NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 138 One game detonated two teams, and a wave of winning streak shocked the league!
After a hearty victory in Seattle, the Bulls did not stay here longer, but immediately set off for Denver to prepare to challenge the Nuggets!

The reason why he left in such a hurry was because Jackson was worried that the Seattle people who were crazy because of the internal strife in the team would do something irrational.

After all, they dare to hit their teammates on the court, what else can they not dare to do?In contrast, the fans and players at Denver Plateau are much more sensible, and it is safer to rest there.

That is to say, just after the Bulls arrived in Denver and the whole team rested for a night, all kinds of news and reports appeared overwhelmingly!
It is extremely rare for the Bulls to not be the protagonist in a game in which they participate!

No, they’re not even supporting characters!

In 99% of the articles and reports, the word "bull" is not mentioned!

It's like they weren't even in Seattle last night!
Everyone's attention is on Sonics!

"Another court conflict breaks out in the NBA!" ! !The two punched each other when they saw blood, but they were actually from the same team! 》

"Teammates fighting head-on on the field!"The unheard of scandal was followed by locker room bullying that lasted for a whole year! 》

"Is it wrong to strike first?"An insider revealed that Jim has been bullied by Kemp this season! 》

"Whose fault is it? Behind the NBA's number one court scandal, there's a turmoil hidden! 》

"Is This What Leaders Do?"Payton doesn't deserve to be the core of a team at all! 》

"The ship sank before the sails were set!"This Sonics team has reached its end early! 》

"Shockingly, the Cavaliers have made an offer to Kemp and are willing to offer 3 first-round bargain buys!" 》

"Dismantle the team or reorganize the team internally?"The future of the Supersonics is dark! 》

"Farewell to the championship in advance!"The Sonics may be rebuilt! 》

"Who is fully responsible for this?"Head coach or team leader?Who allowed Kemp to bully Jim? 》

"The pattern of the Western Conference has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the prospect of who can enter the finals is confusing!" 》

"Karl should resign and apologize!"If he can't handle this, he doesn't deserve to be a head coach at all! 》

Reports and denunciations sprung up one after another, and the Sonics went from being a good candidate for the Western Conference championship to being the target of public criticism overnight, with everyone calling for a beating!

Head coach Karl, captain Payton and the instigator Kemp are at the center of the storm.

These three people are the most important people in the team. One turns a blind eye to the conflicts within the team, one does not stop the behavior of a good friend at all, and the last one is the initiator of the incident. It is precisely because of his long-term bullying that the Jim punched him during the game!
As for Jim, a very small player in this league, almost no one denounced or discussed him. On the contrary, many people sympathized with him and expressed their understanding of his situation, including several senior NBA players. The player came forward and told the story of being bullied by his older brother in the team when he was young.

In this wave of uniform condemnation and discussion from fans across the United States, the SuperSonics and Seattle are undoubtedly the biggest victims, as Payton said on the night of the game: They are finished!

At least, this season is over!This kind of scandal within the team was displayed to the whole world in such an unreserved way in front of the public. It is easy to imagine the public opinion storm and pressure that the Sonics will be subject to in the future.

Although the league started their crisis public relations almost immediately, they first suspended Jim for 10 games and fined him US$50000, and suspended Kemp for five games and fined him US$5. Then they quickly contacted the players union and the league's psychological counseling team to ask them Caring for all players across the league, especially those rookies, international players and fringe players.

Then Stern announced the establishment of a new foundation, which will invest a portion of the league's annual revenue into this foundation to help players relieve various pressures and listen to their voices so that they can The players' mentality and state can always remain stable.

In addition, Stern also asked each team to spend some time and energy to organize some caring and charity activities.

In addition, the alliance has also held many internal meetings, and they will release a lot of follow-up news and activities in the future. The alliance also stated that it will never condone such incidents, and they will pay double attention and severely punish them. No loan!

It has to be said that Stern's reaction and response were perfect. There was almost no angle or method that could be criticized. He was fast, ruthless, multi-pronged and could take into account almost all details.

Even Lin Tian, ​​who has decades of experience, could not imagine whether there was a better and more perfect way to deal with this crisis.

