The Rest, Only Noise

After the draft day, the teams began to prepare for the upcoming free market. Only the Celtics were doing nothing.

Because they don't expect to find big-name players willing to play in Boston in the free market.

Interestingly, Lu Wuxia, who was preparing to make good use of the summer to improve himself, received invitations from three national teams. They are the US Men's Basketball Team, the Italy Men's Basketball Team, and the Hong Kong SAR Men's Basketball Team of China.

Although neither Louis nor Lorraine has U.S. citizenship, the U.S. policy is that newborns automatically acquire U.S. citizenship as long as they land on U.S. soil, so Wuxia is widely regarded as an American. In fact, Wuxia now holds dual citizenship of the United States and Italy.

But he has a choice. If his brain is flooded and he wants to play for Hong Kong, China, it is also possible. The change of nationality is very simple. But playing for Hong Kong is equivalent to playing for China's provincial team.

What's the point? It might as well play directly for China. Although Louis was a bit of a wolf warrior, he didn't make the decision for his son.

Because Wuxia is a person with very weak national consciousness. He was born in the United States and traveled everywhere with his parents since he was a child.

Because of his rich family and background, he gets the best and sees the best. He feels that the world is beautiful, and it is the same everywhere.

He has no clear self-cognition of nationality, in other words he cannot find his own roots.

Although Louis has worked hard to let him recognize where his roots are, it is obviously not enough to arrange for him to return to China for a period of time before the age of 16.

Flawlessly accepted the call-up of the US team.

There are a lot of good players out there, and you can get the highest quality training with Team USA. However, in less than a week, Lu Wuxia withdrew from the American training team.

Because he was at odds with the current U.S. team coach Larry Brown, and his weak sense of national honor made Brown very dissatisfied. Later, Lu Wuxia planned to visit Italy, but was persuaded by Lorraine.

According to Lorraine, basketball is irrelevant to Italy.

There may not be a single basketball fan in 100 Italians.

Finally, Lu Wuxia tentatively asked Dad: Is it feasible to play for Hong Kong?

Even if you let the peak benj go to the Hong Kong team to play, you can't win the Asian Championship. Louis gave him a blank look, and he might as well play for the Chinese team if he had this idea.

Lu Wuxia asked: Do you want me to play for the Chinese team?

look at yourself. Louis said, you have to think clearly, the national team game is not a child's play, and fighting for the country is the supreme thing no matter where it is.

Lu Wuxia nodded and said: That's right, Coach Brown said the same thing. what did he say?

He said that it is absolutely impossible for an unpatriotic person like me to appear on his team.

so you're back

Lu Wuxia puffed up his chest and said proudly: No, I told him that if every player representing the US team was as patriotic as his old man, the US men's basketball team would definitely not lose the gold medal in Sydney.

Luigi wanted to see Brown's expression at that time, it must be very exciting.

Silly boy, even if it's the truth, you can't talk nonsense. Louie laughed. After talking about it with her father, Lu Wuxia figured it out.

He doesn't have to represent any country now because he hasn't figured it out yet.

Moreover, for him at this stage, the offseason is very precious, and it is a good time for special training and improving weaknesses. Representing the national team in international competitions, let's wait until he has achieved great success.

Louis agrees with his son's choice not to represent any country for the time being.

Don't look at him being selected for a while last season, in fact, Wuxia now is the same as the magician who just debuted, looks strong, but is actually quite false.

The magician also experienced the unanimous criticism of his teammates' pua and fans, coupled with the skills and mentality cultivated after repeated defeats, before he became a generation of super giants, and there is still a long way to go to be flawless.

In early July, the nba free market opened. The first big play took place in Dallas.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is refusing to give All-Star guard Steve Nash a max contract extension.

The reason is also simple. Nash does not seem to be as reliable as the regular season in the playoffs. Moreover, many people believe that although Bodi Loga of the Mavericks has enhanced his offense, he is far from as strong as the Lakers. This may be directly related to the positioning of the team. relation.

During the Lakers period, Bodi Loga was the main No. 1 position.

Not to mention that Nowitzki, Bodiloga and Nash need someone else to cover them on the defensive end.

The three big guys are all defensive loopholes. How can they beat a team like the Lakers whose defense is so strong that it makes the scalp tingle in the playoffs? Therefore, it is better to give up Nash and spend the money that should have been used to renew his contract on an insider who can wipe the **** of Dirk and De Young. Cuban chose to offer a big contract to veteran p-j. brown, and then asked Nash to leave mellowly.

Nash, who was heartbroken by the Mavericks, looked away at the free market. The only team willing to provide him with a maximum pension for a 30-year-old white guard is the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz made a decision under Sloan's decision-making. They want to win now, use the bonus of Anthony and Bosh's rookie contract to create enough salary space, and give Nash a maximum salary of 100 million U.S. dollars for 6 years.

