I'm a boss in the NBA

Chapter 568 Meeting with Leader Joe

It was unexpected for Xu Xuan to be caught by the media. He was really wronged. After a few more glances, he was caught with two mountain peaks jumping like this. A man would take a few extra glances.
However, while Xu Xuan refused to admit it, he also pointed out a clear way for those reporters: "Instead of worrying about these few times with me here, you might as well go back and look at LeBron's."

LeBron?
LeBron's what?
I didn't notice it.
The reporters were at a loss, but after looking at each other, they immediately became excited, LeBron and Kardashian?
What will happen?
friend's wife

You're welcome?
still a friend's wife

Can not be bullied?
This seems to be a bit of a big game.
After beating the Cavaliers, the Lakers won a wave of three consecutive victories.

It is not easy to win three consecutive away games, especially against opponents like the Cavaliers.

After playing the Cavaliers, the Lakers had two days of rest, and the Lakers did not leave, but stayed in Cleveland for training.

The next opponent is the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets have changed a lot this year.

In the absence of signing Xu Xuan, the old gang leader Qiao seems to have broken the jar, and he has made a lot of money this season.

For example, use a five-year contract extension of 5 million US dollars to win Batum, who played well in the Hornets last year.

Frenchman Nicolas Batum was selected by the Rockets with the 2008th pick in the first round in 25, and then traded to the Trail Blazers.

Batum, who entered the starting lineup in his rookie season, became the backbone of the Blazers. After the 4-year rookie contract, the Timberwolves offered him a 4-year 4800 million contract to grab someone, but the Blazers made a decisive decision, chose to match his contract, and kept him in the team.

After the Trail Blazers signed Stotts as the coach, Batum became a supporting forward, and his average assists also came to 5 times. He was defeated and eliminated by the Grizzlies 2014-15. After the season, the boss of the Blazers Aldridge publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the outside players. The Blazers went one step ahead and traded Batum to the Hornets. As a result, it fell apart, and five of the six main forces left.

After joining the Hornets, Batum was originally assigned to play at the second position, but with the reimbursement of the main small forward due to injury, Batum returned to his old position of organizing the small forward. The Hornets entered the playoffs this season. In the regular season, Batum averaged 14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. Both scoring and assists reached career highs, and the Hornets ranked second in scoring and assists. It is no exaggeration to say that Batum is the second in command besides Kemba Walker.

Before the free market opened, Batum had expressed his willingness to renew his contract with the Hornets, and he, who planned to play for the French team in the Olympic defeat, was also eager to finalize the contract for the country.So Batum chose to meet the Hornets and Mavericks at the same time in Dallas, but he made a decision immediately, renewed his contract with the Hornets, and signed this five-year contract with a total price of 1.2 million, which is slightly lower than the maximum salary. .

A local reporter in Charlotte said this: Nicholas Batum is Kemba Walker's best partner. He has excellent organizational skills and defensive skills. He is very low-key in the game, but he is far better than people The impression is stronger.

But in fact, as soon as this contract is signed, there is another piece of garbage contract in NBA history. It is still the largest amount.
The management of the Hornets and Joe’s old boss thought that he would be the answer to the striker to lead the team to a good record, but Batum’s performance after that was far from meeting expectations, and the data was not directly proportional to the maximum salary contract. Only 15.1 points in a season, and the shooting percentage is only 40.3%.

What's more funny is that Batum finally chose to implement the player option with an annual salary of 2713 million US dollars in the last season.
However, the old gang leader Qiao has plenty of money, anyway, he signed the contract without thinking, and it is normal for people to be fooled and have a lot of money.

At the same time, after Jeremy Lin left, the Hornets reached two consecutive guard signings.

One is a 2-year contract with a total value of 1250 million US dollars to sign Ramon Sessions as Walker's substitute, and the second is to sign veteran Brian Roberts with a one-year minimum salary.

