled and nodded. The acquisition of Lululemon was completely different from the situation when Zuckerberg acquired Instagram. Lululemon has been on the market for many years, and its stock price has experienced several roller coasters. The fair value is not much different from the actual value, and there is not much room for bargaining. .

Moreover, according to the requirements of Nasdaq's acquisition code, if he wants to complete the privatization acquisition, he must obtain the approval of more than two-thirds of the voting rights held by shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders.

Therefore, the offer must be at a premium compared to the original market value, because the key to the entire acquisition is to obtain the support of Lululemon's majority shareholders.

"But... aren't there any non-compete restrictions in your endorsement contract?"

After receiving Wu Di's confirmation, Wilson continued to ask with some surprise.

"The non-competition restriction only requires that I cannot wear competing brand clothing in public, but it does not require that I cannot buy competing brand stocks. In addition, you do not have basketball products, and you are not on the competing brand list. …”

Wu Di explained that thanks to the developed sports market, sports brands are not very restrictive in order to win over players, otherwise Wu Di would not be able to sign with the fashion brand Versace.

After hearing this, Wilson showed a meaningful smile:

"Haha! Then don't say anything. We won't go home until we get drunk today. I'm waiting for your acquisition invitation!"

Wu Di breathed a sigh of relief. Wilson said this, which basically meant that he had no intention of carrying it to death.

At the dinner table, everyone was chatting, and inevitably the story of Lululemon’s entrepreneurship was exchanged.

In fact, Lululemon is not Wilson's first entrepreneurial venture. He also founded an outdoor ski brand, Westbeach, but it was never popular and he sold it after ten years.

The Canadian sporting goods market is not large, and a full-category brand cannot compete with companies such as Nike and Adidas. However, Wilson feels that he can work hard on a segmented track based on the rich local natural resources.

However, the segmented track market was too limited, and it was difficult for Westbeach to continue growing after its sales reached a certain level, so he sold Westbeach and turned to the broader yoga market.

So far in the yoga market, they have become the number one brand of women's yoga products. However, Wilson is somewhat unable to develop in the future.

Moreover, at the beginning of this year, their yoga pants became "excessively transparent" when used, and there was also a recall incident with adverse effects, so now Lululemon's growth has come to an end...

Wilson expressed his bitterness, but Wu Di snickered secretly.

Fortunately and unfortunately, it is precisely because of this recall that many girls discovered that yoga pants are very sexy, so that they began to wear yoga pants when they are not practicing yoga, causing Lululemon to break out of the circle!

Chris, an accompanying VP of JPMorgan Chase, seemingly casually asked Wilson about the target price in his mind, and was immediately scolded by Steven:

"Chris, it's so rude of you to ask this. It's just pre-communication now. We will hire an independent financial consultant later to ensure that Mr. Wilson gets a satisfactory price..."

Chris wiped his sweat while practicing his apology.

Wilson smiled awkwardly, then crossed his fingers and said:
"Actually, I do have a target price in mind. If you can offer a 30% premium to the current market value, I can convince the board of directors and give Mark an explanation..."

The next day, July 7, everyone met at the JPMorgan Chase office in downtown Vancouver to discuss follow-up strategies.

"Our quotation is US$57.6 billion, and we should be able to win it with a premium of 20%..."

Unlike yesterday's submissive attitude, Chris explained the acquisition plan crisply and neatly.

"Huh? Less than $60 billion? How did you determine this price? You know we are racing against time now!"

Wu Di was a little puzzled.

Chris called up the footage secretly shot with a pinhole camera yesterday, and Wu Di raised his elbows and watched silently.

When Wilson made the offer, Chris pressed pause:

"His quotation is 30%. Pay attention to his gesture at this time, with his fingers crossed. Although he did not say it clearly, this low-confidence gesture betrayed him, implying that the 30% premium is his upper limit, so his true psychological price is definitely higher than 30% should be lower..."

Wu Di's Adam's apple rolled up, Mu De, these people on Wall Street are playing dirty tricks!
As expected, they are all members of Ivy Mensa, so much information can be interpreted with just one gesture!

