Chapter 769 768. What's a Good Nickname for the New Group? (Ask for a Monthly Ticket, Ask for a Recommendation Ticket)

"Uncle, you don't seem to be happy, what's the matter?" Little Lolita poked Liu Mang's face with her small hand and asked.

"It's okay, Dinah, I'm too busy with some work on the team, and I have a headache." Liu Mang also said while poking little Lolita's face.

As if he brought home the unhappiness at work, Liu Mang quickly adjusted his mood, and asked Levia who was setting the plates and Alexia who was serving the dishes: "Who will accompany me to participate tomorrow?" Celebration banquet?"

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Alexia and Levia looked at each other, did not speak for a few seconds, turned to look at Liu Mang at the same time, and said at the same time: "Aida (Levia) will accompany you."

"..." This time it was Liu Mang's turn to be speechless, the corners of his mouth twitched and he said, "You guys really don't want to go out with me."

"Too much trouble!"

Liu Mang heard Levia and Alexia's synchronous answers, sighed, looked at the ceiling, and sighed silently in his heart: Why are these two girls getting lazy?

"Uncle, uncle, mother and teacher don't go, let Dinah be uncle's girlfriend!" Little Lolita showed her presence forcefully.

Little Lolita is the best, but... Liu Mang sighed again: "Dinah, uncle is very glad that you want to help, but are you an adult? Can you make up? Can you wear high heels?"

Little Loli stood up and straightened her body, looked down, saw the slippers directly, sighed like Liu Mang, and fell down on the sofa.

In the end, Liu Mang watched Levia and Alexia use rock-paper-scissors to decide who would lose...

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On June 18th, the championship parade, the whole Eagles team was very happy, this is the most glorious moment of the team, enjoying the cheers of fans all over the city.

Thousands of people are empty, it is said that at this time, a main road in the urban area of ​​Atlanta that can pass through several major areas of the city was blocked and suspended. According to incomplete statistics, more than 900,000 people participated in this championship parade, and more than 400,000 in Atlanta population, more than 80 percent participated in this parade of champions.

Although security, medical preparations, traffic obstacles caused by road closures, etc. cost the Atlanta city government a lot of money, the Atlanta city government is eager to come once a year.

More than 300,000 people participated in the championship parade in Atlanta, which means that there are still 600,000 people who are not locals. People from China, Asia, Europe, etc., as long as they come to Atlanta, they have to take a car. You need money for the car, you need money for the air ticket, and you need money for food. People in Georgia can go back on the same day, maybe the United States Some people in other cities can also go back on the same day, but foreign tourists and some tourists from other states in the United States can’t go back, they need to find a place to live, which is another income, and many people come to participate in advance, and they have already started to provide Atlanta with Income...

Not only is the Atlanta government fully assisting the Eagles in the championship parade, the government itself has spent more than 5 million dollars, and the Georgia state government has sent people to help. Tens of thousands of tourists came to Atlanta at the same time, and the hotel industry in Atlanta received them all. not come.

A team from the four major leagues wins the championship, which is not only an honor for the team, but also brings huge economic benefits to the city.

The evening celebration banquet was held in the banquet hall provided by the Hilton Hotel for free to celebrate the championship.

It's different from when I won the championship three days ago, it's not just playing around, but there is a formal banquet attended by the Atlanta government and local celebrities, and they all need to bring their female companions to wear formal attire, which is very simple for NBA players Things, just a matter of liking the occasion or not.

Like Rahim, he grew up in a middle-class family. His father is also the head of Islam in Washington County, Georgia. Similar to Christian priests, he lived a wealthy life since he was a child. He prefers such occasions, although Washington County in Georgia has a total of more than 10,000 People, believers in Islam are estimated to be less than one percent...

Kevin Willis, Stockton, Korver, Calderon... these are either businessmen or white, and they also like this kind of occasion.

But the others are so-so. Those who have just entered the NBA and haven’t made money for a few years feel very uncomfortable. Although they have been in the NBA for a long time, although they are not very used to it, at least they have some similar experience.

Under the leadership of their boss, Price, Liu Mang and Levia greeted the celebrities and government officials who should say hello, and asked Levia, who is good at socializing, to help Liu Mang deal with it. Si left with Liu Mang.

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Liu Mang followed Price to the conference room of the hotel. Of course, it was provided free of charge. The Hilton Hotel did not lose money at all. As long as the reporters squatting outside the hotel, no matter what they photographed, their hotel would be included in the news. If you provide a few rooms and banquet halls, as well as drinks and food, you can catch the news of the Eagles and make cheap advertisements.

As soon as he entered, he saw coach Kruger's anxious appearance, and Liu Mang knew that Raheem was serious, and he notified the management immediately after the championship parade.

Jason Terry and Liu Mang were the first to know about this, but neither of them said anything, not wanting to affect the team.

