All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

In fact, as early as when he left Dallas in frustration, Nelson had already thought about his team building ideas after changing teams.

So when the Golden State Warriors reached out to themselves...

The "mad scientist" agreed to the Warriors' invitation almost without thinking.

So now comes the problem.

As a well-known offensive coach in the league, is Nelson good at building a team?

The answer is of course yes.

In Su Feng's previous life, the Mavericks were able to thrive in the 21st century for more than ten years because Nelson chose a German tank for them in 1998.

During the Warriors period, in addition to the famous "Legend of Black Eight", although on the surface it seemed that Nelson was playing poorly in the Warriors' last two seasons...

But similarly, before leaving Oakland, Nelson also left a valuable legacy to the Warriors.

Anyone with a little common sense knows that before the 2009 draft started, at the time, this was a draft that was recognized as a small year.

At the same time, before the start of this draft, Stephen Curry repeatedly expressed his intention not to go to the "Big Apple"...

Therefore, teams ahead of the Knicks in the draft did not dare to bet on this super shooter who once led the Davidson Wildcats in the NCAA.

However, just because others don't dare to gamble doesn't mean that Old Nelson doesn't dare to gamble.

Nelson, who knows Dell Curry very well, knows that Curry is bluffing.

With his father's good-natured character, Nelson didn't believe that Stephen Curry would cause trouble like Francis did.

So, here we go...

The Warriors have welcomed one of the most important core players for their future rise.

But compared to coaching the Warriors in the future...

This time in 2003...

You can probably only use four words to describe the current situation of this Warriors.

That is:

Terrible.

They had just lost Arenas, because the Warriors' front office had often given big contracts to players whose strength and value did not match theirs as a charity when signing players...

Therefore, if Nelson wants to complete the reorganization of this Warriors this summer, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

but......

In Nelson's view, it was precisely because Arenas was poached by the Wizards that he had room to operate.

And now, it's time to show the world his crazy side!

In August, Nelson, who was also the Warriors' general manager and head coach, first made a deal with the Clippers.

In this deal, the Warriors will send Mike Dunleavy, the third overall pick they selected in the 2002 draft, as well as Bob Sura and Chris Mills.

And they just exchanged the Clippers' first-round pick for next season...

And, this is a top-three protected draft pick.

Although Dunleavy's performance in his rookie season was average, as a high-ranking rookie in 2002, it would be a bit too much to say that he has no trading value at all now.

At this time in 2003, Sura's annual salary of 6 million was a bit high, but considering that after the end of next season, his contract will expire...

So for the Clippers, who have plenty of salary space, this is exactly what they need when they are eager to rebuild.

Therefore, in this deal, what Nelson really wants to get rid of is Chris Mills' annual salary of up to $6.6 million next season.

but......

Since Mills' contract will also expire next season, no matter how you look at it, in this transaction, the Warriors are more like giving Dunleavy Jr. to the Clippers for nothing.

Ah this!

Could it be that Old Nelson is a kind man?

Could it be that he just gave the young Dunleavy to the Clippers for nothing just to fulfill the "father-son basketball" dream of the younger Dunleavy?

No......

This is purely because Nelson needs space.

Because in the summer of 2003, there were too many big fish in the free agent market.

Now, after clearing the Warriors' salary space, Nelson has the leverage to continue gambling on the gambling table this summer.

On August 2, because the Raptors' salary cap had exceeded the standard, the Raptors management and Nash had a peaceful breakup without considering using Nash in a sign-and-trade.

And Nelson, who had been waiting and watching, knew that it was time for him to take action.

As an offensive construction coach, after having a phone conversation with Nash, in order to win Nash's heart, Nelson took a special plane to Toronto the next day.

In the communication with Nash, it was obvious that Nelson's running and gunning game made Nash full of interest.

"We will build the team completely around you. As long as you agree to join the Warriors, the Warriors will be your team from next season."

Looking at Nash's "maximum number", Nelson smiled.

So just like that, on the 3rd, in this summer of constant earthquakes, Nash, the three-time assist king and the record holder for assists in a single game in the Finals, officially joined the Nash team with a six-year maximum salary contract of 104.2 million. The Golden State Warriors.

Since Nash does not have Bird Rights, like Su Feng before him, this is the theoretical maximum salary he can get after he chooses to change teams.

