ebonymovies Chapter 714. 714. The Fuse for the Collapse of the Big Apple City
Chapter 714. 714. The Fuse for the Collapse of the Big Apple City
Chapter 714. 714. The Fuse for the Collapse of the Big Apple City
To say that the Lakers may break the NBA's historical playoff winning percentage record, except for fans of another team that may enter the finals, other fans do not have much objection, but look forward to it.
It's always good to have a record.
Even the Celtics fans are not very unhappy. If you want to say how hopeful the two teams in the Eastern Conference can win the Lakers in a series... To be honest, since 2014, the top teams in the Western Conference have played against the Eastern Conference. The advantage of the top teams has been growing.
It is true that both the Cavaliers and the Knicks have the power to fight against the top teams in the West, but it is only a battle.
However, there is one person who does not want the Lakers to complete this feat, so he encourages his players hard and asks them to kill the Cavaliers before killing the Lakers.
This person is the Zen master Phil Jackson.
Last year, Phil Jackson's historical regular season winning record was refreshed by D'Antoni, and this year it was refreshed by the Warriors again, and he was ranked third in a row. In a few years, there will not be many people even second Can you remember, let alone the third child?
It's just that the Lakers' continuous sweeps stimulated James. After winning the Tianwangshan battle strongly, the Cavaliers played away against the Knicks in Game 102 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Johnson Square Garden won the game, beat the Knicks 95 to 4, and advanced to the finals 2 to [-]!
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Zen master was very upset and angry. The Knicks were eliminated and the Cavaliers entered the finals. He is the coach with the most championships in history, and he sees things in basketball games much more clearly than others.
The Cavaliers say they have the strength to fight the Lakers, but if they really want to play a series, whether they can win the next game without being swept is a problem.
Of course, if the Knicks make it to the finals, they will basically be unable to sustain a game. The Cavaliers can still compete with the Lakers in the starting lineup anyway. They didn't even lose within ten points, and they were completely abused by the Lakers every time. Their strongest points were suppressed by the Lakers, and their other positions were completely blown out.
But you know you know, you still have to be angry when you are angry!
Not many things went well for Zen Master when he became the Knicks president.
As soon as he became the president, the Knicks suddenly collapsed. If Anthony and others were not stimulated by Liu Ren's bloody massacre to reinvigorate themselves, the Knicks would have fallen directly into the abyss.
Later, he wanted to find his disciple, the talented coach Steve Kerr to come to the Knicks, but was cut off by the Warriors, and he could only use Fisher. Fisher can only say that he will not make too many mistakes. The coach is not at the same level as Steve Colby. Fisher, like Byron Scott, is at best a conservative coach.
Now Zen Master has clearly seen the scene of the Lakers winning the playoffs with a 16-0 record. Moreover, according to this momentum, the Lakers are so strong. Next, the young players will continue to improve. There is better immediate combat power coming...
Zen master is a little panicked now, the Lakers are going to win three consecutive championships!
The Zen master felt that his position as a coach was about to be lost!
The reason why Zen master's unshakable status in the coaching world is largely because he is the only coach in modern basketball who has led the team to win three consecutive championships.
Other top coaches, even Pat Riley and Rudy Tomjanovich, have only won two consecutive championships, and Popovich has not even won one.
Therefore, Zen Master is regarded by many people as the number one coach in history, thanks to his ability to lead the team to three consecutive championships.
But he has been criticized for winning the championship because of Jordan, Pippen, Kobe, and O'Neal, so once other teams complete three consecutive championships, his status may not be guaranteed.
"Reinforcing! Be sure to strengthen! Next year, we must snipe the Lakers to win the championship!" Zen master frantically checked the offseason free agents and restricted free agents.
Speaking of which, the Knicks' salary space is also very good, except for Anthony's 2400 million contract next season and Wade's 1800 million contract next season, their salary space is very good.
JR-Smith's current salary is 500 million, with bird rights, and can renew the contract after the introduction of players, Shumpert 900 million next season, Lopez Jr. 1200 million next season, Louis Williams 700 million next season Ten thousand, Stoudemire 300 million next season, Porzingis rookie contract, according to the latest estimated salary cap of about 1 million, they can also give a super maximum salary of 2500 million starting salary and a maximum salary of 800 million million of the full middle class!
But... Zen master was a little desperate. He looked at the list of free agents this summer prepared by the scouts, and found that he didn't look down on those who could be introduced, and he was unlikely to leave the team if he valued them.
Rondo... good point guard, king of assists, but Jackson doesn't like point guards who keep the ball in their hands. He prefers to give the ball to shooting guards and small forwards.
James... Zen Master doesn't think he will have the courage to change teams again. He probably will only choose to renew his contract with the Cavaliers. At least he will not leave Cleveland until he wins a championship for the Cavaliers.
Chandler Parsons... Zen Master threw it away directly. This guy has not even arrived in the offseason, and he has already jumped out of the contract and become a completely free agent asking for a maximum salary extension.
Kevin Durant... Zen Master wants to, but is he willing to come? The Thunder are no worse than the Knicks. His relationship with Wade is also very bad. In the past, Wade was in the best team in the 12-13 season. Harden didn’t And then fought.
Both Kobe and Liu Ren may opt out of player options, but...they cannot leave the Lakers...
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Zen master suddenly discovered that 2016 seems to be a year of skyrocketing salary, but... there are almost no top stars who may really change teams!On the contrary, it may become the year when the salaries of those ordinary players skyrocket!
It is basically impossible for top players to leave the team. Fourth-year players have the right to match with their home team. If the salary cap increases so much, it is basically impossible for the home team to let them go. Anyway, big contracts have to be thrown out, why not give them? What about the stars cultivated by themselves.
