The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and Wayne was not in the mood to watch the game at all.

In Wayne's previous life, Paul Allen passed away in 2018, and now it is 2015.

Even if everything remains as usual, Allen probably only has three years to live.

Wayne originally thought that due to a series of butterfly effects in this history, Allen would live longer.

But does Allen mean that his situation seems to be worse than in the original history?

"What? Stop joking, Alan. You look very healthy and much better than you were two years ago. Didn't you also say on social media that you have basically recovered?"

You are watching the game well, and suddenly someone comes to you and tells you that he is dying. Who can bear this?

Although Wayne's mental quality is strong enough, he is a little panicked now.

"It's all a lie. I can't say on social media that I'm going to die, right?

My mental condition is good, but my illness has nothing to do with my mental condition. I may die in my sleep.

The doctor said that my current condition is irreversible and the cancer cells have completely spread.

He can’t say for sure, but he estimates that I only have one or two years left to live.”

Having said this, Paul Allen's smile disappeared.

To be honest, when a person knows that his end is coming, he will never be excited about being able to predict the future, he will only be under tremendous pressure.

Because every second, every minute, every day you experience, your life span will clearly decrease a little.

It is never easy to face the countdown of your life.

When Allen first knew that his end was approaching, he became depressed.

Although he knew that he would come back sooner or later, he still couldn't accept it for the moment.

After a long period of psychological treatment, Allen finally regained his composure and calmly faced the rest of his life.

For a dying person like Allen who is not short of money, he actually has no worries.

Most of his assets were left to his biological sister Judy, and a small part was decided to be donated after his death.

What he is most worried about right now is the Portland Trail Blazers.

This team is the most special of all assets to him.

Because this is not just a business, but his lifelong passion.

He hopes to watch his team one last time and reach the top before he dies!

"I know that I am not qualified to ask you. You have brought so much to this city and this team, and you have created a Trail Blazers dynasty.

I thank you Wayne, without you, I may never be able to see my team win the championship in this life.

But, if you can...please!

This is my last wish, Wei."

After Allen finished speaking, in order to relieve the overly serious atmosphere, he forced a smile.

"Of course, if you are willing to come back, I promise to give you a portion of the team's shares after my death. Don't worry, we can sign the contract and we won't die without proof.

To be honest, I wouldn't worry about giving any business to Judy, but I wouldn't worry about giving her the team.

Her mind...is not on basketball, and she doesn't understand basketball.

You have also seen that the team's operating conditions have not been good in the past two years.

But if you can hold shares and become a small owner of the team, that's another matter.

Giving the team to you may be the best thing to do."

As an old capitalist, Allen certainly knows that it is useless to play the emotional card in this society.

If you ask someone to do something, he must also give something substantial.

Pay Wayne a salary? That’s what should be paid, it’s not a big sacrifice.

In addition to salary, there must be other rewards.

The team shares are probably what Allen can do best at the moment.

It is not unprecedented for NBA owners to promise to give players shares.

In Wayne's previous life, Cuban gave the old driver a portion of the team's holdings after Dirk retired.

Not to mention the NBA, even Xi Bi, this matter is not new.

When King Wang Zhelin originally renewed his contract with the team, in order for him to stay, the team gave him half-sold and half-given shares of the team.

Therefore, Wang Zhelin is actually the owner and player in Xibei.

If his teammates really wanted to discuss it, they would have to call him Mr. Wang.

No wonder I, Mr. Wang, always want to say something on the court.

Of course, not everyone is as successful as them.

In the original history, Timberwolves promised to give Hard Special shares so that Hard Special could go back and bring in new people to stimulate the box office.

As a result, after the hard fight ended and he retired, he discovered that he had been raped.

Originally, his relationship with the Timberwolves boss was not good, and it was all maintained by Phillip Saunders Sr. in the middle.

Once Sanders Sr. passed away, the relationship between Hardy and the Timberwolves was completely broken.

Now, Allen is also willing to use his shares to request Wayne's comeback. But instead of paying lip service, he is willing to sign a contract directly.

Wayne thought carefully about it, if he could directly obtain part of the shares and then spend his own money to buy part of it later.

Then he can become the big boss of the Trail Blazers.

In the past two years since his retirement, Wayne has done a lot of things, but basically nothing "serious".

Being a head coach is just a part-time job, and playing in the UFC is just for fun.

Because of this, Wayne feels confused now.

But if he can transform into a team owner, Wayne can continue his basketball career and have a serious job.

Moreover, being a boss is not as tiring as a player, and he still has a lot of time to spend with his family.

You know, with Wayne's current financial resources, there is no way for him to directly acquire the Trail Blazers.

The current market value of the Trail Blazers is close to 20 small targets. No matter how rich Wayne is, it will be difficult for him to spend 2 billion dollars at once.

For comparison, the old gangster is so rich, but his total net worth is less than 2 billion.

The Laochi beverage business is so successful that his total net worth is only 5.6 billion.

Therefore, if Wayne can receive part of the equity as a gift and then buy part of it out of his own pocket, it would be his best choice to enter the game.

Spend the least amount of money to accomplish the greatest things.

To be honest, Wayne was a little moved.

But after all, this is not a decision that can be made at once. I haven’t played well for more than two years, can I really come back?

Wayne needs to think about it again.

It would be very disgraceful if he was beaten into a mess after he came back.

That would forcefully lower one's own status in history.

At this time, on the court, the tiebreaker of the Western Conference Finals was underway.

The Trail Blazers' opponent is the Golden State Warriors led by Pao'er.

This season, Thompson has fully grown into a quasi-star, and Jebo also won the Most Improved Award.

On the bench, Middleton shined and was ranked third in the Best Sixth Man selection.

To be honest, this year's Blazers are not weak, and the potential stocks they accumulated back then have begun to realize their talents.

Because of this, the Trail Blazers, who failed in the Western Conference semifinals last season, reached the Western Conference finals this year.

Of course, this is also due to the aging of the defending champion Spurs and the Thunder not making the playoffs due to Durant's injury.

The decline of these two teams means that the competition in the Western Conference this year is not very big.

For example, in the last round, the Trail Blazers faced Mosaic. How bad was Hajishi's efficiency?

It was so bad that McHale pushed Harden to the bench in the fourth quarter of one game!

The star player was forced to sit on the bench in the last quarter. How bad must the performance be for the head coach to make such a strong determination?

Even opponents like this can reach the Western Conference semifinals.

It can be seen that the competition in the Western Conference this year is nothing compared to previous years.

If the Spurs and Thunder maintain the same form as last season, it's a matter of course whether the Trail Blazers can advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Trail Blazers have good talent, they are not yet omnipotent.

Their talent is enough for them to reach the Western Conference Finals.

But starting from the Western Conference Finals, talent alone is no longer enough.

Splash Brothers + Jie Bao, their outside attack power is incredible.

There is also the up-and-coming Middleton on the bench. Although this guy is not as cool as Finson back then, he also makes fewer mistakes.

But this team still lacks an organizational point and a defensive gate.

To put it bluntly, you can think of this Blazers as the Warriors that won the championship in 2015.

They have the Splash Brothers, Jebo, whose role is similar to the first brother, and Middleton, who is similar to Harrison Barnes.

But the only thing missing is a Green character.

When the Warriors won the championship in 2015, did Green play a big role?

I believe this will not be controversial.
To be continued...