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Chapter 93 Contract Renewal Early?Add money!

(There is only one more chapter today, but it is a two-in-one ten-thousand-character chapter, which is the same as two five-thousand-character chapters.)
The three players who entered the final of the three-point contest are Wang Chao with 26 points, Arenas with 23 points and Jones with 22 points.

According to the scores of the preliminaries, the finalists will appear in order from low to high.

Jones was the first to play.

But at this time, Jones' mentality was a little bit broken because of Wang Chao's 26 points. The shooting in the final was not good enough. After five rounds of shooting, he scored only 14 points. This score is definitely no way to win the championship.

The lowest-scoring champion in NBA three-point contest history was Hornacek's 2000 points in 13.

But over the years, this is the only time this happened. In the other 16 times, the lowest-scoring three-pointer had at least [-] points.

Whether it is Wang Chao or Arenas, there is a high probability that the score will not be lower than this score in the final.

When Jones walked off the field, his face turned pale.

In this three-point contest, he was originally full of confidence to win the championship, but he didn't expect that after the preliminaries, his confidence would be lost.

Jones, who was leaving the stage, didn't even look at Wang Chao, and sat silently in his seat with his head bowed.

……

Arenas, who played second, performed slightly better than Jones, but his performance was obviously slightly worse than that of the preliminaries, and finally scored 18 points.

When Wang Chao, who was the finale, came on stage, the audience burst into warm applause.

In people's expectant eyes, Wang Chao's game began...

When Arenas and Jones scored 18 and 14 points respectively, the suspense was over.

Wang Chao's three-pointer value determines that it is impossible for him to lose the three-pointer contest.

In the 2K game, Curry's three-point ability value is also 99 full.

But that is a game, and there is a difference between reality and games, so Curry participated in the three-point contest seven times, but only won two championships, because the true abilities of the players may not be fully displayed in the three-point contest.

But Wang Chao is different. His ability value is provided by the system and is truly numerical.

The stability of 99's three-point ability is extremely high, and 99's disturbed three-pointers also include off-court interference factors, so he can be described as stable as an old dog in this kind of three-point competition stage. Curry is more accurate.

Simply and neatly, the hand raised the knife and fell.

There was a hollow sound of "shua, shua, shua" on the field.

When Wang Chao threw all the basketballs at the last shooting point into the basket, there were still a few seconds left in the game.

And his score is fixed at 25 points.

Although he did not break the three-point contest final record set by him, 25 points is still very high, and it is the second highest score in history.

Wang Chao crushed all competitors with absolute advantage and successfully defended the three-point contest champion.

The moment he lifted the three-point contest championship trophy, the system's voice rang again.

"Ding—player Wang Chao has completed the task, and now the rewards are being distributed. The 100 points have arrived, please pay attention to check."

The corner of Wang Chao's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't deliberately enter the consciousness space to check again.

100 points is not too much for him. Apart from other things, so far in the regular season, the games won by the Suns have already earned him more than 400 points, but in daily training, he I didn't skimp on the use of potions, so I haven't saved much so far.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat. Anyway, with these 100 points, it is equivalent to more than half a month's training potion.He was already planning to win the three-point contest and continue to build his reputation, so this was an incidental reward, the icing on the cake.

……

After the three-point contest, today's finale is the dunk contest.

The 07 slam dunk contest was a relatively different one, because the judges of this slam dunk contest were too big.

"God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, "Dr. J" Julius Owen, "Essence of Human Film" Dominique Wilkins, "Half-Man, Half-God" Vince Carter, "Flying Man" Kobe Bryant special.

All five of them have won the slam dunk contest championship, but compared to this insignificant award, the five of them have a higher status in the league. It can be said that the top superstars of the historical level gather together... Carter may be inferior to the other four in this aspect A little, but in the field of dunking, he may be the strongest of the five.

Let these five people be the judges of the slam dunk contest, I am afraid that the participating players will be under a lot of pressure.

In fact, there is no classic picture in this dunk contest. The Warcraft Howard will come up with the idea of ​​Superman in next year's dunk contest. In the following year, Nate Robinson is wearing a green COS Kryptonite, flying over Superman Howard completed the dunk and became the first player in NBA history to win the dunk crown twice with a height of 1 meters.

