The Clippers' championship not only did not make the teams give up the hope of competing for the championship, on the contrary, the experience of this young team inspired many teams to have the courage and confidence to fight for the first place.

In just three years, the Clippers won the championship in the 2012 season, heralding the beginning of a new era.

Since 1999, when Michael Jordan retired, the league entered the era of the Great West, where teams won 10 championships in 13 seasons.

These 10 championships were divided between the Lakers, Spurs, and Mavericks, especially the Spurs and Lakers, with 9 championships and 11 Finals.

The Clippers' championship broke the monopoly of these three teams on the Western Conference championship, and the young giants of the West saw the dawn of a new era.

The Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are still strong, but Kobe, Duncan and Nowitzki are getting old.

The Golden State Warriors' operations in the draft and free agency were the first shots fired by the emerging team.

After the Warriors ushered in a new owner, the whole team began to completely renovate.

Change the team logo, change the LOGO, change the management, change the new head coach, and replace the new strategic thinking.

The whole team has taken on a new look from top to bottom, vowing to wash away the posture of a weak team that has been a weak team for decades and become a new strong force in the west.

Lillard in the draft, Harris Barnes in a Rubio trade, Jeremy Lin in free agency, and Andrew Bogut at center.

Quietly, the Warriors have completed a rebuild and become a force to be reckoned with in the West.

The Thunder, another young team in the West, used draft picks to continue to bolster while signing Derrick Fisher and re-signing Eric Gordon as soon as free agency market opened.

The Clippers backcourt is old and young, and two players who have made outstanding contributions in the playoffs and the regular season were let go by the Clippers.

The Lakers originally wanted to win Fisher, after all, Kobe Bryant really couldn't win the championship without Fisher.

But the Thunder paid a higher salary, and Fisher naturally went to the Russian city.

In addition to the Thunder and Warriors, teams like the Grizzlies, Nuggets, Suns, Mavericks, Spurs and other teams are all eager to further strengthen the team in the free trade market.

The Spurs and Mavericks hope to stabilize their strong position, while teams like the Grizzlies and Nuggets, which have no historical records, very much hope to occupy a place in the new era.

After all, in the first decade of the 21st century, the teams in the west were suppressed by the Lakes and Horses too badly, and there was no hope and room for turning over.

As for the new championship Clippers? In people's eyes, such a young championship team is more or less unstable.

Although professional coaches and players have a vague feeling that the potential of the Clippers is amazingly terrifying.

But many media and experts are not aware of this, but think that the Clippers are too young and rely too much on shooting, and once they are targeted in the new season, they are likely to fall on their heels.

ESPN published an article with the title "Is the Clipper Era Coming?" This interrogative sentence expresses the current league's overall doubts about the Clippers, as well as the state of people's hearts.

Generally speaking, when there are super strong teams in the league and small and medium-sized teams have no hope of winning the championship, except for a few or two that can be challenged, most team trade and draft strategies tend to be conservative and based on the long-term.

And once the world changes, the collapse of the dynasty is in the last stage, the teams will often see the opportunity to rise up, and strive to achieve some results in the chaotic situation, and it is naturally best to steal a championship.

Typical is the Heat team in the summer of 2005, watching the Lakers dynasty fall apart and the big sharks O'Neal and Kobe Bryant break up.

Pat Riley took advantage of the opportunity to take O'Neal and the Sharks swam east, and then won a championship in 2006 in controversial circumstances.

That year, it happened that the Lakers and Spurs failed to reach the Finals (they had monopolized it for six years), and against the inexperienced Mavericks, the Heat had the last laugh.

Immediately after, the Heat fell apart, the Heat rebuilt, followed by the Lakers and Celtics, and the Heat waited for the opportunity again.

In 2010, the era of the Lakers and Celtics ended, the 03 generation entered the free market, and the Heat once again ushered in an opportunity to promote the formation of the 03 Big Three.

It's a pity that the scheming Pat Riley fell short, and he didn't expect that a Min Congda would interfere with it and disrupt his plan.

The Mavericks won what may be the last championship of the old era, and the new era beckons to many managers.

Riley watched the Clippers rise to the top and win the 2012 championship, while the Heat lost two years in a row.

