NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

Trail Blazers general manager Bob Jackson wiped the sweat from his brow.

Rasheed Wallace's patience had reached its limit due to the team's abysmal record, and he was ready to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers once again.

He has been waiting for three seasons.

It has been three seasons since they last nearly defeated the Lakers in the playoffs, and the Lakers have won three consecutive championships each time, while they still haven't been able to get past the first round.

Rasheed Wallace's rants seeking reinforcements caused Jackson considerable psychological distress.

General Manager Bob Jackson is quite different from the general managers of other top NBA teams.

Simply put, he's not here to work, he's here to serve the team.

It was to serve that super-rich man, Paul Allen.

In addition to being the general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, he also serves as the chairman and vice president of the Seahawks football team, and all of these are businesses owned by Paul Allen.

Paul Allen is a super-rich man whose businesses span the entire United States.

Choosing a team's general manager is naturally more flexible.

Mr. Jackson faithfully guessed Paul Allen's intentions.

He knew that Paul Allen's patience with the Trail Blazers had reached its limit.

Players causing trouble, fighting, and high salaries are not problems. For example, Pippen only plays 20 minutes at most now, but the Trail Blazers have never considered trading him.

What Paul Allen found intolerable was that they were paid high salaries but did nothing right.

The game was played terribly, and the league kept issuing fines.

Rasheed Wallace was unhappy with the team's recent trades, and then he was informed that the team was preparing for a rebuild.

Damn lackeys, a rebuilding team takes at least three or four seasons. Where does Rasheed Wallace have that much time to wait?

In his previous life, after the Roaring Incident, Rasheed Wallace and Bob briefly reconciled.

The main problem is that the transactions can't be completed.

Both sides tolerated each other for a whole season.

Then the Pistons acquired this technical foul king for a very small price. If we're talking about a foul king among the stat kings, Rasheed Wallace is arguably the unluckiest guy in history!

The league is top-tier in terms of strength, but also top-tier in terms of unpopularity.

Look at players like Duncan, Garnett, Chris Webber, and even the veteran Dirk Nowitzki; they're all doing better than Rasheed Wallace.

Few people even know that the four forwards rumored to be the best in the game today are actually him, Duncan, Garnett, and Webber; the veteran is nothing compared to them.

Bob was just throwing a tantrum when he was put on the shelf.

He had not considered trading Rashid.

It's not easy to trade.

Rasheed Wallace's salary is over $1400 million, a supermax salary that only three players in the league have reached.

He earns more than Jordan now.

They need to be able to accept the contract, meet Rasheed Wallace's expectations, avoid a messy contract year next season, and also give the Trail Blazers enough benefits.

In addition, there are the risks associated with the Celestial Venerable's playing field.

Bob himself felt that anyone willing to trade for him was a sucker.

but!

Barren land goes uncultivated, but once cultivated, it's snatched up by the crowds!

After Rasheed Wallace was put on the trading block, the Rockets, Bucks, and Spurs all expressed interest.

General Manager Bob was a little flustered.

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"A new super team emerges, surpassing Jason Kidd; Francis + Yao Ming!"

"The Nets' numerous fouls were unsportsmanlike."

"Kidd definitely acknowledged Yao's talent after the game."

The media, as always, is stirring up trouble.

The league unexpectedly withdrew from the game and mailed fines to three Nets players the following day at noon.

Prices range from $2000 to $5000.

The Nets suffered a crushing defeat in this game, and many of their former big men who had faced them before said that the Nets' defensive style was problematic.

Without a dominant center, they keep using aggressive moves to try and win over the referees.

However, there were also dissenting voices. O'Neal also gave an interview, saying, "As long as you're strong enough, those kinds of dirty tricks are completely meaningless."

O'Neal went 4-0 in the playoffs and 1-1 in the regular season against the Nets.

He certainly had the confidence to say that.

Because of the interference of the great white shark.

Yao Ming is in the spotlight again.

Right now, only he and O'Neal in the league think it's okay for the Nets to play a bit rough.

The pressure was on Ben Wallace's side.

What the hell is he supposed to say now?

I always offend people!

The day after the Rockets beat the Nets, the Pistons also picked the Lakers on the road.

这一场比赛科比更拼，打了42分钟，个人拿到48分10篮板6助攻2抢断刷新赛季最佳数据。

I almost secured the title of best of the month ahead of schedule.

Unfortunately, Kobe was too isolated and helpless without the support of rebounds.

They narrowly lost the game in overtime by a final 6 points.

The current situation is very unfavorable for Kobe. The Lakers have the 11th highest winning percentage in the Western Conference this season, and since Shaq was sidelined with injury, the Lakers have not won a single game against teams with dominant interior players!

They have already lost to the Spurs, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Rockets, and Pistons.

The conflict between Kobe and Shaq.

This is largely due to the escalation of this incident.

Last season, Kobe was only dissatisfied with Shaq's training attitude, believing that as the team leader, he was too irresponsible.

Overall, Kobe still acknowledged Shaq's status.

But this time, Kobe faced too much media scrutiny, and his rebellious spirit reached its peak. He could accept Shaq as the leader, but he couldn't accept others treating him like Pippen!

The Battle of Auburn Hills Palace is coming.

After Hakeem Olajuwon's retirement, the only center in the league to be praised by Shaquille O'Neal was Ben Wallace, and the super talent Yao Ming, who was hailed by the Houston media as Olajuwon's successor.

The media now lurks in Detroit like wolves.

They were really looking forward to this match.

Both sides were equally excellent.

The Pistons are the defensive kings of the league.

Yao Ming is a rising star and a new challenger. He led the Rockets to a winning streak and even defeated Kidd and Kobe. He has already proven himself.

Now we'll see how he performs against a true top-tier center like Yao Ming.

This was also Yao Ming's first time facing a top-tier center certified by the league.

Of course, the media generally do not have a high opinion of the Rockets.

While the current Pistons are not as insane as they will become later, the addition of Billups and Hamilton has still injected them with strong blood, and with Prince's emergence, the Pistons' performance is already among the top in the league.

Their offense is so dull it makes you sleepy, and their defense is so insane it drives you crazy.

In the last game, Kobe scored 48 points, but the Lakers only scored 72!

This shows how ruthless the Pistons are.

Aside from Kobe, they held all the Lakers to single-digit scoring!

Moreover, he had been interviewed before.

Pistons' Ben Wallace also looked fierce: "Detroit welcomes him; this is where he'll be taught how to be a real man."

The media readily caught the scent of gunpowder.

The Pistons fired, and Francis quickly responded.

"A guy averaging single-digit points per game, of course all he has left is toughness, what else can he do? Expecting him to score 19 points by instinct, we'll probably have to wait a few more games for him to pick up the points he gets each game!"

Francis also floated up.

He wouldn't have dared to speak to Ben Wallace like that in the past. Taking advantage of the fact that Yao Ming and the coach weren't with the team, he made some very harsh remarks.

The two most talked-about news stories in the league, the kind that went viral, were the showdown between Yao Ming and Ben Wallace, and the conflict between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.

The Rockets and Pistons are now locked in a full-blown battle because of Ben Wallace and Steve Francis.

He never stopped talking.

Since it was a regular season game, neither coach had a strict rule against giving interviews.

Compared to them, the Lakers are undercurrents, and Kobe gets criticized even when he plays at home.

Kobe's scoring efficiency has been increasing recently, and he's playing with more and more intensity, but the criticisms have been mounting.

It seems like they won't stop until they pull him down and throw him into the mud.

I watched the media reports on the plane back to the city.

Yao Ming admired Kobe Bryant greatly; he actually managed to persevere!