Of course, anyone who knows well knows that Nate Robinson has won three slam dunk champions in his career. His dunk difficulty and skills are not particularly high, but with a height of 1 meters, he can do the best dunks without losing to any dunk general. Action, the bonus score brought to him is really quite high.

A bit too far.

In 07, the slam dunk crown was finally won by Gerald Green.

Wang Chao doesn't know much about slam dunks, so he doesn't know how many floors their slam dunk movements have in terms of difficulty and skill.

The slam dunk contest is over, and the program on the second day of the All-Star Weekend is also over. All that remains is tomorrow's main event, the All-Star Game.

For a long time, these events before the All-Star Game have been small programs to warm up the main event.

Under normal circumstances, a player like Wang Chao who was selected as an All-Star in an upset, and still has the status of an overseas player, has limited playing time in official games, and even if he plays, he rarely has a chance to touch the ball.

Dayao participated in the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. He played 17 minutes and only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds.

The same situation has happened to well-known overseas players such as Nowitzki and Gasol.

But Wang Chao is slightly different from them.

First of all, the head coach who coached the Western All-Stars is D'Antoni, his own.

Secondly, the entire All-Star, the only pass-oriented point guard among the Western Conference guards, is Steve Nash of the Suns, and he is also his own.

No matter how you look at it, this year's All-Star Wang Chao took a lot of advantage.

And the situation is just as he thought.

The All-Star game a day later can be described as a big battle. The focus of the East-West All-Star matchup is Kobe VS James, and the two are indeed the best star players on both sides.

James scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, while Kobe fully implemented the strongest scorer after Jordan and scored a game-high 31 points.

The result of the duel was that the West beat the East by 153 points 132:21.

Wang Chao's All-Star debut, played 18 minutes.

This time is not too little. After all, like Duncan, Garnett, McGrady and others in the starting lineup, the playing time did not reach 18 minutes.

Not only did he have a good playing time, but Wang Chao also had a lot of opportunities to play.

The All-Star Game is also an exhibition game, and no star will seriously defend. This really gave Wang Chao a lot of open shots. Nash saw that Wang Chao had open shots.

Without saying a word, Wang Chao made 15 of 8 three-pointers and scored 24 points.

This score is second only to Kobe Bryant's 31 points and Stoudemire's 26 points among the Western Conference All-Stars.

Dayao watched from the sidelines more happily than he played on the court.

You must know that Dayao participated in several All-Star games in his career, basically playing soy sauce. The two best performances, he only scored 11 points and 8 rebounds and 16 points and 4 rebounds.

Wang Chao's 24 points are the highest points scored by Hua Guo players on the All-Star stage.

Players like Wang Chao who mainly focus on three-point shooting without the ball may not show their true colors on the All-Star stage. This guy has such good statistics?

Regardless of whether Wang Chao can gain more fans' support through his performance during this process, this data performance alone can make Wang Chao's influence in the country even higher!

……

The All-Star Game is over. Kobe, who scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, overwhelmed other teammates and won the All-Star MVP trophy.

Wang Chao was able to score 24 points, and he was already very satisfied with being a familiar face in the All-Stars.

After the All-Star Weekend, there is still a short day of rest, after which all teams in the league will devote themselves to the sprint in the final stage of the regular season.

The top-ranked teams must continue to consolidate their records, maintain their current status or go further, while the low-ranked teams hope to rely on this last fight to win a place in the playoffs.

It is conceivable how intense the more than 30 games after the All-Star Weekend will be.

As for Wang Chao, before returning to Phoenix with his teammates to prepare for the next game, he first received a call from the general manager of the Phoenix management.

"Okay, I know."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Chao's eyes flickered.

On the phone, the general manager made an appointment with him for an interview, and of course the talk was about his contract renewal.

"come yet?"

The Suns want to renew Wang Chao's contract in advance instead of waiting until the contract expires in the summer.

Obviously, they saw the potential in Wang Chao, and they also knew the importance of the current Wang Chao to the Suns' tactical system, so they wanted to keep Wang Chao in advance to avoid complications.

But this also means that the Suns do not want to sign themselves with a maximum salary.

This is obvious.

As a restricted player who has played in the Suns for three seasons, if other teams offer a contract for Wang Chao in the summer, the Suns can force Wang Chao to stay as long as they choose to match the contract.

