One Year Left to Play

But...

"System Lord, my dear Lord, I’m an inside player! An inside player! An inside player!"

He shouted inwardly three times, emphasizing it well, and was glad he didn’t use it last night, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to sleep.

It’s a good skill, a good reward... Zhang Hao decided to continue drawing!

"Host uses Bronze Lottery, host currently has two Bronze Lottery Draw Opportunities, can be merged for the same item, merge?"

"No..."

After Zhang Hao refused to merge the draws, subtitles appeared on the lottery screen, and soon, the lottery results came in.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Injury Treatment Card (Bronze)."

Not bad!

This can treat ordinary injuries, including non-joint fractures, and greatly shorten recovery time, and you can accelerate recovery with life force.

Continue drawing!

"Host uses Bronze Lottery, consumes 1 Bronze Lottery Draw Opportunity... Congratulations to the host for obtaining a grand prize: The Path to Cultivating a Domineering CEO."

"The Path to Cultivating a Domineering CEO: As the ruler of basketball, the host’s identity is not limited to just a basketball player..."

Zhang Hao didn’t want to read further, he turned off the subtitles and looked at the pile of books that appeared before him, the top book...

"How the Domineering CEO is Made"

Zhang Hao quickly put these things away, luckily, as they were system-produced, they could be stored back in the reward space.

"If I had known, I would have merged the draws! What is this stuff!"

...

On December 19th, in the afternoon, the Lakers departed from Los Angeles and headed to Minneapolis, starting a three-game away streak.

They had a big win against the Magic yesterday, didn’t have time to let O’Neal continue to have fun, and no time for the Lakers to rest, they need to start playing again tomorrow.

Luckily, the schedule is relaxed, without back-to-backs, and there are even two days of rest between some games.

But the opponents...

Timberwolves on the 20th, Jazz on the 22nd, Bulls on the 25th!

This year’s Christmas game will be a direct matchup between the top teams from the East and the West with the highest championship calls.

Upon arriving in Minneapolis, the place was already in ice and snow mode.

Zhang Hao felt that moving the Lakers to Los Angeles was the right decision...

He stayed in the hotel to rest, Barkley didn’t take him out for fun, saying taking him to a nightclub feels like taking a kid to an amusement park.

Zhang Hao was very aggrieved, soon, in just over a year, he will be able to openly drink in nightclubs in the United States!

No choice, so he played games and watched TV...

In the morning, the media was still praising their Lakers, in the afternoon, the spotlight turned to the Magic’s Anfernee Hardaway.

Last night, Anfernee Hardaway leaving the court after three quarters already caused a stir, today, the league officially condemned this action, and the Magic also fined Anfernee Hardaway.

The league and the Magic were mainly just going through the motions.

But this afternoon, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Anfernee Hardaway rejected a 7-year, $86 million renewal contract, demanding $128 million for 7 years, or he wouldn’t renew, and would terminate the contract early next summer.

The media also mentioned Barkley, as Barkley was the first to add a player option in the contract, setting the precedent.

Consequently, the story of Barkley asking the Suns to trade him to the Lakers was brought up again...

Zhang Hao was also criticized by the Orlando Sentinel.

Originally, Zhang Hao’s post-game comment suggested Anfernee Hardaway was worth $126 million, media interpreted it as Zhang Hao saying Anfernee Hardaway was not as good as O’Neal, which is indeed what Zhang Hao meant.

No choice, he had to keep Big Fatty happy, being the youngest player on the team, Zhang Hao worked hard...

But the Orlando Sentinel claimed Zhang Hao’s comments provoked Anfernee Hardaway into making unacceptable demands.

Zhang Hao felt extremely speechless when he saw this.

Is this going to start another soap opera like last year?

After a thought, Zhang Hao couldn’t figure out what was happening, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, it had nothing to do with him.

He’s now waiting for good news from Pelinka’s side, whether it succeeds or fails, it’s not important. If it works, he’ll spend some money every month; if not, it saves money...

...

Anfernee Hardaway demanding a 7-year, $128 million renewal contract or he would opt out caused a huge stir.

The core reason is that stars switching teams was not common in those days.

Moreover, the $128 million contract was truly outrageous, O’Neal’s $127 million contract is still criticized by some experts.

Considering the NBA’s revenue growth, even 20 years later, O’Neal’s contract is still considered a max contract, assuming the NBA’s income keeps growing rapidly after Jordan’s comeback, with future years continuously producing phenomenal players like Jordan, the Magician, and Big Bird.

The criticisms from last year’s Orlando media towards O’Neal have all now fallen on Anfernee Hardaway, whom they praised to the skies last year.

However, Anfernee Hardaway is luckier than O’Neal, as in the evening, an issue related to the NBA but not entirely affected the attention of media and fans.

Recently, a new Internet technology company, 58 Technology, became the focus of many people, due to a technology transfer deal worth as much as $400 million.

This company also owns the most popular social software, ICQ, with over a million registered users and still growing rapidly, as well as software with many mini-games, with a considerable number of users, and they’re said to be developing other software applications.

Engaging in software, undoubtedly stands at the forefront of the times.

Tonight, a news broke out, not only on economic channels but even sports channels reported it.

Technology offered a four-year-and-ten-month endorsement contract to Philadelphia 76ers’ star Allen Iverson, with a total price of $33.64 million settled monthly, a contract of this kind absolutely qualifies as a top-tier endorsement deal.

However, Allen Iverson refused it!

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