The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 339 338. The Last Puzzle!Playing big names? (4.3K words ask for a monthly ticket)

February 7.

As the half of July has passed, the trading market of the entire league can be described as very lively, and all teams have carried out large and small transactions in July.

It can be said that these transactions are things that can disrupt the entire league structure in the future.

Throughout July, the Magic's harvest was pretty good. At least compared to other teams, the Magic got an All-Star player Vince Carter during the offseason.

And in addition to the introduction of Carter from the outside world, the team also renewed the contract of potential rookie Su Jiu from within.

It can be said that Su Jiu's performance in the last season can be said to be at a historical level, even compared with Magic Johnson at the time, it is also not much better.

But even so, the Magic's reinforcements during the offseason are still not over. After all, the Magic's roster is less than 15 players at this moment.

So in the new season, there are bound to be some new faces in the Magic team.

During this time, the Magic also contacted White Chocolate Williams, who was in free agency, and Matt Barnes, the league's "villain".

Although White Chocolate Williams has long since lost his peak courage due to his age,

But as an All-Star guard at his peak, White Chocolate still has a lot of experience in controlling the overall situation.

So when the team has a great chance to sign a contract, among other things, at least off the court, they can still serve as Su Jiu's life mentor.

In addition, the team has been actively contacting Marion, who is a completely unrestricted player, during this time.

Although Marion has turned 31 years old after May, and his personal data last season has already experienced a very serious decline.

And only played more than 40 games throughout the season. In most cases, he had to sit on the sidelines as a spectator, suffering from knee injuries.

But as an all-round player with excellent defensive ability on the front line, and experience is also superior.

If Marion can land in Orlando, it will definitely be a very big reinforcement for the Magic, which is bound to lack Turkoglu this summer.

After all, no matter how you say it, although Marion's competitive status has been in decline in the past two seasons, in the last season, Marion in Miami was still able to contribute 12.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

It can be said that although Marion is no longer young and has been plagued by injuries, in this year's free market, Marion is still a rare defensive talent.

However, there are obviously not a few teams chasing Marion in the free market at this moment. At least except for the Magic, the Heat, Mavericks, Lakers, and Knicks have all shown a very strong interest in Marion.

Among them, compared with other teams, the biggest advantage of the Magic is probably the temptation to hit the championship.

But if you consider the team's salary space, then the Magic obviously has a big gap compared to the Knicks and Mavericks.

For many teams, the good news about Marion at this moment is that Marion also has the intention to leave Miami.

Because at this moment Marion is actively listening to offers from other teams during the offseason, presumably if it is suitable, Marion will definitely choose to jump out of the contract.

After all, as the individual grows older, Marion's personal performance in the past two seasons has not only declined in a straight line, but the most important thing is that Marion has been suffering from injuries in the past two seasons.

Last season, Marion only played a total of 41 games, so for Marion at this moment, he personally wants to sign a multi-year long-term contract to achieve a stable state.

In order to avoid continuing to suffer from injuries next season, and then wait until the contract expires, facing the embarrassing state of being in the free market but no one cares about it.

At this point, the Magic are actively contacting Marion, because for the Magic, they have renewed their contract with Su Jiu and spent a lot of money to bring in Vince Carter during the offseason.

Then relying on the lineup that the Magic can come up with next season, they are fully capable of hitting the championship trophy again.

At least judging from the odds of winning the championship predicted by the media at the moment, the Magic are still far ahead, leading the Celtics and Cavaliers behind them by more than 8 percentage points.

And compared to other teams, the temptation to hit the championship after joining the Magic is also very attractive to other players.

At the very least, if the Magic were not aiming to bring in Marion as much as possible at this moment, then White Chocolate Williams and Barnes would have already been taken by the Magic.

But compared to Marion's contribution to the team, White Chocolate Williams and Barnes are obviously inferior.

So at this moment, the Magic have not completely rejected Williams and Barnes, because they are afraid that Marion will sign with other teams, so that the team will have nothing to do during the offseason, and finally play a lonely game.

Frankly speaking, the Magic's approach is like a green tea whore has been hanging a spare tire, but in a commercial league like the NBA, this approach is actually not shameful.

After all, this kind of thing is completely a willingness to play and a willingness to suffer, because players who join the Magic will not only get a good contract, but also have a very high chance of being able to hit a championship.

You know, once a player wins the championship trophy in the NBA, he has a wealth of experience in the finals.

Then it will be easy to sign a contract after the contract expires.

As for poaching the corner of the championship team, it seems to have become an unspoken rule in the NBA.

After all, this kind of player can be plug-and-play when brought over, which can be said to save time and effort, and some of the risks involved are also minimal.

Of course, except for Danny Green, after all, the title of Los Angeles Crouching Dragon is not called for nothing...

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February 7.

With the passage of time, Su Jiu, Iverson and others have already started their vacation journey.

Everyone is having a good time during this holiday, as for the training, let's put it off for a while.

At the very least, Su Jiu has no training at all, and he has long been immersed in the joy of playing.

Because Su Jiu discovered that the reason why he had such a great desire for the championship at first was because basketball was his hobby.

But when this hobby turned into a profession, Su Jiu couldn't appreciate the happiness that basketball brought to him at all.

Although basketball is still an indispensable part of Su Jiu's life at this time, compared to the chic state of being able to eat, drink and have fun during rest, eating and drinking as you please.