In addition, because Nash did not enjoy the benefits brought by the "Su Feng Clause" in his early years, his theoretical starting salary of the maximum salary will be about a penny less than Su Feng.

In this contract, in addition to the player option in the last year, Nelson also promised the right to veto the Nash transaction.

For Nash, who has turned 29 this year, there is no doubt that the contract Nelson gave him is full of trust in him.

After all, when his contract ends, he will be 35 years old.

In the market, although Nash teamed up with Su Feng in the G4 game of last season's finals to perform what is called the most exciting performance in NBA history...

However, the majority of experts are not optimistic about this signing.

Because according to experts...

Maybe in the first two years, Nash's contract will earn back the price for the Warriors.

But as time goes by, Nash's age will continue to turn this contract into a "junk contract."

However, for Nelson, who always cares about having a good time regardless of what others think, this is just the beginning.

Because the Warriors selected Chris Bosh in the draft.

So for Antawn Jamison, the current head coach of the Warriors...

Old Nelson knew that he had to find a good place for him.

Although in terms of style, Jamison also fits Nelson's style of play very well...

However, since the Warriors have not changed their owners at this time, in order to avoid the Warriors' salary cap expansion in a few years, and also to allow themselves to have sufficient space to sign some more practical players... ....

On the 4th, after signing Nash, Nelson immediately called the Suns front office.

Soon, the Suns, who were eager to win the championship, packaged up their Rashard Lewis and Yassi Jacobson to Oakland, in exchange for the 2002/03 season, which averaged 100 hits per game. Western Conference star forward Jamison scored 22.2 points.

From a personal strength point of view, Jamison is definitely slightly stronger than Lewis at this moment.

However, what Nelson is interested in is Lewis's contract with an annual salary of only about US$7 million.

In addition, Lewis's stable shooting ability from the outside is also something the Warriors urgently need next season in Nelson's opinion.

As another talented high school student selected by the LOGO boys in the past, Lewis has shot more than 40% from three-point range in the past two seasons.

In Su Feng's previous life, Lewis, whose career three-point shooting percentage was close to 39%, even hit a total of 1,787 three-pointers when he retired.

Therefore, with Bosh in the paint, Lewis is undoubtedly more suitable for Nelson's offensive system next season.

However, Nelson knew that both Lewis and Bosh were too "brittle" on the front line.

Therefore, as early as when he went to Toronto to visit Nash, Nelson also visited a young man in Toronto.

Stephen Jackson.

Facts have proved that, except for the promises that players of Su Feng's level can get, they are called promises...

Most of the promises players like Jackson can get are toilet paper.

In the summer, after the free agent market opened, the Magic, which had previously promised Jackson a contract with an annual salary of US$7 million, signed Mike Bibby, whose contract had expired, with a maximum salary from the free agent market...

Therefore, at this moment, how can they still have room to give Jackson a contract with an annual salary of nearly 3%?

"How about you come here and play for a year first? Although the salary is a bit small, 4 million a year is still worthy of your worth."

As for the subsequent statement given by Magic management...

Jackson almost went to Orlando with a knife and stabbed a member of the Magic front office.

"Oh! If I had known this, I might as well have gone to Miami to play for a year with Su."

After being stabbed in the back by Magic management, Jackson shut himself up.

As a loyal player, he really couldn't face Su Feng anymore.

At this moment, Nelson suddenly appeared in front of Stephen Jackson with a smile.

"Steve has agreed to come and play in Oakland.

How about I give you a big contract, are you willing to work with me? "Looking at Jackson, Old Nelson smiled.

For Jackson, who was currently in a state of autism, the smile on Old Nelson's face instantly melted his heart like a spring breeze.

Therefore, after reaching a five-year, 39 million contract with the Warriors, the addition of Jackson instantly increased the thickness of the Warriors' forward line.

On the 9th, when Brian Witt, the Warriors' team reporter, was invited to Oracle Arena to interview Steve Nash, the Warriors' star player for next season...

Nash, who happened to be competing with Lewis for a three-pointer at the time, immediately petrified Witt on the spot.

Because I saw that Nash hit 88 consecutive three-pointers from the top arc.

Lewis was not far behind, hitting 91 three-pointers from the corners on both sides.

To quote Witt himself, the Nets at the Oracle Arena were as clear and sweet as if you were floating on the lake.

