Chapter 670: 3 New Players with Their Own Characteristics and the Pride and Expectation of a Country!

Latest website: Marc Gasol, Ibaka and James Harden came to the Seattle SuperSonics to sign at almost the same time. It was not a coincidence.

Instead, the Seattle SuperSonics unified the signing times of the three.

This is also related to the fact that the Seattle SuperSonics did not gain anything in this huge free market this year.

Other teams have more or less gained something in this year's free market.

Only the Seattle SuperSonics didn't gain anything at all, which really made the Seattle SuperSonics lose face. Both the team's general manager and management were complained about by die-hard Coconut Pippen.

Pippen complained that Yes was not good at eloquence and would not recruit free agents. That was love. He thought Yes was cute, honest, upright, and full of idealistic dream aura, just like the characters in fairy tales.

But for Pippen to criticize Presti and the rest of the Sonics front office, that's not love.

"The Seattle SuperSonics completed the reconstruction in two years after that historic trade and unexpectedly won the championship. When a team achieves such great results, we always want to praise the team in all aspects. From the management to the players, we all praise the greatness of the team, but unfortunately, the one we praise the most is Yes. This is not our preference for Yes. In fact, in essence, the Seattle SuperSonics, regardless of Neither the management nor the players are that good. This is no offense to Kevin. He is an excellent player and an excellent comrade, but he himself will admit where his excellence comes from."

"The whole world knows that Yes has been carrying a heavy burden in the past two years, but it is difficult for the world to imagine what kind of weight Yes is carrying!"

"To win a championship from scratch in two years with the worst team in history and perhaps the worst management, that's the weight that Yes carries and why it's incredible."

"I once said that no player in Seattle was worthy of Yes. In the end, I was slapped in the face by Yes. He trained some losers and recognized garbage very well."

"Now, I would say, it's time for Yes to build a group of qualified managers for himself. He doesn't need to be a general manager like LeBron James, but he at least has someone who knows what he wants to take care of him. Of all people, his strongest team leadership ability in history can turn useless players and garbage players into treasures, but there is no way to turn useless wood and garbage management into treasures!"

"If the Seattle SuperSonics had a great general manager, the Sonics wouldn't need Yes to come out and draft,

This general manager will take care of everything so that Seattle's two important first-round picks this year will not be Harden and Ibaka! "

"Yes is a great player. As the closest comrade of Michael, the greatest player ever, I am willing to call Yes the greatest player in NBA history. This is on the court and off the court. He really needs help."

"If it weren't for Michael's existence, I would actually prefer to say that Yes' management team is the worst in NBA history. This is not disrespectful to Michael. His achievements in team management are as good as any person with a normal IQ in the league. The difference in grade.”

After the end of the season, whether on the Internet or on TV recently, Pippen was full of enthusiasm for the Seattle SuperSonics' work this summer.

This puts a lot of pressure on the Seattle SuperSonics' management.

The reason why Pippen's complaints have such great influence is obviously because the things he said hit the pain points of coconut fans and Sonics fans, and they were unanimously approved.

Simply put, fans are worried about the Seattle SuperSonics' operations this summer, very worried!

Durant was injured and almost ended the season. The team suffered the loss of such a fighting force, and its strength has dropped significantly. In addition, the team is the defending champion and the target of the entire league. If it does not advance, it will retreat, not to mention this. In the state of planting a target.

It would be really weird if this wasn't worrying.

It can be said that there is a huge voice on the Internet and in public opinion about replacing the management of the Seattle SuperSonics.

Although Presti knows that the management he leads has the full support of Yes, there is no crisis for him to be dismissed from the Seattle SuperSonics.

But he is still quite sad to be complained about by so many people. He is indeed lacking in eloquence, and his signing of free agents is not very good. When it comes to transactions, he has no connections, but it is not that he has not worked hard.

Ibaka, Harden and Gasol were all signed by him.

It's just obvious that no matter how aggrieved Presti is, he can't tell the truth that he was the one who signed these three people.

Now that the entire fan group is dissatisfied with him, James Harden and Ibaka, if he really speaks out, he is not justifying, he is committing suicide. The fans' saliva can drown him and Harden and Ibaka.

It turns out that the undercover agent next to Yes is you, the team general manager!

These crazy fans will come to their senses, for sure.

Presti doesn't dare to fight the fans head-on, but he is also a very characterful person. He can't fight hard, but he can fight softly.

Aren't you complaining that I'm a waste?

Aren’t you complaining that we don’t have reinforcements?

