Chapter 485 Large Offline Gathering

The matter of contract renewal was officially put on the agenda.

The agent, Old Turner, is naturally the main force. After all, contract negotiation is the agent's business scope. Li Shengli is only responsible for grasping the general direction. What is more surprising is... Li Shengli made an appointment with general manager Toby about the time and place. Toby The location was set in Dallas.

This means that Li Shengli just ran to Greenville from Dallas, and then he had to run back again.

"Li, this Toby is a bit awkward. If you can't come over by yourself, why do you want us to go over and talk?" Old Turner was a little annoyed. Although there was no explicit rule on who should go to talk to whom, Toby's handling of this matter was not pretty. After all, Li Shengli is the leading player of the Mavericks. The management takes the initiative to do errands without losing any points, and it doesn't cost one or two air tickets.

"Why are you more angry than me?" Li Shengli smiled. They had just made an appointment and the two of them had not left for Dallas yet.

"No, I just think there is something wrong with Toby's brain. You are not a rookie who is easy to bully. You should still give him the face you deserve, right?" Old Turner continued angrily, "Don't go this time. I Go by yourself, damn it, if I don’t give them a big deal, my job as an agent will be in vain.”

"you alone?"

"That's right, you can't go. In fact, that's what negotiations are all about. Whoever is in a hurry will suffer the consequences. In addition, I really don't understand. We should have discussed the contract a long time ago. Why are we delaying it until now? Is it because I think you have no chance? The team wants it, or do you think O'Neal is also signing a new contract at this point in time, and you want to delay it until O'Neal settles it, giving you one less choice to press for a new contract?" Old Turner thought for a while, although O'Neal was interested in Li Shengli's side. The impact is not that big, but there is really no more reasonable explanation for this matter.

"Okay, then go on your own and call me if you need anything."

"Then the specific report will be the same as what we said before?"

"Well, don't worry, let Toby report first, and I'll see what their management means."

"Okay, I'll leave right away."

…

The appointment with Toby was two days later, and old Turner was impatient. He rushed to the airport without even eating lunch to catch the nearest flight to Dallas.

As for the home side, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson are still here.

To be honest, ever since Li Shengli entered the league, the young and old have formed an interest alliance. Their agent, Old Turner, has taken care of the finances for these three people. It is a common situation that retirement means bankruptcy, so the two brothers are also concerned about Li Shengli's matter.

After Turner left, there were all three people, young and old, at the Thompson Senior Activity Center.

"Is Turner gone?" Kareem asked.

"Let's go, the fastest... there should be news back tomorrow." Li Shengli replied.

"Well, settle this matter early, and save West and Johnson from bothering me." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a headache thinking of these two people. Jerry West is now the general manager of the Lakers, and Magic probably won't play again next season. , and also moved behind the scenes of the Lakers.

"Okay, Turner has passed anyway, let's just wait for the news." Thompson waved his hand to ignore the matter, turned to Li Shengli and said, "Li, have you watched this draft?"

"Draft? I don't care too much. The Mavericks don't have any high-ranking picks, and there's not much other news. Another thing, there are new people coming in every year, so it's useless to worry about it. Whoever can play can be watched in the new season. Come out." Li Shengli shook his head. Although the draft was over, he was not in the mood to watch it at this time.

"That's not necessarily the case. If there is a problem with Turner, it's always good for us to pay attention in advance." Thompson thought for a while and then said, "I took a look and the Celtics took the sixth overall pick. That little guy should be the type of No. 4 you like. As for the Lakers...it seems that they traded the No. 13 pick with the Hornets, and I still have the No. 24 pick."

Li Shengli looked at Thompson. Obviously Thompson was also staring at the Lakers and Celtics. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the side interjected, "West told me that the No. 13 pick is a high school student, so start with them." Center Divac was exchanged with the Hornets, and the No. 24 pick was Derek Fisher, and the Lakers' center position is already vacant, but... West seems to be very optimistic about the No. 13 pick."

"The 13th pick is a bit low, probably because he is a high school student." Thompson glanced at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and said, "This is the No. 1 pick this year. It really surprised me. The 76ers chose the No. 1 pick. He hired a small guard. To be honest, this kid named Iverson is only 183cm tall. He is really strong enough to be the first pick. As for the other rookies, they are indeed good... I think this year's production and quality should be very good.”

…

The young and old chatted for a while about the draft, and Thompson suddenly thought of something, "Oh, by the way, one month before the start of the new season, our place will probably be very lively. You see... do you want to put this draft together?" Invite all the rookies over and organize a party?"

"What are we doing? Aren't we in enough chaos?" Hearing this suggestion, Li Shengli got a big headache. "When the time comes, Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman will definitely come, and Brother Malone will definitely fight with Rodman. , if Jordan brings Oakley, who injured Stockton, it will be even more chaotic. Do you want these newcomers to come to my place to watch them fight?"

"This is called excitement. To be honest, I want to meet this Iverson! Besides, there are people from all the families coming, so it can be considered as a way to get to know the new teammates in advance."

"Everyone has nothing to do. Are they coming when you ask them to come?"

"We will call all the old guys we can. There are so many retired and active seniors here. Why don't these guys just come here? Yes, we will invite them in your name. Who doesn't come? You Next season, keep an eye on them and beat them for me."

"You...who do you think I am? Do you really think I'm a gangster?" Li Shengli was so convinced that his expression changed, "Even if you brought all the people here, why are you here just to create garbage in my place?" Well, they are all really here, including my friend, your old buddy, that is number 180, man, do you think Stern is a fool? This is a rebellion against the league, holding the NBA 50th anniversary celebration in advance? "

"It's just a private gathering. What can he do to us?" Thompson turned to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and asked, "You can just say something, can this be done? We will vote by a show of hands. If you nod, we will start preparations."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar raised his head and thought for a while, "I agree, let's try it first this year. If the effect is good, we can schedule this party after the draft in the future. It is always good to make more connections, and...we haven't had one here for a long time. The new guy is here.”

…

In this referendum, the two votes of Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had an overwhelming advantage, and when Li Shengli thought... that would be the 180th person by then, having fun in his own scene, the scene was unimaginable, and even more... The important thing is that Li Shengli has no idea why Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came up with this idea at this point in time.

Will the NBA’s 50th anniversary celebration be held in advance? !

As the leader of the league, Stern, what do you make people think? Although many people like him, they can't organize a group of people to slap others in the face, especially since Thompson wants to invite rookies in the name of Li Shengli. Isn’t it too showy?

"Can I refuse?" Li Shengli raised his hand.

"No, the voting session is over, let's get ready!" Thompson held Li Shengli's hand.

"What about my new contract?"

"Don't worry, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and I are watching for you. Just wait for the news from Turner. I hope there won't be any problems..."