Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

The Trail Blazers have not made any changes to their lineup, which means that they will still be suppressed by the Explorers.

The rest of the game also illustrates this point.

After taking a 7-point lead from the start, the Explorers, led by Li Wan, continued to expand their advantage.

The Trail Blazers didn't score their first goal of the game until 2 minutes and 34 seconds into the first quarter.

At this time, Li Wan alone had already scored 8 points!
This is less than 3 minutes...

This is too perverted!
Mike Conley and Oden looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

But soon, they discovered that their good brother was actually merciful to them...

Because the performance of Li Wan, who got better and better as he played, in the following time, was the real one...

abnormal!
With all kinds of unreasonable three-pointers, the defender was almost in front of him. There was still two big steps away from the three-point line, but this ball was as if it was positioned, and it went straight in. into the basket.

In the third quarter alone, Li Wan hit 7 three-pointers!

At the end of the game, Li Wan made a total of 16 three-pointers.

He scored 3 points in just 48 points.

Including other shots, he scored 67 points by himself!
It is worth mentioning that this score is similar to that of Oden, Mike Conley, Aldridge and Leonard.

Conley scored 16 points in this game, Oden scored 15 points, Aldridge scored 18 points, plus Leonard's 20 points, a total of 69 points, only 2 points more than Li Wan alone. .

With the "Four Kings" as the absolute core, it is naturally difficult for the Trail Blazers to win under such circumstances.

The final score was 128-101.

In the first game of the 18-19 NBA Finals, the Explorers defeated the Trail Blazers by 27 points!
Such a huge disparity in scores was something that many media did not expect before the game.

The reason is naturally that the "dragon-tiger battle" between the Warriors and Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals was too intense.

The performance of both sides in this series, as well as the direction of the plot, can be said to be at the "ceiling" level of the playoffs.

The Explorers have a very big problem this season, that is, they are too "reliant" on Li Wan.

With the combat effectiveness of the "Four Kings" of the Trail Blazers, it may not be impossible to compete with them.

The result is……

Can't beat it at all!
The Trail Blazers' two major strengths in the Western Conference Finals, one is the inside advantage, and the other is Leonard's advantage, which became a bit mediocre in the finals.

These two strong points were not brought into play, but Li Wan's combat effectiveness was as fierce as ever, which made the much-anticipated first game of the finals hastily turned into a "successful game."The Explorers won it easily without feeling any difficulty.

If in the first game, the Trail Blazers had not yet adjusted their state and were still beating the Explorers the same way they beat the Warriors, then in the second game, they were even more targeted at Li Wan's pick-and-roll play. Although they made up the defense, they still lost 24 points, which is enough to show that the Trail Blazers were naturally restrained when they met the Explorers.

Leonard, who determines the upper limit of this team, still only had 21 points in this game, shooting 40% from the field. On the defensive end, Li Wan, who was restricted by him, once again scored 63 points...

It was also after the second game of the finals that most of the media officially gave the Trail Blazers a "death penalty"!
0-2的大比分并不致命，至少06年曾经有人做到过在0-2落后的情况下，连胜4场，将整个局面又重新扳了回来。

But that's Nowitzki. If he hadn't won the championship in 10 years, the "softie" hat on his head would have accompanied him throughout his career.

Now, the Trail Blazers are facing the most powerful "big devil" in the league, and this season, he has also performed the most incredible performance. He averaged 60 points per game in the regular season, surpassing Chamberlain. As for now, even Chamberlain has done it. There is no such thing...

The team led by such a powerful guy took a 2-0 lead. Who doesn't feel that this series is over?
The Trail Blazers' only "win point" is that the next two games are both at their home court.

But does home field advantage really work? ?

Don't analyze it from Li Wan's side. Just talking about the Trail Blazers themselves, they did not show the temperament of a "home dragon" throughout the playoffs.They can win on the road and lose at home.

So it’s really not sure how useful this home court is. Anyway, no media now calls this the Trail Blazers’ advantage in the third game of the series...

