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Chapter 910 The last time

In this season's playoffs, in every round of the playoffs of LeBron James, he seems to have become a player who can destroy all opponents-God blocks and kills God, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha.Against Indiana, he made a nice run-and-run throw and screen-run offense.

Against the rare and healthy Celtics Big Four, he used his mid-range shots and unreasonable breakthroughs to pull the team back from the brink of life and death in the sixth game.

In the finals, facing the Timberwolves who lacked the White Wolves and Vasha Baker, James' jumper felt cold, but his offense from the mid-range still shredded the Timberwolves' flank defense.

In four games, James led the Heat to sweep the Timberwolves out of the game.

James closed his eyes, held the championship cup in his hand, and looked back at the difficulty of this journey.

One person's success often brings another person a lot of pressure. This objective or subjective psychological factor is infinitely magnified, similar to the tragic ending of Zhuge Qi Zhoulang.

Obviously, the basketball court is not at the point of life and death, but when the Timberwolves successfully broke through the finals, when his team fell behind the Celtics 2 to 3, James felt a chill on his spine and a cold sweat on his forehead. His chance to save himself will soon be over

Since James entered the league, his success criteria are not on the same level as ordinary players.

In high school, his game against Anthony could attract the attention of the entire country, and at the age of 16, he was able to appear on the cover of national publications. For such a character, his benchmark of success is at least unprecedented.

From the point of view of specific players, it is Jordan, Magician, Bird, etc. Whether he admits that he wants to be one of the modern 2.0 versions, they are the best benchmarks for his career success or failure.

The championship may be the most obvious gap between James and them. In the final analysis, the number of rings is that James has not yet completed some of the actions that these predecessors have achieved, just like taking over the banner of the father's generation or robbing the glory of the previous generation.

Jordan defeated the Pistons, the Lakers won the championship, while Bird defeated the 76ers led by Dr. J, and the White Wolf had a great four consecutive championships.

Look at James again, entered the finals for the first time, was swept out by the Timberwolves, entered the finals again, was counterattacked by the Mavericks, and this year, he was once again cornered by the Celtics.

Whether it is a coincidence or bad luck, since James entered the league, he has not been able to truly take over the heavy responsibility of his predecessors. Even if he defeated the Pistons once and entered the finals, he was swept by the Timberwolves 4-0. covered up.

The only way left for James is to win the championship. Whether it is losing to the Celtics or eventually losing to the Timberwolves, James is not only a decline in historical status, but may disappear from the ranks of active great players. This is the reality.

When the curtain fell and the dust settled, James' soul found peace.

Although some regrets...

The White Wolf fulfilled his promise and led the team to the finals, but he fell at the gate of the finals, and it was all due to damn Kevin Durant, ruining a world-renowned matchup and letting James failed to take revenge on Bai Jidong.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to meet White Wolf in the finals.

Bai Jidong was discharged from the hospital, and stayed at home all day. His teammates often went to visit him, telling him how regrettable it was for this finals, and what would happen if he was there.

"Let's look forward and stop thinking about it." Bai Jidong comforted Zhao Li.

Zhao Li, who fought alone, played at his own level in the finals, averaging 21 points and 10 assists in four games, but James was too strong and couldn't handle it at all.

"I'm really not reconciled!" Zhao Li sighed.

Bai Jidong understands him, he doesn't go through ups and downs like himself.Any player hopes to hold the gold cup, but every year only a small group of people with both strength and luck can achieve their wish.

The long offseason has arrived, and as soon as the finals are over, the opening of the 2012 NBA draft will begin soon.

This year, the team that got the No. [-] pick was Jordan's Bobcats.

At the beginning, Jordan had a good eye for talents, and helped the Bobcats quickly complete the reconstruction and made the playoffs for several consecutive years.

It's a pity that the Bobcats were knocked down by injuries before they could fulfill their talents.

Brandon Roy, who was regarded as the core of the team by Jordan, encountered the curse of Apollo and suffered devastating injuries in succession.

Rudy Gay couldn't bear the burden of Charlotte's revival. After a season of struggle, Jordan made up his mind and set a goal for the team: desperate to perform badly, I must get Anthony Davidson!

Gay became a victim of reconstruction, and with a second-round pick, Jordan exchanged this year's first-round pick for the protection of the top five picks from the Kings who have been bad for many years.

As a result, the Kings managed to get the sixth overall pick.

Hearing the news, Jordan laughed so much that his belly was shaking.

What made Jordan even more overjoyed was that they won the No. [-] lottery.

