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Chapter 1537 Will be ruined by him sooner or later
After the draft day, the teams began to prepare for the upcoming free market.

Only the Celtics were doing nothing.

Because they don't expect to find big-name players willing to play in Boston in the free market.

Interestingly, Lu Wuxia, who was preparing to make good use of the summer to improve himself, received invitations from three national teams.

They are the United States Men's Basketball Team, the Italy Men's Basketball Team, and the Hong Kong SAR Men's Basketball Team.

Although neither Louis nor Lorraine has U.S. citizenship, the U.S. policy is that newborns automatically acquire U.S. citizenship as long as they land on U.S. soil, so Wuxia is widely regarded as an American.In fact, Wuxia now holds dual citizenship of the United States and Italy.

But he has a choice. If his brain is flooded and he wants to play for Hong Kong, China, it is also possible. The change of nationality is very simple.

But playing for Hong Kong, China is equivalent to playing for China's provincial team.

What's the point?It might as well play directly for China.

Although Louis was a bit of a wolf warrior, he did not make this decision for his son.

Because Wuxia is a person with very weak national consciousness. He was born in the United States and traveled everywhere with his parents since he was a child.

Because of his rich family and background, he gets the best and sees the best. He feels that the world is beautiful, and it is the same everywhere.

He has no clear self-knowledge of nationality, in other words, he cannot find his roots.

Although Louis has worked hard to let him recognize where his roots are, it is obviously not enough to arrange for him to return to China for a period of time before the age of 16.

Flawlessly accepted the call-up of the US team.

There are a lot of good players out there, and you can get the highest quality training with Team USA.

However, in less than a week, Lu Wuxia withdrew from the American training team.

Because he was at odds with the current U.S. team coach Larry Brown, and his weak sense of national honor made Brown very dissatisfied.

Later, Lu Wuxia planned to visit Italy, but was persuaded by Lorraine.

According to Lorraine, basketball is irrelevant to Italy.

"There may not be a single basketball fan in 100 Italians."

Finally, Lu Wuxia tentatively asked his father, "Is it feasible to play for Hong Kong?"

"Even if you let Peak Benj play for the Hong Kong team, you can't win the Asian Championship." Louis rolled his eyes at him, "If you have this idea, you might as well play for the Chinese team."

Lu Wuxia asked, "Do you want me to play for the Chinese team?"

"It's up to you." Louis said, "You have to think clearly, the national team competition is not a child's play, and fighting for the country is the supreme thing no matter where it is."

Lu Wuxia nodded and said, "Yes, that's what Coach Brown said."

"what did he say?"

"He said it was absolutely impossible for someone as unpatriotic as me to be on his team."

"So you're back?"

Lu Wuxia puffed up his chest and said proudly: "No, I told him, if every player representing the US team is as patriotic as his old man, the US men's basketball team will definitely not lose the gold medal in Sydney."

Luigi wanted to see Brown's expression at that time, it must be very exciting.

"Silly boy, you can't talk nonsense even if it's the truth." Louis laughed.

After talking about it with her father, Lu Wuxia figured it out.

He doesn't have to represent any country now because he hasn't figured it out yet.

Moreover, for him at this stage, the offseason is very precious, and it is a good time for special training and improving weaknesses.

Representing the national team in international competitions, let's wait until he has achieved great success.

Louis agrees with his son's choice not to represent any country for the time being.

Don't look at him being selected for a while last season, in fact, Wuxia now is the same as the magician who just debuted, looks strong, but is actually quite false.

The magician also experienced the unanimous criticism of his teammates' PUA and fans, coupled with the skills and mentality cultivated after repeated defeats, before he became a generation of super giants. There is still a long way to be flawless.

In early July, NBA free agency opened.

The first big play took place in Dallas.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is refusing to give All-Star guard Steve Nash a max contract extension.

The reason is also simple. Nash does not seem to be as reliable as the regular season in the playoffs. Moreover, many people believe that although the Mavericks' Bodi Loga has enhanced his offense, he is far less powerful than the Lakers. This may have a direct relationship with the team's positioning. relation.

During the Lakers period, Bodi Loga was the main No. [-] position.

Not to mention that Nowitzki, Bodi Loga and Nash need someone else to cover them on the defensive end.

The three big guys are all defensive loopholes. How can they beat a team like the Lakers whose defense is so strong that it makes the scalp tingle in the playoffs?

Therefore, it is better to give up Nash and spend the money that should have been used to renew his contract on an insider who can wipe the ass of Dirk and De Young.

Cuban chose to offer veteran PJ Brown a big contract and then asked Nash to leave in a smooth manner.

Nash, who was heartbroken by the Mavericks, looked away at the free market. The only team willing to provide him with a maximum pension for a 30-year-old white guard is the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz made a decision under Sloan's decision. They want to win now and use the bonus of Anthony and Bosh's rookie contract to create enough salary space to give Nash a maximum salary of 6 million US dollars for 1 years.

