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Chapter 565 We want to welcome back the Sun King!

On the 3rd, Hawksman rushed back to the United States and notified all the sponsors first.

This news is great news for sponsors, especially Mammoth.

After getting the news, they contacted Lao Wang one after another to send their congratulations.

Then a press conference was held in Los Angeles to officially announce the news of Wang Tiejun's comeback.

This news caused quite a shock.

All of a sudden, media across the United States focused on reporting the news.

"Old K's decision to come back will be a wrong and stupid decision. He could have had an extremely bright and perfect career with six championships in eight years, but now he wants to destroy it all with his own hands." The New York Times.

"Old K's forced comeback will only make him a clown who is ridiculed and crushed at will. He will lower the evaluation of his career. He has made the worst decision." The Washington Post.

But almost all the media are not optimistic about Wang Tiejun's comeback. After all, his injury is too serious, and there is not much possibility of recovery.

"Old K, is this true? Are you really going to come back?"

After Barkley found out, he immediately called Lao Wang in China.

"I can't fake it, I've already started my recovery training, and I'm just soaking in the swimming pool now." Lao Wang laughed.

"This is awesome!"

After being excited, Barkley asked doubtfully: "But old K, are you really in a state where you can come back?"

"Of course," he said.

"Old K, the media is not optimistic about your comeback, but I want to wish you, my brother, a successful comeback, and slap those media who are not optimistic about you," Barkley said.

"I will."

Lao Wang knew that Barkley would definitely not believe that he could return to the past, and he himself did not believe it. Now, even if his strength has been improved through training, his dominance is definitely not as good as before.

Especially physical fitness, his playing time and contribution on the field must be weakened compared to before.

After hanging up Barkley's call, Pharaoh immediately received another call from Kobe.

"Old K, you really want to come back?" Bryant asked excitedly.

"um, yes."

"I'll immediately notify the management to get O'Neal away." Bryant said anxiously.

"Nonsense, I'm not going back to the Lakers." Old Wang said.

"what why?"

Kobe became anxious and shouted: "You led me to four championships, and I will also take you to four championships. I will do what I say. That fat guy O'Neal is not good at all, and he doesn't train. He is lazy on the court all day long. I hate him."

"Come on, I want to go back to the Suns." Pharaoh said.

"You're crazy, the Suns are a bad team now, even if you come back, your condition will definitely not be as good as before, why go to the Suns? I don't want to see you being stepped on by others as a stepping stone. You come to the Lakers, you are the leader of the locker room, and I am the core of the field. Can't we win the championship together?" Kobe said angrily.

"Okay, Kobe, I have my own thoughts. The Suns is where I started my career. I am not young now. I will be almost 30 years old when I come back next season. Going back to the Suns is the best choice." Old Wang said.

"Old K, you're out of your mind! You're going to the Suns, we are rivals, and I won't show mercy." Kobe hung up the phone angrily.

After Kobe, he received another call from Zhang Reasonable.

Zhang Lili is currently still broadcasting the finals in the United States. After hearing the news, he was very excited and called him immediately.

"Tie Jun, is the news true?" Lao Zhang asked anxiously.

"What news?" Lao Wang teased.

"No, your agent, former agent Hawksman suddenly held a press conference, saying that you are coming back?" Lao Zhang was anxious.

"Haha, Brother Zhang, really, I am indeed preparing for my comeback." He laughed.

"I go!"

Lao Zhang swears, and said angrily: "It's such a big deal, why are you playing with me?"

Speaking of this, he hurriedly said: "Tie Jun, I went to see you before I came to the United States last time. You just got out of the wheelchair and you are still on crutches. How much have you recovered in the past six months? Don't force your way back, and come back quickly."

"I know, I know it myself." He smiled.

"Ugh!"

Lao Zhang suddenly sighed, and sighed again: "Tie Jun, it's only been a year, and now the situation in the NBA has changed. Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Iverson, the league pushes the four major shooting guards, and the media say that it is impossible for you to come back. The K era has become a thing of the past. If you come back now, you must be mentally prepared!"

"Don't worry, I understand." Old Wang said.

There are a few people in this world who don't hold the high and step down, not to mention abroad, even in China, it's the same, or even worse.

After he retired last year, Dayao, who was at the peak of his debut, replaced him as the leader of the domestic basketball world and became the target of the domestic media. And he became a stepping stone for the media to praise Dayao. Whenever Dayao was reported, he had to be pulled out as a stepping stone.

Then he kept receiving calls from his friends, only the media didn't know his personal contact information and couldn't find him.

Even Lightning Johnson, who has become a city councilor in Sacramento, called him and asked about the situation.

All my friends, although they didn't say it clearly, basically don't believe how good he can play after his comeback, because no one has asked him about his current state, and deliberately avoided this question.

……

"Mrs. John, do you know that old K is coming back?"

At this time, Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. is contacting the owner of the Suns, Mrs. Keryl John.

"what?"

Mrs. John's tone showed that she did not know.

"Yes, Old K has just announced through his agent, Hawksman of CAA, that he will return next season." Colangelo Jr. said.

