The shareholder meeting ended quietly, not only by the media, but also by the commentators, not even by the coaches and players of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Billikin was still in prison, but it wasn't necessary to meet him face-to-face to deliver such a message. The board of directors used a number of methods to get in touch with Billkin's wife, who was crying and clamoring to sue Billkin, and gave a rough idea of the message.

When Billikin's wife heard the news, she naturally knew that Billikin would not be the same sweetheart for at least a short time in the future, and nodded her head in agreement, saying that she would try her best to persuade Billikin, but she also kept making a small calculation in her heart, trying her best to get more oil and water out of Billkin's hands.

Poor Billikin, from the manager's point of view, he didn't do too much wrong, but unfortunately he also died, and he didn't fight to make such a scandal, in a short time, it is estimated that he will not be able to turn over.

And the shock that Chen Mu's draft list brought to shareholders has also continued to the selection of the team's next manager. Strength, connections, means, of course, are all important, but the most important thing is that the new manager must not have too much temper, and he can no longer be so stiff with the Chinese kid and even the whole team.

At least in the future draft, listen to the opinions of Chinese boys.

"This kid is a treasure, Wizard, and when this kid retires in the future, we have to find a way to keep him on the team."

The majority shareholder summed up his arguments in this way.

It's just that at this time, the shareholders don't know that Chen Mu's draft list has shocked them far more than that.

A few years later, when the two Spaniards landed in the NBA together, they played their own piece of the world. When Marc Gasol won the DPOY and became one of the black and white bears, he dominated the league's inner line. When Fernandez gained a lot of attention with his elegant and chic style of play, especially female fans, and soared to the sky in the slam dunk contest. When Carl Landri shattered teeth and swallowed blood. It's time to never back down from a tough battle.

When a few months later, in the closing stages of the season, Ramon Sessions played a double-20 in a single game and scored 20+ assists in a single game as a rookie.

The real shock of the draft list belonging to Chen Operator will completely fall into the hearts of the team's shareholders.

But that's another story.

A few days later.

The Philadelphia 76ers had a good chance to turn around and play well after the victory over the Celtics. But after that, he faced the Celtics again within a week, and was beaten by the big three who were holding their breath for revenge by 120 points at home, but he only scored 80 points, reaping the biggest point loss of the season.

And after that. The 76ers' record has been up and down, and the wins and losses are always unsustainable. By the end of January, the results began to gradually pick up, and a wave of relatively easy schedules brought about an improvement in the results.

It was at this juncture that the Billikin scandal erupted.

It's true to say that the team manager is at odds with the players.

But to say that because of this discord, the players will gloat and remain unmoved when the manager suffers, that is definitely a lie.

Internal. The players and Bilikin are two factions, not mortal enemies, but they don't deal with each other, and no one obeys the other.

Externally. They are the Philadelphia 76ers, a whole, not a team of beam-jumping clowns to be ridiculed at. You still have to stand up when you should stand up, and you still have to help when you need to help.

Only this time. BILLIKIN WENT TOO FAR, IN THE WORDS OF THE LOCAL PHILADELPHIA MEDIA, "GOTOOFAR" — TOO FAR. The step is too big, and it hits the egg. The 76ers players tried to stand up for him, but they couldn't.

So after the scandal broke, the 76ers' team's foreign strategy was one word: silence.

Whether it's training or games, there are always a lot of media reporters waiting outside the 76ers arena, wanting to get something out of the mouths of the players, coaches, and staff. But the players went through the aftermath of the players' meeting and formed a tacit understanding with each other.

Questions related to competitions, questions related to training, questions related to basketball, questions related to the season, and even questions related to individuals, can be answered. Except for the problems related to Billikin, they are all dealt with silently.

The collective silence of the team has given the media a lot of room for imagination, and it has also made the team fall into absolute passivity in public opinion.

The outbreak of the Billikin scandal was a good show for the other 29 teams in the league, but a nightmare for the 76ers, at least a nightmare for public opinion.

A week after the Billikin scandal broke out, the Philadelphia 76ers held a press conference, and after briefly saying that it was not surprising that they had "peacefully terminated" the contract with Billkin, the 76ers gave the team's general manager to be temporarily vacant. Bilikin's administrative position was temporarily replaced by the team's deputy general manager, and on the premise of ensuring the normal operation of the team, the possibility of promoting the deputy general manager to general manager was not ruled out.

"But at the same time, we also keep our horizons open, and there are already several professional managers on our list of next managers, and if there is any new development, we will definitely inform our friends in the media as soon as possible."

