NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 207 Brothers Basketball Must Be Stopped (Daily Chapter)
Before the start of the All-Star Weekend, the managers of each team also started to get busy.

General Manager Glenfield has always wanted to replace Kuqi and Longley. The older players who are lying flat are no longer suitable for the Knicks.

When Li You left early to attend Michael Jordan's charity dinner, the injured Ewing also received a request from Glenfield before flying to Washington:

"You want the Hawks to give up Mutombo? That's impossible! He is currently the best big man in the Eastern Conference."

At the Tarrytown Training Center, Ewing complained about the general manager's requirements while receiving physical therapy from the team's medical team.

In the physiotherapy room, Grunfield didn't care and continued to say with a smile:
"The Eagles have begun to rebuild. Coach Wilkens has left the team. If you look at their recent transactions, most of them are not for the championship."

"Personal friendship, Pat! You have a good relationship with Mutombo. You can also talk to him during the All-Star Game!"

"Think about it, Lee is not yet 24 years old. For the Knicks, the window to win is still there. Although the league will implement the luxury tax, this rule will have little impact on us."

Gorilla still shook his head subconsciously. It's a bit embarrassing for players to actively apply for trades these days.

In addition, the Knicks currently have the best record in the league. Joining such a team is always a bit of a stretch.

The most important thing is that during the contract period, you have to specify a home. If one is not good, he will easily be sent to the frontier.
"At 35 years old and with more than one year left on his contract, I don't think Dikambe will be in our plans. Injuries will have a big impact on him."

"Of course, I will talk to him about this. Perhaps out of pursuit of the championship, he will choose to join the Knicks, but trading players does not matter."

Ewing thought for a while and agreed. As brothers who had prostituted X together, it was no problem to recruit friends.

However, subconsciously, he does not believe that the team can win the championship in the past two years.

Defense wins championships. The Gorillas have always believed in this. The regular season was lively, but in the playoffs, some of the newbies had to rest.

Just like Oakley has always looked down on new players, Ewing also believes that it is difficult to achieve much if you don't stay in the league for four or five years. Veterans also contributed to Li You's success.

Mutombo's salary this season is more than 1400 million U.S. dollars. General manager Glenfield's abacus is very good. He can exchange small change for whole money, and he will make a profit without losing money:

"Remember to talk to Mutombo more, the Knicks are definitely the best choice in the Eastern Conference right now!"

On the morning of February 2001, 2, Li You, who was still in the Four Seasons Hotel with his upper body naked, patted Ivana who was still sleeping soundly in bed. The latter turned around in a daze and continued to sleep soundly.

Last night's rope technique was very successful and he unlocked more knowledge again. Looking at the blond white rabbit who still wanted to continue sleeping, Li You could only lift the quilt and reminded in a low voice:

"Your brother is coming over this afternoon, you won't forget this!"

After hearing the reminder, Ivana whispered, sat up and took a look at the time. She found that it was almost 11 o'clock, so she punched Li You twice:

"You should have reminded me earlier and not to sleep so late next time!"

After struggling for most of the night, Ivana was so excited that she couldn't sleep. Ivana, who almost turned black and white, quickly got up. She didn't care about her body, and hurried into the bathroom, waving to Li You again:
"Honey, we have to hurry!"

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The main campus of Georgetown University is not far from the White House, and the law school is also very close to Capitol Hill.

Ivana's younger brother Eric will also go to college here as expected. Perhaps because he has been cared for more by his sister and brother since he was a child, he has a slightly livelier personality.

After walking around the Potomac River, 17-year-old Eric took advantage of his sister's absence to complain to Li You in a low voice.

"Li, I really envy your talent. I don't know what I can do in the future. Going to school every day is so boring."

Li You thought that Ivana's brother had invited him to watch the New York Fashion Week not long ago. Looking at this little brother who had not yet started to let himself go, he couldn't help but joked:
"Enjoy life. Maybe your father has already arranged the future for you. This should be regarded as a happy worry."

He wanted to continue complaining, but Eric noticed that his sister had returned, and immediately fell silent after being glared at.

Seeing her brother's indifferent look, Ivana immediately taught him a lesson:

"We have to protect what belongs to us. Do you want to see that woman take away our property after giving birth to a child?"