Utah is as attractive a place as Boston for free agents, but for Nash, signing such a contract with a thriving team is enough to keep him in championship contention.

On the other hand, Penny Hardaway, whose fate with the Golden State Warriors is over, signed a seven-year, $1.1 billion long-term contract with the Phoenix Suns. This is expected to be the last big contract of Pence's career.

In Penny's words, winning the championship is no longer his top priority. Playing in a place that can make him happy is more important. At the same time, the movement of the Lakers is also curious.

The dispute between Garnett and Kobe has become public, and the former currently has one year left on his contract. The Lakers started early contract renewal negotiations with Garnett, but no progress has been made.

In mid-July, the Lakers announced that the contract extension with Garnett will continue in the future, and they are confident to keep Garnett. When Kobe, who was training for the US team at the time, was interviewed, his attitude towards this matter was very ambiguous.

My long-term goal is to make the Lakers win the championship again. The short-term goal is to help the US team wash away the shame left by the Sydney Olympics. As for the rest, I don't care.

Bryant participated in this year's Team USA training camp and was highly recognized by Larry Brown.

During this offseason, there have been many changes in the personnel of each team, mainly those old strong teams that have no hope of competing for the championship, and they all plan to tear down and rebuild. Therefore, some old patterns that have been formed for many years are being broken.

Like the aftermath of Benjamin Wilson's retirement.

The King of June ended one of the best eras and ushered in a new era for professional basketball.

The Boston Celtics, who can only eat leftovers in the free market, reached a three-year, $40 million contract with the injury-ridden CIC king Alan Houston in late July.

After being traded from the Knicks to the Rockets that year, Houston then became the leader of the youth team.

Today, Marbury has become the devil of the world. Houston wanted to die in the aviation city, but the Rockets, like the Mavericks, did not intend to give the veteran a face. Houston can only join the free market and was not signed by the Celtics until the end.

If he is healthy, Houston is still an All-Star No. 2. The problem is that he is not healthy, and his attendance rate has not been good in recent years. The Celtics want him, and they are also ready for him to play up to 50 regular season games a season. .

If necessary, they could allow Houston to play only 40 regular-season games, saving the remaining energy for the playoffs. The loss to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals last season convinced the Celtics management that they have entered a new championship cycle. Moreover, this cycle will be very long.

Because the team's main team is basically rookies, like Yao Yueban and Gasol still have two years of rookie contracts, let alone Lu Wuxia's group.

From a practical point of view, although the Celtics lineup is very talented, in the playoffs, it still needs a veteran who has seen big scenes like Houston to hold the lineup so that he will not be overwhelmed by enthusiasm.

Louis agreed to the signing. Houston in this life is lucky, but in his previous life, he no longer has the ability to play. In late July, Louie was turned down when he invited Auerbach to give his Hall of Fame speech at a luncheon.

Old man: Take a video to bless you and it’s over, and you’ll be exempted when you arrive at the scene. Your health is not good.

Louis understood this, and in order to make the old man happy, he told him good news. Under his wise leadership, the Celtics' profit last season set a record in team history.

You are doing well.

There was neither sadness nor joy on Auerbach's face.

The old man has become more and more silent recently, and he will always inadvertently look at a prominent empty seat at the luncheon. It belonged to his brother Zane.

Last winter, Zane passed away from a heart attack ~www.readwn.com~ The lunch was suspended for a few weeks, but then resumed. The old man still looked the same, but talked less than before.

Of course! Louie began to brag about his achievements over the past year in front of a group of prominent old men.

When everyone heard that the Celtics' net profit in the past year was 16 million US dollars, they all expressed surprise. Because when Paul Gaston attended the lunch meeting before, he said that the Celtics had little income.

At this time, Auerbach suddenly asked: According to the regulations, should the money earned by the Celtics be shared with the other 29 teams? There is a part to be. Louis said, but the Bobcats are an expansion team, they will have to wait a few years before they can be divided.

It's not fair! Why should I (1) share that money with New York, Auerbach asked exasperatedly? When did they earn so much money and share it?

Louis was powerless to complain, he wanted to say that big moneymakers like the Knicks and the Lakers have actually given money to other teams all the time, but seeing the old man’s appearance, he couldn’t refute, so he could only echo: I’ve already expressed my dissatisfaction at the shareholder meeting Yes, your Excellency the President expressed his understanding, but the rules are the rules.

Sooner or later this league will be ruined by David Stern!

(1) Auerbach owns 1% of the shares of the Celtics, which was privately given by Louis after he became the boss. I may not have written this paragraph, and it is counted as a supplement here.

: According to the normal procedure, the next chapter should be Louie’s Hall of Fame speech, but Louie’s career is too long. This chapter is destined to be a big project, and there is a high probability that it will be a chapter with more than 10,000 words. I wrote more than 2,000 words last night. So I decided to send it later, let’s see when it’s finished. There are no updates today.