Judging from the discussions on the Internet, fans have become accustomed to such results. Of course, some fans expressed their incomprehension:
"Why can't they beat him? Over the years, Li Wan has become more and more terrifying, but these guys have retreated more and more. To be honest, they should really think about whether they have worked hard all these years!"

But more people think that such a result has been expected.

"I feel like all the players in this league, in front of Li Wan, are like a technical high school girl meeting a rapper. She is destined to be the one who gets raped!"

"It's a familiar 2-0 start again. To be honest, if I were Li Wan, I might have started thinking about retirement now. It's really too unchallenging!"

……

The next two games were no surprises either.

Under the leadership of Li Wan, the Explorers were unstoppable, winning two more games and sweeping the Trail Blazers 4-0.

Big score 4-0!

In the fourth game of the series, the Trail Blazers still resisted fiercely.

It can be seen that they really want to win even one game.

Even a score of 4-1 is better than 0-4!

But being unable to limit Li Wan means that any defensive strategy of the Trail Blazers cannot truly limit the Explorers.

But for the Explorers, Li Wan can restrict Leonard very well.

Others perform their own duties and can also restrict the other three people among the "Four Heavenly Kings".

131:109.

This is the final game of Game 4 of the series.

The Explorers eliminated the Trail Blazers with a big score difference of 22 points, changing the score to 4-0!

When the red light came on at the end of the game, Oden and Mike Conley looked at each other helplessly.

This is the first time in their careers that they have stood on the stage of the finals, and it is also the first time that they have met Li Wan on the stage of the finals.They finally knew how terrifying Li Wan was in the finals form.

Can't beat it!
Can't beat it at all!
In fact, from the moment they returned to Portland, their idea was not to defeat Li Wan and break his "undefeated finals" record, but to try to win the next game.

The result can be...

You really can’t win!
Leonard looked depressed.

He and Li Wan have played against each other three times in the finals.

This was what he considered to be the best moment of his career, but when he met Li Wan, he still felt as helpless as before.

It’s so sad to live in the same era as such an insurmountable mountain!
Oden and Conley came up to say hello.

It must be hard to lose in the finals.

But at least...

"I can still accept losing to you, Li. Congratulations!" Oden stepped forward, gave Li Wan a firm hug, and patted Li Wan's back hard twice. With this level of force, Li Wan Wan more or less felt that he had more or less personal emotions in it.

It's that "little fist punching your chest" feeling.

After so many years of brotherhood, Li Wan can still get used to this little temper.

After all, we lost the finals!

Not only did he allow their temper, Li Wan also took the initiative to comfort him: "It's already pretty good. At least, you've made me sweat!"

Conley: ...

Auden: ...

Don't stop me, let me beat this batch to death!
Then came the awards ceremony.

Tatum walked towards the center of the field with the championship trophy.

The Explorers players have gathered in the middle of the court.Looking at the new president, they are used to winning championships, but there is also a strange feeling.

Not to mention them, even the fans or the media reporters will feel this way.

In other words, the longer people witness this alliance, the more unfamiliar they will feel.

But yes, the imprint that the president left on this alliance is too deep.

This does not mean that he will disappear immediately after he retires from the position of president. This will take some time...

The president gives people a strange feeling, but fortunately the championship trophy remains the same.

When Kwame Brown picked up the trophy, there was excitement in his eyes that he had not seen for a long time.

This is the 10th championship trophy in his career. From 08 to 19, in 11 years, he only failed to win a championship trophy for one year.

He is only one championship trophy away from the "Lord of the Rings".

And this number...

He glanced at Li Wan next to him. He entered the league in 07 and was now 31 years old!
In this state, it is obvious that he will dominate the league for a long time. The number of championship trophies won by Kwame Brown can naturally equal or even surpass the "King of the Rings".

This is more or less a very awesome thing!

This is the 10th championship trophy in Kwame Brown's career, making him the second player in NBA history to reach double digits in championships.

Before 07, this "parallel import number one" who had been in the league for 6 years would never have imagined that his career in the next 12 years would be so exciting!

The ups and downs of life are nothing more than this...

Michael Jordan!

Did you see it?
At the same time, this is also Li Wan's 9th championship trophy.

