I am Really an Insider

The last game of the Mini Club World Cup, against Real Madrid.

Thompson had a blast in this game, making 9 of 9 three-pointers!

This wave of three-pointers directly allowed the Trail Blazers to send the game into garbage time.

Thompson performed very well in the Mini Club World Cup. In addition to his great improvement in defense, his three-pointers also began to move towards abnormal accuracy.

Just 9 out of 9 three-pointers today. Even if the opponent is not an NBA-level team, this shooting rate is very outrageous.

Tom's performance in the game can be regarded as regaining the face he lost in business activities.

Wayne looked at Tom's condition and was extremely happy.

In the 12-13 season in original history, the fledgling Warriors made it all the way to the Western Conference semifinals.

It wasn't until he met the Spurs who forced the Heat into a tiebreaker that year that they were eliminated.

The Splash Brothers had already shown their edge that year.

Therefore, the performance of Curry and Thompson next season is definitely worth looking forward to.

Speaking of which, today's Warriors are really moving in the direction of "replacing Curry with Paul."

Because half a month ago, Logo Man had officially announced that Cole would be hired as the new head coach of the Warriors!

This decision was quite unexpected.

I don’t know what kind of sparks Cole and the Warriors can create in a team with Paul as the core.

No matter what, the Warriors' choice is better than the Lakers.

If the Lakers let Mustache coach them again in this history, then the Lakers' overturn is almost a certainty.

Relying on Thompson's abnormally accurate three-point performance, the Trail Blazers won the last game of the Mini Club World Cup, winning all three games and winning the first championship!

After the game, Chairman Yao, who took the lead as the organizer, also presented the championship trophy to the Trail Blazers.

Well, this is the difference between this event and other warm-up matches.

Although it is actually a warm-up match, on the surface, this is an international championship recognized by FIBA, NBA, CBA and European Leagues.

The level instantly went up.

In such a formal competition, of course there is a championship trophy.

Chairman Yao happily handed the trophy to Curry. Although his Shanghai team lost all three games, he was still very happy.

Losing is normal, the key is to give domestic players the opportunity to play against world-class players.

Moreover, this year there are three giant teams including Trail Blazers, Real Madrid and Barcelona participating, which immediately increases the popularity of the game.

Chairman Yao believes that in the next session, more and more powerful teams will join.

Therefore, although the Shanghai team did not win a game, in Chairman Yao's opinion, this competition was still very successful.

Equally happy were the Trail Blazers' funny guys.

Although this is just a championship trophy for a small competition, it is still a championship.

And because of this series of games, the young people have received a lot of playing time, while Wayne, sister-in-law and others are just playing soy sauce.

So they have a feeling of "we rely on our own strength to win the championship", which makes them even more excited.

When Curry received the trophy, he was a little shy at first.

Usually when he wins the championship, Wei Ge is the first to win the trophy. Today, he suddenly got the trophy, which was a bit unaccustomed to him.

But as the live music played, Curry's body immediately began to twist involuntarily.

After that, the other funny guys on the stage also squirmed.

Oh my god, the entire awards ceremony turned into a large-scale dance scene.

Wayne, who was standing on the edge, shook his head. Forget it, as long as he can win, just be funny.

"Brother Hard, jump up too, jump up!"

Stephenson not only jumped by himself, but also prepared to pull the hard guy to jump with him.

Would a tough guy join this kind of mentally retarded game? So he pushed Fensen away with a look of disgust.

Although the dancing behavior of the Blazers' young players made Hard Special feel a little bit embarrassed.

But looking at the trophy in Curry's hand, Jiute fell into thinking.

You said, it would be great if this was an O'Brien Cup~

Although what he won today was just a tournament trophy with little gold content, it was indeed the first time that Hardte felt that winning the championship was so simple.

The feeling of being able to crush the opponent in every game is so satisfying.

Is this what it feels like to play on a championship team? In a place like this, is the championship so easy to win?

I don’t know if it will be so easy in the NBA.

I feel like I haven't been so confident about the championship for a long time.

After the award ceremony, while others were still celebrating their victory, Chairman Yao chatted with Wayne.

"Thank you so much. Without your help, this competition might not have been possible. Also, this year's Olympics, thanks to you."

Chairman Yao patted Wayne on the shoulder. He knew very well that if Wayne hadn't worked hard enough, China would not have won the bronze medal in this year's Olympics. There was a question mark as to whether China could qualify for the group stage.

