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Chapter 373
The ranking of the Western Conference was released at the same time after the final game.

Starting with the No. [-] Lakers in the West, the Trail Blazers, Jazz, Spurs, Warriors, Suns, Timberwolves and Kings are next.

The battle for eighth in the Western Conference is particularly fierce. The records of the Timberwolves, Kings, and Supersonics are too close.

Only the Dallas Mavericks kicked off this competition in the later stage.

As for the three teams of Timberwolves, Kings and SuperSonics, none of them may be able to catch the last train at the last moment.

In the end, the team that didn't catch up was the champions of the previous two years, the Sonics.

People's impression of the Supersonics is still in the era of winning the championship. It seems that they defeated the Dynasty team in 98. They are still very young and still have momentum.

Actually it is not.

Qin Fei left, Schramf was traded, and the head coach announced that he would not renew his contract after the end of the season. Camp, who enjoys a big contract, is getting fatter and fatter. The team's competitiveness has declined sharply.

Among the team, only Gary Payton is still the same boy.

This season, Payton scored a career-high 24.2 points when the team handed over to him a bigger responsibility.

In addition, he can contribute 6.5 rebounds, send 8.9 assists and contribute 1.9 steals every night.

At the age of 32, he is still a supersonic Dinghaishenzhen figure, but it is a pity that there are fewer and fewer teammates who can help him, young and old, old and injured, decadent and decadent.
Gary Payton held the fragmented supersonic on his shoulders, and walked alone in this unfavorable sight.

The score of 24.2 is his career high. Unfortunately, at the age of 32, the Sonics fell to the gate of the Western Conference playoffs.

Failure to make the playoffs is undoubtedly a failed season for a player as competitive as Gary Payton.

After the closing game, it was determined that the team missed the playoffs. Gary Payton expressed his disappointment in an interview with the media.

"It took us just two years to go from a championship-level team to one that hasn't even made the playoffs."

"I don't want to judge our squad because all our players work so hard."

"But sometimes, life is like this, and we are far stronger than we think."

"This season has passed, I hope everyone will focus on the next season, make early preparations, and strive for some changes in the next season."

The Seattle media slammed the Sonics' management.

The Sonics had glory, but they didn't keep it.

The reporter of "Seattle Times" believes that in the past two seasons, the Seattle SuperSonics have made repeated moves, wasting a great opportunity for several Seattle SuperSonics players who are still at their peak.

The one who is considered to be the number one in dizzy operation is to let Qin Fei go.

So although Wally Walker has the support of his boss, he has been criticized a lot, and there are many people who call him out of class.

"Qin Fei is the leading scorer in the league today and the youngest scorer in NBA history."

"In the past period of time, we always thought that Qin Fei's scoring ability was not strong, his talent was limited, and even his upper limit was nothing more than that."

"However, Qin Fei proved that "we" were all wrong with his record-setting performances again and again."

"'We' refers to the Sonics' management."

"If you don't mind, don't blame our management too much first, because after all, they were the ones who selected Qin Fei in the draft, the biggest legacy at the end of the first round. And they also won the right to use Qin Fei for two and a half years, and won the championship in turn."

"The biggest regret is that if Qin Fei is still in the team, how much improvement can the luxurious backcourt combination of him and Gary Payton bring to the Sonics? Maybe we are still a strong team in the West and a strong contender for the league championship."

People always like to assume a thing.

Because only when it is assumed, does it seem that there is a certain chance that this thing will actually happen.

Faced with this situation, Seattle's management is naturally silent.

Not much to say.

After all, the transaction of Qin Fei was also agreed upon.

But there are indeed some opposing voices, such as assistant coach Bob Withey.

But the number of opponents is too small, and the minority has to obey the majority.

What's more, the situation at that time was not unknown to everyone.

The overall record of the Sonics is not good, and there is an urgent need to improve the overall lineup through trades and stimulate the team to enter a new stage.

After the transaction at that time, the two teams were a win-win situation.

The Sonics solved their own salary space problem and brought in some new blood, which also stimulated the lineup to a certain extent.

The Warriors got the All-Star players they wanted and embarked on a path with a core.