Holding this trophy in his hand, Li Wan looked very calm, thinking about his performance in the regular season, then thinking about his performance in the playoffs and finals...

Both averaged 60 plus per game!

This made the idea in Li Wan's heart that had been waiting for him become even stronger.

it's time……

Holding the championship hand unconsciously, Li Wan made up his mind.

场边媒体记者对于总决赛MVP的投票也接近了尾声，没有任何的意外，场均63.5分14.5篮板7.5助攻3.5抢断2盖帽，投篮命中率65%的李万拿到了自己职业生涯的第9座总决赛MVP奖杯。

When he held up the Finals MVP trophy, Barkley couldn't help but said: "Let us congratulate Li Wan, the greatest player in NBA history, for winning the 9th Finals MVP in his career. This is also the first time he has led the team. With his second 'four consecutive championships', the debate about who is greater between him and Michael Jordan no longer needs to be continued. This has become an issue that does not need to be discussed. Now the more suspenseful thing is, who is the greater He is the third in NBA history. The even scarier thing is that Li Wan is only 31 years old. We all know what this age means, and this league will be dominated by him for at least 3 to 5 years!"

I said less!

This is what Buckley is saying to himself.

As far as Li Wan's performance this season, five years is obviously not enough for him to lose his dominance in this league. He can at least win another "four consecutive championships" and a "two consecutive championships".

This is what Barkley believes Li Wan can at least do before he retires.

The only thing he's worried about right now is...

"I don't know if Li Wan still has the drive to continue playing in this league. This is where I have doubts. We all know that Michael Jordan chose to retire after his first 'three consecutive championships.' A big reason is because of an unfortunate incident, and part of the reason is because he feels that this alliance has lost its challenge..."

Li Wan now has 9 championships in hand, and has also won two "four consecutive championships". Buckley has reason to suspect that Li Wan may choose to retire because he has no motivation to continue moving forward.

Kenny Smith, who was next to him, listened to Barkley's "bold statement" and didn't dare to say a word.

Are you really not afraid of being caught and soaked in a pig cage by the Ohioans?
What kind of nonsense is this?
But before he could persuade Barkley to hold back, Li Wan, who was holding the 9th Finals MVP trophy in his career, said: "It's another night like this. No matter how many times I experience it, I will always feel excited. I am a person who never People who like to lose, I hope I can keep winning, 10, 11, 12... I have a group of teammates who are good enough, and I believe we can do everything. Whether it is this season or next year, also Or the next two or three seasons!”

"I'm happy to be able to bring a three-peat to Ohio State..."

"But after I fulfilled my promise and brought a dynasty, an era to Columbus, my thoughts started to grow..."

Uh?
Eh?
What?

The expressions of everyone who was listening to Li Wan's speech gradually became uncomfortable.

Even Barkley, who had just made such nonsense, was a little dumbfounded at this moment. His fists placed on the table unconsciously moved to the bottom of the table and clenched, and he said anxiously:

No way!
No way!
You won’t let me get it right, will you?

This……

I'm afraid I have to die to apologize, right?
The word "danger" sounded in Buckley's mind at that time!

Li Wan actually "told" him to retire. If this were true, I'm afraid many fans would have come to the TNT studio with guns.

Come on, Brother Wan, don’t mess with me!

Barkley faces the biggest crisis of his career.

But God couldn't stop Li Wan's thoughts, and his words continued:

"This is an idea I have had for a long time. I have said before that my expectations for the finals depend on whether I play against my brothers. I have been thinking about it at that time. When I have achieved success in different places After winning not one, not two, or three championships, should I stop?"

"Now, I am sure that in China, 9 is a very perfect number. I think I should stop my steps!"

"Especially at this moment, I am extremely sure that this is my last season. Thank you for your company. This is my era and it will come to an end here!"

!!!

The whole audience was shocked, no, it should be said that the fans all over the world who were watching this scene had a look of astonishment on their faces, especially the Columbus people who were celebrating the championship at the Voyage Arena at the moment. The smiles on their faces gradually solidified.

Winning the championship this season and winning the first "three consecutive championships" in the history of Columbus, but if this "three consecutive championships" is to exchange their career, they will definitely not agree.

