I'm king in the basket

Chapter 504 Eating is Justice
Sacramento, nothing to say, sports fans know there's an NBA team, others go "what the hell is this?"

For Stephenson, this is definitely the least ideal next home.

The news made him lose his appetite, and Li Xing immediately changed the channel.

"Lance, maybe I should congratulate you?"

Bargnani said.

"Forget it, I did something stupid." Stephenson couldn't help laughing. He didn't want to go to Sacramento, but things were out of his control.

"You shouldn't have announced this to the public."

Li Xing said suddenly.

Stephenson raised his head, and what Li Xing said was that his team applied for a trade from outsiders, which put the Raptors in an awkward position.

If everything goes as usual, he only needs to call Colangelo to explain his intentions, and the two sides can get together and break up.

Spread the word through other channels, let the world know that he doesn't want to stay in Toronto, and there is no room for redemption.

In order to stop the loss, in order to make up for his lack of this point, the team will only consider reinforcements, and will not care about his future.

"Feel sorry."

Stephenson also knew that it was useless to say anything.

"At least in Sacramento, you can compete with others every day. There are not only better point guards than Golan, but also other people. You will have fun." Li Xing smiled lightly.

"Larch, stop making fun of me."

Stephenson was too sad to speak.

"No matter what, everything will pass, Lance, this glass of wine to you." Bargnani raised his glass.

Stephenson took the glass and said with self-deprecation: "Come on, for my good time in Sacramento."

The playful atmosphere suddenly disappeared, and everyone left the room after eating and drinking.

Before leaving, Stephenson said to Li Xing: "Larch, I have caused you a lot of trouble for a long time, and I caused everyone to suffer a lot for me. Sorry, thank you."

"Good night." Li Xing smiled.

After Stephenson and the others left, Li Xing held his mobile phone and hesitated for a long time.

He walks up and down the room.

Irritated by the incident, he poured himself a glass of water and called Colangelo.

It stands to reason that he should not interfere in this matter.

But he can't just watch Stephenson fall into the abyss. Could he have a better future? If he sinks because he went to another team, he will feel bad.

"Lucky?"

"You should be in Houston now. How is the scenery there? Have you met the woman you like?"

Colangelo's voice is as melodious as a voice actor's. Li Xing wonders if every general manager has such an accent.

"That's it. It's not the first time I've come here. The flowers, plants and trees are all very nice, but I don't really care."

"Bryan, open the skylight and speak bluntly. I just want to know if Sacramento has taken out a bargaining chip?" Li Xing asked.

Colangelo didn't hide from Li Xing, he replied truthfully: "They want to exchange for Isaiah Thomas."

If this deal is reached, the King's use of Thomas Jr. as a bargaining chip should be one of the few good things for Stephenson.

Once Thomas Jr. came, Stephenson only had to compete with Fredette for the bench.

There is also a possibility that the Kings want Fredette to play the second position. Although this is not realistic, but judging from their usual "wonderful" training method, it is not impossible.

In that case, Stephenson will be firmly seated as Evans' first substitute.

This is the best outcome, and there is a possibility.

That is, the Kings put Stephenson in the second position. If so, Li Xing would have to worry about Stephenson.

If Stephenson is placed in the second position to start, he will be able to get his wish, but the second position, a position he is completely unfamiliar with, can he be competent?
"Lucky?"

It sounds like this is a deal that makes both parties happy, and even the players won't say much.

"Want to hear my advice?" Li Xing asked.

"Of course, your advice is important to us," Colangelo said.

"I don't like playing with Isaiah Thomas. He won't be honestly a substitute for Golan. His arrival may disrupt our chemistry."

Li Xing can't say what will happen to Thomas Jr. when he comes to the Raptors, but he does have the hidden danger of becoming a bomb in the locker room.

Now it was Colangelo's turn to worry.

Li Xing didn't like to play with Thomas Jr. more than anything.

Whoever the boss of the team doesn't like has to leave, and the head coach is no exception.

Colangelo asked a few more questions about Thomas Jr., and Li Xing explained in detail why he didn't like Thomas Jr..

These are all objective problems, just to show that he doesn't like Thomas Jr., he magnifies the problems.

With this tone and attitude, Colangelo has reason to suspect that Li Xing and Thomas Jr. have conflicts.

