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"There's a new sheriff in town, and he's not American!"

"The NBA is constantly being invaded. Jokic and Giannis have won three MVP awards in a row, which means that the NBA has been completely conquered by foreign players!"

"We need to be tough! The rules of the small ball era have left traditional American centers without room to grow. The small ball era is destroying American basketball!"

After the Bucks won the championship and Antetokounmpo reached the top, the NBA landscape has undoubtedly undergone new changes.

However, most of the media focused not on the Bucks winning the championship, nor on Antetokounmpo's performance during the finals, but on his status as a foreign player.

But this is not surprising. Ever since Duane became the number one player in the league, there have been many such voices.

"Duane can't be the face of the league because Duane is not an American."

"North American fans don't accept foreigners becoming the best players in the NBA."

"Duane just caught up with the good times, American Son is about to debut!"

In other words, Duane and his Bulls teammates worked together to create dynasty after dynasty, truly dominating the entire NBA with his personal strength and unique leadership in the league.

And for a long time, no other challenger could truly shake Dune's rule over the alliance.

Also, Durant's star teammates were basically selected and trained by the Bulls themselves.

Therefore, there is no situation where a superstar joins the Bulls, seizes Durant's ball rights and data, and defeats Durant by taking over his position.

In general, Duane dominated the league for more than a decade with his hard power.

Even though there were a large number of xenophobic American fans who rejected Duane at the beginning, Duane used his hard power to change their initial ideas.

These fans are either convinced by Duane or are temporarily hiding due to the situation.

This situation disappeared until Duane took the initiative to hand over the power of the league's ruler to Curry, a native American player.

However, the good times did not last long. Curry was already an older player when he entered the league, and his peak period partially overlapped with that of Durant.

Not long after Curry reached the top of the league, he began to show signs of a decline in his personal strength due to his age and physical limitations.

Curry followed suit and passed on the dominance and team status to Jokic.

This has again aroused the resentment of some local fans. After all, they only feel more connected to American players, and will not accept foreign players dominating and conquering the NBA.

Jokic has just dominated the league for a short time, and Antetokounmpo has followed and become a new ruler of the league.

Judging from Antetokounmpo's current state, he has good personal strength and is relatively durable. His peak period is still long! He will definitely not be short in dominating the league.

Of course, even if Antetokounmpo only has this one championship, the Bucks will fall out of the championship race next season, and it will not be the next American son's turn to take over as the league's ruler.

Isn't Jokic still here?
Among the American basketball stars in recent years, which one has the real strength to match Jokic and Antetokounmpo?

No, not at all.

The new generation of American stars are still far behind Jokic and Antetokounmpo!
It will take several more years for the new American son to enter the league and grow to the point where he can compete with Jokic and Antetokounmpo.

In other words, the future Son of America may not have the strength to defeat Jokic and Antetokounmpo, but will have to wait until they are old, and then use their youth advantage or team lineup advantage to win a meaningless championship and top the league.

It will take a while for the American son to reach the top. For many American fans, even if they spend their most precious youth, they still won’t be able to wait for this day.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

American local basketball media workers obviously also know what the fans are concerned about and what they are thinking.

So they directly create confrontation, never stop until their words are shocking, and use news with high popularity to increase traffic in one go.

Then, a bunch of reflective monsters and old fans who admire ancient basketball appeared.

"If the alliance does not encourage aggression, I believe the rulers of the alliance will still be Americans!"

"The current NBA is too soft and too ugly. The 1980s and 1990s were the real basketball!"

"If the four great centers came to play in this era, they could score 30+20 in every game!"

"If Michael Jordan had been born 30 years earlier, even if Scottie Pippen had played in this era, he would have averaged points per game!"

Admittedly, some of the content may be correct, but it is also an indisputable fact that today's American domestic stars are not strong enough.

The public opinion of the outside media will obviously affect the operation of the alliance's top management.

NBA executives are also aware of the need to establish a new league image, but unfortunately, despite supporting a large number of star players, it has not had much effect.

Since the current version of American Sons lacks individual strength, they can only improve their teammates and enhance their overall competitiveness.

Time quickly came to early July, and the Celtics, Thunder, and Grizzlies successively acquired All-Star-level reinforcements in the free market.

After most of the big fish in the free market have been caught, some veterans who are interested in getting a ring have also joined these championship-contending teams at minimum salaries.

For a time, championship-contending teams whose star players were American native stars had all completed their reinforcement work, and their paper strength in the new season had been greatly enhanced.

The defending champion Bucks are not to be outdone. While retaining last season's lineup, they are also trying their best to compete with other championship contenders for veterans who still have gas in the tank to strengthen their bench lineup.

In fact, this summer, the Bulls management also tried to get involved.

After all, the Bulls' training results last season were pretty good, and the rookies on the bench in the new season are all in their third year and are capable of fighting.

We don't ask them to explode often, but there will always be a chance for them to explode every now and then to help the Bulls' main players share some of the pressure.

In the new season, from the perspective of the overall operation of the Bulls team, it is impossible for the Bulls to continue to pay luxury taxes while training rookies and watching other teams dominate.

The team spent money and always wants to see some results.

For the Bulls, their star player Jokic is in his prime, and the team has many All-Stars and quasi-All-Stars, so the main lineup is still very competitive.

Under these conditions, the Bulls' rebuilding period would not have been too long.

Now that an expensive season has already been wasted, the next season is about time for us to try to climb the next championship mountain again.

It is not necessary to win the championship to be considered successful. If we can play a few more home games in the playoffs, give more balls and earn more ticket money, then the trip will be worthwhile.

Of course, veterans like Durant and Curry who are about to retire also hope to be able to shine once more before retiring. (End of this chapter)