Immediately he put his elbows under the table.

Seeing this, Chris shrugged his shoulders and continued:

"In addition, we have talked about the acquisition of Microsoft and Yahoo. In 08, Microsoft acquired Yahoo for US$446 billion, but was rejected by Jerry Yang. As a result, Yahoo is not worth US$100 billion now. Pay attention to his micro-expressions..."

"Did you see that his eyebrows were wrinkled, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a complex emotion, indicating that he felt it was a pity and that Yang Zhiyuan was right to refuse! As we all know, the reason why Yang Zhiyuan refused at that time Microsoft's quotation is because the premium rate of Microsoft's quotation is only 11%..."

"In short, there is a 20% chance that it exceeds his psychological price. Based on our previous contact with Mark, his psychological price is a premium of 15%, so our initial quotation of US$57.6 billion should be feasible..."

Wu Di nodded. Things are unpredictable. Within a few years, Lululemon became popular. Its market value was once close to 500 billion U.S. dollars. But now it is disgusting...

So, with little resistance, J.P. Morgan began moving forward with the acquisition process.

Wu Di also breathed a sigh of relief and returned to Moscow to start recording the show.

However, after experiencing this incident, he did not dare to touch strange girls anymore, especially the girls sent by Nets owner Prokhov. He held back.

After recording the show, he flew back to the United States on August 8. Wu Di’s personal investment company officially issued a privatization acquisition invitation to Lululemon, with a price of US$15 billion!

The final offer was lower than US$57.6 billion because Lululemon’s stock price fell some during this period.

This news instantly caused quite a shock!

First of all, in the capital market, Wu Di's move has once again increased uncertainty about subsequent contract renewals. Under Armor's stock price has plummeted, Nike and Adidas' stock prices have soared, and Lululemon hastily suspended trading.

In addition, in terms of public opinion, Wu Di's strength in the privatization acquisition of nearly 60 billion US dollars once again refreshed people's understanding.

The public did not realize what this acquisition represented. Most of them were busy teasing Wu Di about his special habits. In order to let his girlfriends wear translucent yoga pants, he spent a lot of money to buy Lululemon, etc.

Of course, there are also some bad voices. For example, after Wu Di became rich, he staged all kinds of things. In particular, some people with ulterior motives cut out and spread some interview clips of Wu Di’s former teammates Varejao and Williams, and criticized Wu Di. Luxurious life, etc.

But no one guessed that Wu Di's next move would be to snipe Under Armor. In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that Under Armor is now a sports giant with a market value of more than 400 billion US dollars, which is nearly ten times the market value of Lululemon.

Wu Di's acquisition of Lululemon has refreshed people's understanding of his worth, and his acquisition of Under Armor is far beyond people's imagination!

But there are still some people who are sensitive and aware that something is wrong. For example, Under Armor executive Hurst came to Cleveland to visit Wu Di:

"Di, the new endorsement contract has been submitted to the legal department for review. It will be much richer than the previous one. Everything is fine, right?"

Wu Di is tinkering with the newly arrived Ducati Diavel in the garage. Although NBA players have signed an agreement not to ride motorcycles, it doesn't stop him from buying it!
He peeled off Hester, who was wearing black stockings:

"Of course!"

Hester looked at him deeply:
"You know you can trust me, I will always be yours..."

Wu Di nodded. He and Hester were mutually beneficial. Because Hester signed him, Hester rose to prominence within Under Armor and is now the vice president of the group.

After some unspeakable training, Wu Di spoke:

"I'll give you a task to suppress the impact of my acquisition of Lululemon within Under Armour, so that they think it's just an ordinary investment on my part..."

In fact, Under Armor is the easiest to counterattack during this period. For example, if it directly launches an acquisition offer for Lululemon at a higher price, Wu Di will be passive.

