Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 207 The young and promising Su Wan has a thank you list

Then David Stern officially announced the winner of the Finals MVP. Without any surprise, Suwan became another player after Shaquille O'Neal to win the Finals MVP for three consecutive years.

The exaggeration is...

Shaquille O'Neal was 32 years old when he won his third Finals MVP.

And Su Wan is only 22 years old now!
At such an age, he has achieved such success.

It's enough to shock any fan.

Yu Jia said: "There are many NBA players who peaked as soon as they debuted, but from now on, the phrase 'peaked as soon as they debuted' should only be used to describe Su Wan!"

Barkley said: "I can no longer imagine what Su Wan will achieve in the future!"

Bill Walton: "If you asked me in 98 whether there would be the next Michael Jordan in the NBA, whether there would be someone more eye-catching than Michael, I would tell you with certainty that there would be no player like Michael Jordan. But now if you ask me whether there would be the next Jordan, my answer is still the same as it was then. But the answer to another question has changed. Suwan, who won the 'three consecutive championships' at the age of 22, is very likely to become more dazzling than Michael Jordan!"

after all……

The maximum draft age stipulated by the NBA is 22.

All persons for the year are considered automatic nominees.

That is to say...

While many seniors are still worrying about whether they can enter the NBA and whether they can achieve good results in the NBA, Su Wan already has a "dynasty" in his hands.

Even if he only plays until he is 35...

Then he still has 13 years of professional career!

13 years!

Give him three years and he brought Indiana to a dynasty.

Give him 13 years, God knows what kind of legendary story he can leave in this league!
The horse gallops in the spring breeze, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day!

Suwan held the Finals MVP trophy in his hand and walked to the center of the stage. There was a burst of cheers from the audience. But when he picked up the microphone and looked at the Pacers fans at the scene, they all became silent in an instant.

They wanted to hear what the young and promising Su Wan would say at this time.

"Wow, another one!"

Su Wan looked at the Finals MVP trophy in his hand with pretended surprise, as if he didn't know when it came into his hands.

This successfully caused laughter from the whole audience.

Su Wan waited patiently for the laughter to end, then cleared his throat and officially began his speech:

"Everyone knows that this is a more meaningful Finals MVP."

"so……"

"If I made today's championship declaration the same as my retirement speech, forgive me, but I do have a lot of people I want to thank!"

"First of all, I want to thank Vujacic. That was my first game in the summer league. If you all knew how foul-mouthed that guy was, maybe you would understand why I was able to adapt to this league so quickly."

"Then I want to thank Danny Ferry. He chose LeBron over me and sent me to Indiana. This is the beginning of all the legends..."

"Of course, I also want to thank LeBron James. He made me more confident. Since he can be the 'chosen one', why can't I?"

"I also want to thank the Pistons, a bunch of softies pretending to be tough. They can't play, so they want to destroy Indiana. Since they can win the championship, why can't we?"

"I want to thank Shaq. He showed me the leadership ability of a super guard. Since Kobe can lead Shaq to win the championship, I have better teammates. There is no reason why I can't do the same thing!"

"Thanks to the dirty Popovich, the mean Bowen, and Tim Duncan who only has good eyes, we won the first championship."

"Thanks to the arrogant people of Dallas, you not only made Dirk Nowitzki a wimp, but also helped us win our second championship!"

"In the end, it was Los Angeles that couldn't afford to lose. Kobe and Yao Ming had some strength, but it was just some strength. No one could stop us from winning three consecutive championships!"

"Thank you for all the stumbling blocks along the way, even though you are as fragile as paper tigers..."

"If it weren't for you guys, Indiana wouldn't have had a dynasty so quickly."

"I didn't become number one in the league so quickly!"

"But the worst part is not these!"

"Superstars of this league, and the newcomers waiting to enter the league, listen up..."

"I'm only 22 years old!"

"I hope this doesn't make you despair."

……

Su Wan finished speaking.

There was silence.

Even though everyone knew that Su Wan's flamboyant personality would make him say some wanton words on such a night, they did not expect that Su Wan's speech would actually mention all the guys he had grudges with in the past three years, as well as all the opponents he had faced!
It also……

Isn’t he so damn handsome?
Cheers then filled the entire venue and never subsided.

As for the media people on the sidelines, with cameras and notes in their hands, they showed no intention of stopping.

Su Wan's speech is definitely the most domineering among all the NBA Finals MVPs.

They can be sure that this will be the headlines tomorrow.

no doubt!

Not only were they shocked, but the Simon brothers were also extremely shocked.

