Chapter 22: Intriguing

Not long after Rose hung up the phone, Wade Dong's phone rang again.

Seeing another unfamiliar M country number, Wade Dong directly hung up and turned off his phone.

"Hang up on me?"

On the other end of the phone, James muttered, "Wade Dong doesn't want to join the Heat and form the Big Four to compete for the championship?"

Wade Dong, of course, didn't know he had hung up on James's call. He had already arrived at the stadium.

At this time, the stadium was empty. Wade Dong greeted the doorman and went to the dormitory to take a shower and sleep.

[Task completed: Reward - Bad Luck Potion!]

After lying down, Wade Dong heard the system's voice in his mind. It seemed the system was still reliable. Although the task was repeated, the reward item was not.

[Bad Luck Potion: Increases bad luck value, effective for 24 seconds.]

This effect was the opposite of the Lucky Potion, also lasting 24 seconds. Obviously, this potion was meant to be used on opponents. Wade Dong wasn't stupid enough to use the Bad Luck Potion on himself.

Last time, he exchanged for Batistuta's defense package, and today he won against the Timberwolves. His talent points remained at 15.

...

On the third day, they faced the Grizzlies.

Due to Wade Dong's outstanding performance, they secured their third victory since he joined the Suns.

Wade Dong's stats for this game were:

Points: 31 Rebounds: 13 Assists: 3 Steals: 1 Blocks: 1

Wade Dong achieved his first double-double in the NBA.

It was a 30+10 double-double.

After the game, Nash had a worried expression.

Wade Dong was the first to notice Nash's condition and asked, "Old Nash, what's wrong?"

"My back is a bit uncomfortable." Nash frowned, "It seems my old back injury is acting up."

Nash's back injury was a chronic issue. Every time he rested on the bench, he would lie on the ground to relieve the pain in his back.

Hearing that Nash's back injury had flared up, the teammates all came to check on Nash.

The team doctor also arrived, taking Nash to the locker room for an examination. Not long after, the doctor came out with a worried expression.

"Doctor, how is Nash?"

Gentry was the first to ask. He had just seen hope for the playoffs, and if the team's star player, Nash, got injured at this time, it would be a huge blow to the team!

"Nash's condition is okay."

The doctor said, "His old injury has flared up, but it's not serious. However, he needs to rest for at least three games."

"Ah??"

All the teammates exclaimed in surprise!

With only seven games left until the playoffs, if Nash had to rest for three games, it could directly block the Suns' path to the playoffs.

"Coach, I think I can do it."

At this moment, Nash, supported by an assistant, came out of the locker room and said to Gentry, "I want to play in the next game!"

"No!"

Gentry directly refused, "A back injury is not a small matter. You must listen to the doctor and rest for at least three games!"

"Coach..."

Nash wanted to argue, but Gentry refused again.

The teammates also came to comfort Nash, promising him that even without him, they would definitely help the team win these three games.

In the post-game press conference, the Suns were all worried.

They casually answered a few questions from the reporters. The reporters also noticed that two people were missing from the post-game press conference: Wade Dong and the team's star player, Nash.

"Why didn't Wade Dong and Nash attend the post-game press conference?"

The reporters left with many questions.

They could roughly guess why Wade Dong didn't attend. Because Daisy was there again today.

Anyone who wasn't blind could see that Wade Dong was a bit annoyed with Daisy.

But Nash not attending was strange!

Of course, the reporters only guessed half right. Nash and Wade Dong didn't attend the post-game press conference because they were in the owner's office.

The Suns' owner, Sarver, came to the stadium tonight for an important matter.

"Wade, thank you for joining the Suns!"

Sarver shook Wade Dong's hand warmly, wanting to win him over with warmth.

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to join the NBA."

Wade Dong smiled, "You are my idol."

Sarver: "???"

Gentry and Nash were a bit immune to Wade Dong's words. Wade Dong liked to say "You are my idol" to everyone.

During the internal scrimmage, Wade Dong said this to both Nash and Hill, and then led the reserve team to victory over the main team.

In the game against the Lakers, Wade Dong said this to Kobe, and then scored 37 points in a single quarter!

In the game against the Timberwolves, Wade Dong said this to Rubio, and then clocked out after three quarters!

Now Wade Dong said this to Sarver, what did he want to do to Sarver?

"Idol is too much, I'm just a businessman."

Sarver waved his hand and got straight to the point, "Your ten-day short contract is about to expire. Have you considered extending your contract with the team?"

"Yes!"

Wade Dong smiled and nodded.

Sarver's main purpose in finding Wade Dong today was this. He thought Wade Dong didn't have an agent and was new to the M country, so he might not be familiar with the league's rules. Sarver didn't want to mistreat Wade Dong. As long as Wade Dong decided to extend his contract with the team, Sarver could show some sincerity.

"Since you are also considering extending your contract with the team, this is easy to handle!"

Sarver said, "I am willing to offer a three-year, $21 million contract. What do you think?"

A three-year, $21 million contract?

In 2012, this contract was considered a mid-level contract. Although it didn't reach the level of a star player's contract, for a player who had only played three games in the NBA, the owner offering such a contract already showed sincerity.

Nash and Gentry didn't say anything. They came along because if Wade Dong had already been in contact with other teams and wanted to join another team, they could persuade him.

But Wade Dong directly said he was considering extending his contract with the team, so this was between Sarver and Wade Dong.

Whether Sarver could offer a contract that satisfied Wade Dong was the key to this matter. Nash and Gentry couldn't interfere in this.

Nash was half-lying on the sofa, relieving the pain in his back. Gentry remained silent.

"There's another game against the Rockets the day after tomorrow."

Wade Dong suddenly smiled, "Just thinking about it gives me a headache. There should be many team managers at the Toyota Center that day, right?"

When Wade Dong said this, Sarver's eyelid twitched.

A few days ago, he heard from Gentry that Wade Dong had rejected Jeff and Rich, making these two agents very angry. Originally, he thought that without an agent, things would be easier. Sarver thought that Wade Dong, who hadn't even graduated from college, should be naive and simple.

But Wade Dong's words were too intriguing!