legendary point guard

ps: The pace has been sped up, and the transactions in the article will have a lot of changes compared to the reality, not only the Magic but also other teams. As the title of the chapter says, the era of giants will come earlier than in the present.

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"Of course, why don't you believe Wood?" Otis Smith said with a smile.

"Almost, it always feels like everything is too fast. Could it be that our jet lag caused all of this?"

"Maybe, Chauncey is a player who pursues honor. Obviously, a championship cannot satisfy him. Although Detroit is still competitive in the Eastern Conference, everyone knows that they have changed from a championship-level team to an Eastern Conference team. A strong team in the playoffs, but isn’t our strength poor? Although we haven’t shown any big moves so far, I personally flew to his home in Denver to meet him and his agent.”

"You impressed him?"

"Obviously yes, I described our great future to him, Wood, Chauncey is a great underrated player, I think there is a lot you can learn from him, and I told you He's not coming to take your place, whether it's the status of the team or the position on the court, that will never change."

Otis Smith emphasized again that many media outlets in the United States have already begun to sow provocations like this, and he doesn't want Lin Sen to feel awkward because of that.

"Otis, don't you worry about this, don't I still understand? To be honest, the offseason has just started and I can't wait for the start of the new season."

"Me too, I can even imagine the surprised faces on those guys' faces when they knew we brought in Shane Battier and Ron Artest, and the other Pole did really well in summer league, if nothing else he will He started playing in NBDL and then became Dwight's backup, as for Eddie Griffin, I'm still in contact, and there should be an accurate answer within a week."

"I understand." Lin Sen is naturally clear about Otis Smith's attitude towards him. He even dared to assert that even Kobe and Duncan may not be treated so favorably and politely by the uniform team. Of course, Lin Sen also knows all this It's all due to his ability to bring huge benefits to the team.

Just like Forbes announced the team's market value last year, the Orlando Magic rose from 3.5 million in the previous year to 4.5 million in one fell swoop, ranking sixth in the league.Forbes even bluntly said that 80.00% of the increase in the Magic's market value is due to Lin Sen's joining, and Lin Sen will also become another super cash cow besides Yao Ming.

"Why is there good news again?" David Falk looked at Lin Sen and asked.

"Yes, good news, Chauncey has joined us, but Otis just didn't say how big the contract is, but I think it's worth it no matter how big it is."

"Yes, you are right. His value cannot be measured by the contract. You can learn from him in the new season. He is beneficial to your progress. In the afternoon you have an Adidas promotion, and then there will be an interview on the program in the evening. Good job Take a break." David Falk patted Lin Sen on the shoulder and walked out of the super car that Disney had prepared for Lin Sen.

The United States did not stop because it entered the night.Fans in Detroit attacked the official website of the Pistons angrily. Obviously, they were very angry that the team failed to keep Billups. Although the official news has not been released at this time, the news that Billups joined the Orlando Magic with a 5-year 6000 million contract It has already spread.

And Joe Dumars' villa was surrounded by hundreds of fans, and the angry scolding of the fans made Dumars unable to sleep at all.

"Damn it, how can this blame me, I have shown my sincerity, I have increased from 5 million to 5000 million in 6000 years. This is his own choice, he is a betrayer." Dumas looked out the window angrily Said.

"Richard, I'm sorry, this is my choice, but I will always remember the days when we fought side by side, but unfortunately that is far away, far away since Ben's departure." This is what Billups sent to Hamilton's text message, Hamilton's call to Billups is already off.As a teammate who has fought shoulder to shoulder with Billups for many years, he also understands Billups' choice.

Lin Sen's promotional event for Adidas in the afternoon was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium. The stadium, which can accommodate nearly 1 people, was packed with fans. This is such a grand occasion in Japan, a country where basketball is not very popular, that the reporter couldn't believe it.

When Lin Sen was participating in the publicity activities, David Falk and the people in charge of the Japanese side of Lin Sen's economic team were invited to Mt. Fuji TV to discuss the exclusive interview in the evening.

