Jimmy Butler woke up in a daze, but found that Link next to him was still watching the game video.

He rubbed his eyes, stretched his waist, and asked in confusion, "Why is it Stephen Curry again?"

At this time, Butler and Link were sitting on the plane to Memphis. In order to attend Randolph's wedding, the two temporarily put down the training camp and returned to Memphis to stay for a few days.

Although it is offseason now, Link and Butler's training intensity in training camp is not small. Their training tasks are several of the others participating in training camp, so the two are actually quite tired.

After finally getting a few days off, Butler naturally wanted to relax. People say he is a perpetual motion machine, but he is actually tired too.

So as soon as he got on the plane, Butler asked for a blanket and fell asleep comfortably. He got up after six o'clock every day to train, but Butler couldn't stand it.

However, after getting on the plane, Link kept staring at the game video, until Butler woke up, he was still watching. Moreover, he only watched the game video of Curry and the Warriors.

Since last time he encountered Stephen Curry in the Drew League, Butler has discovered that Link cares a lot about Curry.

Whether in the hotel room or on the plane, as soon as he was free, Link followed the video of Curry and the Warriors' match.

Butler was a little confused about what Link was looking at. After all, the Warriors were just the seventh in the Western Conference last season. And they were easily destroyed by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

The Spurs, who destroyed the Warriors, only won a victory on the Grizzlies.

In Butler's opinion, the Warriors team has no threat at all. After the Warriors failed to chase Iguodala this summer, they have never performed any heavyweight operations. That is to say, their core lineup has almost no changes compared to last season.

Will a team that ranked seventh in the Western Conference last season and whose core lineup has not changed have transformed into a championship contender one summer? It is simply impossible!

So, Butler couldn't help but ask the question he had been holding in his heart for a long time, "Why is it Stephen Curry again?"

After hearing Butler's voice, Link pressed the pause button and rubbed his eyes.

"Huh...what is now? It should be coming soon." Link looked out the window, but couldn't see anything except the white clouds.

"There is an hour left to land. Hello, can you answer my questions?"

"Question? Oh, why is Stephen Curry again...I know what you are thinking, Jimmy. West Seventh, playoff round one, without superstars, and the head coach was replaced. It seems that the Golden State Warriors are not worth mentioning at all. But don't forget that we were also not worth mentioning at the beginning. When we first won the cup a year ago, no one believed that the Memphis Grizzlies could do it."

"We are different from the Warriors. Before we won the championship, we had reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years. We were not that far from the finals and the championship at that time." Butler spread his hands. He didn't think that the Warriors are now comparable to the Grizzlies a few years ago.

"Not that far away? Haha, there is no difference between falling in the Western Conference Finals and falling in the first round, and they are both losers. We are the defending champions, but we still have to be in awe of every opponent, Jimmy. Only those who are prepared to do the most can laugh to the end."

After Link finished speaking, he patted Jimmy Butler meaningfully on the shoulder. If the Grizzlies want to achieve their three consecutive championships next season, Butler must shoulder a heavier responsibility.

It's time for him to mature.

"I'll sleep for a while if I don't say that. I'm almost forgot about it. I'm on holiday." Link closed the computer and temporarily left Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.

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Zach Randolph's wedding is very similar to Marc Gasol's.

Although it was not difficult for them to hold a luxurious wedding, they all chose to keep a low profile very uniformly.

In a remote church in the suburbs of Memphis, outside the sight of journalists and fans, Randolph and his wife Farn Drake exchanged wedding rings and entrusted each other's lives.

The moment she put a ring on her wife, the "Big Black Bear" in a white suit, the extremely fierce villain on the court, actually cried with joy.

"At 33 years old...I didn't know who my biological father was until the beginning of this year, and I didn't find my father until the age of 33. So I decided to end my long-term love run with Drake. I don't want to be like my father, and I don't want my children to know who their father is until the age of 33. From now on, I will take good care of you, I will protect you, and I love you."

Randolph picked up the microphone and confessed affectionately to his wife and children, unable to help but rosy his eyes.

This was the first time Link saw Randolph's gentle side.

The "cancer" that everyone called for in the past shocked Link for the second time this summer.

After the church ceremony, Randolph and the woman's relatives and friends moved to the hotel, where people will start the wedding dinner.

At the dinner, Link and the Grizzlies teammates went up to congratulate Randolph with wine glasses.

"Congratulations, Zach. From now on, I can never tease you about marriage. I wish you happiness, man." Link sincerely sent his blessings.

"I'm very happy that you can come. Thank you. It was you who made me a better self. We have to work together next season."

The wine in the glass was gone in one go, and everyone happily dispersed. But Link still did not leave. He stayed next to Randolph and took another glass of wine from the tray.

"That... although it's been a while, I still want to say, thank you, Zach." Link said, raising his glass for the second time.

"Thank me? What do you thank me?" Randolph was a little puzzled.

"Thank you for taking the initiative to cut salary for the team. I know, that's not easy..."

"Okay, okay, what am I going to think of? It's all over, there's nothing to thank for. But if you really want to thank me..." Randolph looked at Link and raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me, Zach, what do I need to do? As long as it is within my ability, I will promise you."

"Well, if you really want to thank me, sell the house to me. I like that location and the lake behind your house. In this way, I can take my children to fish every day after I get up."

"Okay, but I can't sell it to you, I can't charge you money, but I'll give you that house directly." Link replied without hesitation.

This made Randolph stunned. He didn't expect Link to be so straightforward!

"Fuck, are you a fool? You just gave the house away? I was joking, but I didn't expect you to agree to such a request." Randolph shook his head. He originally wanted to tease Link, but he didn't expect Link to be so serious.

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious." Link spread his hands. At worst, he could buy another building elsewhere.

"Okay, why do I want your house? If you really want to thank me, Link, I will try my best to bring us to the top next season. I will cut my salary to win the championship! Three consecutive championships, if we can do it, the city of Memphis will become an important place in basketball history in the future! This is the only thing I want, Link. This time, I was not kidding."

Link stared at Randolph's serious eyes, nodded slightly, and drank the second glass of wine in one breath.

"I'll fight for three consecutive championships, Zach, I promise."

After drinking, Link stretched out his fist and gently touched Randolph.

For Link, this was a kind of "contract" with Randolph.

At the end of the dinner, Randolph's bride turned her back to everyone and threw the flowers in her hands that heralded love and happiness.

Link was just watching the fun, but he didn't want to grab it.

But the bouquet of flowers fell accurately into Link's arms like a three-pointer shot from Stephen Curry.

Link looked at the flowers and then looked at the people who were cheering.

It seems that my next year will become quite exciting.
Chapter completed!