At this time, Yang Jian heard the system prompt tone.
"The host changed the history of NBA stars. All-star player Charles Barkley gave up his plan to join the Houston Rockets and team up to compete for the championship next season. The host gained attribute points 1."
In a parallel world, Charles Barkley has good reasons to join the Rockets and is considered the best choice.
On the one hand, the Rockets have the hope of competing for the championship; secondly, the team's No. 4 position is flawed and is particularly suitable for Barkley to play. If he is there, he will have the ball.
The situation is different now. Barkley has little or no interest in the Rockets.
Barkley is not a fool. He has to see the hope of winning the championship before he is willing to join forces under pressure and take a salary cut to join. Now that the Sonics are so strong in the Western Conference, he joins the Rockets not to compete for the championship, but to seek abuse.
After watching this year's finals, Barkley knew with a little thought that the Rockets would have no chance next season.
Olajuwon and Drexler have both entered a period of decline, and Barkley has also declined from his peak due to frequent injuries. Will the Rockets' three veteran team be stronger than the Bulls' Big Three? Unlikely.
Jordan led the team and was defeated. Jordan's tired appearance in Game 7 made Barkley a little unbelievable. What was even worse was Pippen. After the loss, many people said that he must be responsible for the loss and that his strength was overestimated.
Barkley admired Jordan very much and was convinced in 1993. At that time, he made a classic statement, "I am the best player on earth, Jordan is an alien."
Now he feels that Yang Jian is also an alien, and only aliens can defeat aliens.
He can imagine how helpless he will be next season after joining the Rockets. They will try their best to attack the SuperSonics, but will be helplessly eliminated in the end.
How do the Rockets win? No one on the team can guard Yang Jian. Jordan couldn't run in the sixth game. Drexler had to gasp for breath on the court after playing four games. He must stick out his tongue more than Jordan.
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Barkley believes that joining the SuperSonics is the shortcut to getting a championship ring. He doesn't care about money now, he just wants the championship. If he retires without winning the championship, he will feel regretful for the rest of his life.
He knows that the SuperSonics' total salary is about to explode, and he doesn't dare to think about high salaries. In addition to the Knicks, Bulls, and Heat, the SuperSonics' total salary must be the highest in the league.
It was impossible for the SuperSonics to renew Kemp's contract in 1997, and the No. 4 position would become a weakness. The SuperSonics management had only two options. One was to sign and trade Kemp and replace him with an inside star. The other was to sign
A veteran who is willing to take a salary cut to join.
The amount of Kemp's new contract is huge, so it is difficult to find a trading partner, and there are only a handful of teams to choose from. Moreover, the person being traded will also need to renew his contract, so future contracts may not be cheaper than Kemp's.
1997 was the best time for Barkley to join the SuperSonics and compete for the championship. He was a star forward who had won the regular season MVP. His willingness to take a salary cut would definitely impress the team management.
Now he has established a good relationship with the SuperSonics stars in advance and made friends first before joining. Then the cooperation will be more pleasant.
The Suns have no future. Barkley can play healthy basketball next season, ensure his health, and wait to leave.
Yang Jian was also very happy. Of course he and Payton would welcome Barkley. Anyone who didn't would be a fool!
After Kemp leaves, the Sonics will definitely have serious flaws at the 4th position and become weaker on both offense and defense. Barkley is a good supplement. His offensive ability is better than Kemp. If he is healthy, he can grab rebounds.
Can play fast attack.
Yang Jian knew that in the parallel world, the SuperSonics management traded Kemp for Vin Baker, an overrated alcoholic.
Vinbeck's defensive ability in the penalty area is better than Barkley's, and his offensive ability is average. If his contract with the Sonics expires, it will be difficult for him to find a better replacement if the team does not renew it. If he renews, it will be a garbage contract.
The garbage contract that Vin Baker renewed with the SuperSonics was an important reason why the SuperSonics owner sold the team.
The team's salary space was completely locked, and Vinbeck's condition declined seriously. He had no desire to win at all, and after making money, he began to use fat and weight instead of skills.
