NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 82 [82] The championship parade, the 04 draft, and the trip to Miami! (8000 words)
Lin Fei's witty answer was quite ingenious, not only opening up the question itself, but also acting as a sensationalist.

Some sentimental fans at the Target Center Arena couldn't help crying with joy again.

David Stern continued to ask with a smile: "Lin, according to the statistics, you averaged 26 points per game during the Finals, making you the highest-scoring rookie player ever in the NBA Finals!"

"At the same time, you just turned 20 years old, and you are also the youngest scoring leader in the NBA single-round finals!"

"Regarding the series of NBA Finals records you broke, what thoughts do you have to share with the fans at this moment?"

The smile on Lin Fei's face became more calm, thinking that this is the question the NBA president should ask!

"Thank you Timberwolves for giving me this opportunity, and also thank the NBA for giving me this dream stage!"

"If it weren't for Coach Sanders' bold decision at the last moment of G5 in the Western Conference Finals, I wouldn't have my current results, and I wouldn't have these incredible Finals records!"

"No matter where Lin Fei goes in the new season, he will always remember this night of winning the championship, remember this group of lovely fans, and those teammates who fought side by side!"

"Minnesota, this is where my dreams always started!"

Applause, cheers, shouts, tears...

David Stern finally asked: "Lin, as the first Chinese guard to shine in NBA history, you have changed the prejudice against Asian players around the world!"

"I believe that on the other side of the ocean at this time, there must be hundreds of millions of Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV, cheering for your performance, so what do you want to say to them at this time?"

It has to be said that David Stern really has a soft spot for the Tianchao Market.

Lin Fei smiled and thought for a while, then spoke loudly into the microphone:

"I sincerely thank everyone for your support and companionship. You have encouraged me all the way to the present!"

"Although I played a wonderful performance in the finals and received applause from more fans in the United States and the world, what I miss even more is the days when I was on the bench in the regular season, and the sadness of being abandoned by the team at any time!"

"When I was at my lowest point, you accompanied me all the way to the light! Thank you!"

"Always believe that the stage is as big as the heart. Tianchao players can also stand on the highest basketball hall in the world, and Tianchao basketball will one day stand on the highest peak of the world's basketball world!"

What Lin Fei said made the hundreds of millions of Chinese fans who were waiting in front of the TV at this time feel their hearts pounding and they were extremely excited.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

"Lin Fei's emotional intelligence is really high. He doesn't panic when facing the NBA president's questions, and he answers fluently. Just look at his calm and easy in front of the media, and he definitely has the demeanor of a superstar!"

"It's a pity for Brother Fei that he didn't win the MVP of the finals, but Kevin Garnett's statistics are indeed too comprehensive, and Brother Fei deserves to lose!"

"Lin Fei was held back by two consecutive games in G3 and G4. Philip Sanders is Lin Fei's favorite, but he is definitely more inclined to the Wolf King. After all, this is the cornerstone of the team!"

"Can play in the finals in the first season, and win the championship as the absolute main force and the team's scoring champion in the finals. What else can I say? This is a symbol of strength!"

"Compared to Battelle's championship ring, the value of Lin Fei's is simply a thousand times higher!"

"I seem to have seen Lin Fei flirting with a beautiful woman on the sidelines just now? Who is that person? Could it be Lin Fei's Qingbei senior and her beautiful manager?"

"Another NBA season is over, which new team will Phineas go to next? I heard that the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat have the best hopes!"

"Looking forward to Lin Fei's return to China, and together with Dayao, he will lead the Tianchao men's basketball team to make a big splash at the Yadian Olympic Games in August, and show off the prestige of our country!"

Workers' gymnasium, multimedia room.

Seeing Lin Fei and the Timberwolves finally win the championship, the members of the Tianchao men's basketball team who are preparing for the Olympics are naturally extremely excited and longing for it.

