With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 86 Off-the-ball duel, Wang Chao vs Hamilton
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"19 consecutive victories, the Suns are invincible, beat the Wizards, and continued the winning streak."

"Sun team player Wang Chao scored 28 points in 35 minutes off the bench, and competed with Arenas on the same stage."

"Suns head coach D'Antoni: I consider making Wang Chao the main substitute in the future. This is also Wang Chao's own request. For the team's victory, he is willing to make sacrifices."

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Arenas scored 50 points but failed to lead the team to victory, and the news of the Suns' 19-game winning streak became the headlines of the league that day.

Wang Chao came off the bench, but scored the team's highest score efficiently, and D'Antoni revealed in the post-match press conference that Wang Chao would continue to serve as a substitute in the next game, which shocked the entire league. .

The Suns already have Barbosa on the bench who averages 18 points per game. If there is another Wang Chao who averages 19 points per game, then the Suns' bench rotation alone may be able to compete with those bottom teams in the league. The main starters competed.

The depth of this lineup makes any team in the league salivate, but there is no way to be jealous. Who makes Wang Chao cheap?

A player with an annual salary of less than US$50 can actually contribute as much as 19 points per game, and his scoring explosiveness is so strong, and more importantly, he is very obedient, even if the head coach asks him to play as a substitute for the team's victory, he is willing , This is simply a model player!

Originally, many teams that regarded the Suns as their imaginary opponents had been having headaches on how to deal with Wang Chao on the defensive end. Now that it was alright, Wang Chao went to play as a substitute, and their heads ached even more.

The Wizards were the first victim, and the second was the Suns' rival Portland Trail Blazers on December 12.

The current Blazers are still struggling in the quagmire of bad teams in the league. Although Roy and Aldridge got two potential rookies through the draft this summer, they have been bad for many years after all. Roy was not capable enough in his rookie period. It will take at least a year or two to drag the Blazers out of the quagmire.

The Suns' match against the Trail Blazers was a completely one-sided massacre. Nash, Stoudemire and others all clocked out of the three quarters and played less than 30 minutes.

Wang Chao became the biggest beneficiary.

替补时间出场的他这场比赛打了32分钟，16投10中，三分球11中7，罚球4中3，得到30分5篮板。

Scored 30+ points in a row for the first time in the regular season.

Facts have proved that it is indeed much easier and simpler to collect statistics in the abuse game than in the quality game. The Trail Blazers have no intention of defending when they are behind by a large score.

There is nothing wrong with Wang Chao choosing to play off the bench.

Relying on the 35 points and 30 points scored in the two games respectively, Wang Chao's scoring average of 19.2 points per game ushered in a surge, directly reaching 20.2 points, and the effect was really immediate.

When people discovered that Wang Chao's scoring average returned to more than 20 points per game, more and more people started to manually @巴克利. During the live broadcast of the game, Kenny Smith did not forget to use this incident to tease Barkley.

"Charles, are you ready? I think after this season, you may really try the taste of donkey dung. I hope you like it."

Barkley rolled his eyes, unable to say a word.

He is also a little flustered. The regular season has already gone through a quarter of the schedule. Wang Chao can maintain a stable scoring average of 20 points per game in more than 20 games. It is just like what Smith said. Wang Chao is really possible. Achieved an average of 20+ points per game in the regular season.

Even if it's a little bit worse, it won't be too much worse. In order to make him look ugly, other Suns players will help Wang Chao increase his scoring average.

Thinking of this, Barkley's mouth felt bitter.

Why is he so mean?Well now, I have dug such a big hole for myself, what should I do then!

But looking back, at that time, who would have believed that this guy could really average 20+ points per game?

After all, last season's playoffs were a special situation. The Suns did not have Stoudemire, which gave him a lot of opportunities, and other teams in the league were unfamiliar with Wang Chao's style of play at that time.

After studying Wang Chao's game videos in the new season, all teams will formulate defensive tactics against Wang Chao, which shouldn't be the case!

Barkley couldn't understand the gold content of 99 disturbed three-pointers, and he couldn't understand that Wang Chao's strength under the blessing of the system's talent skills was far stronger than he seemed.

Don't see that so far, his overall rating ability value is still only 67, but in terms of offensive ability alone, even many players with an overall rating of 80 cannot compare to him.

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At the end of December, there are two major events for the league. One is the Christmas game carefully planned by the league, and the other is the opening of the All-Star voting.

The first one has nothing to do with the Suns. Although the Suns have become the hottest team in the league because of their 20 consecutive victories, when the schedule was first arranged, the league really didn’t arrange a Christmas game for the Suns. Just played a game against the Blazers on December 12, and it was fine.

As for the second, it is related to all teams in the league.

Fans all hope that their idols can become the starters of the All-Stars, and they will be very glamorous on the All-Stars stage, so they will naturally vote for their idols very attentively.

The Suns also began canvassing for their stars.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Chao is also the target of the team, and the resources obtained are almost the same as Nash, Stoudemire and Marion.

Wang Chao was quite surprised by this, but it was only a surprise.

