Nine Hundred and Twenty-One. Avengers Little Overlord

Bill Duffy and John handed over the matter of the new contract. The investment company jointly used by Sun Ce and John to store funds will receive AJ's endorsement fees through the company's revenue and receive AJ's endorsement fees through shareholder dividends.

In the summer of 2010, Sun Ce and John established an investment company together. The short video APP company, the European and American version of WeChat, and his peripheral companies were all established through investment. Sun Ce and John are both shareholders, but in addition to investment The company is wholly owned by them, and everything else is investment to avoid risks. At the same time, Sun Ce's personal taxes are reduced through the tax avoidance method of investing in the company.

People like Yao Ming, James, Kobe, Magic, etc. also have their own investment companies. Investment is secondary, tax avoidance is the main purpose. Of course, there are also people like James who started investing in low-level football in 2005 after playing for only two years. League teams are said to be a hobby.

February passed like this, and on the morning of March 1st, Sun Ce came to FedEx Arena to prepare for tonight's game.

After arriving at the arena, Sun Ce first practiced 300 left-handed layups, and then began to practice left- and right-hand ball control under the guidance of Tim Hardaway.

Sun Ce was also puzzled. Tim Hardaway didn't know where to see that he still had room to improve his ball handling. Last summer, he asked Nash to practice ball handling. Nash said that he was almost done with this aspect and his center of gravity was too high. It's amazing to have near-top-level ball control.

Sun Ce himself also knows that he is just looking forward to whether after acquiring the skill of "left and right shooting", he can have the shooting talent of the right hand with his left hand and the dribbling talent of the right hand.

But Tim Hardaway is willing to teach. He is also willing to practice when he has to prepare for the evening game today and it is not appropriate to practice too much. Even if he cannot improve much in the end, it is good to make the left and right hand ball control more proficient.

After the tactical meeting and training in the morning, we rested in the afternoon. Today's game against the Mavericks started relatively late, starting at 8:30 in the evening, in order to match the live broadcast time of the Imperial TV.

When Sun Ce and his teammates returned to the training ground after lunch, the camera teams of major domestic media had already been arranged. On the American side, there were also media from T.N.T, American Cable TV, Sports Illustrated, and cities in Tennessee to interview.

The same goes for the visiting team. Even if they dozed off throughout the afternoon, cameras would come and take pictures from time to time.

Sun Ce, Yao Ming, and Yi Jianlian were interviewed together and received an annual endorsement fee of 40 million. Sun Ce is now in a happy mood, which can be seen during the interview, making the other two core players of the national team want to beat him. show off.

But for Chinese basketball, Sun Ce has received the largest endorsement contract so far.

This matter is very important.

Money is very important.

Also, this is the card!

Sun Ce accidentally became the face of Chinese basketball.

After asking questions about the new contract, the second half of the season, etc., a reporter from Chaotingdai asked: "The US team will send Kobe, James, Anthony, and Paul to participate in the London Olympics in order to regain the world championship. , is it possible for us to win again this year?”

This question... you are too confident!

Sun Ce feels that the people in his country want to compete with the strongest in all aspects. If the total GDP catches up with others, it must be higher than per capita; if the infrastructure is number one in the world, it must be higher than high technology; small ball and flexibility Sexual sports are the strongest, and they have to be compared with sports that rely on athletic ability...

Sun Ce really likes the mentality of his countrymen who want to be the best in everything, and so does he himself, but this question is...

Yao Ming is very experienced: "We will try our best to play with style and level."

Yi Jianlian has long been used to it: "The rules of the international men's basketball team are relatively beneficial to us. Although they are very strong in every position, we will work hard to win and not lose face to the country."

Sun Ce was speechless. These two jinns had everything to say in every situation! Can't you leave him a few words?

Seeing the reporter looking at him, Sun Ce said bravely: "Who knows, let me enjoy the feeling of being a world champion for a few more months..."

