inspire-indiana Chapter 370 New Season
Chapter 370 New Season
Chapter 370 New Season
Yao Ming left with his team and agent.
Mosaic has already made preparations to welcome their new champion.
In the end, Yao Ming chose the agent of the original time and space, that is, Bill Duffy.
This is normal. After all, BDA Sports Management Company had contact with Yao Ming long before Yao Ming decided to join the NBA.
It can be said that Yao Ming can become the No. [-] pick in the NBA, and he also has the public relations of BDA Sports Management Company.
After another two days, my parents will also return home.
There's no way, it's already September, school has already started, and the two of them are considered stranded in the United States.
The reason why I can stay until now is because I took a leave of absence, which will end soon, and I have to go back to school to teach.
However, before leaving, Wang Hao's bronze medal at the World Championships was also taken away by his father.
If you say something, you should keep it safe for him, or you just want to take it back to show off to his group of old buddies.
There's nothing to show off about a bronze medal. If you want to successfully pretend to be a wave, you have to be a gold medal.
After a busy offseason, I was finally able to relax for a while.
At this time, Wang Hao really didn't want to do anything, he just wanted to lie down.
That's right, it refers to his girlfriend Ambrosio. I don't know if he is very tired now. What he wants, he can only move by himself.
The result is that even lying down is very tiring!
After lying down for half a month, it seems that it will be October, and the offseason of NBA teams has started one after another.
Taking advantage of these few days, he also paid close attention to the NBA situation, especially the opponents.
In July, the Pistons acquired Chauncey Billups in free agency.
Coupled with Ben Wallace, who is already in the team, and rookie Prince, the civilian Pistons team has initially taken shape.
In addition, Manu Ginobili, who shined in the World Championships, also joined the Spurs.
Since the selection of Ginobili three years ago, the Spurs have waited three years for him.
Then the Nets, they still chose to give up Van Horn, and then traded back from the digital team to the African mountain Mutombo.
To be honest, this surprised Wang Hao.
In the original time and space, the Nets would do this purely because O'Neal exploded too hard in the finals.
But this time, they were blown away by Wang Hao.
However, it's not incomprehensible. After all, the Nets' inside line is too weak.
Their reinforcements may be purely aimed at their own weaknesses.
And just in September, after the World Championships, another transaction that changed the NBA landscape occurred.
Well, in fact, only Wang Hao paid special attention to this transaction, and the others didn't care much.
The Detroit Pistons chose to trade cancer Jerry Stackhouse in exchange for Hamilton of the Wizards.
Honestly, this looks like a bad deal.
In any case, although Jerry Stackhouse has a cancerous style of play, his ability to score independently is there after all.
In the highly competitive East at the guard line, he has been an All-Star for two consecutive years, and he is considered a star player.
But what about Hamilton?
That is to say, he performed well last season, averaging 20+ data per game, which barely made him noticeable.
However, Wang Hao is very clear that the current Pistons team has already taken shape.
They may not have All-Stars, and they may not be too competitive, but they will definitely surprise everyone.
The Pistons are good, but they are still far from winning the championship.
After all, that's the strength of the Eastern Conference over the years.
There are many reasons why they were able to win the championship in 2004. It can be said that the right time, place and people are in harmony.
First of all, they have to recognize their efforts and defense, and secondly, the most important thing is the opponent's cooperation.
If you really want to change the team in the finals at that time, whether it is in the Timberwolves or the Spurs, the Pistons will not get any benefits.
The Sonics also have reinforcements, and they are concentrated on the inside.
First of all, in the draft, the Sonics chose to trade up and took away UCLA's Danga Zuric.
To be honest, the most successful player in this pick is actually Carlos Boozer, who is also the most powerful.
It's just that this guy is a rebellious boy, he is shameless for asking for money, and he is crazy about targeting his old club.
That's what he did when he left the Cavaliers, and he also did that in his last year with the Jazz.
If you think about it carefully, forget about this kind of person.
In addition, in the previous summer league, Field Simmons found another gem.
Reggie Simmons, a power forward with excellent physical talent and strength, is almost in height, but has a very keen sense of rebounding.
