Magic Johnson nodded: "There are many reasons for losing, the lineup problem is the main one, the interior and rebounding need to be strengthened, and then the internal contradictions are resolved." ”

"The SuperSonics lost to the Bulls in the Finals in '94 because of the inability to configure the center position, and then they strengthened Gilliam and Geiger, two practical second-rate centers, and then they won two in a row," Larry Bird said.

So I hope that the Bulls will first solve the internal problems first, and then, like the SuperSonics, get one or two practical centers with defense, rebounding, and some low post and offensive ability under the basket.

Second-rate all, don't just stare at those All-Star centers, which team is willing to trade All-Star centers? Unless their bodies are no longer dead, like Kevin Willis did.

"Alright, now Mr. Stern is going to present the trophy to the championship SuperSonics, let's congratulate the Seattle SuperSonics." Then the magician said.

At the scene, the smiling supersonic boss Ballmer took the trophy handed over by Stern and held it high.

"Oh roar!"

Two thousand supersonic fans erupted in shouts and cheers and applause.

Zhou Quan took the trophy, and the cheers on the scene became even higher.

"Envious, Charles?"

In the crowd outside, Abdul-Jabbar, who was standing next to Barkley, asked.

The jealousy and envy in Barkley's eyes couldn't be concealed at all, he thought that he was almost old, and he didn't have a championship, and Iron Fist's career had just started five seasons, and he had already won three championships, and his stomach was sour, and now when he heard Abdul-Jabbar's words, he was even more determined to leave Houston.

Reggie Miller heard Abdul-Jabbar's words, and on a whim, he also said to the big dream in front of him: "Big dream, do you envy it? ”

"Do I believe you if I beat you to death?"

Olajuwon looked at the championship trophy in Zhou Quan's hand, his eyes lit up green, and when he heard Miller's words, he turned his head and stared at Miller viciously and said.

"The Iron Fist King is here, I don't believe it." Reggie Miller shook his head.

"Humph!"

Big Dream could only snort a few times.

"Poof......" O'Neill laughed.

Next, announcing the voting results of the Most Valuable Player of the Finals, David Stern took the envelope, took it out and looked at it, and smiled: "Ladies and gentlemen, a total of nine votes, congratulations to Zhou Quan, who was unanimously elected as the Most Valuable Player of this Finals again." ”

"Oh roar!"

The cheers of more than 2,000 people also caused an overwhelming momentum, and the United Center was jubilant.

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Li said excitedly: "Congratulations to Zhou Quan, now it is three championships, three FMVPs, two MVPs, and two all-star AMVPs, a total of seven MVPs."

By the way, in addition, Zhou Quan also has four assist kings, four steal kings, and one scoring king, for a total of nine individual data kings.

He also has two DPOYs as a point guard, four double-first-team teams, one defensive two-team, six times of the month, and fourteen times of the week.

These honors are enough to fill a room of honor. ”

Xu Jicheng said excitedly: "Zhou Quan's hard honors are getting more and more, and he is catching up with Jordan in honors." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "If the title is successfully defended, then next season will be a very, very critical season, the goal of the supersonic speed, the goal of Zhou Quan, there should be only one, that is, to defend the title again, three consecutive championship dynasty." ”

Xu Jicheng said excitedly: "Once it is completed, then I believe that Zhou Quan's honor and status in the NBA will surpass Michael Jordan." ”

Zhang Reasonable said with some concern: "After two consecutive championships, the SuperSonics will definitely become the public enemy of the league, and it is difficult to trade the players who are suitable, my opinion is best to keep the lineup stable and strengthen it slightly."

Think about it that after the Bulls won two consecutive championships, even Jordan seemed to have become a public enemy of the league, and all the media were looking for black material about him and hyping up his negative news.

Zhou Quan is not an American yet, and the American media absolutely does not want to see him complete a triple championship, as do other teams in the league. ”

Nodding, Xu Jicheng said: "After winning the championship last year, the media was hacking Zhou Quan, if it weren't for Zhou Quan who later won the world heavyweight boxing championship, his global reputation increased greatly, and he didn't have any black spots, the American media couldn't go on blacking, and he would definitely continue to hack him." ”

At the scene, Zhou Quan held two trophies and accepted photos and interviews with the media with Zeng Li, Zhou Jun.