At this moment, Su Jiu felt that he should consider retiring earlier?

"..."

Again, it's completely normal for NBA players to have this kind of thought sometimes.

Especially for those players who just won the championship last year, it is completely normal to have such thoughts.

Because as the players not only won the championship ring with the team, but also won a contract that they are very satisfied with, it is difficult for the players at this time to maintain a self-discipline.

Continue to attack the new round of records, because most people will think about how to improve their lives after having so much wealth.

And this is why some players who win the championship often have a poor state in the second year.

It is also the biggest problem that a team needs to solve if it wants to win consecutive championships. After all, once a player becomes inert, it will definitely be very difficult for him to regain the energy he was able to devote to basketball at the beginning.

You know, there are very few players in the NBA who can be called Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

Most people are a normal person, maybe they can maintain self-discipline for a short period of time, but if they want to be so self-disciplined for their entire career, then the possibility is simply slim.

Maybe when they first entered the league, they really had an infinite love for basketball, but as the players' status in the league gets higher and higher, and the salaries they can get get more and more, the players often start to let themselves go.

Even if Su Jiu thinks that he is very different from them, and his current state is really wrong, he should give up eating, drinking and having fun, and quickly devote himself to self-training during the offseason.

However, once these ideas are formed in Su Jiu's mind, basically it will not exceed 10 minutes, Su Jiu will completely forget them, and then re-invest in Howard's happy party.

And every night when he was lying on the bed alone, Su Jiu would be gnashing his teeth in anger, and he could scold Howard a hundred times in his heart, but he couldn't get rid of his hatred.

"Fuck, this damn Dwight, insists on throwing so many interesting parties every day, I swear, I will never go there again!!!"

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February 7.

Compared with the time when most players were still on vacation, the management of each team has become extremely busy at this time, preparing for the upcoming free market in August.

After all, after the start of the free market in August, there are bound to be some heavy bombs coming out of the league.

But often behind these heavy signings are the busy staff who have been busy throughout the offseason.

Because Sean Marion has always maintained a procrastinating attitude towards whether to choose to jump out of the contract and sign with other teams.

So as July is about to pass, the Magic have already begun to become a little anxious.

After all, Marion chose to sign with other teams in the end, so for the Magic, this loss can be said to be a bit huge.

As a result, on this day, the team's head coach Stan Van Gundy couldn't wait to go to Miami, planning to sit down with Marion for a private meeting.

Looking at Stan Van Gundy's posture on the plane, if Marion doesn't give the Magic an accurate message today, then Van Gundy will definitely not let it go.

After getting off the plane, Stan Van Gundy immediately called a taxi and hurried to Marion's residence.

But when Van Gundy came to Marion's residence, he found that there were not a few staff members standing at the door of Marion's house.

Looking around, if there are not 10, there must be four or five.

And these staff members were all rejected by Marion. As for whether there is anyone in Marion's house at the moment, Stan Van Gundy naturally does not know.

Seeing this situation, Stan Van Gundy was obviously a bit superior, and he couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart.

"The fucking wrist isn't very big, but it turned out to be quite big on this shelf."

But in my heart, I'm cursing, but Marion's defensive ability on the front line can indeed improve the Magic a lot in the new season.

After all, after Pietrus was sent away in this deal with Vince Carter, the Magic's defensive ability on the front line at this moment can be said to have plummeted.

Because whether it is Vince Carter or Lewis, these two people can be said to be good players on the offensive end, but if you want to count on the two of them to support the defensive world, it is simply delusional.

Although Courtney Lee, who just entered the league last year, has a very good defensive ability, he is still very young after all.

Even in the new season, he is only a second-year rookie, so when he fights some tough battles, it is inevitable that he will be inexperienced.

You must know that the goal of the Magic in the new season is not as simple as hitting the playoffs, but to hit consecutive championships at all costs and create their own Orlando dynasty.

So in this case, the entire team only has Courtney Lee, a striker with good defensive ability, which is obviously not enough.

After all, if the Magic want to hit the championship, they must first rush out of the Eastern Conference, and in the Eastern Conference, whether it is James or the Cavaliers who will join forces with the Sharks in the new season.

Still sitting on the Celtics with the Big Four, both teams have super powerful stars on the front line.

It can be said that it is precisely because of this that the Magic have been entangled with Marion during the offseason.

Because compared to Courtney Lee, who is slightly lacking in defensive experience, Marion's defensive ability and experience on the front line will obviously be the best choice to deal with Pierce and LeBron James.

In the previous personal conversation between the Magic and Marion, Marion was also very interested in joining the Magic.

Because the Magic can be said to be very huge in terms of the personal salary they can give and the personal temptation to hit the championship.

As for why Marion has not made a decision with the Magic under such circumstances, the biggest reason is the contract period.

Marion hopes that the team can provide him with a four-year contract, and said that even if the overall contract salary is slightly lower, he can accept it.

However, considering Marion's age and his personal injury, the Magic are only willing to offer him a two-year contract, but they can give him player options in the second year.

It can be said that this is the difference between Marion and the Magic, and it is also the reason why the two have not reached an agreement for a long time.

But today, Stan Van Gundy actually came to Miami in person to visit Marion, because the Magic already planned to use their trump card to completely end this round of conversation...

(End of this chapter)