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Chapter 192 Rebound King Rodman on the Shelves

"Charles, do you have a team you want to go to?" Old Wang asked.

Barkley shook his head and said, "It's just been decided. I don't know which teams Frank has contacted."

He said: "You must go to a team with championship strength, right? There are only a few teams with championship strength."

Barkley laughed and said, "Actually, brother, I have won the championship now. Of course, I can win another one. It's good to have as many as Michael, but it's okay to not have it, and I can accept it. I won four hard honors this year. I'm already content."

The two ate and chatted, but they didn't talk about this matter anymore, but talked about other things, such as the first meeting between the two in Chinatown, New York.

"Did you know, old K, Mark West has been renounced by the Bulls, and he has also announced his retirement." Barkley laughed.

He has no friendship with Mark West, and the two of them have only been teammates for a few months. He said with a smile: "If he hadn't gone to that stadium at the beginning, we would never have met you."

"Then we all have to thank him, you and I all need it, haha!" Old Wang laughed.

Speaking of this, he suddenly said with a strange expression: "Charles, you and Jordan are an agent, he won't encourage you to go to the Bulls, will he?"

"That's impossible, brother. If I go to the Bulls, I might as well stay in the Suns. Could it be that guy Michael is willing to call me the boss? Unthinkable, haha!" Barkley laughed.

He nodded. It was indeed impossible. Barkley was going to a team that could be the core, not to be the second child.

He joked: "If you go to the Bulls, you may have to compete with Pippen for the second child."

"Only by him?" Barkley said disdainfully.

At this time, their mobile phones rang almost at the same time.

"Hello, I'm Old K."

"Old K, where are you?"

"Kevin? I'm here with Charles."

"Okay, I'll be here right away. Listen, don't fight, let alone fight, we are brothers..."

"No, Kevin, you think too much..."

"Okay old K, shut up first, I'll be there soon, I'm driving, this is dangerous driving, don't let me be caught by the police."

"Hey Charles, I'm Tom Chambers, where are you?"

"I'm at home, with old K, do you want to come over?"

"Of course, I'm with Marly and Danny Ainge, we'll be over right away, before we get here, don't get rough with Old K, you know? You can't beat him."

"Damn it, how could I not be able to beat him? Oh, I was misled by you, damn it, who do you think I am? How could I be rough with my brother? Hello, damn it, this is the end?"

The two hung up the phone, no, they were hung up, looked at each other, and laughed.

"They thought we would quarrel, even fight, for a core position, is that possible?" Barkley yelled.

"Why don't we play tricks on them?" Old Wang said with a smile.

"Okay, you two must not cause trouble, this is not a Hollywood studio." Mo Lin, who had been silent all this time, hurriedly stopped.

Not long after, a group of Suns players poured into Barkley's villa. They were a little surprised to see the peace between Barkley and Lao Wang, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, for a core position, I won't fall out with my brother."

Buckley patted his chest and said, "For the sake of old K, I choose to leave, please praise my greatness."

"Cut, you're a great bastard!"

Dan Marley raised his middle finger and scolded with a smile: "You are the one who was abandoned, just like in Philadelphia. We drove here because we were worried that you would be beaten. Come and thank us."

"Xie Te! Dan, don't expose your shortcomings when you beat someone..."

The short hairs on Buckley's head immediately stood up, and he said angrily, "Are you here to comfort me, or to hit me?"

"Ha ha……"

Kevin Johnson and others burst into laughter, and Barkley himself laughed helplessly.

"Old K, are you ready?" After laughing, Kevin Johnson asked seriously.

Lao Wang thought for a while, and said seriously: "It's done, I will work hard."

Kevin Johnson glanced at the crowd and said: "With our group of people supporting you, even if the management introduces new people, your position will be very stable, and there will be no problems in the locker room. But in terms of strength, there is some uncertainty.

Dan Marley can help you. Although my condition has declined, I can still help you. For the rest, it depends on the management's operation and sees what this guy Charles can get back. "

Barkley proudly said: "Don't worry, I can at least exchange for most of the teams. I am a historical-level superstar with MVP, FMVP, championship, and best team in a single season. I will not do it if it is cheap."

Seeing Barkley's funny words, everyone laughed again.

……

"Michael, will management trade Barkley?"

At this time, Pippen called Jordan on the phone.

After hearing the news about Barkley, he immediately thought that Barkley and Jordan shared the same agent, so when the Bulls urgently need to strengthen the inside, will David Frank get Barkley to the Bulls to assist Jordan?

If that's the case, he can't be Pi's second child, and Pi Xiaosan is his position in the Bulls. This is not acceptable to him. He is willing to be the second child, but he doesn't like to be the third child.

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that it was wrong. What leverage did the Bulls have if they wanted to trade Barkley?
"Damn it, you won't use me as a bargaining chip?" He suddenly became anxious.

He absolutely does not want to be traded, let alone being traded to the Suns, to be the second child to a rookie, that would be an absolute humiliation to him.

But Jordan's words immediately let him breathe a sigh of relief, Jordan said: "NO, our goal is old K."

"What?" he was shocked.

"Why, Scotty, aren't you willing to strengthen the fifth position?" Jordan frowned over there.

