Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 247 Decision Gate

On June 6, the 26 draft officially began, and along with the draft, the second episode of "Su Wan's Prediction" also began.

Since the start of this season, Suwan's previous predictions have gradually shown signs of success, and this issue has also been sought after by more fans.

ESPN is more professional this time, and has turned on the subscription reminder in advance.

The number of people who clicked on the subscription reminder reached 1000 million.

This number is still exaggerated.

By June 6, the number had risen to 26 million.

The sponsorship for this year's program is as high as 3 million, involving a total of 10 brands.

3 million bought 1200 million views, and all of them were real people. The return on this advertisement is quite good. ESPN has already decided to sell the overseas broadcasting rights in the future. This operation will undoubtedly attract many international brands.

They are already discussing with Su Wan to see if they can create some spin-off programs.

Suwan wanted to set up a personal training camp, and through cooperation with ESPN, he would create a platform similar to the ABCD camp. Since 06, David Stern raised the minimum age for the draft, stipulating that only 19-year-olds can participate in the draft. The ABCD camp eventually became a platform for the NCAA to discover "super rookies", which ran counter to Vaccaro's original intention of building the ABCD camp. In a fit of anger, he closed the ABCD training camp in 07. Now America lacks such a stage for high school students to become famous overnight.

More high school training camps, such as Nike's high school training camp, often invite high school students who have already become famous.

In addition, Su Wan also wants to create a "Basketball 101". Of course, what he envisions is not just the "super rookies" in the NBA circle. He also wants to discover the "super rookies" in street basketball because he knows very well that with the continuous development of the Internet, in about six or seven years, the rise of short video platforms will provide some grassroots street basketball players with a platform for exposure, which is also a very profitable stage.

Su Wan felt that he could be a pioneer in this project.

Especially in America, where the basketball atmosphere is more intense.

There is an endless stream of folk masters.

Back then, AND1 was as popular as Nike and Adidas. If it weren't for the accidental death of "Ladder", which caused AND1 street league to lose its top star, the street basketball circle in America would have been booming a long time ago.

This is all fertile soil.

Just waiting for Su Wan to plant the "money tree".

Of course, before that, Su Wan still had one thing to deal with.

That is the new contract with Nike.

In the summer of 05, he signed a 7-year, $1.1 million contract with Nike. Now it is the 10th year of the 6-year contract. After this year, next year will be the end of the contract.

With Suwan winning two more championships in Indiana.

Some media have already put him in the same position as Jordan.

Considering his age, he is full of unlimited commercial value.

Nike representatives approached him several times, hoping to reach an early contract extension request.

Su Wan told Nike his idea through Tyron. He planned to set up his own sneaker brand and then sell 49% of the shares of the brand. As for who to sell it to, he had not yet decided.

When the Nike representative heard this, he froze where he was. He did not respond easily, but hurried back to the headquarters.

At this point, it is no longer something he can decide alone.

It is not something that can be decided by a single senior executive.

Su Wan was not in a hurry.

He certainly knew that this was a difficult decision.

But this is a step he must take.

And the reason he dared to take this step was that he was going to sign with a team in a big city. Even if he parted ways with Nike, he could still keep his momentum with the new momentum and the media resources in the big city.

Of course, the best result is still tied to Nike.

After all, everyone is more familiar with it.

As for "Xinjiang cotton" and so on.

If he really reached a deeper cooperation with Nike, the probability of these things happening would be greatly reduced.

Even if these things really happened, Su Wan would probably have stabilized his "godhood" by then, so it wouldn't matter if he took the initiative to cut it off.

It is better to first leverage Nike's influence to develop your personal brand more maturely than to cut it off later and start all over again, which would be a real mess.

The 2010 draft was called the "draft year" by the outside world.

But this is the view of the outside media. Last year, they called the "09 generation" the "weak year of talent shows", and as a result, their faces were swollen and the swelling didn't go down for three days.

It was correctly guessed that the "09 generation" would be the "big year for talent shows", and this is the real reason why "Su Wan's Prediction" has attracted so much attention.

Suwan's evaluation of the 2010 draft was: "Not as good as the 09 draft!"

Irene followed up with another question: "Is there any player who became the regular season MVP?"

Su Wan looked at the names one by one, and finally shook his head slowly: "I don't feel... there are players with that possibility, but unfortunately, there are no players who finally won the regular season MVP!"

Irene named them one by one: "John Wall is not good either? He is called the enhanced version of Derrick Rose!"

