The early announcement of Wang Feng's participation in the Olympics was the result of discussions between Yao's team and Wang Feng and negotiations with the Basketball Association.
This is a win-win situation, for both Wang Feng and the Chinese Basketball Association, it is a good way to effectively enhance their reputation, so even if it feels a bit special, no one will care about this issue.
If you are as awesome as Wang Feng, can you do this? If not, then just compete with the other athletes of the national team for the remaining 11 places.
Since the Chinese men's basketball team won the Asian Championship last year with overwhelming momentum and successfully obtained a direct ticket to the Olympic Games, there is no need to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament starting in June this year.
With ample time, the Chinese men's basketball team will carry out multiple rounds of training camps in the next two months and arrange several warm-up games, striving to adjust everyone's competitive level to the best condition before the start of the Rio Olympics.
Many netizens did not see Wang Feng's name in the training list officially announced by the Basketball Association.
Wang Feng did not participate in the training camp of the Chinese men's basketball team.
People began to have different opinions, and the rumors were even more mysterious on the Internet.
Some people say that Wang Feng is playing a big role, while others say that Wang Feng has conflicts with the Basketball Association and may refuse to participate in the Olympics...
The public opinion became more and more exaggerated. Soon, Wang Feng and the basketball association officials took the initiative to issue statements to refute the rumors.
"Wang Feng has just participated in a series of fierce playoff games in the NBA. His body is in a state of fatigue and needs rest. He is not suitable for heavy training programs and is at risk of injury."
"Furthermore, we considered that this summer is Wang Feng's contract year and he needs to stay in the United States to discuss contract renewal with the team. Therefore, after communicating with Wang Feng's economic team, we allowed Wang Feng to miss the Olympic preparation training."
This explanation is reasonable and well-founded, and there is nothing wrong with it.
The CBA Finals ended in March. Most of the players have rested for more than three months. Their bodies have been fully relaxed and they are full of energy. The NBA Finals has only ended a few days ago, and the intensity of competition in the NBA is not comparable to that in the CBA.
Compared to this, one can imagine how much fatigue Wang Feng's body has accumulated.
The excessive weight may be the direct reason why Dayao was frequently injured back then, but the NBA's intensive schedule, fierce competition, and frequent return to China to lead the team to participate in international events are also factors that cannot be ignored.
Dayao has only reached the second round of the playoffs once in his career. Wang Feng, who has played until the finals for two consecutive years and won the championship, is obviously even more tired.
Moreover, this summer is Wang Feng's contract year. He will definitely meet with multiple NBA teams in the United States to strive for a larger contract extension. How could he drop everything and go back to participate in training?
In fact, when the country was in an uproar over this matter, Wang Feng was already sitting at the negotiation table, watching the heated argument between his agent Bill Duffy and Warriors general manager Myers.
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"Bill, I hope you can understand our sincerity. Wang Feng is an indispensable member of the team and an important puzzle piece for winning the championship. If we want to create a dynasty, we must keep Wang Feng. We value him very much and are willing to work for him."
Offer a high-paying contract extension."
Miles shook his head and said: "However, your asking price is a bit too high. Not to mention the team's salary space issue, is Wang Feng's performance really worth the price?"
"Bob, do you think Wang Feng is not worth the price?" Bill Duffy, as a senior agent, has known Miles for a long time, so they both call each other by their first names. He smiled slightly, with a smile on his face.
He looked calm and unhurried.
"As far as I know, the Mavericks have reached a verbal agreement with Harrison Barnes and will renew his contract with the maximum salary. I believe you will be very interested in what it will be like for Wang Feng and Barnes to face off directly in the first round of the playoffs.
Is it clear?"
"As for the issue of salary space, there should be no need to worry about this. The new broadcast contracts between the league and ESPN and TNT are about to take effect. As the general manager of the Warriors, you should not know the amount of the new broadcast contract, right? If you don't
If you know, it doesn’t matter, I can tell you, 24 billion in 9 years!”
Bill Duffy smiled very happily. "This is a great thing for us agents, because the league's salary cap will inevitably increase, which means players can also sign larger contracts."
Miles twitched his face and showed a not-so-bright smile.
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Coming out of the Warriors offices.
Bill Duffy put away his professional smile and looked at Wang Feng.
"That's not right. The Warriors don't seem to be particularly interested in renewing your contract. That shouldn't be the case. Based on your performance in the playoffs, especially the finals, anyone with a right mind would stay at all costs."
You are right."
Wang Feng seemed quite calm.
"It stands to reason that this should be the case, but if the other party has a better choice, it may not necessarily be the case."
Bill Duffy was slightly startled.
"Better choice?"
He immediately reviewed in his mind all the free agents whose contracts expired this summer.
There are actually not many free agents in the same position as Wang Feng, such as Harrison Barnes, Ruel Deng, Evan Turner, Chandler Parsons, etc. who have only verbal agreements and have not yet completed the signing.
, but their abilities are definitely not comparable to Wang Feng.
Wait... there's another one, Kevin Durant?
Bill Duffy couldn't help shaking his head and laughing when he thought of this name.
"The Warriors' target won't be Durant, right? The only one who is better than you at the free agent center position this summer is Durant! Haha, just kidding, how is that possible?"
As a senior agent, Bill Duffy simply did not believe in this possibility, even though there were rumors circulating that Durant had rejected the Thunder's request for contract renewal negotiations and made it clear that he would leave the team this summer.
It is common for stars to leave their teams to join stronger and more lucrative teams in pursuit of a championship.
But how could a top MVP-level star like Durant join a team that has won two consecutive championships and eliminated him in the Western Conference Finals just to win the championship? This is ridiculous.
Seeing Bill Duffy's disbelieving look, Wang Feng twitched the corners of his mouth and said nothing.
To be honest, the situation of the Warriors now is completely different from that of another time and space.
One is two consecutive championships and 74 wins in the regular season.
One was a tragic comeback in the finals, with 73 wins in the regular season.
But we ask ourselves, are the two Warriors teams from different time and space really very different?
James led the Cavaliers to come back from 1:3 behind to win the championship, creating a miracle.
But if we could go back in time and do it all over again, how many people would think that the Cavaliers could still win the series?
Although the 73-win Barnes version of the Warriors failed to win the final championship, they were still undisputedly the strongest that season! Even if Barnes renews his contract with the Warriors, the Warriors will still be there before the start of next season.
Will be the first favorite to win the championship!
Since Durant can take the "most difficult road" without hesitation.
So it doesn’t seem like such a difficult decision to bite the bullet and join a team that has won two consecutive championships, right?