Therefore, shortly after returning to the editorial office, Witt officially gave the outside combination of Nash and Lewis a nickname in his subsequent report.

"".

Chinese literal translation:

——"Splash Brothers".

…

"Water...Splash Brothers!?"

As for Miami, when Su Feng saw this piece of news, he almost spat the one he was eating on James' face.

"Brian Witt? Isn't this the reporter who nicknamed Klay and Steph in the future?"

Look at the reporter's signature on this report...

Su Feng felt...

Maybe, this is the legendary fate!

In terms of three-point ability alone, for people who have not seen the world in this era, Nash and Lewis do deserve such nicknames.

However, after noticing that Nash and Jackson both joined the Warriors, Su Feng vaguely felt that this Nash had unknowingly chosen a path similar to his.

Starting from a bottom team, starting from scratch, starting from scratch.

In terms of lineup alone, except for Nash, Lewis and Jackson are still some distance away from star players in this Warriors team...

And Bosh is a new kid.

But with Nash's passing skills at the moment...

Even if these three people are appointed as All-Star substitutes by him next season, Su Feng will not be surprised at all.

Moreover, once this Warriors makes a breakthrough under the leadership of Nelson...

At that time, Nash will have the capital to compete with himself in the competition for MVP.

"Sure enough, we still have to delve into the sewers to find a way out!"

On this day, Su Feng sighed silently as he watched Odom and Milicic practicing three-pointers in the training hall.

In August, in addition to the Warriors completing their reconstruction work, the Suns, who previously traded for Jamison from Oakland, also showed the world their determination to compete for the championship in the 2003/04 season.

Since the Suns will not trigger the super luxury tax until the 2004/05 season...

So isn’t it just money?

If it's just for one season...

As long as I can win the championship...

In the free agent market, the Suns, who still hold a mid-level exception, have placed their selection target on the center position.

After all, in the West...

If you are not worthy of a center like the Timberwolves, then even if you can reach the Western Conference Finals, you will probably be ravaged to death by that fat-headed fish.

Different from the Eastern Conference teams that have been living in the shadow of Su Feng and Duncan in recent years...

You know, O'Neal has never missed the finals in the past five seasons.

And Detroit, another coach who came from the Raptors...

Rivers also followed his original plan and took away the expiring contract from Toronto.

Just like in Su Feng's memory, after Hamilton and Billups renewed their contracts, their combined annual salary was only 13.5 million...

Therefore, after clearing out two mid-level players in the summer, even if Rasheed Wallace's contract at this time is as high as $17 million, the Pistons still have enough room to sign a big deal.

In addition, as a coach from the Raptors, in fact, Rivers had his eye on big money as early as when he left Toronto.

Therefore, in the past two years, when renewing the contracts of the team's main substitutes, Rivers stuck their contracts until the summer of 2003.

In this way, Rivers can ensure that the Pistons can sign big money first, and can also use the salary space between the salary cap and the luxury line to use the Bird Rights to complete the contract extensions of other players.

And so far...

Although this Detroit "F5" has experienced different experiences...

But in the summer of 2003, they still gathered in Auto City.

In Detroit, Ben will also get a six-year maximum salary contract with a total value of 98 million.

Ben's salary increase in the next few years of this contract is slightly lower than Nash's, but in the market, this is also the theoretical maximum salary he can get.

It has to be said that the disintegration of the Raptors brought a huge butterfly effect this summer.

Because after the opening of the Toronto supermarket, three more strong teams suddenly appeared in the league.

Especially the east...

Looking at the lineups of the Philadelphia Digital Man, Celtics, and Pistons...

Su Feng always felt that his successor's life was a little too bitter.

Because I thought that when I was in the east, the most I could do was give the "Fifty Big" people tomorrow evening...

However, James, he is going to hammer...

Jie Nima is one of the four cosmic teams!

And each one has its nemesis!

Under the premise of controlling the weight at 135 kilograms, the current little Yao's ability to prevent pick-and-rolls is not as urgent as the Yao Ming under Van Gundy.

Let’s not talk about the Celtics...

Although there is a high probability that they will let Artest go this summer...

But you must know that Duncan is also a mobile fortress with excellent frame protection ability.

And as for the pistons...

Emmmm!

To be fair, if James, the unlucky kid, hadn't met him in the summer of 1997...

