"That's certain."

"..." Howard Schultz said speechless for a while, "You actually agreed."

"Mr. Schultz, thank you for your hard work recently. Our lineup is so complicated and the trading opportunities are not good. In addition to the Pacers' urgent need to strengthen the championship and are willing to give the right chips, other teams are thinking about lowering the price and also minimizing the negative impact on the team as much as possible."

"You don't know the joy of being a general manager, bargaining with them, refusing to quote, and being rejected... This is very similar to doing business, but if you really lose, you won't lose so much money. As long as the quotation and return price are unreasonable, I don't have to consider anything else and directly refuse without having to worry as much as doing business... Wait, I'm the boss!"

Zhang Hao didn't know what to say, but this boss was not like a 46-year-old boss who was at the peak of his career in the commercial battlefield. As long as he got to know something related to the team, he would be playing games.

Zhang Hao understood why Howard Schultz sold the team a few years later in time and space, but the person who bought the Supersonics promised to keep the Supersonics in Seattle but regretted it. Howard Schultz ran to sue and wanted to buy the team back... The reason why it eventually became the sinner in Seattle basketball.

After leaving the stadium and returning home, Zhang Hao took out paper and pen and wrote down the team's latest lineup.

Point Guards: Kassel, Muchi Brecklow, Travis Best.

Scoring guards: Ruben Patterson, Dell Curry, Corey Benjamin.

Small forwards: Artest, James Percy, Schramf.

Power forwards: Jason Williams, Jason Cafe, Lewis.

Center: Ben Wallace, Sam Perkins.

"Perkins and Best will probably be put on the unactivated list, or it may be the new Kafi. There is no way, it is too weak, and it is more worth cultivating than Lewis...

Unfortunately, we all gave one of Artest and Percy to the Trail Blazers, wanting to replace Steve Smith to adjust the team structure slightly to make the offense and defense slightly balanced, but the Trail Blazers did not agree.

The main reason is that the team that has not given the right chips wants Ratliff. It is useless for the weak team to take Ratliff. It is not as useful as a center who can run and debit for the weak team.

All you need are teams in the championship level or teams trying to compete for the championship. The 76ers' inside explosion, the Knicks and the Heat do not lack inside, the Lakers, the Trail Blazers, and the Jazz do not lack centers. The Suns and Pacers' two championship teams need a rigging guard, and the Timberwolves are willing to bleed, but the Timberwolves do not have good chips...

Bilups is too slow. He only averaged 11 points and 3 assists per game this year. I don’t know when he will grow up, otherwise he would have to come back, but it’s useless now.

Otherwise, his wave shots and the stability of the aliens would be able to be slow-paced double point guards...

Brecklelo joins, tsk, we now have players with strong defense in five positions... Hey? Wait!

Larry Brown joined the Bulls? Damn! I knew I could actually add Bracklelow, the second-level point guard at the end, so I asked Larry Brown to be the head coach... Forget it, the old Fox is almost the same, and it is better to speak, and I won't let me shoot three-pointers..."

...

...

After two days of rest, on January 23, the Supersonics set off for Toronto, which was in the snow and ice, and started three consecutive visits.

Currently, 10 games have been played in January, and the Supersonics have achieved a record of 9 wins and 1 loss.

In the first 10 games this month, the overall schedule of the Supersonics was actually relatively easy. It was a bit cruel in the 5-day and 4 games, but they were lucky. The back-to-back opponents Suns and Nuggets fought easily.

Currently, the Supersonics record is 29 wins and 11 losses, and there are still 5 games left and there are not playing. These 5 games are difficult. Except for the Nets, the other four opponents are the Raptors, Knicks, and the Lakers!

The Supersonics arrived in Toronto, which attracted the attention of the entire basketball world Zhang Hao VS Carter!

Although the Supersonics currently have 29 wins and 11 losses, there are not many people who think their strength really has a 70% winning rate. Many games are really just supported by Zhang Hao.

Kassel is habitually ignored by people for some reason...

The Raptors have played 41 games so far, ranking fifth in the East with 24 wins and 17 losses, and their rise is fast.

In the eyes of many people, the Supersonics and the Trail Blazers should be teams of the same strength. This is much better for the Supersonics when the season started. Before the start of the season, many people thought that the Supersonics should be the same as other rebuilding teams and could not make the playoffs. They were talking about it for a year or two. Of course, it would not be as bad as Sports Illustrated predicted, but at that time, there were indeed not many people who thought that the Supersonics could make the playoffs. Even Seattle fans were just excited that they had a future and their expectations for this season were very low, so Seattle fans were so excited now.

However, what attracted the most attention in this game was the direct fight between Zhang Hao and Carter!

...

At 4:40 pm on the 24th, the Supersonics and Raptors players at the Toronto Air Canada Center Stadium were all admitted.

Finally, he was about to fight Zhang Hao. Carter ran to the opposite side excitedly. Seeing Zhang Hao looking around, he asked curiously: "Aix, what are you looking for?"

Seeing Carter coming, Zhang Hao withdrew his gaze and shook his head and replied: "I didn't look for anything. The first time I saw this stadium full of people..."

Carter said proudly: "Yes, it's cool, right?"

“…My home court will always be full.”

Carter was not angry and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, you are the popularity king. By the way, you seem to have accepted the invitation to the dunk contest, right? You didn't participate before, saying that you were waiting for someone, are you waiting for me?"

"right."

"..." This time Carter was speechless and complained: "Shouldn't you keep it aside or pretend to deny it? It made me feel no accomplishment at all... Hey, Aix, let's compete tonight, how about a preview of the dunk contest?"

"???" Zhang Hao looked at Carter's excited look and couldn't understand Carter's brain circuit.

This is a game! Comparing to dunk?

