basketball hero

Chapter 654 Three battles with the Big Three
The Eastern Conference finals are the Raptors VS Heat, which is the matchup the NBA wants to see.There are not only superstars, but also enough topics and origins. After all, the NBA is a business league. If the Eastern Conference finals were Pacers VS Wizards, the attention would obviously not be so high.

Ying Xiong VS Big Three, what an exciting duel.You know, this is the third consecutive year of duels.In the previous two duels, the two sides fought to a 3:1 tie.Moreover, coincidentally, the winning side both won the championship that year.So from this aspect, the duel between the two teams can be said to be a preview of the finals.

If there is anyone in the East who can stop the Raptors from defending the title, there is no doubt that the most likely and only possible is the Miami Heat.If you want to defeat the Raptors, which has two regular season MVPs and is currently led by the No. 1 Yingxiong in the league, it is useless to have a team without superstars.The Miami Heat is a mature team with a team and superstars.

But in the preview before the war, unlike last season, most experts this season voted for the defending champion Raptors instead of the Heat with the Big Three.Their reason is also very simple, that is, the Raptors were able to beat the Heat last season, and the Raptors have improved this season, and the Heat, due to injuries and aging, their state this season is not as good as last season.One goes up and down the other, so it is natural to draw this conclusion.

Before the big battle, neither the head coaches nor the superstars of the two teams revealed much about the upcoming game.It can be seen that both sides are very cautious and serious, and everything is going on in full swing. Only on the day of the game can people really see the arrangements and arrangements of both sides.

Another interesting thing about this round of the series is that this is likely to be the last round of the series where the leading stars of the two teams are in the home team.Of course, the star of the losing side is more likely to leave the team.

Yingxiong's contract was signed in the summer of 2011, and it was signed for 4 years.This season is already his third season with the Raptors. At that time, the so-called "premium contract" with a total value of 3 million for four years now seems to be one of the most cost-effective contracts in the league.It is conceivable that no matter whether he chooses to renew his contract with the team or leave the team, he will already choose to jump out of the last year of the contract and become a completely free agent.At that time, he who meets the "Ross Clause" can choose to sign a 4-year maximum salary contract with his home team, or he can join another team.

James will also become a free agent this summer. Before the playoffs, many media reporters are predicting who is most likely to be his next home.He's almost 30 years old, but he's still in his prime and shows no signs of declining.There is no doubt that he will be the second big fish in the free market this summer after Yingxiong.

If the Raptors lose to the Heat and miss the chance to defend their title, then theoretically their head star Ying Xiong may leave the team.He already has two championship rings and two regular season MVPs. He is not yet 26 years old and is the most valuable superstar in the league today. It is possible for him to own a team with a larger market.But the reality is that no NBA team does not want to have such a superstar, not only the team with sufficient salary space, even those teams without space, if they can get Yingxiong, they will do whatever it takes to pass In various ways, free up salary space and sign this "League No. 1".

Of course, it is still more likely that Ying Xiong will stay in the team.Regardless of personal honor or salary considerations, staying in the Raptors will allow him to maximize his own interests.Only the Raptors can provide him with a maximum salary contract of up to 5 years, while other teams can only provide a maximum of 4 years.In addition, even if the Raptors don't have enough salary space, because of his "bird rights", they can renew the contract.

If the Raptors succeed in defending their title, Ying Xiong is most likely to stay on the team.After all, not everyone can give up the opportunity to build a dynasty.Here are his familiar coaches, familiar team system, good friends (Jeremy Lin) and fans who love him.

The 2014 free agent market must be the most popular free agent market in the NBA in the past 10 years. The reason is that Ying Xiong and James will become free agents.They are all historical superstars who can bring a team from the bottom of the league to the playoffs, conference finals and even the finals.Any team getting any of them will make a substantial increase in strength.Those rebuilding teams looking forward to high draft picks will be on the rise as long as they can get one of them.The influence of historical superstars is so great.

Many of the teams that did not enter the playoffs or were eliminated in the playoffs are already operating silently.The reason for this is the hottest offseason in the past 10 years.

On May 5, the first game of the Eastern Conference finals between the Raptors and the Heat will be played at the home of the Raptors, the Air Canada Center Arena.

This round of the series is the most watched round of the playoffs so far this season.Yingxiong VS Heat Big Three, this kind of drama has been staged for the third consecutive year.

The Raptors' regular season record is not as good as last season, but anyone who really understands the game knows that they have actually improved compared to last season.Needless to say, Ying Xiong, even DeRozan, Jeremy Lin, Lowry, and even Valanciunas and Terrence Ross have all improved.Losing Gay has not affected their strength, and they have not had a real challenge so far in the playoffs.What is the strongest state of this team is still unknown.

As for the Heat, except for James, the performance of the Big Three this season has declined compared with last season.Due to injuries, Wade's state fluctuated obviously, and there was a significant decline compared with last season.And their veteran teammates are one year older...

In this game, the starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: Center - Yonas Valanciunas, Power Forward - Amir Johnson, Small Forward - DeMar DeRozan, Shooting Guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jeremy Lin.

The Heat's starting lineup for the away game is: center - Chris Bosh, power forward - Sean Battier, small forward - LeBron James, shooting guard - Dwyane Wade, point guard - Mario Chalmers.

Unlike the traditional lineup sent by the Raptors, the Heat's lineup is "one big and four small".Obviously, Battier's starting lineup was for Ying Xiong.

(End of this chapter)