Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 246 Su Wan's Revenge

Barkley knows that feeling.

He wanted to leave the Suns for the championship that year.

Phoenix fans have the same attitude.

The Suns management also made every effort to send him to the Rockets, the team he wanted to go to.

In Phoenix, he felt what it meant to be treated as a "favorite".

So looking back on his career, he would not feel the slightest bit of guilt for not bringing a championship to the Philadelphia 76ers, a city that did not consider him a star at all.

But he will regret not bringing a championship to the Suns.

That's really a very good group of management and fans.

He has no regrets at all about spending the peak of his career with the Suns.

He saw the shadow of the Suns fans in the Pacers fans.

Bill Walton also said: "Now it seems that the fans of the Pacers know very well the decision that Suwan is going to make, and they also understand Suwan's next move. In fact...if I were a fan of the Pacers, I would also respect Suwan's decision. This is 6 championships in 5 years! Suwan has done enough for this city!"

In the warm scene, Su Wan took off his jersey and handed it to Kobe next to him.

Kobe was stunned for a moment, thinking that Su Wan wanted to exchange jerseys.

Su Wan waved his hand: "I heard that every time you lose, you buy me a jersey. Why bother? This one is for you. This may be my last game for the Pacers!"

Kobe originally wanted to curse, but after hearing Su Wan's last words, he silently took the jersey from Su Wan's hand.

If Su Wan really leaves, this jersey will be worth a lot of money!

If it is taken to the auction house, the starting price will be at least $10.

This is a great gift!

Kobe was somewhat surprised that Su Wan was willing to give it to him.

But Su Wan's next sentence almost broke Kobe's defense: "Kobe, if it weren't for you, how could I be so successful?"

The last three championships were all won by Kobe.

Besides Kobe, who else is worthy of this jersey? !
Fortunately, the two of them have trained together in the summer. If Kobe had held the jersey in his hand after last season's finals, he would have to throw it back.

Now...

He clenched even tighter!

Shaq wanted to say something, but when Kobe saw him running towards him, he turned around and walked away, not giving him a chance to respond.

O'Neal looked at his back and shouted, "Kobe, after this season, I will retire..."

Kobe paused and finally turned his head to look at Shaquille O'Neal.

At this moment, he recalled the good times he had with Shaquille O'Neal, and the moments when Shaquille O'Neal touched his head and comforted him after he missed three consecutive shots in the playoffs.

Time flies by like a white horse.

In a blink of an eye...

Is it time for Shaq to retire?
He wanted to say something.

But Shaq suddenly grinned and shouted: "So you can't seek revenge on me again, and I beat you twice in the finals, Kobe!"

md!

Nothing good!

Kobe, who had just looked somewhat moved, walked away even more angrily.

Now he also wants a Sharks jersey!

The cheers from the audience reached their peak as David Stern and the O'Brien Trophy walked to the center of the stage.

The Pacers' fifth championship in six years and the fifth championship in team history was raised by Suwan amid the cheers.

Under the lights, golden flakes fell from the huge colorful ball hanging in the air. Su Wan held up the O'Brien Cup and showed it to the fans in the audience. The picture was frozen at this moment.

Erin described the photo as follows: "The greatest star in the history of the Pacers, a player that will be hard to come by in the next thirty or even fifty years!"

This is not an exaggeration, because even in the 60 years since the founding of the NBA, there was only one player as talented and dazzling as Suwan in the first six years of his professional career.

Soon, David Stern had another envelope in his hand.

This envelope contains the final suspense of this season's Finals MVP.

This……

There is actually no suspense:
场均34.5分6.5篮板4.75助攻2抢断1.25盖帽，投篮命中率51.2%，三分球命中率42.3%，罚球命中率90%！

Apart from Su Wan, who else could be the MVP of this year's finals!

result……

No surprises either!
Amid David Stern's cheers, Suwan won the fifth Finals MVP trophy of his career.

