News of SuperSonics' plan to trade Sean Marion has spread.

It's not a matter of secrecy, it's just that the deal dragged on for too long.

The trade was not finalized from the beginning of February until the All-Star weekend, and Presti only said that the details were not discussed internally, only to learn later that the Heat wanted the SuperSonics to piggyback on fourth-year wing Josh Childres.

The main thing is that Riley is not in a hurry.

Regardless of whether the trade is successful or not, due to Wade's season reimbursement and the fact that the team that attacked the championship has completely aged, the goal of the Heat this season is to be the overall champion, so the worse the record, the better.

Therefore, what they have is time.

On the contrary, supersonic speed is not good and can drag on any longer.

But Presti had already guessed that Riley was interested in trading, and the current price increase was just a means, so he maintained a high level of patience and the principle of no price increase.

During this time, Rashad Lewis broke the defense several times and publicly cursed Sam Presti.

Then, Lewis's on-the-spot performance also plummeted.

From the outside world, Lewis is looking to make his trade worthier and lower.

As soon as Lewis had a bad posture, George Carr put away the kind face that he could talk to anyone on weekdays, which was just his disguise. If it weren't for Da Fei to be a villain, Carl wouldn't want to be this good old man.

Now that Lewis has given him a chance, he has taken the initiative to push the opponent to the bench and will not play on the grounds of "injury".

As a result, Channing Fry was briefly given a chance to start.

As another Frye on the SuperSonics, his presence has never been strong, as the starter has a Lewis who has a functional way to cover him.

However, the opportunity came like raindrops, and it was difficult for him to catch it.

In order for Frye to look like he was really capable of completely replacing Lewis, Roy and Yu Fei played a lot of pick-and-rolls with him at the No. 4 position.

Frye just needs to make the most of his shooting strengths.

During that time, Frye averaged 12 points per game and shot 39% from three-point range, which was top-notch in terms of both the number and quality of shots.

The turbulent SuperSonics should have had problems like they did in early January, but Yu Fei and Roy's steady ability to lead the team, coupled with Frye's ascension to the top, had almost no adverse reactions.

Because Space Four's job was so easy, Frye even came up with the question "Maybe Rashad is overrated?" "Thoughts.

Rashad Lewis' intra-team niche was quickly replaced by a subordinate, speeding up the trade process.

Seeing that the bamboo pole couldn't be knocked out, Riley stopped forcing Childis.

Before All-Star Weekend, the SuperSonics reached a verbal agreement with the Heat.

Since Sean Marion's salary is as high as $16 million, in order to match this contract, in addition to Lewis, the SuperSonics also sent backup point guard Luke Ridno, and then traded back from Miami for Sean Marion and . Smash Bryant's lifelong enemy, Parker.

Parker is not what Presti wants, it's just that the SuperSonics put out the second-team point guard in order to tie the contract, so they want to add one here to the Heat. Moreover, this person can't be too expensive, or the salary will not be equal, and it can't be too strong — because Riley won't agree to it — preferably the kind of player who has playoff experience, but is not up to par, has a serious bias, and is almost questioned by scouts that he can't play in the NBA, and does his best to survive in the league with a base salary.

Smash Parker: "It's just me!" ”

The parties reached an agreement, but the deal still did not take effect.

Because Riley needs to clean up the scrap on the team before the trade deadline arrives.

So, on February 13, Rashad Lewis brought fans a 4-of-14 performance in his final game as a superSonic, and even caused the inside line to be broken by the Utah Jazz.

It was also the final game before All-Star Weekend.

Although they lost, the fans of the hypersonic breathed a sigh of relief.

They were glad the team traded Lewis, the kind of guy who simply couldn't afford to do anything.

"I'll remember the games I've played here, and whether I'm still here or not, I'll bless the SuperSonics." "They shouldn't be leaving, no team that's 40 years old," Lewis said. ”

Then, fans found out that Lewis had a love for the supersounds. They kind of regretted it. Because they don't know if Marion will be better than Lewis.

The riot caused by Lewis was quelled by the trade.

For some haters who have been waiting for Yu Fei's new situation for a long time, this is not black material.

Some questioned Fei's leadership, arguing that "if it were MJ, this would never have happened."

Jordan, who lives in seclusion, has been oppressed by some kind of force lately.

Yu Fei's increasingly powerful momentum makes "GOAT" questionable.

And that's not the same time it used to be.

