After all, Wade will be just a rookie next season, and he is much weaker than the one who won the championship in 2006.

O'Neal's decision to stay in the team made Li Ang hesitate, and the prospect that had become clear was in a dead end.

I originally wanted to travel happily with Carolina this summer and relax.

But the sudden transfer incident made Li Ang very tired.

Not only does he have to transfer, he also has to transfer to a place where he cannot lose to the Pistons, and he also has to try not to sign first and then change.

This is so difficult.

At this time, there were not many big fish in the free agent market, and there were basically only O'Neal and Li Ang.

Li Ang watches transfer news online every day. As he flips through it, he suddenly discovered something different from the original history.

The Phoenix Suns packed Marbury and "Penny" Hardaway to the Knicks in exchange for Antonio McDyce, Charlie Ward, Howard Ellis, Mazzie Lampey, and two first-round draft picks in 2004 and 2006.

This deal allowed the Sun to get rid of two big burdens of Marbury and Hardaway.

Although Antonio McDise's contract is also very large, and it is an absolute garbage contract. The two consecutive seasons of major injuries have caused McDise's strength to decline significantly.

But after all, his contract is about to expire in just one year.

When next summer arrives, the Suns will instantly free up more than 10 million in salary space.

Li Ang smiled. The Knicks are really good at money.

With this deal, the Knicks' salary will soar to more than 90 million next season, almost hundreds of millions!

This is 2003!

What does this mean to pay a salary of 100 million yuan a year? If the piston had such courage, would Li Ang have to deal with so many messy things?

The reason why this transaction attracted Li Ang was not only because of the stupidity of the Knicks, but also because the transaction was half a year earlier than in the original history.

Li Ang sighed, when will my transfer be settled?

As a result, the transaction had just happened, and Li Ang's cell phone rang.

The call was Marbury.

"Man, I'm going back to my hometown to play basketball. How do you feel?" Li Ang thought that Lao Ma asked him to go to New York to eat fruit plates.

As a result, Lao Ma's tone was very serious.

"You'll talk to me first, brother, listen to me, the big one is coming!

Do you know why the Sun trades me? Because they want to free up salary space to get you!"

Marbury is still stupid now. He always thought that they signed the contract with Li Ang to assist him!

As a result, for Li Ang, he was given out by the sun as part of his bargaining chips!

It's a sin!

Li Ang’s head was buzzing, what’s the thing? What can the deal between the Knicks and the Sun have to do with me?

Besides, the Suns' salary space is not enough, not to mention that they have to renew their contract with Marion and sign me naked.

"I know you're a little confused, but I didn't lie to you. I don't know much, but I can give you a name."

"A name?"

"Yes, a name, O'Neal."

"Why is it O'Neal again?" Li Ang couldn't mess with him. The Suns and O'Neal are in Jill again?

O'Neal has decided to stay with the Lakers!

"Ah? Why do you say again? Oh, you're mentally prepared. In just a few days, the big one is coming! I won't talk about it, brother, I'll go cry for a while."

Marbury hung up the phone, not knowing whether she should cry or laugh.

To be honest, Marbury was actually quite happy to be able to go back to his hometown of New York to play basketball.

But he just helped the Suns beat the Spurs last season, and now he was sold at a low price just because the Suns wanted to free up their salary space. This is really a bit sad.

Moreover, the purpose of the Sun freeing up salary space is for Li Ang.

Damn, he had been patting his chest before and saying that he was going to recruit Li Ang Juncheng.

He also said that brothers work together and their strength will be able to cut off gold. Good guy, it turns out that he is gold.

Marbury is mixed.

Li Ang hung up the phone and his mind was very confused.

The sun sent Marbury away for me?

So what will the Sun do next to bind O'Neal and I?

Li Ang thought about it all night but couldn't figure it out.

The next day, Li Ang learned that Suns general manager Colangelo Jr. will visit him in person in Detroit.

Talk to yourself about transfers.

By the way, I will also talk about rushing out of the West next season...

At Leon's house, Colangelo and Leon shared their plans.

After hearing this, Li Ang swallowed, if this really could be...

The changes you bring to this world are even more crazy than you imagined.

The free agent market is still very lively, and a series of news in the hot free agent market has emerged: the Pacers fired the smiling Assassin Thomas, who will no longer serve as the Pacers head coach next season.

This seemed to be a bit of inconspicuous news, but in Indianapolis, Bird's head exploded.

"Rick Carlisle is an excellent coach who led the Pistons to the championship last season! Moreover, he is my old teammate, I know his character! I promise that he can lead the team on the right track!"

Bird roared at the big black man standing in front of him.

After yelling, he rubbed his temples. It was too difficult to manage, and this class of players is too difficult to manage!

After Carlisle was fired by the Pistons, Bird immediately approached his old teammate, hoping that he could coach his team.

After all, the Smiling Assassin hasn't made any name for the Pacers these days. Bird felt that he was not even as good as himself.

But Bird could not have thought that this decision actually made O'Neal young.

“I know, I worked with Carlisle, and when he was a Trail Blazers, he was an assistant coach.

But IMHO, I have no impression of him. Moreover, Thomas is a father-like character to me, you know that.

You have also promised to continue working with Thomas. But now you have found someone to replace him. I am very disappointed with the team's approach!”

O'Neal Jr. was more excited than Bird, and he was quite dissatisfied with the team's operation to fire the Smiling Assassin.

After all, O'Neal had no father since he was a child. The lack of fatherly love was his biggest regret in childhood.

O'Neal's lack of fatherly love basically comes from his middle school basketball coach Gram.

Coach Gram keeps changing in the roles of "strict teacher" and "loving father". In private, he is very strict with O'Neal Jr.

But in the outside world, Gram tried to cover O'Neal Jr. under his wings as much as possible.

Therefore, O'Neal Jr. treats the kind of coach who gives him great help as his father.

Including the smiling Assassin Thomas who made him successful in the NBA.

In O'Neal Jr.'s heart, Thomas is not only the head coach, but also his relative and his mentor.

Like Gram, he is a father-like character.

Now, the Pacers cut him off without hesitation, which made O'Neal feel heartbroken.

He looked at the cold Bird, clenched his fists, and said a few words word by word: "I will never renew the contract with the team, it is impossible!"

Although Bird was still unrest on the surface, he was actually panicked.

Brother, don’t joke, okay? No, I’ll make a bowl of noodles for you to eat?

I'll just change the coach, are you?

I'm willing to give you a maximum salary, but you still have to do it?

Since the offseason, O'Neal Jr. has not decided to renew his contract.

He went to San Antonio to talk about life with Popovich, and then went to Los Angeles to discuss more about the runner-up experience with Baylor than Jordan.

Bird knew that Indianapolis was not a big football market, so he was mentally prepared to slap O'Neal's butt and leave.

But he really didn't expect that the last straw that crushed O'Neal to death was actually the smiling assassin.

Bird really cannot empathize with such things. After all, he has not lacked fatherly love since childhood. Moreover, Bird has been cheated by Celtics, so he will never regard anyone in any alliance as a relative.

He couldn't understand O'Neal's obsession with coaching as his father.

Leon swallowed when he saw the news that Thomas was fired.

In history, after the Smiling Assassin was dismissed, O'Neal Jr. also said, "Don't renew the contract with the Pacers."

Xiao Ao is a very loyal person, as can be seen from the chaos in Auburn Mountain Palace.
To be continued...