Wayne came to play in the Olympics without taking a long break after playing in the finals, and he came to play in the Mini Club World Cup after playing in the Olympics without taking a long break.

He basically didn't get much rest during this holiday.

To be honest, if it were the stars of other teams that had a chance to win three consecutive championships, they would never work themselves so hard this summer.

Because if the goal of three consecutive championships next season is shattered due to injury or fatigue, wouldn't it be too much of a loss?

But Wayne worked very hard from beginning to end, whether it was the Olympics or the Club World Cup.

As long as Wayne plays, he will definitely give it his all.

"What are you talking about? You are so foreign. And it's all for Chinese basketball." Wayne shrugged. He does not have the high awareness and ability of Chairman Yao, and he cannot fundamentally solve the problem of Chinese basketball.

But at present, Wayne will never shirk from what he can do.

"Haha, by the way, there is something I want to tell you in advance. Although it may not be possible, but from now on, this is the goal I will strive for."

"What's going on? Don't tell me you're coming back. No, I don't want to fight you anymore." Wayne joked.

"Don't worry, I won't compete with you for the NBA championship. I, I want to try to challenge the position of chairman of the Basketball Association!"

Chairman Yao thought Wayne would be shocked, but Wayne's expression was very calm.

That's nothing to be shocked about, I already knew it.

"Then after I retire, brother, I will come back and hang out with you, Brother Yao."

"Hahahaha, that's not okay. The recruitment of our basketball association members must be fair, just and open!"

"Hey, this is the beginning of 'Our Basketball Association'. Not bad, not bad, he is the material to be the chairman."

The two Chinese giants were chatting and laughing on the basketball court. In the next few years, they will both shine in their respective fields.

When the Trail Blazers returned to Portland after their trip to China with the championship in hand, NBA officials had announced the complete schedule for the new season.

Finally, after the suspension and reduction of last season, the 12-13 season will be completed with 82 games.

This means that the perverted back-to-back will no longer exist.

However, those players who were injured back to back never came back.

Roy, who was reimbursed last season due to intensive competition, suffered another meniscus tear in the training camp without playing a single game after returning in the new season.

At this point, Huang Mamba has experienced serious injuries to the menisci of both knees.

To put it realistically: Roy is basically useless.

Wayne originally thought that Roy's fate would be changed in this history.

But unfortunately, Wayne is just a factor that affects the course of history, not the God who controls history.

Although Roy's career has been longer than in the original history, he has also had highlight moments such as leading the team to the finals, winning an Eastern Conference championship, and defeating the Heat's Big Three.

Compared with the original history, it has some more representative achievements.

But in the end, his ending was still not perfect.

Injuries are always the biggest enemy of basketball players.

After the schedule was announced, Wayne naturally hurriedly took a look at his opponents in the opening game.

In the first game of this year, the Trail Blazers' opponent was the Oklahoma City Thunder, the son of a joke!

As soon as the new season starts, he will have to face off against the most handsome man in the NBA.

Seeing that the opponent in the opening game was neither the Lakers nor the Heat, Wayne couldn't help but sigh: "My father is still very powerful~"

It is now the end of 2012, and Stern’s official departure date is February 1, 2014.

In other words, Boss Si only has about a year left before retirement.

That means jokes will have even greater rights this season.

He has basically begun to take complete control of the league.

After all, the handover between league presidents is not something that can be completed in an instant.

He had to become familiar with the workings of the entire league before the joke officially took over.

Therefore, this coming season, although Stern is still the league president on the surface, in fact he is basically in a semi-retired state.

And after the joke takes control of the situation, it can't help but make a big splash.

Therefore, the opportunity to face off against the defending champion in the opening game was given to Du Xiaoshuai.

But indeed, everyone thinks the Oklahoma City Thunder are the most promising team in the Western Conference.

The performances of Harden, Durant and Gui Shao were all amazing.

However, regarding the Thunder, they have another big news that is still brewing.

Next month, the NBA preseason will also begin in full swing.

Cole led this new Warriors to consecutive victories. It can be seen that the combination of Pao'er + Iguodala is indeed better in chemical reaction than Pao'er + Beast.

Moreover, the Warriors' defense did not collapse because of Howard's departure.

Paul + Iguodala + DeAndre Jordan, this defensive triangle is quite terrifying when viewed across the league.

When Dream Green grows up in the future, the Warriors' defense will be even better.

Some people are happy and some are worried. The Lakers, just like the original history, had 0 wins in 5 games in the preseason.

After Howard joined the Lakers, ESPN's strength rankings once ranked the Lakers second in the league, second only to the defending champion Trail Blazers.

