Chapter 424 Asian Championship Champion

Using a first-round pick to sign Korver caused the SuperSonics to attract a wave of heated discussion and attention, and when they heard that Lin Dong and his mother had chosen it against all the odds, it made all players in the league even more excited. The team suddenly felt like they were smiling up at the sky, which really caused a lot of ridicule.

Yang Dong is very talented and Lin Dong is very strong. This is the SuperSonics' ace mother-son team, and they are also the envy of many teams.

But I have to say that these two mothers and sons know a lot about drafting!

With a body of 201 centimeters and 96 kilograms and a wingspan of only 207 centimeters, Kyle Korver's static talent is simply not enough to qualify for the first round in this draft.

As for his athletic talents such as 40-yard dash, reaching height, jumping, etc., as well as his ball control, defensive awareness, organizational skills and other aspects of performance, he will be ranked at the bottom in the second round.

The only thing worthy of praise is that his shooting ability is really good. He has won Creighton University's historical scoring champion. He is also a very inspiring type that requires hard work rather than talent. It seems that he does meet the requirements of the SuperSonics' shooter.

But you have to understand... Creighton University is neither a famous university nor a strong NCAA team. Their team's all-time scoring leader has no gold content at all. And with Kyle Korver's physical fitness, it really doesn't matter. I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt to high-intensity confrontational games in the NBA.

According to previous reports from scouts, this kid is worth at most the 20th pick in the second round, and may even be ranked after the 40th or even 50th pick.

The SuperSonics not only have the 27th pick in the first round, but also the 45th pick in the second round. Even if they don't use the first round pick, it is possible to win Korver with the second round pick, but in order to ensure that they win this This guy actually didn't hesitate to raise his pick to the first round...

Just because that guy is a three-pointer in a university that is not very competitive, just because that guy is an inspirational hard-working type?

Every team in the league is going crazy laughing.

——Bullshit hard work, if hard work is useful, then what else do you need talent for?

Although these two mother and son are indeed very good, they seem to know nothing about the draft, and they all choose based on their emotional preferences... It is best for them to do more of this kind of stupid operation in the future!

However, some jealousy, ridicule and discussion did not disrupt the rhythm of the SuperSonics.

On the 16th, Lin Dong returned to China to participate in the national team training. Except that Bob once questioned Lin Dong about this draft, but he quickly accepted it, the team's daily work continued as usual.

The last personnel change on the Sonics side was another deal finally reached through Bob's efforts.

Using 5 million US dollars in cash, plus Desmond and Evans, plus Pedrague for three for one, Battier was acquired from the Grizzlies.

This is undoubtedly a reinforcement for the SuperSonics. Battier not only has an outside three-pointer, but his defensive ability is also better than Desmond. He is the 3D type that the SuperSonics are in urgent need of among the five small lineups. This can stabilize a starting position and allow Brent and Iguodala to form a regular rotation to increase the Sonics' running and gunning changes.

For the Grizzlies, Desmond has the more comprehensive offensive ability of Battier, and because Pau Gasol, who belonged to them last year, went to the Bulls, the Grizzlies were extremely short of inside players, and Pedra He is a pretty standard inside player. Although he is far from the top and lacks competitiveness in the playoffs, he has performed well in the regular season. Evans, who has not played much in the SuperSonics this season, although Incompatible with bombardment, he is slow, but he also has good rebounding skills. For the young Grizzlies, whose current goal is just to enter the playoffs... naturally, he must first enter the playoffs.

Trading one Battier for the second-team lineup of the last championship team is definitely a huge profit for the Grizzlies...

This Asian Championship is in the Dragon Kingdom, and during the period when Lin Dong left, all parties in the alliance also had many deals.

Although Lin Dong competes in China, the intensity of the competition is not high and he is basically playing for fun. The average playing time per game is only about half a game. In his spare time, he has been paying attention to the NBA. Trading the market, and soon discovered an interesting scene.

For example, the Raptors exchanged Stoudemire and the Suns for Bosh, and the Dragon King returned to his throne; another example is the Grizzlies, who just completed the deal with the SuperSonics. I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup they poured into the Bulls, but they actually used Evans and Pedrago to add two players. A future first-round pick was acquired from the Bulls in exchange for Pau Gasol, who also returned...

