Chapter 565 We are going to welcome back the Sun King!

   On the 3rd, Hawksman rushed back to the United States and notified all the sponsors first.

   This news is great news for sponsors, especially Mammoth.

   After getting the news, they contacted Lao Wang and sent their congratulations.

   Then held a press conference in Los Angeles to officially announce the news of Wang Tiejun's comeback.

   This news caused quite a shock.

   For a while, the media in the United States focused on this news.

   "Old K's comeback decision will be a wrong and stupid decision. He could have had an eight-year, six-winner, extremely bright and perfect career, but now he will destroy it all." The New York Times.

   "Old K's forced comeback will only make him a clown who is ridiculed and crushed at will. He will lower the evaluation of his career. He has made the worst decision." The Washington Post.

   But almost all the media are not optimistic about Wang Tiejun's comeback. After all, his injury is too serious, and there is no chance of recovery at all.

   "Old K, is this true? Are you really going to come back?"

   Buckley called Pharaoh's phone in China as soon as he knew it.

   "It can't be fake, I have already started recovery training, and now I am soaking in the pool." Pharaoh laughed.

   "This is awesome!"

  Barkley asked doubtfully after being excited: "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 bless you, my brother, I wish you a successful comeback, and slap those who are not optimistic about you and cause the media." Barkley said.

"I will."

   Old Wang knew that Barkley would definitely not believe that he could return to the past, and he himself did not believe that, even if he has been trained to improve his strength, his dominance will definitely not be as good as before.

   Especially his physical fitness, his playing time and contribution on the field will definitely be weakened compared to before.

   hung up Barkley's phone, and Pharaoh immediately received a call from Kobe Bryant.

   "Old K, are you really going to come back?" Kobe asked excitedly.

"um, yes."

   "I'll notify the management immediately to get O'Neal away." Kobe said urgently.

   "Nonsense, I'm not going back to the Lakers." Old Wang said.

"what why?"

Kobe was in a hurry and shouted: "You took me to four championships, and I want to take you to four championships. I will do what I say. That fat guy O'Neal can't do it at all. He doesn't train and is on the court all day long. Lazy, I hate him."

   "Come on, I want to go back to the Suns." Pharaoh said.

"You're crazy, the Suns are a bad team now. Even if you come back, you will definitely not be as good as before. What are you going to do with 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 of the locker room, I am the core of the court, can't we win the championship together?" Kobe said.

"Okay, Kobe, I have my thoughts. The Suns are where I started my career. I'm not too young now. I'll be 30 years old when I come back next season. Going back to the Suns is the best choice." The old king's way.

   "Old K, your brain is broken! You are going to the Suns, we are opponents, I will not be merciful." Kobe hung up the phone angrily.

After    Kobe, he received a reasonable call from Zhang.

   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 nervously.

   "What news?" Old Wang teased.

   "No, your agent, the former agent, Hoxman, suddenly held a press conference, saying that you are coming back?" Lao Zhang was anxious.

   "Haha, Brother Zhang, really, I'm really preparing for a comeback." He laughed.

"I go!"

   Lao Zhang exclaimed, and said angrily, "How about you play with me on such a big thing?"

Having said this, he hurriedly said: "Tie Jun, I visited you before I came to the United States last time. You just got off your wheelchair and you are still on crutches. How much have you recovered in the past half a year? Don't force a comeback. It's better to make a comeback."

   "Yes, I can count myself." He smiled.

"Ugh!"

Lao Zhang suddenly sighed and sighed again: "Tie Jun, it's only been a year, and now the situation in the NBA has changed. Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Iverson, the league is pushing the four shooting guards, and the media say you are impossible. 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." Old Wang said.

   There are a few people in this world who don’t praise highs and tread lows. Not to mention abroad, even domestic ones are the same, or even worse.

After he retired last year, Dayao, who was at the peak of his debut, replaced him as the leader of the domestic basketball industry and became the target of the domestic media, and he became a stepping stone for the media to praise Dayao. Every time, you have to pull him out to pad your feet.

   Then he continued to receive calls from friends, only those media who did not know his personal contact information and could not find him.

   Even Lightning Johnson, who has become a Sacramento City Councilman, called him and asked about the situation.

   All of my friends, although they didn't say it clearly, basically didn't believe how good he would be after his comeback, because no one asked him about his current state, and he deliberately avoided this question.

  …

   "Mrs. John, do you know that old K is coming back?"

   At this time, Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. is contacting the owner of the Suns, Mrs. Keryl John.

"what?"

   Mrs. John's tone indicated that she did not know.

   "Yes, old K just announced through his agent, CAA's Hoxman, that he will be back next season." Colangelo said.

"awesome!"

   Mrs. John said immediately: "Brian, wait a minute, I'll contact old K."

   "OK."

  The two ended the call.

Little Colangelo is in a very uneasy mood. He hopes to welcome back the Sun King. Even after K was injured last year, the Lakers chose to retire the No. 31 jersey, but he never made the decision to retire the Suns No. 33 jersey, subconsciously. , he hopes to one day welcome back the Sun King.