But no matter what the fans and media say, no matter how the league punishes them, the Sonics' season is definitely in a swamp and completely over!

While everyone was paying attention to the on-field violence of the Sonics, Lin Tian had been paying attention to Orlando. He felt that after he played such a game, Hardaway would not be able to do anything. Can I say a few words?
Even if he doesn't come out, the meddling media will never let him go!
In front of the home, outside the training hall, in front of the nightclub... reporters will definitely squat in every corner where Hardaway may appear, waiting to catch Hardaway and ask him what he thinks about this game.

However, Lin Tian searched all the newspapers and found no reports of Hardaway saying harsh words.

what's the situation?
Is this kid cowarded and beaten?Or are all the reporters covering the Seattle thing?

After searching for nothing about Hardaway, Lin Tian also felt bored for a while. The days when no one talked about it were really boring!
Otherwise, give Jordan a call and mock him a few more times.

Or send him a letter, the content of the letter is also simple.

"Peace, team, don't miss me, don't come back!"

I wonder if Jordan can be so angry that he can give himself a few more experience cards or something?
Just when Lin Tian was thinking about going down to the waiter to ask for a postcard or other envelope, he suddenly saw a newspaper in the corner of his eye.

Well, he usually doesn't read the official newspaper of the league that is released on time every day.

Lin Tian commented that the so-called official newspaper was too hard to wipe his butt.

Because there are no trade rumors, no romantic anecdotes about each team, and there will be no discussion of interesting topics such as the strengths and weaknesses of players and teams.

Lin Tian felt that this thing was more suitable to be called a form than a newspaper.

It will only mechanically report the winning and losing results of each game, each player's data, previews of tomorrow's game, transactions that have occurred, or other stuff.

All in all, this is more like a table, report, or a pointless ppt made by a 60-year-old man. If you are not an Excel fan who particularly likes to delve into and look at basic data, normal people will never read this newspaper.

But Lin Tian couldn't help it, picked up the newspaper, and then turned to the injury notice page.

Then, Lin Tian saw a brand new injury report.

"Orlando Magic's Anfernee Hardaway fell down while walking at home and sprained his knee. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks."

What the hell?
You fell down while walking at home and broke your knee?

Lin Tian curled his lips, only a ghost would believe this bullshit reason!

Who can knock themselves down while walking?

There must be something hidden!

Could it be that this guy found some girls last night and had so much fun that he twisted his knee?

Or, in fact, we were looking for a few strong men who were stronger than Hardaway himself, so...

Thinking of this, Lin Tian, ​​as a practical person, directly picked up the phone and called Hardaway.

How can it be more direct and efficient to just ask yourself if you are just making random guesses in your own head?

"I'm Anfernee, who are you?" Hardaway's voice came from the phone.

"Anfernee, how did you get injured? Have you told us the truth?" Lin Tian did not answer Hardaway's question, but lowered his voice and asked directly.

While asking questions, Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh: How happy it was in an era without caller ID!

"I've said it 100 times! I was drinking at home last night. I drank too much. When I stood up, I didn't stand firm. I stepped on the bottle and sprained my knee! That's it!" Hardaway said with an obvious tone. impatient.

"Why did you suddenly drink so much last night? Are you in a bad mood? Or..." When Lin Tian said this, he suddenly had some guesses, and immediately said: "You watched Lin's game, and then you felt that your His playing style is not unique, but can be easily imitated."

"Then you drank to drown your sorrows, right?"

"How do you know... it's wrong! Damn it! Who are you!" It was only then that Hardaway finally realized that the voice of the person on the phone, although familiar, was not the team's manager or team doctor.

"Hahahaha, Anfernee, who else could I be joking with you? I didn't expect that I just played a game and got you injured. At most, how about I not imitate you next time? ?" Lin Tian expressed his 'apology' to Hardaway with a smile, and he also told Hardaway who he was.

"Lin? FUXX! You damn bastard! Shameless dirty garbage! I tell you, next time we meet, I will definitely..."

Lin Tian didn't know what Hardaway scolded him later. He had no interest in listening to others trash-talking him.

