Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Time turned back to before the start of the draft.

"After the draft begins, I will pick Allen Iverson. He is the hope for the Philadelphia 76ers to rise."

In the Philadelphia 76ers box, Alexander sat on the comfortable sofa with his legs raised and shook the red wine in the glass, smiling to general manager Brad Greenberg.

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Brad Greenberg said doglegally.

"Ring Ling Ling..."

Team owner Alexander motioned to general manager Brad Greenberg to get on the phone, knowing that the call must be for a deal at this time.

"Hello, is this general manager Brad?"

"I am, are you?"

"I'm Bob Wester, general manager of the Sonics."

"Oh, general manager Bob, what do you want?"

For Bob Wester, Brad Greenberg must know that he is a figure known as the "diplomat" of the alliance. How long it takes to negotiate a deal with Bob Wester A few minds will do.

"The Sonics want to make a deal with the 76ers."

"What deal?"

Do you want to trade Iverson?

Brad Greenberg murmured.

"The Sonics replaced Allen Iverson with Gary Payton + the No. 44 pick in the second round of 1996."

Sure enough, Iverson was changed.

"Sorry for my refusal, Allen Iverson is not for sale for the 76ers."

Bob Wester rightly refused.

Damn it!

Payton didn't lose out for Iverson, and the 76ers didn't do it?

Of course there is no disadvantage. Let's not look at Iverson's future results, just talk about the performance in the NCAA. If Payton is replaced by Iverson, the Sonics will definitely suffer.

The reason is very simple. In the 1990s, offensive players appeared in an endless stream every year, and a top offensive player appeared at every turn. As for the defensive players, there were few pitiful players. This can only be achieved through the accumulation of a large number of games. Here is more. Don't mention players of Payton's level.

I dare say that in addition to the long-famous super giant, Payton can change 1 or even 4.

"I'll talk to him."

Knowing that it is difficult to trade Iverson, so the team leader Paul Allen did it himself.

"General Manager Brad, please pass the phone to Leslie."

After taking the call from Bob Wester, Paul Allen directly approached Leslie Alexander, the owner of the Philadelphia 76ers who had just bought it.

Brad Greenberg is not even qualified to speak, and the gap between rich and poor is not equal at all. Only the owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, Leslie Alexander, is qualified to speak in front of him.

In fact, this is what Bruce had long expected. Alexander had pitted Yao Ming in his previous life. As long as he makes more money, he can use his dirtiest heart to comfort you and continue to play for him.

So Bruce told Paul Allen in advance and asked him to call in person, creating a kind of pressure to be king-to-king.

"BOSS, I'm looking for you."

"Who?"

"Sonic boss Paul Allen."

"The Sonics want to trade Iverson."

Brad Greenberg covered the phone and whispered.

Paul Allen?

The Sonics want Iverson?

Also, Iverson was out of the University of Washington after all, and it is reasonable to let Iverson return to his hometown to play for the Seattle SuperSonics.

Not surprisingly.

"Hey, Paul, rare guest, what brought you here!"

After thinking about it in his head, Alexander answered the phone and said in an official voice.

"Lesley, we don't talk secretly, I want Iverson, let's drive your overweight."

As the nation's top boss, Paul Allen doesn't like to play around at all, and goes straight to the most practical.

"Well, you also know that Allen is not for sale for the 76ers and will not be traded."

Alexander still wants to struggle a bit. After all, Iverson's style of play is very attractive to the audience, and there will surely be many fans in the arena to watch Iverson's game.

"The Sonics are willing to trade for Iverson with Gary Payton + the 44th pick in the second round of 1996."

"This, you are embarrassing me..."

"The Sonics are willing to come up with Gary Payton + Billy Owens + the No. 44 pick in the second round of 1996 in exchange for Iverson."

If it doesn't work, I will continue to add it until your baby can't stand it and finally nods.

Paul Allen took over the list of current SuperSonics handed by general manager Bob Wester, which indicated the names of players who can be traded.

