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Wang Chong averaged 44 points per game in the finals and led the Bulls to win the 2009-10 season championship, achieving the Bulls' three consecutive championship dynasty, which brought both the individual and the team to a considerable height.

At least in the past three years, the Bulls led by Wang Chong have been the most dominant team in the league today. The last one to be compared with the Bulls was the Lakers during their four consecutive championships.

The only topic now is whether the Bulls can keep up with the Lakers and challenge for four consecutive championships. This is something that even Jordan's Bulls have not done.

With the strength of the Bulls, it is very possible to win four consecutive championships, but the premise is that the team must maintain its current lineup and competitive state.

This is actually a bit difficult for the Bulls.

After all the glory, it will eventually come to an end, even if the Bull is at its peak, it is no exception.

After the Bulls won the championship, there were two main problems they faced.

The first point is the aging of the lineup.

The next season will also be the 2010-11 season. By then, Garnett and Billups, two of the Bulls' Big Three, will be 34 years old. This age has already approached the critical point of competitive status for professional players, especially considering that Garnett is also due to A serious injury ruled out most of the season. It would not be surprising at all if the status of the two of them fluctuates next season.

The second point is the issue of player contract renewal.

After the end of this season, the contracts of two main players of the Bulls will expire, Wang Chong and Marc Gasol.

Wang Chong is in a contract option year. He has a player option. He can choose to execute the contract for the next year and stay with the team, or he can choose to jump out of the contract and re-sign a contract with the team. Obviously the latter is more cost-effective. , which also allows him to earn more wages. Most players in the player option period will also choose to opt out of their contracts.

As for Marc Gasol, because he was a second-round pick, he signed a three-year contract with the Bulls. After the end of this season, the three-year period has expired and Marc Gasol became a free agent. He was finally able to get rid of the cheap contract of a second-round pick and get a sky-high contract.

The contract that Gasol can get will be really huge. His performance this season can be described as amazing.

When Garnett was injured for the season, Gasol supported the Bulls' interior defense, and in the playoffs he could not fall behind against other teams' interior centers except Howard.

Gasol's value goes far beyond that. He has a good mid-to-long-range shot, and can support the ball in a high position like his brother Gasol. He can be cultivated as a functional inside center.

And even if Gasol's future development prospects are not that good, there are still teams that are willing to recruit him from the Bulls at a high salary, for no other reason than to weaken the Bulls.

Once Gasol leaves the team, there will be a vacancy in the Bulls' interior, and it will be difficult for the aging Garnett to support the entire team's interior alone.

Basically, if the Bulls want to keep Gasol, it is necessary to renew Gasol's contract with a maximum salary. Gasol, who has three years of playing experience, can get a maximum starting salary of close to 1300 million for 4 years. Almost closer to 5800 million.

This salary puts considerable pressure on the Bulls.

Some media have revealed through the grapevine that the Bulls management had talked with Gasol about contract renewal once before, but the two sides did not reach an agreement on the contract extension because the Bulls wanted Gasol to accept an average salary. The contract with an annual salary of 800 million was flatly rejected by Gasol's agent.

With Wang Chong, Garnett and Billups already having three million-dollar contracts, the Bulls boss may not be willing to offer Gasol a million-dollar contract. After all, it's not his boss. They are all as stupid and rich as the owner of the Knicks, and not all of them are as generous and willing to spend money as the owner of the Lakers.

Once the Bulls really choose to give up on renewing Gasol's contract because his asking price is too high, the Bulls' strength will definitely decline off a cliff. Even if Curry's rise as a new player in the team makes everyone stunned, Gasol His role in the interior is really something that no one on the Bulls can replace.

While Bulls fans are immersed in the ecstasy of the team's three consecutive championships, they can't help but start to worry about the team's next development.

Of course, in Wang Chong's view, these are not problems at all.

First of all, others may not know the status of the two veterans, but as a time traveler, how could Wang Chong not know how long the two veterans can maintain their competitive status?

In the 10-11 season, Billups played a total of 72 games with the Nuggets and Knicks respectively, averaging 32 minutes per game and contributing 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Although the data is slightly lower than in previous seasons. It has declined, but it is still a first-line level among point guards.

Billups' real decline in form occurred after he suffered an injury while playing for the Clippers in the 11-12 season. From that time on, Billups was injured and stopped, and three years later he chose to return to action. After returning to the Pistons, he officially retired and ended his career.

Garnett played 11 games in the playoffs of the 12-20 season, and still averaged a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds per game. Although his data during the regular season was a bit stretched, it was irrelevant. The critical game paddling itself is understandable for veterans.

Basically, as long as Wang Chong does not suffer unexpected injuries, there is no problem for these two people to last for another one or two seasons. Their contracts expire in the 2011-12 season, so they will naturally not hinder the Bulls' combat effectiveness.

As for Gasol's contract renewal issue, Wang Chong has already mentioned the solution before.

Bulls boss is not willing to pay this money? Well, Wang Chong will not be in a hurry to renew his contract with the team after he breaks out of the contract. When the Bulls renew their contract with Gasol, he will complete the renewal with the team.

In recent years, the owner of the Bulls has used Wang Chong's success to earn a lot of stadium advertising space rental fees from Chinese manufacturers, and he has also won three championships. If he still gets nothing, then Wang Chong will be really unhappy.

He doesn't miss the Bulls very much, and he doesn't care about the so-called "one man, one city" like slavery.

That's all bullshit bandit logic. Players have worked hard for the team for more than ten years. As long as they leave, they will be labeled as betrayers and defectors.

When the team's players are old and have no use value, they are traded away from the team and kicked out. This is a business league and a business world. There is nothing that can be done.

