897 Kings Nets, meet in the finals
Christian Ledlow is very popular in the NBA and has good relationships with many stars.
So it is actually normal for him to invite Wang Yi to dinner.
Next is the Western Conference Champions Award Ceremony.
The Kings put on Western Conference champion T-shirts and Western Conference champion hats.
Won the Western Conference championship trophy.
They won the Western Conference Championship for the second consecutive year.
If we want to say who is happiest, it is none other than boss Ranadive.
Winning the Western Conference championship for two consecutive years will greatly increase the market value of the Kings.
Before Wang Yi joined the Kings, the team was valued at only $450 million.
After winning the championship last year, its market value jumped to US$900 million, doubling its value.
So far this year, the market value has reached US$1.3 billion.
If we win this year, it will definitely reach 1.5 billion US dollars.
What is the concept of a market capitalization of US$1.5 billion?
Let’s put it this way, among the 30 teams in the league, the Rockets’ market value is US$1.5 billion, ranking 8th.
Small-market teams like the Kings are generally ranked 15 to 20.
This shows how much benefit Wang Yi brought to the team after coming to the Kings.
Therefore, for stars like Wang Yi, James, and Curry, regardless of their high salaries, it is actually super cost-effective for the boss to sign them.
Let alone giving them a salary of 20 to 30 million per year. If there were no salary cap restrictions, giving them 60 to 70 million would not be much.
When Wang Yi entered the player tunnel, O'Neal and Pippen summarized today's game.
O'Neal asked Pippen: "Before, you were not optimistic about Wang Yi and the Kings could win today. What about now?"
Pippen rarely admitted his mistake: "Well, I did make a mistake. Wang Yi's performance exceeded my imagination. This guy is a player who can give people unexpected surprises."
O'Neal asked: "Do you think it's possible for him to catch up with Michael in the future?"
Pippen thought seriously: "There is still a possibility."
Only then did O'Neal ask the key question: "Then you have been hacking him before?"
Pippen looked at O'Neal next to him, and saw this guy looking at him with a smirk on his face.
Obviously the first two questions are just digging a hole for yourself.
However, Pippen is also a person who relies on his mouth to make a living, and it is impossible to be stumped by O'Neal's two problems.
He thought for a moment and answered calmly and unhurriedly:
"How can that be called hacking? That's called rational analysis. You can say that my analysis is biased, but you can never say that I'm hacking him."
O'Neal gave Pippen a thumbs up: "Your shameless spirit is worth learning from."
Mr. Pi Er said seriously: "I know you can't understand, and I don't need your understanding. Anyway, I did what I thought was right."
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More than 20 minutes later, Wang Yi took a shower and soaked in liquid nitrogen and came to the press conference.
At the press conference, when reporters asked Wang Yi questions and praised Wang Yi, Wang Yi reminded the reporters:
"Yes, I made a buzzer-beating shot in today's game, but you can't just focus on this three-point buzzer. Danny hit three consecutive three-pointers before, leaving us two minutes behind.
With 9 points, I was able to extend my hope of winning until the last minute, which gave me a chance to win."
"Xiao Qiao's many exquisite assists allowed us to avoid being widened at the most difficult moment."
"Barnes has been protecting me from being tricked by Claude."
"And Capela has been doing his best to grab rebounds, Tucker's defense of the inside, and his help defense, which made Booker afraid to enter the penalty area easily."
"In short, everyone on the team has made a contribution. Winning the Western Conference championship is the result of everyone's efforts. This team cannot do without anyone."
This is Wang Yi.
He is crazy when talking about his opponents.
But when talking about his teammates, he is very humble.
This is why Wang Yi's fans like him.
If you are crazy about your opponents and also crazy about your teammates, that’s not called crazy, it’s called a fool.
Only when someone like Wang Yi shows off his claws and teeth to the outside world, but is tolerant, humble and generous internally, is this how a team leader should win.
When Wang Yi finished attending the press conference, his parents had already driven home.
Wang Yi and Nicole went to Christine’s dinner together.
At the dinner, Kristen Ledlow offered an olive branch to Nick as soon as she came up: "Nicole, if you are not doing well at ESPN, you can come to TNT. All of us at TNT will welcome you."
Nicole waved her hand: "I have no plans to change jobs yet."
Christine Ledlow did not dwell too much on this issue: "If you have the intention to change jobs at any time, we will welcome you at any time."
Nicole nodded: "Yeah."
The three of them chatted happily next.
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In the next two days, Wang Yi was still training hard.
The Eastern side will have a tiebreaker tomorrow.
At present, it seems that most people think the Bucks can win.
In the previous 6 games, the Bucks basically won by a margin of more than 10 points, while losing by only one or two or two or three points.
This is enough to show that the Bucks are currently slightly stronger than the Nets in terms of strength.
And the Nets have already exposed the big guy.
There is indeed some unhappiness between Harden and Ou Shenxian.
At this time, Embiid, the 76ers' star player, also jumped out to cause trouble.
Posted a tweet: "If James Harden is willing to come to the 76ers, I will welcome him, and the 76ers will become a strong contender for the championship."
Of course, it is currently during the Eastern Conference finals. No matter what news breaks out from the outside, it comes from outside. At least on the surface, several Nets players are still very harmonious.
Harden even issued a public statement: "I have no conflicts with the Nets. We are in the finals. Anyone who reveals that I have conflicts with the Nets has ulterior motives. They just want to sow discord between me and my brothers."
That’s all.”
And in the Eastern Conference Finals on the second day.
Harden seemed to respond to everyone's doubts, and his performance was very good.
Scored a triple-double of 421,711.
Irving also performed very well, scoring 23 points and 7 assists.
Although Durant's performance was average, he only scored 19 points.
But at the last critical moment, he hit a key three-pointer to seal the victory. He was still the Grim Reaper.
Even if he pretends to be dead in the first three quarters, the God of Death will still wake up at the last moment, the most critical moment.
After the Nets eliminated the Bucks, the finals time was finally determined.
This year’s finals will start on June 15th.
This means that the Kings still have three days to rest.
Chapter completed!