From today on is the king

Chapter 400 398. Let's start doing things!
On the night of December 2002, 12, the Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs reached a deal.

The Hawks sent Glenn Robinson, the 2004 second-round pick, plus the 2004 Spurs' option to swap the first-round pick with the Hawks for Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry of the Spurs.

The Spurs sent Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry, who were found to be inappropriate just after signing, with one year and 700 million garbage contracts left, and got Glenn Robinson, the Hawks' 2004 second-round pick and the right to swap the 2004 first-round pick with the Hawks.

The final result of this transaction made Liu Mang somewhat regretful and surprised.

The original Liu Mang and Schwartz's suggestion to Steven Price was to trade for Lamar Odom from the Clippers, but they didn't want Glenn Robinson, saying that the contract was too big, and they would not even give it in the first round of 04.

It would be great to get Odom, but it's a pity that Glenn Robinson is a player with negative equity for most teams. With such a high salary, the Clippers can be regarded as a team that can hit the ranks of the playoffs, so they don't need it.

The first target of the Eagles was Odom or Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed Wallace hung up the phone when he heard the offer without saying a word. The Clippers even chatted, but if the chip was only a first round in 04 and a second round in 04, their boss Sterling refused to agree. It was too much money. He tried to reduce his salary to less than 3000 million every year and was unwilling to accept such a large contract.

That being the case, Liu Mang can only try to get in touch with Odom or Rasheed Wallace in the summer. It seems that Odom will leave the Clippers when his rookie contract ends.

Just when Steven Price simply wanted to buy out Glenn Robinson, the Spurs took the initiative to contact them. Popovich desperately wanted Glenn Robinson.

At this time, Steven Price really regretted the introduction of Glenn Robinson, even if it was a cheap deal before the start of the preseason!
However, Popovich really wanted Glenn Robinson very urgently, inexplicably urgent, and finally talked all afternoon, and finally negotiated the final bargaining chip until night.

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When the transaction was exposed, Eagles fans felt that it was dawn!The Eagles fan forum exploded!
I just feel that the dawn is a little late, but as long as it is bright, is it all right?

Compared with many news media that criticized Liu Mang, the locals in Atlanta have generally positive comments on Liu Mang.

Eagles fans don't care so much, the final result is that Liu Mang stayed and Glenn Robinson was sent away, which is perfect for Eagles fans.

A 2004 first-round pick?who cares!
It's true that I don't know what the 2003-2004 season is like now, but will it be worse than keeping Glenn Robinson?As long as you don't do a few tricks, the top three in the Eastern Conference will be easy!That is to say, the record is at most a little worse than the Spurs, a difference of one or two picks, and it is still at the end of the first round.

Steven Price personally came out to apologize for the failure of this transaction. Although the fans expressed their displeasure, generally speaking, they chose to forgive Steven Price for making things right in a timely manner.

Although a second-round pick and the right to exchange the first-round pick in 2004 were taken away by the second-round mad team of the Spurs, at least this mess is finally over.

Fans of their own team will feel that no matter what chips they send, they will feel a loss, but from the outside world, after the deal broke out, the basketball circle was stunned!

The Spurs are hurting too many people, conscience found out?
Actually helping the Eagles take over?Everyone is curious, what exactly is the Spurs planning?Just for the exchange rights to a 2004 first-round pick?
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"Ace, you must go to this press conference!"

"Jeff, can you not go?"

"This is your sneaker press conference! You have to go, you are the first non-American to have a signature shoe in the history of the four major leagues in North America!"

"The first one? It's so cute! I'll go!"

After signing the contract with Liu Mang, Schwartz got a lot of money. The signing fee was more than 100 million US dollars in one summer, plus the commission of the endorsement fee, which was more than the combined commission of his basketball agent and tennis agent in the past five years.

But sometimes he didn't understand, some things, this young man rushed forward with his head sullen, just like the time he went to force the palace, if Coach Kruger hadn't contacted him, this guy would have gone to the Eagles owner alone to force the palace.

Should he do this kind of thing as a player?
Of course the villain wants to be a manager!Otherwise, is it good to draw $200 million a year?

But when it comes to things like interviews, this young man is occasionally very motivated, and occasionally he doesn't want to go to death, so he has to be coaxed.

Liu Mang didn't want to go to the press conference at the beginning, mainly because the start of the season was really unfavorable!
I was really careless before, I was too impulsive, and I should discuss everything with my agent except for my own playing, off-court and team affairs.

No, Liu Mang's coercion was revealed by the "informed sources" of the Eagles, and then a deal suddenly occurred, and it can be seen with the naked eye that the Eagles are at a disadvantage.

Before, the entire league knew that the Eagles were going to trade, but because the trade was too sudden, Liu Mang was criticized by many unfriendly media.

But the sneaker launch is imminent, and the Christmas battle is coming soon. Nike is so anxious!

The new season of the Eagles has gone from being the favorite to win the championship to being second to last in the league. Everyone knows that this is not the true strength of the Eagles, but this made Nike dare not announce Liu Mang's signature shoes at the time, because Liu Mang was at a trough at the time, both the team and the individual were at a trough.

Fortunately, the Eagles set things right in a timely manner. Although we don't know the effect yet, this is probably the most promising moment since the start of the regular season for the Eagles. Take this opportunity to announce Liu Mang's first-generation boots for the Christmas game.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Mang followed Schwartz to a large Nike store in West Georgia Square in Atlanta.

