Rodman's ability to stand out in the NBA for such a long time with his seemingly unimpressive body was not only due to his hard work and ruthlessness, but also his essential trash talk and small moves.

Now Rodman has spent almost all his life's learning on Horry. He wants to anger Horry and try to make Horry lose his mind and attack him, so that he and Horry can be sent off the game.

This behavior may seem despicable, but as Jiang Dongbing said, this is actually part of the game.

Even Horry himself did this kind of thing more than once in the future. For example, when playing against the Suns, he deliberately knocked Nash away in order to anger the Suns. If he could get into a fight and pull someone on his back, he would make a lot of money.

Sent.

Horry was definitely the biggest obstacle to the Suns' failure to win the championship that season, so Horry was also the person most hated by Suns fans.

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In just a few minutes, Horry already had a ferocious expression on his face. Faced with Rodman's crazy trash talk and little moves, no one could stand it, but he still tried his best to restrain himself.

After a few more minutes, Horry couldn't stand it anymore. He was so furious that he could no longer restrain himself and turned around to fight with Rodman.

In fact, Rodman is also a tricky person. If he really fought with Horry, he would definitely push Horry to the floor and beat him violently. But in order to win the sympathy of the referee, or to prevent the referee from favoring the Lakers, Rodman

Deman took the initiative to punch Horry twice...

After these two punches, Horry let out a bad breath, which was actually a relief. However, Jackson, the head coach on the sidelines, was driven crazy with anger. He knew very well the purpose of Rodman's move.

After all, Rodman was also his former disciple. How could the Zen master not see what Rodman wanted to do? As a result, Horry and these two fools fell for it.

"Beep beep!" the referee blew the whistle frantically, ejecting both Horry and Rodman from the game.

Since the Artest incident, the league has repeatedly issued orders not to allow vicious fights on the court. Now that Horry and Rodman are committing crimes against the trend, it is strange that the referee will not send them off the court.

"Huh..." Jiang Dongbing breathed a sigh of relief. After getting rid of Huo Li, the game will become much easier.

After the "interlude", the game continued? AC Green was brought on to replace Horry.

The Grizzlies immediately took advantage of this moment to create a climax that made the Lakers fans collapse.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Lakers' home court by four points and successfully defeated the Lakers with a score of 4:2, once again winning tickets to the Finals.

Jiang Dongbing breathed a sigh of relief. It was really not easy to win this series. If Rodman hadn't stepped up and dedicated himself? It's really hard to say whether he would win or lose this game. What if they lost? Then they would compete with the Lakers.

Tie-break, this is definitely a scene Jiang Dongbing is not happy to see.

The Grizzlies players were extremely excited. After defeating the Lakers, it meant that they would win the championship again this year.

No matter which team in the Eastern Conference can advance to the finals, one thing is for sure? They will definitely not be the Grizzlies' opponents.

Don't look at the Grizzlies beating the Lakers? It was so painful? But that's because the Lakers are too strong? You know, without the Grizzlies, this Lakers would be a dynasty team.

It can be said that among the twenty-nine teams in the entire NBA league, the Grizzlies are the only one in existence, and the Lakers are the only one below the Grizzlies.

Like those strong teams in the Eastern Conference? Are they as strong as the Jazz or Trail Blazers? It's hard to say. Maybe they will be beaten when facing a team like the Trail Blazers.

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At the post-game press conference, the Lakers were naturally unconvinced, believing that the Grizzlies had stolen the victory that originally belonged to them, and even the championship that originally belonged to them.

However, not many people pay attention to this kind of loser's complaints. Now the fans have turned their attention to the East to see which team can advance and become the Grizzlies' opponent in the finals, or the Grizzlies win the championship.

stepping stone.

"Jiang, are you busy?"

The next morning, Stewart walked into Jiang Dongbing's office.

"I'm not busy. We've finished the Western Conference finals, so what else is there to do? These days should be my most leisurely days," Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.

"Yes, no matter who advances in the Eastern Conference, they will definitely not be our opponents anyway. There is indeed no need to make yourself too tired."