Then based on his stupid style of play in his previous life, just the three teams mentioned above could put him into a self-isolating room and he would never get out.

However, I felt sorry for James, but when I saw the various tricks of these teams, Su Feng felt more and more that time was running out...

because......

Leading Miami to the top...

Now it seems that the difficulty level has been quietly reached.

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In August, the NBA free agent market was full of earthquakes.

It is worth mentioning that this summer, after his contract with the Celtics expired, Hu Weidong officially embarked on a journey back to China.

Since Hu Weidong is already 33 years old at this time, he cares about the people of Jiangsu. In order to leave a CBA championship trophy to Jiangsu fans before the end of his career...

At the same time, considering that he has reached the age where he needs to play health ball, Hu Weidong rejected the basic salary contracts offered to him by many NBA teams this summer.

"In my current state, it doesn't make much sense to play in the NBA. I might as well return to China to realize my early dream.

Moreover, in this way, with me taking care of the situation, you can continue to train in the United States during the summer. "Hu Weidong said to Su Feng before bidding farewell to the NBA.

Hearing this, Su Feng knew very well that another main reason why Hu Weidong chose to return to China this summer was because this summer's Asian Championships was related to qualifications for next year's Olympic Games.

Therefore, in order to allow those comrades competing in the NBA to have more time to practice, in Lao Hu's view, for games like the Asian Championships, it is not a matter of taking it easy for him to lead the team as the number one guard in Asia. ?

Su Feng also expressed support for Lao Hu's idea.

In this life, Hu Weidong, who has played in the NBA for 6 seasons, has played a total of 403 games in the NBA, including 59 starts.

He averaged 8.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 rebounds per game, shooting 44.5% from the field, 37.6% from three-point range, and 81.5% from free throws.

In addition, as the first Chinese player to win a championship in NBA history, Hu Weidong, together with Su Feng, left a legacy for Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and others in the NBA since the 97/98 season. There will always be myths about Chinese players.

"Next year should be my last year in the national team, so Xiao Su... I'll leave it to you for next year's Olympics!

And leave your ticket to the Olympics to me! "

After returning to Jiangsu, Hu Weidong was treated like a hero.

And now...

After an absence of six years, the Jiangsu team finally returned to the CBA championship sequence.

"Damn it! Why did Hu Weidong come back!"

In the Bayi team's summer training camp, Liu Yudong, who was receiving physical therapy at the time, was extremely anxious when he learned that Hu Weidong had officially returned from the NBA.

As a teammate of the national team, Liu Yudong knows very well what Hu Weidong will be like after returning to the CBA.

In Su Feng's previous life, Hu Weidong, who was still scoring 50+ goals in the CBA at the age of 35, was the best defender in Asia in this era.

And shortly after Hu Weidong returned to the Jiangsu team...

As Su Feng expected, the Celtics were forced to let go of Ron Artest in the summer.

The Pacers took the defensive star from Boston on a six-year contract with a total value of 40.8 million.

As for whether Bird fell in love with and killed his teacher Auerbach in order to take revenge on Angie...

Then Su Feng is unknown.

However, even if Artest leaves the team, the Celtics, who will still enjoy the benefits of Randolph's remaining rookie contract, are still the top favorites to win next season.

In August, in the free agent market, something happened that made Popovich angry.

Because after Mourning returned from a kidney transplant...

His contract with the Spurs had expired, and he returned to Riley's arms without even thinking about it.

Riley, who had always held the Heat's mid-level exception in his hands, quickly struck out, thus completing a world where only Popovich was injured.

You know, after Su Feng joined the Heat...

Even if people are not optimistic that the Heat can enter the championship sequence in the short term...

But the 2004 first-round pick that the Heat used to trade Ginobili's signing rights is still worth a damn right now?

No kidding, just the potential Ginobili showed in the 02/03 season...

How discerning does Popovich have to be to use a pick that is likely to be the 20th pick in the first round to find someone better than Ginobili?

Affected by the Spurs' poor record in recent years, this summer, another big man in the Spurs team who will become famous in the future, Presti also left the Spurs.

In Su Feng's previous life, it was at this gentleman's suggestion that the Spurs used their draft pick to select Parker in 2001.

In the future, during the Thunder period, Presti personally selected three MVPs for the Thunder.

