So I am the god of basketball?

Meng Lang didn't pay much attention to these trade rumors.

It's just that the reasons are a little different.

Mourning has the ability to change the league.

The Heat originally reached the Eastern Conference Finals with him and Tim Hardaway. He can also do what Shaquille O'Neal can do.

This proves his ability.

As a blue-collar Mourning, his scoring ability needs an excellent defender to activate.

Therefore, if a team has him and a first-class defender, it will surely quickly become a strong team.

However, he had already started making noises about transferring last season, and the Magic are still holding back. It seems that they are "dismissing the hawk before seeing the rabbit" and do not intend to let him go just like that. The team that trades for him will definitely need to come up with chips that satisfy the Magic.

There is a reason why the Magic are so patient:
After all, Mourning signed a 7-year contract with them. This is only the first year of the contract, so there is no impatience at all in terms of time.

Therefore, if Mourning was able to leave in the end, it should be because the new club paid a good price to let him leave.

The Magic have become increasingly unpopular with the league's stars.

Just relying on draft picks to develop rookies, who knows when we will have the next "Dream", "Shaq" and Hardaway.

And how high their picks were before!

They are all the top four picks in the first round.

With such a pick, the probability of winning a potential rookie is greater.

And now?

This year we only had the 8th pick in the first round. Thank God if this pick can produce a high-quality main player.

This is the reason why the Magic "bite" Mourning and won't let go.

There are no stars, no record, and in their small market, there is a high probability that they can only rely on the northwest wind.

It is basically a certainty that Mourning will not be able to join a strong team. At least they are unlikely to become the Lakers' strong rivals next season.

As for "Rain Man", he was originally recruited by the Cavaliers, who were in the same small market and had a poor record, but were eager to regain attention for themselves. The Cavaliers' main style of play during this period was slow-paced positional warfare, and "Rain Man" simply couldn't play his role in such a team.

As far as the current situation of the Lakers is concerned, even if "Magic" Johnson and "Human Movie Elite" are gone, Jones, Kobe and Ben Wallace are all in their own scoring periods. Even if there are no more signings, the basic strength of last season can still be maintained.

Coupled with the fact that Meng Lang can continue to grow, even if the Lakers don't increase their goals significantly compared to last season, they are still at the championship level.

It's just that the probability of winning the championship is no longer as stable as last season.

Because the players who controlled the team's offensive and defensive system last season were all very experienced, especially players with championship experience. Including the "Old Slam Dunk King" sitting there on the bench is also the "Dinghai Shenzhen" that stabilizes the military morale.

Now it's younger guys, even if they are a little more capable.

Can……

Raw melon and eggs are raw melon and eggs, and they always hurt people the first time.

This is the difference between "novice" and "experienced".

This takes time and games to cultivate.

Therefore, the "melon" of the Lakers may not be "stable" in the new season.

So there is no need to pay attention to these two transactions.

But what he didn't expect was that these two teams... actually got together.

The Sonics management hit it off with the Magic management, giving Kemp a contract with an annual salary similar to Mourning's, and adding two role players to fill the salary imbalance, successfully bringing Mourning to the Sonics.

In this way, the SuperSonics formed the inside and outside combination of Mourning and "Glove" Gary Payton, and continued to become the favorite in the Western Conference in the new season.

And Kemp, who got a big contract as he wished, is not dissatisfied with the Magic. Anyway, he only needs a big contract now. After renewing his contract with the Sonics management, he also figured it out.

The glory of the team and the sacrifices are all vain. Only if you are safe, then that is the real deal!
I, Sean Kemp, only care about money from today on!
Pippen: Brother is right, I support you!
Meng Lang felt a headache when he learned that Gary Payton was working with Mourning.

But this slight headache turned into joy after he heard that "Rain Man" went to the Magic.

Although the combination of "glove" and "tough guy" is scary, when he thinks about "Rain Man"'s destructive power and lasting impact on the Magic team, he is happy from ear to ear.

