All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

After officially breaking with Bulls owner Leinsdorf, Jordan, who was left with only option C, was completely overwhelmed.

Although the development of different historical lines will lead to different results, similar to Su Feng's previous life, Jordan, who wants to choose to continue in this life, is currently facing a problem that he cannot avoid...

That is, according to the current labor agreement, without renewing the contract with the Bulls, there are currently not many teams on the market that can sign Jordan and satisfy Jordan.

Jordan's troubles stem from the maximum salary system introduced by the NBA in this labor negotiation.

Under the maximum salary system, the maximum salary Jordan can receive in the new season is related to the number of years he has played in the NBA and the salary cap for next season.

In other words, it is absolutely impossible for Jordan to get a salary of 30 million a year like that year next season.

Moreover, according to the rules, if Jordan does not renew his contract with his home team, not only will he not get the theoretical maximum salary, but he will also lose his Bird Rights.

And this also means that unless the team has ample salary space, teams that are interested in Jordan will not even be able to sign Jordan.

As for choosing to cut your salary?

In Jordan's view, that is absolutely impossible.

Because unlike in the future when he returns to the Wizards to gain shares in the Wizards, Jordan now has not degenerated to the level of Wizards Joe, and secondly, regardless of whether he renews his contract with the Bulls or not, he is recognized as the number one player in the league.

Therefore, for the first player in the league to choose to cut his salary, from Jordan's point of view, even if he got it and lost his mind, he would not be able to do it.

So, after noticing Su Feng's joke...

Don't tell me, Jordan really thinks the Raptors are a good place.

First of all, Jordan, who is unwilling to take a salary cut, can theoretically be signed by the Raptors.

because......

You may not believe it.

After the lockout is lifted and the team's uniform staff begins to resume work, the thing that Raptors general manager Gruward is most worried about now is:

The Raptors’ bunch of rookie contracts…

It doesn’t meet the NBA’s new regulations!

According to the new rules introduced by the NBA, not only will you be fined if you exceed the luxury line, but you will also be fined if your team's total salary does not reach 80% of the salary cap.

And it is obvious that the Raptors are far away from this standard by more than a million miles?

Gruwald felt like a complete loser.

Because other general managers are looking for ways to save money, but because he has saved too much, he must now find ways to spend money.

Moreover, don't look at this Raptors from a time-travel perspective.

Because whether it is Tracy McGrady, Carter or Nash, they are all "weak chickens" who have not yet redeemed their talents.

To put it bluntly, the current Raptors' only card is Su Feng.

And this is where Jordan thinks the Raptors are headed.

After all, if the Raptors have no one or everyone, then Jordan, who is unwilling to team up but wants to win the championship, is unlikely to consider them.

At the Chicago Heroes Conference, Jordan felt Su Feng's terrifying progress. If he didn't recognize Su Feng's strength, he wouldn't even have to worry about it now.

From Jordan's point of view, although Su Feng is a thorn in his heart, if he can really cooperate with Su Feng, it will be a big loss for him who has not yet returned the two-part business to God and is still an "old gangster". It is also a wise choice.

Because in the later stages of his career, the more he knew that basketball was played by five people, the more Jordan wanted helpers like Su Feng and Pippen.

Therefore, regardless of what Su Feng said in the interview as a joke, Jordan has really seriously considered the Raptors option.

Well, you see, as a new team, if you go to the Raptors on your own, not only will you not be considered as a team player or for money like you go to the Knicks or Trail Blazers.

On the contrary, people will think that he just chooses to continue simply for his basketball dream.

As for the Raptors with Su Feng, as long as they join, they will not be able to become a championship team in a short period of time, but as long as they can activate the great network skills and recruit two helpers, then this Raptors will be able to win in Jordan. It still seems promising.

You know, he thinks he can still beat him, but if he wants to win another championship, he should tell Leinsdorf:

Today you are indifferent to me, but tomorrow I will put you beyond your reach.

Unfortunately......

After seriously thinking about where the Raptors would go, Jordan finally gave up.

because......

With the Raptors unable to become a championship team in a short period of time, Su Feng's contract that is about to expire next season completely eliminated Jordan's idea of ​​​​retiring with another championship.

Based on Falke's analysis, Jordan knew that the Raptors would not be able to give him a too long contract.

Because they must leave enough salary space to ensure that they can renew the contract with 20-year-old Su Feng after the end of next season.

After all, no matter how much God doesn’t care about Jordan, his 36-year-old age...

