Although I told my teammates before that after the Celtics were eliminated, I would not pay attention to any news related to basketball before the start of the new season...

But that night, when I thought of that hateful guy, I was about to establish the second dynasty of his career...

Duncan turned on the TV uncontrollably.

teacher.

You told me back then that for NBA players, a game or a certain season does not determine how great they are.

Because this is a long "marathon".

Only when you reach the finish line can you know who will be the first to hit the line.

But......

Now it looks like that hateful King of the North, the Miami dictator, the tyrant of Los Angeles...

It seems that the others have been left far away in this "marathon".

Pity.

Not willing.

envious.

envy.

As a psychology expert.

At this moment, when all kinds of emotions surged into my heart, under Duncan's expressionless face, the blood around him could no longer stop rolling.

More than 700 days have passed since the summer of 2009.

It is said that time can heal all pains.

But Duncan knows better than anyone else...

The pain caused to the Celtics by that finals loss has not been cured until today.

Last summer, Starkhouse, who had made great achievements in the 2007/08 championship for the Celtics, chose to retire due to injury.

This summer, Rashid Wallace, who had worked with him for many years, also bid farewell to the basketball court.

Moreover, because they can't stand the crazy insults of Celtic fans for their poor performance in the finals in recent years...

Not long ago, Ray Allen also said on his personal Twitter that he would consider taking a year off.

Since entering the league, I have firmly dominated the quota of another striker in the best team...

In the 2009/10 and 2011 seasons, I also missed the Best Team selection.

so......

If time can be repeated.

If I could lose Su Feng's finals G4 in the 2009 finals, I made a final layup.

If I could not get fooled by Kobe in the last tiebreak battle, and I would have received my sixth foul from that game...

That story...

Maybe it's another ending.

However......

There is no assumption in life.

Time cannot be repeated.

In front of the TV.

Looking at Su Feng and his Lakers who won the cup three times in the 2008/09 season, 2009 season, and the 2011 season that is about to end...

While rubbing his knees.

Duncan couldn't help but recall what Su Feng said in an interview.

These years.

In Boston.

In North Shore Garden Arena.

Duncan bid farewell to many old opponents.

He also died of many partners who had fought side by side with him.

And this...

I printed that sentence incorrectly...

Friends come and go, but is the flag of the championship fluttering in the wind?

This night.

After all, Duncan still didn't finish watching this round, which lost its suspense in the first half.

Because even if the future no longer belongs to an old man like him.

He also wants to give it another try...

Take the boat to the future.

June.

The clear sky in Los Angeles forms a sharp contrast with the overcast and rainy Boston.

As the outside world has been rumored recently, after the end of the 10/11 season, the NBA will be suspended due to the inability to reach labor and capital negotiations...

Therefore, compared with previous years...

In order to reshape the Celtic glory before Duncan and Parker could not fight, Bird and Carl's work was much heavier than in previous years.

Although before the opening of the NBA, the NBA had various strict regulations on teams to contact players in private.

But if these regulations are really followed one by one, how could Stern always feel exhausted by it?

As an attempt to convince Ray Allen to continue playing for the Celtics failed.

So Bird is very clear that, in any case, the Celtics must strengthen their shooting guard position next season.

But, compared to the summer of 2010...

In 2011, the big fish in the free agent market not only did not have enough weight, but also to retain Tony Allen...

The Celtics' cap space at this moment cannot allow them to attract these big fish to join.

therefore......

I have to consider Birds whose annual salary is below the contract level of tens of millions...

The first time he started the idea of ​​the Heat, which had to start the clearance sale mode in order to retain Horford and Rondo.

"What do you think of Manu Ginobili?" Bird asked when he looked at Carl that day.

"Age is his only problem." After thinking for a while, Carl replied.

“Then it’s him.

I don’t think 34 years old will be a barrier to disturbance.”

Since then, the 34-year-old Starkhouse was able to make achievements for the Celtics on the field...

So why can't this 34-year-old former Maple Emperor deputy become an important puzzle for the Celtics to reshape their glory?

“But I have to remind you, Larry.

After staying in one place for a long time, international players generally prefer to renew their contracts with their parent team. "Carl said, looking at Bird, who had already circled Ginobili's name.

“I must also remind you, Miller...

As far as I can tell, Pat Riley has never liked to renew his contract with these older veterans." Bird smiled slightly.

but......

For Duncan, the two core players of this group, Parker is no longer as good as the Celtics in the past...

Although Bird and Carl had exchanged promises with each other when they were in contact with Ginobili in private...

but......

Olajuwon, Barkley, and Drexler's failed experience of "three bosses making a big fuss in the NBA" also reminded Bird and Carl at all times.

A team that aims to win the championship must have a certain degree of vitality.

In Su Feng's original time and space, even the Mavericks who had realized their dreams in the 10/11 season, there were boxing champions in their team at the age of playing, Deshen Stevens and others.

Therefore, for this talent show, which was once again labeled as "Little New Year" by scouts after 2009...

Bird and Carl also conducted a patient screening.

As a result, after many rookies who received the invitation from the Celtics ended their trial...

Bird and Carl's desperate discovery...
To be continued...