But this premise is to match the contract.

Assuming that other teams offer Wang Chao a maximum salary contract, the Suns must also match this contract, and because of the additional conditions of Bird's clause, they will also increase their salary by 2.5% on the basis of this contract.

In this era where the annual salary is often tens of millions as the maximum salary, a 2.5% annual salary increase is also a lot of money.

With Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion in the team, the three stars with an annual salary of over [-] million, the Suns will definitely try their best to save money. After all, the owner of the Suns team has never been a generous owner and is not willing to Pay high luxury taxes.

The Suns let go of the All-Star player Joe Johnson in 05 because the team owner was unwilling to give the other party a 6-year contract of 5000 US dollars, only willing to give 6 years of 4000 million US dollars, which eventually caused Joe Johnson to leave Atlanta.

Joe Johnson is not a top superstar, but he was also the King of the Eagles in those years. At his peak, he averaged 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He averaged 5+ points per game for 20 consecutive seasons in the Hawks. Ability and the potential shown at the time, $833 million a year is really not expensive.

In 10, Stoudemire left the Suns to join the Knicks, and the situation was similar.

At that time, because of Stoudemire's injury, he was not favored by the Sun team doctor, so he was unwilling to give Stoudemire a fully guaranteed contract. Contract, which made Stoudemire, who had devoted 8 years of youth to the Suns, leave angrily.

For such a boss, Wang Chao has long been psychologically prepared, which is why he first found an agent.

Asking him to negotiate with the team manager, it may not be possible to negotiate a deal, and it may even affect his performance in the game, but the gain outweighs the loss.

After hanging up the phone with the general manager, Wang Chao immediately called Bill Duffy.

"I see. I'll arrange a plane to Phoenix immediately, and I can arrive this afternoon at the latest." Bill Duffy knew that a tough battle was coming. "You must hold your breath and don't rush to express your opinion. I will try my best to get the biggest contract for you."

Duffy's efficiency is very fast. After 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived in Phoenix hurriedly, and immediately followed Wang Chao to meet the team's general manager without rest.

When he saw Bill Duffy, the general manager was a little surprised.

Of course he knew Duffy. It was Duffy who led Nash to reject the contract extension offered by the Mavericks and join the Suns. This is how Nash became the legend of two consecutive regular season MVPs.

But he really didn't know that Bill Duffy became Wang Chao's manager.

After welcoming the two into the room with a smile and asking the secretary to pour coffee, the general manager's heart sank slightly.

Based on his understanding of Bill Duffy, of course he knows that the other party is not easy to deal with. I am afraid that this negotiation...

"Wang, Bill, I called you here today, mainly to discuss the renewal of Wang's rookie contract. Wang is an important player in the team and a very critical part of the tactical system. We hope to keep Wang. Super, and let it continue to grow, and gradually become the core leader of the team."

As soon as the general manager came up, he showed full sincerity, and first drew a big pie for Wang Chao, the core leader of the future team.

With Nash and Stoudemire, how could Wang Chao become the team leader?

However, such things as painting cakes are things that any general manager must do. After all, even bragging is not good enough. How can you fool players into joining?

As he spoke, he handed over a pre-drawn contract to Wang Chao and Bill Duffy.

"This is the offer contract provided by the team for Wang, let's see if you are satisfied."

A moment later, Bill Duffy put the contract on the table with a slight smile on his face.

"This contract, isn't it a joke? Wang Chao is now a player who can average 20+ points per game for the team in the regular season. Players who can reach this level in the league start with an annual salary of at least tens of millions. A five-year If you want to keep him with a contract of 5 million yuan, is it a little too insignificant to Wang Chao's current strength and future development potential?"

5 million in 3800 years, with an average annual salary of 760 million US dollars, which is really not very high.

If it were an ordinary player, he would be extremely happy to get such a big contract, but Wang Chao is different. With his current performance, he has every chance to get a renewal contract with an annual salary of tens of millions or even a maximum salary. Renewing the contract, this contract is issued, which is somewhat insulting.

Want to renew the contract in advance and pay back so little?Add money!
"Don't worry, we can continue to talk about the contract amount." Sun's general manager said with a smile: "I don't know what is the price you expected?"

