ESPN's guess seems very logical, and Sun Ce thinks that ESPN is very powerful, always able to grasp key information, and then make up a reasonable topic that can attract traffic.

But ESPN's effect in sowing discord ...... On the afternoon of the second day after the Warriors, when the Grizzlies were preparing for the Jazz team, Sun Ce felt the resentful eyes of Coach Hollins, and Sun Ce pretended not to know anything.

ESPN is really powerful, and has a very strong ability to create and attract topics. T, Sports Illustrated, two media that have a good relationship with Sun Ce, have reporters or columnists discussing whether the Grizzlies have given Sun Ce too much power, whether Sun Ce has a tendency to dominate the ball, and whether Coach Hollins is forced to compromise and can only arrange that kind of defense for Sun Ce.

Actually, that kind of defense was what Sun Ce suggested, and the Grizzlies' main point of attack in the second half was Klay Thompson......

No one on the Grizzlies' side cared about this matter, so the outside world made it hot and let Coach Hollins take the blame.

Although Coach Hollins is very resentful, as a star, he knows that when the head coach has authority, it is better for the head coach to take the blame than the player, so he endured it......

After the first two games, Sun Ce and Klay Thompson as the sixth man became the two players with the highest points per game on the team, Klay Thompson averaged 22 points per game, Sun Ce averaged 41 points per game, and at the end of the afternoon training, Sun Ce felt that this was normal when he saw the data situation of his team, he scored 61 points in the first game, and increased the average score per game, and it is definitely impossible to continue to ensure such a high average of points per game, and Kobe Bryant, who averaged the second average score per game in the league, also averaged 38 points per game.

Klay Thompson's performance in the first two games was phenomenal, shooting 6 three-pointers in both games, and it was not so easy to keep it up, the first game was driven by Sun Ce's "splash momentum", and the second game was stimulated by Curry.

Regarding his and Klay Thompson's average points per game, Sun Ce feels that it must not be so high in the end.

However, the team's average score per game was third, which surprised Sun Ce, and Paul George quietly scored 15+ in two consecutive games, ranking third in the team's scoring list.

Although the season has only just begun, and there will certainly be huge changes in the average data per game in the future, Paul George's improvement is indeed obvious, in addition to having three points, he can also cut in, and he can also use it as an arrow on counterattacks......

Paul George, who has the potential to play in the double team, has been amazed by his progress and ability to grasp scoring opportunities and defensive opportunities.

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Unaffected by the process of Game 2 and the post-game news, the Grizzlies were working hard to prepare for the next game, and when the Warriors returned to Oakland, the game began.

Curry has just returned to his apartment, and he still lives next door to the apartment where Sun Ce used to live, and he has not signed a big contract.

The logo man and Warriors general manager Bob Myers came to Curry's apartment on the back foot and knocked on Curry's door.

When Curry saw the two management bigwigs of the team coming, he probably knew what the two were going to talk about and welcomed them into the house.

After some pleasantries, Bob Myers went straight to the point: "Stephen, I've been talking to Jerry for a long time, and I'm planning to give you a max salary contract starting in the summer. ”

Bob Myers first drew a pie, and then continued: "But we still have to give James a big contract, of course, you all deserve the top salary, and we are willing to give it, but we all have a common goal, which is to be the best team, we have given David a contract close to the maximum salary, and his salary is now close to 25 percent of the salary cap, and we would love to give you a maximum salary contract, but then our recruitment next summer will be more affected, you and James, David's total salary will be close to $40 million, and with our current contract, we could lose the opportunity to bring in top free agents next summer. ”

After saying that, giving Curry a moment to think, Bob Myers continued: "This is the first draft of two contracts we have drawn up, you pick one and we'll definitely accept it. ”

Bob Myers took out the draft two-point contract, put it on the coffee table, and in turn, pushed it in front of the library.

Bob Myers' move drew Curry's attention, and he picked up the two contracts and looked at them.

One is the full maximum salary of $84.49 million for five years with a starting salary of $13.82 million calculated according to this year's salary cap, and the other is a top big contract with a starting salary of $11.5 million and a total of $70 million for five years.

Curry knows what the other party means, and if he chooses a big contract, there will be fewer opportunities to strengthen next season, and he is given a maximum salary, and Harden's side must also be the maximum salary, and the two will occupy an additional $4.6 million in space, so the next offseason after the team's short-term contract expires and the players with trade value are cleared, the space that can be freed up is likely to be less than 10 million......

Curry was silent for a moment and asked, "Can we really attract top players to join?" ”

"I don't know," the man who spoke this time was the logo man: "It depends on whether you and James play well or not, you are our best players, you play well to attract stars to join, everything we have depends on you."

Last night's game, you and James were the key to our chance to win, but unfortunately we didn't have a third player who could step up and solve the problem, if you want to win against the Grizzlies and win against the Lords, you have to rely on you. ”

This is said to Curry's heart.

Without hesitation, Curry picked up the draft contract with the highest salary and tore it up......

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It's December 6th, and it's game day between the Grizzlies and the Jazz.

After a day of preparation, at 6 p.m., the Grizzlies ushered in the third game of the opening three-game home streak.

The Jazz team with Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors, Marvin Williams, Enes Kanter, despite their reputation, has one of the best interior lines in the league.

Their flaw is that they are weak on the outside, with Mo Williams and Randy Foyer and Alec Burks being the best outside and not attacking well, a purely defensive team.

After a defensive battle, the Grizzlies lost to the Jazz 81-86, ending their winning streak.

It's not that the Grizzlies want to defend this time, the Jazz have nothing but defense, they relied on this style of play to beat the Grizzlies last season, and this time the young players have improved, and the Jazz took advantage of the Grizzlies' bad start to offense and stole a victory.

Klay Thompson wilted after two games, shooting 0-of-4 from three-point range to score just five points...... Sun Ce was okay, scoring 31 points in the game, 4-of-11 three-pointers, plus 12 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks.

In this game, the Jazz directly picked up the current predicament of the Grizzlies!