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Although the conversation broke up unhappy, the offensive game had to continue. This time, the road trip was to go to Seattle to challenge the Sonics, and then go to Oakland to challenge the Golden State Warriors there. After the plane landed in Seattle, As soon as he got off the plane, Stephen received a call from Modans, and the team made another request for negotiation.

Stephen told Modans about his communication with Popovich. Modans attached great importance to this. After asking a lot of details, he told Stephen that he should not accept such invitations in the future. This would make his side lose the negotiation Take the initiative to let the other party make a decision as soon as possible.

Once the Spurs find out that they may not be able to reach a contract renewal negotiation with Stephen, they may not wait until the end of the season to trade Stephen. Now Stephen is a hot commodity, and the salary is very low. There is almost no problem in trading anyone in the league. .

Of course, the Spurs may not be willing to make this decision at the beginning. Although a player like Stephen cannot be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime player in decades, it is almost the same. Giving up such a player with unlimited potential and great value is not a big deal for any team. As far as the team is concerned, it is all reluctant.

But if the result of reluctance is that the final result is that the chickens are flying eggs, then it is also a matter of reluctance. The Spurs seldom do loss-making deals. Produced players leave for nothing.

If the Spurs really want to trade Stephen away, it will be hard to say which team to go to. Stephen can refuse to trade, but even if it messes up the deal, then at least this season, don’t even think about getting ahead. Image is a kind of harm.

Even at the end of the season, the Spurs still have the right to match the contract given to Stephen by other teams, and Stephen will still stay with the Spurs. However, under normal circumstances, neither side will go to such extremes, but it is not ruled out that it will annoy Pop. Popovich's words, Popovich made such a cruel move.

That's why Modans asked Stephen not to discuss this kind of matter with Popovich, because if something happened to him, he could say anything and discuss anything. Once they knew Stephen's true attitude, they might make a decision.

Stephen doesn't really mind being traded, but he minds going to that team. Here in the Spurs, Stephen is used to enjoying victory. If it is a team that loses every day, Stephen doesn't know how depressed he would be. Stephen is also unwilling to be like LeBron James, being a father and a mother at the same time, how tiring.

What Stephen wants to do the most is to be like Kobe. Other things can be ignored. I only care about scoring. Stephen doesn’t care too much about unlimited firepower. It is good to have more than [-] times, but you must have the right to tactical freedom.

However, I am not familiar with each other, and I have a good life here. I enjoy the taste of victory every day. There are many good friends in the team, and I am happy to cooperate with the coach. Stephen does not have a strong desire to leave the Spurs, but the Spurs It's a bit disappointing that the team doesn't take themselves so seriously.

After confirming the negotiation principles with Modans, Stephen followed the team again. Many people in the team already knew that Stephen was negotiating with the team, so they were not surprised by his mystery. Not from this time.

Every negotiation is a contest. Although it is not a matter of life and death, it is almost the same as life and death. Of course, those sought-after players don’t have to worry too much. Those low-level players don’t have much confidence when negotiating. How much money can they get? It's all about fighting for it.

On the day of the game against the Sonics, Stephen originally wanted to perform well to prove that he was not affected by the negotiation. Unexpectedly, after just finishing the first quarter, Stephen is now used to breaking out in the second quarter. The first quarter was when Duncan and Tony Parker were in the limelight, but in the second quarter, Stephen was actually replaced by Brent Barry.

Stephen didn't say anything, just sat quietly under the court. Since the supplementary players were not as effective as last season, the rotation of the Spurs this season was no longer the same as last season. But Stephen has been It is to play the first and second quarters, and a few minutes in the evening of the fourth quarter. After a game, you can play for [-] minutes no matter what.

And the rest of the Spurs, like Tony Parker, because the two backup point guards couldn't satisfy Popovich, so his playing time became the team's first, Stephen ranked second, Duncan ranked third, and then Gino Billy, but he was not allowed to play in the second quarter today. Could it be that he was only allowed to play for one or four quarters?

However, the team has always been ahead of its opponents. This season, the Sonics have lost the madness of the past, and the offensive rhythm has declined. The performance of the two stars Ray Allen and Lewis is still the same, but against the Spurs, it is not enough. read.

In the second half of the third quarter, Stephen returned to the court, but this unconventional substitution method made Stephen's game feeling decline, which directly affected the state of the game, especially the shooting touch. Aaron cast swishingly in front of him, and Stephen became more and more depressed.

