Every offseason, there is a lot of movement across the league, and this year it was even surpassed. Chang Wei vaguely remembered that many far-reaching things happened in the summer of 2004 in his previous life, but he didn't expect that after being reborn, he still couldn't change the general trend of history.

Not long after the finals, the local media in Los Angeles took the lead in revealing that Karl Malone, who ranked second in the all-time scoring list, announced his retirement, and the reason he gave in an interview was that his physical condition was no longer enough to cope with NBA-level confrontations, but Chang Wei knew that he lost his sharpness because he joined the Lakers in a desperate attempt but did not win the championship.

In fact, in the playoffs, Malone can still contribute an average of 18+8 data per game, you must know that this is still played when he is partnering with O'Neal inside, which is enough to prove that he still has good strength. But at the beginning, he did not hesitate to break with his old partner Stockton and defect to the Purple and Gold for the championship, and now he will naturally feel disheartened if he does not achieve the expected goal, so even if his physical condition can still support him to play for an extra season or two, he still chooses to leave the NBA in frustration.

Chang Wei still regrets what happened to Ma Long, the top power forward has not been able to get a championship ring in his entire career. When he met Jordan when he was with the Jazz, and now he joined the Lakers and hit the Pistons, it can be said that fate played an extremely cruel joke on him, even if you are the second in the total scoring list, the championship is not just to be taken.

Ma Long's retirement was expected by Chang Wei, and in his previous life, he chose to retire after the end of this season, but Payton, another member of the Lakers F4, announced his retirement after him, which made him feel very incomprehensible. Although Payton failed to achieve his wish with the Lakers in his previous life, after playing for the Celtics for one season, he resolutely chose to join Wade's Heat, and got a championship ring in the penultimate season of his career, but now he directly chooses to retire?

At the press conference, Payton appeared calm, saying: "It's a shame not to win the championship, but I have to admit that the Pistons are a better team than us, they deserve this championship trophy, and it can be said that as long as there are no accidents, they will be a strong contender for the championship every season, and I don't want to live in their shadows......

When asked by reporters if he had considered joining the Pistons, Payton smiled and said, "Look at their main lineup, man, they don't need old guys like me." In fact, I have always wondered why they can be so mature in the playoffs without experienced veterans in their roster. But it seems that this problem has nothing to do with me now, joining the Lakers is the last compromise I made for the championship, and then joining the Pistons? Forget it! ”

Peyton's words made Chang Wei feel crying and laughing, is this the fault of the Pistons? But no one will say that they beat a veteran to retirement, at best, it is just another proof of their strength.

Besides, it is impossible for Payton to hug Wade's thigh and win a championship and then retire like in his previous life, after all, Wade is mixing well in the Pistons now, even if he wants to be the boss of the team in the future, there is a chance that he will also be the boss of the Pistons, it seems that Payton will not be able to hold his big thick legs in this life, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with saying that the Pistons beat him to retirement.

Following the two veterans who chose to retire, the biggest news of this summer finally surfaced - the OK group parted ways, and the Zen master was fired by the Lakers management! These two news are undoubtedly a big earthquake for the entire league, since Jordan and Pippen left the Bulls successively, the OK combination can be said to be the strongest duo in the league, and they are also the fundamental reason why the Lakers have remained competitive in recent seasons, but now they are actually going their separate ways? This is no joke!

It was precisely because the news was so exciting that when some media in Los Angeles exposed it, they were even protested by Lakers fans, thinking that they were chasing after the wind to stimulate sales. But soon the Lakers officially announced that O'Neal was traded to the Cavaliers partner James, which made a bunch of Lakers fans have to accept this cruel fact after crying bitterly.

The F4s that the Lakers put together looked beautiful, but no one expected them to end like this. Payton and Malone retired, O'Neal went to Kecheng, and the Zen master left to recuperate due to physical discomfort, it can be said that the Lakers management pinned all their hopes on Kobe Bryant alone, but the Purple and Gold still have a long way to go to restore their former glory.

Chang Wei certainly thinks it's natural for the Lakers to do this, but more experts and fans can't understand the Lakers' own death. But in any case, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and the Lakers will not be a Western powerhouse for at least the next few seasons. Similar to their fate is the Kings, their core players are old and gone, and they can no longer play the gorgeous basketball they used to be, and the decline of these two teams is simply a world apart for fans.

When the Lakers and Kings became history, they were replaced by the Spurs, Mavericks and Timberwolves, and the biggest thing they had in common was that they all had a new generation of top power forwards, whether it was Duncan, Nowitzki or Garnett, all qualified to enter the Hall of Fame, and under their leadership, these three teams became the top power in the West.

However, in Chang Wei's view, it is too early to worry about the western team, even if the Pistons can continue to win the championship, they will not be able to compete with the western team until the finals, and before that, they must rush out of the eastern region. I have to say that the Cavaliers made a good business, taking advantage of the fact that the Lakers had to send O'Neal away, they exchanged a number of players, including Ricky Davis, for the big sharks, which also means that the "shark king" combination in the previous life has been released in advance, but I don't know if it is an enhanced version.

In the previous life, O'Neal joined the Cavaliers in the penultimate season of his career, and at that time he could only contribute 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, which can be said to be old, but James that season was 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists, and obviously entered a mature period. But now it is a big shark in the prime of life and a slightly young James, no one knows the power of their cooperation, and Chang Wei certainly can't see it.

But in any case, the Pistons finally have a second competitor in the East besides the Raptors, which means that it is not an easy road for them to build a dynasty, and if they are not careful, they risk a direct overturn.