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In fact, Bruce does have other options, but if you want to consider the immediate combat power and the degree of integration of the supersonic speed, Payton is definitely the best choice, there is no one.

But this also needs to take into account Payton’s factors. He is willing to return to Seattle. Bruce is not sure about this. It is true that Bruce caused Payton to leave Seattle, but now he wants someone to come back. What do you think they think? , This is indeed a troublesome thing.

Of course, the 76ers will not trade Payton, but Bruce still believes that as long as the SuperSonics come out with some high-quality players, they will welcome Payton back from Philadelphia. If it is someone else, Bruce can’t guarantee. If it is Alexander, it is still possible for Payton to return to Seattle, because Alexander is a stingy boss. Payton’s contract is so big. This stingy person, Alexander, must be reluctant to give Payton a big contract. He doesn’t have Paul Ai. Lun was so willing to spend money on the team.

Paul Allen didn’t expect that Bruce wanted Payton back, but that’s the case. If Payton comes back, it’s the local Seattle fans who are the happiest. Of course, he is also very happy. After all, Payton was still at the Sonics. He respects him more, and he also feels quite good to Payton. Apart from the smelly mouth of Payton, everything else is OK.

"Bruce, you want to trade Gary back, is this possible?!" Paul Allen asked expectantly.

Because he knows that if he wants to bring Payton back to Seattle, the Sonics will have to pay a lot of money. It can be said that it will definitely be bleeding. This is likely to make it difficult for the Sonics to enter the season next season. Playoffs.

Paul Allen is also a little hesitant. He is considering whether it is necessary to spend such a high price to bring Payton back, because the team already has Iverson on the point guard, and then bring Payton back to Seattle. It doesn't make much sense, and it's not very helpful to the team. Could it be that the cost of bringing Payton back to Seattle was to substitute Iverson? !

Don't say that Payton is definitely unwilling to think about it. Even Iverson is unwilling to spend a lot of money on the team just to provide him with an All-Star substitute. Isn't this stupid? !

"My father, in fact, whether we can trade Gary is not a problem at all for us. Do you know what the biggest problem is?!"

Bruce doesn't think that Payton is difficult to trade. In his opinion, although Payton is still at his peak, he is definitely not for the 76ers. Since the 76ers missed Iverson, they have focused on the 1998 draft. At the conference, they all know that 98 is definitely the year of the draft, and the main reason why they do not focus on this year’s draft is that the team competing for Tim Duncan is too crazy, and they have already gotten it in 1996. I got the No. 1 lottery, so the 76ers will definitely not get the No. 1 lottery in 1997. Instead of doing this, it's better to focus all the energy on 98.

Besides, the 76ers did not intend to use Payton as a cornerstone to build around. They were originally outsiders, so they must still be very supportive of trading Payton. If the price is right, it can be taken away.

"Oh, Bruce, do you have other questions?!" Paul Allen asked in a daze.

In Paul Allen’s view, trading Payton back is the biggest problem, because the Sonics must pay multiple players and even draft picks to bring Payton back to Seattle in the short term. The ability to compete for the championship in the league as soon as possible will definitely be discounted, maybe this will slow down the time for the Supersonics to continue to rise in the league.

"Of course, my father, in fact, instead of worrying about not being traded to get Gary, it is better to worry about the problem of the team boss after Gary returns to the Sonics." Bruce directly threw the problem to Paul Allen.

Bruce can’t even think of this question. The former boss of the Sonics was Payton, and the boss now is Iverson. But this time, the two bosses are on the same team. If you don’t try to make the Sonics final If the ownership of the boss is positioned, it is very likely that conflicts in the dressing room will erupt, and it will definitely be quite difficult to deal with at that time.

This is also where Bruce and his distress, because apart from Payton and Iverson's fight for the team boss, Payton’s return is definitely more pros than cons for the Sonics, and the disadvantage is the problem of the team’s boss. What's good for the team is that he can completely liberate Iverson and let Iverson give full play to his super scoring ability on the shooting guard. Just imagine the defender has a strong defensive Payton + a scoring maniac Iver. Sen, whoever touches such a defender will finish. This is really not just a joke, it's true!

"Bruce, or don't trade Gary at all, I don't want to have infighting at the Supersonic!"

Paul Allen hesitated a bit, he finally considered for a while and decided to give up the idea of ​​returning Payton to the trade.

I have to say that Paul Allen has won three championships with the Sonics over the past few years. He already has a high reputation in Seattle. Even if the Sonics is playing badly this year, local fans will only curse coach Gentry. He is incompetent and doesn't say anything bad about him, so he doesn't want to smash his own brand in such a good situation in Seattle.

Oh, last year you Paul Allen traded Payton to the 76ers for Iverson, and this year you traded Payton back. How did you Paul Allen play? Besides, Payton is back, the boss of the team is Payton or Iverson, don’t you present a problem for our fans? Should we choose the old captain who has made a great contribution to the team or the new captain who has feelings for Seattle? It’s such a difficult multiple-choice question or Paul Ay Lun Lai has chosen, our fans can't choose, whoever chooses will hurt the other side.

"My father, if you don't trade Gary back, the Sonics would never have a chance to win a championship before 2000. And since 2000, I have been preparing to exert myself. I have been accumulating for 8 years. It's also time to pick the fruits. I'm afraid that even if the supersonics continue to be configured in these years, they will not be able to win the Han." Bruce replied confidently.

This is what Bruce now gives Iverson a chance to compete for the championship. If you don’t grasp it now, the future SuperSonics will never have a chance. Not to mention the strong players in the West, such as the Lakers, the Spurs, the Mavericks, and the powerful. When playing against the Supersonics, it can be longer and shorter. Even if you pass their hurdles, you can let the Supersonics touch the All-Star Han team. It is really the Hans blocking the killing of the Buddha, blocking the killing of the Buddha. The combination of Billups + Kobe + Battier + Pau Gasol + Yao Ming, you have a supersonic speed to fight against it, not to mention that there are a lot of high-quality All-Star players sitting below, a lot of 3D players Yes, see if your Sonics can kill this team.

So it’s really not Bruce’s joke. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. The Sonics didn’t seize the opportunity to wait for Jordan to finish playing these two years after retiring. If he worked hard at this little time after retiring, there would be no chance at all. New Century In the future, the west will be more cruel than the east, and it is definitely not so easy to break into the west.