This should have been a time for the audience to cheer, as it had been the case in previous years. But this time, when Su Wan took the microphone, the whole audience fell silent. Everyone looked at Su Wan with expectant eyes, waiting for him to speak.

Su Wan looked around, and when he finally put the microphone to his lips, he paused again. His gaze fell back on the audience, looking at the expectant faces, and he only said one word:

"Thank you!"

Then, Su Wan faced the gazes of the audience and simply waved his hand.

Although it was just this one action, some Pacers fans couldn't help but burst into tears.

No one knew who started it, but shouts soon came from the audience:
"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

……

This scene was also frozen in time for eternity.

However, at this moment, an "uninvited guest" rushed out of the court and showed Su Wan his T-shirt, which read:

2010, come back!

On the back it reads:

Cleveland needs you!

"Fuck you!"

Su Wan cursed out loud.

Are you, Cleveland, qualified to play sentimental games with me?

The fan, who originally had an expectant look in his eyes, was suddenly stunned. He didn't expect Su Wan to react like this to the "surprise" he prepared.

"Who let this damn thing in?"

Su Wan turned around and left. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and he returned cursing.

The Cleveland fan had been controlled by security at this moment, but he did not intend to leave the field and was ready to shout at Su Wan's back:
"Come back, Su Wan!"

But when he saw Su Wan turned his head away angrily, he didn't even need the security guard to pull him away, he hurriedly fled towards the fan passage.

From the speed, you can tell who his fan is.

It’s no wonder that Suwan reacted so strongly. On the happy day of winning the championship, a Cleveland fan suddenly showed up to make trouble and told him that Cleveland needed him.

If he was needed, why didn't he trade LeBron James?

Do you need him now?
I need your grandma's legs!

Just because Cleveland chose him, should he forget being abandoned? Should he return to Cleveland after they were eliminated in the first round and save them?
You're so shameless, Cleveland!

Suwan once had the idea of going back to do something after LeBron left Cleveland.

But now with 5 crowns in hand, he has only one goal:
That is to catch up with Michael Jordan and kill him!

In addition...

Last summer's collaboration with ESPN made him realize that he had great value in the business field waiting to be developed.

No, it can’t be considered development.

Now he only needs to go to a large platform, and he will have a steady stream of business orders coming to him.

Sometimes commercial value is also proof of influence!
Why Jordan is the greatest basketball star, his net worth of 2024 billion in 32 also explains the problem.

Su Wan’s current total assets are approximately 7350 million.

Compared with his achievements, the speed at which he makes money is obviously not commensurate.

Of course, there are actually many businesses in China that have been looking for him to be their spokesperson, but he is afraid that these products will fail, so he basically refuses.

Moreover, domestic brands usually offer him around 2 million to 5 million RMB, which, converted into US dollars, is probably between 25 and 62.5 US dollars. Even if he takes on five endorsements, it will only be 5 million US dollars. The speed at which he makes money is still too slow.

Having too many brands can easily give domestic fans the impression that the club only cares about money.

There is absolutely no need for him to do this. He should just earn US dollars honestly in America!
But for this reason alone, he can already pass on all the teams from small cities.

In the post-match interview, Shaquille O'Neal mentioned the topic of retirement again: "I will seriously consider this matter!"

Then he fired at LeBron again, just like last season: "It turns out that Suwan can not only lead the aging Shaq to win the championship, but also lead the aging Shaq to defend the title. LeBron, if you want to win the championship, I can give you a suggestion... that is to hug Suwan's thigh!"

"I know you will be disdainful when you hear this, but I want to tell you a cruel truth. Even if you want to join Su Wan's team, the decision-making power on this matter is not in your hands. Su Wan may not let you join his team!"

Suwan attended the post-match press conference and specially wore the Pacers' No. 99 jersey again.

Almost all the reporters who came to Conseco Fieldhouse tonight did not leave. They were all waiting for the post-game press conference, which would most likely be Suwan's last as a Pacers player.

