The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 511 - 222: Su Wan’s Three-Year Plan, and Kobe Did It Too_2

Chapter 511: Chapter 222: Su Wan’s Three-Year Plan, and Kobe Did It Too_2

The Pacers managed to push the series to a seventh game, stay competitive until the final moments, and even caused Pierce to experience cramps from tension after the victory, all thanks to Su Wan.

Indiana fans showed up at Bolis Airport overnight, loudly chanting "we need Su Wan," a scene that sparked heated discussions throughout the day.

Consequently, the entire media began debating whether Su Wan would stay in Indiana or leave...

ESPN even convened a "roundtable conference" to discuss Su Wan’s future.

Most experts believed that Su Wan would leave Indiana.

A representative argument was, "The Pacers’ current roster can no longer support their championship aspirations, Su Wan has no support, and given the Simon family’s current financial state, they cannot quickly rebuild the roster to become competitive. If Su Wan wants to surpass Michael Jordan’s achievements on the court soon, he must leave Indiana for a team with a better roster or a wealthier big city!"

Barkley also thought Su Wan should leave, "He has already won three consecutive championships for this city. If the Pacers’ management can’t keep a championship roster, there’s no reason for him to waste his prime years here. The most responsible thing for him to do is leave!"

Hearing this, Indiana fans felt steadier...

Anyone who knows Barkley’s "poison milk" knows what it entails!

Meanwhile, as more voices suggested Su Wan should leave Indiana, many teams became anxious to start the "Su Wan Scramble," keeping Larry Bird busy.

However, he was hanging up calls as fast as he was answering them, immediately disconnecting anyone who mentioned Su Wan’s name, not giving them any chance to speak.

Among these, the New York Knicks made the biggest noise.

Donnie Walsh suddenly announced his resignation, and news followed that he had accepted an invitation from the New York Knicks to become their new president and lead the group fighting to acquire Su Wan.

While his name was hotly debated by everyone, Su Wan had already met with Tyrone and representatives from Nike at a teahouse near his home neighborhood.

When Su Wan conveyed that he would renew his contract with the Pacers, the representative from Nike became anxious immediately, but before he could start persuading Su Wan, Su Wan waved him off, silencing him.

"Listen, under these circumstances, there’s no way I could leave Indiana..."

How is this any different from LeBron, the "Spoiled Brat"?

He won "two consecutive championships" with the Heat Team, saw Wade declining, noticed the Cavaliers had a bunch of talented young players, and quickly switched teams.

Then, he won a championship with the Cavaliers, killed his own chances by demanding the team trade Irving for Paul George, essentially forcing Irving out, subsequently tried to form a "geriatric giant" team, bringing in people like Wade, Rose, seeing no championship hopes, and left the Cavaliers in total disarray to join the Lakers.

If he had won the championship this season, then it would’ve been no problem for Su Wan to leave.

But this season, they didn’t win the championship...

If he left now, the team would be left with the rebellious Zach Randolph, the broken Little O’Neal, the lazy Dior, and the naive Little Gasol soon arriving.

Just these guys alone, without him, would definitely cause some trouble.

Only he could unify them into a formidable force.

It’s not that the Earth would stop spinning without him.

But such a "mess" left unattended, in Su Wan’s view, he couldn’t get over that hurdle himself.

He is a person with a strong sense of responsibility.

Finishing what he starts has always been his creed.

Even if leaving, it should be a happy end!

Announcing on the grandest stage that his talents would be taken to another city would be much cooler than announcing it on a live ESPN broadcast...

That’s the first reason he was prepared to renew his contract.

Then, from a reputational standpoint, now is not the best time to leave.

Joyous during the "three consecutive championships," and then immediately transferring after just one losing season—how would others view him? How would his new team see him?

Being an international player, they would soon use him as a "mercenary," making him the next "Du Lao 1.5"!

He needed a "loyal" persona!

Even if leaving, it wasn’t because he wanted to, but rather...

The fans hoped he would leave!

Just like when Kevin Garnett was implicated in trade rumors, there were Minnesota fans holding signs, hoping he would leave the Forest Wolf to win a championship.

What a heartwarming story!

Su Wan felt that he definitely had the conditions to become such a protagonist.

But that would require full support from Nike’s people.

That’s why he asked a Nike representative to meet him.

"You must have seen it, most of the public opinion now thinks I will leave the Pacers, because I have the potential to surpass Michael Jordan, and right now I need strong team support, which the Simon family cannot provide!"

"They think even if I leave, it would be completely justified!"

"But that’s just the public voice..."

"See what I mean?"

Su Wan didn’t continue, as some things weren’t appropriate for him to say.

Long though he didn’t continue, the Nike representative instantly understood, "Don’t worry, we will continuously create public opinion in the Indiana area, send signals, letting all Indiana people know that your renewal with the Pacers is you giving up the chance to surpass Jordan..."

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