In the ups and downs of the business world, they have seen many amazing people, but it is indeed rare to find a guy as domineering as Su Wan.

Of course, the achievements he has made are unprecedented in the NBA.

His actions proved the saying:
In competitive sports, the strong can severely humiliate the weak!
"Has Su Wan's contract extension not been signed yet?" Melvin Simon asked his brother. Seeing his brother nod, he said anxiously, "Let's finalize this matter quickly. We must keep Su Wan, no matter what the cost!"

Herbert Simon wanted to tell his brother that the league is no longer the same as before. The parent team has the priority to match the contract. In addition, there is the Bird clause, which can allow Suwan to sign a bigger contract. They have such a good relationship with Suwan, and Suwan's life in Indiana is so comfortable. These are all natural things. But seeing that his brother was so anxious, he did not argue, but nodded and said that he would do it immediately.

This is his current mentality, and when he saw the news in the media the next day, he immediately became unconfident.

A large number of newspapers reported that the Pacers became the fourth team in NBA history to create a dynasty. Among them, a large number of reports were about Suwan becoming the youngest "three consecutive Finals MVP" winner in NBA history at the age of 4!
Many newspapers have already dubbed him the "Future God" - the future god of basketball.

Su Wan's exposure has reached a new level.

These are naturally good things.

But some of the reports that followed made Herbert feel a sense of crisis:
“Dan Feigen: Suwan’s commercial value has definitely been delayed in Indiana, he needs a bigger platform!”

"Nike executives are reportedly in contact with Suwan, trying to persuade him to leave Boris!"

"Would David Stern like to see a player of Michael Jordan's level stay with the Pacers?"

……

Various media reports believe that given Suwan's current influence and achievements on the court, he should not continue to stay in Indiana.

There are naturally various forces behind these reports.

With Herbert's brain, after a little thought, he could also know what aspects were driving these voices.

However, there are only two things he needs to pay attention to most.

The first thing is Su Wan’s own idea.

Originally he didn't need to worry.

After winning the first championship, Suwan himself said that he would lead the Pacers to the same heights as during the ABA era.

Although they didn't have much contact time, Herbert knew that he was a man who valued his promises!
Once you have stated your goal, you will definitely wait until you have achieved it before thinking about other things.

But now, he has won the "three consecutive championships" for Indiana, not just three championships, but a "dynasty". The influence created by this can be seen from the current exposure of the Pacers.

The ABA-era Pacers were left behind long ago.

Su Wan's promise has been fulfilled.

What's worse is that those media were not wrong. With Su Wan's media influence, if he went to a bigger city, he would definitely have more commercial endorsements.

This is something that the "cornfield" cannot give him.

So what Su Wan thinks is important.

Another thing is what David Stern thinks...

As long as the league president has no intention of letting Su Wan leave Indiana and Su Wan himself does not want to leave, no matter how hard other forces try, it will be useless.

The most important thing now is Su Wan’s thoughts.

He quickly called Donnie Walsh.

Donnie Walsh immediately contacted Larry Bird after receiving the call.

Bird said: "I already talked to Su Wan last night..."

"What did he say?" Walsh asked.

"He said that the Pacers can exercise his fourth-year option this season. As for the others, we can wait until the new season is over." Bird told Walsh what Suwan said.

Walsh quickly responded: "He wants to see what the Pacers are going to do next?"

"Hmm..." Bird also thought of Su Wan's subtext.

Winning the "three consecutive championships" and establishing a dynasty.

This is gratifying.

However, after the "three consecutive championships", many of the team's contracts have expired or will enter the contract year in the new season. At this time, the attitude of the Pacers management towards them will also, to a certain extent, indicate whether the Pacers are willing to invest high luxury taxes to build the team and continue to compete for the O'Brien Cup.

You know, in the past three years, the Pacers not only won the championship, but also did not pay the luxury tax.

All this is thanks to Suwan’s “child labor contract”.

But the rookie contract is only four years, and it will eventually expire. With his ability, he will definitely need to sign a "super maximum salary" that exceeds the ordinary maximum salary and maximizes the "Bird clause."

And when Suwan also signs a maximum salary contract, the Pacers' salary space will definitely exceed the luxury line.

But this only renewed Su Wan's contract.

Other players like Calderon and Artest...these people's value is no longer worth what the original contracts can bring.

If all of them are signed, based on the Pacers' handicap, it would be like putting money into it, using the earnings from previous years to compete for the championship.

No matter how good the boss is, he would not be willing to do such a thing.

What's more, the Pacers just won the "three consecutive championships", and the owner's desire for the championship trophy will not be that strong.