Zhu Fangyu, along with Du Feng and other veterans, helped the Guangdong team win the first championship in CBA team history this year, but in terms of the momentum and influence of this championship, it is really several grades behind the NBA championship.

"As expected of the NBA, Lin Fei's three-pointer is really accurate. After he returns to China and joins the team, I must ask him for advice!"

After several seasons in the NBA, seeing Lin Fei standing on the podium of the championship, the envy in his heart was even stronger, and he couldn't help sighing:
"I'm really envious of Lin Fei. I probably won't have the chance to win the NBA championship ring in my life!"

The bus took off the championship ring he was wearing, and passed it among his teammates to observe:

"Lin Fei, the NBA champion, is the real deal. To a certain extent, his contribution is as good as Kevin Garnett's!"

"It's different for me. I just got a championship ring by mistake. To be honest, my status in the team is not as good as that of Timberwolves' substitute Mark Madsey!"

Li Nan patted the bus on the shoulder and said with a smile: "No matter how you say it, you are someone with an NBA championship ring, and we can't get along even if we want to!"

While Dayao was envious of Lin Fei, he also said to himself: "Next season, I will lead the Rockets to a rush. As a big brother, I can't let Lin Fei get away too much!"

Liu Wei was still lamenting his limited passing ability: "The passing ability of these NBA guards is really strong. What I am most afraid of now is that I can't pass the ball to Lin Fei!"

"Silver Fox" Del Harris thought of his short NBA coaching career, and his failure to lead the Lakers to a championship has also become a regret in his heart.

"Your Lin is really not easy. Next season, he is likely to create a bigger storm in the NBA!"

Look back to the Target Center arena.

After the championship award ceremony was over, Lin Fei also returned to the locker room with the Timberwolves players and continued to celebrate wildly.

With a Cuban cigar in his mouth, the wolf king opened champagne and sprayed it on his teammates, shouting: "Champion, we are the champion!"

After all, it is a great day to win the championship, and this is the most night in a year, so Lin Fei also broke the rules and drank champagne with his teammates to celebrate.

The championship of the Timberwolves is indeed very difficult.

The 34-year-old Sam Cassell touched the golden O'Brien Cup and couldn't help crying again.

Feeling the faint pain from the back injury, Cassel felt that with the third championship of his career, and also the championship won by one of the three cores of the team,
Even if he retires in place, "Alien" has nothing to regret.

Compared with most NBA players and even All-Star players, Cassell's career is perfect enough.

"Madman" Sprewell has similar thoughts, after all, he is about to be 34 years old, and he entered the league a year earlier than Cassell.

As the saying goes, winning is not terrible, but missing someone is embarrassing.

The "Madman" was suspended for one game tonight, but the Timberwolves beat the Pistons, which made the straightforward "Madman" somewhat uncomfortable.

But the joy of winning is enough to dilute everything.

Although the performance during the Western Conference finals and finals, "Madman" may not be better than Lin Fei, but after the whole season, Sprewell is the team's well-deserved third leader.

Cassell was injured in the Western Conference Finals. If there was no "madman" outbreak, the Timberwolves might not win a game.

The new season is the last year of the "Madman" big contract, and he still wants to fight for another season with the Timberwolves, looking forward to new honors.

"Boys, you are all Minnesota heroes, let's celebrate tonight!"

As the coach who has coached the Timberwolves for 9 seasons, Philip Sanders is full of affection for this team, and now he has become a champion coach, and all comebacks have paid off.

Watching Lin Fei and the players celebrate with champagne, Philip Sanders thought of the Western Conference Finals G20 5 days ago,

When the Timberwolves trailed the Lakers by 12 points in the last quarter, Philip Sanders boldly used Lin Fei, who had been on the bench for almost a whole season as a drinking fountain administrator.

Letting an overseas undrafted player play in the most critical headwind moment of the Western Conference Finals is almost a decision to give up early in the eyes of others.

But it was this decision that allowed the Timberwolves to complete their redemption.

Philip Sanders will never forget this decision, which is also the most profound decision in his entire NBA coaching career.

