Silent Love

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. 
Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.
This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…

Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

The Big Three's presence bloated their salary space, and at this time, the restricted free agent Andrew Bynum began to receive outside offers.


This was Jim Buss's prized possession, but Marc Gasol's rise made Bynum quite awkward.


Last season had already proven that the twin tower strategy was ineffective against the Supersonics, but Bynum was clearly outperformed by Pau Gasol in the Triangle Offense, and Phil Jackson had plans to push Artest to the power forward position in the following season, which left even less room for Bynum on the Lakers.


That's when the Warriors Team offered Bynum a 4-year, $50 million contract.


The Lakers could match it, but at the cost of the luxury tax becoming a devastating beast in the new season.


They kept Bynum not because the team needed him but because they couldn't give up such a valuable asset.


Chapter 466: The Whole World is the Enemy _4