Chapter 261: Nameless

The success of the summer of 2013 made Sun Xiaotian the hottest star in the league. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Some people say that Sun Xiaotian is lucky and favored by God. Sun Xiaotian is indeed lucky, a rookie player led the team to win the championship, and led the national team to win the championship in Asia, he is a collection of thousands of favors, no wonder the media will say "he makes honor easy".

However, there are still some discerning media outlets, who still look at Sun Xiaotian with colored glasses. They think that Sun Xiaotian is powerful, but when the entire alliance is targeting him, he will have a lot of difficulties at that time.

In the 2013-2014 season, the entire Chicagoans were looking forward to defending their teams, including Sun Xiaotian.

Unlike the rookie season, when he was established as the offensive core in the middle of the season, the Bulls have had Sun Xiaotian as the absolute core from the beginning of the season. Sun Xiaotian also lived up to expectations throughout the regular season, not only averaging 24.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, but also leading the team to a 56-26 regular season record, second in the East. And Sun Xiaotian ranked third in the regular season MVP selection, and the top two were Durant and James.

Sun Xiaotian was also named to the All-Star starting lineup this season, but the most regrettable thing about All-Star weekend was that Sun Xiaotian gave up on the slam dunk contest, saying that he needed to rest and recharge for the second half of the regular season.

What this season makes fans talk about is the Christmas game against the Bulls vs. Heat, Sun Xiaotian scored a super triple-double of 51 points, 16 assists and 13 rebounds in one fell swoop, beating James's 34 points, Wade scored 26 points and Bosh scored 25 points, leading the Bulls to a narrow 117-114 victory over the Heat away.

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The regular season was a success for Sun, who enjoyed everything a superstar enjoys. But over the course of the season, what experts have commented on the Bulls the most is that the Bulls lacked the resilience to win the championship last season. Sun is certainly getting better and better, but last season's championship actually covered up the flaws in the Bulls' roster, and now the playoffs are undoubtedly revealed.

In the first round against the Raptors, the Bulls originally took a 2-0 lead, but later the Raptors won three games in a row and won the match point in one fell swoop. If it weren't for Sun Xiaotian's average of 43 points per game in the last two games, the Bulls would have almost planted a big heel.

In the first round, Sun Xiaotian averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Although the data is very impressive, the average playing time of 42 minutes per game has laid a hidden danger for the subsequent games.

In the semifinals, the Bulls met the strong rival Pacers, and the two sides fought six games in the entire series, and the battle between Sun Xiaotian and Paul George made fans addicted. Throughout the series, Paul George averaged 29 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and the statistics were perfect. But Sun Xiaotian averaged 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, leading the team to directly let Paul George's efforts go to waste.

For Sun Xiaotian's Bulls, the real test is still the Heat in the East.

Last season, the Bulls were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Finals, which left the whole Heat team with a deep memory. Relying on their respective home stadiums, the first four games between the two sides were 2:2, and no one took advantage of it. However, in the crucial fifth game, the Bulls' Noah's accidental injury caused the Bulls to lose a good game. Originally, the Bulls still led the Heat by 14 points five minutes before the end of Game 5, but Noah accidentally sprained his knee while fighting for a rebound with a Heat player. The Bulls, who lost their interior protection, were directly won by the Heat with an 18:3 super attack wave.

The Heat, who won the match point, did not give the Bulls any more chance, and the Big Three won the sixth game in one go, and finally eliminated the Bulls with a score of 4:2, avenging last season's one-shot victory.

In none of the six games between the two sides has been separated by more than five points. Perhaps it was this kind of attrition war with the Bulls that the Heat team was powerless in the Finals against the Spurs, and finally lost the Finals 1:4.

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After the end of the season, when the media discussed the Bulls' losses this season, they invariably pointed the contradiction at the Chicago Bulls management.

In today's situation of alliance superstars, it is not a way to break into the world by relying on a single core. Although the team's main control Rose returned in the 2013-2014 season, he was injured and missed the entire playoffs, which may also announce that Rose has no hope of returning to his peak form.

Some experts believe that Mr. Sun has brought honor to the city of Chicago, but Chicago management cannot afford to waste Mr. Sun's talent. Don't let Sun Xiaotian become James during the Cavaliers, or Maddie during the Magic period.

Sun Xiaotian's 2013-2014 season was quite successful, but the lack of helpers, relying on Sun Xiaotian's increased playing time, its disadvantages have begun to appear. Sun Xiaotian has been injured this season, and although his foot injury has healed, a new back injury has been plaguing him, and he has missed 10 games throughout the season, which may already be a sign.

The Bulls don't have a strong lineup, and it's inevitable. Moreover, there will be many big fish in the free agent market in the summer of 2014, and the first one is James. Losing to the Spurs in the Finals may have brought the James Heat's career to an early end. There is grapevine that James may return to his old club, the Cavaliers, whether it is true or not, in short, James' departure from the Heat is a foregone conclusion.

James is certainly the first target of any team, and that includes the Bulls. The combination of James and Sun Xiaotian makes people have infinite reverie, but this is very difficult.

Of course, in addition to James, there are Wade, Anthony, Bosh, Paul George, etc., but these players are more inclined to sign with the home team.

It's unlikely that the Bulls will sign a popular superstar, and if nothing else, the salary is an issue. The rookie contract signed by the Bulls and Sun Xiaotian is 2+2, and the team has an option in the third year. Signing a contract with Sun Xiaotian in advance has become a top priority for the Bulls management. Since Sun Xiaotian triggered the Ross clause, his new contract must not be a small number. Given the salary space and Rose's contract, it's unlikely that the Bulls want to add another superstar unless he's willing to make a sacrifice.

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Sun Xiaotian has immense trust in the team's management, and team manager Gary Forman has been working hard to supplement the squad.

For the superstar group, Sun Xiaotian has no objection, but he is not positive.

"I don't think there's a problem with the Bulls' current roster, as long as we make sure the players are healthy, and we didn't have Joaquin last season at a critical moment, and it cost us. If he had been there at that time, I think we would still be champions. ”

What Sun Xiaotian said makes sense, but as the leader of the team, what can he say?

However, one morning, Sun Xiaotian was woken up by a hurried phone call, it was Gary Fuman!

"Hey man, we've got him!"

"Really?"

"It's true..." )