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Paul Pierce undisputedly won the Finals Most Valuable Player. In the Finals, he became an all-around fighter. He could score points like a hurricane, defend like a mountain, and at the same time be able to connect the ball Team, it can be said that Paul Pierce won a championship for life.

If he didn't get the MVP of the Finals and didn't help the team win the championship, then his perseverance in the Boston Celtics for more than ten years will only bring him a loyalty. Give him an untimely neutral evaluation, and the best compliment is a textbook on offensive techniques.

These titles alone are not enough to upgrade him from good to great, but with his performance in this finals and helping the Boston Celtics win the championship again after 22 years, he He became the leader who led the team to rejuvenate and return to glory. His 12 years of perseverance have also become of great significance. A bunch of adjectives that represent praise, such as perseverance, firm will, quality like gold, and extreme loyalty will be remembered in him.

Even if the Boston Celtics won't win the championship in the future, after he retires, his jersey will be flying high in the TD North Shore Garden Center Arena like his predecessors. If he doesn't win the championship In the case of a champion, whether he can enjoy the treatment of retiring his jersey depends on whether his career is long enough, whether the statistics obtained are good enough, and whether there are many team records broken.

You must know that the Boston Celtics can basically be regarded as one of the teams with the longest history in the league. The records of many teams are basically equal to the records of the league. Great players like Bill Russell, Larry Bird, etc., great players must be accompanied by great records, and it is not so easy to break.

But to win the championship, especially after leading the team to win the championship after so many years of sinking, the meaning is naturally very important, then Paul Pierce will become the revival of the team, not the sinking one before. Thanks to his loyal perseverance for more than ten years, a Celtic with green blood all over his body was formed.

The championship is king, and it is the basis of all honors. If there is no championship, Michael Jordan will not become the greatest basketball player. If there is no championship, Duncan will not be named the number one power forward in history. , Karl Malone, who ranks second in the history of scoring records, has worked hard for nineteen seasons as if it does not exist in people's memory.

Although Stephen has won two championships and has been the most valuable player in the finals, no one will count this championship on his head, because before he joined the Spurs, the Spurs were already The championship team is gone, Stephen just played the role of icing on the cake, not a timely help.

Unless one day, Tim Duncan is obviously old, just like the championship in [-], no one will count on David Robinson, but this day may take a long time, and in this time period, Stephen's achievements will be added to the bonus of the team halo.

Although going to a team with a relatively new history can create history better, there seems to be no difference between leading a team that has sunk for a long time to revival. Perhaps the latter has a higher gold content, because A team with a heavy history will give people a greater pressure, which is also more difficult than the latter, and for those who pay attention to history, revival is more valuable.

Thinking of this, Stephen felt that it was a bit right for him to come to the Sonics. If he went to other teams, from the few teams he had considered at the beginning, if he went to the Chicago Bulls, it would be because he was far away from Michael Jordan. The dynasty he created is too recent, and his memory still runs through the fans' memories. Even if he leads the team to glory again, he still has to succumb to Jordan's pressure.

And if you go to the Lakers, the same is true, plus there is Kobe Bryant suppressing, even if you win the championship, it is not your own credit. If you go to the Pacers, the Pacers are just in the old days. I won the championship in aba, but I didn't achieve much after joining the league. A team with no sense of existence, no rich history, no glorious yesterday, and I have never heard that the fans there have anything to do with the championship Too much craving.

The Sonics are more suitable. They have won the league championship, but it was decades ago. Although they have been brilliant recently, they have not achieved the highest level. Although they do not have the strong championship complex of Boston fans , but at least it is better than Indiana fans nostalgic for another league championship.

Moreover, Seattle is also a metropolis, much better than Indiana. Once the enthusiasm of the fans is re-attracted to basketball, the fans are still very impressive. At least the fans who like to watch the game are basically full of the old Key Center. The arena is gone.

If he can lead the Sonics to create a dynasty, not to mention surpassing the Chicago Bulls, but also to be able to win three consecutive championships like the Los Angeles Lakers or San Antonio Spurs, even if he can create an unprecedented future for this team.

But Stephen also knows that he can't do this with his own ability alone. To win the championship in a certain season may be lucky. It is possible, but he wants to win three consecutive championships, let alone three consecutive championships. Success is not so difficult.

The Lakers have an extremely powerful ok combination, which is why they won the three consecutive championships. The Spurs have a stable troika, but they did not successfully defend their title until Stephen joined. The defense is like an iron wall, reaching an extreme Detroit Pistons, And just won a championship.

Iverson, who has the ability to defy the sky, only led the team to the finals. Under the impetus of Jason Kidd, the New Jersey Nets, who were able to turn fast breaks into an art, also stopped in the finals. Proof of history Under the circumstances, a team with weak interior or poor defense is not enough to win the championship.

And these two points do not exist in the Sonics. The Sonics' inside lineup has more than enough defense, but not enough offense. Nate's role in the system alone, not to mention Perkins, can basically achieve three-quarters of Coupard's ability.

In terms of defense, the Sonics' defense can only be regarded as barely qualified. With the addition of Stephen's drive, there is no really effective defensive system. This is also the case of the Sonics' offensive performance. , has always been the reason why people are not optimistic about it.

The team needs to establish an effective defensive system, increase the offensive ability of the inside line, make the inside and outside line play more balanced, make up for the weakness of the lineup, and increase the firepower of the substitute lineup. Can this be completed in one summer? Stephen was skeptical.

Fortunately, after the team changed the owner, operations no longer need to be restricted by the luxury tax. This restriction is not limited to this season, and if there is an end to this, many operations cannot be carried out because of excellent player contracts. Usually it is not something that can be won in one or two years, but it takes many years to sign.

If the team's salary expenditure exceeds the luxury tax incentive line by then, should the team's operating income be used to make up for it? If the team's operating income is not enough, the boss must use money to fill it in. The general manager of the team should calculate the salary increase of the team in the next few years in advance for any transaction.

The Rockets, the Suns, the Kings, the Clippers, the Spurs, and the Bucks are such teams. The general managers of these teams are in two worlds from the general managers of the Knicks, Lakers, and Mavericks. On the one hand, people are so happy that they can spend lavishly to sign players as they like, but on the other hand, they can only operate carefully, and meet the boss's requirements for record. Naturally, they are dying of pain.

Presti used to live on the side of pain. Although he didn't go to the side of happiness all at once, it doesn't have to be so embarrassing. As an investor, Chris Hansen is not a miser. It is very clear that if you want a return, you have to invest, and there is Steve Ballmer who is not short of money behind him. Although Presti did not spend money lavishly on this, he did not give Pu Resti sets no constraints.

Two days ago, Presti called Stephen and analyzed the operation plan for this summer. Although the Sonics still have enough salary space to sign a player with a maximum salary, the free player market is There is no target worth attacking. Many players made big deals last year, but this year they all died down a bit, which is not particularly beneficial.

If you can't recruit in the free player market, you can only make ideas on restricted free players. The contract that is willing to offer is not a good choice for someone like Presti who likes to budget carefully.

Because this is price gouging, it is easy to cause the player's value to be inflated. Under normal circumstances, if the original team is not willing to pay a high price, the player must have certain problems.

Whether it is a free player or a restricted free player, there is no good choice today. In this case, you can only trade, but the Sonics can't get too many chips, so Presti put The goal was at the draft, and the call was to persuade Stephen to accept his plan, but after listening to it, Stephen felt that it was not particularly reliable, so he did not agree.

Now that the draft is about to start, what exactly should be done? As a part of the team's decision-makers, Stephen must participate in it, and reach a draft plan among several people as soon as possible before starting operations.