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Chapter 562 Chapter 560: The next facade of the alliance

Siakam was put into training by Henson as soon as he arrived. It is now January, and in mid-April, the playoffs will officially start.Therefore, even with the bonus of the progress acceleration badge, time is still very tight for Henson and Siakam.

Fraser and Nash immediately started training Siakam. Henson believes that under the guidance of these two guys, it is not difficult for Siakam to develop a three-pointer.

Whether the signing of this "backup plan" can be successful depends on whether Siakam's training can be effective.

But Henson believes the plan has a good chance of success.After all, Siakam is a player who is willing to work hard.He will do his best for his own and his father's dream, and as long as he works hard, he will most likely be able to redeem his talent!

Siakam's potential is as high as A-level!

After finishing his busy signings, Henson can finally devote all his energy to the game.The Pacers, whose military spirit and lineup are extremely stable, also achieved a good record in the January game.

On January 1, the Pacers beat the Nets 5-121 at home.

On Jan. 1 at Bankers Life Arena, Henson avenged Madison Square Garden. 7 to 123, the Pacers beat the Knicks and couldn't find the north.

虽然1月12日那天，丹佛掘金用神奇的46.9%的三分球命中率淹没了亨森。但一天之后，步行者又立马以108比95战胜了鹈鹕。

With 3 wins and 1 loss in the past four games, the Pacers continue to secure the league's No. [-] ranking.At the same time, the progress of Siakam and others is still in progress.Everything is going in the right direction,
On January 1 after the game against the Pelicans, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of voting for the All-Star Game.In the East, Antetokounmpo became the second player in frontcourt votes after James.

And Paul George and CP3 are also on the list as always.

There is no doubt that the strength of the Pacers this season has made the players once again loved by the fans.And Antetokounmpo is a supernova born out of nowhere.

Last season, people's evaluation of Antetokounmpo still stayed at "he seems to have some potential."

But now, look at what people are saying about Antetokounmpo.

"After James, the next sign of the league."

"An era player who will be a huge success in Indianapolis."

"There is no other big man in this world who can do everything like Antetokounmpo."

This season, Antetokounmpo's progress is obvious to all.His scoring average has soared from 16.9 points last season to 22.9 points.With both George and CP3 willing to sacrifice shooting rights for victory, Antetokounmpo has undoubtedly become one of the most dominant players in the league.

His finishing rate at the basket is even higher than James.The only shortcoming is the three-pointers with a hit rate of less than 30%.But Henson has said that Antetokounmpo is the kind of player who can be successful without shooting.

As Henson predicted before the season, Antetokounmpo has fully realized his talent this season.And he is also a big capital for Henson and the Warriors to compete for the championship this season.

Once the results of the All-Star second-round voting were announced, Antetokounmpo immediately became a hotly discussed player.Everyone is discussing where the upper limit of this guy is.Henson, on the other hand, thought about how to keep this guy in Indianapolis.

From the beginning, Antetokounmpo was the key to Henson's revival of the Pacers.During the three consecutive championships, Henson envisioned the possibility of Jimmy Butler and Leonard leaving.And what should the Pacers do after these two people leave?Antetokounmpo is the key.

Now, it's time to offer Antetokounmpo his next long-term contract.

So that afternoon, Henson and Bird discussed the matter in just 10 minutes.After all, there is certainly no objection to the price tag of Antetokounmpo's contract extension.Only the top salary can be worthy of the status of this little guy.And now, the Pacers are also conditionally offering Antetokounmpo a maximum salary contract.

What is being discussed now is nothing more than the issue of the renewal time in advance.

"I think we should wait until before the All-Star Game to renew his contract. In this way, it can be regarded as a surprise for that kid." Henson didn't say half of what he said. Renewing the contract before the All-Star Game can maximize Antetokounmpo's commercial value.

Bird agreed with Henson's idea, and the two bosses are naturally very willing to keep this super forward who is second only to James in popularity in Indianapolis.

Now everything is ready, everything, just waiting for the All-Star Game to start.

The Pacers played very well in January.In the remaining half month, the Pacers played 1 games and lost only 7 game.Among them, on January 1, the Pacers beat the Rockets by 1 points.

As we all know, in addition to Antetokounmpo, this year is also a year of transformation for James Harden.After leaving Howard and Kardashian and ushering in D'Antoni, Harden finally began to move towards the ranks of the league's top superstars.

This season, James Harden has averaged nearly 30 points and 11 assists per game.And compared to before, Harden's shooting rate is more stable, and his improvement on the defensive end is visible to the naked eye.He's still one of the best foul-drawers in the league, but there's more to scoring than fouls.

In this year's MVP rankings, Harden is second only to Westbrook, who averaged a triple-double, and the almighty James, ranking third!This shows how much people's perception of Harden has changed.

A few years ago, if people said that Harden was the number one SG in the league, it might have caused a lot of controversy.But if you say this now, even Henson will not question it.Nonsense, among the top three in the MVP rankings, only Harden is the second.If he is not the first SG, then who is qualified?
And although Harden is only ranked third in the MVP rankings, Henson believes that Harden is at least no worse than Westbrook.Westbrook's triple-double average sounds scary, but everyone knows how this average triple-double came about.

The Rockets' excellent record of 35 wins and 15 losses this season also proves Harden's ability.At this point, Henson also thinks he's doing better than Westbrook.

Under the background of Harden and Antetokounmpo taking off together, the Pacers VS Rockets, Antetokounmpo VS Harden game was originally very gimmick.

But no one expected that the game lost suspense as early as the middle of the third quarter.Henson didn't know if he had some kind of magical power, and he didn't know if Harden had a psychological shadow on the Pacers.But whenever he played against the Pacers and Henson, Harden always played abnormally.

The same is true today. Harden took 17 shots, but only hit a poor 3 goals.When Harden plays like this, it is undoubtedly difficult for the Rockets to win the game.

Antetokounmpo's performance was the complete opposite of Harden's, shooting 56.5% and scoring 33 points.

The huge gap in performance between the two is the result of this match. 120 to 101, the Pacers gave the Rockets the most humiliating defeat of the season.

This game undoubtedly marked a perfect end to the Pacers' January.After half of the regular season, the Pacers' current record is 1 wins and 41 losses, still ranking first in the league.

The Warriors' current 40 wins and 7 losses are already very abnormal, but Henson led the team to do better than the Warriors!The playoffs have not yet started, and the two sides seem to be competing in secret.

After the time entered February, the momentum of the Pacers remained undiminished.At the beginning, they defeated the Magic, Nets, Pistons and Thunder, and won a wave of four consecutive victories.It wasn't until February 2, when the Pacers were revenged by the Cavaliers at home, that the winning streak was finally stopped.

After the game, Antetokounmpo looked very unhappy, "We should have won, but too many unexpected things happened on the court."

It can be seen that the current Antetokounmpo is not only satisfied with all-stars and beautiful statistics.His hunger for victory and championship is already very high.

Seeing Antetokounmpo's angry look, Henson raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Now, there is only one week left before the start of the All-Star Game.It's also time to talk about that matter with Antetokounmpo.

Henson walks mysteriously into the tunnel, and tonight, he'll find a way to cheer up Antetokounmpo
(End of this chapter)