Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 239 He doesn’t understand the NBA!

Michael Jordan was staying at UCLA for two days. Seeing that it was a day off, Su Wan suggested, "How about forming a team to play in the Drew League?"

Kobe was a little surprised: "You actually know about the Drew League?"

"Can't I know?" Su Wan rolled his eyes: "I just don't know if the old man can withstand the intensity of the game."

Kobe also glanced at Michael Jordan.

The expressions of the two people are synchronized:
Macko, are you still okay?

How could Jordan bear such a look?

He immediately said, "How about we make a bet. Whoever has the lowest hit rate today will get dinner!"

"Then you're finished, Milan's little blacksmith!" Su Wan turned the gun and pointed it at Kobe.

Kobe didn't understand at first, so Suwan explained it to him. After a long pause, Kobe finally said, "Fuck you!"

Michael Jordan clapped his hands nearby: "Good scolding!"

Then the three of them each drove a Ferrari to Charles Drew Junior High School, where the Drew League was held.

The Drew League was founded in 1973 and has gradually grown to become the most popular amateur league in Los Angeles.

This league really became famous among domestic fans when the league was suspended next summer, and big names such as Kobe joined the Drew League team to keep playing. As a result, its popularity rose to a higher level and it truly became the most popular amateur league in the United States.

Now, it has become the most popular amateur league in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles basketball fans regard every summer as their "NBA League".

From June to mid-September, Drew Junior High School is always bustling.

Today is no exception.

When the three Ferraris drove into the gate of Drew Junior High School, the roar immediately attracted the attention of the entire audience, and the onlookers immediately turned their eyes to the three sports cars.

The "spirited young man" was whistling, and the "spirited young girl" couldn't help but want to go forward and touch the car body.

But at this time, they didn't dare to step forward.

It was just the boy who was parking the car who came forward and opened the door.

However, when the little brother who walked to the first car saw the figure coming out of it, he was a little stunned...

This is……

Michael Jordan?

Why is he here?
"Wow!"

"Michael!"

"OMG!"

In the crowd, they saw the domineering Michael Jordan leaning out of the driver's seat, and handsomely handing the car keys to the parking attendant who came forward, and by the way, gave him a picture of Andrew Jackson's head.

The parking attendant nodded excitedly.

In the second car, Kobe also stuck his head out at this time, with an arrogant expression, looking like he deserves a beating.

The cheers at the scene reached a new level.

Finally, Su Wan came on the scene and completely set off the whole scene. He rejected the parking boy who came forward, picked another beautiful woman who was eager to try, and threw the car keys to her. Of course, the tip was still one ticket per person.

He doesn't need to care about this little money now.

He doesn't want to create a stupid image of someone who is worth tens of millions but can't even use WiFi.

The beauty was so excited that she wanted to take Su Wan to get a room immediately.

Seeing that Su Wan was flirting with women wherever he went, Kobe shouted in disgust: "Can you hurry up? Don't waste time!"

Su Wan said, "Now you know you're wasting time? If you hadn't taken the wrong road, we would have arrived long ago!"

But his words were completely drowned out by the cheers of the audience.

These basketball fans were so overwhelmed that they didn't know who to watch first.

One is an NBA legend, another is the "Son of the City" of Los Angeles, and the other is the most popular player right now, a phenomenal superstar who has won four championships in five years.

What are they doing here?
Playing in the Drew League?
This is the question of these fans, and it is also the question of all the players when they enter the stadium.

"Michael, it's Michael!"

"I'm so stupid! Kobe!"

"Su Wan, OMG! Su Wan is here!"

"Oh my god, am I high? Tell me this isn't a dream!"

"Michael, Kobe, and Suwan...are they really them? Are they really them?"

……

The group of people couldn't believe their eyes.

Su Wan took a look at the two teams that were about to play, and after confirming the match, he walked towards one of them and said to him with a smile: "Brother, can we add three more? We are not very good at playing!"

The player being questioned was still in a daze, then nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes!"

