Chapter 100: The winning streak is over, 35 consecutive wins!
Bryant. Bryant, the most influential top star among active players, is not one of them, not even LeBron at this stage. James, regardless of the honors and achievements he has achieved in the league, is not as influential as Kobe Bryant.
Whether it is in the previous life or in this life, Wang Feng grew up watching Kobe Bryant play, and once thought about becoming a top star like Kobe.
Of course, at this stage, Kobe Bryant is far from being as brave as he was at the time because of age and injury, but he can rely on the status of the rivers and lakes accumulated over the years, and he is the object of everyone's pursuit wherever he goes.
If a new player enters the NBA, if he can get a successor to Kobe, or the player who plays the strongest Kobe, although it cannot be said to be soaring, he will also get more attention and opportunities through this name.
Wang Feng didn't expect Kobe Bryant to praise him so much, after all, in the Warriors, he can only be counted as the third leading scorer, and the team's core Curry has averaged 28.4 points per game so far, with a three-point shooting rate of 45%, ranking second on the scoring list.
After the ups and downs at the beginning of the new season, Thompson's form has gradually recovered and stabilized, and his current average of points per game has gradually increased to more than 20 points.
Although Wang Feng also has an average score of 20+ per game, and the shooting rate is even better than Curry, as long as you know the ball, you will understand how cheap Wang Feng is to play next to the Splash Brothers, and scoring is much easier and simpler than the former.
What Wang Feng didn't expect was that after Kobe Bryant praised Wang Feng, he suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Wang, your contract should end this season, right?" Interested in playing in Los Angeles? At the end of the season, I'm retiring, and the Lakers are a bunch of rookie players who aren't well-known right now, and if you come, you'll be able to get plenty of ball and shots......"
Wang Feng was stunned.
Kobe Bryant actually wanted to woo him to join the Lakers.
When you think about it, it's not surprising.
What is the most scarce in these years? Talent, of course!
In the next few years of the league, the salary has swelled, and the salary of players has become more and more exaggerated, on the one hand, it is the embodiment of the increase in the NBA's ability to absorb money, on the other hand, the competitiveness of powerful players is great, and the serious involution of the league is also a very important reason.
What's the use of just having money? Top players who can get a salary to match their strength are king.
The New York Knicks, a well-known dog in the NBA and known as the league's No. 1 giant, are typical examples.
Over the years, the Knicks have spent a lot of money on players, and they have also gotten many top stars in the league, such as Cameron. Anthony, Amare. Stoudemire and others, but a lot of money was thrown, and the team's results never improved.
As a traditional giant in the league, the Lakers have long begun to consider the future development of the team with the decline of Kobe's competitive form in the past two years.
Wang Feng is not a top star in the league at all, but he has distinctive technical characteristics, is a super 3-and-D player, can provide stable three-point shooting and outside defense, and as a Chinese, he is backed by the Chinese market.
These points alone are enough to keep the Lakers interested.
In terms of opening up the Chinese market, the Lakers have always tried.
The 07 draft selected Chinese national guard Sun Yue, and signed Jeremy Lin last year, all for the purpose of this.
It's a pity that whether it is Sun Yue or Jeremy Lin, their personal strength is inferior and they can't adapt to the high-intensity games of the NBA, and they can't play representative performances during the Lakers period.
Now they have finally waited for a ready-made, outstanding Chinese star with outstanding personal strength, and naturally want to sign him.
Kobe Bryant is probably just a test now, and Lakers management is probably already thinking about how to do this.
Joining the Lakers next year?
Wang Feng had never thought of this idea.
The Lakers in the past few seasons before and after Kobe's retirement can be described as a muddy water, with the owners and management vying for power, players with different thoughts, and mixing in the lottery area every year.
It wasn't until James traveled west to join the Lakers that the team finally showed a little competitiveness, but unfortunately James missed more than 20 games due to injury that season, and the Lakers, who were originally ranked in the top half of the West, plummeted and finally missed the playoffs.
And James' second season with the Lakers, that is, in 19-20, the Lakers acquired Anthony through a trade. Davis formed a two-core lineup and went all the way to the championship.
Wang Feng doesn't think that he can turn the tide after going to the Lakers, maybe it is not impossible that he will not even be able to get the ball after being caught in this troubled water.
The Lakers' mess will be given to James in the future.
Wang Feng thought in his heart.
Or when his total rating reaches 95 or above, you can also consider taking into account the big city mixing.
Although he thought so in his heart, Wang Feng did not directly reject Kobe.
"I'll think about it, but that's summer."
Kobe Bryant smiled slightly when he heard this. "I'm looking forward to your summer choices."
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Kobe's words were just a small episode for Wang Feng.
After the game against the Lakers, the Warriors' winning streak has reached 35 in a row. The whole league is wondering, when exactly will this Warriors win?
Then the next game, the Warriors lost away to the Portland Trail Blazers, and the winning streak came to an abrupt end with 35 wins.
The Portland Trail Blazers are not a strong team, especially after one of the team's core power forwards, LaMarcus Aldridge, left the team to join the Spurs, and the Trail Blazers were only supported by Lillard, a 13-year rookie McCollum who suddenly rose this season, averaging 20.8 points per game and sharing a lot of offensive pressure with Lillard.
But even with the backcourt double-shot, the Trail Blazers' record is only in the middle of the league, and there is a huge gap with the Warriors.
The reason why the Warriors lost the game was mainly because of their own problems.
Throughout the game, the Warriors as a whole did not perform well.
Curry, Thomson, and Wang Feng all had inaccurate hands, and the team also made many low-level mistakes, which made the game extremely chaotic, resulting in the final loss of the game.
Although they lost the game, the Warriors were very satisfied, both as a team and as a fan.
The 35-game winning streak is a new all-time winning streak in the league.
The regular season started with a 35-0 record, which was also the best start in league history.
Now that the dust has settled on the Warriors' all-time best winning streak, it's unclear what the Warriors will ultimately achieve this season.
It's no secret that the Bulls hold the record for the best regular season record in league history, and Jordan's 72-10 lead to the Bulls was once considered one of the league's hardest all-time records to break.
However, the current Warriors team has a great chance of breaking the Bulls' record, after all, 15 years have passed, and the Warriors have just finished a loss at the halfway point of the season.
And breaking the Bulls' league record of 72 wins has become a new goal for all members of the Warriors.