Chapter 1657: Curry and his braces(2/2)
Known as the Big Five, the Knicks won 62 games under the leadership of James. James won the first MVP trophy in his career.
However, the so-called Big Five of the Knicks are just lofts in the sky. Tracy McGrady has declined sharply after the closure, and Hill has also declined significantly. Love is not as good as Horford at this stage, but James and Wade are difficult to deal with, but because of their
His long-range shooting is unstable, so he won't be able to perform well against the Celtics.
The Knicks also played six games against the Celtics, but were ultimately defeated due to a lack of depth in the lineup.
Then, Louis went to the Finals to arrest the traitor, but ended up meeting the Lakers.
Yes, the Warriors also fell in the Western Conference Finals.
The league is happy to welcome the Lakers-Kaike war, but all teams have a fatal problem in front of the Celtics, that is, the depth of the lineup is too far apart.
The intensity of the Celtics' starting lineup is already high enough.
Bodilloga, Ginobili, Battier, Kirilenko, Yao Yueban.
The bench includes Luo Yin, Gasol, Korver, Dunleavy, and Tony Allen.
The Celtics once again eliminated their opponents in six games.
The departure of Lu Wuxia and Wade means that the Celtics no longer have absolute dominance, but as long as there are no large-scale injuries, they will still be the strongest team.
Kobe left with his fifth loss in the Finals.
This time, he did not say "we will be fine" again, because the Lakers were indeed fine. They did not lose because someone did not perform well, but simply because they were not as strong as their opponents, so they lost.
In this case, the only thing he can say is that he hopes the team can strengthen the inside line.
Then, Dejan Bodiloga won the Finals FMVP.
Louis announced at this year's championship celebration that due to his original commitment to recruiting Bodiloga, he would not retire until the opponent retired.
In other words, Louis will renew his contract with the Celtics for at least one more year.
Time flies to the 2009 draft.
As we all know, Louis has been eyeing this draft a few years ago.
However, in terms of talent, apart from Blake Griffin, there is no super giant prospect in this draft with explosive physical fitness.
The Celtics hold five first-round picks in 2009.
Among them, the highest pick is the No. 4 pick from the Denver Nuggets, followed by the No. 9 pick from the Philadelphia 76ers, followed by the No. 12 pick from the Brooklyn Nets, and then the No. 18 pick from the Pacers.
Finally, there are the Lakers' No. 28 pick and their own No. 30 pick.
Louis initially wanted to catch all Cooden in one fell swoop, but later, he changed his mind.
Curry must get it, but as for Harden, you don’t have to.
Because the Celtics already have Luo Yin and Ginobili, normal development will not be a problem until 2016.
If Harden is added, the ball won't be enough.
Therefore, on the day of the draft, the Celtics first used the No. 4 pick to select Stephen Curry, then used the No. 9 pick to select DeMar DeRozan, then used the No. 12 pick to select Jrue Holiday, and then used
Omri Casspi was signed with the 18th pick, Wayne Ellington was selected with the 28th pick, and Patrick Beverley was selected with the 30th pick.
At this point, because the Celtics' roster was full, Louis exchanged all the second-round picks for cash.
After the draft, Louis let go of Tony Allen and Eduardo Najera, and then gave DeAndre Jordan to the Warriors for nothing (in exchange for three second-round picks).
As Louis expected, Allen accepted a flawless recruitment and signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Warriors.
In this way, the Warriors got the inside and outside defenders they needed most, greatly increasing their competitiveness.
Louis indirectly strengthened the Warriors, not to make Wuxia's life easier, but to allow him to successfully break through the Western Conference so that he could be arrested in the finals.
What is the purpose of Louis working so hard to build the Celtics into a flawless super team? Isn't it just to make flawless a winner like Benj?
It's good now that as soon as he left, Louis became angrier as the Celtics' lineup got better.
If he didn't teach the traitor a lesson in the finals, he felt like he couldn't get angry anymore.
Moreover, in this case, let alone what will happen to Bodiloga, as long as Curry grows up smoothly, his future is limitless.
Considering the Celtics' current lineup, it is conservatively estimated that Curry can win 5-6 championships in the 10s.
Chapter completed!