The Timberwolves won the NBA championship, and the league headquarters also rewarded the team with a bonus of more than 160 million U.S. dollars in accordance with relevant regulations.

This bonus, regardless of severity, will be divided equally between Timberwolves players, coaching staff and other staff, each of which is about 3.6 dollars.

For Lin Fei who has not yet started to make a lot of money, the $3.6 is also a lot of money.

For some ordinary staff in the Timberwolves, this $3.6 is enough to change their lives.

The Timberwolves' official championship also brought the NBA's 03-04 season to a perfect end.

As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad. Fans of other teams have begun to pay attention to the draft and the free market, looking forward to the new season in advance.

Sports newspapers and magazines all over the United States are full of hype, and the front page headlines are all reporting the news that the Timberwolves won the first championship in team history and the Wolf King was crowned a double MVP.

For a while, the discussion of Kevin Garnett's new historical low position has also become a hot topic among fans and experts.

# Minnesota Timberwolves won the first championship in team history, Kevin Garnett won the finals MVP#
#Kevin Garnett won the NBA championship, regular season MVP and finals MVP Grand Slam in a single season, becoming the seventh single-season Grand Slam star in history after Magician, Bird, Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, and Duncan#
#狼王一冠超级马龙，historical lows to catch up with Tim Duncan and the second power forward in active service is well-deserved#
#The future is boundless! On the night of his 20th birthday, he won his first NBA championship. Can "Linsanity" continue its magic in the new season? #
#天朝新秀林 broke multiple NBA Finals three-pointer records and won 3 votes in the Finals MVP vote, second only to Wolf King's 5 votes#
#林狼狼赛军英雄林林和美丽经理Qin’s suspected love affair was exposed, a kiss at the moment of winning the championship#
# Timberwolves No. 22 jersey sales continue to climb, airborne last week NBA jersey sales top ten #
# Timberwolves player Lin has become an unrestricted free agent. More than 19 teams in the league have given Lin a secret contract offer. Who can win the Lin crazy battle?Waiting for the opening of the NBA free agent market on July 7#
At noon on the second day of winning the championship, Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor personally hosted the Timberwolves with all the players and head coach, several assistant coaches and general manager McHale, etc.

Came to the highest-grade seafood western restaurant in Minnesota, spent more than 200 million dollars, and booked three top-level feasts to celebrate the Timberwolves' final championship.

Scottish lobster, Alaskan king crab, bluefin tuna, Australian big oyster, black diamond shrimp, and a bottle of Ley 10,000 agave and 925 Lafite worth 82+ US dollars...

Although Lin Fei is a very self-disciplined person when it comes to his daily diet, facing the delicacies of mountains and seas on this table, one knife and fork can cost thousands of dollars of top-quality seafood, of course there is no reason to refuse!
This is the only way to win the championship once a year, so you have to eat to your heart's content.

Glenn Taylor smiled happily. The Timberwolves' championship is full of legends. The market value of the team in Minnesota will inevitably continue to rise.

As the owner of a small ball market team, Glenn Taylor's personal worth is only 1700 to [-] million, and he is willing to pay a luxury tax of more than [-] million dollars for the team, which shows that he is a conscientious and humane boss.

The Timberwolves were able to win the championship this season. Glenn Taylor is most grateful to two people, one is Kevin Garnett, and the second is Lin Fei.

When he took the initiative to deliver his congratulatory speech, Glenn Taylor gave Lin Fei high praise, but he refused to ask Lin Fei about his offseason team choice, showing enough respect to the hero who won the championship.

Lin Fei also felt flattered by this. Compared with most team owners in the league, Glenn Taylor is good enough.

After the celebration banquet was over, Lin Fei declined the bar club invitation from Wolf King and others that afternoon, and drove his red Mustang back to the small villa by the river in the rich area.

Standing on the electronic scale in the gym, Lin Fei was startled. He weighed 89.7 kilograms. This meal actually added more than 6 kilograms...

