in2ebook Chapter 363 23-Year Transaction Deadline
Chapter 363 23-Year Transaction Deadline
The All-Star Weekend hasn't even started yet, but the league is already facing the trade deadline.
On February 9th, the trade deadline, the entire league went crazy starting in the early hours of the morning, with news of trades breaking almost every minute.
Some small deals are one thing, but there have been quite a few big deals this year that have shocked fans.
The first is a three-party transaction that was reported by both Shams and Woj.
The Lakers acquired Russell, Malik Beasley, and Vanderbilt.
The Jazz acquired Russell Westbrook, Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones, and a protected 2027 first-round pick from the Lakers.
The Timberwolves will receive Conley, Alexander-Walker, the Jazz's second-round pick in 2025 and 2026, and the second-round pick from either the Wizards or the Grizzlies in 2024.
Westbrook was finally traded by the Lakers, who acquired Russell, who was already on his second stint with the team.
Less than half an hour after this trade was announced, another trade involving two Texas teams was also made.
The Rockets traded Kyrie Irving, who had made it clear he would not re-sign, to the Mavericks in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a 29 first-round pick, and second-round picks in 27 and 29.
Then, in a three-team trade, the Rockets sent Eric Gordon, who had always wanted to leave, to the Clippers.
The Rockets received John Wall, Danny Green, and a 2023 first-round pick swap from the Clippers.
The most interesting thing about this trade is that John Wall, who just left the Rockets last year, has returned to the team.
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has used a series of actions to tell the entire league that he's out of money and will continue tanking!
Meanwhile, the Nets, aiming for the championship, made no moves until the trade deadline.
For the Nets, who are ranked first in the league, their salary cap is already over, leaving very limited room for improvement.
Instead of trading for the sake of trading, focus your energy on the free market and see if there are any good deals among those who have bought out their shares.
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The regular season continues before fans eagerly await the start of All-Star Weekend.
Without Ben West and Kevin Durant, the Nets defeated the Wizards and Bulls in five consecutive home games, but lost to the Clippers, Suns, and 76ers.
The Nets' record has now reached 40 wins and 16 losses.
The good news is that the Nets are the first team to reach 40 wins and are still ranked first.
The bad news is that since defeating the Nets, the Celtics have won six straight games and are now only half a game behind the Nets.
After the game against the 76ers, Wang Xiucheng returned to the Stanway Building.
After spending some time with Reba, Wang Xiucheng returned to Ma Xiaoxuan's residence.
Having prepared the meal on time, Wang Xiucheng, Ma Xiaoxuan, Ma Wei, Wu Di, and Wu Jia sat down at a table overlooking the New York skyline to begin their meal.
Dilraba's parents came, which made Ma Xiaoxuan quite happy.
Because we don't need to cook for Dilraba anymore.
Wang Xiucheng will no longer stay overnight at Reba's place.
"Fertitta rejected your new conditions. His exact words were that the Rockets' shares would not be sold or used to offset debts."
After eating for a few minutes, Ma Xiaoxuan poured some beverage into Wang Xiucheng's empty cup and then said...
Wang Xiucheng frowned.
Wang Xiucheng had already anticipated this outcome.
If the Rockets aren't working out, then switch to another team.
Wang Xiucheng remembers that many team owners sold their teams that year.
Some were sold partially, and some were sold entirely.
Just last month, the year-long controversy surrounding the Suns' owner's alleged racism and misogyny finally came to a conclusion.
With the league's intervention, the Phoenix Suns and the WNBA team Phoenix Mercury were sold to Ishbia for $40 billion.
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry is in talks with another owner about selling his stake in the team.
In addition, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Jordan's Hornets, Cuban's Mavericks, and Herb Simon's Pacers will all sell their team shares within the year.
While Wang Xiucheng's money might not be enough to buy a complete football team, it could certainly buy a stake and become a small business owner.
With so many teams in the league, if he had a choice, Wang Xiucheng would most like to become a minority owner of the Nets.
First and foremost, it's because New York is the biggest city, and the team is valuable.
It's also related to Tsai Tsung-hsin. Wang Hsiu-cheng remembers that Tsai will sell part of the team's shares next year, and it would be great if he could invest in a share in advance.
“How is he going to pay me back? It’s already February, he’s been dragging this out for so long,” Wang Xiucheng said while eating.
Wang Xiucheng genuinely didn't want to go to court with him, as it wouldn't be a respectable thing for either himself or Fertitta.
But it is only right to pay back debts.
Ma Xiaoxuan nodded. "This is what I said: Fertitta said that the BRICS Hotel and the rocket are his family heirlooms and he can't give them to you. He said that if he had another 10 days, he would raise 9.8 million in cash."
“I heard that Fertitta is using other assets as collateral for loans,” Ma Xiaoxuan added.
Wang Xiucheng nodded, indicating that he himself did not think much of Fertitta's assets, but other people or institutions might.
Without taking any action regarding the Rockets and the BRICS Hotel, Fertitta had no other choice but to do this.
However, if you mortgage other assets at this time, the price will definitely be reduced, and the interest will be high.
Even with such high interest payments, Fertitta was unwilling to sell his Rockets shares to Wang Xiucheng, demonstrating just how valuable NBA teams are.
"Ok."