Su Wan laughed and said, "Don't joke. He can become an All-Star point guard, an underestimated traditional organizer. Maybe he can become a top point guard in the era when traditional point guards are dying out. But he can't become a stronger version of Rose, and it's impossible for him to be the regular season MVP!"

"Where's Evan Turner?" Erin reminded, "He won all the NCAA awards this year. Many people think he will become a star!"

Su Wan shook his head: "Times have changed!"

Irene was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Su Wan still repeated: "Times have changed."

He can't say that this guy is a fake, right?
He can say that about O.J. Mayo, but not Evan Turner.

In his impression, Turner has a very low-key personality and has become a good wing defender. However, he has never been able to develop a shooting ability, so he has not been able to meet the expectations of the outside world.

"DeMarcus Cousins?"

"This dude needs to control his emotions!"

"Gordon Hayward from Indiana?"

"He will be a good wing! I have seen his performance in the NCAA. If he does not suffer injuries, he will be an All-Star for many years."

"What about Paul George? This is a NCAA Division II player, but experts think he has good potential."

"I think so too, maybe he can become a superstar!"

"Is he the player who has the potential to become the regular season MVP?" Irene now understands the way Su Wan speaks.

Su Wan said: "One of my most promising newcomers!"

"So... there really is no one who can win the regular season MVP?"

Erin finished talking about several lottery favorites.

There is not even one "regular season MVP" recognized by Su Wan.

At last year's draft, Suwan predicted two guys to become regular season MVPs.

It seems that in Su Wan's heart, this class is not as good as the class of 09!

It won't roll over, right?
Irene was a little worried.

After all, she has read the information of this year's rookies, and many of them have exaggerated physical qualities, especially the "No. 1 pick favorite" John Wall.

The reason why he is called an "enhanced version of Rose" is that his speed is even more exaggerated than Rose.

As a point guard, he has better vision and passing ability than Rose.

Since Rose can become the "regular season MVP", why can't he?
At the same time, Donnie Walsh was on the phone with his assistant: "Quick, quick, around the 10th pick in the first round, is there a new player that Suwan is optimistic about... Paul... George? Who is Paul George?"

Donnie Walsh quickly looked through the rookie information in his hands.

Finally found Paul George's information.

"From the NCAA Division II?"

Donnie Walsh always directly passes on such players, but when he heard his assistant say that Suwan had a high opinion of Paul George and thought he had a chance to win the regular season MVP and was the highest-rated rookie by Suwan in 2010, he no longer hesitated.

Fine!

Who made Su Wan like him?
Just choose him!

Then he wrote Paul George's name in the envelope.

……

"With the 2010th pick in the first round of the 10 draft, the New York Knicks selected Paul George from Fresno State University!"

……

"Did the New York Knicks select Paul George with the 10th pick in the first round?" Erin glanced at Suwan. She was sure that someone in the Knicks office was "spying" on the live broadcast of "Suwan's Prediction".

Otherwise, why would the New York Knicks choose Paul George by chance?
According to the information obtained by Irene, the Knicks did not try out Paul George at all.

Look at George's expression when he heard that he was selected by the New York Knicks. His face was full of surprise. It was obvious that he did not expect that he would be selected by New York.

Well, he also didn’t hear Su Wan’s comments about him, otherwise he wouldn’t be so surprised.

Next, Su Wan saw many familiar names.

It wasn't until the Nets selected Jordan Crawford with the 27th pick in the first round that Suwan smiled knowingly.

This dude is none other than this.

The college student who completed a dunk on LeBron during the "video gate" incident...

it's him!
After the second episode of "Suwan's Prediction" was successfully concluded, Tyrone rushed to New York to meet up with Suwan. Then Suwan will start his "tour" so that he can determine his next stop.

Although Taillon was not with him these days, he had already arranged his itinerary.

Su Wan didn't want to do this at first, but Taillon's reason convinced him: "Su, this is the time to show your influence. Believe me, this will increase your business value!"

One of the reasons Suwan left Indiana was to make a lot of money.

and so……

Let’s cruise!

After the final screening, there are a total of 6 teams that Suwan needs to tour.

It’s not that only the general managers of six teams approached him.

But all the teams that were not in big cities were passed over by Tyronn.

The six teams are:

Lakers, Clippers, Bulls, Heat, Knicks and 76ers!
They correspond to Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, New York and Philadelphia respectively.

In fact, Dallas and Houston are also big cities, and they also want to get Suwan.

Yes, you read that right, they really wanted to get Suwan, especially Cuban, who wanted to make 8 calls a day and completely forgot about the despicable things he did to Suwan in the past.

Tairen blocked his phone number once, but this guy actually changed his number and called Tairen.

That shows how crazy he is.

