After winning the Asian Championships, all members of the national team were eager to return home and immediately flew back to Kyoto the next day.
The whole process was extremely high-profile!
We notified friends in the media in advance. When the plane landed in Kyoto, a large number of fans who had been waiting for a long time gathered from the airport. Fortunately, the airport security was prepared and sent a helicopter to transport the national team members to the hotel rooftop. .
Domestic basketball fans are going crazy. They never thought of such a battle before the start of the Asian Championships.
I thought that with the addition of Wang Zelin, the Chinese team should be able to defeat Iran and regain the Asian Championship championship.
Who knew that the Chinese men's basketball team would sweep all its opponents in this Asian Championship and regain its dominance in Asia with an unstoppable momentum.
Not only did they win nine out of nine games, they also outscored their opponents by an average of 78.5 points per game, the only one in history!
After arriving at the hotel, the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team held a grand press conference, and every player got a chance to show their faces.
It is a glorious moment, no one will feel bored, and everyone always has a confident smile on their face.
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After finally finishing the media interview, Wang Zelin returned to his room, feeling even more tired than he had been after playing nine games in half a month...
Well, tired and happy.
Lying on the bed in the shape of "Tai", Wang Zelin turned on his mobile phone and browsed around to see how the media and fans were bragging about him...
Just blow it seriously, don’t think too much about it.
The most popular title in the country right now is undoubtedly the title given by Sports Weekly News: "Heritage of the Fire: From Yao to the King, a new men's basketball leader is born!" 》
Seeing the headlines of official media news being reposted in major forums and posts, Wang Zelin felt very happy.
Blow it all! The harder you blow, the faster your fans will increase!
As for Yi Jianlian... because Wang Zelin is in the front, he must be the one who gets hit the hardest. Yi Jianlian's average performance of 18+11 per game seems a bit underwhelming.
However, according to relevant media reports, Yi Jianlian has been in contact with several NBA teams. In the eyes of professional commentators such as Zhang Lili and Su Yu, the one with the greatest hope is the Portland Trail Blazers, where Wang Zelin belongs.
It can be guessed that Zhou Yang's operation should be involved.
Sure enough, at noon the next day, Wang Zelin received a reply from Zhou Yang, knowing the plans of the Blazers' top management, and his anxious heart was finally relieved.
If Yi Jianlian can really be selected again by other teams, this is actually a good thing; if he is not selected, the Portland Trail Blazers will be Yi Jianlian's next stop.
But Wang Zelin always feels that the probability of Yi Jianlian being selected by other teams is low.
Unlike Wang Zelin, who already has a sufficient status in the NBA, Yi Jianlian, who was once the No. 6 pick in the first round, was sold twice before his rookie contract was completed in the first 10 years, and both were sent away by his old club without asking for anything in return. .
To be honest, it hurts.
This time, some unscrupulous media were quite sure that Yi Jianlian would not be able to go to the NBA.
If there are no other surprises, this is the fact.
Until the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Yi Jianlian got an invitation to a trial with the Los Angeles Lakers with his amazing performance of 20.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.
On August 23, 2016, the Lakers officially announced that they had officially signed Yi Jianlian, which made domestic fans excited.
However, dreams always break.
Just two months later, the NBA official website reported that the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that they had waived Yi Jianlian.
At this point, the door to the NBA is completely closed for Yi Jianlian.
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It was after four o'clock in the morning in Brooklyn. The streets were empty and filled with a peaceful atmosphere. The cold wind blew in, making Wang Zelin's concentration instantly increase.
He has been back in Portland for a few days, and today he is going to meet a special person, a remnant of the old era, a training maniac with a personality similar to the old blacksmith in Los Angeles.
Driving the throne Hummer, Wang Zelin's mind was filled with thoughts of James finally winning the O'Brien Cup in this year's finals.
The course of history was not affected. Junzi Lei still made the three-pointer, and Xiaoka still missed the free throw...
Who doesn't want to stand at the top of the NBA? Wang Zelin also hopes that he can reach that height as soon as possible.
As long as he can accumulate 100 million fans as soon as possible, coupled with his hard training, Wang Zelin believes that he will be able to become No. 1 in the league.
Last season, the Portland Trail Blazers reached the conference finals for the first time, exceeding the standards and fulfilling the management's tasks and the expectations of the fans.
But the Portland Youth Army won't just be satisfied with this.
On the stage of the Western Conference Finals, facing the veteran Spurs, they exposed too many problems, especially their on-field experience and detail handling at critical moments. Portland is far behind the Spurs.
And the person he is going to meet today may be able to make up for this weakness of the Trail Blazers.
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"Old guy, you're in trouble. You haven't eaten or you've worked too hard on a woman's belly. You're as soft as a lazy snake."
"Stop talking nonsense, you're not much better..."
"You're such a tough talker! It seems like you're really old."
"..."
After driving for a long time, there were fewer and fewer high-rise buildings outside the car window, and the houses became sparse and sparse. Until a suburb, Wang Zelin looked around and saw that there was indeed a stadium, and finally stopped the car.
I really don’t know what kind of talent would actually think of building a gymnasium in a place like this, but it is undeniable that this is indeed a good place for a secret retreat without being disturbed.
After walking a few steps and arriving at the door of the training hall, the sound of hammering iron and basketball hitting the floor reached my ears through the breeze.
The wind at four o'clock in the morning is so damn cold!
Pushing open the door, a black man wearing a gray training uniform was covered in sweat, and his training uniform was soaked with sweat.
"coming!"
"Yes, I'm coming!"
"Then come up!"
"???"
The above is what happened before Wang Zelin entered the arena.
At dawn, the sparring session finally ended. The basketball was thrown far away, and the two of them lay on the floor covered in sweat and regardless of their appearance.
After a long silence, Wang Zelin started talking: "Kevin, come and help me! How about I help you win another championship?"
After speaking, he looked at the Wolf King beside him with hope.
This was coming to the United States. Wang Zelin did not go back to Portland first, but rushed to Los Angeles immediately because of Garnett in front of him.
No, it should be said that it was Garnett's active invitation to meet Wang Zelin.
The former said that this may involve a major decision in the next few years of his career.
Hearing this, how could Wang Zelin not understand what the other party meant.
In the 2012~2013 season, when the Celtics were eliminated by the New York Knicks with a score of 2:4 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, everyone knew that the Green Army's Big Three reached the finals for two consecutive years. It has passed.
Or it should be said that the peak period of the three giants has passed, and what is left are just three old bodies.
Sure enough, starting from late June, two of the Celtics' Big Three who were still on the team, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, were officially put on the shelf by the Celtics.
The outside world once again witnessed the cold-bloodedness of Green Army general manager Danny Ainge.
From the perspective of the long-term development of the Celtics, Danny Ainge is undoubtedly a good general manager. After discovering that the team's potential was approaching, he made a decisive decision to rebuild, even at the cost of sending away two major champions.
But from the perspective of fans, especially fans of Garnett and Pierce, they cannot accept that their beliefs are being trampled on in this way.
But the eggs have never been more than stones, and the overall situation has been determined. The Celtics and Nets have officially reached a deal.
The Celtics sent Garnett Pierce and Terry to Brooklyn, while the Nets sent three first-round picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018, as well as Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Five players, Reggie Evans, Tunic Shenglia and Keith Gambos.
The first blockbuster deal of this summer was born!
There is no doubt that this transaction allows the Nets and Celtics to get what they need, and it can be described as a win-win deal.
However, in the opinion of some experts, since the two sides broke out in a group fight during the regular season last season, and many participants at that time were involved in today's transaction, there may be potential risks.
But no matter what, the Celtics seem to be the more profitable side. At least the fans of the Celtics are very happy, as if they were not the ones who felt sorry for Garnett being traded before.
Sure enough, the soil and water support the people.
The Celtics later had such a bad impression in the minds of fans, and it wasn't just because of Danny Ainge.
It is worth mentioning that after learning that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were sent to the Brooklyn Nets, the former Celtics champion coach and current Los Angeles Clippers coach came to Grievous for the first time. Trade commented:
"I knew it was going to happen sooner or later and it would mean the end of an era and that's always going to be very sad and that's the saddest part."
Yes, when the Wolf King and Truth left the team one after another, when the Black Mamba couldn't even enter the playoffs, when...
All of this is an attempt to declare one fact to the outside world: the glory of the players of the previous era has passed, and the leaders of the league in the future have changed from the older generation of players to James, Durant and others of the Mesozoic generation, and even the new generation. Among the little guys, many have gradually emerged in the alliance and formed a force of their own.
The typical representative is last year's Rookie of the Year Wang Zelin!
But now, Wang Zelin, who is recognized as the most outstanding figure among the younger generation, is fighting from four o'clock in the morning to dawn with the old guy Garnett in the fans' mouth.
As the person involved, Wang Zelin knows very well that this veteran still has gas in the tank, and there is still a lot of it!
There was silence again.
"OK!"
