Chapter 3: A New Beginning
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, David Stern stood on the podium in the center of the field with a smile.
"Thank you New Orleans, thank you to the people here, thank you to the players, staff, thank you to all the media, it was a successful All-Star Game, it wouldn't have been a success without you, and finally thank you to the East and West All-Stars and coaches who gave everyone a great game, and I declare that the NBA's 2007-2008 New Orleans All-Star Game MVP is ......" As with the previous times, Stern dragged his voice.
The New Orleans arena resounded with a uniform "lin! mvpïŒ David Stern opened his lips with a smile, "First-year rookie Lin from Los Angeles!" â
As David Stern's words fell, the audience cheered again, and there was no doubt that this different rookie had conquered the people of New Orleans Arena in just a few days.
Lin Fei stood up, waved to the fans in the audience, and slowly walked to the podium, in this game, Lin Fei slapped Kupchak hard with his outstanding performance, so that before the game was over, Kupchak left the box under the pretext of saying goodbye to Olshu.
34 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, no fouls, no turnovers, this is the data sent by Lin Fei in this game, he left people with a deep memory of the difficult 3+1; The long-distance windmill buckle behind the lid has his unique artistic run.
David Stern watched Lin Fei ascend to the podium and said with a smile on his face: "I'll give you another award!" â
"Yes! I think there will be more in the future! Lin Fei, who was in a good mood, stretched out his hand and shook David Stern.
"I think you're right, there will be more opportunities in the future, I'm optimistic about you, keep up the good work!" After speaking, David Stern took the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player trophy and handed it to Lin Fei under the watchful eye.
This trophy is the third trophy that Lin Fei won on the weekend of the All-Star Game in New Orleans, the first trophy he staged a miraculous stunner, the second trophy was his last shot to set a new record, and this third is not won by an adrenaline-pumping stunner at the last second, but it is the heaviest one in Lin Fei's heart, because this trophy is a product of the two teams Lakers-Clippers, he will always remember this trophy, always remember this night!
Lin Fei in the spotlight was smiling, Scarlett Johansson in the audience applauded quietly, and a faint smile appeared on her delicate cheeks, at this moment she felt Lin Fei's growth - qualitative growth!
When Lin Fei stepped off the podium, Reggie Miller's sister stood in front of Lin Fei, "Lin congratulations on winning the Most Valuable Player!" â
Lin Fei looked at Cheryl Miller in front of him with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, "Thank you, but if it's the regular season, I think I'll like it more!" â
"Wow, you're aiming for the regular season MVP? When are you going to accomplish this? â
"I've been working on it, and I don't know exactly when it will turn out, the sooner the better, but I know it's not as easy as shooting threes!"
Cheryl looked at Lin Fei and smiled, "Lin, can you talk about your feelings?" Including intermission ......"
"The deal?" Lin Fei directly interrupted Cheryl and said, "No one wants to be traded, especially at this time, you must know that I was still a Lakers player in the first half, but in the second half I became a Clippers, but in the end I am still a Los Angeles player!" That's what Bryant said to me in the NBA, I'm also mentally prepared, no one knows where tomorrow will be, maybe I'm in Los Angeles tonight, I'll be notified to go to New York tomorrow, the only thing I can do is to play every game, be worthy of every penny paid to me by my boss, be worthy of the fans who support me! As for the trade, I don't want to say anything more, just to say that the Clippers fans I'm here! â
After a few simple questions, Lin Fei left the players' tunnel and walked into the locker room.
Date: February 19, 2008, Staples Arena, Los Angeles, Event: New Players Press Conference.
Under the press conference was a crowd of media reporters, "Everyone, please be quiet! The press conference fell silent as soon as the press officer spoke.
"Thank you all for joining us!" Clippers general manager Nel Olshu said with a smile, "This is a meeting to welcome the new players, let's welcome Lin Fei, Wilson Chandler, Jerome James is absent from this meeting due to injury problems!" Saying that, Lin Fei and Chandler walked in from outside the door and sat directly on the rostrum.
Then Donald Sterling, the owner of the Clippers, stood up and personally handed over the No. 8 Clippers home jersey to Lin Fei, "I'm very happy that he can join the Clippers, Lin is a promising and talented player, Lin's arrival will definitely help us to win!" The NBA's most scathing boss paused as he looked at the reporters in the stands, enjoying the feeling of the flashing lights going on and off.
