Super Legendary Superstar

Coaches and executives were all ignited by Sun Zhuo's rhetoric. This is not a big statement. Sun Zhuo can help the team win the championship in the NBA, which has the highest level of basketball, and almost became FMVP. As long as he has teammates with sufficient strength, Sun Zhuo can win the championship. Zhuo may not be able to lead the Chinese team to win the gold medal.

Both of them have bright eyes. For Director Xin, this is an excellent opportunity that will enhance the status of the Chinese men's basketball team in the world. He himself may also be rewarded by the country, both in terms of personal future and men's basketball honors. It will be a huge improvement.

The same is true for coach Harris who was hired. The Chinese men's basketball team has never achieved good results in world-class competitions. If under his coaching this year, it suddenly becomes the number one in the world, wouldn't he also be directly banned? God?

However, Wang Zhizhi's problem is indeed difficult to deal with.

In May 2002, Wang Zhizhi, who was playing for the NBA Mavericks, was eliminated by the Kings. According to the agreement, he was supposed to return to China to participate in national team training and prepare for the World Championships, but Wang Zhizhi stayed in the United States.

Wang Zhizhi's rookie contract with the Mavericks ended at that time. In order to continue to look for opportunities to play in the NBA, he hoped to participate in the summer league during the offseason, but the Mavericks general manager did not agree because the Mavericks had a relationship with the China Basketball Management Center and Bayi The team has an appointment in advance. If you really want to play in the summer league with the Mavericks, you must have written approval from the Basketball Management Center.

So Dazhi called the Basketball Management Center, and Director Xin told him: "We don't agree with you if you don't return to China first, and we won't give you a letter of approval. You have to play games unless you don't let the media know."

Dazhi thought that this was the acquiescence of the basketball team, so he disappeared. He thought that this would make it easy for the basketball team, the Mavericks and the Bayi Team, and he would be fine when he returned to the team. But he didn’t expect that the Dallas Morning News A female reporter once wrote an article claiming that Wang Zhizhi "defected" the national team in order to seek an NBA contract.

Later, in October 2002, Wang Zhizhi was expelled from the national team and did not return to the Chinese men's basketball team until 2006.

Wang Zhizhi is a Chinese player that Sun Zhuo likes very much. On the one hand, Sun Zhuo wants to take this opportunity to let Da Zhi return to the men's basketball team as soon as possible. He will come back sooner or later anyway, so it is better to resolve the matter in advance. On the other hand, among the members of the Chinese men's basketball team, Not many can perform in the World Series. Wang Zhizhi is very capable, and Sun Zhuo needs teammates like him who have also played in the NBA.

Sun Zhuo hopes that they can pay attention to this matter. Perhaps the difference between Wang Zhizhi and Wang Zhizhi may directly affect whether the Chinese men's basketball team can reach the Olympic championship. You must know that four years later, when the 2008 Olympic Games, the American men's basketball team will gather the second largest team. With the super luxurious lineup of the Dream Team, it will be useless no matter how many Wang Zhizhi there are.

Director Xin attached great importance to Sun Zhuo's request. In addition, they and the Bayi team had long wanted to resolve this matter with Wang Zhizhi. Unexpectedly, Sun Zhuo's request accelerated the process of their communication with each other. Everything went very smoothly. A few days later, the State Sports General Administration issued an amnesty order for Wang Zhizhi, and Dazhi also sincerely apologized through the media. The matter was suddenly resolved.

Sun Zhuo didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

The news of Wang Zhizhi's return to China suddenly became the biggest news in the country. Sports fans across the country also cheered and the common people were very enthusiastic. They were all saying that the Chinese men's basketball team has Yao Ming and Sun Zhuo, two All-Star players who are the main players in the NBA. , and now with the return of Wang Zhizhi, they can compete with any team in the world!

After Dazhi returned to China to report for the national team, Sun Zhuo welcomed him. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Zhizhi will join the Miami Heat next season and become teammates with his good brothers Wade and O'Neal.

Wang Zhizhi and Sun Zhuo are both Chinese players who have been in the NBA. Sun Zhuo has been cultivated by the Lakers as the core of the future, but Wang Zhizhi could not even win a contract. In order to win this contract, he was accidentally expelled from the national team. Regardless of ability or personal freedom, Wang Zhizhi is not as good as Sun Zhuo.