Garnett straightened his back, sat on the floor, turned to Wang Zelin and replied.
"Kevin, our team is better than last season..." Wang Zelin stopped mid-sentence.
Wait, he seems to have agreed.
He agreed!
"Kevin, you mean..."
"Yes, I said, I agree, I am willing to go to Portland!" Garnett stood up and walked towards the door. He took half a step forward and then took it back.
"Hey, Wang! My prices are not cheap. Hurry up, otherwise I may change my mind. The environment in Brooklyn is much better than in Portland."
After saying that, Garnett's figure completely disappeared from Wang Zelin's sight.
"Don't worry! You can't run away!"
Wang Zelin vented his anger towards the door, still unable to help but reveal a silly smile.
That's the Wolf King!
He remembers clearly that in the two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, Garnett ostensibly played as a starter, but only played 20 minutes. In essence, it was just the playing time of an important rotation player.
In these short 20 minutes, Garnett was still able to average close to 6.5+6.5 points per game. After returning to the Timberwolves at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, his condition improved even more, with an excellent efficiency of 58.1%. Averaged 7.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists, and only played 19 minutes.
Obviously last season in the Celtics, Garnett still performed brilliantly, averaging 14.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. His overall performance was not necessarily worse than in the previous four seasons, second only to In his first year with the Green Army, he scored 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds.
Why did the data shrink as soon as he came to the Nets?
In Wang Zelin's view, in addition to the reduction in playing time, the key thing is that Garnett's spirit is no longer there.
Because Garnett knows that during the only period of his career, he will never have the opportunity to get involved in the O'Brien Cup, and his mentality is naturally not as good as that of himself during the Green Army.
As a player, when he doesn't even have the blood and passion to reach the top, he is not far from being useless.
Wang Zelin knows all too well about old-school players like Kobe and Garnett.
As long as there is still a glimmer of hope for the championship, they will not give up easily.
To borrow Tang Shuai's famous saying: "Never underestimate the heart of a championship!"
Does your Portland Trail Blazers teammate have championship potential and temperament?
Of course!
The only bad thing about them is that they are too young.
Youth is both their strength and weakness that limits their progress.
Magic Johnson was at his peak when he debuted. In the finals G6, he temporarily switched to center under unimaginable pressure, and at the last moment he imitated Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long-range hook shot and successfully hit the buzzer-beater, becoming an eternal classic.
In that game, Magic Johnson scored 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
Everyone knows the subsequent story. Magic Johnson eventually became the only player in history to win the Finals MVP in his rookie season.
Such a script is much more exciting and magical than the protagonist in it.
But don’t forget, behind the magician’s fame and astonishing success is the 32-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
As strong as Magic Johnson, he cannot do without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The addition of Garnett may become an x factor for the Trail Blazers to become better.
Wang Zelin believes that Garnett has this ability!
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In the early morning of August 14th, another NBA transaction was born!
There are not many players involved in the transaction, but they can't stand up to their big names!
The Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers completed a 1-for-1 deal. The Nets put Kevin Garnett, who had just been traded from the Celtics, on the shelf again and used it in exchange for Josh McRoberts of the Portland Trail Blazers and a 2014 first-round draft pick.
The outside world was quite surprised by this transaction.
From the current stage, both teams are making money.
As for the Nets, they can get rid of the 12 million annual salary in the third year of Garnett's current contract, that is, the 2014-2015 season. This is also the reason why Garnett gave up the no-trade clause in the contract; and they can also get A young big man who averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season.
Josh McRoberts, who was born in 1987, is just 26 years old, which is the golden age of inside players. He still has certain potential to be tapped. It cannot be said that he is not qualified if he is replaced by an old Wolf King.
The Trail Blazers were able to go so far in the playoffs last year. Mike Roberts on the bench fully shouldered the responsibility of the bench bandit. The average data per game was maintained at around 7+7+2, which is enough to illustrate his strength.
At least it's okay to be a starter on a weak team.
With a few more years of training, there's no telling what Mike Roberts can grow into.
The reason why the Trail Blazers made such a choice is easy to understand from the outside. It is nothing more than trading the future for the present.
In the playoffs last year, he was able to average 12.7, 13.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1 block and 0.8 steals per game...
The wolf king is still the same wolf king. Even though he is one year older, his wolf power cannot be underestimated.
As for the future of the team, who doesn't know that Portland's future is young man No. 36? Mike Roberts can't catch up with him no matter how much his data is doubled.
From this point of view, the Trail Blazers seem to have made the right choice.
For a time, many powerful Western teams exclaimed:
The wolf is coming!
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