But out of politeness and because Lin Tian felt that Hardaway needed to vent his frustration now, Lin Daguan believed that hanging up the phone suddenly would definitely make Hardaway very unhappy.

Therefore, Lin Tian stuffed the phone under the pillow, no matter how angry Hardaway was, he didn't care at all. Lin Tian happily picked up a newspaper and prepared to find two interesting articles to read. read.

Otherwise, people of this era are really lacking in entertainment items.

Apart from drinking some wine and having fun at night, he really didn't have much to do.

Otherwise, Lin Tian would have lost his mind and would have so many newspapers delivered to him every day.

After reading the newspaper for almost 5 minutes, the system suddenly heard an upgrade sound.

"Anfernee Hardaway's mood fluctuated and dropped 200 experience points!"

Oh!What an experience!

Lin Tian threw down the newspaper, took off the pillow and took a look. Well, he had just hung up, and the green phone screen was still on.

The young man has good lung capacity!

I can scold for 5 minutes at a time before I can catch my breath, that's okay.

Moreover, this incident made Lin Tian sure of one thing again.

What does it mean to give a rose to someone else, with lingering fragrance in your hands?

I, Mr. Lin, let Hardaway vent to his heart's content without hanging up the phone directly. Look, the reward will be credited immediately!
This is what dedication brings!

However, Hardaway's injury has completely dimmed the Magic's prospects. As we all know, this guy is a well-known glass man, but he also likes to show off his strength. He likes to make a forced comeback through injury. This is also the case in his career. The biggest reason why the peak is bright but extremely short-lived.

If you know that you are fragile, you have to learn the security card. This will not only improve the length of your career, but also make the fans feel that your team still has something to play for!

Force the game, do it no matter what!
But no matter what, Lin Tian suddenly discovered that in yesterday's game, the two teams in the east and west could directly declare the end of the season.

The lethality of this game is so great!
In the afternoon of this day, Jackson did not organize the players to conduct pre-match training, but just asked everyone to arrive at the competition venue in advance to warm up, and then held a simple pre-match meeting before the game could begin.

Judging from Jackson's attitude and the way the players kept yawning and chatting loosely when they entered the locker room at night, it was clear that no one on the Bulls took this Nuggets team to heart.

After all, the Nuggets are now the league's top team. They have been at the bottom of the Western Conference for two consecutive years since they were swept in the first round of the playoffs in the 95 season. So far this season, they have only won 9 games. per game, less than a fraction of the Bulls'.

And if Lin Tian's memory is correct, this team's road to the bottom will have to go for at least 8 more years before they can wait for their savior and enter the playoffs.

Then, it took five consecutive first-round trips before finally breaking through the first round.

And then?I'm afraid no one would have thought that the person who succeeded in saving such a team was actually a fat and oily second-round pick from Serbia.

The Nuggets are a mediocre team. Since entering the NBA in the 77 season, they have not even played in the finals. If they want to play in the finals, they have to wait another 20 years!

From the time they entered the league to the time they entered the finals for the first time, that was a full 47 seasons of waiting!

The entire league, that is, another evil team, the Clippers, can wait longer than them!
Well, of course, those are all things for later. The important thing is that today's Nuggets are a weak team worth mentioning!To deal with them, the Bulls just need to perform normally.

98: 87!

The final result was indeed as expected. The Bulls won the game easily without any bloodshed. Lin Tian didn't need to use any experience cards when facing a weak team like this. An easy test, he played 39 minutes, scored 21 points and 12 assists, and led the team to continue their winning streak!

After defeating the Nuggets, the Bulls still have five consecutive away games to play in the Western Conference. Only two-sevenths of the long away trip has passed.

But the good news is that none of the next five teams can be called an opponent of the Bulls!

Although the Clippers are ranked eighth in the Western Conference so far this season, their winning rate has not yet reached 50%. The Kings, who are closely chasing behind the Clippers and are two games behind them and ranked ninth in the Western Conference, have nothing to fear.

Then there are the Suns, who are missing Barkley and whose record barely exceeds 50%, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

These three teams are already the three strongest opponents in the next five games.