As a result, the shooting and strength training in the afternoon and evening were twice as much as usual.

Now Lin Fei's system personal level has been raised from LV1 to LV2, and the upper limit of free attribute points obtained through daily training has also increased from 15 points to 20 points.

Lin Fei thought about waiting until the next official competition, which should be the Yadian Olympic Games in mid-August.

Now there are still nearly 8 months before the first match of the Olympic men's basketball team on August 14. If you persist in training every day and get 2 points of free attributes, you can accumulate more than 20 points by then.
Adding in the 500 free attribute rewards obtained after winning the finals, it adds up to more than 1600 free attribute points.

When the time comes to add all his brains to the defensive attribute, Lin Fei believes that his overall defensive value will definitely reach a very good height.

At least in the process of competing in the Olympics, it is enough to reach the average defensive level of basketball guards in various countries.

At the same time, with the addition of ten times the strength, endurance and speed training cards, Lin Fei believes that his personal physical fitness can also be significantly improved through unremitting efforts during the offseason.

6 month 21 day.

The members of the Timberwolves team, the head coach, the general manager and others got on the championship float together, and set off from the Target Center arena to start the championship parade in Minneapolis.

Lin Fei and his teammates also put on a newly printed Timberwolves exclusive championship T-shirt, walked through the sky filled with ribbons and cheering fans, and enjoyed the glory of winning the championship.

Manager Qin Dongmei put on a custom-made crystal dress and accompanied Lin Fei like a princess.

Now she is not only Lin Fei's manager, but also Lin Fei's girlfriend.

With a cigar in his mouth, Kevin Garnett stood in the front row of the championship float,

Put the championship trophy, the regular season MVP trophy, the finals MVP trophy and the All-Star MVP trophy won last season, all in front of him,

It shows a domineering arrogance of giving up one's strength and showing off one's might.

On the championship trophy, engraved with the words of the NBA championship in the 2003-2004 season,

On the three MVP trophies, Kevin Garnett's name is also laser engraved.

Standing beside Garnett, Lin Fei couldn't help but envy the Wolf King. Now Garnett has basically won all the most important honors in the NBA.

When can I get the NBA Grand Slam?
5 years? 3 years?maybe faster?
As a small city with a population of only 40 in the urban area, stimulated by the Timberwolves' championship parade,
Fanatical fans from all over Minnesota, even other states, and overseas countries have come to Minneapolis today,
More than 70 Timberwolves fans took to the streets to participate in this grand championship parade.

It can be described as an empty street.

"OMG, Timberwolves championship, we are the championship..."

Cassell showered fans with free championship shirts on the float,

Szerbiak sang his favorite song, "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson.

"Madman" Sprewell took out his water gun with an exaggerated expression, and sprayed water at the small fans on the side of the road in summer, refracting beautiful rainbows under the sunlight.

Lin Fei put his arms around Qin Dongmei and waved to the fans on both sides of the road, as if he was showing off that he was the championship, and he seemed to be showing off his girlfriend who was as beautiful as a princess and a fairy.

Famous at a young age, beauties are on the side, teams are snapping up, big contracts keep coming...

The 20-year-old Lin Fei can be said to have reached the pinnacle of life that countless young people yearn for.

But Lin Fei knew that his NBA journey had just stepped out of the first leg.

There is still a long way to go.

After being screened and compared by the beauty manager Qin Dongmei, and considering Lin Fei's personal opinion,

The New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns also became Lin Fei's last three choices.

As an agent, Qin Dongmei has already agreed with the three teams in advance to plan interviews and trial training. Lin Fei will go to the three teams in person, accompanied by Qin Dongmei.
to make the final decision.

6 month 25 day.

New York, Madison Square Garden.

The 2004 NBA Draft is about to begin.

Lin Fei was wearing a black suit and sat in the front row with Qin Dongmei who was wearing a white evening dress.
Sitting on Lin Fei's left are Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Lin Fei and Kobe also had friendly exchanges, talking and laughing happily.

