I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 535 South Coast Galaxy Battleship

The Clippers' championship not only did not make the teams give up their expectations of competing for the championship, on the contrary, the experience of this young team inspired many teams to strive for the courage and confidence.

In just three years, the Clippers won the championship in the 2012 season, heralding the beginning of a new era.

Since Michael Jordan retired in 1999, the league has entered the era of the Great Western Conference. Western teams have won 13 championships in 10 seasons.

These 10 championships were divided among the Lakers, Spurs, and Mavericks, especially the Spurs and Lakers, with 9 championships and 11 finals.

The Clippers' championship broke the monopoly of these three teams on the Western Conference championship, and the young heroes of the Western Conference saw the dawn of a new era.

The Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are still very strong, but the aging of Kobe, Duncan and Nowitzki is inevitable.

The Golden State Warriors' operations in the draft and the free market fired the first shot of an emerging team.

After the Warriors ushered in a new boss, the whole team began to reform in an all-round way.

Change the team logo, change the LOGO, change the management, change the new head coach, change a new strategic thinking.

The whole team has taken on a new look from top to bottom, vowing to shed decades of weak team attitude and become a new powerful team in the West.

The draft won Lillard, traded Rubio for Harris Barnes, free agency signed Jeremy Lin, and they also traded for Andrew Bogut at the center position.

Quietly, the Warriors have completed their reconstruction and become a force to be reckoned with in the West.

The Thunder, another young team in the West, used draft picks to continue to strengthen, and at the same time signed Derek Fisher immediately after the free market opened, and extended Eric Gordon.

The Clippers have one old and one young in the backcourt. Two players who made outstanding contributions in the playoffs and the regular season were released by the Clippers.

The Lakers originally wanted to win Fisher, after all, Kobe would not have won the championship without Fisher.

But the Thunder gave a higher salary, so Fisher naturally went to Oklahoma City.

In addition to the Thunder and Warriors, teams such as the Grizzlies, Nuggets, Suns, Mavericks, and Spurs are eager to try in the free trade market, hoping to further strengthen the team.

The Spurs and Mavericks hope to stabilize their powerful status, while the Grizzlies and Nuggets, which have no historical record, very much hope to occupy a place in the new era.

After all, in the first ten years of the 21st century, the teams in the West were suppressed by the Lakers too badly, and there was no hope or room for turning around.

As for the new championship Clippers?In people's eyes, such a young championship team is more or less unstable.

Although professional coaches and players feel faintly, the potential of the Clippers is astonishingly terrifying.

However, many media and experts are not aware of this. Instead, they think that the Clippers are too young and rely too much on shooting. Once they are targeted in the new season, they are likely to stumble.

ESPN issued an article with the title "Is the era of the Clippers coming?" "This interrogative sentence expresses the doubts the league as a whole has about the Clippers, as well as the floating state of people's hearts.

Generally speaking, when there are super strong teams in the league and small and medium teams have no hope of winning the championship, except for a few who can challenge, most of the team's trading and draft strategies will tend to be conservative and based on the long-term.

And once the world changes, and the collapse of the dynasty is in the final stage, the teams will often see the opportunity to rise up and strive to achieve some results under the chaotic general situation. It is naturally the best to steal a championship.

Typical like the Heat in the summer of 2005, seeing the Lakers dynasty fall apart, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe broke.

Pat Riley took this opportunity to take O'Neal, the Sharks traveled east, and then, in 2006, won a championship under controversial circumstances.

That year, neither the Lakers nor the Spurs were able to enter the finals (they had monopolized for 6 years before), facing the inexperienced Mavericks, the Heat had the last laugh.

Immediately afterwards, the Heat fell apart, the Heat rebuilt, followed by the Lakers and Celtics, and the Heat waited for the opportunity again.

In 2010, the era of the Lakers and Celtics came to an end, and the 03 generation entered the free market. The Heat ushered in another opportunity and urged the formation of the 03 Big Three.

It's a pity that the scheming Pat Riley fell short, and he didn't expect that Min Congda would interfere with it and disrupt his plan.

The Mavericks won what may be the last championship of the old era, and the new era is beckoning to many managers.

