I’m Really Playing Basketball

The Warriors acquiring Wade is definitely a shock to the entire NBA.

After all, despite the fact that Wade seems to have stepped away from the NBA spotlight in the past two seasons, the protagonists of the NBA in the past two years have been Chen Xiao, James, Curry, Durant, and Ron Howard.

However, this is also the past two years. How long is two years?

Wade was one of the protagonists of the NBA in the last decade!

Let's put it this way, among the current players, except for Chen Xiao, Wade is one of the highest-status players in the entire NBA. In many media, when they selected the top ten in NBA history, he was the 2-time NBA regular season MVP. Wade, a Finals MVP and three NBA champions, can actually be one of the top ten goalkeepers in NBA history!

For such a player, he may not have appeared in the spotlight in the past two years, but his reputation will never be forgotten.

Just like in history, when Kobe and Nash were on the same team, the entire NBA exploded.

Of course, it's definitely not because the NBA is about to reach its finale.

But...

"Two old MVPs come together to fight for the championship. The most beautiful thing is a red sunset!"

Yes, because Nash and Kobe are both the youth of many people. If two young veterans get together again, if you say they won't explode, how is it possible?

Wade and Chen Xiao are undoubtedly enhanced versions of Nash and Kobe.

Whether it's in terms of strength or youth.

In terms of strength, although Nash and Wade are both All-Star substitutes, one is one of the best point guards competing for the assists title, and the other is one of the best point guards in the league competing for the scoring title. They seem to have similar strengths, but How could this be the same?

Therefore, I won’t talk about strength.

Let’s talk about youth. The Marquette Three Eagles combination of Chen Xiao and Wade is one of the most classic legendary combinations in the United States, and can surpass the Michigan Five led by Chris Webber.

In recent years, no matter what media selects the best combination in the history of American basketball, the Three Eagles can always be ranked first, surpassing the Michigan Fab Five, OK, the God Kings and other combinations.

Therefore, after the combination of Chen Xiao and Wade merged with the Warriors, basketball fans across the United States exploded.

Many American basketball fans went crazy @Ron Howard directly on social media. These fans excitedly said: "Ron, now it's just you!"

Yes, no fans say that Chen Xiao and Wade are in a team, and they even think that the team between the two is not big enough.

It would be great if Ron Howard joined the Warriors together.

Perhaps only Spurs fans have a problem with this proposal.

Historically, when Nash went to the Lakers, Phoenix fans even burned Nash's jersey.

This time Wade comes to the Warriors, and all the Bulls fans are blessing him.

Because the place with the largest number of Marquette Three Eagles fans, besides Milwaukee, where Marquette University is located, is Illinois.

After all, Marquette University is the first choice for Chicago basketball players to go to college. Illinois is right next to Milwaukee. Most of the people at Marquette University are always from Chicago, and Wade and Luo Ge are both from Chicago.

Rather than Wade wasting his time in the Bulls, Bulls fans would rather Wade go to the Warriors to find Chen Xiao and let them reminisce about their youth.

Moreover, for their youth, Wade, Chen Xiao, and Ron Howard, in the twilight years of their careers, reunited, won the championship again, and then retired together, this was simply a dream.

Over the past fifteen years, Chen Xiao, Wade, and Ron Howard have dominated the NCAA and NBA, winning 1 NCAA championship and 13 NBA championships together. Let’s put it this way, they have the largest number of fans in the entire American basketball world. The most influential people are the fans of the Marquette Three Eagles.

Therefore, if anyone dares to say that Chen Xiao and Wade are in a team at this time, then they should not even think about playing in the American basketball world.

And to be honest, Chen Xiao and Wade are really not a team.

After all, Chen Xiao will be 34 years old in November next season, and Wade will be 35 years old in January of next season.

If two 35-year-old players play together, if they still stick together, then it can only be said that these young people in the NBA are too disappointing.

And it’s not just the age of the two. Wade came to the Warriors not on his own initiative, but on the Bulls’ initiative in order to rebuild.

Wade never said he had to come to the Warriors.

Wade never pressured the Bulls to go anywhere.

