NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 283 The wolf is here!
After winning the Asian Championships, all the members of the national team were ready to fly back to Kyoto the next day.

The whole process is extremely high-profile!

The media friends were notified in advance. When the plane landed in Kyoto, a large number of long-awaited fans surrounded it from the airport. Fortunately, the airport security was prepared and sent a special helicopter to send the national team to the rooftop of the hotel.

The domestic basketball fans are all crazy. They never thought of such a battle before the start of the Asian Championships.

I thought that with the addition of Wang Zelin, China should be able to beat Iran and regain the Asian Championship.

Who knew that the Tianchao men's basketball team swept all the opponents all the way in this Asian Championship, regaining the Asian hegemony with an unstoppable momentum.

Not only won nine games and won nine games, but also averaged 78.5 points per game, which is unique in history!

After arriving at the hotel, the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team held a grand press conference, and every player got a chance to show their faces.

It is a moment of glory, no one will feel bored, and everyone always has a confident smile on their faces.

……

After finally finishing the media interview, Wang Zelin returned to the room, feeling more tired than playing nine games in half a month before...

Well, tired and happy.

Lying on the bed in a "too" shape, Wang Zelin turned on his phone and swipe around to see what the media and fans are saying about him...

Serious blowing, don't think too much about it.

At present, the most popular title in China is the headline given by the sports weekly news: "Inheritance of the Torch: Dayao to King, a new leader of the men's basketball team is born!" "

Seeing the headlines of official media news being reprinted in various forums, Wang Zelin was very happy.

Blow it all!The harder you blow it, the faster your fans will grow!

As for Yi Jianlian...because Wang Zelin stood in the front, he must be the one who was hammered the hardest. Yi Jianlian's average performance of 18+11 per game seemed a bit unsatisfactory.

However, according to relevant media reports, Yi Jianlian is already in contact with several NBA teams. In the eyes of professional commentators such as Zhang Lili and Su Yu, the Portland Trail Blazers, where Wang Zelin is, has the greatest hope.

It can be guessed that there should be Zhou Yang's operation in it.

Sure enough, at noon the next day, Wang Zelin received a reply from Zhou Yang, knowing the plan of the Blazers executives, and finally let go of his hanging heart.

If Yi Jianlian can really be selected again by other teams, this is actually a good thing; if he is not selected, the Portland Trail Blazers will be Yi Jianlian's next stop.

But Wang Zelin always feels that the probability of Yi Jianlian being selected by other teams is not high.

Unlike Wang Zelin, who already has enough status in the NBA, Yi Jianlian, who was once the No. 6 pick in the first round, was sold off twice before finishing the first 10 years of his rookie contract, and he was sent away by his old club without asking for anything in return.

To be honest, it hurts.

This time, some unscrupulous media saw it quite accurately, and they believed that Yi Jianlian would not be able to go to the NBA.

If nothing else, that is the truth.

直到16年的里约热内卢奥运会，易建联凭借场均20.5分6.6篮板1.4抢断1.2盖帽的惊人表现，得到了一张洛杉矶湖人试训的邀请函。

On August 16, 8, the Lakers officially announced that they had officially signed Yi Jianlian, which made domestic fans excited for a while.

However, dreams are always broken.

Only two months later, the NBA official website reported that the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that Yi Jianlian had been waived.

So far, the door to the NBA has been completely closed to Yi Jianlian.

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In Brooklyn after four o'clock in the morning, the streets were empty and filled with a peaceful atmosphere. The cold wind hit, which instantly increased Wang Zelin's concentration.

It has been a few days since he returned to Portland, and today he wants to meet a special person, a remnant from the old era, a training madman with a personality similar to that of an old blacksmith in Los Angeles.

Driving the throne Hummer, Wang Zelin's mind is full of how James finally won the O'Brien Cup in this year's finals.

The course of history has not been affected, Junzilei still made that three-pointer, Xiaoka still missed that free throw...

Who doesn't want to stand at the top of the NBA?Wang Zelin also hopes that he can reach that height as soon as possible.

As long as he can accumulate 1 million fans as soon as possible, coupled with his own hard training, Wang Zelin believes that he will definitely become the No. [-] in the league.

Last season, the Portland Trail Blazers entered the conference finals for the first time, exceeding the standard to complete the tasks of the management and the expectations of the fans.

But the Portland youth army will not only be satisfied with this.

On the big stage of the Western Conference finals, facing the seasoned Spurs, they exposed too many problems, especially the game experience and details at critical moments. Portland is far inferior to the Spurs.

And the person he is going to meet today may well make up for this weakness of the Blazers.

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"Old guy, you're dying. You didn't eat or you worked too hard on the woman's belly. It's as soft as a snake."

