The Spurs, who lost the tie-break at home in Miami, expect to complete their revenge against the Heat the following year. The 2013-2014 season of the Spurs can be described as a united spirit, and the Heat met again in the Finals. But this time in the Finals, no one would have thought that Dior would be the key to the Spurs in the Finals, but after the Finals, Dior performed well enough to share most of Duncan's responsibility.
Dior, who had just won the championship at the time, was even called the true leader of the Spurs, which is of course a joke, but it also reflects the importance of Dior in the Finals. Popovich put Dior in the starting lineup in the third game of the Finals that year, a decision that was not favored at the time, but when Dior finished with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, people realized that Dior was Popovich's biggest hole card at this time.
During Dior's career, the outside world gave him many nicknames, such as "French Flyer", "French Magician" and so on. However, in terms of size, Dior does not seem to be the kind of player who will play amazingly, but Dior finally did it. Dior and Parker are also from France, and Dior's first team was the Hawks, but Dior only played for the Hawks for two seasons and was eventually sent away due to a conflict with the head coach.
The trade was fortunate for Dior, who was no longer willing to stay with the Hawks. The Hawks were coached by Woodson, who wanted Dio to score more points, but Dior himself didn't want to do that because he just wanted to pass the ball to his teammates. In other words, Dior wants to be integrated into the team's system rather than scoring himself. This was also recognized by Dior's father, who said that Dior is a team type of player whose strength is the ability to constantly change his role in the team according to the changing situation on the field.
The Spurs are the culmination of Dior's NBA career, but this period of history is still not easy. Dio came to the Spurs in the middle of the 2011-2012 season, but that season the Spurs were blocked by the Thunder on the Western Conference Showdown. The 2012-2013 season was followed by a loss to the Heat in the Finals.
The Spurs were stronger next season, and although they lost Gary Neal, Leonard and Mills improved tremendously. And Dior played a very important role in the Spurs system, both for the Spurs and for Dior, the process must be wonderful. Dior averaged 35 minutes per game in that year's Finals, grabbing 43 rebounds and 23 assists. And after that season, the Spurs signed a four-year, $28 million contract with Dior, which was fully worth it.