I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 178 Success and fame, the inside story of dumping the pot

The top hard goods of NBA superstar personal honor are nothing more than scoring champion, rebounding champion, assists champion, DPOY and three MVPs.

As a scorer, Lu Yi won the rebounds, assists and DPOY, which is normal.

As a second-year rookie, it is not easy to win the scoring champion and the three MVPs.

This kind of honor is something that most super giants can't get together throughout their careers.

But Lu Yi only took two years.

When Lu Yi won the Finals MVP trophy, all the Clippers fans were shouting excitedly and happily for Lu Yi.

Many people were even so excited that they fainted.

Lu Yi is amazing. Jordan, who is in the same age group, only won the All-Star MVP and the regular season MVP. There is still a lot of distance from the Finals MVP.

But Lu Yi was in his rookie year, just like Larry Bird, leading a big team to the playoffs.

Stronger than Larry Bird, he won the championship only in his third year as a rookie. If you want to talk about the MVP of the finals, the rookie contract has ended.

Lu Yi won the championship in his second year as a rookie, and with no suspense, he won the finals MVP.

Looking at the Clippers' trip to the playoffs this year, not only did they sweep their opponents in the first two rounds, but they also swept the finals, except for the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, the Mavericks, who are as strong as running in for many years and have a luxurious lineup, were also swept by the Clippers 4-1.

The Clippers' dominance in this year's playoffs is undoubtedly revealed.

Based on Lu Yi's current team leadership ability and personal honor alone, Lu Yi has entered the top 20 in history, and there is no problem at all.

Even if Lu Yi retires at the end of his rookie contract and enters the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, there is no problem at all.

"Lu Yi, congratulations, let's have a drink tonight." After putting away the championship trophy, Dunleavy came to chat with Lu Yi again.

Lu Yi naturally didn't refuse: "Okay, I'll come here when I cut the Nets."

After the finals are over, it is normal to have a meal with everyone, relax and celebrate.

Anyway, the championship celebration is still early, and the championship parade will take more than half a week at the earliest.

The main reason is that the Clippers will report the championship parade to the city government. After the government approves, they will also deploy police forces to block the corresponding parade streets.

In the big city of Los Angeles, it is quite troublesome to block the streets.

After Dunleavy left, Lu Yi was also preparing to do his last thing on the court tonight.

That's the same as what was done when the NCAA won the championship, and cut the nets as a souvenir.

Collecting loot is something a winner must do, or else something will always feel missing.

Dunleavy didn't have this habit, so Lu Yi was going to cut off both nets on the field with his own hands.

If other teammates don't have the idea of ​​​​collecting pieces of the net, then Lu Yi is happy to collect two complete nets.

If a teammate asks him for it later, Lu Yi doesn't mind sharing a thing or two with his teammates.

Soon, Lu Yi finished what he was doing and returned to the locker room with his collection.

Next, Lu Yi couldn't return to the hotel immediately to have dinner with his teammates and coaches.

Although I have already accepted media interviews on the court, I still need to accept another post-match interview next.

Of course, the chat should have been over long ago.

Although it was very exciting to win the championship, it was almost two hours after the trophy was awarded.

No matter how exciting you are doing, after enjoying yourself for more than an hour, you will finally enter the sage time.

This time Lu Yi was very calm, and just finished the process perfunctorily, then left the interview area on time, packed his luggage, and returned to the hotel.

After tonight, the hotel will be unsealed, and Lu Yi can return to his home in Los Angeles.

Of course, if you want to completely regain your freedom, you have to wait until the championship parade is over.

When Lu Yi returned to the hotel, the dishes were ready.

As soon as Lu Yi entered the box, the hotel waiter began to serve the food.

At the beginning of the dinner party, it was not as noisy as imagined, but it had a warm taste.

When Dunleavy signaled to Lu Yi whether it was time to say something.

Iverson suddenly raised his wine glass and said in a preposterous way: "Sorry, I'm sorry.

Taking this opportunity, I have something to confess to everyone.

I think everyone should have guessed that I am old and can't play anymore, and I am going to retire. "

Hearing Iverson say this with his own ears, everyone was a little surprised.

Of course, everyone can guess that at Iverson's age, if he plays for two more years, he can play, but compared with young people, he really doesn't have much competitiveness.

