Chapter 926: Dynasty Ambitions and Another Team with the Strongest Hard Power in History!
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After winning the 2007 NBA Finals, Phoenix once again became the focus of the entire basketball world.
In 2007, the Suns became the focus of the entire basketball world, and Suns fans in Phoenix were proud.
But now, all Phoenix Suns fans see is shame.
Whenever I see famous general managers in the league who could only be seen on TV before, such as Pat Riley, Jerry West, Danny Ainge, Presti, etc. on the streets of Phoenix, Phoenix’s Everyone's face is quite ugly.
In the summer of 2009, the Suns civil strife, which has been defined as the "Suns Incident" by media experts and fans around the world, will go down in the history of the NBA.
A shameful history that takes business to its extreme!
Now on the Internet, the favorite thing for NBA fans to do is to compare the attitudes of the Suns and Sonics managements towards their respective meritorious players.
After the comparison, Suns fans online were ashamed to say they were Suns fans.
They really feel ashamed of this wave of operations by the Suns management.
Nash and Stoudemire's departure is a foregone conclusion.
Suns fans don't want Nash and Stoudemire to leave, but now that it's a foregone conclusion, they really hope that this humiliating farce ends as soon as possible.
If they really have to face Nash and Stoudemire leaving the Suns, they will choose blessings in the end.
Now Suns fans hope that this farce surrounding the Suns will end soon.
Also hoping that this incident will end soon are the general managers of the league who are here.
There is no way, now that the free signing market has opened, NBA teams' preparations for the new season have begun.
Now, no matter whether it is a strong team or a weak team, everyone's goals are attracted by Nash.
Strong teams want Nash, and weak teams also want Nash.
Regardless of his strength or character, Nash is the kind of player who is bound to be snapped up when placed on the market.
He is the second-leading point guard in NBA history!
Highlight the fifteenth player in history in ESPN's latest ranking of NBA players' historical status!
Even if such a player does not have peak strength, he will be snapped up, let alone if he has peak strength, and his salary is not high compared to those superstars who are at their peak.
With high status, great popularity, peak strength, and low contract requirements, where can you find such a player?
Such a historical superstar appears in the free market, which is something that is rare!
It is precisely for this reason that almost all teams in the league are trying to attract Nash to their team in order to understand their team's salary space.
Therefore, the free market work of the entire league is now almost at a standstill.
"Sometimes, a team's culture cannot be established by just one or two championships."
"Obviously, the Suns' championship did not change the culture and ambition of this team."
When these general managers of the league first came here, they were very nervous.
There are more monks than meat, and there is only one Nash, but everyone wants it.
Naturally, this will result in extremely crazy competition.
But after fighting for a while, the general managers of these leagues calmed down.
Nash is a very special player.
He is the league's two-time regular season MVP, one-time championship and one-time Finals MVP. It can be said that his career is perfect.
Then the rest of his career,
What is his pursuit?
money?
To be honest, at Nash's current age, it is certainly impossible for him to get the maximum salary. Even teams with more salary space will not give Nash such a maximum salary.
Of course, there is no biggest one, but it will definitely not be as dignified as the sun.
In other words, no matter which team Nash goes to, his salary is actually the same.
The pursuit of money cannot help the team get Nash.
What about honor?
Looking at the honors Nash carries, it is obvious that honors cannot really impress Nash.
Nash is a player who had an almost perfect career.
Almost a Grand Slam player.
He is not short of honours, either.
Plus Nash is now an unrestricted free agent.
Therefore, how to attract Nash to his team is really a headache.
No way, the general managers of these teams really have no choice.
And Nash is not one of those players who is not very smart. Nash has a very clear mind.
When being lobbied by them, nothing was leaking.
In the end, there was no choice. After being tortured by Nash's attitude, the general managers of each team had no choice but to request foreign aid.
For example, the Lakers invited Kobe over who was already on vacation.
The Heat once again deployed their aces James and Wade.
The Celtics invited Garnett and Pierce and Ray Allen.
The Rockets are Yao Ming and Roy.
The grizzly bear is Carter.
Etc., etc……
Phoenix is now called the center of the entire basketball world for good reason.
Now, there are really a lot of big names gathering here!
However, after leaving the task of being completely heartbroken by the Suns to the league's star players, the general managers of each team seemed much more relaxed.
All of a sudden, the relationship changed from a competitive relationship to a gossiping relationship.
After all, the Suns' move this summer really shocked the world.
"In the NBA, most teams have never had the ambition to win the championship, and most of the teams that have the ambition to win the championship compete with the mentality of breaking the drought for the city. There are very few teams that really have the ambition to create a dynasty in the NBA. There are very few teams that create their own culture."
"I agree with this view. For example, the Suns are a typical example of a city breaking the championship drought and then being a salted fish. They did everything they could to win the first championship, and then the rest was to lie on the championship and make money. The Suns are like this, and so are your Cavaliers, and of course most other teams are like this."
"Then tell me, what kind of team is an extraordinary and ambitious team?"
