NBA backer king

Chapter 468 Grand Champion

"Hi, Mr. Hawksman, nice to meet you."

"Greetings, Mr. Colangelo."

Not long after, in Colangelo's room, the three met.

The three talked for nearly an hour before Hawksman left Colangelo's room and went to Lao Wang's.

Hawksman said: "Judging from the attitude of the Colangelo family, they still want you to stay with the Suns and support your championship goal.

Among them, Colangelo Jr. has the most resolute attitude. After all, he is a young man with great momentum, hoping to complete a three-peat dynasty.

But the old Colangelo's attitude is also very clear, he still hopes to continue to support you in the Suns championship, and even hopes that you will complete your entire career in the Suns.

I estimate that the Suns will be handed over to Colangelo Jr. in the future, if his family can still control the team. "

When he said this, he paused and said: "At least, Colangelo Jr. has made it clear that he hopes the team can have a chance to complete the dynasty of three consecutive championships. This shows that they are likely to continue to maintain sufficient capital investment in the next two seasons."

"That's good, two years is enough, if you can't complete the three consecutive championships, just leave." Old Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

Hawksman added: "But they are currently facing pressure from minority shareholders, so Mr. Colangelo hopes to find a wealthy local businessman or consortium to take over the Suns and acquire the shares of those minority shareholders at a premium, so as to continue to maintain high investment in the team."

"Will they sell it?" Old Wang asked.

Hawksman smiled and said, "Everything has a price in the United States, as long as the price is high enough, why not sell it?"

Lao Wang scratched his head, and asked again: "Then the person who bought it is not a fool? If you want to continue to invest heavily, but you can't make money, and you want to buy shares at a high price, who would do it?"

Hawksman shook his head and said: "Old K, you should take a long-term view and consider the overall development and growth of the NBA.

For example, when the Grizzlies and Raptors joined the NBA in 95, the franchise fee was 1.25 million US dollars, and this franchise fee was to be distributed equally among all teams, and it was not so expensive before, because the league has grown to today's scale, and the franchise fee has also risen to reach this standard. This is growth, and the entire league is appreciating.

Most teams in the league are now losing money. Why they can continue to operate is because the league as a whole is developing forward, so the market value of each team is also rising as a whole.

It is indeed difficult to make money in a short period of time by buying a team at a high price now, but the investment behavior that can really make a lot of money is a long-term investment. Otherwise, the owners of those loss-making teams would have sold the team long ago, so don’t worry about not being able to find such investors. There are too many investors with a long-term investment vision in the United States.

In addition to investment, rich people also need to preserve the value of their assets, and NBA teams are now considered a high-quality value-preserving and value-added asset. Even if they do not make money in the short term, there will be investors who are willing. "

Lao Wang nodded, understanding a little bit, then shook his head, not quite understanding.

Hawksman said with a smile: "Mr. Colangelo mentioned your K martial arts gym just now. I hope that after the finals, you will hold a special party and invite local VIP customers from Phoenix to participate. He hopes to see if he can find the most suitable investors among these people."

"No problem." Old Wang nodded.

……

On the evening of June 1997, 6, the G10 game of the finals.

This battle is the Bulls' third and final home game. If the championship cannot be decided, the Suns will have two home games.

Since this morning, the United Center has gathered many fans. These fans include Bulls fans and Jordan fans, most of them are both.

By evening, the outside of the United Center was overcrowded and became a sea of ​​people.

But the atmosphere was nothing like the finals should be, sad, angry, disappointed, all of it.

The game officially started at 05 o'clock, and admission began at 30:[-]. By [-] o'clock, the United Center was full.

In the locker room of the visiting team, the staff is putting a bandage on Wang Tiejun's foot, and then putting on an ankle brace.

The feeling of tightness in the left ankle joint is still there, indicating that he needs to rest his body now. If the game continues, the left ankle joint cannot be rested, and it is likely to accumulate into injuries and increase the possibility of accidental injuries.

"Old K, I think the Bulls have already collapsed. There is no suspense in this game. Just play less and stabilize the situation on the court." Danny Ainge urged.

