On February 1, 2014, David Stern officially retired.

In an interview, he smiled and said: "It's a great journey and I've experienced a lot of joy along the way. I'm glad we're here today. I look forward to the NBA continuing to thrive on the international route."

Stern's term is currently the longest among all active leaders in the American Sports League. Before he took over the NBA, the league's playoffs could not be broadcast live on TV. To this day, the NBA Finals can be broadcast in 215 countries around the world, involving 47 languages.

The once weak NBA league has now created a towering tree with an annual income of $5.5 billion. The average team is worth $634 million, the average annual income of players is $4 million, and fans are spread all over the world.

When talking about his successor Adam Xiao Hua, Stern was full of confidence.

"She has been the president for the past 10 years, but they didn't write him a check." Stern joked, "He will become a great president, and everything we have done in the past 22 years is done together."

People mixed reviews of Stern, and many stars commented.

Most people think he is a shrewd businessman and deserve a tribute to him.

There are more alternatives like Kobe, he said: "He is the president and he has the right to do anything damn."

I don’t know if it’s a damn thing to win the championship in Kobe’s eyes that the league does not set a hard salary cap, so that the Lakers’ salary in 2018 is a big deal.

After returning from injury, Danny Granger, who had a serious decline in form, also made his presence known by swearing Stern. "David Stern is a tough guy. I heard he is willing to accept salary cuts, but the problem is that you don't know how much his salary is. This is the craziest thing I've ever heard of. He is the most authoritarian leader in all sports leagues."

Magic center Hawyce said: "Stern has been asking every player to cut his salary, so why not ask him to cut his salary by himself?"

Stephen Marbury is in China and speaks the most scrupulously. "Stern is a despicable villain. He should have resigned long ago. He made a mess of basketball. His era is over. To be fair, he did a good job in the 1980s, but as a former NBA player, I have witnessed how Stern stepped down from the altar step by step."

Wang Jun commented, saying the simplest. "He is a great man."

Stern is indeed great. During his tenure, he banned drugs, expanded the army, and expanded overseas markets. He took every step very beautifully. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Jobs of the NBA.

He made a lot of money with basketball and made some less wonderful changes. But the flaws did not conceal the merits. He still injected his energy and spirit into basketball, allowing basketball and the NBA to grow to the point where he is today.

Stern also specifically mentioned Wang Jun. He said: "I'm glad to see superstars like Michael Jordan before I retire. Wang Jun is the most precious asset in the league. This is his era."

Although he does not want foreign players to be popular with local stars, Stern has to admit that Wang Jun's appearance has driven the development of the NBA, especially in Asia, where more and more people like basketball.

Wang Jun couldn't be happy after being praised by the president.

Internal issues of the Kings have exploded in concentrated terms this season, Kidd's coaching level has been widely questioned, young players are not active in defense, grabbing the ball, and brushing data; veterans Carter, Ray Allen and Barbosa are in a downturn and are unable to defend.

Until the All-Star Weekend in February, the Kings did not recover and ranked fourth in the Western Conference in the record.

Curry's injury has reduced the team's overall strength.

When Curry was there, people thought that his level was average, his breakthrough was not sharp enough, his passing was not fancy, his playing style was not attractive, and he was more like a pitcher.

Without this super three-pointer, people found that the game was difficult, and the team players dared to double-team the stars. Thomas and Barbosa's performance on the defensive end was even less comparable to Curry.

Wang Jun and James were selected as Western Conference All-Star starters, the only thing that remains unchanged by the Kings. Before they were 35 years old, they would definitely monopolize the starting position.

In terms of substitutes, Spurs' Parker and Aldridge were selected together. Ard has replaced Duncan in the team and become the core of the inside attack.

Duncan is a selfless person. He is willing to be a blue-collar worker to reduce his attacks, focus on his energy on the defensive end, and teach Ade some of his valuable experiences, striving to help the Spurs complete the transition from old to old at the end of his career.

The Spurs have been doing well in team basketball.

Newcomers want to take the lead, veterans are willing to give way, and Ginobili and Duncan can help young people improve.

The king is not good. Their core is not old yet. They have won for three years. The newcomers can't wait to prove that they can become stars and pursue greater goals.

The people's hearts are dispersed, and the team is not easy to lead.

If you are a person, you will have desires and pursuits, and you will not be willing to revolve around others forever.

If you win the championship, you still don’t want the main force and don’t want money, just be the champion? How could you be such a fool?

Exposure rate, advertising endorsement, ball rights, popularity, status. It is impossible for everyone to have these things for a team, and no matter how good the manager and management are, they cannot coordinate well.

In addition to the core, the NBA team's lineup must change frequently, otherwise something will happen. This is why no team except the Celtics have won four consecutive championships.

The Celtics were too old and their opponents were weak, and their salaries were very low at that time and players did not compete with each other, so they achieved the great achievement of eight consecutive championships.

Today's star and role players have a huge salary gap. If you make a good match, you want big contracts. For example, Curry's annual salary is 15 times that of Thomas, which is so exciting.

On the celebrity weekend, Kobe stole the spotlight, and he and Vanessa reunited to show their love, avoiding the separation of a large amount of property.

In the three-point contest, the Spurs' Belinelli won the championship with 24 points.

Wang Jun participated in the dunk contest again. In order to make him interested, the league changed the rules back to the traditional competition system and no longer played any confrontation.

This time, Wang Jun had no competitors. He easily defeated Wizards point guard Wall, won the championship for the third time, tying Nate Robinson's record.

Through exercise, his jumping ability was slightly improved, and he performed two difficult dunks. He was unable to reach the level of MR720, and his movements were already very beautiful.

Wall is a flawed player. During the dunk, he was unable to jump with his left foot and then complete the dunk with his right hand, which made him unable to make particularly difficult moves. The action that won the full-time applause was to leap his teammates and dunk with his backhand. This was not as good as Wang Jun's dunk that twisted his body into a twist.

In the last day of the star competition, the Nets became the biggest winner, and four of them were selected, namely Paul, Joe Johnson, Pierce and Randolph.

The Pacers' Hibert was selected as the All-Star, which shows how bad the Eastern Conference lineup is. It is difficult to get a star lineup. It is difficult to find someone who averages more than 15 points per game.

The East continued to lose streak, and since Wang Jun and James arrived at the Kings together, the East has never won.

Kerry Irving was selected as an All-Star for the first time, and his all-around performance of 31 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists was selected as the MVP.

Kobe scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, while Durant scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, which was also eye-catching.

Wang Jun and James both retained their physical strength and prepared to fight for a good ranking in the regular season.
Chapter completed!