Standing pretty old

Chapter 229 Business is business
After the tough victory over the Bobcats, everyone in the Eagles flew back to Atlanta immediately overnight.

Fortunately, Charlotte is very close to Atlanta, so the players didn't complain, just catch up on the plane and go back to sleep.

This is the hardship of NBA professional players. Ordinary people only see their heroic appearance on the field, but they can't see the sweat they put in in training and the pain of being "trapeze" all the year round.

In any industry, it is not easy to be at the top, and the NBA is the best professional basketball league on the planet.

As soon as Ruan Erniu and others arrived in Atlanta, they met Billy Knight, the general manager they hadn't seen for a long time.

Knight apparently also found Er Niu and his party. Since Woodson had announced his disbandment at that time, the players also walked away in twos and threes.

Billy Knight sent text messages to Woodson, Ruan Erniu, and Jon Jonson.

Soon, the four met in a corner of the airport.

Billy Knight first smiled and said: "Well done, this wave of eight consecutive victories not only shows the strength of our players, but also the record has not been dropped. I must praise you!"

Woodson shook his head and said, "Billy, you definitely didn't come to us to talk about something. Don't tell me that the deal is about to change."

Knight said: "Of course not. In fact, in an hour, I will be on a plane to go through the specific transaction procedures. The official statement will be announced on February 2."

Speaking of this, the general manager of the Eagles glanced at Kraft Nguyen and Joe Johnson, and then said: "If I remember correctly, it should happen to be the second day after you all went to participate in the All-Star Weekend."

Ruan Erniu nodded and said, "In other words, when Joe and I come back from New Orleans, we won't see Tyronn, Anthony, Sheldon, and Lorenzen."

Kraft Nguyen is the Hawks' cash cow, and Billy is really afraid that he will block the trade at a critical moment. If so, he shouldn't have told him the trade information in advance.

Of course, Er Niu's performance was far more mature than he imagined.

Ruan Erniu said to Jiongsen: "Come to my house as a guest at noon tomorrow, I want to have a party, just you and the four of them."

囧囧森 said: "It's a good idea, I'll leave the calling."

The four of them ended this short meeting.

Those who should go home should go home, those who should travel far should travel far.

Ruan Erniu dragged his tired body back home.Han Meimei prepared a little supper for him, and the hungry bull ate the food on the plate.

Dr. Han asked puzzledly: "Why do I think you are not in a good state of mind? Didn't you win against the Bobcats?"

Ruan Erniu shook his head and said, "Four teammates who have been with us all day and night will be traded soon. I already have a certain right to speak to prevent the transaction, but my rationality tells me that the transaction is the right decision."

Han Meimei stood up, came behind Er Niu, massaged his head, smiled and said in Er Niu's ear: "So your sensibility is fighting against reason? Niu, you are not a machine after all, you are It’s impossible to completely abandon your emotions.”

Ruan Erniu closed his eyes and said: "You are right, I will call them who will be traded at noon tomorrow, and I want to have a party at home as a farewell. I'm sorry, I decided on it without telling you in advance. "

Han Meimei said: "I will prepare enough ingredients. Now, I think we should go to rest."

Er Niu opened his eyes, stared at the woman behind him, and said, "You are right, but now..."

He hugged the woman up, and after a deep kiss, Ruan Erniu said, "We should have more important things to do..."

The next day, Ruan Erniu and Han Meimei went to the supermarket early in the morning to buy a lot of ingredients. They set up a simple buffet table in the yard of their rented apartment for the Eagles teammates to enjoy.

Near noon, they brought small gifts to Er Niu's house one after another.

This is actually the first time that people from Tianchao have organized a party on their own initiative. You know, although they have played together for half a year, they have never been a guest at Er Niu's house.

Of course, it was also the first time for these few to see Han Meimei who combined the beauty and charm of the East and the West.

Anthony Johnson smiled and said: "Kraft, it's your fault. With such a beautiful girlfriend, why didn't you bring it out and let us know?"

Before Erniu Ruan answered, Tyronn Lu laughed and said, "It's definitely because Mary doesn't like Erniu going to nightclubs. By the way, besides going to Joe's house for dinner, has Kraft ever been to a nightclub?"

Lorenzen Wright said: "It should not have happened once. To be honest, I discussed this issue with J-Smoove. His answer is that Kraft's sexual orientation is definitely not as simple as we imagined."

Ruan Erniu gritted his teeth and said, "When I come back from New Orleans, I will definitely stop this bastard's mouth with a rubber plug."

Sheldon Williams said: "Is it just the five of us today? Why didn't J-Smoove and them come together?"

The landlord was too naive. Among the four people who were about to be traded, he was probably the only one who didn't notice anything.

The mystery will eventually be revealed, and someone will always be the villain.

Tyronn Lu put down the cup in his hand and said to Sheldon: "Landlord (landlord), didn't you find anything? Those who are here today, except for Joe, actually need to get ready to pack."

Although Sheldon Williams is a top student at Duke, he obviously hasn't understood what he's about to encounter.

He smiled inexplicably: "Pack up your bags? Are you kidding me? We are not qualified to go to ALL-STAR unless it is..."

After all, after four years of college, the landlord is no more stupid than anyone else, and he finally understood the meaning of this party.

In the words of the people of the Celestial Dynasty, this is a breakup meal.

"When did you know?" The landlord sat on the stool weakly. He felt that his strength was drained in an instant, and he was a little scared.

As the No. 5 pick last year, he always thought that he would gradually find his place in the team.Unexpectedly, what he ushered in was being traded.

In contrast, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, and Lorenzen Wright are all well-known vagabonds in the league. They have already noticed something, and they suddenly received an invitation today. In fact, they have already prepared in their hearts.

Tyronn Lue said: "I may be the first to find out, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is that we will be packaged together. Landlord, you have to adapt to everything. This is the survival logic of the NBA."

Sheldon Williams looked at Er Niu and Jiong Jisen, then at the other three, shook his head and said, "Where will we be traded to?"

Ruan Erniu felt that there was no need to hide anything at this time. He said bluntly: "On the west coast, there is a place called Sacramento. The four of you plus next year's second-round pick will be used to trade the Kings' Mike Bibby."

"Kraft, did you instigate this deal?" After saying this, Sheldon regretted it. He was not qualified to criticize a rookie, even if the rookie was the superhuman Kraft Ruan.

Ruan Erniu said sincerely: "If thinking like this can make you feel better, then this transaction is decided by me! But you will always be my friends."

After speaking, the two hugged each other and untied their knots.

Everyone understands that Erniu, a rookie, is not yet qualified to control the transaction, and this is just a decision related to interests and rationality.

Business is business, it's as simple as that.

(End of this chapter)