The way the 76ers looked at young Mason made him shudder, and Kongbu's half-smiling attitude made young Mason feel completely cold.

No one continued to talk nonsense with little Mason, because they knew very well that now that little Mason was in their hands, it was not up to them to decide what to do with him in the future.

Kongbu asked the generals to go back to rest, and then took Yao Ming to the hospital to visit Iverson.

After meeting Kong Bu and Yao Ming, Iverson looked very embarrassed.

He wanted to stand up for Yao Ming, and wanted to show his glory as the boss of a championship team, but in the end he didn't show any of his glory, and instead he was seriously injured.

There is a back-to-back game tomorrow night against the New Jersey Nets. Kongbu asked Yao Ming to go back to rest first, while he stayed in the ward.

Early the next morning, Iverson's wife Tawanna arrived with their two children.

In August of this year, that is, two months ago, Iverson and Tawanna officially held their wedding. Combo was also invited to the wedding and served as Iverson's best man.

Looking at the two people who were inseparable, Kongbu felt envious, but he also knew that these two people would definitely not be able to grow old together in the future.

Both of them have strong personalities. They are at odds with each other right now and may start to quarrel in the next second.

But no matter how bad it was, Iverson was still much luckier than Duncan. At least Tawanna didn't give him a hat, let alone use his money to raise a pretty boy.

Looking at these unfortunate marriages, Kong Bu began to be a little afraid of marriage. They all said that they know people but not their hearts. Kong Bu couldn't guarantee whether he would meet someone unkind.

Now that Iverson was taken care of, Kongbu left with peace of mind and returned directly to the team's training ground.

Tonight is a back-to-back game against the Nets.

The Nets did a big thing this season. They bought Jason Kidd. Coupled with the growth of Kenyon Martin and the growing maturity of Keith Van Horn, this team is already showing signs of rising.

But even if it's a back-to-back, even if Iverson can't play, Combs doesn't think the Nets will be their opponent in Philadelphia. There is still a big gap in the hard power of the two teams.

As soon as he arrived at the training ground, Kongbu saw little Mason alone.

He silently practiced shooting in the corner of the court alone. No players talked to him, let alone trained with him.

Even the trainers within the team avoided him like the plague.

Kongbu ignored him and let him be isolated in the team for a period of time. After his mental collapse, he was sent to the Development League.

Delegation is definitely a torture for an NBA player.

The main reason is that the treatment in the Development League is very, very poor. For example, when the 76ers go out to play away games, they all stay in five-star luxury hotels, chartered flights, and the food and drinks are all top-notch configurations.

How can you get such treatment in the Development League? You have to fly economy class when playing away games. The hotel you stay in is a small hotel, and it may be three people to a room. The food is what you can eat. It’s good to have what you can.

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The annual salary of many Development League players may be only 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars.

In the evening, Combo convened the players and announced the roster for tonight's game. Of course, young Mason was not on the roster.

The lineup had to make some adjustments due to Iverson's injury and the suspensions of Randolph and Gerrard.

Randolph ran to the court to fight on the bench, and was directly suspended by Stern for five games. This suspension was quite severe.

Gerrard, on the other hand, was only suspended for one game, causing Randolph to accuse Stern of treating him differently.

Yao Ming, Okur, Kirilenko, Reggie Miller and Parker, there is only one Ginobili who can play on the bench.

After a fight, Combs lost four generals, Iverson didn't know when he would come back, Randolph and Gerrard were suspended, and Dalembert was traded.

Fortunately, Kongbu selected six rookies in the draft this year, otherwise he would now face the dilemma of having no one available.

At 7:30 in the evening, Combs was sitting on the sidelines chatting with Byron Scott.

"Kong, you don't know yet, right?"

"Michael is coming back. He will hold a press conference tomorrow to officially announce his comeback."

"I think he was targeting you because his first game back was against you 76ers."

Scott said mysteriously.

Kongbu was dumbfounded. He was not surprised at all that Jordan came back. What was surprising was that he chose this time to come back, just before the game against the 76ers. Doesn't he know how big the gap between the current Wizards and the 76ers is?

It will definitely be a bloody game.

"How did you know the news?" Kongbu asked curiously.

"Michael and I have been old friends for more than ten years, and he would definitely tell me this kind of thing immediately." Scott looked proud.

Kongbu was even more speechless. He really didn't believe that Jordan would treat a licking dog as a friend.

"Kong, you are really too self-motivated. Dalembert's value is astonishing. You just replaced Mason. It's such a loss."

"If you trade with us, I'm even willing to give you Richard Jefferson and a draft pick."

