Super Legendary Superstar

Monta Ellis was at home in Orlando at night when she got a phone call out of the blue.

"Hey bro, how are you doing? I miss you so much! We haven't been together in a long time!"

Hearing this voice, Monta Ellis was stunned for a moment. Why does this voice sound so much like Artest's voice from the Kings?

"Ron... Artest?" Monta Ellis asked with an uncertain tone.

Artest laughed and said: "What's wrong with you? Can't you even recognize my voice? Do you remember last summer, when we drank in a nightclub? You were so drunk, or was I?" I’ll carry you back to your hotel room!”

Only then did Monta Ellis remember that he and Artest were indeed in a nightclub at that time, but they didn't go there on an appointment. They met by chance. Then they chatted briefly and exchanged contact information, but There has been no contact since then, but Artest now acts as if the two are very good brothers.

Monta Ellis has a close relationship with Sun Zhuo and already knew that Sun Zhuo and the team were pursuing Artest. He quickly changed his cold attitude and said: "Brother, how could I not remember this? Thanks to How are you? We are in different teams. If we want to meet, we have to check the schedule."

Artest smiled and said: "Haha, it's not a big deal. This is the Internet age. We can communicate on the Internet at any time. I won't tell you more. Remember to send me text messages and emails!"

"Okay, brother, keep in touch." Monta Ellis already knew the purpose of Artest's call. Artest was personally willing to come to Orlando, but he was unwilling to admit that he came to defect to Sun Zhuo. , but wanted to partner with "good brother" Monta Ellis.

After hanging up the phone, Monta Ellis called Sun Zhuo and told Sun Zhuo about the incident.

Sun Zhuo understood Artest's attitude and immediately contacted the team and asked them to start working on the transaction.

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The next day, the Miami Heat visited Orlando.

The 2007-08 season was a failed season for the Heat. Players suffered injuries one after another, and several old players in the team also left one after another, especially Shaquille O'Neal, who would be traded to the Phoenix Suns in the middle of the season. They only achieved a record of 15 wins and 67 losses in their previous life, ranking last in the league.

From the beginning of the new season to the present, O'Neal's performance has been greatly affected by hip injuries and left knee pain. He is currently averaging only 14 points and 7 rebounds per game this season, which is far below his average. He plays an important role in the Heat's offense. His performance is not as good as before. He will not even be selected to the All-Star this season. His record of 14 consecutive All-Star appearances will end this season.

In addition, the conflict between O'Neal and Pat Riley is no longer a day or two. He does not want to stay in the Heat, a team with no hope. There is not much time left for O'Neal in the NBA. He wants to Go to a strong team, a team that can compete for a championship.

Sun Zhuo's Magic team is one of the places where O'Neal is willing.

"Long time no see, brother, don't pretend to be injured. D-WADE and I are here. You don't even play. It's too disrespectful to us." At the game, O'Neal greeted Sun Zhuo in a suit in advance.

Wade also said from the side: "I don't see anything wrong with you. Come on to the game. You play center and face off against Shaq. This must be very interesting."

"D-WADE, what you said is wrong. What's the point of me playing against Sun? He will definitely be beaten by me. I'm an MDP and the most terrifying inside player in history. Sun is really good among outside players. Yes, but as a center, he is far behind. Oh, I think I know why he doesn't dare to play. It turns out that he doesn't dare to play against me, haha." O'Neal said half-jokingly.

Sun Zhuo also smiled and said to O'Neal: "Kevin Garnett also said the same thing to me, and I responded with trash talk. However, you are qualified to talk to me like this, so I won't trash talk you. Ha ha."

Sun Zhuo also gave O'Neal face. Although O'Neal is no longer good, once Sun Zhuo comes on the court, he has SS power and is not afraid of O'Neal at all. But O'Neal was indeed brilliant in the past. Sun Zhuo also believes that if Sun Zhuo and O'Neal at their peak can In a matchup, one hundred percent will be completely destroyed.

At this time, O'Neal smiled and suddenly put his arm on Sun Zhuo's shoulders and said: "I heard that you were just humiliated by the Celtics? You young recruits are no match for those old hooligans. I'm here to help. How are you?"