The remaining two teams in Texas, well, now we have to call them two teams in Texas: the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs.
The Mavericks have currently won 15 games, the Spurs have won 13 games, one is 13 in the Western Conference, and the other is 14 in the Western Conference!

Their competition and desire for this year's No. [-] pick has also entered a fierce stage!

Who would have thought that these two teams would provide fans with countless exciting showdowns in the first decade of the 21st century?

But now... they are using another way to show fans a completely different cow-horse showdown.

The name of this duel can of course also be called: Tim Duncan Battle!

In short, none of the five opponents in these five games can compete with the Bulls!No team could keep the suspense of the game until the last 3 minutes of the game. The Bulls easily swept all the way and won their 7th consecutive victory in the Western Conference away trip!

The whole team, heads held high, returns to Chicago!
Well, it is worth mentioning that in all 7 away games, Lin Tian averaged 21.3 points, 10.4 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, with shooting percentages as high as 51%, 40%, and 83. %!Absolute all-star level data!Absolute team leader level contribution!After this round of 7 consecutive victories, Lin Tian's mvp ranking has soared. He has not been seen at all on the list and has jumped into the top ten!

At the same time, when the fourth of these seven away games was played, January had actually come to an end, and on the night of January 1, the league announced the January Player of the Month.

Lin Tian!

Lin Tian has averaged 27.1 points, 11.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game this month. At the same time, his three shooting percentages are as high as 51%, 41%, and 88%!

Among all the participating players in January, Lin Tian’s scoring average ranked second. Although Jordan was not included in the list because he only played 1 games this month, even with Jordan, Lin Tian’s scoring average The average score is also the third highest among all players this month!
In addition, he ranks first in the league in assists per game, steals per game, and 3-pointers per game!

More importantly, in the 8 games that Jordan missed, Lin Tian led the team to an 8-game winning streak!

The record in the same period is also well-deserved first in the league!

Even if we extend our sights to February, then Lin Tian and his team's winning streak has reached 2 games!
This is without Jordan. You know, even in the first half of the game when Jordan was involved, the Bulls lost 2 games, only 4 wins and 2 losses.

There are enough samples and almost all games are away from home. Even if the opponent is not strong, such a performance is still worthy of praise and praise from everyone!

This month, Lin Tian is the best player in the league!

At this time, more and more people began to discuss whether the backcourt partners Lin Tian and Jordan were achieving each other's success or delaying each other.

Well, of course, the delay was mainly because Jordan delayed Lin Tian. No one thought that Lin Tian could delay Jordan.

For a time, various media and fans began to discuss:
What would happen if the Bulls didn't have Jordan? Can they still compete for the championship?

If Lin Tian chooses to fly solo, when he goes to a brand new team, can he still perform such a brilliant performance and develop rapidly towards the league's number one point guard?

At times like this in the past, when fans and the media began to discuss the future development of a certain player and whether a certain player would be better off in a different environment, the league's insiders, such as general managers, owners, presidents, and the players themselves, would not Someone will speak up.

One is that it is easy to be labeled as "illegal recruitment" by the league and fined, and the other is that it is easy to offend others if you say something bad. Normally, in this case, everyone will remain absolutely neutral and only talk about some possibilities. Well, maybe, maybe, maybe, hope, etc., but not a single nutritious word.

But this time, it's completely different!
Various voices began to come from every corner of the alliance!

The kind of voice that is not afraid of fines and has the courage to take risks!

In San Antonio, Popovich told the media: "I am confident that David can make a perfect comeback next year! He is still the league's top center and still has the ability to change the game. He can steadily contribute 20+10! If we If you can get the No. [-] pick in the draft and a talented inside man to work with him."

"Then our goal in the summer is actually only one, and that is to find a top point guard to match him! For this point guard, I hope he is young, energetic, extremely fast, and has championship experience. It is best to You can also attack and organize the attack!"

Popovich said that this point guard who is extremely fast, has won a championship, and can attack and pass is actually only one person in the entire league!

Anyone who is not stupid knows who Popovich is talking about.

