Chapter 564 We are going to welcome back the Sun King!
On the 3rd, Hoxman rushed back to the United States and notified all sponsors first.
This news is great news for sponsors, especially Mengmao.
After getting the news, they all contacted Lao Wang and sent their congratulations.
Then a press conference was held in Los Angeles to officially announce Wang Tiejun's comeback.
This news caused quite a shock.
Suddenly, media across the United States focused on reporting the news.
"Old K's decision to come back will be a wrong and stupid decision. He could have had a brilliant and perfect career with six championships in eight years, but now he wants to destroy it all with his own hands." The New York Times.
"Old K's forced comeback will only make him a clown who is laughed at and crushed at will. He will lower the evaluation of his career. He has made the worst decision." The Washington Post.
But almost all media are not optimistic about Wang Tiejun's comeback. After all, his injury is too serious and there is not much possibility of recovery.
"Old K, is this true? Do you really want to come back?"
After Buckley found out, he immediately called Lao Wang's phone number in the country.
"I can't leave. I have started recovery training and am currently soaking in the swimming pool." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"This is great!"
After being excited, Barkley asked doubtfully: "But Old K, are you really in a state where you can come back?"
"Of course." He said.
"Old K, the media is not optimistic about your comeback, but I want to wish you, my brother, a successful comeback, and slap in the face those media who are not optimistic about you," Barkley said.
"I will."
Lao Wang knew that Barkley would never believe that he could return to his previous state, and he himself did not believe that even if he improved through training, his dominance would definitely not be as good as before.
Especially his physical fitness, his playing time, and his contribution on the field are definitely weaker than before.
After hanging up Barkley's call, Lao Wang immediately received a call from Kobe Bryant.
"Old K, do you really want to come back?" Kobe asked excitedly.
"Well, yes."
"I will immediately notify the management to get rid of O'Neal." Kobe said urgently.
"Nonsense, I'm not going back to the Lakers." Lao Wang said.
"What? Why?"
Kobe was anxious and shouted: "You have led me to win four championships, and I will lead you to win four championships. I will do what I say. That fat guy O'Neal is not good at all, and he doesn't train. He is on the court all day long.
I hate him for being lazy."
"Come on, I want to return to the Suns." Lao Wang said.
"You are crazy. The Suns are a bad team now. Even if you come back, your condition will definitely not be as good as before. Why go to the Suns? I don't want to see you being stepped on by others as a stepping stone. You come to the Lakers,
You are the leader in the locker room and I am the core on the court. Wouldn't it be better for us to win the championship together?" Kobe said angrily.
"Okay, Kobe, I have my own thoughts. The Suns are where I started my career. I am not too young now. I will be almost 30 years old when I come back next season. Returning to the Suns is the best choice."
Lao Wang said.
"Old K, you are out of your mind! If you want to go to the Suns, we are our opponents, and I will not show mercy." Kobe was so angry that he hung up the phone.
After Kobe Bryant, he received another call from Zhang Lijia.
Zhang Lili is still broadcasting the finals in the United States. After hearing the news, he was very excited and called him immediately.
"Tie Jun, is the news true?" Lao Zhang asked anxiously.
"What news?" Lao Wang teased.
"No, your agent and former agent Hawksman suddenly held a press conference and said you were going to come back?" Lao Zhang was anxious.
"Haha, Brother Zhang, it's true, I'm preparing for a comeback." He laughed.
"I'm going!"
Lao Zhang cursed and said angrily: "It's such a big deal, why are you kidding me?"
Having said this, he hurriedly said: "Tie Jun, I went to see you before I came to the United States last time. You just got out of the wheelchair and were still on crutches. How much have you recovered in the past six months? Don't force your comeback.
You have to make a quick comeback before making a comeback."
"I know, I know it myself." He said with a smile.
"well!"
Lao Zhang suddenly sighed and sighed: "Tiejun, it's only been a year, and now the situation in the NBA has changed. Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Iverson, the league is pushing for the top four shooting guards, and the media says you are no longer possible.
Comeback, the K era has become a thing of the past, you must be mentally prepared for your comeback now!"
"Don't worry, I understand." Lao Wang said.
There are a few people in this world who do not flatter others and disdain others. Not only in foreign countries, but also in China, it is the same, or even worse.
After he retired last year, Dayao, who was at the peak of his debut, replaced him and became the leader of the domestic basketball world. He also became the target of the domestic media. And he became the stepping stone for the media to praise Dayao. Anyone who reports on Dayao
Every time, I have to pull him out to rest his feet.
Then he continued to receive calls from friends. Only the media did not know his personal contact information and could not find him.
Even Lightning Johnson, who has become a city councilman in Sacramento, called him and asked about the situation.
Although none of his friends said it explicitly, they basically didn't believe how good he would be after his comeback, because no one asked him about his current condition and deliberately avoided the question.
…
"Mrs. John, do you know that Old K is coming back?"
At this time, Phoenix and Colangelo Jr. were contacting Mrs. Kelly John, the owner of the Suns.
"What?"
Mrs. John's tone suggested that she did not know.
"Yes, Old K has just announced through his agent, CAA's Hawksman, that he will return next season," Colangelo Jr. said.
