The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 25 The Ultimate Mystery of Number Five
As soon as this remark came out, the entire venue suddenly fell into a strange silence. The reporters were all dumbfounded, and it seemed that even their breathing became suppressed.

A heavy noun floated in everyone's mind——

Under the table agreement!

Twelve years ago, Joe Smith, who was in his prime, signed the infamous "under the table agreement" with the Timberwolves, which ruined the Timberwolves and himself.

Joe Smith was the No. 1995 pick in 1998. After the lockout resumed in 8000, he rejected the Warriors' $175 million contract extension and signed a mid-level special case worth [-] million with the Timberwolves. contract for the next year.

This kind of puzzling operation did not cause an earthquake at the time. People thought his agent had taken drugs, or his deep love for the Timberwolves?
Two years later, as Smith and his agent parted ways, many confidential documents were exposed, including the Timberwolves' secret agreement with Joe Smith.

It turns out that the Timberwolves reached an off-the-table agreement with Smith in order to avoid the luxury tax:

After signing 3 consecutive one-year contracts below the market price, the Timberwolves will use the bird rights to give Smith a big contract of 8600 million!
Since then, the NBA has intervened in the investigation and issued heavy penalties:
The Timberwolves were fined 350 million and their first-round picks for the next five years were confiscated (the first-round picks in 5 and 2003 were finally returned), Smith's new contract was cancelled (the contract completed in the previous two years was also cancelled), and the Timberwolves boss Greg Len Taylor and Kevin McHale, vice president of basketball operations, left for a year.

Could it be that the Phoenix Suns will repeat the same mistakes?
It was previously rumored that Tu Man rejected the New York Knicks' four-year $4 million maximum salary contract, but instead signed a three-year contract with the Phoenix Suns that was slightly lower than the maximum salary, which has to be doubted.

But that's just a rumor. Does anyone really dare to ask?

Everyone looked at this blonde girl from the New York Times as if they were paying their respects to a hero. Her bewitching red lips seemed like an abyss to choose someone to devour...

The New York Times is known for being a reliable source of news, and since she dared to ask, she must have had something that no one knew about!
All the cameras were aimed at Tu Man and Robert Savoy, hoping to capture some clues from their faces, such as fear, anger, and confusion...

However, no.

Tu Man smiled slightly and said:

"Given this level of slander and slander, I hope that the New York Times will show its innocence by presenting the FBI investigation report, otherwise we will talk about this matter in court. The beautiful lady, I hope the New York Times I will not be ashamed of you!"

Tu Man is too tough, he actually wants to sue the "New York Times"!
The body is not afraid of the oblique shadow, and the brutality is true. Of course, Robert Savoy is also true. He spent 4500 million US dollars to sign this rookie!
"I will immediately apply to the alliance to intervene in the investigation, and if necessary, I will also ask the FBI to intervene. After all the facts are revealed, I hope that the "New York Times" will give the Phoenix Suns and Tu Man a satisfactory answer. Before that, we will not publish this Any comments, now to the next question!"

They were so sure that the pressure returned to the New York Times reporter. She looked a little flustered, her thin red lips were tightly pressed, and she sat back in her chair without saying a word.

The others gloated again, girl, is something wrong?

The next question was quickly asked:

"Tu Man, why did you choose the No. 5 jersey? Is your idol Kevin Garnett?"

Tu Man smiled, he was not bothered by the previous question.

"Kevin Garnett is a great star. He brought the revival of the Timberwolves and the Celtics' 17th championship. The reason for the number 5 jersey."

Tu Man's answer eased the atmosphere in the venue. It was very official and decent. Although he was a dazzling new star, he was still humble and polite.

Tu Man paused, then said:

"I play number five, and that's the only reason I chose number 5. I've worn number 5 since high school and fought hard for it. I hope that in a few years, when I retire Sometimes, people will point to the No. 5 jersey and say, look, this is the Power Center! The ultimate mystery of the fifth position-Tuman!"

The ultimate mystery of the fifth position?

Basketball is a traditional elder sport. In the long history of the NBA, superstars at the [-]th position abound. If the god of basketball hadn't opened up the flourishing era of shooting guards, the world is still ruled by those giants!
This kid has such a big heart, he is more daring than that girl!

If you are the ultimate mystery, where do you put the faces of Zhang Erwan, Lord of the Rings, Big Red Giant Jellyfish, Moses Malone, Skyhook, Big Dream, Big Shark, etc.?

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the originally dull venue suddenly became lively. The reporters rushed to catch Tu Man's "crazy" and began to encircle and suppress:
"Tu Man, do you think you are stronger than Shaq?"

"Warcraft Howard understand?"

"Blake..."

Tu Man patted the microphone lightly, the noisy noise stopped for a while, and he said:
"Guys, I haven't played a single official NBA game yet. And what I'm talking about is not now, I will follow the footsteps of these superstars, grow up little by little, and become stronger day by day. After all, I am only 18 years old, and I am still a My child, why can't I have a great ideal?"

There's nothing wrong with that!
Napoleon Bonaparte also said that a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier!
Unable to pry Tuman's mouth open, the reporter turned to Nash.

"Steve, can you say something?"

Nash took the microphone, blinked mischievously, and said with a smile:

"Wow, I thought you guys forgot about me! In fact, until now, I still can't believe that we got Tuman, the kid who made waves in the summer league, this is a happy feeling! "

Nash came over, hugged Tu Man, and said:

"Man, welcome to the sun!"

The reporter asked again:

"Steve, with Tuman, will you still miss Amare?"

Nash smiled and said:

"It's a business. We're not as rich as the Knicks. We're still good friends. Amare got a guaranteed contract, which is good. I'm happy for him. Of course, losing the height of the inside, This has been frustrating for me all summer. Until now, we have Tuman, it's time for a new chapter!"

Head coach Alvin Gentry picked up the conversation:
"Everyone has seen that Tu Man is also a big man who can fly like Amare, and he has also mastered the sky hook stunt, which means that our tactics can be perfectly continued, and maybe we can move towards a new What about height?"

(End of this chapter)