The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"Darrell Morey shot to fame," said Pat Riley.

……

Not only the league is in shock, but fans on social media are also fried.

"I thought the magic tube Xia Tian's operation was enough to suffocate people. I'm sorry, I underestimated the detonator. Forgive me for being young!"

"What the hell is Detonator doing? Isn't Harden's contract expiring in one year?"

"Yes, even if they want to trade Harden, it doesn't have to be at this time, right? Harden is also a restricted free agent when his contract expires next season!"

"Maybe Presti got it wrong~┑(￣Д￣)┍"

"Suffocating showmanship, to be honest, I don't think if I were the general manager of the Thunder, I wouldn't be able to do such a stupid thing!"

"Remember the name Sam Presti, he became famous overnight!"

"Tucao is all about complaining, but as a veteran who knows football, I still want to tell you that this matter is not up to Presti to decide."

"Yes, the only purpose of the Thunder to make this deal is to avoid the luxury tax. If they give Harden the maximum salary, which is 4 million in four years, they will pay the luxury tax next season."

"So if you want to blame this, you can only blame Thunder boss Clayton Bennett!"

"This is the helplessness of small city teams. Look at why LeBron left Cleveland in the first place! It's not just because of brother basketball."

"Yes, look at Prokhorov of the Nets. He can give you an All-Star lineup in one season? Luxury tax is not a problem!"

"So you know why those big stars are still willing to go to big cities after the information is developed? Because the bosses there have the capital to spend money, and being willing to spend money means there are achievements, and the players will naturally have exposure, and then it is a virtuous circle. , the smaller cities are just the opposite.”

"So why is Dolan refusing to sell the Knicks? The Bass family sisters fought for the control of the Lakers. It's all wasted money!"

"You are all right, but I still don't understand. Isn't it 400 million? And it's a 4-year contract, 100 million a year. The Thunder are not willing to pay this luxury tax?"

"Dude, that's 100 million! It's not 100 dollars, don't say it's so easy!"

"For us, 100 million is indeed a lot, but is it too much for an NBA team? And man, I even have a hunch that the Thunder are now desperately avoiding the luxury tax, maybe in the future they will pay more than this Much more!"

"Actually, I think this is not just a luxury tax issue. Although Harden is very good, the upper limit is an All-Star. Let me give you an example. You would give Ginobili a maximum salary 10 years ago. ?"

"That's right, Harden is much worse than Westbrook and Durant."

"It's meaningless for us to discuss. Daryl Morey's operation this summer is really eye-catching. The two poison contracts got Lin and Asik, and now they have Harden. Since Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady left, they Finally found a new life."

"By the way, do you think Don will be the next Harden?"

"How is it possible! You... seem to be saying something. The Spurs are also a team that is unwilling to pay the luxury tax. Now that there are examples of Lin and Asik, if a team drops a poisonous contract by then... ..."

"Popovich: Young man, quickly retract your words!"

"Really, the reason the Spurs stay competitive is because of GDP sacrifices in salary, but the poison contract is out of their control."

"RC Buford: We'll match any offer for Don."

"Grunwald (Knicks general manager): We will match all offers for Lin."

"Sit down on your tonsils, it's not your turn to get inflamed!"

"Okay, okay, don't make this topic bigger, let's focus on this season."

"I think the idea of ​​a poison contract is a good one. A Heat fan stays."

"I also think it's great that a Lakers fan stays."

"Your idea is a fucking talent! A Thunder fan stays."

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Accompanied by the heated discussions among the fans, only two days later, on the first day of November, the curtain of the regular season officially kicked off, and the 2~11 season also began.

The game between the Rockets and the Pistons started earlier.

The hotline blew up within a short while of the game.

Because James Harden slapped everyone in the face with his performance on the court.

他最终在火箭生涯的首秀中25投14中，高效地砍下37分6板12助攻！

In 2012, such data is definitely superstar level!

At the end of the game, the home fans went completely crazy.

Harden is underestimated by everyone!

What Darrell Morey found for them was not the next Manu Ginobili, but the next Michael Jordan!

After the game, the already fiery social media completely exploded.

"My face...it hurts so much! James Harden can be like this!"

"Harden really slapped the Thunder's management at the speed of light, and the whole world heard it!"

"Before there were rumors that Harden and Durant were fighting for the ball, saying that he was not willing to be a sixth man. At that time, I thought Harden was too big. Now... oh! It's so delicious!"

"I can feel the image of Bennett in the boss's office furious, and then Presti stood there for a long time without saying a word."

"Haha, this shows off the sky."

"But this is just a game, we still look forward to Harden's follow-up performance!"

"By the way, has the game between the Thunder and the Spurs started yet? I've been waiting for almost 2 hours."

"Immediately, because there is a championship ring award ceremony today, it will definitely be earlier."

"I almost forgot this, but the Thunder are a bit miserable now. They lost Harden and have to watch the Spurs award the ring."

"Durant: What's the matter with you? Little brother!"

"Turtle Fist Warning!"

