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Chapter 1175 The madness after winning the championship

The awards ceremony is over, but the real carnival has just begun.

Celebrities from all walks of life who were shrouded in countless glory in the past have now become fanatical fans, actively seeking opportunities to take photos with the Trail Blazers players.

I don’t know how long it took, but when Wang Zelin squeezed out of the crowd, his face was covered with lipstick marks from the actresses.

There were people from Hollywood and domestic entertainment circles. There were so many people that he couldn’t remember them all...

After the photo session, there was a real champagne party in the dressing room!

After the champagne party, there’s an all-night bar championship night!

After drinking more than half of the wine, Wang Zelin and Aldridge, Lillard, Batum, Barton and other main players were resting and chatting in the box next door.

The five of them are the players with the longest tenure in the Trail Blazers. In the past five years, they have been the unshakable starting five of the Trail Blazers.

Only Aldridge was injured due to an accident last season, and Jokic took over the starting power forward position this season.

As we chatted, everyone naturally talked about the upcoming free agent market.

The two brothers have a good relationship and have nothing to hide.

"Wang, I have talked with Olshey. I will leave Portland this offseason."

Batum suddenly picked up the champagne, took a long sip, and spoke.

He didn't say the reason, but it was almost the same as his age.

Batum, who was born in 1988, will be 29 years old in December this year, not far from his thirties.

Even though the current medical conditions in the NBA are much more advanced than those 10 or 20 years ago, it is still very rare and valuable to maintain peak competitive levels after the age of 30.

After all, there is a gap in talent between people!

Batum is not a superstar like Wang Zelin or James. He does not have the talent of the latter. He is no longer young, and next year will be his contract year, so he will face contract renewal issues during the offseason.

Once a role player like him reaches the age of 30, his physical functions will decline rapidly, his personal strength will most likely decline off a cliff, and his value in the trading market will naturally be greatly reduced.

Instead of waiting until then to ask for help, it is better to take advantage of this year's four consecutive championships and use the title of the starting small forward of the Trail Blazers dynasty to fight for wealth in the trading market.

Maybe you'll meet a few big enemies... Ahem, if you meet some rich teams and sign a long-term maximum-salary contract, your life for the rest of your life will be guaranteed.

"This is a good thing!"

Wang Zelin paused when he raised his wine glass, but still nodded with a smile.

After all, the NBA is a business league. If you want to pursue pure basketball, it is better to go to the NCAA college league.

Since it is a business league, it is inevitable for players to plan for their own financial future.

At present, the Trail Blazers have just won four consecutive championships, and the players on the team are at their peak in terms of trade value, especially the starting players. If they now express the idea that they want to try the free market, they will know it without thinking. It will attract countless predators to watch.

If Batum continues to stay in the Trail Blazers and play with Wang Zelin, there is a high probability that Batum will continue to win championship rings in the future. But for a role player, one or two championships are enough. No more than that. .

Again, Batum's strength in the league and his position in NBA history are far inferior to his teammate Wang Zelin.

Their strength is destined to only become a piece of the puzzle to win the championship. They are destined to be only a pearl next to the bright crown, and will never become the protagonist.

And after retiring, Batum does not need to be as obsessed with historical rankings as Wang Zelin. Not to mention whether his level is high enough, I am afraid he has never had such thoughts in his heart.

Historical status has never been relevant to them. Instead of thinking about those vain things, it is better to think about how to make a profit in the trading market this offseason.

For European players, especially French players like Batum, championships and honors are important, but a comfortable life is equally important.

And if you want to live such a comfortable life in the future, you naturally cannot do without green money.

Therefore, Wang Zelin quickly expressed his understanding of Batum's choice to leave the team.

"But it must be a maximum salary. If it is not a maximum salary, I will go and talk to Allen personally. Even if you pay the luxury tax, you will have to stay."

Wang Zelin then added another sentence.

This season Wang Zelin has performed as horrifyingly as the ancient data master, averaging 8 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 7 steals per game, and his three field goal percentages are 65%, 3% and 8% respectively!

This is almost as much data as 2k, which has caused an unprecedented impact on modern basketball fans and the media.

The last time we saw such incredible data was from the ancient gods in the 1960s.

