Since starting her European tour with Link, Rachel's social media accounts have been very popular.

Because every day, she will post a photo with Link when she travels. At a time when basketball fans around the world are talking about trades and personnel changes, Link's appearance is a fresh and unconventional approach.

Of course, Rachel's behavior of spreading dog food also made those fans who were looking forward to the breakup of Link and Rachel every day very desperate.

Most of the girlfriends that most stars have after becoming famous generally don't spend too much time together.

Even Thompson and Chandler. Parsons, a player who looks honest on the outside, is also amazing how quickly he can change girlfriends.

But Link and Rachel have always maintained a rather loving state. Rachel's social media has the most photos of her and Link on her job.

And when Rachel posted a photo of Link proposing to herself under the Bridge of Sighs on her social media on July 17, male fans around the world who like Rachel felt angina.

As a result, Link inexplicably became the first player not to make headlines because of his transfer during this lively transfer period.

"Congratulations to Link, winning the championship and coming home with a beautiful family, 2015 was almost a perfect year for him!"

"Link is definitely the happiest man in the world right now, congratulations!"

"There's no reason why we shouldn't bless him, but may Link and Rachel be happy forever."

Although in the matter of basketball, Link has been hacked by the media.

But when it comes to the marriage proposal, Link receives all the blessings.

Basketball grievances belong to basketball, and the media will not be vicious enough to attack Link in life.

Moreover, after the transfer of James and Durant, Link's image in people's minds is slowly getting better.

Now, Durant and James, who are crazy together, are more like villains, and Link has become a decent player who sticks to this final bottom line.

Durant was very depressed, very, very depressed. The news of his transfer to the Warriors had only been going viral for a day, and the next day he was suppressed by Link's marriage proposal.

Again, he felt the frustration of losing to Link.

It's just that he can't win a game, and now he can't even grab the headlines......

This upset Durant.

Therefore, Durant, who barely played much last season, started his special training early this season.

He is about to be ashamed of the next year!

He wants to prove to the world that he is not a coward. He's going to prove to the whole world that he won't lose to Link forever!

Indeed, after Durant joined the Warriors, the Warriors' championship prospects increased significantly.

With the current Grizzlies lineup, it is indeed difficult to compete with the Warriors. Link could outperform any of Curry, Thompson, Green and Durant on his own.

But the four of them combined, Link may not be able to parry.

People expected the Grizzlies to make some moves on the trade market, but after re-signing Gasol, the Grizzlies disappeared from the market.

It's not that they don't want to make up for it, it's that there really is no one to sign.

Duncan, James, Love, Aldridge and other powerful players, these big fish in the free agent market, have long belonged to them.

What about the rest? Even if they are signed, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to make any substantial improvement.

Only Monroe, who is not bad, also rejected offers from many teams such as the Grizzlies, Lakers and Knicks, and joined the Bucks for 50 million in 3 years. Instead of winning, he chose the side with a higher price tag.

The brutal truth is that Link will most likely have to defend the championship next season with a bunch of old, small, and extremely unbalanced rosters.

By the time Link and Rachel returned to Memphis, it was already early August.

Until now, apart from the four rookies and Gasol's contract extension, the Grizzlies have not completed any signings.

However, Link didn't care, and at this time he was still immersed in the happy time he spent with Rachel.

In the afternoon, Link and Rachel made an appointment with Robert. Pera had dinner.

Link thanked Pera for meeting his request for a championship ring early, so he thanked him sincerely.

Pera waved her hand, "Don't thank me, Link. It's a small matter, in fact, now I have an even bigger headache. ”

"What's the matter? Maybe I can help you. ”

"You can't help me, Link. I'm having a headache about what kind of wedding gift to give you, hahahahaha! ”

Rachel on the side blushed.

In fact, on the night Link proposed to Rachel, the two discussed marriage. The marriage proposal is all proposed, so there is no need to put it off again and again.

However, after the start of the new season, Link and Rachel will be very busy, and there will be no time for the wedding.

Let's get married this summer, some of them are too rushed, and it is difficult to prepare for the wedding.

Therefore, the two initially plan to officially get married next summer.

Although it was an extra year to wait, Rachel didn't feel bad.