They couldn't even cross the Cleveland Knights in the East, and for two years in a row they were poisoned by the Knights, and they had no power to resist.

The combination of Bosh + Wade is enough to ensure that they are in the top three in the East, but James is only 28 years old, and if he can't get past James and the Cavaliers, the Heat's efforts in recent years will be in vain.

Since the opening of free agency in July, the Heat have been looking for reinforcements to compete with the Cavaliers in the new season.

Pat Riley and his uniform crew are constantly busy, but a lot of times when it comes to trading reinforcements, being busy doesn't necessarily work, and you have to wait for the right time.

In the free market, those big fish will basically have owners soon.

Veterans like Duncan and Garnett naturally stayed where they were.

There are two of the biggest fish in the free market at the moment, and their next home has not yet been determined.

One is Suns veteran, MVP Steve Nash.

In fact, Nash is no longer a big fish, after all, he is 38 years old.

After his final highlight performance in 2010, his performances dropped dramatically in '11 and '12.

But point guard is a position that grows older and more demonic, and Jason Kidd also won a championship at the age of 38 and played a big role.

A number of strong teams have shown interest in Nash, including the Heat.

The Heat would love to have a good player at the No. 1 position to take control.

Looking back at the matchup between the playoffs and the Cavaliers, the Heat's defense is actually a little better than the Cavaliers.

But the Heat's offense relied too heavily on Wade and Bosh for Guy to be the glue at all.

The three of them don't cooperate much in the offense, and they can't have the effect of 1+1+1 greater than 3.

Even if Odom is brought on the bench, the effect is still not significant enough, and Odom's state is obviously not as good as when he was with the Lakers.

But with just one Nash, the Heat can be reborn? Obviously not, after all, Nash is 38 years old.

So, the Heat set their sights on another real big fish: Orlando Magic's super center, the monster Dwight Howard.

After reaching the finals in '09, Howard thought he was going to have his own era.

In the summer of '09, he intensified his offensive training, practicing mid-range shooting and sbob shooting.

In the new season, Howard showed off his new skills in the game, indicating that he is going to make a big splash in the new season.

The regular season went smoothly, but in the playoffs, they encountered the aging Big Three, but they were slapped in the face and were easily eliminated 2:4.

The loss to the Celtics made the Magic and Howard realize that there was an element of luck in their reach to the Finals in '09.

If Kevin Garnett is healthy, they simply won't be able to get past the Celtics.

In the 11 and 12 seasons, Howard began to suffer from injuries, and his relationship with the Magic became increasingly strained.

Seeing that he might not be able to make a career in Orlando, Howard was ready to leave the Magic.

In the middle of the '11 and '12 seasons, there were rumors that Howard was going to be traded, but they all ended up giving up.

By the summer, Howard became a free agent, and the chances of him staying with the Magic were slim to none.

The Magic are ready to rebuild, and they will enter a new cycle again.

The Magic aren't the worst in terms of all-time record, and they've reached the Finals twice.

But in terms of the ability to play snakes, magic is definitely very strong, they really know how to play magic, and they are very good at bad relations with their own stars.

For the Heat, if they can have Howard, they will have a huge advantage over the Cavaliers and James.

The question is how the Heat are going to get the deal done, and in Riley's view, none of this is too much of a problem.

Fast forward to August, the news of the free market was quiet, and there was no big news happening throughout July.

And on August 1st, two blockbuster trade news instantly detonated the NBA free market.

The revelation of this transaction is not surprising, and it comes from the NBA's well-known whistleblower, the famous ship black, Smart Min's lifelong enemy, and the Batman of the NBA press - NBA-batman.

He tweeted briefly at 12 p.m. on Aug. 1 that the Heat would trade Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and in just one sentence, fans and the media went crazy.

Phones in the Heat's office were flooded, and reporters from all walks of life sent in to inquire.

And the Heat also quickly gave an official answer: they will get Howard through a four-way trade, and the participants are the Spurs, Nuggets, Magic, and 76ers. The specific transaction plan will be released after the approval of the alliance office. At the same time, the Heat have reached a deal with the Suns, and the Heat will send Chalmers and two future draft picks to Steve Nash in exchange for Steve Nash, and form the Miami Galaxy Battleship with Howard, Bosh and Wade.

