Chapter 427 Ownership of the Championship Ring

Rukawa Kaede's finger, including his being laid off by the Bobcats, was not known to Lin Dong, Sakuragi and others until he came to see Mitsui Hisashi.

Frankly speaking, when we first heard the news, it was a bit difficult for everyone to accept it.

Everyone has watched Kaede Rukawa's games with the Charlotte Bobcats, especially at the beginning of last year's regular season, when the NBA was broadcast in Japan. The Bobcats' games were not as popular as the SuperSonics.

Therefore, everyone knows that Rukawa Kaede is positioned as a standard outside shooter after entering the NBA, but...

A pitcher, a right-handed pitcher, had the little finger of his right hand cut off. How much damage is this?

Some people may think that it is just half a finger, and it does not affect the lives of ordinary people at all.

But that's for ordinary people, and for a professional player, what you lose is not just half a finger, but the shooting habits, feel, etc. that you have spent a lifetime practicing.

All your skills will be deformed, everything about you will be changed, and all your efforts will be in vain.

That half finger is so important to a pitcher.

Everyone understands this and sympathizes with Rukawa Kaede's experience.

"Damn it, you stinking lynx, if you encounter it, you'll beat it to death!" Sakuragi Hanamichi said angrily.

Mitsui Hisashi is a loyal person, so he originally planned to sign him without trial training. Based on everyone's friendship and Rukawa Kaede's previous qualifications, he decided to sign him first.

Even if Rukawa Kaede cannot adapt to the NBDL league, Mitsui Hisashi can consider letting him return to China to play in the J-League and go to Mitsui Heavy Industries. After all, as the first Japanese player to land in the NBA, Rukawa Kaede still has considerable influence in Japan. His popularity, and with his basketball skills and experience, even if he stops being a pitcher in the J-League and switches to an organizational position, etc., it will be a dimensionality reduction blow to the J-League, which is enough for him to survive.

But with Rukawa Kaede's insistence, he was finally allowed to complete the original trial training process.

The result surprised everyone...

Needless to say, static and dynamic talent. After all, it is a level that has been able to pass the NBA draft, even at the end of the second round?

But now, not only has there been no decline, but there has been improvement in all aspects.

He is 199 centimeters tall, weighs 95 kilograms, and his strength has increased significantly.

And if these were obtained while training with the Charlotte Bobcats, then his speed...

3/4 sprint in 3.9 seconds, holding the ball in 3.4 seconds... actually better than the results in the original draft trial!

Well, what he injured was his finger, not his toe.

Just when everyone was thinking in surprise, this guy performed a set of 25 three-pointers for everyone, with a 96% hit rate, and it only took 1 minute and 9 seconds!

On average, it takes less than 3 seconds to make a shot, and that also includes the time of five position changes in the middle. This shot speed... all the people who came to watch his trial training were dumbfounded.

Frankly speaking, making 24 of 25 spot-up 3-point shots is not an extraordinary feat for an NBA-level player. Most shooters can do it when they feel good.

But to say it was completed within 1 minute and 9 seconds is a bit unbelievable.

"This... this guy really broke his finger?" Peyton couldn't help but look at Rukawa Feng's finger to confirm his broken finger, and then looked at Lin Dong next to him: "Are you okay? "

"It depends on luck, right?" Lin Dong was also a little surprised.

You may be able to do it, but you definitely can't do it every time. To put it bluntly, you have to be absolutely focused and have some luck. After all, the shooting speed is too fast.

This kind of shooting does not rely on aim at all, but purely on feel.

"How about letting him do it again?" Payton couldn't help but suggest.

Then Rukawa Kaede did it again.

This time it only took 1 minute and 6 seconds, and he made 23 of 25 shots. Although he missed one more shot than before, it was obviously a factor that further improved his shooting speed. This state and shooting rate were enough to show that he was quite stable.

This time, even McMillan next to him felt a little itchy and almost wanted to let Kaede Rukawa come to the home team for a trial training.

Of course, it was just a spur of the moment idea.

The shooting speed is fast enough and the shooting is quite stable, but the shooting ability under no pressure cannot be used as a real reference after all.

After all, the Sonics' main outside training target this season is Korver, who has just been recruited into the team with a first-round pick. If Kaede Rukawa is really coming, he won't get many playing opportunities.

It would be good to let him adapt to the lower league first. If he really has the ability, he can perform well in the NBDL first and reach the finals or at least the semi-finals. Then he will naturally have the opportunity to be promoted to the home team.

The addition of these three people, especially Kaede Rukawa, has improved the Seattle Storm's outside competitiveness a lot.

Nowadays, the NBDL league is still in its infancy. The entire league has only 15 teams from 8 teams in 2001. But after all, it is also a formal league, and it has the ability to train future players for the team. The role is still widely concerned, and it needs to be managed well, but that is Mitsui Hisashi's business.

After Rukawa Kaede's incident, Lin Dong and others also turned their attention back to the home team's game.

They beat the Kings 1:1. It was a preseason game. It was gentle and just a warm-up. In the second game, Lin Dong and Payton were both out of the game. Battier and Sakuragi were allowed to lead the team, giving Korver a full 30 minutes. The time to appear is obviously for training.

And the Wizards, who no longer had Jordan, only had Yao Ming, and were falling apart internally, was also 1:1.