I just want to give you the largest signing ceremony!

I want to tell the whole world that the strongest man is already in the battle!

Presti really took great pains for this signing ceremony. Not only did he invite all current Sonics players from the team who were not on vacation to welcome the three new players, but he also invited a large number of media.

This posture is simply comparable to the appearance ceremony of James, Bosh and Ben Gordon of the Heat some time ago.

James, Bosh, Ben Gordon...

Harden, Gasol, Ibaka...

It's just that the difference between these cards is really too big.

As big as Gasol, Harden and Ibaka themselves felt very embarrassed.

Facing the silence of the fans in the audience, it was really embarrassing for the three new Seattle SuperSonics players to stand on the stage that Presti had built for them.

"Yes does not allow Seattle fans to boo their players, so Seattle fans respond with silence. This is the most serious way for Seattle fans to vent their dissatisfaction with their players."

"I swear, if it weren't for this order from Yes, these Seattle fans would definitely boo Harden and Ibaka to death!"

"Presti is really a talent. I heard that when he invited the Seattle SuperSonics players to watch the ceremony, he only gave the Seattle SuperSonics players one hour to think about it. I have never seen such a weird thing in my life. General manager, doesn’t he realize that most Sonics players don’t welcome Harden and Ibaka?”

"Now that I think about it, Pippen was right. The burden on Yes has been too great in the past two years. We only saw the SuperSonics players holding Yes back. We need Yes to lead us. We really didn't have it before. Realize that the Sonics have an even more incredible management team!"

"Otherwise, do you think the most unlucky player in history is a joke? Do you think the most hellish start in history is a joke? James even dared to say that he was unhappy in the Cleveland Cavaliers and was cheated by the team owner. Even if you live and die without looking at Yes, what did he say? Didn't he still win the championship in a crazy division like the Western Conference in two years?"

"That's why Pippen said Yes is the greatest player? Comparing Jordan and Yes is still a comparison. Comparing James and Yes, isn't it bullying James? Hahahaha..."

"What a joke, are you bullying James by comparing James with Yes? Yes is great, but I only know that the king of the NBA next season will definitely not be Yes. No matter how great the objective difficulties Yes face, in the NBA, it will always be It’s all about the winner!”

The impact of the signing ceremony that Presti arranged to imitate the appearance of the Heat's Big Four was very 'big', or in other words, very bad.

The fans were silent, and the media below were quarreling between the coconut powder media and the coconut black media. The entire signing ceremony was a mess.

Seeing the scene like this, even Ye Si frowned.

Presti on the other side looked dumbfounded.

Yesi is very satisfied with Presti's ability.

The way he can identify Westbrook and James Harden at a glance is remarkable.

You know, both Westbrook and Harden have five-star cards in the superstar system!

This shows that the future achievements of these two people will be superstars!

He has a superstar system and knows how to select people, but Presti does not have a superstar system.

only……

In addition to his excellent draft vision, Presti's management skills, to be honest, are very, very average, and can even be described as terrible.

However, this is no wonder Presti. After graduating from college in 2000, Presti worked for the Spurs for six years, most of which were scouting-related jobs.

His talent is outstanding, but he is still a little too young. He has nothing but ability, IQ, and talent. He has no experience, no connections, and not enough experience.

Being a good general manager in the NBA requires more than just ability and IQ.

An event that Presti was supposed to do to highlight his work with the Seattle SuperSonics ended up being messed up by Presti, and it was messed up very badly.

In the end, the three rookies of the Seattle SuperSonics were quite embarrassed.

"Mark, don't worry, they are not targeting you."

Gasol nodded to agent Dean Simmons' comfort.

Of course it wasn't directed at him, he could tell.

When he was introduced just now, the fans and media below gave him applause, although it was very chaotic at that time.

He is different from Ibaka. Although he is also a newcomer, he is the MVP of the Spanish League!

In the current world basketball world, the NBA is certainly unique, and apart from the NBA, the Spanish League is definitely the first-tier mainstream league. As the best player in such a league, his strength can still give Seattle fans something to look forward to.

He can feel the expectation not only from the fans, but also from the Seattle SuperSonics as a team.

This can be seen from the contract given to him by the SuperSonics. The rookie contract is 10 million for three years, and his buyout fee in the Spanish League does not require him to pay, but the team.

It can be said that the price the Seattle SuperSonics paid for him is definitely equivalent to signing a player with a top-five pick.