"marvelous!"
Mrs. John immediately said: "Bryan, wait a moment, I will contact old K."
"OK."
The two ended the phone call.
Colangelo Jr. was in a very uneasy mood. He really wanted to welcome back the Sun King. Even after K was injured last year, the Lakers chose to retire the No. 31 jersey. However, he has never made the decision to retire the Suns' No. 33 jersey. Subconsciously,
, he hopes to welcome back the Sun King one day.
It's just that the current Suns still don't invest much and have no motivation to win the championship. Therefore, Billups's players who want to win have all left the Suns. The Suns simply cannot retain people.
This is the reason why he feels uneasy. Although he doesn’t know what his condition is when Old K comes back, with Old K’s character, he definitely doesn’t want to mix people. With Old K’s financial strength, there is no need for it at all, so the current Sun
The team is still not suitable for Old K unless the owner is willing to invest a large amount of money to win the championship.
After Mrs. John hung up the phone, she immediately started contacting Wang Tiejun.
She is now an important supplier of K Times Trading Company. Taking advantage of China's huge market, she and her family have recovered and even developed better than before. They go to China no less than five times a year.
This time, I also developed a lot of business in China and joined Lao Wang’s second sister’s computer company. Every time I went to China, I would visit Lao Wang’s home.
Now, even to strengthen her relationship with Lao Wang's family, she is willing to invest a large amount of money into the Suns to compete for the championship.
After the phone call was made and it was confirmed that Lao Wang would come back, he formally invited Lao Wang to return to the Phoenix Suns.
Lao Wang was not hypocritical. He expressed that he hoped to discuss with the Suns management through his agent before making a formal decision.
Soon, little Colangelo received a call from Mrs. John.
"Bryan, contact Old K's manager Mr. Hawksman immediately, and we will welcome back our Sun King."
"What?"
"The Suns will once again become a team that strives for the championship. In the new season, we have only one goal, to compete for the championship."
"marvelous!"
Colangelo jumped up immediately.
No matter how much strength Old K still has, at least the boss is willing to invest in winning the championship. This is a great thing. The Suns will start again and wipe out the decadence of the past five years.
"Mrs. John, I will contact Mr. Hawksman immediately." He said excitedly.
"Remember, Brian, I hope Old K gets a contract worthy of him, a maximum salary. Only the maximum salary can be worthy of him. Everything in the team must be based on his wishes. You don't have to think about it.
I want to save money." Mrs. John said seriously.
"Oh well."
Colangelo Jr. said quickly.
The boss is willing to pay, so what problems does he have?
"Remember, Brian, after old K comes back, he will still be our Sun King, the core and leader of the Suns team."
Mrs. John finally said these words.
Slowly hanging up the phone, Colangelo began to think about how to solve some problems that must be solved.
The Suns failed to make the playoffs this year and are very poor. The main lineup includes Marbury, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway and others. They drew the No. 9 pick in the lottery ceremony a few days ago, and then there are
The No. 22 pick in the first round acquired through a trade is all this cost.
He feels that when old K comes back, no matter how much he can recover, with his character he will definitely pursue a championship, and with the current strength of the Suns, it will be very difficult.
"No matter, contact Hoxman first."
He put aside these thoughts, picked up the phone, and started dialing the number.
However, the assistant knocked on the door and said anxiously: "Sir, there are many fans outside the headquarters. They say they want to welcome back the Sun King. What should we do?"
Colangelo put down the phone, stood up and walked to the window to open the curtains. He saw that a large number of fans had gathered outside the gate, and there was a steady stream of fans coming. The gate was blocked by cars.
"brush!"
He closed the curtains and said to his assistant: "Notify the public relations department immediately and tell the fans that the team will contact Old K immediately and we want to welcome back the Sun King."
"marvelous!"
The assistant was excited. As a member of the Suns, he was also a die-hard fan of Old K, so he hurried out.
Soon, the Suns fans outside got the news, and there was a burst of cheers. They celebrated for a while, and then the crowd slowly dispersed.
…
Hoxman was a little frustrated because not many teams contacted him in the half day after the announcement.
Obviously, like the media, the teams in the league are not optimistic about Old K's comeback.
He contacted several teams and found out that although the contracts they offered were not the minimum salary, they were not much better than the minimum salary. He was very dissatisfied.
The Lakers contacted him. Jerry Buss and Jerry West hoped that Old K could continue to play at the Post Arena, but the contract they offered was only three years and 20 million US dollars, which was obviously a pension.
The veteran contract has not even reached his bottom line, and the sincerity is not enough.
At this time, Colangelo Jr. called.
"It seems that the only option is to return to the Suns."
He shook his head helplessly, answered the phone and said, "Hey, Mr. Colangelo, I'm glad to receive your call."
"Mr. Hawksman, I am very happy that old K can come back. All of us hope that he can return to Phoenix. We want to welcome back our Sun King."
Colangelo Jr. said it very directly. Anyway, the boss's attitude is there. As a management, he has no bottom line at all this time.
The two briefly chatted on the phone, decided on the matter, and then talked about the contract issue.
"Only for one year?"