He immediately called his teammates over and began to discuss which three people should give up their positions.

The rules of the Drew League are simple and casual. Teams that have games on the day can form teams at will and can even add players on short notice.

"It's a fight to the bitter end, we leave tonight" is a very common thing in this league.

The result of the discussion almost turned into a fight. After all, who doesn't want to play basketball with Jordan, Kobe and Suwan?

Kobe couldn't wait any longer and said directly: "Why don't you guys just take turns later?"

Their brains finally came back to normal:

Yup!

Not only did their brains crash, but the opponents' brains also crashed. They all wanted to go on the court and fight against the three legends at the number two position.

Finally, Kobe stepped forward with a cold face and asked, "Do you want to fight or not?"

Only then did they decide on the five people.

Everyone had an expression on their face that said, "Mom, I've made it."

The final result, of course, was a slugging match. Kobe and Suwan are currently at the top of the league's strength charts. Michael Jordan can still compete on equal terms with the team's rookies two years later. There is really no difference between playing in the Drew League and playing an exhibition game.

The score was also a crushing 119 to 67.

苏万20投13中，砍下了30分；乔丹17投8中，砍下了18分；科比20投11中，也有25分进账。

When the final whistle sounded, Suwan high-fived Kobe, while Jordan next to him had an ugly expression.

That damn competitive spirit suddenly came up again.

However, he has to accept the consequences if he loses the bet. He is the one who proposed it, so he naturally cannot cheat.

But he didn't expect that Su Wan was such a ruthless bitch. She actually opened a bottle of Lafite worth $1 and shamelessly asked, "Can I take it away?"

The next morning, the news that Suwan, Kobe and Jordan suddenly appeared in the Drew League immediately set off the entire American basketball circle.

Countless fans asked for seeds online, wanting to see what it's like for these three best No. 2 players to be teammates.

Barkley said sourly on the Internet: "Is Michael preparing for a third comeback?"

LeBron James saw the news while on vacation at the beach. He said to Wade, "Why don't we go play in the Drew League?"

Wade didn't want to go, but he didn't say it, instead he looked at Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony didn't want to touch the ball at all in the summer and refused directly: "No!"

He refused, and Wade could follow his lead.

Seeing that his two best brothers were unwilling to go, LeBron had no choice but to give up.

He knew very well that if he went alone, there would be no way he could experience such popularity.

Especially when Michael Jordan, Kobe and Su Wan suddenly appeared together, it brought a sense of shock and surprise...

Just thinking about it makes LeBron envious.

But now he couldn't go, so he could only say: "Su Wan is just like that, he likes to attract attention!"

You are obviously a professional player, why do you want to go to the amateur league to disrupt the balance?

He will definitely not play in the Drew League in the future to deliberately create exposure.

Holmgren: You better be!

I have to say that this news was really popular. When the NBA free market opened in early July, everyone gradually shifted their attention from these three people to the transactions of major teams.

Watching Suwan making a big splash in the Drew League these days, the depressed LeBron James finally heard some good news:

Danny Ferry and Anthony Parker reached an agreement on a four-year, $4 million contract.

Parker, a high-quality winger with three championships in his hands, will play in the Cavaliers jersey next season.

LeBron has always liked to hear this kind of reinforcement news. He wishes that the Cavaliers' lineup strength could reach the level of the "Dream Team" in 08.

Now, he was even happier when he heard that Danny Ferry was a helper pried from the Pacers and away from Suwan.

That’s it, that’s it, dig hard!

It would be best to poach all the players from the Pacers. Oh, no, except Suwan and Shaq. Those two don’t know the correct way to get along with teammates.

After last season, LeBron is more certain that the reason for the problems in the locker room is not because of him, but because of:
Suwan, Shaquille O'Neal and Vince Carter, they don't know their place at all! They have no respect for the king of Cleveland!
Now that they are all gone, do you think there are still conflicts in the Cavaliers' locker room?
Without them, didn't I still lead the team to 60 wins in the regular season?

LeBron insists that last season's loss to the Magic was an accident!