"Stop talking nonsense, you're not much better..."

"The dead duck has a hard mouth! It seems that you are really old."

"..."

After driving for a long time, there were fewer and fewer high-rise buildings outside the car window, and the houses became more and more sparse. When Wang Zelin looked around in a suburb, he finally stopped the car when he saw that there was indeed a gymnasium.

I really don't know who is the talent who would think of building a gymnasium in such a place, but it is undeniable that this is indeed a good place suitable for secret retreat without being disturbed.

After walking a few steps, I came to the entrance of the training hall. The sound of the iron frame inside the arena and the sound of basketball hitting the floor came to my ears through the breeze.

The wind at four o'clock in the morning is really cold!
Pushing open the door, a black man in a gray training suit was already drenched in sweat, and his training suit was wet with sweat.

"coming!"

"Yes, I'm coming!"

"Then come up!"

"???"

The above is what happened before Wang Zelin entered the arena.

When it was just dawn, the duel practice was finally over, and the basketball was thrown into the distance, and the two of them were sweating profusely, lying on the floor regardless of their appearance.

After a long silence, Wang Zelin opened the conversation: "Kevin, help me! How about I take you to win another championship?"

After speaking, he looked at the wolf king beside him with hope.

Zelin, the king of the United States, did not return to Portland first, but rushed to Brooklyn as soon as possible, because it was Garnett in front of him.

No, it should be said that it was Garnett's initiative to invite him to meet Wang Zelin.

The former said that this meeting may involve a major decision in the last few years of his career.

Hearing this, how could Wang Zelin not understand what the other party meant.

In the 2012~2013 season, when the Celtics were eliminated by the New York Knicks with a score of 2:4 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, everyone knew that the glorious moment when the Big Three of the Celtics reached the finals for two consecutive years has passed.

Or should I put it this way, the peak period of the Big Three has passed, and what remains are only three old bodies.

Sure enough, starting from late June, the two former Celtics Big Three who were still on the team, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, were officially put on the shelves by the Celtics.

The outside world once again saw the cold-bloodedness of the general manager of the Green Army Danny Ainge.

Judging from the long-term development of the Celtics, Danny Ainge is undoubtedly a good general manager. After discovering that the team's potential was approaching, he decisively chose to rebuild, and even sent away the two champions.

But from the fan's point of view, especially the fans of Garnett and Pierce, they cannot accept that their beliefs have been trampled on in this way.

But the egg still can't hold the stone, the overall situation is set, and the Celtics and the Nets officially reached a deal.

The Celtics sent Garnett Pierce and Terry to Brooklyn, while the Nets sent three first-round picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018, as well as five players from Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Reggie Evans, Tunich Singlia and Keith Gambos.

The first blockbuster deal of this summer was born!

There is no doubt that this deal allows the Nets and Celtics to get what they need, and it can be described as a win-win deal.

However, in the opinion of some experts, due to the fact that gang fights broke out between the two sides in the regular schedule of last season, and many of the participants at that time were involved in today's transaction, potential hidden dangers are likely to arise.

But in any case, the Celtics seem to be the more profitable side, at least the fans of the Celtics are very happy, as if they were not the ones who regretted Garnett's trade before.

Sure enough, one side supports the other side.

The Celtics later had such a bad impression in the hearts of fans, not just because of a Danny Angie.

It is worth mentioning that after learning that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were sent to the Brooklyn Nets, the former Celtics champion coach and current head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers came to Grievous to express his views on the transaction for the first time:

"I knew it was going to happen sooner or later and it meant the end of an era and that's always going to be very sad and that's the most regrettable part."

Yes, when Wolf King and Truth left the team one after another, when Black Mamba couldn't even make it to the playoffs, when...

All of this is an attempt to declare to the outside world the fact that the glory of players belonging to the previous era has passed, and the leaders of the league in the future have changed from the old generation of players to the Mesozoic James, Durant and others.

A typical representative is last year's best rookie Wang Zelin!
But now, Wang Zelin, who is recognized as the most outstanding figure among the younger generation, is fighting with the old guy Garnett in the fans' mouths from four o'clock in the morning until dawn.

As the person involved, Wang Zelin knew very well that this veteran still had fuel in his fuel tank, and it was quite a lot!

There was silence again.

"Okay!"

Garnett straightened his back, sat on the floor, turned to Wang Zelin and replied.

"Kevin, our team is now better than last season..." Wang Zelin stopped in the middle of speaking.

Wait, he seems to agree.

He said yes!

"Kevin, are you saying..."

"That's right, I said, I agree, I'm willing to go to Portland!" Garnett got up and walked towards the gate, just took half a foot, and then took it back.

