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After communicating with the Spurs, Stephen naturally excluded the Los Angeles Lakers from the optional team. Considering that the feelings of the Spurs are not the main reason, Stephen, who has increased self-confidence, is no longer willing to succumb to anyone. And if the relationship with the coach is not handled well, your own performance will also be affected.

Although Robert Horry told Stephen that Phil Jackson is very good at dealing with the relationship with the players, and at the same time he is good at giving full play to the players' abilities. He does not manage the team with strict discipline and authority that cannot be challenged. He likes to use psychological guidance. Let players play voluntarily.

Of course, if a player is unwilling to accept this method, then there is only one end, that is, he will be left out of the palace. If he does not accept this method, don't think about being able to perform in his hands. Not a good old man who is blindly relaxed.

Of course, Stephen has also heard from others that Phil Jackson is also a very powerful person. When Jordan retired for the first time, in order to compete for the team's right to speak, there was a great conflict between him and Pippen. Contradictions, so don't think he is easy to dismiss.

After returning to Los Angeles, Modans was still on the way from Indiana to Chicago. Since both parties were on the road, there was no time to communicate. Stephen didn’t know how his communication with Indiana was going. Said that Stephen still has a good impression of the Indiana Pacers.

The order Stephen ranked himself was the Indiana Pacers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Chicago Bulls. Stephen was not afraid of competition. Even when Stephen planned to go to the Los Angeles Lakers, he was very confident that he would have the upper hand in the competition with Kobe.

It’s fine if the two can coexist. If not, the team will naturally choose who to trade. Although Kobe has the right to veto the trade, as long as his performance is obviously not as good as Stephen’s, he naturally has no face to stay with the Lakers. Trade veto Quan can only help him choose a team he wants to go to.

Between the player and the team, the player is always the weaker side. The only reason why Stephen chose the Indiana Pacers was Larry Bird's personal charm. Stephen felt that if he could accept his guidance and lessons from time to time, he would definitely be able to have a better future. Big progress.

The Seattle Supersonics are purely due to the role of Carlesimo and Presti. After all, everyone came from the Spurs. At the same time, the two sides also know each other better. At least they went there and had them coaching and managing. It is also very helpful to establish Stephen's status.

The Chicago Bulls are purely a substitute option. If the two teams can't reach an agreement, Stephen will choose them. They are like substitutes among the substitutes. The possibility of Stephen going there is basically Their only advantage is that apart from sincerity, Chicago is also a big city, and because of Jordan's relationship, the Bulls have a very high reputation in the world.

This is not due to the poor performance of the Bulls in recent years. This popularity will decline. After all, the time is short. The team that fell in love with the Bulls under the influence of Jordan is still paying attention to basketball. This is the power of the media. , just like the Rockets are only a mid-range team in the league, but they have received much-anticipated treatment in China.

It was not until the next day that Stephen met Modans. After arriving in Chicago, Modans returned to Los Angeles overnight and came to tell Stephen in person the results of his negotiations with the two teams. In the Indiana Pacers, Modans Smith met Larry Bird, but during the conversation, Mordance found that Larry Bird was a little dissatisfied with coming only by himself instead of coming with Stephen, although he had explained at the beginning that Stephen Went to San Antonio.

During the negotiation between the two, each of them made a request. Larry Bird preferred to sign Stephen directly instead of signing with the Spurs first and then changing. They have enough space, and they are also worried that the Spurs will open their mouths. After all, the two teams have not had any transactions before, and Larry Bird has no personal relationship with **.

As for Mordance's offer of a transaction deposit, Larry Bird did not agree immediately, but said that this can be discussed when formal negotiations are made, and Modance is worried that if the Pacers directly make an offer, the Spurs will choose to match this offer. Possibly, Larry Bird said that this is your problem.

Maybe if Stephen goes, Larry Bird will be another way of saying it, but when it comes to this, Stephen has lost interest in this team. If a sign-and-trade cannot be reached, the Spurs may not force a match, but But it didn't meet Stephen's original intention, because he wanted to give the Spurs a certain return, so that the Spurs would not get nothing.

