After the All-Star substitute list was announced, the Warriors players could clearly feel that Green was in a bad mood.
It is estimated that Green never expected that he would not be selected as an All-Star when the team's record was so good.
Although Green has completed a contract extension with the Warriors last summer, and the five-year contract of US$85 million is also a high-income contract close to the maximum salary, Green obviously hopes that he will have a higher status with the Warriors. In this situation, it is very difficult to
It's hard to say who is the Warriors' No. 3 player between him and Wang Feng.
Wang Feng averages 20+ points per game, and his efficiency is even better than Thompson. Green's personal data is 10+7+7. It is difficult to say that he is better than Wang Feng. His loss to Wang Feng in the All-Star substitute selection is the best proof.
This undoubtedly made Green feel threatened.
Draymond Green is a different player from Curry and Thompson.
Although he is always the most passionate and active player on the court, he is not as selfless as Curry, at least in the eyes of time traveler Wang Feng.
According to the original historical process, Durant would choose to join the Warriors in the summer of 2016, forming a five-star Warriors that scares the entire league, and help the Warriors win the championship in the next two years and win the Finals MVP.
But facing Durant, Green was never polite, and even once said the world-famous Green formula - we were the championship before you came!
Even if Durant's approach is indeed questionable, as a teammate, Green's words are sometimes a bit excessive. This is one of the reasons why Durant switched to the net after his contract expired.
Green didn't spray Durant because he was really jealous, couldn't bear to see the sand in his eyes, and looked down on Durant's character, it was just to gain greater benefits for himself.
After the Warriors won two consecutive championships, player contracts expired one after another. After Curry and Thompson completed their contract extensions, the team had very little salary space left. If they wanted to renew Durant and Green at the same time, someone would have to make sacrifices.
Make concessions on contract extension salary.
Green wants to renew his contract with the Warriors and is not prepared to make any concessions on the amount of the contract extension.
In this case, the Warriors must make a choice.
Green or Durant, who should you choose between the two? There would be no hesitation for any candidate. How could Green be better than Durant?
Therefore, after Durant left the team, many people analyzed that Green deliberately squeezed out Durant so that he could successfully get a high-paying contract extension.
Of course, this is just speculation, and it is impossible for the person involved to admit it. But in hindsight, Green, whose personal abilities have begun to decline, including the defensive end is no longer at his peak, received a four-year, $100 million extension from the Warriors.
The contract is definitely the biggest beneficiary of this incident.
At first, Wang Feng didn't believe this speculation. He felt that this statement was somewhat exaggerated. NBA players are all tycoons who make a lot of money every day. They deliberately exclude and criticize their teammates just for the sake of a bigger contract amount. Isn't this a bitch?
However, after the All-Star substitute lineup was announced, Wang Feng discovered that Green's attitude towards him immediately changed.
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"Hey! Wang Feng! What are you doing? Hurry up and move! The other side is empty!"
"Run more aggressively on the court, otherwise I won't be able to pass the ball to you!"
"What happened to that ball just now? It missed even if it was open?"
During the team's daily training, the arena was filled with Green's loud and unceremonious reprimands.
"What are you calling for?"
Wang Feng squinted at Green and said coldly: "Come, stand here, I will pass the ball to you, show me how many open three-pointers you can make!"
"Wang Feng." Curry came up to be the peacemaker and persuaded Wang Feng in a low voice: "Drummond was not selected for the All-Stars. He has not been in a good mood these days. Please understand and let him go."
"Really?" Wang Feng squinted his eyes, glanced at Green, and sneered disdainfully. "I'm not qualified enough to be selected as an All-Star. Don't take it out on me. If you have the ability, go score 40 and 50 points on the court.
Is it because the earth doesn’t have gravity because it doesn’t produce shit?”
"What did you say?" Green, who was already furious, became even more furious when he heard this. He dropped the basketball and rushed towards Wang Feng.
Lack of scoring ability is Green's fatal shortcoming, even if it remains the same in the future.
Green's career-high single-game score was only 31 points, and he only scored more than 25 points in a single game 4 times. In terms of scoring ability, the gap between him and Wang Feng is not the slightest!
"Okay, okay! Stop saying a few words!" A group of players stepped forward to stop Green, and finally the matter did not worsen.
Green, who used to play aggressively in the past, would often urge his teammates like this. When he saw teammates who were not active in training, he would reprimand them mercilessly. The Warriors players have long been used to it.
But today's situation is obviously different. Green is a little too specific about Wang Feng. After training for only half a day, he has already called Wang Feng's name several times. No matter what Wang Feng does, it is wrong and he is more lenient than the coach.
Wang Feng had already been holding back a fire in his heart.
He is not the kind of soft persimmon who dares not say anything when being bullied.
Originally, Wang Feng felt a little guilty about Green not being selected for the All-Stars. When the league coaches voted, they must have considered that if four players from the Warriors were selected, the number would still be a bit too much. Besides, Green
His performance this season can indeed only be regarded as pretty good, so there is no problem if he is not selected.
In other words, it was Wang Feng's fault that led to Green's loss.
But what Wang Feng didn't expect was that Green and Barnes were actually the same person. Wang Feng didn't do this on purpose. If he wasn't selected, shouldn't he continue to work hard, perform better, and strive to be selected next season?
Why are you here to put on my little shoes? Who are you?
Wang Feng was not used to Green, so he had the scene where he just criticized Green in front of everyone.
However, it is obvious that Green is much higher than Barnes.
Back then, Barnes' original position in the Warriors was similar to Wang Feng's now. The two of them rarely appeared on the court at the same time. Which one played more time depends entirely on the individual's performance on the court.
Green is different. His position in the Warriors is as a point forward, and his time holding the ball is no worse than Curry. In many cases, it is Green who directs his teammates' movements and dominates the game.
The little episodes in training were directly reflected in the official competition.
Time has entered February.
On February 1st, the Warriors played against the Atlanta Hawks at home.
The game was easy and the team easily won 109 to 93.
But Wang Feng played 28 minutes and only took 10 shots, hitting 6 goals and scoring 12 points.
On February 3, the Warriors played away against the Memphis Grizzlies. Wang Feng made 4 of 11 shots and only scored 10 points.
On February 5, the Warriors played away against the Brooklyn Nets. Wang Feng made 5 of 8 shots and scored 12 points.
After three games, everyone discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the Warriors.
But this Warriors team is so powerful that even under such circumstances, it still maintains a super high winning rate.