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"Fifty years of hard work! Cleveland finally gets their first championship trophy!"

"The savior of Cleveland, Wang Chong really fulfilled his promise. He won the NBA championship after only one season with the Cavaliers!"

"In the previous two seasons, Wang Chong successfully won the championship with the Bulls. With this championship with the Cavaliers, it is also three consecutive championships. This is a three-peat that only he has won! It is unique in history!"

"The eighth championship of his career has been achieved! It is time to truly surpass Michael Jordan and take the top spot in history. Wang Chong is the GOAT that he deserves!"

"Wang Chong was unanimously elected Finals MVP, winning his seventh Finals MVP trophy in his career. He also won the regular season MVP, All-Star AMVP, Best Defensive Player DPOY and Scoring Champion of the year, becoming the first NBA player to monopolize the Grand Slam of honors and achievements!"

"In the post-game interview, Wang Chong smiled at the camera and said something that made the Cavaliers fans burst into tears."

“Cleveland, this is for you!”

"It was a carnival day in K City. After winning the championship, fans took to the streets to celebrate the team's first championship. The slogan they shouted the most was "Wang Chong! Our hero!"

It has to be said that the championship Wang Chong won with the Cavaliers can almost be regarded as the most important one among his eight championships.

Whether it was his first championship with the Lakers or his six championships with the Bulls, although they are equally priceless, after all, both the Lakers and the Bulls are teams that have won championships. Especially for a big team like the Lakers, one more championship or one less championship actually has little impact.

But the Cavaliers are different. For a team that has never won a championship, their desire and expectation for the championship are completely incomparable.

Even their opponent in the finals, the Los Angeles Clippers, who have also been without a championship in nearly 50 years, are no match for them.

After all, although the Clippers have not won a championship, the desire to win the championship is limited to the Clippers' fans. Los Angeles is not short of championships. The Lakers are one of the teams with the most championships in NBA history. Other leagues are also not short of champions. The fans here are very happy.

But Cleveland is different. Not only the NBA, but also the other four major leagues have no champions. Bringing a championship to this city is the dream of everyone in the city.

And now, Wang Chong has fulfilled the dream of this city, the championship they have longed for for fifty years.

However, in this way, the idea of ​​some people who wanted to stage a comeback and restore their image by winning the championship for their hometown was completely shattered.

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After the Cavaliers won the championship, a very serious problem soon came to the fore.

Where will Wang Chong go next season?

Wang Chong, whose personal honors have accumulated to 8 championships, 5 MVPs and 7 FMVPs, has undoubtedly surpassed Jordan to become the number one in NBA history.

His strong dominance in the Cavaliers has once again been confirmed. The entire league now has a consensus that whoever gets Wang Chong is equivalent to getting the championship!

You should know that even now, Wang Chong, who has won numerous honors, is only 30 years old. His peak period still has at least 3 to 5 years. He is definitely a high-quality stock that can be held for a long time as the core of the team.

When Wang Chong joined the Cavaliers, he made it very clear that he would only play for the Cavaliers for one year with the goal of winning a championship for them.

Now that Wang Chong's promise has been fulfilled, there is a high probability that he will retire and leave the Cavaliers. Even if the Cleveland fans try their best to keep him, it will be difficult to keep Wang Chong.

There is no way, Cleveland is too small and not competitive at all.

Although the entire league is eager to get Wang Chong, most teams know that they may not have the slightest chance of competing for Wang Chong.

Because in the middle of the season, Wang Chong expressed his intention.

He will only consider playing in big cities.

This alone has eliminated more than 80% of the teams in the league.

Among the remaining competitors, the four teams in the two big cities of Los Angeles and New York are of course the most likely.

Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.

The advantage of Los Angeles is that Wang Chong's wife Jessica Alba and daughter are in Los Angeles, so he can spend more time with his family.

As the largest metropolis in the United States, New York is more prosperous than Los Angeles and is also one of Wang Chong's strong competitors.

