1010: What's that golden thing?

On July 16th, at the mark of the . A day after Gasol re-signed the Grizzlies. A transfer that has attracted much attention across the league has finally come to an end.

On the morning of the same day, Durant, the Warriors and the NBA officially announced at the same time that Durant will join the Warriors for 2 years and 54.3 million, with a player option for the second year.

In other words, Duran's special effects imitated James and signed a 1+1 contract with the Warriors.

And together with Curry, Thompson and Green, they form an amazing Super Big Four lineup!

Durant's operation shocked the world. People didn't expect him to join a team that was already so strong.

Isn't this hugging your thighs naked!

As a super scorer, the expected Durant should have been a dominant one.

He should be like Link, leading a team on his own and leading them to glory.

People thought Durant just couldn't stand the inaction of the Thunder management and couldn't stand Russell. Westbrook's way of playing.

But I never expected that such a super scorer would choose a team with great prospects for winning the championship like a veteran who is about to retire.

In an instant, Durant's reputation and image plummeted.

People called him cowardly and scolded him for not having courage. People say that Durant's decision ruined the NBA.

Because in the case of the gradual weakening of the Grizzlies' strength, the Warriors suddenly ushered in Durant, which seems to make next season's NBA directly usher in the finale.

The NBA's most attractive thing for fans is the fierce competitiveness, and the NBA has introduced so many transfer rules, draft rules and various restrictions in order to avoid one team being too strong than others, and to balance the strength of each team as much as possible.

But Durant's joining the Warriors completely upset that balance. The strength of the Golden State Warriors next season will be even more terrifying than the Heat Big Three a few years ago!

When James abandoned his brother for the championship last season and returned to Cleveland, when Durant joined an already strong team for the championship this season.

People suddenly discovered that Link, who had always been regarded as a "villain", was now particularly great.

After all, Link is one of the few people in the league right now who will try to win on his own.

Durant joined the Warriors and completely changed the landscape of the league.

Link looked at the phone in his hand and was stunned. Eventually, it all happened, a year ahead of schedule.

"Link, does this dress look good?" At that moment, Rachel's voice burst into Link's ears.

Link looked up and saw that Rachel was wearing a beautiful pink sunscreen coat.

Not only sun protection, but also waterproof.

Waterproofing was essential, because at this time, Link and Rachel were in Venice, the world-famous capital on the water.

"Well, it's beautiful. You ready? When you're ready, let's go. Link turned off the phone screen and left the words Durant, Warriors, huddle, and finale all the words out there.

"Hehe, wait until I put on another lipstick, let's go!" Rachel excitedly walked into the bedroom to put on her makeup, while Link took the opportunity to go into the bathroom and tiptoe out of the sink cabinet to take out a small box.

Link opened the small box and looked inside, it was the 2015 NBA championship ring!

Robert. Pera hurried and finally delivered the championship ring to Link in mid-July.

Ring preparations have been underway since the finals in early June, and the ring designers have been working long hours every day with high intensity, strictly controlling the whole process from design to production.

Since only Link's one was needed now, the designers put all their heart and soul into it.

At the moment, Rachel doesn't know that Link has received a championship ring. After getting the ring back yesterday, Link has been hiding in the toilet.

Seeing that Rachel was still humming a little song in front of the dresser in the bedroom, Link closed the bathroom door and opened the box to take a look.

Although it was not the first time he had seen the true face of this ring, Link still couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of this ring.

This time, instead of making a bear head shape on the front of the ring, the Grizzlies made three O'Brien Cup shapes to highlight the meaning of the triple championship.

It's just that the round part of each O'Brien cup has turned into a diamond, which is full of luxury.

The ring is set with a total of 56 diamonds, the largest ever set.

On the left side of the ring, Link's name and head are engraved. The 0 at the bottom of the avatar is Link's jersey number.

And on the right side of the ring, in addition to the 4-1 finals score and the words of three consecutive championships. At the bottom, there are also two Chinese engraved - sacrifice!

These two simple Chinese show the foundation of the Grizzlies' victory.

Link's injury, Iguodala's guard, Gasol and Whiteside's voluntary reduction in playing time, and Butler's strong confrontation again and again...... Sacrifice, that's the Grizzlies spirit that has been going through the past season.

This is the first time in history that Chinese has been applied to the design of NBA championship rings.

Of course, that's not the best. The best part is that the top of the ring can be detached, which is another groundbreaking design.

