Three Hundred and Fifty-Nine: Honor Falls From the Sky

Robert Pera was very excited. He had been looking forward to it for so long. Finally, he took over the Memphis Grizzlies and got his dream team of his own—this was his lifelong dream.

But in order to realize this dream, Robert Pera is under a lot of pressure. Most of the time, in addition to energy, you have to pay money to realize your dreams. But now, Pella's gold power is slightly insufficient.

Just before the acquisition of the Grizzlies, Pera's technology company had just gone public on Nasdaq. But the stock price plummeted from $34 per share to $9 per share!

But for his own dream, Pera still gritted his teeth and won the Grizzlies. But after winning, Pella's economic situation is actually a bit worrying.

So Pera didn't want to wait any longer. He hopes that the Grizzlies can produce results as soon as possible, so that the Grizzlies' income will also increase. starter

To run an NBA team, it is complicated and complicated, and it is simple and simple. Because NBA teams want to make a profit, the most direct way is to improve their record!

In the past two years, the Grizzlies' ticket prices and broadcast fees have increased a lot, allowing Heisley to make a lot of money. The most important reason is that the record of the Grizzlies has improved.

In the past, the Grizzlies were a team with no hope of the playoffs, and fans and TV stations certainly didn't buy it. But now, as a strong team that has reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons, the Grizzlies' income is naturally rising with their results.

Therefore, Pera believes that he must be willing to spend money this summer, and must make a decisive decision! The Grizzlies' current roster is good and mature, but not without holes. And filling those loopholes, Pera believes that the Grizzlies will definitely go further next season! The new 81 Chinese website is updated the fastest Mobile terminal: https:/

The Grizzlies have gone one step further, and his financial pressure will disappear with it!

Pera looked at the calendar, perhaps the first time he was looking forward to the end of a season so quickly.

In the summer transfer market, Roberto Pera was getting impatient.

But before that, Robert Pera has one more thing to be sure. Lionel Hollins, is the team going to re-sign this coach?

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In fact, Hollins has already received the news from Robert Pera, and they will negotiate whether to renew their contract during the offseason.

Hollins has actually done a good job in the past two years. The team has reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. He has contributed a lot. But it's clear that his style is far from what Pera's team had hoped for.

All along, Pella thinks that Hollins is a little too conservative. He is a coach who attaches great importance to defense and pays too much attention to it.

In Robert Pera's view, the Grizzlies' offensive potential is actually great, but none of them have been developed.

Marc Gasol has a soft touch, but can only serve as a frame protector. Mike Conley has comprehensive skills, but he can only do series offense. Similar things, the Grizzlies have many examples.

In this era when even the Spurs are starting to switch from defense to offense, Hollins is still guarding his one-acre three-point field, which is indeed a bit too old-fashioned.

In short, Hollins can make the Grizzlies a Western Conference Finals team, which is really remarkable. But in the long run, maybe this is his upper limit.

There's nothing wrong with his tactics, but there's nothing to praise either. To be stable or to break through, for Pella, this is a very tangled and very difficult decision.

In the end, after careful consideration, Pella chose the latter.

For the long-term development of the team's future plans, Pera decided that the team's style must first be changed.

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Link has already arrived in Los Angeles at this time, but he is not here for training, but for participating in business activities. By the way, discuss with your manager Jeff Austin about the offseason plan for this season.

Although Link and the Grizzlies have already been eliminated, in the past two days, Link still ushered in two personal honors.

As the saying goes, when people sit at home, the bread comes from heaven.

Yesterday, the NBA officially announced the list of the best defensive team this season.

The selection of the best defensive team is different from the best defensive player of the year. The former is selected by 30 NBA coaches, while the latter is selected by NBA reporters and commentators, so there will inevitably be differences in results.

Therefore, Tyson Chandler, the best defensive player this year, was not selected for the best defensive team.

This year's Best Defensive First Team was selected for the "Happy Beast" Howard, this season's block leader Serge Ibaka, LeBron James, a certain 183 man Chris Cannon and the Grizzlies player. In this voting With 33 points, Tony Allen, the teammate of Link, who was selected by Kobe Bryant.

The best defensive second team has Rondo, Kobe, Chandler, Garnett and Link, who is only in the second grade.

The Grizzlies have two players who can be selected to the best team! Once this news was announced, the whole Memphis was boiling!

Although it was only the second team to be selected to the best defensive team, Link was very happy. Compared with the most improved player award, the best defensive team is a hard honor!

Shaquille O'Neal is awesome, right? But he has only been selected to the best defensive second team three times in his career, and has never made it to the first team. Wade is notoriously defensive, okay? But in fact, he has only been selected to the best defensive second team. Those who can reach the best defensive first team in the second grade are all monster-level guys like Duncan.

Duncan's kind of guy who can make most of the league play badly for him is not common.

Therefore, even if it is only the second team, this is already the most valuable award that Link has won so far.

In the afternoon after the news was announced, Link was extremely excited. Turns out this isn't the end, it's just the beginning.

The next day, the NBA announced the list of the best teams of the season one after another.

Paul, Kobe, James, Durant and Howard, the most dazzling stars in the league, occupy all five positions in the best team.

But in the best second team, there were a few very conspicuous players mixed in.

The best second team of the year, Parker and Bynum are among the oldest players. There are three remaining positions, Westbrook in the fourth grade, Link and Griffin in the second grade!

Three of the five players in the best second team are new-generation players! Everyone can't help feeling that all the young people this year are full of energy!

Among them, Link is still the most incredible. After all, the last player to reach the best team as an undrafted player was called Ben Wallace! There is one and only one Ben Wallace.

And Link wrote his name next to Ben Wallace.

"Link reached the ceiling of being drafted in the league in just two years! I believe that the ceiling will become even higher because of Link in the future! Ben Wallace has been selected as the best second player three times in his career so far. Lineup, selected to the best third team twice! The best second team, this is also the most extreme achievement that an undrafted player can achieve in the league. Link has already won the best second team in his sophomore year honor!"

"Unbelievable kid, his achievements make us often ignore his undrafted status. Link broke the rules of the game. He told the whole world that whether he can succeed in the league depends on his acquired efforts."

"What is the concept of being selected to the best second team as a small forward? That is to say, Link is the third player in the league after Durant and James! After all, Carmelo Anthony is no more than this year. Only selected to the best three teams!"

"In the second grade, I won the best defensive second team and the best second team at one time. This is definitely a superstar achievement. Although this season is not over yet, to be honest, I have already begun to look forward to Link and the Grizzlies The performance next season. Believe me, they will break through the West!"

Link is really in a good mood, not to mention triggering the reward clause in the contract, he finally has a solid honor in his career. Moreover, I took two at once!

Although the double-two team doesn't sound as good as the double-first team, after all, Link is just getting started. He believes that it is not a daydream to take a pair for a while in the future.

However, while excited, Link discovered a piece of news that was not so high-profile but would affect the future development of the Grizzlies.

"ESPN reporters broke the news: Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins may officially leave on June 30! The new coach is to be determined!"