The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 309
After four and a half years in the industry, Li Xun won four championship trophies.

At present, Li Xun has tied Kobe in the number of championships, and even crushed Kobe in terms of regular season MVP and other honors.

Now Li Xun is well-deserved No.1 in the league.

"No.1 in history, he is definitely No.1 in history!"

In the TNT commentary room, O'Neill also appeared as a guest commentator tonight.

As a retired celebrity, he also embarked on the road of commentator.

"Shaq, although I agree with your idea, but based on my understanding of Li Xun."

"He is definitely unwilling to accept the title of No.1 in history."

Barkley's face was full of arrogance, showing that he knew Li Xun very well.

In fact, he and Li Xun have only met once so far.

"This is not a question of whether he is willing to accept it, four consecutive championships, and it is still under two different lineup systems."

"I think even Michael would recognize Lee Hoon as No.1 in history."

O'Neal yelled.

"The thing I regret most now is that when I left the Heat, I didn't ask Riley to trade me to the Pistons."

"If I had gone to the Pistons, I would have held seven championships now."

"You can see that the Pistons introduced Yao Ming and Howard before and after. They really need a super center like me."

"Of course, Howard is not a super center at all. If he was my age, he wouldn't even be a substitute in our era."

O'Neill mouthed loudly.

"Shaq, I remember that Li Xun had already broken up with Riley at that time. Are you sure Riley will sell you to the Pistons?"

"Also, I don't think the Pistons will want a fat guy with a salary of 2000 million and no use."

"The only correct thing about what you said is the evaluation of Howard. I agree with that."

Barkley teased with a smile.

Not only O'Neal, but Barkley also looked down on Howard very much.

Speaking of which, Howard is indeed a sad reminder. Obviously, his personal achievements and records are not bad, but in the eyes of the older generation of insiders, he is very unworthy of the stage.

The reason why these older insiders look down on Howard is of course a reason.

First of all, Howard's rebounds are not particularly outstanding, in fact, they are not at all comparable to Barkley's rebounds.

How tall is Barkley?In the era when the four major centers were rampant, and there were many top centers such as Uncle Mu, it was indeed not easy for Barkley to grab so many rebounds.

The second is the defense that Howard is proud of. From their point of view, that's the same thing. In the league of the last century, who can he defend?

If there is a strong offensive firepower, that's all.

The key is Howard is essentially a pie-eating blue-collar center.

Looking at it this way, there is indeed a reason why O'Neill and Barkley look down on Howard.

Just when O'Neill and Barkley started to talk, there was a high-pitched whistle on the scene of the game.

The DJ on the scene yelled wildly, tonight their Mavericks will do something that no other team has ever done.

On the night of winning the championship, the championship ring will be awarded directly.

Stern at the scene was speechless. Is Cuban a little too arrogant?
The championship ring needs to be designed, and then it takes a long time to make. It seems that Cuban definitely prepared for several months in advance.

Maybe when Li Xun first came to the Mavericks, Cuban had already started to prepare.

Thinking of this, Stern was speechless. How much confidence did he have in Li Xun to do such a thing.

But after thinking about it, if I were Cuban, I might do the same thing.

Giving the ring directly on the night of winning the championship is the only one in history. What a gimmick, it will definitely become a good story in NBA history.

Like this kind of thing that promotes the NBA's positive image, Stern is in favor of it, and the more the better.

The podium has been set up, but the championship award ceremony did not start first.

Cuban led a group of Mavericks players and management onto the podium.

It wasn't just heavyweights who took the stage, Li Xun even saw their team psychiatrist among them.

Because it is the first championship in team history, Cuban wants to make it more grand.

The small stands were packed with people.

"Thank you fans and friends for your support of our Dallas Mavericks."

"Thanks to Nelson, Dumars, Carlisle and others for their hard work this season."

"Thanks to the veterans and rookies in the team for their perfect performance on the court."

"Of course, Li Xun should be most grateful. He did it. In his first season with the Mavericks, he directly led us to win the championship."

"He is not the savior of our calves, but the creator of our calves."

"I believe that under the leadership of Li Xun, the Mavericks will definitely become another dynasty team in NBA history."

"Li Xun is the true creator of the dynasty!"

