Chapter 1158: Team Collapses, Trades Swirl

"Are you trying to stop your teammates from leaving the Suns?" the reporter asked.

"So are you asking the Suns to give their players to other teams for free? Who gave you the power? Mr. Stern? He didn't say that to me just now."

Li Ba stared at the reporter and asked coldly.

The reporter was speechless. I just wanted to confront you. This is my job. Why are you confronting me?

"Hammer, with five championships in hand, you are only one championship away from Jordan. You are also the only superstar who has won the most championships as an absolute core after Jordan. Do you want to say anything about this?" Barkley asked at this time.

Li Ba took a look at this guy who was about to break up the Suns, and said unhappily: "I want to say that when I became the boss of the Suns in 2003, I said something. What you Barkley can do in the Suns, I can do. What you Barkley can't do, I can also do. What I want to say now is that I did what I said. So Charles, do you have anything to say now?"

"Haha..." Many people couldn't help laughing.

Barkley wanted to have a fight, staring at Li Ba and yelling, "Hey, Hammer, I didn't provoke you."

Li Ba laughed and said, "Come on, it's just a joke. By the way, Charles, do you want me to give you a ring?"

"NO!" Barkley jumped up and down.

"Haha..."

Many people burst into laughter on the spot.

Zhang Heli asked at this time, "Hamer, will you return to China during the offseason?"

Li Ba nodded and said, "Yes."

"Will you still participate in the tennis match?" Yu Jia asked.

"Yes, of course." Li Ba laughed.

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On the 11th, the Suns returned to Phoenix.

Local fans held a grand welcome ceremony, and the motorcade stretched from the airport to the headquarters.

"Hamer, don't forget the parade tomorrow at 9 o'clock."

When Li Ba left the headquarters, the boss Savor reminded him.

"I won't forget it."

Li Ba responded and drove away with Yatou and Guoguo.

After returning home, he put the trophy in the honor room. There were already many on the shelf, and there were five FMVP trophies alone.

Li Ba picked up Guoguo and asked with a smile: "Guoguo, Dad will build you a hall of honor in the future, okay?"

"Yeah..."

Guoguo opened his little arms and shouted: "Guoguo wants a big hall of honor."

Li Ba laughed and said: "It seems that Guoguo will be more powerful than Dad in the future!"

"Dad is powerful! Guoguo is also very powerful!" Guoguo hugged Li Ba's neck and shouted.

The girl next to her couldn't stand it anymore and said unhappily: "You are all powerful, so powerful that you brag about yourself, no one is as thick-skinned as you."

"Haha..."

Zhou Yuehe, Li Dacheng and Liu Xiaoli all laughed.

The next day, Li Ba took the girl and Guoguo to participate in the grand parade ceremony.

The season ended and the trading window was officially opened.

There are too many big fish in the free market this year, Nash, Yao Ming, Kobe, Carter, Hawks Joe Johnson, Joe Smith, Ray Allen, Tony Allen, Pierce, Michael Finley, Larry Hughes, Brad Miller, Big Z, LeBron James, Wade, Bosh, O'Neal, Nowitzki, Bynum, Kwame Brown, Big Ben, Scola, Drew Gooden, Rudy Gay, O'Neal, Randolph, Milicic, David Lee, McGrady, Iverson, Stoudemire, Juwan Howard, Fat Head Tuo, Boozer, Michael Miller, Richard Jefferson, etc.

This is just a part of the more famous stars.

As expected by the media, the Suns have become a player supermarket, and everyone has become the target of other teams.

Yao Ming has become a completely free man, Bill Duffy is responsible for contacting other teams, Gao Yuanyuan does not have this time, she is fully preparing for Li Ba's affairs.

The restaurant chain will open on June 18, and the listing of Senbei has also been approved, and it will be listed and opened on June 26.

However, Gao Yuanyuan told Yao Ming to try not to go to the Heat because the Heat used too many players, and to try to sign a long contract because this might be his last contract in the NBA.

On the 15th, Yao Ming called and told Li Ba that he had reached a contract with the Celtics for 5 years and 98 million US dollars.

"Not bad, I can still sign a big contract for five years at the age of 30." Li Ba smiled.

Yao Ming was in a good mood and smiled: "I just called Yuanyuan, and she said that she will talk about the shoe contract with Adidas again next month. She plans to negotiate a lifetime contract, Iron Hammer, do you think it can be done?"

"With the domestic basketball market and your influence in China and Asia, a lifetime contract is not a dream." Li Ba smiled.

"Good words for you." Yao Ming smiled.

"By the way, you went to the Celtics, was O'Neal traded?" Li Ba asked.

"I don't know about this, but Shaq does have one year left on his contract." Yao Ming said.

Li Ba just asked, and the two chatted for a few words before hanging up the phone.

During the days when the trading window was open, the Suns management was very busy. Even at night, the headquarters building was brightly lit.

On the 16th, the trade of Gasol was completed and he joined the Heat.

The Suns got the unprotected first-round picks in 2010 and 2011 from the Heat. These two picks were not valuable. Given the strength of the Heat, the first-round pick in 2011 must have been at the end of the first round.

However, in order to weaken the Heat's future potential, the Suns had to take it even if the pick was later.

In addition to the pick, Haslem was traded to the Suns.

Haslem will become Li Ba's first substitute. His main ability is defense. He has good rebounding ability, but lacks offensive ability.

In order to match the contract, the Suns also paid a part of cash.

On the same day, Rondo's deal was reached and he went to the Magic.

The Suns took the Magic's unprotected first-round pick in 2011 and also asked for a substitute player from the Magic, Marcin Gortat.

This player has an annual salary of several million and is a role player. He can play center or power forward. He is the substitute of Howard in the Magic. He was the 27th pick in the second round of 2005. He is Polish and nicknamed the Polish Hammer.

He is called the Polish Hammer because he comes from a boxing family. His father and brother are both boxers. His father also won two Olympic bronze medals and he is also a boxing enthusiast.

On the 17th, Tony Allen's deal was reached and he went to the Lakers.

The Lakers' substitutes did not have what the Suns wanted. The Suns asked for the Lakers' unprotected first-round pick in 2011 and some cash.

On the same day, Kevin Martin's deal was reached and he went to the Mavericks.

At the same time, Dio's trade was completed and he went to the Lakers.

The Suns took the unprotected first-round picks in 2011 and 2012 from the two teams respectively.

Judging from the Suns' trade, the media analyzed that the Suns have given up the dynasty defense and will completely rebuild the team.

As the absolute core of the team, Li Ba will also become the nourishment for the team's reconstruction and the team's ticket sales.