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Chapter 267 The Meticulous Uniform Team

The noisy awards ceremony came to an end, but the Supersonics fans inside and outside the arena were reluctant to leave for a long time.

Tonight is a sleepless night for Seattle.

Too many fans are drunk, wandering the streets in Sonics jerseys, ready to collapse at any moment.

There are also many other players in the league who pay attention to the Seattle game.

Peyton Camp, who had endured for so many years, finally won the championship. The German who was about to retire made a new history. Qin Fei became the first player in the 96th session to win the championship trophy.

In Seattle, Brandon Roy, who is about to enter high school, watched the Supersonics game with his friends and witnessed the history of the Supersonics winning the championship.

But his favorite player, Qin Fei, failed to win the FMVP honor, which made Roy regret.

"The FMVP should belong to Qin Fei. He beat the Bulls, and he scored consecutively at critical moments to save the team." Roy firmly believed.

But his ideas could not be accepted by other Sonics fans.

"Although Qin Fei also contributed, but looking at the overall situation, Payton is the player who performed better."

"That's right, and Payton is the core player of the Supersonics, the leader of the double first team."

"Qin Fei is very good, but he is just an ordinary All-Star player, and there is still a gap between him and Gary Payton."

Roy's sentence can be refuted by his friend with three sentences. There is a kind of siege from the world, and no like-minded people can be found.

However, he has a characteristic that the more frustrated he is, the more courageous he is, and his willpower is firm.

Say what you want, anyway, that's what I think.

Roy was a little angry, and sat there sullenly without speaking, staring blankly at the final awards scene that appeared on the TV.

His idol was laughing there, and when Gary Payton was crowned FMVP, he started to applaud his teammates there, applauding him non-stop.

Controversy will definitely exist. Even if Michael Jordan won five FMVPs, some people think that at least one of the FMVPs should be awarded to Pippen, because without Pippen, Michael Jordan could not win five championships.

After everyone's interviews at the scene, the celebration also came to an end.

Then general manager Wally Walker, at the behest of the boss, immediately announced that the Sonics would hold a grand championship parade, which again triggered the biggest cheers tonight.

Everyone started to exit and returned to the locker room.

The staff prepared victory cigars and champagne for the players.

Kemp shook the champagne and sprayed wildly at the head coach George Karl who came in last. He has always been very good at spraying liquids.

The players cheered and laughed, with uncontrollable joy on their faces, everything was so beautiful.

This is the best summer of their years as a player.

Every picture is deeply engraved in my heart and becomes an unforgettable memory

Qin Fei's body was wet, and a lot of champagne was sprayed on his head.

He walked into the bathroom and took a cold shower. The cold water from head to toe dispelled the heat from his body.

After taking a shower, the locker room was no longer noisy.

Kemp, who is full of energy and particularly vigorous, is going to take the players to the nightclub to be happy. As a member of the team, Qin Fei will definitely not refuse such a way of celebrating the championship.

The coach of the team was also there.

Although they are all mature men with families, but in today's special situation, they all act together with the team.

Since so many people are traveling together, there is no need to think about safety issues. After hearing about it, general manager Wally Walker directly arranged for the team bus to help them take them to the next venue to celebrate.

In the nightclub, Qin Fei sat among the players, shaking his head in high spirits accompanied by heavy metal music.

Qin Fei reviewed the impressive things from the past season with several players.

Everyone was chatting, and soon it was midnight.

When leaving the nightclub, an assistant coach sent a message.

"After winning the championship, some irrational fans brewed some troubles."

"how come?"

Snow was dumbfounded.

"Just over ten minutes ago, dozens of fans who had clashed were arrested by the police, and the conflict disappeared."

The whole of Seattle is quite boiling. This is a one-off explosion of emotions accumulated over the years, especially this year's championship is not easy. It belongs to the redemption of the loss in the finals of the previous year. At the same time, it also prevented the Bulls from winning three consecutive championships. Its practical significance is very profound.

Crazy fans clashed for some reason. Many fans got into a brawl on the street. A chubby man in a blue jersey was beaten to death by many irrational fans. In the exposed footage, one person even stomped on his head and neck.

And someone drove in the street and played a trick of drifting. Apart from the sound of the rumbling engine, there were the screams of a few fans wearing Supersonic jerseys, and the white smoke produced by the friction between the tires and the ground could be seen everywhere.

