In January 2000, Michael Hayesley acquired the Vancouver Grizzlies for $160 million. In 2001, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee. In 2004, the team owned the new stadium, FedEx, which is considered the most artistic stadium in the NBA.

Since relocating to Memphis, the Grizzlies have entered the playoffs five times, and last year, the Grizzlies have grown into a strong team in the league. Last season, they reached the Western Conference Finals in one fell swoop, shocking everyone.

After Michael Haasley took over the Grizzlies, the changes in this team were earth-shaking. You should know that before Heasley took over, the Grizzlies were almost one of the most hopeless teams in the league. Even, they could remove "one".

During the six years in Vancouver, the Grizzlies' overall record was 101 wins and 359 losses, which is the worst record for the NBA team in a 6-year span. In these six years, the Grizzlies have never entered the playoffs, the winning rate of a single season has never exceeded 30%, and they have only won 23 games in a single season. At the same time, another Canadian team, the Raptors, had already broken through the first round of the playoffs, and there were phenomenal superstars like Vince Carter.

During the farewell battle of the Grizzlies in Vancouver, fans even held up slogans with the words "Thank you the worst team in history", which was undoubtedly angering the complaint. Some people also held posters with the words "100 wins are better than no, thank you Grizzlies", but it is hard to say whether this is nostalgia or irony.

Today in Vancouver, there are no traces left by the Grizzlies. In the former Grizzlies' home stadium and in the local sports bar, there are no flags, jerseys or old photos related to the Grizzlies.

A team that is so bad is considered unique.

From this we can see that Heasley is simply the savior of the Grizzlies. He pulled this team out of the abyss. So, if he doesn't love the Grizzlies, it must be fake. The Grizzlies are now at the Western Conference Finals level, which is exactly what Heasley has been fantasizing about for a long time.

However, the 75-year-old Haasley really couldn't continue to run the team. The NBA middle-grade boss who was older than him did, but he was not in a worse state than him.

Every day when he wakes up, Heasley swallows a bunch of colorful pills. Whenever the reporter asks him if he will trade someone, he doesn't have the patience he used to, and just feels bored. When he thinks of the cumbersome reinforcement plan for the offseason, he wants Chris Wallace to handle it with full authority.

So, Haasley had the idea of ​​simply selling the team. Perhaps a younger, more energetic and ambitious boss would manage the Grizzlies better.

At the most prosperous time in the history of the Grizzlies, Haysley chose to say goodbye to the team.

However, Hesley instructed Wallace not to disclose this news to the players and coaches first, so as not to disrupt the morale of the army.

When the time is right, Heasley will naturally tell others.

Chris Wallace did as he did, but the next afternoon, the news that Heasley wanted to transfer the team was still exposed.

There is no doubt that in today's era, nothing can be hidden from reporters. Once a reporter knows that with the high timeliness of the Internet, the whole world will know about this matter in a few hours.

"It was not ours who exposed the news, but it might be the buyer. Have you contacted several buyer candidates? I think it might be the people from their side who revealed the news." After the news was exposed, Chris Wallace was busy.

On the one hand, he had to respond to the reporter's questioning. On the other hand, he had to help Heasley handle the team's business. Overnight, his workload instantly doubled.

At this time, Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins was sitting behind Wallace's desk, hoping to get some more detailed information.

The fact that a team changes a boss can have a small or big impact on players and coaches. After all, whether to change a boss or not, the salary on the contract must be paid and the ball will be played as well.

But it is also very likely that it will change the career trajectory of players and coaches. In the past two years, there have been many changes in the team's personnel due to changing bosses.

In 2010, the Golden State Warriors replaced their boss. As a result, this year, Monta Ellis, the last representative of the "Golden State Gang" period, was kicked out by the Warriors, and Curry was officially promoted.

In March 2005, Dan Gilbert became the big boss of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since then, he has made drastic reforms to the team's management, coaching staff, and team lineup.

In 2010, Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokolov bought the Nets. Then the Nets have now confirmed that they will move to Brooklyn next season, and rumors about the Nets' deal have not stopped.

However, after Wallace made all the calls, he could only spread his hands to Hollins, "I don't know who the new boss is, so I have no clue at all. You ask what my team will become? Only God knows."

"But at this point it was revealed that the team was going to be sold, and I was afraid that the players' condition would be affected. We just lost Rudy, Guy, and Link, just now, as the core of the team. At this critical moment, it is really."

"I don't want it, nor does Heasley, but the reporters think that they exposed this matter, and there is nothing I can do about it. I can only hope that our young men are focused enough." Wallace is also one of the top two. This year's Memphis Grizzlies feel that they have been moving forward in adversity.

The next day, sure enough, many media began to jump out and swear at the Grizzlies. They believed that in the current situation, the mentality of Grizzlies players may be affected. After all, there have always been rumors about Guy, Randolph and even Conley. And now the team is about to sell, and no one guarantees the fate of these players.

In the opinion of reporters, the Grizzlies should be in a state of self-inflicted danger now. In this state, it is difficult for the team to achieve results.

Last season, the Nuggets almost fell out of the top eight in the West when everyone was in danger. It was not until the transaction about Anthony that they returned. The Jazz were in danger, and they changed from a championship challenger to a mid-range team in the top eight in the West. As a result, after the transaction was completed, they were directly relegated to a lottery team.

With these lessons in hand, reporters speculate that the Grizzlies' ending this year will not be much better.

As a result, on March 16, the Grizzlies lost to the Raptors unexpectedly, which made public opinion even more irritating.

"The Grizzlies' newly-realized record is about to be destroyed."

“The Memphis Grizzlies are in the most chaotic period in history.”

"Rumor: Hollins has started to work while looking for his next home."

Once the game was lost, all kinds of strange rumors were created. However, how many people really care about the reason why the Grizzlies lost today?

In this game, Link scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, still worthy of his position as a core player. In addition, Randolph and Conley also scored 18 points and 15 respectively, and the Grizzlies performed very well.

However, the Raptors shot a 46.7% three-point shooting percentage today, which was 14% higher than their average three-point shooting percentage this year! The Grizzlies lost the ball.

And even so, the Grizzlies only lost 4 points.

But the reporters can't care about this. They just want to attract attention and don't care too much about the true appearance.

Although there is no situation in the Grizzlies that everyone is in danger, and everyone is focusing on the game itself. But the media can really make the white ones turn black.

Therefore, Link still feels very guilty about the defeat in this game. If this loss can be avoided, there will be no such a mess.

Therefore, when Link was asked by reporters after the game, "How do you think about the team being sold?", Link focused.

"I will prove that most of you are farting. We are warriors, we just want to fight. Nothing else will affect our desire for battle. Those false voices will sooner or later be broken."

Link's speech was very firm, and he also used the words "I will prove it".

He is very clear that as the core of the team, in addition to enjoying the highest tactical status and the highest exposure, he also needs to do more practical things for the team and solve more troubles.

How to stabilize the morale of the army? It’s very simple, victory! Link has undoubtedly taken the responsibility of breaking the rumors on his shoulders.

Looking at Link Yi's righteous speech, Randolph, who was sitting beside him, smiled with relief.
Chapter completed!