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"Shocking! Durant joins the Los Angeles Lakers. The two strongest scorers in the league today join forces. Who else in the world can beat them?"

"The Lakers have officially started their championship monopoly mode. You can all guess how many championships Wang Chong and Durant can win together."

"Wang Chong is expected to surpass Bill Russell before he retires and become the player with the most championships in NBA history. The possibility is very high!"

In just half a day, news about Durant joining the Lakers was everywhere.

There's no way, this is really too exaggerated.

Who could have imagined what it would be like for Wang Chong, who had surpassed Jordan, to welcome a top scorer in the league at the peak of his powers?

You have to know that even though Wang Chong had teamed up with two top stars, Garnett and Curry, when he was in the Bulls, Garnett was already 31 years old at that time, similar to the current age of Wang Chong, and Wang Chong at that time was far from as strong as he is now.

As for Curry, when he teamed up with Wang Chong, it was not the stage of starting the Curry mode in the just-concluded 15-16 season.

Completely different from Wang Chong + Durant.

The only thing that makes them feel fortunate now is that Durant only signed a 1+1 contract with the Bulls, and obviously has no intention of staying with the Lakers for a long time. If he signs a four-year contract like Wang Chong, then the league will really be coming to an end!

They don't even know that the reason why Durant signed the 1+1 contract was because of Wang Chong's request, because he didn't want the Lakers' future lineup to become too unsolvable and turn into the unsolvable brush-brush mode of the past Bulls days.

After Durant officially signed the contract with the Lakers, he was quite excited when facing reporters.

"Wang Chong is a great player. Since the day I landed in the NBA, I have been taking him as my goal in effort and learning. Now I have the honor to fight side by side with him on the court. It is my honor. I believe we can win many championships together."

Although the time periods are close, Durant did not say, "I have embarked on the most difficult path," as he did when he joined the Warriors in 16. This kind of statement, coupled with the example of James last year, did not attract as much criticism.

Only the Boston fans were so angry that they scolded Durant.

Celtics fans are the most fanatical die-hard fans in the league. In the past few years, Durant has always been their pride and the Celtics' hope for winning the championship.

They never expected that Durant would actually choose to run away, and join the Celtics' arch-rival, the Purple and Gold Los Angeles Lakers. How could they not be angry about this behavior that was almost like surrendering to the enemy?

But the Lakers fans were delighted.

The feud between the Lakers and the Celtics can be traced back to the era of Lord of the Rings Bill Russell, when the Celtics always dominated the Lakers.

Later, during the Magic Johnson-Bird Wars, the two sides were evenly matched.

However, in the later OK combination era, the Celtics no longer had the ability to compete with the Lakers.

Originally, they should have formed a Big Three and defeated the Lakers in the finals to win a championship in 07, but because of Wang Chong, Garnett switched to the Bulls, causing the Celtics to miss their best chance of a championship.

Now that Durant has abandoned the Celtics and joined the Lakers, the Lakers are expected to surpass the Celtics in the number of team championships and become the first championship team in history.

The Celtics fans could only curse Durant for his traitorous behavior and then stand there in frustration.

Good things are happening one after another for the Lakers.

A few days after Durant joined the Lakers, Kobe officially announced on his personal social media that he would play for another year and signed a one-year veteran minimum salary contract with the Lakers.

Many fans were surprised that Kobe actually accepted the veteran minimum salary, but it makes sense if you think about it carefully.

The Lakers renewed Wang Chong's contract with a maximum salary, and signed Durant for 2 million for two years. Even if the new broadcasting contract takes effect and the salary cap skyrocketed, the Lakers' salary would be fully occupied. How could there be room to offer Kobe a big contract?

Besides, considering Kobe's various undercover performances last season, his value in terms of strength alone is indeed only at the level of a veteran's minimum salary.

However, for players of Kobe's level, commercial value is equally important in addition to physical value.

While announcing his contract extension with the Lakers, Kobe also made it clear that this would be his last season.

