Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 150 The deal is reached
"Hey, man, why did you call me suddenly? Didn't I tell you not to arrange any other commercial promotions for me besides Adidas' commercial activities this summer?"

"That's it, Wu, Kobe called me and wanted to invite you to train with him..."

"what?"

Ever since he was able to stand alone, Johnson, who was unbearably lonely, had been thinking about returning to Los Angeles.

For such a "socialite", if he doesn't attend two or three parties a night, he feels that his life is meaningless.So after Woody decided to stop all commercial activities this summer, he immediately took a break and returned to Los Angeles.

So far, I haven't called Woody, but I always send him text messages whenever I need something.

So Woody was a little surprised when he received Johnson's call at this moment.

What surprised him even more was what this guy said:
Kobe invited me to train together?
why?
This was Woody's knee-jerk reaction.

Because the relationship between him and Kobe was not good, they only had two friendships.

We don't even have cell phones with each other.

But he had nothing to guess. With Johnson here, how could he find out more about this matter?

"I heard that Pat Riley is also interested in getting Shaquille O'Neal, and is now in contact with Lakers general manager Kupchak..." Sure enough, Johnson probably guessed Kobe's purpose, "Kupchak probably wants to Let’s see if Kobe can convince you so that he can get you at the negotiating table in exchange for Shaquille O’Neal!”

"What do you mean?" Woody did not rush to express his opinion, but continued to ask Johnson what he thought about this matter.

Johnson was as conscientious as Yuan Fang and continued to give his own point of view: "Man, if you don't have the idea of ​​leaving the Heat, of course you have to refuse Kobe's invitation... After all, the relationship between Shaq and Kobe is indeed not good. If he really "You joined the Heat, and it's easy to leave a grudge over your training with Kobe. Listen to me, this shark looks tall and has a mountain-like figure, but in fact he is really small-minded!"

Woody nodded. Johnson said exactly what he was thinking.

"Then you reject him for me..."

After hanging up the phone, Woody thought the matter was over.

But what he didn't expect was that Kobe was so perseverant, and Johnson rejected him. He didn't know where he got a call from Woody, and called him in person to invite him to train together.Woody got straight to the point: "Man, you should know the current situation. It seems that we are not suitable for training together..."

"Just because of Shaq?"

Woody clearly heard Kobe's pout.

"Man, you really don't have to worry about him. As long as you ask for a trade to come to Los Angeles, do you still have to worry about your relationship with him?"

"..."

Just this sentence left Woody speechless.After being silent for a long time, Woody finally asked: "Why should I go to Los Angeles?"

Kobe said: "Of course it is to win the championship! Woody, as long as you come to Los Angeles, I will teach you to win the championship! You are such a hard-working person, I know that the championship must mean a lot to you!"

Woody was silenced by Kobe again.

This guy's character turns out to be so stupid!

Scary!

However, with Woody's character, it was naturally impossible for him to let Kobe "silence" him. He immediately released his "ultimate move": "Well, man, how many Finals MVPs do you have?"

"...beep beep!"

After a brief silence, a busy signal came from the other end of the phone.

Kobe hung up the phone!

win!

The speechless Woody instantly felt that his whole body felt much smoother.

Recalling the whole incident in his mind, he couldn't help but shook his head:

No, who had this idea first?

He was staying well in Miami, why would he go to Los Angeles?
Not to mention other things, let’s talk about Shaquille O’Neal, the hero of the “Three Consecutive Championships”. The Lakers traded him when they asked for a trade. Then Woody left. How much credit must he make to spend his “twilight years” with the Lakers? ?

This alone makes it impossible for Woody to go to the Lakers.

Speaking of other things, Kobe is crazy about wanting to be the boss.And Woody himself is doing well as the boss in Miami, so why should he be the "second child" for him?

Don't talk about him, even if Michael Jordan made this call, he wouldn't be able to go.