Just look at Mark Cuban. After winning the 2011 championship, he immediately dismantled the original Mavericks lineup.

There is no way he can do that. If he doesn't demolish it, the luxury tax alone will be enough to make him bleed heavily.

After the Celtics won the championship in 24 years, the owner was even more eager to buy the team and run away.

Those billion-dollar contracts are so scary!
The situation is the same now. If the Pacers keep everyone, it will be a huge expense. Will the Simon family be willing to do it?

Even Larry Bird and Walsh couldn't guarantee this kind of thing.

Therefore, they understood Su Wan's wait-and-see attitude very well.

After all, this is a guy who has the potential to be on par with Michael Jordan.

Look at how glorious the life of the “God of Basketball” is after his retirement!
If Su Wan wants to live that kind of life, he must plan his career well.

If they were in Su Wan's situation, they would definitely do the same thing.

only……

"It should be difficult to settle the contracts of the other guys quickly, right?" Donnie Walsh roughly knew the contract situation of the Pacers.

小奥尼尔在03年签下了一份7年1亿2300万的合同，一直要到2010年才合同到期，现在才07年，还有3年时间。看着续约的事情跟他没有什么关系，但从下个赛季开始小奥尼尔的年薪高达1973万美刀！

This means that once Suwan also signs a maximum salary contract, the Pacers will no longer have the ability to offer other players sufficiently attractive contracts, not even a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.

But don’t forget…

The Pacers also have Ron Artest.

Given his ability and his attitude on the court in the past two years, it is not difficult for him to get a contract with an average salary of 1000 million.

But if the Pacers give him such a contract, we will really only have three of them to play in the new season.

There is simply no money left to renew the contracts of other players whose contracts are due.

Even Dio, who had already signed the contract, was going to be traded.

After all, he is worth 7 million a year...

Below Artest, there are also the contracts of Foster and Calderon that need to be finalized.

For both of them, the former will definitely get an 8 million contract, and the latter will at least get 5 to 6 million. This is the best result if other teams in the league do not maliciously bid against them.

In short, let alone strengthening the Pacers this summer, even if they want to stabilize their basic strength, there are only two words:

Difficult!

"What are your plans?" Walsh asked finally.

Bird thought for a moment and said, "First renew all the contracts for this summer, and then...if we disband, we have no choice but to disband!"

There is no way, such a group of people is not something the Pacers can afford, unless Herbert is willing to spend nearly 1 million every year to support this lineup. But he knows the odds of Indiana, so he also knows that Herbert will not do something that loses money to win the championship.

Especially when they have already won three consecutive championships.

In fact, the goal of most team owners in the league is not to win the championship, but to support the team. Keeping the income and expenditure balanced every year is the best result. When they buy a team, it is an investment.

And judging by current trends, it would be a great investment.

I won’t talk about other things. In the 90s, you could buy a team for 8500 million, and it was a big city team like the Houston Rockets.

But now, without more than 3 million, you can’t buy any team.

How long has it been since the 90s?
Of course, there are also those who rely on winning championships as their main job.

For example, the Bass family.

This is also the reason why they moved the team from Minnesota to Los Angeles.

Moreover, even with Los Angeles behind him, didn't old Buss give Shaquille O'Neal a maximum salary retirement contract?

From this we can see how hurt a team with high investment will be if it fails to win the championship.

Especially for a team in a small city like the Pacers, if they really invest 8 million to build a team and ultimately fail to win the championship, then they will lose at least tens of millions.

Small city endorsements are as rare as 20-year-old virgins...

Walsh finally couldn't help but said, "Larry, you should know what Herbert wants."

Bird smiled.

Could he not know?

Herbert just wanted to sign Suwan first so that other teams would give up the idea of ​​​​signing Suwan as soon as possible.

Can……

"If you want to continue to maintain a good relationship with Suwan, then... it is better to respect his wishes!" Larry Bird said, "You can tell Herbert this."

Walsh knew that this was Bird's final meaning. As a "superstar", his temper was just as stubborn, so he hung up the phone directly.

At the same time, Su Wan, who was being talked about by everyone, woke up.

He lifted the quilt out of habit.

Then I remembered that there was Sharapova sleeping next to me.

how to say!

Or is it that athletes’ physiques are more suitable for celebrating a championship…

Last night, the communication between the two of them was so profound.

Sharapova was also awakened by his action of lifting the quilt.

I thought we needed to have a good exchange.

Without even opening his eyes, he went to the drawer and took out the remaining TT in the box. After putting a hat on "Little Su Wan", he started galloping on the horse.

