Chapter 260: Griffin trades for Nowitzki

Fan Xi and Jennifer Aniston appeared on the red carpet of the premiere together. Fan Xi wore an Italian handmade custom suit. He gained about 7 kilograms of weight this year, making him look more stylish, while also possessing a very wonderful sense of youth.

Jennifer Aniston wore an evening dress, making her look dignified and atmospheric.

The two stood together, and it really couldn't be seen that there was a little bit of CP feeling. Their age gap was very large.

So, what made Jennifer depressed was that she, as the heroine of the movie, was left out in the cold.

Los Angeles media were asking Fan Xi questions: "Jack, is your sister-brother love with Scarlett really over?" "Facing Justin Bieber's strong pursuit, how will you deal with this emotional crisis?" "Will you sing a love song with Taylor Swift?" "The Kardashian family said you neglected them after joining the Clippers. They feel you don't love Kendall Jenner that much. Will you appear on their reality show again?" "Kanye West said Taylor's music level doesn't match your basketball level..."

Fan Xi was a topic detonator.

He appeared in any corner of the City of Angels, and there would be paparazzi running out to shoot or ask some strange questions.

The screams of a group of girls in the distance showed Fan Xi's charm. Young girls would not distance themselves from Fan Xi because of his messy scandals.

In fact, the hug Fan Xi gave Im Yoona when sending her away at the airport last night made many people scream.

Korean media even publicly declared: Jack is only one step away from joining Korean nationality.

However, Fan Xi didn't even reach that step with Yoona.

It was inconvenient these days.

The premiere ceremony was a very boring thing. You had to be asked boring questions by boring reporters on the red carpet, say some boring jokes at the press conference site, and interact with fans after watching the movie.

Fan Xi felt it was very troublesome. He decided not to make movies in the future.

However, Lu Yuan told him: "The effect of this movie is very good. Your scandals have been particularly many recently, and many people want to see your performance off the court in the movie. Most importantly, many people on Rotten Tomatoes want to see how you fall in love in the movie."

"So, you have a good chance of getting high dividend income."

Mentioning money.

Fan Xi's interest was a bit stronger. He asked Lu Yuan: "How much?"

"If the movie box office exceeds 580 million US dollars, you have a chance to get 10 million US dollars in box office dividends. Further up, the ratio will be greater."

Lu Yuan said to Fan Xi very seriously.

Fan Xi immediately cheered up. He couldn't refuse money.

Just like women couldn't refuse him.

Blake Griffin performed in a mess in the game against the Jazz. The Jazz had long been the bottom of the bottom team. Losing Deron Williams made them like a group of lonely ghosts.

Originally, this was a victory without suspense. Even if Fan Xi didn't come to the court, but they could defeat the Celtics, how could they not take down the Jazz?

However, Griffin played very badly.

Or rather, very selfishly.

He had been playing one-on-one, had been forcibly crashing into the Jazz's paint, he tried his best to express himself and highlight his talent.

Clippers players didn't understand his behavior very much. He performed abnormally.

In the locker room, he also said to Stephen Nash: *Please give me more balls in the second half, I will definitely play a more perfect performance in the second half. *

"But in fact, you didn't perform perfectly at all." Jimmy Butler was a tough guy, and he retorted to Griffin.

This made Griffin quite angry. He felt that Butler was just a personal bodyguard beside Jack, and he dared to bare his fangs at him, the real second-in-command? He stared at Butler at the time and taught him: "Rookie. Before you become an All-Star, you should learn to respect the team leader."

"But you are not an All-Star yet." Butler was fearless

In the whole team, he only respected Fan Xi; he also respected other veterans, and his relationship with Leonard and DeAndre Jordan was also very harmonious.

Only toward Griffin did he seem to have a natural knot in his heart.

He felt that Griffin was nothing special.

Although Griffin was a top pick, the Clippers' second-in-command, and a super-talented player praised by the media, a future elite power forward.

But he really thought Griffin was just like that.

Griffin glared at him, and he also glared at Griffin.