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The interview lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce's two new teammates experienced the most incredible day.

Aaron Gray never thought that one day he would be like an All-Star player, surrounded by more than a dozen cameras and a large group of reporters interviewing him.

When playing for the Raptors, even their current star DeRozan did not receive this kind of treatment.

This is especially true for Udrih. In his ninth year, this is the first time he has enjoyed star treatment. Moreover, as the Grizzlies' heavyweight signing in people's eyes, Udrih enjoyed the largest interview of his career today. .

Udrih and Aaron Gray looked at their teammates who were used to being surrounded by so many reporters, and felt that they had played ball in vain for so many years!

They are all teams from small cities, and the gap is too big!

On Sun Ce's side, after the interview, he returned to the lounge to catch up on some sleep and asked Jimmy and Clay to wake him up when it was time to warm up.

Before going to bed, Sun Ce habitually checked the news on his mobile phone and saw a piece of bombshell news. This morning, when they were discussing the details of tonight's game in the tactical meeting, the Heat announced that their one-year contract with the CBA had expired. Tracy McGrady joins the Heat with a veteran's minimum salary!

James said in an interview: "I am very excited to play with Tracy. I have always been a fan of Tracy. We are equally versatile. With Tracy, I can get more opportunities to rest and prepare for the playoffs."

From James' words, Sun Ce can see that James is really happy. Before the All-Star Weekend, he averaged 42 minutes per game, averaging 28.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. He was exhausted. Even if McGrady can only play for more than ten minutes in a game, at least he can share five or six minutes of his playing time.

Last season, McGrady played well in the Pistons, averaging 22 minutes per game, 8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists, and played 72 times. He was in good health. Although his athletic ability could not be restored due to minimally invasive surgery, he could still play as a substitute.

Sun Ce really didn't expect McGrady to join the Heat! He thought McGrady would go to the Mavericks or Spurs, but he went to the Heat.

Thinking about the Yao-McGrady combination, Sun Ce felt that it was his childhood youth... It's just that the Rockets are nothing, and they played this inside and outside line combination that can be selected for the second team at the same time.

However, Sun Ce changed his mind and thought that if he could beat his childhood youth one by one this year... He would be a little excited.

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Reminiscing about the past, Sun Ce didn't care about McGrady joining the Heat anymore. He slept for an hour. At 4:30, Sun Ce was awakened by the left and right guards. He got up and ate something and started warming up with the team to prepare for the game.

When the warm-up was about to end, Sun Ce heard a piece of news that made him very excited.

At 5 pm, the Knicks' home game against the Nets, Deron exploded! He made 16 of 29 shots in a single game, including 4 of 10 three-pointers and 16 of 16 free throws, and scored 52 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition, he made a key layup at the buzzer, helping the Nets beat the Knicks 100-98, ending the Knicks' eight-game winning streak!

Lin Madness began with Deron and ended with Deron, which can be regarded as a reincarnation.

This incident made Sun Ce feel once again that Deron was really narrow-minded. He became the first victim of Jeremy Lin's Linsanity mode, and one of the two victims that people remember most clearly. He has been mentioned for more than half a month and stepped on by fans of Linsanity, but he did not respond, and did not spray Jeremy Lin from time to time like Paul, the other worst victim.

However, Deron has been preparing secretly, and when he came back from the All-Star Weekend, he suddenly broke out and did a ruthless job on Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin played well in this game, mainly in terms of passing, getting 9 assists, but his shooting lost the magic during the 8-game winning streak before the All-Star Weekend, and only scored 14 points with 5 of 18 shots.

Sun Ce looked at the post-game report of this game and saw Bynum with 28 points and 22 rebounds, and Novak with 20 points... He thought that the Knicks were still better than the Nets. At least the Knicks were a playoff-level team in the Eastern Conference. They surpassed the 76ers and came to third place with their previous 8-game winning streak. Now they lost and fell to fourth. There is no problem in entering the playoffs next.

