unfinished glory

Chapter 281 News of Retirement
Li Chongxiao didn't have any opinion on Mike Brown, he just disliked that the team chose the head coach on its own initiative without consulting with any players.

Although the NBA is a commercial company, the team's operating model cannot be completely equivalent to that of a company where the boss decides everything.In many cases, superstars can't just be regarded as employees, but in a sense, they can be regarded as partners of the team.

Now Ellison completely treats the players as air, and doesn't pay attention to everyone at all, making it clear that everyone must endure or leave.

Li Chongxiao expressed his attitude clearly to the media.It is said that Ellison was very dissatisfied with his remarks, and once had the idea of ​​trading Li Chongxiao.

It's just that he knows the importance of Li Chongxiao to this team.In terms of record, if Li Chongxiao leaves, the team will immediately become a mess, just like James is to the Cavaliers.Even if it is exchanged for other superstars, it is impossible for Li Chongxiao to change the team so much.

And without this superstar, the value of the team would be reduced by at least a third.Based on these considerations, Ellison gave up unhappily, dismissed the idea of ​​trading, and called Li Chongxiao himself, saying that the team's decision was made by the new general manager, and he just didn't object.

No matter how reluctant Li Chongxiao is, he still has at least two seasons of contract with the Grizzlies.Considering professional ethics, he will finish playing seriously.

Mike - Brown is a very smart coach, he has a well-known characteristic, that is "obedient".Not only is he very obedient to the team owner, but he is also obedient to the internal superstars.Before the Cavaliers, some people joked that he was James' "nanny".

Some time before the Grizzlies' press conference, Li Chongxiao knew the team's choice of head coach, and the source of the news was Mike Brown.After signing the contract, he called Li Chongxiao immediately, expressing his expectation and honor for coaching Li Chongxiao.

In terms of coaching experience, he has worked as an assistant coach in the Wizards, Spurs and Pacers, mainly helping the team build a defensive system.Among them, when he was in the Pacers, the head coach was Rick Carlisle.

During the coaching period of the Cavaliers, although the offense was all about James, the team has always been at the forefront of the league in terms of defense.The Grizzlies have a lot of defensive players and should be able to use Brown's talent in this area.

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Always faced with the team's declining strength, Li Chongxiao's off-season has been difficult in the past two years, and this year is especially difficult.Not only teammates, but also struggle with management.

To add to his frustration, his best friend in the NBA, Tim Duncan, is retiring.Since Li Chongxiao left, not only the strength of the Spurs has gone from bad to worse, but Duncan's performance has also deteriorated year after year.The internal battles of the Spurs this season, Leonard's aggressiveness, and the way the boss and Popovich used him as a shield made him more tired than ever.

In order to appease Leonard, the Spurs immediately traded away Parker, who had conflicts with him, and seemed reluctant to renew Ginobili's contract.

Not only did Leonard learn from Li Chongxiao comprehensively in his style of play, but his career development is also very similar to Li Chongxiao.But unlike Li Chongxiao's cheerful and straightforward temperament, Leonard was honest and dull on the surface, but secretly he was scheming.Duncan is the biggest obstacle for him to control the team. After driving away Parker, the next target is naturally Duncan.

Duncan didn't want to fight for the team for the rest of his life like Olajuwon, and finally lost in the final quarter.Furthermore, he still has a lot of affection for the Spurs.When Li Chongxiao grew up, Duncan didn't back down in time, which resulted in Li Chongxiao's status not being guaranteed, and he left the team angrily.As a result, Li Chongxiao fell out with the team and was deprived of the qualification to retire from the team. Although the Spurs did not recover from a setback, they also withdrew from the championship.

Now that Leonard has also come to this stage, Duncan vaguely saw Li Chongxiao back then, and he decided not to repeat the same mistakes, and took the initiative to take a step back.

Popovich let out a sigh of relief, and he has no way to adjust the relationship between Leonard and the old players. This is the best ending.

Li Chongxiao was the first player to know that Duncan chose to retire. After the Spurs kept him for a while, he quickly expressed his regret.

After 17 years of hard work in the league, the greatest power forward in NBA history retired, leaving the league with four championships, three FMVPs, three regular season MVPs and a best defensive player.

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Yao Ming also has the idea of ​​retiring.

This season, after struggling to come back after surgery, his state was greatly reduced, and his data plummeted to only 16.8 points and 8.1 rebounds.In the critical playoffs, he found that his athletic ability had been greatly reduced, and he could not keep up with his opponents at all, and he was a little unable to move against Perkins.

And there is no way to completely clear up the knee injury. Thunder rookie Steven Adams' hard top almost caused him to relapse.

Yao Ming knows very well that he will not be able to return to his previous state, and it will be very good if he can maintain his current level next season.But the situation of the Lakers made Yao Ming hesitate, wondering if he should leave at this time.

Although Rockets owner Alexander has repeatedly expressed that he would buy Yao Ming's jersey, he has no affection for the Rockets. On the contrary, he is very grateful to the Lakers, which allows him to get more easily and has a better team atmosphere.

The management of the Lakers is also struggling to stay. With Kobe not sure if there will be another season, and losing a superstar like Yao Ming, Paul leads the aging Lakers alone, and the playoffs are worrying.

In the end Yao Ming chose to stay for another year and make a decision based on his own condition.This made Bass take a long breath. If the two superstars are lost at once after succeeding to the throne, the team will definitely have no way to guarantee the record.In this case, his sister Jenny Buss would not let this opportunity pass.

Especially in the World Championships, Yao Ming was still able to kill the Quartet and helped the Huaxia team win the third place, which made Bass feel relieved. With Yao Ming and Paul in the new season, at least there will be no problems in the playoffs.

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Except for the Grizzlies, the other teams have not changed much, and no major transactions have occurred.The Big Three of the Heat have stayed. After winning the championship, the stability of the team is the most important. They have further added some players and strive to successfully defend the title.

The Grizzlies are also pursuing a championship, but they are not favored for the next season. Even Ellison puts his hopes on the future, waiting for his choice of Exum to grow up.

The only thing that makes Li Chongxiao happy this season is probably that he finally raised his little girlfriend.After four years of love, the other party finally graduated from college and reached the legal age of marriage.

The two got married in September without hesitation, and Li Chongxiao became an adult in the traditional sense!
　After untold hardships, I finally arrived in Shenzhen, and the subsequent updates will stabilize.

　　
　
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