NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Iverson and Garnett, two frustrated people, finally fulfilled their wishes and were able to work with a truly top superstar! As for what level they can play at in the future, whether they can break through the blockade of strong teams such as the Lakers and Mavericks and enter the finals to win the championship.

That depends on their luck and coordination!
What really shocked the entire league was that the Timberwolves seemed to be bleeding heavily this time and overdrawing all their future, but they actually did not send out any immediate combat power!

What they sent away were either outdated stars who could no longer play or draft picks that had not yet been cashed in.

That is to say, after this deal, the Timberwolves can start with Iverson, Sprewell, Szczerbiak, Garnett and Ogwokandi who was just traded from the Clippers.

This starting lineup is absolutely luxurious! Even compared to the OK combination of the Lakers, it is not much inferior.

All of a sudden, the Timberwolves' odds of winning the championship next season skyrocketed. The draft hasn't even ended yet, and Las Vegas has updated their championship odds to fifth in the league!

Second only to the Pacers, Lakers, Mavericks and Nets!

It's even higher than the Magic, who have had a top-notch lineup but poor results in the past few years!
It can only be said that the Timberwolves really bleed a lot this time and played a ruthless game! This is definitely the biggest and craziest deal in their team's history!
However, it is understandable that the Timberwolves would go all in. They can't use their draft picks anyway, so they might as well sell them directly!

In the past few years, they were fined 5 first-round draft picks by the league because of the shady contract incident with Joe Smith!
Although after review, the league reduced the penalty from 5 to 3, that is to say, this year is actually the first time that the Timberwolves have a first-round draft pick in 4 years...

Then a big wave came directly!
I can only say that we Minnesotans just don’t like draft picks!
Also after this deal was revealed, Minnesota fans were jubilant and celebrating wildly. Iverson + Garnett, this lineup is definitely worth their celebration!
More importantly, these two players are not too old, both are in their 20s and are in their prime. As long as this lineup does not fall apart, they will be strong contenders for the championship in the next five years!
Even if it doesn’t happen in one year, what about two, three, or four years?

There will always be a day when you can succeed!
In sharp contrast to the crazy celebrations of the Timberwolves fans were of course the Philadelphia fans. Their favorite Iverson was gone, and the Philadelphia fans were struck by lightning.

They waited for a long time for the team to rise again, and watched the team become a strong team in the East. The team made it to the playoffs for many consecutive years and even reached the Eastern Conference Finals. But Iverson, who brought them endless surprises and touched them, was gone just like that.

No Philadelphian is happy, no Philadelphian is excited about the seven draft picks the team received, and no Philadelphian feels that the team's trade and reconstruction are correct.

Give us back Iverson!

This is the truest portrayal of Philadelphians today!
After all, they were still dreaming that the team could get Garnett even before the trade broke out! But who knew that in just a moment, the two poles would reverse.

Garnett didn't come and Iverson left.

despair!

Deep despair!
Lin Tian didn't care at all about the despair of Philadelphia fans.

He was even very happy. There was a strong team in the West and a tank team in the East. Of course he was happy!

Then, the draft has basically come to an end.

It will soon be the Pacers' turn to make a choice.

"Lin?" Bird had already laid down at this moment. He said, "I fully support Lin's choice!"
With Lin here, who would need to use their brain?

Lin Tian watched the league's vice president read out the names one by one. After seeing the Lakers pick Brandon Hunter at No. 57, Lin Tian took another look at the remaining players, handed over a rookie report and said, "Fill in a center!"

"Okay!" Bird didn't even bother to see who was written on it, but called first: "Hello, Pacers, the one we want to select is... Let me see... Matt Bonner! Yes, that's him!"

A member of the Mamba family who is not very strong but very famous, nicknamed "Red Mamba".

This guy's abilities in all aspects are just so-so. As a 213 cm pure inside player, he is not good at positioning, his rebounding is average, his rim protection is not good, his help defense speed is not fast, and even his finishing ability under the basket is not worth mentioning.

The reason he was selected by the NBA was not because of these traditional inside skills.

He relies on two things.

1、投篮！职业生涯3分命中率超过40%，并且每场都能投中1个以上的3分，在这个年代，这家伙绝对称得上顶级3分炮台。

2. Ruthless enough! The famous battle of his career was when he knocked Garnett down with a slap, confronted Garnett head-on and gained the upper hand!