Ivana, who planned to "depend on her father with all her strength," couldn't help but enter chatterbox mode when she thought of her "stepmother" who was already sleeping at home.

Eric looked at his sister helplessly and curled his lips quietly. Li You, who was drinking coffee, hugged the blond white rabbit and changed the subject and said:

"Let's go! Didn't we promise to visit the main campus?"

Noticing that everyone around her was looking at her, Ivana glared at her brother again:
"This is where you will go to school in the future. You must study hard for four years of college!"

On Saturday, February 2th, the All-Star Weekend officially begins, with the Rookie Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest held that night.

On the 50th anniversary of the All-Star Game, the NBA naturally wants to make this event more grand.

He did not participate in the individual challenge. After cooperating with the alliance staff to take makeup photos in the afternoon, Li You appeared in the front row of the audience again in the evening.

This year, both the Knicks' Alan Houston and Lewis will participate in the three-point shooting contest. Together with Ray Allen, Li You comes to the scene to act as the atmosphere team.

Perhaps because it failed to complete its second three consecutive championships, McNugget has always been very concerned about the team. This time it held the All-Star Game and showed up to swipe cards throughout the game.

Li You noticed that Maikou was chatting and laughing with the seniors, but he was disapproving of it. This guy had nothing to say about his game, but the memory in his mind told him that Maikou was not suitable to be the so-called director of basketball operations.
The rookie challenge was not exciting. Although Hamilton was a host player, it was Szczerbiak of the Timberwolves who scored consecutive points for the second-year team.

This situation made it difficult to liven up the atmosphere at the scene, and the director frequently pointed the camera in the direction of Li You.

Ray Allen, who was in a good mood, was telling some Bucks gossip in a low voice, and the newbie Lewis kept laughing.

When Lewis heard about the Bucks' situation, he subconsciously compared it with his own team:
"Someone is late for your training session? In the Knicks, anyone who dares to do this will probably not get playing time in the next half month."

Alan Houston briefly reminded Lewis at this time:

"That starts from this season. Don't forget that in the previous two years, the Knicks also had people who could not practice."

The privileges of veterans and star players made Lewis a little jealous. After entering the league, he focused on polishing his skills and gaining playing time. Thinking of such treatment, he suddenly showed a yearning expression.

On the other side, Iverson and his girlfriend Tawanna are also very eye-catching. Unlike Li You, who is dressed in formal clothes, the two of them are dressed more fashionably.In front of the camera, Iverson showed a smile, but secretly cursed the seat for the afternoon makeup photo shoot. He increasingly hated being a supporting role.
Kobe and Vanessa were also sitting in the front row. At last night's charity dinner, they felt out of place. After returning to the court, they finally found a familiar feeling again.

"Is that Jessica Simpson next to Lee? She'll be singing the opening song tomorrow night!"

Vanessa, who was looking around, noticed the pop star whose popularity has skyrocketed in recent years and acted as Britney's rival. She wanted to continue gossiping, but Kobe was not in a beautiful mood again.

Wearing a brown formal suit, Ewing did not pay attention to the game on the court. At this time, he was chatting with Mutombo. The two were also talking about "ball" at this time, but it had nothing to do with basketball:

"Pat, Kaplan seems to have been targeted recently. Remember to read more newspapers."

When he heard that something was going to happen at the Gold Club, Ewing didn't care. So many celebrities had done it, and he was not missing one:
"Atlanta is still not as interesting as New York. You can come and play here if you have the chance."

Hearing his friend's words, Mutombo didn't care. At the end of his career, he was almost lying flat.

In a slightly boring game, the second-year team defeated the first-year newcomers at 108:113.

Hamilton, who performed mediocrely, did not win the Rising Star Challenge MVP. Szczerbiak of the Timberwolves finally won the trophy.

In the subsequent three-point shooting contest, although Li You cheered for his two teammates, Alan Houston shot 11 points and Lewis shot 12 points. The two were eliminated directly.
The three people who entered the finals were Ray Allen, Peja and Nowitzki.

Perhaps because he was too nervous, Nowitzki, who came on first, scored 10 points.
Then Peja only threw 17 points, and both of them performed worse than in the preliminaries. Ray Allen, who came on last, withstood the pressure and shot 19 points, beating the two of them and winning the three-point shooting contest.

