I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 181 Trading Curry, the Clippers Dynasty (End of the book)
A new agreement was reached in labor negotiations, and the lockout ended.

As long as there are no other accidents, similar to the thunderstorm time of the former Clippers owner Sterling, the NBA regular season will officially start on Christmas Eve.

Time flies, and Christmas night is coming soon.

As the team that won the championship last season, the Clippers naturally have a place in tonight's Christmas game.

The league is also very open-minded. Last season, Lu Yi openly suggested in front of the media that he should play with the Lakers in the opening game.

The main reason is to avenge the Lakers players who have been watching the championship rings for the past two years.

It's a pity that because of Sterling's thunderstorm, the Clippers were torn apart, and the remaining Clippers players could only make up a starting lineup.

Point guard Gordon, shooting guard Lu Yi, small forward Korver, power forward Boozer, and center Jordan Jr.

Reasonably speaking, this lineup is not bad, at least in the top ten in the league.

And the salary occupied is not expensive, less than half of the salary cap.

Gordon, Lu Yi, and Jordan are all rookie contracts, Korver is in the middle class, and only Boozer has a maximum salary.

If the Clippers operate normally, at least one max-salary player can be introduced.

If you want to continue to compete for the championship, it is not impossible to introduce two top-salary players at the same time.

Even if it is not for reinforcement, in order to avoid the poor man's tax, at least one max-salary player should be introduced.

However, after the team was managed by the league, although the league did not spend a lot of money to sign junk contracts for the team, it did not do any substantial reinforcement work.

The players signed through the basic salary contract are basically veterans who have no fuel to use, or have glass attributes and are useless.

Because of this, the Clippers suddenly changed from a championship team to a welfare nursing home.

Because of this, Lu Yi and the others were very happy when they received the championship ring. After the opening match, not long after, everyone showed a look of frustration.

Who are these substitutes?Can they fight?
Obviously, the Clippers can beat the Lakers by a lot of points in the starting lineup. When they come off the bench, even if Lu Yi and Gordon lead each other, there is no way to plug the loopholes.

This is even more outrageous than the classic four dishes and one soup in the era of Yu Yuyong. There is no way to compare the configuration of others and the configuration of the Clippers now.

Lu Yi thought that the substitutes in the first season were good enough, but he didn't expect there to be better than this.

Sometimes I forget about the food, and I am more independent, and I don’t even give Lu Yi the ball when he asks for it.

With the support of the alliance behind him, he can do whatever he wants.

In this way, the Clippers played at home in the opening game, but lost to the declining Lakers.

Fortunately, I met the Golden State Warriors next. After a long offseason, the Warriors' pitchers lacked the preseason to find their status, and they didn't play well at the beginning.

Whether it is the team leader Ellis, the rising star Curry, or the rookie Thompson, the touch is not good, and the average shooting percentage of the three is less than 25%.

The Clippers finally won a round by relying on abuse.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. After the Clippers beat the Lakers, most things went smoothly.

However, if it is the previous lineup configuration, Lu Yi will probably have a lot of opportunities to punch in the three quarters.

Now that there are more CBAs in the team, Lu Yi has to carry forward with a heavy burden. In many cases, it is not until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter that the winner is determined.

This is also thanks to the suspension of the league, and many players failed to get back to their form.

Players from other teams have gone overseas to play for a living and have not yet returned to the NBA, so most of the team's lineup is incomplete.

Until the All-Star weekend, under the leadership of Lu Yi, the Clippers had a record of 21 wins and 10 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

Although in the last few games, the Clippers have lost more and won less because other teams have gradually regained their form, but there are also reasons why they encountered more powerful opponents.

If the Clippers continue to play, they are still expected to make the playoffs this season.

However, even if you make it to the playoffs, you can reach the Western Conference semifinals, which is pretty amazing.

If the Clippers want to successfully defend their title this year, they still think too much.

At this time, the owner of the team has not yet been found, so Lu Yi does not pursue the record anymore, and the other teammates don't have such thoughts anyway.

That being the case, Lu Yi had to think more about himself.

It is rare that the Clippers have a pretty good record this year, so it is normal for two players to be selected for the All-Star Game.

With the help of Boozer, Lu Yi is indeed eligible to compete for the All-Star MVP again.

The honor of the All-Star MVP is far worse than the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals. Some fans even feel that it is not even worthy of the best team in the regular season.

But in fact, before James' group success, the All-Star MVP has a lot of gold.

The All-Star MVP represents the real star among the stars, and it is a hurdle that a star must pass to rise from popularity to superstar.

And after having the hard goods honors such as the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals that symbolize strength, this is the real superstar who is really popular and comprehensive.

Basically, it can be said that the All-Star MVP is an important tool for the league to promote newcomers.

Lu Yi is still a rookie, and within the rookie contract, winning another All-Star MVP is not considered a brush.

Ever since, Lu Yi took advantage of other teams preparing for the playoffs and was unwilling to spend too much effort on the All-Star Game.

Then, relying on his stable and strong personal strength, he once again led the Western All-Star team to win the All-Star Game, and once again won the All-Star MVP trophy.