At this moment, they felt that they must have heard wrongly.

There was a hint of pleading in his disbelieving eyes:
If it's true, they hope it's false.

If this is fake, then it couldn’t be better!

But Li Wan continued, and he was not joking at all:
"Thank you for your support over the years, see you!"

When Li Wan put down the microphone in his hand, the scene seemed to have not yet reacted.

Kwame Brown rushed towards Li Wan immediately, with an eager expression;
"Do you know what you're talking about? Man, do you know?"

Wiggins and others next to them also looked at each other in confusion. Li Wan was their "big brother". They had long been accustomed to playing with Li Wan. When they suddenly heard about such a thing, they felt like Young children feel as overwhelmed as adults when they lose them.

"The future is yours!"

Back in the locker room, Li Wan patted the shoulders of the group.

He then officially appeared at the post-match press conference.

He was already the center of attention, and now he has become the person that all reporters are waiting for tonight.

The small room was completely packed, and Li Wan finally chose to be interviewed in the Rose Garden stadium.

When he expressed his wish, the Trail Blazers agreed directly without any hesitation.

This is a historic moment, no matter where it happens, it will have special historical significance, and everyone knows this.

"So, man, are you really ready to retire?"

Li Wan looked at the reporter in front of him, asked the first question, and said with a smile: "I think I have made it very clear."

"So your reason is..."

"I'm not sure what the reason is that you want to hear, but I have two versions here!" Li Wandao, "In the first version, I think my character is better than Michael's, so I want to leave some time for The stars of my generation need a championship to prove themselves, so..."

Speaking of this, Li Wan laughed first.

The reporters also laughed, but soon stopped. They were all waiting for Li Wan to give the second version of the answer.

"Another reason is..." Li Wan was silent for a short time and then said, "I don't feel any challenge anymore!" His words were very arrogant.

But when most of the reporters heard this, they actually nodded their heads. As for the remaining reporters, they nodded even more wildly.

They didn't feel that Li Wan said anything wrong at all.

As an active player, he only missed 10 championship trophies from 19 to 2. In ten years, he led the team to win 2 "four consecutive championships"; and as a historical player, he holds 4 trophies. Regular season MVP, 5 championship trophies, 9 finals MVPs, has been a "double team" for 9 consecutive years, and has become No. 11 in NBA history!
At this time, he was only 31 years old!
Having achieved such an achievement at such an age, he feels that there is no challenge, which is really not arrogant.

"Aren't you going to have a retirement tour?"

This question made Li Wan think for a moment, and then he smiled and said: "Isn't this enough?"

Averaged 60 plus points per game in the regular season, averaged 60 plus points per game in the playoffs, and averaged 60 plus points per game in the finals...

Such performance, as Li Wan said, is this not enough?

This question no longer requires Li Wan to give an answer.

The next day, as these words were reported in the media, the entire league was completely shocked.

Countless fans shouted, "My youth is over."

For the whole of Ohio, it was a bolt from the blue, a devastating news.

You must know that Li Wan has long become the "spiritual totem" of the entire Ohio.

At Li Wan's age, this day would not come so early.

He is only 31 years old!

In the eyes of Ohio State fans, Columbus is very likely to break the Boston Celtics' record of eight consecutive championships.

Especially after winning the city's first "three consecutive championships", their "fantasy time" has reached the point of lawlessness.

But who would have thought that before they had any more ideas, Li Wan would suddenly announce his retirement.

There was no preparation at all and no defense at all.

In fact, a considerable number of fans spontaneously appeared at the Columbus Airport last night, holding slogans such as "Li Wan, don't retire" and "Li Wan, please play for another year", urging Li Wan not to retire.

Li Wan looked at them with a smile, but he just looked at them with such a smile. He was really tired!

The news quickly spread across the country. When all fans heard the news, their first reaction was:
The 19 Men’s Basketball World Cup is on hold!
Not only is the Men's Basketball World Cup in doubt, the Tokyo Olympics in 20 also seems to be in doubt!
With Yao Ming's retirement, the problems of the China Men's Basketball Team can no longer be concealed. Now more fans understand Li Wan's words, "Behind Yao, I am, who is behind me?"
But at this juncture, they can only hope that Li Wan can put on the men's basketball jersey again after 7 years and fight for the Chinese men's basketball team.