I saw him wearing the No. 99 jersey of the Pacers and appearing in front of the microphone.

These reporters were even more convinced of this matter.

"I have another meeting with Steve, after which I will formally decide whether I will stay or leave." - Su Wan answered whether he would opt out of the contract;

"Shaq is right, I won't let LeBron join my team." - Suwan heard Shaq O'Neal's remarks against LeBron again;
"I am very touched and grateful. I feel that my six years in Indiana have not been in vain!" - Su Wan talked about the posters and banners in the audience that advised him to leave;
The next morning, the news that Suwan had led the Pacers to complete "6 championships in 5 years" spread across the United States.

The topic of whether Suwan can surpass Michael Jordan has been raised again.

It is worth mentioning that:
Some media have already believed that Suwan and Jordan are at the same level.

after all……

It is a well-known fact that Michael Jordan's career lasted only 6 seasons.

hee hee~
At the age of 25 days away from his 20th birthday, Suwan has almost accomplished a "feat" that only Michael Jordan could accomplish at his peak. Such ability is incredible.

It is also more exciting to see what kind of performance he will bring to the league after he enters his physical peak.

In addition, whether Su Wan will opt out of the contract has also caused some heated discussion.

Almost all media believe that Suwan will definitely opt out of the contract.

Note that this time the media used the word affirmation!

Two years ago, when talking about whether Suwan would leave the Pacers, the attitude of most media was "should" and "can".

There is no general change in these two attitudes.

But emotionally, I have become more determined!
25 and 23 seem to be only 2 years apart.

But the period between the ages of 25 and 30 is when an athlete’s physical fitness is at its best.

The most fundamental reason why Suwan finally won "6 championships" in 5 years instead of "6 championships in 6 years" was that the Pacers could not provide him with a long-term stable lineup combination.

This kind of stability cannot be provided by small cities.

Even if Suwan stayed, most media were more inclined to believe that Suwan's final result would be "7 championships in 5 years".

First of all, if he stays, O'Neal needs to take a pay cut to stay. And if Zach Randolph is in a "contract year" and does not renew his contract in advance, then he will definitely do something for his big contract.

After all, Zach Randolph is about to reach the ambiguous age of 30!

But the Pacers' players whose contracts have expired or are about to expire are not just O'Neal and Randolph.

Marc Gasol, Afflalo and Millsap, their contracts are all expired or about to expire!
Everyone has selfish motives.

In this situation, unless Su Wan is God, he will definitely not be able to control the locker room.

Add to that the fact that they “won the championship with all their victories”, and it would have been an extremely perfect ending.

Even if the Pacers start rebuilding this summer, there are no "junk contracts" on the team, and all the draft picks are in hand, so there is no burden at all.

In addition, a boss with brain damage came and tried to suppress Su Wan everywhere and take back the power in Su Wan's hands.

You said, how could Su Wan stay?
Not to mention, now even the people of Indiana understand Suwan's desire to leave.

There is even less to say.

There is little suspense about Suwan leaving Indiana this summer, the real suspense is where he will go.

Right now, New York seems the most likely team. As for the other teams...

Actually, it is possible.

Just like...

Cleveland got the buzz going.

Last night during the Pacers' "Championship Night," the Cleveland fans who barged into the game made the news.

Suwan's reaction to him made Barkley couldn't help but tease: "Honestly, do the people of Cleveland really not know how much Suwan hates them? They actually came to ask him to go back with a shameless face. Do you have any good memories with him?"

In addition, Suwan said that he would not be on the same team with LeBron, which also caused a lot of discussion in the media.

They were guessing...

Will the Cavaliers trade LeBron to get Suwan? For example, trading LeBron to Indiana in exchange for Suwan.

Of course, the prerequisite for such an operation is Su Wan’s consent.

With this premise, such a thing will definitely not happen.

The media mainly discussed:
How much is Cleveland willing to trade LeBron for Suwan?
Would they want this to happen?