But their performance in the preseason was shocking.

Mike Brown's Princeton played in a mess. Although Kobe gave up the ball, he still couldn't let the Lakers find a comfortable way to play.

But this is not the darkest period for the Lakers yet. At least Kobe and Howard are still in the honeymoon period.

After all, when the Lakers recruited Howard, they promised: "Dwight, you are coming to the Lakers to take over from Kobe Bryant, and this wealthy team will be yours from now on!"

But Howard will soon discover that this team can only belong to Kobe after all.

After walking around for a while, he was still a high-level tool man.

By then, the Lakers will be really miserable.

The Trail Blazers' record is naturally quite domineering.

With Wayne averaging less than 20 minutes per game, the Trail Blazers still achieved a complete victory in the preseason.

Although no one had a real fight in the preseason, the gold content of winning is limited.

But even so, it is enough to highlight the strength of the defending champion.

Stephenson was very confident during the interview.

After playing the last preseason game, a reporter asked him: "Are you confident in your next goal of winning three consecutive championships?"

Stephenson smiled disdainfully and asked the reporter: "Is the earth flat?"

Owen: "Just a question."

The pace before the start of the new season is fast, and in a blink of an eye, the time has come to the end of October.

Major media and fans are already discussing who is likely to be the strongest challenger to the Trail Blazers this season, and who is most likely to prevent the Trail Blazers from winning three consecutive championships.

Among them, the one with the loudest voice is naturally the Heat.

Although the Big Three won just one game in last season's finals. But judging from the lineup on paper, the Heat are still the most likely to succeed in the challenge.

Second is the Lakers. Even if the Lakers lose five games in a row in the preseason, people still believe that the lower limit of a combination of SG + C is guaranteed.

"The Lakers just didn't play seriously in the preseason." Ma Ji, a childbirth expert who ignored the situation in Los Angeles, said.

The Warriors, who caused the biggest trouble to the Trail Blazers last season, were considered to have little chance.

The reason is very simple. With the lineup of Paoer + Iguodala, it sounds bluffing to have the No. 1 PG + No. 1 C.

As for the old thief Vicki’s thorn in the side, he doesn’t even deserve to have a name and has never been mentioned at all.

There is no way, the media and fans still prefer to judge the strength of a team based on the paper lineup.

But in fact, next season's dog thorns will not be easy to deal with at all.

Wayne even believes that the old team is the team that poses the greatest threat to the Trail Blazers next season.

After so many years of decline and after defeating the Trail Blazers to select Leonard in last year's draft, the Spurs have completely come out of their trough and entered the final peak of the GDP era.

In Wayne's previous life in the 2013 Finals, the Spurs and the Heat only lost in the tiebreaker.

Without Ray Allen's three-pointer of the century, without Battier's explosion of 6-for-7 from the three-point line, without Kawhi's two free throws at the critical moment, and without Duncan's missed tip-in in the final minute of Game 7. So it’s hard to say who will be the winner in 2013.

Although there are not so many what-ifs in competitive sports, the fact is that the Spurs in 2013 were actually just a hair away from the championship.

It’s just such small details that are missing.

It is a fact that the Heat in 2013 were very strong, but one thing that must be admitted is that they also had good luck.

No, the Spurs quickly made a comeback in 2014, successfully revenged themselves, and directly broke up the Big Three.

Therefore, there is no obvious difference in strength between the Spurs in 2013 and the Spurs in 2014.

This kind of Spurs is definitely not something that can be easily solved like in previous years.

This season, Wayne believes that his love-hate relationship with the old thief Vic will continue to play out.

Besides the Spurs, the second most threatening team in the Western Conference should be on the line soon.

Just when the fans were getting ready to enter the game, on October 28, two days before the regular season opener, a blockbuster trade took place between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Mosaic!

Houston Mosaic sent crooked pitcher Kevin Martin, 2K great Jeremy Lamb and future draft picks.

The Thunder acquired last season's Sixth Man of the Year, Oklahoma City Hall of Famer James Harden, as well as Cole Aldridge, DeQuan Cook and Raza Hayward from the Thunder. "

Others actually exist to match contracts. The main body of this transaction is Martin + Lamb + draft picks in exchange for Harden!

The Thunder's trade was surprising, especially two days before the start of the new season.

Under normal circumstances, such a blockbuster deal would never be completed two days before the start of the season.

In fact, the Thunder were forced to have no choice but to temporarily trade Harden.

