Champion Creed Chapter 1330: 420: Don't Ask How We Won

Chapter 1330: Chapter 420: Don’t Ask How We Won

The next day, Daniel Gilbert t with LBJ and his team. Only one year was left on LBJ’s rookie contract, and he needed to seal the early renewal deal this sumr.

But no matter what Daniel Gilbert said or promised, LBJ’s final response was still the sa: “We only want a 1 1 contract.”

At that mont, Daniel Gilbert didn’t know what LBJ was thinking.

He couldn’t see through him at all.

The essence of a 1 1 contract is to force the team to strengthen, keeping it competitive.

Yet the Cleveland Cavaliers were already doing their utmost to support LBJ, never slacking.

And LBJ was always getting into scandals, which was the fundantal difference between him and Roger.

Even when Roger signed a 1 1 contract with the Warriors, nothing scandalous ever ca out.

And LBJ?

Today he’s going to the Nets, tomorrow to Los Angeles, having more gossip surrounding him than Hollywood actresses.

What more does he want?

“I don’t understand,” Daniel Gilbert replied, “I’ve always been serving LBJ’s future, but you won’t even give a bit of security.”

“I don’t understand either, Roger and the Warriors always sign 1 1 contracts,” Rich Paul, representing Jas, replied, “Why isn’t there an issue for them?”

“Because Roger never frequently gets rumored with other teams, nor does he say nonsense like ‘not averse to playing for Jay-Z’ to reporters. And,” Daniel Gilbert, visibly angry, slamd the desk, “Who the hell are you? Why doesn’t Leon Rose (LBJ’s current agent) co to see personally!?”

The young Rich Paul remained calm in the face of Daniel Gilbert’s anger, not intimidated or scared, exhibiting the fundantal qualities of a future top strategist.

“I’m Rich Paul, an assistant to Mr. Leon Rose.”

“I only want to see Leon Rose, LeBron, tell your agent not to send an assistant to brush off!”

“Until we agree on the 1 1 renewal intent, it will be seeing you,” Rich Paul’s tone was as calm as though he completely controlled the negotiation, making Daniel Gilbert’s previous anger seem laughable, “Only one situation will prompt Mr. Leon Rose to co see you, and that’s the day LeBron signs with the Cavaliers.”

The negotiation, far from pleasant, thus ended, with LBJ still not achieving the 1 1 contract, and Daniel Gilbert unable to convince LeBron to sign a long contract.

However, on the drive back to the hotel, LBJ was very pleased with the performance of his friend.

“Rich, you really looked like a top agent.”

LeBron Jas has always been quite business-savvy, forever hoping to maximize his interests.

And wanting to maximize his interests ans achieving one thing – being controlled by no one, holding the reins himself.

Since entering the League, LBJ has changed agents once, aiming to gain more voice.

The Goodwin Brothers were LBJ’s agents when he first entered the League, securing monstrous endorsent deals with Nike and Coca Cola for the Chosen One, until 2005, when LBJ recognized his value on and off the court and announced the firing of the Goodwin Brothers, forming a personal company, LRMR, with so childhood friends, to handle his comrcial endorsents solely.

From that point on, LBJ completely controlled matters related to comrcial endorsents.

Simultaneously, he delegated his player contract matters to Leon Rose with a CAA background, under the condition that his core circle friend, Rich Paul, entered CAA to learn advanced agent managent concepts.

The goal? To cultivate Rich Paul into a sufficiently outstanding agent, then use him for LBJ’s service.

In ti, LBJ will be able to control everything himself.

Roger and Michael Jordan managed to control everything without such complex ans, because they possess talents far superior to others in the League, achieving sustained victories and naturally obtaining dominance over everything.

LBJ is different; he has to use various ans and operations to achieve full control. He even hopes to control the dia in the future, so no dia can question him.

So far, LeBron Jas’ plan seems successful.

The difference between him and other superstars, also the most revolutionary part, is that he uses off-field ans to compensate for the lack of on-court dominance.

It’s as if, 18 years later, it’s hard to imagine a player who’s cumulatively ranked 13th from the bottom in the League in season /- ratings, ranked last in the team, not injecting any power into the team, yet still being praised by the dia as the League’s number one.

Jas is very satisfied with Rich Paul’s performance, feeling that his plan will inevitably succeed.

Rich Paul nodded: “All is at your service, LeBron. Rest assured, we already have a plan. If the Cavaliers won’t accept, we’ll find a place that accepts a 1 1 contract, with full competitiveness. What you need to do is maintain your form in the next season and continue playing like a superstar.”

Rich Paul was already imagining how revolutionary the plan would be once successful.

The history of the League could possibly be rewritten because of this.

He could foresee that this revolution might not be entirely positive. But it doesn’t matter, in competitive sports, history always records the nas of winners.

Don’t ask how they win.

On the sa night, the 2006 NBA Draft lottery ceremony officially comnced.

As a contending team, this year’s draft was closely linked to the Warriors.

The Warriors acquired the Trail Blazers’ first-round pick in the trade clearing Allan Houston last season, and the Trail Blazers did not disappoint, earning the Warriors a lottery pick opportunity with their outstanding performance.

Jeff Hornacek’s sweet-looking daughter, Abby Hornacek, represented the Warriors at the lottery draft, but luck didn’t favor the little girl. Despite the Trail Blazers’ League-worst record boosting them, the Warriors only landed the fourth pick, not making it into the top three.

People have reason to believe this was David Stern’s deliberate doing. The Warriors are already strong enough; they couldn’t possibly be given the No. 1 pick.

But Bay Area dia was already quite satisfied with the pick: “Don’t forget, Roger was also the fourth pick.”

For a while, the locker room had a new topic, with everyone guessing who would beco the new mber of the Golden State Gangsters.

“It definitely won’t be Adam Morrison,” Stephen Jackson joked, “Who else but Michael Jordan, that fool, would believe a guy whose draft template is Larry Bird?”

“Maybe it’s Taylor Thomas; he’s the kind of athletic wing Roger likes, plus the guy is from Baton Rouge, which ans he’s 100% Roger’s little fan.”

“Definitely Rudy Gay; he’s not a ball-dominant scorer, yet is all-rounded, fitting our team’s style.”

Everyone voiced their opinions, and finally, they all looked at Roger: “Who would you pick with the fourth pick?”

“Brandon Roy.” Roger answered without hesitation.

The guys were dumbfounded: an older guy who had part of his niscus removed in high school, with the niscus of the other leg operated on during college, matching wingspan and height, neither static nor dynamic talent being outstanding?

At that mont, Boris Diaw suddenly put down his coffee cup.

“Brandon? I rember him; I faced him during the draft trial in 2002.”

“How did it go?” Stephen Jackson asked, intrigued.

“Man, he couldn’t play ball at all back then! I heard he gave up on the draft after I defeated him and chose to go to college because he realized he wasn’t ready for NBA gas.”

This comnt further fueled doubts about Brandon Roy’s capability, especially since Boris Diaw was never considered a superstar, yet he had managed to drive Brandon Roy out of the draft during the trial four years ago.

But soon, Stephen Jackson chuckled.

“Great, it ans he’s now a standard Golden State bandit.”

Just look within, look at everyone in this locker room.

At the beginning, none were ever expected to have any future.

But now, they are sprinting on the road to a third consecutive championship.

The following night, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers for the second consecutive ga on the road, making the series score 2-0.

The Los Angeles Lakers were already trapped in the death curse of “can’t win the series without winning against the Warriors in the first two gas.”