"Hello, Mr. General Manager."
Li Fei and general manager Jerry Colangelo exchanged an internationally friendly handshake.
"Ever since last year's Finals against the Chicago Bulls, I've been a loyal Phoenix Suns fan."
Li Fei looked at the general manager and gave an extremely tactful response.
"I came to Phoenix to take this team even further!"
Jerry Colangelo and Paul Westphal exchanged a glance.
He's young, but he sure has emotional intelligence.
"Li, you and Charles Barkley are the future of Phoenix."
Head coach Paul Westphal also made his position clear. "This new season, we'll build our tactics around the two of you."
Li Fei nodded. The team's interior strength was indeed impressive.
The reason they had lost to the Houston Rockets in last year's playoffs was mainly that they lacked size. The tallest player on the team was the 2.06-meter A.C. Green. If they hadn't lacked a center who could hold off The Dream, Barkley's stamina wouldn't have been completely drained, and his numbers wouldn't have fallen so badly during the series that his scoring average dropped below Kevin Johnson's.
With Li Fei's help, the pressure on Barkley would be greatly reduced.
Of course,
losing a powerful point guard like Kevin Johnson would also have a huge impact on the team.
However, Li Fei had guessed wrong. The Phoenix Suns would make other moves in the future.
Li Fei smiled. "Manager, Coach, I can't wait to fight alongside Charles."
"Uh..."
But as soon as they mentioned Flying Pig Barkley,
the general manager and head coach both wore somewhat awkward expressions.
Li Fei was puzzled.
"Li, Charles doesn't have any ill will toward you,"
Colangelo said. "But you know Charles. He went through the Finals with KJ, and he never expected the team to trade KJ. So when he found out