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The Lakers winning the championship itself met the expectations of the vast majority of fans. After all, the Lakers have the best lineup in the entire league and even in NBA history. It would be strange if such a lineup did not win the championship.

Wang Chong was elected FMVP of the Finals, winning the championship for the ninth time in his career and the FMVP trophy for the eighth time.

In fact, at this point, the number of FMVP trophies is no longer important to Wang Chong, because he is already the player with the most FMVP trophies in NBA history, having long surpassed Jordan, who won six FMVPs, and is the first in history. Continuing to win FMVPs will only make the record even more unattainable.

On the contrary, Durant is quite eager for the FMVP. After all, he already has the MVP, and what he lacks now is the championship and FMVP.

During the finals, Durant's desire for FMVP was clearly evident, and even his shooting frequency on the court increased a lot.

But to be honest, although Wang Chong no longer cares about the number of FMVPs, he is still unwilling to let Durant take it. After all, there is Curry's precedent for this.

Until now, there are still people who are arguing endlessly about whether Curry or Durant was the boss of the Warriors' championship in the 16-17 and 17-18 seasons. Even though Curry later won the fourth championship and won the FMVP, it still failed to complete the Green formula.

The only thing I can say is that your performance in those two finals was not as good as Durant's.

But there is no way, this is indeed the fact. If Durant hadn't been there, it is not certain whether they could have won those two consecutive championships. Not to mention the Rockets in the West who almost threatened the five-star Warriors, even the outcome of the finals against the Cavaliers was unpredictable. After all, Curry's strongest 15-16 Curry Day mode didn't win. Why do you think he can win as the main C when his performance was obviously inferior in the next two years?

Although Wang Chong felt that with the honors he had won before, even if Durant won the FMVP, no one would question him like they did Curry, but he still did not give Durant the chance to win the FMVP.

In terms of scoring, Durant, who was once Wang Chong's growth model, is now completely incomparable to him.

Although Durant felt a little disappointed because he failed to win the FMVP, he was definitely more happy because he finally won the championship as he wished, and this is the most important thing.

For basketball players of their level, winning a championship is extremely important, as it will directly determine their historical status when they retire in the future, even if the championship he won only makes him the number two in the team, not the core.

But now that the championship has been won, Durant is about to face a choice: where to go next.

This past season, Durant did not have a very happy time playing for the Lakers. After all, as the number two player in the team, he always had to act according to Wang Chong's mood, which was completely different from when he was the boss of the Celtics.

But it's not that bad. After all, Green was not at the stage where the Warriors had the championship and wanted to drive Durant away to sign a big contract. Although Durant's arrival made him go from a starter to a substitute, Green's status in the Lakers was far less than that in the Warriors at the same period, so of course he couldn't say that we were the champions before you came.

Overall, Durant has had a pretty good time with the Lakers. Of course, he wants to stay with the Lakers and win the championship next season. It would be best if he could win three consecutive championships before leaving. In this way, even if he does not have the FMVP, his historical status will be greatly improved because of the three-peat dynasty.

But after the season ended, Durant approached the Lakers management through his agent, hoping to opt out of the contract and sign a 1+1 contract, but the feedback he received from the Lakers management was not ideal.

Although the Lakers management did not say it explicitly, they expressed a meaning in some way.

If you want to stay with the Lakers and continue playing, then just choose to exercise the player option of the current 1+1 contract. If you opt out of the contract, the team will have no plans to renew your contract.

Durant was completely shocked.

Although the Lakers' words were euphemistic, what they actually meant was that you can fight if you want, but get out if you don't want to.

What the hell is this? He is a superstar in the league, a top five scorer, and yet he is treated like this?

For a moment, Durant felt extremely humiliated. The Lakers simply treated him as a thug.

But when the angry Durant wanted to jump out of the contract and leave the Lakers at all costs, he forced himself to calm down and think about it.

If he opts out of his contract and tests the free market this season, who might be his potential next clubs?

Looking at the entire NBA, the only teams that can cause trouble to the Lakers are the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs. Even if the other teams add Durant, they still do not have the possibility of confronting the Lakers.

As long as we can't beat the Lakers, there is no question of winning the championship.

Although Durant was very angry about the Lakers' attitude, he cared more about the championship.

That's true. The Lakers didn't say they didn't want to play with me. They just didn't want me to opt out of the contract and sign a bigger contract to take up the team's salary space.

When Durant thought about it this way, it seemed to make sense.

He even took the initiative to show goodwill to the Lakers through his agent, saying that if necessary, he could opt out of the contract and choose to take a pay cut and sign a new contract, freeing up some salary space for the Lakers to help strengthen the team.

The Lakers general manager was stunned when he heard the news.

When Durant first expressed his desire to opt out of the contract and sign a new one, he was absolutely willing to do so. Although he might have to pay more, if it could keep Durant in the team for a long time, the Lakers would have a great chance of winning not only three consecutive championships, but even five consecutive championships. After all, this is the combination of Wang Chong and Durant.

The one who actually rejected this proposal was Wang Chong. Although the Lakers management did not understand Wang Chong's judgment, they did not dare to offend this man who might be the biggest ball bully in NBA history, so they politely rejected it.

I never expected that even though the Lakers were so bullying to Durant, the other party was still smiling and not angry at all, and even expressed his willingness to take a pay cut.

According to information revealed by Durant's agent, Durant can accept a total salary reduction of up to 1000 million, which is not a small number.

At this moment, his admiration for Wang Chong had reached the point of prostrating himself.

No wonder the management of the Bulls and Cavaliers allowed Wang Chong to do whatever he wanted. It seemed that the general manager lost face, but the team actually reaped the benefits. If they are not satisfied with this, then they are purely jealous of Wang Chong's talent.