I'm king in the basket

Chapter 260 Holidays
The season is over, and the Raptors are preparing for a series of things after winning the championship.

This is the first championship in the history of the Raptors. Although the team history is bleak, they are undoubtedly very lucky compared to those teams that have a glorious history but have never won a championship.

From the finals to the draft day, Li Xing has been in a state of debauchery.

The team asked him to watch rookies and repeatedly shied away.

In the end, he was so annoying that he could only participate, looked around, and gave the team a candidate-Shervin Mark.

The potential value of B-, although not high, is very practical.

The Raptors have no shortage of players with full potential, what they lack is a substitute who can drive the second team.

Mark is such a player. He is an offensive guard with excellent combat ability. He has a clear head and can always keep his cool on the court. Strong one-to-one ability.

Looking at this description, is it a bit Stephenson's second feeling?But his potential is not high, so no matter what, he can only become a sharp knife on the bench, not a starter.

Calderon, Stephenson, and Mark will support the Raptors' No. [-] position next season.

In fact, Li Xing is not a second-round pick who has not discovered high potential.

Isaiah Thomas, who has no draft prospects, is a player with A- potential. Although he is only 175 cm tall, he has comprehensive attributes. Unfortunately, he has some bad attributes.

These attributes will affect the harmony within the team, so Li Xing did not recommend him to the team.

Again, the Raptors have no shortage of potential kings. They just won the championship and only need to build on the original foundation instead of making drastic changes.

Thomas Jr. is undoubtedly a better choice than Mark, but Mark is more in line with the needs of the Raptors.

On draft day, the Raptors selected Shelvin Mark with the first overall pick in the second round.

Li Xing also watched the live broadcast. He thought the team would choose someone else, but he didn't expect it.
"They really chose Shervin?"

Li Xing did not expect the team to value his opinion so much.

It’s no wonder that the team obeyed Li Xingyan. Since he began to intervene in the football team’s operations intentionally or unintentionally last summer, his suggestions have proven to be correct until now.

Whether it is to suggest that the team choose Stephenson, promote Snyder to the Raptors, or suggest that the team trade for Whiteside in the middle of the season.
These small suggestions have worked. Stephenson has shown considerable strength in his rookie year, and Snyder has proved that he is the most suitable person to lead this team. Whiteside can't provide much in a short period of time. Help, but he also brings what the team needs most -- a second unit rim protector.

Solomon Arabi's contract will expire this summer. If the Raptors have no other signings, Whiteside will take over Arabi's role from next season. Defensive core.

"Are you surprised?"

Jean Nuo said lightly: "Jose Calderon is more than stable but not aggressive, and Lance Stephenson is more than passionate. Of course you need another defender."

"That being said, it's still a bit strange to be valued so much all of a sudden." Li Xing hummed embarrassingly.

Jeannot frowned and was about to take a sip of water.

"Shy."

"Pfft~~~~~~"

What the hell did I hear?
The most shameless guy in the world actually said he was shy?How thick-skinned this person is to say this?Heaven!

Rang Nuo was so childish in his heart, but he still had an indifferent expression of "I'm used to you like this" on his face.

"By the way, what happened to what I told you to do?" Li Xing asked.

Jeannot replied: "Everything has been settled."

"is it?"

Li Xing did not expect such a lazy person to do things so neatly, it is really unbelievable.

"What are your plans for the upcoming vacation?" Jean Nuo just asked casually.

Li Xing replied seriously: "I don't know yet. There is about a month to promote the sneakers, and then shoot the commercials. The rest of the time is free to arrange. In fact, there is not much time. After finishing everything, the new season will start. gone."

"I'm afraid your plans will change," Jeannot said.

"why?"

"The new season may not go ahead as planned."

"why?"

Li Xing felt like a mentally handicapped person, obviously he was the one who played in the NBA, so why did he only know about this kind of news through Rang Nuo.

"Haven't you heard of a lockout?" Jeannot looked at him.

shut down?Li Xing had heard it faintly, but he couldn't remember where he heard it, but he didn't know what it meant.

"so what?"