Considering that it is impossible for Iverson to substitute Gordon, although this has happened in the playoffs.

But if Iverson renews his contract with the Clippers, Gordon's situation must also be considered.

Gordon's rookie contract has also reached the point where he has to renew his contract with the Clippers in advance.

The Clippers gave Gordon about the same salary, but they couldn't give Gordon the team status he wanted.

Gordon has the championship, and the next thing he pursues is the maximum salary contract and team status.

It is definitely not appropriate for a top-salary player to be a substitute, and it is still a substitute for a minimum-salary player.

Iverson knew that if he stayed with the Clippers for two years, he might have one or two championships, but the future of the Clippers might be delayed by his selfishness.

Getting old and not dying is a thief!

Even a super giant player who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground when he was young, and his body speed was so strong that he exploded, over the age of 35, is getting worse day by day.

When it's time to retreat bravely, it's time to abdicate to the virtuous.

Iverson has a good impression of Lu Yi. After all, Lu Yi saved him when his career was at a low point, and fulfilled his original promise and brought him a championship.

Iverson's career is complete, and Iverson's career has no regrets.

It is also for this reason that Iverson reciprocated, and with the defense of voluntary retirement, he abdicated to make way for the talents, and left the opportunity to a young and powerful rising star like Gordon.

Next is Gordon's contract year, and Gordon will definitely play well.

As long as the Clippers renew their contracts in the summer and the reinforcement work is not too outrageous, it is not impossible for the Clippers to win another championship with the current lineup.

Iverson can take this into consideration, and the other Clippers players here can also think clearly.

Lu Yi is no exception, so Lu Yi didn't pretend to keep Iverson.

What about the super giant, what about the scoring champion, and what about the regular season MVP?Isn't the aging Westbrook also disliked by others?
Lu Yi clearly knew that Iverson made the best choice, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

“Thank you so much for working with you for the past two years.

This is one of the best memories of my career and I will cherish it.

Thanks again Louie, you are the best player I have ever played with.

If you had been born ten years earlier, maybe I would have replaced that kid Kobe.

I will not thank the others one by one, I am an old man, and you all have a bright future.

I look forward to seeing you play even better on the TV at home.

Saw in the papers about your bigger player contracts. "

Iverson didn't say anything vain, just expressed his feelings.

Everyone was somewhat touched when they heard this.

Then they toasted Iverson one by one, and drunk Iverson unceremoniously.

Iverson, too, was open to all comers, and soon became the first person to get under the table.

Fortunately, there are waiters in the hotel. As long as the money is in place, Iverson, who has already lost consciousness, will naturally not be allowed to lie on the floor.

Soon, Lu Yi, who usually doesn't drink, followed in Iverson's footsteps.

Obviously Lu Yi had already eaten a lot of dishes, but he was still overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm.

It's rare in life to get drunk, and Lu Yi doesn't drink too much. When the atmosphere is up, it's okay to be confused for a night.

Of course, when Lu Yi woke up the next day, he had a splitting headache, his mouth was full of sadness, and his body was extremely uncomfortable.

There was no warm boiled water in the room, but ice cubes and cold water instead.

Fortunately, there is still a coffee machine. Boil some water and mix it with cold water, and it will be "hot water" that can cure all diseases immediately.

Young people, the body is the greatest capital.

Lu Yi's physical recovery is still very good, and before noon, there are almost no sequelae.

After lunch at the hotel, Lu Yi made a phone call with the management, packed his luggage in advance, moved out of the hotel, and returned to his villa.

In the next few days, the Clippers will also arrange some work for Lu Yi, mainly to accept media interviews.

However, these things have not been settled yet, and when the Clippers officially get it done, it will be enough to notify Lu Yi by text message at that time.

After returning to the villa, Lu Yi immediately notified his team.

After the championship parade is over, I will definitely go back to China.

Rich and noble do not return home, such as brocade clothing at night.

Lu Yi now undoubtedly surpassed Yao Ming and became the NBA No. 1 of Chinese players.

Whether it is out of vanity considerations or self-interest, Lu Yi will return to China after the championship parade is over.

Taking advantage of the domestic fans' discussion and enthusiasm for the championship has not subsided, they will be able to lie down in the future if they are full in a short period of time.

