On the night of December 19, 2002, the Hawks and San Antonio Spurs reached a deal.

The Hawks sent Glenn Robinson, a 2004 second-round pick, and the Spurs' option to swap first-round picks with the Hawks in 2004 to acquire the Spurs' Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry.

The Spurs sent away Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry, who were found to be unsuitable just after signing, with one year and 7 million left on garbage contracts, and received Glenn Robinson, the Hawks' 2004 second-round draft pick and the 2004

The Eagles swap first-round picks.

The final result of this transaction made Liu Mang a little regretful and very surprised.

Liu Mang and Schwartz's initial suggestion to Steven Price was to trade for Lamar Odom from the Clippers. However, they did not want Glenn Robinson, saying that the contract was too big, and they were willing to pay for it in the first round of 2004.

Give.

It would be great to get Odom, but it's a pity that Glenn Robinson is a player with negative equity for most teams. With such a high salary, the Clippers can be considered a team that will compete in the playoffs.

, not useful.

The first target of the Hawks is Odom or Rasheed Wallace. When Rasheed Wallace heard the offer, he hung up the phone without saying a word. The Clippers also talked.

But if the chips were only one in the first round of 2004 and one in the second round of 2004, their boss Sterling would not agree. It would be a huge loss. He tried to reduce his salary to less than 30 million every year and was unwilling to accept such a big offer.

contract.

In this case, Liu Mang can only try to contact Odom or Rasheed Wallace in the summer. It seems that Odom will leave the Clippers after his rookie contract ends, and the Clippers directly gave up Odom's home team.

The right to renew the contract, Rasheed Wallace finished this season, the Trail Blazers no longer have their big brother, and he also wants to leave, but now he still has his big brother, and he still misses him a little.

Just when Steven Price simply wanted to buy out Glenn Robinson, the Spurs took the initiative to contact them. Popovich desperately wanted Glenn Robinson, and the initial asking price was 03

In the first round of the swap this year, Steven Price refused without even thinking. He might as well buy it out.

At this time, Steven Price really regretted bringing in Glenn Robinson, even if it was a cheap deal before the start of the preseason!

But Popovich was really eager to get Glenn Robinson. He was so inexplicably eager that he ended up talking all afternoon, and it wasn't until the evening that the final bargaining chip was agreed upon.

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After the transaction was exposed, Eagles fans felt like it was dawn! The Eagles fan forum exploded!

I just feel like it's a little late to get up, but as long as it gets brighter, it'll be fine, right?

Compared with many news media that criticized Liu Mang, Atlanta's local evaluation of Liu Mang is generally positive.

Eagles fans don't care so much, the final result is that Liu Mang stayed and Glenn Robinson was sent away, which is perfect for Eagles fans.

A 2004 first-round pick? Who cares!

It’s true that I don’t know what the 2003-2004 season will be like, but will it be worse than leaving Glenn Robinson? As long as you don’t make a few blind moves, the top three in the Eastern Conference will be easy! In other words, the record will be worse than the Spurs at most.

One point, one or two picks apart, and it was at the end of the first round.

Steven Price personally apologized for the failure of this transaction. Although the fans expressed dissatisfaction, in general, they certainly chose to forgive Steven Price for his barely able to correct the chaos in a timely manner.

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Although the Spurs' crazy second-round team took away a second-round pick and the right to exchange the 2004 first-round pick, at least this mess is finally over.

Fans of their own team will feel a loss no matter what chips they give away, but from the outside world, after the trade broke out, the basketball circle was shocked!

The Spurs have hurt too many people. Do you have a conscience?

Actually helping the Hawks take over? Everyone is curious, what are the Spurs trying to do? Just for the exchange rights of a 2004 first-round pick?

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"Ace, you must go to this press conference!"

"Jeff, is it okay if you don't go?"

"This is your sneaker press conference! You have to go, you are the first non-American to have a signature shoe in the history of the four major North American leagues!"

"The first one? Such a big deal! I'll go!"

After signing the contract with Liu Mang, Schwartz made a lot of money. The signing fee in one summer was more than one million U.S. dollars. Plus the commission from endorsement fees, it was more than what he had spent in the past five years as a basketball agent and tennis agent.

The commissions add up to a lot.

But sometimes he doesn't understand. There are some things that this young man rushes forward with his head down, just like the time when he went to force the palace. If Coach Kruger hadn't contacted him, this guy would have gone to find the Eagles alone.

The team boss forced him to go to court.

Is it his job as a player to do this?

Of course, the bad guy must be an agent! Otherwise, wouldn’t it look good to take a commission of one or two million dollars a year?

But when it comes to things like interviews, this young man is sometimes very motivated, and sometimes he doesn't even want to go and has to be coaxed.

Liu Mang didn't want to attend the press conference at first, mainly because the start of the season was really unfavorable!

As expected, I was careless and too impulsive before. I should have discussed with my agent all matters outside the field and team matters besides playing for myself.

