Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 314 314. When a person's self-confidence comes from the bottom of his heart, everything will appear silent!
"Lu, I think we should sit down and have a good talk. We have never sat together to discuss this issue calmly."

"Being angry can't solve any problems, we can have a chat."

In the office, Grizzlies boss Heisley looked at Luke hypocritically.

Now that the Grizzlies' 15-man roster for the new season has been completed, they only need to invest in offseason training before they can start their dynasty plan for next season.

Seeing that Luke was unmoved, he carried out team building operations in an orderly manner throughout the offseason. Not only did he not feel anxious at all, but he did not want to sell his shares and leave the Grizzlies. This made Hayes, who was planning to sell the team, Li became more and more anxious.

Putting down one's body and taking the initiative to show goodwill to Luke is indeed not what a qualified businessman should do, but Luke's methods of doing things have always been tough, and Heisley is really afraid that this guy will die with him and end up with both sides.

Heisley's inner thoughts, Luke is simply too clear, but this guy sees that the Grizzlies have now reached the peak of market value, and wants to lower the price to take back the 20% of the shares from himself.

Only when Heisley holds 100% of the shares can he maximize the benefits when selling the Grizzlies.

As a businessman, Heisley is indeed a qualified guy, but as a boss, Heisley's face can only make people sick.

If Heisley hadn't been so utilitarian, Luke would be willing to sell it to him even if he used the market price to recover 20% of Luke's shares.

For Luke, it was also for money when he took the shares of the Grizzlies, in order to be able to buy an NBA team for retirement when he retired,
As long as the price is reasonable, it is a sale to anyone, and Luke doesn't care who bought the shares from him.

It's just that Heisley's appearance made Luke really have no desire to talk to him. This guy's desire is like a black hole that cannot be filled, and he will never know how to write the word "satisfaction".

Wanting to buy back the 20% shares from himself with banknotes below the market price, Luke couldn't help but sneer.

"What needs to be discussed has already been discussed last time. You should know exactly what I want."

"Take up your cunning tail, and it is very easy to buy shares from me. As long as the price you offer can meet my expectations, we can trade at any time."

"The current market valuation of the Grizzlies is between 20 billion and [-] billion. For [-]% of the shares, I want [-] million US dollars. I don't think this is too much."

Luke's tough attitude made Heisley's complexion darken instantly.

The current market value of the Grizzlies is indeed around 2 million U.S. dollars, but when Luke first joined the Grizzlies, the 20% of the shares were only worth 5000 million U.S. dollars at most.

In just two years, Luke's shares more than quadrupled. Even though all the credit should be attributed to Luke, Heisley still felt that this guy had too much appetite.

If it is really necessary to use [-] million US dollars to take back the shares from Luke, there is not much difference left for Heisley to make. This is definitely not the result Heisley wants to see.

"The team's current market valuation is indeed around 10 billion US dollars, but a series of measures such as arenas and training halls must be added."

"Before you joined the team, I was running the elves on my own. I put too much effort into the Grizzlies team."

"And you just led the team to win two championships, it's like taking a commission of [-] million US dollars. Don't you think your appetite is a bit too big?"

Heisley's words made Luke almost vomit. Other team owners are qualified to say that they put too much effort into the team, but Heisley is absolutely not qualified.

When Heisley bought the Grizzlies at the beginning, he only used a very low price, and everything was off-the-shelf.

After buying the team, Heisley didn't invest in anything, and only wanted to extract more benefits from the Grizzlies.

As a result, because the Memphis ball market is small, and the team has not been able to play attractive games in those two years, this also makes the Grizzlies lose money every year.

Otherwise, when Luke was invited to join, Heisley would not have taken out 20% of the shares so simply, because the shares of the Grizzlies were really cheap.

Heisley believes that tying the team and Luke to the same boat is a sure thing. Even if they can't win the championship, Luke will find a way to make the Grizzlies reverse their losses.

The result was unexpected. In just two years, the Grizzlies have transformed from a team that no one cares about to the top existence in the league.

Thinking of paying a large sum of money to repurchase the shares from Luke, Heisley always felt that his heart was bleeding.

