The Whip of the God of Basketball

The players looked at the bag containing one million dollars and looked at each other for a while, not knowing what Leon meant. Ordinary people would definitely ask how to gamble. After all, one million dollars is not a small amount, but for these professional players, one million dollars is not much, and it is not much. The point is, when Leon said that they would bet on their careers, they felt a little uneasy.

"What are you betting on?" In the end, Walker asked the question. He lost the worst tonight, and he still cares about a million dollars. Although his annual salary is tens of millions, it is the money he earned in a year, and he has to deduct it The high taxes, commissions to brokers, and various other expenses will reduce the actual amount received by about 30 to 40%. This million-plus dollars is real cash.

Leon found a chair and sat down, took out a cigar from his arms, Cleopatra lit it with a long stick match from the hotel, and said: "Bet on the best performance of your career, you all know that this I implemented the best plan of my career during the season, and everyone here is not doing very well." Leon mentioned his "best plan of his career". The whiteboard in the training room shows the comparison with the data from the past season. Some players have met Leon's requirements, such as Pierce, who has begun to enter the peak of his career, Michael Reed, who has steadily improved, Arenas has begun to show his talent, and some other role players have also performed well. However, the group who came to gamble with Walker tonight, including Walker himself, such as Wahad, Blunt, and Williams, have not improved compared to previous seasons, or even declined.

Even Joe Johnson only performed quite well in the first ten games, and his role in tactics may not even be as good as the current Dalembert. After all, Pierce's strong performance and Reed's firm foothold , so that Joe Johnson, who overlaps with the former two in terms of function and position, has fewer and fewer performance opportunities.

"But at least you should get some opportunities to perform in order to play your best performance..." Joe Johnson said softly, he was expressing his dissatisfaction to Leon, he did sit on the bench for a long time up.

"The opportunity to perform is something you earn yourself, not me. Remember how you had the opportunity last season, Joe? Paul got injured, and then you came out and made a name for yourself, because that season you always Always ready, ready to step up and play a role when necessary. But now, look where you are? In the largest casino in the northeast of the United States, you tell me you need performance opportunities, performance opportunities in the casino?" Leon pointed at Joe Johnson with his right hand holding the cigar, and lowered his head as he said.

"Some things have happened recently... I didn't want to..." Joe Johnson wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Leon: "Needless to say, your matter will be dealt with later, let's solve the first matter first Lose."

"Guys, my dear players, I'm betting this million dollars here, I bet you won't be able to play the best performance of your career, if you beat me with your next game face, then this one million dollars will be divided equally between five of you, if not, then sorry, what you lose is your career.” Leon stood up from his chair and said to the five players present, his words Let everyone do not understand.

Leon seemed to see their doubts, he walked up to Wahad first and said: "Tariq Wahad, your defense on the back line is where you are famous, and now, I know you are trapped Due to your own injuries, you have missed about half of your career and I am sorry for that. You are a good player, but you have to spend more time in the hospital fighting injuries. Now that you are in good shape, why not stay home and protect your knees and ankles on a night when you can rest? If you continue to neglect protecting your body, you will only mean nothing to the team. An expiring contract of five million."

In fact, Wahad knows that he was traded to the Celtics, mostly because of his expiring contract of 6 million US dollars, so he just came out of the injury and has no motivation to recover, just muddle through He was a bit ashamed when he heard Leon's words in the team. He was from France and wanted to be the most successful European player in the NBA. Now he only thinks about how to increase the value of his hands if he leaves the NBA in a few years. several million dollars.

Then Leon walked up to Mark Blunt. Before he could speak, Blunt lowered his head. Leon said: "Blount, I can be regarded as entering the NBA with you. In 2000, I am now the No. It’s been three years. In the first year you just joined the team and you were the starting center. Then in the second year when O’Brien left, you sat on the bench and averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds per game in one season. How about this year? 1 point, 1 rebound. You are the tallest guy on the team, most like a center, but your rebounds are not as good as Arenas, although he plays more minutes than you, but his rebounds are not picked up If you have time, I hope you can practice with Dave more, let him teach you how to be a tough man in the basket, don't always droop your eyebrows like someone owes you hundreds of thousands. To Get yourself a big contract, silly boy."

