The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 256 Unhappy Howard
Under normal circumstances, this season is actually a lockout season.

Although the lockout time was only one month, it still caused the teams to play more than ten games less.

But now because of Li Xun's appearance, the season that was supposed to be suspended did not occur.

The reason for the suspension was because the employers could no longer bear the high salaries of the players.

Every year, 57% of the total revenue of all teams is used to pay players' salaries, which makes 22 teams in the current league at a loss.

With a total of [-] teams, [-]% of the teams lost money. Of course, the bosses couldn't stand it.

Although there are teams like the Knicks or the Lakers that make money, part of the money they make has to be shared equally, which means that they also earn a lot less.

So they think about reducing the salary ratio of players.

But the situation is different now. The losses of the teams in the league are not as serious as under normal circumstances.

Given Li Xun's disturbance, only half of the league's teams are losing money, and the amount of loss is not large.

For example, the Pistons are in a state of serious losses under normal circumstances.

But Li Xun led the team to win the championship crazily. In the past two years, the Pistons have made a lot of money, and their profitability is second only to the Knicks and the Lakers.

In the offseason salary negotiations, the players' salaries should have been reduced to 51.2%. The two sides talked about a 53% position. It was a happy situation and did not affect the start of the new season.

Stern is happy here, and every time it comes to the labor negotiation, it is his most painful moment.

Because many negotiations lasted at least ten hours or more, and they were uninterrupted negotiations, how could Stern bear it.

This time, the two sides only talked for three or four hours in the end, saving a lot of energy.

What makes Stern even more happy is that Li Xun is finally allowed to play the opening game this year.

And it was against the Knicks with the highest ticket price.

In this opening game, the average price of Knicks home game tickets even reached 360 US dollars.

You must know that this is not the playoffs, it is just a regular season, and it can be sold at such a sky-high price.

"Boss, I will never let you down."

"I will prove to the world that your vision is definitely the best."

"Thank you for letting me start."

Before the game started, in the locker room, Chandler Parsons said loudly to Li Xun.

Li Xun was very helpless, this guy seemed a bit thick-skinned.

Shouldn't this be said in private?What do other players think when they say it with such fanfare?
"Young man, I didn't give you the starter."

"It's the team's decision."

"In the locker room from now on, don't say a few words of nonsense that shouldn't be said."

Li Xun glared at Parsons and reminded him.

Parsons shrank his head and smiled at Li Xun.

Clay, who was not far away, looked depressed. He never dreamed that, as the highest pick in this year's draft by the Pistons, he would not be in the starting lineup.

Instead, Parsons, a sycophant, was given the starting lineup.

That's right, this year's Pistons rookie has only one impression of Parsons, and that is a sycophant.

Leonard remained silent, sitting in a corner, like a human sculpture.

Li Xun sighed, since Leonard was 16 years old, his father was shot dead, he has been so taciturn.

Half an hour later, Li Xun led the Pistons into the arena.

There are countless new faces in the Pistons this year. When they entered the field, many Knicks fans couldn't even tell which one was which.

However, after seeing Li Xun and Howard walking on the court talking and laughing, they were still extremely shocked.

The league's No. [-] center and the league's No. [-] forward, the two of them work together, the power can be imagined.

Knicks became the first Knife Revenant of this terrifying combination.

Li Xun glanced at the Knicks' bench, and suddenly saw an acquaintance.

Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin approached Li Xun last season, but Li Xun gave him a cold face.

But he actually found a job with the Golden State Warriors.

This is also the same as normal history. Jeremy Lin's rookie season was indeed in the Warriors, serving as a substitute for Curry.

But it is said to be a substitute, in fact, the nature is the same as the relationship between Sun Yue and Kobe.

Jeremy Lin played 29 games with the Warriors, averaging nearly 10 minutes per game. In fact, he played a lot of time, but the statistics are hard to describe.

He averaged 2.5 shots per game and only scored 2.6 points, of which only 20% of the three-pointers were shot.

To be reasonable, he is really no better than Sun Yue.

But when it came to the Knicks, this guy took his chance.

It's just that this opportunity hasn't appeared yet.