Utah is as attractive a place as Boston for free agents, but for Nash, signing such a contract with a thriving team is enough to keep him in championship contention.

On the other hand, Penny Hardaway, who has run out of fate with the Golden State Warriors, signed a seven-year, $7 million long-term contract with the Phoenix Suns.

This is expected to be the last big contract of Pence's career.

In Penny's words, winning the championship is no longer his top priority. Playing in a place that can make him happy is more important.

At the same time, the movement of the Lakers is also curious.

The dispute between Garnett and Kobe has become public, and the former currently has one year left on his contract.

The Lakers started early contract renewal negotiations with Garnett, but no progress has been made.

In mid-July, the Lakers announced that the contract extension with Garnett will continue in the future, and they are confident to keep Garnett.

When Kobe, who was training for the US team at the time, was interviewed, his attitude towards this matter was very ambiguous.

"My long-term goal is to make the Lakers win the championship again. The short-term goal is to help the US team wash away the shame left by the Sydney Olympics. As for the rest, I don't care."

Bryant participated in this year's Team USA training camp and was highly recognized by Larry Brown.

During this offseason, there have been many changes in the personnel of each team, mainly those old strong teams that have no hope of competing for the championship, and they all plan to tear down and rebuild.

Therefore, some old patterns that have been formed for many years are being broken.

Like the aftermath of Benjamin Wilson's retirement.

The King of June ended one of the best eras and ushered in a new era for professional basketball.

The Boston Celtics, who can only eat leftovers in the free market, reached a three-year, $3 million contract with the injury-ridden CIC king Alan Houston in late July.

After being traded from the Knicks to the Rockets that year, Houston then became the leader of the youth team.

Today, Marbury has become the devil of the world. Houston wanted to die in the aviation city, but the Rockets, like the Mavericks, did not intend to give the veteran a face.

Houston could only join the free market, and was not signed by the Celtics until the end.

If he is healthy, Houston is still an All-Star No. 50. The problem is that he is not healthy, and his attendance rate has not been good in recent years. The Celtics want him, and they are also ready for him to play up to [-] regular season games a season. .

If necessary, they could allow Houston to play only 40 regular-season games, saving the remaining energy for the playoffs.

The loss to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals last season convinced the Celtics management that they have entered a new championship cycle.

Moreover, this cycle will be very long.

Because the team's main team is basically rookies, like Yao Yueban and Gasol still have a two-year rookie contract, let alone Lu Wuxia.

From a practical point of view, although the Celtics lineup is very talented, in the playoffs, it still needs a veteran who has seen big scenes like Houston to hold the lineup so that he will not be overwhelmed by enthusiasm.

Louis agreed to the signing. Houston in this life is lucky, but in his previous life, he no longer has the ability to play.

In late July, Louie was turned down when he invited Auerbach to give his Hall of Fame speech at a luncheon.

Old man: Take a video to bless you and it’s over, and you’ll be exempted when you arrive at the scene. Your health is not good.

Louis understood this, and in order to make the old man happy, he told him good news.

Under his wise leadership, the Celtics' profit last season set a record in team history.

"You did well."

There was neither sadness nor joy on Auerbach's face.

The old man has become more and more silent recently, and he will always inadvertently look at a prominent empty seat at the luncheon.

It belonged to his brother Zane.

Last winter, Zane died of a heart attack, which took the luncheon off for a few weeks, but then resumed.

The old man still looked the same, but talked less than before.

"Of course!" Louis began to brag about his achievements in the past year in front of a group of prominent old men.

When everyone heard that the Celtics' net profit in the past year was 1600 million US dollars, they all expressed surprise.Because when Paul Gaston attended the lunch meeting before, he said that the Celtics had little income.

At this time, Auerbach suddenly asked: "According to the regulations, should the money earned by the Celtics be shared with the other 29 teams?"

"Part of it," Louie said, "but the Bobcats are an expansion team, and they'll have to wait a few years to get points."

"It's not fair!" Auerbach asked angrily, "Why should I share that part of the money with New York? They earn so much money, when did they share it?"

Louis was powerless to complain. He wanted to say that the Knicks and the Lakers, the big moneymakers, had actually given money to other teams all the time. But seeing the old man’s appearance, he couldn’t refute. Dissatisfied, Your Excellency the President expresses his understanding, but the rules are the rules."

"Sooner or later this league will be ruined by David Stern!"

⑴ Auerbach owns 1% of the shares of the Celtics, which was a private gift from Louis after he became the boss. I may not have written this paragraph, so here is a supplement.

PS: According to the normal procedure, the next chapter should be Louie’s Hall of Fame speech, but Louie’s career is too long. This chapter is destined to be a big project, and there is a high probability that it will be a chapter with more than 2000 words. I wrote more than [-] words last night. So I decided to send it later, let’s see when it’s finished.There are no updates today.

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