Let’s not discuss whether Nate is tough or soft, but Bonner is definitely not a coward. His playing style just looks soft, but his character is not soft at all!

Well, there's an added advantage.

This guy has red body hair.

This person is very popular, which means auspiciousness in Chinese! Like a big red envelope.

Choosing him to join the team is not only a good start but also a win-win!
After the Pacers signed Bonner with the 58th pick, this year's draft has officially come to an end, and all the participants in the draft have begun to pack up and do what they need to do.

Next, the players will officially have a wonderful vacation and can have a good rest, while the management will still have to worry about the players' signings, transfers and summer leagues.

As for Lin Tian, ​​he pulled out another piece of paper, wrote a name on it, and handed it to Bird, saying, "If possible, try this person out in the summer league. If he works, keep him on the team. If not, forget it. It's not a big deal."

Bird took the paper from Lin Tian and fell into deep thought as he looked at the name on it.

Who the hell is this?
I haven’t heard of this name among the rookies in this class.

When I wanted to ask again, Lin Tian had already turned around and left the office, waving his hand and saying, "Don't look for me in the summer, I'm busy. Rob is waiting to arrange activities for me in this year's World Tour! Oh, and there's also the World Track and Field Championships. I have to run one more time to officially qualify for next year's Olympics."

"Anyway, I'm very busy this year."

As Lin Tian spoke, he disappeared. Of course, Bird scoffed at what Lin Tian said about being busy.

Bullshit!

No matter how busy you are, can you be as busy as me?
I have to deal with the contract renewals of Ben Wallace and Arenas, and I have to rush to find replacements for these two people. I also have to organize a summer league team and inspect and observe the players.

By the time this set of work is finished, summer will be almost over and it will be time to enter training camp.

Busy? You told me you were busy?
I don’t believe you are going to look for Pelinka now!

Bird, who knew Lin Tian very well, was willing to bet 10 US dollars that Lin Tian had most likely gone to the Hilton Hotel to reminisce with his old lover.

If Lin Tian heard Bird's accusation, he would angrily tell Bird: You are so good at judging people!
Now that you have come to New York, wouldn’t it be a waste if you don’t tame the wild horse and experience the beautiful night view of New York?
As for Pelinka's business arrangements?

Let’s talk about it again!
Let’s talk about it in July, there’s no rush.

Lin Tian spent the next few days in New York. After he finally begged for mercy in Hilton, saying, "King, you are so powerful, I have lost," Lin Tian immediately returned to Indiana to start his vacation.

He took a break that lasted until July 7th. Originally, Lin Tian wanted to play for a few more days. After all, Charlize Theron had only been in Indiana for two days, and Lin Tian wanted to accompany her.

But early in the morning of that day, Pelinka knocked on the door of Lin Tian's house, blocked him in the villa and said, "Ancestor! Dear Ancestor! If you don't start your trip, we won't be able to go on the world tour this year!"

"Aren't you going to participate in the World Track and Field Championships in August? We only have 20 days left. I'm telling you this today. If you don't pack up and leave, our world tour this year will be cancelled! You don't have to go anywhere, and you don't have to promote! I don't care how many pairs of sneakers you can sell!"

"Besides, I won't be involved in your affairs from now on. I'll just assign you an intern who just graduated. Do whatever you want with me!"

"What a good thing!" Lin Tian's eyes lit up when he heard that the event could be cancelled: "It's a deal! Double happiness!"

"FUXX!" Pelinka cursed angrily, then immediately backed off: "Just half a month! This time I promise to make the itinerary loose and comfortable. Let's go to the cities with the most comfortable weather!"

"I promise you'll get everything done within 20 days, and I'll put you in Paris as your last stop, so you can immediately start training for the track and field competition after the event, and then go win a gold medal in the World Championships! That's pretty good, isn't it?"

"If you had said that earlier, wouldn't everything have been fine?" Lin Tian stretched and said, "Is everything else fine? I'll go back and sleep. When do we leave?"

"tomorrow!"

After Pelinka left this last word, he immediately stood up and ran away, not giving Lin Tian any chance to catch him or block him to bargain with him. His speed at this moment was so fast that Lin Tian felt that he should give up the unpromising job of agent and become a sprinter instead.