Riley watched the Clippers rise rapidly and win the championship in 2012, while the Heat failed for two consecutive years.

They couldn't even cross the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East. They suffered from the Cavaliers for two consecutive years and had no resistance.

The combination of Bosh + Wade is enough to ensure that they are among the top three in the Eastern Conference, but James is only 28 years old. If they still cannot surpass James and the Cavaliers, then all the efforts of the Heat in recent years will be in vain.

After the opening of the free market in July, the Heat have been looking for reinforcement opportunities, and strive to compete with the Cavaliers in the new season.

Pat Riley and his uniform team are constantly busy, but in many cases such as trade reinforcements, being busy is not necessarily useful, you have to wait for the opportunity.

In the free market, those big fish will basically find their owners soon.

Veterans like Duncan and Garnett naturally stayed put.

There are currently two biggest fish in the free market, and their next home has not been determined yet.

One is Suns veteran, MVP Steve Nash.

In fact, Nash is no longer a big fish, after all, he is 38 years old.

After his final high-profile performance in 2010, his performance declined sharply in the 11 and 12 seasons.

But the point guard is a position that gets older and more demonic. Jason Kidd also won the championship at the age of 38 and played an important role.

Many strong teams have shown interest in Nash, including the Heat.

The Heat very much hope to have a good player at the 1 position to control the situation.

Looking back at the matchup between the playoffs and the Cavaliers, the Heat's defense is actually better than the Cavaliers.

But the Heat's offense is too dependent on Wade and Bosh, and Gay can't play the role of glue at all.

The three of them don't cooperate much in offense, and they can't achieve the effect of 1+1+1 greater than 3.

Even if Odom is brought on the bench, the effect is still not significant enough. Odom's state is obviously not as good as that of the Lakers.

But with just one Nash, the Heat can be reborn?Obviously not, after all Nash is 38 years old.

So, the Heat set their sights on another real big fish: Orlando Magic's super center, Warcraft Dwight Howard.

After breaking into the finals in 09, Howard thought he would usher in his own era.

In the summer of 09, he strengthened his offense and practiced mid-range and rebound shots.

In the new season, Howard showed his new skills in the game, indicating that he will do a big job in the new season.

The regular season went smoothly, but in the playoffs they encountered the aging Big Three, but they were hit hard and were easily eliminated 2:4.

The loss to the Celtics made the Magic and Howard realize that their 09 Finals run had an element of luck.

If Kevin Garnett is healthy, they can't pass the Celtics.

In the 11th and 12th seasons, Howard began to suffer from injuries, and his relationship with the Magic became more and more tense.

Seeing that he might not be able to make great achievements in Orlando, Howard is ready to leave the Magic.

In the middle of the 11th and 12th seasons, there were rumors that Howard was going to be traded, but they all gave up in the end.

By this summer, Howard became a free agent, and the possibility of him staying in the Magic is slim.

The Magic are ready to rebuild, and they will enter a new cycle.

In terms of historical record, the Magic is not the worst one, they reached the finals twice.

But in terms of the ability to play snakes, the magic is definitely very strong. They really know how to play magic, and they are very good at messing up relations with their star players.

For the Heat, if they can have Howard, they will have a huge advantage over the Cavaliers and James.

The question is how the Heat should complete the deal, in Riley's view, all of this is not a big problem.

In the blink of an eye, it was August, and the news of the free market was quiet, and there was no big news throughout July.

And on August 8st, two blockbuster trade news instantly detonated the NBA free market.

The revelation of this transaction is not surprising, and it comes from a well-known NBA whistleblower, a famous boat hacker, Smart-Min's lifelong enemy, and the Batman of the NBA press—NBA-batman.

He posted a brief tweet at 8 noon on August 1: The Heat will trade for Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.

One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and one short sentence made the fans and the media go crazy.

The phones in the Heat's office were buzzing, and reporters from all walks of life sent inquiries.

The Heat also quickly gave an official answer: they will get Howard through a four-party deal, and the participating parties are the Spurs, Nuggets, Magic, and 76ers.The specific transaction plan will be released after the approval of the Alliance Office.At the same time, the Heat have reached a deal with the Suns. The Heat sent Chalmers and two future draft picks to sign and then trade for Steve Nash to form the Miami Galaxy with Howard, Bosh and Wade.