No, the matter of Liu Mang's forced marriage was revealed by an "informed person" of the Eagles, and then a transaction suddenly took place, and it can be seen with the naked eye that the Eagles suffered a loss.

The entire league knew that the Hawks were going to trade before, but because the trade was too sudden, Liu Mang was criticized verbally and written by many unfriendly media.

However, the sneaker launch is imminent, and the Christmas war is coming soon, so Nike is so anxious!

The Eagles went from being the favorite to win the championship to second to last in the league in the new season. Everyone knew that this was not the true strength of the Eagles, but this made Nike afraid to announce that Liu Mang had signature shoes at the time, because Liu Mang was in a state of affairs at the time.

In the trough, both the team and the individual are in the trough.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fortunately, the Eagles corrected the chaos in time. Although we don’t know how effective it will be, this is probably the most promising moment for the Eagles since the start of the regular season.

Taking this opportunity to announce the first generation of Liu Mang's boots for the Christmas match.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Mang followed Schwartz to a large Nike store in Atlanta's West Georgia Plaza.

After seeing his own exclusive sneakers, Liu Mang was generally quite satisfied. It was a decent pair of sneakers. Liu Mang knew that it was all down to him. It was too late to sign the contract and he did not have much time to prepare for Nike, so he used the same sneakers that he had already used in the past.

A very decent design that I have used before.

The main reason is that Liu Mang and the future James were very different when they first signed. Liu Mang had already made a mark when he signed the contract. He would play in the Christmas game in the first year of the contract and would definitely participate in the All-Star Weekend. Unlike James, who was a rookie.

It doesn’t matter if the boots are released after the new year.

Looking at these boots, Liu Mang felt that the sky was really bright!

No matter what his previous 5 wins and 18 losses, no matter what the media criticized him for forcing him to have an abortion.

Damn it! If I don’t force myself, I’m waiting to be dragged to death by that Mr. Cat Bear, and follow the same old path of the Eagles, finishing the season with 35 wins?

Come on!

Inside, you can see ICE-1 engraved on the stand where the boots are placed, and the Chinese version of Ice Generation next to it.

My own first generation boots!

Although I complain that Americans are too uncreative in their naming, since all the sneakers are named after players, I am still very excited!

Liu Mang now feels that even if he starts with 5 wins and 18 losses, it doesn't matter. Life is full of challenges! As the saying goes, bad things are over and good things have begun to come. Why should we continue to be depressed?

Start making things happen!

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Nike officially announced the release of Liu Mang’s signature shoes, shocking the United States!

When Liu Mang first signed with Nike, people originally thought that Liu Mang's signature shoes were expected to be released after the new season, but they didn't expect it to come so soon. This is when Liu Mang is at his lowest.

When Liu Mang had his first signature shoe, he made history!

Something that had never happened before should have attracted a lot of attention.

But now, the media's focus is not on the sneakers, but on Liu Mang.

After the press conference began, the first question Liu Mang was asked had nothing to do with the price of sneakers.

A reporter from T.N.T Sports asked: "Ace, I heard that it was you who pushed the Eagles to send away Glenn Robinson this time? Do you think you will be stronger without Glenn Robinson?"

This question is so acute!

If Liu Mang agrees, he is criticizing Glenn Robinson. If he denies it, it will be a slap in the face, and it will also affect the team's unprecedentedly high morale.

Therefore, Liu Mang's answer was: "Of course, we will become stronger! We proved it last season, didn't we? And didn't Mr. Glenn Robinson also prove himself with the Bucks?"

This answer is unexpected!

I thought Liu Mang would be afraid, at least keep a low profile at this time. Now Liu Mang and the Eagles are at the forefront. If they play well next, they will naturally be praised. If the team's cohesion is reduced in the first month of the season,

It had already been destroyed, but the performance from behind was still poor. If you talk big, you will be slapped in the face, so they all thought that Liu Mang would keep a low profile.

No one expected that Liu Mang would directly start a fight! Glenn Robinson has not left Atlanta yet. Although the deal was reached yesterday, Glenn Robinson is moving again at this time and will not report to San Antonio until at least tomorrow.

, but the Hawks' former All-Star power forward has returned.

The reporters from T.N.T felt that they were having fun, and they liked to stir things up the most. They continued to ask: "Glenn Robinson said in an interview that you have no chance to make the playoffs. What do you think of this? Your current record is only 5 wins.

18 losses and a winning rate of only 21%. What is your season goal this year?"

"We don't have a chance to make the playoffs? Then we have to thank Mr. Glenn Robinson for his contribution to the team. He gave us an epic chance to win the championship, a 21% winning rate? Really?

It's quite difficult," Liu Mang said with some excitement, not only because of his dissatisfaction with Glenn Robinson, but also his desire for victory: "But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how crazy it seems, our goal is still the championship! But first we must
To be continued...