Chapter 434 The Throne Is Like a Battlefield

It was already the end of December when we signed the contract with Nike. Although the previous lifetime contract worth at least 6 billion had already whetted the appetite of the entire sports world and even the United States, it also raised everyone's horizons, so that In the end, Lin Dong's forced short-term contract shocked the entire United States.

However, this is still a super high-priced contract of 300 million U.S. dollars for 2 years. Coupled with 20% of the licensed product dividend, it is conservatively estimated that Lin Dong can get at least 500-700 million U.S. dollars from Nike in the past two years.

This income is not only the highest in the NBA today, but also the highest among sports stars in the United States and even the world. It even beats the second place by a long way!

Frankly, this is all thanks to Under Armor, and also to the fierce competition between Nike and Adidas.

If Under Armor had not been crazy in the past two years, if it had not just caught up with the crazy competition between Nike and Adidas, then even Lin Dong himself would not have dared to think that he could be worth so much money.

But no matter what, the money has always been obtained. Counting the sale of Under Armour's shares, his net worth has steadily passed the 1 billion mark, making him one of the top 10 richest people on the planet who are truly qualified to be called 'top rich'. Member of the Billion Dollar Club.

Even though he had been a very indifferent person about money before, at this moment, Lin Dong couldn't help but feel that he was no longer interested in money.

To put it bluntly, don't talk about yourself, even your own sons and grandsons, as long as they don't gamble and don't think about their career, and just be a prodigal son, they really can't lose no matter what.

Small sentiments about money.

Lin Dong's wallet bulged, and Lin Dong also had a small wave of blood.

In addition to preparing a large gift package for everyone on the team to celebrate the previous 34 consecutive victories, they also bought a yacht that my mother had been thinking about.

After all, we live on an island. Most families on the Mansha Peninsula have yachts, but the Lin family does not. The yacht dock that was given as a gift has always been empty and has not been taken care of. It seems that the price has dropped.

Forget about private jets, it’s okay to enjoy yourself, but there’s no need to be too extravagant.

The end of December happens to be Yuya's birthday. A sports car is just a small threshold gift, and then driving the new car on the new yacht and having a lingering and unbridled romance on the moonlit night is what makes the two of them happy. The key point is like glue and paint.

They have known each other for many years and have been dating for many years, but their relationship has not cooled down.

In fact, in the past two years, one is in the professional arena and the other is still studying in college. Therefore, although they are both in Seattle, they spend most of their time together and away from each other.

But it is precisely because of this kind of separation that the two people always find some changes in each other every time they meet, giving the freshness of love a sufficient shelf life.

Coupled with the two people's cleanliness, their calm treatment in front of each other, and the strict control of the number of times due to Lin Dong's profession... Good guy, what is it like for a Wushan to encounter clouds and rain, and thunder to stir up the earth's fire? !

Freshness and sexual passion are the best insurance in the love stage, and it is also the easiest way to help a man and a woman get through the "tiredness period" of being bored with each other...

The SuperSonics game also gradually adapted to the league's new rules restricting elevator doors through one incident and one incident, and began to get on the right track.

The winning rate is still as high as ever. Although it is not as exaggerated as another 34-game winning streak, after two consecutive losses, there was another wave of 9-game winning streak. Only in a relaxed state, they lost to the Cavaliers, who had already shown their dominance in the Eastern Conference. field.

Today's Cavaliers have grown a lot compared to last season.

Although O'Neal was not acquired, LeBron gained a full 15 kilograms in the offseason. With a body of 206 centimeters and 116 kilograms, he already looks like a giant inside.

What's even more terrifying is that under such height and weight conditions, this guy still maintains his original flexibility and speed, and his dominance on the inside is comparable to O'Neal when he first entered the league.

What's even more terrible is that such a guy actually has the ability to attack independently and has amazing shooting ability!

This season's outside three-point shooting rate is 40.7%, second only to Lin Dong and other sharpshooters.

This is not the era of small balls in later generations where the three-point shooting rate is over 40%. If you can shoot more than 35%, you are already a top shooter in the league. But this inside monster actually has a top-level three-pointer in this era. ability……

Gaining weight enhances confrontation, and he also has flexible footsteps, and even has a shooting ability that far exceeds O'Neal.

Averaged 29.8 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and even 1.8 blocks per game.

LeBron is already vaguely qualified to take the Cavaliers' top spot alongside Wade this season, becoming the hottest star in the Eastern Conference.

Wade is still rising steadily. He is known as a breakthrough player comparable to Iverson, a scoring ability comparable to rookie Jordan, and an extremely tacit connection with LeBron. He averages 31.2 points, 8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He has been elected Player of the Week in the Eastern Conference several times and is also ranked among the top predictions for this year's regular season MVP selection.

The combination of the two has defeated the Wizards with Yao Ming twice in succession as well as the strong Eastern teams Pistons, Nets, etc., currently with 38 wins and 7 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference, second only to the SuperSonics' 43 Win 2 lose.

Before this game, not many people were optimistic about the Cavaliers. Although they were very strong, the strength displayed by the SuperSonics was really terrifying.

But……

116:98, the Cavaliers defeated the SuperSonics.

The game is like this. Paper strength does not determine everything. The Sonics are in poor overall condition. After all, it is difficult for you to achieve absolute concentration and investment in every game in a long season.

Of course, these are only objective factors.

There are three real causes of failure.

One is the decline in Payton's condition.

Since this season, Payton has actually not played much in each game. The average playing time is about 15-25 minutes. This is mainly due to McMillan's protection of the veteran. With the SuperSonics fully in control of the situation, more Letting Payton rest and leaving him to focus on the playoffs is obviously the right choice.