The Heat's reply made the NBA public opinion circle boil, and the big news that everyone was waiting for finally came.

The league has once again entered the arms race, and the Heat's odds of winning the championship climbed all the way to the first place, successfully surpassing the Lakers and Cavaliers.

The defending champion Clippers are still ranked No.4, which shows that their strength is still not recognized and is considered to be a flash in the pan.

On August 8, the league office approved the trade applications between the Heat, Spurs, Nuggets, Magic, 2ers, and the Heat and Suns.

In this five-party deal, the Heat sent Gay and draft picks to get Howard, the Spurs got Gay, sent Richard Jefferson, the Nuggets got Iguodala, sent Wilson Chandler and others, Magic sent Howard, got Richard - Jefferson, Chandler and a lot of draft picks.

Of course, there are still many specific details in this extremely complicated five-party transaction, including a series of exchanges such as cash, transaction exceptions, draft picks, and signing rights.

But these details are no longer important. The most important thing is that the Heat got Howard and Nash, and the Big Four on the South Coast were born.

On the same day, Los Angeles was quiet. The Clippers team had not moved for more than a month. After the draft, the Clippers completed several contract extensions.

Min Congda retained Harden with a 4-year 5800 million contract, plus Anthony Davis' No. The first highest salary, next year they will have to pay a large amount of luxury tax.

Min Congda doesn't care, and neither does the new boss Shelley Sterling. She trusts Min Congda as much as her ex-husband.

Of course, Min Congda knew about the Heat's deal one step ahead of time, and he was very happy about it. Finally, a galaxy warship came out to rule the league!

Howard + Bosh + Wade + Nash, such a luxurious lineup, other teams still play a fart?The Clippers will certainly not be opponents.

As long as the Clippers don't win the championship, Min Congda's bankruptcy plan can go on smoothly.

After all, the Clippers' super project, the new arena is already under construction and construction will start next year!

The progress of the project preparation has been greatly accelerated because of the Clippers' championship, and the capital has paid much faster.

Once construction starts, the new arena will be the first sports facility in NBA history to be built entirely with private capital.

In the past, all arenas in the NBA were led or participated in municipal projects. After all, such large-scale projects were difficult to complete with private capital alone.

But Min Congda has a heart to make the Clippers go bankrupt, starting from scratch, turning the impossible into a possibility, winning the Great Western Forum, starting with the network of contacts in the Great Western Forum, getting through all aspects little by little, and winning the championship in the Clippers Under the catalysis of the government, the two work fronts of municipal relations and fund preparation have won an all-round victory, and the start of the project has been put on the agenda.

To be honest, when everything was finalized, Min Congda still admired himself a little.

When a person has a goal that must be accomplished, it will really burst out with huge energy.

Of course, what Min Congda has to worry about now is not the financial preparation, but after the Clippers won the championship, is there too much money pouring in from all parties?
Among other things, the naming rights of this super arena have attracted a lot of competition. Big companies in the Bay Area, such as JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., all hope to name this new arena, and the name Fees cost hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn, making Min Congda terrified.

If you give me so much money, how can I go bankrupt?If the price is raised a little more, the cost can be earned back!
Therefore, in the face of the high naming rights fees of various companies, Min Congda resisted all opinions and was unwilling to use the naming rights of these well-known companies.

In fact, he really wanted to choose a Chinese company to name the arena.

Firstly, he is Chinese, secondly, the Chinese sponsors do not have so much money, and thirdly, maybe it can arouse Lao Mei’s rebellious psychology, and he will not come to your place to watch football in the future.

Min Congda set his sights on the well-known seasoning manufacturer "Laoganma". After some negotiations and the desperate protest of the Clippers management, it is a pity that this cooperation did not succeed.

Later, after relevant Chinese companies learned that the Clippers had opened up domestic naming rights, a group of large companies with overseas business came to the door one after another, wanting to get the naming rights of the arena.

After some screening, Min Congda appointed the title sponsor of the new arena: Huawei.

(End of this chapter)