Time goes back to before the draft begins.

"When the draft starts, select Allen Iverson. He is the hope of the Philadelphia 76ers' rise."

In the Philadelphia 76ers box, Alexander sat on a comfortable sofa, crossed his legs, shook the red wine in his glass, and said with a smile to General Manager Brad Greenberg.

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Brad Greenberg said doggedly.

"Ring ring ring..."

Team owner Alexander motioned to general manager Brad Greenberg to get on the phone. He knew that the call at this time was definitely for a transaction.

"Hey, is this General Manager Brad?"

"I am, you are?"

"I'm Bob West, general manager of the Sonics."

"Oh, General Manager Bob, what can I do for you?"

Regarding Bob Wetter, Brad Greenberg must know that he is a figure known as the "diplomat" of the alliance. How long does it take to negotiate a deal with Bob Wetter?

All it takes is a few eyes.

"The Sonics want to make a trade with the 76ers."

"What deal?"

Should Iverson be traded?

Brad Greenberg muttered to himself.

"The SuperSonics traded Gary Payton + the 44th pick in the second round of 1996 for Allen Iverson."

Sure enough, it was Iverson.

"I'm sorry I said no, Allen Iverson is not for sale to the 76ers."

Bob Witters refused righteously.

Damn it!

Payton wouldn't suffer a loss just by replacing Iverson, but the 76ers wouldn't do it?

Of course I won't suffer a loss. Let's not look at Iverson's future performance, but just in terms of his performance in the NCAA. If Payton is exchanged for Iverson alone, the Sonics will definitely suffer.

The reason is very simple. In the 1990s, offensive players emerged in endlessly every year, and a top offensive player appeared at every turn. As for defensive players, there were so few. This could only be achieved through the accumulation of a large number of games. Here are more

Don't mention a player of Payton's caliber.

I dare say that except for the long-famous superstar who cannot be exchanged, Payton can completely exchange 1 for 1, or even 1 for 4.

"I'll talk to him."

Knowing that trading Iverson would be difficult, team boss Paul Allen did it himself.

"General Manager Brad, please pass the phone to Leslie."

After getting the phone from Bob West, Paul Allen went directly to Leslie Alexander, the owner who had just bought the Philadelphia 76ers.

What kind of thing is Brad Greenberg? He is not even qualified to speak. The gap between the rich and the poor is not equal at all. Only Leslie Alexander, the owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, is qualified to speak in front of him.

In fact, this is what Bruce has expected. Alexander deceived Yao Ming in his previous life. As long as you let him make more money, he can use his dirtiest heart to appease you and continue to play for him.

So Bruce told Paul Allen in advance and asked him to make the call in person, creating a kind of pressure and having a king versus king.

"BOSS, I'm looking for you."

"Who?"

"Sonics owner Paul Allen."

"The Sonics want to trade Iverson."

Brad Greenberg covered the phone and whispered.

Paul Allen?

SuperSonics want Iverson?

Also, after all, Iverson graduated from the University of Washington, so it would be reasonable for Iverson to return home and play for the Seattle SuperSonics.

Not surprising at all.

"Hey, Paul, you're a rare visitor, what brings you here?"

After thinking for a while, Alexander took the call and spoke in an official accent.

"Leslie, we don't talk secretly. I want Iverson to give me your extra money."

As the top boss in the United States, Paul Allen doesn't like to play around with twists and turns, and goes straight to the most practical point.

"Well, you also know that Allen is not for sale to the 76ers and will not be traded."

Alexander still wants to struggle. After all, Iverson's style of play is very attractive to the audience. There will definitely be many fans entering the arena to watch Iverson's game.

"The SuperSonics are willing to trade Gary Payton + the No. 44 pick in the second round of 1996 for Iverson."

"This, you are making things difficult for me..."

"The SuperSonics are willing to offer Gary Payton + Billy Owens + the No. 44 pick in the second round of 1996 in exchange for Iverson."

If it doesn’t work, I’ll keep adding more, until your child can’t stand it anymore and finally nods his head in agreement.

Paul Allen received the current SuperSonics roster from team general manager Bob West, with the names of players available for trade noted on it.

"this……"

"The SuperSonics are willing to offer Gary Payton + Billy Owens + Matt Geiger + the 44th pick in the second round of 1996 in exchange for Iverson."

No matter what, Paul Allen still has a temper.

He thought that he had already provided a lot of chips, and asking for more would be too much.

Alexander on the other side is now more like Alexander. Paul Allen makes him feel huge pressure and is too strong.

"Leslie, I ask myself that the bargaining chip I gave is pretty good. If you still disagree, then this deal will be invalid. In the future, your Philadelphia 76ers will never want to compete with the Seattle SuperSonics, even if one person's

trade."

Paul Allen said domineeringly.

He has tried his best, but there is really nothing he can do if he cannot trade Iverson. The worst he can do is wait until Iverson's rookie contract ends before recruiting him.

"Okay, I agree."

Finally, Alexander couldn't stand it anymore. In fact, Alexander just calculated it himself. The Philadelphia 76ers did not suffer. The three players will definitely help the team's overall strength, although they are not as gorgeous as Iverson.

, but the victory lies in the improvement of the team as a whole.

Besides, he could tell from the tone of Paul Allen's threat that the Sonics would no longer play against the 76ers that Paul Allen could definitely do what he said.

It would be okay if there was one less team that didn't trade with the 76ers, but Paul Allen still has some prestige in the league. If you add his "godson" Bruce, then you will offend two businessmen for no reason.

The boss is here.

I haven't seen Larry Miller get over being punished by Bruce until now. If Bruce did this to him, Alexander would have a headache just thinking about it, and he would definitely not be able to sleep at night, so he might as well just let it go.

After all, from now on, everyone will see each other even if they don’t look down.

Besides, Paul Allen finally breathed a long sigh of relief. It was really not easy. Fortunately, the result was not bad, and Iverson was finally brought back to Seattle.

The subsequent transaction submission was handed over to Bob Wetter, who is the team's general manager.

…

The camera turns back.

Iverson, his mother Annie, and his two younger sisters were all very excited at this time. It was Seattle, which can be considered a big city. In addition, Iverson had been studying at the University of Washington in the past few years, so he was familiar with it.

Due to the good environment and affection, Iverson's mother Anne didn't want the family to move to Philadelphia. After all, the air there was not as fresh as Seattle. Now, the whole family didn't have to move, so they set up camp in Seattle.

"Ring ring ring..."

At this time, the agent Mark Bartstein called again.

"Hello, hello, who are you..."

After receiving an unfamiliar number, Mark Bartstein asked cautiously.

"Is this Mark Bartstein? I'm Paul Allen. Please hand the phone to Allen. I want to have a few words with him."

It turns out to be Paul Allen's phone number. Save it quickly. You must save the boss's personal phone number. For an agent, when you stay outside, you are always looking for goals to expand your circle of friends.

Not to mention the top bosses in the United States, it is very rare to get Paul Allen's personal phone number.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

"Alan, phone number, Mr. Paul called in person."

Mr. Paul?

Sonics owner Paul Allen?
To be continued...