But if Popovich's words were just hints, there were a few people who just made it clear and ignored them!
This season's Indiana Pacers, due to the departure of the team's assist leader Mark Jackson, the team's record has plummeted, and now they don't even have a [-]% winning rate. Team leader Reggie Miller is facing questions from the media. At the time, he also said bluntly: "We need a new point guard!"

"A guy who can shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the team, organize the team's offense, and deliver bombs to everyone! I think among next year's free agents, Lin is the most suitable for this position! You know why I only Did you sign a one-year contract?”

"Lin, Indiana is really great! Next time you come to play an away game, I will let you feel the passion that belongs to the Indiana people!"

Miller's speech immediately earned him a penalty package from the league. Because of illegal recruitment, Miller received a fine of $1.

Of course, Miller, who can earn 1000 million this season, doesn't care about such a small amount of money. He just wants to show his proper attitude!

He wants to gain the upper hand in Xia Tian's battle for Lin Tian!
And Miller's speech simply opened Pandora's box!
'Magic' Johnson: "I practiced with Lin all summer. I like this kid, I like everything about him! I think he can become the top point guard in NBA history! If he can come to the Lakers , I think he can become the number one point guard in history!"

"If he needs it, I am willing to take down the jersey I hung on the ceiling and let him wear this number! Even if Lin likes it, no matter which jersey he likes on the ceiling, as long as he feels Interested, as long as the owner of the jersey is still alive, I can find a way for him to take the jersey off!"

"Come to Los Angeles, Lin, come to Los Angeles!"

The first person to react to Magic's words was not Lin Tian or anyone else, but the Lakers' current starting point guard: Nick Van Exel!

Crazy Fan directly responded to Magic in front of the media: "The Lakers already have a very good point guard, we don't need another one! If Irvin feels that Los Angeles lacks a good point guard, then he definitely means it. The Clippers need it, not us!"

The magician did not respond to Crazy Fan's words. He was too lazy to argue with the young man because there was no need for it!
The leader of this team is O'Neal!O'Neal likes Lin Tian, ​​your opinion as a crazy fan doesn't matter at all!As long as Lin Tian is willing to come, Magic believes that West will personally tie Van Nieker on the plane and send him somewhere else to free up salary space, and then happily welcome Lin Tian's arrival!

As long as you are not blind, you can see the huge gap between Lin Tian and Van Niehl!

Then, Larry Bird, a guy who always likes to go against Johnson, also stood up: "The Celtics are the number one club in the NBA. We have the history and heritage of being number one in the league! But we haven't been the number one team in the league for a long time. Championship contender, but now we have a top forward in Antoine.”

"What is missing is an absolutely excellent point guard! Lin is definitely the best guy for Boston!"

"Larry is talking nonsense!" 'Smiling Assassin' Isaiah Thomas seemed to have made an appointment with Bird. After Bird came forward and said that Lin Tian was suitable for Boston, he smiled and said to the media: "Who doesn't Do you know that part of Boston is not friendly to yellow people?”

"Come to Detroit! It's full of manliness. It's the manliest team in the league and the most suitable team for Lin to join!"

Then, the representative of the Knicks, who was beaten by Lin Tian in the playoffs last season, also stepped onto the stage. Spike Lee, the Knicks' number one fan, said: "Lin should come to the Knicks! His temperament matches New York perfectly. , he is New York’s best answer!”

"Everyone knows that Patrick will only get 300 million this season! If Lin is willing to come, Patrick will get 300 million next season, I say that!"

Then, Nelson, who was idle at home and had not coached any team, also held a beer and said with a smile: "If Lin is interested in joining a new team next season, I am also very interested in coaching him! Or so to speak Well, among all the current players, Lin is the one I want to coach the most!"

"He fits my run-and-gun philosophy. I believe Lin can help me complete the experiments I didn't complete in Oakland!"

……

After the famous players outside the court spoke one after another, the current players also joined the fray!

After Reggie Miller, the second person to openly recruit Lin Tian was O'Neal from the Los Angeles delegation. The big man said with a smile: "What? You want me to choose the guard I want to work with most and the guard I don't want to work with the least in my life?" Guard? Hahaha! It’s too simple. The last person I want to cooperate with is Hardaway, the person I want to cooperate with the most..."