He nodded. If he doesn't need to shoot, that's the best. He doesn't want to get hurt. His performance in the first four games is enough for him to win the FMVP.

At [-]:[-], in the player tunnel, Wang Tiejun saw Jordan again.

Different from the last game, Jordan was like a death squad about to go to the battlefield in the last game, but now, Jordan is like a sea, unfathomable, but can set off raging waves at any time, a bit moody.

"Flying man, where are you going?" Lao Wang was the first to break the silence.

"Old K, next year, it won't be so easy for you."

Jordan's voice sounded, and the seemingly calm sea revealed a trace of fighting intent as soon as he opened his mouth.

"That would be the best."

At this time, the visiting team came out, and the old Dynasty Jordan nodded and walked out.

Jordan shouted from behind: "Old K, you will have this day too."

"Haha, don't worry about it."

Old Wang couldn't help but pause for a moment, then left a word and walked forward again.

This time he played, he was a little strange. He was booed, and he seemed to be worse than before. Have the Bulls fans changed their minds?
It didn't take long until Jordan appeared on the field, and he realized that the voices of the Bulls fans were all preparing for Jordan. The shouts that were so loud that they broke the diaphragm made the entire United Center fans tremble.

At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.

It seemed that the last battle exhausted Jordan's energy. In this battle, he made zero three shots in the opening game, and the Suns played a wave of [-]-[-] attacks.

"brush!"

But in the Bulls' fourth offense, Jordan still insisted on taking the ball and hit a mid-range shot.

"boom!"

The moment the hit hit, the United Center erupted in loud cheers.

Next, it seems to enter his show time.

Breakthrough layup, emergency stop jumper, three-pointer, defense, everything is possible.

Regardless of whether the Suns used Kevin Johnson or Kobe, or Kidd to defend Jordan, they were all blown up one by one.

"brush!"

In the 9th minute of the second quarter, Jordan evened the score with a precise three-pointer. At this time, he had already scored 24 points, with a shooting percentage of 51.5%, which was not very high. He took a lot of shots, but his desire to attack was very strong.

Lao Wang has been controlling his desire to attack. He only scored 15 points at halftime, and now he has to increase his offense.

On the ABC live broadcast, Magic Johnson analyzed: "Jordan is still Jordan, and he didn't have any thoughts of giving up the game because the Suns got the match point."

Larry Bird said: "He can lose, but he won't give up."

Abdul-Jabbar nodded and said: "His willpower is indeed too strong! The team fell behind by a large margin, the opponent got the match point, and faced being traded by the team. The current No.1 position was taken away by old K, and the historical No.1 position was also challenged by old K. He can still play such a performance, incredible willpower!"

But no matter how strong Jordan is, he can't beat the Suns alone. He can be firm, but his teammates can't.

After the G4 game, the Bulls have actually lost the finals. In addition, the team is facing disintegration, the spiritual leader Jordan will be traded, and the fighting will of Pippen and Rodman has been lost.

Pippen thought about renewing his contract with the team in advance and wanted to get a big contract.

Rodman also wanted to get a big contract, but did not renew his contract in advance, and now he has plans to leave the Bulls.

Rick Schmitz also wanted to escape from the Bulls, and at the end of the last game, he and Rodman were injured again. He played with injuries in this game and didn't want to work hard at all. It would be bad if he was injured again.

These main players have lost their will to fight, and the other role players are even more panicked. They are worried that the team will clean them up, and they will not be able to play with all their strength. All of them are in poor condition.

During this quarter and a half, the rest of the Bulls had no desire to attack, were not active in running, watched Jordan shoot alone, and were not active in defense, etc., all of which showed that they had lost their will to fight.

So when Wang Tiejun started to step up his attack, the Bulls immediately collapsed.

Stern, who was sitting on the sidelines, hated the Bulls to death. If you trade Jordan, just trade it. Can't you learn from the Suns?It also made everyone aware of it in advance, and made the finals like this, it's too abominable!

But he also realized that a balance must be paid attention to. If the strength of the two teams in the finals is too skewed, it is absolutely unacceptable.

