Stephen said his general requirements, and Catherine immediately wrote it on his notebook. It looked quite good, but Stephen didn't expect much. You can tell from her age. Buying a house is that simple. Although Stephen's requirements are very simple, the house is not small, because he is the only one living, and the environment is quiet, because he needs a good rest environment, and it needs to be close to the stadium. Because it is very late to return to training every day, Stephen doesn't want to waste too much time on the road. Of course, the price cannot be high. After Stephen's income deducts all the taxes, he gets less than half of his income. He can't buy a house for the whole year. Texas property tax is well-known in the United States.

For example, when buying a house worth $200,000, the average annual property tax is over $5,000, so Stephen is not too eager to buy a house. It would be fine if he stayed here after the contract was completed. If he left, wouldn’t the house still have to take action? Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said to any of the few people in front of him. They are all people who are planning to live in the Spurs. Although it is normal to hear that they have two ambitions in their hearts, it is definitely not a thorn in their hearts. It is hard to say whether they will be so harmonious with themselves.

After talking about Stephen, several people sat there and talked about basketball again. After talking about it, they talked about the current league situation. In a word, the current league championship situation, but when it comes to saying that the champions of the league are competing for the top 100% of the teams can dominate. Although everyone is very confident in the Spurs, if they can win the championship this season, Duncan dare not say that. The Spurs have never defended their title successfully, nor have they won the championship in even years. This has become a law.

I don’t want to say much about my team, because when I talk about my team, I will inevitably talk about that topic. So everyone is discussing who will be the opponent in the finals? Who will cause trouble for me again? After talking about it, Brent Barry suddenly made a suggestion: "You guys say, how about we have a bet, guess who the opponent in the finals is, and who the opponent in the finals is, according to the position we sit in, the first person has said that the next person can’t talk about it again. Then when talking about the opponent in the finals, it starts from here. In this way, everyone will be fair. If you guess wrong, each person will give you two thousand dollars. Catherine, please help us record it and make a proof. Whoever wins at that time will give you the benefits."

Brent Barry's proposal is very interesting, the rules are relatively simple, and it clearly expresses confidence in the Spurs. Bruce Bowen glanced at Stephen and suddenly answered: "I have a suggestion that anyone who proposes the team must say a reason for one, two, and three. You can't talk nonsense, Stephen can't say it."

"Okay, let me talk about the opponents in the division finals first. I am more optimistic about the Suns. Although Joe Johnson has left, as long as Nash is still there, the Suns' strength cannot be underestimated. Any player who comes to the Suns can play All-Star data, so I think the Suns are still our biggest opponent in the West District Championship. Now it depends on how long Stodmeier has to rest. This is a variable factor." Duncan ranked first and naturally took the lead.

"I think our opponent should be the Denver Nuggets. They caused us a lot of trouble last season. There are Ken Yang Martin, Nene Hillio, Marcus Cambi, and Anthony and Miller outside. As Anthony matures, coupled with the training of famous teacher George Ka, they have the advantage of division. I think they are our biggest opponents." Bruce Bowen continued, and Catherine acted as the clerk and recorded everyone's speeches.

"I think in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets are our biggest threat. They have Yao Ming and McGrady. Both of them are the kind that cannot be defended. As long as there is no injury, the Rockets will always be the first team to win the championship." When it was Tony Parker's turn, Tony Parker actually chose the Rockets who had never entered the second round, which surprised everyone, but he couldn't say it wrong. As long as there is no injury, the combination of Yao Ming and McGrady is equivalent to a slightly weakened version of the ok combination.

"I'll choose the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Mavericks are also very good, especially their boss is rich." Stephen originally planned to say the Suns, but Duncan had already said it, and wanted to say the Rockets. Parker said it, so he had to take out the opponent just now. However, the Mavericks played well, which put a lot of pressure on the Spurs, especially Nowitzki's performance. However, in order to respect Duncan, Stephen was embarrassed to say that, so he had to talk about Mark Cuban.

"Haha, Stephen, you're wrong. You can definitely not win the championship with money. Moreover, Mark Cuban is not the richest boss, but he is willing to invest. He is richer than the Trail Blazers boss, of course, he is richer than our boss." After Bruce Bowen came out to correct Stephen, he asked Brent Barry to say.