Kobe also expressed his understanding that Lin Fei did not choose to join the Los Angeles Lakers in the end.

With O'Neal and the Lakers' management completely falling out, his departure has become inevitable, and the prospect of the Lakers' new season is worrying.

Now Kobe is young and frivolous, maybe one day he will leave the Lakers, he will not let his loyalty hurt him, otherwise he will never have a chance to surpass Michael Jordan.

"Is Shaquille really going to be traded? I also heard some media rumors!"

Kobe nodded solemnly, he obviously already knew the truth:

"Shaq's agent has already negotiated with Pat Riley. He will be traded to the Heat. The news will be officially announced as soon as the free trading market opens on July 7!"

Lin Fei frowned and nodded. It seemed that his butterfly effect was not enough to affect O'Neill's deal.

"What bargaining chip did the Heat give?"

Kobe is obviously also very concerned about the bargaining chips given by the Heat, but he doesn't seem too satisfied:

"The Heat gave Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant, a first-round pick and a second-round pick!"

Lin Fei smiled and comforted Kobe and said, "I feel that both Lamar Odom and Caron Butler are future All-Star substitute players, and their potential is very good!"

"Since Shaquille has decided to leave, he won't be able to keep it. This deal can't be considered a loss for the Lakers!"

Kobe's eyes flashed, he looked at Lin Fei curiously and said, "Lin, don't you want to go to the Heat too? Are you going to team up with Shaquille in Miami?"

Lin Fei didn't need to hide anything, he smiled and said, "It is true that there is such a plan, but it hasn't been finalized yet!"

"The contract given by Pat Riley is very sincere. My fellow countrymen in Tianchao are also players of the Heat. We should take care of each other in the new season!"

Kobe was not surprised, but still nodded slightly disappointed:

"Well, it is indeed a good choice for you. The high screen pick-and-roll between you and Shaquille will definitely have great lethality!"

"It's just that you know that Shaquille is not easy to get along with. You still need to pay attention to this!"

Hearing Kobe's serious words, Lin Fei couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. Did the young black mamba say that big sharks are not easy to get along with?It should be him who is not easy to get along with!

But I kindly remind myself that I still have to thank you after all.

"Okay Corvo, I can get along well with Kevin, and Shaquille shouldn't be a problem!"

Kobe nodded again and then stopped talking.

On the stage at this time, David Stern walked to the center under the spotlight, officially announcing the start of the draft.

"Welcome to the scene, ladies and gentlemen!"

"Today is the NBA draft in 2004, and our big family will usher in a group of talented young players today!"

Although David Stern has always regarded the New York Knicks as his own son since he came to power, in the 1985 No. [-] pick, "King of New York" Ewing, it was David Stern who blatantly misled the Knicks to get the No. [-] lottery.

But the local fans in New York didn't appreciate it, and they were always used to booing the Jewish old man in return.

David Stern has long been used to this kind of treatment, and after a long period of polite speech with a smile, he finally got to the point.

"I hereby announce that the Orlando Magic selected with the No. 2004 pick in the first round of the [-] NBA Draft:"

"High school student from Southwestern Christian Academy in Atlanta, Dwight Howard!"

Amidst the applause, the dark, tall and burly Dwight Howard walked out of the small green house with a smile like a child,

Wearing a baseball cap printed with the Magic LOGO, walked to the center of the stage, bent down and hugged and shook hands with David Stern for a photo.

At this time, Lin Fei, who was sitting in the front row beside the field, inevitably returned to last year's draft, and the memory of the original owner had already merged with himself.

Last year's No. [-] pick was "Little Emperor" LeBron James, whose popularity is much stronger than the current "Warcraft".

Compared with last year, this year is indeed a pure draft year.

However, Lin Fei, who was sitting in the front row of the auditorium, was feeling uneasy. He didn't hear his name from David Stern and the vice president until the end of the draft.