They themselves did not expect that a year later, this core player would actually become the top five players in the league's MVP selection, the youngest scoring champion in history, and the hottest superstar.

Qin Fei almost booked the best team for this season.

In addition to Qin Fei, the strongest MVP contender, Shaq O'Neal is also a candidate for the best team.

The Lakers have achieved the best record in recent years. This record is considered to be sure to win the championship. No team has won the championship after winning 67.

Therefore, before the start of the playoffs, the Lakers topped the list of winning odds.

It shows that the gaming company is also extremely optimistic about the Lakers.

After careful analysis, the bookmakers give their odds of 4 to 5, or 1 to 1.25.

In second place is the Pacers.

One of the great advantages of the Pacers is that few teams in the East seem to be able to snipe the Pacers. They seem to have a chance to reach the finals without too much effort.

Of course, this item is an illusion brought by the fans.

But it is undeniable that the current Pacers are the most competitive team among the Eastern Conference teams, and there are some voices to win the championship.

The odds of the Warriors winning the championship are very high.

Calculated, it should be 4 to 31, which is 1 to 7.75.

Ranked ninth among the 16 teams entering the playoffs, it is basically in line with the ranking of the Warriors.

Although the odds are so high, it seems that it is very difficult to win, there are still some people who buy it.

For example, fans in the Bay Area.

The reason for buying a lottery is mainly to support your team.

If you really win the championship in the end, you can make a small profit.

More importantly, in the process of watching the game, there seems to be a stronger sense of participation.

This is why many fans like to try it out.

Winning or losing doesn't matter, participation is important.

This year's playoffs are scheduled for April 4, which is not much different from previous years. Basically, the playoffs are played at this time, and then the playoffs start.

After the final match, there will be two days of adjustment time until the playoffs start.

The Warriors' first-round opponent is the Spurs, and they will fight on the first night of the playoffs.

According to the ranking, the Spurs have two home games first.

So the Warriors still have to fly to San Antonio to prepare for the game.

The alliance took out the video produced that night and started the promotion work.

This video was made really fast.

The official has already edited it, and only waited for the final result to be inserted into the images of those teams.

In fact, the publicity work has already started long before.

The playoffs are the most colorful part of a season in the league. After the playoffs started, all kinds of ghosts and monsters came out. Many players may skyrocket in value just by virtue of their excellent performance in the playoffs, and get a big contract in the offseason.

This is all about benefits, so every player participating in the playoffs will attach great importance to it.

Of course, the teams that did not make the playoffs started fishing mode.

By late April, the scouting workload had exploded.

The general managers of some teams that did not make the playoffs have already started to prepare for the trial camp, and began to build a new life stage for the rookies who participated in the draft this year.

Tryouts are the first step for all players to enter the NBA.

Unless you are a particularly big name, make it clear that you will not participate in any trial training.

Because the trial training is an invitation system, it is not mandatory.

In China, this year, Yao Ming was the young player who received the most attention from the NBA.

Prior to this, Yao Ming had already expressed in public that he wanted to enter the NBA to start a new basketball path. Of course, he also encountered some resistance.

The biggest problem is that he has not yet helped the Shanghai team win the championship.

Of course, Yao Ming also hopes to help his home team win the CBA championship before going to the NBA, which will be more complete.

In this year's CBA finals, the Shanghai team reached the end, facing the veteran Bayi team.

Qin Fei also watched the finals. Without Wang Zhizhi's Bayi team, the insiders could no longer compete against the Shanghai team with Yao Ming.

In the end, Yao Ming led the Shanghai team to reverse the Bayi team with a total score of 3-1.

姚明场均27.2分15.8篮板5.5次封盖2.5次抢断和1.8次助攻，第二战开始，每场比赛都是打满48分钟。

This data is even more exaggerated than he was in the regular season, and it can even be described as abnormal.

Only characters from ancient times in the NBA can hit such statistics.

Before the start of the NBA playoffs, the CBA finals just came to an end.

Yao Ming led Shanghai to break the undefeated myth of the Bayi team in the finals, and at the same time drew a successful end to his CBA career.

At this moment, many people know that they can no longer prevent Yao Ming from pursuing his dream in the NBA.