After all, this World Cup is happening right at home!
As a result, after Li Wan played the best season of his career, he suddenly announced his retirement.

This……

For domestic fans, this news is also so shocking!

Li Wan then officially announced his retirement through a short video on his personal Twitter account.

The entire league, from the "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell in ancient times to several current stars, all sent their blessings under his Twitter.

Bill Russell: "This guy makes me regret not playing in a modern basketball environment, but I think I can still beat this guy now, haha, congratulations, you created an era!"

LeBron James: "The nemesis of my career, I give you the most respectful regards. You have had a great career!"

His heart felt relaxed when he got the new news about Li Wan's retirement.

I even checked with my agent several times.

Finally!
Finally got this guy away!

He is ready for a big fight in the new season!

Then he posted a photo of gym training on his social account.

Kobe also sent his blessing: "Man, congratulations on entering the next stage of your life. It will take some time for you to adapt, but I think you will not get used to it!"

In the end, even Michael Jordan stood up: "This is one of the newcomers I want to play against most. You are the most dominant guy in this era!"

Under his comments, Buckley stood up and retorted: "No no no, Michael, you are wrong, not this era, but the entire era!"

……

But then Li Wan threw another blockbuster "bomb".

This "bomb" made domestic fans explode.

"By the way, there is another news to announce. I have decided to attend the 19 Men's Basketball World Cup and become a member of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team. I think you will be able to see me on the court again soon!"

Within half an hour after the news was released, it became a hot search topic on domestic Weibo.

Before domestic fans could even react, the China Men's Basketball Team and Dayao confirmed the news immediately.

The official website of the China Men's Basketball Team has updated the photo of Li Wan wearing the national team jersey in a timely manner:
The world's strongest number 25 is back!

Under this post, in just half an hour, the number of comments exceeded [-], and the number of likes exceeded [-].

The fans who were extremely worried about the prospects of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team at home this year at the beginning no longer worried. It is well known that the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team with Li Wan's worst result in international competitions is a silver medal!
It’s stable this year!

Especially the fans who had watched Li Wan's performance this season just ended and shouted excitedly: "The gold medal in the first Men's Basketball World Cup will belong to the Chinese Men's Basketball Team!"

There is no way, Li Wan's state this season can be said to be completely capable of 1 vs. 5!

Everyone else just needs to do a good job...

wrong!

As long as the others play, they believe that Li Wan can lead these people to win.

Let's put it this way, Li Wan can win even if he leads 11 dogs!

Li Wan’s idea is actually very simple:
This year's World Cup is related to next year's Olympic tickets.

As someone who experienced outrageous service errors in the 19th World Cup that cost him his tickets, Li Wan has never wanted to cover up the ugly scars for the Chinese men's basketball team.

However, at this time, he still couldn't bear to be so cruel and just watched the Chinese men's basketball team fall at the door of the World Cup, especially when he had the strength to do something.

You must know that the impact of not getting tickets in 19 is really huge. This resulted in the generation behind the Chinese men’s basketball team not having experience on the stage of competitions like the Olympics. Subsequently, it also led to the turmoil of the men’s basketball team, with various substitutions and substitutions. The formation eventually became the "sinked generation" that Yao said had "been derailed from the world's men's basketball team."

If any damn sideline ball was served well, maybe the men's basketball team's decline could be slower...

Of course, Li Wan cannot be responsible for this eventuality, it has never happened at all, but now, he can be responsible for the upcoming 19th World Cup.

This Chinese men's basketball team is still on the road to destruction. Li Wan is about to hold it up alone and let them enter the Tokyo Olympics.

How many years can it be delayed?

Anyway, it’s a piece of cake…

After playing in the World Championships, he has a lot of time to rest!

