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Chapter 195 The Birth of the Big Three

Artest was sprayed with a little anger.

They really deserved to be real gold and silver brothers, the two were carved out of the same temper.

Artest, who was not good at speaking, was sprayed a little speechless. At this time, he replied honestly: "I forgot to bring the championship trophy."

I am so special!

What does it mean to forget to bring it?
Jermaine O'Neal was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, so you, Artest, made it clear that you wanted to show your superiority over him?
It hurts when you see your best friend starving to death on the street.

When you see your best friend doing better than you, it makes you so fucking sad.

So O'Neal, who was originally blocked in the free market, just saw the high-spirited boss Reggie Miller, and now met Artest who came to show off his superiority, and the anger that had been suppressed in his heart finally broke out.

He looked at Artest angrily and said, "I'll let you show your superiority! Come on! The rules of the world! One-on-one! It's just one-on-one! No one wants to foul!"

"I have long wanted to teach you a good lesson."

Artest smiled when he heard this, squeezed his fists and said, "Okay, okay, I haven't hit anyone for a long time since the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills."

Little O'Neill, who was originally angry, was half extinguished in an instant after hearing this sentence, and even almost cried.

He scolded in his heart, why is this Ron so unreasonable, if you give in, this matter will turn over, it's okay, okay, I love you, uncle!
How powerful Artest's fists are, Jermaine O'Neal can't be more clear, the old brothers of the Pacers back then, except for martial arts saint Stephen Jackson, no one is his opponent.

So what the hell are you Artest doing here? ! !
Hit me?

Seeing O'Neal's delay in making a move, Artest's fist couldn't wait any longer, so he said dully: "You asked me to make the first move, then I'm here!"

call! !

"watch out!!"

Hammond on the side slapped himself on the face, and he suddenly realized that it was a big mistake for Li Lai to bring Artest here.

"Did Ron forget what the hell we're here for?"

Hammond looked at Artest and O'Neal who had already scuffled together on the street and said nothing.

Li Lai neither shook his head nor nodded.

Judging from the scenes on the street now, needless to say, this guy Artest must have forgotten.

But Li Lai understood Artest, who seemed to be a simple-minded man with well-developed limbs, but in fact he was very careful.

In fact, looking at the players who can become defensive gates throughout the history of the NBA, none of them are fools.

Do you think Big Ben Wallace is stupid?
on the street.

The two punched each other, causing pedestrians to stop and watch, and finally even attracted a large number of reporters.

The reporters prepared the manuscript immediately after the photo was taken.

——The championship player Ron Artest violently beat and bullied innocent children on the street. The scene is very bloody. It is suggested that the NBA headquarters cancel the championship of the Bucks.

boom!boom!
Two extremely heavy blows sounded.

Artest punched O'Neal in the chest, and O'Neal punched Artest in the jaw.

Both fell to the ground.

Little O'Neill lay on the ground and gasped for a few breaths.

He knew Artest's boxing skills were strong, so the opponent just punched him deliberately on a non-critical part, obviously trying to let him.

Artest bastard!
Only O'Neill Jr. knows him best in the world.

He looks like a fool, but in fact he knows clearly in his heart, who is good to him and who is not good to him, who should be good and who should be bad, he knows better than anyone else.

Little O'Neal, who knew that Artest had withdrawn, couldn't help but have a sore nose. It wasn't until this time that he realized what Artest was here for today.

This is sent to the door for him to beat up.

This fool!

Artest was punched in the chin, and the nerve cells and nerve fibers in this position are most likely to cause temporary disturbance of consciousness and function when subjected to strong external shocks.

So Artest now feels severe pain.

But he still didn't forget the coach's entrustment, so he said at this time: "Xiao Ao, join the Bucks."

Little O'Neal said softly, "Why should I join the Bucks?"

"Listen, the teams chasing after me to sign me have been lined up from the White House to the Statue of Liberty, so there is no shortage of teams, buddies, and you can go wherever you want."

Artest learned from Li Lai about the embarrassing pictures of inside players in the trade market this year, but he did not expose O'Neal's lies.

He said honestly: "My coach said, he needs you, and the Bucks need you."

Little O'Neill glared and said, "So you don't need me anymore, kid."

Artest said: "Of course I want to be on the same team as you!"

