The regular season, which was almost labeled as "Wang Zelin", is over, and the playoffs are coming.
The first playoff game between the Trail Blazers and Jazz is scheduled for the 16th. Before then, they have three full days of ample rest time to make final adjustments.
At 10 a.m. on the 13th, Wang Zelin woke up naturally after a long sleep. After waking up, he brought his parents and girlfriend Ken Dou to the Rose Garden Arena.
Except for his rookie season, during the playoffs of every subsequent season, the royal family will come to Portland to cheer for Wang Zelin, and this year is no exception.
On the first day after the regular season, the team did not arrange any training plan. Instead, they asked the players to have a good rest and deal with all the personal matters that should be dealt with before they can devote themselves to the playoffs on the 16th.
During the first show.
The main reason why I came to the arena today is that the team owner held an event and wanted to take photos with each player's family... In fact, everyone knows the owner's little thoughts, and he just wants to satisfy himself as a huge basketball fan.
Does it feel like chasing stars...
Speaking of which, Paul Allen, the owner of their team, is also a legend. He once co-founded the Microsoft empire with Bill Gates and owned 40% of the shares. As early as 2006, he was ranked sixth in Forbes magazine and became the
One of the richest people in the world.
Unlike Bill Gates, who is crazy about the commune, Paul Allen is simply a playboy. He once held a masquerade ball in Venice, Italy, chartered a luxury cruise ship to sail to Alaska for a party, and had a luxury vacation villa in the south of France.
He was in a relationship with Jerry Hall, the supermodel ex-wife of Rolling Stones lead singer Mike Jagger.
In 2005, the New York Daily News revealed that he dated actress and former beauty pageant queen Laura Harring for about six months.
In addition to the title of Playboy, he has also made remarkable achievements in other fields.
Since leaving Microsoft due to illness in 1982, Paul Allen has been busy with his investment career, and the businesses he invests in are all related to himself and his dreams.
Take Music Dream for example. As a super music fan, Paul Allen has formed two rock bands and released an album in 2000. He is responsible for the guitar part and is said to be very professional.
Out of admiration for his idol, rock star Jimi Hendrix, Allen spent 240 million yuan to build the "Seattle Music Experience Center". Its advanced electronic tour guide system and wonderful music experience facilities bring the history of rock music to life.
displayed in front of the audience.
The center also displays more than 80,000 rock star items, including Elvis Presley's black leather jacket, Janis Joplin's embroidered bell-bottoms and Jimi Hendrix's Woodstower
Guitars used at music festivals, etc.
The second is the science fiction dream. In 2004, Paul Allen spent more than 20 million US dollars to build the world's first science fiction museum. In addition, in order to search for aliens, he donated 11.5 million yuan to build the world's latest multi-functional radio telescope array "Allen
Telescope Array".
Then came the aerospace dream. In order to pursue this dream, he spent huge sums of money one after another and set a series of world records.
For example, in 2004, he created the world's first private flying device, climbing to an altitude of 112 kilometers above the ground. For this purpose, Paul Allen invested 2,500 meters.
Another example is his dream of sailing. In order to be able to decide "where to wake up in the morning and what scenery to see after waking up", he spent a huge amount of money to build the "Octopus" yacht. The yacht is equipped with two helicopter pads and one
Swimming pool, a baseball field, a hospital, a garage, a movie theater and Allen's favorite recording studio. There are also 14 small boats in the middle of the yacht. This includes a custom-made submarine that can carry
10 people stay underwater for two weeks.
Finally, it’s Paul Allen’s game dream.
Paul Allen was allergic to grass when he was a child, so he rarely participated in sports, but this did not prevent him from becoming a good sports spectator. His favorites were basketball and football.
So in 1997, Allen became the owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for $200 million.
In 1998, he spent 70 million yuan to buy the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. In the 2000-2001 season, Allen's Trail Blazers set a league record: six All-Star players joined, and the entire team
The total salary is as high as 8,650 yuan, ranking first in the league.
However, his Seattle Seahawks always missed the opportunity to enter the Super Bowl, and they failed to enter the Super Bowl for the first time in 2006; while the Portland Trail Blazers also repeatedly committed crimes and were frequently summoned to court, mostly for marijuana use and domestic violence.