Maybe I can compete with him in the World Championships final?

...............

On August 8, Pelinka kept his promise.

After the activities this morning, all schedules were indeed over. In the following days, Lin Tian and the training team headed by Yu Weili provided by China would train together in Paris to prepare for the World Athletics Championships in 20 days.

Before the World Championships began, Lin Tian took some time after a training session to open his 02-03 season review package.

The gift pack had arrived a long time ago, but Lin Tian had been enjoying the game so much recently that he didn't have much need for various gift packs and skills, so he was too lazy to open the gift pack until now.

Now, the World Championships are only two days away. Lin Tian thought about it and decided to open this thing.

What if I had a talent for sprinting and could easily break a world record?

Give it a try!

It is worth mentioning that this season’s gift package is S+!

This is also Lin Tian’s second S+ level season review package.

Lin Tian has now completely understood the nature of the system. If he wants to get an S+, he must have at least 70 wins in the regular season or a perfect record in the playoffs. He must also have many historical performances as personal highlights, as well as top personal data and a unique team status.

Only if you have all these, you have a chance to get S+.

However, Lin Tian now has no expectations for whether it will be S+ or S. What he is most looking forward to is whether there will be some fun stuff like the "Flat Earth Theory"! That thing is the purest thing among all his skills and items!
The purest happiness! Without any other impurities.

"Open the gift bag!"

With full of evil taste, Lin Tian opened the gift package.

"The host gains 20000 experience points."

Well, not worth mentioning.

"The host obtains the rune: the burst rune!"

"Burst Rune: The host's explosive power increases by 30%."

Wow! It’s really here!

Lin Tian was thinking about making another big splash in the World Championships, but he didn't expect the system to actually give him a speed rune!
Explosive power increased by another 30%!

To be honest, in the NBA, this explosive power is of no use. After all, Lin Tian's speed has long been unmatched in the NBA, and a little more or less explosive power doesn't make much difference.

But this thing will be of great use in Lin Tian's pursuit of the fastest legend in human history!
Let’s break another world record in a few days!

happy!

"The host obtains a one-time item: a health storage room."

"Health Chamber: It can be used once. After use, if the host chooses to retire, as long as he no longer continues to participate in sports as an athlete, he can reverse the decline in physical fitness due to age problems."

"The longer the time, the better the effect. It can be used for up to 3 years and cannot be used after the age of 40." This...

Lin Tian was a little confused when he saw what exploded.

There really is a damn fountain of youth!
Unfortunately, it can only be used once and can only last for 3 years, and it cannot be used after the age of 40. Otherwise, if Lin Tian uses this thing when he is 50 years old and it lasts for 50 years, wouldn't he be able to regain his youth?
Apart from the possibility of being caught and sliced, which would be a bit troublesome, everything else is fine.

It's a pity that the system obviously took into account the possibility that Lin Tian might be sliced, so it directly limited the time and effect for him.

It’s really well thought out and touching...bullshit!
But this "health warehouse" also made Lin Tian finally remember something, something he had never thought about before.

That is, although he is a time traveler, he has not reached the point of going against the will of heaven.

The body's functions are bound to age and degenerate. They will still age and degenerate!

pity.

After thinking about this, Lin Tian was more certain of one thing.

Enjoy life while you can!
Must be happy!
Otherwise, it would be a shame to the system!
This time's S+ gift package only had these three items. There was nothing fun in it, which disappointed Lin Tian a little. However, when he stood on the sports field the next day and secretly ran as fast as he could to test his speed when no one else was there, he was scared.

This number is so high that it is likely to be sliced ​​into pieces.

Then, Lin Tian deleted the records of the electronic timer while no one was around.

Hmm... it's too scary, it's better to hide it and not let anyone know!

In the following days, members of the national track and field team also came to Paris to meet up with Lin Tian, ​​Yu Weili and others. Liu Xiang, who had a good relationship with Lin Tian, ​​was very excited when he saw Lin Tian.

"Brother Lin! I'm really fast now! I think I can get a medal! Maybe I can even break the world record."

"Quick? Come on, get on the runway, let's have a fight."

When Lin Tian saw Liu Xiang trying to brag, he immediately said that he was not capable of that.

"Then let's not do it." Liu Xiang's acne-ridden face immediately forced a wry smile: "Our majors are not related."