In the end, Vince Carter came over to smooth things over. Griffin didn't continue speaking either; he knew that if things really escalated, he would definitely be the one who couldn't clean up the mess in the end.

Butler was a guy with nothing to lose; stepping on his own shiny, precious shoes would be a disaster.

In the second half, Griffin further strengthened his individual play.

Moreover, he started winking at the Kardashian family sitting on the sidelines and doing some flying kiss gestures.

This caused all the media to focus on them.

The Kardashian family was now known as the NBA killers, but at the same time, their looks were in line with the aesthetic of these Black stars.

Although Griffin looked white, he was Black, and his aesthetic followed the Black community.

After this game where the Clippers lost 101:111 to the Jazz, the footage of Griffin blowing kisses to the Kardashian family was widely reported by the media.

That evening, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie, five Kardashian members, were sitting on the sidelines, and entertainment media were speculating about which one Griffin had taken a fancy to.

Sports media were criticizing Griffin, saying that Griffin had learned bad habits from Fan Xi, actually thinking about getting involved with women from the entertainment industry, and the Kardashian family at that.

Look at the current state of Lamar Odom next door; the Kardashian family was famous for being able to ruin NBA players.

Griffin reaped some public opinion dividends.

However, he received more questioning.

Especially since Fan Xi was also dragged into the criticism.

When Fan Xi saw the news the next day, he was dumbfounded: What do you mean I corrupted Griffin? What does it have to do with me that Griffin wants to pursue a woman from the Kardashian family?

Can I even stop an adult from dating? It's inexplicable.

Fan Xi changed the channel.

Out of sight, out of mind.

However, something Fan Xi didn't expect happened very soon.

It was a call from Lamar Odom.

Odom's recent performance had been terrible; he was declining very quickly this season, and this poor guy was in the twilight of his career.

Every time Fan Xi saw Lamar Odom, he felt his condition was very wrong.

"Hey, Jack, keep an eye on your little brother." As soon as Lamar Odom's call came through, he angrily questioned: "Blake Griffin is a jerk. He's actually hitting on Khloe. Doesn't this bastard know she's my fiancée?"

Wow?

Fan Xi was quite surprised to hear this.

But on second thought, he felt it was normal. The relationship between Khloe and Lamar had become precarious with Odom's career decline; Khloe had been giving him the cold shoulder for some time, and Odom had even called Fan Xi for help before.

So, it was normal for Griffin to take advantage of the situation.

It's just, why would he do that?

"How did it come to this?" Fan Xi said in surprise: "Did you and Khloe break up?"

"I thought we were just having a cold war, our emotional foundation was always there..." Lamar Odom rambled on, babbling about how much he loved Khloe and what he had done for this relationship....

When a man becomes this trivial, it is the moment he is completely trapped in love and has completely lost his charm.

Women don't like this.

Fan Xi didn't know how to comfort Odom; this was their business. It was hard for him to help Odom say anything. There is a saying in Zhongguo that it's hard for an honest official to settle family disputes, not to mention that he was just their friend.

He couldn't do anything.

He could only put the phone aside and let Lamar Odom continue talking. Treating himself as a sounding board for Odom.

The Los Angeles Clippers' third consecutive home opponent was the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks were currently ranked fifth in the Western Conference, behind the Lakers, Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers. According to this trend, the Clippers were very likely to meet them in the first round of the playoffs.

This was something Mark Cuban really didn't want to see.

He came to Staples Center before the game started. He and Fan Xi had a very good personal relationship; last season he tried his best to get Fan Xi, even though Fan Xi was looked down upon because of injuries at that time.

They even had a relationship where they could talk about anything.

"I heard Yao will join your team soon?" Mark Cuban said to Fan Xi: "Are you really planning to build an old superstar club?"

Fan Xi smiled and continued to joke: "Yes, we are just waiting for Nowitzki to join now. How about it? Mark, let your German Tank drive in our Los Angeles for two years. He has his best friend Steve Nash here. How can you bear to break them up?"