"awesome!"

Mrs. John immediately said: "Brian, wait a minute, I'll contact Old K."

"OK."

The two ended the call.

Little Colangelo is in a very disturbed mood. He really hopes to welcome the Sun King back. Even after the old K was injured last year, the Lakers chose to retire the No. 31 jersey, but he has not made the decision to retire the Suns No. 33 jersey. Subconsciously, he hopes to welcome the Sun King back one day.

It's just that the current Suns still don't invest much and have no motivation to win the championship. Therefore, Billups' players who want to win have left the Suns one after another. The Suns can't keep people at all.

That's why he's so nervous. Old K's comeback, although he doesn't know what his status is, but with his character, he definitely doesn't want to be mixed. With his economic strength, he doesn't need it at all, so the current Suns are still not suitable for Old K, unless the boss is willing to invest a lot of money to win the championship.

After Mrs. John hung up the phone, she immediately contacted Wang Tiejun.

She is now an important supplier of K Times Trading Company. With the help of the huge market in China, she and her family have regained their vitality and even developed better than before. They go to China* China no less than five times a year, and they have developed a lot of business in China. They also joined Lao Wang’s second sister’s computer company.

Now, even in order to strengthen the relationship with the old Wang family, she is willing to invest a large sum of money for the Suns to compete for the championship.

After the phone call was made and it was confirmed that Lao Wang would come back, he formally invited Lao Wang to return to the Phoenix Suns.

Lao Wang is not hypocritical either, he expressed the hope that after discussing with the agent and the Suns management, he will make a formal confirmation.

Soon, Colangelo Jr. received a call from Mrs. John.

"Brian, immediately contact Mr. Hawksman, Old K's manager, and we will welcome back our Sun King."

"what?"

"The Suns will once again become a team working hard for the championship. In the new season, we have only one goal, to compete for the championship."

"awesome!"

Little Colangelo jumped up directly.

No matter how much strength old K still has, at least the boss is willing to devote himself to winning the championship.

"Mrs. John, I'll contact Mr. Hawksman immediately." He said excitedly.

"Remember, Brian, I hope old K gets a contract worthy of him, with a maximum salary, and only with a maximum salary can he be worthy of him. Everything in the team must be based on his wishes, and you don't have to think about me to save money." Mrs. John said seriously.

"Oh well."

Little Colangelo said quickly.

The boss is willing to give the money, what problem does he have?
"Remember, Brian, after old K comes back, he is still our Sun King, the core and leader of the Suns."

Mrs. John finally confessed this sentence.

After slowly hanging up the phone, little Colangelo began to think about how to solve some problems that must be solved.

The Suns failed to make the playoffs this year, and their strength is very poor. The main lineup includes Marbury, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway and others. A few days ago, they got the No. 9 pick in the lottery ceremony, and then there was a traded No. 22 pick in the first round.

He felt that no matter how much the old K came back, no matter how much he could recover, with his character, he would definitely pursue the championship, but with the current strength of the Suns, it would be very difficult.

"No matter, contact Hawksman first."

He put those thoughts aside, picked up the phone, and started dialing numbers.

But the assistant knocked on the door and said anxiously: "Sir, there are many fans outside the headquarters. They say they want to welcome the Sun King back. What should we do?"

Colangelo put down the phone, stood up, went to the window and opened the curtains. He saw that a large number of fans had gathered outside the gate, and there were still a steady stream of fans coming. The outside of the gate was already blocked by cars.

"brush!"

He closed the curtains and said to his assistant, "Notify the PR department immediately and tell the fans that the team will contact Old K immediately, and we want to welcome back the Sun King."

"awesome!"

The assistant was excited. As a member of the Suns, he was also a die-hard fan of Old K, so he hurried out.

Soon, the Suns fans outside got the news, there was a burst of cheers immediately, and they celebrated for a while before the crowd slowly dispersed.

……

Hawksman was a little depressed, because within half a day after the announcement, not many teams contacted him.

Obviously, like the media, the teams in the league are not optimistic about Old K's comeback.

He contacted several of his teams. Although the contract offered was not a basic salary, it was not much better than the basic salary. He was very dissatisfied.

The Lakers contacted him. Jerry Buss and Jerry West hoped that Old K could continue to play in the Pustais Arena, but the contract offered was only $2000 million for three years. Obviously, the old veteran contract did not even reach his bottom line, and his sincerity was not enough.

At this time, Colangelo Jr. called.

"It seems that there is only one way to return to the Suns."

He shook his head helplessly, answered the phone and said, "Hey, Mr. Colangelo, I'm glad to take your call."

"Mr. Hawksman, I am very happy that old K can come back. All of us hope that he can return to Phoenix. We want to welcome back our Sun King."

Little Colangelo said it very directly. Anyway, the boss's attitude is there. As a management, he has no bottom line at all this time.

After a brief chat on the phone, the two decided on the matter, and then talked about the contract issue.

"Only for one year?"

