pinnacle swinger

Chapter 268 Ray Allen Joins

Boston, corner coffee shop.

The soothing sound of music flows into people's hearts like a clear spring, and the faint smell of tulips wafts in the air. There are not many guests, whispering and communicating in twos and threes.

Ray Allen raised his coffee cup and took a sip, looking at Tang Wenlong with an expression of interest.

Tang Wenlong smiled slightly and cut straight to the point: "Ray Allen, the 76ers need your help, come to Philadelphia and help me build a dynasty!"

"Hey!" He said in a loud tone.

Ray Allen felt the edge of the young people, like the rising sun, shining brightly.That is a scene that is not seen in the Celtics. Maybe more than ten years ago, he was so ambitious and full of fighting spirit.
"You don't have me this year, and you haven't won the championship yet. There is not much difference if you have me or not." Ray Allen said with a smile.

Tang Wenlong was overjoyed, and there was something in the secret, but his face became more and more sincere: "Lei, you know, this year is just a shortened season, and the chance of a shortened season is greater than a normal season. What's more, the road to winning the championship is not smooth sailing, especially with the The Heat's game, the Heat's strength is very strong, even if there is another series, the outcome is only five or five points."

Tang Wenlong paused, stared into Ray Allen's eyes, and continued: "So I think the Heat should start pursuing you at this time. You are the real puzzle piece of the championship team, and it is very important."

Ray Allen laughed, Tang Wenlong said in his heart, in fact, after he is going to leave Boston, the next two teams to consider are the Heat and the 76ers. After all, these two teams are championship-level teams , and coincidentally, the two teams pursued him almost at the same time.

At this moment, Ray Allen's cell phone rang.

He glanced down, looked up at Tang Wenlong and showed a meaningful smile, "LeBron's phone call, he is as active as you."

Tang Wenlong raised his eyebrows and retorted jokingly: "Obviously I'm more active. I came to Boston to find you. This city treats me as an enemy, and it's always dangerous."

Ray Allen laughed and answered the phone.

Tang Wenlong took a sip of coffee and forced himself to calm down, but his heart was suspended. What would happen if Ray Allen chose to join the Heat?A picture of the playoffs automatically appeared in his mind. At the most critical moment, James would not choose to force a layup after breaking through. The key three points.
Lei Allen on the opposite side answered the phone hummingly. Tang Wenlong raised his ears, hoping to hear something.

After a long while, Lei Allen hung up the phone after waiting like a torment. Tang Wenlong looked at Lei Allen's expression and didn't know what he was thinking.

Ray Allen smiled and said: "Don, every choice a professional player makes will have an important impact on his career. The speed at which the 76ers have risen this season is astonishing, but you are facing many important substitute players in the summer. The status quo of becoming a free agent, I don't know how the 76ers are going to deal with it?"

Tang Wenlong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ray Allen to ask such a question about the team's construction.

He pondered a little in his mind, and then solemnly replied word by word: "After winning the championship, the players' pursuits are different. The future path of the team must still focus on our current starters. The core construction, the passing of substitute players It is almost inevitable, but at the same time there will definitely be fresh blood coming in, the general direction will not change, and the strength will definitely become stronger and stronger."

Ray Allen nodded, showing a playful smile: "Do you want to know what LeBron told me just now?"

Tang Wenlong narrowed his eyes and showed his white teeth, "There is nothing difficult to guess. The Heat have been pursuing three-pointers from all walks of life. If you were in the past, you would be the most reliable outside teammate. James and Wade need you to make breakthroughs." Open up the space. But to be honest, the biggest problem for the Heat is not the outside line, but the weakness inside. You have also seen how they were beaten by Mark in this year's playoffs."

Ray Allen laughed twice again, Tang Wenlong's eyes were piercing, hot and full of sincerity.

"So, please join our 76ers. Next year and the year after that, we will definitely win the championship again!" Tang Wenlong once again issued a solicitation signal.

Ray Allen took a sip of his coffee and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he nodded and replied: "Okay! I promise you!"

Tang Wenlong's eyes lit up, and a stone fell from his heart. Unspeakable joy welled up in his chest, and he couldn't help smiling: "Great, this is a super cool decision!"

The two stretched out their big hands, and held each other tightly under the afternoon sun.
Tang Wenlong completed the task of joining Ray Allen, which can be regarded as a contribution to the team during the offseason.

After that, Ray Allen asked his agent to contact Stefanski, and the two sides quickly reached an agreement on the signing agreement, a small middle class of 3 million in three years.This offer is far lower than the two-year 950 million contract offer offered by the Celtics to Ray Allen at the beginning, not to mention that the Celtics contract also includes a transaction veto right.

In fact, when Tang Wenlong personally came to Boston to invite Ray Allen to join, Ray Allen was ready to agree to join the 76ers. After all, a star like Tang Wenlong came so sincerely, even Ray Allen Lun, I was also very moved in my heart.

Then the media in Boston took the lead in breaking the news that Ray Allen was about to leave the Celtics and join the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers.

The Celtics fans were taken aback. Some didn't understand, and some felt angry. It turns out that time will pass, and heroes will also fade away. There is no banquet that lasts forever, and the eternal Big Three is just wishful thinking.

At the same time, news came out from Philadelphia that backup general Maris Speights had signed with the Grizzlies.

Speights, who was testing the waters of the free market, finally chose to sign with the Grizzlies, who offered him a two-year contract worth $2 million, while Philadelphia can only be a low-income middle class of 1000 million, which is not a small difference. .

Tang Wenlong thought that the first to leave would be Louis Williams or Hawes. After all, one of the two is very hot, and the other did not get the desired playing opportunities and time in the playoffs, and each had his own ideas.Unexpectedly, Speights was the first to leave. Last year, the 76ers snatched Gasol Jr. from the Grizzlies. This year, the Grizzlies poached the corner of the 76ers. There is a decree, and everything has a definite number.

On the evening of the 6th, the official website of the 76ers officially announced that the team signed the league's three-point leader Ray Allen with a three-year contract!

This is a major addition.

(End of this chapter)