The 30-year-old Sessions has played in the NBA for 9 seasons. He was also a second-round pick and was selected with the 56th overall pick. However, he also played his own value in the NBA.Sessions has played for many teams, including the Bucks, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Lakers, former Bobcats (now the Hornets), Kings, and Wizards. He averaged 10.9 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game in his career.

Sessions played 82 games for the Wizards last season, mainly as a substitute, averaging 20.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 2.9 minutes per game.

As a point guard, Sessions can still play his role if given a certain amount of time.He sent a maximum of 24 assists in a single game in the NBA, and he also scored 20 points at the time, but that was already in 2008.The last time Sessions had 15 assists in a game was in February 2012, when he dished out 2 assists in a game between the Cavaliers and Bucks.

And Roberts is also 30 years old this year, 6 feet 1 inches tall.Roberts once played for the Hornets last season, but then the Hornets sent Roberts to the Heat through a three-way operation in order to promote the Cornett Lee deal, and then the Miamis sent Roberts to the Trail Blazers.This summer, Roberts' contract expired and he became a completely free agent.

上赛季罗伯茨共为黄蜂出战了30场常规赛，在场均11.1分钟的上场时间里可以交出4.8分、1.0个篮板、1.3次助攻的成绩单。而整个2015-16赛季，罗伯茨可以在场均9.2分钟的上场时间里贡献4.0分、0.8个篮板、1.1次助攻。

Obviously, how to help Walker relieve pressure is what the Hornets want to do most.

Very aggressive Kemba Walker just had a great season, he had his most efficient season so far last season and looks like a fully fledged star player, especially the second half of the season His performance is more prominent, better layup completion percentage and higher three-point shooting percentage than before, so the best news is that Kemba Walker's career is just getting started, and he still has plenty of time to enrich himself and improve. Own.

The Hornets have a three-point shooting rate above the league average, good tactical awareness, and possess resilience and unity, all of which will help the Hornets make a difference in the new season.

Generally speaking, they don't have too serious holes, and the team has hoarded some talented players, which is one of the reasons for the success of the Hornets in the 2015-2016 season, even if the team has some good free agents this summer. The team's talent is also very impressive, but the Hornets lack threatening offensive players in the low post, and the rotation inside is not very smooth, only a group of inexperienced rookies or veterans who have passed their peak.

Before the game, Xu Xuan was asked by reporters what he thought of Kemba Walker. Walker is currently one of the hottest super point guards in the Eastern Conference. Many people want to hear Xu Xuan's evaluation of players in the same position.

"Yes, I know Kemba. He is a very good player. We had dinner together in private. He is a great player. He is an All-Star for three-pointers and breakthroughs? There is no doubt that he is definitely a great player. Yes, he is a very low-key player, but I will not underestimate him. I know that he has a strong ability to create scoring opportunities through the pick-and-roll. We will have a strategy against the All-Stars in this game. Will you choose him? We will see at that time, I want to choose, but LeBron may not give a chance."

Xu Xuan answered the reporter's question with a smile. He said that Charlotte is really a small city. Walker is indeed a good player, but his presence is appallingly low. Now several All-Star guards in the Eastern Conference, Irving, Wall , Lowry. Who is more popular than him.

This time in the All-Stars, Gang Leader Qiao personally came out to give him a "platform" before he managed to catch up.

If this was changed to cities like New York and Boston, it would have been blown up long ago, and even Toronto's exposure rate is greater than that of Charlotte.

At 7:[-] p.m., the game begins.

Xu Xuan noticed that the atmosphere of the fans at the scene was very high, and when he looked up again, it turned out that the leader of Qiao Gang came to the scene in person.

"Hehe, is this old guy here?" Frank smiled, and turned to look at his team members: "How is it? The god of basketball is sitting on the sidelines, are you afraid?"

"I'm afraid I'll hang up, can he come up and bite me?" Ci Shiping sniffed his nose, his expression was the most arrogant, the god of basketball?

Appreciate God!

All his life, he only recognized Kobe!

