In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 158 Tim Don't Let Loyalty Kill You
The admiral and the old dog Bobo are typical people who can only share adversity but not wealth. When the old dog Bobo was the general manager, in order to make David Robinson happy, it was from John Lucas to Bob Weiss I changed them all over again, but in the end, the former was dissatisfied in various ways, so I could only play shirtless. At that time, Popovich didn’t have the stinking virtue of playing egalitarian basketball. In a word, there was no Duncan at that time. He doesn't have the capital to play that way, not to mention that he can't take more than 30 shots per game, that is, [-] shots. As long as David Robinson has physical strength, he can only follow the latter and let him score happily.

But after Duncan came to the team, Popovich seemed to be a poor man who was used to living a poor life, and suddenly became an upstart who inherited a huge inheritance from distant relatives. He swelled up, especially in the finals last season. After Li swept the Knicks to win the championship, his ambitions began to grow, and the relationship with David Robinson became less harmonious from then on.

The appearance of Duncan made Popovich understand that there is really a player in the world who can implement his own tactics. That person is Tim Duncan. He and David Robinson both came from the No. [-] pick, but they are two completely different existences. , although David Robinson seems to be in the forefront of scoring ability at the center position, he is not as comprehensive as Duncan, and on key balls, habitual weakness is something he often does.Let Olajuwon enter the finals for the second time and then win the championship, which is his classic masterpiece.

Duncan's heart was very tired. He was tasting red wine at David Robinson's home.David Robinson, who has always been relatively self-disciplined, drank a lot, and he became a little drunk.

"Tim, I may be retiring. Greg, that bitch. I finally see through him. He deserves to be a secret agent. In his eyes, there are only two kinds of people, useful people and useless people. , As for past feelings, these are nothing in his philosophy of life. When this bitch came to the team in 94, I knew he was not a good person, but I didn't expect that he would tear it off so quickly. That ugly mask." David Robinson said angrily, and wanted to continue drinking, but was stopped by Duncan.

"Don't drink, David. What is the reason for your retirement? Is it because Pete can't afford the salary of the two of us? If so, I can sign a short contract first, and then sign after the contract ends. Long contract, you don’t have to retire for me.” Spurs No. 21’s eyes were shining with sincerity, and the admiral didn’t even have the courage to look at him at this time.

"Tim, I'm a selfish man, but I think it's time to say goodbye to this league. I don't want to wear another jersey on the court. Tim, loyalty is a luxury in this league, but sometimes don't let it go. Loyalty kills you."

David Robinson didn't say too much, because Duncan, who has both business and high business, had already thought of some things. Duncan returned to his apartment in San Antonio. He never bought a house. This apartment was rented when he was a rookie. It has been three years.

And because of my torn meniscus, it is impossible to fly to the sky and escape in the future, so the news that the team got from the agent during the contract renewal link with myself shows that the Spurs are lowering the price, and they want to use a share. Sign yourself for the price of an average All-Star.

Although Duncan is not particularly keen on money, this does not mean that his dignity will be trampled on at will. This is a business alliance, but the Spurs' approach is a bit too realistic.

Duncan thought a lot, picked up his phone, he wanted to find someone to talk to, he didn't have many friends in the league, but there were a few that he contacted occasionally.

Duncan froze on the name of a phone call, and he chose to dial, although the caller was probably resting at this time.

"Hello, who is it?" A voice came from the other end of the phone, and the other party seemed to be sleeping, and not particularly awake.

"Zhang, can you chat with me now?" Duncan called Zhang Tian. If Popovich knew about it, he wondered if he would jump.

Zhang Tian looked at the caller ID, "Tim, what are you doing, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, you can't sleep and find a girl to exercise."

Duncan and Zhang Tian exchanged contact information during the All-Star season. Zhang Tian has contact information of many stars in the league, especially after he knocked Malone down with one move, basically all the All-Stars are in the address book players.And they were all injured by Malone.

"David said don't let loyalty kill me. Do you think I should leave the Spurs? If you were me, what would you do in this situation."

The fact that the Spurs offered Duncan a contract lower than his worth was not known to other teams in the league, but rumors were flying everywhere.

"Tim, we are all adults. The NBA is a business league. Loyalty is sometimes worthless, especially for you. You are now in the golden stage of your career. There is no need to continue to waste your money in San Antonio. In their youth, winning a championship for them is enough to keep them excited for several lifetimes."

As a Spurs black man, Zhang Tian doesn't like this team from the bottom of his heart, because this team has been extremely barbaric since its establishment. In their team history and culture, there are six people named Bruise Brothers. Personally, in the 80-81 season, the average fouls per game can be ranked in the top three in the league. In that rough era, you can rank in the top three in fouls. One can imagine how crazy it is.That's why the Spurs later took Bowen's first-generation stepping monster to retire his jersey for granted.

Zhang Tian’s words were exactly the same as David Robinson’s. Duncan hung up the phone and sent a text message to his agent. The content of the message was that now he can negotiate with those teams that are interested in him. Zhang Tian said It is enough to bring a championship to the small city of San Antonio.

In fact, the offer contract provided by the Spurs made Duncan a bit disheartened. He just won the championship for the team last season and made great contributions. Without him, he would have been swept by the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. He was out, and the result was such a humiliating contract to repay himself.

Popovich received a call from Duncan the next day. He was flustered. When he wanted to continue brewing his emotions, Duncan hung up the phone. When he called again, he found that he couldn't get through. It was the other party's intention to block him. The old dog Bobo, who has Croat blood, is completely speechless.

(End of this chapter)