Chapter 431 New Season!
Chapter 431 New Season!
Chapter 431 New Season!
Boston, Celtics press conference.
The Celtics suddenly and silently formed the Big Three, and became the most luxurious team in the league. The media reporters also flocked here. It stands to reason that they should be very happy, but each of these people's faces No laughing, all very serious.
Perhaps because of his personality, Celtics head coach Rivers still faces the media with a dignified look: "When we worked hard to move forward in the league, we found it difficult to rely on young players, so we got Kevin Garnett, he's the most complete player in the league, he gives his best every game, and there's no one in the league like him in terms of drive, passion and desire to win."
Kevin Garnett faced the reporter with a serious look: "I am very excited to be a member of the Celtics and have the opportunity to play with Paul and Ray Allen. This feeling is really wonderful. The Walters have a great tradition, we must continue the legend, the time left for us is not too much, we must immediately start a great journey!"
Garnett is 31 years old, and Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are no longer young. Facing the threats of Sun Zhuo, James, Wade and others, they must seize the current peak time, and they must not miss a championship!
After the trade happened, LeBron James of the Cavaliers also couldn't sit still.
"It's so shameless, these three people are in a group!" James was very angry. He was very happy when he heard that Howard was traded away. He thought that this season, he might win the regular season MVP and become the number one in the Eastern Conference. team.
However, the Celtics have formed a luxurious Big Three team. The team with Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, needless to say, is already a team that can compete for the championship. It's cold.
"I thought I would have a high probability of qualifying for the Finals next season, but now it's difficult again...God is too harsh on me. Even Michael Jordan hasn't encountered such an environment in the past few years, right?"
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At this time, Kevin Durant, who was in Washington, was also melancholy.
"I didn't expect to change teams as soon as I joined the NBA, and I was traded to a team with a grandson. I actually want to be teammates with Eric Sun..."
Durant has had mixed feelings in the past two days. If it was in the Supersonics, he could become a leader from the beginning and then hone himself, but when it comes to the Orlando Magic, everyone knows that it is Sun Zhuo's team. If you go, you can only be the second in charge.
Moreover, Durant has always been jealous of Sun Zhuo because of Christian Laidlow's relationship. He didn't want to be friends with Sun Zhuo at all, but wanted to be an opponent with him.
"If I go to the Orlando Magic, it means that I will hit the championship in the first season of the league! If I were in the Sonics, I am afraid that I may not have such a chance after playing for five or six years! Maybe I should become optimistic One point, after all, the championship is greater than everything, and in the future, I will definitely surpass Sun!"
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The major deals in the league, especially the formation of the Big Three by the Celtics, made the stars of each team restless. Only Sun Zhuo was not surprised and continued to do things as usual.
He had known about the Celtics' Big Three for a long time, and he didn't want to prevent this incident from happening. Sun Zhuo just wanted to see if he could pass this test in the Eastern Conference.
Without Howard, Sun Zhuo alone would definitely not work, but he got Kevin Garnett and a first-round pick from the Supersonics in 08. This most likely represents Westbrook, that is, It is said that they replaced Durant and Westbrook with Howard.
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At the end of August, Kobe and James will go to Las Vegas to participate in the American Basketball Championship. Due to the achievements of the World Championships and the Olympic Games in the past few years, the USA Basketball Association has formed a team with Kobe in order to prove the strength of American basketball to the world. , James and others, when the 8 Olympic Games, they will challenge the whole world in BJ.
Sun Zhuo also returned to China to play two Asian Men's Basketball Championships. It was like playing an exhibition game. The opponent didn't think about winning at all. After losing, he had to take a photo with Sun Zhuo to sign.
Today, the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team is not what it used to be. There are four players in the NBA, Sun Zhuo, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue. Although Wang Zhizhi is no longer playing in the United States, he still has the strength of the NBA.
The only thing that can threaten the Chinese men's basketball team is the luxurious American "Dream Team".
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The summer passed quickly, and the subprime mortgage crisis began to occur in the United States. Soon, the price of gold held by Sun Zhuo would rise rapidly, and his wealth would further increase.