Yu Fei has left the closed Milwaukee, Seattle is a vast stage, and everything he does will be magnified. When one takes a closer look at all of his accomplishments over the past six years, one can see that he is not far from Jordan.

Moreover, in addition to being an official GOAT contender, Yu Fei is also the savior of American basketball and the savior of Seattle professional basketball.

All sorts of lofty halos fall on a superstar who is at his peak, and with his on-court performance, it is not inconsistent at all.

Jordan found that the world had forgotten about his performance.

Because Yu Fei looks full of charm.

This reminded Jordan of what Larry Bird once said, "Sooner or later we will be forgotten." ”

This sentence sounded incredible to people at the time.

Will the basketball Jesuit be forgotten?

If one day, people live in a world where Draymond Green hits more three-pointers in his career than Larry Bird. Well, yes.

99% of great people will be forgotten, greatness has a shelf life.

Jordan is the Jordan, the Jordan who was ashamed to be called the GOAT in an interview because he had never played against other generations of seniors; But at the same time, Jordan is also such a Jordan, he can openly say that he is a benchmark for greatness.

And Jordan can still be such a Jordan, when James took the Heat's handsome seal from Wade with his undefensible 2011 Finals performance, his decision changed from pure black to chaotic black. The narrative perspective of the Fourth Deal makes it impossible to accurately assess the far-reaching impact of the "decision", because it was not long before that was called the beginning of modern player empowerment. When James returned to Cleveland, he completed the "most valuable finals in history" as determined by the fourth round, and put himself on the "GOAT" discussion.

But the Cleveland region was so quiet that James needed a bigger stage to spread his prestige. Los Angeles is a great place where James can really shake the throne with a special narrative.

That is, Qiao is a high mountain, and Zhan is a long river.

And at that time, it was almost 20 years since Jordan last played, and everyone's memory of him gradually blurred, so Jordan became the strongest player people had ever heard of, and James seemed to be the strongest player everyone had ever seen.

So you're going to see Jordan like this, who eagerly seized the window when the world was locked up at home by the pandemic to let go of the license of "The Last Dance," a stinking and long boastful documentary that expands "Extreme Jordan" tenfold just to give Gen Z (those born 1997-2012) who have never seen him play an idea of how awesome your Uncle Joe is.

And for the current Jordan, the most unfortunate thing is that Yu Fei in this world has an advantage that James did not have at that time.

Yu Fei let the world see Jordan's ugliness.

At the same time, from a narrative point of view, Yu Fei is as perfect as Jordan.

Four championships in six years, undefeated in the finals, an average of three doubles per game, and countless deeds.

These made the sense of oppression that Jordan should have felt in 2020 came earlier, and it was even stronger.

Jordan, who had already decided not to participate in the 2008 All-Star Weekend, was back on the scene.

As he expected, the rebuilding of New Orleans was not ideal, and the commercial impact of promoting his brand here was minimal.

The only thing they have to do here is to participate in charity events and spread the love to the locals.

But what's the use of that? The kids prefer Yu Fei, they want the latest Chosen Six Generation boots, as for AJ? That's the feeling of an adult.

In the field of basketball, Yu Fei alone supported the façade of Reebok, achieved the all-Asian all-encompassing, and competed with Nike in the United States.

According to Nike's statistics, Yu Fei's popularity among Gen Z is even more amazing.

The time of that man has come, but many conservative people are not ready.

Halfway through the event, Jordan saw a number of kids wearing the Bucks' No. 44 jersey, which made him so angry that he wasn't in the mood to continue.

His promotional work in New Orleans ended hastily, and he quickly returned to his hotel and called LeBron James to meet him.

Jordan has some heartfelt advice for James, while also having high expectations.

Jordan hadn't seen James in a while, but not seeing each other didn't affect his attention. Last summer, he advised James to hone his shooting skills and change his style of play, and he has proven firsthand that long-term ball-goers can't succeed.

But James had a question: "Why can that person succeed?" ”

Jordan replied: "He has a group of good players around him, who are you around?" You have to face it alone in Cleveland, but the current style of play is slowing down your development and has no other purpose than to get nice stats. ”

However, who doesn't love data?

James took half of the advice and used last summer to improve his long-range shooting consistency.

However, Yu Fei's unexpected transition in Seattle put him one step ahead of James.

Thinking of this, Jordan couldn't help but shake his head.

"Michael, what's wrong?"

"I'm wondering," Jordan said, looking at his wife, "will LeBron never be able to catch up with that bastard?" ”

(End of chapter)