Chapter 585: Conditions that cannot be rejected

On the first day of August, the US men's basketball national team is training in Las Vegas.
They are preparing for this year's Spanish World Men's Basketball Championship.
Harden, DeRozan, Irving, Faried, Paul George, Curry and other new generation players form the lineup of the American Dream Team.
Players are under 30 years old. After all, veterans over 30 years old are really not interested in the World Championships.
The team is preparing for an open competition in the team tomorrow, August 2nd, when many fans will come to the scene to watch the dream team's training.
In other countries, such as China, joining the national team is an honor.
The national team represents a collection of elite basketball players in this country and bears national honor.
But the United States is different. Basketball is a highly commercialized sport, so even if the national team is a business, the shadow behind brand promotion is of course Nike.
Therefore, the national team needs to carry out this kind of in-training competition with a certain commercial propaganda to improve the influence of sponsor Nike.
In fact, for players, this kind of confrontation training is not very significant for improving the skill of the game, it is more of an entertainment.
Paul George was successfully selected for the national team after half a successful season, and his future is also very promising.
After Granger was traded away, he had become the Pacers' top card.
It's just a pity that the Pacers died inexplicably after the trade and the playoff semi-finals were eliminated. The best chance to hit the finals was not achieved.
Of course, for George, the future is bright.
After all, he is still young. After this season, he was selected to the best lineup, triggering the conditions to sign a five-year 90 million maximum salary contract with the Pacers. It officially came into effect this summer.
The position of the Pacers' boss feels nothing other than him.
At noon, after the morning training, Paul George took a shower in the locker room and was ready to go out to eat with his teammates.
At this time, George's phone rang. At a glance, General Manager Larry Bird called.
George lost his heart and had a bad hunch.
What did Bird call at this time?
The recent news of Bruce Lee can be said to be full of storms.
NBA players are an eye-opener, and it turns out there is such a thing.
As the saying goes, the train runs fast and depends on the headband.
Li Liang moved a place this year, MVP asked to buy out, and the trading operation after freely joining the trade really set an example for the players of the entire league, especially the stars.
Of course, they will not learn from Li Liang. After all, there is no such strength, and there is no need. Li Liang’s toss is not worth it from an economic point of view.
But everyone knows that in the game between the player and the team, the player is not in a position of arbitrary domination.
George learned anyway.
He connected the phone, and there was a familiar voice from Bird.
Byrd has always been brief introduction, straightforward: "Bubble, you have been traded."
Sure enough, George lost his heart and asked casually, "Where? Cleveland?"
In fact, he should be clear that at present his contract has just become effective, and Li Liang’s contract amount is the same, and he can complete a single exchange transaction.
Bird's answer is very simple, "Yes, with Masinmi."
Masinmi, center, yes, not with Hibbert.
However, Hibbert's contract is as big as George's, and the Cavaliers cannot take it.
"I know, thank you." George didn't know what to say.
The feeling of being traded is uncomfortable, there is a... there is a feeling of betrayal and abandonment.
Just as lovers say break up, the one who breaks up always hurts a little.
No wonder Bruce Lee always offered to leave, which would be more dignified.
"Come back today, check up, and report to Cleveland, thank you for your contribution in Indiana."
Byrd's voice seemed cold, perhaps because of what he said.
When he told George to renew his salary, the tone was the same, but George felt very warm.
"Okay, I know. I want to talk to my agent."
"No problem, good luck."
After talking, Bird hung up the phone.
In just two minutes, George knew that his destiny had been changed.
Tomorrow, he will not be able to play in the team training match on August 2.
...
In Indianapolis, the Pacers' headquarters, the general manager's office, Bird hung up the phone and took a sigh of relief.
It is twelve noon and he has not eaten lunch yet.
He spent 2 minutes calling Paul George.
Originally, he expected to end two calls at eleven o'clock and then went to dinner.
As a result, he called Bruce Lee for an hour!
He suddenly regretted why he told Griffin at the time that he had to personally call Bruce Lee by phone?
Bird's idea at the time was to use his prestige and persuasion to eliminate the possibility of Bruce Lee's veto.
Unexpectedly...the first one did not pretend to be successful, and then fell into a state of chatter.
That's more than Li Liang's question.
Perhaps it was to learn the lessons that had not been considered when the Cavaliers came, so he made a thorough and detailed cross-examination of Bird and put forward a series of requirements.
Bird must achieve Li Liang in order to realize his big plan and get out of the quagmire of last season!
In the Pacers' team history, no superstar has ever joined, never.
Not to mention that free agents came in and didn't even trade.
When Li Liang announced the contract with the Clippers, Bird was very upset because the Pacers had no room.
Or why not take the initiative to make a deal with the Clippers and send George to the Clippers.
But it's just a matter of hindsight. Who would have thought that Li Liang would come here.
Unexpectedly, Li Liang and Cavaliers signed a contract, but even proposed a deal?
Bird saw the news at the time, and couldn't believe his eyes.
This thing...really fits, I like it.
Bird knew that Wei Dazhi's news must be true, not rumors.
So he contacted Griffin for the first time, and he did not hesitate to put Paul George on the shelf. The rest of the people chose him casually.
As a result, Griffin selected a high-quality inside guard center Mahinmi and sent the team's piercing Dion Waiters to the Pacers.
Byrd didn't make any bargains. He knew that the Pacers needed a real superstar and players like Li Liang.
Then he personally called Li Liang.
I wanted to pretend to be a deep and surprise Li Liang, but the opposite came a "Larry Sanders"...
Your whole family is Sanders.
Then Bird told Li Liang Pacers that he would get the deal.
Li Liang was not surprised. Instead, he kept asking various questions on the phone, and put forward many requirements and conditions.
For example, the house must be able to watch the stars, not too far from the training hall, not too far from the urban area, not too far from the stadium and best not too far from the airport.
Byrd's head is big, then I have a circle at four points, find the center of the circle to build a house for you
Of course, in my heart, this simple condition is still acceptable.
Then Li Liang inquired about the team's planning, management style, training methods, medical conditions, diet conditions, air environment, and any details.
Bird patiently explained a little bit ~EbookFREE.me~ and said that any dissatisfied place, the walker can satisfy him.
"Any conditions? Will the opening of the Yiyongjun march be played at the beginning?"
"What? What march?"
"China's national anthem!"
"..."
Of course this condition cannot be met, but Li Liang is just kidding.
However, there is a condition that really caused Bird to have a headache, a very headache.
So much so that Bird was silent on the phone for five seconds.
Of course, in just five seconds, he gave the answer.
"Yes, I promise you."
"Okay, that's the deal."
This is a condition that Bird cannot refuse.