"Iron Fist, congratulations! Now I want to know, what are your goals for next season? A New York Times reporter asked.

"Defending the title, of course, we will try to win three in a row, and there is no player who does not aspire to this achievement, and I am no exception." Zhou Quan said bluntly.

The reporter asked again: "As a team that has won two consecutive championships, I don't think other teams want to see you complete three consecutive championships, so it should be very difficult for you to strengthen it."

And how many of you have out on their contracts and will be targeted by other teams? The reporter asked.

'There is a real possibility that there will be changes to our squad, a number of team-mates have expired contracts, and I hope that the management will deal with the squad carefully, and consistency is key. Zhou Quan said very seriously.

"Iron Fist King, can you announce the news of the World Champion defense now?" At this time, a Los Angeles Times reporter asked impatiently.

When other reporters heard this question, their eyes also lit up, and they all stared at Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan laughed, handed the championship trophy in his hand to Rodman, asked him to take the photo, and handed the FMVP trophy to Zeng Li, and then said: "Then I will reveal a little, the specific news, the promotion company of this title defense will be announced soon." ”

"Iron Fist, is the challenger Tyson?" A reporter asked urgently.

"Do you want me to fight Michael?" Zhou Quan asked with a smile.

"Hopefully, your style of play is to learn from him, and you have admitted that you and he have both top-notch dodging ability and powerful offense, and the whole world wants to see you fight." Another reporter said excitedly.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Actually, I also want to fight with him, but unfortunately, his boxing match this year is already full, I heard that Mr. Tang Jin arranged a boxing match of 200 million for him, and he doesn't even have time next year, so my opponent this time is Holyfield." ”

"Alas! Isn't it with Tyson? ”

"It's not bad to fight a fox!"

"Although Holyfield is at a low point, he is still a top world champion, and under normal circumstances, his strength is much stronger than McCall."

"The fox's weight is not a few kilograms heavier than the Iron Fist King, and the strength is not much, but the fox's physical fitness is not good, and it should not be as good as the Iron Fist King."

"I'm betting on the Iron Fist King to defend his title, his dodge is amazing, I think his dodge has even surpassed Ali and Iron Michael."

The surrounding reporters were excited and began to discuss.

Zhou Quan did not disclose any other information, and later answered some questions about the NBA, ended the interview, and went to celebrate with friends.

Back in the locker room, bang, bang, after a series of corkscrews, the whole dressing room became a world of champagnes, and everyone was sprayed through, not even Ballmer was spared when he came in.

After celebrating for half an hour, Zhou Quan and the others lifted their equipment and went to take a bath, and by the time they got their bodies, it was already past twelve o'clock.

Whithitt arranged one of Chicago's top nightclubs, chartered the venue, arranged the best dancers, and the SuperSonics would party all night long.

This celebration, the wife group and the girlfriend group did not participate, this is the celebration time of the players.

The team arranged for a bus to send off a group of family members, and the players got into their own buses, and Zhou Quan sat directly next to Whithit in the front row.

"Iron Fist, what's wrong?" Whithitt asked softly.

Zhou Quan nodded slightly, turned his head and whispered: "Bob, the management must have talked to Dennis's agent about renewing the contract, right?" ”

"Yes."

Whither nodded and said, "He wants a long-term contract, five years, with a total of at least $25 million." ”

"With an average salary of $5 million a year, he's worth the price." Zhou Quan said very directly.

Bob Whithitt clearly understood what Zhou Quan meant by this sentence, and he hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Iron Fist, he's 35 years old, he'll be 36 next season, and he's got a lot of injuries. If we sign a long-term contract, once he fails, it will take up a lot of space for us. ”

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "At least he is good now, averaging 14.7 rebounds per game in the finals, you can no longer find such a person except him."

