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When the news of the Spurs'"three consecutive losses" reached the league headquarters in New York, the president, who was secretly enjoying his favorite red velvet cake afternoon tea in the office, almost bit off the spoon in his hand - damn it!

Hello, is this 911? I want to call the police, there is a fraudster in my company...

President Stern was so angry that he went to San Antonio to warn Popovich, the"good-looking but evil-hearted" bastard in person - the competitive sports league,"maliciously manipulating the team to lose" is illegal, you are openly against the laws of the Mi Li family!

You are a bad old man! You are still doing"fraud" at your age, be careful that others will sell you to Miandian...

Just as President Stern was gritting his teeth and muttering, the assistant beside him silently faxed and printed out a document with the current regular season record rankings of the East and West -

Mr. David"suddenly realized"!

The Jewish old man calmed down, crossed his hands, leaned back in his office chair, and his eyes began to flicker with thought - everyone who knew him knew that this was a"sign" that the president was going to take something seriously!

Haha!

Damn old bastard Greg, do you really think that no one can break your plan?

Do you want the entire Western Conference team to"work for you for free"?

Wait and see... Old buddy, how can I let you get what you want so easily? I will give you what you"want"!

A sinister smile suddenly appeared on the president's wise and peaceful face.……

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Time flies, and soon it is late March.

NBA teams have started a"fierce" battle for a place in the playoffs.

Teams of this level, such as the Heat, Spurs, and Thunder, have basically opened up a gap with other teams in the division. What they have to do at the end of the regular season is nothing more than"selecting" their opponents for the first round of the playoffs.

In mid-March, they suffered a wave of"three consecutive losses"."，"The Spurs"successfully" narrowed the gap in record with the second-placed Thunder in the Western Conference to one win, and there were no"unexpected incidents" during this period.

With Parker's comeback, the Spurs' regular season returned to the"right track", winning three consecutive away games against the Cavaliers, Warriors and Jazz.

Then they"upset" at home against the Houston Rockets, who had dropped to eighth in the Western Conference.

Popovich also took this opportunity to successfully find out the"trump card" of the new Rockets, and he was already thinking about how to play against them in the first round of the playoffs.

Next, the home court faced the challenges of the Nuggets and the Clippers. Joey performed well in these two games, averaging 22.5 points, 10.5 assists and 7 rebounds per game, continuing the rotation firepower for the team's bench that lost Manu, and helping the team to two consecutive wins.

On the day against the Nuggets, the league broke two eye-catching"big news""——

One is that the Heat's"unprecedented" winning streak stopped at the number"27", and was ended by the"Iron-Blooded Bulls" after two overtimes at the United Center in Chicago!

Once this news broke, it was not the Bulls player who ended the Heat's winning streak that was widely discussed and debated, but the Spurs rookie, Joey, who scored"60 points" at the United Center three weeks ago.

People were hotly discussing on social media such as Twitter and INS, as well as on major TV programs, whether Joey could score 60 points in front of the Big Three like last time and lead the team to win if it was against the Heat who lost to the"remnant Bulls"...

Unfortunately, no one would give this answer!

After this"hot news" lasted for a while in the Mi Lijia basketball circle, it was covered by another news - On

March 30, the Spurs official media announced a new news: the team cut James Anderson and will sign a veteran minimum salary with former NBA super scorer Tracy McGrady!

As soon as this news came out, the heat of the Heat's 27-game winning streak being ended a few days ago was instantly eliminated, and people began to eagerly discuss the"real meaning" of the Spurs' deal.

Sign McGrady to teach the newcomers?

But the Spurs' rookies are famous for being"self-taught", Joey averaging 17+9+5+2+1, Leonard averaging 11+7, and the championship puzzle king averaging 9.7 points per game...

What can McGrady, who is already in his twilight years and has no trace of the league's scoring champion, teach?

It seems that McGrady just wants to curry favor with others and get a championship ring in the twilight of his career.……

"Traded by the Rockets, abandoned by the Knicks, kicked out by the Pistons, and disliked by the Hawks, he could only join an overseas league (yes, that’s right, CBA Qingdao Double Star)……"

"How can such an old McGrady help the Spurs who are aiming to win the championship?"

"Duncan, 37, Ginobili, 36, Parker and Dio, 31, Bonner, 33, Jackson, 35……"

"Now here comes a 34-year-old T-Mac? Oh, with all due respect, is Popovich going to build an NBA retirement home?"

"How can such a lineup fulfill its pre-season ambitions and lead the Spurs to win the championship again after six years?"

"As the only scoring champion in history who has not made it past the first round of the playoffs, and now unable to jump, what can T-Mac do to help the team?"

"……"

Joey didn't know how Chinese fans would react to the news.

But the Mili family was in an uproar over the signing.

Almost all basketball commentators, so-called experts, and fans were angrily criticizing Popovich and the Spurs general manager, who had made the final decision on the signing.·C·Buford.

Said that because of this signing, they would miss the Spurs' best championship window in the"post-Duncan era".

And because McGrady did not enter the lineup of any NBA team this season and was not cut before March 1, he was qualified to play in the Spurs' playoffs this year.

Popovich and all the Spurs management and coaching staff did not respond. Even the Spurs' team reporters and press officers did not reveal any reliable inside information.

They were united, as if they had been given a"gag order" in advance.

Even the members of the team, veterans such as Dio and Parker did not know what the old man was thinking...

But Joey could probably guess what Popovich was thinking.

Soon, after a team training game, Popovich led McGrady, who had just reported and had become fat like a"ball", to Joey...

(To be continued)