In this finals, it is because old K and Jordan are too good, they have played super explosive data in a row, otherwise the ratings will not be so good.

Two hours later, almost ten o'clock, with a whistle, the game ended and the 96/97 season finals officially ended.

Wang Tiejun scored 41 points. In the five finals, he scored 50+ twice in a single game, scoring a total of 233 points and averaging 46.6 points per game.

Jordan scored 45 points. In the five finals, he scored 50+ twice in a single game, scoring a total of 232 points, averaging 46.4 points per game.

"yeah!"

The [-] Suns fans had been ready for a long time. When the whistle sounded, they all stood up and cheered endlessly.

The entire Phoenix, Arizona, is also jubilant.

Far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Fengshen Street, the [-]th Brigade, and all over the country, countless people cheered heartily at the moment of winning the championship.

"Congratulations to the Suns for the third championship! Congratulations to Wang Tiejun!" Zhang Lili said excitedly at the CCTV live broadcast seat.

"I hope old K will continue to work hard and defend the title next season." Su Qun said excitedly.

"Congratulations to the Phoenix Suns, you won the 1996/97 season NBA championship!" Magic Johnson shouted loudly at the ABC live broadcast.

"Congratulations to the Suns and Old K for winning their third championship."

After Larry Bird sent his own celebration, he said: "Congratulations again, old K, you played three finals series, namely in 93, 95 and 97, all in a single year, and maintained a 100% winning rate in the three finals. Among all similar team leaders, you are the only one."

"Congratulations, old K!" Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar immediately celebrated again.

Larry Bird also said: "In 93, when the Suns beat the Bulls, in the six finals, you averaged 24.9 points per game and scored 149 points in total.

In 95, the Suns beat the Bulls again with a sweep. In the four finals, you averaged 50 points per game and scored a total of 200 points.

This time, the Suns beat the Bulls three times. In the five finals, you averaged 46.6 points per game and scored a total of 233 points.

In the 15 finals, you scored a total of 582 points, averaging 38.8 points per game.

Congratulations, old K, you surpassed Rick Barry's average of 36.3 points per game and became the person with the highest scoring average in the history of the Finals. You are the No.1 in NBA history in terms of this data. "

"Congratulations, old K!"

Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivered their celebration for the third time.

……

At the end of the game, veteran Wilkins wept with joy and burst into tears.

After 14 seasons, at the end of his career, he finally won a championship, and his career finally had a happy ending.

"Brother, congratulations."

Gerald Wilkins came and hugged him.

"Gerald, you don't know, this feeling is great! It's really great! It's really great! I hope one day you can experience this feeling of winning the championship, but I'm afraid you have no chance in the Magic." Wilkins looked extremely satisfied.

Well, Gerald Wilkins really wants to punch his brother down, you are a thigh hugger, how can you have the face to embarrass your brother?
"Congratulations, Dominique."

After the smiling Wang Tiejun and Lightning celebrated, they came to Wilkins and sent his congratulations.

"Thank you, old K. Without you, I would have no chance to win the championship. Thank you so much!" Wilkins said excitedly.

"By the way, Dominic, your contract is over, are you planning to retire?" Old Wang asked with a smile.

Wilkins breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Yes, I can't move anymore. Now that I have won the championship, I don't have that motivation anymore. I choose to retire."

Lao Wang nodded, Wilkins retired, and the Suns' bench lineup lacked a stable sixth man, and the loss was still great.

There is also Lightning. Although there is still one year left on the contract, he may choose to retire. After all, he has won the third championship and has been injured twice this season, so he should have no motivation to continue.

Horry may not get a big contract and leave, Kidd may also choose to leave, he hopes to be the core of the team.

There are also two veterans Williams and Tisdale, as well as some characters and marginal players, who either retire or purge some people who have lost their desire to win the championship. The turnover of the Suns will not be small and not stable enough.

But he quickly put aside these thoughts, now is the time to celebrate, and he continued to celebrate the championship with other teammates and friends.

"Congratulations! Believe me, we will meet again in the finals."

"I look forward to that day!"

