Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 589 Let’s retire together!

First team, Rookie Game MVP, All-Star MVP, Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP, Scoring champion, Championship, World Championship First Team, World Championship MVP, World Championship Champion, Olympic First Team.

After leading the Nuggets to win the 1999 championship by defeating Jordan's Heat 4-3, giving Jordan his first defeat in the finals, Thabeet felt that his basketball career was only one step away from perfection, with the only thing missing being an Olympic championship and an Olympic MVP.

There is a chance.

After the 1999 finals, Thabeet returned to China. In addition to leading the men's basketball team to participate in the Asian Championships held in Japan as captain, he also arranged for Yao Ming to participate in the NBA draft in 2000.

They can compete for the 2000 Olympic championship. The Dream Team 2004 is not that strong, but they are not that weak either. It would be the best if they can make it. If not, they can wait for Yao Ming to mature and then take Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi to the Olympics.

At that time, he was 34 years old and still at the tail end of his peak, while Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi had just entered their maturity and peak periods.

Wang Zhizhi has already entered the NBA, and his abilities have grown well under the Nuggets' focused training.

Now the problem is Yao Ming.

During the Asian Championships, Thabeet also asked Yao Ming what he thought about participating in the draft in 2000. Yao Ming naturally also hoped to enter the NBA.

Hu Weidong led his team to win the NBA championship and defeated Jordan, making the NBA extremely popular in China. Which player doesn't want to play in the NBA and become the next Chinese Hu?

When Yao Ming heard that Hu Weidong was going to help him enter the NBA, he was very happy. Then he went to consult his parent team, the Shanghai Magic, and then he felt unwell.

"Yao, if you want to go to the NBA, we won't stop you. Once you enter the NBA, you will have to hand over two-thirds of your income. In addition, you will have to pay a buyout fee of 3000 million US dollars. The team that selects you will need to trade you with an NBA player of the same level as you, and send a professional NBA coach to our team to guide training. In addition, we will build a basketball school and a basketball stadium for the Shanghai team. These are our conditions. As long as you and the team that selects you agree, we can take you away."

After Yao Ming told Tabit the conditions, Tabit didn't know what to say. He always thought that it was difficult to manage Wang Zhizhi, but he didn't expect that it would be even more difficult to manage Yao Ming.

The Magic City team is too greedy.

However, things are different now. Hu Weidong led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the World Championship and defeated Jordan to become the newest No. 1 player in the NBA. He can be said to be the No. 1 player in the Chinese men's basketball team.

Hu Weidong told his superiors how he trained Yao Ming to win the 2004 or even 2008 Olympic gold medal.

Soon, the higher-ups faced tremendous pressure.

The 2008 Olympics!

The host city of the 2008 Olympic Games has not yet been decided, but if Hu Weidong is willing to play until 2008 and lead the Chinese men's basketball team to compete for a medal, even a gold medal, in the 2008 Olympics, the Basketball Management Center will agree to all of Hu Weidong's conditions.

Soon, the Magic City team felt tremendous pressure.

Under pressure from various parties, the Magic City team finally agreed to send Yao Ming to the NBA in January 2000, and Yao Ming took the opportunity to sign up for the 1 NBA draft.

However, the Magic City team still requested a buyout fee of 3000 million US dollars. If Yao Ming leads the Magic City team to win the championship, the fee can be reduced to 1800 million US dollars.

In April 2000, Yao Ming led the team to the VBA finals and defeated the Bayi team without Wang Zhizhi 3-2 to win the CBA championship.

However, 1800 million US dollars is still an astronomical figure for him.

Fortunately, the Shanghai team was flexible in view of the fact that Yao Ming really won the championship. He doesn't have to pay it immediately. He can pay it in installments when he enters the NBA in the future. It doesn't need to be 1800 million, 1500 million US dollars will be enough.

In order to successfully enter the NBA, Yao Ming had no choice but to sign the guarantee with gritted teeth and tears in his eyes.

When it comes to business, Magic City is still the best. However, Yao Ming is indeed loyal.

In any case, Yao Ming successfully came to the NBA in 2000, which made Thabeet feel relieved.

In June 2000, in the finals, he once again led the Nuggets to defeat the Heat led by Jordan and defended the title.

This year, Hu Weidong won the regular season MVP and the finals MVP.

However, after the finals, Hu Weidong still did not feel any change in his potential.

"It's still 96..."

"It seems that the Olympics are really the only thing left!"

In the 2000 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets selected Yao Ming with the first pick.

Yao Ming had already made his mark in the 1998 World Championships. 2000 was a weak year for the draft, and Yao Ming had more potential than Kenyon Martin in every way.

When Yao Ming played in the CBA finals in April, the Brooklyn Nets and other NBA teams that were hot candidates for the No. 4 pick went to the CBA for inspection. Yao Ming's dominance in the CBA attracted much attention.

