Chapter 874 [Splash Brothers, Steady Profit and No Loss]
Curry was defended as a blacksmith in two games, and his Finals statistics were far worse than the regular season, with only 23 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists, shooting 41.6% from the field and 40.5% from three-point range.
With the stats, Curry was lucky to get the FMVP, and he had to thank Gortat and Biyombo, who were solid on the inside and reduced Gasol's efficiency.
Gasol averaged 16.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and also had two poor performances, shooting 46.3% overall, and the league couldn't have let him win FMVP for two consecutive years.
Danny Green is a highlight of the Clippers, shooting 27 three-pointers in the finals to break Ray Allen's three-point record in the finals, but he has no breakthrough except for shooting three-point defense, and the statistics are average, averaging 14 points, 3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, and FMVP is impossible to award to him.
After the game, the most gimmicky person is, of course, Yang Rui, who has already won 13 championship rings, leaving "Cardinal" Auerbach far behind.
The reporter asked Yang Rui to evaluate his achievements, he said: "I am very happy, but I will not be a basketball coach for the rest of my life, at most 50 years old, I will choose to retire and spend more time with my family, travel around the world, and enjoy life." ”
The reporter asked: "Will you lead the team to Auerbach's eight-game winning streak?" ”
'It depends on the form of the players.' Yang Rui smiled. That 8-consecutive championship record is no longer important, except for patients with secondary two diseases, no one will think that Auerbach is stronger than Yang Rui.
Now retired former president David Stern feels that Yang Rui should retire immediately and then become the president of the league, the head coach job is not suitable for him, and it seriously affects the balance of the league.
The reporters also focused on interviewing Danny Green and Curry, both of whom were on the team when the Clippers rebuilt in 2010 and now have five championship rings, and are known as the "Splash Brothers" because of their excellent three-point shooting skills, which make a splash when the ball is hollow into the net.
The hapless Klay Thompson, although his stats were prettier than in his previous life, was robbed of his resounding nickname by Green and failed to get a championship ring.
The next day, while the media published news to praise the Clippers, they also questioned LeBron James.
The emperor unfortunately lay down because Danny Green was a mid-second rookie selected by the Cavaliers and spent a year with the Cavaliers in the 09-10 season.
Emperors often have, but Maxima does not often, James never imagined that many years later, his humble little brother next to him would get so many rings. Back then, Green couldn't shoot anything in James's built-in system, but now he even broke the three-point record.
With more and more people questioning James' dismissal of teammates online and mounting pressure on Cavaliers management, it will be difficult to find big-name stars to join this summer.
What's even bigger for Cavaliers owner Gilberto is that James once again jumped out of contract and entered the free market.
Most players like to sign long-term contracts, and even if there is an injury, they can take money from the team, and they are not afraid of natural and man-made disasters. But since the disintegration of the Big Three, James has signed a 1+1 contract every year, and then jumped out the next year, which is like: I jumped in again, I jumped out again, and beat me stupid.
Considering the league's new broadcast contract, James's next contract will definitely have an annual salary of more than 30 million, and James' goal is, of course, to maximize profits, to earn a high salary while putting pressure on the management, if you don't poach teammates who satisfy me and form a championship team, Lao Tzu will leave.
Cavaliers owner Gilbert has been coaxing James for more than a decade, and Cleveland is so small that James doesn't make much money. This time, he finally got a little tired of it......
In the Clippers, Pau Gasol chose to jump out of the last year of his contract, he has a championship, knowing that Yang Rui is very optimistic about Jokic, coupled with Whiteside's progress, he will definitely shorten his playing time, it is better to take advantage of his strength and sign another big contract.
Born in July 1980, he is 36 years old, well-rounded, and underdogs who lack interior stars will be interested in him, and due to the skyrocketing salary cap, some teams that can't make up the minimum wage will also be willing to offer him a big contract.
At the celebration party, Gasol chatted with Yang Rui and said his thoughts, but Yang Rui did not stay. The Clippers signed Gasol to improve their immediate combat power, and they did not think about long-term cooperation.
Richard Jefferson won't renew his contract, he has the quality, he has the championship, he can go to other teams to pursue a bigger contract, and it is a bit of a humiliation to stay with the Clippers as a marginal man.
David West is willing to stay, he can give up even tens of millions of annual salaries, he doesn't care about money at all, he just wants to win.
Veteran Andre Miller will retire, he has no regrets, and he can't move.
Draymond Green is a limited free agent, and the Clippers are under no pressure to re-sign him in the summer, and there is plenty of salary space.
Middleton, on the other hand, is a complete free agent, a second-round rookie who joined the Clippers, and Yang Rui kept him for four years, averaging 12 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26.3 minutes per game last season, shooting 46.7% from the field and 41% from three-point range.
Yang Rui also talked to Middleton at the party and gave him the option to accept if a team is willing to offer a premium salary, and the Clippers can't match it. He could also choose to stay in Los Angeles and accept the Clippers' offer of $52 million over four years, with the team waiting for him until August.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Middleton signed a 15-year contract extension with the Bucks for 5 years and 7,000, with an average annual salary of about the same. Brother Alphabet has become stronger, he can play the No. 3 position, make a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, and the team also has Covington, who can also shoot three-pointers and defend on the wing.
This is the most reasonable contract the Clippers have offered Middleton, and he will have to re-sign him next year.
The Clippers have three more draft picks this season, and the team's first- and second-round picks traded Joseph Young to the Timberwolves in exchange for a second-round pick. As usual, the manager sent the Clippers' second-round pick away for cash, leaving two picks with the highest picks.
Chinese fans are very concerned about this draft, because there are two Chinese players participating in the draft, both of whom are insiders, nicknamed "The Great Demon King" Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin.
Yao Ming retired, Yi Jianlian returned to the CBA, and Chinese fans hope that another Chinese player will land in the NBA, so that they can treat an NBA team as their home team. If the Clippers select a Chinese player, even if the fans start from the marginals, they will be happy, and it will be more enjoyable to watch the strong team play while supporting their compatriots.
Yang Rui circled two goals, including Zhou Qi, which is a win-win situation.
Zhou Qi used to have average statistics in both international games and the CBA league, averaging 15.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 3.2 blocks per game last season, with a shooting rate of 60%.
You must know that when the NBA's marginal people join the CBA, they can generally cut 20+ on the outside and two doubles on the inside, and Zhou Qi's blue-collar data is too ordinary.
Yang Rui is interested in his talent, a set of unofficial physical test data shows that Zhou Qi's arm span, standing height, and height 3 items ranked first among all players participating in the joint trial!
HE IS 219CM TALL IN SHOES, 216CM TALL IN BARE FEET, WEIGHS 99 KG, STANDS 286CM IN HEIGHT, HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 233CM, A FAT CONTENT OF 4.85%, A JUMP HEIGHT OF 80CM ON THE SPOT, AND A RUNNING JUMP HEIGHT OF 81CM.
The outside world is undoubtedly concerned about Zhou Qi's weight. In April 2015, Zhou Qi went to Portland to participate in the Nike Basketball Summit, when he also underwent a physical test, weighed about 95 kilograms, and now, his weight has increased to 99 kilograms, although he still fails, it is always a good start.
After the joint tryout, some people thought that the Knicks' Porzingis was a template for Zhou Qi. When Boshen landed in the NBA in 2015, he weighed 220 pounds, about 99.7 kilograms.
Using second-round picks to select a center with an ultra-long arm span and mid-to-long shooting ability, he is still Chinese and will make steady gains.