Coach Lee

Chapter 647 Good Gathering and Good Separation (61)

After the free agent market opened, the teams moved very fast.

The heaviest signings came from the Los Angeles Lakers.

After years of falling halberds and sinking sand, the Lakers management finally became ruthless.

Jerry West left Los Angeles for Memphis with Mitch Kupchak on board.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak personally recruited Gary Payton and Karl Malone to form the BIG4!

The Lakers have become the favorites to win next season in one fell swoop.

The Pistons introduced Larry Brown, and then the old coach made a drastic transformation of the team, Billups, Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace.

The Suns introduced champion coach Mike D'Antoni, and then the team introduced Steve Nash.

When a series of transactions were in full swing, a piece of news quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Stockton Retirement Ceremony!
On July 7, the Utah Jazz held a retirement ceremony for meritorious guard John Stockton at the Delta Center Arena.

Stockton dedicated his entire 19 years in the NBA to the Jazz.He is the steals leader (3265 times), assists leader (15806 times) and one of the "50 outstanding players in NBA history" in NBA history. However, the 41-year-old Stockton knows that it is time for him to leave. Just two days after the Western Conference regular season ended, he quietly announced that he would no longer play.

John - Stockton actually did not intend to say goodbye vigorously, he originally only intended to leave quietly.But the Jazz and his wife Nada finally persuaded him to let him attend today's retirement ceremony.

The Triangle Center Court is almost full today.

When John Stockton entered the field and waved to the fans, the Jazz fans in the audience responded with long applause, unwilling to stop for a long time.

"John, don't go!"

I don't know who yelled this, but tears couldn't help gushing out of the golden iron guard's eyes.

Jazz coach Sloan, who deliberately rushed back to Salt Lake City from Chicago, struggled with his tears during the ceremony, and finally finished his brief speech with difficulty:

"You are the number one point guard in history in my eyes. You, you, I bless your child, I hope that you can live happily in the future life, and hope that your family is harmonious. I love you, John."

Mr. Sloan and Stockton also hugged on the court for a while with tears streaming down their faces.

This scene is really sad for her.

After that, Karl Malone also took the stage to give a speech.

"Huh~~~~"

Karl Malone, who has defected to the Lakers, was booed for a long time by fans.Compared with Stockton's loyalty, Malone chose to defect for the championship, which also made Jazz fans angry.

Ma Long's speech was carried out amid boos:
"I hope and pray that people here realize that there will never, ever be another John Stockton. Stockton gave me so much more than I gave him. I think Just to say, on my behalf and on my family's behalf, we will always love and miss you."

After that, David Stern and others also gave Stockton praise and praise.

The normally low-key Stockton sat a little uncomfortable during the ceremony, tears welling up in his eyes more than once.

In the clip that aired live, Stockton recalled his rookie days and his trademark shorts that were forever shorter than anyone in the league, "I never changed. What, not even the length of my shorts.”

After just such a sentence, the stadium commander waved his hand and bid farewell to the stadium, and a generation of legends came to an end.

Stockton didn't have a season, and he was a figure in the NBA.However, the so-called Longevity (longevity) in English is definitely enough; peak (peak) is almost there.

With the addition of the historical assist king and steal king, he should be said to be a long-term and stable excellence!

For Stockton's retirement, many fans are sentimental.

In a few days, another NBA superstar is about to retire.

The Spurs' "Admiral" David Robinson.

罗宾逊自1987年被马刺选中后就一直在圣安东尼奥效力。在他13年的的NBA生涯中平均每场的21.9分，抢10.8个篮板外加3.08次盖帽。保持着51.9%的命中率。

罗宾逊曾10次入选全明星阵容，1995年获最有价值球员称号(MVP)。10次入选年度最佳阵容，8次入选第一防守阵容。他和贾巴尔是仅有的两名获得得分王(1995)篮板王(1991)盖帽王(1992)的球员。1996年他被选入NBA历史50巨星。获得1992年最佳防守球员并获IBM奖。

The Spurs held a retirement ceremony for David Robinson at home.

Spurs coach Bu Bovich sent David Robinson affectionately: "David's achievements and performance over the years are worthy of his position as the leader of the team. David will end his career in a perfect way, just like As he started, he will always be part of the Spurs family. David has always been and will always be the best face of the Spurs and San Antonio."

Robinson said, "Looking back on my career is like a dream, maybe even better than a dream. Teammates, coaches, owners and all the fans. I love everything in San Antonio, but we still have a lot to do, maybe my future will be special."

After that, Sabonis, Tim Hardaway and others retired.

This is the end of the number of famous generals who dominated the 90s.

The mood of the fans is even more sad and depressed.

And at such a time, the Wizards suddenly announced it.

"On July 7, at the MCI Center Arena, Michael Jordan's retirement ceremony."

"How to buy tickets:"

boom!
Many fans shed tears again involuntarily.

What should come is still here, no matter how you escape, you can't escape.

God is retiring again!After retiring this time, you really won't be able to see it again, right?

Then, more than 2 tickets sold out within hours.

In the office of the arena owner at the MCI Center in Washington,

"Bolin, is it too much for you to do this? Didn't we agree? After I retired, I bought back the shares at the original price. How can you go back on your word?"

Jordan pointed at his boss Pauline, very angry.

Pauline smiled and calmed Jordan's hand, "Michael, I am very grateful for your contributions to the team over the years. Here is 500 million, you accept it."

A check was placed in front of Jordan.

Jordan didn't look at the check, but continued:

"Twice! How about I pay twice the price?"

"Michael, it's not about money or not. It's about, how do you say it? Well, that's, possessiveness! Yes, possessiveness! I'm too possessive about many things, I really I can't help myself. Michael, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry."

Pauline's face was full of apology, and his posture was quite low, but the faint meaning in his words was something like "don't toast or eat fine wine".

Jordan still didn't give up.

"Three times! Three times the price!"

Pauline shook his head, took out another check for 200 million, and said kindly: "Michael! You accept the money, and I will hold a retirement ceremony for you, so we can get together and break up."

Pauline was smiling all over his face, but these words were aggressive.

Jordan gave Pauline a cold look, "Okay then, I see."

Jordan stood up and took the two checks with him.
(End of this chapter)