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How could the Bulls not be in a hurry? The constant loss of players has driven the management crazy. The general manager was lost and could only ask for Wang Chong's opinion, hoping to see what fixes the team could make in the free market.

But Wang Chong remained very calm and told the general manager easily, "There are no problems with the current team lineup. Don't worry. As long as there are no injury issues in the new season, we can definitely win the championship."

Are you kidding me? In the 12-13 season, Curry returned from injury, averaging 23 + 4 + 7 per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 45%, making him the second-best player.

Gasol also won DPOY as the best defensive player in the 12-13 season in the original timeline.

On the other hand, Jimmy Butler's performance was mediocre during the 12-13 season, but at that time, the Bulls' main forward was Luol Deng. As Deng's substitute, Butler only averaged 26 minutes of play per game, 8.6 points, and 4 rebounds. Not bad either.

Alongside Wang Chong, Butler's salary is much higher than when he was with the Bulls. Not only does he have stable playing time, but he also has a professional assistant team adapting his training plans. Moreover, Butler himself works very hard, his talent is also very good, and his progress is fast.

Wang Chong estimates that before the new season starts, even if Butler doesn't reach All-Star level, he will definitely have no trouble being a starter for the team as a defensive champion.

In Wang Chong's view, the Bulls' starting lineup for the new season should be: point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Jimmy Butler, power forward Wang Chong, and center Marc Gasol.

Yes, Wang Chong will return to playing power forward in the new season. Before Garnett joined the Bulls, Wang Chong had played as a power forward for a period of time. However, after a few years, the current situation is no longer what it used to be. Today's Wang Chong is not only equal to interior players in terms of height and wingspan, but his technical level is not far behind either, and he is fully capable of taking on the responsibilities of the power forward position.

Of course, before the new season starts, Wang Chong will also use training modules to specifically strengthen rebounding and interior defense as usual, so he can feel more comfortable in the power forward position.

One advantage of Wang Chong playing power forward is that it aligns more with the gradual trend of the league becoming smaller.

Of the five positions for the Bulls, only Gasol is a bit less mobile. If necessary, Gasol can be directly replaced by Wang Chong, allowing Drummond, who was selected this year, to play power forward. Isn't it time to meet the five deadliest players for the Bulls?

Wang Chong now weighs about 110 kilograms, which is not really too light.

Future league players generally weigh between 110 and 120 kg, such as Davis, the "brow brother," and Rudy Gobert, the three-time best defensive player, both weighing less than 115 kg.

The only exception is Nikola Jokic, but this is definitely not an issue. As the strongest second-round pick in NBA history, Jokic participated in the 2014 draft, and he is a player Wang Chong cannot miss.

If Wang Chong still plans to stay with the Bulls, Jokic could be trained to replace Gasol.

Of course, that will be two years later. At least for now, Wang Chong is very satisfied with the Bulls' lineup.

While the starting lineup is excellent, the team also has Isaiah Thomas and Draymond Green on the bench. There is basically no problem with the main seven-man rotation.

In the next two or three years, Wang Chong can't think of any team that could threaten the Bulls.

The Los Angeles Lakers? Are you kidding? Wang Chong thinks the Lakers this season are not a complete team; their tactics and gameplay weren't unified until they won the championship. If Kobe is willing to delegate power to Paul, as Wade did, he can relax. As a scoring point, the Lakers' situation will be much better.

Wang Chong also doesn't believe that the Lakers' signing of Cats and Dogs in free agency will have any effect.

Jamal Crawford is indeed very strong and will win the Sixth Man of the Year award twice in the future.

But he is also a standard offensive player with ball-handling skills. Kobe and Paul of the Lakers are already strong enough to control the ball, and adding another Crawford will just make things more chaotic.

The Lakers were able to defeat the Bulls in the Finals this season because the Bulls were incredibly unlucky, with half the team injured.

It doesn't take much. Even if Garnett were still there, the Bulls would be completely capable of competing with the Lakers.

Since the Lakers and Heat have played against each other, Wang Chong objectively judged that the Heat are actually a bit stronger than the Lakers, with their strength lying in their unified tactical system.

