On the night of the Bucks' championship, Sports Illustrated sent a neat team to get into the locker room and take a picture of the Bucks' starting lineup.

Yu Fei, Martin, Bell (Granger), Aldridge and Kwame Brown sat in a neat row, wearing championship T-shirts emblazoned with the Bucks logo.

"I can't believe it." Rick Riley, one of the columnists for the pictorial, said, "You've won four championships in five years, but the lineup for the first two crowns is completely different from the last two. ”

Yu Fei said: "I've always been there." ”

Riley jokingly asked, "Will it be there in the future?" ”

"I don't know." Yu Fei laughed, "But our spirit lives on." ”

The photo appeared on the cover of the last issue of Sports Illustrated magazine in June, and it read: The Bucks are undoubtedly a dynastic team, but the question is, will the lord of the dynasty leave his throne?

The 2006-07 season is over.

But before the excitement of free agency can begin, NBA teams will have to devote 100 percent of their energy to the much-anticipated 2007 draft.

On the first day after the finals, Kwame Brown came to Yu Fei's house, and he had only one thing.

"Really want to go back to Seattle?"

"To be honest, this matter is not yet decided." Yu Fei said, "The season has just ended, and we haven't started talking yet, so we don't know until we finish talking." ”

The Bucks are destined to have a big shock this summer.

Not only is Yu Fei likely to leave the team, but the contracts of the main players who have won two consecutive championships with the team, such as Kwame Brown and Raga Bell, have expired. At the same time, in the rotation lineup, like Sprewell, who signed a premium salary cap contract a few years ago, faces a team option this summer, the Bucks are likely not to execute, and another important rotation Brent Barry's contract has expired. They risk losing half of their main and rotational rosters.

"Da Fei, if you weren't here, I wouldn't have come to Milwaukee in the first place, you know?"

Yu Fei nodded.

"So where you go, where I go, is there a problem?"

Yu Fei joked: "I think no matter where I go, they will not refuse the addition of the first center in the East." ”

"NONONO'~~" Brown shook his finger confidently, "In the Finals, Tim Duncan didn't do anything with me, so my status has been promoted and I am now the league's No. 1 center." ”

There's a reason why Jermaine O'Neal can't stand him.

Yu Fei believes that Brown will go around saying that he blew Duncan in the Finals.

With Duncan's low-key style, there is a high probability that he will not respond positively, so this matter may really be given by Brown's side of the story.

Poor Duncan, will being blown up by Kwame become an argument for black fans to argue that he is not worthy of being the No. 1 striker in history?

Yu Fei didn't mind bringing Brown because they had a tacit understanding with each other, and Brown was excellent as a Carbon and a baker, and he was a good helper for rebounds and assists.

What Yu Fei didn't expect was that in the afternoon, Raga Bell also came.

"Fry, I'm sure I can still do something great with you." "Whether it's in Milwaukee or Seattle, I can help," Bell said. ”

If taking Brown away was purely out of the righteousness of the two, then Bell was a different matter.

Bell has been selected for the first defense for two consecutive years and has shot 40+% three-point shooting, which can be said to be the league's No. 1 3D.

He's leaving, and there will be a big impact on the Bucks.

"Raja, I want you to think more about yourself." Yu Fei said seriously, "Now is a good time to sign a big contract. ”

Based on Bell's performance in the past two seasons, even if the Bucks don't give a big contract, there will be other teams to give it.

If he follows Yu Fei, he may get a middle-class contract, but for top role players, they are still role players, and the glory of the championship is precious, but in the end, isn't the ultimate goal of proving yourself in the championship team still for a salary increase?

"You just tell me where you're going then, and my agent will naturally get a contract for me." Bell said, "I don't care about that. ”

Yu Fei became James who left Miami in 2014.

At the time, it was not known how James was going to lead a team that had just received the No. 1 pick to success, but the Cavaliers were quick to provide the answer. They'll trade out champions they can't cultivate, and then clean up the pay cap for James' people to move in.

That night, Sprewell also came.

Sprewell is 37 years old and a veteran in every sense of the word.

And, due to the rise of young players in the Bucks in recent years, coupled with the addition of instant players like Barry and Bale in the free market, Sprewell naturally lost his starting position.

This season, Sprewell averaged 14 minutes per game, with 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, however, he still has some skills on defense, and the change of role has allowed him to increase the proportion of three-point shooting, so the three-point shooting percentage has also reached a career peak in the past two years.

Suffice it to say, regardless of his overly premium contract, Sprewell is a useful veteran.

Sprewell didn't say he wanted to follow Yu Fei like Bell and Brown did.

He's here to catch up.

Yu Fei invited him to dinner at home, and when he left, Sprewell said, "I'm about to retire." ”

"You still have one year left on your contract." Yu Fei reminded.

"They won't execute a third-year contract," Sprewell said. ”

The madman didn't make it clear, but Yu Fei knew very well what it meant.

If Yu Fei is still there, the Bucks may pinch their noses and admit the last year of the contract, but if Yu Fei is not there, whether it is for the sake of salary space or cost-effectiveness, it is the most cost-effective to end this league's famous premium contract and negotiate a veteran base salary with Sprewell.

But the veteran's base salary is not enough for Sprewell to support his family, so he prefers to retire.

"With your state, it's not a problem to play until you're 40." Yu Fei asked, "Don't think about it again?" ”

Sprewell snorted, "No, I'll never take a base salary." ”

Sprewell left.

After that, Kevin Lin and Lawson walked over: "Arne's side has negotiated." ”

Yu Fei asked, "When will the negotiations start?" ”

Kevin Lin said: "July 1. ”

It happened to be the first day after the Bucks' championship celebration.