Coupled with passing all the playoffs, Wang Zelin once again completed the honors of single-season regular season MVP + finals MVP + best defensive player + scoring champion + double first team.

It is no exaggeration to call the entire 2016~2017 season a season that belongs to Wang Zelin alone!

But behind Wang Zelin's brilliance alone, it is the data of other Blazers players that have plummeted compared to the past few seasons.

Borrow Zen Master’s cake theory.

The NBA is actually a data league. Even a team with explosive scoring ability will only average about 120 or 130 points per game in a season.

The cake is so big. If too much goes into one person's stomach, others will naturally be hungry.

Take the regular season as an example. Except for Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers have no player who has scored more than 20 points this season.

In today's offensive era where giants gather together, scoring data can definitely be said to be inflationary compared to more than ten years ago. Players averaging more than 20 points per game are everywhere in active service. Sometimes a team can pick out two or three. Come out personally.

With such a bizarre offensive tactical arrangement in the regular season, the Trail Blazers still ranked first in record and won 72 games. This only shows that Wang Zelin's strength is too exaggerated. The firepower of one person can surpass the dual-core and Big Three of other teams!

Fortunately, during the playoffs, Wang Zelin's scoring data declined, and correspondingly, the scoring data of other players began to pick up.

Take Batum, for example. His statistics during the regular season were 11+4+4, but in the playoffs it became 14+4+5.

Considering his personal data has increased, coupled with the Blazers' successful defense of the title, Batum's strength is definitely worth the maximum salary.

Oh, I almost forgot, the league's current player salaries are the same as the scoring data. Compared with more than ten years ago, there has been a big wave of inflation.

In this era, any player who is named can easily have a contract worth over 100 million. At the beginning of the century, it was simply unimaginable.

I have to mention our CEO here. Putting aside everything else, he is absolutely professional when it comes to making money.

Sometimes Wang Zelin wonders, does Xiao Hua have some Jewish blood?

Of course, what Xiao Hua once committed is also unforgivable. That is, Wang Zelin is currently busy celebrating after winning the championship. When he takes time out, he must team up with Stu Jackson to make things happen.

Back to business.

"Um..., Wang, actually I don't want to leave..."

Seeing that his boss was so open-minded and seemed to be more tolerant than his client, Batum finally couldn't hold back and spoke.

"Okay, I know what you mean."

Wang Zelin reached out and rubbed Batum's head hard, laughing.

Speaking of which, Batum's idea of ​​playing for the Trail Blazers is as good as Aldridge's. He is an absolutely meritorious veteran. He has dedicated his entire peak years to the Trail Blazers. As his career is about to enter the later stages, his personal strength begins to decline. There is nothing wrong with wanting to make a lot of money when you are young.

Even if Batum wants to, he only needs to talk to Paul Allen. With the temper of his super rich boss, he is absolutely willing to pay the super luxury tax.

It can only be said that Batum really loves the Trail Blazers deeply. Even if he is about to leave the team, he still has to help the team with the last pick-and-roll.

He really made me cry to death!

However, it is just a few of them discussing in private now, and it is not known what the Blazers management thinks.

If Paul Allen wants to pay the super luxury tax and leave the core championship framework, then Batum may not be able to leave if he wants to.

Furthermore, according to the current public opinion environment, Xiao Hua's resignation has become a certainty. By then, it is still unknown what changes the new league president will make to the rules and regulations.

All in all, the final decision on Batum's decision will have to wait until the free market opens.

"Now is our carnival time, so don't think about those messy things."

"Come, come, let's raise a glass to celebrate together!"

At this time, Barton suddenly spoke and raised the champagne high, making the atmosphere warm again.

"Haha, Will is right, come on, we won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"

"You won't come home until you're drunk!"

After celebrating in the bar all night, Wang Zelin took a long nap and did not climb out of bed leisurely until 2:30 in the afternoon.

The bar party was just a sideshow after winning the championship, and the championship parade two days later was the main event.

Last year's Dynasty Parade was crazy enough, dominating the sports headlines in North America for a whole week, and even some entertainment sections were not spared.

It wasn't until after the draft that the Blazers' dynasty parade gradually subsided.

This year’s record-breaking fourth consecutive championship parade will definitely be crazier than the past three years!

In the past two days, the team members were still immersed in the joy of winning the championship and indulged themselves crazily.

