"Brother, congratulations on becoming the best rookie. You are indeed the best player in our class!"
Not long after the NBA officially announced the candidates for the best rookie, Wade's call came to Duane.
During the phone call, Wade also made an appointment with Dunn to go on vacation together during the offseason and play and train together.
However, because both of them are still preparing for the second round of the playoffs, it is not yet known when they will play, and there is no specific time agreed upon.
If possible, Wade naturally hopes to meet Du En again in the finals and make an appointment to travel together after the finals.
Of course, Wade also knows that this possibility is very small.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat relied on the injuries of Hornets stars David Wesley and Baron Davis one after another to narrowly defeat them 4-3.
In fact, Wade did get better and better after being established as the Heat boss by Riley in the second half of the regular season.
But in the playoffs, a rookie is still a rookie. He will inevitably be confused at the beginning and will need some time to adapt, so his performance is relatively difficult.
If Eddie Jones and Caron Butler hadn't had a blast each, Wade would have turned into a captain and gone fishing.
However, it remains to be seen whether the Heat can continue their good luck in the first round.
In short, in the second round of the playoffs, the Heat are about to face the Pacers, who are ranked first in the Eastern Conference...
As a good brother, Duane can only wish Wade a better playoff performance, advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and advance to the Finals.
After wishing each other the best for reuniting in the finals, Dunn also quickly hung up the phone call from Wade.
Not long after, Du En received calls from other people.
Mainly players I had contact with during the All-Star Weekend, such as Bosh and Tracy McGrady.
The only thing that surprised Du En was that Anthony's call came a little late.
"Duen... I'm sorry to call you at this time. I didn't know whether I should congratulate you before."
Losing the Rookie of the Year award made the arrogant Anthony a little depressed.
Even calling Du En to congratulate seemed a bit confusing.
Du En smiled and said: "Haha, we are brothers, why should you be embarrassed if you lose to me?
Which one of us will follow the other? You have a share of my honor, right?
We had the experience of fighting side by side in the previous Rookie Challenge! Have you forgotten all about it?
Be happy, we are brothers, you should be happy for me. "
Anthony heard what Du En said and quickly explained: "Brother, you misunderstood me. I'm not sad because you won the best rookie.
It's because LeBron won the Rookie of the Year award with you.
If you were the only one to win Rookie of the Year, I'd be fine with that.
Of course, I also look forward to sharing the Rookie of the Year award with you.
But what I can't understand is, why can LeBron be compared with you?
This thing seems to make your Rookie of the Year completely meaningless!
It feels like the medal that belongs to you has been wiped with a rag and it has become very bad! "
"Oh, that's it." Du En could understand Anthony's thoughts.
After all, Duan felt a bit unfair that James could be tied with him for the Rookie of the Year award, let alone Anthony.
As early as in the NCAA, Du En knew that Anthony was arrogant and always felt that he was no worse than others.
Facts have also proved that Anthony has the ability to lead a team to win the NCAA championship by alone in the NCAA tournament. He is the best freshman in the history of the NCAA.
As for when the media created Anthony and James as the unparalleled twins, Anthony had the NCAA championship in hand and thought he was much better than James.
From Anthony's perspective, if it is said that because the Cavaliers won the No. 1 pick and James is the son of Cleveland, he cannot become the No. 1 pick, then it is accepted.
However, for an award such as Best Rookie based on strength, why did James suddenly come to him again?
You know, the New York Knicks this season are different from the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Heat and Cavaliers both established Wade and James as the bosses halfway through the game.
The Knicks, since acquiring Anthony, have early established Anthony as the absolute core!
Also under the leadership of Anthony, the Knicks rushed to sixth place in the Eastern Conference!
If the Pacers, who are first in the Eastern Conference, and the Pistons, who are second in the Eastern Conference, are not in the same division, the first team in the division will automatically get the top four seats in the playoffs, and the Pistons will not fall to third place in the Eastern Conference due to division reasons.
Also because of the schedule, the Knicks were somewhat unlucky and encountered an opponent they should have only encountered in the second round of the playoffs.
As a result, Anthony, who had just entered the playoffs, was besieged by the Pistons' five tigers, and was eventually swept out by the Pistons 4-1.
It is precisely because of this that before the psychological shadow of being defeated by the Pistons in the playoffs and being ravaged by the Pistons' five tigers was gone, we learned that Duan and James won the Rookie of the Year Award together.
The house leaks and it rains all night long. Who the hell can be affected by this?
If it were Du En, Du En wouldn't be able to accept it.
Whether it is personal data or team performance, Anthony is above James.
Even if Anthony admits defeat to Wade, whose personal data is not as good as his, but whose leadership performance is better, it is impossible for Anthony to admit that James, who led the team and did not enter the playoffs!
If it is said that because Du En plays in the Lakers and plays next to the OK group, his statistics and record are a little watery, and he shares the Rookie of the Year award with others, then it does make sense.
However, shouldn't the people who can keep pace with Du En be him and Wade?
Without understanding the connection, Anthony, who had been struggling for a long time, finally made a congratulatory call to Duan under the persuasion of his girlfriend.
