super heavy artillery

Chapter 716 It's time for Detonator to make a choice again
Deep in Presti's heart, he was already ready for An Luo to leave.He even planned to actively seek a deal with An Luo as a bargaining chip.

In fact, trading is indeed a good solution to the Thunder's current situation.

After all, the NBA is still a commercial league.Under certain circumstances, seeking the greatest benefit is what the president and manager of each team needs to do well.

Since it is impossible to provide the other party with a satisfactory renewal contract, it is necessary to minimize the negative impact caused by the other party's failure to renew the contract.In other words, even if An Luo does not choose to be in Oklahoma in the end, the Thunder must still have the initiative.Things like this, Presti is very good at.

But Presti had a concern.That's what An Luo meant to the Thunder.Although the current situation is similar to seven years ago, An Luo's situation is different from that of Harden.Although Harden was called the "Three Young Thunder" together with Durant and Westbrook at the beginning, he is still a little worse than those two guys.In the Thunder, Harden has always played the role of the best sixth man. He provided the Thunder with great energy on both ends of the offense and defense.It's a pity that during his years in the Thunder, he only won one best sixth man.And this kind of thing, An Luo did it in the first season.Moreover, the honors of championship and All-Star An Luo have been completed in the first three years of his career.Even, An Luo got an FMVP.

In the eyes of the Thunder, Harden is a young man who can be cultivated, and he has a great possibility to become a part of the Thunder's future.But the great possibility is just a possibility, but An Luo really let Lei Ting see the future.In this alliance, most of those neighbors who were better than An Luo later became the cornerstone of the alliance.

Furthermore, Harden was traded when the Thunder failed to make any achievements.What's more, in the finals that year, Harden's performance was much worse than his regular season.The Thunder exchanged him for Kevin Martin, which is still targeted.But An Luo just helped the team win the second championship and was crowned FMVP.To trade An Luo out at this time, the pressure of public opinion that Thunder needs to face is too great.Looking at the entire league, which team has swept out the Finals Most Valuable Player after winning the championship?Had he done that, Presti would have been torn apart by Oklahoma fans.You know, the entire Thunder, including the fans, are waiting for them to create a dynasty.

Yes, that is a dynasty.Since the collapse of the Lakers dynasty at the beginning of the century, no team has been able to create a dynasty in the past 20 years.The so-called dynasty has to win at least three consecutive championships.On this point, looking at the entire league, in the past few decades, only the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls have truly accomplished it.As for the Rockets and Pistons, teams that have won two consecutive championships, including the Spurs and Warriors, which have completed two championships in three years, they are all less lucky, and of course, they are also less capable.

James had that opportunity when he was in the Heat.But they encountered stronger opponents in the two finals trips, at least, they performed better than them in the finals.Then, people believed that the Warriors would become the new dynasty team.Especially when Durant joined the Warriors, the possibility of this was infinitely increased.When Durant lifted the FMVP trophy, everyone felt that no one in this league could stop them.But things are fickle, and the one who defeated Durant happened to be the Thunder that he chose to leave without hesitation.

Now, the Thunder has become another team that may create a dynasty.In the past two years, their dominance has been no worse than that of the Heat and Warriors.The Big Three lineup composed of Westbrook, Paul George, and An Luo complement each other well, and the other role players have performed well. The atmosphere of the team is very harmonious, and the Thunder's offensive and defensive capabilities are at the top of the league.It can be said that the Thunder has all the conditions to create a dynasty.

But at this moment, An Luo became an unavoidable problem.In this Thunder team, An Luo is indispensable.His style of play makes him the perfect [-] for the Thunder.Does not occupy the ball; accurate and stable three-pointers, excellent scoring ability, able to stand up at critical moments; excellent defense... An Luo contributed a lot to the Thunder's two championships.

If it weren't for the problem of contract renewal, Presti would be extremely happy no matter how good An Luo is.But now, the better An Luo is, the more difficult it is for him to choose.Presti now feels like a mouse in a bellows, and will end up with a double-sided end.When he traded An Luo for the No.13 pick in the first round from the Suns, he never thought that he would be highly respected because of this trade.He also didn't expect that what happened to Harden would happen to him again.It can only be said that success is also Xiao He, and failure is also Xiao He.

While the Thunder management headed by Presti was racking their brains about whether An Luo would renew his contract, An Luo took Papa An and Tang Xiaoru to linger in the famous Sichuan Daze of the Celestial Dynasty.After returning to China, he naturally went to the Tang family first.Although his relationship with Tang Xiaoru was approved by both parents, An Luo always felt overwhelmed every time he visited the Tang family.The gap between the two families is still too big.Fortunately, An Luo's life is about to get easier.

In fact, in the middle of this season, Bill Duffy and Zhang Mingji communicated with An Luo about whether to stay or stay next season.Whether it's Bill Duffy or Zhang Mingji, they all hope that An Luo can play in a big city like Los Angeles.After all, Oklahoma is too small.It is already difficult for An Luo to achieve greater honor in this place.What's more, they want to build a commercial brand around An Luo, and Los Angeles has an advantage over Oklahoma.

However, An Luo himself values ​​basketball itself more.During the draft three years ago, he told no one that he wanted to stay in Los Angeles, but neither team there wanted to draft him.He still wants to go to Los Angeles, but in contrast, An Luo cares more about whether he can gain a greater voice on the field.The current Thunder seems to be unable to meet his expectations. There are three All-Stars here, and everyone must make some sacrifices.But An Luo doesn't think the situation of other teams is much better than the Thunder.

(End of this chapter)