"If the negotiations do not go well, the new season will not proceed as scheduled, and more seriously, maybe the entire season will be cancelled."

Rang Nuo's words startled Li Xing.

He vaguely remembered, yes, the summer that Yao Ming announced his retirement, the NBA seemed to have been suspended for a while, and there were gossip that Kobe almost came to China to accept the baptism of socialism.

When Nuo reminded him, Li Xing also remembered it, as if there was such a thing.

On the first day of July, the labor and management held the last negotiation. After exchanging constructive but incomprehensible suggestions, the two sides regretted that they could not reach any consensus in the negotiation. The negotiation broke down and the NBA officially suspended.

During the lockout, all contracts between teams and players are automatically terminated.

The two parties cannot communicate, players cannot use the team's training hall, the two parties cannot sign new contracts, and the free market is no longer open.

Regarding the lockout, Bill Simmons joked like this: "It won't be long before the two sides will reach a consensus, no matter who suffers and who gains, they will eventually reach a consensus, and it is foreseeable that there will be many more Overweight NBA players."

Although NBA players are one-in-a-million talents, not everyone can manage their weight well.

Simmons is not just joking. If the offseason is too long, some players will not be able to bear the loneliness.

Some will cause trouble, cause trouble everywhere, go to the news, and try to "save" Li Xing from the whirlpool; In the stomach, the price is excess weight.

The typical representative of this is Sean Kemp, the "Rain Man" who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground after the lockout season, and became the "Michelin Man" who bounced no more than a drill bit.

The NBA is suspended, even if the Raptors have just won the championship, even if there is no conflict between the team and the players, even if they were toasting and drinking with each other the night before, now they have to draw a clear line.

Players need to be on the player's side, and the team is on the owner's side.

In fact, the owner of the Raptors didn't want to suspend the suspension. Li Xing's joining made the Raptors' revenue soar, which he didn't expect before.

The boss originally just wanted to launch the Raptors as an advertisement for the company, but he didn't expect such an effect.

The Raptors are no longer the living sign of the company behind him, or the old hen that keeps laying eggs.

When he learned that the league was about to be suspended, he couldn't help but blurt out: "The bosses who are so fucked up!"

He swears like this, but he has to act accordingly. He has to commit himself to the ranks of the boss and attack the insatiable labor with them.

As for Li Xing, as a popular figure, he is also a member of the players association. Although he does not have any position, the players hope that he will stand up and make a statement.

Li Xing's response was: "Show your mother's size! Hurry up and finish the fuss, I want to play basketball!"

Although Li Xing's reaction was extreme, it was not unexpected.

From Laofang's point of view, it's already considered morality for this girl not to fall to the boss's side.

Li Xing knew that the lockout would end sooner or later, whether he got involved or not, so he didn't seem to be involved in a war between labor and capital.

To the players, he's a nuisance; to the owners, he's a cash cow; to the league, he's a benchmark.

He has a bad reputation, but his impact is unmatched among active players.

Not even James.

In just two years, he made his fame surpass basketball itself, which is the effect that a benchmark should have.

The so-called benchmark means that others may not know what you do, but they must know who you are.

Li Xing is so topical, yet possesses terrifying power, is so young, and likes to cause trouble without breaking the law. For the NBA, this is the first person in history.

The last benchmark, Michael Jordan, also has the reputation of "I don't know basketball, but I know Jordan", but he is very good at packaging himself.

Jordan is also not like Li Xing. People who mention him are either pointing their middle fingers or being rude.

Li Xing knew that this summer's vacation would be longer than usual, so he readjusted his itinerary.

Plan those ad campaigns, and then move up the sneaker campaign a month in advance.

Within a month and a half, he was going to cross Europe and Asia, and he didn't bring anyone else with him except bodyguards and a few assistants.

The first place Li Xing went to - he didn't want to come, was China.

For more than two years, this is the first time he has returned to China.

He never knew whether he wanted to come back and take a look, and he didn't know what to do when he came back.

The system told him that there is no family here, and his family does not exist in this time and space, but he is still very worried.

He was worried that while walking on the road, suddenly someone ran out and called him:
"Ashin!"

(End of this chapter)