Although the process was not exciting, the audience who bought tickets to watch the game applauded Ray Allen for holding the golden trophy.

In the qualifying round, Brian Russell of the Jazz scored 10 points, which relieved Alan Houston. He was the favorite to win the championship. It would be too embarrassing to be at the bottom.

Before the dunk contest started, Ewing waved to Li You and others, and everyone gathered in the front row. The sports media at the scene quickly noticed Mutombo's figure, and their eyes lit up.

Compared to the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest, this year's competition was a bit mediocre.

Desmond Mason of the Seattle SuperSonics finally won the championship with a "flying man" dunk.

The atmosphere in the arena was not too warm. Obviously, this kind of dunk was obviously lower than the fans' expectations.

Sports reporters did not pay attention to the dunk king. After the individual game, they soon discovered that several members of the Knicks went to a nightclub with Mutombo to enjoy themselves.
On Sunday, February 2th, many sports media broke the news in the morning:
"Mutombo is joining the Knicks!"

The Washington Post also followed the gossip, and all the attention of the All-Star Game was sucked away for a while.

The photo in the newspaper of Li You, Ewing, Alan Houston and Mutombo drinking in a nightclub seems particularly convincing.
Some players participating in the All-Star Game also noticed this news, but it didn't matter to the Western Conference players. After all, if they wanted to reach the Finals, they had to get through the Lakers first.

After seeing the news, some players in the Eastern Conference almost burst into tears. The league's best record still needs to be improved, and the future is really bleak.

In the TNT program, regardless of the All-Star game that night, after hearing the news, Charles Barkley directly output:

"This is very unfair to other teams in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are number one in the league. If they add another All-Star center, there will be no suspense in the playoffs."

"This is an act of taking shortcuts, and the league should stop this kind of stacking of stars."

Kenny Smith looked at his righteous partner and suddenly laughed and joked:
"The league didn't stop you from joining the Rockets, so why should it stop Mutombo from joining the Knicks?"

"As long as it is not an illegal operation, this is allowed."

Ernie Johnson shook his head. In terms of salary space, the Knicks no longer have the possibility to operate too much:

"We still have to focus on the All-Star Game. If we want to win the championship, it will be difficult to succeed by stacking stars."

"Competitively, I don't think the Hawks would make this trade."

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Before the start of the All-Star Game that night, the atmosphere in the Eastern Conference locker room was a bit strange. Obviously everyone had seen the news in the morning.

Iverson obviously didn't believe the commentator's nonsense and had a long face when he participated in the event in the afternoon.

When Li You ended the interview and entered the locker room, he saw that everyone was silent and immediately smiled and joked:
"Mathematics guys, we don't have room to sign another DeCambe, don't pay attention to the boring reports."

Mutombo also shrugged his shoulders, showing regret:
"We are just players. There is no need to care about the general manager's job. The most important thing is to enjoy the game!"

Ray Allen didn't like the dull atmosphere either, so he immediately took over the conversation:

"It's the strongest frontcourt in history again. To be honest, I don't want to lose again. We have to work harder to win last year's game back!"

When Vince Carter and McGrady heard this, they immediately responded with a smile:
"We can add three-pointers!"

"I can be responsible for guarding Kobe, our perimeter defense is stronger!"

The little transparent Marbury saw everyone talking and immediately expressed his position:
"As long as I play, I promise to go all out. This is my first All-Star game, and I don't want to lose!"

When Jeff Van Gundy returned to the locker room, he saw Li You and everyone talking and laughing about the game.

The bald young coach is very satisfied with this situation and can continue to hang up during the All-Star Game:

"Don't worry about the big men on the opposite side, we can destroy them with offense and show off your talents in the game!"

Li You and Alan Houston took the lead in chirping, and soon there was a chorus of cheers. Only Iverson was still in a low mood.

When everyone walked out of the locker room to warm up, Iverson didn't hold back.

Players really shouldn't get involved in transactions. After Iverson squeezed out Stackhouse in his rookie season, in order to achieve success, he also wanted to send away Larry Hughes, who was fishing.

Thinking about the relationship between Mutombo, the old senior, and Ewing, and regardless of the salary cap issue, I immediately took out my phone and sent Larry Brown a text message:
"We must stop each other, and the 76ers must make changes!"

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