The Arizona sun is beginning to scorch, and Phoenix folks are used to the hot and dry weather that has been around since April – summer is coming. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Robert Savo got up early in the morning and started to get busy, dressing up, calling the hotel to book a room, and arranging a dinner party in the evening. He's not dating a celebrity or a celebrity, he's hiring a new general manager for his team.

Savo is the owner of the Phoenix Suns, who bought the team in 2004, but the team's general manager has been the former owner's son, Brian Colangelo — former owner, and NBA president Jerry Colangelo is his father. Savo originally wanted to directly remove this young man from the Suns and replace him with his henchmen, but he never expected that in the summer of 2004, Savo carried out a series of miraculous operations, including signing Steve Nash and exchanging Joe Johnson from the Hornets, so that the Suns, who were still hovering on the edge of the playoffs, jumped to the first place in the West.

Although they lost to the Western Conference Finals that season, Colangelo secured his spot, and the cunning Savo was happy to see the team make a lot of money at the box office. Until this summer, already in 2007, Saver considered the best time for the Suns to win the championship, and Stoudamire, who had been injured before, returned, and there was no match in the West except for the Spurs and Mavericks. And the Mavericks, who are No. 1 in the West, fell in the first round of the playoffs.

What's more, that green empire in the East collapsed, with the head coach leaving in the summer of '06 and Kevin Garnett reimbursing the season with a knee injury that came from the '04 Finals collision with Karl Malone. The shadow that hung over Haoqiang's head disappeared in an instant, but the shadow on the sun's head was still there—the San Antonio Spurs.

In the desperate Western Conference semifinals, Robert Hawley's malicious foul ruined the Suns' hopes, they were eliminated by the Spurs again, and watched the Spurs easily defeat the Cavaliers in the Finals to win the championship, Savo finally couldn't bear it anymore, he fired Colangelo, and he already had the right person in mind.

"Is it there? It's here! Okay, I'm almost at the airport, I'm going to greet him personally. Savo was on the phone with the team's advisors on his luxury Maybach, and the person he invited had arrived at the Phoenix airport to host the man he thought could change the Suns with the highest specifications.

When he arrived at the airport, Savo found that the person he was looking for was already waiting for him in the VIP waiting area, and Savo greeted him warmly, shook his hand, and gave him a warm hug, saying, "Welcome, Steve Cole." ”

Steve Cole couldn't get used to Savo's enthusiasm any more than he could adapt to the scorching Arizona sun, but at least he knew that the shrewd boss valued him. He is happy with this, because he no longer wants to play on the sidelines with a headset and keyboard, he wants to be a real trader, a team manager or coach.

It was undoubtedly a pleasant meeting between the ambitious Cole and the high-spirited Savo, who had endless conversations, and Savo took Cole to see Phoenix's highest-class dining and entertainment, and talked about the NBA's trends in recent years and future trends. At a dinner dedicated to Kerr, Saver asked Kerr to talk about his plans for the Suns next season.

Kerr talked a lot about how to improve the team's recruitment system, how to put more effort into developing new players, how to rebuild the team's core squad, and Kerr said a lot, but it didn't seem to be completely satisfying to Savo, because it all seemed a bit cliché.

However, in the middle of the dinner, Kerr had the opportunity to talk to Saver alone and avoid the rest of the Suns' management, especially their head coach D'Antoni, Kerr said to Saver seriously: "Actually, I have one of the most effective ways to strengthen the Suns, and I will invite another person." ”

"Who?" Savo's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had an answer in his mind, just waiting for Cole to say the name.

"You know who." Cole said mysteriously.

"Are you sure you're going to invite him?" Savo asked, a little worried, he should be sure that Cole was talking about the man he was thinking.

"Eighty percent, because he still owes me a championship."

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North Carolina, Charlotte, Davidson Town, Davidson College, after March Madness, summer vacation is fast approaching, and for the boys of the Davidson College basketball team, the grueling summer training is about to begin.

Fresh from the quarterfinals at the national level, they have already attracted national attention, and the best result of this small academy with thousands of people in the past was to reach the semi-finals, but that was back in 1969. And this year, they almost rose from the ground, because the team ushered in two important figures, one is a new star, super scoring guard Stephen Curry, who averaged 215 points per game in his rookie season, winning the rookie king and scoring title in the division.

And the other one is their head coach, Fox Leon.