Who said Sharapova was lying there like a dead body?

What Su Wan didn't know was that Sharapova was so active at this moment because she was competitive.

Su Wan had just finished a game yesterday, and he was able to have a deep conversation with her and convince her.

This made her very unwilling.

But she couldn't "argue" last night, and now that Su Wan's physical strength has recovered, it is even more impossible for her to defeat Su Wan in an in-depth communication.

After being defeated again, Su Wan was completely awake. He got up, washed, and took several subscribed newspapers from the mailbox at the door. He found that the sports sections of these newspapers were all about him.

In particular, his speech has caused various "reprints".

Su Wan thought of something and went online to see the outside world's reaction to his speech:
"Damn, Su Wan is really too crazy!"

"He's so manly, I like him so much!"

"That's really impressive, but if I could win three consecutive championships at the age of 22 like him, I would be even more arrogant than him!"

"Look, Suwan hasn't lost a single playoff round yet, and this is already his third season in the NBA. That's crazy, man!"

"I feel sorry for the stars of this era, they met Su Wan!"

"OMG, tell me, is there anyone crazier than this man?"

"So why would Cleveland trade him?"

……

Is this how the strong are treated?
Even with such an attitude, he was still praised by the outside world.

While he was having breakfast, Tyron called him to discuss his summer schedule.

After winning three consecutive championships, Su Wan plans to take a good rest this summer.

This is also for his own health.

As the player who has played the most games in the league in the past three seasons, it is necessary for him to get enough rest this summer.

It just so happened that this summer, in order to prepare for next year's Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team was going to go to the NBA Summer League for some good training. In order to achieve the purpose of training, he and Yao Ming, two "supermodel" players, were excluded.

Moreover, as the host, the Chinese men's basketball team automatically has a ticket to the Olympic men's basketball team, so Su Wan does not need to participate in this year's Asian Championships.

This is a summer in which he can completely call the shots.

The most crucial point...

Except for Kobe, everyone else in the league tolerated him in various ways, and he didn't save much "The zone" value after the entire playoffs.

Since there is no aspect of his physical potential that can be greatly improved, there is no need for him to start training so quickly.

But when that bastard Terran found out, he immediately arranged various activities for him.

main……

Su Wan did have a lot of "debts" to deal with, so he asked Taillon to prepare a list of notices for him that could be completed before mid-August.

After one night, Tairen arranged the entire itinerary for Su Wan.

"Are you traveling to Asia in July?" Sharapova seemed to have heard his phone call with Tyron, and asked when she came out of the room.

Su Wan nodded and asked, "What's wrong?"

He clearly felt the regret on Sharapova's face.

"Nothing, I just wanted to invite you to watch my game."

Sharapova will play at Wimbledon in July.

Su Wan said: "It's okay, I will go to watch the US Open when it starts."

"Really?" Sharapova was obviously much happier.

"But don't you think you have too many competitions this year?" Su Wan thought of something and asked meaningfully, reminding, "Don't forget, the Olympics will start next year!"

Sharapova tilted her head and asked, "Do you think I can give up some games?"

"I think you should know which games are more important!"

“…” Sharapova said nothing and became quiet.

"I know which games you want to play. It's not up to you to decide." Su Wan said bluntly, "You have a bad father. He controls too much."

"How could that be?" Sharapova's expression suddenly became serious. "Su, you can't say that about my father."

"You should know my temper. I always speak my mind." Su Wan's attitude did not soften. "He led you onto the right path, but that doesn't mean all the decisions he made are correct! Even if he risked everything for you, sold his property, and brought you to America. But in the same way, you succeeded, didn't you? He can now stand on the sidelines and yell at the referee and your opponent because he is your father, Maria Sharapova. Professional players still have to have their own thinking and consider the path they should take."

"But you were just communicating with your agent about which commercial activities you should participate in," Sharapova retorted.

"You heard it, it's a business activity. No one can decide which game I should play or how I should play. My head coach only gives me advice, and your father is not a professional head coach. He is a good... team leader! So he only needs to take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation, and make sure you won't be affected in these aspects during the game!"

Sharapova was speechless this time.

She found that she was no match for Su Wan whether in normal or in-depth communication.

Perhaps she noticed that her attitude just now was too tough, so her expression softened again and she joked with Su Wan: "Why do I feel like you are teaching me to be a rebellious girl?"

"You're that age now, aren't you?" Su Wan replied, and the two ended the conversation tacitly.