After all, the Spurs have the right to match but gave up because of Stephen's personal wishes, which can be regarded as a very humane performance. This is the way things are in the world. When others consider your feelings, you should also consider other people's feelings, just like the Pacers. In this way, Stephen's feelings are not considered, and Stephen will naturally not consider their feelings.

In this way, Stephen directly excluded the Pacers from his own selection range. Speaking of the Bulls, Mordance said that they can sign first and then trade with the Spurs. The transaction margin is not a problem, and the early negotiations between the two sides are also very smooth. , Now it's up to Stephen to choose which one.

According to the regulations of the league, the team that made the offer cannot withdraw the original offer in order to achieve a sign-and-trade, so no one will make an offer until it is basically confirmed. Only Stephen's team can negotiate a sign-and-trade with the Spurs. At this time, it is natural to endure the Spurs' lion's big mouth. Such an excellent team will send you players, and there will be no benefit at all.

"Then the Seattle Supersonics," Stephen made a decision after only two or three seconds of consideration in his mind. By this time, Stephen no longer hesitated, and simply compared the status quo of the two teams , lineup composition, and team prospects, Stephen still chose the Seattle SuperSonics.

Although the Bulls have a more competitive lineup and reached the semifinals of the Eastern Conference last season, the Sonics did not even make the playoffs, and one of the two main players has already left, and the other is about to leave, but the more It is such a team, the more able to let Stephen's ability be displayed, it is as easy to perform as a blank sheet of paper, and at the same time it is more challenging.

As for the management and coaching staff, Stephen believes that as the new general manager, Presti must be no worse than John Parklaw. As for the head coach, although Carlesimo is not a famous coach, he is also an old coach who has been in the league for many years. At least he has enough experience, and at the same time knows Stephen better, and knows how to use Stephen.

Although Seattle is not as big as Chicago, it is not a small team. Although the football market has not been very good in the past two years, but the team's record is so bad, the football market is naturally not that good. Other Stephen didn't think much about it. A choice is made.

After Mordance notified Stephen's opinion to the Seattle Supersonics, he then waited for their communication with the Spurs. After the negotiations between the two teams were completed, Stephen would sign a contract with the Spurs, but at the same time, it was noted that if the contract If the transaction in the contract does not happen within 48 hours, the contract will be canceled automatically, which is to sign first and then change.

Because of the possibility of using this year's rookies, the Sonics have not signed the two rookies selected this year. This has made many people speculate that they may trade these two rookies with others, but the Sonics There has been no movement.

Stephen waited for another two days, and the Sonics explained that they are now doing their best to trade Lewis, and they have no time to worry about this for the time being. Stephen would like to ask where they plan to trade Lewis, but he is not yet Sonics player, that's a bit abrupt to ask.

However, this matter was soon exposed by a media outlet. The Seattle SuperSonics were conducting a sign-and-trade deal with the Orlando Magic for Rashad Lewis. Turned to another big name this offseason.

However, on the second day after the media revealed it, the Sonics and the Magic announced that they had reached an agreement. Rashard Lewis first signed a six-year, $200 million deal with the Sonics, and then the Sonics The team reached a deal with the Magic in exchange for a special case of 400 million.

Once the deal was announced, it immediately caused an uproar. The six-year contract of 200 million yuan is the tenth contract in the history of the league with more than [-] million yuan. It is an extremely wise choice for Lewis to opt out of the contract this year, because There are no big-name players in the market, and the Magic, which is in urgent need of reinforcement, was taken advantage of once.

The Sonics did not lose any advantage in this matter, because Lewis is not a restricted free agent, he can sign directly with the Magic, but in that case, he can only sign a five-year contract, and the Sonics just help. Changed hands, so just got a trade exception.

This trade exception is very useful for a team whose salary is about to exceed the luxury tax incentive line, but it does not work for the Sonics with a lot of salary space, but the Sonics can trade him to other teams.

This contract made all the players very envious. Stephen was lamenting that if it wasn't for the restriction of the Arenas clause, even if he couldn't get a 900 million yuan contract, it would not be just a small contract of five to thirty-nine million yuan. Compared with others, it is only one-third of others, but there is a huge difference in the abilities of two people.

After Lewis' deal was completed, it was finally Stephen's turn. The three parties sat together and began to discuss.

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I hope this result will not dislike everyone.