Sun Zhuo didn't pay too much attention to these issues, and always focused on basketball. When wealth reaches a certain level, no matter how much he has, he will feel numb, but basketball is different. Every season makes Sun Zhuo feel excited.
The 07-08 season is very important to Sun Zhuo. All great stars have completed three consecutive championships. Three consecutive championships is also a symbol of star dominance. Sun Zhuo wants to achieve this achievement, even without the help of Howard .
In the new season, Sun Zhuo also has a new star teammate Kevin Durant, and he also wants to know what it will be like to partner with Durant.
It's October, the new season is about to start, and the Magic have all gathered together for training for the first time.
The team coach has changed from Brian Hill to Stan Van Gundy. Brian Hill should have stepped down as the Magic coach long ago. On the one hand, he is already very old. On the other hand, he has not maintained the relationship between Sun Zhuo and Howard. .
Stan Van Gundy is a disciple of Pat Riley, but there are also some inexplicable grievances with Pat Riley. During the 03-04 season, Pat Riley handed over the coach due to health reasons, allowing Stan Van Gundy the first time. The opportunity to walk up to the front desk and say to him: "I have prepared the best lineup for you, and it's time for Miami to make a comeback!"
At that time, no one was optimistic about the good lineup of Wade, Odom, and Caron Butler. After Van Gundy took over, his record was mediocre, and it could barely be regarded as a comeback trend.
After that, Pat Riley combined O'Neal and Wade, but made his own decision to be the coach. The reason was that Van Gundy's body did not allow him to be the head coach.
"Coach Van Gundy." Sun Zhuo also greeted the new coach first.
Big Van Gundy is obese and wears glasses. He also smiles the most cordially when facing Sun Zhuo. Compared with Coach Hill, he is a very tempered person, but when he came to the Magic team, facing Sun Zhuo, it was the same Don't dare to neglect.
Moreover, Sun Zhuo is the person with the highest status in the team and is greater than the coach. This point will not change.
Who made Sun Zhuo a superstar?
"Sun, in the new season, we will definitely work together to create a perfect season. We are determined to win the three consecutive championships." Big Van Gundy held Sun Zhuo's hand and promised Sun Zhuo that he would work hard to complete the three consecutive championships, although he also knew that it was very important. difficulty.
Sun Zhuo nodded. Then, looking at the whole team, the often funny Howard was gone, but there were also newcomers like Kevin Durant and Marc Gasol.
Sun Zhuo first went to Durant and extended his hand to welcome Durant: "Kevin, you are very welcome to join the Magic. You are the best player in this rookie class. Even if someone trades Greg Oden for you, I wouldn't agree either, you'll love it here, our team is a very happy and loving team, everyone will help you, treat you well, don't think you're new, we'll bully You, or let you do some things like serving tea and pouring water, these things will not happen here, we will give you the best growth environment."
After Durant came to Orlando, he was very worried and afraid to face Sun Zhuo. Now when he heard Sun Zhuo's words, he was so excited that he almost burst into tears. He didn't expect that Sun Zhuo was such a good leader!Maybe, Durant has been blaming him wrongly before, maybe, Sun Zhuo is just ruthless to his opponents, and only loves and cares for his own people!
"Sun, thank you..." Durant thanked excitedly.
But who knows, at this time Sun Zhuo said to Durant: "You're welcome, Kevin, after my discussion with the coach, when the new season starts, you have to start as a substitute."
"What? Playing as a substitute?" Durant's enthusiastic and excited heart instantly turned cold. He is the No. [-] pick, and he is the best rookie besides Oden. The field is the boss of the team!When it comes to you, it's fine if you can't be the boss, but you won't even let me be the starter?
Seeing Durant's displeasure, Turkoglu patted Durant on the shoulder and said, "Dude, don't be depressed. Sun entered the league and started as a substitute. This will not prevent you from becoming a superstar in the future."
The anger in Durant's heart is still undiminished. When Sun Zhuo first entered the league, he hid his abilities. Everyone didn't know how good he was. And the talents are on display!