But Sun Ce felt that Jeremy Lin was going to have a problem with this. He thought that Jeremy Lin should have passed that period when his hands were hot, but he still maintained the confidence of that period, shooting 18 times with such a low hit rate...

Sun Ce could understand Jeremy Lin's current mentality very well. Jeremy Lin had performed at the super giant level in the past 8 games, and his self-confidence exploded; every time he used up the star experience card of a super powerful player, he also had the illusion that he was invincible.

But every time Sun Ce saw his own ability evaluation, although this was an ability evaluation of pure technology, physical fitness, and shooting strength without reference to defense, team factors, or skills, the bloody A-level and even the ability evaluation that was not even A-level in the first two seasons could calm him down and make him realize that his normal level needed to rely on the team and could not be reckless.

But Jeremy Lin did not have this condition...

Sun Ce felt that Jeremy Lin might be criticized as much as he was in the original time and space for a period of time.

American cable TV stations have praised Jeremy Lin too much. Those who suddenly become Sun Ce fans may blacken him after the stage of Lin Madness is over.

Most of Lin's current "fans" are fans of Lin Madness, not Lin himself. Maybe Lin has also attracted some fans, but the popularity that swept the world and became the cover of Time magazine in less than ten days is not his own. He is just chasing the legendary Lin Madness.

The warm-up in stretching, muscle and joint activities is almost done. After looking at the phone for a while and feeling sorry that Lin Madness has passed away and could not play directly, Sun Ce focused on the game that was about to start in less than an hour, practicing shooting to warm up his hands.

After practicing a set of mid-range shots and a set of three-pointers, Sun Ce opened the event section and took a look. Sure enough, the upgrade reward requirements of the A-level event "Competing with Lin Madness", that is, the event goal of the S-level point guard random star experience card, have been determined, at least to help the team get 9 consecutive wins, surpassing the Knicks' 8 consecutive wins.

There is no pressure to continue the winning streak, but the current pressure is not small. If we want to win 9 games in a row, we must first beat the Mavericks and win 8 games in a row!

The entrance ceremony at 8:10 is approaching, and the team staff came to notify the players and coaches to prepare to enter.

Sun Ce took out the arm guard and hand band from the prop space and handed them to the staff. Later, the live broadcast camera would have to advertise its own peripheral products.

Just as Sun Ce walked to the player channel, the system prompt came!

"Because the host was defeated by the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals last season, the Mavericks have gradually recovered from the impact of the shortened season. As the host's first opponent after the All-Star Weekend and a very crucial opponent, the Xiaobawang's small notebook exclusive event: Avengers' Ambition is triggered."

"Avengers' Ambition (exclusive to the small notebook):

First-stage goal: Sweep the Mavericks in the 2011-2012 regular season.

Event reward: One A-level lottery card, open the second-stage goal of Avengers' Ambition.

Failure penalty: For every game lost to the Mavericks in the 2011-2012 regular season, the playoffs will enter a cold state for one series."

This sudden event prompt scared Sun Ce!

Generally, the event is triggered before the game or during the game, or when the opponent just arrives at the stadium.

"When playing against the Thunder and the Spurs, we only need to have a head-to-head record advantage, but when playing against the defending champions, we must sweep them?" Sun Ce couldn't help but complain in his heart after seeing the event target, and wanted to find the learning machine to ask for clarification.

But when he asked in his heart, the learning machine ignored him.

Failure penalty... Sun Ce wanted to vomit blood! The cold touch did not affect the defense.

But if the next three matches with the Mavericks are lost, then the Western Conference playoffs will have a cold touch throughout the whole process, and he will become a defensive version of Tony who can pass the ball?

Sun Ce also remembered one thing. Carter, who was pardoned by the Suns before the All-Star Weekend, seemed to be interested in joining the Knicks, who were short of outside players. The Knicks' inside line is basically Novak, Stoudemire, and Bynum, which is enough. The outside line is very short of people, but there is no specific news yet.

