The older superstars of the NBA

Chapter 160 Steve Kerr

The new season is approaching, and Zhao Feiyang's injury has gradually recovered after half a month of recuperation. Although he has not yet reached the point where he can play, after the strict examination of the hospital, it is only a matter of time.

Jiang Qiuyue's school is about to start. For this reason, the two set off for the United States together.

On the way, Zhao Feiyang also saw a lot of news about the NBA.

Among them, the news of LeBron James' return to the Cavaliers is still the focus of news for fans.Just like he left Cleveland before, this time he left Miami, which also made many fans feel extremely unhappy.

These fans were extremely crazy. They posted various videos mocking LeBron James on the Internet and burned his Heat jersey in public.

Not only the attitude of the fans, but even Pat Riley, general manager of the Heat, stood up and accused LeBron James.

"Only a coward would choose to leave."

As soon as this remark came out, it was as if Daniel Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, accused LeBron James, and immediately let LeBron James stand on the cusp of the storm.

However, better than Daniel Gilbert, Pat Riley and the Heat's management have been criticized by many players for their stinginess.

In particular, Pat Riley was too shrewd to lay off some veterans who had contributed to the team in order to save a little money, which made him even more unpopular.

Compared with the heartache and dissatisfaction of the Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers reacted completely opposite.

The fans in Cleveland were overjoyed. They scolded so hard before, but this time they became crazy. Countless fans posted videos on the Internet welcoming LeBron James home, and some people stood up to defend LeBron James. Brown James lined up with the Heat fans who taunted him.

Dennis Gilbert, the team owner who once insulted LeBron James, also stood up, changed his previous attitude, and became very appreciative of LeBron James.

"LeBron is the best player, no matter what anyone says, it will always be in my heart... I'm glad he's home, people here have been waiting for him to come back... ..”

It is also to express respect for LeBron James, or in other words, to meet LeBron James' requirements and make the Cavaliers more competitive.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a blockbuster trade that included freshly signed No. [-] overall pick Andrew Wiggins and second-year and last year's No. Exchange, in exchange for the opponent's All-Star striker Kevin Love.

This deal surprised many teams.

You know, Andrew Wiggins is favored by many teams. Since the draft, his talent has been favored by many teams, but then the Cavaliers were so lucky that they snatched Andrew Wiggins away .

At the beginning, the Cavaliers themselves also hoped to keep Andrew Wiggins. Whether Andrew Wiggins is a dynamic talent or a static talent, he is not much worse than the former LeBron James.

The only obvious gap is probably the "this young man lacks competitiveness" problem mentioned in the scouting report.

However, for the Cavaliers, Andrew Wiggins is still a very valuable "team asset."

Another No. [-] pick, Anthony Bennett, has a high draft pick and performed well in college. Although he was really not in good shape after entering the league, he didn't perform very well on the court. However, he has only played for one season now. That's all.

Although he was dubbed the "parallel import champion", it is not completely irreparable. No one knows whether this young man will suddenly recover in the next season, and suddenly he will be able to play like he did in college. Wonderful performance.

Therefore, it is hard for any team in the league not to be tempted to send out two champions at once.

It is also this move that proves that the Cleveland Cavaliers really spent a lot of money in order to meet the requirements of winning the championship.

In this way, the combination of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love, the three All-Star players, immediately made the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were originally at the bottom of the crane, full of competitiveness.

Even if it is impossible to win the championship at once, such a team seems to have become one of the biggest threats to the Eastern Conference playoff teams.

The biggest change in the Eastern Conference is like this, while in the Western Conference, except for the trading operations of some teams, the other teams have not changed much.

However, after the Golden State Warriors signed rookie Dennis Grant, they made another extremely important move.

"what?"

"Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson? Replaced by new coach Steve Kerr?"

As soon as he got off the plane, Zhao Feiyang saw a message from his agent, David Stock.

Zhao Feiyang didn't know what to say to the Warriors' actions.It is of course a good thing that the team has changed, but no one knows whether the change is good or bad sometimes!

He is not familiar with coach Mark Jackson, but, judging from the performance of the two sides in the past, Mark Jackson is not very good.

It is not too much to describe it as mediocre.

So what about this Steve Kerr?

On the way to Jiang Qiuyue's apartment, Zhao Feiyang kept searching for information about Steve Kerr on the Internet.

According to public information on the Internet, Steve Kerr was a former NBA player.

He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1988 and participated in the NBA draft. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 25th pick in the second round, and was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after playing 26 games.

During this period of time, his performance was not very brilliant, but it was also during this period that his reputation as a top three-point shooter gradually started.

By 1993, Steve Kerr signed with the Chicago Bulls.

With the return of Michael Jordan's full blood in the 95-96 season, the Bulls started a three-peat dynasty.During this period, Steve Kerr reached the peak of his career and also used his three-pointers to help the Bulls make great contributions.

Especially in the sixth game against the Utah Jazz in the 1997 Finals, he made a key mid-range shot when the two sides tied 86 to 86, and finally helped the Chicago Bulls secure the championship.

After that, Steve Kerr went to the Spurs through several teams, and helped the Spurs win a championship trophy.

In 2003, Steve Kerr officially announced his retirement.

After retiring, he served as a commentator for tnt, became one of the shareholders of the Suns in 04, and served as the general manager of the Suns in 07.In 2010, he left the Suns and returned to TNT to continue working as an NBA analyst.

Until this season, the Golden State Warriors invited him to be the team coach.

After reading Steve Kerr's resume, Zhao Feiyang couldn't help being stunned for a long time, before he spoke.

"Damn it! This guy won five championships as a player?"

"He's never been a head coach? Doesn't that mean...now he's a rookie coach? The Warriors are his guinea pigs?"

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