On the court, Jordan wiped away the tears and sweat on his face, stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Tiejun, and after sending congratulations, he issued a letter of challenge.

"Michael, please say a few words to your fans."

At this time, the live host ran over and handed the microphone to Jordan.

Lao Wang retreated to the sidelines with his teammates and gave up the place to Jordan.

Jordan took the microphone, looked at the auditorium, turned his feet, saw his home jersey No. 23 all over the field, and countless hands were waving at him, tears welled up, and there was no way to stop it.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I couldn't bring you a championship before I left." As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was already hoarse.

"Michael..."

Countless Jordan fans burst into tears at this moment.

The Suns championship celebrations were discontinued and turned into Jordan's farewell party in Chicago, but no one had a problem, including Wang Tiejun.

"An athlete has attracted so many loyal fans with his performance, no matter how hard he works, it is worth it."

Standing on the scene, he watched the uncontrollable Jordan bid farewell to his fans, feeling very emotional in his heart.

Jordan's farewell lasted for half an hour, bid farewell to his fans, and bid farewell to the stars and stars one by one, and then waved goodbye. After countless fans stayed, he waved and left the stadium.

Looking at the back of his departure, at the scene and in front of the TV, I don't know how many fans covered their faces and cried, and I don't know how many fans scolded the Bulls management and the Bulls owner.

Barkley sighed: "When Sir Barkley was traded by Philadelphia, I left with a smile. Michael made it too sad."

"You want to go to the Suns to win the championship, does he need it?" Dameng said.

"..."

Barkley stared at Dameng with his eyes, do you want to fight?

After Jordan and the Bulls players left, Bulls fans also began to leave, leaving the United Center to the Suns, and the Suns officially began to celebrate.

But after all, it's not the home game. There are only [-] Suns fans in the away game, and the atmosphere is much deserted.

When Lao Wang came to the sidelines to celebrate with Lao Hu, Yao Chenglong and the others, a large group of reporters surrounded him, first congratulating him for winning the third championship, and then conducting interviews.

"Old K, after the last game, you said you wanted to pursue a three-peat dynasty, so do you think Jordan's whereabouts will affect your dream?" ABC reporter asked.

Lao Wang pondered for a while and said: "Of course it will affect him. He is not a person who will give up. Victory is his eternal goal. If he joins a strong team, he will probably be a hindrance to me."

"Then which team do you think he is most likely to join? Or which team do you want him to join the least?" the reporter asked.

Lao Wang smiled and said, "Without considering other factors, just from the lineup, if he goes to the Knicks, I think he will pose the greatest threat to me.

Our outside line will be blown by him, and I will form a big offset with O'Neal inside, and we will be very difficult. "

"So you don't want him to join the Knicks?" the reporter asked with a smile.

Lao Wang thought about it carefully, but shook his head and said: "No, this is related to other very practical issues. Such as salary space, lineup configuration under the salary cap, etc.

If he really joins the Knicks and the league allows it, then the Knicks must only calculate his virtual space in the salary cap, otherwise he cannot trade at all.

And his virtual space is close to 600 million US dollars, right?O'Neill seems to be more than 800 million, and the two accounted for more than 1400 million, which is not small. How much room is left for others?The existence of the two of them will definitely affect the Knicks' configuration of other positions, and they can only use some not-so-good role players and marginal players.

So I don't really care, just relying on O'Neal and Jordan can't win the world. They need other very good helpers, and we may not lose.

If someone says that the combination of Jordan and O'Neal is the finale, then I can only say to him, brother, you think too much. "

"By the way, there is one more thing..."

Speaking of this, he smiled and said to the ABC live broadcast camera: "Wilkins is going to retire, we will leave some people, if there is any veteran who wants to win the championship and is willing to join the Suns with a basic salary, please call me.

Of course, the premise is that there is still oil in your fuel tank. "

When he said this, some elderly NBA stars in front of the TV really moved their hearts.

Even some stars who were in their prime and now become free agents immediately considered whether to join the Suns.

But just mentioned that Jordan may join the Knicks, these people are also considering the possibility of going to the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)