There was not much suspense, and on June 16, Game 5 of the Finals, at the home court of the Knicks, the cheers of fans in New York continued from the beginning of the game to the end, like waves of the ocean.

After more than 20 years, they finally waited for the third championship in the team's history.

At 111:90, the Knicks won the final victory without any waves on their home court, eliminating the Rockets with a total score of 4-1 and lifting the 1994-95 championship trophy.

In this game, Olajuwon can be said to have given everything he had, shooting 19 of 30, 4 of 7 free throws, and slashing 42 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists of quasi-triple-double data, but he was still powerless.

On the Knicks' side, Wang Feng shot 14-of-20, 6-of-9 three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws, scoring a triple-double of 39 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while Ewing scored 22 points and 11 rebounds on 7-of-15 shooting.

Olajuwon is struggling to do it alone, and there is nothing he can do to play at a dominant level.

When the game ended, Madison Square was a sea of joy, with streamers flying, fans cheering and players hugging each other.

On the bench, head coach Riley, assistant coach Van Gundy and others also hugged each other with smiles on their faces.

The Knicks' championship is really not easy, last season's finals were obviously only one step away from the championship, but the Rockets lost two games in a row, and the feeling of a close victory flying away is the most maddening.

In contrast, the process of winning the championship this season has been a little too smooth.

swept the Celtics in the first round, eliminated the Bulls 4:1 in the second round, swept the Magic 4:0 in the Eastern Conference finals, and defeated the Rockets 4:1 in the finals.

Throughout the playoffs, it was almost impossible to find a team that could compete with the Knicks.

Of course, everyone knows why this is happening.

Wang Feng, who was killed in the middle of the season, was the main reason why the Knicks won the championship.

The regular season aside, after entering the playoffs, Wang Feng is like an insoluble existence, who can contribute an average of 30+10+10 quasi-triple-double data per game, which is unique in the history of the entire league.

The Knicks, who already have the strength to compete for the championship, get such a monster, it's like opening a cheat, and it should be strange if they can't win the championship.

"Wang Feng must be left behind this summer no matter what!"

At this moment, whether it is the Knicks coaching staff, management or team owners, they all made the same decision in their hearts.

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The championship ceremony is held a few minutes later, after which the players return to the dressing room to celebrate, spew champagne and smoke cigars, then take a comfortable shower before returning to the stadium where the podium has been set up to receive the trophy.

To be reasonable, there is no one in the whole alliance who is more familiar with this set of processes than Wang Feng.

Before coming to this era, Wang Feng had won the championship seven times, and the celebration of winning the championship was boring.

And in this era, even Jordan is only winning three consecutive championships.

After pretending to celebrate with his teammates, he was finally able to leave the locker room to present the awards.

A group of players excitedly walked up to the podium. Stern handed the O'Brien Cup, a championship trophy that had been prepared for a long time, to Knicks leader Ewing.

As Ewing lifted the trophy high, the atmosphere instantly rose to a new level, like boiling water. ….

"Well done, young man, I am optimistic about your future development in the league, continue to work hard."

In the interval of celebrating the victory, Stern took the initiative to find Wang Feng and whispered this sentence.

Wang Feng was slightly stunned, and then smiled and bowed.

He knows that Stern has seen himself as the key to opening up the Chinese market.

This is still very important to Wang Feng, in this era when foul actions are far greater than the future, with the blessing buff of Stern's father, a lot of things will be saved.

Wang Feng knows very well that he can dominate the league this season

On the one hand, he is strong enough, and on the other hand, because he has been in the league for too short a time, many teams have not had time to thoroughly analyze and study their own style of play and study and formulate targeted defenses.

To put it simply, Wang Feng's current defensive intensity, even in the playoffs, has not reached the level that Jordan faced on the court.

But as his reputation in the league gradually spreads, especially after actually serving as the real core boss of a team, there will definitely be a variety of targets.

Although Wang Feng is not very afraid, he is not a masochist, and if he can avoid being restrained, it is definitely best to avoid it.

