In January 2000, Michael. Hasley buys the Vancouver Grizzlies for $160 million. In 2001, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee. In 2004, the team took possession of a new arena, FedEx Arena, which is considered the most artistic arena in the NBA.

Since relocating to Memphis, the Grizzlies have made the playoffs five times, and last year, the Grizzlies have grown into a powerhouse in the league. Last season, he reached the Western Conference Finals in one fell swoop, which shocked everyone.

Michael. After Hasley took over the Grizzlies, the changes on this team can be described as earth-shattering. You know, before Hasley took over, the Grizzlies were pretty much one of the least promising teams in the league. Even, you can remove the "one".

During their six-year tenure in Vancouver, the Grizzlies had an overall record of 101-359, which is the worst record of an NBA team in a six-year span. In those 6 years, the Grizzlies have never made the playoffs, have never won more than 30% in a single season, and have won only a maximum of 23 games in a single season. At the same time, Canada's other team, the Raptors, had already made it past the first round of the playoffs. Carter is such a phenomenal superstar.

And in the farewell game of the Grizzlies in Vancouver, fans at the scene even held up a sign with the slogan "Thank you to the worst team in history", which was undoubtedly an indisputable complaint. There are also people holding posters that say "100 wins are better than nothing, thank you Grizzly", but it's hard to tell if it's nostalgia or sarcasm.

In Vancouver today, there is no trace left by grizzly bears. In the former Grizzlies home arena, in the local sports bar, there are no flags, jerseys, or old photos associated with the Grizzlies.

A team that is so bad that it can be regarded as unique.

It can be seen that Haisley is simply the savior of the Grizzlies. It was he who pulled this team out of the abyss. So, if he doesn't love grizzlies, it's definitely fake. Now the Grizzlies are a Western Conference Finals-caliber team, which is something that Haisley has dreamed about for a long time.

However, at the age of 75, Haesley really can't continue to run the team anymore. There are owners in the NBA who are older than him, but none are in worse physical condition.

Every day when he got up, Hasley swallowed a bunch of colorful pills. Whenever a reporter asks him if he will trade whom, he doesn't have the patience he used to have, he just gets bored. And when he thought about the cumbersome reinforcement plan in the offseason, he wished that Chris. Wallace has sole discretion.

As a result, Haesley came up with the idea of simply selling the team. Maybe a younger, more energetic and ambitious boss would run the Grizzlies better.

At the height of the Grizzlies' history, Haisley chose to say goodbye to the team.

However, Haysley instructed Wallace not to leak the news to the players and coaches for the sake of disrupting the morale of the army.

When the time comes, Haesley will naturally tell the others.

Chris. Wallace complied, but the next afternoon, news of Haesley's desire to sell the team was still revealed.

There is no doubt that in this day and age, there is nothing that can be hidden from reporters. And once the reporter knows, under the high timeliness of the Internet, the whole world will know about it within a few hours.

"It's not our side that exposes the news, but it may be the buyer. Have you already reached out to several buy-side candidates? I think it may have been someone over there who broke the news. "After the news was exposed, Chris. Wallace was busy.

On the one hand, he has to respond to questions from journalists. On the other hand, he has to help Haisley deal with the purchase and sale of the team. Overnight, his workload doubled in an instant.

And at this time, Grizzlies head coach Lionel . Hollins sat right behind Wallace's desk, hoping for some more details.

The impact of a change of owner on the players and coaches can be small or large. After all, whether you change the boss or not, the salary on the contract must be paid as it is, and the ball must be played as usual.

But it is also very likely that it will change the career trajectory of players and coaches. In the past two years, there have been a lot of personnel changes in the team due to the change of owners.

In 2010, the Golden State Warriors changed owners. As a result of this year, Monta, the last representative of the "Golden State Gangs" period. Ellis was kicked out by the Warriors, and Curry was officially straightened.

In March 2005, Dan. Gilbert became the big boss of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since then, he has made drastic changes to the team's management, coaching staff, and squad lineup.

In 2010, the Russian tycoon Mikhail. Prokhorov buys the Nets. Now the Nets have confirmed that they are moving to Brooklyn next season, and the trade rumors about the Nets have not stopped.

However, after Wallace had made all the calls, he could only spread his hands to Hollins, "I don't even know who the new boss is, so I don't have any clue at all." What will become of the team, you ask? Only God knows. ”

"But at this point, it was revealed that the team was going to be sold, and I was afraid that the players' form would be affected. We just lost Rudy. Guy, Link has just taken over as the core of the team. At this juncture, it's really ......"

"I don't want to, and neither does Haesley, but the journalists do. It was they who exposed it, and there was no way around it. I can only hope that our boys are focused enough. "Wallace is also a big two, and this year's Memphis Grizzlies feel like they've been moving forward in adversity.

The next day, sure enough, a lot of the media began to jump out and sing about the grizzly bear. They believe that in this situation, the mentality of Grizzlies players could suffer. After all, there have always been trade rumors about Gay, Randolph and even Conley. And now that the team is on the verge of selling, there is no guarantee what the fate of these players will be.

In the eyes of reporters, the Grizzlies should be in a state of danger right now. And in this state, it is very difficult for the team to produce results.

Last season, the Nuggets almost fell out of the top eight in the West when everyone was in danger. It wasn't until the deal on Anthony was completed that he was re-killed. And the Jazz have gone from championship challengers all the way to the top eight teams in the West when everyone is in danger. As a result, after the transaction was completed, it was directly relegated to a lotto team.

With these lessons in mind, reporters speculate that the Grizzlies won't end much better this year.

As a result, on March 16, the Grizzlies unexpectedly lost to the Raptors very "appropriately", which made public opinion explode.

"The Grizzlies' fledgling record is coming to an end."

"The Memphis Grizzlies are in the most chaotic period in their history."

"Rumor has it that Hollins has started working while looking for a home."

As soon as the game was lost, all kinds of strange rumors came out. However, how many people really care about why the Grizzlies lost today?

In this game, Link scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and he was still worthy of his status as a core player. In addition, Randolph and Conley also scored 18 and 15 points respectively, and the Grizzlies performed very well.

It's just that the Raptors shot 46.7% from three-point range today, which is a full 14% higher than their average three-point shooting rate this year! That's when the Grizzlies lost.

And even so, the Grizzlies only lost by 4 points.

But where can journalists do this, they just want to attract people's attention, and they don't care too much about the real thing.

While no one on the Grizzlies team is at risk, everyone is focused on the game. But the media is a-stirring stick, and it is really possible to turn the white into black.

Therefore, Link still feels very remorseful about the loss in this game. If this defeat could have been avoided, there would have been no such.

So when Link was asked by reporters after the game, "How do you think the team is being peddled", Link looked focused.

"I'll prove that most of you are farting. We are warriors, we just want to fight. Nothing else will affect our desire to fight. Those false voices, sooner or later, will be broken. ”

Link's statement was very resolute, and he used the words "I will prove it".

He knows very well that as the core of the team, in addition to enjoying the highest tactical status and the highest exposure, he also needs to do more practical things for the team and solve more troubles.

How to stabilize the morale of the military? It's simple, victory! Link has undoubtedly taken the responsibility of breaking the rumors on his shoulders.

Randolph, who was sitting next to him, smiled with satisfaction as he watched Link's righteous speech.

That kid is getting more and more like a star.