NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 171 Bulls General Manager: Don’t we need to trade Wang Chong to strengthen him?

The news that Ben Wallace joined the Cavaliers caused quite a stir in the league.

Although he is positioned as a blue-collar player, Ben is also a leader among interior centers in recent years. He has been selected as a top All-Star in both the All-NBA Team and the All-Defensive Team for several consecutive years.

As he joined the Cavaliers and joined forces with James, the pattern of the Eastern Conference immediately changed drastically.

The Cavaliers are no longer James' team alone. With Ben Wallace, Big Z and Larry Hughes, this lineup is relatively top-notch in the league.

It is completely conceivable that the Cavaliers, who can lead the team to the playoffs with fifth place in the Eastern Conference this season, will show how powerful they will be in the new season after adding a top All-Star.

James was happy now. Ben Wallace was the biggest fish in the free market in 06. Unexpectedly, he was actually acquired by the Cavaliers. This made him so high-spirited that he couldn't help but express his feelings when being interviewed by reporters. Feelings of excitement and joy.

"I can't wait to play together with this league's legendary center! With the help of Big Ben, the Cavaliers will definitely go further in the new season and even have the strength to compete for the championship!"

What James said was not an exaggeration.

In the original 06-07 season, the Cavaliers relied on James' single-core to lead the team all the way to the finals, even though the lineup did not change much from 05.

Of course, facing the strong Spurs in the finals, the Cavaliers had no resistance and were defeated by a clean 4:0 sweep. James also performed quite poorly in this finals, averaging only 22 points and 7 points per game. 6.8 rebounds, 35.6% field goal percentage, and 5.8 turnovers per game.

This tragic defeat allowed the young James to understand what social beatings mean. Duncan pressed his head and said the words "The future belongs to you." It later became one of the NBA's classics.

Without big money, the Cavaliers can reach the finals, let alone now after changing the shotgun.

Of course, in fact, looking at the development trend of the league, the Cavaliers' entry into the finals in the 06-07 season was not entirely due to James. The weak status of the Eastern Conference at that time cannot be ignored.

After the Pistons, who had dominated the Eastern Conference for many years, lost their capital, their defensive strength shrank significantly. Although they entered the Eastern Conference Finals, they could not stop the Pistons who had the blessing of a whistle and the "unique" skills of being able to take a few more steps than ordinary players. James.

The defending champion Heat's strength has declined seriously, especially O'Neal. Every year he grows older, his competitive state declines rapidly. He is no longer the big shark who can call all the shots in the penalty area.

This season, both the Heat's core players suffered from injuries. O'Neal only played 40 games in the regular season, averaging only 17+7 per game. Wade also had problems, playing 50 games in the regular season, averaging 27+ per game. 5+7.5.

In fact, looking at Wade's career, although it is brilliant enough, injuries have a huge impact on his performance on the court.

There's nothing you can do about it. As an older rookie, when Wade participated in the 03 draft, he was criticized for being too old and having obvious injury risks, so he was not favored by the league's teams.

The most regrettable thing among them is undoubtedly the two seasons after winning the championship in the 05-06 season and reaching the pinnacle of life after winning the FMVP.

After leading his team to win the championship and winning the Finals FMVP, Wade has become the league's top star, even surpassing LeBron James at the same time.

However, he only played 06 games due to injury in the 07-50 season, and was swept out of the playoffs in the first round. Following the 07-08 season, he played 50 games again due to injuries, and his personal data dropped to 24+4+6. , the Heat directly missed the playoffs.

After missing his peak two years, although Wade rebounded strongly after recovering from injury in the 08-09 season, averaging 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game to be crowned the league's scoring champion, times have changed at this time.

Kobe won the first FMVP trophy of his career, and James was elected the regular season MVP. Although Wade's performance was also very good, he was already lagging behind these two due to the two-year vacancy.

The topic has gone a bit far, let’s get back to the topic.

The two strong teams of the Pistons and Heat have declined significantly this season. The remaining teams in the East, whether they are the Wizards, Nets or the rising Bulls and Raptors, cannot be opponents of the Cavaliers. James can lead the team to kill Entering the finals is not a particularly unbelievable thing. This is the so-called tiger in the mountain and the monkey is king.