Sun Zhuo knew that O'Neal would be traded this season, and also knew that he would not achieve anything if he went to the Suns. Coupled with the previous relationship between the two, Sun Zhuo also hoped that O'Neal would come to the Magic. They would work together to win another championship, and so would O'Neal. In the same mood, they are both the kings of pretentiousness in the alliance!

Sun Zhuo first glanced at Dwyane Wade. Wade's expression was unpredictable. Before Sun Zhuo could speak, O'Neal said again: "I'm too strong to partner with you, otherwise I'll take it from you." FMVP, your fans will scold me.”

Everyone laughed, and Wade said: "Shaq, you and Kobe are probably the only two players who have snatched Sun Zhuo's FMVP."

"That's not called robbing, D-WADE. In the first season, Sun was just a show-off. He wasn't able to compete with us at that time." O'Neal insisted.

In the short time before the game, the three talked about many past events, which also aroused the emotions of O'Neal and Sun Zhuo. The two did spend a good time together during their time with the Lakers. If there is a chance, they really hope to reunite .

However, with O'Neal's current state, I'm afraid even if he joins the Magic, he won't be able to help Sun Zhuo much.

The game started soon. Sun Zhuo sat quietly watching the game. The rookie Durant continued to lead the team. After scoring 30+ in the last game, Durant's confidence increased a lot, and O'Neal, Still out of shape as always, with almost no shots.

The situation on the court quickly turned into Durant VS Wade.

"Speaking of which, Durant and Wade also have a grudge." Sun Zhuo suddenly remembered that the grudge between these two people was not about the past life, but this life.

Not only did Sun Zhuo have a story with Durant, but Wade was also involved. At that time, Sun Zhuo asked Wade to go to Washington to find Durant, and the girl Durant liked, Christine Laidlaw, Wade knew him earlier than Durant, and Ledlow also has a close relationship with Wade.

"Dwyane Wade might also like Christian..." Durant knew that Wade and Laidlaw were in constant contact, and he was jealous when he saw Wade.

From Durant's sharp eyes, Wade felt Durant's hostility. He just smiled coldly and didn't take Durant seriously at all.

Until Durant did a European step dunk that Wade often did.

Durant has a slender figure and does this move very beautifully. He breaks through with the ball, reaches the basket, uses a European step to shake off the defender, and then gets an open dunk.

After dunking, Durant yelled excitedly. At this time, he had already scored 15 points, while Wade had not started to perform yet and only scored 9 points.

"This rookie really thinks of himself as the boss of the Magic team." Wade began to take Durant seriously. Durant deliberately provoked Wade, and Wade had no reason not to respond.

Wade in 2007 was at his peak.

Wade held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left wing, and the defense switched to Durant. Wade quickly and decisively broke through and faced Durant one-on-one. Durant was also very confident that he could guard Wade. After all, he has a great advantage in height. , seeing Wade forcing a breakthrough and trying to get inside for a dunk, Durant quickly jumped up and raised his arms to block the shot.

boom!

Wade made a one-handed dunk and successfully dunked under Durant's block!

"Damn it!" Durant had tried his best, but there was nothing he could do about Wade.

"Haha, if it were ten years later, Durant would definitely be better than Wade, but this year, Wade beat Durant too easily." Sun Zhuo also chuckled off the court. Durant was very immature. , but very stubborn. This game was full of antagonism with Wade.

Durant wanted to return the favor to Wade, but as soon as he held the ball, Wade stole it, and Wade performed another one-stop dunk!

"Oops, Durant made Wade angry. It seems that today's game is going to be Wade's personal exhibition game." Sun Zhuo secretly felt that something was wrong.

Although the Heat are terrible this season, without Sun Zhuo in the Magic, Wade is enough to bring down the Magic.

Wade is really in good shape this game. The Magic don't have Howard, and they don't have Sun Zhuo in this game. It's simply too comfortable for him. No one can stop him, and no one can score against him. When Wade scored his 40th point, Durant had not yet broken through 30 points. The two had the same status in the team this time. They both had unlimited firing rights and the same number of shots. Moreover, Durant Too many mistakes.