Being valued like this by the Seattle SuperSonics gives Gasol a very good feeling.

At least this will give him the feeling that this is a team that can have a future.

What's more, this team is still... Yes!

Gasol couldn't help but look at the young man surrounded by the media. He knew this young man very well.

Even in Spain, the country of football, Yes's reputation is quite big.

In Europe, the most popular basketball player is not Nowitzki, his brother, or Parker, but Yes!

Yes's popularity in Europe is not much different even when compared with those popular football stars.

It can be said that Yes is the idol of most young basketball players in Europe.

Of course, he is 23 years old this year, and of course he is not a teenager, and his idol is not Yes, but he still has great respect for Yes' achievements in the NBA.

"Ye is a very easy-going person. Here, Mark has nothing to worry about. You can regard Seattle as Memphis, as Spain, and as your real home."

Gasol nodded and came to the United States. He received a lot of help from his agent Dean Simmons.

For foreign players like him, the team will recommend that they find an agent or an agent team so that they can adapt better.

Although he didn't need it, as he had lived in the United States for many years, he still followed the team's suggestion and chose Dean Simmons, the most popular agent in the NBA, as his agent.

Kevin Durant's agent is not only his agent, but also the agent of this year's hot rookie Beasley.

The day before yesterday, he heard that Dean Simmons signed an endorsement contract for Beasley, which was very large for a rookie.

How big are endorsement contracts?

Gasol didn't know, he only knew that after Beasley signed the contract, he immediately bought a French manor house worth 40 million US dollars in the Bay Area!

This really shocked the whole world!

This move directly brought Dean Simmons and Beasley into the spotlight of the world.

If Yes is the most sought-after teammate in the NBA, then Dean Simmons is the most sought-after agent.

Of course, Gasol doesn't envy Beasley when he thinks about this.

He knows his position very well. He is just an ordinary player and will never be as good as a talented player like Beasley.

only……

It's really a blessing for an ordinary player like him to have the most sought-after agent in the NBA like Dean Simmons.

According to the team general manager, this was arranged by Yes...

Because Yes was worried about any problems with his and Ibaka's lives in the United States, he asked his two friends Simmons and Washington to take care of one.

He was assigned to Simmons, while Ibaka was assigned to Washington.

"Sure enough, just like what my brother told me, the Seattle SuperSonics are a very different team in the NBA..."

Finally, after Gasol withdrew his grateful gaze from the young man surrounded by reporters, he thought secretly in his heart.

Gasol felt the care of Ye Si, and soon he also felt the care of other Seattle SuperSonics players.

After Kwame Brown left, the team lacked an excellent big center substitute. Everyone in the SuperSonics knew that Gasol was the replacement for this candidate.

And his strength has also been verified by the European League. Whether he can fulfill this role is still unknown, but at least it will not make people feel that the position left by Kwame Brown is like feeding a dog.

Moreover, other Seattle SuperSonics players are so enthusiastic about Gasol. Another intention is to deliberately make Harden and Ibaka feel the gap.

It can also be regarded as a stimulus to Harden and Ibaka.

In fact, without the differential treatment and stimulation of these Seattle SuperSonics players, Harden has long felt the attitude of Seattle towards him.

After being selected by Yes with the 11th pick, his Twitter account became the 'home base' of coconut fans. If you don't troll him on his account every day, don't say that you are a die-hard coconut fan.

His Twitter has one of the most amazing comments.

All kinds of insults and comments are endless, and the most common type is of course "I want to beep your big beep, sissy!"

The video of him covering his chest and throwing back his right hand during the draft has now been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube.

His uncontrollable actions in the draft will indeed cause a lot of misunderstandings. He is really not the kind of person they imagined.

Even if he wants to... Yes, he doesn't want it.

No, he doesn’t want to either!

In order to change these people's impression of him, he has now begun to grow a beard, and he is ready to let others see his tough side.

In addition, in order to change Shou's impression, he has been standing outside the nightclub every day for half a month since the draft, specifically staring at the big beeping girls. He is not looking for a big beeping girl. When my young lady went to Harbin Beer, the main purpose was to let reporters take photos and let the world know that she liked him.

He really took great pains to clear up the misunderstanding.

If it weren't for the purpose of clearing up the misunderstanding, he would never cover his rather handsome face with an ugly beard.

If the misunderstanding had not been resolved, he would never have gone outside the nightclub to hang out with the big girls. He is such an upright person.

