Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 52 52 [Tear City]

Leonard gave Jiang Hao full affirmation and evaluation, which shows a signal that the Spurs, which already have an excellent team atmosphere, will be more united.

And unity is often the key to a team's success.

"Jiang, you are really unbelievable. It is no exaggeration to say that without you, there would be no San Antonio Spurs who are about to advance to the next round."

Rich Paul is very excited about Jiang Hao's performance in this series. From his perspective, this is really not an easy task.

Although he has always emphasized that Jiang Hao is a special player, but frankly speaking, apart from seeing this kind of performance in the rookie James, he has really never seen a rookie who can be better than Jiang Hao in so many years .

"You know, I have received offers from at least 8 teams. Obviously, they all want you." On the other end of the phone, Rich Paul took a deep breath. He even experienced LeBron from Jiang Hao. The appeal that James should have in a contract year.

"Kawhi is a great player, you can learn a lot from him, it looks like the situation is very strong for you, if, Jiang, I mean if, if you end up with the O'Brien Cup, then in the upcoming We're going to be more proactive this coming summer."

"What about the Spurs? Did they send out some signals?" Jiang Hao frowned. He felt that Rich Paul seemed to be deliberately hiding something.

"As the team that knows you best, RC Buford certainly didn't sit still. In fact, they showed the most urgency. I can feel their determination to keep you, but IMHO, they have almost no chance. What's more, a bigger mess is waiting for them to deal with." Rich Paul sneered, as if he knew the whole story.

"What a mess?" Jiang Hao was a little surprised.

"Although Kawhi is back and seems to be fully recovered, this may be the last time he plays for the Spurs. The team behind him is not idle. In their words, they are trying to escape San Antonio."

"What? Kawhi leaving?"

This is definitely something that Jiang Hao did not think of. Although some time ago, public opinion has been madly rumored that Leonard and the Spurs have conflicts, but inside the Spurs, Jiang Hao and the others have never heard of such things happening.

Now that Leonard has returned to health, everything seems to be quite normal, as if nothing happened, but unexpectedly, it is calm and stormy.

"Trust issues. Kawhi no longer trusts the Spurs' medical team, which makes them feel that they have not received due respect. Of course, there are many issues involved, which cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. Therefore, RC Buford and the others are trying to regain the trust of Kawhi during this time, but it will be difficult."

As a professional agent, Rich Paul doesn't think the Spurs can really settle down with Leonard.

"Then what is the Spurs' attitude towards me?" Jiang Hao took a deep breath, not expecting so many things to happen behind his back.

"What kind of attitude can you have, just keep making ridiculous verbal guarantees, and you should also be able to predict that between Kawhi and you, the Spurs naturally hope to get both, and if you must give up one , they would rather give up on you first"

Jiang Hao did not refute Rich Paul. On the contrary, he is very calm at the moment. Rich Paul is right. Although he can be called the savior of the Spurs this season, in the long run, Leonard is already a super giant. Young and still evolving.

"Ricky, look, I feel like I've settled into this team and I love the culture of this team, whether or not Kawhi leaves has nothing to do with whether or not I stay, I mean, if the Spurs Finally given the right price, we have no reason not to consider them first, of course, you have a lot of autonomy, I have no objection to go to other teams, I hope you can understand this."

Jiang Hao hung up the phone, just like he said when he met Rich Paul for the first time, he couldn't forget that the Spurs provided him with a chance at his most difficult time, even if that chance doesn't count now What, but Jiang Hao is sure that he will never forget the scene when he stood on the NBA court for the first time.

On the other end of the phone, Rich Paul showed such an expression. Even though he tried his best to belittle the Spurs, he still failed to make Jiang Hao change his mind. These are Chinese players, and they are Chinese. , Zhien Tubao is always read very seriously.

"Perhaps I can understand why Yao resolutely rejected Zen Master's invitation back then."

Rich Paul shrugged.

However, he is not too disappointed. Although Jiang Hao may suffer some losses from staying in the Spurs, from a long-term perspective, this loss will only be temporary. As long as Jiang Hao can really continue to improve, Jiang Hao The value of San Antonio will not be discounted too much because it is a small city.

Moreover, he doesn't think the Spurs can really come up with any bargaining chips in the coming summer, and their salary space is almost locked.

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After achieving a 3:0 lead in the series, the Spurs' path to advancement seems to be completely clear. Not surprisingly, they will smoothly advance to the next round.

With Chris Paul injured, the Houston Rockets seem to have no hope. It was previously exposed by the media that James Harden even went to nightclubs to get drunk on the night of the loss.

In this case, it is almost impossible for them to prevent the Spurs from sweeping.

Frankly speaking, in the eyes of many people, the trend of this series is really too exaggerated. Who would have thought that the powerful regular season champion would be beaten by the Spurs all the way?

Of course, one thing is certain, just like what O'Neal said in the live broadcast room before, the Houston Rockets should indeed consider the potential of the existing lineup during the offseason, maybe they should completely overthrow and rebuild.

A day later, same arena, same opponent, same result.

106: 89!

The Spurs beat the Rockets at home and advanced to the next round with a total score of 4:0.

Although Kawhi Leonard's timely comeback in the last two games is crucial, in most people's eyes, Jiang Hao is the biggest contributor to the Spurs' completion of the "Black Eight Miracle".

The data of 19.5 points and 6.1 assists per game in the series is the best evidence.

The legend of this incredible rookie continued this season. He led the Spurs to defeat the Rockets super backcourt combination led by Chris Paul and James Harden, which made people look forward to the semifinals.

With Kawhi Leonard as the core of offense and defense, can the freed Spurs No. 35 also be able to play against another super backcourt combination of Portland Trail Blazers Lillard + McCallum? Do you have the upper hand?
That's right, the Spurs' opponent in the semifinals is the city of tearing-the Portland Trail Blazers!
(End of this chapter)