As for the future, I mean, he's been playing for the team for three years, helping the team win two consecutive championships, he's a supersonic meritorious player, he deserves a veteran contract. ”

At this point, he explained: "Bob, I'm not trying to interfere with your work and responsibilities, but I do want the team to treat these meritorious players well.

I myself want to finish my entire career with the Hypersonics, so I really want this team to be a human team and not a purely commercial company. ”

Whithitt hurriedly said: "Of course, Iron Fist, you believe me, I am not refusing his request, I am just considering.

Also, I will pass on what you just said to the other management, and I will also inform Mr. Ballmer, I am sure that the whole management and Mr. Ballmer will not treat the team's meritorious players badly, and of course I hope that you will stay in the city forever. ”

"That's what I want to see." Zhou Quan smiled.

The conversation between the two naturally attracted the attention of other people, Rodman got up and came from behind with a grin, bent down and said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, Jerry Krauss contacted my agent Manly yesterday. ”

"What?" Whithitt heard it too.

Zhou Quan was stunned and said, "Does the bull want Klaus to resume the position of general manager?" ”

"Probably yes."

Rodman straightened up and shrugged.

Whithitt's mind flickered a few times at this time, beckoned to Rodman, and motioned for him to come over, and when Rodman bent down, he whispered in his ear:

"Dennis, I've already talked to Iron Fist just now, and there are basically no problems with the contract your agent is asking for."

Rodman opened his mouth with a smile, nodded, straightened up again, and grinned, "I like Seattle girls a lot." ”

"Haha......"

Zhou Quan and the others laughed.

Schramf and Gilliam are a little uneasy in their hearts, they are the same as Rodman, their contracts have expired, looking at this, Iron Fist should help Rodman get a contract extension, so what about them?

Both have won two championships, and both are key players, so they both want a big contract, and both want to stay on the team.

Because of Iron Fist, the SuperSonics are the hottest team in the NBA, and their popularity has surpassed that of the Bulls by a large margin, and they can continue to get attention if they stay on the team. In the past two years, they have also received a lot of business benefits.

But the team's salary space is limited, and the salary cap is pressed on it, unless the owner is willing to give them a veteran contract.

And their relationship with Iron Fist is not as deep as Rodman's, and it is impossible for Iron Fist to come forward to negotiate for them and management.

"Oh roar!"

"Haha......"

"Beauty, I'm coming!"

When everyone came to the nightclub, they saw the enchanting dancing of the dancers, and they all howled with excitement like beasts.

Zhou Quan went to the bar to ask the bartender for a cup of the so-called "Red Lip Flame", and after drinking it, it was indeed like a fire, and the whole person suddenly became energetic.

After sitting down, he turned on the system while admiring the dance.

"Congratulations to the host for defending his title and winning the regular season MVP, as well as the titles of scoring champion, assist champion and steal king.

On the premise of weighing +5 kg, the three sports qualities of speed, bounce and agility remain unchanged.

Tip: Weight gain should not increase the body fat percentage of the current host. ”

He understands the meaning of the system, which is to gain muscle, not gain weight, and he will definitely not have the opportunity to gain muscle this offseason, which is very physically exhausting, and can only be carried out in the regular season next season. Fortunately, it is only 5 kilograms, which is not very difficult, and it can be done in two or three months.

In addition, he also has a consideration about whether the increase in weight to 97 kg will affect his health.

This tonnage is still light in the heavyweight class, the average heavyweight, 188 cm tall, the weight is definitely more than 100 kg, Tyson is only 178 cm, and the weight has reached 100 kg.

But his main sport is basketball, with a tonnage of 97 kilograms, which is not heavy compared to a point guard, but ridiculously heavy.

A point guard needs to run fast, change direction repeatedly, run long distances, and with such a big weight, can he hold on?

He decided to talk to Hughes Swilton, his personal physical trainer, about it.

After playing in the nightclub until the morning and returning to the hotel to sleep for a few hours, Supersonic boarded the plane back to Seattle at noon and arrived at the Seattle airport in the evening.

Seattle will continue to celebrate for three days, with a lot of events scheduled, the city and a large number of fans involved, and fans from across the Seattle metro area coming to the city to join in the celebrations.

(End of chapter)