This season, his teammates have grown further and will definitely be able to shoulder their current responsibilities in the team. There is no doubt that the Cavaliers will be stronger in the new season.

And now...

Anthony Parker was also recruited to the Cavaliers, and the Pacers became even weaker.

and so……

Wait for death, Su Wan!
You got away with it last season, but you won’t be so lucky this season!

LeBron continues to wait for good news.

But at this time, the media actually spread the rumor that "Howard was traded for LeBron".

When LeBron saw the rumor, he was unhappy.

What made him even more unhappy was...

The Magic management responded at lightning speed: "We are not interested in LeBron, Dwight is our future!"

Then LeBron saw the Cavaliers' response: "LeBron is never for sale by the Cavaliers!"

But this did not make LeBron feel better, but worse.

He really wanted to ask Danny Ferry, couldn't your damn response be faster?

In the afternoon of the same day, he heard another piece of news which he didn't know whether it was good news or bad news:

The owner of the Pacers sold 2.2% of the Pacers' shares for $51 million. The Pacers officially changed hands. The new owner is Steve Cohen, a hedge fund tycoon on Wall Street.

I heard they are richer than the Simon family.

It is said that new bosses are ambitious when they take office. What should we do if he spends 1 million to build a team?

Why is Su Wan always so lucky?

LeBron was upset.

At the same time, after signing the contract face to face in the conference room, Herbert closed the cap of his pen and said to Steve Cohen: "Congratulations, you have the right to operate the Pacers!"

Cohen smiled, his shiny bald head could be used as a fill light: "From now on, we are all in the same boat, Herbert, let's work hard together!"

Herbert gave Cohen a suggestion: "You can talk to Suwan more. He is a unique person. If the Pacers have any moves, you'd better tell him first. As long as you are open and honest with him, he will treat you as a friend."

He said it sincerely, but Cohen just smiled: "Man, I have always believed in a saying, professional matters should be left to professionals. I know Suwan, he is a great player, so he just needs to play well! For other things, we will have a more professional team to evaluate."

Herbert looked at Cohen's businesslike appearance, nodded, and said nothing.

He wanted to tell Cohen that managing an NBA team is sometimes no different from managing a company, but there are also big differences.

If you can't establish a good relationship with the team's leaders, especially a leader like Suwan, it will be difficult to run the team well.

But seeing how confident Cohen was, he knew that this person had his own set of principles and would not change his ideas until he really suffered.

But Su Wan is a man who holds grudges...

Herbert is now certain that the new season will be Suwan's last season in the Pacers jersey.

There was no way he could like Cohen, his new boss, nor was it possible for him to coexist peacefully with him.

how to say!

Su Wan is a person with a strong sense of responsibility, but there is a prerequisite...

This team must be his team!
Not only do the players listen to him, but the bosses too cannot interfere with the decisions he makes.

You can't give money, right?
That's fine, just stay over there.

Don't talk, just watch my show!
Herbert sensed this, and did the same after he had a frank talk with Su Wan.

The only time he discussed with Su Wan was about off-field cooperation.

He believed that even at this time next year, as long as he had a good talk with Su Wan, there was a possibility that Su Wan would stay.

But the problem is that the media and public opinion are not happy with it!
All parties are trying to stop this, especially now that they have the Pacers' evidence:
If the Pacers do not renew O'Neal's contract, then they will be a heartless and ungrateful team. If this trend continues, it will affect the public image of the entire Pacers team. Even if Suwan has no objection, other players may have their own ideas, and there will be more or less trouble in the contract year.

This makes the situation worse and worse.

This was something he couldn't handle, so he could only bring new capital to the table.

Originally, Herbert thought that the first thing the new boss would do when he took over would be to renew the contracts of all the employees, regardless of the luxury tax.

This is of course a happy outcome for everyone.

However, after this brief contact, Steve Cohen attached great importance to the return.

Such people are very suitable for Wall Street.