As for other teams, especially those in remote and backward cities, although they were also tempted, they had to give up the competition for Wang Chong.

But they are not prepared to lie low. In addition to Wang Chong, the Cavaliers have several strong players whose contracts will expire this summer. Among them, the twin towers in the interior, Pau Gasol and Whiteside, are the most attractive.

In this season with the Cavaliers, Gasol has completely rebuilt his worth. His 18 points and 8 rebounds per game during the regular season were impeccable. The Cavaliers were able to win the championship with an almost overwhelming momentum this season, and Gasol played an indispensable role in this.

Although he will be one year older next season, with his outstanding performance this season, he will definitely get an ideal retirement contract.

Compared to Gasol, Whiteside's class leap is even more exaggerated.

At the beginning of the season, he was just a nobody who joined the Cavaliers on a minimum salary, but after the season ended, he had become an inside defensive gate that was no less than Jordan Jr.

Although his statistics are not as explosive as they were in the 14-15 season due to Pau Gasol, considering his age and future development prospects, it is difficult to get him without offering a maximum salary.

Of course, if the Cavaliers cannot keep Wang Chong, they will still do everything possible to keep other main players of this season. Just refer to the Chicago Bulls next door. The Bulls are still the top team in the East this season without Wang Chong, and even had a big battle with the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

From this we can see that even if Wang Chong leaves the team, as long as the Cavaliers build the team around the team framework he created, the next season will not be particularly bad.

Although the free market has not yet opened, the entire league has already begun to move because of the Cavaliers.

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On June 2015, 6, the NBA Draft was successfully held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home of the Nets.

Talented forward Karl-Anthony Towns was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick.

The Lakers, who got the third pick, chose D'Angelo Russell as they originally chose.

As for other more famous players in the 15th class, the teams did not change much, although there were slight differences in the draft order, such as Russell, who was the second pick, falling to the third pick.

The only exception is Porzingis, who was supposed to be selected by the Knicks. Because the Knicks were not so bad this season and made it to the playoffs, he was selected by Sacramento and is expected to partner with Cousins ​​to form the Kings' inside twin towers.

After the draft, the free market will open in early July.

All teams are ready and gearing up for the official opening of the free market.

As the eye of the storm, Wang Chong has already arrived in Los Angeles at this time.

The system's task rewards have been paid out, but this time the rewards are long-term, so the actual effects will have to wait until the future to be reflected.

During this period, he has been living a secluded life, accompanying Jessica and Xiao Kexin.

Many teams have tried to contact him through his agent and offer him a quote through various means and channels.

But Wang Chong remained unmoved.

In fact, last season, he had already considered his preferred next team, which was not any other team, but a team in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the team he is most interested in.

Although he had said early on that he would only consider big cities, in reality there was only one option in his mind, and that was Los Angeles.

Now, he no longer needs to pursue anything. What he wants more is to be able to accompany Xiao Kexin for a long time as she grows up.

Los Angeles is naturally the best choice.

In Wang Chong's view, returning to the Los Angeles Lakers is also a more dramatic choice.

The Lakers during this period had obviously hit rock bottom. Even if Kobe returned from injury, considering the impact of his age and injuries, he would hardly have any strength left.

As for Bosh, he will be away from the court next season due to blood clot disease. Since this is a disease rather than an injury, even if Wang Chong brings many changes to this era, it is impossible to affect Bosh's injury.

Even if the Lakers selected Russell, a rookie with good potential, he still won't be able to rise in the next few years.

But if it is Wang Chong, of course he is absolutely sure to build the Lakers into a championship team or even a three-peat dynasty team.

At this time when Kobe's career is almost over, Wang Chong doesn't mind helping him win one or two more championships. After all, because of him, Kobe has been unlucky. He has never been a scoring champion and has only won one FMVP. Although he has five championships, his status in the world is obviously not as good as in another time and space.