Upon seeing this, the Cleveland Plain Dealer angrily denounced the media: "LeBron is the son of this city. We will never trade him!"

It was also at this time that Suwan met Steve Cohen again.

It was still the same private room. Su Wan stood at the window looking at his poster, looking at the Mariner's Tower which seemed to have never changed over the years, waiting for Steve Cohen who was already late. But this time, he was exceptionally calm.

Finally, Steve Cohen walked into the private room with his shiny bald head.

Su Wan glanced at the time and was 10 minutes late again.

He believed that Steve Cohen, as a Wall Street genius, must have a good sense of time. He did this again and again, and there was only one reason to explain it:
In Cohen's eyes, they are not equal.

Steve Cohen spoke, saying the same things he had said countless times before.

Su Wan's ears were almost callused from listening to this.

He interrupted Cohen directly: "Steve, there is only one possibility for me to stay, that is, you sell the team back to Herbert, otherwise, there is no way I will stay!"

Cohen's originally friendly expression suddenly became a little gloomy.

Sell back Herbert?
Are you kidding me?
Do you know how much I spent on this management team?

Do you know how much money I lost this season?

If he doesn't earn it back, you ask him to sell the team back to Herbert...

What’s the difference between this and telling him “I will definitely leave”?
The atmosphere in the box suddenly became cold. Seeing Steve Cohen's deflated expression, Su Wan's appetite suddenly increased and he started eating.

"Hey man, let's put it this way..." After an unknown amount of time, Steve Cohen spoke up, "We can send you away, but I hope you can give us a chance to get some compensation!"

"Just like..."

Seeing that he was silent again, Su Wan spoke for him: "For example, sending me to Cleveland to help you get LeBron James? Or other stars?"

Cohen felt his scalp tingling as he looked at Su Wan's uncontrollable sarcastic smile. He knew that Su Wan was mocking him, but he hoped that Su Wan could leave some bargaining chips before leaving. If he really announced that he would opt out of the contract and leave the Pacers, his loss would be huge.

Neither Zach Randolph nor O'Neal Jr. are "superstars" and can't support the team's "box office" in the new season!
Su Wan said directly: "Of course, the condition is still the same, as long as you sell the Pacers back to Herbert!"

Cohen was furious, but Suwan was very satisfied with the conversation. After wiping his mouth very elegantly with the tablecloth, he stood up and said, "It was a pleasant meal. Goodbye, Steve!"

"No, Sue, why?" Steve Cohen didn't understand. "As a player, you play well on the court, and I am responsible for stabilizing your lineup and finding the best players for you. Isn't this a match made in heaven? Why are you so disgusted!"

He wondered where he had lost.

Su Wan said: "It's very simple. I'm worth 100 billion, but you only want to pay me 1 million. If I just need to play well on the court, then why should I be on your team? Especially... you actually want me to be grateful to you? Where do you think this is? Wall Street? This is the NBA, my territory!"

After dinner, Herbert called Su Wan one day later:
"Do you still have time? Su, I want to treat you to a meal!"

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the place where Herbert invited Suwan to dinner was the same private room where Steve Cohen invited Suwan to dinner yesterday.

"I heard something!"

There were only Herbert and Su Wan in the private room.

Before the formal meal, Herbert got straight to the point and asked Su Wan a question: "You told Steve here yesterday that you would stay as long as he sold the team back to me?"

Su Wan glanced at him and said, "Herbert, no matter what, before 08, you supported the team enough, and after 08, you also gave me enough rights. You are a good boss, so just consider it my return gift!"

Herbert gave a foxy smile; he already understood what Su Wan meant.

"Do you plan to come back in the future?"

Su Wan shook his head: "I don't know about something so far away."

"What about after you retire? Do you want to run this team with me?" Herbert said, "If it's really successful, I'll keep the shares for you."

Su Wan laughed: "Herbert, even if you want to be Aby Pollin, I don't want to be Michael Jordan!"

"I'm serious!" Herbert's expression became serious.