Therefore, after the Bulls traded Wade, officials took the initiative to thank Wade for his contribution to the Bulls.

And this is also the reason why after Chen Xiao and Wade merged, their reputation was so good that Luo Ge's name began to be on the hot search every day.

His name is on the hot search every day, does Brother Luo know?

Of course, Brother Luo knew it. After all, his two good buddies actually merged. This shocked Brother Luo more than the fans.

Let’s just say, he was also very excited!

He, Wade, and Chen Xiao were all born in 1982. In theory, all three of them will be 35 years old next season.

For the three of them, their careers should actually not last many years.

For the three of them, if they can play for a few more years at the end of their careers, it will be extremely tempting.

His contract with the Spurs can be released this year. In fact, he has already prepared. He signed a three-year contract with the Spurs this year, and he will be ready to retire in three years.

This was his original plan. Although he wanted the three to unite, he also knew that this was impossible because both Wade and Chen Xiao signed maximum salary contracts of more than 50 million.

Although he has been cutting his salary and signing short contracts with the Spurs in recent years, a player like him, a top ten goalkeeper in history, cannot always go to Chen Xiao and Wade with a basic salary.

in this case.

What team can accommodate three players with an annual salary of more than $120 million?

Without him, Wade and Chen Xiao would never be on the same team!

The two players have a combined annual salary of 100 million, so don't play with this team.

So, now that he knows that his dream is impossible, is Luo really planning to renew his contract with the Spurs in the offseason? Playing for three years with the Spurs and then ending his life is a good story.

But now, seeing Chen Xiao and Wade unite in the Warriors, the temptation for Luo Ge is simply unparalleled.

Of course Popovich felt that the boss of his team was confused at this time.

So even though it's the offseason, Popovich basically communicates with Luo Ge several times a day on the phone, wanting to hear Luo Ge's thoughts.

And what can Brother Luo think?

Of course, psychologically, he was extremely eager to merge with Chen Xiaoweide, but morally, he didn't want to take advantage of others' danger and run away like this.

The Spurs are not in a good situation right now.

Last year's Western Conference semifinals were unexpectedly defeated by the Clippers, and there were big problems within the team.

On the day he was eliminated by the Clippers, in the locker room, the team's veteran point guard Parker suddenly became angry and accused Leonard in the locker room.

The Spurs have been the dominant team in the Western Conference over the years. Let's put it this way. Apart from the Warriors, there is no Western Conference team that the Spurs like. They were actually beaten by the Clippers in the second round last season.

Moreover, as the team's newly supported future boss, he was actually unable to defeat even one Granger. He was either invisible or made mistakes at critical moments. As a player who forced the team to give him a maximum salary, he actually couldn't even break out of a double-team.

In fact, it was Parker who raised the issue, but in fact, Parker was definitely not the only one who had objections to Leonard's performance in the Western Conference semifinals.

Again, the Spurs have too many meritorious deeds and too many championship veterans. Leonard, a young man, cannot convince the crowd. After Duncan retired, Luo Ge took the initiative to give up and Leonard was proving himself. It's understandable that what could be the franchise's future failed in its first playoff run.

Moreover, for Leonard, when he renewed his contract with the Spurs last year, his agent uncle took up all the salary space left by Duncan and gave him the maximum salary without any salary reduction. This actually made many Spurs veterans unsatisfied.

After all, whether it is Duncan or Ron Howard, they have been cutting their salaries. Ron Howard and Duncan have even been signing short contracts for the sake of the Spurs' salary space freedom.

Everyone knows that long-term contracts are guaranteed, but Duncan and Ron Howard have sacrificed for the team for so many years.

In fact, the veterans in the Spurs are more or less taking salary cuts. Even if you don't want to suffer a loss, you can just show off, but his uncle has a lot of money and wants the maximum salary, and even threatens him. , in the Holy City, a small place with no exposure, if Leonard can stay, it is to show your face. There are a lot of teams in Los Angeles and New York who are willing to take my nephew. It’s okay if you don’t cherish it. You still want to If you ask him to cut his salary, don't be shameless and disrespectful.

Even Popovich was angry at Uncle Ka's remarks.