But this year is completely different. Although Lin Fei's status as an undrafted player in 2003 cannot be changed, his wonderful performance in the finals has made him as popular as the golden generation of 03.

"Lin, do you think Dwight Howard has a chance to pass Shaquille?"

Kobe next to him rubbed his chin, and unconsciously asked Lin Fei what the problem was.

After a round of competition in the Western Conference finals, plus several phone calls between the two on weekdays, Kobe felt high EQ and mature and wise thinking from Lin Fei.

It seemed that every time he talked with Lin Fei, he could gain new insights. This made Kobe no longer think of Lin Fei as a rookie junior, but really regarded him as a friend who could talk about everything.

Faced with Kobe's question, Lin Fei shook his head and smiled, "How is that possible? There is only one Shaquille O'Neal in this league. In the next hundred years, it may be difficult to find another one!"

There is nothing wrong with what Lin Fei said. The NBA is about to enter the era of small balls. Even if there is such a talented monster like O'Neal, it will be difficult to reach the height of the Sharks in the new environment.

Kobe nodded heavily, and sighed softly: "You're right, with Joe to choose Joe, without Joe to choose Shaquille, Shaquille's talent is indeed too strong, if he can work half as hard as me and you, the Lakers would have already won five consecutive championships!"

Lin Fei could only smile awkwardly, Kobe's paranoid personality really couldn't be changed.

Of course, it wouldn't be Kobe anymore.

"In the 2004 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats selected with the second pick in the first round:"

"Emeka Okafor at Connecticut!"

"In the 2004 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected with the third pick in the first round:"

"Still from UConn, Ben Gordon!"

……

The next few picks in the first round are not much different from Lin Fei's previous memory.

The Clippers selected Sean Livingston with the fourth overall pick in the first round, and the Washington Wizards selected Devin Harris with the fifth overall pick.

The Phoenix Suns selected Luol Deng with the seventh overall pick, and the Philadelphia 7ers selected Andre Iguodala with the ninth overall pick.

The only thing that makes Lin Fei feel different is that the Miami Heat cut Tony Allen with the 19th pick in the first round.

In the original world, Lin Fei remembered that this defensive champion was selected by the Boston Celtics outside the 25th overall pick in the first round.

David Stern walked off the stage after announcing the first round of the draft, and the second round was announced by the vice president.

On the morning of the second day after participating in the draft, Lin Fei, accompanied by his agent Qin Dongmei,
In-person interview with New York Knicks general manager Isaiah Thomas.

The negotiation process was fairly smooth, and Lin Fei was quite satisfied with the final contract offer from the Knicks.

However, the Knicks' coaching team is lackluster. They don't have a clear enough judgment on Lin Fei's position in the team for the new season. At the same time, the Knicks' head coach for the new season is still to be determined.

When I heard Isaiah Thomas patted his chest and vowed that if he could not find a suitable head coach before the start of the new season, he would personally take charge of the Knicks coach,
Lin Fei resisted the urge to laugh, hurriedly ended the trip to the New York Knicks, and promised to make a final decision before July 7.

That night, as the host, Little Taylor borrowed $[-] from his father, Scott, and took Lin Fei and Qin Dongmei around the whole New York in person.
I also lined up to eat the famous Manhattan Anlini pizza and cheesecake.

Early the next morning, Lin Fei and Qin Dongmei got on the civil airliner from New York to Miami.
Although it was a first-class cabin, Lin Fei didn't feel as comfortable as the Timberwolves team's special plane.

Not long after the plane landed in Miami, Lin Fei received an unfamiliar call. After calling back, a familiar voice came from the other end.

It turned out to be Shaquille O'Neal.

"Hi, Lin, Dwayne and I are already waiting for you at the airport, welcome to Miami with all its charms!"

　The new season needs to sort out the outline. I will write a chapter today. There are a lot of words. I will fill it up tomorrow. Thank you for your support!

　　
　
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