Anthony's girlfriend is four years older than Anthony, so she naturally knows who is the brother who can help Anthony.
There is nothing wrong with getting in touch with Du En.
Originally, she wanted to persuade Anthony to call James as well, but seeing that Anthony was still angry, there was no need to open any pot.
Knowing that Anthony was angry, Du En began to enlighten Anthony and let him calm down.
By the way, Dunn also taught Anthony some of the methods he just learned from O'Neal about how team bosses can properly manage the locker room.
Duen has reached superstar level this season, and after finishing the finals, Duen will undoubtedly become stronger.
So, Duane can't wait to take charge of a team!
If you can't control the Lakers, then go to another giant to display your ambitions.
When he thought that what he was going to do next would be worse, Duan felt that only Anthony, the boss of the Knicks, could help him tide over the difficulties.
Considering that Anthony is stronger than his personal ability and lacks the ability to lead the team, he needs a helper who can connect the team to help him lead the team.
Just by playing with Billups, whose peak has declined, they reached the Western Conference Finals. And the situation in 2009, whoever breaks out of the Western Conference between the Lakers and Nuggets will be the champion.
Therefore, if Duan can join forces with Anthony, even if he sacrifices some personal data, he is still very likely to hit the championship.
What's more, as long as you go to the New York Knicks, you won't have the trouble of not having enough salary space in small ball markets to recruit big-name stars.
After the PUA was over and Anthony was calmed down, Du En no longer had any worries.
The time soon came to three o'clock in the afternoon, and Duan attended the NBA's official Rookie of the Year award ceremony and media meeting on time.
Here, Du En also saw James in a suit again.
Originally, Duan did not want to stay with James any longer, but when he was interviewed by the media, he heard James confidently say: "Time will prove everything, I will be a better player than Duan..."
Du En had no intention of continuing to be beaten by James.
"Michael, David, Shaq, Tim are all rookies of the year!
I have the same goal as them, and the championship is my pursuit!
The playoff schedule is tougher than the regular season, but this is Los Angeles.
Here, on behalf of the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, I want to shout that slogan - Lakers championship! "
It's all marketing, it's all ploy, Duen is naturally more advanced than James.
James is still trying to compete with Duen, who is in the same grade. Duen has already started to compete with three of the top ten superstars in history.
After uttering the arrogance, Dunn quickly ended the interview and stated that he would go back to Toyota Center to practice and prepare for the second round.
The Lakers' next opponent will not be easy!
Playing against the Jazz, a civilian team, the Lakers can still let loose.
Against the Kings, who have four All-Star players including Webb, Peja, Divac, and Brad Miller, the Lakers also need to go all out.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Kobe also had to leave the team and travel back and forth due to off-court factors.
Therefore, if Du En wants to turn his slogan into reality, he still needs to work harder.
Of course, there is another point, that is, when Du En received the notification of winning the Best Rookie Award in the morning, Du En won another chance to win the Best Rookie Player template.
[Congratulations on getting the Larry Johnson template! 】
Duane had finished drawing the prizes in the morning, and when he heard Johnson, he thought he was a magician.
After careful confirmation, I discovered that it was Larry Johnson, second only to Magic among the many Johnsons in the NBA.
Larry Johnson, nicknamed Big Mom, LJ.
Just hearing the nickname seems very girly and dishonest.
In fact, Larry Johnson, who defeated Duke in the NCAA and entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick, has a very explosive style of play!
As a boxer, Larry Johnson is less than 2 meters tall, but he is one of the shortest rebounders in the NBA. He is a tough guy who has to avoid the edge when O'Neal sees him.
It's just that his style of play relies too much on post-up play, and his static talent is a bit lacking. He has been head-to-head with big men in the paint. After his back injury, his form seriously declined and he never returned.
He didn't last as long as Barkley. In the end, like most NBA players, he changed from flying to the floor and practiced three-pointers.
To be honest, if Duane had not obtained the templates of Pippen and Eddie Jones before, then the Larry Johnson template could bring a big surprise to Duen.
But now, the help that Larry Johnson's template can provide to Duan is to enrich his low-post offensive skills.
But in the Lakers, the low post belongs to O'Neal and Kobe, and even Malone, but not Duane.
Duan himself also prefers to play the position of point forward where he can get more data and play relatively easily.
To put it bluntly, for Duan now, the Larry Johnson template is just a piece of useless food that is tasteless and is a pity to discard.
The Larry Johnson template has enriched Duan's arsenal, but it requires Duan to step out of his comfort zone to play.
If Duen wants to go further on the current basis, he needs to continue to compete for the championship, regular season MVP or finals MVP.
Of course, something is better than nothing.
This is why Dunn returned to the Toyota Center to practice after participating in official activities.
If it comes to the Western Conference Finals or the Finals, and the opponent restricts Duen's breakthrough and outside shooting, Duen can suddenly run down low and hit a few, catching the opponent off guard.
However, time was a bit short. Before Duan could digest the Larry Johnson template, the King and his team arrived in Los Angeles.
On May 4, the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers played against the Kings G1, started quickly at the Staples Center...
(End of chapter)