The Heat's reply made the NBA public opinion circle boil, and the big news that everyone was waiting for finally came.

The league is once again in an arms race, with the Heat's odds to win the championship rising all the way to the top spot, successfully surpassing the Lakers and Cavaliers.

The defending champion Clippers are still ranked fourth, indicating that their strength is still not recognized and is considered to be short-lived.

On Aug. 2, the league office approved trade requests between the Heat, Spurs, Nuggets, Magic, 76ers, and the Heat and Suns.

In this five-way trade, the Heat sent Gay and draft picks to get Howard, the Spurs got Gay, sent Richard Jefferson, the Nuggets got Iguodala and sent Wilson Chandler and others, and the Magic sent Howard and got Richard Jefferson, Chandler and a ton of draft picks.

Of course, there are many more details about this extremely complex five-way deal, including a series of exchanges such as cash, trade exceptions, draft picks, and signing rights.

But none of these details mattered, and the most important thing was that the Heat got Howard and Nash, and the Big Four on the South Coast were born.

On the same day, Los Angeles was quiet, the Clippers had not moved for more than a month, and the Clippers completed several contract extensions after the draft.

Min Congda kept Harden with a 4-year contract of 58 million, plus Anthony Davis's first-round contract, Curry's max salary contract, the Clippers' contract amount has crossed the luxury tax line and reached the league's highest salary, and they will have to pay a large luxury tax next year.

Min Congda doesn't care, and neither does the new boss, Shelly Sterling, who trusts Min Congda about the same as her ex-husband.

Of course, Min Congda used Neiying to know about the Heat's deal one step in advance, and he was very happy that there was finally a galaxy battleship coming out to rule the alliance!

Howard + Bosh + Wade + Nash, such a luxurious lineup, what a fart for other teams? The Clippers certainly won't be an opponent.

As long as the Clippers don't win the championship, Min Congda's bankruptcy plan can go smoothly.

After all, the Clippers' super project, the new arena is in full swing under construction, and it will start next year!

The progress of the project preparation was greatly accelerated by the Clippers' championship, and the speed at which the management gave money was much faster.

Once construction begins, the new arena will be the first sports facility in NBA history to be built entirely with private capital.

In the past, all the NBA arenas were led or participated in by municipal projects, after all, such large-scale projects are difficult to complete with private capital alone.

However, Min Congda has a heart to bankrupt the Clippers, starting from scratch, turning the impossible into a possibility, winning the Great Western Forum, starting from the network of connections in the Great Western Forum, opening up all aspects little by little, and under the catalytic effect of the Clippers winning the championship, the two work fronts of municipal relations and financial preparation have won a comprehensive victory, and the start of the project has been scheduled.

To be honest, when everything came down, Min Congda still admired himself a little.

When a person has a goal that must be accomplished, it will really burst out with great energy.

Of course, now Min Congda's headache is not the matter of financial preparation, but after the Clippers won the championship, the money poured in from all parties was a little too much?

Not to mention anything else, the naming rights of this super stadium have attracted a lot of bigwigs to scramble, such as JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Amazon and other large companies in the Bay Area hope to name this new stadium, and the naming fee is hundreds of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars, which makes Min Congda frightened.

If you give me money like this, what will I do? If the price is raised a little more, this fee can be earned!

As a result, in the face of the high naming rights fees of various companies, Min Congda was unwilling to use the naming rights of these well-known companies.

In fact, he really wanted to choose a Chinese company to name the stadium.

First, he himself is Chinese, second, the Chinese sponsor does not have so much money, and third, maybe he can stimulate the rebellious psychology of Lao Mei, and he will not come to you to watch the football in the future.

Min Congda set his sights on the well-known seasoning manufacturer "Lao Gan Ma", and after some negotiations, as well as the desperate protests of the Clippers management, this cooperation unfortunately did not succeed.

Subsequently, after the relevant Chinese enterprises learned that the Clippers opened the naming rights to China, a number of large enterprises with overseas business came to the door one after another, wanting to get the naming rights of the stadium.

After some screening, Min Congda designated the title sponsor of the new stadium: Huawei.

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