"(￣_,￣)"

……

Later, at ATT Arena, the Spurs start their season opener against the Thunder tonight.

The league has always been a veteran in shaping team grievances. When arranging the schedule during the offseason, it directly ranked the Spurs and Thunder together.

Now that the Thunder has lost Harden's strength and has declined, it is the opening game with the ring award ceremony.

Not to mention that the game itself will become very intense, these are enough to attract the attention of fans.

Chapter 328 Championship Ring Awards Ceremony (1/10)

The ATT arena was extremely lively tonight, and the fans were filled with happy smiles, exactly the same as when they held the championship parade last season.

Because tonight, the arena will hold the championship ring awarding ceremony!

Last year, because it was an away game, the fans were not able to witness the scene of winning the championship in the arena.

But now, they can see the scene where the league awards the championship ring to the team at home!

League president David Stern and vice president Adam Silver all came to the game.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the table displaying the championship rings was pushed to the center of the arena.

The photographer at the scene immediately gave a close-up of the ring.

In the center of the top of the ring is a Spurs team logo surrounded by diamonds. Above the team logo are the three English letters of "NBA" and below the team logo are the English letters of "champion".

Compared with the championship rings of other NBA teams, the Spurs' ring is as low-key and simple as its team culture.

There is an obvious place, that is, the words above the general team are "world.champion", while the Spurs are "NBA.champion".

The biggest advantage of doing this is to save money. After all, the theme of the championship ring is composed of pure 14K white gold and diamonds, and the cost will be much less if there are fewer words.

After Stern made a congratulatory opening speech, he joined Spurs owner Holt in presenting the championship ring.

First the coaching staff, then the core players, and finally the bench players.

There are also two types of championship rings, one with a name, for players who have played in the finals and received statistics, and the other is for bench players who have not played for a long time.

After the GDP went up to get their own championship ring, Tang Tian was the fourth to appear on stage.

His coming on stage attracted bursts of cheers from the fans, and the decibels were no smaller than the previous GDP.

Speaking of contribution, Tang Tian's contribution in the finals is also second only to Duncan, and the fans know this well.

Tang Tian took the ring from Holt's hand.

"Congratulations, you are outstanding."

Stern on the side congratulated and gave Tang Tian a hug.

His face is full of smiles, and he can feel that these actions are all from the heart.

The ratings of last year's finals in China hit a record high, and he should indeed be happy.

And that is obviously inseparable from Tang Tian.

After Yao Ming, the NBA finally found another player to reopen the door to the Chinese market.

When Tang Tian and Stern hugged, he noticed a gaze looking at him from the side.

He turned his head and found that it was Xiao Hua.

Unlike Stern, although Xiao Hua is also smiling, there are some superficial smiles that don't smile.

There were rumors before that Silver was competing with Stern's old rival Tatum for the position of the league's successor. Because Tatum has Asian descent, he is not very interested in Asian players, and I don't know if it is true or not.

After taking his own championship ring, Tang Tian walked back to the queue.

"Why do I think this ring is similar to the one in 07? The only difference seems to be the number."

As soon as Tang Tian walked back, he heard Parker complaining in a low voice.

He smiled and picked up the ring and looked at it.

The front of the ring is the same as the one projected by the photographer on the large LED screen, with Tang Tian's initials written on one side, and an interesting pattern on the other side.

A hammer, beating a broken rock.

This should be the picture version of the motto in the locker room.

It seems that this rock culture is really everywhere in the Spurs.

"Manu, you have to give the designer some buffer time. To win a championship in the past few years, the space above is so small."

Tang Tian had just finished reading this, when he heard Ginobili's sassy words, he couldn't help being amused.

The championship ring is more about honor, whether it is simple or worthless, its significance is the most important.

The ring presentation ceremony is still in progress.

At this time, at the other end of the field, the players of the Thunder team looked at the field with envy.

At this time, Durant's behavior is quite funny.

At the beginning, he deliberately didn't forget to look over there, but after a while he couldn't help turning his head to look, but maybe he thought of something, and immediately turned back, after a while, he couldn't help taking a peek again.

That scene, if it weren't for the fact that the lights hit the center of the venue, would have been projected onto the large LED screen by the photographer.

He was extremely excited when he won the Olympic championship, but after returning to the NBA, he found that what he cared most about was the NBA ring.

It's just that with Harden's departure, the ring is farther away from him than before.

The ring awarding ceremony ended, and the flag-raising ceremony for the championship was carried out on the spot.

The background music of "we.are.the.champions" (we are the champions) was used at the scene, and the scene was almost a chorus.

With the singing, the Spurs' fifth championship banner was raised to the ceiling, and there were deafening cheers at the scene.

Now, they are the defending champions!

At this time, Durant finally looked at the flag with a concentrated expression, his eyes full of complexity.

"Kevin, let's get started!"

At this moment, Westbrook patted Durant on the shoulder hard and said firmly.

Harden's departure has demoralized the team, but that doesn't include Westbrook, who will always be the most motivated person on the team.

Durant nodded, and then looked at the other half of the Spurs warming up.