Even if the IQ of the Raptors front office was so low, it would have been impossible to make the decision to choose Jordan over Su Feng.

Therefore, it was impossible to win the championship in the short term, and the Raptors boss was still poor. So although he was very greedy for Su Feng, Jordan finally chose to give up the Raptors option.

"Oh, it's a pity. If the Raptors team can have more courage and give me three years, then I will definitely win another championship."

On this day, Jordan said sadly silently.

…

And just when Jordan was feeling sad...

On January 20, with the finalization of the NBA labor agreement, Stern has officially announced that the 1998/99 season will restart on February 5.

At the same time, the NBA free agent market will also reopen.

On the 20th, in accordance with the provisions of the new labor agreement, the Raptors and Carter officially signed a contract.

Starting from the 1998/99 season, the contracts of rookies will change from three years to four years.

In the future, the salaries of rookies will also be determined according to salary cap standards and their draft picks.

From the perspective of team building, the four-year rookie contract will be more conducive to the operation and construction of small and medium-sized teams.

But from a player's perspective, future rookies will not have as much room for maneuver as three-year players like Su Feng.

In the new season, Carter, who will wear the No. 15 jersey and play for the Raptors, was full of expectations for the Raptors during the signing ceremony.

Carter, who had been training hard with Su Feng this past summer, felt that people were underestimating the Raptors after hearing what Su Feng saw at the Chicago Heroes Conference.

only......

No matter how Carter expresses his position, in the eyes of reporters and fans, both he and Su Feng are too naive.

Wake up, Vince, we were last last season, let's be real, you're just a rookie!

Alas, I have to say that Carter is obviously telling the truth, but why is it that no one wants to believe it?

It is worth mentioning that on the 20th, as soon as the free agent market was lifted, the Raptors announced that they had signed a contract with Big Ben.

Five years and $27.5 million. Judging from current salary standards, the contract offered by the Raptors is indeed full of sincerity.

You know, in Su Feng's previous life, Daben had to wait three years to get such a contract.

If Su Feng remembered correctly, in his previous life, Ben didn't enjoy the maximum salary until after his peak.

But in this life, after the contract with the Raptors is completed, he will become a free agent in the summer of 2003, and he will definitely be able to sign a super contract worth over 100 million by then.

After signing the contract with Big Ben, although Raptors general manager Gruward didn't say anything on the surface, he still felt a little painful in his heart.

After all, if you don't look at Big Ben's contract with a perspective of time travel, it is a big contract that can only be obtained by front-line insider tools at this time.

However, how could Gruward have imagined that in two seasons, as the NBA salary cap continues to expand, this contract will become a child labor contract.

On the 20th, in addition to signing Carter Ben, Gruward also officially signed "old boy" Dell Curry with a four-year, $8.8 million contract.

The price of this contract is similar to the contract Curry signed with the Raptors in Su Feng's previous life. The only difference is that three years has become four years.

Of course, unlike Su Feng's previous life, Curry originally chose to come to Toronto for the tuition of his two sons. This life also expanded during the signing ceremony...

"We will definitely be able to reach the playoffs in the new season under Su's leadership. We have the strength."

There is a saying that the media and fans feel that the Raptors team is simply poisonous.

Because since Su Feng's heroic words last year, the players on this team are now growing bigger and bigger.

Wake up, Dell, you are no longer the super sixth man of the Hornets back then, you are just an aging veteran now!

Still in the playoffs?

Why don't you talk about the championship?

Um......

Um!

Sure enough, human imagination is limited.

Because they have no idea how crazy reality is.

…

In Philadelphia, Larry Brown, who was reviewing the 76ers' luxurious lineup for the new season, was stunned.

because......

Just as the new season restarted, he got bad news from Berlinberg.

Ben Wallace…

The super tool man in his mind...

He actually ran to Toronto with Su Feng, can you believe it?

"The offer we made was similar to the Raptors, but Ben chose the Raptors in the end." After Ben failed to renew his contract, Berlinberg said to Brown with a wry smile.

"What was his reason for choosing the Raptors to give up on us?" Brown asked in frustration.

"this......"

"Don't worry, I just want to know why he chose the Raptors." Looking at Berlinberg, Brown patted his shoulder and said.

"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth.

Book......

He said: He still likes coach John Davis better than you. "Per Brown's request, Berlinberg told the truth.

boom!

Hearing this, Brown was completely angry.

John Davis!

John Davis again!

Although his expression has not changed at all, under Brown's glasses, in those eyes that remain calm, there is more than just monstrous anger?

