Guard With a Knife

When Kobe Bryant saw Snoopy, he even had a little taste.

"You are now an internationally known superstar basketball star. Those who don't care about the NBA know that you completed the Grand Slam this season. You are awesome."

What he said was sour.

Snoopy reached out and touched his head: "Are you jealous of me?"

The Black Mamba shrugged and raised his eyebrows: "How is it possible?"

Then, he started again, "You must train harder this summer, all eyes are on you now. All the forces of jealousy are going to cull you next season!! And, I don't think you will be back next season. To get such great support this season, you must make your scoring skills richer and more proficient. You must pull the average scoring limit to the 30th level, so that you can truly be a superstar who can change the situation on the court by yourself. "

Bryant rubbed Vanessa's underwear while teaching.

Since Vanessa revealed that she was going to divorce him, he has become extremely submissive. Now, I dare not take the initiative to ask the little duke to come home to practice scoring skills, for fear that Vanessa, who is pregnant, will be suspicious.

"Is it a boy this time?" The little duke asked subconsciously.

As a Chinese, it is almost a natural knee-jerk reaction to care about the gender of a child.

And the Black Mamba reacted to this question as if he missed another key shot, flustered and frustrated.

All right!

No need to answer.

Puppies know it all!

Snoopy patted the Black Mamba on the shoulder and drove away in his Lamborghini. After several rounds of negotiations with Daphne, George Chen and the Queen of Sweet Songs, he has decided to purchase real estate in Los Angeles.

After all, coming over every summer, it's always better to have a house.

In this regard, the brothers of the entire hard training group highly welcome it, except for Derek Rose. Because everyone except Rose and Curry are from California, and Curry also has real estate in Los Angeles.

Therefore, everyone is very happy that Snoopy has set up camp in Los Angeles. This means that they can spend more time together in the summer.

However, before everyone was happy together, the little duke returned to Chicago first.

He participated in the championship tour ceremony on June 16.

When a bus full of Bulls players and coaching staff appeared on the streets of Chicago, all the fans went crazy. Although the municipal government carried out security maintenance in advance, a total of 588 police officers, 114 firefighters, and 153 municipal engineering personnel were dispatched. But the fans coming out of the streets are still way over their budget!

After thirteen years of absence, the championship parade inspired the enthusiasm of all citizens.

This championship is too important for Chicago.

It means that the Bulls have officially stepped into the palace of dynasty revival, and it also declares that the image of weak bulls since the post-Jordan era is gone forever.

Most importantly, this is just the beginning: Chicago's core players are still so young, they have enough time to win more championships.

Snoopy, 21, Derrick Rose, 22, Joakim Noah, 25, and Luol Deng, 26. This core combination has not even officially entered the peak period, what awaits them is an infinitely bright future!

The media in Illinois is already looking forward to four consecutive championships, and some optimistic fans even believe that the Bulls will directly win ten consecutive championships! !

Seeing Snoopy and Derek Rose standing on the tall tour bus, the two stood hand in hand, very close.

At the end of the parade, Snoopy even held up Derrick Rose's hand with a microphone and told the excited supporters on both sides: "Actually, we still have an MVP, and he is Derrick Rose. Just wait and see, next season he will be an MVP." It will open everyone's eyes!!"

He had to get excited about wearing Rose, who has been regretting not being in the final three Finals games.

This statement elicited even greater cheers.

Nothing excites them more than seeing two core players as brothers.

Everyone is looking forward to the future.

In fact, other teams in the league are also worried about the Bulls who won the championship as the second youngest in the league.

Therefore, at the NBA Council meeting held on June 19, when discussing the content of the Duke Clause.

Kupchak, the small owner of the Lakers, threw out a proposal immediately: "I think... for a superstar who led the team to the finals and won the MVP in the first three seasons, and also became the MVP of the regular season. We should be more tolerant!"

"As we all know, the rookie contract is an out-and-out squeeze contract for super players. We capitalists must have a conscience, so as to win the respect and loyalty of the players from the heart!"

"So I propose not only to increase the starting salary on the second contract, from 25% to 30% of the salary cap. It should also be implemented immediately from the fourth year."

"The most important thing is that these players should get rid of the direct shackles of the rookie contract and switch from restricted players to unrestricted players. Other teams have the right to quote!!"