Talent and strength are both outstanding.

After the NBA draft, Thabeet took Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi to report to the national team to compete in the 2000 Olympics.

In the 2000 Olympics, China and the United States were once again placed in the same group.

The opening match of the group stage is between China and the United States.

This time the US team successfully avenged the Chinese team with a score of 88 to 80. The US team led by Kidd, Kobe, Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Garnett, Gary Payton and others is indeed strong.

The Chinese team has tried very hard, especially Yao Ming. No one on the American team can match Yao Ming's height. With Payton and Kobe taking turns to lock up Hu Weidong, Yao Ming's performance is very important, and Yao Ming performed well in this game.

But, it still doesn't work.

In the group stage, the Chinese team won three out of five games, beating Italy, New Zealand and Lithuania, and losing to France and the United States, and finally ranked third in the group.

This means that if the Chinese team defeats the second place team in another group and reaches the semi-finals, they will still have to face the US team.

In the end, the Chinese team successfully made it to the semi-finals, but was once again defeated by the United States team, 75 to 85. This time, the United States team won more easily than in the group stage.

By the way, the top four teams in this year’s Olympics, the United States, China, Lithuania, and France, were all in the same group. The host Australia also tried very hard, but unfortunately, they were eliminated by the Chinese team in the quarterfinals. Despite their clever plans, they still failed to win any medals.

If you don't have enough strength, it's useless no matter how clear your calculations are.

In the battle for the third place, the Chinese team once again defeated Lithuania. Thabeet likes to play against European teams like Lithuania. They are big and strong inside, but no one on the outside can withstand his three-point shooting. They like to play double team defense and cannot withstand his outside shooting.

On the contrary, when playing against the US team and facing Payton, Kobe and others, it will be relatively difficult for Thabeet.

Getting third place and winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics was definitely a historic breakthrough.

In the end, Hu Weidong also won the first team and MVP with his average performance of 25 points per game in the Olympics.

Of course, the most popular basketball player in this Olympics was definitely not him, but Carter. In the final match between the United States and France, Carter's death slam dunk shocked the whole world.

However, this is not important!

"It's moving again, the potential is moving again!"

"97!"

With the arrival of the new 2000-2001 NBA season, Hu Weidong successfully improved his ability to 97!

"This time I feel it's a physical attribute. My physical strength and patience have improved, which is a good thing!"

Jordan's two-year contract with the Heat expired in 2000, but Jordan renewed it for another year, determined to bring Hu Weidong back once more.

At the same time, because of Tabit's intervention, Mourning was not so tired this time, and he did not have to take medicine frequently and overdraw his body. In addition, with the help of Jordan, Mourning's kidneys are temporarily fine.

So, the Heat are still very strong.

However, the 2001 NBA championship went to the Nuggets, 4-1, and the Heat lost more easily.

With Kobe, Nash, Wang Zhizhi, Ben Wallace, Sprewell and others entering their prime, Hu Weidong and Mutombo at their peak, as well as super role players such as Robert Horry, Brian Russell, and Van Exel, the Nuggets are now quite invincible.

Three consecutive championships, three consecutive MVPs, three consecutive FMVPs!

After the finals, Thabeet felt that his potential seemed to be moving again.

"98!"

“I’m 31 years old too!”

"There are still three years until 2004. During these three years, I cannot afford to suffer any serious injuries!"

31 years old is a hurdle for a yellow player.

Now, what he needs most is not to pursue honor. Leave the honor to Nash and Kobe.

His most important thing now is to maintain his health and train Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi was selected as an All-Star starter for two consecutive years, but his real strength is definitely not up to the All-Star level.

It is hard to say whether Wang Zhizhi has the potential to become an All-Star.

Anyway, let’s train them first, everything is for the 2004 Olympics, everything is for 99!

In the first training session of the new season of 2001-2002, Hu Weidong walked up to Kobe and grabbed his shoulders: "Bryant, go ahead and become the pillar of the Nuggets!"

"From now on, this team belongs to you!"

Kobe was stunned.

The entire Nuggets were stunned.

Hu Weidong, who had just won three consecutive MVPs, three consecutive FMVPs, and three consecutive championships and was at the peak of his career, took the initiative to give way to Kobe!
Kobe is already ready to finish this season and find an opportunity to leave the Nuggets and become the boss of another team!
Now that Hu Weidong has done this to me, how can I leave?
The man who forced Jordan to retire handed the power to you when he was at his peak. As long as you are still a human being, you cannot betray such a big brother.

From then on, the Nuggets entered the Kobe era.

2002 years.

2003 years.

2004 years.

The Nuggets achieved an unprecedented six consecutive championships!

