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Chapter 306 Return to Seattle

"There are indeed differences between players. Qin Fei's rookie contract has just expired, but he has already gone to the maximum salary, and most players, after the end of their rookie contract, have to struggle to find a way to get the next contract."

In the general manager's office, when negotiating with Tellem, Rowell felt a little sad.

It is Qin Fei's seller's market now. As the general manager of the team, he is always in a disadvantageous situation when negotiating.

But he has no choice, the task assigned by the boss must be completed.

Tellem has never negotiated so comfortably. Basically, the Warriors can meet some of the requirements.

"Qin Fei is the core of our team's future team building. He should enjoy the special status of the team, including the right to suggest team player transactions, the right to participate in the draft plan, etc."

Rowell nodded. In fact, some cooperation consensus has been reached in some general directions, and now we are discussing the details.

"Qin Fei is only 21 years old this year. According to his current growth trajectory, he has the opportunity to hit No.1 in the league in the future."

After Tellem finished speaking, Rowell's face changed.

League No. 1?It can really blow.

But since Jordan retired, the situation in the NBA has indeed been leaderless, and it is difficult to find a real No. 1 in the league.

O'Neal is barely half, but O'Neal himself has not yet won the championship.

The dominance that has always been praised has begun to encounter some doubts during the two years since he entered the peak of his career.

So it can be seen that O'Neal has gradually become serious, including this season's competition with Iverson for the scoring title, which is also the reason.

"After one season, Qin Fei's scoring average will exceed 26 points per game. If only Qin Fei's scoring average in the Warriors is counted, it should be the first in the league."

What Tellem said is the truth. Qin Fei's scoring ability has been proven this season. He has reversed his impression of a defensive player and is turning into a top scorer with the ball.

From defense to offense, it shows the first-class influence on the game as a core player.

"How many players will the Warriors keep next season?"

Tellem helped Qin Fei ask questions about next season.

"This season hasn't passed yet, why are you thinking about next season?"

Rowell is more or less a serious general manager, trying to reverse the initiative in the conversation, but Tellem's words are really annoying. What do you mean, will there be no Warriors next season or something?

"I don't mean that, but let's be honest, how much hope can the Warriors have this season."

"Even if we enter the playoffs, so what? At most, it can boost the morale of the players. In terms of strength, there is a very big gap with the top teams in the West."

"In other words, even if you make it to the playoffs, you will be killed by cannon fodder, and you might be swept away."

"Of course, with Qin Fei here, maybe we can win a game or two."

Tellem messed around for a long time and then helped Qin Fei put gold on his face.

Rowell rolled his eyes when he heard that.

But if you think about it carefully, what Tellem said really makes sense. The top teams in the West are too strong, and the Warriors themselves are now just a quasi-strong team.

According to outside expert comments, it was only after a shortened season that the team broke out and squeezed into the top eight.

If it is a normal season, it will definitely not work in the later stage.

As for the next season's lineup, Rowell must have thought about it, but he couldn't explain it to Tellem, so he could only vaguely say: "Anyway, as long as it is a player Qin Fei likes, the Warriors will definitely keep it."

Tellem blurted out immediately: "What about the coach?"

Rowell was immediately stunned.

The two stared at each other for a while.

The air seems to freeze

After the Warriors reached the top eight, the top eight rankings in the West suffered changes.

The saddest thing is the Phoenix fans who are squeezed out.

They all thought that the Warriors would lose as soon as possible, and they were particularly active in helping the Warriors review the upcoming schedule.

"Supersonic!"

The eyes of the fans lit up, the Warriors challenged the Supersonics away!

Qin Fei returns to Seattle, and the Supersonics will definitely not allow Qin Fei to win easily. Now that the Supersonics are in a good state, the Warriors will definitely lose to the Supersonics!

Here comes the opportunity

The Sonics basically maintained the lineup of last season, except for the trade of Qin Fei.

But after Qin Fei was traded, there was a mobile phone opportunity at the shooting guard position, the ball became more reasonable, and Qin Fei slowly found the state before Qin Fei had not reached the Supersonics.

There is a sad saying, "Before you came, we were already a finals-level team"

The Supersonic itself has a very deep foundation, and the arrival of Qin Fei made up for the missing link. After Qin Fei left, the Supersonic is still a strong team until there are no major changes.

But Qin Fei can see a little bit of supersonic speed.

It's mostly Kemp's problem.

Kemp had a bad attitude towards work before, and he indulged himself even more after winning the championship with a big contract. Fortunately, he is still young and can maintain a little explosive power, but it will definitely not work if it continues like this.

Only training can maintain the state, talent alone is definitely not enough.

