Leonard gave Jiang Hao full recognition and evaluation, which showed a signal that the Spurs, whose team atmosphere is already excellent, will be more united.
And unity is often the key to a team's success.
"Jiang, you are really unbelievable. It is no exaggeration to say that without you, there would be no San Antonio Spurs that will advance to the next round."
Rich Paul is very excited about Jiang Hao's performance in this series. From his perspective, this is really not an easy task.
Although he has always emphasized that Jiang Hao is a special player, to be honest, apart from seeing this kind of performance from rookie James, in so many years, he has never seen any rookie who can be better than Jiang Hao.
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"You know, I have received offers from at least 8 teams now. Obviously, they all want you." On the other end of the phone, Rich Paul took a deep breath. He even felt LeBron from Jiang Hao.
James should be attractive in a contract year.
"Kawhi is a great player, you can learn a lot from him, and it looks like the situation is very strong for you. If, Jiang, I mean if, if you end up winning the O'Brien Cup, then in the upcoming
We will be more proactive in the coming summer.”
"What about the Spurs? Have they sent any signals?" Jiang Hao frowned. He felt that Rich Paul seemed to be deliberately hiding something.
"As the team that knows you best, RC Buford certainly did not sit still and wait for death. In fact, they showed the most urgency. I can feel their determination to keep you, but with all due respect, they have almost no chance.
What's more, a bigger mess is waiting for them to deal with." Rich Paul sneered, as if he knew the whole inside story.
"Mess?" Jiang Hao was a little surprised.
"Although Kawhi is back and seems to have fully recovered, this may be his last time playing for the Spurs. The team behind him is not idle. In their words, they are trying to escape from San Antonio."
"What? Kawhi is leaving?"
This was definitely something Jiang Hao had not expected. Although public opinion has been circulating news that there was a conflict between Leonard and the Spurs some time ago, within the Spurs, Jiang Hao and the others had never heard of such a thing happening.
Now that Leonard is healthy and back, everything seems normal, as if nothing has happened, but unexpectedly, a storm is about to come under the calm.
"There is an issue of trust. Kawhi no longer trusts the Spurs' medical team, which makes them feel that they are not being respected as they should be. Of course, there are many issues involved and cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences, so, rc
Buford and the others are working hard to regain Kawhi’s trust during this period, but it’s difficult.”
As a professional agent, Rich Paul doesn't think the Spurs can truly resolve their differences with Leonard.
"So what is the Spurs' attitude towards me?" Jiang Hao took a deep breath, not expecting so many things to happen behind the scenes.
"What kind of attitude can there be? Just keep making ridiculous verbal guarantees. You should also be able to predict that between Kawhi and you, the Spurs naturally hope to gain both, and if they must give up one
, they would rather give up on you first.”
Jiang Hao did not refute Rich Paul. On the contrary, he was very calm at the moment. Rich Paul was right. Although he can be called the savior of the Spurs this season, in the long run, Leonard is already a super giant, and he is also very good.
Young and still evolving.
"Rich, listen, I feel like I've integrated into this team and I really like the culture of this team. Whether Kawhi leaves or not has nothing to do with whether I stay. I mean, if the Spurs
Finally, the right price was given, and we have no reason not to consider them first. Of course, you have a lot of autonomy. I am not opposed to going to other teams. I hope you can understand this."
Jiang Hao hung up the phone, just like he said when he met Rich Paul for the first time, he could not forget that the Spurs provided him with an opportunity when he was at his most difficult, even if that opportunity does not count from now on.
What, but Jiang Hao is sure that he will never forget the first time he stepped on the NBA court.
On the other end of the phone, Rich Paul showed an expression that was true. Even though he had tried his best to belittle the Spurs, he still couldn't make Jiang Hao change his mind. These are Chinese players and Chinese people. They will stick with it until the end.
, I always look at the kindness of others very seriously.
"Perhaps I can understand why Yao resolutely refused the Zen Master's invitation."
Rich Paul shrugged.
However, he is not too disappointed. Although Jiang Hao staying in the Spurs may cause some losses to him, from a long-term perspective, this loss will only be temporary. As long as Jiang Hao can really continue to improve, Jiang Hao
The value will not be discounted too much because San Antonio is a small city.
Moreover, he doesn't think the Spurs can really offer any leverage in the upcoming summer. Their salary space is almost locked.
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After taking a 3-0 lead in the series, the Spurs' path to promotion seems to be completely clear. As expected, they will advance to the next round smoothly.
With Chris Paul injured, the Houston Rockets seem to have little hope. It was previously exposed by the media that James Harden even went to a nightclub to get drunk on the night of the loss.
In this case, it is almost impossible for them to stop the Spurs' sweep.
Frankly speaking, in the eyes of many people, the trend of this series is really exaggerated. Who would have thought that the strong regular season champion would be beaten by the Spurs all the way?
Of course, one thing is certain, as O'Neal said in the live broadcast room before, the Houston Rockets should indeed consider the potential of their current lineup during the offseason. Perhaps they should completely tear down and rebuild.
One day later, same arena, same opponent, same result.
106:89!
The Spurs defeated the Rockets at home and advanced to the next round with a total score of 4:0.
Although Kawhi Leonard's timely comeback in the last two games was crucial, in the eyes of most people, Jiang Hao was the biggest contributor to the Spurs' "Black Eight Miracle".
The data of 195 points and 61 assists per game in the series is the best evidence.
The incredible rookie's legacy continued this season as he led the Spurs to defeat the Rockets' super backcourt of Chris Paul and James Harden, raising expectations for the upcoming semifinals.
With Kawhi Leonard taking on the core role of offense and defense, can the freed-up Spurs No. 35 also be able to compete with another super backcourt combination, the Portland Trail Blazers' double-gun Lillard McCollum?
What about gaining the upper hand?
That's right, the Spurs' semifinal opponent is the torn city - the Portland Trail Blazers!
Chapter completed!