Because his teammates' scoring ability is not strong enough, Payton can only take more shots to win, becoming less and less like a point guard. This is a vicious cycle, which was already doomed when Vin Baker joined the SuperSonics.
Yang Jian did not want to be a teammate with an alcoholic, even if the team did not renew his contract in 1999.
Barkley is a short power forward. Although he has shortcomings, he has never lacked the desire to win. He is not the kind of person who has a bad temper and can't get along with him. In the Rockets, he and Pippen became anxious because of Pippen's performance.
Too bad.
Barkley's joining means that the SuperSonics' chances of winning the championship in the 1997-98 season are greatly increased. How can Yang Jian not be excited? As long as the SuperSonics successfully defend the title next season by defeating the Bulls, Yang Jian is likely to establish a dynasty as soon as he enters the league.
In the 1998 Finals, the SuperSonics' lineup was not as deep as it is now, and the same was true for the Bulls. In 1998, the Bulls struggled to break through in the Eastern Conference and played a tiebreaker with the Pacers. After entering the finals, it was easier for the Bulls than against the Pacers.
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The Bulls are at the end of their game, and the Jazz are even worse. The Jazz reached the Finals twice because they were stuck at a juncture when teams in the Western Conference were entering a rebuilding period.
The league is willing to give the team's 64-win regular season MVP to Karl Malone, but there is no strong person to praise. If Grant Hill and Anfernee Hardaway are good enough, the league will definitely be more willing to let them win the MVP.
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Yang Jian attaches great importance to data. His top priority next season is to compete for MVP. He vows to lead the team to the best record in the league.
The steaks, salads, and seafood soup in this store all tasted good. Yang Jian was in a happy mood and had a big appetite. Everyone talked about basketball for a while, and then talked about Yang Jian's guest appearance in a TV series.
Jennifer said that Yang Jian's acting skills are very good and she must watch the third season of "Friends" when it starts airing. There will be surprises.
When Jennifer went to the bathroom, Payton asked: "Brother, you've only been in Los Angeles for a few days, how did you get her so obsessed with her? You went on a date with her like this, and you weren't afraid of chaos at home?"
"They all know that I came to guest star in "Friends". Is it normal for me and the heroine to have dinner and discuss the script?" Yang Jian said easily.
"Farke, we're discussing the script again, so you won't find other reasons, right?" Payton smiled.
Buckley was confused. "What do you mean? Who are they?"
Payton explained: "This guy is very playful and has several girlfriends at the same time, all of whom are Hollywood female stars. Yang, I bet you were with Jennifer last night."
Yang Jian shrugged. "What you say is not a bet, but an explanation of the facts."
Buckley smiled and asked: "What's your secret to picking up girls? What methods did you use to attract Jennifer? She is now the object of admiration for countless men."
Yang Jian put down the knife and fork in her hand and said with a smile: "If you like a woman, just tell her directly and she will immediately agree to be with you. I have never failed using this method."
"..." Barkley's expression was very exciting, and he looked at Payton with doubts.
Payton laughed and said: "This is how he talks. In the team, we often want to beat him up. You just get used to it."
Yang Jianxin said: If I told you the truth and it was Jennifer who chased me, would you still go crazy?
No, Payton is not crazy. He and his wife are living a good life.
Yang Jian has long figured out the way to get along with Americans. It doesn't matter if you are a little crazy or carefree. They will only admire you. As long as you have the strength and can do what they want to do but cannot do.
This was further proven when Jennifer came back from the bathroom and joined the chat. She was completely obsessed with Yang Jian and thought Yang Jian was so awesome.
She knew that Barkley was a well-known NBA star and was much older than Yang Jian. Barkley wanted to join the SuperSonics, but he had to say hello to Yang Jian first. A young man with such a big reputation would never get a second chance.
Two.
Even if Yang Jian said that it was impossible for the Chinese team to defeat the Dream Team 3 in the Olympics, the other two people did not look down on him at all. They believed that the overall strength of the Chinese men's basketball team was not good, not that Yang Jian was not good.
Seeing Yang Jian's confident look, Jennifer liked him even more.
There may not be another man like this in the whole world. Now that they have a relationship, she will never let him go, and she will snatch him away even if she grabs him.