On August 5, 2016, the Rio Olympics did not attract the attention of Oklahoma City fans.

With Durant leaving, more and more football critics are beginning to believe that the Thunder will be ruined in the new season and resold to other cities.

There are no star players, no large broadcast contracts, and after winning two championships, the team seems to be disintegrating this year.

The major shareholder's accidental car accident became the trigger for the relocation incident. After winning the championship, maximizing profits is what most shareholders want to do.

Under such circumstances, on the morning of the 5th, in the press conference room of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Presti and Turtle attended the press conference and officially announced that the two parties had reached an early contract extension agreement!

Without Li Ze and without Durant, only Yin Baka and old captain Nick Collison were left in the winning lineup that year.

Turtle looked very calm at the press conference. Facing the media in the audience, he even said something that made Oklahoma City fans' eyes red:

"Loyalty is my first choice!"

After the press conference ended, Oklahoma City fans were excited. The sky was blue and Westbrook was everywhere outside the windows.

The team's only superstar is left behind. As long as next season's performance is decent, the Thunder will not leave Oklahoma City.

Even if Durant kills everyone in the Olympics, Oklahoma City fans no longer pay attention to him, and Turtle has become a city hero!

As the Olympics progress, Lakers fans are sour again.

In mid-July, the team signed Mozgov for 64 million in four years. Lakers fans happily discussed how the big center can perform in the new season. As a result, Jokic became more and more powerful, and everyone was in a bad mood.

Beautiful.

Without Kobe, talented players have joined the team for two consecutive years. Lakers fans have great hopes for the new season. However, the Clippers are unbeatable no matter how they look at it.

What makes the Lakers in the same city feel most helpless is that the Clippers have a strong lineup but their salary is not high!

Under normal circumstances, in order to ensure that the team's salary space can be effectively used, some room for growth is usually left.

The Clippers' operations are at a textbook level. Li Ze's salary will increase significantly next year, and Paul George will not enter the contract year until two years later.

As the league's salary cap continues to rise, the Clippers will definitely pay luxury tax in the future, but the amount will not be too high.

Even if Jokic becomes famous, the Clippers can calmly offer a big contract. Only in the future if Jaylen Brown also performs at a superstar level, the maximum salary contract will make the Clippers' salary explode.

What can be expected is that in the next two to three years, the Clippers will not have to worry about the super luxury tax. In other words, the window to win the championship is still there!

Similar to Lakers fans, Cleveland fans are also looking forward to LeBron James' contract extension every day.

After the Finals, the Cavaliers officially stated that they intended to provide LeBron James with a five-year, $209 million maximum salary contract.

The Cavaliers' role players were also poached by other teams in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks offered Dellavedova a four-year, $38 million contract and poached the team's backup point guard.

In order to continue to retain LeBron James, the Cavaliers gave JR Smith a four-year, $57 million contract!

Perhaps sensing the expectations of Cleveland fans, LeBron James ultimately did not choose a long-term contract, but instead renewed his contract with a three-year, $100 million contract, with the third year as a player option.

On August 12, the Cavaliers officially announced that the chosen one will remain in Cleveland next season. Fans were excited. Hometown basketball continues!

At the press conference, LeBron James seemed to have recovered from the loss.

The most common question at the scene was how the Cavaliers can compete for the championship next season. When thinking about this question, LeBron James got a little defensive...

The lineups of the Warriors and Clippers are so outrageous that James even wants to report the two teams for illegal operations. Is there any justice?

"There will also be some new faces in the team in the new season. We still need to continue to adjust the lineup. No matter what the opponent is, I believe the Cavaliers still have a chance to win the championship!"

"You know, there's always extra motivation to play for your hometown, and I'm ready! The Cavaliers will come back!"

LeBron James' confident answer was not bought by the sports media at the scene. Putting aside the Clippers, how could the Cavaliers match the Warriors' lineup?

73 wins is no joke. Even if the Warriors are a regular season team, on the surface, they are far superior to the Cavaliers.

"LeBron, what do you think of the current lineups of the Clippers and Warriors? Does the Cavaliers still have a chance to compete?"

The TNT reporter didn't mention anything. When LeBron James heard this question, he felt unhappy again:

"Basketball belongs to five people. You can't win a championship by stacking star players. As for the strength of your opponent, you can only draw a definite conclusion after playing against each other."

After hearing such an answer, the sports media at the scene all looked strange.

Judging from past experience, the Heat and Cavaliers, which were stacked with stars, did not win the championship. However, on the contrary, the Thunder and Clippers relied on the ability of their stars to win 2 consecutive championships and 4 consecutive championships.

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It seems that he also noticed that his answer was a bit embarrassing. LeBron James stopped talking and cursed secretly in his heart:

"Damn super team!"

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On August 18, the Chinese men's basketball team ended its game against Spain, and Li Ze also started fishing mode.

In this Olympics, the Tianchao men's basketball team scored very stably. Li Ze averaged 33.8 points per game and the Arab League averaged 21.6 points per game. Together, the two of them could contribute 50+ points in every game.

But as the game went on, the rotations became shorter and shorter. Obviously there would be many opportunities to double-team Li Ze, but he couldn't throw them in from the outside.

This is also the current embarrassment of the Tianchao men's basketball team. Under high-intensity confrontation, several rounds in a row will put a huge load on the heart and lungs.

Not every player can maintain accurate outside shooting in high-intensity confrontations.

Just like in this year's playoffs, the Warriors and Cavaliers only had one or two three-pointers, and the Clippers also frequently made 7 of 24...

