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Chapter 284 Carter's Expectation

After a sensational retirement ceremony, Bruce, Mullin, and Wilkens gradually entered into the upcoming draft this season!

On the day Mullin announced his retirement, the Lakers really showed off their tough competitive state at their home court!
The third game is very important for the Spurs.

Because of the previous consecutive defeats at home, they were under a lot of pressure!

Regardless of Duncan or Robinson, even if they performed very surprisingly, they still seemed a little weak in the outbreak of the combination of O'Neal and Kobe!
前两场湖人队分别以104:90和88:81连续拿下两个客场，而刚刚结束的第三场，湖人队更是在奥尼尔和科比的双爆发下，令人震撼的以111:72的大比分拿下了主场的首场胜利！

The two sides played against each other for three games. O'Neal fully demonstrated his powerful dominance, while Kobe used his super-powerful offense. He was truly regarded by everyone as one of the most exciting players in the league after Jordan!

On the other hand, in the East, in the absence of Iverson and Mutombo, who were unable to play due to injuries, the performance was slightly sluggish, but the 76ers unfortunately lost the game in the third game!
Throughout the game, after the loss of Iverson, the 76ers' weak offense suddenly reached the highest point.

Although Mutombo's performance was a bit sluggish, he still scored a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, but the performance of other players seemed a bit unsatisfactory!
Under the leadership of Ray Allen and Robinson, the Bucks continued to attack the 76ers!
If it weren't for the 76ers' performance on the defensive end under the guidance of Larry Brown, I'm afraid they would be sieved by Ray Allen and the restored brave Glenn Robinson!
When the time entered the fourth game between the Lakers and the Spurs, everyone once again saw the shocking performance of the Lakers!
Throughout the game, Derek Fisher had an astonishing sudden explosion. While playing 41 minutes, he scored a total of 28 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds!

Even though O'Neal and Kobe were suspected of resting, they still used a double-double of 26 points, 11 rebounds and 24 points and 11 assists to win the sluggish Spurs in one fell swoop!

In this game, I don’t know if the Spurs felt powerless. Duncan only scored 35 points and 15 rebounds in 7 minutes. If it weren’t for his powerful 4 blocked shots, his performance could have been lowered. describe!
Another core of the Spurs, David Robinson, I don’t know if it’s because of his age and competitive state. He scored a total of 12 points and 11 rebounds in the same time as Duncan. His performance is still very stable, but his role is very limited under the high efficiency of O'Neill!
In the end, with a score of 4:0, the Lakers swept the Spurs, which was very promising before the finals. Everyone saw the strength of this team to build a dynasty!
In the fourth matchup between the 76ers and the Bucks in the East, after Iverson returned, he played a very dazzling game!
Although the Bucks lost the game at home with 83:89 in the end, their performance still received a lot of attention and expectations!
Oakland.

Bruce, Mullin, and Wilkens were discussing enthusiastically the players in this year's draft. Judging from their arguments from time to time, it is obvious that Mullin has gradually entered his role!

"Bruce, I think what we need most now is a wing player at the small forward position. We already have Donyell (Marshall) and Grant (Lang) at the power forward position, so what we need most at the moment is the small forward. And a third substitute at the center!" Mullin said firmly, recalling the composition of the team.

"Chris, you only saw the weakness of small forwards, but have you ever thought about Andre joining the Warriors this summer?" Bruce said with a smile. For him, Mullin's suggestion was very correct. And he just seems a little less optimistic about Kirilenko's matter!

Mullin shrugged helplessly: "Bruce, even if Andre is what you said, he is a European player after all. Not all of these guys are Dirk!"

Hearing Mullin's words, Bruce and Wilkens could not help but look at each other. Only they know how great Kirilenko's potential is, and now Mullin must learn more about it!
"Okay, Chris, I suggest you watch some videos, and we'll talk later!" Bruce waved his hand and interrupted Mullin to continue his argument. He opened the drawer and took out a few videos. Stop this discussion!

Mullin took the video tape helplessly, glanced at the slightly calm Wilkens, and couldn't help raising a little curiosity in his heart: "Is this guy really as the two said?"

Seeing Mullin walking out of the office with some helplessness, Bruce frowned, looked at Wilkens and said, "Chris just can't be sure for the time being, I believe he will make the right decision after watching these videos. choose!"