"Ace, you are finally here. Just now Sharif and his agent approached me and informed Sharif to apply for a deal, otherwise he will be out of the contract." Coach Kruger said anxiously.

Apply for a deal? By the way, Liu Mang just remembered that if he signed first and then traded after jumping out of the contract, he would be a free agent and could not be included in the trade before the draft. He had to wait until the free market opened, similar to the future Rockets trade for Paul.

At that time, the day lily will be cold. In this season, most teams choose to trade during the trading period before the draft. After the draft and before the free market opens, they can only make verbal agreements. Players whose queues are outside the eight-man protection list are subject to trade, so they may be taken by the Bobcats.

But in this way, if Raheem can renew the contract for a maximum of six years, then after seven years, according to the rules, Raheem may lose nearly 10 million in salary at most, and he can get up to 7 from the bird rights. 136 million per year, which has shrunk to 110 million in 6 years, which is roughly equal to the contract of Mr. Lewis, who was poached by the Magic from the Supersonics in two years.

Even if Raheem has a one-year contract of 14.5 million US dollars left, the total is only 124.5 million in 7 years.

According to the rules, after 1998, the player's contract can only reach a maximum of 7 years.

Liu Mang remembers that Kobe’s 136 million contract, which was about to create an NBA record, was only a verbal agreement with the Lakers after O’Neal left. The official contract was signed in 2004-2005. If the renewal is completed before the day, the contract can be renewed according to the rules at that time.

But judging from the current market situation, Raheem can't run away with a maximum salary when he changes teams. A small forward who can average 20+10 per game, put down his offense to defend and grab rebounds and win the rebounding leader is still at his peak. Some are what the team wants, not to mention that Raheem has just won the championship.

Liu Mang sighed in his heart, Raheem had done his best, more than 10 million dollars, is not a small amount for NBA players, and he notified the team so early to give the team enough time to operate.

Thinking of this, Liu Mang completely calmed down, and replied calmly: "Coach, I know, Sharif told me."

Seeing Liu Mang's look that he had known for a long time, and that he was very calm and calm, Coach Kruger and Price seemed to calm down a lot. They looked at each other and noticed something.

"Ace, there is no room for recovery?" Coach Kruger asked with a hint of expectation.

Liu Mang shook his head and said: "Sharif can not publicly jump out of the contract, so that we can choose the team he goes to, which is already very rare."

"Hey..." Coach Kruger saw that a dynastic lineup had been born, but the most important rebound guards and internal and external defensive connection points wanted to leave, and he was determined to leave...

"Things are already like this. Let's discuss it and send Sharif there. Our plan for this summer is going to change." At this time, it was Price who was the most decisive. Sometimes Price's decisiveness made The team is in a quagmire, but at this stage in Alexander's situation, Price's decisiveness is very correct.

Hearing this, Liu Mang quickly said, "I think Sharif has given the initiative to us, and we should also give him a suitable new team."

Liu Mang thought that Raheem treated him like this, and he should have the same return. Liu Mang chose to help Raheem find a good next home as much as possible. At least, he could not go to the freezing Toronto or remote areas. places like Memphis.

"Of course, Ace, Sharif values ​​feelings, and we also value feelings." Price responded immediately.

This was beyond Liu Mang's expectation.

In the final analysis, it was all because of Liu Mang, Liu Mang's emphasis on affection, and the rest of the Eagles began to attach importance to affection, so Raheem made such a choice; Being happy and having a deeper affection for the team is the most correct choice.

With Liu Mang, everything is possible. In Price’s view, Liu Mang is equivalent to Duncan of the Eagles. After the Spurs had Duncan, they won two championships in the first six years. For ten years or hundreds of years, he is still the number one player in the history of the Spurs. Except for the Lakers and Celtics, other teams, especially teams in small markets, may have a history of fifty or sixty years. It has nothing to do with it.

Therefore, although the chosen target has limitations, which will reduce the value of Raheem's transaction, compared to winning Liu Mang's heart, that loss is nothing.

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Originally, Liu Mang wanted to take a break and go to Los Angeles with the team to participate in a joint trial training on the 20th. Unexpectedly, the celebration banquet was not over yet, and he started to be busy that night.

Head coach and offensive tactics coach Ron Kruger, defensive coach Mike Woodson, shooting coach Chip Engelland, owner Steven Price and team core Liu Mang, after the celebration banquet, come to Meet at Phillips Arena to study upcoming changes to the team's future plans.

Everything was already arranged, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and it was such a big change that it destroyed the team's structure, so we had to start working overtime immediately.

Liu Mang didn't quite get used to it, but the management and the coaching staff got used to it too much. When Coach Kruger was a college coach, he worked 24 hours a day in order to grab college student resources, especially when he was robbing Marbury.

The scouts also sent the list of candidates they investigated to supplement Raheem's departure that fit the team's requirements.