But unless someone opens their eyes, who can guess the logic of Lululemon’s popularity and see clearly Wu Di’s acquisition strategy?
Most Under Armor executives are busy maintaining a high stock price. For Wu Di, they still want to use more benefits to tie it up. After all, the endorsement contract still has one year left, and they can slowly negotiate with Wu Di. Lululemon is only a women’s yoga brand, and consumers won’t buy it if it enters the basketball field.

Hearst agreed obediently. If it weren't for Wu Di, her career would have reached its ceiling long ago. Now the only person she can count on to be able to go further is Wu Di.

The acquisition process is quite long. Even if the two parties have reached an acquisition intention, the various processes will take at least three months.

Time flies to October 10, which is the last day of preseason. The Cavaliers announced the 28-man roster for the new season:

Point guard Irving, Thomas Jr., Jarrett Jack, Seth Curry, shooting guard Butler, Livingston, CJ Miles, small forward Wu Di, Alonzo, Matt Barnes, power forward Love, Jamison, center DeAndre Jordan, Dream Green, Bynum.

Beverley left. In the past few years with the Cavaliers, he had already developed the ability of a blue-collar player, but the Cavaliers could only offer him a salary close to the minimum salary, so he joined the Rockets.

Wu Di did not persuade Beverley to stay. Although he was facing pressure to renew his contract this season, David Griffin specifically came to ask for his opinions on team personnel several times, which was completely different from last season.

But Wu Di persuaded Beverley to leave. Now the Cavaliers have a surplus of talent. Even if Beverley is given the salary he deserves, it will be difficult for Beverley to get the playing opportunities he deserves.

Gibson also left, feeling that he had made enough money and it was time to pursue his music dream.

McGrady decided to retire. Last year he got the championship ring he dreamed of, and his career was complete!
When someone leaves, someone comes. The Cavaliers picked up the undrafted Curry's younger brother Seth Curry, Jarrett Jack and others.

Matt Barnes was signed by Scott. After Beverly left, he wanted to find another bodyguard-like figure for Woody, so he chose Barnes.

In addition, Gilbert also persisted in signing Bynum, whom no one wanted, for 2400 million for two years.

It's just that Bynum has completely lost his dominance due to a serious knee injury. His weak performance of 7.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 blocks per game in the preseason further proves how correct Wu Di's decision was in the offseason last year.

Speaking of the offseason, many blockbuster trades took place during this offseason, such as the Nets overdrafting their future acquisitions of Garnett and Pierce, and Howard abandoning the Heat to sign with the Rockets.

But the Cavaliers relied on their stable core lineup to take the first place in the championship odds list for the first time, and the dynasty is about to emerge!
On October 10, the Cavaliers opened the game against the Spurs. Before the game, there was another championship ring award ceremony!
Cavaliers fans were overjoyed, especially when Wu Di stated that his goal this season was to win three consecutive championships, while other fans watching the live broadcast were sour that their teeth dropped.

Especially the Miamians. After Howard leaves, they can only sign blue-collar centers like Spencer Hawes.

Although Hawes has outstanding skills and can open up space, he hates physical confrontation and has a serious lack of frame protection. Not to mention the defending champion Cavaliers, he has not been able to defeat the archrival Pacers in the opening game.

In the Cavaliers' opening game against the Spurs, they won quite easily. In comparison, the Miamians were even more dejected.

The new season is full of obstacles, and acquisition matters are progressing rapidly. On November 11, the Lululemon shareholders meeting was held.

At the meeting, the acquisition invitation from Wu Di was officially approved. All large, medium and small shareholders agreed to cash in and eat meat. The acquisition took the most dangerous step!
Although there are still steps such as delivery and regulatory approval before the acquisition is completed, Wu Di is still sincerely excited to have completed this most critical step without any risk.

A foreseeable sports category business empire has already taken shape!
The combination of Lululemon and Under Armor will be enough to shake Nike's leading position and knock Fair Knight off the altar!
To celebrate, that night, Wu Di filled Jenner's yoga pants.

One thing to say, Lululemon's yoga pants feel quite good. To a certain extent, the texture is more comfortable than black silk, and they have peach curves that black silk can't show. No wonder they are so popular!

(End of this chapter)