But Tyron knew very well that Suwan wanted to slap Cuban unconscious with one slap, so how could he give him a chance?
Not to mention Houston.

The current general manager of the Rockets is Morey. Tyron once saw Suwan nail Morey's portrait on a dartboard.

Although no one knows what grudge there is between them, it can be seen from this that Su Wan hates Morey.

In the third year of cooperation, Taillon now knows very well that what Su Wan hates most is others walking through his "minefield", even if it is just a test!

When Su Wan and Tai Lun arrived in Los Angeles, the calm media suddenly published "explosive" news...

A revelation from a small website:
LeBron's mother Gloria had an affair with Cavaliers player Delonte West.

As soon as this news came out, it was immediately reprinted by major media and soon became a hot topic across the United States.

At this time, former Rockets star Murphy stood up:

"This is not a rumor. Unfortunately, my sources told me that this is true. My sources learned through accurate channels that everyone knew about this except LeBron."

In other words, everyone on the Cavaliers kept it a secret from LeBron and watched West rape LeBron's mother.

This time, the media went wild.

Tailun also knew about this and told Su Wan as soon as possible.

Suwan is a person who hates LeBron.

But he thinks LeBron should be a man with a bottom line.

There is no need to use your own mother to take the blame.

Not to mention that LeBron has been claiming in front of the media how much he loves and appreciates his mother.

Can……

What Su Wan didn't understand was that, according to the rules, LeBron should have brought his mother out at this time, quickly held a press conference, and clarified all the rumors.

But until West spoke out and said that these things were false and Gloria also denied these things, LeBron did not make any statement, but instead allowed these voices to become more and more heated.

This doesn't make sense.

He also had doubts about what Murphy said.

If, as he said, everyone else on the Cavaliers knew, how could LeBron not know?

Wouldn't that "loyal dog" Valanciunas tell him immediately?
This is the second point that Su Wan is confused about.

More importantly...the other Cavaliers players kept it a secret from LeBron. Isn't this isolating James?
What a bold statement!
Who doesn't know that James is the team leader most loved by his teammates!
Therefore, taking all these unreasonable situations into account, Su Wan could only draw one conclusion:
In order to leave, LeBron dragged his mother out to take the blame!
At least it was at this time that rumors of LeBron leaving the Cavaliers began to spread.

Everyone's only reaction to this matter was sympathy.

It is normal to think that LeBron wants to leave because he has an unreliable mother and a group of unreliable teammates.

In fact, up to this point, LeBron's team's plan to leave the Cavaliers was quite perfect.

Sympathy is the most exploitable public opinion in the world.

But the problem is that they finally organized a "national live broadcast", which was like directly poking at the "powder keg". Who cares whether his mother was raped by his teammates!
Various critical voices came from all directions.

Of course, this is something.

At present, only the "Friend Ma Gate" incident has been reported.

As for what actions they will take next, Su Wan can only wait and see.

In the next two days, the biggest hot topic in the entire media was still the "Youma Gate Incident."

At this moment, Su Wan really felt that being LeBron's teammate was miserable, and being his family member was not much better.

If his wife had his child at the age of 17, then not getting married for years is considered the native custom in America.

It is really outrageous that his son had to join the Lakers even though he was about to die from a sudden heart attack for the sake of "father-son basketball" and was still called a "goat".

Even though Su Wan has not become a father yet, he knows that if his child has a heart and he has a fortune, he will never let his son touch basketball again, even if it means killing his so-called "dream".

Of course, if this "heart attack" is only an occasional situation, such as taking too much medicine and the heart cannot bear the load, a heart attack will occur.

that……

Su Wan couldn’t understand it even more!
How much he hates his son, for he would even give him a heart attack just for his son to play in the NBA!
If this isn't tragic, then what is?
When it comes to the script of "father-son basketball" with LeBron in the future, Suwan only sees Bronny's sadness and sacrifice.

What made him successful was the various topics about his "dad".

Thinking of this, Su Wan could understand why LeBron could "suck" the blood of his teammates so comfortably.

He didn't even spare his own mother and his own son, and all of them became stepping stones for his career. How could he care about these teammates who were not related to him by blood?
Can teammates who call you "brother" be more precious than family members who share the same blood?
From this we can see that LeBron is really a thoroughgoing "sophisticated egoist"!
It was not until after June 6 that the league's news gradually changed to the news that Suwan toured Los Angeles and met with Lakers owner Buss and Clippers general manager "Lord Baylor".

Then Su Wan left Los Angeles and went to Chicago.

The time also came to July 7st.