The Thunder's attitude is very tough. They know that Harden is a good player, but not good enough to become a superstar.

Therefore, they are only willing to give Harden a four-year, 52 million contract.

And he also emphasized: "We only give you one hour to think about it!"

Trying to use this method of oppression to scare Harden into signing a contract quickly.

Although the Thunder's offer is only 6 million short of Harden's psychological expectations, for a team like the Thunder, 6 million is not a small amount of money!

Not every team is like the Trail Blazers. After renewing Wayne's contract with 130 million this summer, they immediately renewed Curry's contract with the maximum salary, as if they were taking the money as if it were money.

For the Thunder, 6 million is enough to decide whether a player will stay or go.

Speaking of which, the primary school students in this history were lucky enough.

In the original history, due to serious injuries, he only signed a child labor contract extension with the Warriors in 2012, which was only 44 million for 4 years.

This contract is also an opportunity for Durant to join the Warriors later. Because Curry's contract is small, the Warriors can build a Galaxy Battleship.

In this history, the second contract of a primary school student is directly at the 25% maximum salary. Sure enough, if you follow Brother Wei, your future will be very good.

Closer to home, Harden was stunned when he learned that he only had one hour to think about it.

Big Beard had never seen anything like this in the world at that time. 52 million was an astronomical figure.

An hour later, when Beard called back to tell the Thunder that he wanted to think about it seriously, the Thunder told him directly: "We love you, but we have already traded you to Houston."

I really only gave him one hour to think about it. Detonator was a ruthless man and didn't talk much this time.

Even if he was beaten to death by a detonator, he would never have imagined that his decisiveness this time might very well destroy a dynasty.

It looked cool when you traded Harden, but it looked really embarrassing when you started piling up draft picks a few years later.

At that time, the bearded man cried "Wow". He thought he could play the sixth man in the Thunder forever, win championships with his brothers, and retire his jersey in a nightclub in Oklahoma City.

Now, everything is gone!

And, the most important thing is, where can I find a social brother with such temperament as Durant after leaving Oklahoma City?

Brother, I really don’t want to leave!

This transaction can be considered an earthquake-level transaction.

Although Harden is not a super giant yet, his status is not that high.

But because the Thunder are a strong team in the Western Conference with high hopes, and the deal was very sudden, the shock effect of the deal was magnified several times.

The whole world was shocked, but Wayne, who had been exposed by the drama, showed no reaction.

It’s really painful to be spoiled in advance

So, stay away from spoilers and be a useful person to society.

At this point, in the summer of 2012, the arms race between the teams was finally over.

Harden, the best sixth man, went to Mosaic, and the joke immediately became a joke.

Damn it.

Does Thunder have shit in his head?

Even with Harden last season, they couldn't beat the Trail Blazers. If Harden is sold this season, you guys are going to challenge Wayne!

Moreover, doing such a big deal temporarily is difficult to get through.

In this regular season opener, isn't it the equivalent of sticking your head out to chop down the Blazers?

Yes, there is no need to watch the game in two days. When I woke up, the Blazers had another big victory.

What a joke! I can't help this Thunderbolt.

Apart from the bad guys, you are the most thunderous.

Outside public opinion generally believes that the Thunder have committed suicide.

Although Martin is also very capable of scoring, he averaged 17.1 points per game in Houston last season.

But in terms of defensive ability and passing control ability, Martin is far behind Harden.

Well, Harden can still talk about defense now. After all, who would have thought that after he went to Houston, he would completely let himself go on the defensive end?

Another thing is that Martin is almost 30 years old and his potential has been fully developed. He is not as likely as Harden.

Looking at it this way, Thunder Pill!

However, after this deal, Wayne became even more afraid of the Thunder this season.

The two hidden strong teams in the Western Conference this season are the Thunder!

The Lakers and Warriors, despite the turmoil in the trade, are all for fun.

If you really want to challenge the Trail Blazers, you still have to watch the Dog Thorns and Thunder!

Although the Thunder traded away Brother Deng, in the short term, their strength has not been greatly affected.

Wayne was very impressed with the Thunder in the 12-13 season. They relied on this lineup without Harden to win 60 games in the fiercely competitive Western Conference, ranking first in the Western Conference.

That year, the Thunder led the league in offensive efficiency and ranked in the top five in defensive efficiency.

Really top-notch offense and defense.

Kevin Martin had a terrifying three-point shooting rate of 42.6% that season. His high shooting rate meant that defenders could not double-team Turtlesbrook or Du Xiaoshuai as they pleased.