"If there are still people who can't adapt to simulation training, then I'm telling you that you're not fit to survive in this team, and if you can't memorize those tactics, moves and rules, wash your ass and go home and squat in the toilet. From this summer, everyone, remember that the defeat in the quarterfinals is not for revenge, but to tell you that there is no end to the road ahead. ”

On the floor of the academy's basketball hall, Fox Leon was speaking to the young lads in a sweatshirt, and no one dared to make the slightest noise. For these kids, hearing Fox Leon's name is enough to make them breathless, especially those who are just about to join Davidson University this year.

After meeting the real Fox Leon, they found out that he was even more terrible than they imagined, an out-and-out devil coach, and his control of details was perverted, and the only thing that made everyone feel comfortable was that his brutality only stayed on the basketball court, and once he left the arena, he became a silent and somewhat cool uncle, never interfering in the private lives of the players.

At the end of the day, those who are new to the team will feel hollowed out, and it will be all NBA-level high-intensity, high-efficiency training, which is torture and more importantly a grind for those who rely on talent to play in high school.

Leon packed up his things and prepared to leave the arena, when he found that Curry was still holding the ball and practicing shooting on the court. He's practicing his three-point shot, standing three steps from the three-point line, a little farther away than the NBA's three-point line.

At this time, Leon tore a piece of paper from the playbook, crumpled it up, and suddenly smashed it at Curry just as he was about to shoot. Curry, who was about to make a shot, was startled, and the ball was crooked, ridiculously crooked.

"What are you afraid of, can a ball of paper crush you?" Leon shouted at Curry.

"No...... I just ......" Curry scratched his head and picked the ball back as he spoke.

"Even if someone points a gun at you, you have to throw the ball in before you get shot, so that even if you die, it is worth dying." After Leon finished speaking, he left the training hall, leaving Curry alone on the court in a daze.

Little did Curry know that this would be the last lesson Fox Leon would give him at Davidson College. Because two days later, Fox Leon announced his resignation from Davidson College and returned to the NBA to join the Phoenix Suns.

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In the King David Memorial Garden in Washington, D.C., in front of a simple, inconspicuous tombstone, a man and a woman stand in front of the tomb and offer a bouquet of small white flowers.

"Are you really going to Phoenix?"

"Yes, promised Steve, owes him a championship."

"The Celtics trade is about to take shape, Michael is expected to go to the SuperSonics, and Rivers is going to trade for Ray Allen...... The Big Three. ”

"So you go to the Suns and have the confidence to beat the Celtics? Can you do it? ”

"I don't owe Angie anything...... If there's one person left in this world who can beat the Celtics outright, it's me. ”

"And what do you owe me?"

"Phoenix is closer to Los Angeles, otherwise you're going to move to Phoenix, you owe me a LeBron James."

"Since you've gone to the west, I'll leave him in the east."

"Don't talk about basketball...... Let's talk about our children...... Mikel, this is the name given to him by the old man, which means miracle. ”

"Well, it's a good name, it's a miracle indeed...... For everyone. ”

Khomemenes caressed her slightly bulging belly while looking affectionately at Leon beside her, to Auerbach, to Boston, this person is a miracle.

It was a June day, and Leon and Ayatollah Khomeenes went to Washington to sweep Auerbach's grave, seven years ago today, when Leon met Auerbach for the first time in Marshfield and began his new life.

In the space of six years, he led the Celtics to four Finals, won three championships, and helped the Green Army complete their second three-game winning streak after eight consecutive championships.

Now, a new basketball journey awaits him, and his life has opened a new chapter.

(ENDS)

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Postscript: The fate of others

Kevin Garnett: '04, '05 Finals Season Injury,.

Paul Pierce: '06 Finals MVP, opponent Mavericks, averaging 257 points per game.

Arenas: Left the Washington Wizards in the summer of '05 and got a salary cap.

Michael Reed: Traded to SuperSonics in the summer of '07 in exchange for Ray Allen.

Chris Anderson: Traded to the Grizzlies in the summer of '06.

PJ Brown: Chose to retire in '07.

James Posey: Jumped out of contract in the summer of '05 and chose to go to the Heat for a higher contract.

Wang Zhizhi: He became a free agent in the summer of 06 and chose to return to China to play for the Bayi team.

Ragabel: Joined the Suns in the summer of '05 and later played for Fox Leon.

Boris Dio: Traded to the Suns in '05 and later played for Fox Leon.

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