Pippen can't do anything~
I don't know how this happened, but it spread out. Early the next morning, Woody was woken up by his own phone. He picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. After hesitating for a moment, he still answered the call. An overflowing voice sounded:

"Hey, Woody, are you awake? Let me tell you something, I'm coming to Miami, and I'm looking forward to joining forces with you in the new season!"

It's "Shark" Shaquille O'Neal!
There was excitement in his voice.

Woody's words, "Man, how many Finals MVPs do you have?" turned him into a "slow fish".

This kid originally made him feel comfortable just looking at him, but now that he and Kobe had such a quarrel, he felt even more friendly.

"Believe me, Woody, with me here, you will be the next Finals MVP!"

Shaquille O'Neal's words actually have two meanings:
One is that you and Kobe will definitely not win the championship, and I know that too well;

Another meaning is naturally to express to Woody that when he comes to the Heat, he will definitely not compete with him for the "boss" position...

The first phone call between Shaquille O'Neal and Woody ended happily.

However, Woody soon discovered that Shaquille O'Neal should have called him as soon as the deal was submitted, because he looked around the NBA news online and found no movement at all.

For a player of Shaquille O'Neal's caliber, this is impossible.

The only explanation is that the transaction has just gone through the process and there is no official approval yet.

Soon Woody finally figured out how Shaquille O'Neal knew about this.

Johnson sent Woody a message:
——Kobe asked me to bring you a message, see you in the new season!
This is for him to hold a grudge...

Woody also received a task from the system at this time:

"Hate from the future No. 1 in the alliance!"

"Ding, because the host rejected Kobe Bryant's invitation, and there were hundreds of millions of unpleasant moments in the communication, he has now become the No. 3 player in his mind that he wants to beat up the most. PS: The first two The players are Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan!”

That's all the introduction for the time being, and no tasks have been issued.

Obviously this will be a long-term project...

Woody discovered that he really had a "easy to laugh at" physique. July had just begun, and he had successively gotten into trouble with the new No. 7 pick Howard and Kobe Bryant.However, will Kobe be able to do well in the future?

He is also the league's future No. 1. It seems that after leaving Shaquille O'Neal, he has really become the boss of the team?
To be honest, Woody wasn't too nervous after the system issued the task about Howard.

Just kidding, he's just a high school student. Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James have already taken care of him. Now he's still playing in the NBA for one more year. How can he still be afraid of Howard?

But now that Kobe was staring at him, Woody immediately felt full of pressure.

His phrase "Can I ask you a few finals MVPs" seems to be quite lethal.

Of course, he also knows that this trash talk must be very lethal, otherwise, he would not say it!
After thinking about it, he called Johnson: "Man, how is your relationship with Charles Barkley?"

"It's okay...what's the matter?"

"Well...I have the idea to improve my singles ability with the ball this summer. I want to learn the back-up technique from him..." The only intersection between Woody and Charles Barkley was after the bet between Barkley and Kenny Smith. , Barkley wore his jersey and cheered him on from the sidelines.Other than that, there is no interaction.

When Johnson heard this: "I thought it was something! Don't worry, man, this is not a big deal. I think he will be crazy when he hears this!"

It turns out that Johnson really understands Barkley.

When he heard that Woody wanted to learn the back-up technique from him, he asked Johnson for Woody's contact number.Then the first time he saw Kenny Smith, he said: "Eh? How did you know that Woody said he wanted to learn post-up shooting from me in the summer?"

Kenny Smith: "…"

No, are you okay?
who asked you!

In the afternoon, as the league officially confirmed the deal between the Heat and the Lakers, news of Shaquille O'Neal's "east trip" to Miami also spread. The specific plan is;
The Lakers sent Shaquille O'Neal and received Odom, Grant, a 06 first-round pick and Caron Butler from the Heat!
Caron Butler was Pat Riley's bargaining chip during the second negotiation.

Kupchak, who learned that Kobe's relationship with Woody had broken down, agreed without much hesitation.

