NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 301 At the end of the 11-12 season, Kobe won his first FMVP.

The Bulls' 2011-12 season still stopped in the finals.

Facing the Lakers with the same Big Three configuration, the Bulls, whose lineup was in dire straits, still lost to their opponents. They lost to the Lakers 2:4 and lost the finals.

The Bulls won two home games in G1 and G5, but with the huge disparity in strength, not even Wang Chong could turn the tide.

At the end of Game 6 of the Finals, Kobe couldn't suppress his excitement and burst into tears on the court.

It's too difficult, it's really too difficult.

Although Kobe had already won four championships before this, all four championships were won with O'Neal, and none of them truly belonged to him.

Now, Kobe, who has won the fifth championship in his career, truly has a championship of his own. What this means to Kobe, who is naturally strong and has an almost paranoid desire for victory, is self-evident.

In the 6 games of the Finals, Kobe's performance was actually only average. With Danny Green guarding him the whole time, he averaged 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 39%. Whether it was suppressed throughout the Finals, Gasol and Howard, who averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, still have no advantage compared to Paul, who defeated Thomas and averaged 18 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists per game.

But the Lakers are Kobe's team after all. Even if he is a bit like being separated from the team now and basically relies on his personal ability to fight alone on the court, after the team wins the championship, the FMVP will still be awarded to Kobe.

However, after winning the championship, the Lakers were ambitious.

There is only one MVP and FMVP player, why should we compete with Wang Chong, who has won four consecutive championships, 4 MVPs, and 4 FMVPs? To put it bluntly, if the Bulls hadn't had too many injuries this season, what would have happened to you in the championship? They lost two games against the remnant Bulls and won the championship 4:2. With this fighting ability, do you still want to defend the championship next season? Have you asked us about the bull?

On the defensive end, the two core defensive cores of the Lakers are Paul and Howard. Even though Kobe was also selected for the All-Defensive Second Team, his contribution to the Lakers' defense is actually not as good as before. The increase in age has made Kobe's competitiveness more difficult. His form has also declined, and his defensive energy is naturally not as good as the years at his peak.

If Wang Chong is awarded another FMVP trophy for the losing team, it will be 5 FMVP trophies.

How did you win the first four championships in your career? You don't have any clue.

But the league did not do this. After all, unlike Jerry West, the first losing FMVP in history, Wang Chong has already won 5 championships. Looking at the 4 FMVP trophies, the only players in league history who can rival them are Jordan and O'Neal. .

No one knows how many more championships the Bulls will win in the future.

That's Paul and Howard.

To put it cruelly, Kobe this season was a bit like a leech, clinging to Paul and Howard to suck blood. After winning the championship, he deservedly received all the flowers and applause.

No one thinks that Wang Chong needs such a trophy to comfort him. After all, after this troubled season, as long as the Bulls players can return healthily, the Bulls will still be one of the league's biggest favorites to win the championship next season, even if they are better than Lupus and Garnett are both old, but the new generation of Curry and Gasol can completely replace the former.

Wang Chong's fans were also unhappy.

But Howard can't restrict Wang Chong, but he can effectively restrict other Bulls players, including Gasol. All Bulls players are tightly guarded. Wang Chong is unable to survive alone. No matter how good his performance is, he can't make a difference.

As the heroes of the championship, Paul and Howard certainly felt uncomfortable when they saw this. After all, before they came to the Lakers, they were the absolute core bosses of their respective teams and the most dazzling kid in the spotlight.

In fact, after the finals, some media believed that just by averaging 43+11+5 per game during the finals, Wang Chong could become the second loser FMVP in NBA history. After all, based on this data, the Lakers' It would take two of the Big Three combined to equal Wang Chong in terms of data.

The Lakers won the championship, and the two played an indispensable role. The most important tactical system of the Lakers' offensive end was the pick-and-roll tactics of Paul and Howard. Kobe was just playing alone on the court. The so-called critical moment attack nine times out of ten. They will all miss shots and not help the team at all.