"However, now that the season is about to end, should we divert some of our attention to the draft?" Stewart asked tentatively.

When the draft was mentioned, Jiang Dongbing couldn't help but smile bitterly. The 2000 draft was really not easy to choose from!

As the first draft in the 21st century, many people actually have high hopes now. After all, in the new era and the new atmosphere, maybe this draft will have such epoch-making figures.

But Jiang Dongbing knows very well that this year's draft is simply terrible.

To say that the 2000 draft was a small year would be an understatement. It was absolutely the best of years.

No. 1 pick Kenyon Martin, although not many fans say he is a parallel import, but in fact there is only a thin line between him and a parallel import. If his performance is even slightly worse, he may be included in the list of No. 1 parallel import.

His career averages of 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game seem to be much better than those of the well-known parallel import Kwame Brown, but you must know that Kwame Brown’s playing time is much less than that of Martin. If the data of these two people are fully converted

If it's 48 minutes, the difference is really not that big.

The No. 1 pick is a semi-parallel import, and the No. 2 pick Swift is a well-known springer, but he only has the advantage of high jump. He is also a parallel import in other aspects. The No. 1 pick, Darius Miles, is known as the Wolf King Garnett II.

In the end, due to injuries, he became a parallel import...

In one draft, the top three picks were all parallel imports, which was as miserable as grandma's house.

If there are only parallel imports with high picks, then that's it. But in the 2000 draft, there were no top talents in other picks.

The only one who has a brilliant career is the future deer king Michael Reed, followed by 6 Clifford, Turk Turkoglu and Mike Miller.

In fact, to say whether a draft is strong or not, the most intuitive thing is to look at how many people were selected to the All-Stars in this draft. In the 2000 draft, a total of two people were selected to the All-Stars. The top pick Martin and the deer king Reed were each selected once.

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Compared with the golden generation of 1996, this 2000 draft is really humble. How many All-Stars were there in 1996? That must have been dozens of times!

Kobe, Iverson, Nash and Ray Allen alone have been selected to the All-Stars nearly 50 times.

In such a bad draft year, Jiang Dongbing felt that the only one worth selling was Reed. Martin definitely didn't have to think about it. Even if Jiang Dongbing had the No. 1 pick in his hand, he would rather sell it than use it to select Martin.

Because that's really a waste.

If you want to get Reid, you don't actually need any good draft picks. After all, Reid was selected with the 43rd pick in the second round. The Grizzlies can easily get Reid with this year's first-round pick.

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However, although Reid is excellent offensively, his defense is not very good. Even if he wins, it will be difficult to be included in the starting lineup. He can only be used on the bench as a surprise scorer.

"Don't think too much about this year's draft. There aren't any players worth selling." Jiang Dongbing smiled at Stewart.

Stewart couldn't help but look disappointed. The Grizzlies' current salary problem is very serious. If Haisley is willing to spend money like Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, this salary will naturally not be a big problem.

But now Haisley firstly does not have the financial resources like Paul Allen, and secondly, even if he had that kind of financial resources, he would not be willing to part with it.

Since there is no way to give large contracts to multiple players, the Grizzlies can only continue to receive the benefits of the rookie contract. If they cannot receive the benefits of the rookie contract, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to maintain their current dominance.

The series that just ended is very illustrative of the problem. If the Grizzlies don't maintain an extremely strong lineup, they will not be 100% sure to win the championship.

"Jiang, how about we do some transactions and try to get some potential newcomers?" Stewart suggested.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "It's really difficult for us to trade new players with other teams now."

"When we proposed a deal, their first thought was definitely not to take advantage of us, but to re-examine the newcomers we valued. The final result was that they would either not sell it directly, or they would raise the price."

"In addition, most of the newcomers who have come out in the past two years have already made their mark. There is nothing left to pick up. There is no point in bringing in newcomers who are two years old, because we have to sign a contract just by looking at them."