Just this one sentence caused Kobe's jersey sales to soar in the following week. At the same time, many more people booked Lakers season tickets for next season in advance.

As the totem of the Lakers, Kobe has played for the Lakers for 20 years, and this last season is the 21st year. Even though Kobe, who has renewed his contract with a minimum salary, is no longer able to be the team's starting position, there are countless die-hard Lakers fans who want to witness it with their own eyes.

Even Wang Chong didn't expect that Kobe would go on a retirement tour under completely different circumstances and environment.

With Wang Chong and Durant, Kobe's retirement tour in this time and space will surely be grand and he will most likely retire gloriously holding the championship trophy, with full of hype.

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While the news of the Lakers signing Durant shocked the league, operations of other teams in the league were actually also underway.

But compared with the Lakers, the trades and signings of other teams are nothing compared to them, so it’s better not to mention them.

The only thing Wang Chong was concerned about was Wade's final outcome.

Just as he guessed, Wade was ultimately betrayed by Pat Riley.

The first thing the Heat did during the offseason was to renew Howard's contract. Although Howard had shown signs of fatigue last season in a league with an increasingly fast offensive pace, he did not suffer a back injury that should have seriously affected his competitive state, so people still have the inherent impression that he is that monster in the penalty area.

But after successfully renewing Howard's contract, Riley seemed particularly stingy and fussy about renewing Wade's contract. The decent pension contract he had promised before no longer existed, and he dryly threw out a three-year, $3 million contract, which made Wade feel insulted.

Having made sacrifices for the Heat many times, Wade, who could no longer bear it, chose to test the free market.

Although Wade is 34 years old at this time, in the 15-16 season that just ended, Wade was still able to contribute 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for the Heat. Even though he is no longer as brave as he used to be, he is still at the All-Star level.

So when Wade tested the free market, several teams were interested and made contract offers to him.

To be honest, at that time Wang Chong actually considered asking the Lakers to offer Wade a contract. Even if Durant was replaced by Wade, although the difficulty of winning the championship would increase a lot, it was not impossible for Wang Chong.

It is a wonderful story that the former university comrades have reunited after thirteen years.

However, when he made this suggestion, Wade politely declined.

"Brother, I appreciate your kindness, but if you are doing this out of sympathy or want to help me, forget it."

Wade smiled freely.

"Although I am annoyed that the Heat did not give me a decent offer contract, I am not the kind of player that no team wants, nor will I starve to death if I get a few less contracts. What I want more than these is respect."

"It might be wonderful to join forces with you again, and I would have the chance to win a few more championships, but it's really not necessary. I don't want people to gossip about it, whether it's for you or me, so I appreciate your kindness."

Just by saying these words, Wade's backbone is much stronger than James and Durant.

Of course, this is different from these two. Wade has a championship and FMVP that truly belongs to him.

You should know that among the players of the 03 class, Wade was the first to win the FMVP, even earlier than Wang Chong.

Winning a few more championships might have elevated his historical status a few places, but it was the championship that belonged to him that truly established his superstar status.

Since Wade said so, Wang Chong did not intervene.

Wade's final choice was to join the Boston Celtics for 2 million over two years.

After losing Durant, the Celtics found that there were very few stars on the free market. Although Wade no longer fits the Celtics' team building situation in terms of age or strength, it is better to have the money than not be able to spend it.

Given the Celtics' current situation, it is not yet time for them to give up and rebuild.

Pat Riley also paid the price for his arrogance.

Originally, his purpose was to squeeze out as much value from Wade as possible, and he had no real intention of driving Wade away.

After learning that Wade was testing the free market, the Heat management urgently offered him a two-year, $2 million contract, but Wade, feeling insulted, rejected it without hesitation.

Just like that, the Heat lost the leader who brought them their only championship.

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As the signings and trades of teams around the league gradually settle, the offseason arrives.