"The coach is great, he is the best coach I have ever seen, the Bucks are very united,"

"So, come and join us."

O'Neal clicked his tongue and smiled, then turned his head to look at Artest and said, "Boss told me a long time ago that you didn't take the initiative to apply for a trade. It is a rare opportunity to compete for the championship, so I traded you."

Artest, who has always been known as a tough man, looked back at O'Neal with difficulty at this time.

Artest, who didn't cry even if the Bucks won the championship this season, choked up and said at this time: "You already knew."

Little O'Neill nodded and said, "I knew it a long time ago."

Artest said with tears in his eyes, "Then why don't you forgive me?"

Speaking of this, Little O'Neill was extremely annoyed, "You have to give me a chance to forgive you. I ran up to you for no reason and said I forgive you. What are you talking about?"

Artest was startled, this temper is really O'Neal.

"You bastard!"

"so?"

"Ron, you and the boss have championship rings, and I should have one too."

"Bucks, here I come!"

7 month 9 day.

The Bucks officially announced that they signed Jermaine O'Neal with a two-year contract of 2 million.

The Bucks' interior problems have finally been alleviated.

Now with Cousins, Yi Jianlian, Villanueva and O'Neal, the Bucks finally have the same inside strength as last season. If Cousins ​​can use it properly, they will even be on the inside. The season is even better.

Just as Li Lai and Hammond breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, ESPN and "The Decision" jointly announced.

"James joined the Heat for 6 million in 1.1 years!"

The alliance is shocked!

No one thought that the last big fish in the free market would join the Heat.

The Big Three of the Heat came out!
Hammond, who heard the headlines, was dumbfounded.

Last season, the Cavaliers alone brought James so much trouble to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals. Now that he has helpers like Bosh and Wade by his side, wouldn't he want to push the entire league across the board?
This news also ushered in the attention of fans all over the world. James' words on the live broadcast of "The Decision" were also broadcast on major media over and over again.

James: "This is a very difficult decision. I decided to bring my talents to Miami on the South Coast and join the Heat."

The city of Cleveland has gone crazy after hearing the news.

All the Ohio State fans flooded the streets.

They held James' jersey in their hands, threw it on the ground angrily, and set it on fire.

If you look closely, these fans completed this angry move completely in tears.

"Love is deep, hate is all."

Because James is the belief of these basketball fans in Ohio, they will make such a crazy move after James announced his departure.

Daniel Gilbert, who had been convinced that James would not leave last season, was very angry on social media and accused James of what he did, bluntly saying that he was a coward.

Only cowards escape Cleveland and seek help elsewhere.

Barkley said on the show: "James is 26 years old, he will be 27 years old next season, and Jordan was 28 years old when he won the first championship trophy."

"Obviously, James wants to be like his idol and try to surpass Michael Jordan. He hopes to win the championship trophy earlier."

Garnett, who had already been traded to the Lakers, was also shocked by the deal.

He stood up and said: "When I, Ray Allen, and Pierce got together, it was the end of our careers."

"But James, Bosh, Wade, the oldest of the three, Wade, is only 28 years old."

"There has never been a group of players at such a peak age. They broke the rules and created a precedent for players to group together."

O'Neill has a somewhat different view of Garnett's point of view.

"The great dynasties in history are all formed by at least two extremely strong points. The Show time era and the OK combination, including the Bulls and Celtics dynasties, all have such shadows."

"So you can't accuse James of breaking such a rule. There has been such a precedent before."

"However, James is indeed the first player to create this kind of strong alliance. He is different from me joining the Lakers and the Wolf King joining the Celtics."

"Our trading team is the decision maker, and James, the Heat's Big Three, is the decision maker."

Li Lai remained calm while watching the overwhelming news.

In these news, there are those who scold James, those who despise, those who despise, those who read jokes, and those who are irrelevant, but there is no support.

Because all the teams understand that the three brothers formed together at this age and signed a full 6-year contract together, the entire league may be dark.

Especially these teams in the East, they will have to consider how to overcome the big mountain of the Heat's Big Three within a few years.

Of course, James did join the Heat, but the Heat who have signed Bosh and Wade do not have enough salary space, so they need to trade to get James.

For the Cavaliers, their owner Daniel Gilbert scolded James the most, but they were more aggressive than any team in the league in terms of sign-and-trade deals.