"Of course it's the maximum salary." Bill Duffy said decisively without hesitation: "We don't accept any offer other than the maximum salary. If it is lower than the maximum salary, then I don't think we need to continue the negotiation."

"Maximum salary..." The smile on the general manager's face remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

What a lion.

Wang Chao has played in the NBA for 3 years. According to the regulations of the league, the starting salary of his new contract can reach up to more than 1250 million US dollars!
If the Suns really want to renew Wang Chao's contract with the maximum salary according to Bill Duffy's request, then next season, Wang Chao will directly become the third highest salary in the Suns team, second only to Marion and Stoudemire. Even higher!

He knew that this might be Bill Duffy's desire to get back after Nash's contract suffered a loss.

When he joined the Suns from the Mavericks, Nash only signed a four-year $4 million contract with the Suns because he did not have any impressive performance foundation.

As a result, during this 4-year contract period, Nash performed at a historical level and was elected the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons. During this period, he only had an average annual salary of 1000 million.

No one knew the future at that time, even Nash himself absolutely could not believe that he would become the representative of the strongest point guard in the league after receiving so much indifference from the Mavericks.

But with Wang Chao, who has shown excellent potential at a young age and has a bright future, Bill Duffy doesn't want to make a second mistake.

Listening to the reason given by the general manager, Bill Duffy couldn't help laughing.

"It is true that Wang Chao lacks the main means of attack now, and his scoring is too dependent on off-ball running and Nash's pass assists, but you must consider how much room for future growth and improvement with his static talent and long-range three-point shooting ability. .”

"As a second-round pick, he barely played in the first season of his career. In the third year of his career, he can contribute 20+ points per game. How many people are there in the league? His growth rate is absolutely worth it This price!"

"What's more, since Wang Chao changed to playing as a substitute, he has gradually demonstrated the ability to attack with the ball, which he has never dabbled in before, and it is enough to show that he is still improving."

Bill Duffy looked at the general manager playfully.

"The most important point is that there are many teams in the league that are interested in Wang Chao, and among these teams, there should be many who are willing to give Wang Chao a maximum salary and bet that he can become a top star in the league in the future." Team."

Using other potential competitors to increase your status is not only applicable in the NBA, but also in many other occasions, and it is very easy to use.

When Bill Duffy said these words, the general manager of the Suns had an unnatural expression on his face.

Of course they know what Wang Chao's potential is, otherwise they would not want to renew the contract with Wang Chao before the signing deadline.

But the NBA team is a profitable club after all. The team owner's money is not blown by the wind. The job of these general managers is to run the team well and make money and save money for the owner as much as possible.

If he alone can make a decision, he is willing to give Wang Chao a maximum salary contract, and the gamble is worth it.

A shooter with a height of 2 meters and the highest range in the league from beyond the three-point line, once his other skills have grown, he doesn't even need to reach the top level. As long as he can reach the average level of the league, his combat effectiveness on the field is not good. Just kidding.

But the problem is that it doesn't matter what he said, because he didn't pay for the money.

The team owner has made it clear that there are already three players with an annual salary of tens of millions in the team. By next summer, Nash's contract will expire. Even if Nash is 34 years old at that time, he will definitely need a price. Higher contracts to stay.

If Wang Chao also renews his contract with a maximum salary, the Suns will have to pay a luxury tax.

The Suns owner has always been extremely resistant to the luxury tax.

Some people have calculated that in the 2022-23 season, the Suns will renew the No. 4 pick Ayton with 1.33 million in four years, so they exceed the luxury tax threshold and need to pay the luxury tax. This is the first time the Suns have paid the luxury tax since 10 years. 12 years apart.

Even if you look at the 21 years since the establishment of the luxury tax regulation, the Suns have only paid the luxury tax 4 times in total, and three of them are consecutive, which is the three years when the Suns traded from the Heat to O'Neal and wanted to win the championship. .

O'Neal's annual salary reached an average of 2000 million, plus the annual salary of Stoudemire, Nash and dunk king Jason Richardson, the salary of the Suns exploded.

Then the Suns still did nothing in the playoffs in those two years. The team owner couldn't bear it, traded O'Neal away to free up salary space, and refused to give a fully guaranteed contract because of Stoudemire's injury, which led to the bully traveling eastward to the Knicks. In addition, the Suns have saved salary space, but they are also completely far away from the ranks of the league's strong teams.