When Lin Sen returned to the hotel after a busy day, he fell asleep early. The next morning, Lin Sen devoted himself to the shooting of Armani's commercial. He was also surprised to see that his commercial partner was Jingzi Beichuan, but The content of the advertisement is not complicated.Kitagawa Keiko is also a professional actor, while Lin Sen is not, but his acting ability has been praised by the director.

It took Lin Sen less than three hours in the morning to complete the shooting of Armani's exclusive advertisement in Japan. Before leaving, Keiko Beichuan asked Lin Sen for his phone number, and of course Lin Sen did not refuse.

In the afternoon, Lin Sen visited Takehiko Inoue, the father of the slam dunk, together with the senior executives of Disney and the person in charge of Toei Animation Yoshimitsu.

Unexpectedly, the cooperation that had never been possible before was extremely smooth this time.Takehiko Inoue agreed to authorize Toei Animation to create a Slam Dunk theme park, and even gave a clear answer to Disney’s request to recreate a basketball comic with Lin Sen as the background, but Takehiko Inoue did not give a 100% answer but promised to have a good one. The inspiration will be to try basketball again.

"Really, this is a great honor for me, thank you very much!" Lin Sen bowed to Takehiko Inoue.

The translator immediately translated his own words, and Inoue Takehiko laughed: "As I said before, although we are not of the same nationality, we have the same skin color, just like Liu Xiang of China, he is not only the pride of China, but also all of Asia. The same is true of you, not to mention that I never thought that my work would be the driving force behind your success. This is also a supreme honor for me, and it made me see that the basketball dream of yellow people will not Ended with racial wonder, no doubt your success will inspire more yellow people to fight for their dreams."

Just after leaving Takehiko Inoue’s residence, the head of Toei Animation couldn’t hide his excitement anymore. Watching the excited conversation with the head of Disney, Lin Sen did the same, not only because of a possible promise made by Takehiko Inoue, but also because of his own excitement. Basketball fans can see the birth of the Slam Dunk theme park.

Toei Animation and Disney reached an agreement before they came, and once Inoue Takehiko can be persuaded to authorize the two parties, the two parties will jointly fund the construction.

And David Falk is naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity to make money. In addition to Lin Sen's endorsement, Lin Sen will also participate in the investment in the name of Wood Company.The exact amount is not something that can be decided now, and Lin Sen is not very concerned. He believes that David Falk can help him handle everything.

At 7:4 p.m. on July [-]th, U.S. time, during Lin Sen’s show, the Orlando Magic officially announced the signing of former Houston Rockets chief assistant Tom Thibodeau and also signed Thibodeau’s colleague Steve Clifford. And both of them are the main contributors to the Houston Rockets' defense that ranks among the league's top in recent years.

Just after announcing the signing of the two, the Orlando Magic once again announced the signing of Patrick Ewing as the team's assistant coach. Although the signing of three assistant coaches in a row is not as good as the signed players, it still caused a great sensation.

In particular, Tom Thibodeau is a super defensive coach recognized by the league.Danny Angie and Doug Rivers have also been pursuing Thibodeau, hoping that he can become the chief assistant coach of the Celtics. Both believe that Thibodeau will improve the Celtics' defense.

The signing of Ewing is undoubtedly for the growth of Dwight Howard and Milicic. These three targeted signings also make Orlando Magic fans look forward to the performance of the coaching staff next season. After all, a good coaching staff can make the ball The ability of the team is stimulated and even magnified several times.

But this does not prevent some media from ridiculing the Orlando Magic. ESPN's Magic Black Mike Lewis even said on his Twitter: "Yes. They defeated many opponents and signed an enviable coaching staff. But does Orlando expect a good coach to turn a defensive hole into a super defensive champion?"

Otis Smith didn't have the time to respond to these, and the fans of the Orlando Magic didn't care either. The Magic had just announced that they would accept reservations for next season's tickets before the new season started, setting a record for Magic ticket sales in just one day.

Looking at the fiery football market, Otis Smith was full of confidence, and Lin Sen, who was far away in Japan, flew to Seoul overnight to start the second leg of his Asian tour one night later.

In Japan, there was only a little scandal between Lin Sen and Kitagawa Keiko, which disappointed many Lin Sen honey.In particular, Lin Sen fans in China were expecting Lin Sen to make a big splash in Japan, to promote China's national prestige, and then go to South Korea to show off his glory, but they were disappointed at the first stop in Japan.

