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"Hey Allen, are you interested in lifting a championship with me next season?"

"Excuse me, who are you?" Allen Iverson on the other end of the phone was confused.

"I'm Yang Li, the general manager and head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers," Yang Li said.

"Wow, really?" Iverson's voice suddenly became excited, and he couldn't express it in words for a while.

"Wow, I know, you Clippers team is an unbelievable team this year, you have veterans like Ron and Paul, you also have future stars like Steph and James, you guys, you really are a team. Great team...so, what are you playing for?"

"I just said it." Yang Li smiled, "I want to sign you and win next year's championship trophy with you."

On July 7, Iverson posted a post on Twitter, expressing his desire to return to the NBA.

But half a month has passed, and no team has contacted him.

His agent tried contacting several teams with vacancies at the back line, but was rejected without exception.

Iverson is 35 years old this year, he is no longer young.

He even started planning with his agent to play in overseas leagues.

(Originally this year, Iverson went to the Turkish League)

"Oh Maika, am I dreaming? Please wait a moment, Tawana (Iverson's wife), Tawana, they called me... Clippers, yes, Los Angeles Clippers , oh my god, they actually called me... Hello, sorry, Yang, are you still there?"

"Of course, I'm still here." Yang Li nodded.

"You should have no shortage of defenders." Iverson said cautiously.

"Of course, but we need you." Yang Li said, "You know, in many cases, you are a kind of spirit and an inspiration to young players. Alan, come on, I need you in my locker room." You, let us lift the championship trophy together in Los Angeles, would you like to?"

"Of course, I am willing, there is no doubt that I am very willing to join the Los Angeles Clippers!" Iverson's voice has begun to choke.

"I've rented an apartment in Los Angeles for you for a whole year, and you can bring your family with you," Yang Li said.

"By the way, my assistant Emily will contact you later. You can ask her for help if you need anything. I'll hang up first."

After putting down the phone, Iverson patted the table in front of him excitedly, and then couldn't stop the tears from streaming down his face.

He covered his mouth, trying not to let himself cry out.

Tawana came over and hugged him directly.

Iverson couldn't control himself anymore, he buried his head in Tawana's arms and cried heartily.

Tawana couldn't hold back either, tears streaming down the corners of her eyes.

She knows what her man has been through all these years.

From a superstar to a role player to play without the ball.

From Sons of Philadelphia to Union Bums to Homecoming.

But because of the strange disease of his youngest daughter Mishaye, he had to give up basketball.

I thought I would never be able to return to play in the NBA in this life, but Yang Li suddenly appeared and was willing to give him a chance.

He seemed to see the light in the boundless night, and found a way out in the abyss.

A person's life is a life of trying to find answers.

And now, the "answer" is in Los Angeles!

"Daddy? What happened?"

Tayala and Mishaye suddenly appeared on the stairs and saw Iverson crying in the living room.

"It's okay." Iverson got up quickly and wiped the tears on his face, "I'm just so happy."

"Happy, why happy?" Tayala asked.

"Oh, by the way, you two hurry to pack your things now, because we're going on a trip tomorrow," Iverson said.

"Travel? This is amazing!" Tayala was about to jump up happily, "Daddy, where are we going to travel?"

"Los Angeles!"

the next day.

Yang Li made a special trip to the airport to meet the Iverson family, along with Harden Pickle and Korver.

These three people are all from California. When Yang Li asked them if they would like to pick up the plane together, they agreed without hesitation.

After all, the person they are going to meet is "the answer" Iverson.

The No. 96 pick of the golden generation in [-] is also the shortest No. [-] pick in NBA history.

2000-2001 NBA regular season mvp, four consecutive scoring champions.

He has entered the All-NBA team 7 times in his career and was selected to the All-Star 11 times.

However, what he is most talked about is his smart and elegant style of play.

He's like a wizard on the court, you can only see him dodging and moving on the court, but you just can't catch him.

"Welcome to Los Angeles!" After seeing Iverson, Yang Li greeted him with open arms.

"Yang, oh no, coach, thank you for giving me this opportunity!" Iverson saw Yang Li walking towards him, and went up to hug him.

Iverson's contract is 118 million a year, using the special case of the transaction obtained in the previous transaction with the Raptors.

Yang Li didn't think it would be useful at first, but it was undoubtedly a slap in the face.

If this special case is not used, he can only offer Iverson a contract of 36 yuan, which is a bit cursed.

And 118 million, which is similar to the contract Iverson got last year, which is also in line with Iverson's expectations.

So far, the last member of the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2010-2011 season has successfully entered the team.

There are now 13 players on the Clippers roster:

c Dayao 500 million

c Brad Miller 450 million

c DeAndre Jordan 85

c/pf Serge Ibaka 120 million

c/pf Paul Millsap 850m

sf Ron Artest 658 million

sf Kyle Korver 500 million

sf Paul George 256 million

g Manu Ginobili 1185 million

g James Harden 430 million

g Stephen Curry 319 million

g Sean Livingston 330 million

g Allen Iverson 118 million

Jeremy Lin 85

The total salary is 5886 million, and the salary cap of just 5804 million this season is less than 100 million.

If you only look at the salary, it is definitely an economical team.

With the formation of the Clippers lineup, some discordant remarks about the team also appeared.