Cuban shouted passionately on the stage, and the entire arena immediately boiled.

"Li Xun!"

"Li Xun!"

"Li Xun!"

Fans everywhere began to shout Li Xun's name.

Next, Cuban presented championship rings to the players one by one.

Of course Li Xun was the first one. After receiving the ring from Cuban, he played it carefully.

The face of the ring is a huge sapphire, which looks expensive at first glance.

There are some diamonds inlaid around it.

The setting is thick platinum.

As far as the cost of the ring is concerned, it is actually not much, but if Cuban casts a big net for the ring, it will cost a lot of money.

Li Xun, the 2012-2013 season world champion.

This is the inscription on the ring.

Li Xun still doesn't understand why the NBA champion is called the world champion after winning the championship.

This name is a bit too arrogant.

After the ring was awarded, Cuban did not forget to give himself a ring, and he also ordered one for himself.

Then it was Stern's turn to play.

Stern is actually in a good mood. With the hard publicity of the NBA's public relations, the ratings of this round of finals are still good.

Although it is definitely not the highest in history, it is still higher than the ratings of the finals in the previous two years.

Mainly this is Li Xun's first season joining the Mavericks.

The opponent Bulls returned to the finals again after countless years.

This is the confrontation between the heir of the Bulls and Li Xun, the No.1 player in today's league. Of course, the topic is high.

Rose's performance in the finals is actually very good, averaging 27 points per game, and his scoring efficiency is not low.

Losing to the Mavericks was not because the Bulls were not strong, but because the Mavericks were too strong.

This is the fourth time Li Xun has participated in the championship award ceremony, and there is nothing new about it.

After finishing the process, he returned to the locker room, and after having a carnival with his teammates for a while, he went straight home.

After returning home, Li Xun looked at the empty home and felt an unprecedented sense of loneliness in his heart.

Before, he had Sun Yue and Yao Ming by his side successively, but now he is really alone.

He was wondering if it was time for him to start a family.

These years, those who coveted Li Xun were like crucian carp crossing the river.

It's a pity that Li Xun is not interested.

The main reason is that many of them are black, and Li Xun doesn't want his cub to be a Wakanda.

Li Xun is not very interested in the words of white people.

Looking at it this way, if you want to start a family, you have to go back to China to find a wife.

It's a pity that Li Xun really doesn't have any good opportunities now.

With a sigh, I can only be single for the time being.

Three days later, the championship parade begins.

After the championship parade is over, this season is completely over for Li Xun.

It's over, not quite over yet.

The main reason is that the next draft will start soon, and Li Xun can now participate in the draft in a legitimate way.

And there is no World Championships or Olympics this year, so Li Xun has plenty of time to participate in the draft.

After waiting for two weeks, Li Xun followed Nelson Jr. and Dumas to New York.

However, the location of the draft this time is not at the home court of the Knicks, but at the Barclays Center Stadium in Brookley.

In the season that just ended, the Nets moved their home court from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York.

"Good guy, there are so many fans here?"

"Stern is making money again."

After Li Xun followed Nelson Jr. and Dumas into the Barclays Center, he couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw tens of thousands of fans at the scene.

At this draft conference, if fans want to come in, they also have to buy tickets.

And the tickets are not cheap, this year it is about 35 US dollars.

"When will Stern not make a fortune?"

"When it comes to earning power, Stern is a genius."

Little Nelson said with a smile.

"Li, do you have any goals for tonight?"

Dumas on the side asked softly.

Winning the championship with the Mavericks did not cause any psychological waves for him.

After all, he even established a dynasty, won two championships in his player career, and then the grassroots five tigers won another championship.

So he has already developed immunity to the championship.

"Of course there are goals, and there are quite a few."

Li Xun said with a smile.

Nelson Jr. and Dumars were immediately interested. As we all know, Li Xun's annual draft can give people huge surprises.

This is an important reason why Li Xun can have such a strong dominance in the NBA.

Without strong teammates, Li Xun's personal strength will certainly not be affected, but if he thinks about winning the championship so easily, it will definitely not be so easy.

"Li, haven't you figured out how to trade Andre yet?"

"I think you have to hurry up. Once the draft is over, it will be difficult for you to think about trading."

