On June 21, 2012, the Miami Heat, led by James, Wade and Bosh, beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 at the home US Air Center, and won the NBA championship trophy with a total score of 4-1!

Since its establishment, the Heat Big Three have been regarded as favorites to win the championship. However, last year, they were "unexpected" by the Mavericks. This year, James and his brothers did not waste any more opportunities.

James won the first O'Brien Cup he had dreamed of with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds. A Heat dynasty seems to be about to begin to build.

On the Thunder, Durant had 32 points and 11 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of 54.7%, and his performance was excellent. But Westbrook's shooting percentage of only 20% really made Wade laugh.

During the finals, Harden and Westbrook's data fell sharply. It is said that the day before the finals began, a reporter captured Harden's carnival in a nightclub::

Many Grizzlies fans complained that Harden and Westbrook were in this state long ago, and the Grizzlies were all going to the finals.

But competitive sports did not have the chance, and the Heat won the championship, which is a fact. After Durant was killed by Link in the Western Conference Finals, he lost 4-1 in the finals, which was a big blow.

Although he won the Western Conference championship, Durant really felt that he had a great failure this season.

Finally, at the American Airlines Center, the scene where James raised the championship trophy over his head put an end to the 11-12 season.

While the whole world was feeling the burning sensation brought by the Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies, a team that almost made history again this year, began to think about how to start their own dynasty mode.

At this time, the young man sitting in front of Robert Pera was the same age as him. Just like most people don't believe that Pera is so young, he is actually the boss of the team. Pera was also surprised that Stevens could coach a good team when he was so young.

Looking at Stevens' face, Pera couldn't help but recall the 2010 NCAA Finals, when he and his good friend Anthony Hardaway were on the scene.

At that time, Hardaway pointed to the court and said to Pera, "Looking at the court, the best college basketball coach in the United States is there."

Pera replied without thinking, "Of course, that's Old K, the coach of the US National Team!"

However, Hardaway shook his head and pointed at the other half, "No, I'm talking about him."

Now, that "he" is sitting in front of Robert Pera's eyes.

"Very welcome, Mr. Brad Stevens. I have been paying attention to you since a long time ago. If we can finally reach a cooperation, it should be very interesting." Pera did not hide his love for Stevens at all. NCAA is more popular in the United States than NBA.

The head coach of an NCAA finals team is much more popular than the head coach of the NBA.

"I'm also very happy to receive the invitation. In fact, I'm indeed looking for new challenges. The Grizzlies are an excellent team, and I would be very honored to coach this team." Stevens nodded with a smile on his face.

He originally wanted to enter the NBA again next year, and Celtics general manager Danny Angie also talked with Stevens several times.

But this year, the Memphis Grizzlies threw their olive branch in advance. Stevens decided to give it a try anyway!

"So, Coach Stevens. What do you think the Grizzlies need to make the first step if they want to change?"

"First, the team needs to develop a few more scoring points on the offensive end. And, build the team with Link as the absolute core. Once at Butler University, my core was Gordon Hayward. So, I have experience leading the team with the third position as the core. And to be honest, Link and he has received my training. So I am confident that Link can play more freely under my hands. In this way, the Grizzlies can go further."

Stevens's answer made Pera's eyes lit up.

Previously, there were many coaches who moved from NCAA to NBA, including Rick Pitino, John Calipari and others, who were very successful university coaches. But what about NBA? Their performance was not excellent. The main reason is that in NCAA, most of the teams are coach-centered. But in NBA, the teams are playing games with players.

But most college coaches still have the one-centered approach, which doesn't work in the NBA. But Stevens is just the opposite. He starts completely from the perspective of the players, not the coach-centered approach.

With just one question, Stevens made Robert Pera look at him with admiration. I believe that the conversation between the two will be quite pleasant.

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At this time, Link had already started his holiday.

Since there are Olympics this summer, most people have to play games. Therefore, Link has to do something early.

For example, I was invited to go to the vegetable garden of Little Gasol in Spain with Rachel. By the way, I also participated in some commercial activities in Spain.

Although football is the most popular in Europe, basketball is not completely without a market.

In addition, Link and Gasol Jr. are teammates, so Link's popularity in Spain is actually not low.

The Chinese market and the US market have been developed, so the European market cannot be wasted.

Link’s plan is to relax before the season is over. When July and August, you can almost contact the trainer to start training.

If the Grizzlies want to go further next season, they can’t rely solely on personnel changes. The blacksmith still need to be strong. If Link is the core person who has not made any progress, the Grizzlies are bragging about any rise.

Although Link entered the double second team last season and won the fastest-progress player award. To be honest, there is still a gap between him and top players such as Durant and James.

Therefore, Link has a heavy task this summer. Carrying the team on his body is not as simple as talking casually. After June and July, Link is about to return to the basketball court's arms.

Due to limited training time last season, Link was unfavorable to upgrade. This summer, he had to make up for it quickly.

Speaking of which, Link has now upgraded to Grant Hill in the 2005-06 season. There is not much left to the omnipotent "Devil Mountain" at the beginning of the millennium.

Hill's ability and Link's own progress, Link believes that after working hard this summer, he will definitely be able to go to the next level!

"Link, I'll sleep for a while." At this moment, Rachel's voice pulled Link back to reality.

At this time, the two were sitting on the plane to Spain. As agreed, Link asked Rachel to go to Spain together.

The warm sunlight shone on Rachel through the oval window of the plane. She was closing her eyes at this time. The Grizzlies' No. 0 jersey could not cover her long legs, and the hair that covered half of her face could not cover her beautiful face.

The most popular beautiful basketball reporter in the United States sat next to Link without any warning.

Link shook his head and temporarily threw the training out of his mind.
Chapter completed!