"Normal, I've been suppressed for too long, I finally release it."

Qin Fei yawned, feeling a little sleepy.

George Karl worried: "I don't know if anyone has been injured by this."

The teaching assistant said: "I heard that someone was injured, and some people were sent to the hospital for help. In short, the sidelines were very chaotic."

Hey

Everyone sighed, it was too late to do anything now.

And I don't understand, there was a bloody incident, is this also a tidbit?

Several old players who had drunk wantonly were sent away one by one, and there were only a few people left on the road, and Qin Fei was about to call a taxi to go back.

Head coach George Karl stopped him suddenly.

"Qin"

"coach."

Qin Fei nodded.

"Let's go for a walk together, it's still early."

For a man like George Karl who has a clear biological clock, it's too early for this to happen. Qin Fei didn't know what kind of excuse this was, but he didn't refuse. He shrugged and followed George Karl along the street for a short distance.

The two chatted a lot about their views on basketball, the development of basketball in the future, and the possible changes in the Sonics next season.

It was already late at night when Qin Fei returned home.

As soon as the door was opened, a beautiful figure jumped into his arms.

"Congratulations, Mr. Champion!"

Mandy is a night owl, and the supersonic championship review is still playing on TV at the moment. When she rushed up, the fragrance was blowing through, and nephrite jade was in her arms.

Qin Fei laughed and patted Mandy to show his affection.

He thought Aunt Zhu Li was asleep, but Auntie didn't sleep either, she walked out of the room, hugged Qin Fei, and poured Qin Fei a glass of water.

Both of them knew Qin Fei's habit of drinking water, and then Qin Fei sat on the stool and began to blow wildly.

"You don't know, today's game is really very dangerous."

"Do you still remember the foul Rodman made on me? When I landed, I almost sprained my leg. Fortunately, I had an idea and slightly adjusted the way I applied the force to buffer some force. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Jordan is also tired. I invited him to continue next year at the end. He actually surrendered and quit. I think he was afraid of me."

Qin Fei boasted shamelessly over there, and the two of them stared at him, all eyes were on him.

One gaze is gentle, the other gaze worships.

The summer evening wind blew, and the curtains were blown rustling.

The later it was in the middle of the night, the less sleepy I felt.

A night to remember, and no one sleeps tonight.

After the Finals, the 1998-98 season officially came to an end.

A week later, the Sonics held a grand parade. The parade ran through the entire city of Seattle, further demonstrating the team's culture in the city, and it also resonated with many fans.

At the same time, some major events on the bright side of the NBA began to ferment.

For example, labor negotiations and draft conferences.

Let's talk about labor negotiations first. As early as the middle of last season, Jordan showed signs of seeing through the red dust and taking off his robes. At the same time, signs of the NBA's lockout also began to appear.

From March onwards, both employers and employees began to negotiate and wrestle.

Pulling, pulling, pulling until June 6, and nothing happened.

To put it simply, a labor dispute is a conflict of interest between the part-time worker and the boss, but we can't break up for a while, because breaking up is not good for everyone, so we have to sit down and chat to see if we can negotiate an agreement that satisfies everyone.

When negotiating, the leaders of the players union usually negotiate with the owners.

Today, the chairman of the NBA's players union is Ewing of the Knicks, who is also Qin Fei's senior.

Before 98, the wages of players were in an explosive growth stage. In the past year, there were a large number of billionaires in the league, and there were even players like Garnett who signed a 6-year 1.26 million contract after playing in the NBA for three years.

Until the end of this season, there has been no progress or new changes in the labor negotiations. It is impossible for the two sides to let go so easily and come up with their own bottom line.

So all the temptations are meaningless, but the draft is getting closer and closer, and the focus of the basketball world has been re-fixed on the NBA.

On the eve of the 1998 draft, multiple agencies conducted analysis-this was a small draft year.

The judging of the draft year and the junior year is just for fun. After a few years, some of the original evaluations are simply unsightly.

In the NBA, the most indispensable thing is talent. There are high and low talents that can come in, but there are many factors that can really play out, such as opportunities, injuries, self-training, etc., and so on.

The Sonics ranked first in the league last year, so the first-round pick was the 29th overall pick.

There are two draft picks in the second round, and they are relatively high. Together, they can select several potential rookies.