Lin Dong has already experienced the self-correction of history once last year. Unexpectedly, it will happen again now, allowing many histories that were disrupted by Yao Ming's early entry into the NBA and his own indiscriminate entry to return to their original positions. .

Of course, the center that caused these changes remains strong.

Such as the Supersonics, such as the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers, who captured Wade and LeBron at the same time, not only failed to return Wade to the Heat, but instead caused even greater changes.

Lola Ballmer bought the Cavaliers and became the new owner of the Cavaliers. Her first big move after taking office was to pry the corners of three companies in succession.

O'Neal of the Lakers, Yao Ming of the Wizards, and the Raptors competing for Chris Bosh.

Although Yao Ming was unmoved and his competition with the Raptors ended in failure, on O'Neal's side, it was because of the internal changes in the Lakers that it almost happened.

The reason is that when Kobe was interviewed by the media during the offseason, he openly criticized O'Neal in the media for not only not returning to the team for training, but also participating in various variety shows, which was simply not doing his job. This further increased the rift between the OK group and the two. The situation was the same as fire and water, and the commotion was known to the entire league.

In the end, it was the Lakers' famous beautiful owner Jeannie Buss who personally came forward to appease her. She also gave away luxury cars and brand-name bags to the women. In addition, O'Neal's contract only expired in one year. It was not easy to get this matter over with. The son was temporarily suppressed, and Laura Ballmer fell short.

But the maximum salary contract offered by the new Cavaliers boss at the time was really eye-catching. It showed the young boss's determination to build a championship team, and it also allowed the Cavaliers to win the Eastern Conference regular season title last year. One's team is full of energy and topicality.

In addition to this, another major event that caused a sensation in the entire league also came out.

Michael Jordan, who went to Hawaii for vacation, is back. It seems that he has completely accepted losing and retiring. The first thing the basketball god in a good mood did when he returned to Washington was to take his savings to Wizards owner Pauline and want to buy it. Return to his former share of the Wizards.

According to his verbal agreement with Pauline that was revealed in the media, Jordan sold 5% of the Wizards shares last season and joined the Wizards as a player. After retiring, he will receive the position of president of team operations for five years and Increase shareholding to 20%.

But Pauline said, "I didn't make any promises to you," and sent Jordan away with a check for $5 million.

The God of Basketball was actually fired by his boss and stabbed in the back. The earthquake caused in the league was obviously extraordinary.

Jordan's complaints in the media became a second blow to the God of Basketball, because he revealed that he violated league regulations with a verbal agreement, that is, players are not allowed to hold shares, and subsequently damaged the league's reputation for fairness and justice. He actually received a $1 million fine from the league, and Wizards owner Pauline could not find a reason for the penalty because he claimed that he had "never made any promise to Jordan."

Of course, Jordan doesn't have to pay a fine. After all, he has nothing to do with the league now. It's impossible for the league to take the God of Basketball to the federal court because of this matter. But in order to retaliate against the Wizards, not only did he pay the fine, but he also waved his hand. He bought the newly established and poorly managed Charlotte Bobcats, vowing to build a championship team and tear the Wizards into pieces...

The war of words between the two sides was endless, which attracted a lot of eyeballs and attention in the league. What followed was Doug Collins's voluntary resignation, which also triggered a group of senior executives and players to rebel, and they broke into the NBA for two consecutive years. The Wizards in the finals felt like they were falling apart.

As for Yao Ming.

Frankly speaking, if Yao Ming is still with the Wizards at this time, no matter which side he takes, or even remains neutral, there will be a wave of verbal wars and curses.

If you help Jordan, you will offend the league and all the owners. No team owner will like a player who backstabs the team, no matter what your reasons are.

And if you help the team, you will offend most of the players and fans who still pay attention to morality.

Fortunately, his rookie contract has not expired yet, and he is firmly held by the Wizards owner. He cannot make the decision. In addition, he is participating in the Asian Championships in China, so he is quite lucky to have escaped this crisis.

All kinds of messy things filled the summer offseason of the league's 2003 season, making it a mess.

Lin Dong and Yao Ming, who were in the Dragon Kingdom, were out of sight and out of mind.

With these two people protecting them, Long Guo played extremely relaxed and happily throughout the Asian Championships, showing an absolute level of strength.