Because whether the wedding took place or not, she had already put on the ring that Link had given her and accepted Link's heart.

She's already Link's wife, even if it's just her fiancée.

After dinner, Rachel went to the bathroom. After Rachel left, Robert. The smile that had been on Pera's face all night faded away.

"Link."

"What's wrong?"

"Congratulations, really, I'm happy for you from the bottom of my heart."

"You're not just trying to say that, aren't you?" Link smiled, as a master of psychological warfare, he could easily analyze the other party's true emotions.

"Hmm...... I would say that this summer, we really didn't get anything. I'm very sorry for that. ”

Pera shook her head, the Grizzlies have been a losing figure in the free agent market this summer.

Not only did a bunch of people go, but there were no decent reinforcements.

"You're crazy, Pella. The owner of the team apologized to the players, and I was probably the first. Link waved his hand, he couldn't afford Pera's apology.

The young boss has done enough.

"Everybody knows that you are being taken and Michael. Jordan made comparisons. People are expecting you to do it even Michael. Something Jordan didn't even do. For example...... "Pera paused, "for example, four in a row!" ”

Four wins in a row, it's something that almost no one can do.

That's right, the Celts in ancient times once performed the miracle of 8 consecutive championships. But the league at that time and the league now are completely different things, so these 8 consecutive championships actually don't have much reference value.

In the 25 years since the eight consecutive championships, there has never been a team in the NBA that has won three consecutive championships. Jordan and his bull appear.

Generally speaking, in modern basketball, people think that the record with the most consecutive championships is three consecutive championships. Three consecutive championships are enough to prove the terrible strength of a team. And four consecutive championships is something that people can't think of.

Even Jordan, the "god", has only achieved three consecutive championships.

Some would say that if Jordan didn't retire halfway through, he might have really achieved the miracle of four consecutive championships.

But there is no if in competitive sports, and if you don't do it, you don't do it.

It's true that Link has been compared to Jordan all the time, but if he wants to be greater than Jordan, he needs to do something that Jordan can't do.

The four consecutive championships are the most convincing of them.

"But now, it's going to be a bit difficult for us to get there. And once you miss this opportunity, God knows when the next one will be......" Pera shook her head, the basis of the four consecutive championships is three consecutive championships. But a triple championship doesn't happen all the time, and if you miss this time, no one knows if the Grizzlies have a chance.

Link shook the wine glass in his hand, and he became serious.

After three consecutive titles, Link is actually very relaxed. But if you ask him if he is satisfied, he will definitely answer no!

As a professional, and now a professional with the goal of surpassing the greatest player of all time, Link certainly doesn't want to win too many championships.

But there's a reason why no team in the NBA has won four consecutive championships. Almost all teams after three consecutive championships will be like the Grizzlies, which will decline in strength for various reasons.

Under the rules of the NBA today, this is a cycle that no team can avoid.

The myth of standing for 8 years like the Celts in ancient times is simply impossible to replicate in this era.

When you wanted to win the championship in the NBA, you only needed to play two rounds, the first round of the East Finals and the second round of the Finals.

8 consecutive championships, counting only 16 rounds of wins. Moreover, there is no need to play so many games in one round.

But the Grizzlies have won 12 rounds of games in three consecutive championships.

At that time, the competitiveness of the alliance was not at all comparable to that of today.

Three consecutive championships is the highest number of consecutive championships of any team in this era.

It's almost impossible to break this ceiling.

But it is precisely because it is so difficult that it is precious.

Link shrugged, "It's not like we're out of a chance this year, it's just a lot of difficulty. And, even if we miss it this year, we have another chance. ”

"Next time? To have the next chance, we have to build another triple crown dynasty! ”

"Yes, I know. Can...... After all, it's not like no one has done it, right? In short, don't be so frustrated. For us, a brief low tide is not necessarily the end of the world. ”

At this point, Rachel returns from the bathroom. The two men also smiled again and did not continue to talk about work.

When she returned home that night, Pera didn't sleep all night.

Indeed, this golden age of grizzlies is likely to end there.

But perhaps it won't be long before another golden age is re-established.

Link's ambitions...... Far more terrifying than Pera had imagined.