After the first round of the series, the Warriors' games in April are over.
Throughout April, the Warriors' regular season record was 6 wins and 2 losses, and the playoff record was 4 wins and 0 losses.
Deng Fang also received US$1.3 million.
Including his previous salary, Deng Fang received a total of 6.55 million!
This salary is at least among the top three among all NBA coaches!
However, Deng Fang was still dissatisfied because the speed of making money was too slow.
He needs 500 million!
Although Deng Fang has at least 10 years, it is still too slow at this rate.
You have to think of other ways to make money!
But Deng Fang doesn’t have any other skills!
Even treatment is limited to active NBA players.
Is it possible that I still have to sell myself...
Shortly after the game, Deng Fang sat in front of the microphone, and reporters rushed to ask questions:
"How do you feel about being the first team to advance to the second round?"
"Happy! Cool!"
"This is the first series of your coaching career and the first series you have won. Do you think the playoffs are harder than the regular season?"
"There's not much difference. Our games in the second half of the regular season are basically at this intensity."
"Sweeping the Spurs 4:0, do you think the GDP combination is old?"
"No, the GDP combination still has strong strength, but their role players are weaker, and they are missing a defensive leader."
"Curry has had two triple-doubles in four games. What do you think of this?"
"Sit back and watch! This is Curry's basic operation, nothing to be surprised about!"
"Parker was the former Finals MVP. Now that Curry has completely defeated Parker in a face-to-face competition, does it mean that Curry is already the number one point guard in the league?"
"No." Deng Fang replied: "Because Curry is the number one player in the league! The number one point guard is not Curry's goal!"
"But many people say that James is the best in the league!"
"It's understandable that Curry said this before he entered the league, but after Curry entered the league, James should step aside."
"James was last year's MVP!"
"Curry is this year's MVP!"
“This year’s MVP hasn’t been determined yet!”
"If it weren't for Curry, then there would be no need for this alliance to exist!"
"James' performance is also great!"
"Whether it's personal data or team record, can James compare with Curry?" Deng Fang asked: "Even in the playoffs, we have already entered the second round ahead of schedule, and the Cavaliers are still fighting fiercely with the Bulls!
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"Your opponents in the second round will be one of the Nuggets and Jazz. If you had to choose, which one would you prefer?"
"It doesn't matter." Deng Fang replied: "Anyway, they are all here to die. It doesn't matter which one."
"The Jazz are currently leading 3:1. It seems that they have the greatest possibility of advancing to the semifinals. If the Jazz advance to the semifinals, they will be your opponent. However, Jazz center Okur was injured for the season. You said before that after the season
If someone against your opponent is injured, you will cure him. Is this promise still valid?"
Deng Fang made a promise when reporters asked questions after the All-Star Game, and now it's time to fulfill it.
Okur is a very familiar player to most Rockets fans.
Okur is 31 years old this year. He is a big shooter with accurate three-pointers and strong defense. He can open up space on the offensive end and can defend the center on the defensive end. He is an indispensable player for the Jazz inside.
But a few days ago, Okur was injured.
It was the first game of the first-round series between the Jazz and the Nuggets. Okur felt good after the start. However, shortly after the start of the second quarter, Okur broke through from near the right three-point line to the inside during an offense. Unexpectedly,
Without much resistance, his right foot slipped and fell to the ground.
After barely getting up, Okur was helped off the field by his teammates. Subsequent MRI results showed that Okur had ruptured his Achilles tendon.
Two days later, the Jazz officially announced that Okur would be out for the season.
Since the Jazz lacked Okur, they could only send Fischenko as the starting center.
Fischenko is a tall center who moves slowly and only has 8 minutes of playing time in the regular season.
Letting Fischenko play is just a stop-gap measure, and the Jazz are more likely to let Boozer serve as center.
But Boozer is not very good on the defensive end, and it is very difficult for him to guard the Nuggets' Nene.
This is also why it is so difficult for the Jazz and Nuggets to play.
If Okur had been there, the Jazz would have ended the series long ago.
"Of course I keep my word." Deng Fang replied: "You can go and tell the Jazz that if they are willing, I can give it a try, but let's make it clear first that the cost of my treatment is very expensive!"
"You still want to charge money? Are you practicing medicine illegally?"
The reporter who asked the question had a strong legal awareness.
"I'm not treating the disease, I'm just using Chinese medicine to help him recover." Deng Fang replied: "I don't do surgery or prescribe medicine. I just use Chinese medicine techniques to massage. What I can do is speed up the recovery."
"Then if you take action, how long will it take for Oku to recover from his injury?"
"The fastest is one or two days, the slowest is one or two weeks. It depends on how serious the patient's injury is and the quality of the surgery."
"How much do you charge?"
"Half the annual salary."
"So high?!" several reporters shouted.
Okur's salary this year is 9 million US dollars, and Deng Fang wants half of it, which is 4.5 million US dollars!
Although the cost of surgery in the United States is very high, and although most NBA players are very rich, the price Deng Fang offered is also ridiculously high!
"Oku can definitely ask the team to pay for this!" Deng Fang replied: "Of course, the players themselves should pay part of it. After all, it is good for the team and the players."
Deng Fang is right.
If a team's main force like Okur can fully recover in a short period of time, it can bring great benefits to the team.
The presence or absence of the main player of a team like Okur has a huge impact on the team!
Especially playoff teams.
The playoffs are inherently short rotations, and the number of players each team plays is generally limited to about eight or nine.
Okur averaged about 30 minutes per game, scored around 10 points, and had five or six rebounds.
Since Boozer's defense has never been good, Okur's role on the defensive end is immeasurable!
No one on the current Jazz team can replace Okur's role.
Without Okur, the Jazz should be able to beat the Nuggets, but they will have to pay a heavy price.
But without Okur, it would be annoying to play the Warriors in the second round!
With Sir Oku, you can fight with the warriors, but without Oku, you can basically surrender.
You know, the playoffs are the best time for a team to make money!
Not to mention anything else, if you win one more playoff game, the team can earn more than 2 million more in arena revenue from tickets and other arena tickets.
The income from television broadcasts is much higher than this!
And the further you go in the playoffs, the higher the attention will be and the more revenue the team will earn!