So much so that Lin Sen went to South Korea, and the fans were no longer looking forward to it.

On the other hand, with the opening of the trading market in the United States, the rumors in the trading market these days have suddenly evaporated.

What is disappointing is that the rumors that were expected to be transferred seem to have disappeared all of a sudden, and Kobe Bryant, who directly ran against the management before, also publicly told the management at the press conference at the start of the training camp he held. The layer-by-layer apology surprised everyone even more.

Immediately after the morning of July 7, US time, Vince Carter, a super big name in the free market who was once associated with the Orlando Magic, announced that he had reached a five-year contract extension with the New Jersey Nets.

And shortly after Vince Carter announced his stay in the team, a reporter from the Chicago Tribune revealed that the Bulls reached an agreement to renew their contract with Argentine Andres Nocioni, a free agent chased by many teams.The two parties will sign a five-year contract with a total value of approximately US$3800 million.

In addition to Rashad Lewis signed by the Houston Rockets and Chauncey Billups signed by the Magic in the free market, two consecutive players who chose to stay on the team also made people hope that the free market would boil up again.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who entered the Eastern Conference finals, also lost the chase to Milicic and started negotiations with Varejao. Finally, after the Bulls announced the renewal of Nocioni, they announced that they would keep the Brazilian Anderson, who performed well in the team. . Varejao, and the two sides will sign a five-year contract of almost 4000 million.

The continuous big-name staying on the team and the fact that the big-name players who were originally making a fuss about transfers have basically not been traded have also made experts start to estimate that this year's free market will be far less crazy than imagined.

However, at this time, the "Orlando Sentinel" and "Sacramento Bee" also revealed that the Kings and the Magic had reached a multi-person deal.

The release of this news has also aroused the interest of many people. After all, the media on both sides revealed at the same time, and people have also inadvertently guessed who is involved in the multi-person deal.

"Orlando, here I come!"

This is Ron Artest's latest news on Twitter on the afternoon of July 7th.And the appearance of this twitter message immediately made people exclaim.

"What beast Artest went to Orlando? God, Orlando is going crazy!" This was the first thought of many people when they heard the news.

If the shortcomings of the Orlando Magic last season were not only offense, then the most obvious one was the defense of the front and back, and the defense at this position is also a turning point for the connection between the team's internal and external defenses. The lack of defense at this position directly leads to the Magic's defense. It can only rely more on the personal ability of the players.

It also caused Milicic and Howard on the inside to face a lot of impact pressure on the outside.And once Artest joins, this problem will be easily solved. Although Artest is not favored off the court, no one will deny Artest's ability on the court.

Especially the ability on the defensive end. Magic fans think of the horror that Artest, who was wearing a Pacers jersey two or three years ago, will average less than 9 points per game against the opposing players. excited.

Turkoglu also wrote on his Twitter: "Thank Orlando, thank the fans here, thank my teammates. Thank my bosses and coaches. Without you, I would not have grown up."

Turkoglu's Twitter message directly confirmed that the trade between the Orlando Magic and the Sacramento Kings is true. Now the teams and players who had calmed down couldn't sit still. No one wants to watch the opponent continue to strengthen And he did nothing.

Kobe Bryant, who just apologized to the team, expressed his hope that the team will strengthen again after just one morning: "I know Mickey will make the right choice. Orlando and the others have become stronger. I think Everyone knows that. But I believe that Mickey can also bring a good future to Los Angeles."

At night, the official websites of the Orlando Magic and Sacramento Kings simultaneously announced that they had reached a deal.

The Kings will send Ron Artest plus next year's top five protected first-round picks and next year's second-round picks to the Magic's Hedo Turkoglu and Kailana Azubuike and next year's The second round and the first round in 09.

However, just when Magic fans are looking forward to Dwight Howard, Darko Milicic, Ron Artest, Chauncey Billups, Lin Sen, plus Chris Webber, Grant Hill, When Devin Brown's main rotation lineup can make up for this year's regret next year, the Orlando Magic's official website once again announced that the deal will involve a third party.