So far, Blount belongs to Wang Xiaoer's Chinese New Year. Every year is not as good as the previous year. He often started as a rookie. He performed well and could get a double-double. As a result, he went straight to the sidelines in the second year. This year, with Chris Anderson With the gradual maturity of Wang Zhizhi and the rise of Wang Zhizhi's tactical status, Blunt has fewer and fewer opportunities, and his motivation seems to be exhausted.

Leon then turned his attention to Eric Williams again, this time before Leon spoke, Williams spoke first, he said: "I know what you mean, I understand everything, I play in this league For eight years, Boston is where I started my career. At that time, I was full of enthusiasm. Denver, only played four games, but in those four games I played really well, like an All-Star. Then I got injured, but I got my first big contract in my life. I think my luck is not bad , the annual salary is more than one million, and then I came back, but I no longer have the previous hard work, the new labor agreement I got more money, but..."

Eric Williams shook his head, and Leon added: "But you are already thirty years old, you can no longer work as hard as you were in your early 20s, but you still have to continue to survive in this league. I know, in The Celtics contract may be the last big contract of your career, but it doesn't mean your career will end with the end of the contract, isn't it Eric? You can still Continue to fight, you need to have enough fighting power, this is a professional league, only depends on the state, not on the age."

In the end, Leon turned to Walker. When Leon was talking with others, Walker had been silent. His expression was a little dull. The words of Leon and others seemed to have touched him. This season has been a season full of changes for Walker, first in the summer, when he could feel his knees starting to fail, and his training plan was shattered by injuries, holidays and trivial life; then in training camp. During the season, he could feel that his position was being replaced by Paul Pierce, and Pierce began to become the boss of the locker room; when the season officially started, Walker found that his original boss position had been completely replaced, from coaches to players to fans to fans. The owner, Paul Pierce, began to be the face of the Celtics. His right to speak in the team is constantly declining.

However, Walker is not a competitive person in this regard. He has always been magnanimous, otherwise he would not live with more than 30 relatives and friends and give them money all day long. In terms of tactics, he also ended Leon's decision and began to develop in the direction of an all-rounder and central axis. His scoring average dropped below 20, but his assists came to more than 5, and his rebounds and blocks were slightly lower. With improvement, he's starting to have an all-around season. In fact, Walker accepts this transformation. He also feels that he is very comfortable and comfortable in such a role. He does not need to bear huge pressure, but at the same time it is important enough, and the burden on his injured legs is also light.

"I'll take what you say, I agree, I think it's a good offer! Play the best game of your career and win this million dollars... a lot of my own money in it!" When it was his turn, Walker also took the lead and said that he showed a funny expression and used a strange tone, which is indeed a "comedy" of the Celtics.

Leon said to Walker: "Others are betting on their careers, and your bet is your life. Antoine, I hope you can stay away from gambling and your current terrible lifestyle. Want to tell you, you're not Dennis Rodman, that guy looks like a mess, but he's better than anyone else, he's a real gem, the exception to the rule of thumb. You're not, Antoine, You are a comedy, but the best comedy in the world is a tragedy in the end... Maybe I am not qualified to say this to you, everyone is only responsible for their own life. Good luck to win this hundred Ten thousand."

After Leon finished speaking, Walker's eyes showed a complicated look, but in just a moment, he returned to normal, because Leon told them that they could go back to their room, and they could do whatever they wanted. Walker couldn't wait to relax. Under Leon's pressure, he felt that his nerves were about to be broken.

At this time, only Leon and Joe Johnson were left in the room. Leon looked at the panicked Joe Johnson, took a puff on his cigar, and asked, "Tell me, whoever gives you will be traded." information."