basketball dreams

Chapter 112 Rebuild the Big Three?
Owen was silent for a long time, and he didn't know if he didn't know what to say, or if he didn't know how to tell Yun Chen, so there was a short silence between the two of them.

"Li, you should understand what I mean?" After a long time, it was Owen who broke the silence first, and he seemed to be unable to bear it.

Hearing this, Yun Chen was stunned for a moment.He guessed that Owen had that intention, but the other party was so anxious that he asked him to explain the purpose of his visit with a question, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

"I...know, it's just...why do you have such an idea? Didn't you live well in the Celtics?" Yun Chen frowned slightly and asked.

He actually doesn't quite understand that the Celtics are now the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference, and they have the greatest strength and potential. This year's Eastern Conference champion should already be in their pocket without any accidents. At this time Owen said that he wanted to leave, but no one would believe him.

Hearing this, Owen sighed again.After Yunchen entered the door today, Owen had already sighed several times, as if there was something unspeakable in his heart.

"Li, do you know about my injuries last season?"

"I know." Yun Chen nodded.

On March 3 last year, the Celtics officially announced that Irving will undergo minimally invasive left knee surgery on the 24th to pull out the previously embedded steel nails in the knee to relieve knee soreness.

The entire league knows about this. Because of this surgery, Irving was reimbursed for the season, which also indirectly caused the Celtics to be overturned by the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

"You mean, that injury hasn't healed yet, and it has affected your status in the team?" Yun Chen was very smart, and he immediately thought of many possibilities.

In the league, there are many stars who have been abandoned by the team because of their declining status after surgery. McGrady, Rose and others are all representative figures.

If Irving was downgraded by the team because of his poor condition after the operation, it would be reasonable for him to feel the crisis and want to leave the Celtics.

After all, no one is willing to wait for others to kick him away, so he might as well leave early.

However, Owen shook his head when he heard this, and said: "It's not entirely because of this. The growth of Rozier and Tatum is also the reason why the team decided to lower my status."

At this time, he had no reservations and told Yun Chen everything.

"The two of them..." Yun Chen was speechless. Tatum and Rozier really didn't expect that they were both rising stars who grew up last year, and Yun Chen knew very little about them.

"You mean, Stevens feels that the growth of the two of them can replace your role?" Yun Chen shook his head and asked again. Although he asked this question, he didn't believe that the question would be established.

One side is a long-established top star in the league who is at the peak of his career, and this peak can continue for several more years.

On the other side are two new league stars who have just achieved some results last season. Although their performance is amazing, they still need to be honed.

As a head coach, if you choose only for the good of the team, I am afraid that normal people will choose the former, right?

After all, there are many new stars, but in the end, there are only a few who can make a name for themselves, and most of them are lost to everyone.

Irving, on the other hand, is a star who has fulfilled his value, and it can be said to be a profitable choice.

However, Owen shook his head again: "No, Li, you underestimate Stevens too much. His starting point for viewing things is fundamentally different from ours."

"What's the difference?" Yun Chen was puzzled.

"What he wants is a system player who can adapt to his system, just like Green of the Warriors, Capela of the Rockets, Rozier and Tatum just meet his requirements, and I..." He paused at this point for a moment.

"Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that he is an offensive point guard who takes possession of the ball very much, and it doesn't match his system at all." He stood up, turned his head and looked out the window at the endless shuttle downstairs. Traffic flow, deep eyes.

Hearing this, Yun Chen really didn't know how to answer the conversation this time.

Generally speaking, those in authority are obsessed with bystanders, but on this issue, Owen, an authority figure, sees it much more clearly than he, an outsider, and he understands his situation very well.

"So, Stevens will give up on you?" Yun Chen sighed after a long time.

He actually sympathizes with Irving. He left James and the Cavaliers in order to be able to play his worth and become a star in his own right. However, he suffered injuries first, and then encountered the challenge of a new star. His career can be said to be very difficult. .

"It's just a matter of time. Stevens will definitely give up on me, but the time has not yet come. Once either of Tatum and Rozier hits star data, he will give up without hesitation. Me." Owen nodded.

"...So, you are looking for me to return to the Cavaliers?"

"Wow..." After Yun Chen's question came out, Owen turned his head suddenly: "Li, can you help me? Help me ask the team's management and head coach, I want to come back, back to this place Where I started."

His words were firm, obviously this was a decision he had been thinking about for a long time.

"You...why don't you contact Altman yourself? And...wouldn't it be better to ask Love for this kind of thing? After all, he is the leader of the team, and his words are much more useful than mine." The corner of Yun Chen's mouth Convulsions, he felt a little guilty for negotiating such a big matter about the transfer of top stars.

After all, he is just a rookie who has just played for half a season.

"I...can't go..." Owen shook his head again.

"Why is that?" Yun Chen rolled his eyes, suddenly realizing that Owen's gentleness also caused some indecision in his character.

"I asked to leave at the beginning. To be honest, although I didn't intend to, it caused great harm to the team and the players. If I went over and said I wanted to go back at this time...it would be difficult for them to accept me." He looked at Yun Chen, and there was some request in his eyes.

This is a big event about the direction of his future career, so it should not be hasty.

"..." Yun Chen finished again.

He didn't know how to deal with this matter at all. Although he wanted to agree in terms of feelings and team needs, once he agreed, Altman and others disagreed... wouldn't it be difficult to end?
"I want to help you, but... how should I talk to the people in the team?" Yun Chen sighed. If Owen comes back, it means that someone in the team must leave. This is not a joke. It is easy to cause conflicts within the team.

"Li, don't tell the people in the team, just help me find Altman and Tyronn Lue alone. It doesn't need to be too obvious, can you just help me find out?"

……

When Yunchen came out of the coffee shop, it was already close to 8 o'clock in the evening.

At this time, his mood was a little complicated, as if he felt a mountain pressing down on his heart.

"I... how should I talk to them..."

(End of this chapter)