Once the status declines and the salary space behind the Supersonics is locked up again, what else can they do?

So Qin Fei actually wanted to leave the supersonic psychologically, but he didn't say it.

Seattle has always regarded Qin Fei as a loyal, kind, affectionate and righteous boy, but he didn't expect that none of these words had anything to do with Qin Fei.

But the publicity for Qin Fei's return to Seattle still started.

Tickets for the Key Arena were sold out that night, and the attendance rate was full.

When I got off the airport, I could occasionally see some promotional billboards that hadn’t been removed, some of which still had a poster of Qin Fei wearing the No. 18 Supersonics jersey.

Here are all his memories of the past three years, engraved in every corner of the city.

Even if it is eliminated, it will take a while.

Qin Fei in the bus seemed relatively silent.

Today's game

Sometimes the mood is really different. It is difficult to treat them as the most ordinary team when encountering an old club like the Supersonics.

"This is the NBA. Fame and fortune in business is always greater than human affection. Maybe looking back on the past, we still remember the initial enthusiasm, but in the end, we still have to keep looking forward."

Starks sat next to Qin Fei, also saw the billboard, and comforted him.

Qin Fei glanced at Starks in surprise.

An old player is an old player. Can he come up with so many words just by looking at the billboard twice?

Qin Fei left a deep imprint on Seattle, including his fan base.

You can still see many fans wearing Seattle's No. 18 jersey, and they made a special trip to cheer for Qin Fei.

The color of the jersey matches the Supersonics' home court, so it wouldn't be obvious if they were hiding in the green phalanx.

"The Supersonics are not easy to play. They switch between offense and defense too quickly."

Before the game, several members of the Warriors were also secretly discussing in low voices how to play the most suitable game if they encountered the Supersonics.

The coach's tactics of sharpening the position are more uncomfortable when encountering some teams with quicker offensive and defensive transitions. Players secretly discuss it by themselves, so that they can act cheaply on the court.

After Carlesimo came, everyone stopped talking.

The two sides entered the field to start training.

As soon as Qin Fei entered the field, several Supersonic players surrounded him.

"Haha, he's a lot more handsome!"

Gary Payton and Qin Fei hugged each other with high fives.

"Have it?"

Qin Fei touched his face, obviously believing the truth of such righteous words.

"I didn't expect your scoring ability to be so strong. Now they all say that we suppressed your offense. Otherwise, you should have been the scoring leader."

Peyton joked with Qin Fei.

Qin Fei immediately said humbly that what the outside world said was unreliable.

"They also said that I should be the starter in freshman year. At that time, I was as skinny as anything. If I really made the starter, I might have been injured a long time ago. They can only listen to what they say, and can't take it seriously."

The two chatted for a while, Schramf, Kemp and others all came to give Qin Fei a high-five and hug.

Qin Fei and these guys are all too familiar. After all, they reached the finals together last year, the best teammates who created a new history.

There are also some new faces that Qin Fei is not familiar with, but most of them know each other.

The update speed of the NBA is too fast. After a while, Schramf will also retire, Uncle Kan will die, and the Supersonics are expected to undergo major changes.

But these phenomena haven't happened yet, they just flashed across Qin Fei's mind.

He's just guessing, he doesn't know if the supersonic speed will follow this process now that his wings are flapping.

After the brothers chatted for a few words, they went back to the half-court, and each was the master.

Qin Fei walked to the sidelines.

The Supersonic uniform team is also acquaintances, coach George Karl, Bob Withey

"Well done!"

"Welcome home!"

Qin Fei and the coaches hugged one by one, looking warm and sad.

Carlesimo also knew that the pace of the Sonics was too fast.

So he didn't have any good solutions. In terms of employing people, he thought of Ben Wallace.

The advantages and disadvantages of this player are very obvious, but what kind of impact and changes he can bring to the team on the defensive end, Carlesimo is not yet very clear.

The reason why he thinks of Big Ben at the moment is just that Dampier will not be a suitable insider against the Sonics.

And Daben's fast-moving, rebounding, and frame-protecting insider is the best insider to deal with the Supersonics no matter how you look at it.

Dampier has been the starting player for the Warriors since he came to the Warriors, and he is still the starting player for this game.

The Sonics' starting lineup is Payton, Mills, Schramf, Kemp and Geiger.

Qin Fei is too familiar with the tactics of the Supersonics, so from the moment before his debut, he took the initiative to take over the team's tactics and held a small meeting with the players.

"Although the forward attack is the main offensive method of the Supersonic, if you are too afraid of the forward defense, it is easy to fall into the opponent's rhythm."

