warrior godfather

California, Los Angeles.

After the Warriors won the championship, Leonard went to Australia for vacation. A week later, he returned to the Bay Area to participate in the championship parade, and then returned to his hometown of Riverside County, Los Angeles, to start the offseason training.

Diligent training and a hard-working attitude are the most critical reasons why Leonard can continue to improve every season.

People are just amazed at how he grew from a 3D engineer who can only catch, shoot and defend step by step to today's top striker who was selected into the best team and has both offense and defense, but they didn't see that he spent every day in the arena. One summer, shed countless sweats, in exchange for today's achievements.

After a day of training, Leonard dragged his exhausted body back home, and it was Uncle Dennis who opened the door to greet him.

Leonard was quite surprised, this was the first time he met Dennis after the championship parade.

Dennis took the training bag from Leonard's hand and said with a smile on his face:

"Come back, take a rest first, your mother is cooking."

The two walked into the living room. Leonard's mother, Robertson, was busy in the open kitchen. When she saw her son coming home, she said loudly:
"Wait a little longer, the meal will be ready soon!"

Leonard was a little helpless:
"Mom, why are you cooking by yourself again..."

Robertson laughed:

"Dennis finally came here, of course I have to cook myself!"

Leonard was very helpless when he heard the words, and Dennis persuaded him again, so he didn't say anything more.

After the boy lost his father, Leonard was very filial to his mother. In the first year of signing the rookie contract, he bought Robertson an upper-middle-class property in Riverside County, and hired a nanny to save her from working so hard. .

After signing a big contract with the Warriors, Leonard wanted to change Robertson to a luxury house, but Robertson refused.

She feels that the house she lives in now is very good, and she is close to her former relatives and friends, and can communicate frequently. She doesn't want to live alone in a mansion in the suburbs, living a luxurious but lonely life.

But apart from not living in a mansion, Leonard has arranged everything for Robertson, including cooking and having a nanny in charge. Only this time when Dennis came to visit Robertson, she was so happy that she did the cooking herself.

It will take some time for Robertson to cook. Leonard went to change his clothes first, then sat down in the living room and chatted with Dennis.

Dennis said:
"The trading market will open tomorrow. I don't know which stars will transfer this time."

Leonard leaned on the soft sofa, watched the TV, and said nonchalantly:

"Whatever, anyway, no matter how they team up, they are not our opponents. We will definitely win three consecutive championships next season."

Dennis smiled and said:
"That's not necessarily the case. Durant's contract extension with the Thunder is not going well. There are rumors outside. He is tired of the current situation and wants to go to a top team that can compete for the championship immediately. He doesn't want to be in the The Thunder wasted their time."

"Oh? Really?" Leonard asked with interest, "Is there any more specific news? Which team does he want to go to? There are not many teams that meet his requirements."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Dennis's face, and he said vaguely:
"I'm not sure about that..."

Unlike other professional brokers, Dennis entered the circle of brokers through his relationship with Leonard.

This kind of agent who specializes in serving a star looks good, but he is looked down upon by other professional agents, and no player will sign a contract with him. Therefore, Dennis has very limited sources of news and does not know all kinds of things in the trading market. Insider.

But Leonard didn't know this. Dennis changed the subject and said in a low voice:
"But there are rumors -- just rumors -- that Durant would love to come to the Warriors."

Leonard felt that he had heard a big joke, and laughed and said:

"What? Warrior? Is he crazy?"

Dennis spread his hands and said innocently:
"I don't know about this. Anyway, many agents have said so. They also said that the Warriors management is also seriously evaluating the possibility of Durant joining. It's just that the salary space is not enough, and a sign-and-change operation may be required to achieve the goal. Closing the deal..."

Dennis said while watching Leonard's expression, but Leonard just shook his head and said:
"How is it possible! We just successfully defended the title, how could the boss trade Durant over, he won't do that."

Dennis was not reconciled, and added fuel and vinegar:
"They said that Coach Z was dissatisfied with not being able to win the three consecutive championships last time, and wanted to be safer, so he wanted to exchange Durant, so that even if Stephen was injured, the Warriors could win the championship..."

"Haha, where did you get the news, it's too outrageous!" Leonard interrupted Dennis, laughing, "Stephen's injury was just an accident last time, and now I and Clay can both score, Giannis We have also grown up, we don’t need Durant at all, and our offensive firepower is enough.”

"..."

Seeing Leonard's confident expression, Dennis fell silent.

In fact, he had never heard of the rumors that Durant went to the Warriors, and he didn't believe that Durant wanted to go to the Warriors. He just fabricated a false news in order to provoke the relationship between Leonard and Zhang Yu.