"Jefferson is better than Mason."

Scott said regretfully that the Nets' current problem is similar to that of the Bucks. They also lack a decent center.

At present, this era has completely entered the era of declining centers, but the game concepts of each team have not changed, and they still believe that positional warfare is the way to go.

And if you want to fight positional warfare, how can you not use a center?

There are already very few decent centers, and every team still needs them, which makes the value of centers even more outrageous.

If Kongbu develops a player like Dalembert for a while and sells him, it is definitely not impossible to get three first-round picks back.

"But I can understand you, and that's what I admire most about you."

"You are a man who values ​​love and justice!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Scott the dog licker revealed his true nature again as he spoke, and Kongbu got goosebumps when he heard it.

An hour later, the game on the field officially started.

As soon as the game started, the Nets gave Kongbu a powerful blow.

Kidd is so strong!

If you look purely at the data, you can't actually tell how strong Kidd is. He has never scored many points. Most of his career seasons have been below 15 points, and he has never averaged 20 points per game in any season.

As for the assist data, it's not ridiculously strong. In his 19-year career, he only had double figures in assists in 4 seasons.

In terms of defensive statistics, Kidd has never won the steals title.

All in all, data is nothing compared to those data maniacs.

But he is really useful on the court and truly explains what a backcourt engine is.

Combu believes that there will be no more than five players in the entire NBA history who are worthy of the title of backcourt engine.

Parker is still too young, or like Arenas, he is too eager to express himself. After the start, he tried to play tricks in front of Kidd many times to break through.

As a result, Kidd gave him a hard lesson and made two steals in succession.

Fortunately, the Philadelphia 76ers still have Yao Ming. Even if his teammates' offense is not smooth, he can still grab offensive rebounds under the basket for a second offense.

When the game ended, the Nets lost. They only lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by 4 points. To be able to play like this is completely acceptable for their lineup.

Byron Scott is full of arrogance. Although he is a bitch, he has coaching ability.

If Yao Ming hadn't been too strong and the Nets didn't have a decent center, he felt that he would have had a chance to defeat the defending champion in this game.

The Nets' center is Todd Markloach, and yes, it's Mark Lodge who was blackmailed by Combs before.

In the previous trade involving Reggie Miller, he was packaged and sent to the Pacers, and then was sold to the Nets.

Mark Lodge was not even qualified to serve as a substitute for Yao Ming in Philadelphia. After arriving in New Jersey, he directly transformed into the Nets' regular center. From this, we can see the gap between the two sides' inside lineups.

Yao Ming scored 44 points and 21 rebounds tonight, including 10 offensive rebounds. It can be said that except for his defense, Yao Ming is at the top level in history in other aspects.

Parker's performance was actually just okay. He contributed 16 points and 8 assists tonight, but he made too many mistakes. He made 6 mistakes in the game. If the 76ers lose tonight, he might be the chief war criminal.

Reggie Miller didn't feel very good tonight, but relying on the high frequency of three-pointers, he took 15 three-pointers and finally hit five three-pointers and free throws, scoring a total of 19 points.

Okur's performance was average. He only got 7 points and 3 rebounds tonight, which was very shabby.

In fact, this is no wonder Okur, mainly because his style is a bit too special and does not match Yao Ming.

As we all know, Okur is an inside player with outstanding outside firepower. His three-pointers are very lethal, and he can even reach a shooting rate of more than 44% in his peak season.

But his perimeter defense is not good, which means he is unable to defend those flexible space fourth positions, such as Zhi Zhi and Van Horn.

The embarrassing thing is that Okur is very good in low-post defense, but his low-post offense is not good, which means that he cannot stay under the basket on the offensive end and be the team's finishing point.

Anyway, it's a bit nondescript. On the defensive end, he has to stay under the basket, and on the offensive end, he has to float outside.

Combs plans to wait for Randolph's suspension to end, let Randolph play the fourth position, and let Okur be Yao Ming's substitute, so that he can play more flexibly during the court time.

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The next morning, Combs watched Jordan's comeback press conference on TV.

This news was as sensational in the league as the Raptors' creation of a dynasty. Even though he has retired for several years, Jordan's influence is still extremely amazing.

That afternoon, Kongbu received a call from Jordan.

"Kong, are you surprised? Are you surprised? I'm back again." Jordan said cheerfully.

After having been in contact with Kong Bu for a long time, many people were influenced by Kong Bu and learned that Kong Bu knew his mantra well.

"There are no surprises or surprises. When you retired last time, I knew you would definitely come back."
To be continued...