The Whip of the God of Basketball

After the game against the Kings, the Suns returned to Phoenix, while Leon stayed in California for one more day and went to Los Angeles to spend time with his wife. Khomeinis is now expecting to give birth, and all matters of her brokerage company have been handed over to professional managers. It can be said that he has received a very generous return on the entrepreneurial investment he made many years ago.

Especially after the CAA agency acquired his previous team and took all the shares, Khomeinis's worth has greatly surpassed that of her husband. This occasionally makes Leon feel a little embarrassed. After all, he is on the court. Always dressed like a "millionaire dad", once the game is over, Leon will change back into casual clothes so that they match his second-hand car.

In the past few years, Khomeinis has been living in Santa Monica Beach, a celebrity leisure center in Los Angeles, where she can meet Hollywood stars from time to time. Leon has never been interested in the entertainment industry. It is another land of capital. It is said that culture and sports are not separated. Many sports stars will know those entertainment stars, walk on the red carpet, buy shares in small film and television companies, invest in movies, etc.

But Leon was used to living in Boston. To this day, he is still a little uncomfortable with the beautiful beaches, blue skies, and white clouds in Los Angeles. He has long been accustomed to the cold Atlantic Ocean and the always gloomy sky in Massachusetts. So every time he came to Los Angeles, he would choose to go out for a walk with Khomeini at dusk. He held Khomeini's hand and walked barefoot on the fine sand. The warmth of the sun during the day still remained in the soft sand, and it was very comfortable to step on it.

The sun is slowly disappearing from the sea level, but it is still struggling to emit its last brilliance. The clouds on the horizon are dyed crimson, and you can still see spots of black spots flying on the clouds, which are on the sea. Seabirds continue to forage, taking their last meal before the sun sets.

Summer is over, the tourist season at Santa Monica Beach is over, and the weather is getting colder, so there aren’t many people on the beach in the evening. Leon took off his coat and put it on his wife, and the two of them admired the beautiful sunset on the beach together. However, the scenery was so romantic, but the conversation between the two was not romantic at all.

"How are housing prices in Santa Monica Beach? Are they continuing to rise?" Leon asked, looking at the sunset but thinking about housing prices.

"There is still an upward trend, and it seems that the growth rate is still rising. Why, do you want to buy a house with your own money?" Khomeinis said. She has bought several houses in Santa Monica Beach. , all with my own money, one to live in, and the others to invest or rent out.

After hearing this, Leon shook his head and said, "I think you'd better sell it as soon as possible while the housing prices are still rising. After a while, housing prices in the United States may not be able to sustain it."

If others said this, Khomeini would definitely think he was crazy, because U.S. housing prices may be stronger than U.S. hegemony and have been rising over the years. But when Leon said this, Khomeinis had to consider it, not only because Leon was his husband, but also because she knew her husband and he was a gambler with no tricks.

So even though Khomeinis did not want Leon to leave college and return to the NBA, she ultimately supported her husband's decision. She knew that her husband's decision must be carefully considered and well-reasoned.

Khomeinis did not speak. She knew that Leon would have an explanation. Sure enough, Leon continued: "You can look at your own house and buy several of them, but that area is full of vacant investment houses. Someone will buy them." , but no one lives there.”

Khomeinis interjected: "So what, there are always people who want to live in a house, and even if no one buys it, the house will not rot when I hold it in my hand. I don't care about the property tax." In the United States, Vacant houses are subject to property tax, but the property tax in California is about 0.7%, which is not worth mentioning to Khomeini.

Leon said: "That's because you bought the house with full payment and you are safe without a loan. But the fact is that not everyone has the financial resources like us to buy a house with full payment. Many people buy houses with loans. Have you ever thought about it? , so many people are buying houses, but no one is taking over, what will happen if the house buyers cannot repay the loans?"

Khomeinis still looked in disbelief. In her opinion, personal home loans are the most stable and least risky of all loans. A company may owe bank loans due to poor management and bankruptcy, but as long as an individual lives in this society, he must repay the loan. In the past few decades, housing prices in the United States have been so stable and have been on an upward path. For most people, the president will change, but housing prices will not fall.

But Leon didn't think so. He continued: 'I know you don't believe it, but I have carefully checked the first-hand credit information of many banks. You know, some people's mortgage lenders are dogs. A dog! A bank can even lend money to a dog. Do you think a dog can repay the loan? "

"But……"

"I also investigated the way some banks package and sell CDOs. They package high-quality loans and subprime loans, and average them with an average to get a good rating. But in fact, nearly half of the loans are very likely to default. .You know what I mean? They should use the median, not the average, the average is meaningless here. If I guess correctly, big investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan have already started to act."

Leon's words sounded extremely convincing. Khomeini hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Then, what should I do? Sell the house, and then what?"

"Then give me the money, and I will find a way to multiply the money tenfold." Leon said looking at Khomeinis.

Khomeinis smiled and said: "As an investor, I will share 90%."

"Isn't ninety percent too much?"

"We will take 80% of the baby in our belly, and we will split the rest in half."

"Okay, I agree."

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The next day, October 14, Leon returned to Phoenix alone to prepare for the team's second preseason game. Next, the Suns have a total of 7 preseason games, against the Hornets, Jazz, Clippers twice, Bobcats, Nuggets and SuperSonics. Judging from the opponent situation, there is only one Eastern Conference team, the Bobcats, and the others are all Western Conference teams. The opponents are not very strong, and their playing style is more offensive. This is good news for Leon, because this way he can better experiment and hone his tactical routines.

However, on the night of the 14th, in a home game against the New Orleans Hornets, the Suns were violently attacked by the team led by Chris Paul. The Suns' problems on the defensive end were clearly visible. Chris Paul was like no one in the first half. territory. In the end, the Hornets defeated the Suns 119:110 on the road, with a 9-point advantage. It seems that this season, there will be another strong competitor in the Western Conference.

After the game, Leon did not criticize the team's defense, but emphasized that if we can score 120 points, then we will win this game.

In the next games against the Jazz, Clippers, and Bobcats, the Suns' performance was always unstable, because Leon's lineup rotated too frequently, constantly permuting and combining, and there was never a stable rotation, which made the Suns' The assistant coaching staff was a little anxious. If a stable rotation cannot be fixed during the regular season, it will be harmful rather than helpful for the long regular season.

But Leon didn't seem to care. Even in the last game of the preseason, Leon was still experimenting. In the game against the SuperSonics, he even unexpectedly played Barea, Nash, and Jasco. The top defense lineup of Visius' three colanders. You know, the Suns' first opponent in the regular season is the Seattle SuperSonics. It would be strange if their backcourt is not penetrated by the new No. 2 pick Durant.

This preseason game was barely won by relying on Nash's key three-pointer, which can be regarded as a satisfactory conclusion to the Suns' preseason game. However, everyone is still very worried. From the players to the coaching staff to the fans, everyone is thinking, can we win in the regular season if we play like this? Can we win the championship in the playoffs?

No one knew, not even Leon himself. Fortunately, everything was still within the scope of his plan.