roccoschili Chapter 249 Trading Arenas!
Chapter 249 Trading Arenas!
After the game, Li Kaiming finished the post-match interview and drove directly to Williams, and then took the latter to find a restaurant for dinner.
It is almost ten o'clock now, and there are not many restaurants open at night in Washington DC, especially at such a late hour, so Li Kaiming drove around the city for a long time before finding an open restaurant. Small restaurant.
The two of them got out of the car and went in to have a look. Unsurprisingly, it was Asians who started the restaurant.
Europeans and Americans are more concerned about their rest time. Only East Asians who are generally more curvy will sacrifice their rest and entertainment time to make money. There is no right or wrong between these two ways of thinking, it is just a difference in concept.
Just like American people prefer to enjoy the present, so many young people in America basically don’t save any money. Card's young people are among the best.
People in Huaguo prefer to save money to enhance their ability to resist risks, and to buy a house. The latter is not the obsession of young people in America. For them, there is a difference between renting a house and buying a house. It's not that big.
Li Kaiming and the two walked into the restaurant, found a relatively clean table and sat down.
The owner of the restaurant is a middle-aged man with a mustache. He has a round face and speaks with a distinct Japanese accent, which is as stiff as a robot.
After ordering, Elliott Williams looked at Li Kaiming and said, "Your boy is now a successful person. Not only has he bought a house in Washington, but he even has his own car! I'm so envious, I want to get a Hummer too." , Unfortunately, there is no money in my pocket!"
Li Kaiming asked suspiciously, "You are also a lottery pick, so your salary should be quite high, right?"
Williams covered half of his face, "Brother, the gap between lottery picks is bigger than the gap between humans and pigs. You are the No. [-] pick and naturally you can't realize this difference, because you are the highest salary! The salary is low, and it’s unlucky to be selected by the Raptors. You don’t know how high the tax is for the University of Massachusetts. I didn’t earn much money, and almost half of it was paid. I have to take out some points and give them to the broker..."
Li Kaiming really didn't understand that there are so many ways in the salary, because he himself has always left these things to his agent Monica to manage, and he only needs to show performance on the court.
It seems that it is not so easy to be a glamorous nba star in people's eyes. Not only will he face the risk of being eliminated at any time, but he will also give most of his income to the local government and agents.
Because there were only the two of them in this small shop, the food was served quickly. Li Kaiming and Williams were eating the food while exchanging what they had seen and heard after entering the NBA. Because they had to drive back at night, Li Kaiming Just didn't drink.
After drinking and eating, Li Kaiming and Williams sat down for a while, rested almost, and when they were about to leave, Li Kaiming's mobile phone suddenly heard a text message alert!
Li Kaiming frowned, who sent him a message so late?
He picked up the phone, turned on the screen, and the moment he saw the content of the text message, he was stunned!
Williams, who was sitting across from him, was about to get up and leave, but found that Li Kaiming, who was sitting across from him, was sitting still, so he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, Li?"
Li Kaiming was silent for a while, and then replied in a low voice, "It's Tommy, a text message from Tommy Shepard!"
"Is that your team manager?" Williams asked.
"It's the vice president, but it's almost the same as the team manager." Li Kaiming nodded slightly. "He said in the text message that Gilbert will be traded..."
"What? You mean, the team president sent you a text message, telling you that Gilbert Arenas is going to be traded by the Wizards?" Williams stared so hard that his eyeballs almost fell to the ground!
Li Kaiming made a "shh" gesture, then glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and found that the boss hadn't noticed this, so he said in a low voice, "Hush, I must be the first few people to know this news, now The transaction has not been completed, so don’t let the wind leak!”
Williams reacted, subconsciously covered his mouth with his hand, and at the same time turned his eyes towards the back kitchen of the restaurant, "This news is really amazing! That's Arenas! A salary of 2000 million, in the Can be ranked in the league!"
Li Kaiming also nodded, didn't he?
Although after the conflict between him and Arenas, it was almost certain that the latter would be traded, but at the moment when this happened, he still felt a trance!
This is not the kind of news that he scrolls out on his phone, just watch it for fun.This was witnessed by him personally, and even to some extent, he led to the transaction!
Although the season has been played so far, Li Kaiming has fully felt the overall level of the NBA. Combined with his own data, he is also very confident in his level and future prospects.
But when the original veteran and big brother of the team were directly found and traded by the team management without hesitation, Li Kaiming still couldn't help feeling a kind of sadness in his heart!