The battle basically ended at halftime, leading the opponent by an average of 30-40 points per game. This was despite Lao Li's deliberate instructions to 'pay attention to the international impact'.

Win the group stage and qualify.

In the quarter-finals, they defeated Qatar 96:78.

In the quarter-finals, they beat South Korea 121:59 again, beating South Korea, which claims to be a powerful country in Asia, to the point of doubting its life.

Finals against Japan.

Japan is quite strong this time. Not only did they win the group stage after being placed in Group B, but they also won the quarter-finals and quarter-finals with a margin of more than 30 points.

He has assembled the strongest lineup in Japan's history.

The starting five: The center is Shigehiro Mori, who is currently the main force at Lanphier High School in Illinois, the small forward is Eiji Sawabita, who has just been rated as a four-star high school student from the NSAA, and the point guard is Tian, ​​who has already been in the main rotation in the NCAA. Yuta Kagu, the shooting guard, is Sendō who just led Mitsui Heavy Industries to win the J-League championship last year and became a sudden star in Japan.

As for the power forward... Needless to say, it is Hanamichi Sakuragi who just won the NBA championship with the Sonics.

In fact, even the substitute lineup is extremely luxurious, including former national team captain Takehiko Orishige, Masashi Kawada who just averaged 9.8 points and 7 rebounds per game in the NCAA this year, firmly occupying the rotation power forward position, and former national center forward Shota Sugayama. et al.

Only Kaede Rukawa received no response from several calls from the Japanese national team. The lack of this game made the Japanese people complain for a while.

However, this super luxurious lineup is already quite invincible in Asia. Coupled with the "extremely vicious" character, winning by 2 points will never just win by 1 point. In the group stage, they defeated their former rival South Korea by 138. :65, which made the whole country of Japan rejoice, and even gave Japan the illusion that "maybe even the Dragon Kingdom can give it a try".

So the finals...

When Yao Mingcai and Morishigehiro stood on the center line of the jump ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi was already entangled in front of Lin Dong.

"Brother Takato!" Sakuragi looked extremely excited. Of course it was fun to be a teammate with Brother Takato, but it also seemed to be fun to be an opponent. He laughed and said, "I will do my best! You too Don’t save face for me, don’t be merciful!”

Lin Dong looked at him with a smile: "Are you sure?"

One sentence made the excited Sakuragi Hanamichi choke, and then...

beep!

The whistle sounded, and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was still thinking about what Takato said just now, felt his eyes blur. When he turned around, he saw Lin Dong bypassing him and making a move just past the midfield. The figure getting up.

Uh-huh!

To score a 3-pointer, from the opening jump ball to the time the basketball flew through the air, it only took 3 seconds...

"Are you ready to lose a hundred points?" Lin Dong laughed and asked Sakuragi Hanamichi as he retreated.

Sakuragi Hanamichi opened his mouth, but before he could respond to Lin Dong, the crazy complaints from his teammates came.

"MD, why did you provoke him?"

"If you don't know how to trash talk, don't trash talk!"

"You are teammates! Say something nice and you will die!"

"Wouldn't it be better to play slowly and experience more high-level confrontation?!"

"If you do this, we will soon be unable to compete normally!"

Coach Anxi chuckled on the sidelines.

Sakuragi Hanamichi swallowed in embarrassment, scratched his head and hurried to catch up, while saying, "How about keeping it a little more reserved?"

"NO." Lin Dong's answer was extremely straightforward: "You said it, no mercy!"

"Fake..."

12:2, 25:8, 36:11…

It was not until 98:46 when Lin Dong ended the third quarter that the fourth quarter match between the two sides was completely meaningless, and it also made the fans who were looking forward to this Japanese team dumbfounded.

"Don't bring that idiot Sakuragi with you next time you fight Emperor Lin!"

"It's all this damn guy's fault. We've been on the same team with that guy for so many years. Shouldn't we say something to him during the game and not get any points? Lin Dong scored 65 points in three quarters!"

"Oh my god, this is my first Asian Championship. I came all the way back from the United States and said, who is messing with this?"

"Sakura-mu-hua-dao!!!"

Sakuragi quickly asked Anzai's father to be taken off the field before the fourth quarter was over, and then he was chased by a group of angry partners and ran away: "I was wrong!"

116:68, without any pressure and easily, Dragon Kingdom won the 2003 Asian Championship!