$1,457. Let's Enjoy This Era
When he returned to the Imperial City for promotion, all the questions he was asked were about other teams and other players. This was the first time for Sun Ce.
And the media are also asking questions related to the Lakers, 23 teaming up with 24, and Comai teaming up.
Kobe + James + McGrady, although McGrady is equal in salary, fans just like to discuss it. Maybe in 10 years there will be fans saying that the three scoring champions of the Lakers are teaming up...
He was asked at the Imperial City Station and the Magic City Station, but Sun Ce did not respond directly. On July 16, the last stop in Chengdu, Sun Ce finally responded positively to the matter of Kobe and James teaming up.
Since this is his hometown, when Sun Ce came back here to promote, there were more fans than those from the Imperial Capital and Magic Capital because it was an open-air venue.
This time, it was directly the host AJ who asked this question. It was obviously behind Nike's instructions and wanted to promote the unparalleled attention brought by the 23+24 gathering.
Holding the microphone, Sun Ce said to thousands of fans and countless media cameras: "The Lakers' transaction was beyond my expectations. I used to think that the combination of Paul and Kobe was too fantastic, but now I know , this world is far crazier than you imagine.
I like opponents like this to appear, don’t you believe it?
But I just like having opponents like this appear. Are there any honors in the NBA that I haven’t won? champion? MVP? Best lineup? All-Defensive Team? Most Improved Award? Best sixth man? Scoring leader or rebounding leader?
What I want to pursue, even if I tell you, you won’t understand.
To put it simply, I just like stronger opponents to appear!
To be honest, I didn't sleep all night when the trade happened. My mind was filled with thoughts of competing against Kobe, James, McGrady, Leonard... and them on the court.
Also, have you ignored Paul? He still has teammates like Josh Smith, and he also has a center like Chandler, and Wade.
Don't you think it's great on Ross' side? Griffin and Rose partnered up. I heard you called them Tyrannosaurus Rex and Little Malone?
And Curry and Harden, they didn’t play well enough last year?
Spurs, do you really think they are old?
And the Mavericks' new offensive tandem of Nowitzki and Bosh...
You've been asking me,
Ask me if the Lakers will be the biggest obstacle to me creating a dynasty. That's why I don't want to answer you.
With so many amazing trades happening, shouldn’t it be time to look forward to seeing more exciting and more intense games next season?
I am very fortunate that my basketball career is in such an era. From the perspective of a basketball player and from the starting point of wanting to be the strongest player, I am happy to see more and more powerful opponents.
Waiting for the start of next season, let me on the court and you in front of the TV enjoy the game together! "
No one thought that Sun Ce would say so many words in one breath. Even the host sent by AJ thought that Sun Ce would simply say a few words. They also didn't expect that Sun Ce would make news with such a violent reaction, otherwise they would definitely have discussed it with him in advance. Sun Ce decided how to answer. He just wanted to add a little more heat to this publicity event that had been robbed of attention, with so many reporters taking pictures.
If Sun Ce answers casually, he will definitely be in the hot news.
However, after Sun Ce's words, the host who loves basketball felt like he was on fire!
The fans were even more excited. Sun Ce was as arrogant as ever at the beginning, showing his love for the game as he spoke.
The last sentence, "Let me on the court and you in front of the TV enjoy the game together" detonated the scene!
Sun Ce listened to the shouts of the fans, some shouting "Little Bully", some shouting "Lord", and some shouting "Learning Machine"... Anyway, the police uncles were busy again.
At this time, Sun Ce suddenly started to have bad water again, and said: "It's just..."
Sun Ce's voice sounded again, and the scene gradually became quiet. Sun Ce dragged out his voice for a long time, whetting the appetite of everyone present, and continued: "The overall cultural level of the Lakers team is very worrying! Please help me. Count how many players they didn’t go to college?”
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In order to adapt to Paul, Kobe changed to an off-ball shooter, which was very successful. Now Paul has been upgraded to James. The terrifying Lakers have been born, the league pattern has changed, and what each team has to do has changed greatly.
Sun Ce's speech about his desire to play against the Lakers spread to the United States.
Even fans who always thought Sun Ce was crazy still didn't expect that Sun Ce could still be full of arrogance at this time!
Regarding the deal between the Heat and the Lakers, the deal between the two teams is that the Heat exchanged the combination of James + Nene for the combination of Paul and Josh Smith, plus the Lakers added a center, which was not involved. Other teams, other teams have nothing to do but envy and hate.
However, the media in the cities where other teams are located can blame one team. This team is not the Lakers and not the Heat, but the Mavericks!
Cuban has been trolling Pat Riley on the Internet for the past few days. He thought he was taking advantage by exchanging Chandler for Bosh, but he didn't expect that he actually helped the Heat to swallow up the duo of Paul and Josh Smith. The biggest obstacle!
Since the Mavericks had already prepared for Yao Ming's retirement this summer, the amnesty clause was kept. After Yao Ming announced his retirement, the Mavericks used the amnesty clause for the remaining year of Yao Ming's contract, cutting Yao Ming and reducing his salary by more than 20 million.
In addition, the Mavericks had already prepared to make room for Anthony and Howard this summer. After entering the offseason, except for Conley, Nowitzki and Carter, the Mavericks cleared all the other players if they could, freeing up 28 million in space, but it was still not enough to sign two maximum-salary players.
At this time, the Heat said they wanted to give Bosh to them and wanted to get Chandler. The probability of attracting Anthony and Howard was not particularly high. At this time, an All-Star player came to their door and helped them take away Chandler's contract. They helped them get an All-Star player and continue to have a maximum salary space. Cuban chose to accept it.
Then, in the trade with the Lakers, the Heat took Jordan Hill with the trade exception obtained by the difference in Bosh and Chandler's salary!
The Lakers will definitely make money by trading Paul for James, but they will definitely have to pay other things, such as trading Josh Smith, who performed better last season, for Nene, but the gap cannot be made up. The deal can only be completed when the Lakers are willing to let Jordan Hill sign and trade to the Heat.
The Heat traded James and still wanted to compete for the championship, so it was impossible to send James and Bosh to the Lakers together. The Lakers did not have enough chips to trade. Role player Pat Riley was not rare, and the Heat's role player lineup was also good.
But trading James and Nene for Paul and Josh Smith, Josh Smith and Bosh overlapped in position.
It was impossible to agree to trade Pat Riley alone.
So Pat Riley chose to let the Mavericks take advantage and get Paul back a second inside player who could pick and roll.
The Mavericks took advantage and felt frustrated. It was true that Chandler made a lot of money by trading Bosh, but it created a more terrifying opponent in the West!
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Sun Ce looked at the gossips on the Mavericks side. As the time for the transaction to be completed passed day by day, more and more inside stories were exposed, and he was very happy to eat the gossip.
Moreover, there was something happier. Due to the sudden change in the league structure, the situation of them being targeted by the two consecutive championships was greatly reduced.
A two-time champion team must be the public enemy, but after Kobe and James got together, the Grizzlies suddenly became less hated.
Many teams began to increase their offers for Paul George, and some offers were very tempting.
But this is a different time. Who would have thought that the league structure would change so much in just two days on the 10th and 11th?
Recently, Sun Ce often made cross-ocean calls with Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace to discuss what was going to happen next.
Although Sun Ce was looking forward to playing against those strong teams next season, he knew that the current situation was difficult and he needed to do more things.
Because the attitudes of other teams changed, the Grizzlies also had to make changes accordingly, such as the plans that had been established before, which might have to be reorganized!