roccoschili Chapter 838 The Story of the Jersey
Chapter 838 The Story of the Jersey
Chapter 838 The Story of the Jersey
In another timeline, among the 30 teams in the NBA, only six iron cock teams have not retired jerseys, namely:
Charlotte Hornets (Bobcats), Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Orlando Magic.
Among them, the Charlotte Hornets were only established in 2003 because they were young. They did not have any outstanding results or superstars. This is understandable.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been in the hands of Sterling for years, and then they finally became the city of lobs, but quickly fell apart. There is really no reason for it, and it can barely be justified.
The greatest star in the history of the Raptors is none other than Vince Carter, but when he left the Raptors, he was too fierce and broke the hearts of fans.
Therefore, the Raptors have remained silent on this.
What's more, the immortal Vince Carter is still active in the NBA, until the Raptors won the championship!
Maybe sometime in the future, the jerseys of Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, Kawhi Leonard, and Kyle Lowry will be retired in Toronto.
Who said no?
Strictly speaking, the Oklahoma City Thunder have retired jerseys. Its predecessor, the Seattle Supersonics, won the championship in the 1978-1979 season. Naturally, they have retired jerseys of superstars, such as:
1号古斯·威廉姆斯、10号内特·麦克米兰、19号兰尼·威尔肯斯、24号斯宾塞·海伍德、32号弗雷德·布朗和43号杰克·西格玛……
However, after relocating to Oklahoma City, the Thunder and Seattle fans had a deadlock, so they didn't mean to inherit the glory of the Supersonic ancestors.
In this way, they surpassed the Charlotte Hornets and became the youngest team in the NBA. With ten years of team history, they really can't find retired jerseys...
As for the Grizzlies, although they are young enough and have a mediocre record, they have promised to retire the jerseys including Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen before Zhao Ke crossed.
Being retired by a team is a full affirmation of the team's contribution to this player, and it is also a great honor.
Although the top five teams have their own difficulties, they also have their own hopes.
At least they have always maintained the possibility of retiring jerseys, giving the hard-working latecomers the confidence and reason to continue to stay...
Only the Orlando Magic, this is an out-and-out wonder!
In the history of the Magic, it is not without superstars, nor is there no reason to retire jerseys.
For example, Scott Skiles, who once created the NBA single-game assist record (30 times).
For example, Tracy McGrady, who has won two scoring titles in the Magic.
For example, Shaquille O'Neal, who helped the team reach the Finals for the first time.
Another example is Dwight Howard, who helped the Magic reach the Finals for the second time and set a series of historical records in the Magic.
However, the Orlando Magic turned a blind eye to this.
They just symbolically retired the No. 6 jersey representing all fans, saying that the fans are "the best sixth man"!
As for the players, they are outrageously harsh——
Magic CEO pressure Max Martins once explained the standard of Orlando Magic retired jerseys full of superiority:
First, he has played for the team for a long time.
Second, help the team win the championship!
It's not a choice between the two, but one is indispensable. What kind of meanness and lack of kindness is this?
Is it that easy to win a championship in the NBA?
You know, even if the timeline is extended to 2020, there are still 12 teams in the NBA that have never won a championship!
they are:
Charlotte Hornets (Charlotte Bobcats), Brooklyn Nets (New Jersey Nets), Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Pelicans (formerly Charlotte Hornets, renamed after relocation to New Orleans), and Oklahoma City Thunder, who refused to inherit the history of the Seattle SuperSonics team.
And that includes six teams that never touched the Finals floor:
Charlotte Hornets (Bobcats), Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder.
Forty percent of the teams are civilians, and one-sixth are poor households.
As an ordinary person, what are you being arrogant about?
Therefore, this rule of the Orlando Magic not only failed to motivate players to forge ahead, but instead discouraged some stars.
Who can guarantee that he will win a championship in his career?
Fortunately, in this fantasy world, because of the existence of Zhao Ke, the champion of the championship.
The other 29 teams in the league have been a lot more tolerant of their own stars——
This is the darkest moment in the NBA, everyone is crawling to survive, why bother those big guys who are desperate?
For example, the Toronto Raptors, when Chris Bosh was reimbursed for his career due to a pulmonary thrombosis in 2017, the Raptors immediately announced the retirement of the No. 4 jersey of the former "Dragon King".
In the Los Angeles Clippers, as soon as Steve Ballmer took over the team, he immediately announced that after the "old captain" Elton Brand retired, he would hang his No. 42 jersey in the new arena.
The richest man in the NBA thinks:
Shame on a team without retired player jerseys!
The Charlotte Bobcats and Memphis Grizzlies have already reserved places for the championship exploits in the dome because of the reason for winning the championship.
Therefore, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic became the only two teams in the league that did not have retired jerseys.
Lei Ting is a newborn, and he has plenty of time to discover and look for opportunities to "get rid of poverty".
But Steve Ballmer's "golden sentence" brought the Orlando Magic to the forefront!
If they continue to go their own way, I am afraid that the Orlando Magic will become the grave of the third star after the Houston Mosaics and the New York Knicks...
So, in 2015, the second year after the MM team retired.
The Orlando Magic held a grand jersey retirement ceremony at the Amway Center, and at the same time hung the jerseys of Yao Bi, McGrady, Shaquille O'Neal, and Anfernee Hardaway on the dome.
This means that it is obvious that they relaxed the previous two conditions a little and became:
First, he has played for the team for a long time.
Second, help the team at least touch the finals floor...
Well, this is actually quite difficult.
But at least someone is up to the mark, isn't it?
So, now there are four jerseys quietly hanging on the dome of the Amway Center, namely:
The number 6 jersey belongs to the fans.
Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32 jersey.
1 jersey shared by Tracy McGrady and Anfernee Hardaway.
Yao Bi's No. 11 jersey.
These are the last chants for the blood and sweat they paid, the flowers and applause they received...
Come on in Wuhan! Go China!
(End of this chapter)