Only rational judgment can prevent them from making mistakes in critical moments. It can only be said that Wall Street does not need emotions, but the NBA does.

special……

It’s Su Wan!
If you really treat him as a company employee, you will suffer.

The news quickly spread throughout Indiana.

Pacers fans were in a state of panic.

There is no way, the Supersonics are a lesson for us.

“Is Polis going to lose the Pacers?”

This was the front-page headline of the Indiana Star the next day.

The report succeeded in causing panic in Indiana.

Countless Pacers fans went to Conseco Fieldhouse to protest.

In the general manager's office, the new general manager was handing over work to Larry Bird. When he heard the noise, he looked out the window and saw such a large protest group. Panic flashed across his face.

Larry Bird smiled faintly: "Good luck, sir!"

Then he took his suit, put it on, and walked out calmly.

He believed he would come back here.

Even after just a few words of conversation, he found that the newly appointed general manager was a mature professional manager who might even have management experience in Fortune 500 companies.

but……

There are some differences between general managers in the NBA and general managers in ordinary industries.

This is not something that a manager who has no experience in this field can do.

The protests lasted for a whole morning, and the new management of the Pacers arrived at their posts and quickly issued a notice: "The Pacers will never leave Polis. We can guarantee it!"

Unfortunately, this guarantee is useless. After all...

The owner of the Thunder had previously promised the people of Seattle the same thing, but just one year later, he found a reason why the Seattle government was unwilling to build a new stadium and moved the team to Oklahoma, and changed the team's name to the Thunder.

The lessons learned from the past make this notice seem like bullshit.

Indiana people should make a fuss.

Herbert suggested to Cohen again: "You can talk to Suwan and ask him to make a commitment on behalf of the team. Believe me, he is better than God in Indiana!"

Cohen smiled calmly: "Professional people do professional things. Herbert is just a player. His task is just to play well! I will inform him when I need him to cooperate with the team activities. As for this kind of thing, I believe in the management I choose!"

Herbert gave up his persuasion.

Let reality teach this young NBA owner a lesson!

UCLA.

Suwan had heard about Indiana's changes, but he did not take the initiative to contact Herbert or anyone else. He just focused on improving his body control and mid-range jump shot abilities.

Kobe couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid that the noise will get bigger and bigger?"

Su Wan said, "Little Snake, why haven't I seen you be so gossipy before?"

Kobe said proudly: "I'm just worried that you can't make it to the finals and I can't take revenge!"

Su Wan chuckled: "Then you do have to worry about it, but you're just worried about whether you can make it to the finals!"

At the end of July, Suwan ended his special training in Los Angeles and returned to Indiana.

As for the unrest in Polis, it seems to have been resolved for now.

Ok……

Rather than saying it is the end, it is better to say that it has slowly calmed down as time passes.

But any slight disturbance will lead to a stronger backlash from Pacers fans.

Cohen still showed no sign of coming to pay him a visit.

Based on this point, Suwan can probably judge what kind of personality the new owner of the Pacers has.

In early August, Suwan finally heard about the Pacers' first signing of the summer. They renewed Shaquille O'Neal's contract for $8 million.

Then Suwan learned the latest progress of his early contract renewal from O'Neal.

"I talked to the new general manager, and he told me that the maximum salary extension would be determined based on the performance in the new season. Fuck him! I have played for the Pacers for so many years, and I still have to fight for a contract based on my performance in the contract year!"

O'Neal Jr. was indignant.

Su Wan said: "People on Wall Street are like this!"

Less than two days after this phone call, Su Wan finally received a call from the new general manager.

"Su, we hope you can not represent the Chinese men's basketball team in international competitions, and prepare for the new season in better condition. You have played too many games in the past five seasons, and you need a good rest!"

These words were suggestions, but also had a tone that made Su Wan uncomfortable.

Su Wan hung up the phone directly and drove to the airport.

The newly appointed general manager of the Pacers was dazed.

It was the first time he had met someone with Su Wan's personality.

Where can we find such a person in his original industry?

He quickly called Larry Bird. When he handed over his work last time, he specifically asked Larry Bird for his phone number so that he could consult him when he encountered something he didn't understand. Like now.