After all, no one wants to let James go for nothing, so the Cavaliers cooperated with the Heat to sign first and then trade, and traded James to the Heat.

The specific details of the transaction are that the Heat gave the Cavaliers 2 first-round picks, 2 second-round picks and a special transaction worth 1 million US dollars.

The Cavaliers then sent the team's Mo Buchuan and Murray to the Clippers through a trade, and the trade got Baron Davis and a completely unprotected first-round pick in 2011.

This pick is worth thousands of dollars!
But no matter how Li Lai restrained himself and remained calm, he was still defeated by another deal after James joined the Heat.

In addition to announcing the acquisition of James that day, the Heat also signed free agent Ray Allen for 2 years and 1800 million!
Li Lai let out a long breath.

He knows too well how Ray Allen is a key piece of the puzzle for Wade and James, who are good at breakthroughs.

This team will enter the full body ahead of schedule!
More importantly, James has been working hard to hone his singles skills in this off-season. Although Li Lai doesn't know where he is training and who he is looking for to train his singles, it is obvious that James next season Will be stronger than James at this time in his previous life.

7 month 10 day.

The Rockets Dog Mo and Rasheed Wallace attended the press conference, and they announced that they would invite Rasheed Wallace to join with a 2-year contract of 2500 million.

The latter bluntly said at the press conference that he would inject championship blood into this team.

Hammond was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he heard the news.

"I just said why Rashid chose to jump out of the contract. It turned out that the bastard Dog Mona offered him a higher salary."

Li Lai was also very angry at this time. He saw it more clearly and said: "I think this is also the reason why that lunatic reported us for illegal contact with free agents out of nothing."

"This lunatic has done everything he can to recruit Rasheed Wallace without incident."

Hearing this, Hammond realized Dog Mo's coquettish operation, and eighteen generations of ancestors greeted him 38 times.

The Rockets management also brought another signing, which was to renew Yao Ming with a 4-year 7000 million contract.

Regarding the news that Yao Ming stayed with the Rockets, the management of the entire league did not feel any surprise.

After all, before the Lakers wanted to trade for Gasol, their first reinforcement target was Yao Ming, a free agent.

Think about the picture of Kobe and Yao Ming joining forces inside and outside, it may destroy countless teams in the league on the offensive end.

But such an invincible lineup was unexpectedly rejected by Yao Ming.

The reason he gave was that I love Houston, I love this team and the fans here, so I have no reason to leave.

"This is also the reason why no team has focused on Yao Ming this offseason. Everyone knows that he has no intention of leaving the Rockets at all."

"And he was preparing for the Men's Basketball World Cup in China, and he didn't give other teams a chance to get in touch."

Hammond sighed a little, if Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, the Chinese giants, could be in the same team, how good would it be.

At the same time, he also paid attention to the contract that Dog Mo signed Yao Ming, which was 4 million yuan in four years, which was completely inconsistent with Yao Ming's strength.

Yao Ming should sign a contract with an annual salary starting at 2000 million, just like Nowitzki and Stoudemire.

"This Dog doesn't know that Yao Ming won't leave, so it's very careful and careful. Even this little money has to be calculated, it's just a hypocrite."

In the afternoon of the same day, the league officially announced the salary cap for the 2010-2011 season.

The salary cap of each team in the new season is 6000 million U.S. dollars, and the luxury tax threshold is 7300 million U.S. dollars.

This number has increased from last season's salary cap, and the middle class exception and minimum salary line have also been adjusted.

The salary of the middle class exception in the new season is 540 million US dollars, and the team's minimum salary line is 4500 million US dollars.

At this time, the trade reinforcements of various teams in the league have also come to an end.

Hammond sorted out the team's current salary situation based on the latest league salary cap and said: "Adding O'Neal's 260 million and Jermaine O'Neal's 540 million, our current total salary is 6800 million, which is only 500 million away from the luxury tax threshold. A gap of [-] million."

"However, our salary has already exceeded the salary cap, and the middle class exception was also used in the contract of signing O'Neal, so if we want to strengthen the team lineup, we can only use the basic salary to recruit free agents."

"It is worth noting that we have to resolve the contract of the rookies in the team, especially Dragic."

(End of this chapter)