However, the long-term rest has also kept Payton's ability to maintain the game state at a low level. When he suddenly needs to go to the battlefield to compete seriously, he will inevitably appear tired.

He made 4 of 13 shots from the field, a shooting rate of over 30%, which is really a stretch for a player of Payton's level.

This made Payton, who had always felt that he was just recuperating and waiting for the playoffs to break out, also secretly broke into a cold sweat.

Even for a veteran like him, playing too much basketball may not be a good thing... If you relax for too long, don't wait until you really want to use your strength only to find that you can no longer use it. That is the greatest tragedy. .

Secondly, Sakuragi Hanamichi's ability to eat cakes is restricted.

Since the elevator door was banned, the Sonics have changed some of their playing styles, and Sakuragi Hanamichi has also evolved from a thorough defensive champion and tactical executor to dominating the basket and eating cakes.

Relying on the perfect understanding of Lin Dong's game intentions, Sakuragi Hanamichi's ability to eat cakes under the basket is quite powerful when Lin Dong controls the ball. This has been confirmed in the previous games.

Facing heavy insiders, he can win with flexibility, but facing flexible insiders, he can win with strength. Most insiders in this league are mismatched, making Hanamichi Sakuragi look more comprehensive.

But this time it was LeBron...

When it comes to agility, LeBron is not inferior to him. When it comes to strength, LeBron is even better!

Small moves to create a mentality are new skills Sakuragi Hanamichi developed after the last game with the Bobcats, but they are completely useless in front of LeBron. That guy makes Sakuragi Hanamichi feel like a stone, which is completely different from what he used to do at Nike. The kind of publicity during the summit and the World Youth Championship.

Nowadays, LeBron doesn't speak much. Not only is he so cruel that people feel outrageous, but he can also make people feel an "evil spirit" emanating from him at all times. This evil spirit is even more obvious when encountering the Supersonic Speed. .

Frankly, I understand.

After all, Lin Dong blocked his previous 7-year, 90 million contract and shattered his self-confidence. Even Sakuragi Hanamichi embarrassed him in the international arena. You have to say that LeBron has absolutely no regard for these two people. Opinion, I am afraid that even the Virgin Mary in Notre Dame de Paris would find it incredible.

This guy is like an Avenger...

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds per game, only scored 8 points and 10 rebounds in this game. Although he was barely close to a double-double, compared to his All-Star performance in other games, it was not. Too much is also a key to losing.

As for the remaining third reason, Lin Dong felt that it was both himself and his opponent.

Wade has become stronger, and very strong.

It even makes Lin Dong feel that Wade's current offensive and defensive abilities have surpassed Jordan, at least more than Jordan who thought he was back at the top when he was 40 years old!

The Wade in the other world did not reach this point, and that was related to his experience playing in his last year at Marquette University.

In that world, Wade had to have the meniscus removed from one of his knees before entering the NBA due to overtraining and a serious injury in his final year of college. But in this world, nothing like this happened.

Entering the NBA a year early, more professional trainers and more careful health care providers allowed him to avoid the injury that would affect him for the rest of his life.

Here’s a Wade with two menisci…

As a rookie in his second year, Lin Dong already has a feeling of surpassing Jordan who has returned to the top. Frankly speaking, this makes Lin Dong feel a little shocked and excited.

He is curious about what a fully healthy Wade can achieve in the NBA.

Putting aside these speculations about the future, Wade successfully restricted Lin Dong on the defensive end in this game for the first time.

Not only did he score less, but his 48.5% shooting rate was also Lin Dong's lowest shooting rate this season.

And this data finally made the outside media and hostile fans who had been waiting to see Lin Dong fall from the altar completely climax!

——Asians are no longer good! Wade is our real king!

——Take a good look at their skin color! Wade is Michael Jordan and the true successor to the God of Basketball!

——MVP! MVP! MVP!

Countless fans of other teams caroused all night long, making it seem as if Lin Dong had been knocked down from the favored son of heaven overnight to the situation where he was finally exposed.

Fortunately, Nike did emergency public relations and spent a lot of money. Coupled with Lin Dong's massive fans across the United States, he easily took back the initiative in public opinion the next day.

It was a near miss, but it gave Nike a cold sweat.

But from Lin Dong's point of view, this is a good thing.

During this period of time, I was busy with my big contract. After the big contract, I became more or less relaxed because of the intoxication of money. I either rewarded the whole team and bought gifts everywhere, or bought a yacht or a sports car, or took Yuya to go to the sea to make waves... so much so that I hardly trained during the entire month of December.

Frankly speaking, Lin Dong felt that he was slacking off.

throne?

The throne represents much more than just glory.

In this world, there are countless geniuses who pursue their dreams and basketball. With their eager eyes, everyone is always staring at the position below your butt.

Whenever you want to move your butt, countless people will want to rush towards you, not to mention if you actually want to stand up, stretch your legs and stretch your muscles?

If you want to truly secure this position, you won't be able to relax at all.

The so-called must-win place, the throne is like a battlefield, and it is the highest level life and death battlefield that will never lack challengers!

December has passed, and 2004 has quietly arrived.

And on January 1st, the yacht on the Mansha Peninsula was locked up. Yuya, who had just learned about the taste and was studying new postures with great interest, was persuaded by Lin Dong to go back to school.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, a bicycle and a backpack, carrying a young man wearing headphones, sped out from the bridge on the Mansha Peninsula.

Facing the cold morning wind on the bridge, listening to the music in the headphones.

Lin Dong suddenly thought of getting up at 5 o'clock to go to Xiangyang School in Kanagawa.

He couldn't help but smile knowingly, stood up on the bicycle and pedaled hard.

The pursuit of the peak never ends, even to the end of the world!

At this moment, I am full of energy and speed.