Maybe in the next life, I can change to a boss, but in this life, there is only Kobe!

And some younger players like Ingram, Zubac, and Russell maintain a certain awe of Jordan.

Ci Shiping may not be afraid, but for this group of rookies, Jordan is really a god.
"If you want to talk about God, we also have one here." Barnes suddenly turned his head and said with a smile.

"Who? Xu?"

Or is it you?

Barnes took a deep look at Nick Young. Young man, if you ask that, the road will be narrowed.

"Ha ha."

Xu Xuan chuckled and waved his hands: "I'll forget it, how can I bear such a big name."

The god of basketball?

It sounds okay, but if it gets out, it will be said to be inflated. After all, neither James nor Kobe said they are gods.

However, Kobe once said that he is the best player, no matter who he compares with, he is the best player. But he did not say that he is a god. For many fans, there is only one God of basketball. It was the bald guy in a suit sitting on the sidelines right now.
"Xu still has a chance." Barnes nodded. After another ten years of fighting like this, Xu Xuan might really have a chance to kill Jordan and become a new god!

But that is also the future. For now, Xu Xuan still has a long way to go if he wants to become a god
Of course, in order to show respect, Xu Xuan took the initiative to hug him after meeting the old hooligan's eyes. Jordan also stood up from his seat and hugged Xu Xuan.

"Hey, Xu, you look very energetic today." The old hooligan said proactively.

"Of course, Michael, I have to face your team. I'm afraid I'll lose badly if I'm not energetic." Xu Xuan joked with a smile.

"Hahaha." The corners of Jordan's mouth curved and he laughed heartily.

Xu Xuan is obviously a compliment. The current record of the Hornets is 15 wins and 13 losses, which is not bad in the East. The old hooligans are also sure of making the playoffs, but compared with the current Lakers, the record is really far behind up.

However, Jordan has played games all his life, and now he has retired and bought a team. Although his vision is a bit poor, his confidence has not been lost.

"Then you wish you luck, young man." Jordan said.

After Xu Xuan left, the smile on Qiao Dan's face disappeared.

He's still upset about not being able to recruit Xu Xuan this summer. Although Charlotte is a small city, he Michael Jordan is not a "normal money left" owner who can use his influence To help Xu Xuan grow better.

But Xu Xuan finally rejected him and chose to start a new round of his career in Los Angeles.

For the old gang leader Qiao, Xu Xuan is a bit too shameless. I will invite you in person, and I will ask you not to come if you mention it. Do you not know what a man is called?

Therefore, if he can beat the Lakers and Xu Xuan, it will be another consolation for him.
Saying hello to Jordan is considered a "routine". Xu Xuan respects Jordan's career and recognizes his honors, but he is really not optimistic about his business philosophy and overall layout as a boss, especially his vision. times
As the boss, the Hornets are basically his words. If Xu Xuan goes, even if he can put forward some "constructive ideas" appropriately, Boss Joe probably won't adopt them. Like Kobe, he is extremely conceited. people.

For example, one day in the future, Xu Xuan suggested that Boss Joe sign Doncic, do you think he will agree?

Will he be as talkative as Jenny Buss, totally delegating?
impossible.

Boss Joe has his own set of ideas. If you say Doncic is good, he is good. Why didn't I see it.

If you want Doncic, I'll take Michael Kidd Gilchrist
I'm the opposite, I have my own ideas.
Xu Xuan and him should have different ideas. This point, Xu Xuan has always understood before cooperating, so he refused Boss Qiao’s invitation. Besides, Charlotte is only a small city. Instead of going to Charlotte, It might as well be in Indiana.

After greeting Jordan, Xu Xuan and Walker also hugged.

The starting lists of the two teams were given on the big screen.

For the Lakers, Xu Xuan, Russell, Ingram, Randall and Yi Jianlian are the regular starters.

The Hornets are starting lineup of Walker, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Nicolas Batum, Marvin Williams and Cody Zeller.

(End of this chapter)