Stewart sighed. He knew what Jiang Dongbing said was right. Now the Grizzlies' salary issue can only be taken one step at a time.

…

The Eastern Conference finals are in full swing and quite intense.

The Pacers led by Bird were at war with the Knicks again, but this time the Pacers were even more lucky. Reggie Miller swept away the sluggishness of last season's playoffs and this time shot 44% of the three-pointers.

With a high shooting percentage, he led the team to defeat the Knicks and won a ticket to the finals.

Speaking of which, Ewing is rather embarrassed. Last season, when he was not on the court, the Knicks advanced to the Finals. This season, when he was on the court, the Knicks actually lost the series.

Although they got tickets to the finals, Bird and the Pacers were not particularly excited. The main reason is that they can clearly understand the reality.

The opponent is the Grizzlies. Even though the Grizzlies are short of major generals, they can still defeat the powerful Lakers with a score of 4:2. The Pacers and Lakers are still one level behind, so how can they be the Grizzlies' opponents?

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However, Bird and the Pacers players are actually satisfied that this season has reached this point, and they have won the honor of Eastern Conference championship.

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The first game of the Finals was played at the Grizzlies' home court. Judging from the reaction of the fans at the scene, it was clear that not many people thought there would be any suspense in this game.

The main reason is that the fans are not excited or nervous at all, as if they are watching the regular season.

When the referee blew the whistle and the game was over, the Grizzlies won by 17 points at home. There was no disturbance in the whole game. It was just the Grizzlies playing against the Pacers.

Reggie Miller is naturally the target of special care for the Grizzlies' perimeter iron gate. Jackson and Kirilenko took turns to exert the tightest defense on him, and even Billups came to harass him from time to time.

With such "ceremonious" treatment, Miller was in agony throughout the game, and his offensive efficiency was naturally unlikely to be much better.

For a team like the Pacers, as long as they kill Miller, half of the game is actually won. But for a team like the Lakers, because they have two output points in O'Neal and Kobe, it is very difficult to deal with them, even if this is the case.

The two of them were restricted, and they also had Glen Rice as a stable offensive point. That means the Grizzlies defense was too strong, and it was difficult for other teams to restrict these three players at the same time.

The next three games were basically a replica of the first game, and the Pacers gave it a try. However, due to their strength, there was a huge gap with the Grizzlies, and they were eventually swept out by the Grizzlies.

Since then, the Grizzlies have lived up to expectations and won the second championship trophy in team history. As a new team that has just been established, the Grizzlies' achievements will definitely make other teams jealous.

But there is nothing they can do if they are jealous. As long as Jiang Dongbing stays with the Grizzlies, they can only watch the rise of the Grizzlies.

Jackson averaged 26 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game, and finally won the first FMVP of his career.

Since then, Jackson has truly reached the pinnacle of his life. This is only the second season of his career. As a result, he has already won two regular season MVPs and an FMVP. Not to mention the top 50 superstars in history, at least he has entered the celebrity list.

There is no problem at all.

Jackson cried with joy when he held the cup. I'm afraid he never dreamed that he could achieve such a brilliant achievement today.

Jiang Dongbing's mood is quite calm. After all, he has won the championship last season, and Jiang Dongbing can't be said to be very excited about winning the championship last season. This is expected. If such a strong lineup cannot win the championship, Jiang Dongbing will not be able to win the championship.

I can't even accept it myself.

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The next few days were the championship parade, and Jiang Dongbing didn't join in the fun much. He just showed his face and then started to get busy.

Although this year's draft is a super small year, Jiang Dongbing still wants to sort out the Grizzlies' current lineup and reduce the subsequent salary pressure as much as possible.

As a result, before Jiang Dongbing could take action, Spurs head coach Popovich called, hoping to quickly finalize the Ginobili deal with Jiang Dongbing.

Because of Artest's absence, although Ginobili did not appear in the starting lineup, his playing time certainly increased a lot. Ginobili left a deep impression in the playoffs. Popovich

Qi couldn't wait to receive this powerful outsider.
Chapter completed!