This time, due to the influence of "Rain Man", the Magic's salary space may not come back for a few years.

Moreover, he has not forgotten that the depressed Tracy McGrady has now gone to the Bulls, Grant Hill has left the Pistons, and there is a high probability that he will not choose the Magic. Not to mention, the Pistons are now likely to become the strongest team in the Eastern Conference in the new season. trend, maybe he won't leave the Pistons.

Not to mention Tim Duncan, the Philadelphia 76ers were very decisive in awarding contracts, and they are not a small ball market.

Perish forever, Orlando!
At the same time, Meng Lang took a plane to Busan to join the China Men's Basketball Team.

This is his first time representing the Chinese men's basketball team.

However, because he did not join the team in time before, head coach Zhang Bin was a little cold to him. He didn't argue, since he didn't really want to play in the previous game anyway. He decided to participate in this Asian Championship mainly because of one of the games.

He didn't pay attention to other games and had no intention of competing for them.

After joining the team, he was still following his own special training process.

His core strength is almost at full level, and he has been working hard in this area during this period.

This is often the time when he is most excited, because he is very curious about what kind of skill cards the system will issue to him.

Karl Malone’s power-related skill cards…

Is it possible that he becomes a "big elbow" like Malone?
please do not?
Meng Lang didn't want those stiff muscles. He worked so hard to stretch his ligaments every day, and at the same time he resisted the idea of ​​aggravating them again, just to preserve his flexibility. Of course, I didn’t continue to gain weight. Another reason was that I didn’t want to increase my risk of injury...

Sitting on the bench with Meng Lang was Yao Ming.

He just participated in the Nike Invitational Tournament in May this year.

Yes, it was the Nike invitational game where after beating Tyson Chandler to death, he thought, "If he can enter the NBA, I can also play in the NBA." This game is still very important for Yao Ming's entire career. He gave Yao Ming a very clear understanding of the NBA and greater confidence in playing in the NBA in the future.

However, now Yao Ming can just beat his peers, but if he comes to the adult world, he will be beaten every minute.

Just like "Xiao Ke", the current "Big Yao" is still just "Xiao Yao".

The status of the team is similar to that of "Xiaoyi" in 04. They are here to feel the atmosphere.

But because he defeated Tyson Chandler in the Nike Invitational, Yao Ming is obviously much more confident.

This year should be regarded as a "harvest year" for Chinese basketball. Yao Ming showed his abilities, and Zheng Haixia also announced earlier that she would join the Los Angeles Sparks of WNBA. Look at the power of China blooming.

But there will soon be a "severe blow" that will hit the Chinese basketball world hard.

This is why Meng Lang appears here. After Yao Ming confirmed that he had the ability to go to the NBA, he got very close to Meng Lang. He often followed Meng Lang, saying "Brother Meng is long, Brother Meng is short" and asked about his relationship with the NBA and Merrick. question.

Meng Lang thought for a while and then said: "When dealing with Americans, the most important thing is the way you speak. For example, if you move perfectly in tactics, but your teammates say you ran wrong, don't say, it's not my fault. You should say, it’s not my fault, you idiot!”

"Also... when you don't believe what others say, don't say I don't believe it. You say I believe it, you idiot..."

"Besides, if you want to ask someone what this is, you'd better say, what the hell is this!"

"understand?"

"Uh..." Yao Ming was stunned. First of all, he didn't quite understand what Meng Lang said, but he could hear Meng Lang using the word "fxxk" frequently.

He was stunned!
But he didn't say it out loud. If he had, Meng Lang would definitely pat him on the shoulder and tell him, "Xiao Yao, you heard that right, this is Cao Dan's country!"

July 7th is an annual big day. The only difference is that on this day, Meng Lang is in Busan. But when he got up early in the morning, he took a shower and changed clothes as usual. He originally wanted to put out a few more fruit plates, but fruits were too expensive in this tiny place and there were pickles everywhere, so he couldn't use these things to influence His luck.

