Chapter 100 The winning streak ends, 35 consecutive wins!
Kobe Bryant is the most influential top star among active players. Even LeBron James at this stage, regardless of the honors and achievements he has achieved in the league, is not as influential as Kobe Bryant.
Whether it was his previous life or this one, Wang Feng grew up watching Kobe Bryant play, and he also thought about becoming a top star like Kobe Bryant.
Of course, at this stage, Kobe is far from his former courage due to age and injuries. However, he can rely on the status he has accumulated over the years to become a sought-after target wherever he goes.
If a new player entering the NBA can get a title such as a successor to Kobe Bryant, or the player who plays the best Kobe Bryant, although it cannot be said to be a meteoric rise, he will get more attention and opportunities with this title.
Wang Feng did not expect that Kobe would praise him so much. After all, he can only be regarded as the third scorer in the Warriors. The core of the team, Curry, has averaged 28.4 points per game so far, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 45%, ranking the highest.
Second in the scoring list.
After Thompson experienced ups and downs at the beginning of the new season, his condition has gradually recovered and stabilized, and his current scoring average has gradually increased to more than 20 points per game.
Although Wang Feng also averages 20+ points per game and has a better field goal percentage than Curry, anyone who knows football will understand how much advantage Wang Feng takes playing next to the Splash Brothers. Scoring is much easier than the former.
too much.
What Wang Feng didn't expect was that after Kobe Bryant praised Wang Feng, he suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Wang, your contract should be until the end of this season, right? Are you interested in coming to Los Angeles to play? When this season ends,
I'm about to retire. The Lakers are now a group of rookie players with no reputation. If you come, you can get enough ball rights and shooting rights..."
Wang Feng was stunned.
Kobe actually wanted to lure him to join the Lakers.
If you think about it, this is not surprising.
What is the most scarce thing these days? Talent, of course!
In the following years, salaries in the league have expanded, and players' salaries have become increasingly exaggerated. On the one hand, this is a reflection of the NBA's increased ability to attract money. On the other hand, strong players are highly competitive, and the serious involution of the league is also an important reason.
What's the use of just having money? Being able to get top players whose salary matches their strength is the way to go.
The New York Knicks, a famous NBA powerhouse and known as the league's most powerful team, is a typical example.
The Knicks have spent a lot of money on players over the years, and have acquired many of the league's top stars, such as Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, etc. However, they have spent a lot of money, and the team's
The results have never improved.
As a traditional giant in the league, the Lakers have already begun to consider the future development of the team as Kobe Bryant's competitive form has declined in the past two years.
Wang Feng is not considered a top star in the league at all, but he has distinct technical characteristics and is a super 3D player who can provide stable three-point shooting and outside defense. As a Chinese, he is backed by the Chinese market.
These points alone are enough to arouse the Lakers' interest.
The Lakers have always made attempts to open up the Chinese market.
The Chinese defender Sun Yue was selected in the 2007 draft, and Jeremy Lin was signed last year, all for this purpose.
It's a pity that neither Sun Yue nor Jeremy Lin has enough personal strength to adapt to the high-intensity competition of the NBA, and they were unable to produce representative performances during their time with the Lakers.
Now that they have finally found a ready-made Chinese star with outstanding personal ability, they naturally want to sign him.
Now Kobe is probably just testing the waters, and the Lakers management is probably already considering how to handle this matter.
Join the Lakers next year?
Wang Feng had never thought about this idea.
The Lakers in the past few seasons before and after Kobe retired have been a mess. The owners and management are fighting for power and profit. The players have different ideas and are in the lottery every year.
It wasn't until James traveled west to join the Lakers that the team finally showed some competitiveness. Unfortunately, James missed more than 20 games due to injury that season. The Lakers, who were originally ranked in the top half of the Western Conference, plummeted and finally missed the playoffs.
In James' second season with the Lakers, in 2019-20, the Lakers acquired Anthony Davis through a trade to form a dual-core lineup and successfully won the championship.
Wang Feng doesn't think he has the ability to turn the tide when he joins the Lakers. Maybe it's not impossible that he won't even get the ball after being sucked into this muddy water.
The Lakers' mess should be left to James in the future.
Wang Feng thought to himself.
Or when his overall rating reaches 95 or above, you can also consider moving to a big city to hang out.
Although he thought so in his heart, Wang Feng did not directly reject Kobe.
"I will consider this matter carefully, but that will only happen in the summer."
Hearing this, Kobe smiled slightly. "I'm looking forward to your choice in the summer."
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Kobe Bryant's words were just a sideshow to Wang Feng.
After the game against the Lakers, the Warriors' winning streak has reached 35 consecutive wins. The entire league is curious, how long will this Warriors team win?
Then in the very next game, the Warriors lost the game against the Portland Trail Blazers away from home, and their winning streak came to an abrupt end at 35 consecutive wins.
The Portland Trail Blazers are not a strong team, especially after one of the team's core power forwards, LaMarcus Aldridge, left the team to join the Spurs. The Trail Blazers were left with only Lillard to support them, and they lost the 13-year rookie player McColler.
Mu has suddenly emerged this season, averaging 20.8 points per game and Lillard has shared a lot of offensive pressure.
But even with two guns in the backcourt, the Trail Blazers' record is only ranked in the middle of the league, with a huge gap between them and the Warriors.
The reason why the Warriors lost the game was mainly because of their own problems.
Throughout the game, the Warriors performed poorly as a team.
The three perimeter players Curry, Thomson, and Wang Feng were all inaccurate. The team also made many low-level mistakes, and the game was extremely chaotic, leading to the final loss of the game.
Although they lost the game, both the Warriors team and the fans were very satisfied.
The 35-game winning streak is a new league-record winning streak.
The regular season started with 35 wins and 0 losses, which was also the best start to the season in league history.
Now that the best winning streak in history created by the Warriors has been settled, it is still unknown what kind of record the Warriors will ultimately achieve this season.
As we all know, the Bulls maintain the best regular season record in league history. Jordan led the Bulls to 72 wins and 10 losses, which was once considered one of the most difficult historical records in the league to break.
However, the current Warriors team has a great chance of breaking the Bulls' record. After all, 15 years have passed and the season is nearly halfway through, and the Warriors have just suffered a defeat.
Breaking the Bulls' league record of 72 wins has become a new goal for all members of the Warriors.