In fact, Lu Yi, a Chinese player from the NCAA who has entered the NBA with his strength, is not popular with domestic fans like Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

Firstly, both of them are from the CBA and are well-known by domestic fans. Secondly, the two have fought for the country, and they have worked hard without credit. Fans will never forget them.

Lu Yi's sudden appearance made people feel a little surprised and strange.

This is the gap between a biological son and a happy father.

In this regard, there is still a difference between the Chinese and the stick.

Of course, Lu Yi's sense of alienation from domestic fans basically doesn't exist now.

Lu Yi also competed for the championship for the country, and Lu Yi won the NBA championship as the head of the team.

This is undoubtedly a great achievement for Chinese athletes to show their country's prestige overseas.

Domestic fans' greater sense of identification with Lu Yi will instantly dilute the original sense of alienation.

Besides, for black players, domestic fans will inevitably worship the strong.

In recent years, the national consciousness has still been awakened. How can domestic fans not agree with or admire Lu Yi, a player who can show the strength of the Chinese people abroad?

For domestic businessmen who are eager to expand overseas markets, or the domestic market, Lu Yi is undoubtedly a favorite.

And Lu Yi naturally had the same idea.

As early as last year's offseason, Lu Yi built his own team, not only in terms of training and life, but also in terms of business.

It's been a small fight before, and now it's finally going to be a big fight.

Perhaps, after this summer, Lu Yi will be instantly promoted to a billionaire.

And this is the benefits that championships and FMVP can bring to players.

In the face of huge interests, even brotherhood cannot be sacrificed.

Lu Yi hasn't tasted this kind of taste yet. If he tastes it in the future, he will probably be as inhuman as James and Durant.

However, before Lu Yi's subordinates brought good news to Lu Yi, Lu Yi saw some fun in the newspaper that day.

Now that there is League of Legends, Lu Yi will naturally play games like he used to.

However, in the past few years of living in North America, it is inevitable that I will follow the Romans and develop the habit of reading newspapers.

The power of paper media is still very strong these days, and most of the news about the NBA first appeared in newspapers.

The timeliness of TV and the Internet is actually worse.

Look at what Lu Yi saw, it actually made him laugh.

It turned out that in order to clear the responsibility for being swept away by the Clippers, the Heat's management directly released news, allowing related reporters to break the news in the newspapers, and the inside story of James joining the Heat.

The Heat are different from the Cavaliers. The Heat have a championship in their ancestors, and they have also been a strong team in the Eastern Conference in recent years.

The Heat's management, that's not old qualifications, old rivers and lakes.

Everyone has to face, but this year, the Heat have created a lineup of the Big Three, making waves in the Eastern Conference and showing off their might.

In the finals, he was beaten up by the Clippers and swept out 4-0.

The Heat's face was instantly wiped out by a bad team like the Clippers.

The joy of the original Eastern Conference champions is gone.

Instead, the Heat became the laughing stock of the entire league, the biggest loser of the year.

The Big Three of the Heat, crying all over the league?
In the finals, it was a stepping stone and a criminal again, but it was swept away in the end!
What a joke!

I have to say that the Heat's management is still very experienced.

Perhaps from the time the game is not over, he has already figured out the coping strategy.

It just so happens that James is too jumpy, and the influence is extremely bad, and he is popular, so James has become the best tool for the Heat's management to throw the blame.

After all, James is an outsider. Even if the Heat lose James, it will not affect it.

Moreover, the potential value of James itself is still quite large.

Even if James is not willing to play for the Heat next season, the Heat can stop losses in time and trade James to other teams in exchange for a good bargaining chip.

It is precisely because of this that the Heat's management did not hesitate to reveal the inside story of the formation of the Heat's Big Three partners.

It turned out that the Heat never thought about forming the Big Three at first.

Simply because Wade invited him to join forces with Bosh, the Heat tried to win the championship again in the same way Wade and O'Neal won the championship.

In this plan, James has nothing to do with it.

However, when Wade and Bosh announced their alliance, James and his agent approached Wade and Bosh immediately, hoping to join forces and win the championship.

Wade and Bosh, whether it is to play brother basketball, or to win the championship, will not refuse.

The Heat fully respected the players' considerations, and thus contributed to the Big Three lineup.

(End of this chapter)