As a result, Larry Bird had already blocked him.

no……

Are people in this industry so unique?
Having worked as a professional manager for many years, he suddenly felt that he had hit the "rookie wall" and felt a little out of tune with this industry.

He was very curious about how these people usually communicated.

The 09 Asian Championships was held in Tianjin.

Originally, Yao Ming was injured in this Asian Championship, and the form of many main players declined. Only Yi Jianlian was left to carry the team alone, and eventually lost to Iran, breaking the men's basketball team's undefeated record since participating in the Asian Championship in 1975.

It was such a humiliating moment that Zhu Fangyu and others on the podium were involved in the "sneaky smile" incident, which made the fans heartbroken.

This time Yao Ming was still there, and the key was that there was Su Wan, so such a humiliating moment did not happen again.

When Su Wan saw Yao Ming at the hotel, he said, "I thought you wouldn't play this year!"

After all, the Lakers have made it to the finals for three consecutive years, and Yao Ming can only rest in June every year. Although he missed one Asian Championship and did not gain excessive weight, his health problems have always been minor. But he is 6 years old after all, and he still plays in national competitions at such a high intensity. Can his body really handle it?

Dayao smiled and said nothing.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team won the gold medal with a perfect record, ending the Asian Championships perfectly.

Su Wan returned to America with 30 zone points, and added them all to his physical potential value, so that his physical fitness now reached the full value of 99.

If nothing unexpected happens, after two games, he will be the new "physical freak" in the NBA!
Since the game had just ended, Su Wan did not immediately enter special training, but rested for half a month. Nike happened to arrange the "Nike Asia Tour" for him during this period.

Su Wan came to Japan again after a year. The popular Yui Aragaki appeared next to Su Wan as a guest of the event. Seeing the audience cheering for Su Wan, she couldn't hide her excitement and said in her heart like Sakura:
This time, I finally caught up with Su Wan!

She was so excited that she was more proactive, enthusiastic and unrestrained during the in-depth communication that night.

The next day, when she woke up, Su Wan had already left.

Second stop, South Korea.

Interestingly, Su Wan also met Goo Hara at the event. Her group has received attention since its debut, and the album "Mr.", which was released at the end of July this year, has made this group the most popular girl group in South Korea.

She slipped into Suwan's lounge before the event started, but was stopped by bodyguards at the door.

Su Wan was playing with his cell phone and did not notice this scene.

"Oppa!" she shouted loudly, with a coquettish tone.

Only then did Su Wan notice her and signaled the bodyguard to let her in.

"And my teammates!"

Goo Hara spoke in bird language, which Su Wan didn't understand, but he understood her gestures and let in the other members.

"Hola, you really know Suwan oppa!" One of the teammates was excited.

Goo Hara walked up to Su Wan, put her hands on her hips, and asked angrily, "Oppa, why didn't you reply to my private messages recently?"

Su Wan shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand.

A member next to her seemed to understand English and talked to Su Wan on her behalf.

The communication did become smooth, but Goo Hara was unhappy.

After the event, the company representatives kept them to attend a dinner hosted by Nike representatives. The purpose was naturally to make themselves familiar to the audience so that they could be chosen for Nike’s new commercials in the future because of their familiar faces.

Su Wan had an in-depth exchange with the member who was good at English.

When he was done, he was almost bumped into by Goo Hara.

The female member turned her head away awkwardly, took out a small mirror from her bag, and checked whether her lipstick had been rubbed off when she was hesitating just now.

Su Wan was ready to leave the next day. Before leaving, he asked the Nike representative, "Does Nike have any plans to film in Korea recently?"

After getting a positive answer, he told the Nike representative the name of the member he had discussed in depth, as well as Goo Hara.

The representative will show an expression that he understands immediately, so you can rest assured!
Su Wan had the feeling of a chaebol at the time.

As expected, if you want to live happily in the Republic of China, you have to be a chaebol.

The last stop is still in China.

