I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 87 The Trail Blazers and Jordan's Indissoluble Bond
The starters sent by the Trail Blazers are center Dale Davis, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Scottie Pippen, shooting guard Bunch Wells, point guard Damon - Stoudemire.

This is a starting lineup with an annual salary of more than 5000 million. Only Pippen and other four players have an annual salary of more than 5000 million. Only Bunche Wells has an annual salary of more than 200 million. He is doing the main work and holding a child labor contract. salary.

The players of the two teams shook hands with each other to reminisce about the old days, and Jordan is also the bitter master of the Trail Blazers. When it comes to the 1984 draft, most people will think of the "big dream" Olajuwon (No. - Barkley (No. 5), John Stockton (No. 16) and others.

However, do you know who the Portland Trail Blazers, who hold the second overall pick, chose?This player is called Sam Bowie, a very unfamiliar name, because this guy has retired for several years.

In the year he participated in the draft, there were Michael Jordan and Barkley later. This 2.16-meter-tall center suffered serious leg injuries in college, but the general manager of the Trail Blazers only valued him. , and gave up Michael Jordan, the main guard of the North Carolina championship team who was caught off guard. It can only be said that the era when the center is king really values ​​height too much.

And because the two major centers were picked away, the Bulls could only "helplessly" choose Michael Jordan, and this helpless decision has also become a good story of the Bulls Dynasty.

As for the No. [-] pick of the Blazers, it seems that not long after the start of the season, Sam Bowie was in an offseason due to frequent leg injuries. He was traded by the Blazers four years later. I have to say that the Blazers still gave gave him some chances, but he was really unable to adapt to the intensity of the game due to his long-term illness. This fragile center was kicked to the New Jersey Nets by his old club, and has since sunk and disappeared in that big net. up.

The media at the time said that the Blazers' move was the most stupid operation in the history of the NBA draft, and they didn't even need to add one of them.

After Jordan became famous in the Bulls, the Trail Blazers left a sentence in order to justify their stupid mistakes in the draft: "We needed a center!"

This "famous saying" is often used by the media and fans to ridicule and tease the Trail Blazers today. It seems that because Michael Jordan has been promoted to the god of basketball, the stupid behavior of the Trail Blazers has risen to a historical level of error. It also added endless regret to the Trail Blazers and local fans.

And in 1992, when the Trail Blazers finally broke into the Finals, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to beat the Trail Blazers 4-2, smashing the latter's best chance to win the championship. The sufferer of the Trail Blazers.

Although the relationship with the Trail Blazers was not good, Jordan still approached Pippen kindly.

Later, he found out that the Rockets were taken advantage of, and the Rockets gave Pippen the highest annual salary in his career, a five-year contract of $5 million.

Of course, the Rockets at that time had not been traded to the Su family. In 1999, the then Rockets management had already traded Pippen to the Trail Blazers.

Pippen is currently averaging 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the Trail Blazers, which is not bad, but he is obviously sorry for his annual salary of more than 1800 million. This second master Pippen can be regarded as a successful person. Relying on this big contract, his total salary has exceeded [-] million US dollars, which is higher than that of Jordan, the god of basketball.

Jordan naturally didn't mean to be jealous of Pippen, and his main income didn't depend on the salary paid by the team at all. Our boss Joe has a share of brand sneakers, and [-] million U.S. dollars flowed into his pocket every year. Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to say that he wants to buy a team.

At the beginning of the game, at the moment when the basketball was thrown into the sky by the referee, Olajuwon jumped high and moved the basketball to his own half. Dale Davis, with his height and wingspan advantage, he is still willing to fight.

Su Yi dribbled the ball steadily across the half court, and Damon Stoudemire, the flying mouse, came to defend him. This small point guard with a height of only 1.78 meters was very fast. Even if Su Yi tried to break through twice, he was blocked in advance. .

If he wanted to break through forcefully, he might be hit with the ball. Su Yi couldn't break through, so he had to change his attack method. He turned his back and used the back-up singles movement that Barkley had just taught him.

Although Su Yi's butt is not as thick as Barkley's, it is enough to deal with Damon Stoudemire. Su Yi's height of 1.96 is compared to that of Little Flying Squirrel's 1.78, no matter how you look at it, it is a mismatch .

Taking advantage of his height, Su Yi, a shameless guy, pushed Little Momonga to the free throw line. When Pippen saw Su Yi enter the penalty area, he let go of Jordan's defense and came over.

Now Su Yi has been thoroughly researched by various teams. When dealing with him, as long as he is not in an explosive state, it is enough to prevent him from open three-pointers and hooks at the basket.

In the last few games, many teams have noticed that Su Yi's three-pointer is a bit out of shape, but when he gets to the basket, his threat is even higher than before. He is more willing to attack the basket than before, relying on his strength and physical fitness Going to the basket has caused many teams to change their defensive focus.

Seeing that Pippen was helping to defend him, Su Yi didn't stick to the ball, and threw the ball towards the basket, and then a red figure jumped up from behind Pippen, with an outstretched tongue, and a cool dunk with a tomahawk on his back, At first glance, it was the old hooligan's signature move.

Su Yi felt that with Jordan as an old guy, it was much easier for him to play basketball. The basketball god of this basketball god should have a full-scale basketball IQ, at least inversely proportional to his vision for future selection.

Su Yi didn't even give a tactical gesture just now, but just casually threw it towards the basket, and the old hooligan seized this opportunity accurately. If it wasn't because of his old age, Su Yi could have turned this game into a slam dunk contest.

This kind of extremely easy assist made Su Yi feel a little embarrassed, this statistic is too easy.

When returning to defense, Su Yi defended Little Flying Squirrel close to the body. Relying on the increased strength after being cursed, and faster lateral movement speed, Su Yi put the fast-rushing Little Flying Squirrel Stoudemire in front of the three-point line. Er stopped.

Even though Little Flying Squirrel is very fast, under Su Yi's physical confrontation, everything is nothing but floating clouds. Su Yi likes the feeling of crushing opponents with strength, it seems that his own strength should really be practiced.

Su Yi's long arms kept dangling in front of Little Flying Squirrel's eyes, blocking his view for a while, and pressing down to take out the ball. Little Flying Squirrel still reluctantly handed the basketball to Scottie Pippen who asked for the ball not far away.

This guy seems to want to wrestle with old teammate Michael Jordan today.

(End of this chapter)