Wang Xiucheng wasn't afraid that he wouldn't repay the money. If he really didn't, Fertitta wouldn't have given him so much money and assets in the first place.
"Cash is fine too."
If it were shares in BRICS hotels or rockets, I'd have to think carefully about what to do.
"By the way, the mansion at No. 1 York Street has also been officially registered and is now your personal property." After saying that, Ma Xiaoxuan went to her room and took out a stack of documents.
Wang Xiucheng nodded upon hearing this, without looking at the documents.
On the surface, he remained calm, but inwardly he was delighted.
Fertitta's York Street mansion is so vast that it resembles an estate.
He himself priced the mansion at 3 million yuan.
This luxury home is located at 1 York Avenue in Manhattan.
In Manhattan, where land is incredibly valuable, Fertitta must have used a lot of connections to acquire such a large plot of land.
Now it's Wang Xiucheng who benefits.
However, the mansion was too conspicuous, and Wang Xiucheng had no intention of living there or letting his sister live there.
If given the opportunity, Wang Xiucheng wouldn't mind reselling it.
The letters "1 York Street" alone are already quite valuable.
After finishing his meal and playing cards with Ma Wei and the others, Wang Xiucheng went back to his room on the second floor to take a shower and rest.
Ma Xiaoxuan was tidying up various documents, but she was looking at Wang Xiucheng's tall back.
As Wang Xiucheng disappeared around the corner on the second floor, Ma Xiaoxuan glared at him.
He said he would live in this apartment, but he ends up living here every day, and I've become his maid.
Wu Di and Wu Jia said hello and went back to rest.
Ma Wei sat on the sofa, watching his older sister who looked like a resentful woman, and didn't dare to say a word.
Just as I picked up my phone, wanting to escape this place of trouble, Ma Xiaoxuan's voice rang out.
"Where did those two twins go on the plane?"
When Ma Xiaoxuan sent Wang Xiucheng's parents and sister's family back to China last time, she noticed that the flight attendants on the plane had been changed.
It turns out that the two sisters, who looked young and beautiful with great figures, disappeared after only a few days of work.
In their place were two experienced flight attendants who looked to be in their forties.
Ma Xiaoxuan sensed something was wrong at the time, but she didn't have a chance to ask after returning to New York.
Upon hearing this, Ma Wei chuckled coldly twice, but after seeing his older sister's murderous expression, he immediately composed himself.
She wasn't sneering at Wang Xiucheng; she was sneering at her older sister.
She spends so much time with Wang Xiucheng, with so many opportunities, yet she doesn't know how to seize them.
“Brother Wang has kept those two younger sisters as mistresses,” Ma Wei said.
"Keeping a mistress in a golden house? What do you mean?" Ma Xiaoxuan frowned and glared at Ma Wei.
“It's exactly what you mean.” Ma Wei leaned back on the sofa, twirling his phone in his hand: “That day on the plane…”
Ma Wei didn't say what he was going to say next, but the meaning was already quite clear.
Ma Xiaoxuan snorted coldly, said nothing, and began to clear the dishes.
However, Ma Xiaoxuan's fair fingers were trembling slightly.
"Sis, do you have feelings for Brother Wang?" Ma Wei asked at this moment. "Brother Wang told me when we were in school that he liked you and wanted to be my brother-in-law."
Ma Xiaoxuan didn't reply, keeping her head down as she continued tidying up, as if she hadn't heard her younger brother's words.
"You know Brother Wang never likes to force people."
"Those women all actively pursued Brother Wang."
“They were already crazy when they didn’t have any money.”
"Now Brother Wang is worth billions, not to mention..."
"If you're thinking of waiting for Brother Wang to come and pursue you, hehe..."
"Are you done?" Ma Xiaoxuan asked coldly without looking up.
“I’m done talking.” Ma Wei felt the temperature in the room suddenly drop, so he stood up.
"Get lost," Ma Xiaoxuan cursed.
"Okay." Ma Wei, who was prepared, took his phone and went back to his room.
The lobby on the first floor was empty. Suddenly, Ma Xiaoxuan put her hands on the table, bent over, and sighed.
A full half minute later, hearing what sounded like someone coming down the stairs, Ma Xiaoxuan immediately looked up, resumed her composure, and pretended to look over as if nothing had happened.
Wang Xiucheng came down wearing a bathrobe, his body still wet.
"Sister Xuan, what's wrong?"
Wang Xiucheng just saw Ma Xiaoxuan propping herself up on the table, and she seemed a little uncomfortable.
So Wang Xiucheng walked over, asking questions while reaching out to touch Ma Xiaoxuan's forehead.
It's gotten colder in New York these past few days, and a lot of people have caught colds.
Even Zeng Fanbo caught a cold and had a fever, let alone a thin and weak woman like Ma Xiaoxuan.
"I'm fine." Ma Xiaoxuan blocked Wang Xiucheng's large hand with her hand, then went straight back to her room without even tidying up the table.
"what happened?"
Wang Xiucheng was somewhat puzzled.
Did Ma Wei provoke Ma Xiaoxuan again?
Wang Xiucheng guessed, walked to a table in the distance, and found his phone.
Wang Xiucheng wanted to go see Ma Xiaoxuan, but the thought of Ma Xiaoxuan cursing made him abandon the idea.
Shaking his head, Wang Xiucheng turned off the room light, yawned, and went upstairs.