"Yes, but that kid is our deadly enemy." He hesitated.

"So what, if we get the Bulls, he is our man. If we have him, we can guarantee a three-peat." Jordan laughed.

"But how could the Suns be willing to trade old K? What they are giving up now is Barkley." Pippen asked.

"Just try to force the Suns to give up the current idea of ​​team building through public opinion, and see if there is a turnaround. Even if it doesn't work, the Suns will lose Barkley, leaving only one old K, and Kevin Johnson's state is also declining. Are they still our opponents?" Jordan said.

"That's right," Pippen said.

"What I said just now, Scottie, don't talk nonsense outside." Jordan urged.

"I understand." Pippen said hurriedly.

The next day, almost all the media were ridiculing that the Suns were suicidal, and giving up Barkley was the most stupid act.

At the same time, the general managers of most teams in the league, as well as the stars of these teams, have expressed their views on this matter.

Their views are very similar, not optimistic about the choice of the Suns.

Bulls general manager Klaus took the initiative to accept an interview with the Chicago Sports News, saying: "My suggestion to the Suns is to give up the existing team building ideas. Barkley in his peak period is the real choice. It is a very wrong decision to choose a sophomore with little defensive ability.

Of course, I also know that after this incident, Barkley and the old K can no longer coexist, and they are both low-post players, and they can't coexist at all, so I have a conscience suggestion, that is, use the old K to exchange for some good chips, so that the Suns can maintain their championship strength without hurting their bones. "

The team's big star Pippen was also interviewed, and he said in a mocking tone: "I don't understand the thinking of the Suns management, what qualifications does a rookie have to lead a defending team?
As the leader of a team, it is not enough to play 20+10 data. Perhaps we can imagine the chaos of the Suns next season. When their leader is shooting recklessly without participating in defense, the Suns will become a bad team at the bottom of the league. They may become the first defending team in history that cannot even make it to the playoffs. "

Under the guidance of certain forces, speeches and opinions like Krauss and Pippen gradually took over the mainstream, gradually forming a massive public opinion.

These public opinions quickly formed pressure and wrong guidance on Phoenix fans, and they in turn applied this pressure to the Suns management.

All the calls that could be made were overwhelmed by the fans, and a large number of voices demanding that the Barkley trade be stopped reached the ears of the management.

Fortunately, Lao Wang has formed a stable fan group in Phoenix. He is more popular locally than Barkley. Fans object to trading Barkley, not against him, so not many fans demand to trade him. Keeping Barkley basically requires the team to keep the current championship lineup.

This disappointed Klaus and the others. Their original idea was to use public opinion to force the Suns, and finally forced them to keep Barkley, and Barkley could not coexist with Old K, and was finally forced to trade Old K.

"Father, why do the managements of so many teams suggest that we trade old K?" Little Colangelo found Old Colangelo again.

Colangelo said with a smile: "Because this is an era of traditional centers, and old K is the most traditional center play style, a real low-post behemoth, even if he has not fully grown up, his potential value is greater than Barkley.

Don't doubt my words, Barkley has proved in Philadelphia that he can't lead the team to win the championship, or even lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, but the old K has proved in his rookie season that he can play in the finals not inferior to Barkley's performance.

So they all want us to trade K so they have a chance to get him.

Make a bet, Brian, we're going to get tons of trade requests for K, including the Bulls, before long. "

"I see, these guys are too cunning!" Little Colangelo said helplessly.

"Haha!" Old Colangelo laughed.

……

On this day, Wang Tiejun received a call from Zhang Reasonable.

Lao Zhang told him that the Sports Commission had a warehouse on the East Third Ring Road of Beijing for sale, which could be converted into a gymnasium and training hall. He asked him if he could buy it, and it only cost 380 million yuan.

"Wow, Brother Zhang, it's just training for a few months, so you don't need to spend this money?" He hurriedly said.

"No, Tie Jun, you really don't have a long-term vision. Let me tell you, the house price in this capital city is now set at a price of one year, and it may be set at a price of one day in the future. If you miss it now, you will regret it in the future." Lao Zhang said.

"So did you buy your house?" he asked.

"I bought a 120-square-meter house in the East Third Ring Road yesterday, not far from the warehouse."

Zhang Lili said something, and then said: "I went to Liu Yumin Liu's Department the day before yesterday, and she told me about the warehouse when I talked about finding a place for you to train.

Let me tell you, the location is very good. No one outside knows the news. She specially asked me to tell you that if you want to buy it, I will give it to you. "

"But this is not a commercial house, don't throw it at your hands." He hesitated.

"You have to come back every year, don't you want to leave the training hall next year? How could you miss it? Let me tell you, you might be relocated someday. Don't forget to give me a red envelope when you make money in the future." Lao Zhang said angrily.

"Okay, how big is the area?" He was right when he thought about it. He had to go back for a few months every year, and it was convenient to have a fixed training hall.