It was a bit surprising, but Colangelo Jr. had no objection, but he felt that only signing for one year meant that Old K had no confidence in this comeback.
But it didn't matter. Although he was very happy that Old K could return to Phoenix, he actually had no illusions about Old K's current strength.
"Fifteen million dollars a year, what do you think, Mr. Colangelo?" Hawksman said.
"What? This is impossible, the boss will not agree to it. Listen to me, Mr. Hawksman, you need at least 20 million in annual salary. This is the contract for Jordan in the last year. Old K's contract must not be lower than Jordan's. Two
It's better to be a little taller than Jordan." Colangelo quickly refused.
"But Lao K is worried that it will affect the Suns' lineup building." Hawksman said awkwardly.
"this?"
Colangelo Jr. is a very shrewd person. Just from this sentence, he thought of a problem, that is, Old K will come back this time and still attack the championship as before. Otherwise, Old K would not be so concerned about the lineup.
problem of creation.
Since he is going to compete for the championship, is Old K recovering well from his current state?
…
At this time, Lao Wang has already thought clearly. He wants to enhance his comprehensive offensive ability in the mid-range and move part of the attack outward to reduce physical consumption.
Now I still have 5,500 points left in my hand, which can be used to redeem training cards.
"System, redeem me a training card. I want to improve my mid-range offensive ability."
"Host, please redeem the skill optimization card to optimize attack finishing techniques such as hooks to suit the requirements of mid-range attacks."
Lao Wang was stunned. Did I miss any opportunities before? It seems that I can improve my mid-range offensive strength a long time ago?
"System, I also want to improve my long-distance offensive capabilities."
"Host, please redeem the skill optimization card..."
"I X!"
Lao Wang secretly cursed. It seemed that he had really made a mistake before. In the past, when he optimized his techniques, he focused on low-position attacks. Therefore, the system-optimized techniques were only suitable for low-position and close-range attacks, but not for medium and long distances. No wonder
In the past, the comprehensive offensive strength of mid-to-long distance improved so slowly.
He thought about his hook shot. It was already at level 105 before the injury, but his mid-range attack was still so poor. This should be the reason.
"An optimized card. I don't care if I have money now. The system will exchange it for me for hooks, throws, no, forget about throws, rebounds, jump shots..."
"By the way, now my athletic quality has improved a bit compared to before. I should be able to practice turnaround jump shots, right? Give me some training too."
"Also, step back jump shot is also improved. No, it is better to match my hook, step back hook..."
"By the way, the above are all optimized for mid-range attacks. Then you can give me another one according to this menu, and give me one suitable for long-range attacks."
After all the hard work, he only had 500 points left out of 5,500, and he redeemed 10 optimized cards in one go.
But the effect is also obvious. After using up ten optimization cards, my whole brain was numb. It was filled with various technical memory fragments. It took half an hour to digest them all.
Now some of his offensive skills, such as the most commonly used hook, have been enriched a lot. The key lies in the angle, strength, and arc of the ball. Unlike before, he was only suitable for low-post attacks, but also for mid- and long-range attacks.
"It should be improved, right? Haha, I will surprise people when I come back."
After turning on the system, the strength has indeed increased a lot. The mid-range attack at level 70 has been raised to level 90, a full 20-level increase. The long-range attack at level 50 has been raised to level 70, also an increase of 20 levels.
The mid-range offense at level 90 is barely top-notch. If the opponent's defense is strong, his offensive efficiency will not be very high.
Long-distance attack is even worse. If level 80 is considered second-rate, level 70 can only be considered third-rate. It can only be used, but it is just a waste of ball rights. The efficiency of open positions is not very high. If you can't use it, don't use it.
.
He couldn't help but cursed and sighed: "Damn it, my talent is limited. I spent such a big price, one is only level 90, and the other is even worse, only level 70. It seems that the low position is more suitable for me. After my comeback, I want to make people
I’m surprised, it seems a bit difficult!”
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Next, he began to formulate a training plan himself. Because the body is digitized, physical fitness training is not required. He only needs various technical training, from offense to defense.
I believe that in a few months, his strength will rebound.
He called Hoxman and asked him to form a team of trainers for him to help him train and arrive in the capital as soon as possible.
"Old K, Colangelo Jr. just contacted me and I had a talk with him."
"Okay, I understand, Mrs. John has already contacted me."
"In addition, Lao K, regarding the contract, our negotiations were very intense. I offered 15 million, and he counter-offered 20 million, and in the end he paid back 22 million US dollars. I really can't negotiate anymore. Are you satisfied?"
"If we can't negotiate, forget it. 22 million is just 22 million. By the way, Lance, find someone to help me take a look at my villa in Phoenix. It should need to be renovated."
"NONONO, Old K, you have a lot of money, I will help you sell it as soon as possible, and then buy one of the top villas in Phoenix."
"Okay, okay, you bought that house for me ten years ago. Now you can help me sell it."
After hanging up the phone, he felt a little emotional. It had been ten years since he left New York for Phoenix, and he was almost thirty years old.
On the 4th, Hawksman and the Suns held a press conference in Phoenix to officially announce that Old K will return to the Phoenix Suns.