Xiao Hua: We have seven different champions in the past seven years. We are moving in the right direction

From the Bulls Dynasty to the Lakers OK Dynasty to the Warriors Dynasty and the Spurs Dynasty! Can there be another dynasty rise again? All of this leaves two questions for the NBA: Will the league maintain this equality? If so, is this a good thing? Another era of equality in the NBA was the late 1970s, which coincided with the 1976 ABA-NBA merger, which introduced four new teams and many new talents to the league. The past few years have been affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, and the salary cap has remained basically unchanged for three quarters. Meanwhile, players' contracts continue to grow at a 5% to 8% annual standard, having a ripple effect on the team's finances.

"In the past few years, we've seen a lot of financially-in-law teams that can't do the task," said one Eastern scout. "(But) I don't think people are aware of how fast this cap will rise." Basketball isn't without a salary cap, but we'll go back to the kind of ability we haven't seen teams able to do it. "

While we may not be back to the days of the summer free agent frenzy, the league is embracing the players that exist. If you want to choose between the two, the draw is better than several teams to top the list for many years. "The reality is that a certain level of player sports is healthy for creating a league with a real 30 teams," said Xiao Hua. The most famous dynasty in the NBA include the Bulls, and the OK dynasty is arguably the most famous dynasty in the NBA was the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, during that decade. Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen and coach Phil Jackson were three regulars on their two triple-winning teams. But when the Bulls won again in 1996, the rest of the 1993 champion team had been replaced by general manager Jerry Klaus. A similar story can be found in the Kobe Bryant era and the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles in the 2000s. "I do think it's good to have a talent spread," one executive said. "If a team has all the talents, it's boring. There is a passage between the two teams and that is the Spurs, they have Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, but the role players are constantly changing.

Is it possible for the Thunder to become the next dynasty team?

"So OKC, yes, Chet, Shay and Jaren can stay together, but Aaron Wiggins, Lou Dott and [Alex] Caruso and others may need to leave because their progress and costs will increase."

This is why the league is currently in such an interesting direction - and why there is a disagreement on whether equality is good for business. “It’s a good thing for 30 owners, Adam’s bosses’, so yes, because they all have the chance, every team has the chance to win,” one executive said. “If so, ‘Is this good for league revenue?’ I think when a very great player leads a dynasty team—Bird, Magic, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq, LeBron, Stephen—I would think it’s better for business.”

But a close match between NBA champions could be the new normal. It could also be a footnote to history when the Thunders scored their next three-game winning streak in the league, as before the Lakers and Celtics began trading the flag in the late 1970s. However, it is undeniable that Xiao Hua’s ultimate goal - equal chances of champions - may have arrived.

"It is too early to make any kind of announcement," Xiao Hua said, "but we have seven different champions over the past seven years, which is a good sign that we are heading in the right direction.