The dream of four consecutive championships was achieved, Chu Xuan did as he pleased, and officially announced his retirement.

In order to commend his contributions in the past four years, the Lakers specially arranged a special farewell press conference for him, although Chu Xuan refused this kind of thing in his heart, but he still couldn't stand the enthusiasm of a group of people, appeared at the press conference, and talked about his mental journey in the past four years and his message to the future of the Lakers.

"From the very beginning, I joined the family to bring a championship to the Lakers. My philosophy is simple, the success of a team is inseparable from a mature tactical system, and even more inseparable from excellent players. Therefore, the selection of people is very important, and I think I have done a good job in this regard, at least these superstars of the Lakers are brought out by me. Talent is important, but it's more important that the characteristics of the players are appropriate for this mature system. The formation of the Lakers system is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone, and in this regard, I think I need to thank all the players and my assistant team, without you, the Lakers team would not be able to achieve the perfect system and success that they are today. In my first year, I didn't expect the Lakers to win the championship, and according to my original plan, I wanted the Lakers to win the championship again in my third year in charge. However, I was surprised by the result, winning the championship in the first year and winning the best coach. The plan was completely disrupted, and in the second year, the goal naturally became to win two consecutive championships, and at this time, it was completely like a duck to be put on the shelves. However, I thought that as a man, I just couldn't say no, so I went up and finally won another championship the following year, which was the most difficult process. With the success of the first two years, everything after that has been much easier. Three in a row, four in a row...... It came naturally, and even the opponents rarely changed, which made me a little embarrassed. There's a lot I want to say, but I think there's a time when I can say more, so I'll just keep it simple and talk about it a little bit. I think I need to thank my opponents along the way, and some special players, the Golden State Warriors, the sharpshooter Curry, the Thunder, Kevin Durant, oh, it should be Westbrook now, and of course the most important person, LeBron James, he's great, but unfortunately I ran into this Lakers team, and a lot of times I really want to say sorry to him. However, when it comes to an end, God will appreciate a person's efforts, and I believe that he will be able to win many championships in the future, which is my respect for him and a blessing at the same time. Of course, I also hope that the Lakers will still be able to win more championships in the future, after all, I am very optimistic about these guys, and the league will become wonderful because of their existence in the next ten years, and I wish the Lakers a better future......"

In Chu Xuan's chattering words, the press conference ended in a complicated atmosphere.

Some people are happy that the championship coach has finally left the NBA, so the Lakers will not always dominate the championship. Some are sad, some are weeping, some are worried......

However, for Chu Xuan, everything has nothing to do with him for the time being, BA, for him, it will not end, but it will not start easily. From today onwards, he will be a spectator to enjoy and appreciate the NBA.

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Chu Xuan left, and it was Steve Nash who replaced him as the head coach.

At the press conference for the inauguration of head coach, Nash focused on his pressure, after all, the Lakers have won four consecutive championships, how to lead the team to continue to move forward, this is what he has to do next.

Although Nash was a little lacking in confidence, Chu Xuan spoke very highly of him. In the past few years, Chu Xuan feels that Nash is a very imaginative coach, and his offensive concept will make the Lakers make great progress and changes, which is a little ability that Chu Xuan does not have. Therefore, with Nash taking over as the head coach, Chu Xuan is still very relieved and confident.

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After the change of head coach, for the Lakers, whose goal in the new season is still to win the championship, it is imperative to renew the championship player.

Without much resistance, the Lakers renewed the contracts of Noll and Antetokounmpo for 5 years and 150 million, retaining the absolute core general. As for LaVine, the Lakers also renewed his contract for 5 years and 135 million in advance. Keeping three star players ahead of schedule has given the Lakers a championship guarantee for years to come. And Kobe Bryant also officially announced that he will officially retire next year after the final year of his player contract.

The Lakers' main players have been retained, so improving the bench players is also a more important task. After renewing the main player, the Lakers announced that they have renewed the contract of veteran Korver for 4 years and 23.5 million, with the team option for the fourth year, and this contract will most likely be Korver's last contract, and the Lakers are also likely to be the last stop of his career. Immediately, the Lakers also renewed James McAdoo's contract with a five-year, 30 million contract, and was once the second high school student in the United States. Looking at his individual performance last season, McAdoo was able to average 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, which is his contribution in less than 13 minutes of playing time. Obviously, under Chu Xuan's cultivation, McAdoo already has signs of recovery.