Completely crazy is the best way to describe it!

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A full week has passed since the finals. The celebrations and championship parade after the Trail Blazers won the championship have long ended. Wang Zelin's manor finally ushered in a rare tranquility.

This year’s international competitions for the Tianchao Men’s Basketball Team will mainly revolve around the Changsha Asian Championships.

As early as 2015, FIBA ​​announced that the 2017 Changsha Asian Championship will be the last Asian Championship, and the Asian Championship will be officially renamed the FIBA ​​Asian Cup.

The Asian Championships also belongs to the FIBA ​​system and is held every four years. It is the highest level basketball competition in Asia and one of the qualifying tournaments for the World Cup and the Olympics. Logically speaking, as the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Zelin should be obliged to play. .

But he is still not ready to play in the last Asian Championships this year.

In his words: Apart from the Olympic Games and the World Cup, he will no longer attend any international events.

Back then, Dayao was ordered to return to China to compete in major competitions. As a result, he overspent and retired early.

Even if Wang Zelin didn't have physical problems or injuries, he wouldn't bother to participate in such low-level competitions because it would be a waste of time.

When Wang Zelin's decision came back to China, he originally thought that some monsters and monsters would come out to criticize him. The result was unexpected, and the domestic public opinion environment was unanimously unanimous.

In fact, Wang Zelin once again underestimated his current domestic influence. His two previous medals in the World Series, one of which was an Olympic gold medal, brought his popularity and fame to an unprecedented peak in the history of men's basketball.

After the Trail Blazers won four consecutive championships a week ago, all basketball fans in the country are now busy studying Wang Zelin's "NBA historical status ranking". As for the Asian Championships...

Sorry, not many people pay attention to this kind of low-level competition.

Mainly because Wang Zelin's performance in leading the team in the previous World Cup and Olympic Games was too dazzling. He is used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas. Who wants to eat simple meals?

Besides, even if Wang Zelin doesn't fight, isn't there still a United Arab League?

Even if they don't play, there are still three other Chinese players in the NBA.

Although Ding Yanyuhang and Guo Ailun played a few regular season games and were sent to the Development League, they are still on the team.

As for Zhou Qi, he played the entire regular season with the Mosaic team, and his playing time was almost like that of a substitute on the bench. He was a pure water machine mascot and spent most of his time playing in the Development League.

But even in the Development League, their brothers have indeed received a full season of NBA-level training. After a year of training, their strength has been significantly improved.

From the perspective of domestic fans, it is just a matter of letting Big Devil, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Guo go to the Asian Championships. As for Da Wang and Ah Lian, they are tired just after winning the championship. They should concentrate on resting during the offseason, which can be considered as a way to prepare for the Asian Championships. Two years later, we are preparing for the first Men's Basketball World Cup in 2019.

So this summer, Wang Zelin definitely needs to enjoy it.

After the championship parade, he spent two days with Kendall, Scarlett, and Ajiali without any shame.

During this period, he did not forget to sneak out and have an in-depth exchange with his loyal fan "Taylor Swift" on the current popular music.

Emmm, I have one thing to say. Actually, Swift is not that big, but she can’t stand up to other parents!

With a height of 1.8 meters that is comparable to that of an international supermodel, and those long legs, you will never get tired of it even if you play for two and a half years!

However, such crazy days only lasted for three days before guests came to his manor.

Not head coach Terry Stotts or general manager Nel Orsi.

Let the management worry about Batum's affairs, UU Readingｗww. ukanshu.com As for the upcoming draft, he will find time to discuss it with Orsi, but not now.

It's Stu Jackson!

When Stu Jackson came to visit Wang Zelin at this time, it was naturally about the replacement of the league president.

After winning the championship, Wang Zelin went crazy to challenge his weaknesses at home, and the fans outside didn't stop either. They were equally crazy on the Internet.

To be exact, he was spraying Xiao Hua like crazy!

At present, Xiao Hua's resignation is the general trend, and the new league president position will be vacant.

As one of the current vice presidents, Stu Jackson is only a strong contender for the new president, not a confirmed new president.

For this reason, he decided to privately deal with Wang Zelin, the number one person in the alliance, and drag him onto the chariot to increase his hopes of ascending to the throne.

Stu Jackson said: "I want to improve so much!"

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