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

This year, the teams with lottery picks are the Cavaliers, Wizards, 76ers, Bucks, Bobcats, Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Kings, Golden State Warriors, Clippers, and the Trail Blazers.


The news of Kevin Durant's trade request spread like a super virus.


This would be a heartbreaking moment for SuperSonics fans.


They had just won four consecutive championships and were looking forward to a fifth, but if Durant requested a trade, it would be nearly impossible to get equal value in return.


Because it raised another question, how much is Durant worth?


It's like hypothetically trading Yu Fei, how many teams could put together the pieces.


Even if such pieces existed, the teams that could offer them would most likely choose not to.


Chapter 559: The End of an Era