316. Retired veterans
On June 20, 1997, the Lakers defeated the Bulls in the tiebreak battle to win the championship.
The Lakers' championship this time has almost completely different meanings for Zhang Hao himself and others, so it is the same as that of winning the championship itself.
At 20 years and 164 days, Zhang Hao broke the record of the youngest finals MVP in history held by the Magician for 20 years and 276 days. Everyone's opinion is the same. It's simply amazing that this record can be broken.
If Zhang Hao had not been too violent in the tiebreak battle, if O'Neal was injured and could not have been beaten by tiebreak, then FMVP was most likely Barkley's.
The previous adjective "The Destiny of Heaven" is now put on Zhang Hao, just like the Magician rookie in 1980 who won the FMVP at the age of 20 and 276 days. It looks like Zhang Hao should break his record.
Zhang Hao's words "The wind is blowing" after winning the championship, in people's eyes, this is a declaration of the arrival of a new era!
The significance of winning the championship is a fantastic thing for Zhang Hao, and it is a super sniper against God... But no matter how exciting the finals were, no one else could understand it.
For others, Zhang Hao won the FMVP this time, the biggest significance of this year, the new generation and middle-aged stars broke the dominance of the 84 Golden Generation, from the data list to the 84 Golden Generation leading the team to the 84 Golden Generation winning the championship and winning the FMVP for six consecutive years. This dominance was ended by Zhang Hao leading the team!
Barkley and Jeromy Colsey felt like they were expelled from the 84 generation when they saw this statement...
There is nothing special about other people, that is, the Bulls failed to defend their title successfully, and there are many teams that failed to defend their title.
Only Zhang Hao knows that these three years are a key season for Jordan to become the first person in basketball history in the future.
Zhang Hao had no special ideas before, but now, he has more ambitions. He doesn't want someone who is so stable that he can almost impossible to break in the world of basketball.
And other people obviously cannot understand this, because others don’t know that only Zhang Hao knows how important it is to his ambition that has begun to sprout.
The same view is that the competition among the first person in history will continue to exist in the future!
The Magician won the 6th championship. Originally, after Jordan won the 4MVP + 4Camp + 4FMVP, he had already begun to beat the Magician. Although the Magician's contribution this time is not as much as the first five championships, it has greatly made up for the gap that was overtaken by Jordan.
Jordan, Magician, and Russell, after this final, became the three major candidates in the history of the people. Their supporters have their own opinions. The general perception is that Jordan and Magician are in the same level, and Russell is slightly higher than two and a half level.
Because Russell is the only one in his own era, Jordan and the Magic are basically tied for the first person in the modern basketball era after 1976.
The Bulls have shown super strength this season, with 70 back-to-back wins, and once led 3-1 in the finals... The Bulls will still be the favorite to win the championship next season, Jordan still has the chance to surpass the Magician, tied with Russell, and even in the future, there is no chance to compete for the first person in history again...
But now, the 6 consecutive championships of the 84 generation have been broken, and the new era is likely to have been kicked off by Zhang Hao!
This season is regarded as the end of the Magician, Big Bird, and the Bad Boys Legion, just like the 1990-1991 season, and is regarded as a season of changing times!
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The Lakers were very busy in the next three days after winning the championship. They flew back to Los Angeles early the next morning, and the afternoon was a press conference.
Then, a celebration banquet was held on the 22nd, and fans thanked the event. On the 23rd, the Los Angeles City Hall prepared security and traffic control and held a championship parade.
These days, for Lakers fans, for individual fans of Zhang Hao, Magic, Barkley, Wilkins, etc., it is a carnival day.
But happy times always pass quickly. On June 24, the Lakers held another press conference.
"Mr. Johnson, Mr. Barkley, are you really planning to leave? Mr. Barkley, you might be able to get the FMVP next year."
Listening to Zhang Hao's rare and frivolous tone, Barkley replied: "Didn't I give you a chance? Look, you almost didn't get the FMVP. I will continue to play next year, and you may not really get it."
"It's okay, Mr. Barkley, you can keep playing, you should still be unable to grab mine."
"..." Why did Barkley want to hit someone so much after winning the championship?
The magician said at this time: "I feel that my body is a little unable to keep up. I feel even more tired after two years of fighting than before. I am older..."
When Zhang Hao heard the two old people's words, he felt a little regretful, but he didn't feel much sad. He helped the two old people seize the opportunity and won the championship. This season has been very good.
Although it is a pity that the two made such a choice, especially Barkley, who is expected to retire next season, who will still have the strength of a top power forward, will be a huge loss for the team, but Zhang Hao respects the choices of the two veterans.
After chatting for a while, the Magician, Barkley, Byron Scott, and Wilkins went to the press conference. Today, it was their retirement press conference.
Zhang Hao did not continue to stay and fought side by side with the Magic for two years, Barkley and Byron Scott for one year, Wilkins also played in the end of the regular season and a playoff that could promote relationships more... Seeing with his own eyes and hearing with his own ears that they were about to retire, Zhang Hao still didn't want to experience this.
In addition to these, there are other things that he needs to digest.
As expected, this summer, their team may have a huge change.
Last summer, a lot of one-year short contracts were signed. This time, many players won the championship. Some of them were originally going to save their salaries and stay in the team or join the franchise. If the championship is obtained, there may be changes.
That is, like last summer, I have to experience separation again...
Even though he had experienced it once, Zhang Hao still felt uncomfortable when he thought about it.
He knew that this kind of thing would go through many times in the future. The professional league was destined to have a lot of player flow and would get used to it in the future. But now he is not used to it, so he doesn't force himself to face these things. He chose to wait for the passage of time to let time help him get used to it.
