Just as Bruce was still thinking about the truth about calling Gary Payton, an unexpected call came.

The call was Larry Tanebaum, the owner of Toronto Raptors.

Bruce didn't think there was anything, so he picked up his phone and connected it.

"Bruce is not good, our deal may be variable?" Larry Tanebaum eagerly reported the bad news to Bruce on the other side of the phone.

"What's going on? Mr. Larry, please talk slowly first." Bruce was obviously a little confused. How could the things that were said will still change? Could it be that a team gave a high value to trade the Raptors' second pick?!

Larry Tanebaum also ignored everything and kept turning things to Bruce.

It turned out that the Toronto Raptors' second pick was suddenly taken back by the league. The reason was that many teams believed that the Toronto Raptors were not qualified to get the second pick as soon as they came. Wasn't the Han people also the fourth pick when they entered the league? So why can the Toronto Raptors be special? This is obviously unfair, and they will definitely be vomited.

When Bruce heard this, what's the matter? I've made arrangements here and I'll take Champs back to New York at the draft. But now, if the Raptors get the No. 4 pick, can the Han people still get Champs? Obviously, this exists a certain risk.

"Mr. Larry, who is going to talk about this with President David? How can the league get the second pick back with a good chance?!"

Bruce was also quite depressed. If something like this happened, it would be very likely that his plan would be disrupted.

"Who else can it be, Arnold Auerbach, and only he has the power to make David take back the second pick. He..." Larry Tanebaum replied gritting his teeth.

He didn't know that offended the "Cardinal" Arnold Auerbach. He went to the league on behalf of the Celtics and asked Stern to "take back his life" with his attitude and resolute attitude. He also threatened that if he did not take back the Raptors' second pick, he would go around to promote this matter.

You should know that the league's second draw for the Raptors are arranged privately, and they did not follow the normal procedures, that is, the lottery draw meeting. Since there is no formal process, no one else knows it. To be precise, American fans are not very clear. Although there are many teams in the league who think it doesn't matter to give the Raptors a second draw, some people don't think so. Is it still very important to have the second draw in 1997?!

If Arnold Auerbach spreads to the outside world that the league "made an exception" to the Canadian market and directly gave the Toronto Raptors the 1997 pick directly, then how much influence would you have, let alone how much influence the "Cardinale" Arnold Auerbach is. It can be said that there are not many people in the NBA who can wrestle with him. As for the influence among fans, it would be even higher. If he says this, it will definitely be a blow to the league's credibility.

You said Stern could not compromise. The teams' expansion league all gave the fourth pick. Oh, because you have the Toronto Raptors have privileges in Canada?! Ask fans across the United States if you do it!

After listening to Larry Tanebaum explaining how much Arnold Auerbach "targeted" his Raptors, Bruce also fell into deep thought.

In fact, when Bruce was honestly angry when he heard the truth about the transaction, he was already very angry. All the arrangements he had envisioned disrupted you. Do you think Bruce was angry? But when Larry Tanebaum said that Arnold Auerbach was the protagonist of this incident, Bruce was not so angry. The reason is that Bruce admired this old man very much, and only this old man could make Stern take back his life. This is really surprising.

Stern knows how much Bruce is. When will the "dictator" listen to others' words, let alone take it back to life. The old man is indeed awesome, and Bruce admires this.

But why did Arnold Auerbach suddenly choose to fire at the Toronto Raptors? This is obviously a mystery!

However, Bruce turned his mind a little and understood what Arnold Auerbach thought. It seemed that the matter was still the one that matter was the one that was the one that was wrong.

That's right, the biggest reason why Arnold Auerbach mobilized Stern to take back the 1997 second pick he gave to the Raptors was Tim Duncan. If the Celtics couldn't draw the No. 1 pick, they still have a chance to get the No. 1 pick. Use the No. 1 pick to add other draws or players, and they may also be able to get the No. 1 pick in 1997. As long as the price is right, it is definitely not a problem in Arnold Auerbach's mind, but is that true?!

Bruce shook his head and sighed in his heart: The Celtics wasted nine years in vain to get Tim Duncan. The old man Arnold Auerbach is too persistent. Didn’t he consider that the league would not let the Celtics draw the No. 1 pick? If the Spurs still follow the trajectory of their previous life, then no matter how many chips Arnold Auerbach took out, even if the entire team was dismantled, including giving the first-round draft picks in the next few years, he would not be able to replace Tim Duncan!

Besides, you are tough and dared to fight Stern head-on with the league president, and finally made Stern compromise with you. Then why didn’t you think you made people uncomfortable? Will others make you feel comfortable?

Stern will definitely not draw the No. 1 pick to the Celtics, which is beyond doubt. If you meet a general manager like Popovich who insists on principles, then you, Arnold Auerbach, will eventually get nothing.

Only Bruce knew these things, and he didn't want to tell anyone about these things, including Arnold Auerbach himself. Yes, he respects Arnold Auerbach, an old man who has given all his contributions to the Celtics, but the Celtics are nothing to do with Bruce. He doesn't have such kindness to help the Celtics out of advice.

"Bruce, what do you think you should do now?! The league has just called me and said that it will take back the Raptors' second pick this year. They only admit that the Raptors can give the fourth pick. I have already discussed it with you. What should we do if such a thing happens?!" Larry Tanebaum asked helplessly.

In fact, after Stern called himself to notify that the second pick in this year's draft was not guaranteed, he privately discussed the follow-up plan with his team, and to be precise, whether to trade with Bruce. His team felt that there was no transaction with the Han people anymore, and the second pick and the fourth pick should not be different, but one in the sky and the other in the underground, so the league took back the second pick and made the transaction passive. His team did not know whether Bruce would still be willing to continue trading. Of course, if Bruce still agreed to the transaction, then they were quite willing to continue, but if they were not willing, this was also the reason why he was eager to call Bruce.

When Bruce heard Larry Tanebaum ask him what to do, he laughed angryly, what can he do, what else can he do, of course, change the content of the transaction!
Chapter completed!