When the two alternative topics of "despicable Ace Liu" and "Chinese players controlling the NBA" were becoming popular, the Hawks came to Detroit and began to prepare for the game against the Pistons.

Liu Mang didn't care when such a topic came up, and found it quite interesting.

Mainly Liu Mang's own opponent, the Pistons, he did not analyze, but analyzed other teams, which is very interesting, even ESPN is following the hype.

Anyway, Liu Mang will not lose a piece of meat. After ESPN has cooperated with Liu Mang for a long time, it has also understood Liu Mang's character and knows what to do and what not to do. ESPN also regards Liu Mang as the "God of Wealth"

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However, Liu Mang was surprised when he came to Detroit.

The fans here...are not as resistant to them as they were the year before last.

At the airport, there were fans wearing Liu Mang's former No. 1 Eagles jersey and fans wearing the No. 4 Pistons jersey that Dumas volunteered to give to Bosh, taking photos of Liu Mang and others.

The Pistons are quite special. Their legends like to have their jerseys retired. In the future, Greg Monroe also wore Rodman's jersey.

A year later, Detroit has changed a lot, mainly due to the collapse of the Pistons' strength and the departure of their "soul" Ben Wallace.

This time the Pistons had no hope of winning, and Pistons fans looked away, unlike the year before last when they held up signs at the airport to scold the Hawks.

When we arrived at the hotel, there were all fans outside the hotel, and most of them were not Eagles fans, but Pistons fans.

After Liu Mang saw the slogans held by Pistons fans, he understood...

"Ace, come to Detroit and teach us how to build a dynasty!"

"Ace, next stop is Detroit?"

Slogans like this one after another.

As time went by, Grant Hill took the initiative to ask for a buyout from the Magic, and the reasons why he quickly joined the Hawks after the buyout slowly emerged.

It's not that Grant Hill is a big talker. This kind of thing will always be known to people gradually. Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady were drinking and chatting, and people heard it, and then it was publicized.

"Grant, come to us, I want you to win the championship..."

This sentence was a little popular in early April, but then the "Snake Science" storm dominated public opinion.

But this time, it was used by Pistons fans.

When Liu Mang saw this, he didn't have any interest in the Pistons, but... he felt that time passed so fast!

Three years have passed since the 4+1 maximum salary contract he signed in 2004. By the summer of 2008, he will be able to get out of the contract, and of course he will definitely get out of the contract and sign a new long-term contract.

There is a huge gap between the starting salary now and the starting salary back then.

Liu Mang said to Jason Terry who was sitting next to him: "Jason, when I signed the contract, I was still thinking that four years was too long. I didn't expect that the time would be up so soon next year."

"Really? I've always felt that my days are like years. It's too much trouble to play with you. I'm so tired every year. Forget it, I'm unlucky and can only play more than a hundred games with you every year." Jason Terry

Very helpless look.

"..." Liu Mang wanted to hit Jason Terry when he heard what he said!

"It's really hurtful to have a relationship with this dwarf!"

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Hearing the fans cheering for Liu Mang and seeing a large number of fans wearing Liu Mang's No. 1 Eagles jersey, many of whom seemed to be Pistons fans, Billups, who was wearing No. 1 jersey, was completely heartbroken.

Once upon a time, Billups was very grateful to the Pistons for their kindness and wanted to build a career here.

But now, he is still with the Pistons, and Pistons fans are thinking of giving his No. 1 jersey to others.

Just give it to someone else, and the person you want to give it to is actually the star player of their opponent in this year's playoffs.

When the ruler of an era appears, most of the stars of that era will cry. A few years later, Billups has understood the meaning of this passage. He is the main background of Liu Mang's era.

But even so, Billups still couldn't accept the scene in front of him.

Originally, even if there was just a trace of nostalgia, Billups still wanted to renew his contract, but now, he has completely given up hope.

On April 24, 2007, the third game of the series between the Hawks and the Pistons was considered the point in time when an era for the Pistons came to a complete end.

99 to 77, the Hawks beat the Pistons with 22 points. Liu Mang played 39 minutes, made 9 of 14, and 6 of 7 three-pointers. He easily scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, helping the Hawks easily win the match point.

Liu Mang continues to retain the title of Detroit's nemesis.

Speaking of which, this is the fifth time in six years that the Pistons are playing the playoffs with the Hawks. They seem to be mortal enemies, but in fact, the Pistons have never given Liu Mang any threat from the beginning.

Hit.

Moreover, even though Pistons fans switched sides and cheered for Liu Mang, they still cheered for Liu Mang in the playoffs, but Liu Mang didn't think there was anything special about it.

Detroit...Liu Mang is really not interested!