He doesn't think he can be selected as an All-Star by voting, especially in the aura of the three top stars in the West, Kobe, Iverson, and Tracy McGrady, let alone him, even the two-time regular season MVP winner Nash It is also inferior to these three people.

And if Wang Chao participates in the voting as a forward, then his competitors will be Duncan, Garnett, Anthony and Nowitzki.

If he, like Dayao, can get the votes of Huaguo fans, there is still a possibility, but with his current situation, the possibility is really unlikely.

As for being selected as an All-Star substitute based on the coach's vote, it seems unreliable to Wang Chao.

There are many outstanding players in the league, and they all average more than 20 points per game.

If there is no accident, both Nash and Stoudemire of the Suns will definitely be selected as the All-Stars as substitutes. Even from this point of view, the league is unlikely to allow a team to have so many players selected All-star substitutes, after all, other teams also need to gain popularity to attract fans and boost the economy, so you can't just leave it here for the whole family to play, right?

Instead, Wang Chao was once again invited to participate in the All-Star Three-Point Contest.

Last season, Wang Chao won the championship with a record-breaking 26 points in the final of the three-point contest. The league officials hope that he can continue to participate in the three-point contest, and it is best to win the three-point contest again and create a super three-point shooter across the century image.

Wang Chao did not hesitate and directly agreed to participate.

Now he is at a time when he needs to be famous, and he can accumulate more honors, popularity and popularity in these aspects, which will make it easier to negotiate for a contract renewal next summer.

At the same time, Wang Chao also realized that he might need an agent.

Wang Chao didn't have an agent before. Originally, he signed a rookie contract with the Suns, so there was no room for negotiation. In addition, the contract was so cheap that Wang Chao never hired an agent.

But after this season, the situation is completely different.

Based on his current performance, the new contract extension will start at least 800 million. If his performance in the following games can go further, and even help the Suns win the championship in the playoffs, he is definitely eligible to sign a maximum salary contract.

And this requires the assistance of a broker with strong professional skills.

Wang Chao didn't worry too much about this aspect. In fact, he already had a candidate for a manager in his mind, and that was Bill Duffy.

If you are a fan who is familiar with Dayao, the name of Bill Duffy must be no exception, because he is Dayao's agent in the NBA and is responsible for all of Dayao's business in the United States.

But I'm afraid many people don't know that Bill Duffy is not only Dayao's agent, but also Wang Chao's current teammate Nash's agent.

Not only that, but his well-known players include Carmelo Anthony and the future thick eyebrow brother Anthony Davis.

Bill Duffy has an excellent reputation in the American industry. He is a white lotus flower among brokers who are synonymous with greed, insidiousness, and cunning. He can be called a good gentleman.

One of Bill Duffy's most well-known stories is that in 03, due to his negligence at work, his player Anthony Carter failed to fulfill his $400 million contract with the team, and in the end he had to sign with another team for 1 Annual $100 contract.

For this reason, Bill Duffy paid Anthony Carter $300 million out of his own pocket to compensate him for his economic losses.

In addition, Bill Duffy has publicly rejected some players with bad records many times, so as to establish his good reputation in the industry.

Of course, Wang Chao doesn't understand agents, but as a fan who traveled from 22 years, he is very aware of the muddy waters, so it is very important to find an agent with good character.

Bill Duffy’s contact information is easy to get. Wang Chao can ask for it directly from Nash, or he can also communicate with Dayao. I believe that Bill Duffy, who acts as Dayao’s agent, will be happy to sign another potential player. Unlimited Chinese players.

……

The Suns' winning streak finally settled on 21 consecutive victories.

On December 12, the Suns defeated the New York Knicks 28:108 in an away game and achieved 86 consecutive victories. However, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in back-to-back away games on the 21th, 29:99, with a weak 101 points. The gap lost the game and the winning streak came to an abrupt end.

The 21-game winning streak is already a winning streak that amazes the entire league. In this era when the Rockets have won 22 consecutive victories and the Heat have not yet won 27 consecutive victories, the Suns' 21-game winning streak can rank first in the league's winning streak. Second place, second only to the Lakers' 33-game winning streak!

As for the Suns losing to the Mavericks to end the winning streak, people generally accept it. After all, the Mavericks are one of the best performing teams in the current league. Second in the league.

In this game, Wang Chao, who came off the bench, continued to play efficiently and steadily, scoring 23 points and 3 rebounds. Stoudemire in the starting lineup was also in very good form, scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds.

但奈何小牛队那边，诺维斯基20投11中得到31分，贾森.特里20投12中，砍下35分。

The Suns did not complain about losing this game.

The performance of Nowitzki and Terry of the Mavericks is only part of the reason for the loss. On the other hand, the long winning streak has also caused great fatigue and mental pressure for the Suns players. The more they win, the less they will lose. Willing to lose easily, the psychological pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and the playing on the court is more conservative and limited.

This is also a problem that every winning streak team must face.

It can be seen from this that how strong the 33-game winning streak Lakers were in the league at the time. After all, even if the Warriors won 73 regular season wins in the future, the longest winning streak would be only 24 consecutive victories. During the period of 72 wins, the longest winning streak was only 18 consecutive victories.