   It’s just that the current Suns still don’t invest much and have no motivation to win the championship. Therefore, the players in Billups who wanted to win the championship have left the Suns one after another, and the Suns can’t keep anyone.

This is the reason for his uneasy mood. Although Lao K is coming back, although he doesn't know how he is doing, with Lao K's character, he definitely doesn't want to mix it up. With Lao K's economic strength, he does not need it at all, so the current sun The team is still not suitable for the old K, unless the owner is willing to invest a lot of money to win the championship.

After Mrs. John hung up the phone, she immediately began to contact Wang Tiejun.

She is now an important supplier of the K-era trading company. With the huge market in China, she and her family have recovered and even developed better than before, and they go to China no less than five times a year. Second, I have developed a lot of business in China, and I also joined the computer company of the second sister of Lao Wang. Every time I go to China, I will visit Lao Wang's home.

   Now, even in order to strengthen the relationship with the old Wang family, she is willing to invest a lot of money for the Suns to compete for the championship.

   After the call was made and it was confirmed that Pharaoh was going to come back, he formally invited Pharaoh to return to the Phoenix Suns.

  Pharaoh is not pretentious either. He expressed the hope that it will be officially confirmed after negotiating with the management of the Suns through his agent.

   Soon, little Colangelo received a call from Mrs. John.

   "Brian, contact Mr. Hoxman, the broker of old K immediately, we will welcome back our Sun King."

"what?"

   "The Suns will once again become a team working hard for the championship. In the new season, we have only one goal, to compete for the championship."

"awesome!"

   Little Colangelo jumped straight up.

   No matter how much strength Old K still has, at least the boss is willing to put in the effort to win the championship.

   "Mrs. John, I'll contact Mr. Hoxman immediately." He said excitedly.

"Remember, Brian, I hope old K gets a contract worthy of him, a max salary, only a max salary can be worthy of him, everything in the team must be based on his wishes, you don't have to think about me To save money." Mrs. John said seriously.

"Oh well."

   Little Colangelo said quickly.

  The boss is willing to give money, what else does he have a problem with?

   "Remember, Brian, after the old K comes back, he is still our Sun King, the core and leader of the Suns."

   Mrs. John finally explained this sentence.

   Hanging up slowly, little Colangelo thought about how to solve some problems that must be solved.

The Suns failed to make the playoffs this year, and their strength is very poor. The main lineup includes Marbury, Marion, Anfernee Hardaway and others. A few days ago, they won the No. 9 lottery in the lottery ceremony, and then there are A traded first-round No. 22 pick, that's all.

   He feels that when old K comes back, no matter how much he can recover, he will definitely pursue the championship with his character, and with the current strength of the Suns, it is very difficult.

   "No matter, contact Hoxman first."

   He put those thoughts down, picked up the phone, and started dialing the number.

   But the assistant knocked on the door and said anxiously: "Sir, there are many fans outside the headquarters. They said they want to welcome the Sun King back. What should we do?"

  Colangelo put down the phone, stood up, walked to the window and opened the curtains, and saw that a large number of fans had gathered outside the gate, and a steady stream of fans were coming, and the gate was blocked by cars.

"brush!"

   He closed the curtains and said to his assistant, "Notify the public relations department immediately, go and tell the fans that the team will contact the old K immediately, and we will welcome the Sun King back."

"awesome!"

  The assistant was excited for a while. As a member of the Suns, he is also a die-hard fan of Old K, so he hurried out.

   Soon, the Suns fans outside got the news, there was a burst of cheers, and they celebrated for a while, and then the crowd slowly dispersed.

  …

  Hawksman was a little depressed, because in the half-day after the announcement, there were not many teams contacting him.

   Obviously, like the media, teams in the league are not optimistic about the return of old K.

   contacted several of his teams. Although the contract offered was not the minimum salary, it was not much better than the minimum salary. He was very dissatisfied.

The Lakers contacted him. Jerry Buss and Jerry West hoped that the old K could continue to play at Pustace Arena, but the contract offered was only three years and 20 million US dollars, obviously retirement. The veteran contract, even his bottom line has not been reached, sincerity is not enough.

   At this time, little Colangelo's phone came in.

   "It seems that the only way to go back to the Suns is."

  He shook his head helplessly, answered the phone and said, "Hey, Mr. Colangelo, it's nice to hear from you."

   "Mr. Hawksman, I'm very happy that old K can come back. We all hope he can return to Phoenix. We want to welcome back our Sun King."

   Little Colangelo 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 had a brief chat on the phone, and they decided the matter, and then talked about the contract issue.

   "Only for one year?"

  It was a bit of an accident, but Colangelo Jr. had no opinion, but he felt that he only signed for one year. Does it mean that Old K has no confidence in this comeback?