If Wang Chong hadn't exploded forcefully and given the Heat a chance to come back, the Heat and Lakers would have faced off in the Finals, and the former would have had a very high chance of winning.

That's why it's said that the Lakers were lucky. The Bulls and Heat fought to the death, but the Lakers came out on top.

Next season, Wang Chong estimates that it will be difficult for the Lakers to get out of the Western Conference, and for no other reason.

In the 12-13 season, the Spurs were about to gain momentum.

Wang Chong has always felt that the Spurs during the 12-13 and 13-14 seasons were really strong. Even among the teams that won championships in recent years, they were one of the best. They had a clear division of labor and worked seamlessly as a unit—impeccable!

As for the Lakers, Wang Chong fears that if they encounter a team like the Spurs, they will break apart at the first touch.

The two biggest opponents for the Bulls in the new season are the Miami Heat in the East and the Spurs in the West.

Wang Chong has everything in mind and remains unshaken in the face of the turbulent free agency market. This stance has confused other teams in the league and the media.

What's happening? Is Wang Chong giving up and preparing to lie down completely?

The Bulls lost the championship this season, but the problem isn't Wang Chong. Everyone agrees that if the Bulls can stay healthy, the Lakers will not be opponents for the Bulls at all. After all, the Lakers have lost two games against the remaining Bulls.

With Wang Chong, the number one player in the league, and the core framework of the team still intact, with a little more effort and the addition of an All-Star caliber player, the Bulls will continue to be the favorites to win the championship in the new season. Why give up?

Seeing Wang Chong lying down and the Bulls giving up, most of the teams in the league sighed with relief.

You're lying down now, but I fear you won't stay down!

Only when you lie down can we have a chance to compete for the championship.

The Bulls finally signed some ordinary unknown players with minimum salaries in free agency to fill the bench and prepare for the summer league.

Wang Chong will return to China in mid-July to join the national team.

The 2012 London Olympics are about to begin.

According to the national team's training schedule, Wang Chong should return to China for training at the end of June.

But Wang Chong has been playing an important role in the national team for more than just a couple of days. His distant attitude and the need for everyone to fawn over him are things even the bigwigs of the Basketball Association are used to, and he's done it without showing any temper.

What can be done? Who makes Wang Chong so incredible? Not to mention that he has achieved a series of accomplishments in the NBA. As a representative figure of overseas Chinese who have returned to their nationality, the privileges and attention Wang Chong enjoys are unimaginable.

Basically, as long as Wang Chong doesn't commit any issues of principle, no one will dare to touch him.

And Wang Chong also knows very well that some people like to bully the weak and fear the strong. If he behaves discreetly and humbly, some people will definitely cause him trouble.

Therefore, Wang Chong has always shown a condescending attitude towards the Basketball Association, and this applies to participation as well. Besides the Olympics, even the World Championships should be decided based on the situation.

Wang Chong did not participate in the last World Championship.

After all, the influence of the FIBA World Basketball Championship and the Olympics is completely different. The former is a game that only basketball fans will pay attention to, but the latter is a global event that everyone pays attention to.

There's nothing the Basketball Association can do about Wang Chong's temperament. Who makes Wang Chong's situation so special?

Moreover, Wang Chong's demands are not unreasonable and are well-founded.

As a player with the most NBA championships in recent years, Wang Chong has to play many more games than other NBA players each season. He is physically exhausted, and it is normal to cancel some non-essential national team events.

Including Wang Chong arriving late to national team training this time, the Basketball Association, without mentioning complaints or condemnations of Wang Chong, even asked thoughtfully whether he had rested enough and if he wanted to take a few more days off.

The Bulls had a lot of injuries this season, which scared the Basketball Association. They feared that Wang Chong, a great player, might follow the path of his teammates. If Wang Chong got injured from fatigue during training, it could provoke backlash. If China's Basketball Olympics results weren't good, the Basketball Association members could also be held accountable.

There's no need to go into details about the 2012 London Olympics.

The Chinese men's basketball team, which has Wang Chong, Dayao, and the UAE, is only weaker than the American Dream Team. It's on par with or even slightly better than the teams from Spain, Turkey, and Lithuania.

