Don’t use doubts, don’t doubt people.

After several in-depth talks, Li Rong entrusted the negotiations to the two.

He had a bottom price in his heart, and even if the two of them had no negotiation experience, they would not make big mistakes.

After leaving the two with a check of $50,000, Li Rong then flew to Denver to meet Billups.

Billups was selected by the Celtics in the 1997-year-old Tanhua Show, but before he finished his rookie season, he was traded to the Raptors.

In the first five years of his career, Billups moved to five teams, including the Timberwolves.

Billups played for two seasons in the Timberwolves on 00-01, 01-02, when he was still a naughty person.

The reason why he has a tragic fate is not that all these teams are unknown, but ultimately because his positioning in the early stages of his career is unclear.

His selling point in the draft was his personal attack ability, which was contrary to the general definition of point guard in the league at that time.

At that time, the popular point guards in the league were Stockton, who controlled the team's rhythm, allocated the ball, and organized teammates as the main focus.

Billups is an outlier. In his early years, he was not good at organizing skills. As for his personal attack ability as a selling point, his efficiency was also very average.

Moreover, frequent team changes are very unfriendly to a young player, especially the point guard.

The point guard is the brain of the team, and each team has its own tactical system.

Often, before he can adapt to the team's playing style, the team loses patience with him.

Minnesota is a very special place for Billups.

Here he met Kevin Garnett, his best friend in his career, and also the man who changed his career - Sam Mitchell.

At that time, Mitchell was already a veteran who had played in the league for 12 seasons. It was his earnest teachings on the bench that created the "Mr. Big Heart" in the future.

Mitchell made Billups a real team brain. He learned how to balance the ball rights between team bosses, how to get along with teammates in the locker room, and the more critical the game reaches, the more you need to be calm.

The whole world knows what happened next. The Pistons tied 1-1 with the Lakers, which had "F4" in the first two games.

Then Billups spoke the famous championship statement: "We will not come to Los Angeles again."

The finals were still 2-3-2. The Pistons then won three consecutive home games at Motor City, defeating the arrogant Los Angeles Lakers 4-1, winning the championship of the season, and Billups was also awarded the MVP of the finals that year.

From five years of transfer to five teams to winning the championship, Billups' experience is like a fairy tale, and has experienced the transformation from an ugly duckling to a white swan.

Although the Pistons have never won the championship again, they have been one of the top teams in the league over the years.

Joe Dumas didn't know what medicine he took, but he actually traded the biggest contributor to the championship that year.

Li Rong can conclude that this deal will definitely be the worst deal in Dumas's career, no doubt.

Billups is a "perfect" point guard, and he is almost the best template for point guard position.

As a point guard, he can control the team's rhythm and pass the ball.

As a scorer, he is excellent in holding and off the ball, and he does not have the shooting weaknesses like Kidd, and can even rely on his strong body to hit the opponent's point guard.

What is particularly commendable is his defensive ability. As he gets older, he is not a very dedicated defensive player, but the more critical the moment he reaches, his defense becomes stronger. The second defensive lineup of two sessions is the best interpretation.

Li Rong respects this veteran from the bottom of his heart, so he insists on participating in Billups' basketball training camp when his foot injury is not healed.

Billups is very helpful for Li Rong to support his training camp. Although he is very disappointed with the Pistons trading, the Timberwolves is also a good choice.

Li Rong and Jefferson are both rising stars of the league, especially Li Rong. After watching this Olympics, Billups gave him a higher evaluation.

This is a young man who plays basketball with his brain. He is very smart and willing to give.

The three-pointer he made in the last game with an injury that broke everyone in the Dream Team was very close to Lupus' appetite.

Billups himself is a player who never rudes at critical moments. Now he has become a teammate with Li Rong, which makes him feel a sense of mutual appreciation.

The first thing Billups said to Li Rong after the two met was: "We can win the championship."

Billups's words were like a ray of electric current flowing through Li Rong's body, giving him a throbbing feeling.

It was already the end of September after the training camp in Denver.

The two returned to Minnesota together to prepare for this year's team training camp.

The huge billboard above the target center has been replaced with a group photo of the three team core members.

Billups was in the middle, and Li Rong and Jefferson stood behind him one left and one right.

When shooting promotional posters, Billups insisted on asking Li Rong or Jefferson to stand in the middle.

But they were rejected by the two, which expressed respect for the veteran who had been fighting for ten years.

However, the slogans on the poster made Li Rong speechless.

"Minnesota - "Three-Headed Monster" 2.0 is coming!"

Li Rong cursed the poster's copywriting in his heart. Jefferson and Billups did look weird, but I was a handsome guy who looked very similar to Wu Mengda's standard!

Before the training camp began, Billups gathered everyone for the first dinner of the players on the team.

Now the Timberwolves lineup is no longer the same as last year. Not only has it added an All-Star point guard like Billups, but it has also introduced a defensive gate to James Percy from the outside.

Percy is also a veteran with two championship rings. This year, he signed a four-year contract with the team. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last contract in his career.

Veteran Mike Des is not as ostentatious as ordinary black players. Just like his style of playing, he is also very elegant.

These three players, Li Rong and Jefferson, are the five starting players of the Timberwolves next season.

As the highest paid player in the team, Billups carefully prepared a precious watch for every teammate.

Everyone in the team was ecstatic, especially a second-round rookie like Jordan Jr., whose salary was not high, this season, only $550,000, and Minnesota's tax was high. After paying nearly half of the tax, there was less than 300,000 left. Moreover, these wages were not paid at once, and each salary was only tens of thousands of dollars.
Chapter completed!