After unwrapping the top case of the ring full of diamonds, inside, a paragraph was written on the ring in Latin script, "Witness the Ring of Happiness".

This passage is unique to Link's ring, and on the rings of the others, it is written here that "the greatest team in the world". Only Link's one is written "Witness the Ring of Happiness".

Its intentions are self-evident.

"Link, I'm ready to go out."

"Okay, here we go!"

Link hurriedly put the ring in his satchel, and for some reason, Link became inexplicably nervous.

It felt more nervous than any of his executions.

Link pursed his lips and took two deep breaths.

This ball can't be missed no matter what!

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Link and Rachel have a very busy itinerary this afternoon, as they will take a gondola ride through this beautiful water city, which is the only Venetian transport.

I have to say that even though Link has been to many cities with unique styles, Venice impressed him the most.

This important Renaissance town is full of literary and artistic atmosphere.

The surrounding area is surrounded by Renaissance-style buildings, and the roadside is street performers playing classical music. There's no big city hustle and bustle like New York and Los Angeles, and there's no Memphis or Cleveland, where there's always a dark corner or two.

Here, the whole world seems to be bright. If you ask Link to evaluate it, he thinks that the whole of Venice is a work of art on the water.

Nowadays, most of the people who are still in Venice are local elderly people and tourists. Most of the young people only come back for weekends to be with their families, so the commercial atmosphere of Venice is still very strong.

Several famous attractions, whether it is Palazzo Rezzonico, the Golden House, the island of Burano, "the most colorful place in the world" or Piazza San Marco, are overcrowded.

These places are pretty, but because there are so many people, the romantic atmosphere that originally belonged to Venice has been lost.

However, when Rachel and Link walked to another famous attraction, the Bridge of Sighs, they found that there was no one around.

It stands to reason that the Bridge of Sighs should be one of the most popular photo spots in Venice. But at this time, there was no one under the bridge.

"Let's go Rachel, let's go take a picture." Link motioned for the gondola to stop under the Bridge of Sighs, then winked at the boatman.

Rachel didn't think much of it, she had been looking forward to this stop for a long time.

In fact, the Bridge of Sighs is a small, enclosed bridge less than 50 meters long. Because there is a prison on one side and a palace on the other, and it straddles a small waterway, it has a unique flavor.

In the past, it was the only bridge for prisoners to pass through the Governor's Palace to the prison behind, and it was named because prisoners often sighed when they crossed this bridge.

Legend has it that when a condemned prisoner walked across the arched bridge, which was completely enclosed with only two hollow windows, he saw his girlfriend through the window and sighed deeply. So later, the Bridge of Sighs was interpreted into a famous bridge full of love.

It is said that lovers kiss under the bridge and can stay together for the rest of their lives. The 52nd Academy Award for Best Screenplay nomination "Love Sunset Bridge" was filmed here.

At sunset, when the church bells ring, lovers who sigh and kiss under the bridge will love each other forever...... It's a time that all couples yearn for.

"Link, don't you think it's weird? Why is it all quiet? Rachel looked around, still wondering.

"Maybe we're lucky, the others may not have come yet. Come and take a photo, you know the legend of the Bridge of Sighs. ”

"Of course." Rachel said, putting her arms around Link's neck.

She pulled out her phone and prepared to take a memorable photo with Link.

But at this time, in the phone screen, a point of light flickered to Rachel's eyes.

"What's that golden thing?" Rachel turned her head to look, only to be surprised to find Link holding the ring in his hand.

At the same time, the gondoliers clapped their hands. Instantly, a crowd poured into the crowd and began to applaud.

Rachel suddenly covered her mouth, she finally understood what was all about. But at this time, she couldn't say a word.

"We don't have to envy other people's wonderful families anymore, Rachel. Marry me, and we can start a wonderful family on our own. This ring, which I bought with blood and sweat, is priceless. I think that there is only such a ring that can express my heart. ”

Link said this, picked up Rachel's hand, and placed the freshly baked championship ring on Rachel's slender finger.

Everyone envied Link for being able to own this ring, and at this time, this ring that was unique in the world was worn on Rachel's hand.

"Promise him, promise him, promise him......" The people around him, who had already arranged for him, began to coax, Rachel smiled on her face, but tears flowed from her eyes.

At sunset, Link and Rachel kiss under the Bridge of Sighs.

Legend has it that this will keep them together for the rest of their lives.