"OK, let the training camp start quickly, I can't wait to test the quality of these rookies!" Jordan made no secret of his excitement.

Holding the No. [-] lottery and the sixth overall pick, Jordan will naturally not forget Bai Jidong.Bai Jidong's suggestion back then was of great help to him.

"Dear Bye, I heard you broke your head, how are you doing now?"

"What is broken, I just had a concussion." Hearing what he said, Bai Jidong was very unhappy.

"Tell me, what do you have to do with me?"

"What's the matter? We went to the battlefield together back then, our life-long friendship. If something happened to you, I'll call to ask you what's the problem?"

"You are done greeting now, is there anything else?"

"Actually, there is one more thing..."

"Say!"

"This year's rookie... Hey, what do you think?"

"I don't know, get out!"

"Dududu..."

"Hello?"

Jordan was furious: "Asshole! How dare you hang up on me?"

"Michael, what's the matter, don't get angry." A beautiful woman came over.

Jordan scolded: "What else could it be? That damned hateful Chinese bastard, he dared to hang up on my phone!"

"White Wolf is recuperating now, maybe he really has no energy."

"No energy?" Jordan sneered again and again, "Even if all the men in the world are impotent, this bastard will not lose energy!"

"Forget it, ask someone else, the white wolf is injured after all."

"That's the only way to go." Jordan sighed.

In the draft, the Bobcats chose Anthony Davis with the No. [-] pick without any hesitation.

The Bobcats are currently one of the most talented teams in the league, and Davis can become the cornerstone of their future interior.

Davis has shown his offensive development through college, so it didn't surprise anyone when the Bobcats drafted him.

"Any team with the No. [-] pick will take ad."

When Andre Drummond fell to No. [-] and no one was interested, the Bobcats immediately selected him.

"The twin towers of Charlotte were born, Anthony + Andre, this combination is exciting to think about."

Drummond's potential is the highest this year except Davis, and it is much higher than others.The downside is that he still hasn't improved significantly under one of the most promising coaches in college basketball (Kal Horn).

Many are skeptical that Drummond will be able to reach his full potential.

"Andre reminds me of Oden," one scout said.

Teams with top-five picks still worry about drafting a player who doesn't work hard enough.

A large part of Drummond's future success will depend on the environment of the new team.

The Timberwolves, who won the league's No. 30 again this season, only had the No. [-] pick in the first round. They selected a center named Gary Jones.

Compared with the draft, the Timberwolves should be more concerned about the personnel retention during the offseason.

Bai Jidong will become a free agent in the summer.

Outside speculation: Bai Jidong will definitely ask for a big contract for the last big contract in his career.

Some people also put forward the opposite point of view: White Wolf has already made a lot of money, if it is not for honor, he has no reason to stay at all.

Apart from Bai Jidong, the fate of other people is also the focus of media attention.

In July, Milicic announced his retirement through Inu.

In mid-July, Timberwolves center Yost Ziegler announced to test the free market. This young man who grew up from the end of the bench has now achieved his worth and is eager to get his first big contract in his career.

Spanoulis, whose contract also expired, promised to renew his contract with the team.

Beasley, whose rookie contract expired, said he would test the free market.

Around the big fish Bai Jidong, the curtain of the free market is about to open.

"It's been a long offseason and I don't want to talk about it right now."

"What to do? My next task is to resume training. Many people's season is over, and my "new season" is just about to start. In a few days, I will go to the Chinese men's basketball team to report and prepare for the London Olympics."

"This will be the last time I play for the Chinese team."

Although there are many people who want to keep Bai Jidong, but he has made up his mind.

After this year, he will be 36 years old. He has been traveling around for many years, and he is extremely exhausted physically and mentally.

This opportunity is just right, I will retire from the national team after this tournament.

Bai Jidong likes to play basketball very much, but everyone has to obey his old age. He has to accept that his career is going towards the twilight.

Instead of wasting it, it is better to quit early.

In early August, Bai Jidong went to the national team to report.

Under the media's repeated questioning, Bai Jidong was not too annoyed, and stated again: "This is my last national team, and this is the last time I answer this question. I have made up my mind and will never change it. Now I want to Enjoy the game with my teammates."

From the beginning to the end, this statement was issued unilaterally by Bai Jidong, and there was no expression from any party.

The fans discussed this a lot, and agreed that the Basketball Association is negotiating with Bai Jidong seriously, and the men's basketball team is staged a palace fight...

(End of this chapter)