"How about trying the 110-meter hurdles?" Lin Tian had just gotten a new gadget a few days ago, and he was very excited and expectant. He couldn't wait to find someone to abuse him.

"Really?" Liu Xiang's eyes lit up, but he quickly calmed down again: "Forget it, I won't run! If I lose, my hard-earned confidence will be gone. If I win, there's nothing to be proud of. I might even be dragged by you, Brother Lin, to run 100 100-meter races in revenge."

"No, no, I won't run with you."

What are you talking about? I'm asking you something!

What does it mean to force you to run 100 meters 100 times to get revenge if you lose? Am I, Mr. Lin, such a person?

Looking at Liu Xiang running away with his luggage, Lin Tian was helpless. Liu Xiang would not run with him, and the other people in the team... there were no other athletes participating in the sprint in the team.

Those who came this time were all athletes in middle- and long-distance running, marathon, hammer throw, long jump, etc., and they really couldn't get along with Lin Tian.

There is no other way, just wait for the World Championships to start and then beat the foreigners!
However, the arrival of the large domestic force this time also brought Lin Tian another piece of news that made him very happy.

Director Xin is out of class!

After saying "the earth is flat" at the Lawrence Awards in May, countless people used it as a joke to make fun of and ridicule him.

But, this matter is actually not that big of a deal, mainly because Director Xin has good grades to protect him.

The Olympic gold medal, the World Championship gold medal, and the victory over Brazil to become the Laureus Sports Team of the Year. With these honors and outstanding results, they really don't need to step down with just a few words.

Normally, it means writing an inspection, reading a self-criticism, various punishments, making apologies, and then saying a few nice words to the leader, treating him to a few meals and drinks, and finally, as time goes by, the matter will be over.

As the saying goes: if your grades are good, your position will be secure!

But the problem is that Director Xin refuses to admit his mistake!
He totally refuses to admit his mistake!
When he was asked to write a self-criticism, he wrote things like 'I shouldn't have made the truth public', 'I shouldn't have forced the majority of people to accept the real truth', 'It was wrong of me to reveal the truth about this world', 'I seriously admit my mistakes but I will also defend my beliefs to the death.'

He was beaten back by his immediate superior several times for saying things like this, and was scolded several times.

But he still had similar things in every self-criticism, with the main focus on being tough! In the end, even the leader couldn't stand it anymore and told him not to write anymore and let his secretary do it for him. He just had to read it during the meeting.

Then, the secretary still did his job conscientiously and quickly wrote a self-criticism that was eloquent, touching, tear-jerking, and full of regret, self-blame, and pain.

It describes in detail how difficult it was for him, how many hardships and obstacles he encountered, and how many accidents and difficulties he encountered. In the end, he led the entire team, step by step, to overcome all obstacles, ride the wind and waves, and finally, with the leadership and help of the leaders, he faced the sun and successfully achieved this precious result.

Anyway, when the secretary finished writing the inspection, she cried while reading it.

So well written!
I was moved myself!

Logically speaking, Director Xin only needs to read it as it is, even if he doesn't recite it from the script or burps while reading. As long as he reads it as it is, the matter will basically be over.

But Director Xin read the entire self-criticism at the meeting, and even bowed to show that I had finished speaking. I don’t know what was wrong with me.

Perhaps it was the pursuit and persistence of his ideals, dreams, truth, and truth in his heart that made him unable to hold back and say the last words -

"The last thing I want to say is that although I have reviewed and reflected on my mistakes, and although I have said many things that I don't mean, I still firmly believe that the earth is flat!"

"Galileo and Copernicus are heretics! I really hope that we can discuss rationally instead of attacking, despising and arguing with each other because of different views on truth and celestial bodies."

"We are all just pursuing the truth. I am just pursuing the path of truth..."

That was all Director Xin said, or rather, he said a lot more, but no one could hear it.

The power to his microphone was cut off.

And then?
He was transferred away from frontline positions and even away from sports.

Taking into account his love and pursuit of celestial bodies and his exploration of the truth, the organization was very considerate and let him be the director of the observatory.

At least it’s a professional match, right?

Of course, the higher-ups also gave him a strict order that he could do research on his own and explore whatever he wanted without any interference and have fun, but he was not allowed to teach the children who visited the observatory.