Before returning to China, Wang Zhizhi was very jealous of Sun Zhuo, because the freedom and status Sun Zhuo had were what he fought for with all his life.

However, after meeting, Wang Zhizhi said to Sun Zhuo: "I have to thank you. If you hadn't said that we could compete for the gold medal this year, I wouldn't have come back so easily. But do you really think that you, me, and Yao Ming, can we compete against Team USA?"

Sun Zhuo asked: "Who do you think is the strongest player in the United States now?"

Wang Zhizhi thought for a while and said: "Your two teammates, O'Neal and Kobe, as well as Tracy McGrady of the Magic, Vince Carter of the Raptors, and Kevin Garnett, who just won the MVP. .”

Sun Zhuo said: "None of the people you mentioned will participate in this year's Olympics."

Before Wang Zhizhi could speak, Sun Zhuo continued to ask: "Do you know who the coaches of the American team are?"

Naturally, Wang Zhizhi also knows very well: "Pistons coach Larry Brown, Spurs coach Popovich."

Sun Zhuo smiled and said: "They have all lost to me."

There is no need to say too much. These two questions are enough for Wang Zhizhi to know Sun Zhuo's confidence.

If we play seriously, the United States will send out its strongest lineup, and the Chinese team will not be able to beat it. But this year’s American team is not that strong. As for other countries, they do not have super physical talent to crush them. For Sun Zhuo, who has a repeated challenge card in the game , there is nothing to fear at all.

A few days later, on July 14th, the Lakers finally made a big change!

The Lakers announced that the team will change direction in the future, so they will not renew Phil Jackson's contract. Starting next season, Phil Jackson will no longer be the coach of the Lakers.

Kobe announced that he would exercise the player option in his previous contract and officially became a free agent.

O'Neal signed a seven-year, $121 million contract in 1996, and signed a three-year contract extension in 2000. The contract can last until 2006, but because Kobe has made it clear that he does not want to be on the same team with O'Neal, if O'Neal is still with the Lakers and will choose the Clippers.

So, the shark swam eastward.

The Lakers traded O'Neal to the Miami Heat for Grant, Odom, and a 2006 first-round draft pick.

The next day, the Lakers officially renewed Kobe Bryant's contract with a contract worth $100 million over five years.

The changes in the Lakers have finally settled. The facts are the same as the previous transactions, except that the length of Kobe's contract extension has been reduced, O'Neal still went to the Heat, and Wade and Sun Zhuo were not involved. However, when the two parties discussed the transaction, they would definitely Both sides want them both, but neither of them is willing to give it.

Although he had already guessed that this would be the result, after learning the news, Sun Zhuo still felt uneasy and could not sleep.

He first called O'Neal. When O'Neal answered the phone, his voice sounded very tired, which made Sun Zhuo feel a little uncomfortable. He really liked being on the same team with O'Neal, but he wouldn't be able to do it next season.

"Shaq, do you hate me? I must have disappointed you. Ever since I joined the Lakers, you have been telling me that the Lakers will be our team in the future." This season, O'Neal is really very fond of Sun Zhuo. good.

O'Neal chuckled softly, "Yes, I blame you for growing up too slowly. If you had Kobe's ability now, the Lakers would not trade me to keep Kobe. However, even if I stay, I will become Your little brother, Sun. I want to thank you. You allowed me to win another championship and FMVP. I now have four FMVP trophies, while Kobe only has one. He is still not as good as me, haha. Listen, I will Won a championship earlier than you and Kobe!"

Sun Zhuo smiled and said: "Do you want to win six championships and six FMVP trophies? It turns out that you not only want to be an MDP, but you also want to challenge Michael Jordan to be the best in history?"

O'Neal smiled and said: "Hahaha, I may win six championships, but I won't win six FMVPs. Sun, in this year's finals, you made me realize a problem. If I want to win the championship, I must rely on Young people like you, so after I get to the Heat, I will tell Dwyane Wade that that is his team, and I will get along well with your good brothers, and I will never behave like me and Kobe. . Actually, I am more curious about you and Kobe, can you two tell the difference, who is the boss?"