In Larry Brown's view, even if the 76ers don't win the championship next season, the Raptors and Davis must die!

Just wait, even if the Raptors surrender this time if they lead by 20 points, Brown will never replace any main players!

If Davis is not nailed to the pillar of shame, then Larry Brown would rather die!

Not long after Berlinberg told Brown the bad news, Pat Krause, another spokesman for the 76ers, looked out of the office window at the clear sky in Philadelphia and fell into deep thought...

Perhaps Berlinberg and Brown are right.

But in Pat Krause's view, they all ignored the human touch.

Just like Ben chose the Raptors this time, in Krause's heart, he always felt that the NBA should not only be about contracts, data and money.

…

Toronto, according to the schedule, the Raptors will hold a media and fan meeting on January 25.

In these days, except for the old Curry and Ben, who had already decided to surrender, Gruward has been hit by obstacles everywhere...

Gruward, who had received Davis's signing list as early as half a year ago, felt that he had no face to meet Davis.

Because in terms of the demands Davis made for himself, in Gruward's view, can they be considered demands?

Either a free agent or an undrafted player, but what do you think you have accomplished?

Originally, the list Su Feng gave Gruward included Brad Miller, the famous undrafted player in the 1998 draft...

Unfortunately, even though Gruward had formed a good relationship with Miller before, because he represented the United States in the 1998 World Championships, Miller, who attracted much attention, received the contract from the Hornets on the 20th. The Raptors in Toronto were never considered again.

As the saying goes, everyone has his own ambitions. The reason why Daben was willing to come to Toronto with Su Feng was because of the back-to-back relationship he had with Su Feng in his early years.

The reason why the old Curry was willing to come to Toronto a year in advance was because of the snack friendship that Su Feng had formed with the two younger Curries.

To put it bluntly, regardless of connections and various factors, as long as the Raptors have some cards, Stern will not worry about Su Feng's personal reputation being dragged down by the team's record.

Therefore, when other people play basketball as brothers, they stick together, but how can he, Su Feng, stick together?

Don't believe it if you tell me.

Stern now wishes that Su Feng would quickly use his connections to find one or two stars to team up with.

Otherwise, the Raptors are a broken team with terrible results. How can you ask Stern to praise Su Feng?

However, failing to deal with Miller did not make Gruward feel embarrassed.

Hmm... The reason why Gruward feels that he has no face to see anyone is that he didn't even manage Alston this time.

The trajectory of history has once again deviated. Because of the weakness of the Bucks' back line, the Bucks offered Alston a minimum salary contract one year in advance.

No way...

Alston didn't want to be sent to the border, let alone go to Canada to play in the NBA, so he turned down the Raptors.

And Gruward, who originally thought that his continuous recruitment failures would make Davis sad, actually thought too much from the beginning.

Because in fact...

This Raptors really doesn't lack Miller and Alston.

The reason why Su Feng put these two people on the signing list before was just because they were very cost-effective at the moment.

But in fact, with the current group of iron men in the Raptors, who have gained weight and played center in the new season, in Su Feng's view, what the Raptors currently lack is a power forward and a meat shield substitute.

As for Miller and Alston not choosing the Raptors, in Su Feng's opinion, that was reasonable.

Because the earth does not only revolve around the Raptors and Su Feng, and not everyone has the vision of time travel.

…

On the 21st and 22nd, while training with the team, Su Feng also paid attention to Gruward's recruitment of power forwards and tank substitutes.

Now, control Gruward through Davis...

Su Feng has become more and more comfortable.

However, what is even worse than Su Feng expected is that because all teams have to resolve the relationship between the lineup within two weeks this time, many teams are simply raising the price randomly in order to grab people when giving contracts.

And this also makes the Raptors, who originally did not have an advantage, even less advantageous in terms of signings.

The Raptors have plenty of salary space, but that doesn't mean they have to be taken advantage of.

Gruwald, who is good at calculating, is not stupid. He knows that the team will have to renew the contracts of Su Feng, Nash and others next season, so even if there is enough space, he does not dare to randomly quote players.

And just when Gruward's recruitment work came to a standstill...

On the 23rd, while sleeping, Su Feng once again dreamed of the dream he had had.

Speaking of which, in that dream, he dreamed of playing alongside Jordan.

And Jordan also said to himself:

"Now, it's your time, Sue."

However, because he didn't see clearly the relationship between Jordan's jerseys at the time, Su Feng always thought that even if his dream came true, it would be the All-Star Game.