Su Wan finally said, "We'll talk about the future later! And don't be too moved. I'm not doing this for you. I'm just trying to vent my anger!"

Herbert did not continue to dwell on this topic. Time will prove everything. He still had one more sentence to say: "As long as this team is still in my hands, I can guarantee, Su Wan, every time you come back, you will feel like you are back home!"

After the "Champions Parade", it is not known which media first broke the news that Suwan proposed to stay with the team, that is, Steve Cohen sold the team back to Herbert, but in the end Steve Cohen refused.

Then there was news that "Steve Cohen advised Suwan not to opt out of the contract, hoping that he would agree to trade him to Cleveland in exchange for LeBron James for Indiana"!
As soon as the news came out, Indiana went wild.

The Pacers fans, who were already resentful of Steve Cohen, were even more furious. They rushed into Steve Cohen's property in Polis, making all kinds of trouble and demanding that he sell his shares in the team back to Herbert.

At the same time, Conseco Arena also fell, and various protesting crowds were almost crowded onto Suwan Street.

Steve Kerr felt dizzy at the time.

no……

He did reject a request to sell the team's shares back to Herbert.

But the following news...

He said he hoped Suwan would fulfill his contract and then they would send him to a team that was interested in him.

but……

He himself said he wanted to trade for LeBron!

At this moment, Steve Cohen didn't understand that he had fallen into Su Wan's verbal trap.

Since he did not refute it at that time, it was difficult for him to explain this matter.

And even if he said that it was Suwan who directly recommended LeBron, the team did not have a clear plan as to which team to send him, and these angry fans would not believe it.

Because he has no evidence to prove it!
There were only him and Su Wan in the box at that time, and he had no recording to prove this.

Now he finally understood.

This is Su Wan’s revenge!

The matter became more and more serious, and even some of the industries he had invested in Polis over the past year were disrupted.

If the current situation continues, I'm afraid his losses will be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars every day.

Now he finally felt a little regretful.

It's not that I regret not listening to Herbert.

Instead, he regretted his choice to buy an NBA team!

These are all a bunch of "barbarians", extremely dirty and vulgar, and are far less cute than the data from Wall Street!

He was also a very decisive person. He called Herbert immediately and asked him if he could sell back all the shares at the original price.

Herbert had been waiting for this call: "Sorry, Steve, you know my current situation. The most I can pay is... 1 million..."

fxxk!

I sold it to you for 2.5 million!
In just one year, you've shrunk my stock by more than half?
Seeing this, Herbert said: "Then it's 1...2 million! Steve, I really..."

"Dudududu!"

There was a busy signal on the phone.

Herbert had expected this and hung up the phone.

Then the news soon reached Su Wan's ears.

Su Wan was already in New York at this time, preparing for the second episode of "Su Wan's Prediction". When he heard the news, he chuckled.

Su Wan had expected his price-cutting behavior.

Otherwise, why do you think Herbert was allowed to come back and become a shareholder of the Pacers after retirement?
And said the Pacers will always be his home?

If he couldn't make a lot of money this time, would he be so nice to Su Wan?
The faces of capitalists are all similar.

But sometimes, a relationship maintained by interests is more reliable than a relationship maintained by emotions.

As long as this benefit exists for a long time, it's fine...

But Su Wan didn't expect that Herbert would be so cruel and just chop it in half!
However, if he were Herbert, he would definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Anyway, it is Steve Cohen who is anxious. If the trouble continues, he will be the only one who loses more. Herbert just watched Steve Cohen and the Indiana fans "fighting each other" and was not in a hurry to step forward. The right thing to do is to try his best to lower the price!
As for Cohen selling the team to other investors, that is also unrealistic.

No one will take over the Pacers at this time.

Because they all know very well that if they come, they will be the "target of public criticism", not to mention that Suwan has already been named and will be sold back to Herbert. They can't keep Suwan even if they come. And without Suwan, what room for improvement can the Pacers have?
Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to take over.