It was a bit of a surprise, but Colangelo Jr. did not have any objections, but he felt that the contract was only for one year. Does it mean that Old K has no confidence in this comeback?
But it's nothing. Although he is very happy that old K can return to Phoenix, he actually has no illusions about old K's current strength.

"Five million dollars a year, Mr. Colangelo, what do you think?" Hawksman said.

"What? It's impossible. The boss won't agree. Listen to me, Mr. Hawksman, at least 2000 million annual salary, Jordan's last year is such a contract, the old K's contract must not be lower than Jordan, 2000 million is better to take a risk, it is a little higher than Jordan." Little Colangelo quickly refused.

"But old K is worried that it will affect the Suns' lineup." Hawksman said in embarrassment.

"this?"

Colangelo Jr. is a very shrewd person. Just from this sentence, he thought of a problem, that is, the old K is still the same as before, and he will attack the championship. Otherwise, the old K would not be so concerned about the lineup.

Since he wants to hit the championship, is the old K's current state recovering well?
……

At this time, Pharaoh had already considered it clearly. He wanted to enhance his comprehensive offensive ability in the middle distance and move some of his offense outwards to reduce physical consumption.

Now there are 5500 points left in his hand, which can be exchanged for training cards.

"System, exchange for a training card for me. I want to improve my mid-range offensive ability."

"Host, please exchange for a skill optimization card to optimize attack finishing techniques such as hooks to meet the requirements of mid-range attacks."

Lao Wang was stunned, did I miss some opportunities before, it seems that the strength of mid-range attack can be improved a long time ago?

"System, I still need to improve my long-distance offensive ability."

"Host, please exchange for a skill optimization card..."

"I X!"

Old Wang cursed secretly. It seems that he was really wrong before. In the past, his optimization techniques were mainly low-post attacks, so the system optimization techniques were only suitable for low-post and short-range attacks, and medium and long distances were not allowed.

He thought of his hook. He was level 105 before the injury, and his mid-range offense was still so poor. This should be the reason.

"An optimization card, I don't care if I have money now, the system, exchange it for hooks, throws, no, forget the throws, hit the board, jump shot..."

"By the way, my athleticism has improved a little bit now, so I should be able to practice turnaround jump shots, right? Give me some help too."

"Also, the step-back jump shot is also adjusted. No, it's better to match my hook, the step-back hook..."

"By the way, all of the above are optimized for mid-range attack. Then you can follow this menu and give me another one, which is suitable for long-range attack."

After a lot of tossing, only 5500 points were left out of 500 points, and he exchanged 10 optimization cards in one go.

But the effect is also obvious. After the ten optimization cards are used up, the whole brain is numb, and the mind is full of various technical memory fragments, which took half an hour to digest.

Now some of his offensive skills, such as the most frequently used hook, have been enriched a lot. The key lies in the angle, strength, and arc of the ball. Unlike before, it is only suitable for low-post attacks, and it is also suitable for mid- and long-range attacks.

"Should I be promoted? Haha, I will surprise people when I come back."

Turning on the system, the strength has indeed increased a lot. The mid-range attack at level 70 has been raised to level 90, a full increase of 20 levels, and the long-range attack at level 50 has been increased to level 70, which has also been increased by 20 levels.

The mid-range offense at level 90 is barely top-notch. If the opponent's defense is strong, his offensive efficiency will not be very high.

Long-distance attack is even worse. If level 80 is considered second-rate, level 70 can only be classified as third-rate. It can only be said to be usable, but it is just a waste of the ball. The efficiency of the open space is not very high.

He couldn't help cursing and sighing: "What the hell, talent is limited. After paying such a high price, one is only level 90, and the other is even worse, only level 70. It seems that the low position is more suitable for me. I want to surprise people after my comeback. It seems that the difficulty is a bit big!"

Next, he started to make a training plan by himself, because the body is digitized, physical fitness training is not needed, only various technical training is needed, from offense to defense.

I believe that after a few months, his strength will rebound again.

He called Hawksman and asked him to form a team of trainers for himself to help him train and get to the capital as soon as possible.

"Old K, Little Colangelo contacted me just now, and I talked to him."

"Okay, I see, Mrs. John has already contacted me."

"In addition, old K, regarding the contract, our negotiation was very intense. I offered 1500 million, and he counter-offered 2000 million. In the end, it was 2200 million. I really can't negotiate. Are you satisfied?"

"It's fine if we can't negotiate, 2200 million is 2200 million. By the way, Lance, you can ask someone to help me look at my villa in Phoenix. It should be renovated."

"NONONO, old K, you have plenty of money, I will sell it for you as soon as possible, and then buy a top-notch villa in Phoenix."

"Okay, okay, you bought that house for me ten years ago, now you can help me sell it."

After hanging up the phone, he felt a little emotional. It had been ten years since he went from New York to Phoenix, and he was almost thirty years old.

On the 4th, Hawksman and the Suns held a press conference in Phoenix, officially announcing that Old K will return to the Phoenix Suns.

This news is a huge surprise for Suns fans.

(End of this chapter)