And this third party is the Houston Rockets, and the player involved is the defensive champion Sean Battier that many teams are trying to get.

"God, I don't know how to describe tonight. It's a lucky day for Orlando fans. They have enough capital to fantasize, oh no. To look forward to next season's O'Brien Cup is theirs, of course Houston is also there Did a good job this summer, I am optimistic that Houston and Orlando will meet in the finals next season." Charles Barkley wrote on Twitter after seeing the news.

The Houston Rockets will send Shane Battier to the Orlando Magic for inside backup Tony Batty and a top-five protected first-round pick from the Sacramento Kings.

Although the Orlando Magic fans are a bit sad about the departure of Turkoglu, Azubuike and Tony Batty, it is undoubtedly worthwhile to get two defensive masters Artest and Sean Battier to join.

"They traded Turkoglu for Artest and Battier, why can't we do it, An Zuo is more valuable than Turkoglu, I know I'm wrong, but I don't want My apology will make the team give up reinforcements, do you expect me to lead such a group of teammates to get back the glory that belongs to the Zijin Army?" Kobe Bryant said into the phone.

It is already ten o'clock in the evening.Mitch Kupchak on the other end of the phone was silent, because what Kobe said was really good, he was envious of Otis Smith's operation, and even thought that Otis Smith was just a good tone, otherwise how could he use it? One Turkoglu gets two players at his level or even better than him.

No matter what Kupchak thinks, he can't change the fact that the Magic has continued to strengthen. After a few days of silence, the Magic's continuous actions have also satisfied the fans. Orlando Multimedia also knows that the Magic's actions at the beginning of this summer are basically lonely. .The rest is some minor repairs and future plans, after all, how to play a good hand is the key.

But in any case, the Orlando Magic's continuous big spending has made all the expected teams not calm.The same is true for the Houston Rockets in the West.

Originally the Houston Rockets were a strong team in the West, although they relied more on the duo of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, but now the Rockets left Sean Battier but signed Rashad Lewis who can provide stable scoring for the Rockets.At the same time, Rashad Lewis' defense is not very bad. At the same time, the Houston Rockets also got Tony Batty from the Magic. The arrival of Tony Batty will also make up for the Rockets' inside problems.

In addition, although the team traded away Ralph Alston, everyone knows that once the Portland Trail Blazers reach a buyout agreement with Steve Francis.Francis is likely to refuse a big contract and return to Houston directly at a low price. In that case, all positions of the Rockets will be well reinforced.

East Magic and West Rockets, the two teams have become the focus of the league with almost four months left before next season.

The continuous reinforcement of the Rockets and Magic has also revived the cold trading market, and Lin Sen's Asian tour also came to Hong Kong from Beijing under the hot trading market.

The NBA on the Pacific side has also staged a lot of movement. The defending champion San Antonio Spurs and the team's free agent Argentine Oberto have completed a three-year 3 million dollar contract extension. Sex is the most important thing.

And the Los Angeles Lakers, who have been complained by Kobe, spent 6 years and 3000 million to keep Luke Walton, who played at the true level in the eyes of experts last season.While keeping Luke Walton was the right thing to do, pundits scoffed at Kupchak's offer of a six-year contract.

At the same time, the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed back Fisher, who played for the Utah Jazz last season, with a share of about 3 million in three years. The team used a three-year contract to reach a contract extension with team center Chris Mihm, but for the Lakers, such reinforcements are not reinforcements at all.

However, other teams have launched substantive operations, and Indiana's leader O'Neal is infinitely close to the New Jersey Nets.

The Boston Celtics, who traded for Ray Allen in the draft, have been trading scandals constantly, and they are getting closer and closer to Kevin Garnett, the leader of the Minnesota Timberwolves.At the same time, the Boston Celtics announced that they would use a 1+1 mid-level contract to sign James Posey, who played for the Miami Heat last season and contributed to the Heat's championship.

Although they are short of major generals, no one doubts that the Celtics with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen will make it to the playoffs. Now that James Posey has joined the team, the strength of the team has been further strengthened, and at the same time, the Celtics who have been in the The rumored Kevin Garnett made a choice.

