When Paul Allen heard Ben Wallace's name, his eyes lit up. He knew that Bruce had chosen him as the No. 27 candidate. Yes, it was Ben Wallace. What a coincidence.

Big Ben is not only a member of the first-term championship team of the University of Washington with Iverson, but he is also a player that Bruce is optimistic about. It seems that Big Ben must be chosen.

Of course, Paul Allen went to watch Ben's NCAA games. To be honest, he didn't really like Ben. Why, because he was too "ugly", haha, just kidding.

Mainly because Ben can only grab rebounds and block shots on the court. Paul Allen doesn't see any bright spots in offense. Of course, he will score in double digits, but most of them are at the basket.

, so Ben is just a defensive inside player and is not interested in Paul Allen, who likes to watch offense.

However, since it was a rookie that Bruce personally "named", he would definitely be responsible for bringing it back. He has not forgotten that Bruce also gave Ben a death order and demanded that he get it.

"No problem, as long as Ben Wallace falls to No. 27, I will definitely choose him."

"Thank you, thank you sir."

Iverson felt much more relieved to have Paul Allen's guarantee.

Big Ben, I can only help you so much. The rest depends on God's will.

"Okay, Allen, go back and celebrate with your family. Finally, congratulations to you, the champion."

"Thank you, thank you, sir, I will go back and celebrate with my family."

Finally, Iverson happily left the box.

Although Iverson failed to win the four-time championship this time, he also received the assurance from the team's owner Paul Allen that I will be the "boss" of the Sonics from now on.

This is particularly important. Anyone with ambition in the league wants to be the "boss".

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After Iverson happily left the box, the Sonics management who had been waiting outside also came back and began the most tense and exciting "super deal".

Paul Allen also fell into deep thought at this time. He not only recalled what Bruce said to him in Seattle a few days ago.

"Father, if you really want Iverson, then you must make plans to reshape the team."

“Breaking Reinventing? What does that mean?”

When Bruce knew that Paul Allen wanted Iverson to stay in Seattle, he himself thought that Paul Allen was really crazy. Not to mention how much the Sonics would have to pay to trade Iverson, Iverson himself

He didn't dare to pick anyone, why? The reason is very simple. To match Iverson, you must configure a series of 3D players and a point guard who is very experienced in passing.

Choosing Iverson means that the team needs to give him a lot of ball rights so that he can play his best role. To put it bluntly, except for a forward with strong offensive firepower inside, there is basically not much for everyone in the starting lineup.

All opportunities to take shots are used on defense. Look at how the University of Washington plays. In the front, Iverson is rushing around the court to score points. Behind him, Ben is desperately grabbing rebounds under the basket, and then continues to hand it to Ivers.

Sen let him score, which is why the University of Washington won the NCAA championship for the first time.

The main reason is that Iverson is too capable, and the rebounding inside is also very strong, and with some average players, with this style of play, do you really want the Sonics to copy it?

Bruce could only patiently tell Paul Allen one by one the disadvantages of keeping Iverson.

It's just that Paul Allen has no desires and desires now. The most important thing is to enjoy basketball at the moment. When Bruce heard what Paul Allen said, what else could he say? He could only hold his nose and continue to work for him.

Made a plan.

In fact, it is not easy at all to keep Iverson in Seattle. The first thing to do is to make a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. After all, they hold the No. 1 pick, and Iverson will only be selected with the No. 1 pick.

The most important thing is which players should be traded?

At present, the Sonics still have the price tag to trade Iverson. Sean Kemp and Gary Payton can both be exchanged for Iverson alone. Apart from them, there are many other players.

Only one can replace it.

Power forward Sean Kemp definitely won't work, even if Sean Kemp is now one of the league's most violent power forwards, because the Philadelphia 76ers don't lack forwards at all, otherwise they wouldn't want the short guard Iverson.

Already.

All that's left is the invincible defensive point guard Gary Payton.

Paul Allen still prefers Gary Payton. After all, Gary Payton is well-known in Seattle.

Therefore, Paul Allen prefers to use others to replace him, even if multiple players are added together.