Of course, the process again will definitely not be smooth sailing.

The prerequisite is that Yao Ming himself is a relatively determined person, and for this reason he promoted many practical measures to be implemented.

On the NBA side, a large number of scouts bought plane tickets to Pudong Airport, preparing to visit Yao Ming on the spot and see how good the "Great Wall of China" who has locked up the lottery pick is.

When Qin Fei received Dayao's call, he had already arrived in San Antonio.

San Antonio's airport is not big, so the Warriors took the bus to the hotel where they stayed.

Along the way, you can see many elements of the Spurs. The streets and lanes are all black and white.

After all, it is a championship-level team that has just won the championship. Even if this year's record is not as good as expected, it still has countless fanatical fans.

Winning the championship in a small ball market is always so satisfying and moving.

Team players in small ball markets are also more likely to be loved by fans.

Once there is an act of betrayal or injury to the team, the blackening is also the most intense.

International calls are not cheap, but Dayao still called Qin Fei.

"Are you officially ready to enter the NBA?"

Although Qin Fei is doing his best to prepare for the playoffs, he still has some news.

He didn't need to find out by himself, the people around him were all talking about the news.

This is called passive reception of information.

"Yes, most of the problems have been solved. I am also confident that I can be selected in the first round. However, I still have some unknown worries about the future life. I really admire you pioneers. Without you at the front, the people behind us will be even more flustered."

Dayao was still humble. In fact, judging from the current draft market, he is at least a lottery rookie.

"In fact, it's all the same. History is always moving forward. Without us, there will be other people, and it may even be yourself."

"People are always anxious about the unknown, but you really don't have to."

Qin Fei probably knew what kind of mood Dayao was in.

Dayao possesses many traditional virtues, such as humility and hard work, as well as some personality traits, such as being fond of communicating and being good at communicating with others. These characteristics can help Dayao absorb more new knowledge and adapt to unfamiliar environments as soon as possible.

"For trial training, you can participate, but not all teams will participate."

"Some teams, they will send scouts to the joint trial camp to conduct player inspections, and some teams don't even have better draft picks at all, so it's useless to go there."

"If I suggest, don't worry. Starting in May, we will conduct trial training for about half a month. The main targets are those teams with high drafts."

After Qin Fei finished speaking, Dayao smiled wryly.

"It doesn't necessarily mean that the high pick is selected. If you do this, will some teams get angry?" Yao Ming's worry is that he has received too many trial invitations, so he also talked about this topic when he asked Qin Fei.

"Who says it's not certain? I've analyzed it with you a long time ago. This year is a small year in the draft. With your talent and strength, it is a sure thing that you will be selected at the top of the list."

"And you're still a center forward. You know, good insiders are rare in the NBA. Many teams are eager to have a good insider. A good insider is often more popular."

Qin Fei remembered that when he participated in the trial training before, many teams frowned when they heard that he was a wing player.

There are too many wing players, and the most indispensable thing in the NBA is the wing players. The competition in this line of work is the fiercest.

Centers are also fierce, but most teams are eager to hoard some big centers in the team. Even if they don't play, they are happy to cultivate slowly.

The market situation is like this, the depreciation rate of wing players is too fast, and the center, as long as there is no injury, it will slowly appreciate.

Cultivate it for a few years, and then sell it when the value is high, which will increase the team's wealth again.

"Actually, there is no need to worry about getting in the way of face. Lao Mei has a different way of thinking. Refusing to try out does not mean that they will definitely not choose you in the future. Maybe in the draft, a team you have never contacted will choose you."

Qin Fei said with a smile: "You have to know that the essence of this league is business. Many things that you don't understand, after peeling them off, you will find that they are actually disputes of interest. If a player is really valuable and can really benefit the team, he is also flocking to it."

"Similarly, if there is no value, it is normal to be swept out in the future."

"What you have to learn is not to look at the entire league from a traditional perspective. Maybe you have given everything for this city and the team, but after retiring in the future, they still don't really regard you as their own."

"To learn, to grow, to become a stronger basketball player, to achieve higher achievements, to promote the wider spread and promotion of basketball in the world, this is what you should do."

(End of this chapter)