After the Celtics' Big Three were successfully formed in the second year, coupled with the rise of Howard from the Magic, it became difficult for James to reach the Finals. After missing the Finals for three consecutive years, he chose to follow the example of the Green Army's Big Three and stay together to keep warm. Take the shortcut path.

With one more big player, the Cavaliers' probability of reaching the finals will naturally be greatly increased, assuming that Wang Chong does not come to the Bulls.

Although Big Ben's addition cannot help the team improve its offensive capabilities, it can indeed make the Cavaliers' defense very strong. The defense of the top teams in the league is still the basics, whether it is the Spurs, Pistons, or the Heat who just won the championship. , the defense is not weak.

But there is also a bull in the mix.

This season, the Bulls' performance on the defensive end has been quite outstanding. Even if they are not as good as top defensive teams such as the Pistons and Spurs, they are not far behind. And next season, with Monta Ellis and Los Angeles With the further growth of these two young players, Er. Deng, the overall strength will surely rise.

Especially Luol Deng. The original 06-07 season was the season of his rise. Luol Deng's average data per game increased from 14.3 points and 6 rebounds last season to 18.8 points and 7 rebounds. At the same time, his average number of steals per game also rose to 1.2 times, considerable progress on both offense and defense.

蒙塔.埃利斯06-07赛季在勇士队也坐稳球队主力控卫位置，场均可以贡献16.5分3篮板4助攻。

As long as the two can grow to the same strength standard as the original historical process, coupled with the defense of Wang Chong, Chandler and Lagar Bell, the strength of the Bulls' starting lineup will be much higher than at the current stage.

Moreover, the Bulls next season will also have a great improvement in the strength of the substitute lineup, because Wang Chong selected Paul Millsap in the draft.

Although he is an unheralded second-round pick, Millsap's abilities are quite outstanding. Even when he first entered the league as a rookie, he was already averaging 6.8 points and 5 rebounds per game. However, he was not taken seriously. The Jazz averaged only 18 minutes of playing time per game.

Wang Chong has reason to believe that as long as he is trained according to Millsap's technical characteristics, he will definitely become an outstanding bench gangster at least in the substitute lineup, I dare not say that he will shine in the starting lineup.

As far as this is concerned, even if the Cavaliers have one more Ben. Wallace and Wang Chong, they are not afraid at all. Neither the Cavaliers nor James are his opponents! ——

Wang Chong was very satisfied with winning Paul Millsap. After the draft, he immediately flew to Los Angeles and spent the sweet time of the holiday with Jessica Alba.

<divclass="contentadv">But the Bulls management was a little dumbfounded.

General manager John Paxson was completely confused about Wang Chong's attitude.

To be honest, the Bulls' achievements this season have greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Even the entire team is ambitious and hopes that the team can continue to work harder next season.

For the Bulls, who have already made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, going one step further means guaranteeing the finals or even the championship.

But if you want to go further, you must make a fuss about the team's lineup. After all, even Paxson feels that the Bulls' current lineup is too shabby. There is only one All-Star player in the team, Wang Chong, even this season. Such an impressive record will only be remembered by Wang Chong alone. Not many people will think that this is the credit of the Bulls team.

After all, they don't know the current gold content of this Bulls lineup.

When the free market opened, Paxson also thought about flexing his muscles and trading for a powerful right-hand man who could assist Wang Chong.

But after searching around in the free market, all he had was the feeling that he had no idea where to start.

06 was really a small year for trading. The only star player among the free agents was Ben Wallace, and there was very little room for the Bulls to operate.

Paxson also specifically called Wang Chong to ask who he wanted to play with. He wanted to find a target in this way and then provide an offer to the team to try to trade.

But Wang Chong's reply was that he was very satisfied with the Bulls' current lineup and did not need any trade signings.

Good guy, such a star is easy to serve.

There are many players in the league who are dissatisfied with their teammates and forcefully force the team to trade for signings. Although Wang Chong has also suggested some trades, such as Lagar Bell, Monta Ellis and this year's Paul Millsap, but these are not It's just a little fuss.

