Chapter 862 [Unintentionally Inserting Willows, Whoever Leaves Stays]
Four consecutive championships, a new record, but the Clippers' season ended not perfectly, and Curry failed to get FMVP.
Yang Rui gave Curry unlimited rights, but this baby himself is too uncompetitive. Although he had two outbursts, he also had one game that was defended as a blacksmith, and in the fourth game of the decisive game, Curry performed averagely, shooting 8-of-19, 3-of-9 three-pointers, 6-of-6 free throws, and cutting down 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
Pau Gasol, a newcomer to the Clippers, unexpectedly won the FMVP, he didn't deliberately fight, just played as best as he could according to the tactics, and the highest number of shots in a single game was only 17. He is steady, and the efficiency of the four battles is not low, and he has no intention of inserting willows into the willows.
He played an average of 32.4 minutes per game, scoring 17.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 2 blocks, shooting 48.4% from the field, 40% from three-point range (4 of 10 in total), and 80% from the free throw line.
In the fourth game, Gasol even deliberately conceded the ball, actively covered Curry without the ball, and constantly passed the ball to create opportunities for his teammates, shooting 6 of 12 from the field, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, and got 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Yang Rui can't abandon Gasol for Curry's FMVP, the finals need this kind of strength veterans to play, Gasol and Draymond played together, which really suppressed the Hawks' interior line. In addition, there are more rotations in Nenne, and Whiteside doesn't play much, it's too rough.
After the game, not only Curry felt depressed, but also media reporters, many people don't know how to write a script to praise the stars, Gasol has been tepid in popularity since he entered the league, even if he has been selected as an All-Star many times, and his popularity has been tepid and lacks attention.
Just one point can tell how low Gasol's presence is, and no one has ever discussed who his lifelong enemy is.
He's the most altruistic breed in the NBA, never greedy for the ball, but despite that, he's still efficient and has a huge impact on a team.
Gasol certainly has its drawbacks, and the NBA is a sport full of muscles, dunks, and unreasonable breakthroughs. The subtext is that the NBA is physical, talented, and a less white sport.
So, the world is wearing tinted glasses. Foreign white insider? You can never tear off the label of "soft egg" on your body. Even if the modern basketball tribune is king, there will be countless people who look down on Gasol because he can't pout his ass and arch all the way to the basket, so he is just a "system player".
Yang Rui likes system players, so he spared no effort to praise Gasol. "Paul is one of the best interior players in the league, and he can be the axis in many systems such as the triangle offense, the Princeton offense, the Hawks offense, and I like this type of interior the most."
The reporter asked about Curry's performance, Yang Rui smiled: "People will have abnormal times, it's normal, one or two poor performances don't mean that Stephen has no strength, don't care about the details, we won the championship again, this is the key." ”
The reporter asked: "Who is the FMVP in your mind in this finals?" ”
"The Clippers are a great whole, and I think this award belongs to everyone, and of course mine." Yang Rui said with a smile.
This is the fourth consecutive championship, which is very significant, and the Clippers players are surrounded by reporters, and even Turkglou and Crabbe, who are not on the squad, have been interviewed.
Crabbe had mixed feelings, played two seasons of soy sauce, won two championship rings, and he was able to blow up most of the active players.
The players who joined the Clippers were affected by the butterfly effect of Yang Rui, and their fates have changed, and they won the championship, but it is difficult to guarantee playing time, and it is difficult to get a high salary in the future.
For example, Whiteside, Crabbe, and Covington, none of them know that they have the potential to get a high salary, and it is easy for the Clippers to renew their contracts.
As in previous years, the Clippers threw parties and paraded to win the championship.
Everyone had a lot of fun, Curry also came out of the haze of losing FMVP, he is 27 years old, he already has three regular season MVPs and a Finals MVP, four championship rings, and Jordan is 28 years old to win the championship for the first time, what is he not satisfied with?
After the party is over the holidays, and many people will not continue to play for the Clippers next season, Yang Rui chatted with every player, thanked everyone, and did not persuade anyone to stay like he persuaded Guy last year.
Yang Rui is already the owner of the Clippers, and he wants to run the team from the perspective of his own interests, rather than putting human feelings first. People who are valuable to the team try their best to renew their contracts, while some are just passers-by.
Players also have their own ideas and options, like Chandler, Griffin, Parsons, who left last season......
In the face of the future, everyone is just making what they think is the right decision, or making some choices within the range they think they can bear, and then waiting for this decision to bear fruit after time has been brewing, and taste the sweetness or bitterness of this fruit.
Nene decided to give up the final year of his contract and enter free agency early, and he got the ring and wanted to fight for another big contract.
Nene averaged 21.4 minutes per game in the playoffs, scoring 10.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 58.5% from the field, and there will definitely be teams interested in him.
Rudy Gay, Famar, Whiteside, Turkglou, James Jones, Covington, Danny Green are all seven completely free men.
Turkoglu is likely to retire, and the 29-year-old Guy is sure to get a long-term contract with a high salary with two All-Star selections and two Sixth Man of the Year awards.
Yang Rui asked manager Olshi to negotiate with the agents of Whiteside, Covington, and Danny Green as soon as possible, and he could renew the contract at a price higher than the market price, try to sign a long-term contract, and the others should not be bothered.
Whiteside only averaged 13 minutes per game in the playoffs, usually garbage time, and could score 7.4 points, 5 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 1.2 blocks, shooting 62.2% from the field.
Whiteside's weakness is obvious, he is just a blue-collar center, averaging 0.1 assists per game is rounded, playing in a strong team, he did not make a splash like in his previous life, and other teams may not dare to offer high salaries.
Covington averaged 8.4 minutes per game, 3.4 points and 1.1 rebounds, the stats are not worth mentioning, it is easier to stay, and perhaps few teams have made an offer to him.
Danny Green was named to the defensive second team and is an excellent 3-and-D player, and as long as he doesn't ask for a big salary, he will renew his contract. Yang Rui believes that he will not do this because he does not care much about money and likes to win.
Other vacancies, Yang Rui is ready to fill through the draft and free agency recruitment.
After four consecutive championships, there will definitely be many veterans who are willing to take a pay cut to join the Clippers to impact the championship, because the Clippers core is very young, and the coach is Yang Rui, and many media predict that they are likely to defend the title again next season.
Speaking at the championship parade, Yang Rui also assured Los Angeles fans that the team's goal for next season is to win five consecutive championships.
Yang Rui wants to use the Spurs' team building model, the core players remain unchanged, rely on fine-tuning the lineup to strengthen, and replace role players to assist the core, which can not only ensure the team's desire to win, but also maintain the depth of the lineup.
The future core of the Clippers has been determined, and that is the combination of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Antetokounmpo.
They are both young and good at offense and defense, and as long as they don't separate, the Clippers must be a super strong team, and the team has plenty of salary space to successfully complete a contract extension.
The Clippers have a lot of potential players, and others are also good, but Yang Rui thinks they can be replaced. Who leaves and who stays depends on the state of these people in the future.
In this year's draft conference, Yang Rui is ready to select two more potential newcomers to cultivate, and his memories of his past life are almost useless.