"After all, the rookies you are targeting must be good seedlings. Everyone knows this."

Little Nelson couldn't help urging him up.

After winning the championship, Li Xun and the team management are studying how to get more draft picks.

This season, the Mavericks have three draft picks in their hands, but the picks are all embarrassing.

The two are the first and second rounds that come with the Mavericks, with the 30th and 60th picks, respectively.

There is also a second-round pick from the Hornets, which was obtained in Zhuangshen's trade at that time.

The Hornets have an unsatisfactory record this year, and their second-round pick is the 39th pick.

According to Li Xun's plan, the Hornets' second-round pick has been replaced in advance and replaced with a 14 second-round pick.

After all, there is really nothing too suitable for the second-round picks in the past 13 years.

There are still 30th and 60th picks left, which are really useless, but Nelson Jr. has an idea.

These two draft picks were packaged and traded with the Timberwolves in exchange for a 26th pick.

Li Xun was undoubtedly very satisfied with this deal.

Because his goals this year are Neptune Adams with the 12th pick, Antetokounmpo with the 15th pick and Yanzu Gobert with the 27th pick.

It just so happens that the Timberwolves' No. 26 pick can be used to select Yanzu.

The biggest problem now is how to take down Adams and Antetokounmpo.

Li Xun studied for a long time, and finally realized that it is simply unrealistic to get Neptune and Alphabet at the same time.

Unless the Mavericks can come up with more chips.

Even now, the Mavericks must put the Zhuangshen that has already been played on the shelves.

When Nelson Jr. released the news that the Mavericks were going to sell Zhuang Shen, the news caused quite a stir in the league.

A first-year rookie center, an important part of the championship lineup, has a super high rebound rate, and the ability to eat cakes is also very good.

Compared with Howard in the first grade, Zhuangshen seems to be stronger.

Of course, this only looks stronger. In fact, the strength of Zhuangshen at his peak is definitely not as good as Howard.

The Mavericks wanted to sell Zhuang Shen, which immediately made many teams want to snatch it.

The first to snatch it was the Thunder.

The Thunder really need an insider like Zhuang Shen.

And they have a No. 12 pick from the Rockets in their hands.

Originally, this draft pick happened to choose Adams, but now they don't know what Adams can do.

With a ready-made Zhuangshen, of course he still wants to grab Zhuangshen.

But only one No. 12 lottery, thinking about changing Zhuangshen, this is just a dream.

Zhuang Shen himself was selected with the No. 12 pick. Now that he has played a price-performance ratio that exceeds the No. [-] pick, how could he be replaced by the No. [-] pick.

Thunder also tried their best, and even Durant personally came forward to intercede with Li Xun.

But the Mavericks management is not a fool.

Selling Zhuang Shen to Lei Ting is not an act of supporting the enemy.

What if Thunder has an inexplicable chemical reaction after having Zhuangshen, and directly kills Mavericks?

So don't say that the Thunder didn't have enough chips, even if they had enough chips, they definitely wouldn't sell them.

In addition to the Thunder, the Timberwolves also want Zhuangshen.

The Timberwolves actually have no shortage of insiders, they have Love and Pekovic.

But who would think there are too many insiders like Zhuang Shen?
The big deal is to take advantage of Pekovic's high transaction value and then sell Pekovic.

However, the Mavericks refused to agree to the No. [-] pick in their hands, wanting them to give more chips.

In addition to these two teams, many teams have made offers, but the prices are not sincere.

"Just find the Timberwolves."

"In addition to this year's No. [-] pick, I want another first-round pick for next year."

"They made a lot of money on this deal."

Li Xun finally made a decision and gave up this opportunity to the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves have indeed made a profit, because after they have Zhuang Shen, they can sell Pekovic, which can be exchanged for a lot of good things.

Little Nelson nodded, and then went directly to negotiate with the Timberwolves management.

After a while, he came back with a smile.

"I agreed, this deal is really cheap for the Timberwolves."

"It's a pity for Andre, a really good player."

Little Nelson regretted.

Li Xun shook his head with a smile, they will get Yanzu next, his influence on the field is far higher than that of Zhuangshen.

(End of this chapter)