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The retirement of the Magician, Barkley, Byron Scott and Wilkins caused a strong response.
These four people played a huge role in the Lakers' championship journey, and they all looked oily in the fuel tank. The Magicians were completely fine as the core of the substitute lineup. Although Barkley was paddling in the regular season, his fierceness in the playoffs was no less than that of O'Neal, Byron Scott and Wilkins' experience and shooting skills.
The retirement of four people at the same time made many fans sigh that their youth has really passed... Of course, the most important thing is that the retirement of these four people has greatly weakened the Lakers' combat effectiveness.
This incident is not surprising. The Magician said in an interview before the start of this season that he was just staying to accompany Zhang Hao to grow up and provide experience and help to Zhang Hao. Now that Zhang Hao has won the championship, it is normal for him to retire.
Byron Scott planned to retire last year and came to the Lakers to interview for assistant coaches. As a result, he became the most stable pitcher in the substitute lineup...
Barkley had two possibilities: he did not win the championship, and he continued to play with the contract and won the championship, and he had a high possibility of retirement.
Wilkins was going to hug David Robinson last summer, and finally came to the Lakers and won the championship, which was a successful retirement.
After the four people held a press conference to announce their retirement, the media and experts and fans focused on what kind of reinforcements the Lakers will do this summer.
Zhang Hao set a new record for the youngest FMVP held by the Magic. This season is the season when he truly established his superstar status. Kenny Anderson's peak period and O'Neal entered the golden period of his career. With these three people, the Lakers are very attractive to free agents. The problem is that O'Neal alone accounts for half of the salary cap. The Lakers have no salary space. What methods will be used to sign up next and who will join has become a hot topic.
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From the moment of winning the championship, to the time of going to the Great Western Forum Arena this morning to chat with Magicians and Barkley, Zhang Hao didn't put his mind on the basketball itself.
At the moment when the final whistle sounded, Zhang Hao was very excited, but at the same time, he entered the heaviest "ball-hazard period" since he started playing in the NBA. In the past three days, except for the fans who showed a dunk during the event, he never touched basketball again, nor did he consider things related to basketball itself. The system also "shut down" for three days.
He needs to slow down and work hard for two years, and he is doing his best in every game, thinking about how to win more games every day... Finally, he can have a good rest these days.
After three days of relaxation, I chatted with the Magician and Barkley this morning and began to think of what happened next season, the passion and desire, and it was back!
He did not reduce his enthusiasm because of the three-day ball-wearing period, nor did he stop pursuing it after winning the championship. Instead, he became more eager for the next season and the competition for more honors in the future!
The feeling of winning the championship was so wonderful. He finally understood why the Magician, Big Bird, Jordan, Kobe, Duncan, James... They were still in their thirties.
Do they have no money? As Zhang Hao's impression, Duncan signed nearly 100 endorsements in the most powerful years of the new century. His agent secretly vilified him for $30 million without even notice, and also helped his girlfriend vilify him for more money to raise a young man...
Kobe's business aspect is also worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
James is the strongest one. Just at the age of 32, he signed a lifelong contract renewal with Nike with a total price of more than US$1 billion, which is a new record in the history of sports, not to mention the returns of his investment everywhere...
But after winning a championship, these people wanted the second one, the third one...the desire seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.
Zhang Hao feels like this now. After winning the championship, his desire to win the championship again and his enthusiasm for the sport he likes has become even higher!
After chatting with the magician, Barkley, he returned home. April Clark went to help him communicate with Henry Thomas and sponsors about the next endorsement activities. He needed to allocate the summer time and adjust the plan according to various arrangements.
I turned on the system that I closed for several days and there were several tips for winning the night.
"Flazing wings: The second phase of the mission has been raised.
You are enemies of God:
Target: Zhang Hao needs to help the Lakers win the championship this season. (7 games won, completed.)
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1 random medal upgrade card.”
"You have to believe in the light:
Objective: With the help of the host, Zhang Hao needs to help his team, Lakers win the game and win the championship in the tiebreak of the 1996-1997 season finals. (Completed)
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Bronze Medal: Kobe Time.”
"Defeat:
Goal: With the help of the host, Zhang Hao needs to help the Lakers not lag behind the Bulls in the third quarter. (30-27, completed)
Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: designated medals, gold advanced card fragments*1."
Zhang Hao was a little sorry for not getting the Jordan card this season, but after winning the championship, the rest would not be that important. If he told him to clear all the star experience cards before the finals to exchange for another championship, he would be willing.
Aren't these props just used to allow him to burst out with a stronger strength to compete for the championship when his personal ability is not enough?
There are already two fragments in Guixin's level upgrade card, and one is still missing. I don't know when I will get the third fragment.
Thinking about the effect of the golden-level "returning home", Zhang Hao feels so good!
However, what interested Zhang Hao the most is the newly won medal Kobe Time, so take a look.
"Kobe Time (Bronze): A single game is limited to one time. A trigger command is issued to the wearer. After issuing the trigger command, if the wearer hits three consecutive goals (continuous attack cannot be interrupted and must be executed for three consecutive rounds), the trigger bonus will be triggered. The attack in the next three rounds will be in a hot state. No matter what kind of defense you encounter, as long as you successfully take a successful move and are not blocked or encounter a foul that cannot complete the shooting, you can get a significant effort to make up for it.
Note: 1. The upgrade task is related to Kobe Bryant, 2. Silver-level effect: You can issue multiple trigger commands in a single game, and the trigger will be a continuous effect until the shot is missed. 3. Silver-level accompanying characteristics: stubborn.
Chapter completed!