"Why is it still Eight?" A white reporter stood up and asked.
Lin Fei replied with a smile: "I didn't want to wear it before, I was forced to be helpless, now I want to say, although I am still in Los Angeles, although I am still in this stadium, but Bryant is not by my side, this number is his existence will always urge me to continue to work hard, I think I will look at this jersey on my body every time I don't work hard enough, and then I will think of Bryant's words, 'Rookie, look at your tail, I will easily blow you up!'" So I went ahead and chose number eight! â
"There's a Los Angeles derby in a week's time, are you going to have a big breakout?"
Lin Fei smiled: "Outbreak? It's not for sure, but I'm going to keep trying, I think I'm going to do my best in that fight, and of course I want to win! â
"Did Coach Dunleavy design the core tactics for you, are you sure you can integrate into the team quickly? Will you be friendly with Blanton? This question directly put Lin Fei on the stove.
Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders and looked at the reporter who asked the question, "I believe that I can integrate into the team very quickly, and I will get along well with Brandon, he is a senior, I believe that with his help, I will integrate into the team more quickly, as for tactics?" I guess it's Mike's problem and not mine. â
Mike Dunleavy shook the microphone in front of him, his face was full of smiles, and he said: "I think it's not a problem for Lin to integrate into us, and as for designing tactics, I think as long as you are not a fool, you will design tactics for Lin!" â
"Coach Dunleavy, how would you deal with the backcourt issues and the relationship between Brandon and Lin?" Another reporter singled out a sharp topic.
'Sam is a veteran player and he knows how to help the younger players and I've spoken to him about Lin, and Mobley is the same, so I'm sure we're going to be stronger at the back with Lin. As for Blanton, as Lin said, they will get along with each other, one inside and one outside, and they will bring constant wins to the Clippers! â
"We all know that Lin will have a player option this offseason, so has he reached a contract extension agreement with Lin after spending a lot of money? Is it worth it to pay for Lin the option for the next two years? "Obviously, the question was thrown at Olshu.
Neil. Olshu cleared his throat, "Of course, we have reached a contract extension agreement with Lin, as for the specific contract has not yet been determined, but it is certain that Lin will stay with the Clippers for a long time, and we have reached a consensus on this!" As for draft picks? What would you do if you were a general manager? I think you might not dare now, but in a few years you will definitely regret not choosing to trade for Lin with a draft pick, so I think this deal is good for the Clippers! Again, Wilson Chandler is also a fantastic rookie, and I believe they will be the future of the Clippers! So I think it's worth it! â
Olshue paused and looked at the reporters in the audience and continued: "We tend to get the best players and Lin is the best player. He is not yet 20 years old but has already left his name in the history of the NBA, many times to save the team at the last minute and also selected as an All-Star, on the All-Star stage he has become the brightest of all the stars in New Orleans, do you doubt that he is not as good as the guy who was picked by us in a certain position in the next year? At the end of the day, Olshu looked quite proud, and in his opinion the Clippers had done a great job!
An hour later, the Clippers' new signing meeting was over, and Lin Fei walked out of Staples and slowly walked down the avenue of Los Angeles.
Shortly after the Clippers held a new signing meeting, there was a blockbuster trade in the league, and the Sacramento Kingdom, which was carrying a huge rebuild, finally made a move, and when the trade deadline was over, the Kings finally reached a one-for-four deal with the Atlanta Hawks, and the Kings' leading guard Mike Bibby was sent to Atlanta to get guard Anthony. Johnson, Tyron. Lu, center Lorenzen. Wright and the swingman Sheldan. Williams, this deal will basically be the last blockbuster deal in this blockbuster medium-term trading market!
At eight o'clock in the evening on February 20th, Staples was full of people, and he was very happy to see the smile on Sterling in the box of this scene, the team's tickets immediately increased since he got Lin Fei and those related Lin Fei products that were about to be launched were booked, which made him very happy, and he saw the white dollars beckoning to him!
Lin Fei in the center of the court is warming up and shooting, and today will be his debut for the Clippers, and he is looking forward to giving the fans a wonderful game! And the opponent of the Clippers is the Dallas Mavericks who were made a big fuss by Lin Fei!
Because he only practiced with the team once, Lin Fei sat on the bench and waited for the game to play after the game started.
(To be continued)