"The most difficult question before us is not whether we can get good players, but whether we want to maintain our current style of play. There is almost no player in the league who can replace Sharif this season. "At the beginning of the Krueger coaching meeting, before reading the scout report, he directly pointed out the current problems.

When Liu Mang and others heard it, they realized it!

For Artest?

This is a good choice. Artest defends well, is keen on defense, and is tough, but he can't rebound! The Eagles are now number one in the league in rebounding, and Raheem is the key to it. This second-year guy who averaged 10+ rebounds per game in a bad team and no one to help him get in the way is not just looking for him. Individuals can be replaced. Centers and pure power forwards may not be particularly difficult to find, but if you play a small forward swingman, you will not find a second one.

The problems before the Eagles gave them a headache.

Price had a headache thinking about it, and put the question aside: "Let's take a look at the candidates recommended to us by the scouts first. Ace, you can also come and watch together. If you think it is suitable, you can tell me."

Liu Mang couldn't think of any good solution, so the team will start over like this? This... It's too difficult to make up your mind! This is the championship team!

Just when Liu Mang, the management and the coaching staff were bored and bored reading the scout report without saying a word, Price's secretary rushed into Price's office and said directly: " Boss, big news!"

The secretary's job now is to collect intelligence on other teams' trading tendencies, whether it's with sources or searching for news.

Seeing the secretary rush in without even knocking on the door, something must have happened!

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The No. 2 pick has just been traded, and there is another big news. T.N.T broke the news that the Magic put their team's superstar Tracy McGrady on the trading shelf, and then ESPN broke the news. According to news from McGrady's agent team, McGrady will not choose to renew his contract no matter which team he is traded to.

The Magic want to trade Tracy McGrady!

The Lakers were shocked, but then they saw the news that McGrady was unwilling to renew his contract, and immediately died down again.

According to the general opinion of the media, the Lakers are the most likely to get McGrady. Kobe's replacement for McGrady has become something that many media and fans look forward to.

But the next morning, there was no news from the Lakers. Instead, some teams with no bargaining chips to match applied for an offer from the Magic... The news that was updated in real time on the Internet that night was that a certain team asked the Magic for an offer. Team offers, Magic rejects...

The Eagles negotiated very late that night, but they did not come to a conclusion. They each went to a hotel not far from the arena to rest after three o'clock in the morning. At dawn, Liu Mang woke up and went to the arena immediately. started working.

"Ace, are you here? What do you think, how about we trade McGrady? Is there a chance to persuade him to renew his contract?" Price asked anxiously when he saw Liu Mang coming.

After Liu Mang went to bed last night, Coach Kruger and Price stayed up all night in the same hotel. They discussed many possibilities and felt that trading McGrady might be the best choice.

Really want to trade McGrady!

Liu Mang never thought about such a thing, at least before Raheem was about to leave, he didn't think about it, because with Raheem and Prince, there is no need for McGrady, but, thinking about it now, playing with McGrady is very Exciting!

However, Liu Mang's first reaction was that he, Raheem, and Jason Terry were called the three young masters of the Eagles, and McGrady came. What did he and McGrady call? The combination of six veins... a bit too much.

Liu Di...was a bit too much, Liu Mang thought of an ugly comedian in the future.

Art combination? Seems like a good one...

"Ace? Ace? Ace..."

Seeing that Liu Mang suddenly lost his mind, Price called Liu Mang several times before Liu Mang came back to his senses.

Convince Maddie? No problem at all! Liu Mang still remembers the joke at the time, Liu Mang really wanted to ask McGrady: Now, my buddy can be Jordan, would you still want to be Pippen?

In addition to being very excited about the possibility of joining hands with McGrady, sending Raheem to the Magic is also a good choice. The Magic has a lot of ball markets. Orlando, with Disney, has always had a strong economy, and it is near the south coast. , The living environment is also good, and the Magic will soon select Howard, and Raheem also has a future to look forward to.

Liu Mang immediately replied: "I'm not sure, but I'm 70% sure."

Seventy percent sure...Price is quite satisfied with this answer, and sometimes whether he can reverse the collapsed situation in front of him depends on whether he dares to bet!

A person who dares to ask for a big dog will not dare to bet?

"Lang, Ace, Chip, Mike, I have decided to trade Sheriff for McGrady! If you agree, raise your hand, let's vote!" Price immediately announced the vote, and was the first to raise his hand.

There's no reason to vote or not to vote. It's just a passing scene. Seeing that Price was so determined, everyone else chose to raise their hands.

There is a chance to get McGrady, if it is not because there are almost no candidates to replace Raheem, this is simply a question that does not need to be thought about, it is McGrady! The doubts of the Hawks coaching staff are only uncertainty about the future, but some people strongly expressed that they want to get McGrady, and others followed suit.

All five votes passed!

Price immediately dialed the number of Magic general manager Jerry Martins. Yes, he was the general manager who launched a vote on whether O'Neal was worth 100 million...