The deputy general manager's remarks are also official routines, which naturally cannot satisfy the appetite of media reporters. Originally, there was no question session for reporters on the spot, but there were too many reporters who wanted to ask questions, and after some communication, the team temporarily added ten minutes of question time.

"May I ask if Billikin's departure was really caused by the wife abuse scandal? We heard that before that, the team management and the players had a conflict, and Billikin has not been happy with the team's core Chinese kid Chen, is this also one of the reasons for Billikin's departure? ”

The reporter's question went straight to the core of the problem, and it was also the most concerned question for most media reporters at the scene.

Does Billikin's departure have anything to do with the Chinese kid? In the minds of most journalists, the answer is yes.

But is it just because of disagreement? What is the current status of the Chinese kid in the 76ers, and does he have the power to shake the management candidates?

You know, in the history of professional sports, similar things are not uncommon. As the team's biggest asset, the team's core players often have a strong right to speak, needless to say, it is not necessary to say anything about influencing the introduction of reinforcements, and even affecting the selection of the head coach, the team's follow-up operation decisions, etc.

For example, the world-famous Iverson and Larry Brown incident, including the later Marbury and Larry Brown. Kobe Bryant and McBron, etc., are the consequences of the expansion of the power of the team's privileged players.

These consequences are not necessarily good or bad, but since there is such a possibility, journalists will not miss the opportunity for big news.

The Chinese kid can now be regarded as one of the symbols of the new era of the Philadelphia 76ers. Maybe many old fans still can't forget Iverson, but no one can deny that the future of Philadelphia is in the hands of this big man from across the ocean.

Although the NBA is a sports league, it is still a business league in the final analysis, and what is the most important thing in a business league? Make hay. Earn lots and lots of dollars.

If you want to make money, you have to rely on players, box office, advertising, peripheral product sales and a series of income, in the final analysis, you still have to have enough appealing players.

Chinese kid, young without limits, with explosive potential. The rate of progress is staggering, and the Chinese background is ...... All of this proves Chen Mu's infinite potential in business.

For the sake of the Chinese kid, find a chance to clean up the team manager who is at odds with him? Doesn't that sound so unreliable!

"I don't know where your source is. But I can tell you that the Philadelphia 76ers are on a good family and there has never been any discord between management and players. The deputy general manager was still prepared for this question, and said calmly: "Billkin's departure." The main reason is that he has gone too far in his personal life and has nothing to do with Chen. ”

"But I've heard that before the season starts, it's in the process of being traded. The opinion of the Chinese kid played a big role. At that time, the Chinese kid and Billy King had a long talk all night over these transactions, and a fierce quarrel broke out. The reporter did not give up, and continued to break the news: "The final transaction result, is it operated according to the opinion of the Chinese kid, or according to the opinion of Billikin?" Does this prove the long-standing discord between the Chinese kid and Billikin? ”

"Uh...... No, there is no such thing. This question made the deputy general manager a little unable to answer, what the reporter said was basically true, except for the so-called "fierce quarrel" did not happen (of course there was a quarrel, but Chen Mu, as a player, was not to "fiercely" quarrel with Billikin), the rest of the content was correct.

Who revealed this news?!

The deputy general manager lied a little flustered, and at the same time secretly thought to himself in his heart.

Why is such a confidential matter known to the media?

"Even if you say so, it's always true that the Chinese kid and Billikin disagreed during the draft, right?" The reporter knew quite a lot of inside stories, and every question was extremely sharp, which made the deputy general manager break out in a cold sweat: "And the disagreement between the Chinese kid and Billikin started from the moment of trading Iverson, which is already known to the world, are you still ready to hide it?" ”

"This ...... Hmmm......"

The deputy general manager was speechless by the reporter's sharp question, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time, and he didn't know what he was talking about, just talking about him left and right.

Seeing this situation, the team's press officer immediately announced the suspension of the press conference and the question session of reporters, and the press conference ended.

"Woohoo......! These guys have really sharp noses......! ”

Walking out of the venue of the press conference, the deputy general manager let out a sigh of relief, patted the press officer on the shoulder gratefully and said, "Thank you for helping me out." ”

"With all due respect, this situation will only increase in the future, modern information is too developed, and the issue of Chen's status in the team is probably not something that can be fooled in a few words." The press officer frowned: "After all, Philadelphia has changed. ”

Oh, yes.

The deputy general manager stopped and looked at the sky outside the corridor window, which was gloomy and seemed to be about to fall a heavy rain.

Philadelphia, it's changed. (To be continued......)

PS: Tomorrow, 10,000 words explode!