The Best Point Guard

Su Xi didn’t leave Los Angeles with the Knicks; he wasn’t going to play in the final preseason game.

He had more important work to do.

He had arranged to meet Jessica Alba and Megan Fox for coffee.

Fox had her experience with Scarlett, so she was very easygoing. Jessica, on the other hand, was still a bit reserved. They went shopping together in Beverly Hills as if no one was watching, and then went to see a movie together.

Many paparazzi were following and taking pictures, but Su Xi made no attempt to hide.

Because of this, people felt there was nothing suspicious going on. Being so open and brazen actually prevented suspicion and bolder speculation.

However, Su Xi’s actions were even bolder. In the movie theater, he put his arm around Jessica and had her sit on his lap. Then, he turned and gave Fox a hickey.

Then, he started talking about the engagement ring on his left hand.

Without any hesitation, he frankly explained that he was going to marry a Chinese girl who was also his business partner.

He anticipated they would have some kind of reaction.

But he was completely open about it.

This was Su Xi’s way of handling things.

He didn’t want to solve the problem with deception.

He wanted to establish a principle of peaceful coexistence, build a loving family culture, and create a bridge for communication.

Su Xi’s method of communication was quite primitive.

Su Xi booked a large suite at the Hilton Hotel, where he held a three-day-long summit.

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The Knicks returned from Denver with a victory, extending their winning streak.

Fox and Jessica’s coordination, meanwhile, had reached a state of seamless perfection.

This subjected Su Xi to an unprecedented feeling of being double-teamed; at times, when they joined forces, he even found them a bit hard to handle.

But this stimulated Su Xi.

Because of this, Su Xi’s Super Offensive Skill fused to a rating of 97.

Last season, Su Xi had already evolved into a super one-on-one player.

Now, his understanding of offense had reached an even more incredible level.

97.

With Su Xi’s physical gifts, he could fully unleash an offensive capability equivalent to a peak Kobe’s 98 rating. Combined with his other skills, his destructive power on the court would reach an unprecedented level.

At the same time, discussions about the Knicks grew more and more heated.

The Knicks had a perfect preseason record, but a "worried" tone emerged in the media. Taking the Knicks’ perspective, they said the team had become an offensive-minded one, and they worried about its resilience when facing teams with strong inside presences.

After all, last season’s Knicks had Jerome James, Tony Battie, and Eddie Curry—all of whom were very tough inside players. Although their individual skills weren’t top-tier, they played a crucial role in the Knicks’ lineup.

This season, however, the roster had shifted to offensive-minded inside players who weren’t skilled at defense, like Randolph, David Lee, Channing Fleay, and Millsap. Could they hold down the paint?

These concerns rose one after another.

In reality, this was just another form of doubt.

They just didn’t dare to be direct about it. What if Su Xi caught on and brutally proved them wrong again?

So, they were now hyping up the showdown between the Knicks and the Lakers.

Because Yao Ming was the number one inside player in the NBA.

Meanwhile, the NBA’s number two inside player was also surrounded by a lot of rumors.

After Pat Riley was humiliatingly swept by the Knicks last season and swore he would never return to coaching, media outlets reported that he had lost faith in Shaquille O’Neal and was seeking to trade him to start a new rebuilding phase for the team.

This was very much in line with Pat Riley’s style—bold and sweeping, favoring the new and discarding the old.

In the summer of 2004, he had given O’Neal a five-year, 100 million USD contract. Now, that contract had clearly become a negative asset. O’Neal’s weight proved he no longer wanted to contend for a championship, and the Heat Team’s roster was also falling apart.

Therefore, trading O’Neal became a very plausible decision.

Currently, many teams were pursuing O’Neal. Although he still had fifty to sixty million left on his contract, for teams aiming for a championship, O’Neal was still a gamble worth taking.

The most aggressive suitor among them was the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After being swept in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Cavaliers had been determined to improve.

After suffering successive major blows, LeBron James had reportedly spent the entire offseason improving his skills, even going to Olajuwon to learn the "Dream Shake" in a course that cost 100,000 USD.

Olajuwon gave him high praise, but it remained to be seen if he could produce superlative results in a real game.

As far as Su Xi was concerned, James’s improvement was a good thing; he even hoped James would get stronger and stronger.

That way, the NBA wouldn’t be boring. He was also happy to see O’Neal potentially join the Cavaliers.

Furthermore, he believed the combination of O’Neal and James would be more lethal than the combination of O’Neal and Wade, provided O’Neal could return to his form from last season.

And just then, the game between the Lakers and the Knicks began.

The game drew a capacity crowd; the Los Angeles market had always been lively. With Yao Ming joining this season, the Lakers’ box office revenue had been driven even higher.

One reason was the large Chinese population in Los Angeles and its surrounding cities.

Another reason was that Los Angeles Lakers fans had high expectations for the pairing of Yao Ming and Kobe. After O’Neal’s departure, Kobe had gradually reached the peak of his career.

Everyone knew that if you just gave him a superstar inside player, he could definitely make the team take flight.

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