Coach Gong Luming was embarrassed to find that after all exchanges, Li Ze and Ah Lian were the most accurate three-pointers. The team's outside shooting level was not even as good as a big player like Ah Lian.

Obviously, with just one breath, the team's performance can be greatly improved. Unfortunately, once the opponent double-teams them wildly, the Tianchao men's basketball team will easily stop.

This kind of gap with the top teams cannot be equaled overnight. Being able to win France and Serbia in the group stage is already as high as heaven.

On the night of August 21st, the American team finally easily defeated the Serbian team. Durant killed everyone and easily scored 30 points in a single game.

The Rio Olympics has officially come to an end, but for Chinese fans, the closing ceremony is not important!

After going through the familiar scoring process, the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team finally achieved a breakthrough in this Olympic Games and achieved sixth place.

This is the best record in the history of the Tianchao men's basketball team, but the fans are still scolding the host for being inappropriate. Ze pounces on it and rants about the grouping situation every day:

"Look at the team results in Group A. Team America won the gold medal, Team Serbia won the silver medal, and Team Australia almost overturned Spain and finished fourth. It's a proper group of death!"

"It's all because of the grouping. If it weren't for América, we might end up in 5th place. Losing by a big score would be terrible."

"We played two overtimes and lost by 1 point. Australia almost won the game. Ingles is really not a soy sauce. Serbia's Jokic is also very good. The Clippers' 15-core team is well-deserved!"

"As long as my teammate CBA can shoot at Australia's level from outside and beat Spain, there will be no problem at all."

"It's a pity that our perimeter level is just like this. He is already the best player."

"GOAT can't let its teammates hit open shots. In 2019, we will become the host, can we give them a chance to compete!"

"..."

Compared with the 8th place in the London Olympics, the 6th place in the Rio Olympics is enough to make a difference. The members of the delegation are very happy. This year's world-class party was very successful.

After the Rio Olympics, Li Ze still stayed in Brazil, and Shakira came to Rio in mid-August. In the Spanish-speaking market, the blonde sister has greater influence.

After confirming that her baby son was indeed growing healthily, Shakira finally got out of the state of being pregnant for three years.

After the closing ceremony, Li Ze left the delegation and followed his blond sister to a hotel in Sao Paulo.

Streaming music channels have also undergone considerable changes in 2016.

In March this year, Spotify received US$1 billion in convertible debt financing from Texas Pacific Group (TPG), the largest equity investment company in the United States, hedge fund Dragoneer Investment Group and Goldman Sachs clients.

IPO is about to happen, the era of wild growth is coming to an end, and the platform also has a tendency to exploit singers and users.

Google Music Play is supported by YouTube and has huge traffic. Although everyone has been complaining about squeezing creators, it has continued to take action this year.

YouTube has invested US$60 million in a music talent program called "Foundry". Obviously, the platform will also support its own musicians.

Of course, as a global platform, it is expected that Google Music Play will continue to increase copyright acquisitions this year and enter the Latin and Spanish markets.

Li Ze and Shakira have been paying attention to the financing situation of the music industry. Unlike that girl Taylor, the blonde sister is more sensible. If you want to make money, you can't go against the market.

Shakira, who has been out of work for more than two years, does not seem to have any change in appearance. It is not known whether it is the result of harvesting yang and replenishing yin, or the blessing of technology and genes. The physical condition of this fairy is no different from when they first met.

The blond sister with her hair tied up, dressed coolly, and wearing purple sports shorts focused on the mail on her laptop, took the red wine from Li Ze, and immediately smiled:

"In the next two days, we will go to several parties together. They are all veteran music producers. If you want to make money, you can't do it alone."

Li Ze doesn't care about sharing some profits. The game of big fish eating small fish is becoming more and more serious. If independent record companies want to live well, they will inevitably have to compromise:

"It seems that Sony Music is about to undergo a transformation, and physical records really can't be sold."

Shakira doesn't care about this. She has already reaped the dividends, but the income from streaming media has dropped in recent years, which makes the blonde sister feel a little heartbroken:

"I invested in some headphone brands back then and I'm sure I've made a lot of money now. I don't know what it will be like in the future. I'm getting more and more confused about the fashion trends every year."

Li Ze had a general idea, but it was not the type of music he liked:

"Electronic music, rap, what else can there be? In America, music development is also closely related to social trends. History is a circle, and it's rap's turn..."

Knowing that Li Ze never liked rapping, the blonde sister immediately laughed out loud, and then joked:

"Wouldn't it mean that we won't be able to make any money in the future, and we would have to make compromises for the market?"

Li Ze shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking. He just curled his lips at the blond sister, indicating that he had no interest in fashion trends, and he couldn't help but complain silently:

"If it doesn't work, the electricity will be gone! Make money, don't shiver..."

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On August 23, the Clippers did not give up on their new player. After struggling for more than a month, David West had no choice but to accept the Warriors' invitation.

At the end of their careers, veterans just want to compete for championships. Ever since Grant Hill got the ring with the Clippers, he has completely become Li Zechui.

NBA TV recently launched a program "Iuff", and Grant Hill became the host of the program.

Partnering with him is Christine Melissa Ledereau, a gold medal beauty anchor who has become very popular in recent years.

He once served as a sideline reporter for TNT and also served as a sports host.

Ledelo, who is 1.8 meters tall, once won third place in the Florida beauty pageant and is considered a typical American blond beauty.
To be continued...