He didn't know that he had spoken Durant's true thoughts by mistake, but this is no longer important. Leonard trusted Zhang Yu so much and was so confident in the Warriors' strength, which was unexpected by Dennis .

After the finals, he was thinking about how to make up for the loss of Leonard's fmvp being "taken away", and finally set his goal-leave the Warriors and let Leonard become the boss of another team.

Leonard has already won four championships, and there is no shortage of team honors. He is only short of such heavyweight individual honors as mvp, best team, and scoring champion from superstars. With Curry, he will never get these thing.

In this way, Leonard will never be able to become a superstar, at most he will only be second to Pippen, and Dennis, as Leonard's agent, will never get a commission from a top agent.

Therefore, he has to encourage Leonard to leave the team before he can negotiate with the Warriors.

However, Leonard did not become dissatisfied with Zhang Yu as Dennis expected. He could only persuade Leonard in a more direct way.

The two chatted for a while, and Dennis suddenly let out a long sigh:
"Hey……"

Leonard didn't know why Dennis sighed for no reason, and asked:
"what happened?"

Dennis made a deplorable expression on purpose, and said:
"It's nothing, I just remembered that it's a pity that you played so well in the finals but failed to get fmvp in the end. This may be the only chance to get fmvp in your career, so it's gone... "

Leonard touched his nose, with a regretful expression, and said:
"No way, I also want to win the fmvp, but Stephen performed better, and he is also normal... and I will not have opportunities in the future, our lineup is very stable, there are still many opportunities to win the championship, and I will fight for the fmvp at that time .”

"Hey..." Dennis sighed again, "Stephen is only 27 years old this year, and he still has a long way to go at his peak. How do you compete with him?"

Leonard smiled confidently:
"I have thought about it a long time ago. Stephen is really strong, but I am also improving. This summer, I am going to practice my post-up technique, develop low-post singles, and improve my dribbling and mid-range shooting. Next season, I will have More points, strive for the best team spot, and when it comes to the finals, I will give full play to my advantages in mid-range singles, and compete with Stephen for fmvp!"

Dennis stared at him. He didn't expect Leonard to think this way. To compete fairly with the team leader, shouldn't the normal idea be to leave the Warriors and start anew?

He simply stopped pretending and said with a sneer:

"You want to compete fairly with Stephen, will Stephen agree? Will Coach Z agree?"

Leonard frowned and said:

"What do you mean?"

Dennis hated iron for being weak and said:
"You never thought about why you lost fmvp? You obviously scored more points than Stephen, but in the third quarter of G4, Coach Z suddenly changed his tactics and gave all the ball to Stephen, and he didn't allow you to bring in a rotation lineup in the fourth quarter." Alright, I arranged for Stephen to go up to score points, and finally scored 44 points, with a total score of 1 point more than you, before replacing him. In the end, Stephen averaged more points per game than you, so he won fmvp. But that’s it, the judges still give you I cast 4 votes, if Stephen didn't get points in the last game, you would get more points, fmvp must be yours!"

Leonard's expression changed when he heard the words. The scene where Zhang Yu suddenly handed over a timeout in the third quarter of G4 and then gave the ball to Curry appeared in his mind, and an uncomfortable feeling rose from the bottom of his heart.

Could it be... the boss really didn't want me to get fmvp on purpose?

But then, Zhang Yu taught him earnestly in his rookie season, and gave him time and the ball in the second year. After Butler left, all kinds of good memories of making him a starter made Leonard calm down again.

In any case, Zhang Yu's attention and training to him is not fake. His tactical status in the Warriors has risen year by year, from a 3D engineer to a top striker selected for the best team. He must thank Zhang Yu.

Other teams will not provide such a good growth environment for a blue-collar who only touched basketball in his teens and can't even dribble.

However, what my uncle said seems to be right. Why did the boss suddenly give the ball to Stephen? The most important thing is that he suddenly changed the rotation and did not let me play. This is not a common thing...

Dennis saw Leonard's entanglement, seized the opportunity, and said:

"You don't have to think too much, train hard, and leave the other things to me. This matter must not be left alone. I must help you find an explanation!"

At this time, Robertson came to the restaurant with two plates of dishes and heard the conversation between the two.

She put the plate on the dining table, went into the living room, wiped her hands on the apron, and exhorted:
"Kawhi, Dennis will definitely not harm you, you can do whatever he says."

The double persuasion from his uncle and mother made Leonard finally make up his mind. He nodded slightly and said:

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Uncle."