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"Dirk Nowitzki, 34 years old, ability rating A+, offense S, defense B-, three-pointer S-, mid-range shot S, layup A…played 27 games, averaged 33 minutes per game, averaged 19.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists…"

"Yao Ming, 31 years old, 131 kg, ability rating A+, offense A+, defense A, three-pointer C, mid-range shot S-, layup S…played 23 games, averaged 23 minutes per game, averaged 13.5 points, 8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 blocks…"

Time is unforgiving, and the shortened season has a great impact on veterans. Sun Ce thinks that the A+ level strength should not be the final strength of these two this season. They have only recovered to this state. Nowitzki dropped to B+ level at the beginning of the season.

But Sun Ce remembered that Nowitzki's last playoff participation in the 15-16 season was still able to score 20+ per game in the playoffs efficiently.

On the contrary, Yao Ming, who has a more obvious height advantage, has an advantage. He has less playing time and is a natural threat under the basket. If he can't do it, he can just play low. His efficiency is higher than Nowitzki.

After the players of the two teams entered the court, Sun Ce immediately looked at the ability evaluation of the two strongest players of the other team. Nowitzki is so old, and Yao Ming is so tall and so old, but he still has such strength, and it is possible that he will be stronger in the playoffs.

Coupled with the B+ level Conley, Marion, DeShawn Stevenson and Corey Brewer's forward and guard defense, the substitute inside line has Ian Mahinmi and Chandler plus Brandon Knight, the pitcher has Beaubois and Sean Williams, and there is also a sixth man Jason Terry who is also 34 years old but very healthy and averages 15 points per game so far this season...

The Mavericks, who have no charity sale, are still very strong overall! This 12-man roster is really not inferior to anyone.

Especially signing three inside players with their own characteristics, Sean Williams, Brandon Knight, and Ian Mahinmi, so that Nowitzki and Yao Ming can rest assured.

Sun Ce thinks Cuban is very ambitious when he has the opportunity!

He remembered that in the original time and space, Cuban explained why he broke up the championship team in the summer of 2011. The core point was that Kidd obviously didn't want to play after winning the championship, but wanted to develop in the direction of coaching. He asked him to participate in the coaching team. This made Cuban feel a sense of crisis and wanted to immediately break up the lineup dominated by veterans to make room and try to recruit big-name free agents in the two free market years of 2013 and 2014 to form a new championship lineup for Nowitzki who still has a few years to play.

It just didn't succeed in the end.

Now they still have hope of winning the championship, and they will definitely not operate as they did in the original time and space, but strive to defend the title.

Let alone three consecutive championships, even if they successfully defend their titles, it is worth paying a total of nearly 100 million US dollars in luxury tax in the next three years, including this year. In order to keep DeShawn Stevenson, Chandler and Brewer, Cuban signed Mahinmi, Sean Williams and Brandon Knight with two to three-year contracts. Sean Williams is on the base salary, Brandon Knight is a two-year exception, Mahinmi is a three-year mini-mid-level salary, and DeShawn Stevenson, Brewer and Chandler are all renewed with bird rights.

But it is interesting to compete with such a team!

At 8:28 pm, Sun Ce tied his wristbands and arm guards in front of the technical table, and changed the balance bracelet to his right hand, and went on the court with Nash, Paul George, Randolph and Gasol.

On the Mavericks side, Conley, DeShawn Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, and Yao Ming's starting lineup came on the court.

Sun Ce came to the center circle and looked up at Yao Ming. He never thought that one day he would be able to jump the ball with Yao Ming.

Domestic fans who came to watch the Chinese Derby have already started to make a noise.

Yao Ming didn't expect this to happen, but Yao Ming was a little upset. If he lost... it would be so embarrassing!

Sun Ce looked at Mr. Na... Mr. Na opened his mouth and responded silently: Fuck!