In this game, Ray Allen did not make a single three-pointer, but the mid-range shot was much more accurate than before, and the movement of the shot and the speed of the jump were simply impossible to guard against. Of course, it was also related to Stephen not using his full strength. But even so, the Spurs have always been ahead of the Sonics, and they didn't give them a chance at all.

The Spurs won the expected game very smoothly. From the beginning of the game, the Sonics players' desire to win was not so strong. After winning a victory, the Spurs left Seattle by plane , rushed to Oakland, the location of the next opponent.

On the plane, while the players were already resting, Popovich was leaning on the backrest, frowning and thinking about the meeting with the new Supersonics owner Bennett this afternoon. The acquisition of the Sonics was successful.

During the acquisition process, Popovich and the others also put in a lot of hard work and favors. Originally, Bennett's goal was the Hornets, but the Hornets' resistance was very strong, and the Supersonics, because they did not have the key The ownership of the arena, not to mention paying the rent, also needs to share the revenue of the arena with the city government, resulting in a loss for the team, and the old stadium cannot attract fans to enter, and the tax increase plan required to renovate the arena Unable to gain the approval of the citizens of Seattle, Starbucks King Schultz had long wanted to throw the Sonics out, so Bennett acquired the Sonics very smoothly.

Originally, they planned to take one to two years to complete the successful acquisition. Things went so smoothly that they didn't expect it, and the corresponding preparations were not carried out. At this time, they thought of the Spurs again, as a return for giving up the shares of the Spurs , Bennett made a request to the Spurs.

He hopes that the Spurs can support him with some top managers and a head coach. He wants one of Popovich and Buford, and the head coach wants to pick one of the assistant coaches of the Spurs. How can Holt let it go? As for Popovich or Buford, he recommended Presti, the director of player affairs.

Even finding out that Prestian was responsible for Stephen's contribution, Bennett thought about it and agreed to the suggestion. Originally, he was too open-mouthed to ask Holt for Popovich and Buford, and there was no hope at all. Holt agrees, of course, it’s best to agree, and if he disagrees, it’s not easy to use ordinary personnel to perfuse himself. After some investigation, he is quite satisfied with Presti’s ability.

It is certain that Presti will leave, as well as the head of the Spurs' player operations department, video analysts, etc. These are not a big problem for the Spurs, and they can find replacements, so Holt So I agreed.

As for the candidate for the head coach, it would be easier to handle. Carlesimo was originally a head coach, and he has a good record, and has always let him be an assistant. Popovich couldn't bear it, so he chose Carlesimo Mo recommended it, and Bennett also agreed.

Of course, just after the acquisition was successful, Bennett did not intend to make a big move now, so the two parties agreed to send people there after the end of this season, but this meeting, Bennett proposed to Popovich again Request, hoping to transfer Stephen to them.

The current players of the Supersonic team can be selected at will, and it is easy to deal with cash compensation and draft picks. The Supersonic team plans to build a new lineup with Stephen as the core, and all the old players can be discarded. Popovich heard this After asking, I was a little moved, but now that I think about it, there is no action.

Stephen's current annual salary is too low. No matter who is replaced, the Spurs should pay compensation, and it is impossible for the other party to make up for it. However, if the Spurs are to trade Stephen, the core troika cannot be moved. The contracts of Lunt Barry and Robert Horry are about to expire again. There is no contract that they want to get rid of. It is a bit impossible to find a junk contract to bind to it.

Popovich has always been like this when signing players. He makes reasonable shots, does not loot players indiscriminately, does not give players contracts beyond their own capabilities, and the team's salary structure is reasonable. , the Spurs have to catch up with others, and they can't trade Stephen for a player with a basic salary.

Popovich doesn't have much feeling for Ray Allen, and it conflicts with Ginobili's position, and Ray Allen doesn't like physical confrontation, which is not very pleasing to him. Lewis is good, he is nonsense The technical characteristics can replace Robert Horry inside and Brent Barry outside.

But this player will have a player option by the end of this season. If he is replaced, he will risk that he may jump out of the contract. The team's salary space may not be able to keep him.

Ridnour is good, he can use it as a substitute for Tony Parker, but using Stephen as a backup point guard, Popovich thinks that it will damage his image of being a hero, and others will say that he has a funny brain, But for other people, there is no one who can fancy it.

It seems that it is not so easy to trade Stephen. Looking at the entire league, there are not many players who can match the value of Stephen. Either the salary does not match, or the value does not match, or other players like draft picks or something No way, Popovich was thinking, the plane had already begun to land.