But this day...

In a daze, Su Feng felt that he could clearly see Jordan's uniform.

Then, Su Feng woke up!

I’ll give Westbrook a shot!

Let's talk about it. In Su Feng's opinion, why did he insist on leveling up first and then winning the championship?

Judging from the lineup structure, this Raptors is very young and it is unrealistic to win the championship next season.

But, what if the joke and the dream I made before became reality?

At the Chicago Heroes Conference, Su Feng, who noticed Jordan's weight, knew very well that if the 109-kilogram boss Joe continues to play shooting guard, it may not be so good for the current Raptors.

But in his career, he has had many confrontations with Barkley, and Boss Joe, who is naturally gifted...

What if the new season is about walking on the front line with myself?

Completely blur the position and beat the opponent to tears with an extremely swinging lineup.

Big Ben, Jordan, myself, Carter, Nash, McGrady...

Form a dream lineup that is unprecedented and unprecedented!

As long as Jordan is willing to accept appropriate changes, in Su Feng's view, this Raptors will completely declare that the NBA will enter the finale next season.

Although considering various details such as the Raptors' salary structure and Jordan's character, Su Feng knew that the Raptors could only maintain such a lineup for one year at most.

but......

In one year, you have already made a lot of money!

While leveling up, you can win the championship, and at the same time, you can make a splash throughout the league during this lockout season...

Let this group of NBA supermen experience what it means to have unparalleled, extraordinary and saintly talents in ancient and modern times!

Battlestar, God of Basketball, Phenomenal Emperor of Truth, Demigod, Sun King, Demigod Cousin, His Father...

To be fair, this group of people's peak periods are inconsistent.

If such a lineup can really be formed, and this group of people are still at their peak, then facing the Raptors, Hong Kong Zhen, even if you pull Mengyi out, Su Feng will not be afraid.

"hiss----!"

On this day, after waking up, Su Feng, who thought about it for a while, felt that this matter was really something.

Because although this lineup also has its own problems, as long as it is a problem that can be solved, it is not a problem in Su Feng's eyes.

In Su Feng's view, the key issue in forming this lineup is how to convince Jordan next, as well as details such as the boss, jersey number, etc...

In order to solve these problems, Su Feng knew very well that he had to hope that Jordan could form a tacit understanding with himself before returning the two sides to God.

All in all...

Do you think this wave is turning enemies into friends?

No......

How did Jordan, who was "expelled" from home by the Bulls with a championship ring, and Su Feng, who was sent to the border area by the 76ers, turn enemies into friends?

This is called sharing the same hatred with the enemy!

Is that a team formation?

Ah......

How can the current Raptors form a team?

This is called jointly supporting the NBA's new team construction work, promoting the overall sports market in Canada, and opening up territory for the league.

Well, it can’t be about mutual achievement and deepening the bond between each other, right?

Oh, that’s right.

As long as things work well and Jordan is willing to come to the Raptors to play for a year, Su Feng can guarantee that Jordan in this life will only be more legendary than his previous life.

As for Su Feng's future?

Wake up, the more legendary Jordan is now, the more legendary he will be when Su Feng surpasses him in the future.

Only legends can surpass legends.

Moreover, he had the experience of defeating Jordan before, and now he has the experience of fighting side by side with Jordan. Even if Su Feng really surpasses Jordan in the future, even if Jordan's double business is returned to God, Jordan will not beep himself more.

Because then, if Jordan pulls Su Feng down, it will be equivalent to pulling himself down.

And this is what is called mutual achievement.

Well, you see, reality is indeed not the case.

Because, do you dare to write such a routine?

The reality is that it is even more crooked than it should be.

On the morning of the 23rd. UU read www.uukanshu.net

After taking out the "Jordan Strategy Rules" written in his notebook, Su Feng went to find Davis and decided to tell Davis about this bold idea.

After communicating with Su Feng, Davis swallowed and said, "Are you serious, Su?"

Su Feng nodded, "Coach, let's go to Chicago. Although I only have a 10% chance of convincing Michael, if Michael is willing to join us..."

Hearing this, Davis hurriedly interrupted Su Feng.

Because like Su Feng, Davis is very optimistic about this Raptors. He feels that if he continues to think about it, he can only think of the word championship...

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PS: Thanks to Bawo Tianxianfei for crowning this book’s Silver Alliance! Thank you for the reward from Bameng!

PS2: Second update, 5900 words brought. Please remember to read what the author says about the copy progress.

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