NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 410 Shortcut (Daily Chapter)
On Friday, August 2005, 8, the front page headline of the New York Times was given to Li You again.

The photo was taken in the study room of Li You's home on Street 82. Li You, Mark Parker, and Hook CEO William Perez were signing a contract. All three had smiles on their faces:

"A lifetime contract of immeasurable value, Li becomes the second player to have his own brand in Hook."

Hook officially announced the official signing of Li You, and also announced the global sports shoe market share:

"The greatest living player will forever be part of the Hooks family!"

"Hook currently has a 38% share of the global sports shoe market, with profits exceeding US$10 billion."

After Adidas acquired Reebok, Hook also showed off his muscles. A column article promoted his products and strategic layout to the sky!

In the afternoon, Li You went to the Tarrytown Training Center to visit general manager Glenn Fields and was interviewed by an ESPN reporter again.

Unlike Stoudemire, Burris-Diaw's arrival was met with a mediocre response in New York.

This summer, Hill and Artest are the only ones who have been in the training hall.

The reporters who followed them to the training hall greeted the staff and couldn't wait to ask Li You beside him:

Li You returned to Manhattan again mainly to focus on shooting commercials. He had to finish these things before September.

"Lee, what do you think about the transactions that happened this week? Mutombo seems to have reached an agreement with the Rockets. Will this affect the strength of the team?"

Of course, Li You knew about this news, but he really didn't want to support the "manager" job.

The two of them mainly wanted to restore their physical condition and to get used to their new sports coach.

"Li, can you reveal the specific details of the contract? Many fans are very curious."

Not showing off his wealth, Li You looked at everyone with a smile and responded simply:
"Not as good as McDull, Jiao Dan has broken away from the attributes of basketball shoes, and my brand has just started."

"It's great to see the Rockets make the right choice. DeCambe will bring championship experience to Houston, which may help McGrady."

"It's a pity that they stopped in the first round this year. I hope the Rockets can go further in the new season!"

"Diaw is very suitable for our tactical system. Physical talent does not determine everything. I believe he will explode in the Knicks."

The "New York Post" is more concerned about the income of Li You's lifetime contract. For Knicks fans, their opponents are all local chickens and dogs, so it is better to talk about how much money Li You has after dinner.

Li You briefly answered reporters' questions while waving to Hill, who was training seriously.

"I regret that Dikambe left. I know his body can still hold up for 20 minutes of the game."

Hearing Li You talk about the Knicks' lineup, everyone felt that the sports commentators seemed to be talking nonsense recently, and the defending champion was still very competitive!

"Before the start of the new season, there will be a new product launch conference. I should be a father by then. Please remember to support me and I will answer more questions."

Big man Wright has one year left on his contract, and the Knicks have not found a new home for the time being.

Atmosphere group Gazulic will become the second center in the new season, and Varejao will also get more playing time.

The memory in his mind tells him that in the next few years, there will indeed be potential prospects in the draft, but the picks are too high and the league will no longer let New York take advantage.

On the training ground, Artest, who was practicing shooting with the trainer, saw everyone surrounding Li You and asking questions non-stop, and immediately stepped forward to interrupt:

"Those football commentators are all blind. Our lineup will be even better in the new season, and no one is our opponent at all!"

Shirtless Artest came up and started blowing a lot of blows. He seemed to have forgotten that he was shouted "MVP" by the fans some time ago.
Everyone shifted their focus, and Hill also came over. After losing weight, his body looked a little thinner. Now he can run and jump, and he has basically got rid of injuries. Hill and Li You, who were wiping sweat with their hands on their hips, walked to the locker room together and chatted about the recent free market:

"I wanted to persuade Mutombo to stay in New York, but the team really couldn't guarantee his playing time."

"Should we recruit Finley? The other party seems to be waiting for our response."

It was almost the end of the month, and there was still no specific news about Finley. Li You didn't pay attention to these. When he heard that Hill was interested, he simply said:
"We can indeed talk to Finley. I remember that the mid-level exception has not been used yet. The team should not mind spending more."

Hill took out his cell phone, thought about it and put it back in the cabinet, touched his chin, and said in an uncertain tone:

"Maybe I should go to Chicago!"

Li You shrugged his shoulders and said that this job belongs to Hill and he has no interest in recruiting players.

Don't mind putting down your body, Hill feels that after Finley joined the team, the substitute lineup will be as good as in previous seasons.

Another champion fell down, and he felt that he should try his best again. Hill finally said seriously:
"I believe Finley will definitely join the team!"

On August 8, football commentators finally saw photos of Li You training.

ESPN released photos of Li You and Artest's one-on-one training.

The die-hard fans are also completely reassured. Judging from the photos, Li You's figure is still very capable and has not become a ball.

Some time ago, the British media broke the news every day that Li You and the girls were eating and drinking in Manchester. This caused many football commentators to follow suit and spread the rumors. Judging from daily photos, Li You's weight has exceeded 100Kg.
The battle for Michael Finley continues, Popovich and Duncan have turned into "licking dogs", and the Spurs management is also actively active;

Stoudemire, who joined the Suns, followed Steve Nash to Chicago;

Kevin Garnett, who got rid of the championship guard, also flew to Chicago to try to persuade Finley to join him in the big business.
In this case, the "Chicago Tribune" broke the news that Finley still has not made a decision and once again emphasized that he does not care about salary and is willing to accept any role!
On Monday the 22nd, Wade returned to his hometown to recruit on behalf of the Heat.

Soon the sports media also discovered Kobe's presence, and it seemed that the Lakers were also interested in Finley.
Just when many sports media thought Finley would not make a decision immediately, the news the next day was shocking.

On Wednesday the 24th, Michael Finley took the initiative to reveal his choice in an interview with ESPN:

"I will join the Knicks next season and be able to play alongside Lee. I believe this is the right choice!"

"New York makes me feel sincere and that I can help the team. Seriously, now I want to fly to the Knicks training camp!"

Looking at Finlay, who looked like a "laborer", with a satisfied smile on his face, many reporters were unable to complain:
"Where's the sincerity?"

Grant Hill and Finlay met at a restaurant in the morning, and before noon, the news came out about joining the defending champion.

Li You didn't participate in the recruitment at all, but Finley came to the door himself, looking like a "dog licker", completely losing his prestige as a star player.

The Knicks only have Hill, and their sincerity is obviously lacking!

You must know that the Spurs have been involved in recruitment since the beginning of the month. Popovich and Duncan flew to Chicago early, and a lot of people from the management also came.

The Suns have Finley's good brother, and Garnett, as the team boss, also gives him enough face!
Faced with such a choice, many recruiters were unable to complain.

The battle for Finley finally came to an end, and the Knicks accepted the has-been All-Star.

After the news was officially confirmed on Thursday, it was Gary Payton who broke through the defense.

Payton, who was still waiting for news in Boston, was very angry when he saw the news. When asked by the "Boston Globe", the veteran stated angrily:
"The atmosphere in the alliance is getting worse and worse! We shouldn't take shortcuts."

(End of this chapter)