But after all, they are a former championship team, and Wizards fans obviously have much higher expectations for the home team than Kings fans.

Lin Dong only played 10 minutes in the second game, and Payton didn't play at all. It was obvious that he was giving up the game. In the second game, the Wizards did not establish the victory until the end of the fourth quarter, and only Won by 6 points.

The former Finals-level championship team did not show the strength of last season at all. If Dayao hadn't scored 40+20 in two consecutive games with absolute inside dominance data, the disappointed Wizards fans would have been about to rebel. .

As for hunting bobcats…

Jordan, who had just bought the Bobcats, was very proud and made a big deal to get his former teammate Stackhouse, whom he had scolded to death. He originally planned to show off his talents.

In the preseason, judging from the SuperSonics' standard friendly attitude of winning one game and letting another go, it would be great to win a victory first to satisfy the Charlotte fans and gain some reputation for the team.

As a result... As a result, the Bobcats suffered an unprecedented pre-season beating, which was merciless and bloody!

Game 1 122:76.

——Well, it's not a big problem. After all, it's a championship lineup. The SuperSonics' strength is there. After all, the Bobcats are just a new team that was just established last year.

——Their main force will not be involved in the second game. Let’s come back from a good game.

——Come on, Bobcat! Must win!

——The opponent is the SuperSonics, the championship team! If only I could feel what it felt like to win against them...hahaha!

——As a happy Charlotte fan! Be sure to have a great time today!

Then in the second game, the Charlotte home court was crowded with people. Countless Charlotte fans poured into the home arena happily. As the new owner, Michael Jordan, even dressed up to attend. They wanted to savor the feeling of winning a championship.

Result...136:68...

Lin Dong played a full 48 minutes in the second game and scored 69 points. Even Payton, the old immortal, played a full 30 minutes, scoring 20 points and 11 assists.

Charlotte fans: "????"

Stackhouse: "????"

Michael Jordan:"????"

You, what do you fucking mean by supersonic?

If you win one game against the Kings, you will be given a free game. In the second game, you will not be the main player. If you play the Wizards, you will be given a free game. In the second game, Dongdu Lin only played 10 minutes.

Why the hell are you going to beat me for 40 minutes? You beat me by 68 points? My team only scored a total of 68 points!

In the fourth quarter, I gave up and went on the bench, but you were still playing offense in the main lineup.

This, this... how much hatred and resentment is this? !

why?

Michael Jordan learned the hard way, and finally slapped his forehead, feeling that he finally thought of the reason.

MD, I haven’t given Lin Dong the championship ring I lost in the bet!

Just because of this?

Michael Jordan felt like he had eaten shit.

Frankly speaking, he really forgot about it at first. After all, he was a little out of shape after losing in the finals. When he went to Hawaii, he completely said goodbye to basketball and spent time with his family. He didn't go at all. Think about it.

After returning to Washington, he suffered a backstab from Pauline that made him lose his position. Until he bought the Charlotte Bobcats, he was busy with so many things that he completely forgot about it.

I didn't think about it until later when I was talking to the SuperSonics about the preseason.

But at that time, it had been so long since the bet was made... so deep down in my heart, I still had some thoughts of reneging on my debt.

Anyway, Lin Dong didn’t mention this bet after the finals, right? He didn't even mention it, why did I take the initiative to mention it after eating too much?

It's not that I can't bear to part with the ring, but that I can't bear to part with my reputation...

It’s okay to lose in the last finals, but you actually made a bet and lost all the championship rings that once belonged to the God of Basketball to a newcomer. Isn’t it embarrassing?

It seems that this is Lin Dong's revenge, and it is probably also a 'kind reminder' from Lin Dong.

Michael Jordan gets it.

This kid is beating himself up! If he didn't take the initiative to mention it, that kid would probably say it publicly in front of the media.

When the time comes, not only will the losses and bets be exposed, but also the reputation of being a traitor and someone who cannot afford to lose...

The more the God of Basketball thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He simply mentioned the matter to Lin Dong in a joking manner at the post-game press conference, and asked him to decide on a championship ring on the spot. After he returned home, Just mail it to him in Seattle.

Then the media exploded.

Michael Jordan actually lost one of his six championship rings to Lin Dong? They actually made such a bet in the finals?

Damn...what a shocking monster!

what does that mean?

This means that the God of Basketball is no longer complete!

It means one of Jordan's favorite words before when he was showing off - I can't even wear my championship ring on one hand.

From this moment on, the God of Basketball can no longer show off like this!

Also, which championship ring will Lin Dong choose?

Is it the first championship ring when the dynasty emerged in the 90-91 season, or is it the last ring when he defeated Postman Malone and beat the Jazz in the 97-98 season?

In terms of collection value and symbolic significance, these two pieces are undoubtedly the highest.

result……

"Give me the 96." Lin Dong smiled and made a choice that was unexpected by many media people at the scene, but also reasonable. He said, looking at Payton with a smile: "Hi, buddy , it’s yours!”

Jordan was stunned, and so was Payton.

Then, Glove ignored Jordan's livid face, turned around and gave Lin Dong a big hug.

After quickly wiping his eyes while hugging Lin Dong, he turned around and was already feeling proud: "Hey, Michael, what day do you plan to send the express? How about I go with you to pick it up at home? I'm afraid you are so old. Things are bad again!”