After the All-Star Game ended, the Clippers' new owner finally had some clues.

The league has openly helped the Clippers recruit a new boss, and Los Angeles sports celebrities like Magician are also interested in becoming the Clippers' new boss.

In addition, there are some Hollywood superstars, especially black people in the entertainment industry.

However, if you want to become the owner of the Clippers, you must first prove that you have enough strength and enough money to run and build the team.

And the Clippers' change of ownership is not something that can be completed in a short while.

Time flies, and it has been a month since the end of the All-Star Weekend.

The time has come to mid-March, and the Clippers have changed hands and have reached the stage of the boss's offer.

The Ballmer that Lu Yi expected did not appear, and now he is the CEO of Microsoft.

However, Los Angeles is not short of rich people, let alone rich white people.

The new owner of the Clippers takes office, and it is only a matter of time.

In this case, the league slightly relaxed its control over the Clippers.

Dunleavy is still the general manager of the Clippers. Under Lu Yi's suggestion, Dunleavy is still willing to trust Lu Yi and started a deal with the Warriors.

The Warriors also changed their boss not long ago. The boss is a layman, but he wants to really take charge of the Warriors and let everyone listen to him.

Therefore, it is inevitable to clean up Liwei.

However, the Warriors boss has not yet made up his mind whether to clean up the team leader Ellis, or to conflict with Ellis, Curry, who is constantly injured.

The Warriors' business philosophy at this stage is to continue to trade inside players to ensure an invincible position in the Western Conference playoffs.

Originally, the Warriors intended to make a deal with the Bucks, but the Clippers took the initiative to come to the door and were willing to put Jordan and Boozer on the shelves. Naturally, the Warriors would not refuse.

Needless to say, Boozer, even if the fans agree that Iverson is the second leader of the Clippers to win the championship, then Boozer is at least the third leader.

In fact, the role played by Boozer is at the second master level.

Boozer's maximum salary contract is really not expensive.

It's a pity that the Warriors just signed All-Star insider David Lee last year, and the position conflicted with Boozer.

And the Warriors don't lack power forwards, what they lack is a center that can come in handy.

Jordan given by the Clippers is really good, the championship starting center, and now he is still on a rookie contract.

Even if the issue of contract renewal is to be re-discussed this summer, if you give a maximum salary, you can basically win it.

The Warriors hit the playoffs with Ellis, David Lee, and Jordan Jr., and it's not like there is no chance.

Even though the logo man likes Curry very much, the Warriors boss still made a decision. Curry only traded Jordan for Jordan, and then gave him a first-round pick. This deal is a good deal.

After all, Curry is too glassy.

After the transaction is completed, the Warriors boss is also very happy.

Curry's ankle is not doing well, and he has been holding on for the team to make the playoffs.

When he was traded to the Clippers for a physical examination, the Clippers team doctor discovered that Curry had a serious injury risk, and if he continued to play, even if the injury stopped, it would be better to take care of the minor injury and directly announce the season to reimburse.

Lu Yi knew that Curry should have been reimbursed this season.

It seems that on the day Curry was reimbursed for the season, the Warriors completed the deal with the Bucks, and Ellis traded for Bodog alone, which directly depressed Ellis.

Now Curry is traded to the Clippers ahead of schedule, which is a little better.

But Curry really broke out, thanks to a change in shooting posture and enhanced ankle protection.

Since then, Curry has soared into the sky, unstoppable.

Now that Curry has got it, it is imperative to transform Curry into a shape suitable for his future.

It's just that the Clippers traded Jordan Jr. Although they got Curry, they couldn't play because of the season's reimbursement.

Even because of external media analysis, the Clippers want to renew Lu Yi with a maximum salary, and it is impossible for the team to renew Lu Yi and Gordon with a maximum salary at the same time, so the trade to Curry is a signal to release Gordon.

Gordon, who was in the contract year, was a little bit unintentional to play after hearing such news, and his personal competitive state plummeted.

There were problems with the Clippers point guard and center, and their results naturally plummeted.

By the end of the regular season, the Clippers barely entered the playoffs with 37 wins and 29 losses, seventh in the Western Conference.

However, in the first round against the Thunder, they were eventually swept by Gentleman 4-1.

Two years ago, the Clippers also faced the Thunder in the first round. Now that they are counterattacked by the Thunder, it can only be said that time is fate.

However, Lu Yi didn't feel discouraged at all.

"Next season, no one wants to touch us." After being out of the playoffs, Lu Yi spoke again.

The media thought that Lu Yi was completely stubborn this time, but no one knew that the Clippers dynasty that ruled the league was finally coming.

The first and second shooters in history teamed up, and there was also a child labor contract.

On the basis of Lu Yi, Curry, and Boozer, the Clippers can introduce another top-salary player. What level is this?
After James signed the Heat contract, he hurriedly ran away to regain the level of grouping!
In the future, Kobe said with emotion at the retirement ceremony: "I have known for a long time that there is still someone in this era who can achieve three consecutive championships, and that is Lu Yi."

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The whole book is finished.

(End of this chapter)