When Kobe Bryant gave his Finals MVP acceptance speech, he made a bold statement. The Lakers will defend their title next season. He will win the sixth championship in his career, surpass Wang Chong and O'Neal, and catch up with the league's number one player, Michael Jordan. .
This statement sounds a bit harsh, especially for O'Neal fans, who feel particularly uncomfortable.

He also caught up with O'Neal, held O'Neal's thigh and won four championships. Now he has just won one, and with the two superstars Paul and Howard protecting him, do he immediately feel confident?

In addition to Wang Chong and O'Neal, who were touched by Kobe, there were actually two other people present who felt quite uncomfortable.

The Lakers were not as good as the Heat in defending Wang Chong. After changing his name, Artest's defensive ability was not much better than that of Sean Battier, not to mention that the Heat later asked James to team up with Battier. With Wang Chong, the Lakers simply can't come up with such a configuration. Even if they have Howard, the three-time DPOY, there is no way to limit Wang Chong's scoring offense.

Wang Chong's performance during the finals was not inferior to that during the Eastern Conference finals, averaging 43 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was close to 60%.

The 33-year-old Kobe finally won the first FMVP of his career, which brings Kobe's honors to 5 championships, 1 MVP, and 1 FMVP. Although personal honors are still a bit lackluster, compared with Jordan, who has 6 championships, 5 MVPs, and 6 FMVP, and Wang Chong, who has 5 championships, 4 MVPs, and 4 FMVPs, is far behind, but at least he can leave his name in the history of the league. Under the name Jordan, the second shooting guard in history will no longer be questioned.

In the Los Angeles Lakers, the spotlight is basically all focused on Kobe, and the two of them have become foils. Who would be happy if he replaced him?

If a player has a relatively high emotional intelligence, when delivering his acceptance speech, he will also thank his teammates for their help and humbly say that he would not have been able to succeed without the help of his teammates. This can be regarded as a thank you to the players who have contributed silently.

But Kobe didn't mean that at all. Maybe he was too excited and forgot about it, or maybe he didn't think so at all, thinking that it was his credit for the team to win the championship.

Of course, the joy of winning the championship has temporarily obscured these contradictions. As long as we can win the championship, everything we have to pay will be worth it.

But once the Lakers fail, the situation may change again. It's hard to say whether Paul and Howard can continue to tolerate Kobe.
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In any case, the shortened NBA 2011-12 season has come to an end.

With the finals over, the league's teams have begun non-stop preparations for the new season. The Bulls are no exception. This season, the contracts of many Bulls players have expired, including Chauncey Billups, Danny Green, Marcus Thornton, and the main players of Jeremy Lin's team.

Considering that Billups is 35 years old and has suffered serious injuries, even if the team wants to keep him, it will only be a short-term veteran's basic salary contract at most, and the signing and renewal of other players will also be limited. The team needs to discuss it in detail.

For Wang Chong, among this group of players whose contracts have expired, the only one who must stay is Danny Green, who has been trained for three years.

Due to Billups' injury this season, Green has been serving as the team's starting shooting guard for a large number of times. Although his personal data is average, it also reflects his excellent characteristics as a 3D player. Coupled with the Bulls' special situation of recruiting hatred, I am afraid that A middle-class contract worth at least 500 million is required to successfully stay.

Thanks to the expiration of Billups' contract, more than 10 million in salary space was suddenly freed up for the Bulls. Otherwise, it would be more difficult to renew Danny Green's contract.

Before the free market opens in early July, the team management cannot contact the players whose contracts have expired in advance. The first thing to do is the annual draft.

In the 2012 draft, the most well-known and popular player is undoubtedly the favorite for the No. pick. Anthony Davis, known as the Big Eyebrow Brother, will definitely be worthy of the No. pick considering his future performance in the league. The name.

But the No. 1 pick basically has nothing to do with the Bulls. In fact, let alone the No. 1 pick, the Bulls don't even have a first-round pick, and they gave it away as a bargaining chip long ago.

However, in the middle of the season, Wang Chong had already made plans in advance and obtained a second-round pick through a trade. As expected, this second-round pick was ranked relatively high and could definitely select Wang Chong's favorite players.

