msmithbooks Chapter 779 An Unbelievable Season
Chapter 779 An Unbelievable Season
Chapter 779 An Unbelievable Season
The Thunder played very well in the semi-finals, especially Xie Kai’s good brother Westbrook. Under the leadership of him and Durant, the team defeated the Spurs 4:2, breaking through again after 4 years. Into the Western Conference Finals.
Before the semifinals, Westbrook once called Xie Kai. He told his good brother who was still recovering: "The Grizzlies were swept away. I will beat the Spurs and avenge you."
Unexpectedly, he really did it, and he really did what he said.
Xie Kai called Westbrook on the night the Thunder defeated the Spurs and congratulated him: "Brother, you did it, congratulations on making it to the Western Conference Finals!"
However, in the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder was finally overturned by the Warriors with a big score of 1:3. In the end, they lost to their opponents 3:4 and were unfortunately out.
Looking at the unwillingness in Westbrook's eyes, Xie Kai knew how reluctant he was, he didn't want to lose.But in competitive sports, sometimes there is really no way. If you are not all in, you will definitely win.
The Warriors broke into the finals, and their opponent in the finals was the Cleveland Cavaliers, a combination of the Big Three.
This is the first time in 4 years that there is no finals without Xie Kai.
In just one season, many people have forgotten the fear of being dominated by Xie Kai and his Grizzlies in the past three years.The brave battle has become a new element in the finals, and Xie Kai and the Grizzlies seem to be characters and teams from a long time ago.
This is the NBA, and this is competitive sports. When you are absent or have no results, you will be quickly forgotten, even if you were once the most popular player in the league.
If Xie Kai retires, he will not be forgotten so quickly, because he will be mentioned frequently, and will become a comparison object when fans and experts evaluate the historical lineup.
Xie Kai is already preparing for his next season.He wouldn't think that he was the front wave who was beaten to death on the beach by the back wave. He was younger than Curry, so how did he make himself look like a veteran of the past.
In the finals, the Warriors were defeated by the Cavaliers in three consecutive rounds with a 3:1 lead, and they were finally defeated and missed the championship!They also became the only team in the history of the NBA Finals that was eventually overturned with a 3:1 lead in the finals.
Xie Kai was shocked after watching the finals on TV.This is so heartbeating, each reversal, each miracle.I don't play for a season, the whole world has changed...
After the finals, the NBA also entered a long offseason.
After this season is over, the NBA offseason will become extraordinarily lively.Because Xie Kai, James, Durant and other top stars in the league will become free agents during the offseason!
Whichever team can get any of these big fish can make a qualitative difference!
Of course, the contract between Xie Kai and James and others still has the last year, but that is a player option.With their caliber and the increased max salaries that come with new TV deals today, those superstars who signed long-term contracts before 2014 will definitely jump out of their contracts and test the waters of free agency.
Grizzlies fans have been discussing Xie Kai's new contract after the team was swept in the first round.Obviously, he will jump out of the contract, even if he didn't play in the past season and was reimbursed for the season.
Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace had already approached Xie Kai and his agent Thaddeus Fucher.But the two sides have not yet had any effective agreement.
The Grizzlies of course want to lower the price, because Xie Kai has already suffered a serious injury, and it is still unknown how he will be back next season.The team owner has made it clear that he does not want to pay a huge luxury tax next season, so that Chris Wallace can control the total salary when signing and renewing the contract.
Xie Kai can understand the owner of the Grizzlies. He thinks that although the owner does not love basketball as much as Cuban, he is already really good.You must know that during the three consecutive championships, the team is paying a luxury tax.For a team in a small market, it is very difficult to be able to pay the luxury tax year after year.Fans always say that the boss is stingy or something. That's because it's not your money. The boss's luxury tax is real money, and nothing less can be done.I think the Thunder boss didn't want to save some money at the beginning, so he didn't keep Harden in the end.
So some Grizzlies fans are very pessimistic, because it is impossible to keep Xie Kai without paying the luxury tax.Originally, if the team was willing to pay the luxury tax, they could renew his contract and offer him a maximum salary of 5 years under the condition of owning his bird rights. Under the condition of not exceeding the cap and the maximum salary, keep him.
Of course Xie Kai won’t cut his salary. It’s not that he doesn’t have feelings for the Grizzlies, nor is he just looking for profit, but if he really wants to follow the Grizzlies owner’s intention and not exceed the cap, then his salary cut is not a matter of 200 million , is a 2000 million.If it's a 5-year contract, it's about 1 million U.S. dollars!
Although Xie Kai is not short of money, he is not rich enough to ignore 1 million US dollars.Athletes eat their youth. It is impossible for him to accept a contract of 5 million for five years, which is now regarded as an ordinary All-Star contract when he is at his peak.He is a two-time league MVP winner, and he is still under 8000 years old. At this age, the injury he suffered was a straight bone fracture, not a ruptured Achilles tendon or a major knee injury. How much worse than yourself.He is very clear about his body.
Among the few big fish, although James is also a player option, his whereabouts are still very clear.He certainly won't leave the Cavaliers, at least not next season.He's going to defend his title, there's no question about it.
Therefore, among the stars in the first tier, the whereabouts of Xie Kai and Durant are the most unpredictable.Because the two have not signed any intentions with their home team so far, and they did not disclose any news of contract renewal in interviews with the media.Even a reporter like Woj can't get any news.
The offseason in the United States is bustling, while Xie Kai is doing rehabilitation training in China and is also preparing for the Olympics.He didn't rush for success, he has been carrying out recovery training step by step according to the opportunity set by the trainer.He wants to make a comeback, he wants to get back what he lost in a season.He doesn't care how difficult the process is, he only controls what he can control.
The leaders, players and others of the Chinese men's basketball team were also very worried in the past year, because Xie Kai, the team's biggest star, suffered a fracture.Fortunately, now that Xie Kai has returned to the team, he looks like a normal person, and he has more confidence in the upcoming Rio Olympics.
(End of this chapter)