Liu Xiu returned and Anthony submitted a trade application.

The relationship between the two is so good that after the new season, Anthony will face the issue of contract renewal.

He didn't want to get along with Liu Xiu as an employee + brother, because there would inevitably be disputes over salary and benefits.

Talking about relationships at this time will be very costly.

Liu Xiu didn't force it. This was indeed a problem.

Neither of them expected that one year of their cooperation would be their last year.

It can only be said that life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten.

But I was very lucky to have the opportunity to work together for a year, and that year, they also completed what is known as the "most legendary championship in history".

Finally, before the start of the 2013-2014 season, the Trail Blazers reached an agreement with the Lakers, using Anthony in exchange for Bradley Beal, who the Lakers selected with the second pick in 2012 and No. 8 pick in 2013.

Kentavious-Pope, small forward Trevor Ariza who averaged 10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the 2012-13 season, was the Lakers' unprotected first-round pick in 2014 and top-three protected pick in 2016.

After renewing Deron's contract, acquiring Anthony in a trade, and signing Howard, who the Magic asked for too much and couldn't sell, the Lakers formed a new Big Three.

For the Trail Blazers, talented shooting guard Bradley Beal, who averaged 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game in his rookie year, joined. Ray Allen took the initiative to apply to go to the bench. At the age of 37 last season, he had already played the worst performance in his career.

Performance, averaging 30 minutes per game, only 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. In this summer's 'Kobe Bryant Training Camp', he also felt that the gap between him and the top players became more and more obvious.

Liu Xiu gave Ray Allen a two-year contract extension, hoping that Ray Allen could play until the age of 40 and increase the total three-point field goal record, lest some elementary school student surpass it too easily.

The elementary school student doesn’t know who he learned it from. He averaged 3+ three-pointers per game in the second grade. Last season, he averaged 4.1 three-pointers per game and became the first super three-pointer in NBA history to hit 300+ three-pointers in a single season...

But unfortunately, Ray Allen refused.

Ray Allen is getting old. Hill, after the Trail Blazers traded for three players who can play the second and third positions, retired with confidence and joined the coaching staff and became a member of the training staff. I hope

Through his "injury experience", he helped the Trail Blazers, a team that resurrected him and allowed him to win two championships.

As veterans age, young players step up.

In the 13-14 season, Ariza played a top 3D performance, averaging 14.2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game. He averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game with a 41% three-point shooting rate, becoming the strongest player next to Liu Xiu.

Striker and wing shooter.

Although Bradley Beal is the starter, his playing time is similar to that of Ray Allen. He plays 22 to 25 minutes per game, which is not as many as his rookie season, but he plays more honestly than when he was next to Deron.

He is a senior, and he chose to learn how to win.

As a substitute, Ray Allen averaged 10.2 points per game, a career low, but his three-point performance was still top-notch. He averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game with a 44.2% three-point shooting rate, ranking second in the team.

Liu Xiu, who averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game, and Ariza, who averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game.

Bosh has completely adjusted his style of play and has become a version of the silver horn king with enhanced defense and athletic ability, but weakened in singles and catch-and-shoot situations. He averaged 16 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

Gasol, who just won the Defensive Player of the Year award in the 12-13 season, officially formed a dual-core with Liu Xiu in the 13-14 season, averaging 11.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game for the second consecutive year.

Won the best defensive player award.

Outlaw was originally planning to retire two years after Warden retired. In the 2012-13 season, he only averaged 8.2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, which was his lowest number after switching to the sixth man role.

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Liu Xiu came back, and the fans immediately became angry. In the 13-14 season, he averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, and was elected as the Sixth Man of the Year.

In the first year of Liu Xiu's comeback, some people initially questioned how much strength he still had at the age of 31 after boxing for two years.

Then he averaged 35 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 53.4% ​​from the field, 44% from three-point range, and 90% from free throws, achieving the best performance of his career.

After 82 regular season games, Liu Xiu led his team to a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, defeating the two consecutive 58-win defending champion Spurs to win the regular season championship!

After several years of reincarnation and a 10-year reshuffle, it is already the fourth season and the strength of the major teams has gradually become balanced again. The Heat, the number one team in the Eastern Conference, only managed 56 wins and 26 losses.

Liu Xiu relied on his amazing personal performance and the league's first record to win the regular season MVP!

In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers were unstoppable in the first two rounds. They swept the eighth-place Rockets in the Western Conference 4-0, and easily defeated the fifth-place Grizzlies in the Western Conference 4-1. In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Spurs 4-1, ending the Spurs' career.

The team's two consecutive championships shattered the dynasty dreams of Dashen and Shifo.

In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons and Heat have taken turns entering the finals for three consecutive years. This time, it's the Pistons' turn!

But both the Pistons and the Heat have reached the end of their strength. Although the Pistons introduced Pierce to strengthen the striker, they only defeated the Heat. In the finals, the Trail Blazers defeated the Pistons 4-1 cleanly and won the championship.

The 6th O'Brien Cup in team history!

Liu Xiu also won the fifth finals MVP of his career!

Darkness is coming again!

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After the season, Ray Allen, who won five championship rings, announced his retirement. Liu Xiu said in an interview that he would retire Ray Allen's No. 34 jersey when the championship flag is raised in the opening game of the new season.

At the same time, as the team's No. 0 player, he will retire the jersey of former boss Paul Allen.