"Lin! Who else but Lin? He is almost a perfect partner. His personality, playing style and conduct off the court are all fascinating. We have been close buddies since last year's Eastern Conference Finals! Come on Lin, come to Los Angeles and you will experience a completely different West Coast style!”

Then Washington's Chris Webber came on the scene. This talented big man still looked unruly and said easily: "I don't know what they are competing for, but if you ask me, Washington is actually a very good choice for Lin. !His agent, Rob Pelinka, you may not know who he is."

"But I know that he is my brother! We are teammates on the college team! Yes, it is Michigan! Lin's agent and I are both from Michigan! We were the best brothers when we were in school, and he is now After becoming Lin's agent, if possible, I would also like to hand over all my business to my most trustworthy good guy!"

If the others were just recruiting with rainbow farts, then Weber would have started to use naked inducements!Not only did he lure Lin Tian, ​​but he also lured Pelinka!

However, Pelinka was dismissive of Weber's remarks that he had been a good guy since college, and even spat.

Okay buddy?During the two years when we were teammates in college, the two of them never spoke more than 5 sentences in total!If Pelinka hadn't been a senior, then he, the manager of the school team's water fountain, would most likely have become the target of bullying by Weber and the others!

Of course, if Webb really hands over all his business to Pelinka, then Pelinka will definitely say: "Chris is the best brother in my life, thank you for his support and his trust! Our cooperation will definitely be extremely smooth!”

After Webber, another heavyweight star, Starbucks, also joined this almost crazy recruitment: "I like Lin! There is no doubt that I like Lin! If possible, I really hope he will play next season." You can join Houston! Here, we can form an unprecedented combination of four kings!"

"We can build a dynasty, we can become a new legend!"

……

One after another, players, general managers, head coaches, and retired celebrities appeared at the same time as if they had made an appointment, coming towards Lin Tian from all directions!

They started a crazy recruitment, and then contributed a large fine to the league!
Stern, who was busy writing the fines, was beaming with smiles. This time, he went from a player to a coach to a famous player who had a position in the team after retirement. He was very happy with the fines!
This wave, inside and out, has added hundreds of thousands of profits to the alliance!
They are all green and beautiful knives!The key is that someone else delivered it to your door!

As for Lin Tian himself, he really didn't expect that with almost four and a half months until the end of the season, the entire league would start to rob him so crazily!
The reason is that, in addition to Lin Tian's personal abilities displayed in the game, the most important reason is that it is cheap!
The Bulls will almost certainly not match the big contract Lin Tianxia can receive because the salary rules do not allow it!

This means that as long as you have money, you will have the opportunity to poach a league-leading point guard from the Bulls for nothing!

And this point guard not only has good statistics, can support the team with explosive performance in key playoff games, but also has a gorgeous style of play that can attract a large number of fans, and more importantly, he is young!

Lin Tiancai is 23 years old this year, and he has at least 8-10 years left in his prime!Getting Lin Tian basically means getting the team's starting point guard for the next 10 years!

In addition to this reason, Lin Tian has performed so many outstanding and dazzling performances in so many consecutive games without Jordan. It can be said that in this month, Lin Tian has put aside the last doubts and concerns of the league about him. It’s gone.

That is, if Jordan is not here, what level will Lin Tian play?
Now, Lin Tian has used enough samples and nearly perfect results to give everyone an impeccable answer!

Therefore, after adding up all these factors, Lin Tian has unsurprisingly become the most watched and anticipated free agent in the league this offseason!
Las Vegas also seized this opportunity and offered odds for Lin Tian's next home!
湖人队1赔3.3高居第一！排在第二的是马刺队，他们有1赔6.2，接着是尼克斯，他们的赔率也有1赔9.3！

In contrast, the Bulls only lost 1 to 15.3!

Lin Tian's old club didn't even make it into the top three on this list!It can be seen that almost everyone now does not think that Lin Tian can still wear the Bulls jersey after this summer!
After all, if the Bulls want to keep him, the work and sacrifices they have to make are too great!
And just when the entire league fell into a strange carnival, the Bulls finally set off and prepared to fly back to Chicago.