Just when Zhang Hao was planning to refuse clearly, the task prompt came!

"Vince Carter's dunk is a perfect combination of strength and beauty, either a galloping horse that is unstoppable, or a glimpse of elegance... Mission: The preview of the dunk contest triggers.

Dunk contest preview:

The host needs to issue task instructions to the special contracted player Zhang Hao,

Goal 1: In the next game against the Raptors, whenever Vince Carter completes a dunk, Zhang Hao needs to complete a more brutal dunk.

Goal 2: In the next game against the Raptors, whenever Vince Carter completes a wonderful dunk, Zhang Hao needs to complete a more exciting dunk.

Goal 3: After completing Goal 1 and 2, at the end of the game, Zhang Hao needs to publicly state that no one knows how to dunk better than him.

Reward: 1 picture of King of Understanding (*).”

Seeing the task trigger, Zhang Hao looked at Carter. He remembered that when he first met Carter, Carter wanted to compete with him in this and that, but he didn't seem to care so much about the game itself... It was outrageous!

Seeing that Zhang Hao did not refuse, Carter became even more excited: "That's how I decided!"

After the appointment was successful, Carter ran back to his home half in excitement.

Doug Christie was chatting with Jason Williams for a while, and after seeing Zhang Hao and Carter chatting, she came to Zhang Hao.

"Aix, you are finally back, I know that you will definitely be the world's number one after you come back!"

The player who won the Lakers team for two consecutive championships, except O'Neal, all others highly praised Zhang Hao.

"I thought you would renew your contract with the Lakers and continue to win the championship. If you stay, the Lakers will really be able to win the championship. Your style of play is very suitable for Payton."

"NO, I don't like the Lakers. It's because of you that I cut my salary and renewed my contract with the Lakers for two years. You've left, of course I won't stay."

"We were going to trade you with Ratliff, but the Raptors refused."

"I heard that, it's a pity...but being an opponent with you is also an exciting thing!"

Overall, the two teams had no major grudges, and they had friendly exchanges or greetings before the game... Damon Studmeier was the only one.

The Raptors, Zhang Hao has many acquaintances, Carter and Odom, who met in high school. Doug Christie, an old teammate who won the championship together, Antonio Davis, one of the double Davis, is an old opponent who appreciates each other. Boggs has also partnered with him for more than half a season... and Damon Stodmeier has always regarded him as his opponent since the beginning of this rookie season.

This person has been looking at Zhang Hao with hostile eyes.

After Zhang Hao felt Damon Stodmeier's eyes, he looked at the mission.

"Rat-killing master:

Target: Zhang Hao must win every time he fights Damon Stoudemire.

Mission reward: How many consecutive games Zhang Hao will win against Damon Studmeier and how many days of life reward will be awarded. If he completes a cross-season winning streak, his life expectancy will be equal to the consecutive games multiplied by the length of the cross-season. (I have won 7 consecutive games across 3 seasons and win again, and he will receive a 32-day life reward.)”

From Zhang Hao's career with the Nets to the Lakers, he played against Damon Stodmeier 7 times, winning all the games.

As a player of the same class, Damon Stoudemire has never defeated Zhang Hao. Although other star players of the same class have not defeated Zhang Hao many times, at least once or twice.

Therefore, Zhang Hao can understand Damon Stodmeier's mood very well.

"If I win, Xiao Feishi will definitely not get used to it, and it will definitely feel awkward, right? For Xiao Feishi's good, you have to continue to win him, and you cannot break the rules of his career.

Fighting with Carter in actual combat dunks... This has a certain probability of winning, but if you want to say that after the game, you must win the game, otherwise where can you say that..."

The mid-season has passed most of the season. Yesterday, the NBA Oakland All-Star organizer announced the changes to this All-Star, and determined the All-Star competition system.

Due to the suspension, the rookies failed to participate in the All-Star Rookie Tournament in 1998. For many players, the All-Star Rookie Tournament is their only chance to participate in the All-Star Weekend. In order to compensate the 98th rookie, this year's All-Star Rookie Tournament will be changed to the first and second grade confrontation match.

This competition system seems to be fine now. College students who enter the NBA usually play for two or three years. Even like Duncan and Olovo Kandi, who graduated from college and entered the NBA, Olovo Kandi was 23 years old when he entered the NBA, but he was awful.

However, in the past two years, some geniuses have decided to participate in the draft after finishing their freshman year, because the NBA salary is getting higher and higher.

This change in the competition system has had a devastating blow to the future of the rookie game. Originally, the players were all of the same class with equal strength, and they were all rookies and still retained their team qualities from college. It is easy to arouse their competitive spirit when playing against the same class. Rookie games that can play exciting games will inevitably become useless and playful games.

However, this reform is currently reasonable and well-founded to protect the rights and interests of the 1998 rookies.

Another thing announced by the Auckland All-Star organizer yesterday is what really makes fans happy. The All-Star Dunk Contest resumed!

The invitation list is very luxurious, Jordan, Zhang Hao, O'Neal, Anthony Hardaway, Garnett, Iverson, Duncan, Kobe, McGrady, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Frances, Starkhouse, Carter...

In previous slam dunk competitions, some character players with great physical fitness will be invited, but this time, all the people invited are star players.

The inside players basically refused to participate, so Zhang Hao agreed, but that was enough.

On the outside, Carter responded immediately, Kobe, McGrady, Ray Allen, Francis and others have not yet confirmed it, but judging from the current situation, these people may be invited to participate.

The official NBA slam dunk contest slogan of the resurrection of the dunk contest.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to watch the game between Gentlemen vs Raptors. I am your good brother Sir Barkley. If you are a brother, vote for the gentleman!"

"Charles, are you can vote for Aix?"
To be continued...