Los Angeles Clippers, this team that has been living in the shadow of the giants Lakers has changed from last year’s high-profile style this season, "low-key life and high-profile work", quietly boarded the Western and even the league leader position, How did they do it?
First: The owner of the Clippers is not necessarily the best in NBA , but the richest!
In the 2014 NBA season, the last Clippers owner was directly blocked because of some inappropriate remarks. The Clippers are also looking for a home. In this context, Ballmer, who loves basketball and has begun to semi-retire Successfully took over the Clippers. The final acquisition cost $2 billion, which was the highest transaction price for an NBA team in history.
Steve Ballmer, co-founder of and Microsoft , ranked 19th on the global Forbes list, worth tens of billions of dollars. After he became the owner of the Clippers, The first thing is to spend $1 billion to build an arena that belongs to the Clippers. Because and Staples Arena have been shared with the Lakers, he has had enough, so Ballmer made up his mind to lead the Clippers out The shadow of the Lakers, and he himself is also a very approachable owner, as a business tycoon and billionaire, he is low-key and the players get along very well, and almost every home field has to personally cheer for the team. We can often see Ballmer with his family in the audience yelling at the Clippers’ wonderful goals. This is undoubtedly a response to the Clippers’ coaches and players. Strong19strong is in some way To a certain extent, they have regarded themselves as giants like the Lakers and New York! So I work hard on the court.
Second: From the coach to the players,They finally learned to "shut up"
Kawaii Leonard, as the top five stars of the NBA today, after leading the Raptors to win the championship, the process of joining the Clippers is somewhat "disgraceful" Means, this also made him the object of media criticism. When he successfully recruited Paul George in private, coupled with the high-profile personality of their then head coach Rivers and Paul George’s "span" Chosen's big mouth, Xiaoka and his Clippers became the target of the league in the last season. This also caused this "luxury battleship" to become a joke for the entire league after being reversed by the Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals.
So just before the start of the season, they announced that they would replace Rivers with Tyron Lue, the coach who knows the opponent best in the league ( Lakers James), and it took another 5 years for 1.95 The maximum salary of 100 million renewed the second head Paul George in advance, ensuring that the team has the team framework of two superstars within five years, and after some "small repairs", once again launched an impact on the championship.
It’s weird to say that the Clippers coach Tyron Lubing, who has two superstars, is not as arrogant as his predecessor Rivers, he has no arrogant claims to win the championship, and he has not been in front of the media like Rivers. Just take the interview with the Lakers as the biggest imaginary enemy. What’s even more strange is that Paul George, who signed a major contract, has also become very "behaved" this season. He has changed his rebellious and bizarre personality in the past, and has not been too aggressive in interviews with the media this season. Controversial remarks. They finally learned to "shut up".
is also their unusual low-key this season, so that when discussing the Lakers, Nets, Bucks and other "winning favorites", they all ignored the existence of the Clippers! And they are the Lakers' biggest defending opponent, and judging from the strength they have shown. If you meet in the playoffs ,It's hard to say no one is dead.
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