After seeing his own exclusive boots, Liu Mang was generally satisfied with the standard pair of sneakers. Liu Mang knew that this was also due to him. The signing was too late and there was not much time for Nike to prepare, so he used the very standard design that he had used in the past.

The main reason is that Liu Mang is very different from the future James when he first signed the contract. Liu Mang had already played it when he signed the contract. He will play the Christmas game in the first year of signing, and he will definitely participate in the All-Star Weekend.

Looking at this pair of combat boots, Liu Mang felt that the sky was really bright!
No matter what his previous 5 wins and 18 losses, no matter what the media criticized him for forcing the palace.

Depend on!I don't want to force the palace, waiting to be dragged down to death by that Mr. Panda, and go on the old path of the Eagles, finishing the season with 35 wins?
Come on!
Inside, I looked at the ICE-I engraved on the table where the boots were placed, and the Chinese version of Ice Generation next to it.

My first generation of combat boots!
Although I made complaints about the lack of creativity in naming Americans, the boots are all named after the players, but I am still very excited!
Liu Mang now feels that it doesn't matter even if he started with 5 wins and 18 losses, life is full of challenges!As the saying goes, the good things come, now that the bad things are over, and the good things have begun to come, why do you have to be depressed?Start doing things!

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Nike officially announced the release of Liu Mang's signature shoes, shocking the whole United States!
When Liu Mang just signed with Nike, people originally thought that Liu Mang's signature shoes were expected to come after the new season, but they didn't expect it to come so soon, and Liu Mang was at his lowest point.

When Liu Mang got his first signature shoe, it was a history!
Something that had never happened before should have attracted a lot of attention.

But now, the focus of the media is not on the sneakers, but on Liu Mang.

After the press conference started, the first question Liu Mang was asked had nothing to do with sneakers.

A reporter from TNT Sports asked: "Ace, I heard that you were the one who pushed the Hawks to send away Glenn Robinson? Do you think you would be stronger without Glenn Robinson?"

This question is so sharp!
Liu Mang admitted that he was criticizing Glenn Robinson. If he denied it, he would be slapping himself in the face, and it would also affect the team's unprecedentedly high morale.

Therefore, Liu Mang's answer was: "Of course, we will become stronger! Didn't we prove it last season? And didn't Mr. Glenn Robinson prove himself in the Bucks?"

This answer is unexpected!

I thought Liu Mang would be afraid, at least keep a low profile at this time. Now that Liu Mang and the Eagles are on the cusp, if they play well in the future, they will naturally be praised.

Everyone didn't expect that Liu Mang would directly attack!This Glenn Robinson has not left Atlanta yet. Although the deal was reached yesterday, Glenn Robinson is moving again at this time. At least he will report to San Antonio tomorrow, but the former All-Star power forward of the Eagles has returned.

The TNT reporter felt that there was drama, and they liked doing things the most. They continued to ask: "Glenn Robinson said in an interview that you have no chance to make the playoffs. What do you think about this? Your current record is only 5 wins and 18 losses, and the winning percentage is only 20.00%. What is your goal for this year?"

"We didn't have a chance to make the playoffs? We have to thank Mr. Glenn Robinson for his contribution to the team. He gave us an epic chance to win the championship, 20.00% win rate? It's really difficult," Liu Mang said a little excitedly, not only because of his displeasure with Glenn Robinson, but also because of his desire for victory: "However, no matter how difficult it is and how crazy it looks, our goal is still the championship! But we must first make it to the playoffs, and we will definitely make it to the playoffs!"

5胜18负的开局，按照东部季后赛大概需要42胜的胜场，也就是接下来的59场比赛，至少要拿下37场胜利！也就是需要接下来剩下的赛程需要达到60.00%多的胜率！

If it is the beginning of the season, or give the Eagles a training camp again, people will not doubt that they have a winning percentage of more than 60, and they will believe that they have a winning percentage of more than 70.

But now it is the middle of the season, and the Eagles have just experienced the greatest chaos and pain since the new century. Can they adjust to the best state immediately?There have been too many examples of teams falling apart after failed trades.

And the example of reaching the playoffs with 5 wins and 18 losses at the beginning... seems to have never happened!A team with a winning percentage of only 20.00% in the first [-] games has never made the playoffs!

The ESPN reporter, who was partial to the Eagles, couldn't believe it and asked, "Ace, are you so confident that you will definitely make it to the playoffs?"

Liu Mang has just seen his first-generation combat boots. He is so excited, so he can control so much. First, he set up a flag: "Of course, I promise here, we will definitely make it to the playoffs!"

"Ding... In keeping with the oath of the host, the system releases the season mission: the road to counterattack begins."

"Road to counterattack: The host needs to enter the playoffs with the Eagles in the 2002-2003 season. Task reward: one talent skill fragment. Failure penalty: [-] superstar points will be deducted. If the superstar points are not enough, the superstar points obtained in the future will be deducted by double."

"Damn it! I'm just pretending to be tough!"

"Since it's all like this! Let's start doing things!"

　There will be another chapter in a while. The road to counterattack has begun. Thank you for your tolerance in the past few days. I will try my best to write what I am good at in the future, thank you!
　　PS: The deal that the Big Dog was sent to the Eagles is true in history. Steven Presby is still brain-dead. He even swapped his first round in 03 with the Bucks.

　　It’s just that I overestimated my writing skills and imagination of drawing solutions. I wanted to make it difficult for the protagonist to obtain something, but I went astray. Don’t worry, there will be no next time!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)