"Do you want to watch the Lakers' three consecutive championships unstoppable?" Zen Master was heartbroken. He couldn't see any team in the East that could beat the Lakers in the playoffs.
In fact, in the 17 years since the end of Jordan's Bulls' second dynasty, most of the championships have been won by the West. There are only three teams in the East that have won the championship after 1998, the Celtics, the Pistons, and the Heat. , and there are only five in total, and the other 12 have been taken by Western teams. The Eastern Conference has been completely crushed by the Western Conference since 1998.
Just when the Zen master expressed that he was about to despair, the phone rang.
Zen master took out his mobile phone and saw the caller ID. He was in a bad mood and wanted to hang up immediately.
The caller was Gail Foreman, the Bulls' only general manager in 30 years.
The origin or hatred between Zen Master and Foreman is not small. Although the most glorious time of Zen Master’s coaching career was in the Bulls, his relationship with the Bulls’ management was not good at all, even bad. Finally, Jordan retired, and Zen Master immediately He was kicked out by the Bulls management, including Pippen who was also directly driven away by the Bulls.
However, Zen Master is now the president of a team, and he resisted his impatience to answer the phone.
"Hello, Phil, it's a pity that I didn't see you kill James."
Foreman's disgusting voice sounded in the Zen master's ear, and the Zen master said without emotion: "Why, Gail, did you call specifically to celebrate the Cavaliers' victory?"
"NONONO, Phil, I really feel sorry! I would have helped you earlier if I knew about it."
"Help me? How can you help me? Give me Ross and Noah?" Zen master said angrily.
"Yes! I just want to give you Rose and Noah. Now you are stronger. I hate the Cavaliers. I have always hated them. Only you can beat them in the East."
"..." The Zen master said he saw a ghost.
"Okay, to be honest," my honest tone on the other end of the phone, "we're going to rebuild, and although Rose has played well this year and is showing signs of recovery, you know, you took the team to two wins back then. After the three consecutive championships, Chicago fans completely regarded us as a team like the Lakers and Celtics, especially with Rose, we would be scolded to death if we didn't play well, but our strength is really not good now. The only way to do too much is to trade them out."
"Are you going to start playing poorly again?" Zen master felt a little uncomfortable. Whether it was the Lakers or the Bulls, he was very upset. After all, it was his peak team. Although he did not want these two teams to win championships, But I don't want to see them too bad, this is the entanglement of human nature.
"Yes, you know it now that you are in the management team. The two best high school students in the United States, Fultz and Ball, are about to enter the NCAA. If we can get one of them, maybe we can rise again."
To be honest, this was a piece of cake for the Zen master.
Rose played really well this year. Although he is not a superstar, the stars are barely there, but he still has a starting ability above the level. He has played 67 games and averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and it is the first time in five years that he has no There was a knee injury that was reimbursed for the season, and the reason why he didn't play the last ten games was because of a broken finger. The Bulls had no hope of the playoffs, so they didn't play.
Noah, although the decline is serious, but Yu Wei is still there. He averaged 20 rebounds and 8 assists in 4 minutes of playing time per game. Although his scoring is extremely poor, his shooting rate is only 30.00%. Eight, the average scoring is only 3.6 points , but it is still enough, maybe you can survive by changing the team?
Noah is only 30 years old, and this kind of floor center has a long career life.
It's just that Noah's 5-year 9000 million contract has 4 years left...
Zen Master really only wants Rose, but Foreman will definitely not give it to him. Rose's performance this year makes him still have good trading value. First, Rose finally has no season reimbursement, and second, Rose's contract expires next season. The expiring contract of more than 2000 million is already very valuable, and it is very suitable for those teams who want to clear the space to catch big fish in the 2017 season.
In Zen Master's view, Foreman wants to get rid of the rest of Noah's contract, which has 4 years and 7400 million.
The Zen master considered for a while and said: "I want your pick this year! And you have to help us eat Lopez's contract, otherwise we don't have so much space."
"Phil, you are too dark!"
"Gail, you two are rubbish contracts, do you want to give them to me for nothing?"
"No, no, Phil, Rose is not a player that no one wants. There are already many teams wanting him. After all, his salary next season is only 2100 million, and it is a contract year. Many teams already want him. Got him."
"But no one intends to take over Noah together, you two fell apart, so you found me?"
"Oh, Phil, I rejected them, I want to help you stop the Cavaliers..."
The businessman's conversation has begun. Isn't this kind of thing just sitting on the ground and raising the price? Although this year's lottery pick is useless, it is cheaper than poaching a role player, and it will not take up salary space for a while.
The owner of the Knicks has money, and the Knicks team makes money no matter what, but sometimes there is no space to spend the money.
With Porzingis as the starting center and Noah as the backup center, Lopez Jr. is dispensable. Although the Zen master has a way to get the space to directly eat Rose and Noah, but he can make a little space Yes, and Lopez Jr. is 1200 million next season, and the remaining 3 years will add up to 4000 million. This is really a bit too expensive for a third center, and not all teams like to make a bunch of losers like the Lakers There are tens of millions of substitute insiders.
Although Jr. Lopez is also very useful, but if Jr. Lopez becomes Noah, it is equivalent to replacing a shotgun with a cannon!The Zen master had no reason to refuse.
Since the Bulls are determined to get rid of these two bad guys, Zen Master can naturally earn a little more.
After some intense discussions, the two teams finally reached an agreement. The Bulls sent the No. 11 pick in the first round of this year, the second round pick in 2017, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Etowan Moore, Nick Adams sent Robin Lopez, Jose Calderon and this year's No. 25 pick in the first round, which will be submitted to the league before the draft after the finals!
(End of this chapter)