Fight with the game.
Therefore, the media calls the "Trail Blazers" the "Trail Blazers."
When Wang Zelin read the life story of his boss again, he had to sigh that reality is sometimes even more outrageous than the story.
Compared with him, who is a cheater, there are always some geniuses in real life who are even worse than cheating 13.
All I can say is, it’s great to have money!
There is no doubt that Paul Allen's life is full of countless legends. The British media even declared that "he is the most envied person in the world." It's just the thought that such a legendary figure will die soon...
Wang Zelin shook his head and suppressed the messy thoughts in his mind.
Why are you thinking about so much nonsense?
Instead of thinking about it, it's better to be realistic about winning this year's championship.
Before Wang Zelin was not selected by the Portland Trail Blazers, this team could be said to be one of the most unlucky teams in NBA history. They missed the basketball god Jordan in the early years. After the new century, the core of the team suffered injuries one after another.
Forced to wither early.
For a huge basketball fan like Paul Allen, the Portland Trail Blazers have failed to live up to his expectations year after year and cost him countless dollars.
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's heyday.
With the establishment of a wave of three consecutive championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016, the market value of the Trail Blazers soared crazily, just as the market value of the Warriors soared crazily in the previous generation after their strong rise under the leadership of Stephen Curry.
According to the latest Forbes NBA team market value rankings, the top three are:
No. 1: New York Knicks, worth 3.3 billion yuan
No. 2: Los Angeles Lakers, worth 3.1 billion yuan
No. 3: Portland Trail Blazers, worth $2.8 billion
After surpassing the Lakers in market value in 2016, the New York Knicks won the championship again this year with a value of 3.3 billion yuan.
Even though the New York Knicks are a bad team, they can't resist being reincarnated.
The same is true for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Lakers have long lost their real championship competitiveness in the league, because they are located in Los Angeles, the largest city in the West, their market value still steadily exceeds that of many teams behind them.
The real surprise is the Portland Trail Blazers.
This time last year, they ranked fourth in Forbes' 2016 team market value rankings, with a market value that barely exceeded 2 billion.
Just one year later, their market value has increased by leaps and bounds, reaching a terrifying 2.8 billion, and the upward trend is very rapid. It is likely to become the third 3 billion team in active service.
Seeing this, many media outlets unanimously came up with an argument: If the Trail Blazers can successfully defend their title this year and win their fourth consecutive championship, their market value will directly surpass the Lakers and become the team with the second highest current market value.
As for surpassing the Knicks?
Regarding this point, everyone still finds it very challenging.
After all, that is New York! It is almost recognized as the most famous international metropolis in the world today!
For team owner Paul Allen, this was definitely a surprise.
Perhaps because he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in his early years, Paul Allen never married and presented himself as a playboy.
After leaving Microsoft, Paul Allen began his investment career. However, his investment was not all smooth sailing.
At first, he frequently invested heavily in information highway, multimedia, cable TV and digital appliances, music, aerospace technology, etc., covering almost all fields. He invested and controlled more than 150 companies and organizations, and was touted by some as the
One of the most active investors in high technology.
It is estimated that Allen makes more than 30 investments every year, with an average investment of about 5 million yuan each.
But what embarrasses Paul Allen is that the investments he shows people rarely succeed, and their investment returns are pitiful.
Naturally, this also includes his investment in the NBA.
Although he has repeatedly stated that he is satisfied with his investment and is very happy to enjoy the success he has achieved, as the richest man in the world at one time, a genius who was named one of the top ten smartest people in the world by foreign media in 2012
, he naturally also has his own pride.
Deep down in Paul Allen’s heart, why doesn’t he want to prove his investment vision?
It's a pity that the Trail Blazers 12 years ago were really disappointing, and every time he had high hopes, they eventually turned into disappointment.
After 12 years, the Trail Blazers have finally recovered. In January, they became the team with the highest market capitalization in the league and the team with the strongest profitability in the league. Paul Allen's vision for investing in the sports industry has finally been proven, which makes him very happy.
Pleasure.
As a basketball fan, it is a very enjoyable thing to witness your team winning the championship.
