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Chapter 262 [Jack, you can leave]

New York has every reason to be excited, because New York can also be regarded as the hometown of Su Xi. He graduated from Syracuse University. The miracles he left behind in the NCAA are still circulating in New York State. When Isiah Thomas exposed Su Xi with confidence, Will join the Knicks, Syracuse University alumni came out to celebrate, finally able to see Su Xi play in the Madison Garden Arena.

When reporters went to the Syracuse University Orangemen to interview, both the coaching staff and the players expressed their willingness to help New York recruit. Although Su Xi's status has now risen, and he is a hot young superstar in the league, his identity is completely different from that of the substitute player back then.

However, everyone believes that Su Xi is nostalgic for old love.

The media reports every year that Susie returned to New Jersey to care for Reggie Weems and the Scott family.

Moreover, the reason why the New York media and fans are so crazy is: Isiah Thomas has a close relationship with Su Xi. He joined the Chinese Men's Basketball Team with Su Xi last summer and helped Su Xi win the championship as a consultant.

I believe that due to this relationship, Suzy, the lamb selected by the New York Knicks with the No. 2003 pick in 8, will eventually return to his garden: the basketball mecca, Madison Garden.

But at this time, good news also came to light in Los Angeles.

In an exclusive interview with GQ magazine, Scarlett Johansson said with certainty: Jack and I will end our long-term long-distance relationship, and our relationship will be further sublimated. I mean, we're going to be living in the same city, and Jack is already looking at houses in Los Angeles.

Scarlett Johansson's words made the entire Lakers fan base boil.

Su Xi is planning to buy a house in Los Angeles. What does that mean?

He will join the Los Angeles team.

Since he is coming to Los Angeles, will he go to the Clippers?

As we all know, dogs aren’t even allowed to watch Clippers games in the City of Angels. The Los Angeles Clippers' status in the Los Angeles basketball world is far lower than the Lakers, lower than UCLA, lower than the University of Southern California, and lower than the WNBA's Sparks.

What's more, with the Grandet attributes of the Los Angeles Clippers owner, will he be willing to spend money?

Su Xi went to the Clippers out of sheer stupidity.

So when they heard that Su Xi was buying a house in Los Angeles, they assumed that he would become a member of the Lakers.

However, Clippers general managers Elgin Baylor and Mike Dunleavy told the fans very firmly that anything is possible and we also have our own advantages.

What advantages do the Clippers have? Maybe it’s just bad enough.

At this time, the players union exposed something. The Indiana Pacers took the initiative to negotiate with the players union and league management representatives, demanding that rookie players with particularly outstanding performance be given an over-maximum salary contract.

The maximum salary in the NBA is determined based on the year played in the NBA.

If the playing years are less than or equal to six years, the first-year salary of the top-level contract that can be obtained is [-]% of next season's salary cap.

If you play for seven to nine years, you can get [-]% of next season's salary cap.

And if it is greater than or equal to 10 years, you can get [-]% of next season's salary cap.

This is a contract negotiated by the NBA labor management and can be accepted by everyone. If they are given indiscriminately like they did back then, rookies can get tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of long-term contracts without even playing in a year, resulting in a serious salary inversion, unable to improve their combat effectiveness, and the locker room will be a mess.

Just like the billion-dollar contract the Timberwolves gave Garnett, it directly led to the league's shutdown.

Before the collective bargaining agreement, a large number of super rookies received big contract bonuses. Garnett, O'Neal, Mourning, Big Dog... and a lot more.

But now, rookie contracts have become cheap labor again.

It's hard for you to imagine that Su Xi won the Finals MVP for two consecutive years. His salary is only four to five million US dollars.

The Pacers made this application at this time, and it is believed that they want to retain Su Xi and increase the salary of the hero who won the championship.

This news was quickly confirmed, and the alliance headed by David Stern quickly announced the matter and found the management for negotiations.

There is a high probability that this new provision will be passed.

Because its adaptability will not be very strong. Looking at the entire history of the league, how many players can win two Finals MVPs on their rookie contracts?
  How nice to give rookies an elusive incentive.

The meeting was held on Wednesday, and the employer showed overwhelming support. With the exception of the Charlotte Bobcats and San Antonio Spurs, all other teams voted in favor, even the Detroit Pistons.

After representatives of the New York Knicks and Lakers tried their best to fight for it, the final "Susi Clause" was: any rookie who wins the Finals MVP and regular season MVP during the rookie contract period is eligible to receive the starting salary in advance. A super-max contract worth [-]% of next season's salary cap.