"You have selected all the good teams. I want to choose the Clippers, or the Timberwolves. The overall strength of the Clippers is stronger. With Garnett, the Timberwolves can never be underestimated. Forget it, the Clippers should be better." Brent Barry chose the Clippers in a dilemma, and finally decided to choose the Clippers.

After saying that, several people looked at each other and found that there was no Lakers. This was the championship team in the past. Unexpectedly, they couldn't even rank the top five. Then, after Catherine informed everyone about the teams they selected, the second round of betting began. This time, they were the opponent in the finals and could only start with the Eastern Conference team.

"I'd better choose the Detroit Pistons. I think with the defensive system created by Larry Brown and Sanders' offensive system, it should be no problem for the Pistons to play in the finals at least." He was the first to say that Brent Barry said the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference at present.

"Then I'll choose the Miami Heat. I think O'Neal is very good, and I'll be with Wade, Payton and others." Stephen continued. Although he didn't understand very much, he wanted to show it so that others wouldn't know anything. Besides, there are beautiful women next to him, so how could Stephen be willing to act ugly?

"Stephen, we two heroes have the same views, and I agree with the Heat, but since you have chosen, I have to choose another one, so I will choose the Indiana Pacers. They are originally a championship-level team, and now they have basically come back, so it should be pretty good." Tony Parker is also a Heat in the Eastern Conference, but Stephen took a step forward, so he had to choose another one.

"Then I'll choose the Cleveland Cavaliers. With James here, there's no need to say anything else." Bruce Bowen recommended a team briefly because he felt that there was hope for it had been said by others. Relatively speaking, the strength of the East is not as good as that of the Western Conference teams. Generally, the top three are a little bit weaker.

"It seems that I will definitely lose, so I will choose the Milwaukee Bucks. There is Bogut inside and Michael Reed outside, and there should be a fight." Duncan smiled, and no one expected that he would choose the team that Bogut, who was rude to him, to be laughed at. Now everyone laughed. Duncan is like this. He looks dazed on the surface, and occasionally makes a joke, which is quite ridiculous.

After all the bets were released, everyone signed their names on Catherine's record. Both of them lost only 4,000 US dollars. It was a slight connotation for them. It was very likely that they would win one more, but they would lose two thousand and eight thousand.

After doing this, everyone began to disperse and return to their respective homes. Stephen was originally going to call the driver, but Duncan wanted to take Stephen for a ride. Stephen had to sit in Duncan's Dodge Hennessy modified version. The turbocharged engine roared and the car drove into the night.

Watching Duncan drive the car gracefully and sit in the car as if he is unaware of anything, but the speedometer clearly shows that the speed at which it appears is already 120 miles per hour, and the car is not fully exerting force. Stephen sneaked in envy and said, "It's hundreds of thousands of dollars per car, and he can't afford it."

There are few cars for mass markets that cost more than 100,000 US dollars or more than 100,000 US dollars. Generally, they are limited editions or very small outputs. Some car buyers have custom requirements for the car, so the price is expensive. With the consumption tax, this kind of car is basically about the same salary as Stephen’s one year, and Stephen can’t afford it now.

"As long as you follow your current development momentum, you can buy such a car on the next contract. I will introduce you to modify it at that time. I am a senior customer of them." Seeing that Stephen was very interested in his car, Duncan introduced Stephen with great interest. He had several cars, including Ferrari, Chevrolet, and Defender, but what he liked the most was the Dodge car.

"I hope so. I don't know what car I hope for. Can I feel it when I come back." Stephen has never driven a sports car. He saw his teammates coming over in a sports car every day. He wanted to say that he was not envious. That was fake, but with his income, he really couldn't meet this condition. Stephen had not learned anything else with his father, and he still understood the principle of just living within his capacity.

Once many young people get rich, they buy luxury houses and sports cars regardless of whether they spend their salary in advance for a few years. This is not the same thing. Coupard is like this. Stephen taught him a lesson. The salary of the rookie contract has been spent in advance. Although the salary cannot be withdrawn in advance, as long as there is a contract, a large number of banks are rushing to borrow money for you. As long as it does not exceed the contract amount, everything is fine.

"No problem, why don't you lend it to you now." Duncan agreed immediately. Stephen shook his head and let it go first. The car is too fast and he can't master it well. Let's go back and practice Robert Hory's Porsche or Brent Barry's Cadillac first, so as not to waste this good car.

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The third update is here today. I was so tired that I couldn't move all over and said that I was almost dead.
Chapter completed!