At this time, Sun Zhuo said: "I know you may be a little bit unwilling. In this way, you choose one of the five starting positions and challenge one. As long as you win the heads-up, you can start."
"One-on-one?" Durant's gloomy eyes immediately brightened, and he said to himself: "I can win the five starters, except for Sun!"
Durant's eyes began to circle around Sun Zhuo and the others, and he glanced at Turkoglu, who smiled confidently in his eyes.
"This guy Turkoglu looks old and cunning and difficult to deal with."
Glancing at Monta Ellis again, Ellis folded his arms and seemed not to be afraid of Durant.
"Monta Ellis was so crazy last season that he could really lose."
Sun Zhuo, Turkoglu, and Monta Ellis are Durant's confirmed starting players. Durant doesn't know who the other two are.
"Huh? Which one is the starting center? It should be the newly joined Marc Gasol, right? Or Paul Millsap? No matter which one it is, if I single them out, I will definitely win."
Durant thought to himself, with a confident smile on his face: "I want to challenge the starting center."
"Challenge the starting center, right? Come on, let's start." Unexpectedly, after hearing Durant's words, it was Sun Zhuo who answered!
Durant was stunned on the spot: "You play center?"
Sun Zhuo had already picked up the ball and said, "Is it strange? We won the second championship because I played the center in Game [-] of the finals. Next season, I will definitely play the center position once in a while." .”
Durant was completely dumbfounded, is it still necessary to fight?Definitely lose, Durant said again: "Then I will challenge the starting PF."
"Is that a power forward? Come on, come on, it's me too." Sun Zhuo took a step forward with the ball.
Durant looked confused again: "What?"
"Hahahaha..." Seeing this, the other players were already laughing badly. Just now, Sun Zhuo said that he would not bully Durant, so he turned around and began to tease him.
Durant also knows that Sun Zhuo is playing him. If he can play center and power forward, let alone the other three positions, no matter which position Durant challenges, it will be Sun Zhuo!
This is completely aimed at it!What about happiness and love?How about treating newcomers well?
Seeing this, Stan Van Gundy smiled, walked towards Durant, and said, "Kevin, it's my arrangement for you to be a substitute. Sun is just joking with you. The Magic is different from the Supersonics. We are the championship." Team, if you want to become the starting player of the championship team, you need to grow for a period of time, you can rest assured, with your talent and adaptability, I believe that it will not take long before you will be able to take the starting position."
At this time, Durant understood the meaning of Van Gundy and Sun Zhuo. After all, they still did not believe in what Durant had before. If Durant wants to be respected in the Magic, he must rely on his performance in the NBA. Just fight for it a little bit.
"Okay, I will prove my worth soon!" The thin Durant looked at Coach Van Gundy and Sun Zhuo with strength in his eyes.
Sun Zhuo also smiled. He just wanted to keep stimulating Durant and stimulate Durant to grow rapidly. After all, Durant is a BUG-level scoring machine. To a certain extent, even Sun Zhuo can’t compare to him. Once Durant How about growing up without a center?
Two super scoring machines, who can guard against them in the league?
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Soon, the new season, the 2007-2008 season, will officially begin!Sun Zhuo and the Magic also started their journey to three consecutive championships!
On October 2007, 10, the Magic ushered in the first game of the new season at home. This was also a Chinese derby against the Bucks with Yi Jianlian.
The first moment he walked into the Magic home court, Yi Jianlian felt a little dizzy. This was his first time playing in the NBA, and he was very nervous. Standing on the court and looking up at the two championship banners, Yi Jianlian felt the greatness of Sun Zhuo , he also wants to do the same thing with Sun Zhuo.
"YI! Come on, Yi Jianlian!"
There were even Chinese people on the scene cheering for Yi Jianlian.
Yi Jianlian responded with a smile to the unfamiliar audience, and unconsciously glanced in Sun Zhuo's direction, thinking: "What Sun Zhuo said on the phone yesterday, I don't know if it's true..."
Great job, Zhan Zhan!Another lore!
(End of this chapter)
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