The end of the winning streak, not only did not discourage the Suns, but it made everyone in the team breathe a sigh of relief, and the next game became more relaxed.

After the Mavericks game, the Suns have just one game left in December, a trip to the Detroit Pistons.

The Pistons are currently the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference, but in fact their winning percentage is equal to the third-ranked Spurs in the Western Conference.

As the best defensive team in the league, the Pistons don't have many fans. After all, watching them play is really boring.

Two years ago, the Pistons and Spurs teamed up for the championship and staged an extremely boring defensive battle for all audiences. In seven games, the two teams averaged only 86.7 points and 84.9 points per game. The offense was fragmented and the game process was very boring. This finals is also the one with the lowest ratings of the NBA Finals in recent years.

But the encounter between the Pistons and the Suns has a very interesting aspect.

The score match between Wang Chao and Hamilton.

The positions of the two are different, one is a small forward and the other is a shooting guard, but their offensive modes on the court are surprisingly similar.

In other words, many aspects of Wang Chao's running without the ball are obtained by watching Hamilton's game video, analyzing and studying the opponent's running trajectory and skills, so it is very similar.

The two are undoubtedly the best off-ball scorers in the league today, and their statistics are also very similar.

So far in the regular season, Wang Chao has averaged 20.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Hamilton averaged 20.1 points, 4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

The difference is that Wang Chao has changed from a starter to a substitute, with an average playing time of about 30 minutes and 12.4 shots per game.

On the other hand, for Hamilton, he averaged 36.8 shots in 15.6 minutes per game.

Obviously, Wang Chao, as a junior, is at least superior in terms of data performance. He can score higher than Hamilton with fewer shots.

This is actually a matter of course.

Hamilton is known as the king of mid-range shots. 80% of his scores come from mid-range shots after running without the ball. Although he has maintained his shooting percentage above 45% for a long time by virtue of running without the ball and excellent front sight, But the scoring efficiency of two-pointers is still too low for an off-ball scorer like him.

Throughout Hamilton's career, there are only 20 seasons in which he averaged over 2 points per game, and they were all in the early 20s.

As a player who is positioned as a scorer, Hamilton's scoring stability is excellent, but the upper limit is not enough.

This may have something to do with the fact that Hamilton has basically spent his career in the Pistons, a team that doesn't pay much attention to offense. Perhaps his scoring average in a fast-paced team like the Suns can be further improved, but anyway, mid-range Shooting, especially long two-pointers, is not as cost-effective as three-pointers is the consensus of the future small ball era.

Wang Chao averaged 12.4 shots per game to reach an average of 20+ points per game, completely relying on the bonus of three-pointers.

Hamilton averaged 20.1 points per game and scored 5.4 free throws. Wang Chao's free throws averaged only 2.4, and the largest proportion of scoring was three-pointers.

When the Suns and the Pistons met, the fans couldn't help being curious. With similar playing styles and completely different ending methods, who is better, Wang Chao or Hamilton?
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On December 12, the Pistons are at home, and the game between the two teams is about to start.

Looking at the sparse audience in the Pistons' home stands, Wang Chao couldn't help shaking his head.

He has heard the story about the city of Detroit. The famous Motor City has been impacted by various aspects of the automobile industry. The economy has fallen sharply, and the unemployed population has skyrocketed. Not many people are willing to pay to watch NBA games.

Compared with the Suns home court, the stadium atmosphere here is really ordinary, and the attendance rate is very low.

Wang Chao just paid attention to the situation outside the field, and then quickly turned his attention to the opposite bench.

He saw the No. 32 player wearing a mask early on, the CIC King Richard Hamilton!

As an NBA fan, Wang Chao actually doesn't particularly like players like Hamilton. In contrast, he prefers stars like Kobe, James, and Curry with strong personal heroism.

But in this era, in order to improve his performance on the field, he had to work hard to learn how to run without the ball. Wang Chao deeply understood Hamilton's excellence.

It is different from Kobe James' flying into the sky, and also different from Curry's unreasonable three-pointers. The opponent's style of play can be learned and imitated by many ordinary people.

Although Wang Chao has three three-pointers with a full value of 99, if he calculates it seriously, he can contribute 20+ points per game to the team in a stable way. It is the most important thing. After all, no matter how accurate your three-point shooting is, if people don't give you a chance to shoot, what can you do?
"In this game, let me experience the power of genuine Hamilton-style running without the ball!"

The game is about to start, and players from both sides will appear on the field one after another.

Hamilton was standing at the shooting guard position, and was slightly taken aback immediately, because standing opposite him was not the Suns' starting shooting guard Raja Bell, but small forward Wang Chao, who had been playing off the bench for the previous few games.

Pistons head coach Philip Sanders looked solemn.

"That Mike (D'Antoni) guy...is he going to use Wang Chao, who is also good at running off the ball, against Richard (Hamilton)?"

D'Antoni crossed his arms around his chest, with a slight smile on his face, and a trace of expectation.

This will be a duel without the ball, Wang Chao vs Hamilton!

(End of this chapter)