Seeing that selling the Grizzlies can be realized, for Heisley, who doesn't like basketball, selling the team at this time is definitely the most cost-effective time.

Otherwise, once the era of the Grizzlies is over, it will be difficult for Memphis to continue to rise.

Heisley has found no less than three excellent teams to calculate the future trend, and the results given by the three are that the Grizzlies have reached the upper limit of their potential.

Even if several batches of fans are added in the future, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to make a considerable change in income.

It's not that the Grizzlies can't, it's just that Memphis can only reach the current height.

In other words, the Grizzlies during the championship period can only get these benefits every year. Once the Grizzlies are no longer a championship team, Heisley absolutely does not want to experience that scene.

This is also one of the reasons why Heisley is eager to take back the shares from Luke and sell the team. Once the popularity of the Grizzlies starts to decline, Heisley will lose money in the unit of "billion"!
"You have earned enough in the past two years. I know you are a smart person. I will wait for the day you think about it and come to me."

Luke has no desire to continue negotiating with Heisley. Luke knows that Heisley will find him sooner or later.

After all some people's desires can never be suppressed.

With 10 million U.S. dollars, Luke is not willing to retreat a penny. If he wants to buy a team he likes after retirement, Luke must prepare at least [-] billion U.S. dollars, otherwise all subsequent operations will become very difficult.

Luke doesn't want to find someone to raise money because the capital chain is broken halfway. Only when the assets are 100% in his own hands, he doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

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After the 15-man roster for the new season is full, Luke is rarely watching the dynamics of the free market.

Except for individual teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers in the entire league, it is difficult for other teams to pose a threat to the Grizzlies' establishment of a dynasty even if they try their best to strengthen.

What's more, the real big fish have already been famous in the first half month of the free market, and in the later stage, they are basically small shrimps, and Luke has no interest in this at all.

There are a few teams that can pose a threat to the Grizzlies next season, but in Luke's eyes, the only real opponents are the Cavaliers and the Lakers.

Not long ago, "Little Overlord" Stoudemire announced that he had officially reached a contract with the Cavaliers. The two parties signed a huge contract worth nearly [-] million in five years.

Stoudemire's signing can be regarded as completely locking up the Cavaliers' salary space. The Cavaliers will fail if they do not win the championship in the next few seasons, and they will even face the possibility of losing LeBron James.

It's not that the Cavaliers' management is ready to make a single throw. It's because LeBron James has forced the management many times this summer.

Said that if the management does not strengthen, he will choose to join other teams after the contract expires.

Faced with the possibility of losing LeBron James, the Cavaliers management can only bite the bullet and give Stoudemire this five-year contract of nearly [-] million.

Fortunately, "Small Overlord" Stoudemire can be regarded as a well-known star in the league. Even if LeBron James still leaves the Cavaliers in the future, the team will not be too miserable by this signing.

The premise is that the "little bully" Stoudemire can stay healthy, otherwise the Cavaliers' operation is comparable to that of the Celtics last season, basically locking the team's changes in the next few years.

With the joining of "Small Overlord" Stoudemire, the new season Cavaliers will also have Mo Williams, LeBron James, Jamison and Stoudemire four stars.

With Delonti West, "Big Z" Ilgauskas, Varejao, Daniel Gibson, Anthony Parker, "Moon" Moon, and JJ Hickson and many other outstanding players, the Cavaliers' The background of the lineup will not be inferior to the Grizzlies.

Even from the fans' point of view, the Cavaliers' lineup next season will be even stronger than the Grizzlies.

After all, except for Luke, no one knows what kind of personal performance guys like Gallinari, Juholidi, and Efflalo can play.

Leaving aside these three rookies who haven't proven themselves in the NBA, the Grizzlies' paper lineup does not have many advantages, and it lacks a kind of crushing domineering compared with last season.

The reinforcement of the Cavaliers also made Grizzlies fans worry about whether the team can successfully win the championship in the new season and become another dynasty team that has achieved three consecutive championships since the Timberwolves.

No one doesn't want to see their team establish a dynasty, and this temptation is absolutely irresistible to fans.