At the same time, I also saw that the market value of the Portland Trail Blazers has skyrocketed from 70 million yuan when I bought it in 1998 to 2.8 billion yuan in 2017, a 400% increase in market value...
Recently, the acquisition of the Trail Blazers was rated by many media as the best investment in Paul Allen's business landscape after Microsoft.
Dreams and money both ushered in a bumper harvest, and even Paul Allen had to say with emotion how lucky he was in life!
The reason why the Trail Blazers can be so brilliant and reach an unprecedented peak is inseparable from Wang Zelin's leadership.
Suddenly, a bold decision flashed in Paul Allen's mind.
He is very aware of his physical condition and basically does not have much time left. In order to continue his basketball dream and to continue the glory of the Portland Trail Blazers, no one can do without Wang Zelin without the Blazers.
Therefore, he plans to give up part of the shares of the Portland Trail Blazers to Wang Zelin, making him truly his own.
In this way, Wang Zelin can be completely tied to the pioneers' carriage.
Of course, according to NBA official regulations, NBA players are absolutely not allowed to buy NBA teams during their careers.
But there is a saying that goes well: There are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
Just like Magic Johnson used a relative's name to buy Lakers stocks, when he retired, the stocks were transferred to Magic's name.
As long as the regulations are met in name, superstars like Wang Zelin, the face of the league, and the league's top executives will often choose to turn a blind eye.
It seemed that he had to find a chance to have a good chat with Wang Zelin.
The more Paul Allen thought about it, the more excited he became. Seeing that the time was almost up, he quickly went downstairs to prepare to greet the Trail Blazers players.
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Arriving at the basement of the Rose Garden Arena and parking the car, Wang Zelin and his party took the elevator and met the staff.
As soon as he opened the gym door, Wang Zelin found that most of his teammates had already arrived. Everyone was bringing their families, talking and laughing on the court.
Aldridge, who has completely recovered from his injury and is scheduled to return in the first round of the playoffs, also came to the arena today, and there was a group photo at the end of the event.
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As soon as they met, Wang Zelin immediately touched Aldridge and said hello with a smile.
"Keeping everyone waiting." Aldridge replied with a smile.
After saying that, he looked around at his teammates, looked up again, saw the four championship flags hanging on the dome, and sighed again.
"Unknowingly, I have been away from this arena for almost a year."
"yes!"
Wang Zelin nodded, then walked over and put a hand on Aldridge's shoulder, his eyes full of ambition.
"LaMarcus, are you ready to go big? I hope you can join me in hanging the fifth championship banner in this arena!"
Hearing this, Aldridge was silent for a while, and then looked at Wang Zelin with a smile. His eyes were shining, and his whole body was exuding the desire for victory.
“What I wish for!”
"Hahaha, your words are enough."
Wang Zelin suddenly showed a satisfied smile.
After a while, team owner Paul Allen also came down. He first called everyone together for a playoff mobilization and announced the start of the event.
During the event, NBA officials also sent officials to the Rose Garden Arena before noon to present Wang Zelin with the trophies for the scoring, rebounding and blocking titles.
Looking at these three familiar trophies, Wang Zelin just smiled faintly. He has been monopolizing these three trophies in the past few seasons, and he believes that in the years to come, if nothing unexpected happens, he will continue to monopolize these three major trophies.
Trophy.
Just like Jordan's monopoly on scoring honors back then.
In Jordan's NBA career, except for his first two years as a rookie and his second comeback, in all the remaining years as long as he played normally, Jordan dominated all scoring lists in the league without exception.
The 10 scoring titles in his career have become a legendary record in NBA history!
However, judging from the current momentum, Jordan's record of 10 scoring titles in his career is likely to be broken by Wang Zelin in the years to come.
Just like the Bulls' 72 wins, they will always be surpassed by latecomers.
But this is exactly the meaning of those legendary records being created.
Records are meant to be broken!
In the morning photo, after the event, in the afternoon, Wang Zelin took Kendou to participate in the team's fan appreciation event in the afternoon.
The royal father and queen went back first. After all, the two elders usually travel around and do not live in Portland permanently. There are not many people here who can talk to them.
In this free country, there are many people in the afternoon, and accidents are easy to happen. In order not to distract Wang Zelin, the two elders decided to go home early to prepare dinner.