Since Stern is optimistic about himself, he is definitely unwilling to appear on TV broadcasts, especially in front of the Chinese market, so the intensity of whistle-blowing penalties will inevitably be adjusted.

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After the championship trophy is awarded, there is another more important award, that is, the finals MVP, that is, FMVP.

When he saw the FMVP trophy being brought to the stage, Ewing was really nervous.

He is very hungry for this FMVP trophy because he is really poor in terms of personal honors.

This season, he lost to David in the race for the MVP of the regular season. Robinson, Ewing feels that he may not have a chance to compete for MVP in the future.

Then the FMVP trophy is the best way for him to elevate his place in history.

But the question is, who is the best player in the Knicks in this Finals, everyone can see.

In 5 games, Wang Feng averaged 37 points, 9 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game, with quasi-triple-double data and super high scores, and his performance was perfect.

On the other hand, Ewing's average of 23 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game is not very bad, but at most it is decent, and there is no way to compare with Wang Feng.

Just looking at the data, FMVP must be Wang Feng's, and there is no suspense.

But Ewing still has a little expectation, after all, he is the star of the Knicks, and more importantly, ......

"The player who won the Finals FMVP was Patrick. Ewing!"

Listening to the award presenter announce the name of FMVP and present the trophy to Ewing, who looked ecstatic and even himself might have been a little incredulous, Wang Feng's expression was calm.

This result was not surprising to him, or he had expected it.

FMVP is not a rigorous award in the first place.

Over the years, there have been often controversial awards.

The most famous of these is, of course, Iguodala, who averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the 14-15 Finals.

The selection of FMVP is after the finals, voted by 11 media members, and the voting time is only ten minutes from the end of the game to the start of the award ceremony, and there is no first vote, the weighted selection method of the second vote, is to directly say what you think is the winner of FMVP, and the one with the highest number of votes is elected. ….

A serious lack of rigor in the selection is bound to be like this, which will also lead to the possibility of black-box operation.

Just like the year Iguodala won the Finals MVP, some conspiracy theorists believe that the reason why Curry was not elected was because Nike Adi manipulated the voting of the media members, because Curry's sneaker contract was signed with Under Armour, not Nike Adi's two major sports brands.

As for Wang Feng's loss to Ewing, it is even simpler, just his identity as a Chinese is enough.

The 11 media members who participated in the voting were all local reporters from the United States.

And Ewing has all the advantages except for the fact that his personal data is not as good as Wang Feng.

Not only is he a representative star of the United States, but he has also fought for the Big Apple for many years, and his popularity is second only to Jordan in the whole league, and he is deeply loved by the mainstream media.

To put it simply, there are many reasons why Ewing won the FMVP, but the only reason is that he did not perform in the finals.

Of course, it's not entirely out of the question.

According to the media reporters who participated in the selection, he chose to vote for Ewing,

It was because Ewing played against Olajuwon throughout the finals and made a significant contribution in order to limit the opponent.

Even his poor scoring statistics are due to the fact that he focuses more on dealing with big dreams, and he is moved by the spirit of willing sacrifice for the team's victory.

Of course, this statement should be heard as a joke.

Olajuwon averaged 34.6 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists per game in 5 games, and played the most representative performance of his career during the Finals.

It's as hilarious as the future media praising Iguodala for his very successful defense against James and awarding him the FMVP award.

successfully defended James and averaged 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, which was indeed a "success".

Because of his psychological preparation, Wang Feng did not feel angry because of this, but the presentation of the FMVP award made him more determined to leave the Knicks in the summer.

He needs a team built entirely around him so that no one will try to discredit him with all sorts of excuses when he beats the Jordan dynasty.

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Ewing, who won the MVP of the finals, was so excited that he once shed tears while holding the FMVP trophy, and those who haven't watched the game process may really think that the Knicks can win the championship Ewing has made a lot of effort.

After a "heartfelt" acceptance speech, the overall championship award ceremony finally came to an end.