"It's very simple, just look at the attitude of this team towards its own team's merits, You can see whether the team is ambitious or not. The reason why the Celtics and the Lakers can build their own culture is that these two teams have gathered a bunch of celebrities who care about the team. These celebrities who care about the team continue to dedicate themselves and sacrifice for the team. Only then can they be promoted from an ordinary team like others to a dynasty team. If the hearts of the team celebrities cannot be gathered, no matter how many championships they win, they cannot become a dynasty and build a culture. At most, they are just a bull. How do the hearts of the heroes and celebrities gather? Of course, the team pays first, and they will repay them at all costs after retirement. Therefore, those teams that are very kind to the team's heroes may not all have the ambition of a dynasty, but most of them do, such as the Spurs and the Supersonics. You see, The news of Ginobili and Parker being traded was so loud, but didn't Popovich keep Parker and Ginobili in the end? "
"It seems that there is some truth in this. Jordan and Pippen won 6 championships for the Bulls, but now Jordan is shining in the Hornets and Pippen is shining in TNT. The two may not return to the Bulls once a year. It is impossible to pass on the culture of the six-champion Bulls. No matter how many championships the Bulls win, they are just floating duckweed. "
"Thinking about it this way, the Supersonics and Spurs are really ambitious. Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili will probably be like Bowen after retirement, staying in San Antonio every day to teach the younger generation of the team. Kwame Brown, David Lee, and Barea will probably not leave the Seattle Supersonics alone after retirement. On the contrary, Nash, Stoudemire and others of the Suns... Considering the Suns' attitude towards them, even if Nash wants to shine and spread his skills and culture after retirement, he will not return to the Suns, right? "
"Nash is a huge treasure. His experience and spirit could have been the inheritance of the Suns for dozens or even hundreds of years, but now they are just throwing him away to save a few million in luxury tax."
"Most teams would make this choice when faced with the Suns' choice, but those teams with dynasty ambitions would give Nash a huge retirement contract even if he is not at his peak, not to mention Nash is at his peak. This is not only to praise Nash's past, but also to determine Nash's future. The Suns did this, not only ignoring Nash's past but also ignoring Nash's future. "
Listening to Jerry West and other bigwigs in the league debate is really a very interesting thing.
Presti never thought that what they did in the Supersonics was to build a dynasty in Jerry West's eyes.
You lose 1 million for your merit, and your team can get a return far higher than this value in the future.
When you make your merit lose 1 million, it seems to be a profit of 1 million now, but in fact the loss in the future may be 10 million, or even priceless or 100 million.
After all, it is a dynasty that is lost.
Presti is a rookie general manager. He didn't know whether he would do something like destroying the Great Wall to save 1 million and miss the dynasty.
But after watching the dynasty debate between Jerry West and Pat Riley and other big general managers, he felt that he would not do such a thing.
Although Pat Riley disdained Jerry West's dynasty theory of "being able to lose is gaining", Presti quite agreed.
So many general managers of the league gathered at such a time, It can be said that this is extremely rare in the history of the entire NBA.
Nash is now changing the present and history of the entire league.
Pat Riley, who was in high spirits just now arguing with Jerry West, suddenly looked ugly after receiving a call.
Seeing the ugly expression on Pat Riley's face, the eyes of all the other general managers present lit up.
When each team used players to lobby Nash, there was no doubt that in the absence of the Supersonics and Yes, the Heat of James and Wade were the biggest favorites to get Nash.
In the NBA, no player will refuse to cooperate with excellent players.
No matter what the reputation of the Heat is, no one will refuse to cooperate with better teammates.
Nash has already accomplished the achievement of leading a garbage team to the championship.
He does not need to repeat this operation on a weak team now. Nash is definitely more willing to sweep the league than to rebuild a team again.
So, for Pat Riley, he is really determined to get Nash, the superstar of the league.
Without Yes's interference, James and Wade are invincible!
But now!
James and Wade lost to Nowitzki when lobbying Barea before, and now they lost to him again...
Pat Riley's face was ugly, which meant that their teams had hope for other general managers.
Soon, the general managers of each team received calls from their own lobbying players.
Nash is a particular person. He is grateful and respectful to those who come to lobby him and value him.
So after he made his choice, he notified the players who participated in lobbying him one by one.
Even Yes in the Seattle Supersonics received a call from Nash.
And he was the first to notify.
"Nash actually rejected James and Wade today..."
The Supersonics players around Yes were very surprised.
Today's news, but they all swore that Nash's move to the Heat has been settled.
The Heat lacked a point guard, and Nash needed to start a new game mode. The two teams were a perfect match, but...
Half an hour after Yes got the news of Nash's destination, the media around the world were shocked by Nash's final destination!
"Steve Nash arrived at the Los Angeles Lakers!"
"The two MVPs joined forces, and the new NBA Galaxy Battleship was formed!"
"Nash revealed that it was difficult to reject the Heat, and it was even more difficult to reject Kobe. He joined the Lakers because he felt Kobe's excitement about partnering with him!"
After being scrambled by the league, Nash finally settled and landed in the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe snatched Nash away from James and Wade.
"How did you take Nash away? It's simple. It's always easier for champions to attract champions. We are all great champions and MVPs, and we are more talked about."
Kobe and Nash became the headlines of the NBA.
And James and Wade looked at the laughing venomous snake on TV and felt very, very uncomfortable.
Before losing to Nowitzki, now losing to Kobe.
Is the attraction of the Heat so bad now? What about the crazy scene last season when the whole world wanted to join the Heat? !
James and Wade have not yet come out of the discomfort, and the TV news once again broadcast an explosive news.
"Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns reached an agreement, Bynum and Stoudemire swapped teams!"
"Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic reached an agreement, Turkoglu and Odom swapped teams again!"
"O'Neal announced that he would join the Lakers at the minimum salary, and the strongest team in NBA history was completed!"
The strongest team in NBA history changed hands just like that?
James and Wade looked at each other in confusion...