Like previous years, Wang Chong started his vacation mode again. The difference was that Xiao Kexin had grown up a little and could be taken out to play, so Wang Chong took Jessica and Xiao Kexin back to China for a tour and also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Under his leadership, the Chinese men's basketball team made it to the finals in the Olympics and successfully met with the US Dream Team.

This is different from the heyday dream team in 12 when almost all members were mobilized to fight against Wang Chong.

At the 16 Rio Olympics, the main lineup of the US Dream Team was led by Durant, Anthony, Irving and George. The absence of many top league superstars including James, Curry, Anthony Davis and others meant that the Dream Team did not have an advantage against the Chinese men's basketball team led by Wang Chong in the finals. Even though they had an absolute advantage against the Chinese men's basketball team in other positions, the inability to solve the problem of Wang Chong became a permanent pain for the Dream Team.

The Dream Team was in the lead in the first three quarters and thought they had already secured victory, but they never expected that Wang Chong would explode in the fourth quarter, scoring 37 points in a single quarter, leading the Chinese men's basketball team to reverse the 12-point difference and defeat the U.S. Dream Team with a buzzer-beating shot.

Even the Chinese Basketball Association did not expect that Wang Chong would actually lead the Chinese men's basketball team to win another Olympic gold medal. After all, in the past few years, Wang Chong had always refused to participate in the Chinese men's basketball team's competitions, which made it difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to even enter the group stage of the Rio Olympics.

Such an arrogant attitude also made the Basketball Association somewhat dissatisfied. The original plan was to find a reason to deal with Wang Chong if he did not perform well in leading the team in this Olympics.

Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Wang Chong led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the gold medal again.

Everyone saw how hard the men's basketball team worked to secure a place in the group stage, and they were very sure that without Wang Chong, they would not even be able to qualify for the group stage.

But as soon as Wang Chong came back, the team immediately defeated the Dream Team in the final and won the gold medal. This is Wang Chong's dominance and value.

No matter how dissatisfied some people in the Basketball Association are with Wang Chong's arrogant attitude, they can only shut up. Wang Chong does have the capital to be arrogant. No wonder he acts like a big boss in the NBA team and has to make everyone curry favor with him.

The U.S. Dream Team lost the gold medal in the Olympics. Although Durant, one of the team leaders, was a little depressed, he was more secretly happy in his heart.

Wang Chong is so powerful. If I team up with him next season, won’t I be able to finally win the championship I’ve been dreaming of?

Thinking of this, Durant can't wait to welcome the new season.

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In mid-September, as the holiday is about to end, the Lakers players are returning to the team one after another to take the official photos for the new season.

The Lakers' new lineup was unveiled, and the local media in Los Angeles almost laughed their heads off.

It's too fantastic, it can be compared to the OK combination at its peak... No! Although the combination of Wang Chong and Durant has not been put into actual combat, but judging from the strength on paper, let alone the OK combination, even the combination of Magic Johnson and Skyhook may not be stronger than them!

Of course, if you only look at the starting lineup, the Lakers still seem to have weaknesses.

First of all, the Lakers still plan to let Kobe start in the new season, although it is only a pseudo starter and he will be replaced after playing for a few minutes, but the Lakers' problem of lack of people at the point guard position still exists.

The second is the inside center position. Jokic's performance last season was mediocre. No one thought that he could perform well in the inside position against Gasol or other All-Star level inside players in the league.

However, although there seem to be many problems, after the preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers still topped the ESPN strength list without any suspense.

Below the Lakers are teams like the Bulls, Spurs, Clippers, etc.

On October 2016, 10, the first game of the new regular season, the Lakers won a decisive victory at home, proving the value of being number one on the strength list.

The Lakers faced the San Antonio Spurs at home in their opening game. Facing this opponent from last season's Western Conference Finals, the Lakers won easily with a score of 120:104, with a score of 16 points.

When facing the Spurs, the Lakers didn't even need any tactical skills. Wang Chong and Durant simply took turns playing one-on-one and beat the Spurs to death. The brutal scene left a lingering fear in everyone who saw the game.

The Lakers are so strong!