It is said that the first day of the free market every year is a day when big deals are flying around.

Especially this year, with the contracts of a large number of "superstars" expiring, the scene should be even more chaotic.

however……

Apart from a few small signings, the league has been very quiet.

WOJ stood up and broke the news at this time: "As far as I know, 90% of the general managers of the league's teams are currently waiting and watching. They are waiting for Su Wan's final result!"

The trading market is always changing rapidly!
Although Taillon has rejected the invitation from the small city now, what if?
What if Su Wan is not satisfied after seeing all these big cities and changes his mind?

Ultimately, this matter still depends on Su Wan's opinion.

With his own strength, he brought all the transactions in the league to a standstill. All major media outlets also lamented Su Wan's presence in the league.

The New York Times thought of Michael Jordan in 96.

At that time, the entire league only started signing various contracts after Jordan signed a 3 million contract with the Bulls.

Suwan is now even better than Jordan in 96.

You have to know that he just turned 25 today!

What a concept!

The team that gets him might be able to dominate the next decade.

Any general manager in this league cannot help but be tempted.

"Danny, why can't we still see your movements?"

cleveland.

After failing to discuss a team-up with Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James can only hope that the Cavaliers can make a good reinforcement this summer.

Although the net has been cast, under the current circumstances, he really cannot leave the Cavaliers unless it is absolutely necessary.

But Danny Ferry's answer to him was:
"LeBron, all general managers are waiting for Suwan's final choice, and we are no exception, so I can't make any choice now!"

Fuck you!

LeBron is pissed!

What's so great about him, Su Wan?
Isn’t it just that he has a few more teammates than me?

If I work with all-stars, I can also win the championship!

Just wait and see!

One day, he will prove that he is a better "team cornerstone" than Su Wan, as long as...

He can have so many All-Star teammates like Suwan!

"Tell Danny that he should take advantage of now... Never mind, Danny, you're unreliable. Richie, go contact those teams with strong enough lineups and see if they get my idea."

Rich Paul could see that LeBron was angry, and he didn't dare to disobey him, so he did what he wanted.

But the result...

"Their answers are similar to Danny's. They are also waiting for Su Wan's choice of next club before making the next arrangements."

"Are you being too vague?" LeBron would rather believe that Richie did not explain it clearly than believe that Su Wan really had such influence!
Rich Paul knew exactly what LeBron wanted to hear, and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, I didn't make it clear, maybe those general managers didn't understand what I meant!"

LeBron immediately smiled:
I knew it!

But I am the “King”!

On July 7, Suwan left the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

Pat Riley looked at his back and said to his assistant, "Man, prepare for the trade. Get Chris Bosh here first, and then help me find out if there are any other All-Star players who want to transfer."

The assistant was stunned for a moment: "Aren't we going to wait for Su Wan to make a choice?"

Riley said: "Obviously, he is not that interested in the Heat!"

Since it is unlikely that Suwan will come, Pat Riley will naturally take the initiative and grab other All-Star players who are left alone first, especially those who are free agents.

As long as you grab enough All-Stars.

Even if he didn't get Suwan in the end, Pat Riley still gained enough this summer...

On July 7, Su Wan arrived at the last stop of his "tour":
New York Knicks!
Dolan and President Donnie Walsh came to the airport to pick him up in person.

On the way to Madison Square Garden, Suwan learned from Tyrann that Chris Bosh had joined the Heat and teamed up with Wade.

Donnie, who was sitting in the front row, should have also known the news, and he observed Su Wan's expression through the rearview mirror from time to time.

Su Wan asked directly: "Are you trying to tell me, have Chris and Dwyane teamed up?"

Donny nodded and was about to say something when Dolan next to him spoke first: "Is this a big deal? I believe that as long as you are willing to come to New York, Suwan, our Knicks will soon establish a dynasty!"

"And I can promise you, Su Wan!"

Dolan, who was sitting in the front row with Donnie Walsh, turned his head and looked at Suwan with a serious face: "I will definitely support you with all my strength, Suwan. You should know that the Dolan family's business will not be affected by the economy at all. The income from radio and television alone is enough for the Knicks to build a lineup every year. I also have many other profitable industries!"

"Su, money is just a number to me!"

"What the whole of New York, and I, want to see most right now is a championship!"

Seeing how serious he was, Su Wan nodded slightly but didn't say anything.

The car soon arrived at Madison Square Garden.

At this time, the news that Chris Bosh announced his joining the Heat had spread across the United States.

ESPN also specially arranged a connection between the two of them.

The two were chatting about the new season with anticipation, and from their looks, it could be seen that they were extremely looking forward to the arrival of the new season.