"Hey, stop talking empty words, Jack. I know that miser Sterling better than you. He won't do more for the Grand Champion. For him, the current situation is the most favorable. If Nowitzki joins the Clippers, he needs to pay an extra 20 million dollars in salary, and even pay luxury tax. Do you think he's willing?"

"Not every boss is as generous as me, understanding the principle of big investment, big return. Why haven't the Clippers been able to surpass the Lakers for so many years? It's because your boss only knows how to calculate small accounts, not big ones."

Mark Cuban told Fan Xi very firmly: "Your way of playing is very difficult to win the Grand Champion. Even if you win, it's very difficult to build a dynasty."

Fan Xi didn't speak; he just said to Mark Cuban: "What if? What if Sterling agrees, are you willing to let go?"

"Then who are you going to trade? Griffin? A box-office superstar on the rise? Or yourself?" Mark Cuban said irritably: "Besides, Nowitzki's contract only has 3 years left, 3 years of 20-million-level salary. Would you be willing to take him on? Once the 3 years are up, he will definitely return to Dallas."

Fan Xi said: "That's fine."

Fan Xi said it very seriously.

He felt from the bottom of his heart that Griffin could be traded for Nowitzki. Although Griffin had great fame now, everyone thought he would become a super superstar and could become a box-office star.

However, if he could trade for Nowitzki, Fan Xi would definitely welcome it with both hands.

Although Nowitzki was older and had a high annual salary.

However, the Clippers needed him; the Clippers needed a super-giant with rich playoff experience who was still in his prime, and Nowitzki could greatly enrich the Clippers' tactics. With him joining, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

"Come talk to me about this when you can make the decisions yourself." Mark Cuban didn't want to talk nonsense with Fan Xi; he felt it was meaningless to say these things. Based on his understanding of Sterling, this was impossible to happen.

"Is it possible to talk about this trade as long as I convince Sterling?" Fan Xi asked Mark Cuban very seriously.

Mark Cuban knew Sterling's personality too well, so he quickly said: "Of course. But you can't convince him, I guarantee it."

Fan Xi turned around and went to find Sterling.

He called Sterling.

Sterling answered Fan Xi's call quickly, and Fan Xi told Sterling his intention.

Sterling fell into silence on the other end. After about fifteen or sixteen seconds, Sterling spoke: "Did Lamar Odom call you? Is he the one who wants you to send Griffin out of Los Angeles? To stabilize his love?"

"No." Fan Xi shook his head.

"Then why? I think Blake's current ability is not much worse than the aging Nowitzki, and he is still continuously improving. I have no opinion on trading him for some young talented players, but trading him for an old player who is past his peak and has a top-five salary in the League, I don't think it's cost-effective."

Sterling refused; he was very tactful. But the meaning between the lines revealed: This trade has no cost-effectiveness, Nowitzki's salary is too high, I don't want to support it.

After all, if the Clippers add another 20 million in salary costs, they will have to pay luxury tax.

Although the Clippers are very profitable, they save a penny where they can.

Sterling has been pursuing cost-effectiveness all his life; he doesn't want to gamble on this.

Fan Xi was very disappointed; Mark Cuban's words had come true.

He was very sad, and he couldn't help but think, if the boss is always so unsupportive, will it really be as Mark Cuban said, very difficult to win the championship?

After all, for a club to win the Grand Champion, it relies not only on performance on the court, but the club's operations in all aspects are also indispensable.

This was the first time Fan Xi had felt frustrated and disappointed since joining the Clippers.

An incompetent general exhausts the three armies.

Fan Xi returned to the locker room and ran into the triumphant Griffin. Griffin even raised his eyebrows when he saw Fan Xi and said loudly to Fan Xi: "Jack, I think our relationship will be able to go a step further soon."

"I have been following in your footsteps."

Griffin smiled and expressed closeness to Fan Xi.

Fan Xi looked at Griffin's smiling face and remembered Odom's frustrated voice earlier that day.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, feeling a bit absurd.

"Keep it up, tonight's game is very important, we cannot accept a three-game losing streak!"