After hearing the news, Paul Allen became angry that night and went to make an appointment with a Cuban model who was as old as a wolf and almost squeezed himself dry...

Bosh jumped out of his contract at the end of the season and tested the free market.

In order to avoid risks, Liu Xiu chose not to renew his contract with Bosh and helped Bosh find a new home.

In the end, Bosh joined the Rockets on a sign-and-trade basis with the largest contract in history of $140 million over five years.

The Trail Blazers received the brothers Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, as well as a future first-round pick in return.

By mid-July, David Stern had been struggling for a year. In the end, he chose not to retire and continued to serve as NBA president, but he delegated a lot of power, and the person who received these powers was not the next president in Liu Xiu's impression.

Joke, but Stu Jackson.

It is said that David Stern was afraid that the joke would mess things up due to personal grudges.

There are rumors that the NFL wants to try to recruit Liu Xiu to play games for fun. The warden, who is in his thirties, still looks to be in great physical condition.

By the end of August, Liu Xiu, who had just returned to the NBA, led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the third Naismith Cup in his career and the first Basketball World Cup championship trophy.

But for Chinese basketball, an era may have ended this summer.

After completing three consecutive championships in the World Championships...no, the Basketball World Cup and creating a dynasty, Yao Ming also chose to retire from the NBA!

After winning the men's basketball gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012, Wang Zhizhi was pardoned by the Knicks, retired from the NBA, and returned to play for the CBA Bayi team.

Yao Ming did not return to play in the CBA after retiring from the NBA and completely retired.

Yao Ming, who just turned 34 years old, averaged 16 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.8 blocks per game during last season's runner-up season, but his steps are no longer light. He is not the super player who has the size of a giant but the average moving speed of a center.

Centers and frame protection have begun to show flaws.

And although his statistics and offensive and defensive performance are still top-notch, his health has gradually begun to be unable to be guaranteed. The number of appearances is only a career low of 58 games, which is even lower than the 59 games he played in the year of the lockout.

Therefore, Yao Ming chose to retire bravely, leaving behind the image of "the world's best center".

Taking advantage of the success of winning the first Basketball World Cup, Yao Ming joined the Basketball Management Center, became an executive member, and participated in the construction of the domestic basketball industry...

Wang Zhizhi also retired from the national team after winning the Basketball World Cup with the Chinese team as a substitute.

Seeing the two of them retiring, Liu Xiu, who is already 32 years old, also chose to retire from the national team.

In the Chinese men's basketball team that won the World Series for the first time in 2006, only Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian were left.

At this point, the first golden era of the Chinese men's basketball team came to an end.

But the development of domestic basketball and the overall performance of other players in the national team are far better than Liu Xiu thought!

In the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain, the Chinese team was able to win the championship. In addition to the performance of several stars playing in the NBA, those players who played domestically and studied in Europe also played a huge role.

It cannot be said that Liu Xiudao retired with peace of mind, but that he has done what he can and fulfilled his responsibilities as a basketball player.

How Chinese basketball will develop next depends on the efforts of the younger generation of players.

Whether it will continue its glory or become a shame, he can't say.

In the following 14-15 season, the Trail Blazers, who lost Bosh, started low and then went high, eventually achieving a record of 57 wins, ranking second in the Western Conference behind the Grizzlies.

In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers made great progress, defeating the Jazz led by Paul, the Spurs, Curry, who won his first regular season MVP in his career, and Oden, who won his first Defensive Player of the Year.

The Grizzlies finally met KING, who returned to his hometown to play in the finals, and swept them 4-0 to complete the defense of the title!

By winning this championship, Liu Xiu surpassed Michael Jordan and won 7 championships, becoming the first person in the modern basketball era, 7 Finals MVPs, and the first in history!

By the 2015-16 season, Bradley Beal had made remarkable progress, Gasol had reached his peak, and role players such as Ariza, Korver, Morris Brothers, Dragic, etc., under Liu Xiu

Under the leadership of Liu Xiu, the Trail Blazers had a highlight season, winning 66 games, winning the regular season championship, and winning the scoring title for three consecutive seasons. Liu Xiu, who won the scoring title for the eighth time in his career, won the scoring title again after a year.

Winning the regular season MVP, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, ranking first in history with 6 regular season MVPs!

In the playoffs, Liu Xiu defeated the Hornets led by Turtle in the first round, and in the second round he defeated the Grizzlies whose record declined due to Oden's injury. In the Western Conference Finals, he faced Kobe, who was selected to the second team this season and averaged 24 points per game.

Duncan, who was selected to the third team and averaged 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, led the Spurs, and the Trail Blazers advanced in a thrilling 4-2 way.

The great god's dream of winning the 6th championship and Shi Buddha's dream of winning the 5th championship were both shattered!

After the Western Conference Finals, Dashen and Shifo, who had won two consecutive championships together, announced their retirement.

They retired at the age of 24 and 21. Garnett, who returned to the Timberwolves and played for two years, and McGrady and Andre Miller, who failed to get a chance at the Spurs, announced their retirements one after another.

There are only a handful of players who entered the NBA in the 1990s, including the Silver Horns, Jets, and Demigods.

In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Bulls led by Paul and Harden in the finals, completing the dynasty for the second time, and Liu Xiu won three consecutive FMVPs for the second time!
To be continued...