Chasing Dreams: Lee’s substitution is the beginning of the Warriors’ dynasty. That’s why Cole has the courage to substitute the most expensive player.

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Recently, Warriors player Chai Meng Green talked about his early experience of replacing David Lee in the starting lineup on his show "Green Sports".

He said: "I remember that the atmosphere between David Lee and Cole was a bit tense at the time, but this is normal. A player who has started in the NBA for 11 years and was definitely the starter last season is now being told to come off the bench. It is inevitable that he will be emotional. And he was ours at the time The highest-paid player on the team, and I only had an annual salary of $850,000, and I had to replace him as a starter. It was unbelievable. "

"I think that was the beginning of everything. It was 2015, and it was my first time in the league. Three years, Clay's fourth year, Steph's sixth year. We are three young people playing side by side with a group of experienced veteran leaders, and the veterans are responsible for stabilizing the situation, and we just play our best and create our own miracles."

"It all started when Steve Kerr had the guts to make the decision to bring your highest-paid player off the bench and say we're going to start like this because we feel like it's better for us. Most coaches wouldn't have the guts to do that. But Steve Kerr did it."