The long road trip made everyone on the team extremely tired and homesick. Everyone wanted to return to Chicago quickly, take a shower, and sleep comfortably.

Then, talk about something else.

Just when Lin Tian got on the plane and the plane was about to take off, he suddenly received another prompt from the system!

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 10 experience points!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 20 experience points!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 30 experience points!"

……

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 200 experience points!"

oh drink!

Another remote explosion experience!And once it comes, there are hundreds of millions of strings!
Lin Tian counted it and found that the experience points of this string of jingling bells added up to more than 400 points!
After Lin Tian thought about it for a moment, he understood why Jordan suddenly gave himself such a blowout of benefits. This guy must have seen the series of news and interviews with various people after waking up.

There's only half a season left, and a bunch of bastards start blatantly robbing people?

How shameless!

Jordan's current mood is probably no different from being killed by a minotaur.

What a shame!
Then... the last big one exploded to 200 points.

He must have received the postcard sent to him by Lin Tian.

And I received seven of them at once.

Well, during the seven consecutive visits to the Western Conference, Lin Tian bought a postcard for every away game. Each one had a local city landmark, a famous tourist attraction, or something else. Each one had a postcard. It can be said to be a local business card!
On the back of these seven postcards, Lin Tian wrote the same sentence.

"Peace, team, don't miss me, don't come back!"

Lin Tian really hopes that Jordan can recover from his injuries and never come back early.

This time, it seemed that Jordan was really angry.

Of course, perhaps more importantly...

Jordan knew very well that no matter how angry he was, it was almost impossible for Lin Tian to stay with the team this summer. Even if Jordan signed a contract like Ewing himself, he would not be able to clear much space for the management. The Bulls wanted to To keep Lin Tian, ​​not only would Jordan have to get a basic salary contract, but he would also have to send away all the main rotation players such as Kukoc, Rodman, and Cole!

And they are all sent out for air, otherwise the team will not be able to give Lin Tian much salary!

This approach, no matter how you look at it, will completely cost the Bulls the chance to compete for the championship.

The lineup has been dug out of space!

Not to mention, with Jordan's character and temper, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to cut his salary and then let the team keep people.

In his entire life, he never knew what it meant to be submissive and bow his head!
Therefore, Jordan, who was angry and depressed, could only focus on what Klaus had told him before, 'complementing the rules'.

He immediately called Klaus.

"Michael, you have to believe me, I want to keep Lin more than you! I'm not an idiot, can't I see how popular Lin is and how bright his future is? I can see it, I really don't You can see it! I have been a general manager for so many years, and I can see how much a player is worth even more clearly than you!"

"But, sometimes I really can't do anything! Regarding the latest rules for second-round picks, I have reported it to the league for a long time, hoping to talk to Stern and the others, but...but I have to tell the truth! Stern doesn't want to Let Lin stay in Chicago and he has been hesitant and secretive about the implementation of this new rule."

"If I guess correctly, he hopes that Lin will go to a brand new team, become the leader of the team, and then use his Chinese identity to achieve the so-called NBA globalization goal! If Lin is in the Bulls, he will never The second or even third player on the team, Michael, you know what I mean?"

"Stern will not let that new clause pass! At least until the dust settles on Lin's new team, he will never change this clause! We actually have only three ways this time. The first is that you cut your salary and reduce your salary. Get to Ewing's level, and then we have a good chat with Lin and try to convince him with the emotional card."

"It depends on whether he is willing to accept a contract offer that is pretty good but not the top in the league. The second way is still to cut your salary. We will hollow out the entire team and send everyone out. Then give Lin the top contract in the league to keep him, and as for the third clause, we just sit back and watch him leave, and there is nothing we can do.”

After hanging up the phone, Jordan felt an inexplicable bitterness in his heart. He really didn't want Lin Tian to leave!

Lin Tian's temper, playing style, and ability are really in line with Jordan's taste.

But now, even if Jordan hates Klaus, a miser like Grant, he has to admit that Klaus is right. It is indeed difficult for Lin Tian to stay with the Bulls this summer.

(End of this chapter)