But he kept conniving and didn't even say a word.

This makes many Spurs' meritorious veterans very confused.

Is this the responsibility that a future leader of a team should have?

Therefore, after losing to the Clippers in this year's playoffs, Parker suddenly became angry. In fact, the conflict has been going on for a long time.

All I can say is that Leonard is good at everything, but his eloquence is...too boring.

Asking him to give a speech or say something encouraging would be embarrassing to death. If you want to say cute, it would be quite cute, but as the future leader of the team, such communication skills are really not good.

If Luo Ge really leaves the Spurs at this time and goes to the Warriors to join Chen Xiao and Wade, then the Spurs may really have to rebuild.

However, after losing in the second round of this year's playoffs, Parker self-destructed, trying to leave the Spurs and dissing Leonard. Judging from the actions of Leonard, the Spurs have already reached the time to rebuild.

Whether Ron Howard leaves or not does not actually affect the Spurs' rebuilding.

So after learning about Ron Howard's thoughts, Popovich was actually very moved. With this nationwide petition, even when he desperately wanted to go to the Warriors, he could still think about the Spurs. How could he not let this happen? Are people moved?

To be honest, Ron Howard can really join the Warriors directly with a basic salary. After all, Ron Howard is really not short of money at all.

Therefore, after full communication with Ron Howard, Popovich chose to support Ron Howard: "Ron, although I and our entire team do not want to lose you as a great leader, on behalf of our entire team, I support your All options!”

This means that it is possible for Luo to leave directly and join the Warriors with a basic salary or to sign with the Spurs and sign with the Warriors first and then trade.

Pop actually had his own little thoughts when he said this. After all, he said so. Ron Howard can't really leave directly. He always has to leave something for the Spurs.

So, just when the whole country is crazy about Ron Howard joining the Warriors @Luo Ge, Warriors consultant Jerry West has already discussed the details of trading Ron Howard with Spurs general manager Buford .

The main detail is that what kind of contract Ron Howard signs with the Spurs depends entirely on what kind of contract can be signed with the chips sent by the Warriors.

This season, the only players with expiring contracts on the Warriors are Novak and Ding Yanyuhang. Ding Yanyuhang still has to jump out of his contract before it expires.

After Ding Yanyuhang's second-round contract expired, he renewed a 1+1 contract with the team last year with a player option.

It will definitely not work for Ding Yanyuhang and Novak to trade Ron Howard.

After all, Ron Howard was a first-team defensive player in the NBA last season.

This is too disrespectful, so the subject of the transaction is the young center Gobert who has already made a name for himself with the Warriors.

Gobert himself also plans to start elsewhere. Gobert's contract expires next season, and the Warriors' current salary space cannot be extended.

So Gobert can just become the subject of the transaction.

Although the player salary contract given by the Warriors is large, Ron Howard's contract extension will be large.

However, the Warriors cannot arbitrarily increase the salaries of Novak and Ding Yanyuhang, and the Spurs must also accept them.

Out of respect for Ron Howard, a historical player who has played more than ten teams and one defense in the league.

In the end, Novak signed a two-year, $18 million contract with the Warriors, with a team option in the second year.

Ding Yanyuhang signed a three-year, 24 million contract with the Warriors, with a team option in the third year.

Both Novak and Ding Yanyuhang hope to complete their dynasty with the Warriors, but they are satisfied with such a big contract if they go to the Spurs.

Especially Ding Yanyuhang, he really didn't have much chance with the Warriors. Although he was very reluctant to leave Chen Xiao, going to the Spurs was indeed a dream.

In the end, the Spurs signed a three-year, 60 million contract with Ron Howard, sending Ron Howard to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for the Golden State Warriors' young center Gobert and young swingman Ding Yanyuhang. , and veteran Novak.

The moment after the trade between the Warriors and Spurs was completed, the entire league was shocked again by this shock bomb.

Especially those Marquette Three Eagles fans were so happy that they fainted with joy at this great news!

"The most legendary combination in the NCAA, the most legendary combination in American basketball, the Marquette Three Eagles, three great Golden Eagles, united in the sky over Golden State!"