: Eight hundred and twenty-three: reaching a contract

Latest website: Jimmy Butler woke up groggy, only to find that Link beside him was still watching the game video.
He rubbed his eyes, stretched his waist, and asked very puzzled, "Why is it Stephen Curry again?"
At this time, Butler and Link were sitting on the plane to Memphis. In order to attend Randolph's wedding, the two temporarily put aside their training in the training camp and returned to Memphis for a few days.
Although it is the offseason, the training intensity of Link and Butler in the training camp is not small. Their training tasks are several of those of all the other people who participated in the training camp, so the two of them are actually quite exhausted.
After finally getting a few days of rest, Butler naturally wanted to relax. People say that he is a perpetual motion machine, but he is actually tired.
So as soon as he got on the plane, Butler asked for a blanket and fell asleep comfortably. Getting up after six o'clock every day to go to training, Butler couldn't stand it either.
However, after getting on the plane, Link kept staring at the video of the game until Butler woke up and he was still watching. Also, just watch the video of the game between Curry and the Warriors.
Since the last encounter with Stephen Curry in the Drew League, Butler has discovered that Link cares about Curry.
Whether in a hotel room or on an airplane, as long as he is free, Link will stare at the video of the game between Curry and the Warriors like a fascination.
Butler didn't understand what Link was looking at. After all, the Warriors were just a trivial seventh in the Western Conference last season. And they were easily eliminated by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
And the Spurs that eliminated the Warriors were just a victory for the Grizzlies.
In Butler's view, the Warriors have no threat at all. After the Warriors failed to chase Iguodala this summer, they never made any heavyweight operations. In other words, their core lineup has hardly changed from last season.
Will a team that ranked seventh in the Western Conference last season and has no change in its core lineup will become a championship contender in one summer? It's impossible!
So Butler couldn't help asking the question he had been holding in his heart for a long time, "Why is it Stephen Curry again?"
When Link heard Butler's voice, he pressed the pause button and rubbed his eyes.
"Huh... what time is it now? It should be almost here." Link looked out the window, but couldn't see anything but the white clouds.
"There is still an hour to land. Hey, are you still answering my question."
"Question? Oh, why is it Stephen Curry again...I know what you are thinking, Jimmy. Seventh in the Western Conference, a playoff round, no superstars, and the head coach has been changed. Look. Going up, the Golden State Warriors are not worth mentioning. But don’t forget, we were also not worth mentioning. When we first held the cup a year ago, no one believed that the unworthy Memphis Grizzlies could really do it. To."
"We are not the same as the Warriors. Before winning the championship, we had reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. We were not that far away from the Finals and the championship." Butler spread his hands. He doesn't think it is now. The Warriors can be compared to the Grizzlies a few years ago.
"Not so far away? Haha, there is essentially no difference between falling in the Western Conference Finals and falling in the first round. Both are losers. We are the defending champions, but we still have to be in awe of every opponent. , Jimmy. Only those who are prepared the most can have the last laugh."
After Link finished speaking, he patted Jimmy Butler on the shoulder meaningfully. If the Grizzlies want to complete the goal of three consecutive championships next season, Butler will have to shoulder more responsibilities.
It's also time for him to mature.
"Don't talk about it, let me sleep for a while. I almost forgot, I'm on vacation." Link closed the computer and temporarily left Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.
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Zach Randolph's wedding is very similar to Marc Gasol's.
Although it is not difficult for them to hold a luxurious wedding, they all chose a low-key uniformly.
In a remote church on the outskirts of Memphis, out of the sight of reporters and fans, Randolph and his wife Farn Drake exchanged wedding rings and entrusted each other's lives.
At the moment when he put on the ring for his wife, the "Big Black Bear" in a white suit, the sturdy villain on the court, burst into tears of joy.
"33 years old...Who is my biological father who I didn’t know until the beginning of this year. I didn’t find my father until I was 33. So I decided to end the long-distance love run with Drake for many years. I don’t want to be like my father. , I don’t want my children to know who their father is until they are 33. From now on, I will take good care of you, I will protect you, I love you."
Randolph picked up the microphone and confessed affectionately to his wife and children, his eyes were rosy.
This was the first time Link saw Randolph's gentle side.
The "malignant tumor" that everyone shouted in the past shocked Link for the second time this summer.
After the church ceremony, Randolph and the woman's relatives and friends all moved to the hotel, where people will start the wedding dinner.
At the dinner, Link and Grizzlies teammates went up to congratulate Randolph with wine glasses.
"Congratulations, Zach. From now on, I will never tease you about marriage. I wish you happiness, buddy." Link heartily sent his blessings.
"I am also very happy that you guys can come. Thank you. You have made me a better version of myself. Next season, we have to work hard together."
The wine in the glass was drunk, and everyone happily dispersed. But Link still did not leave. He stayed beside Randolph and took another glass of wine from the tray.
"That... Although it has been a while, I still want to say, thank you, Zach." Link said, raising his glass for the second time.
"Thank me? Thank me for what?" Randolph was inexplicable.
"Thank you for taking the initiative to cut salaries for the team, I know, it is not easy..."
"Okay, okay, what am I going to do. It's all over, it's nothing to thank. But if you really want to thank me..." Randolph looked at Link and raised his eyebrows .
"Go ahead, Zach, what do I need to do? As long as I can, I promise you."
"Well, if you really want to thank me, just sell me the house. I like the location and the big lake behind your house. That way, I can go fishing with my kids every day after I get up."
"Okay, but I can't sell it to you, I can't collect your money, but I will give you that house directly." Link answered without hesitation.
This time, Randolph was stunned, he didn't expect Link to be so simple!
"Fuck, are you a fool? You just gave the house away like this? I was joking, I didn't expect you to agree to such a request." Randolph shook his head, originally trying to tease Link, but he didn't expect Link was so serious.
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious." Link spread his hands, and he could buy another one elsewhere.
"Okay, what do I want your house for. If you really want to thank me, Link, try your best to bring us to the top next season. I cut my salary for the championship! Three consecutive championships, If we can do it, Memphis will become a pivotal place in basketball history in the future! This is the only thing I want, Link. This time, I'm not kidding."
Link stared into Randolph's earnest eyes~EbookFREE.me~ and nodded gently, and drank the second glass of wine in one breath.
"I will fight for three consecutive championships, Zach, I promise."
After drinking, Link stretched out his fist and touched Randolph gently.
For Link, this is a kind of "contract" with Randolph.
At the end of the dinner, Randolph's bride turned her back to the crowd and threw out the flowers in her hand that heralded love and happiness.
Link was just watching the excitement and didn't want to grab it.
But the bouquet of flowers fell precisely into Link's arms with an elegant parabola like a three-pointer shot by Stephen Curry.
Link looked at the flowers and then at the booing people.
It seems that my next year will become quite exciting.
Whether on the basketball court or in life.