In Paxson's view, if you want to lead the team to win the championship, you must make some big enough deals in exchange for teammates who are strong enough.

For example, the Lakers acquired O'Neal and won four championships. The Bulls originally traded with the SuperSonics for Scottie Pippen, which also helped the Bulls and Jordan win six championships.

But there are indeed no good candidates in the free market right now, and coupled with Wang Chong's salty attitude, even if the general manager wants to make a big splash, there is nothing he can do.

In fact, if Paxson wants to mess around and dismantle the lineup that Wang Chong finally put together as a bargaining chip in exchange for some inexplicable players, Wang Chong will definitely stop it as soon as possible and have a tough attitude.

There is absolutely no one in this league who understands team development and planning better than him.

In his opinion, the Bulls' current lineup is already very good. What they need most now is development, waiting for the young players to grow up and reach a sufficient level of tacit understanding.

Of course, this does not mean that Wang Chong excludes other stars from joining. The addition of more outstanding stars will make the Bulls even stronger, but such candidates still need to be carefully selected, and the stronger and more outstanding the team is. The more players you have, the greater the chips and price you have to pay. If you get a player with a personality like Kobe's, not only will it not have a positive effect on the team, but it will also destroy the existing good chemical reaction.

Therefore, in Wang Chong's view, the team only needs to rely on his ability to predict and pick out some low-ranking or high-quality role players at low prices every year, steadily improve the overall strength of the team, and win the NBA championship sooner or later.

Eat the food one bite at a time and walk step by step. If you take a long step, it is easy to "click" the egg.

Wang Chong's main goal in the new season is to win the regular season MVP. If he wants to win the championship and FMVP, he can give it a try, but he doesn't have much hope.

As mentioned before, the regular season MVP of the 06-07 season was Dirk Nowitzki, who led the team to a record of 67 wins. However, Nowitzki's personal data is not outstanding. He averaged 24.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Chong is fully confident that his personal data will crush the opponent, and as long as the Bulls' record is better than this season, even if Nowitzki has an advantage in the team's record, it will be difficult to compete with Wang Chong.

But the championship is different. The regular season MVP is the highest personal award. The emphasis is on personal performance and contribution to the team's victory.

But the championship is different. It must be the best team to have a chance to win. Not every regular season MVP can win the championship, because the best player does not necessarily have the best team. It is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists. The same principle applies to the NBA.

Although the Bulls won't have too many opponents in the Eastern Conference in the 06-07 season, the strongest opponents are probably James and Ben's Cavaliers, but the Spurs in the Western Conference are not easy to mess with. With the Bulls' current lineup, Wang Chong is really There is no certainty of defeating the opponent.

Of course, if the two teams really meet in the finals, it will be impossible for the Spurs to sweep Wang Chong's Bulls 4:0 like they did against the Cavaliers. He is not as easy to bully as James.

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Throughout the offseason, Wang Chong didn't pay much attention to the NBA and was enjoying a rare vacation in Los Angeles.

He is different from other players in that because his body is systematically digitized, he does not need to continue to conduct a lot of training to maintain a competitive state like ordinary players.

In particular, Wang Chong has reached the growth limit of Durant, the growth template currently bound to him. No matter how hard he trains, it is difficult to improve. Therefore, he did not make any training plan in the offseason, only a small amount. Do physical exercise to make sure your weight and figure don't get out of shape.

In his spare time, Wang Chong and Jessica had a two-person world.

Since they went to Chicago to play basketball, Wang Chong and Jessica, a couple in love, have entered a state of spending less time together and more separation. Jessica, in particular, is actually very busy as an actress and rarely gets to spend such a long time together. Time together.

In fact, Jessica was not idle during this period. The "Transformers" crew started filming in June. Fortunately, Wang Chong, as the investor of "Transformers", could legitimately enter the theater to visit the cast, and even meet with the director. Michael Bay communicates.

Because he was deeply impressed by the original film, many of Wang Chong's suggestions shocked Michael Bay.