It's a pity that the strength of the Grizzlies has allowed the league to enter the grouping era ahead of schedule, and all the stars who want to win the championship will form together shamelessly like the Celtics back then.

Only in this way can there be a chance to snatch the championship from the invincible Grizzlies, otherwise the other 29 teams other than the Grizzlies are doomed to run with them.

The rise of the Grizzlies has made the word Baotuan no longer harsh, and some people even take pride in joining forces, thinking that this is a manifestation of personal appeal.

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies have brought great changes to the league in the past two years, whether it is the increase in the frequency of shots outside the three-point line or the faster and faster offensive and defensive rhythms on the field,
These are changes that other teams have had to cater to the Grizzlies.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and the times need reform. This sentence is also very appropriate for competitive sports.

Whether the Grizzlies can win the championship in the new season is no longer as suspenseful as last season. The rise of the Cleveland Cavaliers is like the epitome of an era.

Just like the Boston Celtics who formed the Big Five last season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers who formed the Big Four in the new season, grouping has become a phenomenon.

From simply winning the championship together, to now it is only to overthrow the rule of a certain team.

Everything can only be blamed on that man named Luke for being too enchanting, and he can always build luxury warships one after another wherever he goes!

Many times the media wanted to cut Luke's head open with a scalpel to see if this guy's brain was a futuristic machine composed of a bunch of precision parts.

Otherwise, how could Luke do things that even God couldn't do over and over again!

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As the time entered September, each team began to summon players to return to the team for training. Only the Grizzlies seemed not in a hurry at all.

In the wide training ground, there is only the sound of Marion practicing three-pointers under the guidance of Dell Curry. As for the other players who are still on vacation, Luke is not in a hurry to recall the team.

Compared with the performance desire of other teams to open and close, the Grizzlies in September seemed so quiet.

If it weren't for the dazzling light on the body, the low-key behavior of the Grizzlies even made the media almost forget about this team.

Every year in early October, the league will start the preseason duel, and for each team, September will be the last stage of preparation for the new season.

The NBA is a place where the average salary is so high that ordinary people look up to it for life. Players can play some new tricks every summer.

In September, whether it is to help a certain player lose weight, or to carry out tactical training as a whole, this month is particularly important.

It is said that as early as the beginning of September, the Cavaliers were called by the head star LeBron James to return to the team for training in advance. When other teams started training one after another, the Cavaliers had already conducted closed training for about a week.

The Cavaliers closed their arena, and players were not allowed to have any contact with the media in private before the media meeting day.

Obviously, the Cavaliers have made a lot of preparations for the championship in the new season.

From players, to coaches, to management, this is the first time fans have seen the team from top to bottom all condensed into one rope.

The battle of the Cavaliers has attracted many media reports. When the Grizzlies players have returned to the team one after another and are about to start running-in training, some media asked the Grizzlies coaching staff who plan to hit the championship in the new season.

"The Cavaliers started closed training a week in advance this summer. It is said that the entire Cavaliers team is very confident in hitting the championship."

"Facing the challenge of the Cavaliers in the new season, are the Grizzlies sure to achieve the goal of three consecutive championships?"

Compared with the Grizzlies' chief assistant coach Nelson's evasive answer in the new season, the hot-tempered Bill Laimbier showed a touch of contempt.

"Last season, when the Celtics formed the Big Five lineup, the outside world also believed that the Grizzlies had no chance to win the championship."

"The Grizzlies have become so strong that other teams have shown a little trouble, and people are subconsciously linked to the Grizzlies."

"Which team do you think the Grizzlies are afraid of in this state?"

Lambiel's tough answer left the reporter at a loss as to what to say.

Seeing that the young reporter couldn't make a fart for a long time, Lambiel continued with a sneer: "I don't think the Cavaliers' training in advance is a sign of confidence."

"On the contrary, only teams who are not confident will prepare for the new season in advance."

"If the Grizzlies didn't need some targeted training for individual players in the new season, everyone is still on vacation at the beach."

"Prepare for battle?"

"This simply doesn't exist!"

"To apply the words of the team's head coach Lu, when a person's self-confidence comes from the bottom of his heart, everything will appear silent!"

(End of this chapter)