I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 233 The Jandu Rebellion (Fifth Change)

There is a term for hedging in finance, which is to do one kind of operation while doing the opposite operation to resist risks.

Take buying stocks as an example. Funds have always been heavily long stocks. In order to resist the risk of a sharp drop, they will allocate some put options to hedge against financial risks.

Min Congda originally didn't want to talk too much with James, but he suddenly had an idea as a financial background:
"I've been helping the Clippers to be bad now, but what if the Clippers are not only not bad, but also getting stronger? What if the Clippers accidentally enter the finals, my efforts will be in vain ? I can't spend all my time on the Clippers, can I also cultivate some strong opponents?"

Thinking of this, Min Congda's mind suddenly opened up!
Yes, fortresses can be breached from the inside, or cannoned from the outside.

This time the Cleveland Cavaliers were blown away from the outside, and the king was about to drive south and move his capital to Florida.

It is natural for James to go to the Heat, but on the one hand, he has a personal grievance with Riley, and on the other hand, Min Congda is really not optimistic about the Big Three of Wade-Bosh-James. The abilities of the three obviously have overflowing conflicts.

If Bosh is replaced by Kevin Garnett of the same age, this kind of insider who does not occupy the ball and has excellent defense, Min Congda will follow.

Create a league giant and let the Clippers never have a bright future.

Now, help James make suggestions and let him stay in the Cavaliers.

It can be regarded as making him a "Los Angeles Clippers special mission Cleveland envoy", and he has become a prince to develop well.

Raise the overall strength of the Eastern Conference, don't lose it once you enter the finals, and prevent the Clippers from rising in the future.

Although Min Congda believes that the possibility of rising is extremely small, according to Murphy's law, things with extremely small probability will always happen.

He not only wants to help James and the Cavaliers, but in the future, as long as the system allows, other teams, especially the western teams, will help if they can.

You see, with his help, the Grizzlies... seem to have no improvement for the time being, but they will definitely become a strong team in the future and ravage the Clippers!
Min Congda felt that his situation was suddenly opened, from an ordinary team manager to a lost mentor with a heart for the league, the shadow godfather!

After listening to Min Congda's questions and answers, James suddenly felt that staying in the Cavaliers didn't seem so bad.

Yes, didn't Kobe have the same experience in 2007, when the Lakers lineup was not good.

As a result, Gasol was traded in the middle of the season, followed by the team soaring into the sky, and regained the championship.

Since Kobe can, why can't I, James?

James is doing the final struggle in his heart.

Min Congda's words made him completely determined.

"By the way, there is another point. If you choose to stay in the Cavaliers, you will break the myth of NBA-Batman's prophecy. Don't you want to be controlled by others? Don't you want to say in "Decision" that I want to bring my talent to the Cavaliers? Go to the South Coast, go to the Miami Heat. NBA-Batman's words are all proven. Those who insult you and curse you will come true."

The preview of public opinion brought by NBA-Batman became the last straw on James' balance.

If it weren't for NBA-Batman's prediction in advance, making James realize that his image would collapse, he wouldn't hesitate so much.

The answer finally landed, and Min Congda briefly reversed James' outlook on life with more than an hour of conversation.

James left the teahouse, he felt that he had spent half his life in it.

People from the team rushed forward and asked him what the result was and whether he could come to Los Angeles.

James didn't say a word, his character was still the same, he hid it first and said it when he went back.

On the way back, James finally said: "I've decided to stay in Cleveland, and I'll announce the decision."

Leon Rose was the first to jump out to object, saying: "No, no, no future in Cleveland! Is that guy Smart crazy? Why doesn't he accept you?"

James said: "It's not that he doesn't accept me, it's that I don't want to go to Los Angeles, I want to stay in Cleveland."

Several other people also criticized each other, only Rich Paul stood up and said: "I support LeBron. He is the real hero in Cleveland. He is only 25 years old, and he still has a lot of time, doesn't he? In the future He doesn't have to bear the infamy of 'disloyalty'..."

"No!"

James suddenly denied it, saying: "I stayed in Cleveland not because of loyalty, but because this place suits me. I can win a championship for the Cavaliers, and I can!"

Leon Rose sighed again and again, his wish to let several of his stars join forces fell through, and he muttered: "I don't know what kind of trick Smart has put on you, this man is a lunatic, pure lunatic."

James suddenly said: "I'm sorry Leon, you were fired, and I will let Rich be my agent in the future."

"What? What did you say?"

"I said you were fired and Rich would be my agent."

So, on the plane, James fired his agent Leon Rose and made Rich Paul his new agent.

After getting off the plane, he parted ways with the broker tycoon. After the conversation, James' desire to control was stronger than before.

Character determines fate, and fate strengthens character.

LeBron James did not embark on a path of relief, but continued to struggle with his own heart.

On July 7th, ESPN broadcast LeBron James' "Decision" live according to the scheduled plan.

In the show, James looked confident and hearty, with a determined smile on his face, and said under the questioning of the host: "I will keep my talent in Cleveland, and I will bring a championship trophy here. ,must."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience at the scene cheered.

On the Internet, Cavaliers fans tweeted to celebrate.

The mayor of Cleveland even issued a proclamation designating the day as LeBron James Day.

And NBA-Batman gained another wave of fans because of the failure of this prediction.

The prediction was right, everyone came over and said awesome and then cursed.

The prediction was wrong, everyone wanted to see the slap in the face, so they all paid attention.

It's a pity that no one knows who NBA-Batman is, so there's no way to talk about face-slapping.

The biggest big fish in the free market has finally settled. People believe that the NBA will continue the culture and values ​​of the past and continue to develop in a prosperous and stable direction.

After the prosperity of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, in the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang appointed An Lushan as the envoy of the Pinglu Festival to guard one side and expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty.

But he didn't want to trigger an Anshi Rebellion in the future that would ruin Datang's luck.

Min Congda talked to James at night in the attic, pulled him back from the South Coast, and "canonized" him as the Clippers stationed in Cleveland. He also felt that he could guard one side and hedge against the risk of the Clippers' rise in the future.

But he didn't think that the "Zhandu Rebellion" many years later had already planted the seeds of disaster.

The fate of a person is indeed unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)