Champion Creed-Chapter 518 - 190: The King’s Mercy (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)_2

Why did he get such a grand welcome in Atlanta?

Why?

What did that jerk do to deserve it?

Just because of three consecutive championships?

Ha, who hasn’t won three consecutive championships?

Besides, my grandma could win three consecutive championships with Shaq!

"You shameless jerk!" Pippen cursed suddenly.

But he quickly shut his mouth, embarrassed, when the villa’s owner appeared at this inopportune moment.

Roger didn’t respond with curses, but instead said calmly, "It’s nice here, isn’t it? And not expensive, just a Pip."

Pippen: ???

"What does a Pip mean?"

"Oh, it’s a new currency unit I’ve created, one Pip means one year’s salary of Scottie Pippen."

Veins popped on Pippen’s forehead: "Damn it, Roger, do you think I won’t throw punches?"

"I know the best surgeon in Georgia, he’s great at titanium implant procedures."

"Ha, you brute who only knows violence, I’m not like you."

"Have a seat." Seeing Pippen’s attitude soften instantly, Roger got a chair for Pippen, and they sat down in the villa’s front garden.

Then, Roger poured a cup of tea for Pippen.

Pippen didn’t drink and still had a sour face: "I’ve already told you, that thing is impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Really?"

"Yes, let me put it this way, unless it snows in the summer in Georgia, I’m not agreeing to that!"

"Fine, suit yourself." Roger sipped his tea.

The thing they were discussing was about Pippen’s ankle surgery.

Roger hoped Pippen could have the surgery earlier during the holiday, so it wouldn’t affect the season’s progress.

Roger believed the Hawks’ lineup for the next season was quite competitive, and he hoped to achieve the best results in his first year in Atlanta. For that goal, having a complete roster was crucial.

But Pippen refused.

Honestly, Roger didn’t see the logic in that.

Pippen made that decision originally because he had a conflict with the Bulls. Of course, that conflict was quite absurd — he wanted the Bulls to change his contract. Such a thing had never happened in NBA history.

In short, the incident of Pippen deliberately delaying his surgery was because he was spiteful towards the Bulls.

But now he was no longer with the Bulls, and he had no conflict with the Atlanta Hawks.

So why was he still unwilling to have the surgery earlier? Had to wait until the training camp started?

Roger was unaware, Pippen also had a conflict with the Hawks.

He blamed the Hawks for not telling him earlier about bringing in Roger, otherwise, he wouldn’t have come.

To express his dissatisfaction, he continued to uphold the principle of "injuries on work time, recuperate on work time."

Babcock had tried to persuade him several times, but it was useless.

Pippen was very adamant; he agreed to meet Roger because he thought Roger would beg him humbly.

In Pippen’s fantasy, Roger should have been like, "Scottie, please, it was all my fault before, have the surgery earlier, I can’t do without you!"

However, Roger’s casual "suit yourself" baffled Pippen.

Can’t you act a bit more like you need something from me?

Logically, they could have said goodbye at this point.

But Pippen wasn’t satisfied.

Since he was already there, he still wanted to see Roger grovel.

"You fool, do you really think you can control everything? Old man (Ted Turner) might like you, but that has nothing to do with me, don’t expect me to come kiss your feet too. Go get beaten up with your Atlanta Hawks before I get back."

"I’ve already said, suit yourself. Anyway, a waste like you is only worth a 2 million yearly salary."

"Ha, next summer you’ll see, half the league will come to me with cash in hand!"

Roger laughed.

"Scottie, I thought after all these years, you’d become a bit smarter.

Let me tell you some facts, our new teammate, Clifford Robinson, the one who played against you in the finals in ’92, only signed with the Hawks this summer for $800,000 for a year.

Even if he didn’t accept, he could only sign with the Phoenix Suns for a maximum of $1 million for one year. Obviously, this is a contract far below his actual value. But why such circumstances? Because his performance during the contract year wasn’t very good.

Actually, it wasn’t his fault.

His tactical position in the team was downgraded, his shooting rights and ball control were diluted, stats were definitely going to decline.

But the market doesn’t care about that, he’s 31 years old, his stats declined, so he’s not worth much. freewёbnoνel-com

What about you, Scottie? You’re about the same age as Clifford, right?

If you only come back mid-season, how much time will you need to find your form, how much will your stats suffer?

By the summer of ’98, will you still be worth anything?

Are you going to cry to other teams: damn, I just had surgery, but trust me, I can still reach my peak!?

If you were them, would you believe it?"

Roger’s words made Pippen fall silent again.

For many years, Pippen had always been dissatisfied with his income.

He was finally nearing the end, the next contract, he had to sign a big contract worth millions annually, no matter what.

But if what Roger said happened, he would miss the last chance in his career to sign a big contract.

"So," Roger spoke again, "it’s up to you whether you have the surgery or not, I’m just giving you a heads up."

Pippen clenched his teeth, nothing had changed over the years.

He was still tightly controlled and suppressed by Roger!