When the news came out that he would trade Shaquille O'Neal, at least 6 teams came to him specifically and gave him different offers, but among them, the teams with more chips than the Heat now really Not many, as far as Cuban of the Mavericks is concerned, except for Nowitzki, you can just pick the others...

But other people are really blind!
Furthermore, when Shaquille O'Neal said he wanted to go to Miami, the game was over.

In the final analysis, Shaquille O'Neal is a completely free agent, and he only agreed to sign and trade in order to make more money every year.

what?
You said he has no idea of ​​leaving any chips for the Lakers?
A little, but certainly not much!
because……

He won the "three consecutive championships" for the Lakers, but the Lakers refused to give him a maximum salary for retirement. Under such circumstances, Shaquille O'Neal still plans for the future of the Lakers?

As for the Lakers, headed by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal hopes that the lineup will get better and better.

He is not a boiling sheep!

This deal also directly shocked the entire league.

Although the Heat still rebuilt the team last season, they quickly rose to become the "dark horse" of the Eastern Conference, and even reached the final Eastern Conference finals with this lineup.

Now add Shaquille O'Neal...

No matter how you look at it, they are all popular seeds for next season's finals!
You know, rookies like Woody and Wade have reached a big level every year in the first three years after entering the league.

Just thinking about the strength of the Heat in the new season is exciting!
Especially for Miami fans…

They really didn't expect that the biggest "luck" of the off-season would actually come to them!
Pat Riley is really awesome!

From last year's draft to this year's free agency actions so far, Pat Riley's satisfaction in the hearts of Heat fans is absolutely 100%!

Some people are happy and some are worried!
Heat fans were extremely excited. When a certain Akron "proud kid" who had just finished training learned the news, he froze in place.

no……

What kind of bad luck is this!

There was a reason for his teammates to step aside during his rookie season.

Now here comes another "three consecutive championships" creator after Michael Jordan...

God, why don't you just give him the championship!
This is a slap in the face!
he……

I'm in a hurry!

The main thing is that he felt that he was getting stronger and stronger during the training, and he would definitely be more unstoppable in the new season.

The "Light" who was suppressed by Woody in his rookie season is likely to be regained by him in the new season.

No, not very likely, but a sure thing!
But now...

This is definitely a hammer!

We have Wade on the outside and Shaquille O'Neal on the inside. Can't I win with these teammates?
No!

Where is my general manager?

What is my general manager doing?
The irritated LeBron James called his agent team and asked them to find out what the Cavaliers management did this summer!
"This is definitely a very good result. I have always liked the city of Miami. Now the Heat still have Woody. We all know what that kid did in his rookie season. Of course, there are other things that have to be mentioned. Name, Dwyane, I think we’ll get along really well, they’re both super rookies that I’m very optimistic about!”

Shaquille O'Neal appeared in a press conference prepared for him by Pat Riley.

It could be seen that he was in a really good mood, with a smile on his face the whole time.

Pat Riley also had a satisfied smile on his face.

Just using Odom, Grant and Caron Butler, you got Shaquille O'Neal. This is definitely a deal that only makes money but does not lose money.

In the new season, the core lineup of Woody plus Shaquille O'Neal, Wade and Gerald Wallace makes him extremely satisfied no matter how he looks at it.

Now as long as he finds another good-quality number one position, this lineup can definitely compete with the Pacers and the Pistons.

In fact, the Heat already have a pretty good number one position in their lineup:

"Streetball King" Alston!
It's just his defensive ability that Pat Riley is not very satisfied with.

Moreover, if you really can’t find it, that’s okay, just keep Wade playing the one position and let Eddie Jones continue to play the second position!
Ok!

to be honest……

Shaquille O'Neal is here. Whether the quality of the No. [-] position is high or not is really not a big problem!

The Lakers have given him the most correct way to use Shaquille O'Neal!

(End of this chapter)