Su Wan first had his team find so players in China, then called Kobe and said, "You don’t have plans to play in other leagues, do you?"
Kobe asked right back, "What do you want to do?"
"I’ve put together my own team in the CBA, man. Since the NBA isn’t starting anyway, why not co play with in the CBA for a bit? When the NBA resus, we’ll head back."
Kobe was sowhat tempted.
Previously, he didn’t want to play in other leagues because he looked down on them.
But teaming up with Su Wan to "beat down" the competition interested him.
Then Su Wan called Wade, "Buddy, I’ve set up a CBA team, if you’re free, why not co play in China for a couple of days!"
Wade didn’t hesitate and agreed imdiately.
Next were Zach Randolph, Little O’Neal, Marc Gasol...
And of course, there was Artest, that rascal.
Among the others, Jimmy Butler and Thomas actually wanted to go, but Su Wan felt they weren’t good enough, so he didn’t bring them along.
Stephen Curry was in the middle of adjusting his shooting, not suitable for matches, so Su Wan didn’t take him along either, letting him focus on his adjustnts with Grover.
Su Wan didn’t sign any contracts with them, instead, once in Shanghai, he rented presidential suites at a five-star hotel near the gym for two months, and that was their pay.
At first, when the dostic dia found out that the CBA had really created a special new team for Su Wan, they praised the CBA’s senior managent for finally being flexible.
But when they learned that Su Wan was bringing a load of League All-Stars back to play in the CBA, not only the fans went crazy, the dia went crazy, even the CBA leaders went crazy.
What kind of wave would this stir up in China?
Chinese fans have never been so eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new CBA season as they are now.
After the news was released, Su Wan didn’t need to make contact, as various stadiums reached out to sign a two-year contract and beca the ho venue for the Drears Team for the new season.
With much anticipation, the schedule for the new CBA season was announced.
The first ga was against last season’s champions, Guangdong Hongyuan, in Shanghai.
It was Guangdong’s "fourth consecutive championship."
But the "defending champions" of the CBA felt a tingling of their scalps as they looked at the newly ford opposing team.
For the fans on the sidelines, however, it was no different from celebrating the New Year.
Su Wan, Kobe, Wade, Zach Randolph...
This was a lineup not even an NBA team could put together, and now it was appearing on a CBA court. What more could be said?
"Brother Su" is aweso!
There’s no need to say more about the ga. It was pure domination.
The Drears didn’t have any tactics, just various 1-on-1 plays, but just with these superstars’ individual skills, Guangdong Hongyuan was blown away.
If Su Wan and the others hadn’t sat down on the bench early, the final score difference might have been over 50 points.
The ga caused a huge stir the next day, trending on Weibo hot search with various entries.
Let’s just say this:
The fervor of one ga topped an entire season’s fervor for the League.
After three or four such heavily publicized gas, the ti ca to November.
The representatives of labor and managent were finally in a hurry.
They each made concessions, and on November 26th, after 15 hours of negotiations, labor and managent finally announced an agreent to end the grueling 149-day shutdown.
The new season would officially kick off on December 25th, with the free market and training camps opening on December 9th.
Seeing this news, Su Wan and others imdiately left China and returned to their respective cities.
Dostic fans felt a trendous sense of loss, but for those CBA teams that had faced the Drears Team and those about to face them, the nightmarish ti was finally over.
Su Wan went back to New York and first t with Stephen Curry to inquire about his progress.
Learning that he was doing well was a relief.
This ti...
Stephen Curry shouldn’t have to sit out the season due to ankle injuries again, right?
"Well, Su Wan was aware that he had done everything he could. If Stephen Curry were to experience another season-ending injury, then it would be destiny, and he would be powerless to change that."
December 9th.
The League officially opened the free agency market.
Donnie Walsh imdiately offered a contract of about $8 million, planning to sign with Battier.
However, Battier chose to sign with the Heat Team for $5 million.
When Su Wan learned of this news, he called Battier, "Buddy, can you tell what you were thinking?"
Battier said, "The New York Knicks do not lack wings. I want to join a team that can assure more playing ti, and... I don’t want people to think I betrayed the Spurs because I wanted to join New York. It’s just that I really couldn’t stand it!"
What else could Su Wan say?
"Good luck, Shawn!"
But looking at it, Battier really seed out of place in this League.
This man was too upright!
Donnie Walsh was sorry he couldn’t seal the deal.
Then he began his performance.
First, he brought Boris Dior to New York with a 3-year, $12 million contract, Su Wan’s forr teammate.
Next, he made a trade that shocked the world:
Ray Allen’s contract for the season was a player option. Originally, he had chosen to exercise the player option to stay in Boston. But this ti, he opted out of the contract to enter the free agency market.
The mont the news ca out, Donnie Walsh made contact with Ray Allen and successfully brought him to the New York Knicks with a 3-year contract worth $18 million!—Since they didn’t have enough salary to sign Ray Allen, New York traded away Felton.
The last transaction, Walsh picked up Kwa Brown from the free agency market at a minimum salary.
With that, the New York Knicks’ lineup for the new season beca:
"Point Guard: Stephen Curry, Thomas;
Two: Su Wan, Ray Allen, Jimmy Butler;
Small Forward: Artest, Vince Carter, Paul George;
Power Forward: Danilo Gallinari, Boris Dior;
Five: Tyson Chandler, Kwa Brown."
12-man roster, and this ti the lineup was very reasonable.
Every position had strong fighting power.
The New York dia was full of anticipation for the new season.
The external dia placed the New York Knicks in the top three of the new season’s power rankings.
And just at this ti, the managent of the Hornets made a move, placing "Hornet King" Chris Paul on the trading block.
When this news spread across the League, it drove everyone wild.
As the current "best active point guard" in the League without a doubt, Chris Paul was considered a cornerstone by every general manager, and everyone had their eyes on this hot property.
Suddenly, dia reports erged that Chris Paul was infinitely close to Los Angeles.
Whether it was the Clippers or the Lakers, the leaker did not provide accurate information.
The Los Angeles dia was exceedingly excited, thinking...
It would be the Lakers!
In Kobe’s last season before retirent, Old Bass wanted to make a final push, assembling a luxury "battleship!"
There was precedent for such a thing, like the very example from ’04...
Amidst all the speculation and discussion, explosive news ca out of Los Angeles:
The Lakers traded Paul Gasol and a first-round pick to get Chris Paul from the Hornets.
This ant that the new season’s Lakers would boast a lineup with Chris Paul alongside Yao Ming and Kobe.
After this trade, the Lakers quickly made another move, signing Odom back with a $2 million contract...
This lineup suddenly went back to ’07, only this ti with the addition of Chris Paul and Ariza!
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