Li Xun just glanced at Jeremy Lin, and then he didn't pay much attention, just a little guy.

Many fans crazily boasted that Jeremy Lin's ten or so games played were all blown out. In fact, that was the case. You must know that in the first seven games he started, he made 45 turnovers.

With an average of six or seven turnovers per game, the assist-to-turnover ratio is almost 1:1, which is indeed the No. 1 in history.

As for what was said to be racially discriminated against by Melon, which led to the team not being reused later, that is even more nonsense. You must know that Jeremy Lin can play in the starting lineup, or it was the suggestion of the head coach D'Antoni given by Melon.

Anyway, Anthony is a fool, and any shit can be put on his head.

Of course, the advantage is not without, that is, he has a big heart.

And his yellow skin is also an advantage. For other black players, this short-lived performance is actually nothing at all.

NBA history can easily find a bunch of such short-lived players.

"Dudududu!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

The Knicks have made a lot of effort in terms of lineup this year.

The first is their inside line. They signed Tyson Chandler from the Mavericks.

Then bought out Billups' contract and got Baron Davis to the team.

Hard work is hard work, the effect is definitely not much better, because they haven't gained any top combat power in their years of fighting.

Howard, Li Xun, Leonard, Parsons and Curry.

Parsons is definitely a beautiful landscape, with a height of 208 cm, but he was placed in the shooting guard position.

Shooting guard English shooting-guard is actually a shooting guard, Parsons has a basket, he is a shooting guard, but when defending, because of his height, he may suffer.

Although Durant is also tall, Durant excels in flexibility. Parsons does not have Durant's physical fitness.

If so, it's the Pistons' turn to choose.

The main reason why Parsons was reduced to the second round was his poor physical fitness.

At the beginning, Li Xun and Howard directly gave Chandler and Stoudemire a blow.

Curry made a three-pointer, Li Xun grabbed a rebound from the basket, and passed it to Howard.

Then seeing Chandler being stuck by Li Xun, Howard was really like a monster, roaring and pressing Stoudemire to complete the dunk.

Li Xun couldn't help laughing. Compared with Yao Ming, Howard's enthusiasm on the court is indeed easier to motivate his teammates.

With Howard's opening dunk as a foreshadowing, the Pistons then started a one-sided slaughter.

Curry played against the old Baron Davis, and now the first-generation bearded man is just playing soy sauce with a high salary. After all, this is his last year's contract and he is also old. He has a decent contract.

As for the dream of winning the championship, what a joke, they have come to the Knicks, and what championship is needed.

Davis played casually, and Curry played easily.

Parsons is facing off against white swingman Landry Fields.

This Fields is also taller in the perimeter, reaching 201 centimeters.

The two big white men were running slowly on the field. I didn't know that they thought they were exercising after cooking.

Judging from the matchup situation, it is obvious that Parsons has a considerable advantage. After all, the physical fitness of the two sides is similar, and Parsons still has a considerable height advantage.

On the basketball court, in the case of equal physical fitness such as speed, bounce, flexibility, etc., one inch is longer and one inch is stronger, and the higher the height, the greater the advantage.

Leonard is directly facing Anthony tonight.

He was like a humanoid defensive machine on the court, without saying a word, just staring at Anthony all the time.

He didn't even participate in the offense and was on Anthony's side from start to finish.

This kind of suffocating defense made Anthony extremely annoyed, talking trash frequently.

It's a pity that these trash words didn't even make Leonard's expression change in any way.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sound of dunks and roars from the basket came one after another on the field.

Tonight is Howard's first show to join the Pistons. Li Xun also wanted to give Howard a big gift to let him be grateful for his decision to join the Pistons.

As long as there is the ball, Li Xun will pass it to Howard as soon as possible, and help him get in position, giving him a more comfortable shooting space.

With the help of Li Xun, Howard scored 10 points, 18 rebounds and 6 blocks in less than 2 minutes of the first quarter.

This data almost didn't make Howard smile crookedly.

You must know that this guy averaged 20 points per game in the Magic last season. As a result, before the first quarter was over tonight, he had already scored 18 points.