Both contract extensions are not bad, and after signing two players, the Lakers are also close to retaining last season's roster. Of course, it won't be completely constant, and Maddie's departure is a big regret for fans. This summer, with Chu Xuan's farewell, Maddie also officially announced his retirement, last season Maddie did not play a game due to injuries and serious decline in physical function, and also announced his departure after an unsatisfactory recovery. However, Maddie's last few years have been pretty good, at least he won the championship as he wished, and still won three championships in a row from 15 to 17 years. Maybe the only thing Maddie is not satisfied with the three championships that he won as the main player, but with these three championships, Maddie can be regarded as locking up the Hall of Fame honor. Maddie played a total of 1060 games in his career, averaging 15.4 points, 6.3 boards, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, as a top scorer, Maddie had a single-game performance of 62 points, 35 seconds and 13 points, the only regret is that the peak is too short, the late fall is too fast, and the final career total score is only 19183 points. However, in terms of honors, Maddie is not inferior to the other Mr. 20,000 points, throughout his career, Maddie has been selected as an All-Star 7 times, 2 steal kings, 1 time the most improved player, and 7 times selected to the NBA All-NBA Team, including the All-NBA First Team in 02 and 03.

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The success of the Lakers has made other teams covetous, and this summer, the players who came out of the Lakers are still the sweethearts of other teams in the league, and Fraser II's three-year, 18 million signing with the Nets is a typical representative. However, in the free agent market, such a fringe player is not a hot spot.

In this year's free market, Cousins is one of the biggest players, and what is surprising is that he finally signed with the Pelicans with a 5-year maximum salary, this news made Chu Xuan feel extremely surprised, and the relationship is still destined in the dark, Cousins still has to have a cooperative journey with the future No. 1 forward like in his previous life.

In addition to Cousins, it is also interesting to see who the other big-name players will be. However, it is some special signings that can arouse the interest of fans. Kevin Garnett is an elderly player, but after careful consideration, he still chose the same choice as Duncan and Nowitzki, that is, to continue to play in the NBA, and the team he plays for is naturally still the Timberwolves, the old wolf king's contract is 1.52 million a year, which is indeed too little money in the era of 100 million yuan contracts. However, for Garnett, playing for the Timberwolves for another season is no longer about money, just for feelings, for the throbbing of the dream that year. Also making a choice is Duncan, Shi Fo is also in his last season this year, and the Spurs have also officially announced that Duncan will still start the game, after all, he still has the strength to average two doubles per game last season! In terms of the four major forwards, Nowitzki is also continuing to compete in the NBA, but unlike Duncan and Garnett, Nowitzki feels that he still has a lot of oil, and in the new season, Anthony, Harden, and Paul form a Big Four, and finally hit the championship!

There are a lot of top salary renewals this year, in addition to Noll and Brother Alphabet, Whiteside also got a top salary contract with the Magic team with his 20+10 performance in the 16~17 season, although this signing is more questionable to the outside world, but for Whiteside, he obviously has more time to prove these. In addition to Whiteside, Porzingis, who is only 12+7, signed with the Grizzlies in advance for 4 years and 115 million, and will continue to assist Embiid the Great in the new season. In the East, Bennett signed a contract extension with the 76ers at the highest salary to continue his brilliant career.

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After free agency and summer league kicks off, the Nuggets' No. 1 pick, Tatum, averaged 20.5 points per game and shot 45 percent from three-point range to show why he was drafted with the first pick, beating Fultz and others. In the subsequent preseason, Tatum continued to hand over 22.3 points and a 48% three-point shooting rate, which made the Nuggets ecstatic!

At the beginning of the regular season, Chu Xuan felt quite interested in a trade, that is, the Thunder chose to meet the wishes of the best rookie Ben Simmons and traded him to the Heat before the start of the new season, which was a 4-for-1 trade. The Heat acquired Simmons to form a potential combination of Wade, Franklin, Simmons, Capela and Myles Turner. For Simmons, being able to play next to Wade will undoubtedly allow him to grow faster and better, and the Heat have several potential stocks that are also promising in the future.

It turns out that Simmons is indeed the future of the Heat, and it can even be said that it is the future of the NBA, in his second season, he averaged 21.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, except for three-point shooting, only 29% shooting, but the all-round ability can even make James at the same time willing to bow down. Many people think that the first person in the future of the NBA may be born in Brother Alphabet and Simmons.

Speaking of the first person, then it is natural to mention the veteran Kobe, after a long season, 24 assists in the curtain call, 0 shots and 0 points, Kobe Bryant said goodbye to the NBA in a way that no one expected. In the end, his career statistics were also fixed at 38,555 points, 8,322 boards, 8,412 assists, 2,219 steals, 739 blocks, 2,155 three-point shots, 13,223 free throw goals, 1,563 career games, 1,479 starts, and 57,624 minutes...... In his final season, at the age of 40 and scarred all over his body, he was still able to contribute 14.8 points and 7.6 assists, and the Black Mamba's long career made him more great than Jordan in a sense.

Obviously, the debate over who is the first will undoubtedly go on very, very long!

(End of book)