Due to their record-breaking performance in the previous World Championship, the Chinese men's basketball team was not a seeded team and was also placed in Group C.

The Turkish men's basketball team, Group C's top favorite, cursed in their hearts, saying it was really unlucky.

In fact, this was the case. In the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team won all five games and advanced with the best record in the group.

Wang Chong is simply too strong on the international stage—he's an existence on the error level, because Durant himself is also an error on the international stage, and his irrefutable mid-range shooting ability is a regional advantage under FIBA rules. Be careful with what you fear most.

Basically, as long as Wang Chong gets the ball, no matter who the opponent is, they will be completely incapable of defending him.

At the same time, Wang Chong's defensive power was also fully displayed on the international stage.

Being selected for the first defensive team for several consecutive seasons isn't just because of fame.

With first-rate height and wingspan, along with the blessing of multiple defensive badges, whenever Wang Chong is serious, his defense will definitely not be inferior to Garnett's in the later years.

The Chinese men's basketball team, which entered the knockout rounds with the best record in the group, defeated the French men's basketball team 91:82 in the quarterfinals and defeated the Serbian men's basketball team 88:85 in the semifinals. They faced the American men's basketball team once again in the final.

However, in this final, Wang Chong could not replicate the miracle of the 2008 Olympics. The Chinese men's basketball team lost to the American men's basketball team 81:89 and finally won the silver medal.

Undoubtedly, Wang Chong is stronger and more invincible than in 2008.

But the problem is, while he continues to grow and get stronger, Dayao's strength continues to decline due to his age.

The Chinese men's basketball team's gold medal in 2008 was definitely not won by Wang Chong alone. At that time, Dayao was the number one center in the league in terms of strength. He beat Howard every day, and his interior offense was almost unsolvable.

But by 2012, Dayao, who should have retired early due to injuries, was still fighting hard on the court, but his physical decline at 31 was very obvious. First of all, his weight increase late in his career made him bulkier and slower on the court. Meanwhile, the negative effect was that Yao's already poor physical strength was further stretched.

It can be said that as long as Dayao could catch the ball in the low post on offense and had enough physical strength, he still had no killer, but his slowness on defense completely turned him into a defensive black hole.

The American Dream Team itself focused on small-ball tactics during Old K's training period. It was very mobile and fast-paced, and Dayao simply couldn't keep up.

Not to mention Dayao, the only player who could easily keep up with the Dream Team's pace on the Chinese men's basketball team is Wang Chong.

After discussing the issues with the Chinese men's basketball team, let's talk about the problems with the US men's basketball team.

The loss to the Chinese men's basketball team in 2008, coupled with Wang Chong's long-term dominance in the NBA, seemed to confirm the old saying: where there's oppression, there's resistance.

The lineup of the American Dream Team in 2012 was unprecedented, led by James, Kobe, and Durant, with the addition of Howard and Rose who weren't injured, making the lineup ridiculously strong.

The most important reason these stars actively responded to the call of the national team is that they have a much better chance of defeating Wang Chong in international competitions than in the NBA.

Wang Chong is very strong, but there are no flaws that can crush Dream Team stars. Otherwise, he would have led the remaining Bulls to defeat the Lakers in the Finals.

Losing to the Dream Team in the Olympics is not something to be ashamed of. At least Wang Chong implemented James' traditional artistic skills in the game, but didn't lose to James, Durant's chasing and interception. He scored 44 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists in the game. He scored more than anyone else on the team.

For Wang Chong, he has participated in three Olympic Games since his debut, winning two gold medals and one silver. Not to mention the gold medal he won with the American Dream Team, he also won a gold medal for the Chinese men's basketball team. One silver medal is priceless and is definitely the kind that can leave his name in history.

For the Chinese Basketball Association, as long as the Chinese men's basketball team can win a medal in the Olympics, no one will feel disappointed that the men's basketball team couldn't beat the Dream Team.

Everyone has noticed the decline in Yao's form over the past two years. Some pessimistic fans even think that the Chinese men's basketball team might struggle to reach the semifinals of the London Olympics.

Of course, this opinion is greatly underestimated. Wang Chong is currently the number one player in the NBA and the only player who has the chance to threaten Jordan as the number one player in history.

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