This condition is very harsh and is tailor-made for Su Xi.

However, Su Xi’s greatness goes far beyond that. Because he won the finals MVP and the regular season MVP.

After this clause was announced, almost no one came forward to express criticism.

Because Su Xi deserves so much money.

Moreover, if a figure like Suhi appears on any team, they will certainly be willing to give them a super maximum salary.

The championship is worth a lot of money.

The number of teams in the NBA that have not won a championship is far greater than the teams that have won a championship.

After this clause was passed, Indiana's championship tour began.

Su Xi appeared on the float holding his trophy, and almost all the citizens of the city came to participate. It was extremely hot in Indiana in June, but the people present were even more enthusiastic than the hot summer.

The city of Indiana is rarely so lively. The two championship trophies have brought supreme glory to the city. Even those who are not basketball fans are proud of the two championships. This is already their calling card.

Su Xi stood on the bus. He looked at the crowd in Wuyang Wuyang around him. He was very moved. He waved around and sprayed champagne on them. It was a sea of ​​joy.

After Susie sprayed the champagne, he started throwing championship T-shirts around.

Su Xi spent his own money to customize this, and prepared [-] pieces. Su Xi stayed in Indiana this past week, and the most important thing was to sign. He signed his name on every T-shirt, and some even wrote A word or two of blessing.

Su Xi handed the T-shirt to the surrounding fans.

The fans dispersed in an orderly manner.

At this time, they didn't know that Su Xi's signature was on it.

Teammates are also helping Su Xi distribute them.

Soon the team arrived at the final location. The bus stopped at the square in the city center and fans gathered around. It was like an open-air music festival.

From the team owner to the players, they took microphones and shouted to the fans.

When it was Su Xi's turn, Su Xi stepped forward.

Before he could speak, [-] to [-] citizens around him shouted in unison: MVP! MVP! MVP!

The voice was very, very loud and powerful.

Looking around, many people, men, women and children, are wearing their own jerseys.

Su Xi was very, very touched, with the past bits and pieces lingering in his mind, and then he bowed deeply to all around to express his gratitude.

His eyes became moist unconsciously.

And when he raised his head, his tears could no longer be suppressed.

Because, a fan in the crowd in front held up a large banner that read: Jack, you can leave. Indiana thank you, forever MVP.

Su Xi's nose instantly became sour.

He held the microphone, his voice choked, and he said: "Thank you, thank you." He said a thousand words until the end, only this one sentence came out, and everything was left unsaid.

When the event was over, Su Xi was still feeling emotional.

He was sitting in Larry Bird's car, and he said to Larry Bird: "In the future, I have to return to Indiana to end my career. I want to win the third championship trophy with the Pacers."

Larry Bird nodded: "Of course, your jersey will be retired at Conseco Arena."

Then, he asked Su Xi: "Which city do you want to go to to start a new basketball career."

Suhi said: "It's not clear yet. At that time, it will also depend on whether the other party has the players Indiana needs. After I leave Indiana, the team must still maintain its strongest state."

Although Bird and Suhi have never talked about contract extension, they both know that if Susi leaves, he will never join another team as a free agent.

It must be signed first and then exchanged.

Su Xi will definitely have the Pacers' best interests in mind.

It was like all of Indiana was blessing Susie.

They are the role model for modern basketball breakups, from the owners to the management, from the coaching staff to the locker room, from the locker room to the fans, and to the citizens of the entire city.

Although they were extremely sad to leave Su Xi, they respected Su Xi's ideals and Su Xi wanted to leave her comfort zone to prove herself.

They have nothing but blessings.

Because what Su Xi has brought to this city has far exceeded their expectations.

Moreover, they treat Su Xi like their own child. If he wants to leave home and go out to explore, of course everyone must support him.

...

Susie arrived in Los Angeles on the day of the NBA draft. When he appeared at the Los Angeles Airport, he attracted crowds of people around him.

Suzy is a celebrity.

And he is a celebrity who is currently in the spotlight.

Therefore, after Su Xi was recognized, everyone came over to take photos and ask for autographs. Some female friends even introduced their body measurements. Their desire to have sex with Su Xi was reflected in their body movements.

Su Xi left the crowd in a sprint, but after getting into the car, another vehicle chase started.

Los Angeles is a place with a very developed media industry, and many paparazzi are stationed at the airport.