But it's one thing not to leave the team, it's another thing entirely to leave the team and join forces with several of the league's top stars to form a super team.
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A few days after the Bulls won the championship, the team held a championship parade in Chicago. This was the third consecutive year that the Bulls held a championship parade. However, the fans in Chicago were not tired at all, but became more and more excited and excited.

This is three consecutive championships! The Bulls have created a dynasty three times in a row, which is unprecedented in the league.

With these three championships, the Bulls' total number of championships has also reached nine, ranking third in the league, second only to the Celtics and Lakers.

At present, the Celtics are still the team with the most championships in the NBA, with a total of 16 championship trophies. Because of Wang Chong, the Celtics failed to form the Big Three in the 07-08 season, and they also failed to win the 17th championship. champion. The second-ranked Los Angeles Lakers have 15 championship trophies. Although Kobe lost two championships because of Wang Chong, the Lakers during the OK combination period achieved four consecutive championships with the help of Wang Chong, so they are only better than the original The Lakers are missing a championship.

Ranked third are the Bulls, who have won nine championship trophies.

In fact, even without Wang Chong, the Bulls' six championships continued to rank third in the league for a long time. It was not until the Warriors won the championship in 6 that the total number of championships reached seven, and they surpassed the Bulls to become third in the league.

Wang Chong doesn't know if it is possible for the Bulls to surpass the Celtics and become the league's number one championship team before he retires, but if he wants to do it, based on the number of championships of several teams at this stage, Wang Chong Chong still needs to lead the Bulls to win at least 8 championships. Counting Wang Chong's current 4 championships, good guy, this is one more than the number of championships won by King of the Ring Bill Russell.

Wang Chong himself doesn't know if he can do it. He can only say that he will try his best. If possible, of course he is willing to do it. He can monopolize various NBA records and leave his name in history for a long time. This kind of force will be in vain if he doesn't pretend. It’s so good to time travel here.

After the championship parade, Wang Chong went straight into vacation mode and went to Hawaii with Jessica Alba to spend time together, as if his work in the NBA had come to an end.

For other ordinary players, this is indeed the case, but for a "ball tyrant" like Wang Chong who is directly involved in team building and player selection matters, there are still many things to follow.

Draft on June 6th.

The start of the free market on July 7st is a very important key node for every team in the league.

Wang Chong's move was a silent slap on the Bulls' management.

It was only after reporters broke the news that he learned that the team management had contacted Gasol in advance.

This made Wang Chong feel slightly dissatisfied.

Before he went on vacation, he had already vented his anger with Gasol and told him not to worry. When the team renews Gasol's contract, he will discuss the contract extension with the Bulls.

This move is to prevent Gasol from choosing to sign with other teams out of frustration.

Although Gasol is a restricted free agent, he can only join other teams if his parent team gives up a matching offer.

But Wang Chong was really worried that the Bulls management would give up the contract to match Gasol without telling him.

After all, in the past few decades in this alliance, there have been quite a few mentally retarded people who behaved like idiots.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the 2010 draft itself did not have any talents that were particularly worthy of Wang Chong's appearance.

In this draft, the most powerful player is Paul George, the tenth overall pick, followed by John Wall, the top pick, DeMarcus Cousins, the fifth overall pick, and ninth overall pick. Gordon Hayward.

The Bulls' three consecutive championships have nothing to do with the high draft pick itself, and the only valuable player among the low picks in 10 is second-round Hassan Whiteside.

The peak Huaishen is very easy to use, and his ability to protect the rim on the defensive end is only as good as Gasol's.

But Whiteside's rise will have to wait until he comes to the CBA to train hard for two years. And even if he really shows his worth, Whiteside is just a blue-collar player, and his strategic value is still far inferior to that of Garfield. Sol.

Therefore, Wang Chong did not consider choosing Whiteside. Players with the same role as him are too easy to find in the league.

Wang Chong started to show off, which made the Bulls management a little panic.

In the past few seasons, the Bulls draft has been decided by Wang Chong. After he determines the target of players, the Bulls management will use the existing chips to seek transactions or select the favorite players from various teams in the league. players.

So far, the Bulls have successively produced many high-quality players, including Monta Ellis, Paul Millsap, Marc Gasol, Stephen Curry, etc. Wang Chonghui's ability to recognize talents has also attracted the Bulls. Widespread buy-in from management.

Wang Chong went out of his way this time and went to Hawaii for vacation without saying a word, which immediately put the Bulls management under tremendous pressure.

Although the Bulls' first-round pick was given away as a bargaining chip to get Curry last year, Wang Chong's attitude has shown that he seems to be dissatisfied with the Bulls management.

Before the draft, Bulls general manager John Paxson called Wang Chong several times and invited Wang Chong to participate in the draft, hoping to repair the relationship between the two parties.

But Wang Chong made the first call directly and found an excuse to pass by. Then Paxson never got through again.

Paxson was really panicking now. This general manager who had just won three consecutive championships with the Bulls and reached the pinnacle of his career really felt that if he couldn't handle this matter well, it was very likely that he would He became the first general manager in NBA history to be kicked out after leading his team to three consecutive championships.

The Bulls ultimately made no move in the draft, but used their second-round pick to select a little-known young player, Derek Karakot, who plays power forward.

After that, the league entered a brief silence. It was not that nothing happened, but that everyone was waiting for the moment when the free market opened on July 7.

In the summer of 2010, the free market was quite lively. Player contracts for the 03 class were all expiring, and stars including Wang Chong, James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh and others would most likely test the free market.

At the same time, the four-year rookie contracts of the players in the 06 class have expired, including outstanding players such as Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Gay, and Rajon Rondo. .

As long as any one of these players can be won, the team's strength will greatly increase. All teams with free salary space are silently waiting for this moment to come.

With everyone eagerly looking forward to it, June has passed, July 6 has arrived, and the free market has begun! (End of chapter)