Chapter 599 [You Failed the City!] 】

In the summer of 1998, Duncan's rookie contract expired, and the Timberwolves were not asked to give him a super premium contract, and he was willing to take an appropriate salary cut to stay with the Timberwolves and work hard for the team to defend the title.

For Duncan, winning is the most important thing, he has a great time with the Timberwolves, and the fans love him and support him.

Ray Allen also loved championships over high salaries when he first entered the league, and he didn't make a fuss about leaving, and the Timberwolves have room to renew his contract, and Gugliotta's contract expires just next year.

In the summer of 1997, Garnett, who had just finished his second season, suddenly opened his mouth to the Grizzlies Lions and asked for a six-year 135 million early salary extension, because he played an average of 18 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game, proving his strength and attracting fans, improving home attendance.

If management doesn't pay him well and Garnett leaves when his rookie contract expires, Vancouver is not the place to be. There really are no big-name stars willing to join the Grizzlies, and the management gritted their teeth and renewed Garnett's contract.

In the summer of 98, the second leader "Lone Bear" Marbury learned from the good example of the boss and also took this road of forcing the palace, for good reasons.

Why don't you give me a high salary? I'm going to renew my contract or I'm leaving, and I've always wanted to play for the team back home in New York.

Garnett himself accounts for 60% of the salary cap, how can the Grizzlies renew Marbury's contract, they can only send him away, the process is the same as the Timberwolves in the parallel world.

With Garnett, the Grizzlies' record is not rotten, missing some excellent newcomers, and the lineups of NBA teams are gradually all messed up.

The Grizzlies didn't pick point guard Mike Bibby and picked point guard Jason Williams for seventh. Bibby was the second to be drafted by the Nuggets, and with good luck, he was directly focused on developing possession.

What hasn't changed is that the Mavericks picked "tractor" Robert Traylor again, and then traded for Nowitzki from the Bucks, and the Bucks management was really blind.

A lot of big things happened in the 1998-99 season, the NBA was still shut down, and Jason "White Chocolate" Williams offered a trade to leave the Grizzlies shortly after the game began.

Williams, who was new to the league, played very fancy, attracting a large number of fans in just 10 games, but his style of play was flashy, and the Grizzlies were at the bottom of the table as they were last season, and then Garnett was furious - you failed the city!

It's certainly not Garnett's line......

He punched "White Chocolate" in the locker room, and he was bleeding into "Red Chocolate", shouting the golden sentence "Some people still don't know who the boss of this team is"!

The Grizzly Bear's geographical location is already rotten, and there are such rotten teammates, but who can stay with anyone who is a little ambitious?

Williams is not the kind of player who makes a big deal out of it, he doesn't accept the apology and holds a press conference to explode: "Garnett doesn't want me to steal his limelight, then I'll go and go to a team without a ball boss, anywhere." ”

Grizzlies fans are also divided into two factions, many people like to watch Williams shows, and trick breaks and trick passes are better than the "iron-blooded jumper".

The Grizzlies' infighting can't end, and the other teams are sitting on the ground and won't trade chips for Williams. Garnett's contract is the best in the league, and he is still a thorn in the playoffs, and no team will want him, so Grizzlies management can only trade Williams.

In the end, "White Chocolate" and his teammates packed up from the Clippers to trade back James Robinson and Darick Martin.

After the trade, the Clippers' offense became gorgeous, and owner Donald Sterling was about to go crazy laughing, and he went to watch the home game without falling, especially like Williams. The Clippers also have more fans, and although the Clippers still have a low win rate, they play wonderful performance basketball.

The Grizzlies were completely bearish after the trade......

The Timberwolves, led by Duncan, successfully defended their title in a shortened season.

Jordan retired, the Western Jazz aged, and the Timberwolves played very strongly, barely facing a threat, and beat Ewing's absent Knicks 4-1 in the Finals.

At this point, the "Wolf King" will become the title that will accompany Duncan for the rest of his life. He won two MVPs and reached the pinnacle of his career in his fourth season.

The Spurs are missing a "stone Buddha", and Popovich traded Van Horn to the Nets the following year, and he doesn't like this soft egg.

In the summer of 1999, the Timberwolves renewed Ray Allen's contract with a high salary, giving up the original team's core, the accurate mid-range power forward Gugliotta, who joined the Suns with two championship rings and a high salary.

In the era of low salary caps, no team can eat three stars in one go, except for the Lakers and Knicks, as soon as Ray Allen's rookie contract ends, the Timberwolves' trident can only be dispersed.

The 2000-2002 period entered the era of the Lakers' "OK combination" dominating the league.

After that, the Timberwolves rose again, because the management traded for point guard Chauncy Billups, and successfully renewed in 2002 with a modest five-year contract, and he worked well with Ray Allen and Duncan.

In 2003, the Timberwolves won another championship led by the new trident, and Duncan took two MVPs.

In 2004, the Timberwolves lost to the Lakers F4 due to injuries, but the Pacers won the championship.

Guo Xu was very surprised to see this news, Reggie Miller actually realized his dream!

The Pistons signed coach Larry Brown but not Billups, with Bob Sula and Michael James as point guards, and Rasheed Wallace was brought in without playing the Pacers.

The normal F4 Lakers may be able to win against the Pacers in the finals, but Malone is injured and Kobe Bryant is also an eagle, so losing 2-4 is already considered good luck.

Artest was successful in defending Kobe Bryant in the Finals and was the team's second-leading scorer, and he had become a hero for the team before the Auburn Hills battle. O'Neal Jr. and Brad Miller also played well.

After winning the championship, Reggie Miller's life became complete, and he was blown to the sky by the media and fans. He is indeed more admirable in this world, one man and one city, and successfully helped the team win the championship at the end of his career. The Pacers have yet to bring in Stephen Jackson this season, and Miller is the starting point guard, and the honor is high.

In 2005, Duncan led the team to a fourth championship and won the FMVP again, and this year he is on his way to his fifth crown. The Timberwolves have a luxurious roster with a trident with role players.

The Grizzlies began to rebuild, making the playoffs four times with a "Three Bears" lineup, with their best record in the second round, as they missed out on Pau Gasol because they were not at the bottom of the team.

The Grizzlies have an average record, but Garnett has played 20+10+5 luxury data every year, won the rebounding king three times, and has been selected for the best defensive team many times.

KG secrets are very envious of Duncan, and there are such messages on the Internet.

"Garnett is the most underrated in history, and if he had been drafted by the Timberwolves, he would have won as many championships as Duncan now."

"Get out of the Grizzlies early, and don't let your loyalty hurt you."

Guo Xu also found out that Pau Gasol was selected by the Bulls in 2001, and the Bulls traded Tyson Chandler to form the twin towers, with a good record. Guo Xu's Jason Richardson joined the Nets and has reached the Finals twice with Kidd and Martin.

Now Richardson is still with the Nets, has been selected as an All-Star once, and mixes well.

Guo Xu flipped through two mobile phones, but he couldn't find Richardson's phone, and the predecessor didn't send a small number? What did you do in this world?

Because of frequent contact, the important number Guo Xu had already memorized, so he decided to contact Fa Xiao first......