When they saw Su Xi, they immediately followed her and took candid photos.

These guys are talented and bold. On the airport expressway, they overtake other cars and lean out to take photos.

This made Su Xi feel very unhappy and uneasy, and he asked the driver to drive slower.

Even though the driver was careful, small scratches eventually occurred.

In front of a fork in the road, Su Xi's car was hit by paparazzi vehicles that were rushing through the car and almost flipped out of the roadside drainage ditch.

The violent collision caused the airbags to deploy, but fortunately Su Xi was not injured.

He fastened his seat belt.

But the driver's head hit the seat belt hard and he fell into coma.

Su Xi climbed out of the car with difficulty. He quickly called for help, but what he called was not help, but the spears and cannons of a group of people.

Obviously, this is extremely important news material for these media.

Su Xi was very angry and angry. He quickly opened the cockpit door, pulled the driver out, laid him flat in front of the car, and then quickly called the emergency number and the traffic police.

Fortunately, the driver had woken up before the ambulance arrived. The traffic police arrived early and dealt with the accident. Moreover, they took the initiative to seek photos with Su Xi.

Then, Su Xi accompanied the doctor to the hospital.

When he arrived at the hospital, he saw the news of his car accident on the hospital TV: Breaking! Explosive! Susie the Sheep was involved in a car accident on the Los Angeles Airport expressway and has gone to the hospital.

Then, Su Xi's cell phone exploded.

The popularity of this news also instantly ignited public opinion.

Su Xi was dumbfounded.

This made him extremely disgusted with the media environment in Los Angeles. It took him almost an hour in the hospital corridor to explain to everyone that he was fine, and asked O'Connor to make an announcement immediately.

But at this time, Suhi's popularity has surpassed the draft held at Madison Garden Arena in New York.

Although it turned out to be a false alarm, Su Xi's every move will still shock the entire basketball circle.

This year is considered a popular year for the draft. Compared with the 2004 draft, there are many outstanding figures among the rookies waiting to be drafted this year.

And there is also the North Carolina gang that just won the NCAA championship. Everyone believes that this year's North Carolina four young players can replicate the miracle of the Syracuse duo. Carmelo Anthony and Su Xi have already proven themselves in the NBA, and now it is North Carolina's turn.

In addition, there is Andrew Bogut, the favorite for the No. [-] pick. He is a foreign center who plays in the United States. He has a very good physical frame and offensive and defensive skills. In the NCAA, many people call him White Duncan.

Therefore, the Bucks, who won the No. [-] pick, really hope that he can become the backbone of the team like Susi. They even said: We have prepared a "Susi Clause" contract extension for Bogut.

However, the Australian center is obviously a bit overconfident.

He told the media: "I hope there will be a Bogut clause in the future. Of course I can do better. I am a center, and only the player who controls the basket can control the entire court."

His words are not only dissing Su Xi, but also offending this year's guards. This year is the golden age of point guards. Many point guards who have made a name for themselves in the NCAA have participated in this draft. There is Felton, who is one of North Carolina's four juniors, Deron Williams and Hyde, who created the legend of Illinois, and Chris Paul of Wake Forest...

Just when Su Xi put down her phone and was about to leave the hospital, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant came to the hospital. They came specifically to visit Su Xi.

They thought Su Xi was injured, even though Su Xi expressed on the phone that nothing was wrong at all.

But they are still worried.

"The traffic in Los Angeles is really bad." Kobe complained to Su Xi: "I suggest you buy a helicopter. You can put it in a leasing company and rent it out as a business jet. If there is anything important, you can take it by yourself. . Tracy McGrady bought an airplane, but his was a small business jet."

Su Xi shook his head and said: "Then I would rather take a car. You'd better give up this idea. It's very unsafe. There is nothing more reassuring than being down to earth."

Kobe mused.

Magic comforted Su Xi beside him, and then he talked about talking to Su Xi about the team.

At this time, Su Xi's cell phone rang, and it was Isiah Thomas calling.

Su Xi walked aside and pressed the answer button.

Thomas made a phone call 10 minutes ago to care about Su Xi's health.

Now, before Su Xi spoke, he asked Su Xi in an anxious tone: "Jack, it's our turn soon. Which player do you choose? Or, what kind of helper do you want? We can have several this year With the draft pick, I can clear out all the players into parts. Didn’t you say last time that the Knicks’ players were not good? Let’s do a complete rebuild.”

(End of this chapter)