For the first time, he felt the cold-blooded and cruelty of capital.
Stronger than Arenas, who will become a bargaining chip for capital at the end of his career, unable to control his own freedom, what about others...
On the contrary, Williams, who was sitting opposite him, after experiencing the initial surprise, immediately began to be happy for his good brother when he recovered, "Lee, that's all right now, Gilbert is gone, the Wizards It's your team!"
Li Kaiming calmed down, nodded and said, "Well, I just don't know which team Tommy and the others are trading with? In terms of strength, Gilbert's level is still good. To what level..."
Williams waved his hand, "Hey! Why do you think so much? Those issues are issues that the team management needs to consider. What does it have to do with you? As long as the people who have been traded this time can convince you!"
That's right!Li Kaiming nodded, and the two chatted for a while, then got up and left the restaurant.
Li Kaiming drove Williams to the team's residence, and then drove back home by himself. Lying on the bed, Li Kaiming thought about what happened today, whether it was what Williams told him, or the more shocking Arenas The transaction made it difficult for him to fall asleep.
I don't know how long I thought about it, but the drowsiness slowly hit me...
On November 11th local time in America, the famous sports reporter woj posted a big news on his twitter!
The Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic completed a deal. The Wizards sent point guard Gilbert Arenas to the Magic, and the Magic got the "Mr. Billion" Rashard Lewis!
This blockbuster exchange between Arenas and Lewis instantly shocked the entire league!
For a while, almost all the media were discussing this deal, especially discussing what improvement this deal could bring to the lineups of both sides, and whether the existing league structure would change!
Of course, the vast majority of the media believe that the Orlando Magic have achieved a greater improvement in this deal!
They traded a forward who was plagued by injuries at the end of his career and still occupying 2000 million salary space, and replaced a guard who averaged close to 30 points per game at his peak, and judging from his performance before the transaction, Arenas is obviously better than Rashad. Lewis is much stronger!
After such a trade, the Magic formed the starting lineup of Arenas, Vince Carter, Pietrus and Dwight Howard!
Just looking at the book strength of this lineup, I am afraid that it is second only to the Heat in the entire league!
As for the Wizards who traded Arenas to Lewis, there were relatively few discussions in the media. Most of them believed that the Wizards traded Arenas, who couldn't play with Li Kaiming, to a player with a lower level but The obedient Lewis can only say that he stopped the loss in time, and no media believes that this transaction will increase the strength of the Wizards.
What's more, he also said that the Wizards team without Arenas will be good if their strength does not decline!
After Li Kaiming woke up, he also saw the news on the Internet. At the same time, he also glanced at Arenas' personal Twitter. And after switching to a Magic player, it seems that he can't wait to report to the new team!
And after changing his personal information, Arenas also sent a tweet, the official of the Art Magic: I'm here!
Below the tweet, most people are wishing Arenas well, and of course, many people pointed their fire at Li Kaiming.
"It's all because of that yellow monkey! You could have retired from the Wizards, Gilbert!"
"Grunfeld will pay for his choice to come back, that yellow-skinned monkey will definitely let him down!"
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Li Kaiming looked at it for a while and then put down his phone. Put aside the matter of eating melons. There is still a game tonight, so now he has to go to the home arena first.
After enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, Li Kaiming fled the house before his uncle and his uncle urged them to get married, and then drove straight to the mci center, home of the Wizards.
For some reason, as soon as he entered the arena, Li Kaiming always felt that everyone who greeted him had something else in their eyes.
Just after he passed a corner, a person suddenly stopped him, "Good morning, Li!"
Li Kaiming stopped, turned around and saw that it was Tommy Sheppard who texted him last night!
Sheppard smiled and waved to Li Kaiming, and then walked towards the office area. Li Kaiming hesitated for a moment, but followed quickly.
This time they came to Shepard's office. The two of them found a place to sit down. Shepard spoke first, "Li, last night was at a critical moment in the transaction, so I can only tell you that this happened, but Can't say more details, sorry!"
"You have nothing to apologize for, Tommy, you are just finishing your work, you don't need to report anything to me." Li Kaiming said in a deep voice.
Shepard smiled, "Aren't you curious why we made such a seemingly loss-making transaction?"
Li Kaiming did not answer, and Shepard continued, "Because Philip Sanders told me that he found a tactic that can create unlimited possibilities, and this tactic requires some players who are very good at shooting three-pointers..."