"Actually, it wasn't all Brownie's doing. Underpants and Cake powder deserved some of the credit too, and even Cantaloupe had played a part."
"Heh heh, playing the lone sober man among a drunken world again? Are there fewer of Chen Xi's brain-dead fans? Have their outrageous takes decreased?"
"Hahahaha, actually, quite a few of Xi's fans also make brain-dead comments and spout outrageous takes. But their idol is just too badass to argue with. He says he'll win the championship, and then he wins the championship. He says he'll win MVP, and then he wins MVP. He's gone and made everything his fans bragged about come true. Tell me, isn't that infuriating?~~"
"666."
The days of mid-June passed by, little by little.
Rumors about Chen Xi's trade continued to run rampant every day.
Yet Chen Xi himself never gave any definite response to those rumors.
All the massive contracts various teams offered Old Chen also sank like stones into the sea, producing no results.
Until the morning of June 19.
That was when Moon once again leaked word through Woj that Chen Xi intended to reach a max-contract extension with the Thunder, then leave the team via a sign-and-trade.
The front offices of the various teams immediately began adjusting their strategies, revising their proposals, and approaching Presti for negotiations.
Although they didn't quite understand Chen Xi's thinking, no one was willing to give up the opportunity right in front of them.
When it came to a player like Chen Xi, unquestionably the best in the league, every team seemed extraordinarily generous.~~
Afraid of falling behind, the general managers no longer cared whether this player or that one was supposedly untouchable. They would put them on the market first and worry about the rest later.~~
The Los Angeles Lakers offered