So did Duffy not think of the dynasty last summer?

Of course there is!

But the situation was different at that time.

Last season, O'Neal was in the regular season MVP. Although his condition declined, he was still on the peak tail.

As for Li Lei, a second-year young star, has great potential, but it is not certain how much success he can achieve in the future.

So Li Lei will be traded and O'Neal, Wade, and the Heat will still have a high probability of winning the championship.

But this season is different.

O'Neal was frequently injured, his playing time dropped sharply, his condition was sometimes good and sometimes bad, his attitude became lazy, and he was disobedient to Riley's discipline.

Where is Li Lei?

One season, twice, this is 50, which is the 50 in the early century!

He led the team to defeat the Bucks with a single core and completed a great historical record of 34 consecutive victories.

The three threats were developed, although they were still in the prototype, but they began to have a scent of unsolvable effects.

In addition, Li Lei played 80 times in the regular season, and the two games he missed were suspended for helping Wade stand out.

After three years of career, Li Lei was almost all attending.

What's this?

Resist injury and fucking hard!

This is the most valuable attribute of NBA players.

NBA's talented monsters crawled all over the ground, but were destroyed by injuries and illnesses.

Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Hardaway, Bill Walton... and later generations Yao Ming, McGrady, O'Cafo, O'Neal Jr., Rose, Griffin, Jabbarri Parker... are all like this.

In addition, Li Lei has made great progress in defense and has truly embarked on the path of integrated offense and defense.

It was this season that O'Neal and Li Lei's status were adjusted.

Now, Li Lei is the cornerstone of the Heat, and O'Neal seems to be the icing on the cake.

After all, when O'Neal was away, the Heat still played well with Li Lei.

Now, there are still people who dare to say that they will send Li Lei away and O'Neal away. Can the Heat still win the championship with a high probability?

On the contrary, most people think that if O'Neal is sent away, Li Lei and Wade are left behind, the Heat will be a favorite to win the championship in the next ten or even fifteen years.

However, as mentioned earlier, Li Lei and Wade are here, no other team will take over O'Neal unless the Heat give it away for free.

so……

"So Riley is very likely to sign with you now."

Bill Duffy came to the conclusion.

"but……"

"You should also see that Popovich, Old Bass and other guys are boasting about the Heat and setting the pace among the fans. Do you think these treacherous guys are really singing praises for the Heat?"

Of course not.

These guys are all old foxes, how could they do thankless things? They happened to meet them together.

This is the mystery.

These old foxes who were hoping that the Heat would collapse were singing praises to the Heat.

Are they broad-minded?

Of course not!

Li Lei thought of a word mentioned by Duffy, "Praise and Kill".

These old guys want to lift the Heat up and then fall to death.

Of course, this is not enough.

They have deeper purposes.

This is why Duffy is anxious to come to Miami and talk to Li Lei.

Bill Duffy took a sip of coffee, cleared his throat, and his face gradually became serious: "These guys are stimulating David Stern!"

Li Lei: "…"

Yao Ming: “…”

Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu: “…”

The four guys were confused.

Duffy explained slowly: "On the way I came, I checked a piece of data."

In the past three years, Miami's football market has soared, becoming the third largest football market in the NBA, only behind New York and Los Angeles.

In the past two years, the Heat's attention has soared. It is the hottest team in the NBA, even surpassing the Lakers, Bulls, Mavericks, and Houston...

For example, in recent playoffs, the Heat's game ratings have repeatedly broken records.

This is of course a good thing.

But at the same time, the ratings of the other 29 teams of the NBA are all declining.

Simply put, the Heat are getting more and more popular, but the entire NBA has become colder.

When Li Lei and the other four heard this, they all became quiet.

They haven't really paid attention to these.

"Do you know? This happened even during the two dynasties of Jordan. Because in those years, the Bulls were very powerful, but not invincible."

"But now, the Heat are too strong, so strong that they are desperate."

"Look at last year's playoffs, the Spurs in 2003 and the Pistons in 2004 are all top teams, but they are all swept by you."

"Look at this year, your regular season record is only 67 wins and 15 losses. Only... Haha! But you have achieved a historical record of 34 consecutive victories. You and Wade have made huge progress, and you look stronger than last year. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Bucks and Cavaliers averaged about 30 points. In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons played so well, but they still lost a crushing defeat..."

"You guys are so desperate!"

"This is the dominant one!"

"Stern may allow super teams like the Bulls to exist, but he will not allow invincible teams like you to exist."

"A game that loses suspense will only cause most fans to lose."

"After all, I know the result, what's the charm of competitive sports?"

"Your existence makes the NBA finale!"

There was silence on the scene.

Li Lei and the other four were silent. They only heard that the team was too weak to survive.

But now, the Heat are actually afraid because they are too strong.

"David Stern, he won't allow the Heat to continue to dominate the league. But this guy has a bottom line in his work and will not mess around. He may wait for a year. After all, in another year, O'Neal will be older, Mooning will almost retire, and one of Wade and you will definitely leave, and the Heat will collapse."

But Popovich, Old Bass and other people couldn't wait any longer.

They sang praises to the Heat in front of the media, but it was actually a funeral.

They are stimulating Stern and forcing Stern to do this summer.

"Look, Popovich mentioned retirement. He was telling Stern: If the Heat cannot be disbanded, he will have no confidence and he will retire."

This is a threat!

Moreover, Stern cannot take his anger on Popovich, because the Heat are the public enemy of the NBA.

"I can guarantee that more people will come out to speak in the near future."

Things are as Duffy said.

In the next few days, Mavericks owner Cuban, Warriors head coach Nelson, Houston owner Alexander, and Knicks owner Dolan...

While singing praises to the Heat, these people also expressed that they had lost interest in the league and might resign or engage in other careers.

This is the NBA giants gathering together to put pressure on David Stern.
Chapter completed!