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For this championship, both the fans in Seattle and the people of Seattle attach great importance to it. At the celebration ceremony on the second day, the mayor of Seattle, all members of the city council, representatives of the Washington State Assembly and many celebrities and gentlemen participated The celebration ceremony was held.

There are a large number of professional teams in Seattle, and basically influential sports have corresponding professional teams, but in recent years, none have been able to win national championships, except for the Seattle Storm, which belongs to the women's basketball team. Except for the championship, no other professional team has ever won a national championship.

Speaking of the Seattle Storm, I have to mention one person, that is Lauren Jackson from Australia. Since Yao Ming came to Seattle, he has basically never had the opportunity to come out alone. Even if it is a private party, Ye Li either accompanied him or It is the remote control of the phone, which does not give Yao Ming too many opportunities.

Of course, Yao Ming may not really have this idea. After all, playing games is also very hard. The two teams are flying around. The itinerary is generally staggered, and there are not many opportunities to meet.

In addition to the Seattle Storm, the Seattle Mariners, which belongs to the Major League Baseball, has strong financial strength after being acquired by Nintendo, and its style of play is also very beautiful. As the largest sport in the United States, it has attracted the largest number of fans. , but their results were not particularly outstanding, especially after the playoffs. [

The best record of the Seattle Seahawks affiliated to the National American Football Federation is the Confederations Cup, just like the Western Conference champions in basketball, but after entering the Super Bowl similar to the finals, they lost The Pittsburgh Steelers, but before Stephen came, the Seattle Seahawks were already the best professional team in Seattle, and they also attracted a lot of fans, especially young fans. The team is currently owned by Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen.

The Seattle Sounders are a member of the Major League Soccer. Although the record is not bad, but because the United States does not have a good football atmosphere, it does not have much influence. Although ice hockey also belongs to the Big Four Professional sports are extremely popular in Seattle, but since the Seattle Thunderbirds do not belong to the top league, naturally they cannot be compared with these teams, just like the Seattle Storm, won the national championship, Nobody cares either.

But the Seattle Supersonics are different. On the one hand, the Seattle Supersonics are the first professional team in Seattle, even before the Seattle Aviators, who have moved to Milwaukee. The first one is always different and has a long history. It represents the memory of the fans. At the same time, the Seattle SuperSonics are also the first team among all professional teams to win the national championship, even earlier than many teams were established.

In the 90s, under the influence of Michael Jordan and the development of the league, the influence of basketball reached its maximum. At this time, the Seattle SuperSonics were also one of the top teams in the league, and they could stand together with the Chicago Bulls. The team in the finals is also the team with the deepest memory in the fans' memory, even deeper than the team that won the championship.

The team's decline made the fans leave more sadly, but after the team's revival, these fans returned to the embrace of the Supersonics, and their feelings for the team increased. Sincerely, and the team did not live up to their expectations. Winning the championship is the best reward and comfort for them. Many gray-haired fans at the celebration scene shed tears of happiness. Although it didn't end in Seattle, all the fans watched the last game on TV.

The team encountered a major crisis and the team became a mess, but through self-adjustment, it completed the redemption, finally completed the sweep, won the victory, and successfully won the championship. Let the fans pay more attention to this hard-won championship. Although compared with other teams, the Sonics won the championship easily, but this is based on their solid foundation laid in front. It took one step at a time to get to this point.

After the celebration ceremony, there was a parade. Originally, the team did not plan to hold this event, but at the suggestion of the city hall, it finally decided to hold it. After all, this is the first national championship that Seattle ushered in after many years. Besides, Although the taxation bill has been passed, it is better for ordinary citizens to see that the tax they paid was not wasted. You can lure those young people who are hanging out on the streets from drugs, drugs, and fights to the sports field and colleges, which can greatly reduce the crime rate, especially the crime rate among young people.

In any case, the team couldn't refuse the mayor's request. Everyone felt very honored to hear that playing has such an important meaning. It's a pity that the season is over, otherwise they would have the motivation to play.

The media also produced various special programs for this purpose, and a large number of columns commemorated this championship. Everyone in the team got a lot of opportunities to be photographed, including Jerome James, and the media did not let it go. Seattle The local media will not say anything for Carlesimo, but the national media, especially the professional sports media, have paid attention to this matter and followed up and reported it.

Most people feel wronged for Carlesimo, leading the team to achieve such good results, even if it is due to the luxurious lineup, being able to knead so many capable balls together is also an ability, leading The team won the championship, but they couldn't get a contract extension. This is absolutely unfair.

Since that day, Carlesimo has not been in touch with the team. In fact, after the team won the championship, his contract has automatically expired. Under normal circumstances, the contract is renewed half a year in advance. If If you didn't get the contract extension in advance, it meant that the team didn't recognize you, but at that time, no one cared about it. The team's record is so good, how could they not get the contract renewal?

Just as Presti assured Carlesimo, the team has just undergone a change of ownership, and the boss needs to inspect the original personnel of the team, so it is normal not to renew the contract in advance. Under Stee's persuasion, Carlesimo put aside the matter of the contract and led the team to play with peace of mind, but in the end, he didn't even get a contract.

In fact, what Carlesimo didn’t know was that the team didn’t intend to offer him a contract extension, it’s just that the salary couldn’t be increased too much, but due to the media exaggeration, Carlesimo couldn’t listen to any explanations , and after Presti knew about it, he contacted Carlesimo again, but Carlesimo stopped answering his calls.

Carlesimo's agent could be contacted, but the agent also didn't have any good impressions of Presti, so he directly proposed a three-year contract of 500 million yuan, and told Presti that there was no room for negotiation. , take it or leave Carlesimo.

Presti really wanted to agree to continue the partnership between the two, but the price was far higher than Chris Hansen's bottom line. The person who got the news was not someone inside the Sonics team, but a staff member in Chris Hansen's office. He didn't take it as an important matter. He told his friend purely during a chat, but the friend took this The news was sold to TNT for $[-].

After the incident came out, Chris Hansen also knew that this incident had caused harm to the team. The team almost failed to complete the sweep, and it was very embarrassing for Presti, so he raised the price and told Presti Carlesimo, you can sign a two-year contract with Carlesimo. The contract amount should not exceed 350 million, but the price proposed by Carlesimo is much higher than this price, so Presti has no way to do it. To solve it, I had to let Carlesimo calm down for a while, and at the same time, I also started the selection of the head coach.

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