Chapter 476 Crazy Reinforcement

——Lin Dong is unbreakable, and the Sonics are invincible!

——The Cavaliers' Big Four were defeated, and they had no power to fight back against the Sonics!

——The Cavaliers' lineup has a big problem. The lack of the fifth man is the key to the Sonics' exploits. Once the Sonics exploit the loopholes, only destruction awaits you!

——Satan from Asia has completely dominated the NBA. Even Jordan at his peak does not seem to have such dominance.

——After the game, O'Neal smashed the locker room. The Cavaliers with the Big Four were unable to resist. Did the Sonics announce the end of this season in advance?

——The Lakers are also hanging. Although it feels that the Lakers' lineup is more reasonable and the tacit understanding is higher, they still have a fifth man vacancy and the substitute lineup is too shallow. They have the same problems as the Cavaliers.

——The first game had a new high of 51 million viewers, but judging by the current Internet criticism, the number of viewers for the next game may plummet...

——ABC's official website has become popular. Countless fans have spent a lot of time choosing a dog to "lick Barkley's ass". The current champion of the dog fighting competition, a pit bull named "I'll Kill You 3,000", raised by Indian tycoon Ouellet, topped the list with 115,000 votes. The second place is a Shar Pei dog that is said to have never taken a bath. It is said that the bacteria in its wrinkles are enough to make you never want to see your dear hamburger again in your life! Currently ranked second with 108,900 votes...

All kinds of news about the battle between the Supersonics and the Cavaliers occupied the front pages of major sports newspapers overnight, and it was even more popular on the Internet.

——Lose! Lose! Lose! I want to see the Supersonics lose!

——Whoever can beat the Supersonics, I will immediately become their fan!

——It's so hateful! I am so desperate about our basketball! I will immediately become a fan of whoever can beat Lin Dong!

——Actually... there is no need to do this. I just felt that the league praised Lin Dong too much before, so I was a little unhappy, but now it seems that he is really good.

——He is really good. Wade and LeBron were both in the first and second teams of the best lineup last year. They defended one player with two players from the beginning, but they still couldn't stop him.

——It's exaggerated. Lin Dong only scored 21 points in this game. Compared with his previous data, this scoring efficiency is indeed suppressed, and several points were scored when LeBron defended him alone before, proving that the James-Wade combination can still limit Lin Dong.

——Hey brother, why don't you listen to what you are saying? That was the first and second teams of the league, and he was defended by two players with one player and still got 21 points. And don't forget that Lin Dong had 21 assists in this game, which broke his personal record! 21 points, 21 assists, can you believe it? ! This is called limiting him?

——I feel like I've been flooded with messages from this Asian guy recently... But you know what, the Dragon series of sneakers are really good-looking, I couldn't help but buy a pair, the red and yellow stripes are so cool, so sexy!

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"...The sales of the Dragon series have increased by 12 percentage points, and it seems to be continuing to rise." The director who was reporting the work said carefully in front of Phil Knight.

He could feel the anger hidden under the calm surface of the Nike chairman, so much so that he didn't know whether the report was good news or bad news.

Phil Knight's face was a little uncertain.

The Cavaliers lost by a large margin, and the Big Four lineup was restrained to death by the rotation defense led by Lin Dong and the Supersonics... You know, before the game, the media had a high voice for the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers had already been put on the position of a historical team, but they were still defeated so easily by Lin Dong, which made public opinion develop in the direction that Phil Knight least wanted to see overnight.

Yes, Nike's sales have increased, and the value of its own spokespersons has increased. On the surface, these seem to be good things.

But Phil Knight knew that Lin Dong, the unruly wild horse, would become even more difficult to tame because of this.

This guy is a sweet bun, and the biggest sweet bun in Nike's hands ever, even no less than Michael Jordan when he was on the verge of despair.

Frankly speaking, bad temper and big shot are not what Phil Knight dislikes the most. The real problem is that this guy is a Dragon countryman!

Being in a high position and contacting too many behind-the-scenes consortiums that really control the United States, Phil Knight knows all kinds of things and judges the future, which is far from what an ordinary person can compare with.

Whether Dragon joins the WTO or begins to show economic take-off in recent years, it seems to be a great place to make a fortune, but the top leaders also have an assessment of the danger of Dragon. The latest assessment from Congress has even ranked Dragon and Russia on the same threat level, and the potential is even greater.

I want to make money from Long Guoren, but I can't get too deep into it, just like I want Lin Dong to be a cash cow, but I must deprive him of his right to speak.

In Phil Knight's eyes, he can already see Long Mei's future. A disobedient Lin Dong is like a time bomb, which can help Nike take off now, but can also pit Nike in the future.