Will be complained...

After Director Xin finished his get out of class, there was thunderous applause from the crowd!
After all, everyone has memories. They all remember that in 96-98, Director Xin refused to let Lin Tian join the team, which led to the team's defeat in Asia and missed the 98 World Championships.

Some fans even think that if Lin Tian had been recruited into the team for both the 96 Olympics and the 98 World Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team might have won four consecutive world championships by now!
Director Xin, an absolute sinner!
The fans don’t miss him at all!

As for his successor, it has not been announced yet. At present, the work of the Basketball Association is temporarily taken over by the previous deputy director. The final decision on who will take this position is still under discussion by the organization.

Well, the main thing is to see if the successor has any special scientific views and pursuits that are different from ordinary people.

If so, just pass it!

The Chinese Basketball Association can’t afford to lose face again!

…………

August 2003, 8, at the 31m final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

The 100-meter sprint is the trump card and most popular event of the World Athletics Championships, so of course the stadium was packed with people.

Of course, not all the spectators at the event were there to watch the 100-meter race. The World Athletics Championships sell all-access tickets, and one ticket is enough to watch the whole day.

It’s just that the popularity of the 100-meter race is indeed the highest.

For example, when the athletes stand on the starting line, the attention of all the spectators is unconsciously drawn here.

Who will stand out this year? Who can continue the legend of the flying man?
Will there be a new world record? Who is in better shape?
With these questions, running fans are extremely excited!
As for the person they are most looking forward to?

You can tell by the state and clothing of the audience! There are at least dozens of red flags flying in the wind, crazy fans are waving the red flags in their hands excitedly, countless people are wearing Pacers jerseys, Chinese national team jerseys, or T-shirts with Lin Tian's head portrait printed on them, or other various peripherals related to Lin Tian.

Among these people, at most only one-fifth are Chinese who traveled across the ocean to France.

More than 80% are foreigners!

Their level of madness was no less than that of domestic running fans. They shouted Lin Tian's name frantically, expressing their admiration and respect.

After all, in the previous competitions, Lin Tian easily made it to the finals with the first place in the overall score! He encountered almost no challenges along the way, and no one could even see his taillights!
One of the reasons is that Montgomery and others who ran back and forth with him a year ago were suspended for taking drugs, and the veteran sprinter Green's condition declined due to his age, and he even failed to enter this year's finals. The European star Chambers was plagued by injuries and did not even make it past the preliminaries.

Simply put, Lin Tian's opponents have changed a whole group, and among these newcomers, there are really not many powerful people worth mentioning.

In other words, the sprint world entered a period of transition and dimming of stars due to Lin Tian's sudden emergence and Montgomery's self-explosion.

Truly a standout!

Even in this final, the audience didn’t feel there was any suspense. If Lin Tian arrogantly said: Are you here to compete for the second place?
No one would think he was crazy.

Who made him fast?
Today, the only suspense for everyone is whether Lin Tian can break the world record, and if so, how much he can break!
As for competing for the championship?
Nobody expects that anyway!

With this group of people this year, who can compete with Lin Tian!
Even Lin Tian himself briefly recalled this competition.

It really seems to be called the 'worst 100m sprint final in history'.

There were 8 lanes in the entire race, and no one could run under 10 seconds.

Winning the championship is absolutely easy and casual!

"Look, all the runners are already in position! They are standing on their own tracks! They are doing the final warm-up and cool-down!"

Yang Jian's familiar voice was heard again. He was the commentator of China Sports Channel today. It was not only Lin Tian who became famous in the Golden League that year. Yang Jian also became a celebrity in China Sports because of his magnetic voice, steady and passionate commentary, and rich and detailed vocabulary.

For this game, the leaders once again gave him the commentary job!

It is generally recognized that he is the best commentator in track and field events today.

"And I also believe that our Chinese audiences are watching this game just to see Lin Tian create miracles again and continue to break his personal record! Track and field fans haven't seen Lin Tian for a long time since his last run in Morocco."

"In this regard, we have to be jealous of basketball fans, because they can always see Lin Tian playing basketball on the court. But I have to say that we are happier than fighting fans, because they have never seen Lin Tian in the ring since the life-and-death duel between Lin Tian and Tyson."

"Even on the NBA stage, Lin Tian didn't take action." (End of this chapter)