"The Supersonic's high-post pick-and-roll offense will put more pressure on the elbow zone defense, but Mills is not a good shooter, so I will help you fill in on the weak side. The key is to keep an eye on the ball holder."

"As long as Payton doesn't get up, we have a chance to deal with each other, otherwise his dominance will put too much pressure on our front line."

Qin Fei said some of his experience, and his teammates nodded frequently.

The key point is that he said it simply, and the assignment of tasks was relatively clear. For example, for Dampier, Qin Fei only asked him to do one thing, and that was to do whatever he wanted.

Dampier nodded solemnly.

Qin Fei dared not listen to the instructions in front of him.

Everyone in this game could feel the difference in Qin Fei. In the previous games, Qin Fei didn't talk so much.

When all the starting players are on the stage and stand in their positions, the game officially begins.

It is also the first time for the Sonics to fight against the Warriors after the big change, but the basic style of the Warriors is still relatively familiar.

No way, most teams in this era are like this.

Playing traditional teams, the Sonics are too experienced, so the whole team is full of confidence.

"I'm afraid that the boat will capsize in the gutter. The Warriors now have Qin Fei. They are no longer an ordinary traditional team, and they have won against such strong teams as the Pacers and the Lakers."

Coach Bob shook his head silently in his heart. The entire Sonics team felt that the Warriors were a weak team, even George Karl.

But he has always felt that the Warriors are not weak, at least when facing strong teams, the Warriors have always been capable of fighting.

"drop--"

The basketball is thrown straight into the sky

Players on both sides started the first wave of offense and defense fiercely.

From the perspective of the super VIP audience sitting on the sidelines, you can clearly see the strong muscle lines of each player.

The offensive and defensive rhythm of the NBA is very fast, and it looks more general on TV. When you sit closer and watch it, every breakthrough, every pass, and every defense of the players has a lot of details.

Qin Fei came near the sideline, and a child called Qin Fei's name.

Qin Fei didn't pay attention to it either, he was in the game right now, and he was fully focused on the field.

The basketball came whistling, and Qin Fei caught the ball with both hands with a "snap".

Facing Meeks' defense, he broke out in one step and passed.

In this game, Qin Fei almost went all out.

Going beyond the bottom line, the supersonic inner line began to protect the frame.

The frame protection basically depends on Kemp alone, and now Kemp's strength is not bad, but his explosive power has declined, and his arms are raised to interfere with Qin Fei.

Qin Fei didn't jump, and Kemp jumped too early.

He hit the ball in the middle and gave it to Dampier.

Dampier made a strong move at the basket and shot against Geiger, who was later defending, but missed the ball.

At this time, the Supersonics who grabbed the rebound immediately launched a fast break.

There were only a few people in the Warriors who had time to retreat, and neither of the two major insiders could keep up with the rhythm. In the process of advancing, Payton chose to attack the frame by himself.

At this time before, there was always a guy wearing the NO.18 jersey who would fly from both wings.

Then Payton either throws the ball near the basket or makes a false move to confuse the opponent. Unlike now, he has to attack the basket himself.

With a sigh in his heart, he pushed Starks away and made a layup.

The sound of the wind rang from behind his head, and Peyton shuddered instantly, and when he shot, he sped up a bit.

"Snapped!"

Qin Fei, who was chasing after him, slapped the backboard with a slap.

Payton's layup was not blocked, but Payton's own rhythm was also poor, and the rebound just spun around the rim and rolled out.

Qin Fei easily raised his arms, took off the backboard, and counterattacked on the spot.

"Come so fast!"

Peyton also knows Qin Fei very well, but now he finds that Qin Fei's attack and defense speed seems to be a bit faster than in the supersonic period?

How old is this guy, how did he make such progress?

Payton has always felt that Qin Fei's progress is terrifying. He has witnessed Qin Fei's growth from a thin boy to an All-Star player with both offense and defense. But now Qin Fei is still improving, and he is no longer an ordinary All-Star player.

"It really shouldn't be traded."

Payton sighed, the general manager was still too anxious.

Although the team's record at the beginning of the season was not good, it was inevitable that everyone was in a bad state at the beginning of the season, so there is no need to find someone to take the blame.

As long as they survive the initial stage, the Supersonics should still be able to improve.

Then in the playoffs, relying on their "iron triangle" combination, they must still be the league's favorite team to win the championship, and they may be able to complete two consecutive championships.

It's not that Payton thinks that the Sonics have no chance to win the championship now, but that letting Qin Fei go for nothing is tantamount to reducing his ability to compete for the championship this season, and the short-term deal is not very cost-effective.

(End of this chapter)