He must be conquered and made obedient. It doesn't matter how much money the contract gives, but all the terms must be decided by himself!

The Cavaliers seem useless now, so before the adjustment, they can only count on the Lakers.

In addition to the loophole of Nash on the defensive end, the current F4 Lakers obviously have the same problem as the Cavaliers, that is, the lack of a fifth man on the court.

To be more precise, he is a small forward with both offense and defense!

Fortunately, I have a good card in my hand. I originally wanted to wait until the end of the season to give it to the Cavaliers, but now...

Phil Knight picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.

"Hi, dear Mr. Knight, do you want to invite me to dinner?" A cheerful and capable woman laughed on the phone.

Philnet's frown widened involuntarily.

Jenny Buss is a very charming, intelligent and goal-oriented mature woman. For the sake of the team, she is even willing to sleep with Phil Jackson, who is decades older than her...

Compared to the little girl from the Cavaliers who hasn't even grown hair yet, Jenny Buss is obviously the only female boss in the NBA today who can represent the United States and the SuperSonics' Yang Dong.

It is a pleasure to deal with such a woman.

"Hahaha!" Phil Knight laughed and said, "I really want to fly to Los Angeles, but I've been too busy recently."

"What good things do you want from me?"

"Of course." Phil Knight said with a smile, "It's a great thing."

"All ears?"

"Did you watch the game between the SuperSonics and the Cavaliers? What did you think?"

"I think we are missing a striker," Jenny Bass said with a smile, "Okay, don't be pretentious, do you have someone? Can you get it for me?"

"One of your veteran Lakers, Doug Christie."

The person on the other end of the phone was slightly startled.

This guy, who was selected with the 17th pick in the first round by the SuperSonics in 1992, was traded to the Lakers the same year he was selected, and spent his rookie season and second year with the Lakers.

This is a forward and guard swingman. At that time, Christie did not perform well, so he was traded away by the Lakers. After that, Christie went through his career with the Knicks, Raptors and Nets, although since 2000- Since the beginning of the 2001 season, he has entered the league's best defensive team for four consecutive years, once in the first team and three times in the second team, but he has never received a salary that matches him, and has always been holding a mid-level contract.

The stinginess of the Nets' new boss has caused this strongman's salary to be reduced to an extreme level this year. Last year, the Nets only offered him an annual salary of 1.35 million for the swingman of the All-Defensive Second Team. Veteran’s minimum salary contract! After all, Kidd has left. The Nets boss has never thought about winning this season. Now the whole league knows that this guy doesn't care at all. He wants the Nets to go to the bottom to get the No. 1 pick and then sell it for cash. …

The Lakers also paid attention to this veteran at the time, trying to bring him back to the Lakers to form the final championship puzzle. In fact, not only the Lakers, many teams also offered an olive branch to Doug Christie during the summer offseason. He had offered mini-middle-class contracts worth 3 to 4 million, but Christie rejected them one by one, which made everyone in the league confused.

Is this guy still missing the Nets? Was it his six years with the Nets that made him emotionally unable to let go?

Philnight waited quietly for the response from the other side, while Jenny Bass was stunned for three or four seconds before coming back to her senses: "Are you kidding... We also approached Doug during the offseason and gave him a shot. A contract worth over 3 million was rejected by him, and the Cavaliers' offer of 4 million was also rejected. As you know, our luxury tax this season is already very high, and we finally managed to keep the tax line in the third gear. Go on, if you have to spend 5 million to sign Doug...that will be the fourth level of luxury tax. Then it will not only be a matter of 20 to 30 million, this season..."

"1.5 million." Philnight said with a smile: "I have calculated your salary cap. You can eliminate one of Cook or Walton and get Doug Christie for 1.5 million, and he is still in the third luxury tax bracket. superior."

Jenny Buss was really stunned now.

1.5 million?

I offered 3 million but the other party didn't agree. Now you want me to give 1.5 million to others? Do you think there is something wrong with someone’s brain?

"A player's income may not be reflected in his salary." Phil Knight said with a smile: "I signed him last year, and one of the hidden clauses was that I had the final say as to which team he went to, so he didn't agree. Your 3 million, but you will agree to my 1.5 million... Do you still need to consider it?"

"Do you need me to do anything?" Jenny Bass was silent for a few seconds: "Where are you?"

"I just returned to Portland. It's purely a free gift for the sake of our previous friendship."

"Just wait, I'll fly over right now! Looks like we really need to have a good chat tonight!"

"Let's talk in the hotel?" Phil Knight joked with a smile.

"Dear Phil, you have to be more serious." Jenny Buss also responded with a smile: "That's after we talk about the business!"