Chapter 122: Dragic and Whitesein
Speaking of the Heat, the post-80s generation thinks of Tiehan Moning, the post-90s generation thinks of Wade, and the post-00s generation can say that it is the Heat Big Three.
And now the Heat, it is estimated that more players are not very familiar with it, and they have only heard of the name Pakleli.
It's no wonder that God Operator is a godfather-level figure in the NBA, his life to the present except for a few years as a player, can be regarded as anything, the Lakers are the head coach, and what is brought out is "show time", and the Heat as the general manager gathered the Heat Big Three that shocked history.
However, the old man has been a leader in the past few years, but there is also something that has been criticized, that is, he refused to give Wade, the number one star in the history of the Heat, even a contract of 20 million a year, forcing him to leave the country.
This is the cold-blooded side of the old man, and it is also the reason why he can bring the Heat a triple crown.
It is estimated that the old man is too impersonal, and even God can't stand it, and after the Heat's two consecutive championships, a series of unexpected changes have occurred.
First LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, then Bosh was found to have a blood clot in his lung and had to leave the court, and the previous year it was a championship-level team that reached the Finals, and the following year it became the king of the lottery that missed the playoffs.
The Heat traded Dragic in October of the same year, officially entering the post-Big Three era.
The rise of the dynasty was so sudden and then so sudden that it collapsed, and the things in the world really can't be explained in a few words, and people are not as good as the sky.
Even if the god operator guessed the beginning, it is estimated that he did not guess the end.
The current Heat team is a group of young people, and the biggest card is Whitesein, this guy should be said to be the most inspirational grassroots counterattack in the past decade.
Like many stars, he also played in the NBA for two years and then was eliminated, and generally the eliminated NBA players will go overseas or in the development league to find opportunities to return to the league, such as Beverley played in the Greek first division for a few years, and Holiday played in the development league for two years.
Whitesain is different, he neither went to Europe, nor did he go to the development league, he went to the CBA in China, but the point is that the CBA also thought that his skills were too rough at that time and did not want him, in desperation, he could only go to the NBL in China to play, this league is equivalent to the development league of the CBA in China, which shows the low level.
But on the contrary, it fell to the trough of this life, Whitesain began his counterattack road, from the NBL all the way back to the NBA, after the Grizzlies were repeatedly signed and cut, he joined the Heat in the 14~15 season, the power of the flood in the body can no longer be suppressed, and began to run wild, first became a member of the league's annual defensive team of the second team, and then won the two titles of block king and rebounding king in turn, in just two years, it has become one of the top interior lines in the NBA.
In addition to him, the Heat team has to mention another person is Dragic, who was known as Phoenix Jr. Nash, in the 2010 playoffs, he led the team to a 110-96 reversal of the Spurs with a magical performance of 5-of-5 three-pointers in the fourth quarter, a total of 23 points.
Although he didn't grow to the heights everyone expected in the end, he is now one of the core of the Heat team, and together with Whitesein, he has propped up the Heat's post-Big Three era.
"We're focusing on these two guys tonight!" On the sidelines of the practice court at the Union Arena, Hojberg was explaining to the Heat players what to expect from tonight's game.
He noticed that the energy of the players in front of him was not very good, and after listening to his speech, he had already finished secretly yawning several times.
Sure enough, the back-to-back format is unbearable even for NBA-level players.
"Let's talk about the starting list, point guard Li Ming, scoring guard Dunn, small forward Valentine. Power forward Portis, center Kanin! ”
Shaking his head helplessly, in the end, Hojberg still came up with his original plan and replaced the starters of the last game, leaving only Li Ming alone, and the other four let them rest for a while longer.
In fact, Hojberg wanted Li Ming to rest, but the problem was that as soon as Li Ming rested, in case the first stanza could not control the situation and dug a big hole, then this game would be difficult.
So the pit can't be dug, you can only work hard.
"Anyway, this kid is in good spirits!" Hojberg comforted himself, if Li Ming knew that he had this kind of thought, he would have to give him the middle finger.
This is using him as a cow!
"Alright, disband!" Hoiberg clapped his hands twice, announced that it could be disbanded, and waved his hand to stop Li Ming.
Li Ming turned his head to look at him, and the corners of his mouth curled: "Do you want to give me any hints again?!" ”
"No, no, no, it doesn't matter if you win or lose this game!" This is not a lie, Foreman revealed some information to Hoiberg this morning, and he vaguely knew that the Bulls' top management had changed their minds, and the goal of the new season was not to mess up, but to fight for a playoff spot.
And I heard that the reason for the change is Li Ming's performance.
"Is there anything else going on with the coach?" Li Ming was a little surprised, he didn't expect Hojberg to not care about winning or losing.
How is this possible? He's not a fool, he can see how much he thinks about these games, he definitely wants to win, otherwise he wouldn't have made targeted arrangements and training for every game, and even studied the video himself.
This kind of spirit now says that he doesn't care about winning or losing, and Li Ming is a little incomprehensible.
"Foreman is waiting for you in the office! There are good things! Hojberg didn't say much, but pointed to the top of his finger and smiled mysteriously.
"General Manager Foreman looking for me?!" Glancing at Hoiberg curiously, seeing that he didn't mean to say anything, Li Ming could only go to the general manager's office by himself.
All the way up the elevator, Li Ming stared at the floor, a little distracted, Foreman had not seen him since that hospital physical examination, and he gradually lost his impression of the old fat man.
How to say that? At that time, he offered a base salary contract, but at the same time, it was not only him who gave Li Ming a contract, but also the Rockets and the Warriors, so Li Ming did not have much gratitude to him.
Later, during the physical examination in the hospital, his face-to-face questioning behavior made Li Ming feel a little cold, but then the training video posted by this guy on the Internet overnight saved him at a critical time, which really brought him a lot of goodwill.
It's okay that he didn't usually mention this guy, but now that he suddenly wants to see that guy, Li Ming's mood has become a little complicated, he doesn't know what Foreman is looking for him this time, and he doesn't know what his reaction will be.
It's just that he vaguely feels that there will be some friction when he meets Foreman this time.
"Knock knock!"
Unknowingly arrived at the door of the general manager's office, Li Ming knocked on the door, and soon a response came from inside, "Please come in!" ”
After receiving the answer, Li Ming opened the door of the office, and the white and fat Foreman was sitting on the sofa of the reception, and when he saw him coming, he quickly got up and walked over.