After signing a contract with the team today, in order to make them believe that it was a misunderstanding, he planned to stop hanging out outside the nightclub after receiving his salary. He would go inside the nightclub to find the ladies inside to help him resolve the misunderstanding.

Coming to the Seattle SuperSonics was a major turning point in Harden's life. He really didn't want to end up sadly leaving the SuperSonics because of something like this.

He wants to be an All-Star, he wants to be a superstar!

He knows very well that if he wants to achieve these goals, he must stay by Yes' side!

At least stay with Yes until you become a superstar!

Although everyone outside now lists him with Ibaka, he knows very well that he and Ibaka are different!

Ibaka and James Harden are indeed different. When the two faced criticism from coconut fans around the world, they behaved in completely different ways.

James Harden has a somewhat soft personality. If you say I am, I won’t refute you. I will prove to you that I am not.

But Ibaka, at the suggestion of his agent Anthony Washington, also has Twitter.

But in the face of insults and humiliation, Ibaka's calmness is incredible.

Yesdu is very experienced.

Ye Si heard from Washington that Ibaka is in Seattle and trains every day in addition to training. This is a training maniac like Yi Jianlian, another player owned by Washington.

If in Ye Si's opinion, James Harden's character is a bit soft and naive, then Ibaka's character is really mature and strong beyond his age.

"Ye, Serge is a very unique young man because he now has a two-year-old daughter."

Washington told Yes that Ibaka already had a two-year-old daughter, and Yes was surprised.

Washington told Yes that when Ibaka was still begging for food when he was fifteen years old, Yes was relieved after being surprised.

When a person can do such a thing in order to survive, how can he succumb to such pressure in his heart?

"Serge, work hard. I believe in your efforts. Yes often tells me that those who work hard will not end badly."

"Um."

Ibaka nodded. His English is not very good yet, but he can still understand the general idea.

Yes said that for those who work hard, the outcome will always be good.

He also believed what Yes said.

He is a hard-working person, and his hard work ultimately makes him completely different from the teenagers who beg for food with him...

"Maybe, it's not my end yet..."

Ibaka looked at the man who changed his destiny with great piety in his heart.

Yes gave up on Jordan and chose him when the whole world was shocked. This seemed to be God's guidance.

He is a devout Catholic, and he is willing to believe that the man who changed his destiny is the incarnation of God on earth.

The signings of the Seattle SuperSonics and three new players ended with a lot of noise.

Amid the noise, Harden, this year’s No. 11 pick, signed a four-year, $11 million contract with the SuperSonics. Ibaka, this year’s No. 28 pick, signed a four-year, $6 million contract with the team. Gasol signed a three-year, 10 million contract with the team.

"Mark, James, Serge, welcome to join the SuperSonics."

Gasol, Harden and Ibaka are very excited now. On this day, they not only gained a lot of money and attention, but also gained something even more rare, the smile of Yes!

The day after Ye Si welcomed the team's three new players on behalf of the team, after Ye Si dealt with everything in the United States, he boarded the plane to China with the Ye team and Wang Han's CCTV team. special plane.

On July 10, 2008, Hongqiao International Airport in the magical capital was crowded with people.

When that familiar figure appeared in everyone's field of vision, the entire airport, no matter what color they were or what nationality they were, seemed to explode!

"What's going on? The airport was attacked?!"

"This place will not be attacked. This is the safest city in the safest country. The person you mentioned who insulted Dash has returned home."

"Is it him?"

Some tall black men were stunned for a moment.

"Have you seen his influence in this country? Usain, are your legs weak?"

"Weak legs?"

Some tall black men smiled.

"I will be in his country, waiting for him at the finish line."

That must be very interesting and very fun!

The tall black man's wicked smile made the teammates around him shudder.

Feeling the emotions of his teammates, some tall black men felt a little disdainful in their hearts.

The joy of flying is so boring and... cruel!

"Yes, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Yesi looked in the other direction.

"Did you not expect that the news of returning to China would be so big this time?"

"However, you have to slowly get used to everything you have in this country. What they want to give you is beyond your imagination!"

Do they want to give me more than I can imagine?

"You are their pride, you are my pride, and the pride of everyone in this land and this country."

Are you proud...

Listening to the crazy shouts and looking at the excited smiling faces, Ye Si was a little moved.

"Yes, China's miracle, welcome home."

Looking at Wang Han, who showed an unprecedented expression at this time, Ye Si nodded seriously.

"Thanks."

He knew the weight of these cheers, these shouts, and this welcome.

That is the expectation of hundreds of millions of people in a country...