After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 351 We Are the Champions

"Li Chengming is 20 years old this year, Howard is 23 years old this year, Lewis is 29 years old this year, Turkoglu is 29 years old this year, Nelson is 26 years old this year..."

"This is a very young team with unlimited hopes. Moreover, Howard and Nelson just completed their contract renewals last year. Lewis also just signed a contract with a billion-dollar contract. Turkoglu's contract will not expire until 09. , Li Chengming also has to finish his rookie contract..."

"So as long as the Magic are willing, they can maintain this lineup and maintain their competitiveness for the next two or three seasons, or even longer!"

For the Magic, this is not a fantasy.

The only thing that needs to be considered is actually who they will choose between Li Chengming and Turkoglu next.

If there is no accident, it will be difficult for the two to coexist in the future. This is not because of the style of play. They can't have it both ways.

Under normal circumstances, the Magic would definitely not be so stupid as to let Li Chengming go. If they had to make a choice, they would think about it a little more than Howard. No one else on the team could compare with Li Chengming.

Thinking about it, I know that even if Li Chengming is slightly weaker than the current strength, based on the rapidly accumulated influence he brought to the Magic in another market, as well as the actual benefits gained from various domestic brands, such a large "Gold mine", as a businessman, there is no reason to give up.

What's more, with Li Chengming's current strength and the potential represented by his age, it is impossible for the Magic management to repeat the mistakes of O'Neal.

In fact, there were many reasons for letting the Sharks go that time, and it even had a certain relationship with the league. After all, who told them to always praise Jordan's successor, and Hardaway is one of the most outstanding ones?
Later, Hardaway quickly fell due to injuries and other reasons, that is another matter.

To put it bluntly, Turkoglu's contract does not conflict with Li Chengming. On the contrary, it is the existence of Lewis's [-] million yuan contract that prevents the Magic from giving him a good contract to a certain extent.

For Li Chengming, the Magic can use the "Arenas Clause" to have a certain degree of initiative when renewing the contract, but it is different for the Turks.

Of course, this is something that may only be considered next season.

“这场比赛除了李成名拿到50分，霍华德也得到了18分14篮板4盖帽，特科格鲁14分9篮板7助攻，尼尔森8分12助攻，刘易斯16分……”

"For the Lakers, Kobe scored 32 points, Gasol scored 21 points, and seven of them scored in double figures. Their performance was also good enough, but they still fell under the hands of the Magic."

"The strategy of the Lakers this time has to be said. It has achieved certain results in the past. They chose to put Li Cheng on the list and block the others. This is actually a risky strategy.

"The way the Magic have always won is that Lee Cheng-ming and Howard have attracted the defense in the interior and then given the ball to the outside. When they shoot three-pointers from the outside and there is more space in the interior, the team is easy to win.

"In the process of this game, the Magic team also let Li Chengming fight against the whole Lakers team at the beginning. And the Lakers' bet is that he can't beat one of their teams. After all, it is a crucial battle. , as a rookie player, the pressure may also be great.

"But no one expected that Li Chengming not only withstood the pressure, but also won the match almost by himself.

"The Lakers regretted it later, and it was too late to change their defensive strategy. Lewis' two three-pointers at the critical moment of the fourth quarter also proved his value as a billionaire. Sai Gai's coffin is a conclusion.

"Of course, these are all assists from Li Chengming. Li Chengming's style of play is now fully mature, and it can be said that he can retract and release freely."

"We can't say where this Magic team will go without Li Chengming, but we have seen that after they have Li Chengming, they won the championship, and Li Chengming is also the most shining star!"

At this moment, whether it is in the Chinese and American networks, or in the discussion of NBA fans in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, the name Li Chengming is indispensable.

There are even many people who are still working hard to learn the complete pinyin of Li Chengming's name, they have to remember this name.

Of course, the happiest are the domestic fans:

"Fat guy is amazing, I can now say that fat guy is really the pride of our Huaguo basketball, Kobe, James, McGrady are all dead, fat guy is the strongest!"

"Don't get scammed, but it's okay to be happy at this time. To be honest, I'm looking forward to the Olympics now."

"Who can understand my family, everyone was laughing before the game that our Magic team signed a [-] million yuan contract, and they were still wondering where this fat guy came from. The Magic team wasted a bottom pick for the domestic market. It’s useless to try to copy Houston’s selection of Dayao, so I just want to ask now, do those bad-mouthing people feel hurt?”

"Can you believe that this is a domestic player who is only 20 years old in his first year as a rookie? I'm going to be Huaguo Jordan directly..."

"By the way, is Li Chengming the boss of the Magic now?"

"I think the boss should be Howard, and he is also Brother Li's big brother. He came early with deep qualifications and high status, and his role in the team is also very important, just like Francis back then."

"But Li Chengming should be the boss next season. How could Warcraft be able to suppress us Fat God?"

……

At the same time, amidst the cheers of the audience at the Amway Center, all Magic players came to the center of the field side by side. At this time, the Lakers had all retreated sadly. This stage belongs to Magic, and it can only belong to Magic.

Chengming Lee, Howard, Turkoglu, Lewis, Nelson, Evans, Bogans, Gortat, Redick, Arroyo, Cook, Augustin, Foyer...

There are also head coach Van Gundy, general manager Smith and others, all gathered in the center of the arena, facing the waves of applause gathered from all directions.

"MAGIC!"

"MAGIC!!"

"MAGIC!!!"

There was a louder cry, as if the roof of the arena was about to be toppled.

As a relatively young team in the NBA, the Magic's resume is so lacking that fans will blush, and it's a little hard to tell.

But after today, their team history will add a lot of color.

After all, among the 30 teams in the NBA, apart from the previous Magic, there are [-] other teams that can't win the championship, and many of them are "older" than the Magic.

The Bucks, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Wizards, Supersonics, and Heat are all members of a championship "club". Now that the Magic has been added, they can already rank among the middle reaches of NBA team history.

If they can win two or three championships in the future, they can even challenge the status of giants such as the Bulls, Green Kais, and Lakers like the Spurs. After all, those three are teams that have established "dynasties". The fighting background is quite different from them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a special day, everyone is here with me to witness the birth of the new king of the NBA! We welcome everyone from the Magic team to come on stage..."

(End of this chapter)