In addition, there are also strong players such as Ibaka and Jeff Green.

After leaving the Spurs, Presti took a job as deputy general manager with the Nets.

In mid-August, after letting Bibby go, Cuban, the Mavericks owner who had been criticized for so long, quickly silenced the Mavericks fans who had been scolding him.

Because after having Kidd...

The Mavericks also want a tough Bibi?

After losing in the Finals last season, the reason why Kidd, who had already despaired of the Lakers and Jackson, waited until now to make his decision...

Mainly because, after taking a look at the situation, Kidd discovered...

If he stays with the Lakers, his hope of getting a championship ring seems to be the highest.

But helpless...

Since the Lakers' total salary has exceeded the luxury line in the past three years, Buss does not want to bear the super luxury tax that is terrifying to grandma's house.

In addition, because O'Neal promised himself, he has convinced Malone and Payton to join the Lakers with a minimum salary...

So, since he can win the championship by prostitution for free, why did Buss spend so much money?

So, in mid-August, after Cuban came to meet with him in person, Kidd made a decisive decision.

"Dear me, if Dirk can complete his practice of attacking in advance, then this Mavericks, won't he smash the heads of these Western Conference teams?"

In Su Feng's previous life, when Kidd returned to Dallas in the future, even though he was nearly 40 years old at that time, his ability to control the field on the court was still one of the best in the league.

And now...

The early return of peak Kidd will undoubtedly make this Mavericks competitive in the next few years.

that is......

If Cuban hadn't hired Avery Johnson, the "little general" who retired this summer and was rushed into the hospital by Barker during the Airline Center Arena incident, then in Su Feng's view, This calf is perfect.

In Su Feng's original time and space, after retiring in the 03/04 season, Johnson became the Mavericks' coach in the 04/05 season.

As a coach who couldn't even pick peaches, the memories Johnson left for the fans are hard to describe in words.

Especially in the 2006/07 season, with veteran players, Josh Howard, Stackhouse, Devin Harris, Jason Terry and a bunch of bench gangsters, he actually lost in the first round of the playoffs. Here, the Golden State Gang led by Old Nelson completed the Black Eight.

Although the Warriors did play well in that round of the series, judging from the performance of that Warriors team when they were defeated by the Jazz in the semifinals, if you "hmm" say that the overall strength of that Warriors team is better than the Warriors, then Su Feng had nothing to say.

In Su Feng's previous life, he was a more persistent coach than Larry Brown. Even when the Warriors' running and gunning came to their doorstep, Johnson still did not forget his original intention and only knew how to let the Mavericks and the Mavericks, who had extremely strong offensive firepower, The Warriors slowly ground their ground.

And the most amazing thing is...

As for the Mavericks, which had countless shooters, under Johnson's coaching, they never attempted more than 18 three-pointers in a single season.

In fact, in the Western Conference semifinals, the stubborn Jerry Sloan told Johnson the correct way to defeat the Warriors.

Ha...isn't it just run and gun?

Isn't it all over if I run away?

For a team like Old Nelson that only attacks but does not defend, you run up and fight with him, what a coward?

As a result, it turns out that the Jazz, whose overall strength was far below the Mavericks, started running with the Warriors. The Warriors' overall strength was insufficient, and the weakness of poor shot selection was exposed.

And even die-hards like Sloan know how to adapt...

You can know how stubborn Johnson is.

In the future, UU reads www.uukanshu． net After people saw clearly Johnson's coaching talent, as a "young coach", no team was willing to invite him to coach after 13 years.

"Hiss... If Steve happens to be eighth in the Western Conference while raising his children, and then with the current overall strength of the Mavericks, they will be first in the Western Conference. Will Nelson get his revenge again next season? A drama about my old club, right?”

Watching Kidd feel refreshed during an interview after returning to Dallas...

Su Feng suddenly looked forward to the scene where the Mavericks and the Warriors would play against each other in the game next season.

And that day, in Miami, Su Feng also made a new breakthrough in his journey of "bringing up a baby" while eating melon.

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PS: The 7,400-word chapter is here! After two days of rest, I will try to have a blast tomorrow! Mainly, this plot really requires a lot of details, and Qiao also has to look up the information in the outline! In addition, the lineups and salary structures of all major teams in 2003 will be released for free after the end of this summer. Continue to beg for subscription and monthly tickets!

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