Moreover, the words and deeds of Pistons fans made Liu Mang aware of a relatively difficult matter next season.

There will definitely be a lot of rumors about him changing teams.

If we don't win the championship this season, the rumors will be even worse!

If the contract is renewed in advance, all rumors about this will cease to exist.

But Liu Mang is unwilling to renew the contract in advance. Renewing the contract in advance means that the total salary of the new contract will be lower.

Liu Mang is the key to the rapid growth of NBA revenue. The salary cap increases every year. In 2008, when he jumped out of the contract and renewed it, his starting salary was most likely to be higher than his current contract in the 2008-09 season, which triggered the Ace clause.

The salary must be higher. After all, the Ace clause triggered by his contract is 30% of the 2004 salary cap. Although the salary cap for the 2004-2005 season has been slightly increased compared to the original time and space due to Liu Mang, it is only

46 million, this season's salary cap is already 61 million. Even if the growth has stagnated in the past two years, it is still much higher than that of last year.

Of course, if the record next season is good, nothing will be a problem.

The main thing is to win!

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Another day passed, and on April 26, the fourth game of the series between the Hawks and the Pistons came.

"Chris, I heard that you had heart pain before?" Liu Mang asked, leaning on the technical table.

Bosh no longer had any hope of winning. Since the fans wanted to recruit Liu Mang so much, Bosh was naturally willing to help recruit him. He was eager to partner with Liu Mang, so he saw Liu Mang leaning on the technical platform before the game.

, go over immediately and get close.

Hearing Liu Mang's words, Bosh nodded and said, "Boss Ace, don't worry, I don't have any big problem."

"You still have to pay attention. Your season is coming to an end today. Take a break and go to the Cleveland Cardiovascular Hospital. The cardiovascular medical technology there is the best in the United States. Johns Hopkins Hospital can also do it.

Go and have a look, don't be careless about this kind of thing." Liu Mang suggested.

"..." Bosh was speechless, he said it too directly!

Although Bosh does feel like today is his last game of the season...

However, Bosh was very touched by Liu Mang's concern, and when Liu Mang said this, Bosh was really worried about his heart problem.

Then... Bosh couldn't help but sigh: "Boss Ace, I know, I will go check it out, don't worry. But your team is really concerned about medical care! You know all this stuff.

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"Uh...our team doctor is the best in the world..." Liu Mang didn't know how to answer. Could he say: In the future, you will rely on the Cleveland Cardiovascular Hospital to save you from death...

The Eagles spend 4 million US dollars a year to hire a medical consultant, and the surgery and medical expenses are paid separately. Moreover, the Eagles' medical team has been recruiting famous doctors from major hospitals to expand the medical team. Such a heroic behavior has made many players

Everyone noticed.

But...the vision of a businessman, no matter how bad it is, is different from that of ordinary people. Price has signed a medical cooperation agreement with the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves. The other two teams of the four major leagues have signed a medical cooperation agreement every year.

Pay millions to the Hawks to borrow the Hawks' medical staff.

After spending so much money, the Eagles ended up making money.

Thinking of this, Liu Mang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The boss has no talent at all in team building. He does business in one way. People from big families are really..."

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Nothing unexpected happened that other fans were expecting. With a score difference of 122 to 79 and a score of 43 points, the Hawks slaughtered the Pistons and swept them 4-0.

Liu Mang still failed to score 40, with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists. Liu Mang played 27 minutes in this game and was already trying his best to shoot. He made 28 shots in 27 minutes, taking one shot every minute and grabbing offensive rebounds.

He scored 5 goals, but unfortunately he only made 10 of 28. He tried his best not to pass the ball and only scored 33 points.

The Pistons have no fighting spirit at all. From the desperate coach Sanders to Billups who has completely lost his love for the team, there is no tendency to struggle.

Meeting Liu Mang in his prime, Coach Sanders could only recognize him.

Coach Sanders feels that it is necessary to start rebuilding as soon as possible and start again around the core of Bosh. Bosh, who is only 23 years old, has a bright future.

Cut off when you need to, and you can't keep doing stupid things like the previous Timberwolves did. This is the biggest gain Coach Sanders gained from the Timberwolves.

After the Hawks swept the Pistons, they returned to Atlanta that night.

This was a charter flight that was booked from the beginning. Although the Detroit fans' emotions towards the Eagles have been changing. From hating Liu Mang two years ago to dying and now wagging their tails begging for Liu Mang to join, the Eagles are no longer worried about safety issues.

Since you are all ready to go home after the game, then go back directly, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.

The more times this happens, the more extreme things are likely to happen, and such things must be nipped in the bud.

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To be continued...