One Thousand and Eleven: A Very Ambitious Idea

Since starting her European tour with Link, Rachel's social media accounts have become very popular.

Because every day, she posts photos of herself and Link while traveling. At a time when basketball fans around the world are discussing trades and personnel changes, Link's appearance can be said to be very refreshing and refined.

Of course, Rachel's behavior of spreading dog food has also made those fans who are looking forward to Link and Rachel's breakup every day very desperate.

Most of the girlfriends that stars get after becoming famous generally don't stay together for too long.

Even players like Thompson and Chandler Parsons, who look honest on the outside, change their girlfriends at an amazing speed.

But Link and Rachel have always maintained a very loving relationship. Apart from photos of work, Rachel's social media has the most photos of her and Link.

And when Rachel posted a photo of Link proposing to her under the Bridge of Sighs on her social media on July 17, the male fans who like Rachel all over the world were heartbroken.

Because of this, Link has inexplicably become the first player to make headlines during this lively transfer period other than because of a transfer.

"Congratulations to Link, for winning the championship and getting the beauty back. For him, 2015 was almost a perfect year!"

"Link must be the happiest man in the world now, congratulations!"

"We have no reason not to wish him well. We hope that Link and Rachel will always be happy."

Although when it comes to basketball, Link has often been criticized by the media.

But when it came to proposing, Link received all blessings.

Basketball's grudges belong to basketball, and the media will not be vicious enough to attack Link in real life.

Moreover, after the transfer of James and Durant, Link's image in people's minds is slowly getting better.

Now, Durant and James, who have gone crazy together, are more like villains, while Link has become a decent player who sticks to the bottom line.

Durant is very depressed, very, very depressed. The news of his transfer to the Warriors only became popular for one day, but was suppressed by Link's proposal of marriage the next day.

Once again, he felt the frustration after losing to Link.

It's just that he couldn't beat Link in a game, now he can't even steal the headlines from Link...

This made Durant quite unhappy.

Therefore, Durant, who barely played much last season, started his special training early this season.

He is determined to avenge his shame next year!

He wants to prove to the world that he is not a coward. He wants to prove to the whole world that he will not lose to Link forever!

Indeed, after Durant joined the Warriors, the Warriors' championship prospects have greatly increased.

With the current lineup of the Grizzlies, it is indeed difficult to compete with the Warriors. Link might be better than any one of Curry, Thompson, Green and Durant on his own.

But with the four of them combined, Link might not be able to withstand them.

People expected the Grizzlies to make some moves in the trade market, but after renewing Gasol, the Grizzlies disappeared from the market.

It's not that they don't want to strengthen, but there is really no one to sign.

Duncan, James, Love, Aldridge and other powerful players, these big fish in the free agent market, have already found their homes.

What about the rest? Even if he is signed, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to have any substantial improvement in strength.

The only one who was pretty good was Monroe, who also rejected offers from many teams such as the Grizzlies, Lakers and Knicks, and joined the Bucks for 50 million in three years. He did not choose victory,

Instead, he chose the side with a higher price tag.

A cruel fact is that Link will most likely have to defend the championship next season with a bunch of old, young, and extremely unbalanced lineups.

By the time Link and Rachel returned to Memphis, it was already early August.

Until now, apart from the contract extensions of the four rookies and Gasol, the Grizzlies have not completed any signings.

But Link didn't care. At this time, he was still immersed in the happy time he spent with Rachel.

In the afternoon, Link and Rachel made a special appointment with Robert Pera for dinner.

Link was very grateful to Pera for meeting his request to get the championship ring in advance, so he sincerely thanked him in person.

Pella waved her hand, "No need to thank me, Link. This is completely a trivial matter. In fact, now I have a more troublesome thing."

"What's the matter? Maybe I can help you."

"You can't help me, Link. What I'm worried about is what kind of great wedding gift I should give you, hahahahaha!"

Rachel on the side blushed.

In fact, the two discussed getting married the night Link proposed to Rachel. If you've already asked for a proposal, there's no need to put it off again and again.

However, after the start of the new season, Link and Rachel will be very busy and have no time to hold a wedding.

Let’s get married this summer. It’s too late and it’s hard to prepare for the wedding properly.

Therefore, the two initially plan to officially get married next summer.

