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On the first day of August, the USA Basketball team was training in Las Vegas.

They are preparing for this year's World Basketball Championship in Spain.

Harden, DeRozan, Irving, Faried, Paul George, Curry and other new generation stars constitute the lineup of the American Dream Team.

The players are all under 30 years old. After all, veterans over 30 years old are really not interested in the World Championships.

The team is preparing to hold an open team match tomorrow, August 2nd. At that time, many fans will come to the scene to watch the dream team's team training.

In other countries, such as China, joining the national team is an honor.

The national team represents a collection of basketball-level elites in this country, with national honor on their shoulders.

But the United States is different. Basketball is an extremely commercialized sport, so even the national team is a kind of business, and it can be used for brand promotion-the shadow behind it is of course Nike.

Therefore, the national team needs to conduct this kind of in-team training game with a certain commercial promotion nature to increase the influence of sponsor Nike.

In fact, for the players, this kind of confrontation training is not of great significance to the improvement of game skills, but more of a kind of entertainment.

Paul George was successfully selected for the national team after half a successful season, and his future is also very promising.

After Granger was traded away, he has become the Pacers' top card.

It's just that the Pacers collapsed inexplicably after the trade, and were eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs. It's a pity that the best chance to reach the finals was not achieved.

Of course, the future looks bright for George.

After all, he is still young. After the end of this season, he was selected to the best team again, which triggered the conditions and was able to sign a five-year 90 million maximum salary contract with the Pacers, which will officially take effect this summer.

The position of Pacers leader feels like he belongs to him.

At noon, after the morning training, Paul George took a shower in the locker room and was going to go out to eat with his teammates.

At this time, George's phone rang, and it turned out that it was General Manager Larry Bird.

George's heart sank, and he had a bad premonition.

Why did Bird suddenly call at this time?

The recent news about Bruce Lee can be said to be full of ups and downs.

NBA players are eye-opening, it turns out that they still play like this.

As the saying goes, the train runs fast, thanks to the headband.

Li Liang moved a place this year, the MVP asked for a buyout, and the coquettish operation of asking for a trade after free joining really set an example for the players in the league, especially the stars.

Of course, they won't learn from Li Liang. After all, they don't have that strength, and there's no need. Li Liang's trouble is not worth it from an economic point of view.

It's just that everyone knows that in the game between players and the team, players are not at the mercy of others.

George learned anyway.

He connected the phone, and Bird's familiar voice came from the other end.

Byrd always spoke briefly, straight to the point: "Bubble, you've been traded."

Sure enough, George's heart sank, and he asked casually, "Where? Cleveland?"

In fact, he should be clear that his contract has just come into effect, and the amount of the contract is the same as Li Liang's, so it is completely possible to complete a single-exchange transaction.

Bird's answer was simple, "Yes, with Mahinmi."

Mahinmi, center, yes, not with Hibbert.

However, Hibbert's contract is as big as George's, and it is impossible for the Cavaliers to accept it.

"I see, thank you." George didn't know what to say.

It doesn't feel good to be traded, there's a kind of... a feeling of being betrayed and abandoned.

Just like when a lover breaks up, the one who is broken up will always be hurt a little bit.

No wonder Bruce Lee always offered to leave, it would be more dignified.

"Come back today, get your physical, and report to Cleveland. Thank you for your service in Indiana."

Bird's voice seemed a little cold, of course, it might be because of the content of his speech.

When he told George to renew his contract with a maximum salary, his tone was the same, but George felt very warm.

"Okay, I see, I need to communicate with my agent."

"No problem, good luck."

After speaking, Byrd hung up the phone.

In just two minutes, George knew that his fate had been changed.

Tomorrow, the team training match on August 2, he will not be able to play.

...

In Indianapolis, the Pacers headquarters, in the general manager's office, Bird hung up the phone with a sigh of relief.

It's twelve o'clock at noon, and he hasn't had lunch yet.

It took him 2 minutes to make a call to Paul George.

Originally, he expected to end the two phone calls after eleven o'clock, and then go to dinner.

As a result, he called Bruce Lee for an entire hour!

He suddenly regretted it. Why did he tell Griffin that he had to call Bruce Lee himself?

Bird's idea at the time was to use his prestige and persuasion to dispel the possibility of Bruce Lee vetoing the deal.

Unexpectedly... the first one failed to pretend to be successful, and then fell into a chattering state.

Li Liang's question is more than one.

It may be that he wanted to learn from the experience and lessons that he didn't think about when he came to the Cavaliers, so he conducted a comprehensive and detailed cross-examination of Byrd and put forward a series of requirements.

In order to realize his big plan and get out of the quagmire of last season, Bird must get Li Liang!

In the history of the Pacers, there has never been a superstar joining, never.

Not to mention that free agents have come to vote, and they have not even been traded.

When Li Liang announced that he would buy out the contract with the Clippers, Bird was still very upset because the Pacers had no room.

Or why didn't they take the initiative to propose a deal with the Clippers at that time and send George to the Clippers.

But it was all an afterthought, who would have thought that Li Liang would come here.

What was even more unexpected was that after Li Liang signed a contract with the Cavaliers, he proposed a deal?

Bird couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the news.

This product... can really pretend, I like it.

Bird knew that the news sent by Wei Dazhi must be true, not just rumors.

So he contacted Griffin immediately, and put Paul George on the shelf without hesitation, and he was free to pick the rest.

Therefore, Griffin selected a high-quality inside center to protect the rim, Mahinmi, and sent the team's thorn Dion Waiters to the Pacers.

Bird didn't make any bargains. He knew that the Pacers needed a real superstar and a player like Li Liang too much.

Then he called Li Liang himself.

Originally, I wanted to pretend to be deep and give Li Liang a surprise, but "Larry Sanders" came across...

Your whole family is Sanders.

Then, Bird informed Li Liang that the Pacers would get him in a trade.

Li Liang was not surprised at all. Instead, he kept asking various questions on the phone, and put forward many requirements and conditions.

For example, the house should be able to see the stars, not too far from the training hall, not too far from the city, not too far from the stadium—preferably not too far from the airport.

Bird's head is getting bigger, so let me make a circle with four points and find the center of the circle to build a house for you?

Of course, I said in my heart that such a simple condition can still be agreed.

Then Li Liang asked in detail about the team's planning, management style, training methods, medical conditions, diet, and air environment. Anyway, he got to know everything in detail.

Byrd patiently explained a little bit, and said that any dissatisfaction, the Pacers can satisfy him.

"Any conditions? Can you play the March of the Volunteers at the beginning?"

"What? What march?"

"China's national anthem!"

"..."

Of course this condition cannot be fulfilled, but Li Liang was just joking.

However, there is one condition that really gave Bird a headache, a very headache.

So much so that Byrd was silent on the phone for five seconds.

Of course, in just five seconds, he gave the answer.

"Yes, I promise you."

"Okay, that's a deal."

It was an offer Bird couldn't refuse.