O'Neal's strength and box office are worth making the owner of the Suns grit his teeth and bleed, but at this time Wang Chao's ability is obviously not as good as the big shark's. Naturally, in the eyes of that stingy boss, it is not worth the price.

"Sorry, the biggest price I can give here is 5 million US dollars in five years, but I can promise that I will definitely train Wang Chao as the core of the team's outside line, and give him more tactical status and ball skills on the field." right."

The general manager said so.

Wang Chao frowned slightly.

"Forty-five million dollars in five years..."

On average, 900 million per year.

He and Bill Duffy looked at each other, and they both saw dissatisfaction in each other's eyes.

If it is a maximum salary renewal, Wang Chao should be able to get a 5-year contract of 7500 million US dollars, with an average annual salary of 1500 million.

The Suns cut the price directly from the waist, cutting off 3000 million abruptly, and no one can accept it.

"Then there is no other way." Bill Duffy gave Wang Chao a look, and then stood up from his seat.

"Our attitude has been expressed very clearly. If your team can only show such sincerity, then I think we should wait until this summer to discuss the issue of contract renewal."

……

Walking out of the general manager's office, Bill Duffy shook his head and said to Wang Chao. "Wang, I suggest you don't have too much hope, and be prepared to communicate with multiple teams during the summer offseason."

As a senior agent, Bill Duffy can judge the general situation from the expression of the general manager of the Suns.

The Suns really want to keep Wang Chao, at least the general manager wants to, but there are some things that he cannot decide on his own, because he is just the general manager, and to put it bluntly, he is just a worker.

"However, it's not that there is no chance for the Suns to renew the contract with the maximum salary. They are only willing to give this price. It is a judgment based on your current strength, but this season is not over yet. In the playoffs, if you can perform better, you will have more bargaining chips, not only with the Suns, even if you need to negotiate with other teams, it will be beneficial."

Wang Chao nodded, but didn't say anything.

Bill Duffy thought the same as him.

The Suns still underestimate him now.

Wang Chao is impressive. Like him in the same period in 04, Howard will renew his contract with the Magic next year with a maximum salary. The contract is 5 million US dollars for 8500 years, an average of 1700 million per year!
There are several main reasons why Howard’s maximum salary is so high. The first is that his rookie contract with the Magic is 4 years, which is one year longer than Wang Chao’s, so the starting salary is higher. The second is that he was in 08. The salary cap has increased by 07 million US dollars compared with 300, and the maximum salary contract is also higher than that of 07. The third is Howard's contract renewal with Bird's super maximum salary contract.

In addition to Howard, other rookies who performed well in 04, such as the 76ers' Andre Iguodala signed 6 million in 8000 years, the Bulls' Ruhr Deng 6 million in 7100 years, and the Bobcats' Emeka Okafor 6 million in 7200 years, all with an annual salary of more than [-] million.

The above players will all be All-Star players in the future, and their strengths are indeed very good, but compared with the current Wang Chao, they are obviously inferior.

Just averaging 20+ points per game is something none of them can do at present, and Wang Chao was also selected as an All-Star substitute, becoming the first player to become an All-Star among rookies in 04 along with Howard.

The Suns are only willing to give him an annual salary of 900 million. This sincerity...

Wang Chao doesn't have to stay with the Suns. There is Nash with full-level passing ability and the fast-paced running and bombing tactics exclusive to the Suns. These can make him perform better on the court.

But if the team is unwilling to give him a salary that matches his worth, Wang Chao will still consider other teams.

As a time traveler, his ability to foresight gives him many choices.

For example, the New Orleans Hornets led by Paul, or the Magic led by Howard, which mainly plays one-star four-shot tactics, or even ran to the Cavaliers to hug James' thigh and stand on the bottom line to become a spot-up shooter. It might not be a good choice. .

Of course, if the Suns are willing to give him a maximum salary contract, staying here is naturally the best choice, because the Suns can match Bird's terms and allow Wang Chao to earn more.

Anyway, it's all about making money and winning. With Wang Chao's current strength, it's a bit difficult to become the leader of a team immediately.