"How the hell do we play this?"

A wailing sound was heard from a mansion in Cleveland.

LeBron felt like the sky was falling again.

Damn it Chris!

Damn Dwyane!
The two people who rejected him actually sneaked out to form a group.

In this way...

In the new season's Eastern Conference, there are the Celtics' "Big Three", Howard's Magic, the Pacers' "Twin Towers" inside, and... Wade and Chris Bosh who have just formed a "duo".

LeBron really felt like his eyes were darkening.

He could never imagine himself leading the Cavaliers' current lineup out of the Eastern Conference and into the playoffs.

Don’t forget, we don’t know yet which team Su Wan will join!
With his personality, if he joins an Eastern Conference team and throws in a few star players, there will be no place for the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference!
Danny Ferry is a moron!
LeBron cursed fiercely in his heart.

I told you to wait for Su Wan's final result, now you're done, right?

Eating shit can't keep up with the heat!
In that case, don't blame me for leaving.

If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being useless and not being able to bring me strong teammates!

Rich Paul also called him at this time, and the meaning was roughly the same:

LeBron, run away!
I really can’t stay in Cleveland anymore!
His words further strengthened LeBron's determination.

Especially the last sentence:
"LeBron, you know, without a championship, your reputation will never be good, but as long as you win the championship, there will always be people who give you flowers and applause!"

In this world, there are always "champion fans" and "data fans"!
"Besides..." Rich Paul rarely said the truth: "LeBron, our public opinion has already reached its lowest point. How much lower can it get? Why don't we try to make a breakthrough? As long as we succeed, we can reverse our reputation!"

The more LeBron listened, the more it made sense, and his eyes were filled with sparks of desire.

He seemed to have already seen himself holding up the championship trophy while Su Wan stood on the sidelines with his head lowered!
Just do it!

There are only four words left in LeBron's mind:

I want to succeed!

Rich Paul has no idea which team he should go to.

LeBron's eyes at this time were much more determined than his: "I have already thought of a place to go!"

Those two damn guys actually refused to join Cleveland and secretly teamed up in Miami!

Well then, if I don’t have a good life, you won’t have an easy life either!

If we succeed, we'll turn the tables together. If we fail, you'll all be infamous along with me!

LeBron James cursed fiercely in his heart:
Let you guys join forces without telling me first!

Do you really think you can get rid of me?

"Rich, contact Pat, but tell him not to make it public yet. I want to announce the news myself!"

Richie nodded: "Okay, I got it!"

"And contact ESPN and tell them I want to work with them and announce live whether I'm leaving Cleveland!"

"it is good……"

There was a glimmer of excitement in Rich Paul's eyes.

He knew that LeBron was jealous of Suwan's influence in the media these days.

He was fucked by his teammates, but this kind of thing was not as eye-catching as Suwan's transfer. This hurt LeBron a lot, but also made him want to show his presence.

As for how to show your presence...

What could be more eye-catching than announcing on the air whether you're leaving Cleveland?
Bill Duffy soon learned the news and tried to stop LeBron, but LeBron said in a firm tone: "Bill, thank you for your hard work over the past two years. Now I have bad news to tell you. You are fired!"

Afterwards, LeBron successfully finalized his intention to join the team with Pat Riley, and the cooperation with ESPN was also reached.

Soon everyone knew that LeBron would announce whether he would leave Cleveland on July 7 during a live broadcast on ESPN.

For a time, the discussion about LeBron skyrocketed.

This satisfied LeBron's vanity.

Then Suwan also learned that LeBron would be live on July 7, and he immediately said to Tyron, "Then I will also announce my whereabouts on the 12th!"

Tai Lun asked, "Is it also live broadcast?"

Su Wan said: "I can just post it on Twitter!"

Tyron nodded and prepared to follow up.

July 7th arrived quickly. In the ESPN studio, LeBron sat in his seat, waiting for the host to finish his opening remarks. He emphasized: "All proceeds from this live broadcast will be donated free of charge!"

Then LeBron said: "This is a difficult decision. I decided to take my talents to the South Coast and join the Miami Heat!"

At the same time, Suwan tweeted: "Thank you Indiana, thank you Indianapolis, thank you for all the experiences in the past 6 years. Unfortunately, I have only brought 5 championships to this city and the story here has to come to an end. Therefore, I am even more grateful to the fans for understanding my decision. I hope that there will be a day in the future when we can continue the story. Now, I think I have to officially embark on a new journey. This is a difficult decision. I decided to bring my talents to the 'Big Apple' and join the New York Knicks!"

Second update today.

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