Just like that, let alone whether Thomas Jr. is a locker room bomb, if he really wants to come, will Li Xing take the lead in crowding him out?
Is it necessary to trade Stephenson for someone who can't play at all?

Colangelo was furious. The transaction had reached the final stage, and it was almost time to finalize the verbal agreement. Li Xing shot this shot suddenly, completely disrupting his plan.

Damn Lucky Lee!

Maybe he didn't hate Thomas Jr. at all, he just hated the deal!

Colangelo is not an idiot either, he figured it out as soon as he turned his head.

The relationship between Li Xing and Stephenson is well known all over the world. What is it to threaten the management for the sake of the future of the brothers?
This is nothing to him at all!
Li Xing almost said to Colangelo, "Are you going to trade Stephenson for a trash?"

"Your suggestion is very useful."

Colangelo lowered his voice, the pleasant tone disappeared, and Li Xing felt that he was very angry.

Even if he is angry, Li Xing has nothing to do, he has no choice.

Stephenson needs to go to a team that can let him play the starting [-] position, preferably a rebuilding team, and he can perform to his heart's content.

He didn't know what would happen later, all he could do was to stop the deal, and it all depended on his luck.

"We will seriously consider this transaction, thank you for your suggestion, Larch."

Colangelo sounds like he's laughing, and he's bursting with anger.

"Thank you, I wish you a good night's sleep."

Li Xing hung up the phone.

"Fuck!"

Colangelo threw away the phone, kicked the chair in front of him, and pushed everything on the table to the ground, like an irritable lunatic.

"Damn Lucky Lee!"

"Fuck you Lucky Lee!"

Colangelo growled.

Full of anger, he had to vent to the air. Colangelo turned on his laptop, logged into his account, and searched for news related to Li Xing on the Internet. When he clicked on it, he was cursed.

It was his only way to decompress.

Li Xing put down his phone and took a sip of water.

That's all he can do.

Even he can only do these things.

He has tried his best.

The next day, Toyota Center.

On the first day of the All-Star Weekend, the Rookie Challenge is held here.

Stephenson looked uninterested, and Li Xing chomped on Evans' favorite popcorn: "Don't lower your head, things haven't reached that point yet."

"How?" Stephenson asked.

"Before the transaction, no one knows where their next stop is. Sacramento may not be your next stop."

Stephenson didn't understand why Li Xing said that.

Even his agent called overnight to tell him to prepare early, his next stop is the Kings, and the management has already negotiated.

He is also prepared to accept this sad outcome.

Why did Li Xing suddenly say this?

"What are you looking at me for? Don't you want to see who among these stinky first and second graders can shine tonight?" Li Xing asked.

"That's right."

Stephenson thought back to when he came to try out.

Li Xing valued him, and he was selected.

Over the years, there have been rumors that Li Xing can influence the decisions of the Raptors management, although this has never been confirmed.

Now, he has the opportunity to prove whether the rumors related to Li Xing are true.

If his next stop wasn't the Kings, he wouldn't feel like God was moved by his piety, but someone secretly pushed him.

"Welcome to the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge. Tonight, the stars of the 2011 class and the elites of the 2012 class will compete here. Let's see which team can have the last laugh and which one Rising stars can emerge!"

Middleton is the starter on an elite team, and his teammates are all future All-Stars.

For example, Weird Man, Lillard, Bradley Beal.

His style is not very pleasing on this stage. The Rookie Challenge is a higher-level summer league. Everyone likes to do it alone, and Middleton is not used to doing it alone.

Li Xing and the others were not optimistic about his performance at first, but as a result, he showed completely different game characteristics from usual, scored consecutively, and shined brilliantly on this stage that belonged to future stars.

"Look, a rookie from Toronto's fantastic fast break!"

"Three-pointer! Chris hit another three-pointer!"

"Khris Middleton is unstoppable tonight!"

Who would have thought that Middleton, who could only play off the ball and catch and shoot in the Raptors, became a superstar in this field, scoring 32 points?
"Let me just say, fuck the diet rules, you should treat yourself better!"

Li Xing muttered loudly.

Middleton didn't end up leading the Elite to the next level, but his performance stole all eyes.

"Chris, what made you act so well?"

Many media surrounded Middleton.

Middleton put on a poker face and seemed to want to get out of here, but he couldn't go, and the reporters were on him.

He rubbed the soles of his shoes timidly, and answered bravely, "Because I had a full meal last night."

(End of this chapter)