The combination of Nash + Stoudemire will have a good competitiveness in the West in the next few years. As long as the Suns management doesn't have a twitch, and then get O'Neal over, let a good running team appear. The traditional center seriously slows down the offensive rhythm, and Wang Chao feels that the Suns have the strength to win the championship.

It just doesn't make sense to say these things now.

In order for the Suns to overweight, Wang Chao needs to continue to play steadily and efficiently in subsequent games.

……

On February 2, the Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 20:115 away.

On February 2, they defeated the Boston Celtics 21:118 at home.

On February 2, they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 23:116 in an away game.

After the All-Star Weekend, not only was the Suns not affected by the surge in competitiveness in the final sprint, but they were getting better and better, playing more and more easily.

The current Suns, no matter what kind of team they are facing, have a very clear style of play. They use the starting lineup to contain the opponent. As long as they don't lose too many points, they can take the game away with a wave after the substitute players come on the field.

Wang Chao + Barbosa's bench lineup can be described as the strongest in the league and even in history.

As a substitute player, Wang Chao averaged 20.7 points per game, scoring more than most starters.

Although Barbosa's personal data has declined slightly because Wang Chao came to the bench and took away part of his shooting rights, he can still maintain 16.6 points and 4.8 assists.

With the combination of the two, they can overwhelm the bench lineup of almost all teams in the league and help the team quickly establish an advantage. Coupled with the Suns' starting lineup, which is not weak, winning will naturally become easy.

In the remaining 2 games in February, the Suns still achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 loss. The only game they lost was when they faced the Indiana Pacers away. 1 points, 38 rebounds and 13 assists were lost.

And just a few days ago, the free market closed, and the deadline for contract renewal also arrived.

After all, Wang Chao failed to reach an early contract renewal agreement with the Suns, and the game between the two sides will be postponed until the free market opens in the summer after the end of the season.

But the Suns are not without any action.

Although they did not sign players in the free market or trade with other teams, the Suns successfully reached an early contract extension agreement with the team player and backup guard Leandro Barbosa.

The Suns renewed Barbosa's contract with $5 million for five years, with an average annual salary of $3300 million.

Barbosa is different from Wang Chao. Firstly, he is a substitute player, which is different from Wang Chao who originally secured the starting position and asked to play as a substitute.

On the other hand, although Barbosa's personal data is also very good, the upper limit is completely incomparable with Wang Chao, and he does not have the capital to negotiate with the team like Wang Chao.

The most important thing is that the game of the general manager of the team finally succeeded.

In fact, with Barbosa averaging 18 points and 4 assists per game this season, there is no problem with asking for a contract with an average salary of about 800 million, but he and his agent are obviously not forward-looking, only a 5-year contract of 3300 million A contract of [-] US dollars will satisfy them.

After signing the contract in advance, it is useless for Barbosa to regret it.

However, considering Barbosa's subsequent career trajectory, the annual salary of 660 million is actually a matching offer for him.

Barbosa, who is only 25 years old, scored a career-best 06 points, 07 rebounds and 18 assists in the 2.7-4 season. After he was successfully elected as the best sixth man of the season, he, who should have been on the rise in his career, was like a king. Xiaoer celebrates the new year, and every year is not as good as one year.

In the 07-08 season, Barbosa's personal data shrank to 15.6 points and 2.6 assists. Although the Suns traded Marion to O'Neal in the second half of the season, it slowed down the rhythm of the entire team, including Nash and Barbosa. It has something to do with the fact that the statistics of the defenders in the team were affected, but following the 08-09 season, Barbosa's personal statistics fell again, only 14 points and 2.3 assists. As the team's sixth man, it can only be regarded as a Ordinary level.

Then in the 09-10 season, Barbosa was affected by injuries, his personal data continued to shrink to 9.5 points, and then he was traded and left the team.

At that time, gossip entertainment media revealed that the reason why Barbosa was traded was because he cuckolded Nash, which led to the divorce of Nash and his wife.

Some people even said that Nash learned of the fact that he was cuckolded because he saw that his wife gave birth to a black child, but in fact, the three children born to Nash and his ex-wife were all white. A typical three-person trick.

Wang Chao does not know whether Nash and his ex-wife divorced or not, but he knows that this season is the peak of Barbosa's career.