"I hope the system can understand my current situation!"

After praying devoutly, Meng Lang opened the system.

What he needs most now is a body made of stainless steel that is indestructible.

He never dared to completely let go of his efforts. Every round, Eddie Jones had to mark the opponent's "leading scorer." He had had enough of the days when he only stood up when it was time to clean up the mess.

In the arena, it's not "ace versus ace", so what's the point?
Those who play tactics have a dirty mind!

Although Meng Lang's heart was not clean.

But when it comes to his "ace" versus "ace", he also hopes that he can stand up without any worries.

The risk of injury and illness cannot reach the "super giant" level, which has always been his concern.

result……

"Ding, congratulations to the host for getting Stephen Curry's three-point shooting ability card!"

Ok……

Improved his weakest link on the offensive end, his "three-point ability."

This is actually a "timely blessing", because the original league extended the three-point line back after this summer.

The purpose, most likely, was to target Jordan, who had already won two consecutive championships at the time.

After the three-point line was shortened, he even covered up this barely considered shortcoming, which made David Stern habitually increase the difficulty for him.

Ok……

It's certainly not the first time this has been done.

Because the "Anti-Isolation Law" was just invented by David Stern in order to limit Jordan's singles, and he specifically praised the Bulls.

Can you imagine?
Later, in order to make the offensive changes in the entire league look better, David Stern actually chose to customize the rules to force him to give up his singles in order to restrict the powerful Jordan in the late 80s.

Then in order to prevent him from completing the second "three consecutive championships", the distance of the "three-point line" was changed back.

This feeling of "you can't dominate this alliance too much" is really... compared to the feeling of "I tried my best to change the rules just to let you have your own era"...it makes people unable to complain.

However, some people really wear a "crown" on themselves in a grand manner.

The three-point line has returned to its original length, and Meng Lang's original three-point ability is not enough to dominate.

Because the next few years will be a time when league head coaches will play with the "hand touch" rule in the most fancy way.

During this time, defense won championships and became an absolute must.

As soon as the two teams come up, it depends on which side can limit the opponent's scoring to the least, and the situation of winning lasts for a long time.

In such a league atmosphere, Meng Lang must increase his shooting distance and deterrence.

This "Stephen Curry's three-point ability card" is indeed crucial.

but……

Meng Lang still felt a pity that he didn't get the "injury immunity" bug.

What made him even more regretful was what the system said next: "This will be the last SSS-level ability card issued to you by the system. I wish the host can become the god of basketball!"

Ok……

In other words, it is impossible for Meng Lang to get the opportunity of "injury immunity" again.

Meng Lang thought for a while. In four years of high school, one year of college, and five years of career, he had obtained exactly 5 SSS-level ability cards.

Exactly 10?

I don’t know who designed this system…

Regrettably, Meng Lang continued to train his own strength.

During this period, the China Men's Basketball Team went all the way and reached the semi-finals of the Asian Championships.

The opponent in the semi-finals is none other than the host Kimchi National Men's Basketball Team.

"The day has finally arrived!"

Meng Lang took the initiative to find head coach Zhang Bin the night before the game.

He came to participate in the Asian Championships this time because of this competition.

The original Chinese men's basketball team lost to Kimchi Country in this game and stopped in the semi-finals. According to the rules, they failed to get a direct ticket to next year's World Championships in this Asian Championship.

This is also the first time that the Chinese Men's Basketball Team has missed an international competition since its establishment.

In fact, the Chinese men's basketball team is very capable this time around. They just reached the top 8 of the Olympic Games last year.

It is a top 8 team in the world.

Before this game, not many people thought they would lose to Kimchi Country.

But that's what happened.

This is the Chinese basketball world, the dark 1997!
Meng Lang has become famous now, and there is no way the China Men's Basketball Team is allowed to achieve such results while he has not retired. This will definitely become a stain on him in the future.

Therefore, he must participate in this game.

"Coach Zhang, I'm almost done resting!" (End of Chapter)