According to this rhythm, Howard feels that he may even break his single-game scoring record tonight.

Today, Howard, who entered the league in 04, is now starting his eighth season.

It's a pity that Howard's personal single-game data is actually not particularly luxurious.

The highest scoring record in a single game is only 45 points.

Less, of course, cannot be said to be less, but it is not enough to explode.

The key is that he has very, very few 40-point games in a single game. In the first four seasons of his career, he didn't even have a 40+ game.

In addition to not scoring high, his single-game rebounding record is not high either.

The current highest single-game rebound record is 26, which can only be said to be sparse and ordinary.

"Lee, I'm so blessed to be joining the Pistons right now."

"It turned out to be such a cool thing to play by your side."

"It's so simple, so easy. If you help me like this every game, I feel like I can at least average 60 points and 30 rebounds per game!"

Howard and Li Xun went off to rest together, and Cousins ​​and Vucevic both played.

Listening to Howard's exaggerated words, Li Xun couldn't laugh or cry, averaging 60 points and 30 rebounds per game?It's a good thing this guy can speak.

"Old man, don't dream in broad daylight."

"Average 60 points per game, I can't even dream of it, but I can work hard tonight and strive for 60+!"

Li Xun said with a smile.

Howard clapped his hands and laughed loudly, applauding repeatedly.

If it had been left before, he would never have dreamed that he would be able to enjoy this kind of treatment in his first game after joining the Pistons.

He was even ready to be Li Xun's blue-collar henchman.

For the sake of the championship, you don't have to be a dog's leg.

But Li Xun obviously didn't have such an idea, he really regarded himself as an equal teammate.

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, to Li Xun's surprise, Cousins ​​got up.

This is Cousins' second season.

In his rookie season, Cousins' performance was lackluster, with nothing outstanding, and of course, no obvious weaknesses.

But at the beginning of this season, Cousins ​​has obviously played tougher.

Perhaps because of Howard's arrival, Cousins ​​clearly realized that if he is not good enough, he can only be a substitute in this life.

It may also be that there are too many newcomers in the team, which puts a lot of pressure on him.

Parsons played 7 minutes in the first quarter and performed fairly well. He took 3 shots and scored two mid-range shots.

Because Howard was playing in the first quarter, Parsons didn't get many shots.

According to Li Xun's plan, he quickly fattened up Parsons and then sold him.

The Pistons currently have too many forwards and guards. It is acceptable to trade Parsons for a reliable insider or trade draft picks.

In the drafts in recent years, the production of insiders is very small, and the quality is not particularly good.

Cousins's class was already quite prominent.

However, starting from 2012, the production of insiders began to pick up, and Li Xun felt that it was necessary to make arrangements in advance.

For example, thick eyebrows, Zhuangshen and Chasing Dream Green in 12 years, Aquaman Adams, DPOY Gobert and Antetokounmpo in 13 years, of course, Antetokounmpo must not be said to be an insider.

At present, the Pistons have enough outside lines. In the next two years, Li Xun's plan is to give priority to some inside lines to cultivate.

The second quarter started, and the Knicks won by 8 points in the first quarter. As soon as the second quarter started, the gap was further widened.

Anthony looked a little angry.

He was a little overwhelmed by Leonard's defense.

Even if it is just a new melon egg Leonard, the defensive strength is quite high.

The most hateful thing is that this guy can't give a fart with three sticks. No matter how much Anthony spat trash, Leonard completely ignored it.

This gave Anthony a feeling of being underestimated.

If it wasn't for Li Xun being too cruel, maybe Anthony would have to give Leonard a little color tonight.

When the game entered the half of the fourth quarter, the Knicks announced that the game had entered garbage time.

Howard's face was green with anger, because he just scored 52 points now.

If the entire game is played, he really has a chance to get 60+ tonight!

With 52 points and 25 rebounds, this game is definitely the most luxurious game in Howard's career so far.

"What a damn Knicks."

"If they don't surrender so early, I really have a chance to get 60+30 tonight!"

After the game, Howard was full of displeasure.

The miracle data was right in front of him, but it was destroyed by the Knicks' garbage time. No wonder he was happy.

(End of this chapter)