Although she had to wait an extra year, Rachel didn't feel sad.

Because regardless of whether the wedding was held or not, she had already worn the ring given to her by Link and accepted his heart.

She was already Link's wife, even if she was just his fiancée.

After the meal, Rachel went to the bathroom. After Rachel left, the smile that had been on Robert Pera's face all night gradually disappeared.

"Link."

"What's wrong?"

"Congratulations, really, I'm happy for you from the bottom of my heart."

"You don't just want to say this, right?" Link smiled. As a master of psychological warfare, he could easily analyze the other party's true emotions.

"Well...I would say we really came up short this summer. And I'm very sorry about that."

Pera shook his head. In the free agent market this summer, the Grizzlies were a complete failure.

Not only did they leave a bunch of people, but they also didn’t have any decent reinforcements.

"You're crazy, Pera. I might be the first one to apologize to a player as a team owner." Link waved his hand. He couldn't bear Pera's apology.

The young boss has done enough.

"Everyone knows that you are being compared with Michael Jordan. People expect you to do things that even Michael Jordan has never done. For example..." Pei La paused, "For example, four consecutive championships!"

Four consecutive championships is something that almost no one can achieve.

Yes, the Celtics in ancient times once created a miracle of winning 8 consecutive championships. But the league at that time and the league now are completely different things, so these 8 consecutive championships do not actually have much reference value.

For 25 years after eight consecutive championships, the NBA had never seen a team that could win three consecutive championships until Michael Jordan and his Bulls appeared.

Generally speaking, in modern basketball, people think that the record for the most consecutive championships is three consecutive championships. Three consecutive championships are enough to prove the terrifying strength of a team. And winning four consecutive championships is something that no one dares to even think about.

Even the "god" Jordan only achieved three consecutive championships.

Some people would say that if Jordan did not retire midway, he might really be able to achieve the miracle of four consecutive championships.

But there are no ifs in competitive sports. If you haven’t done it before, you haven’t done it yet.

Link has indeed been compared with Jordan, but if he wants to be greater than Jordan, he needs to do something that even Jordan cannot do.

The four consecutive championships are the most convincing among them.

"But now, it is indeed difficult for us to achieve our goal. And once we miss this opportunity, God knows when the next time will be..." Pera shook his head. The basis of four consecutive championships is three consecutive championships. crown. But three consecutive championships don't happen all the time. If you miss this one, no one knows if the Grizzlies will have a chance.

Link shook the wine glass in his hand and became serious.

After winning three consecutive championships, Link was actually very relaxed. But if you ask him if he is satisfied, he will definitely answer no!

As a professional player, and now a professional player whose goal is to surpass the greatest player in history, Link will definitely not think that he has won too many championships.

However, there is a reason why no team in the NBA can win four consecutive championships. Almost all teams that have won three consecutive championships will suffer a decline in strength due to various reasons like the Grizzlies.

Under today's NBA operating rules, this is a reincarnation that no team can escape.

A myth like the Celts in ancient times that stood for eight consecutive years is simply impossible to replicate in this era.

If you want to win a championship in the NBA, you only need to play two rounds of games, the first round of the Eastern Conference Finals and the second round of the Finals.

After winning 8 consecutive championships, they only won 16 rounds. Moreover, there is no need to play so many games in one round.

But in these three consecutive championships, the Grizzlies have won 12 rounds.

The competitiveness of the league at that time was completely incomparable to what it is now.

Three consecutive championships is the maximum number of consecutive championships for any team in this era.

It is almost impossible to break this upper limit.

But precisely because it is so difficult, it becomes precious.

Link shrugged, "It's not like we have no chance this year, it's just very difficult. And even if we miss it this year, we still have another chance."

"Next time? To have another chance, we must build another three-peat dynasty!"

"Yes, I know. But... after all, it's not like no one has done it, right? In short, there is no need to be so depressed. For us, a short low is not necessarily the end."

At this time, Rachel returned from the bathroom. The two men smiled again and stopped talking about work.

After returning home that night, Pella didn't sleep all night.

Indeed, this golden era of the Grizzlies is likely to end here.

But maybe it won't be long before another golden age will be established again.

Link's ambition... is far more terrifying than Pella imagined.