The league teams still have a lot of work to do before that day comes.

The first is the tryout.

Kevin Durant's combined tryout in Orlando was revealed to be unable to lift the lowest weight bench press, which seemed to cast a shadow over his prospects as a champion.

Oden, on the other hand, showed the potential to be a great inside line in the tryout.

It's just that what makes the Oden camp depressed is that Seattle, both official and non-governmental, is more inclined to Kevin Durant, who is known as "Frye II".

What made Oden's heart even heavier was the rally around the vicinity of the supersonic training base.

"Save our hypersonics!"

"Save our hypersonics!"

"Save our hypersonics!"

The frenzied fans chanted, holding the P into Yu Fei, who was wearing a supersonic jersey, as if with some kind of indescribable expectation.

They believe Frye will come back here.

They simply believe.

This made Oden understand that there was no way he could win the No. 1 pick from Durant.

But it could be a good thing for him.

"Saving our hypersound" is too heavy a mission, and he is still young, and he does not feel that he can afford the burden.

But why do they think KD can carry it?

That guy can't even push the lowest weight bench press.

Oden shook his head and decided to move on to the next stop, his last, and most likely one, Boston.

Although many people say that he looks like Bill Russell's uncle, they don't mind, after all, it is Bill Russell.

"Auden or Durant" was the question of trial in the 2007 draft.

But the Bucks didn't have to solve it, because they weren't even qualified to touch the two.

However, the No. 8 pick still allows them to make good additions in the draft.

Popular lotto shows in this position include Joakim Noah, Spencer Hawes, Assi Law, Brandon White and this year's hottest international player, China's Space Easy.

Moreover, Space Yi is very willing to play for the Bucks, because there is Yu Fei here.

He is not only the totem of Asian Americans, but also the pride of all yellow-skinned, and he is also a master-level bread feeding master, if he can come to Milwaukee, it will be very beneficial to the development of Space Easy.

That's why Space Easy actively participates in tryouts with the Bucks.

On this day, Yu Fei also came.

The management of the Bucks is very relieved, which shows that Yu Fei still cares about the team's draft, and the situation may not be so bad?

But Yu Fei came over and whispered a few words to Space Yi, giving enough hints.

Then, the Bucks went from being the team they wanted to join the most to being the team they didn't want to join.

After that, Yu Fei no longer asked about the Bucks' draft.

The management of the Bucks became nervous again, and they couldn't help but call to ask Yu Fei for advice.

Yu Fei's answer was: "It's not my job, you decide for yourself." ”

At this point, the management of the Bucks confirmed Yu Fei's intentions, and they concentrated on the draft, and finally locked up Space Yi, Corey Brewer and Joakim Noah.

All Yu Fei had to do was wait, wait for the championship celebration to come, wait for the end of June, wait for that negotiation to come.

But at the same time, the NBA's most important market and the most historic market are at the crossroads of fate at the same time.

After the season, Bryant returned to his hometown.

It was an ordinary day, but he sprained his foot during training, so he limped to the parking lot, only to meet a group of young people on the way.

They shouted and screamed.

"Kobe, are you okay?"

"Frye has won the championship again, you will never catch up with him!"

"What's wrong with your feet? Even so, keep training, and you'll have to do that to catch up with Fry! ”

This scene stung Kobe.

Because last year, after the Lakers were eliminated by the Suns, he also limped, and then met his old friend Donnie Hill.

Hill asked Kobe, "What's wrong with your foot?" ”

"I'm not a young guy anymore, Donnie." Bryant replied, "I'm going to have to adjust my pace from time to time, it's the wear and tear that the NBA has brought me over and over the long seasons, but don't worry, I'm going to be okay and the Lakers are going to be okay." ”

Carl accompanied Kobe Bryant to the team bus and took a photo with him. In the group photo, Kobe's loneliness is obvious, and the reason why he can't win like this is because he doesn't have enough helpers. But he still looks forward to the future, but a year has passed. The Lakers are still standing still.

Now, confronted by a group of inconsequential fans in his hometown, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but talk to them, first criticizing the team's young center Andrew Bynum by name, and then questioning whether what the Lakers have been doing in recent years is really aimed at winning championships, and then accusing Jerry Buss of being a liar, a "scapegoat" in the O'Neal trade (1), and if the Lakers can't bring him quality helpers this summer, he will request a trade.

The news instantly excited sports reporters across the United States, and the Lakers, who had been silent for two years, finally remembered their circus attributes.

"Kobe Bryant's application for a transaction" became a national hot spot for a while.

At the same time, the Boston Celtics took the top two picks after changing from "Celtics glory" to "Celtics shame".

It's tryout season.

General Manager Danny Angie sorted through his notes with a serious expression until his assistant said, "Danny, Greg is here." ”

"Let's take him to our history museum first." "You know what to do. ”

The assistant nodded: "I will record his mood changes." ”

The assistant walked away, and Angie tapped her fingers lightly on the table, he was thinking, he was brewing emotions, and this year's draft could not afford to fail

He then opened his eyes and looked at the wall of his office, where there was a poster of the 1981 championship, his first year with the Celtics; There's also the 1983 fiasco, Bill Fitch's bastard masterpiece; 1984 Champion, the sweetest champion; Champion of 1986, the greatest champion.

Then, the 1986 draft, Len Baias;

the 1987 draft, Reggie Lewis;

Rick Pitino's Descent;

Paul Pearce's knife wound.

Is there an end to bad luck?

Angie's gaze fell on Auerbach's photo.

If there is an end to bad luck, it must be this year, and the Celtics have spent the last 20 years paying off all their debts.

(1) Kobe Bryant really did it.

(End of chapter)