For the Knicks, there is a lot more to the subsequent championship***, interviews and other aspects.

But for the NBA league, the 1994-95 season is completely over.

All teams need to start preparing for the draft and the reinforcements after the free agency market opens.

Almost all teams with salary space are eyeing Wang Feng, who shines in the playoffs, such a super invincible forward player, who doesn't want it?

The first to act, of course, was the Knicks, who were close to the water.

Within a few days after the Finals, Knicks management managed to get in touch with Wang Feng and wanted to talk to Wang Feng about a contract extension.

However, Wang Feng's reply made them dumbfounded. ….

"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of renewing my contract with the Knicks at this time."

After saying this, Wang Feng hung up the phone directly.

"What's wrong?"

Wang Xiao looked at Wang Feng's decisive action of hanging up the phone, and asked a little strangely.

"The Knicks called, they wanted to renew my contract, and I refused."

Wang Feng said lightly.

"Snap ......"

The tool in Wang Xiao's hand fell to the ground, and he looked at Wang Feng with his mouth wide open in astonishment.

"You turned down the Knicks' offer to renew his contract? Why?"

"It's very simple." Wang Feng said as a matter of course: "I want a contract with a maximum salary, and the current Knicks can't afford it."

At this moment, Wang Feng and Wang Xiao are both in a store in New York's Chinatown.

This is where Wang Feng paid for the purchase after receiving the team's salary, and after renovation, a Chinese restaurant will be opened here for Wang Xiao's father.

This can be regarded as a gift from Wang Feng to the other party in order to repay Wang Xu for his kindness in accepting him.

He still remembers the cold winter moon when he was first teleported here by the system, and he almost didn't freeze to death.

Wang Feng's annual salary in the Knicks is 1.45 million, which is not much, especially after deducting taxes, it is only a few hundred thousand, but in 95 years, hundreds of thousands are already a huge amount of money, and it is not too simple to buy a store in Chinatown.

Wang Xu's family are all good people, and helping such a small favor is just a gesture for Wang Feng now.

"Oh, it's okay to go, the Knicks are really not interesting, you are so strong in the Finals, and in the end the FMVP was awarded to Ewing, which is simply naked discrimination."

One mention

When it came to this matter, Wang Xiao still felt indignant, but he was a little reluctant immediately.

"Does that mean you're leaving New York?"

There is only one team in New York, the Knicks, and if Wang Feng does not stay with the Knicks, he will inevitably leave the team to go to other cities.

"Hmm." Wang Feng rubbed Wang Xiao's head and said with a smile: "It's okay, even if you join other teams, you will have the opportunity to go back to New York to play every season, and you can also go to play with me on vacation."

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New York Knicks, the team's general manager stared at his assistant with wide eyes in disbelief.

"What did you just say?"

He couldn't believe his ears.

Wang Feng actually refused to renew the contract so simply?

"Didn't you tell him that the price was negotiable, and that we could give him a contract with the maximum price as the salary space allowed?"

"He didn't give me a chance to say anything." The assistant said with a wry smile.

The general manager frowned and remained silent.

Unexpectedly, the team's first step after winning the championship encountered difficulties.

If Wang Feng can't be successfully renewed, the strength of the Knicks will inevitably be seriously affected, and it may be difficult to continue to defend the championship next year.

What made him feel even more headache was that Wang Feng was not alone in the trouble of renewing the contract in the team.

Ewing's contract also expires in the summer, and Ewing, who won the championship and won the FMVP, is clearly not satisfied with his current salary, and he wants a bigger contract, a big contract that matches his value.

To keep the iconic New York star, the Knicks will have to pay a huge price.

Bad news keeps coming.

The general manager also heard the grapevine that the Heat seemed to want head coach Pat Brown. Riley, they want Riley to be the team's general manager and head coach, and they promise to give Riley a lot of rights.

The latter is clearly already intrigued.

Could it be that the Knicks, who have just won the championship, are about to fall apart? .

Sheng Bo