"Hey, Wang! My price is not cheap. Hurry up, or I may change my mind at any time. The environment in Brooklyn is much better than Portland."

After speaking, Garnett's figure completely disappeared from Wang Zelin's sight.

"Don't worry! You can't escape!"

Wang Zelin vented towards the door, and still couldn't help showing a smirk at the corner of his mouth.

That's the wolf king!

He remembers clearly that during his two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, Garnett played ostensibly a starter, but played only 20 minutes, essentially just playing time for an important rotation player.

And in this short 20 minutes, Garnett was still able to contribute close to 6.5+6.5 data per game.

After returning to the Timberwolves at the end of the regular season in the 14-15 season, his condition recovered even more. With an excellent efficiency of 58.1%, he contributed an average of 7.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and played only 19 minutes.

Obviously, when he was in the Celtics last season, Garnett still performed bravely. He averaged 14.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game in the regular season.

Why did the data shrink as soon as I came to the Nets?

In Wang Zelin's view, in addition to the reduction in playing time, the key is that Garnett's spirit is no longer there.

Because Garnett knew that during the only period of his career, he would never have a chance to get involved in the O'Brien Cup, so his mentality naturally couldn't keep up with himself during the Celtics period.

When a player doesn't even have the blood and passion to reach the top, he is not far from retirement.

Wang Zelin knows all too well about old-school players like Kobe and Garnett.

As long as there is still a glimmer of hope for the championship, they will not give up easily.

To borrow Tang Shuai's famous saying: "Never underestimate the heart of a champion!"

Do the Portland Trail Blazers have what it takes to compete for a championship?
Of course!
The only bad thing about them is that they are too young.

Youth is not only their advantage, but also a weakness that restricts them from going further.

Everyone knows that Magic Johnson was at his peak when he debuted. In the finals G6, he temporarily changed to a center under unimaginable pressure. At the last moment, he imitated Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long-range hook shot and successfully made a lore, which became an eternal classic.

In that game, Magic Johnson scored 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.

Everyone knows the story later, Magic Johnson eventually became the only player in history to win the Finals MVP in his rookie season.

Such a script is much more exciting and magical than the sand-sculpted pig's feet in a novel written by a writer who hit the street.

But don't forget, behind the magician who became famous in World War I, stood a 32-year-old Skyhook Kareem!

As strong as Magic Johnson, he is inseparable from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The addition of Garnett may become an X factor for the Trail Blazers to become better.

Wang Zelin believes that Garnett has this ability!
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In the early morning of August 8th, another NBA deal was born!

There are not many players involved in the transaction, but they can't stand the big names!

The Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers completed a 1-for-1 trade.

The Nets put Kevin Garnett, who had just been traded from the Celtics, on the shelf again, and traded him for Josh McRoberts of the Portland Trail Blazers and a 2014 first-round pick.

For this transaction, the outside world is quite surprised.

Judging from the current stage, both teams are definitely making money.

篮网方面，能够摆脱掉加内特现有合同第3年，即2014~2015赛季的1200万年薪，这也是加内特当初放弃了合同中的不可交易条款的原因；并且还能得到一个上赛季场均8.7分、7.1个篮板和2.5次助攻的年轻大个子。

Josh Mike Roberts, who was born in 87, is just 26 years old. He is in the golden age of inside players and still has a certain potential to be tapped. It cannot be said that he is not qualified for an old wolf king.

No matter how bad it is, there is still a future first-round pick.

The Trail Blazers were able to go so far in the playoffs last year. Mike Roberts on the bench has fully assumed the responsibility of the bench gangster. The average data per game can be maintained at around 7+7+2, which is enough to show his strength.

At least it's okay to be a starter in a weak team.

After another year or two of training, it is uncertain what Mike Roberts can grow into.

The reason why the Trail Blazers made such a choice is also very easy to understand from the outside world. It is nothing more than exchanging the future for the present.

去年季后赛加内特还能够做到场均12.7、13.7个篮板、3.5次助攻、1次盖帽和0.8个抢断……一个字，全面！
The wolf king is still the same wolf king. Even though he is one year older, his wolf power should not be underestimated.

As for the future of the team, who doesn't know that Portland's future is the No. 36 young man, and Mike Roberts' stats can't keep up with him.

From this point of view, the Trail Blazers seem to have made the right choice.

For a while, many western powerhouses exclaimed:
Here comes the wolf!
　how to say?

　　My original intention was to write a story of passing the torch from generation to generation, so the description of the wolf king is a little too long, and I don’t know if there is any internal flavor...

　　Alas, I am so powerless to complain!

　　You have to keep working hard.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)