The reason why he suddenly advised Sharapova to plan her career well was because Suwan knew that Sharapova would encounter injury problems starting from next year and would miss the 08 Olympics.

Having just heard that she had a competition in July, he immediately linked her injury to all her competitions, big and small.

As the person with whom we want to have in-depth communication, it is still necessary for Su Wan to give some advice.

But at this time, Sharapova suddenly noticed something: "You seem to have been following my news all the time?"

Otherwise, how would Su Wan know about some of her father’s bad deeds?
Although they are both in the sports circle, different fields have different worlds. If she wants to know about Su Wan's recent situation, she needs to search for news about the NBA.

Su Wan...

It should be the same.

"Ahem!" Su Wan coughed twice, "Have you finished eating? I'll take you to the airport after you've finished eating."

Sharapova: "..."

Doesn’t this bastard know what ambiguity is?
After seeing off Sharapova, Suwan went to New York immediately after the "Champions Parade" ended.

Next, he will shoot the cover of Sports Illustrated, two fashion magazines, and Nike's documentary "The Road to Godhood". All together, he will stay in New York for about a week.

During this time, he met with Ivanka at her home in New York.

As soon as they met, Ivanka couldn't wait to have an in-depth conversation with Su Wan.

It has been more than 4 months since the last communication.

After this communication, Ivanka felt that the four months of waiting were not in vain.

After finishing, she prepared to make something for Su Wan to eat.

Cooking is Ivanka's hobby.

Seeing that she was naked, Su Wan tied an apron and was busy in the kitchen. He glanced at Yi in a "Buddhist state" and turned on the TV. There was a talent show tonight.

The 07 draft was definitely a "big year for the draft."

The No. 1 pick is Greg Oden, the No. 2 pick is Kevin Durant, and the No. 3 pick is Al Horford. Then there are Mike Conley, Jeff Green…

The names of the players originally selected in the top five picks show how high the quality of this draft is.

In addition to them, the 07 draft also had players who made their names for themselves, such as Joakim Noah, Thaddeus Young, Nick Young, etc.

It's not just the first-round picks that have excellent quality. There are also many second-round picks who have proven their worth, such as Glen Davis, Ramon Sessions, Carl Landry, and the most important Marc Gasol.

To be honest, the so-called "golden generation" of the Spanish men's basketball team, the most important of which is the Gasol brothers.

If it weren't for these two brothers, I'm afraid this generation of Spanish men's basketball would not be so strong.

The old saying that he who controls the inside lines controls the world does have some truth to it.

In addition, another special thing about this draft is that a total of two Chinese players were eventually selected in this draft.

Just like before, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue.

The difference is that Yi Jianlian did not choose Dan Fegan as he did before, but signed Bill Duffy.

Although this caused his draft pick to drop, he was eventually selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 11th pick in the first round, and is still a "lottery player."

Su Wan was a little surprised when he noticed this.

But for Yi Jianlian, the Hawks is definitely a better place than Milwaukee.

If he remembered correctly, the Eagles were about to rise.

A team that is growing actively like this will definitely have a better prospect than a team that already has a leader but has a poor record.

After all, the team has a terrible record and there is a boss. These two points alone mean that the atmosphere in the team must be very bad, and everyone only considers the little piece of land in front of them.

Yi Jianlian's biggest problem on the Bucks is not that he doesn't have opportunities to perform, but that his teammates simply don't give him opportunities to perform.

This kind of problem will definitely not occur on the Hawks. Although Joe Johnson and Josh Smith look fierce, they have no problems with their personalities and are happy to share the ball on the court.

Especially since Al Horford joined the team.

In addition, influenced by Su Wan, Sun Yue, as an outside player, was no longer selected by the Lakers until the 40th overall pick in the second round as before.

This time, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th pick in the first round.

Back then, Larry Bird was able to use two first-round picks and a second-round pick to bet on a Chinese outside player. So why shouldn't my Suns team be afraid to use a late first-round pick to try to bet on another Chinese outside player?

Look at what Indiana has gained from its bet!
Directly becoming a giant in the league, this is really...

It’s so cool to watch!

If it really works, wouldn’t it be so cool?
As for the others, especially the high-ranking players, nothing changed. They went to their original "newbie villages".

About two or three days after the draft, Su Wan ended his announcements in New York and officially started his "Asia Tour".

On July 7, the NBA free trade market opens.

A shocking transaction took place the day before.

The Nets sent Vince Carter and Eddie House to the Cavaliers for Shaquille O'Neal...

The "Shark" changed his team again and went to New Jersey, while the "UFO"... came to Cleveland!
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