NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 485 Large Offline Gathering

The renewal of the contract was officially put on the agenda.

The agent Old Turner is naturally the main force. After all, contract negotiation is the scope of the agent's business. Li Shengli is only responsible for grasping the general direction. What is more surprising is... Li Shengli asked the general manager Toby to make an appointment. The location was set in Dallas.

This means that Li Shengli ran to Greenville from Dallas just now, and then had to run back again.

"Li, this Toby is a bit of a pushover. If you can't come by yourself, you want us to talk?" Old Turner was a little annoyed. Although there was no clear regulation on who should talk to whom, Toby didn't do it well, after all. Li Shengli is the head player of the Mavericks. The management took the initiative to run errands without losing their share, and it was not short of one or two air tickets.

"Why are you angrier than me?" Li Shengli smiled. It was just an appointment, and the two hadn't left for Dallas yet.

"No, I just think that Toby has a brain problem, and you are not a rookie who is easy to bully, so you still have to give the face that should be given?" Old Turner was indignant, and continued, "Don't go this time, I will Go yourself, damn it, if I don’t pay them a fortune, my manager will be in vain.”

"you alone?"

"That's right, you can't go. In fact, that's the thing about negotiations. Whoever is anxious will suffer. In addition, I really don't understand. It should have been a long time to talk about the contract. Why did you delay until now? Could it be that you don't have the ball? The team wants, or do you think that O'Neal is also signing a new contract at this point in time, and want to drag it to O'Neal to settle it, so that you have less options to press the new contract?" Old Turner thought about it, although O'Neal is against Li Shengli's side. The effect is not that great, but there really isn't a more plausible explanation for the fact.

"Okay, then go by yourself and call if you need anything."

"Then the specific report will be the same as we said before?"

"Well, don't worry, let Toby report first, and I'll see what their management means."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

……

The time with Toby was two days later, and the old Turner was impatient, so he rushed to the airport immediately before lunch to catch the nearest flight to Dallas.

As for the old nest, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson are still here.

To be honest, since Li Shengli entered the league, the old and the young have formed an interest alliance, and the agent Old Turner has taken care of the finances for the three. It can be regarded as forming an interest alliance, and the income has grown steadily. It is not the NBA. It is a common situation that retirement means bankruptcy, so the two brothers are also concerned about Li Shengli.

After Turner left, Thompson's activity center for the elderly, the old and the young were all there.

"Is Turner gone?" Kareem asked.

"Let's go, the fastest... There should be news tomorrow." Li Shengli replied.

"Well, this matter should be settled sooner. The provincial West and Johnson will bother me." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a headache when he thinks of these two people. Jerry West is now the general manager of the Lakers, and the magician may not play again next season. , and also transferred to the Lakers behind the scenes.

"Okay, anyway, Turner has passed away, we just wait for the news." Thompson waved his hand, indicating that he should ignore this matter, then turned to Li Shengli and said, "Li, have you watched the draft?"

"Draft? I didn't care too much. The Mavericks didn't have a high pick, and there was no other movement. Another thing, there are newcomers coming in every year. It's useless to care about so many. Whoever can play will be able to watch in the new season." Come out." Li Shengli shook his head, although the draft was over, he was not in the mood to watch it at this point in time.

"That's not necessarily the case. If there is a problem with Turner, it's always good for us to pay attention in advance." Thompson thought for a while and then said, "I took a look, and the Celtics took the power forward with the sixth overall pick. That little guy should be the type of No. 13 you like, as for the Lakers... It seems that they traded a No. 24 pick with the Hornets, and they still have a No. [-] pick in their hands."

Li Shengli looked at Thompson, obviously Thompson was also staring at the Lakers and Celtics, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar interjected, "West told me that the No. 13 pick is a high school student, let them start. Center Divac traded with the Hornets, the 24th pick was Derek Fisher, and the Lakers' center position has been vacated, but... West seems to be very optimistic about the 13th pick."

"The 13th pick is a bit low, probably because he is a high school student." Thompson glanced at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and added, "This year's No. 76 pick really surprised me. The 183ers chose the No. [-] pick. A small guard. To be honest, this kid named Iverson is only [-] in height. It is really strong enough to be the first pick. As for the other rookies, they are really good... I think this year's production and quality should be good."

……

The three of them chatted about the draft for a while, and Thompson suddenly thought of something, "Oh, by the way, it will be very lively here one month before the start of the new season. Invite all the rookies and organize a party?"

"Why, aren't we messed up enough?" Hearing this suggestion, Li Shengli's head got dizzy, "At that time, Jordan will definitely come with Pippen and Rodman, and Brother Malone will definitely fight with Rodman." , if Jordan brings in Oakley who hurt Stockton, it will be even more messy. Are these rookies coming to me to watch them fight?"

"This is called excitement. Seriously, I want to meet this Iverson! Besides, there are people from every family coming anyway, so it can be regarded as getting to know new teammates in advance."

"Is everyone idle and have nothing to do? If you let them come, they will come?"

"When the time comes, we will call all the old guys who can be called. There are so many retired and active seniors here. Aren't these guys coming here? Yes, I will invite in your name. Whoever does not come, you Go ahead and play them for me next season."

"You... who do you think I am? Do you really think I'm a hooligan?" Li Shengli was so convinced that his face changed, "Even if you got everyone here, why are you here to make garbage? Well, they are all here, counting my friends, your old buddies, that is No. 80 people, do you think Stern is an idiot, this is against the league, hold the NBA 50th anniversary celebration in advance? "

"It's just a private meeting, what can he do with us?" Thompson turned to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and asked, "You can say something, can this matter work, we vote with a show of hands, you nod and we start preparing."

Abdul-Jabbar raised his head and thought for a while, "I agree, try it this year first, and if the effect is good, then we can hold this party after the draft. Here comes the newcomer."

……

In this referendum, the two votes of Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had an overwhelming advantage, and when Li Shengli thought...there would be no. The important thing is that Li Shengli has no idea why Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came up with this idea at this point in time.

Hold the NBA's 50th anniversary ahead of schedule? !

As the leader of the league, Stern, what do you make people think? Although many people like him, you can't organize a group of people to slap him in the face, especially since Thompson wants to invite rookies in the name of Li Shengli. It's too pretty, right?

"Can I refuse?" Li Shengli raised his hand to signal.

"No, the voting session is over, let's get ready!" Thompson pressed Li Shengli's hand.

"And what about my new contract?"

"Don't worry, Jabbar and I are watching for you, wait for Turner's news to come back first, and hope nothing goes wrong..."

(End of this chapter)