   But it's nothing, although he is also very happy that old K can return to Phoenix, but he has no illusions about his current strength.

   "Fifteen million dollars a year, Mr. Colangelo, what do you think?" said Hoxman.

"What? This is impossible, the boss will not agree. Listen to me, Mr. Hawksman, at least 20 million annual salary, Jordan's last year is such a contract, old K's contract must not be lower than Jordan, two It's better to be taller than Jordan." Little Colangelo quickly refused.

   "But old K is worried that it will affect the Suns' lineup." Hawksman said in a difficult way.

"this?"

Little Colangelo is a very shrewd person. Just from this sentence, I think of a problem, that is, old K's comeback this time is still the same as before, to attack the championship, otherwise old K can't be so concerned about the lineup. build problem.

  Since he is going to hit the championship, is the current state of old K recovering well?

  …

   At this time, Pharaoh has already thought about it clearly. He wants to enhance the comprehensive offensive ability in the middle distance, and move some of the attacks outward to reduce the consumption of the body.

   There are 5500 points left in hand, which can be used to exchange for training cards.

   "System, exchange me for a training card, I want to improve my mid-range offensive ability."

   "Host, please exchange the skill optimization card, and optimize the offensive finishing techniques such as hooks to suit the requirements of mid-range attacks."

  Old Wang stayed for a while, did I miss any opportunity before, it seems that I can improve the strength of the mid-range attack a long time ago?

   "System, I also want to improve my long-range offensive capabilities."

   "Host, please exchange the skill optimization card..."

   "I X!"

Pharaoh scolded, it seems that he really made a mistake in the past. In the past, his own optimization techniques were mainly based on low-position attacks, so the system-optimized techniques are only suitable for low-position close-range attacks, but not at medium and long distances. No wonder In the past, the overall offensive strength of the mid-to-long-range has improved so slowly.

   He thought of his hook. Before the injury, he was level 105, and the mid-range attack was still so bad. That should be the reason.

   "An optimized card, I don't care if I have money now, the system, exchange it for me for hooks, throws, no, throws are forgot, board, jumper..."

   "By the way, my athleticism has improved a little more than before. I should be able to practice turnaround and fallback jump shots, right? Give it to me too."

   "Also, the stepback jumper is also improved. No, it's better with my hook, the stepback hook..."

   "By the way, the above are all optimized for mid-range attack. Then you can follow this menu and give me another one, and give me a whole one suitable for long-distance attack."

   After tossing and turning, he only had 500 points left from the 5500 points, and he exchanged 10 optimization cards in one go.

   But the effect is also obvious. After the ten optimization cards are used up, the whole brain is numb, and the brain is full of various technical memory fragments. It took half an hour to digest it.

   Now, some of his offensive skills, such as the most used hook, have been enriched a lot. The key lies in the angle of the shot, the strength, and the arc of the ball. Unlike before, it was only suitable for low-position offense, but also for mid-to-long-distance offense.

   "Should be improved? Haha, I'm going to surprise people after my comeback."

   Turning on the system, the strength has indeed risen a lot. The level 70 mid-range attack has been raised to 90, a full 20, while the 50 long-range attack has been raised to 70, which is also raised by 20.

   The mid-range attack of level 90 barely enters the first-class level. If the opponent's defense is strong, his offensive efficiency will not be much high.

Long-distance offense is even worse. If level 80 is considered second-rate, level 70 can only belong to third-rate. It can only be said that it can be used, but it is just a waste of the ball. .

He couldn't help swearing and sighing: "What's the matter, the talent is limited, and it cost so much, one is only level 90, the other is only level 70, it seems that the low position is more suitable for me. After the comeback, I want to let people Surprised, it seems a bit difficult!"

   Next, he started to formulate a training plan himself, because the body is data-based, physical fitness training is not required, only various technical training is required, from offense to defense.

   I believe that in a few months, his strength will pick up again.

   He called Hoxman and asked him to form a team of trainers for himself to help him train and get to the capital as soon as possible.

   "Old K, little Colangelo contacted me just now, and I had a talk with him."

   "Okay, I see, Mrs. John has already contacted me."

   "Also, Mr. K, regarding the contract, our negotiation is very intense. I offered 15 million, he counter-offered 20 million, and finally returned to 22 million. I really can't negotiate, are you satisfied?"

   "Don't talk about it, 22 million is 22 million. By the way, Lance, you can find someone to help me look at my villa in Phoenix. It should be redecorated."

   "NONONO, old K, you have money, I will sell it for you as soon as possible, and then buy a top-of-the-line villa in Phoenix."

   "Okay okay, you bought that house for me ten years ago, now you can help me sell it."

   hung up the phone. He felt a little emotional. It had been ten years since he went to Phoenix from New York, and he was approaching his 30th birthday.

  On the 4th, Hawksman and the Suns held a press conference in Phoenix, officially announcing that the old K will return to the Phoenix Suns.

   This news is a huge surprise for Suns fans.

   (end of this chapter)