As soon as little Bass said this, any fool knew what his intention was. Over the years, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have been flirting with Snoopy, and Bryant even personally gave personal guidance in this year's playoffs. Doesn't it make it clear that playing the emotional card, do you want Snoopy to join the Lakers?

Bulls owner Reinsdorf immediately objected. He agreed to a starting salary increase, but objected to switching Snoopy from restricted to unrestricted, which would have violated the Bird clause.

However, the Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics... the other 28 teams almost all expressed their support for the Lakers.

This made Reinsdorf furious at the meeting, scolding: You are robbing naked.

Finally, under the adjustment of all parties. The teams still respected the existing regulations and recognized that the original team had priority over players before signing a new contract.

However, other teams have also put eye salve on the Duke's clause: players are allowed to seek deals during the contract period, and they have a one-vote veto right to trade! !

Reinsdorf was outnumbered and could only swallow with tears.

However, when the management fully determines the details of the terms named duke.

The representative of the Boston Celtics suddenly pointed out: "The previous clauses are aimed at the top superstars. It is too difficult to achieve the first three defenses in the first three years of the rookie season, or the MVP of the regular season, or the MVP of the finals! Should we dial down the rules a little bit?"

"I'm proposing that a player should be awarded an MVP during his rookie contract, or has been selected to the All-Star Game as a starter twice in the All-Star Ballot, or has been selected to the All-NBA Team twice (no matter which team). Reward. This reward is that after the end of their rookie contract, they can sign a super contract with a starting salary of 30% of the salary cap!!"

Danny Angie said seriously.

As soon as he said this.

Reinsdorf jumped up at the time: "You are targeting me!! The only person who meets this requirement is Derrick Rose!!!"

At this time, Presti, who was sitting silently in the corner, said: "Kevin Durant also meets this clause, and Westbrook may also be activated. We are also victims."

What he said made Reinsdorf feel a little bit better, he thought Presti was on his side. There is no need to be besieged by crowds like in the previous session.

However, Presti changed the subject: "However, I support this agreement. We should give these outstanding superstars better salary conditions. This will make them more loyal!!"

All Thunder representatives agreed.

Representatives from other teams echoed the response.

So, not surprisingly, the agreement named Ross Clause came into effect.

Next, the management representatives began to have a heated discussion on the new labor agreement. They were picky about the terms proposed by the NBA Labor Association, the Lakers boss no longer talked about the conscience of the capitalists, and Presti didn't even talk about loyalty.

Reinsdorf was already slumped in a chair.

He thought it was all a conspiracy. These guys were afraid of the bulls on the court, so they tried every means to lure the bulls into the rules.

Now the Bulls are burdened with a high luxury tax. Next season, Snoopy will get a super maximum salary, and Rose will get a super maximum salary next season... Killing people! !

When Reinsdorf walked out of the office, he didn't want to talk at all.

The owner of the Lakers on the side was very enthusiastic and kept trying to get close to him: "If you have salary pressure, just say it. If you say it, we can help you find a solution. If it doesn't work, the Los Angeles Lakers can share it for you."

He seemed to be a good dealer.

Reinsdorf gave him a nasty look before getting into the car: "You'll never get Snoopy from us!!"

Little Buss was not angry at all.

He is not in a hurry, he believes that there is still a long way to go.

Most of the other team owners thought the same in their hearts, so let's throw two poison pills first. Regardless of whether the bulls bite their teeth and hold on, the strategic goal has been achieved.

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The little duke still doesn't know what was discussed at the NBA Management Council. He returned to Los Angeles after participating in the championship parade in Chicago. In the last week, he has been shooting commercials.

With him is Stephen Curry.

Curry's signature shoe will be launched this summer, and before that, the Duke brand will also hold this year's high-end training camp. This is an operation to expand the influence of the basketball market.

Since last year, the Duke brand has successively entered the American high school league and NCAA league. Famous schools including, Duke, Arizona, etc. have begun to uniformly equip the Duke brand.

These sponsorships have boosted the Duke brand's popularity, plus the little Duke just had a stellar NBA season. Now the market share of Duke brand basketball shoes has surpassed that of Adidas in the US market.

The company's financial statements are getting better and better. The biggest meaning for Snoopy is: he will have more money to invest in Silicon Valley.

Now, a new channel has been added: cast and shoot movies!

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