Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 169 The Reward Factor of Detonation

Wu Di didn't argue with Grant, but Scott was unwilling.

This price was drawn up by him. He thought it was reasonable. It not only appeased Jordan, but also did not waste too much salary space of the team:

"Don't think that $700 million is very high! How difficult it will be for us to strengthen the interior this year! If other teams offer more than $700 million next year, you won't know where to cry..."

But the more he fought, the more confident Grant became for no reason:
"How is it possible! Don't talk nonsense, Scott, even if it matches the offer of other teams, it can't be higher than $700 million!"

As he spoke, he sneered at the two of them:
"Before you said that Varejao's $700 million contract was too much of a premium, but now that this guy's statistics are not as good as Varejao's, you dare to ask for $700 million. If I didn't help Gilbert check it out, sooner or later Discard the knight, haha!"

Grant actually said such words, which made Wu Di shake his head.

In fact, even if it is not the reason for the urgent shortage of insiders this year, Jordan's worth should be higher than that of Varejao.

After all, Varejao is 28 years old and has reached his peak, while Jordan Jr. is only 22 years old. He has just become a starter this season. The price will not be low.

But Grant is so arrogant and confident!

Now it's $700 million a year. This guy thinks the price is too high and refuses to renew Jordan's contract in advance. During the offseason, he will make at least $1000 million a year.

After signing such a four-year contract, Gilbert lost at least $1200 million.

1200 million U.S. dollars, converted into RMB, will cost more than 7000 million!
If there is a luxury tax later, the price may be more than that.

So this time Grant's mistakes are different from before. The previous guy was at most a grinder and didn't position himself properly, but this time he actually caused a huge economic loss to Gilbert.

For this, Wu Di only wanted to give him four words, and go all the way.

"Scott, let go of the plot of helping others and respect the fate of others."

Wu Di persuaded Scott with a backhand.

The promise to match other teams' offers should be enough to appease Jordan. As for the team's salary, let Gilbert go to Grant.

Grant heard the words but sneered and said:
"Respect my destiny? Respect is enough. I still want to win the Best General Manager of the Year Award. My life is hard!"

Scott laughed angrily:

"What a ghost! By the way, if you really win the Best General Manager Award, it must be Wu Di who goes up to claim it!"

Grant laughed loudly and said:

"How about making a deal? As long as you cancel this bet, I'll help Jordan apply for the contract amount you mentioned..."

"I want to eat fart!"

Wu Di directly took Scottra away. Signing Jordan Jr. for 700 million was originally to help Grant. This guy simply doesn't know what to do.

Grant was left alone on the spot with his mouth wide open. It's over. He originally wanted to swindle the two of them, but who knew that the two of them would not be fooled at all!

Now I can only pray that other teams don't look at Jordan...

Soon, after getting the promise that the team would match the offer and keep him, Jordan's mind settled down, and his frizz became less.

Of course, it is also possible that Wu Di sent Megan to take his supermodel girlfriend away for a trip.

4月30日晚，热火大比分1-4战胜76人，轻松出线。

Also qualifying are the Thunder and the Celtics.

However, the Spurs were given a black eight by the Grizzlies.

This is the fourth black eight in NBA history, and it is also the best result the Grizzlies have achieved in the playoffs.

The Cavaliers players are also talking about this round of the series. After all, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers in two games in the regular season, and the Cavaliers defeated the Grizzlies in two games in the regular season.

And more importantly, compared to the Spurs GDP combination and Mr. Popovich, the Grizzlies' playoff experience is infinitely equal to zero.

But the Grizzlies gave the Spurs to Hei Ba in a daze!

Although the Grizzlies' black eight hit the weakness of the Spurs' aging lineup and Duncan's injury, they still want to say:
Niubi, bear cubs!

This is the power of strategy. If you don't hit the seven inches, don't blow up the Spurs inside, is it going to compete with GDP whose peak period is longer?

Anyway, the combination of GDP and Popovich, using the black eight, a black spot that will never be erased in their career, once again sent a signal to other teams in the league——

Experience is not everything!

Sometimes the background is not as good as the novice halo!
I don't know how the Heat feel about the Celtics. Anyway, the Lakers are already full of wind and rain.

On the evening of May 5, the third day after the end of the first round of the Cavaliers, the league announced two more important awards, the Sixth Man of the Year and the Best Head Coach.

The best sixth man was won by Lamar Odom of the Lakers.

The Lakers are happy for Odom from top to bottom, but only Odom himself is not very happy.

Odom has long been at the quasi-All-Star level, not only in terms of statistics, but as a contributor to the Lakers' two consecutive championships, he won 53 votes in this year's All-Star voting, 1 more than Timberwolves' new wolf king Beasley.