However, in the past three years, Kobe has not won a single MVP in the regular season. Experts who are used to Hu Weidong's efficient and concise basketball find it difficult to vote for Kobe after seeing his basketball. Kobe's playing style also attracts fans, but not expert reporters.

On the contrary, Nash won the regular season MVP that year, which is embarrassing.

However, in the finals, Kobe won two FMVPs and Nash won one.

Hu Weidong took the initiative to prepare wedding dresses for the two of them.

Such a Hu Weidong is highly respected by the entire NBA.

"After defeating Jordan, China's Hu has only one goal in the NBA, which is to build the Nuggets into a powerhouse like the Lakers and Celtics. He is a greater team leader than Michael Jordan. It is so happy to be Hu's teammate!"

"As Michael Jordan's closest comrade-in-arms, if the NBA must have a Goat, I will vote for China's Hu. He could have won six consecutive championships and six consecutive FMVPs, but he didn't do so. He is the embodiment of basketball ideals!"

Mr. Pi is exaggerating.

In fact, Hu Weidong was doing it for the 2004 Olympics.

And the 2004 Olympics finally arrived.

"After three years of maintenance, my body, abilities, and attributes are still at their peak. This is also the last year of the peak. From this year onwards, they will enter a downward channel. Can I see 99 and touch 99's abilities?!"

All of this happened in the 2004 Olympics.

When grouping for this Olympics, Greece, because it had more people, did not put China, the United States, Lithuania, and Argentina into the same group.

Very average.

China, 1998 and 2002 World Championships champions, Group A.

Team USA, 2000 Olympic champions, Group B.

Group A includes New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro, China, and Italy. Relatively speaking, Group A is stronger and more dormant.

The Chinese team encountered a powerful Serbia and Montenegro right from the start. The two teams fought until there were 3 seconds left and the score was tied at 88. Serbia and Montenegro had one free throw opportunity at the end. Serbia and Montenegro deliberately made 2 of 1 free throws, but the Chinese team miraculously did not call a timeout. Hu Weidong received the ball in the backcourt, dribbled quickly to Logo and made a direct three-pointer, hitting a long three-pointer and defeating Serbia and Montenegro 91 to 89.

This goal made the fans at the scene crazy, and this battle also consumed too much physical energy of the Chinese team.

After that, the Chinese team lost to Argentina and Spain in succession. It seemed that it was not worth it for the Chinese team to defeat Serbia and Montenegro. With 3 wins and 2 losses in the group stage, they ranked third in the group and seemed to have no chance of winning the championship.

Hu Weidong consumed too much energy in the match against Serbia and Montenegro, and was a bit slack and slow in the match against Argentina and Spain. It was not worth it to exhaust himself just for the first place in the group.

In the quarterfinals, the Chinese team, which had recovered, successfully defeated the host Greece and once again advanced to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, they met the Dream Team, the Dream Team 6, but thanks to the unrest in the Greek Olympics, many American superstars did not participate.

The team was led by Iverson, Marbury and Duncan, followed by young players such as James, Wade, Anthony and Stoudemire.

There is simply no player on the American team who can defend Hu Weidong.

The key point is that the American team has no three-pointers and cannot break through the inside line of Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi of the Chinese team.

In the end, Hu Weidong scored 39 points alone in the semi-finals and led his team to defeat the US team 85-75.

In the final they faced Argentina, the team that lost in the group stage.

Argentina may be the strongest opponent the Chinese team has encountered in this Olympics.

"I've come this far. Even if I die, I should take this damn Olympic gold medal!"

"Brother Hu, luckily Manu is our teammate. We are familiar with him!"

Yes, the Nuggets have the advantage!
In preparation for this year's Olympics, Thabeet had already asked his players to pay attention to Ginobili's style during team training.

Olympic champion + Olympic MVP, no suspense at all!

“Finally, 99!”

"Next season, let everyone in the NBA see what Hu Weidong is like!"

"Next season will be my last dance in the NBA. After that, I will leave the NBA and return to China, the CBA, and Jiangsu Province!"

The whole world was shocked!

The last dance, with all the stars around, touring the United States, scoring champion + MVP + first team + FMVP + championship, seven consecutive championships!
"Ding, your player Tabit has changed his fate, potential +1."

It’s already purple, but the potential has been increased by 1!

“100 potential!!!”

Du Kang stood up excitedly.

The world of dreams.

"What a pity, my body can no longer support me touching 100..."

Thabeet was sorry, but not disappointed.

After 15 years in the NBA, now at the age of 99, he is already very satisfied and it is perfect.

2006 years.

"Huh, I finally won the NBA championship!"

"Now, me, you, and Dikembe, we have won everything!"

Everything is so perfect.

"Alonzo, Dikembe, let's retire together in 2008."