Under the darkness of night and candlelight, the party was already halfway through.
Lin Yu found a place to sit down. Not far away, Amber was chatting with a group of famous and unknown white girls attending the party.
Among this group of white girls who gathered in a circle and wore as many clothes as they could, Lin Yu knew one: Jessica Alba, who starred in "Fantastic Four".
He had met Jessica Alba once and knew that she was a close friend of the bearded Baron Davis, so he was not interested in the discussions happening around Amber.
"Hey Lin, alone?"
Soon, the current captain Elton Brand, who had just greeted Lin Yu, came over. This guy suffered a serious injury to his ankle. He had just undergone surgery not long ago. He was still on crutches and wearing a heavy pair of shoes on his left foot.
Protective boots, limping and sitting next to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu nodded and gave Elton Brand a friendly smile.
He and the current captain were just acquaintances at most, but the other party suddenly came over and looked like he wanted to have a long chat with him. Lin Yu could guess the reason behind it.
The two looked at each other and smiled. After a moment of silence, Elton Brand went straight to the point: "I heard that you are unhappy in Cleveland?"
Lin Yu did not give a definite and affirmative answer, but just shrugged, giving Elton Brand the answer he wanted.
"Okay, I know what you mean, Lin, so, you're looking to leave Cleveland now?"
Lin Yu chose to shake his head at this question: "No, Elton, you know, I just renewed my contract with the Cavaliers. It is not up to me to decide whether to leave or stay in Cleveland."
"No, Lin, I mean, from your own perspective, do you really want to leave Cleveland?"
Elton Brandon changed the question, and Lin Yu nodded.
"If you want to leave, then tell the management that you want to leave. This is the right that professional players should have, and professional management will obviously respect this right."
Lin Yu was still nodding, but the expression on his face had changed to one of disbelief and disbelief.
Elton Brand hesitated a little, but after a moment, he still said: "You were already the championship last season, you don't owe Cleveland anything, so be bold and make your request to Cleveland's management.
Leave because you haven't received the respect you deserve."
"I will consider it." Lin Yu nodded seriously. It seemed that he agreed with Elton Brand's argument. In fact, he already had his own ideas on how to leave the Cavaliers.
Just like Brand said, he told the Cavaliers' management that he wanted to leave, but Lin Yu believed that the time had not yet come, so he only said that he would consider it instead of making a decision.
"If you decide to leave, I hope you will consider the Clippers."
Elton Brand obviously failed to see the essence of the matter, and he directly began to invite Lin Yu to join forces.
"Clipper?"
Lin Yu looked like are you serious?
Elton Brand immediately knew that he needed to make more attractive offers and describe better prospects.
"If you join the Clippers, me, you, and Baron Davis will form another Big Three combination."
"Baron Davis? Isn't he with the Warriors?"
Lin Yu seemed to have heard an extremely explosive news. Baron Davis, who just led the Warriors to complete the eight-point miracle last season, is going to the Clippers?
But thinking about it again, it seems that in the future trajectory of the past life, Baron Davis joined the Clippers.
"Of course, Byron is still a Warriors player now, but once this season is over, his contract with the Warriors will expire." Brand pointed to Jessica Alba, who was chatting with Amber not far away.
"He and Jessica are good friends and they are from Los Angeles, so he has always wanted to return to Los Angeles to play ball."
"The Lakers are interested in him, but they have no leverage and no time to wait until his contract expires next year. Therefore, the Clippers are his only choice. We got together once in the summer and have already agreed that his contract will expire next year.
Then join the Clippers."
Lin Yu looked thoughtful, as if he was considering joining the Clippers.
In fact, he thought about the future trajectory of his previous life. Baron Davis did not successfully join forces with Elton Brand, and the reason why they failed to join forces was that Brand was successfully tempted by the high salary and turned his back.
As per the original agreement, I chose to join the 76ers.
"Another Big Three, still in a big city like Los Angeles..."
The prospect described by Elton Brand seemed very good, but Lin Yu shook his head: "Elton, you should understand that even if there is a deal, it is not up to me to decide where to go."
"I know, but if the Cavaliers give you a little respect and let you choose your next club, I hope you can choose the Clippers."
Lin Yu nodded: "I will."
Does he really know how to do it?
Obviously not. The Clippers are not an ideal next destination. If Elton Brand chooses Baron Davis, he will naturally choose Lin Yu. Obviously, at this stage, Brand
The Bundesliga believes that performance comes first, but when his contract expires tomorrow, the Clippers will not give him a maximum salary but the 76ers will give him a maximum salary, Brand will have to choose between money and performance.
Secondly, Lin Yu remembered that after Baron Davis left the Warriors, his condition and strength dropped sharply, and the Clippers became a bad team as a result, and then drafted No. 1 pick Blake Griffin in 2009.
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Thirdly, Donald Sterling is not a good boss, especially for a yellow man like him.
Elton Brand chatted with Lin Yu for a few more words, roughly talking about some of his usual hobbies, but the two really had nothing in common and said goodbye to each other soon.
It was not until the end of the party that Kobe found time to find Lin Yu and also recruited him.
"Lin, if you have made your decision, I hope you will consider the Lakers."
In contrast, Kobe was more direct, and Lin Yu nodded directly: "I will, but the premise is that the Lakers' offer can convince the Cavaliers."
Then, he took Amber and left the Hollywood Hills, and a somewhat boring Halloween party ended just like that.
Throughout the party, Lin Yu kept communicating with all kinds of people. In comparison, he had little communication with his teammates.
Especially James, he and James didn't even meet during the entire party.
However, through the gossip that Amber heard from everywhere, he knew that at this party, James only exchanged a few words with Kobe and then disappeared without a trace.
"No. 23 and No. 24 are not traveling in the same way..."