Moreover, Martin does not need the ball, which is fundamentally different from Harden. Gui Shao and Du Xiaoshuai can control the game as they please.

Because of this, Turtle played perhaps one of the most efficient seasons of his career.

In addition, the Thunder also have an excellent 3D player in Sefolosha, and Ibaka has also become an elite-level frame protector.

Many people believe that the 12-13 Thunder were worse than the Thunder with Harden last season.

This is true in the long term, but only in the short term, the more experienced Thunder team in 12-13 was even better than last season.

So if the Thunder are so strong, why didn't they even make it to the Western Conference Finals?

Just one name - Beverly!

In G2 of the first round of the 2013 playoffs, Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt and called a timeout.

Unexpectedly, Beverley suddenly leaned forward to steal and hit Westbrook's knee hard.

The huge impact of the impact tore Westbrook's meniscus, and the Thunder's championship dream was shattered.

So much so that every time Thunder fans think back to the supposedly glorious 12-13 season, they will silently curse: "Beverley is a dog."

Because Heibei's steal was not a normal steal, but a deliberately useless move in it.

And in the end, Mosaic still failed to advance. This is probably called hurting others without benefiting oneself.

It is not difficult to understand why Du Xiaoshuai hates Beverly so much.

Without Guishao, the Thunder were taken away by the Grizzlies 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

Everyone knows the strength of the Grizzlies. Although Du Xiaoshuai averaged 28+10+6 per game, the Thunder still lost in the face of the Grizzlies' meat grinder-like defense.

Although the big score was 4-1, the Thunder's biggest loss was only 6 points.

If Agui was here, these games would not be unwinnable.

Of course, even if Du Xiaoshuai defeated the Grizzlies, he would still be dead when facing the Spurs and Heat alone.

It can only be said that Beverley defended the No. 1 team in the Western Conference by himself.

But in this history, the Thunder may not be so unlucky.

In the shortened season last season, the Trail Blazers won 59 games.

Unless the Trail Blazers are full of injuries this season, it should be a sure thing to win over 60 games.

And if the Thunder were not first in the Western Conference, they would not necessarily encounter mosaic.

If you don't encounter Mosaic, Turtle Shao won't necessarily be subdued.

In other words, in the playoffs, the Thunder can still show their best strength and compete with the Trail Blazers!

But a thunderbolt whose young turtle is not injured and has become more mature is quite difficult to deal with.

Unlike last season, they were swept away in two or three moves.

That's why Wayne said that the two biggest hidden bosses in the Western Conference this season are the Spurs and Thunder.

There is no doubt about the strength of these two teams in the 12-13 season, and they definitely have the ability to compete with the Trail Blazers.

The road to three consecutive championships is full of unknowns and challenges!

In recent decades in the NBA, only a team coached by KFC has won three consecutive championships.

It's not just because he has Jordan and Shaq.

Also because his team has indeed overcome a lot of difficulties.

The first one is injuries. The Trail Blazers were hardly troubled by injuries last season.

But Wayne knew that this kind of luck could not happen every year.

The second one is mentality. Having won two consecutive championships, are the players still willing to be as eager to win as before?

The third one is your opponent, who has won two consecutive championships. Your opponent will definitely build a lineup or designate tactics for you.

Just like Big Logo, Redick, who is not strong in defensive ability but is accurate in three-pointers, was deliberately signed to target the Trail Blazers.

And for Wayne, there's a fourth difficulty - the joke of being in complete control.

Wayne took a deep breath when he saw the news of Martin joining the Thunder.

Although it is difficult to win three consecutive championships, if you achieve it, it will be a supreme honor!

Just one dynasty is enough to make a big difference in your historical status.

No matter how difficult it is, we are not allowed to lose this season.

The road to dynasty begins with defeating the Thunder, one of the strongest opponents this season.

The young handsome man from Oklahoma City has come to accept his fate!

Please take a day off today, it’s really not possible anymore. The pain in my arms is unbearable, my fingers are completely numb, and I can't hold them tightly. I'm going to do one update today and let me rest overnight. This chapter can also be regarded as a preview of the new season, which opponents are strong and which opponents are weak, giving everyone some psychological expectations. In fact, in order to keep things fresh, the old pigeons try to introduce new powerful enemies every season. The Lakers and Mavericks last season, and the Warriors and Heat last season. And this year, it’s probably Goubi and Thunder. Brother Wei and the old thief are facing off again after many years. It’s exciting to think about it~ Well, after a night’s rest, the new season officially begins!