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 our 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.
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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, China would be able to defeat Iran and regain the Asian Championship title.
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 played 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...
It's just a serious blow, don't think too much about it.
The most popular title in the country right now is undoubtedly the title given by the Sports Weekly News: "Inheritance 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 it, the faster your fans will increase!
As for Yi Jianlian... because Wang Zelin was in the front, he was definitely the one who got hit the hardest. Yi Jianlian's average performance of 18+11 per game seemed a bit underwhelming.
However, according to relevant media reports, Yi Jianlian has already 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 another team, 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.
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To be honest, it hurts.
This time, some unscrupulous media were quite sure that Yi Jianlian would not 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 for a while.
However, sweet dreams always break sometimes.
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 Trophy 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 the No. 1 player 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 have a tough mouth! It seems you are 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 entrance 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, and the basketball was thrown far away. The two of them were sweating profusely and lying on the floor regardless of their appearance.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 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.
When King Zelin came to the United States, he did not return to Portland first, but rushed to Brooklyn as soon as possible because of the 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 meeting may involve a major decision in the last 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 trampled on in this way.
However, the eggs have always failed to hold the 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 deal 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, because 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 reason why the Celtics had such a bad impression in the minds of fans was not 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 immediately.
Trade commented:
"I knew this 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 most regrettable part."
Yes, when the Wolf King and Truth left the team one after another, when the Black Mamba couldn't even make it to the playoffs, when...
All of this is an attempt to declare to the outside world the fact that the glory of the players of the previous era has passed. 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 quite 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 remembered clearly that during his two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, Garnett ostensibly played, but only played 20 minutes. In essence, he only played time for an important rotation player.
And in this short 20 minutes, Garnett was still able to average close to 6.5 6.5 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%, he averaged 7.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and only played 19 minutes.
Obviously last season when he was with the Celtics, Garnett still performed brilliantly. He averaged 14.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game in the regular season. His overall performance was not necessarily worse than in the previous four seasons.
Second to the 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds in his first year with the Celtics.
Why did his 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 chance to win the O'Brien Cup, so his mentality cannot keep up with that of his Green Army days.
When a player no longer has the blood and passion to reach the top, his retirement is not far away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 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 a championship, they will not give up easily.
To borrow Tang Shuai's famous saying: "Never underestimate the heart of a championship!"
Do the Portland Trail Blazers have what it takes to compete for a championship?
Of course!
The only bad thing about them is that they are too young.
Youth is not only their advantage, but also a weakness that limits them from going further.
We all know that Magic Johnson was at his peak when he debuted. In G6 of the Finals, 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.
This kind of script is more exciting and more magical than the pig's trotters in a novel by a certain street writer.
But don’t forget, behind the magician’s sudden fame and astonishment 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 Garnett has this ability!
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In the early morning of August 14th, another NBA trade was born!
There are not many players involved in the transaction, but they are so famous!
The Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers completed a 1-for-1 trade.
The Nets put Kevin Garnett, who had just been traded from the Celtics, on the shelf again, and traded him 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 definitely 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 higher salary.
The young big man averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season.
Josh McRoberts, who was born in 1987, is just 26 years old. He is in 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.
No matter what happens, there is still a future first-round pick.
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. His average data per game was maintained at around 7 7 2, which is enough to illustrate the gold content of his strength.
At least it's okay to be a member of a weak team.
With another year or two 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 last year's playoffs, Garnett was able to average 12.7, 13.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1 block and 0.8 steals per game... In one word, comprehensive!
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 team's future, who doesn't know that Portland's future is that young man No. 36? No matter how much Mike Roberts' data is doubled, he still can't catch up with him.
From this point of view, the Trail Blazers seem to have made the right choice.
For a time, many powerful Western teams exclaimed: