warrior godfather

Chapter 265 Lost and Gained Things
"Kobe! Kobe!"

"MVP! MVP!"

"Black Mamba~~"

On February 2th, tens of thousands of fans gathered in the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 20 most popular stars in the league gathered on and off the court. The stars were shining brightly.

But there are also high and low stars, and the All-Star Weekend also has to decide a star among the stars. In Los Angeles, in Staples, under the dome with 16 championship banners hanging, Kobe is the focus of everyone's attention. The well-deserved star of the stars!

In the just-concluded All-Star game, Kobe made 24 of 16 shots, scored 37 points and 14 rebounds, led the Western team to a 148:143 victory over the Eastern team, and won the MVP of the All-Star game. This is his fourth time Winning this award tied the Eagles legend Bob Pettit, who each won 4 All-Star MVPs, tied for the first in NBA history.

On the court, Kobe took the AMVP trophy from David Stern, held it high, smiled, and looked at the fans who cheered him warmly, with great pride in his heart.

This is my place, this is my era, I will become another superstar after Michael who has won three consecutive championships twice!
As long as we win another championship, there should be no debate on who is better between Shaq and I, right?
Complacent, Kobe raised his right hand and waved it in all directions, triggering a tsunami of shouts and applause again, and the Staples Center fell into a complete carnival.

Tonight, people looked away from the fiery Big Three of the Heat, and from the upstart teams such as the Bulls, Warriors, and Thunder, and suddenly found that the Lakers ranked second in the Western Conference, and Kobe seemed to be the No. .1, the legend has not yet ended, the king is still proud, and the defending champion with a complete lineup is still the favorite to win the championship!

Surrounding Kobe is a group of stars. Rose and Curry, who have attracted much attention this season, are gathering together, talking in a low voice, changing the "tit for tat" on the court just now.

"Derek, why are you still working so hard to defend as an All-Star? This is a vacation, understand? Vacation!" Curry said a little embarrassed.

This year's All-Star, he and Rose are both starters. In the first quarter, he wanted to shoot a three-pointer. As a result, Rose made a fierce attack. The unguarded Curry was directly blocked. Rose picked up the ball and it was a counterattack. The dunk made the already noisy Staples Center even more heated.

But then Rose entered the state of paddling. Curry wanted to single him to get back the field, but Rose didn't even stretch out his hand. Watching Curry shoot, Curry became more and more annoyed. Soon after the game, he came to find him. Ross "raised the teacher to question the crime".

Rose shrugged and said casually:

"I'm just saying hello to you. You know, tonight is destined to belong to Kobe. I have to do something to impress others, otherwise my visit will be in vain soon."

"Shet!" Curry hammered Rose hard, but Rose didn't fight back, but blocked it with a smile.

Curry also knew that behind Rose's introversion and silence was a heart unwilling to be lonely, a pride and humility that coexisted with Rose.

The difficult environment in which he grew up caused Ross to suffer a lot, and he developed an introverted personality. However, his outstanding talent quickly made him shine and became the pride of Chicago. Although he is still quiet and silent, there is tenacity and pride inside. , This stems from his achievements in basketball. After getting along with Curry for a long time, Rose showed his lively side.

After the two quarreled for a while, they attracted the attention of other stars, and these eyes were mainly focused on Curry. Although the famous stars will show their funny side in front of the public, especially O'Neill and Howard are famous, but like Curry Such a star with a baby face and a childlike innocence is unique.

One of the gazes that looked at the two belonged to Deron. He was standing obliquely behind Curry. His face was a little gloomy, but under the infection of the two people's laughter, he relaxed a little, and envy appeared in his eyes.

From Curry and Rose, he seemed to see himself back then.

When Deron was in the first league, he was also the favorite of heaven. From top to bottom of the Jazz team, including Jazz fans, they regarded him as the team's savior, and pinned the Jazz's hope of returning to the playoffs on him.

And Deron lived up to expectations. After one season of tempering, he scored a quasi-double-double performance of 16.2 points and 9.3 assists in the second season, becoming a top point guard in the league. Ranked in the ranks, he directly reached the Western Conference Finals and became the team's well-deserved core star.

In the next season, he made progress again, averaging 18.8 points and 10.8 assists per game, and he was very stable, with an assist-to-turnover ratio close to 3:1. He completely ranked among the top point guards in the league and entered his peak period very early.

But the Jazz never went further in the playoffs, and Deron's simple and steady style of play prevented him from accumulating huge popularity like Paul. He was not selected as an All-Star substitute for the first time until last season.

The irony is that he was selected to the best second team in 2008. He is regarded by the outside world as a new generation of super point guards on par with Paul, but he cannot participate in the All-Star Weekend.

This also allowed the dissatisfaction to accumulate bit by bit in Deron's heart. Jerry Sloan, who has absolute control over the Jazz, has also gradually changed from the strict father who helped him improve at the beginning to the one who wants to control everything in his eyes. The tyrant, the conflict between the two has intensified until it ended with Jerry Sloan's sudden resignation 10 days ago.

But this is not good news for Deron. During Jerry Sloan's long coaching career, he and the Jazz have almost been equated. Sloan is to the Jazz, just like Popovich is to the Spurs. up a team symbol.

His resignation shocked Jazz fans, but the management did not help Deron to take over. After they tried their best to keep Jerry Sloan but failed, they moved the idea of ​​​​trading Deron away and completely rebuilding.

Although the Jazz management did not clearly inform Deron, Deron's management team is not a vegetarian. They also found out the general direction of the incident from within the Jazz. Tie Shuai's prestige in the Jazz is too high. It is said that Jazz boss Greg Miller immediately expressed his position to Sloan afterwards, as long as he came back, he would immediately trade Deron away, but Sloan did not agree.

Deron knew in his heart that Sloan would not come back.

In the game between the Jazz and the Bulls on February 2, the first half was very anxious, and Sloan and Deron once again had differences on the choice of tactics.

During the intermission, the two broke out in a fierce quarrel in the player tunnel. Sloan asked him "Do you want to coach this team?" Deron responded forcefully, "You have the right, you can get everything, but I also To get what I want", when he finished that sentence, he saw a complex emotion mixed with surprise, bewilderment, loss and relief in Sloan's eyes, which he had never seen in Sloan. The things seen on the face.

Sloane just looked at him without saying a word, then turned and left.

In the second half, Sloan and Deron had no communication, and the Jazz lost the game in the end, but unlike before, Sloan did not call out the words after the game as he did in his more than [-] years of coaching career. Instead of saying "One, two, three, Sir!", he calmly said "One, two, three, good luck."

He took a deep look at Deron and left the arena.

The next day, Sloan came to the arena to attend a press conference at 07:30 in the morning, and suddenly announced his resignation, shocking the league.

Looking at the tearful Sloan in the report, Deron felt a sense of loss in addition to joy. He knew that he would never be coached by the old coach again.

Deron took a deep look at Curry and Rose, who were shoulder to shoulder, talking and leaving with a smile, suddenly shook his head and sighed, turned and left.

He seemed to have won the battle with Sloan, but he didn't know what choice the Jazz would make, and he didn't know where he would go in the future. He only knew that he could never go back to the past. The glory that I pursued with all my strength will never be obtained again.

……

On the second day after the All-Star, Liu Zhiyuan hummed the tune of Jay Chou's new song "Fireworks Are Cold", opened the security door of the rental house, and walked in briskly.

In yesterday's All-Star game, Curry and Chandler, who represented the Warriors, had inconspicuous statistics, but Curry made several rounds, especially when he shot a three-pointer shortly after the opening and was blocked by Rose. The movement of the head really makes people laugh, adding a bit of joy to the All-Stars.

Curry participated in two All-Star appearances, and each time he was very active. Although he scored very few points, he left a deep impression on people.

Liu Zhiyuan recalled Curry's whole work yesterday, couldn't help but smile knowingly, put down his things, put on his cotton-padded clothes at home, and turned on the computer.

Although there is no game today, he still continues his habit of watching NBA news after get off work.

Entering the NBA official website, Liu Zhiyuan glanced casually, but his expression froze immediately, his lips parted slightly, and he stared straight at the headlines of the news. After a long while, he clicked on the first news and browsed carefully:

"At 2:22 pm on February 5nd, BJ time, the Nets, Jazz and Warriors officially announced the completion of the transaction. The details of the transaction are as follows:
The Nets paid Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, two first-round picks, and $300 million in cash: the Nets' 2011 first-round pick, and the Nets' first-round pick from the Warriors. Got the 2011 first-round pick - the pick is lottery protection, get Deron - Williams, Wesley - Matthews;
Jazz pays Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko for Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Warriors' 2011 first-round pick, Cavaliers' 2012 first-round pick, from Warriors special case of the transaction and 300 million cash;
The Warriors paid Wesley Matthews, the Cavaliers' 2012 first-round pick, and a special deal worth $900 million to get Andrei Kirilenko and the Nets' 2011 first-round pick. "

(End of this chapter)