It's just that in order to take care of the interests of all parties, the league still gave Beasley the spot for the Western All-Star substitute.

Phil Jackson comforted him at the time and said that the league would definitely compensate him in terms of honor.

But Odom has calculated everything, but he did not expect to be the best sixth man...

He thought it was the most improved player award. After all, his scoring average has increased by 40% this season, and his shooting percentage has increased from 46.3% to 53%.

Or the All-Defensive Team, his defense has also improved visible to the naked eye this season.

Moreover, he has started 35 games this season, accounting for almost half of them. Is the league taking the wrong medicine? Do you want to give the best sixth man to a person who has started so many times?

Well, he set a new record, the most starts in a season for a Sixth Man of the Year winner.

Although Kobe reassured him that it was because he was the best player in the league when he played off the bench, Odom still felt that the league was messing with his mentality.

Although this award has the best two characters, the focus is obviously on the six characters...

Who wants to be the sixth child?
Odom's mentality quickly affected his game state, and he joined Gasol's hip-pull squad.

Watching Lakers games during Wu Di's break is no different from watching Corvo's singles highlights.

Fortunately in misfortune, the opponent of the Lakers in this round is the Hornets. Based on the principle of not being the most aggressive but more aggressive, Paul scored 6 points in 43 minutes in the G10 life-and-death battle and successfully sent the Lakers to the next round.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau won the head coach of the year award.

Affected by this good news, the Bulls made two consecutive wins in the series against the Eagles and entered the next round, reducing the Cavaliers' rest time to only two days.

这个赛季虽然是锡伯杜第一年担任主教练，但他却把公牛队的战绩从09~10赛季的41胜41负的东部第八提升到了61胜21负的东部第三。

This achievement has won the head coach of the year award, which is well deserved.

Of course, there are rumors from the outside world that this award should be awarded to Scott.

After all, the Cavaliers have reorganized this season and changed their magic ball style. Scott has brought more changes to the league than Thibodeau.

But the league finally awarded this award to Thibodeau, probably because the Cavaliers' record has not changed and their ranking is still one place lower than last year.

Scott didn't take it seriously, after all, he had already won the best head coach award in the Hornets.

He has only one goal now, and that is to avenge the Heat and avenge Riley 20 years ago.

Scott's goal is firm, and the Cavaliers' players are not affected by the outside world, but the Bulls' calves don't think so.

"Scott can only do one trick, and that is to hand the ball to Wu Di! In fact, he is not worthy to be compared with coach Thibodeau at all!"

When Noah was interviewed by the media, he frantically complained to the camera.

"And I really don't understand why we have the same record as the Cavaliers, but they are second!"

"We all know that the league wants to support that yellow-skinned guy, but this is too unfair! After all, everyone knows that the Eagles are much harder to play than the Knicks!"

"If we play the Knicks in the first round, it will definitely be a 0-4 sweep!"

"But now the Cavaliers have three days more rest than us, and the first game will be played at their home court soon..."

"But the problem is, the records of our two teams are obviously the same!"

"But it's not a big problem. Whether it's an eagle or a knight, they will all be trampled by our bloodthirsty bulls!"

"Thibodeau took us to practice tactics against the Cavaliers, and we will definitely blow them up!"

"By the way, I still say that, Cleveland sucks!"

……

It's a good thing that Noah doesn't play Twitter. If he does, he's probably going to be sprayed and quit the Internet this time.

His words not only directly attacked the Cavaliers, but also offended Cavaliers fans, the league, Knicks fans, Eagles fans, and all Clevelanders...

He is really a good person, but it is a pity that he has a mouth.

Let's not talk about who is more qualified to win the head coach of the year, Scott or Thibodeau.

Even with regard to the ranking of the Bulls and the Cavaliers, the league is completely following the rules.

According to the NBA rulebook, when two teams have the same record, the league will determine which team is ranked higher according to the following seven rules:
1. The champion of the competition area is at the top (regardless of whether the two teams belong to the same competition area);
2. The best record among each other is at the top;
3. The team with the highest winning percentage in their respective divisions ranks first (applicable when the two teams belong to the same division);
4. The player with the highest winning percentage in their respective leagues is at the top;
5. The one with the highest winning percentage against the other top eight teams in the league;
6. The team with the highest winning percentage against the top eight teams in another league;
7. Those with the highest score difference are among the top.

The Bulls and the Cavaliers belong to the same division, and they are both teams with the same record in the division. The first rule does not apply.

But in the three games the two teams have played against each other, the Cavaliers have two wins and one loss, and the second rule applies, so the Cavaliers are second and the Bulls third.