He averaged 19.3 minutes per game in his career, but has 7.1 rebounds, that is to say, he grabs a rebound every 2.7 minutes.
Among the stars of the same era, Ben Wallace is 3.1 minutes, O'Neal is 3.2 minutes, Duncan is 3.15 minutes, and Garnett is 3.45 minutes.
Look at the rebounding efficiency, all of them are blown up.
Of course, everyone else has more than 30 minutes of playing time, and Reggie Simmons has less than 20 minutes. There is a reason for this.
When Reggie Simmons is on the court, you can't expect more than him to rebound.
However, in the history of the NBA, there has never been a shortage of players who have stood tall in the NBA by grabbing rebounds.
In the past, there was Rodman, the bug, now there is Ben Wallace, and there will be Jordan in the future.
It's just that these people have one thing in common, that is, they can grab rebounds and at the same time defend very well.
As for Reggie Simmons, this guy's defense can only be said to be okay, far from being excellent.
However, the foundation is there.
The static talent of the body, he even surpasses Rodman and Ben Wallace, and the athletic talent is not bad.
In this case, all he lacks is defensive skills.
To create another Rodman, or Ben Wallace, may be a bit whimsical.
However, how to only create an inside line that can enter the best defensive team is entirely possible.
After all, the conditions are already here, coupled with Reggie Simmons' sense of rebounding, it proves that he is not without talent.
Then there is Wang Zhizhi, who is also new to the Supersonics.
In addition, the Sonics are still in the free market, bringing veteran Charles Oakley to Seattle.
That's right, this year's Huaxia team has brought in 4 insiders all at once, and the competition for insiders is unprecedentedly fierce.
Except for PJ Brown who is the starter and can have a stable playing time, everyone else has to compete.
Charles Oakley joined the Supersonics with a veteran's basic salary. After all, he is a 39-year-old guy.
Such a veteran, joining a team that has a chance to win the championship, actually doesn't care about salary.
In fact, the Bulls offered him a better deal, but he still chose the Sonics.
Charles Oakley is destined not to have much playing time at his age. What he brings to the Sonics is mainly experience.
Reggie Simmons and Danga Zuric will follow Oakley to learn defense well.
Danga Zuric's static talent is not bad, but his athletic ability is a bit worse.
All teams are doing various things in the trading market, but the Lakers are very quiet.
Well, the main reason is that every team hopes that the Lakers will make some noise. According to the assumption, once there is a movement, it will be a big movement.
Whether it is to trade O'Neal or Kobe, all teams will compete to take over.
They don't choose, anyone will do!
In fact, each team thinks it is more likely, perhaps O'Neal.
After all, O'Neal's contract with the Lakers is only one year.
It was at this time that the Lakers announced that they planned to renew their contract with O'Neal in advance.
It is definitely impossible to advance in advance. After all, O'Neal also hopes that other teams can raise his price.
It's just that, in the interview, he also expressed his desire to stay with the Lakers.
More than that, Kobe also stood up and said, hoping that O'Neal can continue to stay.
Well, to put it bluntly, this is a performance, showing the state of the Lakers loving each other as a family.
It is said that the Lakers did nothing during the offseason. In fact, they did a lot.
Alleviating, or even eliminating the contradictions between OK combinations, this is the biggest thing for the Lakers.
As for reinforcement?
The Lakers don't care much about this matter. After all, the strongest is already in the lineup, so why do they need to reinforce it?
At most, it is a repair of corners and corners.
Well, as long as the Lakers are rich and powerful, they actually don't dare to make a lot of reinforcements.
Next season, the salaries of O'Neal and Kobe alone will be as high as 3600 million US dollars.
What is this concept?
Next season, the luxury tax trigger line for NBA teams should be around $4600 million.
The current situation looks like the bottom line of the luxury tax will inevitably be punished next season, and each team that exceeds the limit will have to pay a fine.
Coupled with the role players in the team, the total salary of the Lakers has reached 6300 million.
The Lakers are now paying more in the luxury tax for every extra dollar they spend.
The teams affected by the luxury tax are naturally not just the Lakers, in fact, the Supersonics are the same.