In the past two years, because Qin Fei was selected with the 18th overall pick, the draft vision of the Supersonic uniform team has been praised by the outside world, and his work ability and style have also been recognized.

Qin Fei didn't intend to participate in the draft. This kind of thing belongs to the coach and the general manager.

But before the supersonic uniform team went to New York, George Karl still had a phone call with Qin Fei.

George Karl's coaching position was not very stable. The Sonics have returned without success in the past few years and have not been able to make further progress in the playoffs.

But with the Supersonics winning the championship again, George Karl's coaching position is extremely stable. It can be said that even if the Supersonics trade away the main players such as Kemp and Qin Fei, they will not fire George Karl.

George Karl himself is also inclined to reach a contract extension with the team.

This is his job, and the Sonics have always been George Karl's first choice until a better olive branch stretches out elsewhere.

George Karl asked Qin Fei about Vince Carter.

"Of course, we played against each other in college."

Qin Fei almost forgot about it, and suddenly remembered, by the way, is Vince Carter going to participate in the draft?

Carter is a guy who can fly. When he was in college, he liked to play in the sky. At that time, Qin Fei was very envious of Carter's jumping ability.

But now it's much better. Qin Fei himself is considered a half "little flying man". His jumping ability is definitely not as good as that of Carter, but his court strength is obviously better than that of Carter who just participated in the draft.

He thought so himself, and Carter is 21 years old this year, one year older than Qin Fei. Qin Fei thought that if he decided to practice in college for two years and only now entered the league, would his strength be so strong?Or, he has another three years as a rookie

Anyway, it seems that the situation is very good now. The rookie contract is about to expire, and he can earn a big contract. He has also won the championship. He has proved himself in the NBA, and his future money is bright.

"The team wants to draft Vince Carter?"

Qin Fei was so surprised. Did he drink too much? Even if the general managers of the previous 27 teams were blind, the 28th team would not give up on Carter, right?

Do you want to trade?

Qin Fei is so smart. He thought of many possibilities in a flash. Could it be that the team is going to send him away?

The coach is indeed a bit of a bully, and he sent himself to ask Xinhuan how

"No, that's what I'm asking. I heard that it's Jordan's successor again. I think there are too many Jordan's successors in the past two years." George Karl laughed and made a cold joke with Qin Fei.

"Actually, as you know, the team doesn't have such a high pick at all. Vince Carter doesn't need to think about it. I just want to ask your teammate in college, Jarhi Dee White, do you remember?"

White, of course Qin Fei remembers that. Back then, White was a player a year higher than Qin Fei and belonged to the team's backup insider. Now that he has graduated from senior year, he has also entered the stage of participating in the draft. After Qin Fei and Iverson participated in the draft and left the university, Jia Xidi White gradually became a star insider of Georgetown University.

But the impression of Jarhidi White is actually a bit vague, and what happened a few years ago, it is not appropriate to ask now, right?

Qin Fei's mentally crazy diss coach, do you think the coach is really okay and want to chat with him?

But since the coach asked this question, he still thought about it sincerely, and then replied: "When I was in college, Jahidi White was a blue-collar insider. He is very strong and has weight. He is not afraid of any confrontation inside. Maybe his height is a disadvantage for him, but his wingspan is very good. If you want to choose him, you can use him as a supplement for the team's insider."

Qin Fei's words were impeccable. In his opinion, White is similar to Aaron. Both guys are muscular and strong. There is no problem in resisting others, but it is not realistic to let people work in low positions or complete delicate tasks.

All in all, from the current point of view, he is a functional player.

After hearing this, George Karl hummed a few times to express his understanding.

"Oh, by the way, there is another player who may be selected in the second round. I haven't heard much about it. It was General Manager Wally who asked me to ask."

"Just ask, and I'll tell you everything I know."

As Qin Fei was talking, he thought that he didn't seem to know anyone who participated in the 98 draft, right?Could it be Wang Zhizhi?

Turns out George Karl threw out a player's name.

"A point guard, Ralph Alston, from New York, you know?"

amount

really know

Qin Fei sighed silently, the Supersonic draft selection work is really meticulous, even the second-round picks have to listen to various evaluations, no wonder it has been widely recognized by the outside world.

think about it too

They will be able to select the miraculous uniform group of Lianzhuang MVP in the future

(End of this chapter)