But he was stopped by Bruce, who knew that it was Gary Payton who made relevant suggestions to Iverson in his previous life. Reducing training can preserve physical strength and reduce the risk of injury.

As a result, Iverson really stopped training, otherwise Iverson wouldn't have achieved just this. It can be said that Gary Payton both helped and harmed Iverson.

Now that Iverson has been chosen to stay in Seattle, Bruce will definitely clean up Gary Payton, a master of trash talk and a time bomb in the locker room, as soon as possible. He cannot be allowed to stay in the team and lead Iverson to bad.

Senba.

Bruce also tried hard to get Paul Allen to relent and agree to take Payton as a price.

The next step is to clean up all the other bad-tempered players on the team. The most popular ones on the team are Payton and Kemp, and everyone else is okay and can temper their tempers.

Now that Payton is gone, shouldn't you, Kemp, a fellow sufferer, get out of here as soon as possible?

So Bruce listed Kemp as his second target.

Everything that needs to be left is almost gone.

Finally, it’s time to build a team for Iverson. Iverson’s college teammate Ben must be the first target. With Ben protecting the rebounds under the basket, Iverson and other teammates can score on the court unscrupulously.

As for Iverson, there is nothing to say in terms of scoring. If it is really about organizational ability, Iverson is indeed not very good, so Iverson must be equipped with someone who likes to pass. It doesn't matter whether he is famous or not. The key is to be able to maintain his temper.

It would be best to trade a veteran back and play for a few years until Paul or Rondo appears. The latter two have top-notch organizational skills.

Iverson now has rebound protection in the backcourt, and he also has people to help him organize. Now only 3D players are left. Don’t think that this type of player is early. In fact, this type of player is the hardest to find.

Not to steal Iverson's limelight, but also to score points for the team when Iverson is being targeted, and to defend well.

Players like Yamano are the most popular, but also the hardest to get.

The suggestion given by Bruce is to survive the past few years first, and wait until after 1999 when there are so many 3D players that you can't get rid of them all.

This is basically the best tactical system that Bruce has created for Paul Allen and Iverson. He himself is only capable of this. It is the coach who implements the tactics. Anyway, Bruce has tried his best.

Paul Allen also woke up from his memories at this time.

Yes, in order to keep Iverson in Seattle, Paul Allen felt that he had paid too much.

This also includes my own work to persuade Gary Payton, the team’s meritorious captain.

In fact, when Gary Payton received a call from Paul Allen, his heart collapsed. He did not expect that he had paid so much for the Sonics, only to be ruthlessly traded away by the team.

Even Gary Payton himself knows that the NBA is a business league, and few players can stay with only one team forever.

Since he is going to be traded, he has to leave early or late, but for Gary Payton of Seattle, who has stayed in Seattle since he entered the league, it has been six years. I have stayed in Seattle for six full years.

I have received all the honors, and now I have no regrets. In the remaining time, I will only pursue big contracts.

However, Paul Allen's call still had an effect. Paul Allen promised that he could return to Seattle when Gary Payton was in his final years. Paul Allen would also retire Gary Payton's jersey by then.

In this way, Seattle icon Gary Payton was sent to Philadelphia. When we meet again in the future, we will no longer be friends, but enemies!

Gary Payton's era is over, Allen Iverson's era has finally come, come on, "Answer"!!!

I hope you write a new chapter for Seattle with the Sonics!!!

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Two superstar-level players had different moods at this moment.

Kobe Bryant in New York was so moved by Bruce that he vowed to win the championship for the New York Hans!

As for Iverson in Seattle, he was so fooled by Paul Allen that he could hardly walk. Of course, he also vowed to win the fifth championship trophy for the Seattle SuperSonics!

(The Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA championship in the 1978-79 season, so the quadruple championship mentioned above means four consecutive times)

In any case, history has changed. In the past, Iverson was the emperor in the East and Kobe was the overlord in the West. Now they have swapped. It depends on whether Kobe dominates the world in the East or Iverson dominates the West.

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Chapter completed!