Interestingly, LeBron James’ “China trip” just ended yesterday.

According to a Nike representative, LeBron's "China Tour" itinerary originally overlapped with Suwan's, but it was adjusted at LeBron's insistence.

It seems that the last dunk left LeBron with a psychological trauma.

Ok……

This is what the "Chosen One" is like. If you can't afford to offend him, you can afford to avoid him.

If it were anyone else with less strength, he would have been clamoring for revenge long ago.

In early September, Suwan returned to Polis again.

O'Neal got the news from somewhere: "Su, I heard that the new general manager asked you not to play in international games? Is that true?"

Su Wan nodded: "Yes!"

When O'Neal Jr. received Suwan's recognition, he felt like the sky was falling.

During Herbert's era, Suwan was very clear about his position in the Pacers. To be honest, the shares of the team were not his, and in other aspects he was no different from the owner of the team.

The boss even worked with the city government to build a "Suwan Street" next to the stadium!
Now that Cohen has just taken over the Pacers, the new general manager actually dared to ask Suwan not to play in international competitions.

"Su...what should we do now?"

Su Wan said: "Let's win the championship of the new season first!"

He knew that O'Neal was worried about his contract extension, so he said, "Don't worry, Shaq is already 38 years old, and he will definitely retire after this season, so he won't care about his position in the team this season. When the time comes, you and Zach will start, and I will feed you the ball and make sure your stats are bright and impressive enough!"

When O'Neal heard this, he was so moved that he almost cried.

Su Wan doesn't need data, he just wants the championship!
This way, even if he leaves, he will be worthy of the Indiana fans.

Now he is only worried about one thing, that this new stupid boss will cause trouble for him.

result……

People really can't help but talk about it.

On September 9, five days before the start of the new season's training camp, Steve Cohen asked the new general manager to convey a message that he wanted to meet with Suwan.

Su Wan did not refuse.

The place we had dinner was in the best hotel in the center of the business district. The window of the private room faced the Mariners Tower, and opposite the Mariners Tower was Su Wan’s poster.

Cohen arrived late, still talking on the phone. Su Wan waited for 5 minutes, and seeing that he showed no sign of stopping, he stood up and prepared to leave: "Steve, you don't have to eat this meal!"

Cohen was still talking on the phone, so he quickly hung up and chased after him: "Hey, Su, that was a crucial moment, just like the buzzer beater shot you made at the last second. I also scored the buzzer beater! Xiu~"

As he spoke, he also made an "air shot" gesture in an attempt to ease the embarrassment.

Su Wan sat back down.

"Man, I asked you to have this meal just to tell you that we are a professional team, and everything about us is very professional. Su, you just need to play your game well, and we will conduct the most professional analysis and equip you with the best teammates, the teammates that are most suitable for you. All the data will speak for itself. During this period, some players will leave, but I can guarantee that you are the absolute cornerstone of the Pacers, and no one can threaten your position. All you have to do is to perform well on the court, and our entire team will serve you. Let us bring more championships to Indiana together. I have confidence in you, and I am also confident about anything related to data. Su, believe me, the Pacers' future will be even brighter!"

The words were beautifully spoken and the tone was enthusiastic.

But to Su Wan's ears, it had two meanings:

Su Wan, you are just a player, just play well on the court, don't worry about other things, we have more professional people to do these things! So even if your best brother leaves, everything is to find a teammate who is more suitable for you.

very good……

This is very capitalist!

Su Wan didn't refute anything.

He was now certain of one thing: this boss might be a good Wall Street trader.

but……

He doesn't understand the NBA!

"Steve, I only have one thing to say! Data also needs to be supported by enough samples, so... this season I hope you are just collecting samples and statistics, and no transactions will happen!"

Cohen had a "you know data" expression on his face: "Yeah, that's what I was saying, Sue, we're a good match!"

stupid guy!

Su Wan said nothing more, got up and left.

This time Steve Cohen did not try to persuade him to stay. He believed that he and Suwan had reached a consensus.

Second update.

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