7 championships in 7 years! Admit it, the NBA's version has changed

The finals will not start until the 6th Beijing time, so brew it, and the poisoned milk will be later.

Let's talk about a topic or phenomenon today.

I don't know if everyone has noticed that no matter who wins the Thunder or the Pacers, it will be a new championship.

The glory of the Pacers can be traced back to the ABA league in the 70s of the last century, and they have never reached the top since entering the NBA. And the Thunder's predecessor, the SuperSonics, only won the championship in the seventies.

Therefore, whoever reaches the top of these two teams can be regarded as the real new king.

For the NBA, let's stretch the timeline a little longer, with the previous record being five years of different championships (1975-1979).

Over the years, big has changed.

From 2019 onwards, the championship will be different every year.

Raptors, Lakers, Bucks, Warriors, Nuggets, Greens, Thunder or Pacers.

7 different championships in 7 years.

Does this illustrate:The version of the NBA is changing, and the era of superstars huddling and big teams monopolizing has passed?

A few days ago, I chatted with a friend about a topic: not to mention three consecutive championships, the current NBA, is it awesome to win two consecutive championships, does this have to lower the requirements, two consecutive championships are also a small dynasty team?

We can't look at basketball now, the NBA world now, with the eyes of the past.

After entering 2020, why is it difficult for the NBA to win consecutive championships?

There are many reasons for this, but let's talk about two major factors today.

One is injuries.

You can say that there are fewer matches now, but you can't say that the players are less consumed.

Who can stand the density of fixtures in today's league?

How did defending champions Celtic lose? On the one hand, it's true that the Knicks played well, which is honest.

But they fell, and there are also player injuries that cannot be ignored, from Boshen to Tatum... But that's not the core of our topic today.

I still have to say that this prosperous world is as Xiao Hua wishes.

This is the alliance pattern he hopes to build. The idea of the head of the league is:I hope that you will not engage in an unlimited arms race.

To borrow that classic Cantonese phrase:Rich and sunny?

This is reflected in the development of the rules.

Most typically, the new 7-year collective bargaining agreement (GMA) requirements introduced in 2023 are required.

The first of them is to restrict the rotation of stars.Players are required to play at least 65 games in the main individual awards.

Second, teams that exceed the $17.5 million luxury tax line will no longer have a chance to receive the mini-middle class exception.

A $17.5 million team with a super-luxury tax line can't give away cash (balancing) in a trade, can't trade a first-round pick seven years later, and isn't allowed to sign someone in the buyout market.

What is the purpose?

Limit super teams, limit teams with very high salaries, so as to reduce the strength gap that may arise due to salaries, and improve the overall competitiveness of the league.

Fight the money-burning team, then what about the other extreme, the one who loses without a bottom line, and is unwilling to spend money?

In 2019, the NBA changed the draft system,Now the bottom three teams in the regular season have a 14% chance of drawing lots to get the champion, and the probability of winning the top three in the previous system is 25%, 19.9%, and 15.6%.

From the order of this year's NBA lotto, everyone can see the league orientation: don't mess with Lao Tzu.

The third-to-last team doesn't give you a good sign. (This is a conspiracy theory, but I think it's arranged)

From the formulation of various rules, Xiao Hua's thinking is clearer, let's take class grades as an example:

The best NBA 30 teams are all players with more than 80 points, they can't stand alone, they can't be messy with fish, everyone has the hope of competing for the first place...

In this way, the team owners are willing to invest, and everyone can have fun.(Let's take a look at the CBA, if the strength and weakness are too clear, and the good players are too concentrated, what is the willingness and purpose of the owner of the weak team to invest?) There will be no motivation. ）

Xiao Hua is definitely a business ghost.

Seven championships in seven years, this phenomenon marks the NBA has entered a new era of competition.

Previously, 67.9% of the NBA league championships were monopolized by five traditional giants, including the Celtics, Lakers, and Warriors.

The logic of the past is really:Sorry, it's really a big deal to be rich.

This year, none of the top four teams are there.

Perhaps, many friends think that the Pacers and Thunder are boring to play the Finals. But in a way, this is the result of the alliance's guidance.

When the superstar huddle is suppressed, how to win the championship? It tests a team's draft development, tactical adaptability and management's operational ability.

This is on full display with the Thunder and Pacers. For example, Thunder, the second and third, are all chosen by themselves, and the boss hasn't really played it when he comes...

The current version of the "game" is multi-competition.

With game logic, conforming to the trend of the version is the key to the score.

But there is a saying, generation after generation version of a generation of gods, generation after generation of versions to play Galen； can carry, fight, kill, simple and rude, but super god.

That means that:If you're good enough, no matter how the NBA version changes, you're still good.

From 7 years and 7 championships, it can also illustrate a problem: the NBA has not had a dominant big brother in these years.

It stands to reason that the fat man in Denver is yes, but it is a pity that he was prevented by the management and the boss.