In the end, Wade scored 45 points and gave Durant a little abuse. Durant scored 33 points and made 7 turnovers. Although he scored more than 30 points in two consecutive games, it can still be seen that he has a close relationship with the real star players. gap.

After the game, Wade took the initiative to find Durant, who had been fighting against him for a whole game. In fact, he already had an appreciation for Durant, "Boy, if you want to beat me, you have to learn from Sun. .”

Wade was relatively friendly, but Durant replied seriously: "I won't lose to you every time."

Wade laughed after hearing this: "I didn't say I would beat you every time."

"What's wrong? You two seem to be very speculative." The game was over, and Sun Zhuo also walked onto the court and stood between the two.

Wade saw Sun Zhuo and said with a smile: "Your new teammate is very interesting, but he is too young. To be honest, it seems a bit difficult for you two to pass the Celtics level."

"The game won't just rely on the two of us. Each of us will grow up. Man, you should worry about your Heat. You are still at your peak. If you can't make the playoffs, it will be a shame." Sun Zhuo said.

Wade said nothing more and shook hands with Sun Zhuo to say goodbye. Later, when he saw Sun Zhuo and O'Neal saying goodbye intimately, he also took the initiative to reach out to Durant.

Wade himself is also speculating on the possibility of O'Neal going to the Magic. However, once O'Neal is traded to the Magic, what will the Magic get in exchange? Ordinary players, Pat Riley would not agree, unless it was Kevin Durant.

Wade thought maybe he and Durant would become teammates.

"Not only can Sun teach you, I can also help you grow." Wade said meaningfully to Durant.

Durant saw Sun Zhuo and O'Neal whispering, and realized something, and was secretly surprised: "No way? I just became my younger brother under Sun Zhuo, and I have to assist Dwyane Wade? These two are all The guy I hate!"

In fact, they are overthinking it. The Magic have no formal thoughts on O'Neal. They are currently discussing with the King and will have a result soon.

The Magic sent Danny Granger and Paul Millsap to the Kings in exchange for All-Star player Ron Artest!

As soon as the news came out, it attracted the attention of the entire alliance, and various discussions started on the Internet.

"Artest is going to partner with Sun Zhuo? Hahaha, don't these two fight each other as soon as they meet? From the NBA to WWE, and then to the same team, don't they have to fight every day?"

"If Artest and Sun Zhuo agree to the outside world, then the Magic will be really powerful. They are the two most powerful people in the NBA. No one will dare to challenge the Magic in the future. Those guys from the Celtics will probably Facing the combination of Sun Zhuo and Artest, I don’t dare to be arrogant!”

"Am I the only one worried about Durant having to come off the bench again?"

For this deal, the Celtics, Cavaliers, including the Spurs and Mavericks in the Western Conference are also looking at it. The addition of Artest has indeed strengthened the Magic, especially in terms of defense, but Artest Artest still cannot replace Howard. In their view, even if the Magic have Artest, they are still not a team that can compete for the championship.

On the day of the trade, Sun Zhuo specifically met with Danny Granger and Paul Millsap alone. They were selected by Sun Zhuo, but now, it was Sun Zhuo's idea to get Artest, and some players were destined to leave.

Sun Zhuo could tell that both of them were a little unhappy. After all, they had won the championship together. Even if they couldn't compete for the championship this season, they were willing to stay and play with Sun Zhuo.

Sun Zhuo said: "I'm sorry, Danny, Paul. It's a pity that we can't play together anymore. I chose you. I watched you grow. You are all leaders of the team, and you can't play under me forever." , now it’s time to go to other teams to prove your strength.”

Danny Granger had a deep relationship with Sun Zhuo, and he had always been grateful for Sun Zhuo's care. He said, "Boss, thank you for taking care of me these two years. Without you, no one would notice me."

Paul Millsap also said: "You gave me a lot of confidence, thank you."

Sun Zhuo looked at the two people with a smile, put his hands on their shoulders, and said: "You must make a name for yourself, I'm waiting for you to compete with me for the championship!"