"This……"

"The Sonics are willing to come up with Gary Payton + Billy Owens + Matt Geiger + the No. 44 pick in the second round of 1996 for Iverson."

It can't be repeated, Paul Allen still has a temper.

He thought he had already put out a lot of chips, and it would be too much to ask for it.

And Alexander on the other side would be more Alexander, Paul Allen made him feel a lot of pressure, too strong.

"Lesley, I asked myself that the bargaining chip I gave is pretty good. If you don’t agree, then this deal will be void. In the future, your Philadelphia 76ers will not want to play with the Seattle Supersonics, even if you do it alone. transaction."

Paul Allen said domineeringly.

He has tried his best, and there is really no way I can do it without Iverson. The big deal is to wait until Iverson's rookie contract ends before recruiting.

"All right, I promised."

Finally, Alexander couldn’t stand it anymore. In fact, Alexander just calculated it by himself. The Philadelphia 76ers did not suffer. The three players will definitely help the team’s overall strength, although not as gorgeous as Iverson’s play. , But the victory is privately mentioned in the team as a whole.

Besides, from the tone of Paul Allen just threatening that the Sonics will no longer be with the 76ers, he can hear that Paul Allen definitely did it.

It would be okay if one less team does not trade with the 76ers, but Paul Allen is still a bit prestigious in the league. If you add his "godson" Bruce, it would offend the two businesses for no reason. The boss.

I didn’t see Larry Miller being punished by Bruce until now. If Bruce also came to him, Alexander would have a headache thinking about it, and he would definitely not sleep at night. After all, everyone will see you when you look up.

Besides, Paul Allen finally breathed a long sigh of relief. It was not easy. Fortunately, the result was not bad. Iverson was finally brought back to Seattle by him.

Subsequent trade submissions were handed over to Bob Wester, who is the team's general manager.

...

The camera turns back.

Iverson, his mother, Annie, and his two younger sisters were all very excited at this time. It was Seattle, which is considered a big city. In addition, Iverson has been studying at the University of Washington in recent years and is familiar with it. With a good environment and feelings, Iverson's mother Annie doesn't want her family to move to Philadelphia. After all, the air there is not as fresh as Seattle. Now that's fine, the whole family doesn't need to move, so she camped in Seattle.

"Ring Ling Ling..."

At this time, the agent Mark Bartstein called again.

"Hello, how are you..."

After receiving an unfamiliar number, Mark Bartstein asked cautiously.

"Is it Mark Bartstein, this is Paul Allen, please pass the phone to Allen, I want to say a few words to him."

It turned out to be Paul Allen’s phone number. Save it now. The boss’s private phone number must be saved. For the agent, he stays outside and looks for goals and expands his circle of friends all the time. Not to mention the top big guys like the United States, who can get a personal phone call from Paul Allen, that's very rare.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

"Allen, call, Mr. Paul personally called."

Mr. Paul?

Sonics owner Paul Allen?

Wow, why is it so sudden, what will I say?

"Paul, Mr. Paul, good evening, I'm Allen."

A little nervously answering the phone, Iverson said tremblingly.

"Child, welcome back to Seattle."

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Paul, thank you Seattle."

Iverson finally cried loudly, and Paul Allen's call made Iverson's emotions finally vented.

Because he knows what Paul Allen has done for him to return to Seattle, it can be said that the Lakers' old Bass made "Magic" Johnson's words, then Paul Allen made his "answer" Iverson.

"I will go to the box after accepting an interview later."

"Okay, sir, see you later."

After the call, Iverson was also surrounded by many media reporters, and everyone wanted to interview the new champion.

"Thanks to the Seattle fans who support me. I will work hard for the Seattle SuperSonics in the new season..."

Later, Iverson expressed his love for the city of Seattle and the Seattle SuperSonics under the indiscriminate bombardment of various media, and felt very honored to be able to play for the SuperSonics in the new season.