"In addition to the warehouse, there is a two-story office building covering a total area of ​​300 square meters. The building area of ​​the warehouse is 380 square meters. Above the office building is a dormitory, which has three floors and covers an area of ​​more than [-] square meters. However, the warehouse can only be converted into a basketball stadium. It cannot be used for business. It is not a commercial land, but an industrial land. The dormitory should be able to apply for reconstruction, and you should consult the relevant departments for details. Anyway, the land plus the buildings are combined, and [-] million is not expensive." Lao Zhang said.

"Okay, buy it."

He calculated it, and it was close to 50 US dollars, 380 million is really not much.

"Well, the sports equipment you ordered has already arrived at Beijing Customs. I will order it for you first, and those equipment will be delivered here directly. We will transfer the ownership when you come back." Old Zhang said.

"Yes," he said.

In order to conduct high-quality training in China, he specially ordered a lot of sports equipment and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He asked again: "Brother Zhang, have the procedures for my car been completed?"

There are currently few models in China, and there are not many cars suitable for him. He is afraid that he will not have a car after returning to China. In March, he bought a Mercedes-Benz SUV in the United States and shipped it back to China, but no one went through the formalities, and it has been parked at the customs.

"I just finished it yesterday. I paid the tax and got the card. The card for the Forty-Nine City can be opened." Zhang Lili said.

"That's okay, Brother Zhang, you drove to pick me up that day, I have a lot of luggage." He said.

On a monthly basis, Wang Tiejun finally completed the training content of flexibility and speed. The speed was raised from level 62 to level 63, and the flexibility was raised from level 68 to level 69. During the two-month training period, they improved by three and four levels respectively.

……

Next, as Colangelo said, he not only received a large number of trade applications for Barkley, but also received many trade applications for Wang Tiejun, among which there was indeed a trade application for Old K from the Bulls.

On July 7, the Bulls' quotation was placed on Colangelo's desk, and the Bulls were also very sincere, taking Cobra Grant, one of the iron triangle, as the main body of the transaction.

Colangelo threw the quotation into the trash can by the table, and then had an assistant notify the Bulls.

But 1 minute later, Jerry Krause called himself and said that the chips could be replaced by Pippen.

"Jerry, you all lack a small forward, and Pippen is the best small forward in the league, don't miss this opportunity." He said very sincerely.

Colangelo just wanted to laugh, traded the old K, I did have a small forward, but what about my center?

"Jerry, well, let me tell you clearly that the old K is not for sale. You can go to the free market to see if there are any good products. Maybe the big dream left Houston. There were rumors during the season." He said.

"Big dream?"

Klaus on the opposite side was startled.

This is true. During the season, Dameng was sidelined due to injury, but the team doctor of the Mosaic team believed that his injury was not enough to allow him to sit on the bench. The management asked Dameng to play with the injury.

"Okay, Jerry, if you want to sell Old K someday, please tell me first." He said again very sincerely.

An hour after the two hung up the phone, the Suns announced through the media that Old K was not for sale and would not accept any offers.

Not to mention, in the next few days, Wang Tiejun signed many sponsorship endorsement contracts one after another. These contracts will allow him to reap tens of millions of dollars in business income every year in the next two years.

He is not even an All-Star. It is unbelievable that he can get so much commercial income in the United States and he is not an American.

Lance Hawksman did not sign him a long-term contract, because he will be the new core of the Suns next season. Once he performs better, his commercial value will increase again. These second- and third-tier brands are not suitable.

On the 5th, the NBA's transaction freeze period ended and the transaction period officially began.

Also this morning, Wang Tiejun booked a ticket to Los Angeles and was about to return home.

"Charles, is your deal still undecided?" Before leaving, he made a phone call to Barkley.

"Not yet, don't worry, I'll let you know when I have news," Barkley said.

"OK, I will leave Phoenix today, see you next season." He said.

"Wait, I'll come see you off." Barkley said hastily.

"Don't worry, I'm almost at the airport." He said.

But Barkley made it to the airport and put him on the plane.

When he boarded the plane, the Pistons put Dennis Rodman, the rebounding leader in two consecutive worlds, on the shelf.

In the 91/92 season and the past 92/93 season, Rodman defended the rebounding champion consecutively, but he is 32 years old after all, and this season's state is obviously not as good as last season.

In fact, it was mainly because of marital problems that he divorced Carmen after only seven days, and Carmen even cheated on his former teammate during this period, which hit him hard, and he was in a bad state for a season.

In addition, he also had a lot of injuries. He only played 65 games this season, and his attendance rate was not high, which affected his state even more.

The Pistons lineup is aging and is in the process of rebuilding, so the Pistons decided to trade him, taking advantage of the fact that he still has some trading value, they can make an early move in exchange for some bargaining chips.

This is the same idea as Colangelo. Barkley can accept the position of assisting old K, so he can stay. Otherwise, he can make a move early when he still has a huge transaction value. You can’t wait until Barkley is old and has no value before making a move. It will be too late.

In the past season, Rodman averaged 18.3 rebounds per game. With this ability, there will be many teams that want to trade him, but the reality is that there are not.

Rodman's character is too eccentric, the average team is interested in him, and has no idea of ​​submitting an offer sheet.

But there are still some teams that want to trade him, especially those aspiring to the championship, all want his rebounding ability.

As soon as the news was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of several teams.

(End of this chapter)