After deciding to play in the Men's Basketball World Cup, he started special training mode two days after winning the championship. Taylor Swift took a picture of him sweating profusely in the training room and posted it online. :
Can you believe this man just announced his retirement a few days ago?
On June 6th, the Explorers held the "Championship Parade". In previous years, this must be the same day as Christmas. However, this year, many people came to participate in the event, but no one showed any joy in their expressions. On the contrary, With loss.

This may be a spectacle that has never been possible in previous "Champions Parade".

The reason is also very simple. Li Wan announced his retirement and even issued a notice. This was no less than a major earthquake in Ohio.

How could they recover from this emotion in less than three to five years?
In fact, many fans chose to refuse to accept this matter.They came to the "Championship Parade" with great expectations and prepared to use practical actions to make Li Wan feel their reluctance and change his mind about retiring!

But what they didn't expect was that Li Wan was absent from this "Championship Parade". At this time, he had already returned to China.

It was also when the special training had just begun that Li Wanfang remembered that he could return to China first. This would not only allow him to adapt to the time difference in advance, but also allow him to better communicate with Dayao once he had an idea.

Now Explorer fans have completely given up.

It seems that Li Wan is really tired of his NBA career.

It's all the fault of these unsatisfactory guys, why are they so... so uncompetitive?
You said, if you guys could fight for some energy, would Li Wan retire so early?

At this moment, nearly a million Columbus people turned into haters of various stars, appearing on major forums and launching various attacks on these stars.

I lost my love, and my eyes were broken!
Don't think twice about it, everyone!

On this day, the quality of Columbus’s Internet users hit rock bottom.

It is worth mentioning that after Li Wan announced his participation in this World Cup, the American Blues posted three "hero posts" that night, inviting major stars to respond and jointly fight against "Li".

Many media, mainly European media, also used "America's most powerful enemy is back" as the headline, announcing the return of "the international competition version of Li Wan"!
"This time he does not want to be the king of the NBA, but wants to be the king of the entire world!"

The country, which has always had a good life as a second-tier player, used headlines like this to announce Li Wan's return to the China Men's Basketball Team.

This day is a holiday for all Li Wan’s fans, but it has also caused people from other countries to sound the “Men’s Basketball World Cup Alert”:
This is not acting, this is not acting, the great devil Li Wan is back, the great devil Li Wan is back!
On June 6, the annual NBA draft arrived as scheduled.

That year, Michael Jordan officially retired, and LeBron James entered the league as the "Chosen One." Although he did not eventually become the future face of the league, speaking of the current "Uncrowned King"...

That's not his turn either.

Kevin Durant, a guy who has been to three Finals, is more qualified to be called the "Uncrowned King" than him.

But when it comes to being the "king of statistics," LeBron James can still rank among the top five in the league.

Coincidentally, in the summer when Li Wan announced his retirement, a super rookie also announced his participation in the draft.

He is Zion Williams who stepped on Nike shoes and caused Nike's stock price to shrink by 1 million!

He was eventually selected by the original Hornets team, which was renamed the Pelicans, and became the "No. 19 pick" in [-] years!
The similarities between the summer of 19 and the summer of 03 are far more than that.

In 03, not only LeBron James was produced, but also other "super rookies" were produced. In this draft, not only Zion Williamson was the only talented player, but also Ja Morant and RJ Barrett and others are all talented potential rookies!

The script has been written, and people in New Orleans are looking forward to it, but Zion is not very happy. He does not want his career to be like LeBron James, with only statistics and no championship.

Morant, the second overall pick, caused a big stir on the night of the draft. He claimed that his talent was underestimated and that he would become the next Li Wan.As soon as these words came out, it detonated the entire social media at that time, and Morant was directly criticized and temporarily closed the comment area.

The child was also a little dumbfounded.

He really didn't expect that what he said would cause such a big disturbance.

This Nima...

His father has told him since he was a child not to talk about Jews casually, but now it seems that the "nuclear reaction" that Li Wan can cause is almost as big as that of Jews in the fan circle...

The "second place" can be regarded as knowing what "a flood of bad reviews" means!
The Explorers selected Jordan Pu'er with the 28th pick in the first round.

This was naturally Li Wan's suggestion.

When Griffin called Li Wan for advice, Li Wan gave his own opinion without saying a word.