It was already 7 pm Hong Kong time on July 12, and at this time Lin Sen received an international call from Garnett.

"Wood, I'm going to Boston. Don't think that you can become a championship team with reinforcements. I will prevent you from getting out of the East."

As soon as the phone was connected, Garnett's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Join the Boston Celtics?

Lin Sen immediately thought that the Celtics would have a terrifying Big Three.And this lineup will undoubtedly have a great impact on the Magic.

"Kg, first of all I have to congratulate you, I hope your dream will come true, but I still have to say that my Orlando will not lose to Boston."

"Really? Look at your stubbornness. Then you will know that the Celtics are the strongest. Be careful that you will be beaten and cried by us." Garnett said with a smile on the other end of the phone, but Lin Sen could still hear Garnett to some extent. Nate's reluctance to leave the Timberwolves.

Lin Sen laughed: "I can't wait for the start of next season. There will be at least three games a year, and there will be four games normally. I believe that my team and I will tell you who is the strongest in the East."

When Garnett hung up the phone, the Timberwolves in the United States officially announced that they would send Garnett, the superstar wolf king who had played for the team for 12 years, to the Boston Celtics, although the specific details of the transaction were not announced.But the general manager of the Boston Celtics, Danny Ainge, admitted the authenticity of the news in an interview immediately, and suddenly the whole United States became a sensation again.

Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are enough to scare other teams when they are on their respective teams, not to mention that all three will wear the same jersey next season.

If the continuous reinforcement of the Magic and the Rockets makes other teams in the East and West start to make achievements in the playoffs, then the formation of the Celtics at this moment will really make those teams not stay in a simple situation. During the negotiation, even a higher price is paid for reaching the negotiation.

On the second day of the Boston Celtics officially announced that the Celtics will send Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomez, Sebastian Delphine, Theo. Ratliff and two future first-round picks (one was the Celtics' top three pick in 2009 and the other was the Ricky Davis trade for Szczerbiak two years ago. The Timberwolves should pay the Celtics in the first round) and get Kevin Garnett in addition to some cash.

Although the entire league knew that there would be basically no problems with the deal the day before, it still shocked many people when the deal actually happened.

"We need to strengthen, especially the guard position. Our inside line is not bad. We need better guards outside of Pavnovich. Larry is not a real guard." LeBron, who was originally on vacation in Hawaii. James returned to Cleveland immediately after watching the Celtics complete the Big Three.

Cavaliers general manager Ferry looked at James in front of him. He naturally understood James' thoughts, but the team's salary space was gone, and the team owner was a stingy guy.

"We shouldn't care about spending money for the championship. If I don't even want to spend this money, I really need to consider whether I should stay here." James said decisively.

"I will respond to the boss. In fact, we are also running Mike Bibby. He is in good condition, but the problem is the contract. If I can convince the boss, then I will definitely sign him." Ferry vowed.

Three days later, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced that they had reached a formal agreement with Mike Bibby. Mike Bibby jumped out of the final year of the contract, and the Cavaliers will send a 5-year, 5000 million contract.

The Cavaliers' signing of White Devil Mike Bibby also shocked the entire league. You must know that although the Cavaliers lost to the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals, their biggest problem was the back line, which was directly overwhelmed by Lin Sen.

Now, the arrival of Mike Bibby will undoubtedly solve this problem effectively. In addition, the original team has Ben Wallace, Igor Skas and Varejao who has just renewed his contract. There are also James and Pavnovich at the small forward position, and Larry Hughes at the back line.

Although the Cavaliers only signed one person, the growth in strength has been recognized.

"Magic, Celtics, Cavaliers, the era of giants is coming" - "Yahoo Sports" used such a title.

"Oh, ****! They are all crazy, it's time to announce our new moves." Otis Smith said to his assistant very calmly, and he was also full of expectations for the start of next season.

ps: Thank you for the three crazy-Dances with Wolves and Depressed Doudou two big monthly tickets!

The pace of the recent chapters is a bit slow. I originally wanted to write some more, but the pace is really slow, so Xiaoai speeds up the pace in this chapter. In addition to the Magic, I will introduce some big deals from other teams as soon as possible. Then I will simply lead the international competition, and the next season will basically come!

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