Of course, the premise is that Kobe must recognize his position. He is no longer the big brother who can call the shots in the Lakers.

This is also one of the prerequisites for Wang Chong to join the Lakers. There are many prerequisites for him to join the Lakers, including that his rights in the team must be the same as when he was with the Bulls. Don't think that the Lakers are special just because they are a wealthy team and they have to bow their heads in front of Wang Chong.

The Lakers management is not a bunch of good-for-nothings.

It was very unusual that Wang Chong returned to Los Angeles after the finals and lived a secluded life without paying attention to worldly affairs.

They soon realized that Wang Chong might want to join a Los Angeles team!

So the question is, there are only two teams in Los Angeles. On the Clippers side, Paul, Harden and Jordan Jr. all have contracts close to 2000 million, so there is no possibility of competing for Wang Chong.

But it's different for the Lakers. Although Kobe and Bosh both have contracts worth more than 2000 million, the contracts of other players on the team are not large. If they streamline the team a bit during the offseason, they can free up nearly 3000 million in salary space.

If necessary, they can even send Bosh away at a discount. As long as there is a chance to get Wang Chong, they will do it!

The current Wang Chong definitely has this value.

The Lakers, realizing this, used Kobe to get close to Wang Chong to test the waters.

Although the relationship between Kobe and Wang Chong was a little strained at some point, that was only limited to the court. After all, the Lakers and the Bulls faced off in the finals more than once or twice in those years.

On weekdays, the two had no grudges or hatred, nor any special conflicts.

With Kobe's Achilles tendon rupture, his paranoid and manic personality has improved greatly, and his hostility towards Wang Chong is not as strong.

Of course, the more important reason was that he himself knew clearly that he had been left far behind by Wang Chong and could not even see the taillights of his car. Now he had suffered a serious injury of Achilles tendon rupture, so naturally he had no intention of continuing to compete.

When Kobe learned that Wang Chong might join the Lakers, he of course agreed wholeheartedly and quickly contacted Wang Chong's family to invite them to a dinner.

So one night, Wang Chong brought Jessica and Xiao Kexin to visit Kobe's manor.

After a sumptuous dinner, Jessica and Vanessa took the children outside to play, while Kobe and Wang Chong sat down.

"Wang, this season is over. What are your plans for next season?"

Wang Chong smiled slightly as he listened to Kobe's seemingly casual but actually profound words.

He had no intention of playing it safe, and it was clear what Kobe's purpose in inviting him to dinner was.

So Wang Chong looked Kobe in the eye and said directly: "Next season I plan to join the Lakers and team up with you."

Kobe: “…”

Wang Chong did not follow the routine at all, and his direct shot left Kobe at a loss.

Kobe was stunned for a long time and didn't know how to continue the topic.

Seeing that Kobe was a little speechless, Wang Chong smiled and continued, "Of course, there are still many conditions for me to join the Lakers. Some are about the team, and some are about you. Only when all these conditions are met, I will join the Lakers."

Wang Chong said this very bluntly. Even though it was me who took the initiative to join the Lakers, don't think that I will lower my attitude. I am still the boss, and you all have to support me and meet my conditions.

Now Wang Chong is fully qualified and capable of acting like a boss.

Kobe finally reacted at this time and a bright smile appeared on his face.

He immediately realized that if Wang Chong really joined the Lakers, he would most likely win his sixth or even seventh championship in his career! The Lakers would also soar from the bottom of the trough because of Wang Chong.

In this case, no matter what conditions Wang Chong puts forward, he and the Lakers management will do everything possible to meet them!

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On the second day, paparazzi broke the news of a family dinner between Kobe and Wang Chong's families.

At this critical juncture when the free market is about to open, Wang Chong and Kobe's family dinner is naturally very ambiguous, which makes people think a lot.

"Could it be possible that... Wang Chong and Kobe could team up again?"