After all, his announcement of retirement is a temporary decision. When the team needs help, he naturally has to contribute his share.

He definitely has the deepest affection for the Explorers. Although he was the most prosperous when he was in New York, when he came to Columbus, his overall exposure increased with the shaping of his "godhead" and the creation of various records. Falling instead rising.

In the past three years, including his two years in Cleveland, Columbus has developed rapidly.This was originally a big city with a population density of over one million, but it lacked a legendary star who could attract foreign investment. Li Wan filled this gap.

Now the overall development trend has moved towards first-tier cities. In today's overall economic environment, this is not easy.

Li Wan’s influence is evident.

If you are bound deeply enough, you will naturally try to help when you can.

It seems that Griffin has conveyed Gilbert's intention and is willing to give Li Wan some shares and let him become a minority shareholder of the Explorers.

In fact, I just want to continue to bind Li Wan deeply.

It's just that Li Wan is not in a hurry to do these things. He has just retired. Originally, he wanted to have a good time, but suddenly he got himself a job in the World Cup, so now what he has to do is to prepare for the World Cup with all his strength.

His advice to Griffin was two candidates, one was Jordan Pu'er and the other was Porter Jr.

In the end, Griffin chose Jordan Pu'er.

Speaking of which, Griffin is really busy right now.

Without Li Wan, it will definitely be a challenge for him to work. He even has to be a lot more cautious when choosing in the draft.

But this is just the beginning.

No, just after the draft, he received a call from Carmelo Anthony, who told him that he was considering retiring and wanted to retire as an Explorers player.Because his contract ends this summer.

Griffin naturally understood what he meant and guaranteed that the team would retire his No. 15 jersey.

In any case, Anthony is also an important force in the team's "three consecutive championships".

For this city that has only had an NBA team for three years, the foundation is something they urgently need, so they are not stingy about giving Anthony a home.

But he also told Anthony that his jersey retirement ceremony would have to take place after Li Wan.

Anthony also understood this.

This is normal!

On July 7, the NBA free market had just opened, and Carmelo Anthony, who had reached an agreement with Griffin, officially announced his retirement, ending his 1-year career.

The official website of the Columbus Explorers immediately updated Anthony's highlights with the Explorers to thank him for his contribution to the team.It's just that the Denver Nuggets made no noise at all, as if Anthony's eight years in Denver were not worth mentioning.

Although he had expected this, Anthony still couldn't hide his anger and said:

They should retire my jersey!
In any case, for this city that does not have a long history, Carmelo Anthony has made a contribution there. He led the team to tie the team's best record, and he stayed there for a long time. For 8 years, half of my career has been spent.

It's a pity that the Nuggets still didn't say a word.

After finishing Anthony's work, Griffin began to strengthen for the new season.

Having lost Li Wan and now Anthony, the Explorers must have major reinforcements if they want to succeed in the new season.

Can……

Griffin now only has a feeling of being out of touch.

In the past, people would take the initiative to call him, but now when he takes the initiative to call others, they tend to ignore him.

Of course he also knew very well why...

On the nth day after Li Wan retired, I missed him!

At the same time, league president Tatum also felt the impact of Lee Wan's retirement. As the broadcaster, ESPN threw out the contract signed that year. Lee Wan's "National Live" games must not be less than 44. If not, he can Pay 1 million less!

That is to say...

We haven’t played a single game in the new season, and because of Li Wan, the NBA has already made [-] million less!

At the same time, the major "financier fathers" also began to express their dissatisfaction overtly and covertly. As for the new "financier dads", who originally wanted to enter the market eagerly, now they are all waiting and watching.

When Li Wan just announced his retirement, Tatum was quite happy. As the president of the league, he naturally did not want to see a situation where one company was the only one. After Li Wan left, he was excited to think about the "hundred flowers blooming" scene.

The result can be...

At this moment, he tasted the pain of David Stern when Michael Jordan retired for the first time.

As the league's most influential No. 1, his departure is really devastating to the turmoil in the league.

The key is……

This is his first month of retirement!
Who knows what kind of impact it will have later! (End of chapter)