Next season, the Sonics' salary will also be as high as 5600 million US dollars, and they will also need to pay the luxury tax.
For team owner Howard Schultz, this is definitely a feeling of being cut.
After the training camp started, there were voices among the team wanting to cut various expenses for the ball.
No, we are the championship team!
For this team owner, Wang Hao is also quite speechless, he doesn't look like a boss at all.
However, it is also understandable, after all, he is a miser who can be named under the pressure of Mosaic boss.
Of course, the so-called budget cuts were pushed back, even team manager Willie Walker disagreed.
Moreover, he is still a minority shareholder of the team and has some right to speak.
As the NBA's championship team, plus Seattle is not a small ball market, is it possible that they can really lose money?
Of course it's impossible. Next season's ticket revenue alone will be able to lead a large amount of income for the team.
Not to mention, there are various advertising revenues.
Who owns the ads for Seattle SuperSonics home games these days?What the fuck is a Starbucks ad!
It is estimated that Howard Schultz is unwilling to spend more money on these advertisements, so he has such an advertisement.
Wang Hao is also speechless. Playing competitive sports, only wanting to make money and not spending money, is obviously not acceptable.
In October, the NBA preseason begins.
Wang Hao didn't play much, and each game lasted more than 10 minutes, less than 20 minutes.
Not just him, Gary Payton too.
For the Supersonics today, pursuing the defending championship is their goal.
You don't have to care about the regular season record, let alone the preseason, it's okay to lose.
Fortunately, the Sonics didn't pull their hips like this. In 5 preseason games, they achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.
On the other hand, Mosaic's preseason was very bad, with 1 win and 4 losses, and Yao Ming's performance was even worse.
Especially in the first preseason game, 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 turnover.
There is no data that is all 0, but all 1 data, which is not good-looking!
Not just the first preseason game, but the next few as well.
Even, in the last preseason game, Yao Ming was taken off the starting lineup and played as a substitute.
The American media saw it, but they were very happy, and immediately grabbed Yao Ming and spit wildly.
To put it simply, Yao Ming is not worthy of the champion status.
Not only the media, but also many NBA stars also came out to join in the fun.
"If you want to deal with big sharks, this kid is far behind!"
Because he lost the championship last year, O'Neill kept a low profile, but he still didn't catch the Chinese No. [-] pick.
Especially not long ago, a lot of media compared that guy to him.
For O'Neill, the only similarity between the two is their stature.
To be as arrogant as O'Neill, to compare someone who is not recognized by him, is to disrespect him.
Of course, Wang Hao was often pulled out to talk about things, after all, he has been bragging about Yao Ming.
He doesn't care about this, it's still early, so don't worry.
"Can he score 18 points? Impossible, he doesn't have the ability?"
"Really, are you sure, Charles, why don't you make a bet? Both Yao and Wang are from China, maybe they can both perform miracles."
"Just bet..."
Charles Barkley had no fear. However, just as he was about to agree, he suddenly thought of someone.
The one who loses whenever he bets.
Barkley was also polite, and directly changed his words: "18 points is not good, it is still 20 points. I bet this Chinese big man can't score 20 points this season."
Hearing this, Kenny Smith was speechless for a while.
Added 2 more points and capped the season, are you still that stupid Charles Barkley?
"Well, what do you think if you lose, Charles? There's got to be something at stake."
"Losing? How could I lose? If I really lose, I'll kiss your ass!"
Such a classic scene really surprised Wang Hao, and it actually happened again.
Sure enough, the small wings of a butterfly can't actually affect too many things.
2002年10月29日，NBA2002～2003赛季正式打响。
This year's NBA official, in terms of the schedule, has directly prepared the opening game of the main event.
Although there are only 3 games today, every game is extremely exciting.
The first is a repeat of last year's Western Conference finals, with Seattle returning to the Staples Center to play against the Lakers.
Then there is the game between the numbers team and the magic team.
There is actually not much grievance between the two teams, but there are two players who play very interesting.
Iverson and McGrady's soaring duel.
In the end, the Spurs will challenge the Kings away, the most defensive and offensive team in the NBA, a duel between spear and shield.
(End of this chapter)