In the end, we still have to look at the shark’s face?

If there are no Shaqs next season, the Heat will have nothing to lose.

Good guy, I'm afraid I'm going to be beaten by the Pistons in the playoffs.

No, if you are more confident, the Bulls who may have added Milicic can beat the Heat.

After all, Wade next season will still be a rookie Wade, and he will be much weaker than the Wade who won the championship in 2006.

O'Neal's decision to stay on the team made Li Ang hesitate, and the originally bright prospect fell into a deadlock.

Originally, I wanted to travel happily with Carolina this summer and relax.

But the sudden transfer incident made Li Ang very tired.

Not only does he need to transfer, he also needs to transfer to a place where he can't lose to the Pistons, and he also needs to avoid sign-and-trades as much as possible.

This is so damn difficult.

At this time, there are not many big fish in the free agent market, basically only O'Neal Jr. and Leon.

Li Ang reads transfer news online every day. As he flips through it, he suddenly discovers something that is different from the original history.

The Phoenix Suns packaged Marbury and "Penny" Hardaway to the Knicks in exchange for Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward, Howard Ellis, Mazie Lampe and the 2004 and 2006

Two first-round picks.

This deal allowed the Suns to get rid of two big burdens, Marbury and Hardaway.

Although Antonio McDyess's contract is also very large, and it is an out-and-out garbage contract. Two consecutive seasons of serious injuries have caused McDyess's strength to decline significantly.

But after all, his contract only has one year left and is about to expire.

When next summer arrives, the Suns will be able to free up more than 10 million in salary space in an instant.

Li Ang smiled, Knicks is really not short of money.

Once this deal is completed, the Knicks' salary next season will skyrocket to more than 90 million, almost hundreds of millions!

This is 2003!

What is the concept of spending 100 million dollars a year on salary? If the Pistons had such courage, would Leon still have to deal with so many broken things?

The reason why this deal attracted Li Ang was not only because he lamented that the Knicks had too much money, but also because this deal happened more than half a year earlier than in the original history.

Li Ang sighed, when will my transfer be finalized?

As a result, not long after the transaction took place, Li Ang's cell phone rang.

The caller was Marbury.

"Man, how do you feel about going back to your hometown to play ball?" Li Ang thought Lao Ma was telling him to go to New York to eat fruit plate with him.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As a result, Lao Ma's tone was very serious.

"Stop talking, brother, listen to me, the big one is coming!

Do you know why the Suns traded me? Because they want to free up salary space to get you!"

Marbury is still stupid now. He always thought that they signed Li Ang to assist him!

In the end, for Li Ang, he was given away by the sun as part of the bargaining chip!

What a sin!

Leon's head was buzzing, what the hell? What does the deal between the Knicks and the Suns have to do with me?

Besides, the Suns don't have enough salary space, not to mention they have to renew Marion's contract and sign me naked.

"I know you're a little confused, but I'm not lying to you. I don't know much, but I can give you a name."

"A name?"

"Yes, a name, O'Neal."

"Why is it O'Neal again?" Li Ang can't help it. The Suns and O'Neal are related to each other again?

O'Neal has decided to stay with the Lakers!

"Ah? Why did you say it again? Oh, you should prepare yourself mentally. In the next few days, the big one is coming! No more talk, brother, I'll go cry for a while."

Marbury hung up the phone, not knowing whether he should cry or laugh.

To be honest, Marbury is actually quite happy to be able to return to his hometown of New York to play.

But he just helped the Suns defeat the Spurs in the playoffs last season, and now he is being sold at a low price just because the Suns want to free up salary space. It is really sad.

Moreover, the purpose of the Suns to free up salary space is for Leon.

Damn it, he had been patting himself on the back and said that he would be successful in recruiting Li Ang.

He also said that when brothers work together, they can defeat gold. Good guy, it turns out that he is gold.

This is a mixed blessing for Marbury.

Li Ang hung up the phone, his mind was confused.

The Suns sent Marbury away, was it for me?

So what are the Suns going to do next to tie O'Neal and me together?

Li Ang thought about it all night but couldn't figure it out.

The next day, Leon learned that Suns general manager Colangelo Jr. would personally visit him in Detroit.

Talk to yourself about the transfer.

By the way, let’s also talk about breaking out of the Western Conference next season...

At Leon's house, Colangelo shared his plan with Leon.

Li Ang swallowed after hearing this. If this can really happen...

The changes I have brought to this world are crazier than I imagined.

The free agent market is still very lively, and among a series of news in the free agent market, there is a less eye-catching news: the Pacers fired Thomas, the smiling assassin, and he will no longer be the head coach of the Pacers next season.

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This may seem like an inconspicuous piece of news, but in Indianapolis, Bird's head exploded.

"Rick Carlisle is an excellent coach. He led the Pistons to the championship last season! Moreover, he is my old teammate, and I know his character! I guarantee that he can lead the team on the right track!

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Bird roared at the big black man standing in front of him.

After yelling, he rubbed his temples. It's too difficult to manage. This generation of players is too difficult to manage!

After Carlisle was fired by the Pistons, Bird immediately approached his old teammate, hoping that he could coach his team.

After all, the Smiling Assassin really hasn't made much of a splash with the Pacers these days. Bird feels that he's not even as good as himself.

But Bird never imagined that this decision would actually make O'Neal Jr. furious.

"I know, I worked with Carlisle, he was an assistant coach with the Trail Blazers.

But with all due respect, I have no impression of him. Besides, Thomas is like a father figure to me, as you know.

You also promised that you would continue to cooperate with Thomas. But now you have found someone to replace him. I am very disappointed with the team's approach, very disappointed!"

O'Neal Jr. was even more excited than Bird. He was quite dissatisfied with the team's dismissal of the Smiling Assassin.

After all, little O'Neal has been without a father since he was a child. The lack of father's love is his biggest regret in childhood.

The fatherly love that little O'Neal lacks basically comes from his middle school basketball coach Gram.

Coach Gram constantly switches between the roles of "strict teacher" and "loving father". In private, he is very strict with O'Neal.

But in the outside world, Gram tried to keep O'Neal under his wing as much as possible.

Therefore, O'Neal Jr. treats the coaches who have given him great help as his father.

Including Thomas, the smiling assassin who made him successful in the NBA.

In O'Neal's heart, Thomas is not only the head coach, but also his relative and his boss.

Like Gram, he is a father-like figure.

Now, the Pacers have waived him without hesitation, which makes O'Neal Jr. heartbroken.

He looked at the indifferent Bird, clenched his fists, and uttered a few words one by one: "I will never renew my contract with the team, absolutely impossible!"

Although Bird remained calm on the surface, he was actually panicking in his heart.

Brother, please stop joking, okay? If not, I will make a bowl of noodles for you to eat?

I just change the coach, what about you?

I'm willing to give you the maximum salary, but you still want to pay me?

From the beginning of the offseason to now, O'Neal Jr. has not decided to renew his contract.

He went to San Antonio to talk about life with Popovich, and then went to Los Angeles to discuss with Baylor how the runner-up had more points than Jordan.
To be continued...