In the 2012 draft, there were two very good players in the second round. One was Draymond Green, the 35th pick in the second round, and the other was Chris Rice, the 39th pick in the second round. Delton.

In Wang Chong's opinion, the value of these two people is even higher than that of most players in the lottery area.

Let’s talk about Draymond Green first. Green, who was selected by the Warriors, first lay dormant for two years. After the Warriors changed coaches, he was promoted to the starting position. With his top defensive ability, dirty playing style and a beggar’s version of James' ability to hold the ball and deal cards from the top of the arc quickly became the main player of the Warriors and one of the Golden State Iron Triangle.

Even though Green, who has a big contract in the future, will be a complete liability on the team, Green, who had an annual salary of more than 10 million in his peak period, is still quite good. He was once the best defensive player and eight times the best defensive team. It is a perfect interpretation. Green's defensive ability.

Although Green has many black spots, kicking in the eye, punching, and having a bad mouth, he is a completely disgusting character, but as I said before, if his own team has such a number one character, it will not be too popular.

If you think more darkly, if Wang Chong doesn't want to encounter Green on the court in the future, enjoy James-like defensive treatment, and let the Bulls draft Green and hide him, it will only take two or three years to eliminate Green. , making this person completely disappear from the alliance.

Originally, Draymond Green was a typical system player. If he were not on a special team like the Warriors, he would at best be a defensive leader similar to Bowen, Tony Allen, and Beverley. It is possible to get a large contract worth tens of millions.

After talking about Draymond Green, let’s talk about Khris Middleton.

As both second-round picks in 12, Middleton is much more adaptable than Draymond Green.

Middleton, who is 2 meters tall and serves as a small forward, is a standard shooting forward. His career field goal percentage can reach 01% and his three-point shooting percentage is 46%. He has averaged stable contributions per game for several consecutive years with the Bucks. 38.8+20+5.

But the problem is that the Bulls currently have a lot of talent at the forward position. Aside from Wang Chong, there is also Jimmy Butler. Butler and Middleton are both players who need a certain amount of time to develop before they can show their abilities. One type is enough.

Considering Butler's growth and height, he must have a higher priority than Middleton.

Therefore, overall, Wang Chong is still more inclined to choose Draymond Green.
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The draft went on as scheduled, and it was not much different from the original historical process. Without Paul, the Hornets steadily got the No. 1 pick and selected Anthony Davis, the thick-browed brother.

Among the top players in the draft, Damian Lillard was selected by the Trail Blazers, and Bradley Beal was also selected by the Wizards.

The picks of these two teams have slightly changed from the original ones, but they still selected their favorite players. This is not surprising. After all, 12 is also recognized as a weak year in the draft. Except for the top pick Anthony Davis, other players The level is quite different. I really can’t tell whether I’m good or bad before I officially log in to the NBA to play games.

Each team can only decide on player candidates based on its own needs and the results of trial training.

The Bulls successfully acquired Draymond Green in the second round of the draft. Although it was only a second-round pick, the Bulls' behavior still puzzled many teams in the league.

There is no other reason. The Bulls already have a lot of people at the forward position. Why do they still want to hoard a 2-meter-tall forward player?
There is no way, the Bulls have made too many wonderful moves in the draft over the years. All the players they select, whether they are in the first round or the second round, can later show their outstanding abilities and talents.

This forces them to pay special attention to the Bulls' draft.

But the Bulls chose Draymond Green, and they couldn't figure out why even if they wanted to break the bank.

Draymond Green couldn't understand it either, but that didn't stop him from being excited.

After the draft, when interviewed by reporters, Draymond Green said excitedly that he admires and likes the Bulls and Wang Chong very much. He is honored to join the Bulls and play. He will definitely work hard to enter the rotation and win the championship for the Bulls. Adding bricks and tiles and so on.

Of course, no one will care about whether a second-round player can do it or not. Let’s wait until he can actually perform.

After the draft, the free market begins.

(End of this chapter)