"Hehe, Chris just joined, you should give him more time!" Wilkens nodded with a smile, and then took out another document to discuss!

Carter returned to his home in Oakland in a happy mood. Thinking of Mullin's retirement and the subsequent turnaround, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Jingling!~~"

A burst of phone ringing suddenly interrupted Carter's emotion!
"Hi, this is Vince Carter!"

When Mark Steinberg heard the familiar voice in the microphone, a trace of excitement and greed flashed in his eyes. Thinking of what happened before, he couldn't help being excited!
Since Carter fired his former agent William Blake last season because he was full of him, he has hired this guy with some fame in the NBA to be his new agent!
Although Carter was sued by his former agent at the beginning of last year's regular season, the final liquidated damages of up to 1400 million U.S. dollars, also in the case of William Blake for fraud, money laundering and other criminal facts, finally Carter After paying more than 40 US dollars in compensation, this ridiculous lawsuit was completely over!

"I love this exciting team very much!" Carter faithfully expressed his feelings!

Hearing Carter's answer, Mark Steinberg obviously had a response: "I mean, are you looking at money? Or are you looking at the strength of the team!"

Hearing the manager's words, Carter couldn't help being stunned: "Yeah, money or strength?"

Carter suddenly fell into deep thought, thinking that it is obviously impossible for guys with large sums of money in the league not to want a maximum salary!
However, once he asks for a super salary, the Warriors will have some potential problems in cap space and operation, which is something he really doesn't want to see.

If it is reduced to a certain amount of maximum salary contract, Carter will be very happy to agree for the time being.

What he is afraid of is what kind of contract Bruce will use to renew the contract, this is what he is very concerned about!
"You want both money and strength, don't you?" Mark Steinberg is like a roundworm in Carter's stomach, and he is very clear about his thoughts. Of course, this is what most NBA stars desire!

"That's right!" Carter said without hesitation.

No matter how comfortable he is with the Warriors, the league is just one giant business circle.

Players who are capable of earning a maximum salary, unless the team can give them hope of winning the championship, no one will choose to take a relatively small contract!

A flash of excitement flashed across Mark Steinberg's face, and he said while the iron was hot: "Some teams have already offered you a maximum salary contract of up to 9000 million US dollars. I wonder if you intend to meet with them?"

Hearing Steinberg's words suddenly, especially when he heard the contract of nearly [-] million US dollars, Carter jumped up from the sofa in shock!

The sound of heavy breathing came from the receiver, and Mark Steinberg was so excited!
After a while, Carter didn't answer, and Mark Steinberg didn't urge him, but just waited silently with excitement.

"Gudong!~" Carter swallowed subconsciously. Although he knew his own value very well, he still felt very nervous and excited when faced with this nearly [-] million contract.

Hearing this voice, Steinberg suddenly became excited: "How is it? Vince?"

"Uh.. this." Carter felt his head hot for a while, and wanted to agree to Steinberg's proposal in an instant, but thinking of the Warriors and Bruce still made him hesitate!
Carter kept weighing some things for a while, and as time went by, he finally made his own decision: "Mark, why don't we wait for the offer from the Warriors and Bruce?"

"Ugh!!" Mark Steinberg was suddenly choked by Carter's words, and he didn't know what to say for a while!
Although the relationship between him and Bruce had a very good start last season, after all, no agent would dislike the temptation of another team to offer a high price.

He thought of Dirk Nowitzki, who was also known as the "Gemini Star" in the Warriors, especially under the premise of implementing a luxury tax this season, if Carter wants to stay in the Warriors, unless the team is willing to pay for him and Novitzki. The two of Wizki are willing to pay the luxury tax, otherwise they will renew the contract of two top-salary players at once, which will make the Warriors have some embarrassing situations in the free market and transactions!

"Vince, can you tell me your opinion?" Feeling the determination in Carter's words, Mark Steinberg couldn't help asking in frustration.

"From the current point of view, I really need the offer from the team. Only in this way will I make the most correct choice!" Carter replied bluntly.

According to his current thinking, although the offer of 9000 million US dollars is very tempting, after all, a player is not only pursuing money, but also pursuing the highest honor brought by the glittering trophy!

After hanging up Mark Steinberg's phone, Carter couldn't help but look at the family portrait with Chamberlain hanging in the living room: "Bruce, I hope you won't disappoint me!!"

(End of this chapter)