If the Suns offer Barbosa a big contract, they will be really cheated. Although it is not as good as the famous "I got the money. I am afraid of nothing" compared to taking money and not working, it is definitely a loss buy and sell.

Winning Barbosa with a salary close to the middle-level contract standard has greatly boosted the confidence of the Suns management.

Although Wang Chao's statistics are better than Barbosa's, in their view, a little price increase is almost the same. The opponent's vain attempt to get the maximum salary has too much appetite, and other teams in the league may not give such a salary. Excessive quotes.

Naturally, Wang Chao didn't care about these, and his mind was all on playing every game well.

In March, the Suns played a total of 3 games, including strong teams such as the Mavericks, Spurs, Pistons, Jazz, etc., as well as teams such as the Lakers, Warriors, and Wizards hovering on the edge of the playoffs, and they have to desperately play every game .

Under the surge of pressure, the Suns achieved a record of 14 wins and 9 losses in 5 games. Although the winning rate has declined, it still maintains a high winning rate.

In these 14 games, Wang Chao did not relax for a moment, but whenever he was on the court, he was the one who ran the most actively and played the hardest in the team.

This kind of performance naturally allowed his average data to continue to maintain a stable 20+ points per game, even a slight increase compared to before, with an average of 20.9 points per game, which is only one step away from 21 points.

After the March games, the final April, the Suns were down to 10 games left.

In these 10 games, even if Wang Chao relaxes a bit, his scoring average will not drop below 20 points per game, which means that the system task he has been looking forward to for half a year is about to be completed!

Near the end of the regular season, every time Barkley commented on the game, he always had a sad expression on his face.

No way, the Internet has no memory, but Kenny Smith has.

Almost every time during the commentary game, Smith will remind his good partner in a friendly way that his sentence is coming soon.

"Okay! The Cavaliers successfully defended against the opponent's attack. James grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. His speed was so fast that the opponent's defensive player had no time to settle down. The fast break counterattacked and scored successfully! ... By the way, Speaking of fast breaks, the Suns, another team known for fast breaks in the league, won again yesterday. Wang Chao scored a game-high 27 points and 4 rebounds. His scoring average has officially reached 21 points , Sir Charles, do you think of anything when you hear this name? Like a bet or something?"

Or else it is.

"Ray Allen received a pass from his teammate from the outside and made a three-point shot! He is indeed the best three-point shooter in the league, with no misses. Speaking of which, the strongest three-pointer this season is indeed Wang Chao of the Suns. This season, he has scored more than 350 three-pointers in the regular season. This is a new record in the league. It's hard to average 21 points per game!"

Barkley: "..."

You fucking deliberately find fault, don't you?Just ask if you want it!
Barkley really wanted to pick up a watermelon knife and make gestures with his partner, but that was obviously unrealistic.

The most important thing is that Barkley really didn't expect that Wang Chao's style of shooting three-pointers from the outside could actually average 20+ points per game.
As a traditional inside power forward in the 90s, he is really difficult to understand.

But the fact is that the league has been gradually modifying and adjusting the rules since the 90s to make it more friendly to outside players.

In 2000, the five-second rule for post-backs was introduced, which limited the efficiency of post-up singles by inside players.

In 2001, zone defense was legal under NBA rules. On the one hand, the living space of top inside players like O'Neal was continuously squeezed under the basket, and at the same time, the shooting space of outside players was liberated.

In 2004, the handcheck rule was abolished. Defensive players can no longer use their arms or body to mark offensive players to exert pressure, and perimeter players have better shot space.

These rule changes have made the three-pointer more and more important.

Of course, the most critical role in this is the redefinition of whether to invade the cylinder in 2013. Since then, the three-pointer has ushered in rapid development and has become one of the key factors that can determine the outcome of the game.

This is why Curry joined the league in 09 and didn't really become famous until 14. The frequent injuries in the first few years of his career were one of the reasons. Before the violation of the cylinder rule, Curry, who was only 1 meters tall, had shooting space. Stenosis is another important reason.

Of course, this rule can only be regarded as icing on the cake for Wang Chao, and it does not affect his three-point shooting ability in the 06-07 season, because his height and wingspan determine when he is outside the three-point line. When it comes to shooting, very few players can actually form an effective defense.

(End of this chapter)