Steve Cohen had only one choice, which was to sell his shares back to Herbert at a low price and leave the table in embarrassment.

Ok……

It should!
During the preparation of the program, Su Wan actually didn't have to do anything, because Irene was there to do things for him.

During this period, he often went to Ivanka's house.

I went there four or five times a week.

Ivanka told him the password to her home and said meaningfully, "I feel like you'll come here more and more often in the future!"

Su Wan said, "What do you think? Ivanka, where should I go to play?"

Ivanka shook her head: "I don't know, choose the city you want to go to! Or... the city that welcomes you most!"

When saying the latter sentence, Ivanka's eyes were a little evasive.

Seeing her guilty look, Su Wan mercilessly exposed her: "It seems that you also know how fanatical the fans in New York are!"

Ivanka did not deny it, and complained: "How can I not know?"

It seems that they know that Su Wan is in New York now. The streets are full of Su Wan's posters. From Madison Square Garden to Chinatown, there are dozens of parade teams coming and going every day, and they all shout in unison: "Su Wan, we want you!"

Or they would hold up a banner saying: "Su Wan, come and save the holy land of basketball!"

They filmed various videos and uploaded them to YouTube to recruit Su Wan.

For example, two female fans lifted up their clothes together, one with "New York" written on it and the other with "Knicks" written on it, and shouted towards the camera: "Suwan, hurry up and embrace New York and the Knicks!"

In addition, the media also widely publicized the statement that only Su Wan could save New York, which was almost becoming the "New York Bible."

Even the mayor of New York specially recorded a video: "On behalf of the whole of New York, I welcome you, Su Wan, you are needed here!"

The big screen in Times Square was showing various wonderful video highlights of Suwan, who had been photoshopped into the Knicks' No. 99.

In New York, it's not just one or two people who are crazy, it's the whole city that's crazy...

Of course, it's not just New York that does this. Fans in other cities are more or less crazy.

But who can blame New Yorkers?
650 million people, the whole city is crazy...

Ivanka is bombarded with this information every day.

It's not like she had never seen New Yorkers recruit stars before, but she had never seen such a crazy scene.

However, she is well aware that the New Yorkers are recruiting a phenomenal superstar that has never appeared in NBA history.

As long as he comes, it is possible for the Knicks to dominate the entire 10s.

No wonder they are so enthusiastic!

Ivanka really wants to know how inclined Suwan is to come to New York now.

Su Wan told her honestly: "I haven't officially started thinking about this issue yet."

Ivanka didn't ask any more questions.

A day later, Dolan also recorded a special video: "Suwan, come to New York. I promise that this will always be your team. I will support you unconditionally and meet all your requirements. You will be the King of New York. You will also be here, surpassing Jordan and becoming the new logo of the NBA!"

During this period, New York has become more restless.

Donnie Walsh called Larry Bird at this time: "Bird, what do you think is the chance of New York getting Suwan?"

Bird said: "I'm not Su Wan, how would I know what this kid is thinking!"

Walsh chuckled: "Larry, don't be childish. I know I shouldn't have left so suddenly. I should have told you, old man, this is my problem. I apologize to you!"

After hearing Walsh's apology, Bird finally gave him a serious analysis: "Suwan must be leaving for a big city this time. Among the top five cities in the United States, he can't go to the Lakers first."

"Secondly...he can't go to the Heat either!"

"And then... the Chicago Bulls are unlikely!"

"His choice could be the Clippers, or the Knicks..."

When talking about you, the Knicks, Larry Bird snorted coldly.

Walsh shook his head helplessly and listened to him continue:

"But if you trade for an All-Star player at this time, I can be sure that he will never come to the Knicks!"

Upon hearing this, Walsh immediately understood what he should do.

That is……

do nothing!

Su Wan is a proud man.

He will never join a team with giants.

Even if the team didn't make the playoffs last season, he would not join if it had an active "superstar" this summer.