Although the rulebook clearly stated, there are still many Chicago fans who are dissatisfied. After all, it is a city that has produced basketball gods.

Seeing that Chicago fans were so dissatisfied, Cleveland fans were furious.

They have an old grievance with Chicago. The background board of the old hooligan's "The Shot" was the Cavaliers.

Moreover, Ross and Wu Di still have a competitive relationship in the MVP competition. The team ranking still has a great influence on the MVP selection, and the two groups are arguing.

On May 5, in the much-anticipated Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers and Bulls played G3 at Quicken Loans Arena.

"The one who is playing now is the talented Tanhua from Ohio State, the record-breaker of the highest score in a rookie season in a single game, the winner of the best rookie in the 10~11 season, the most powerful challenger of Black Jesus, the Cleveland Cavaliers, No.46, Wu~Di!"

At the starting ceremony, accompanied by the high-pitched voice of the DJ on the scene and the enthusiastic cheers of more than 2 Cavaliers fans, Wu Di waved his hands and walked slowly onto the field.

He is very excited, not only because he can beat Noah again, but also because he will be rewarded for winning this round of the series.

Now is the second round, the reward factor for winning the game will become 2^(2+1), which is 8 times!
And Rose's own reward factor is twice that of Anthony!
In this way, if the Cavaliers can win, and he also averaged 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the last round of the series, he can get more than 600 million dollars in rewards in one game!
This reward coefficient is directly blown up!

Not only can he play against Rose in a game, but he can also get such a large sum of money. If it was in his previous life, he would have to wake up from his dreams.

However, the Bulls' defense must be better than the Knicks, and it is not easy for him to get this data.

Wu Di was very excited, but the Bulls players were very angry!
"Damn, this DJ is really boastful!"

Noah drooled and said:
"Dare you dare to say, there is no championship, but dare to say Black Jesus challenger, is he worthy?"

Lol Deng grinned and said:
"It's just a clown. We'll show our tactics later, let's see if they still laugh!"

……

"China Central Television, China Central Television, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cavaliers and the Bulls in G1 is being broadcast live for you now!"

In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Zhang Weiping, Yu Jia, and Yang Yi were explaining the game in full swing.

"The starting lineups on both sides are out. For the Bulls, Rose at No. 1, Keith Bogans at No. 2, Luol Deng at No. 3, Carlos Boozer at No. 4, and Noah at No. 5!"

"For the Cavaliers, Davis at No. 1, Wu Di at No. 2, Jamison at No. 3, Love at No. 4, and Jordan Jr. at No. 5!"

Yu Jia looked at the big screen on the field and quickly announced the starting lineups of both sides.

"Director Zhang, who do you think has a better chance of winning today's match?"

Yang Yi opened the chatterbox and said.

"In this game, both sides are young teams that have suddenly emerged. They have the same record in the regular season. One is the main attacker and the other is the main defense. They are evenly matched. It is absolutely good. As for who has a better chance of winning, I think it should be the Cavaliers. After all, they have the home court advantage!"

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

"Well, I don't think so. Have you watched Noah's interview before? According to him, the Bulls have prepared a big move for the Cavaliers!"

Yu Jia adjusted his glasses and said.

"Well, that's right, Noah, you can tell by looking at his ball hair style, he's definitely thoughtful, professional players, don't they know the rules of team ranking in the rulebook? It's very likely that he said that on purpose Yes, the purpose is to disturb the mentality of the Cavaliers players!"

Yang Yi took the words and said.

"Hey, from what you two said, hasn't this Nuo Amo read "The Art of War"? It's a bit like attacking the heart, and subduing the enemy without fighting!"

Zhang Weiping smiled and said:
"However, I still have great confidence in our Chinese teenager. In terms of attacking the mind, the Knicks didn't use it much better than Noah before? Didn't they get slapped in the face by the Cavaliers?"

"They are all teams that have passed the first round. This level of mind-boggling tactics has limited impact on both sides. It depends on whether Thibodeau, the latest head coach of the year, can come up with eye-catching tactics. Limitations Only the linkage of the knights will work!"

Yang Yi grinned and said:
"Ginger is still old and hot. I carefully studied the first three regular season games. In fact, on the Bulls' side, Rose's offensive ability is basically at the same level as Wu Di, but Wu Di can drive the rest of the Cavaliers, but the Bulls' He is a player with weak offense and strong defense, it is difficult to be driven by Rose, resulting in lack of stamina and losing the game!"

Yu Jia nodded and replied:

"That's right, let's watch the game! Jump the ball on both sides, Jordan and Noah jump... good! Jordan put the ball firmly into Davis's hands!"

(End of this chapter)