Vol 2 Chapter 707 Press conference, mascot Panda

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In addition to Paul, another big fish in the offseason, Anthony Davis, has also determined his next home. The son of the United States finally chose to leave the west and join the Chicago Bulls in the east.

Just in mid-September, the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans reached a two-way trade. The Bulls used Jimmy Butler and Josh Smith as chips to acquire Anthony Davis, and the Chicago Bulls supported the formation. The big three combination of Ross + Davis + Noah!

The Bulls also jumped to become the top team in the East. After entering October, in the new season team rankings of major authoritative media, the Bulls ranked second in the East, second only to the first Cavaliers. team.

Among the 30 teams in the league, the Chicago Bulls also ranked sixth, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Mosaics, the Golden State Warriors, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Team and the defending champion Portland Trail Blazers in Kochi.

Major authoritative media agree that the top 6 teams in the new season’s power list all have the potential to hit the championship.

In the new season, the Chicago Bulls seem to usher in the closest season to a championship since the retirement of “basketball god” Michael Jordan!

However, there is a premise that the core players of the Bulls must remain healthy next season. After all, Ross and Davis’ physiques are not very good. The former has suffered from injuries and the latter has a single-season attendance for the first three years of his career. The rate never exceeds 70 games.

Injuries are likely to be a destabilizing factor for the Bulls next season.

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Wang Zelin was also surprised when he saw the news. He did not expect that Davis would actually lock the Bulls as his next home.

If Wang Zelin remembers correctly, the Bulls will be unlucky next season.

The first is that the leading center Joakim Noah played less than 30 games all season due to injury, and the Bulls’ internal strength without Noah plummeted.

Secondly, Rose also suffered an injury in the middle and late season of the season and was directly reimbursed for the season. Without the Bulls, the two cores inside and outside, the new season will directly miss the playoffs.

Don’t look at Davis joining the Bulls now, but the problem is that the Bulls also sent away Jimmy Butler, the wing defensive gatekeeper, and Josh Smith, who played a good chemistry with the Bulls last season. Without him, the Bulls’ protection Frames and co-defenses will inevitably slip.

Can a single Davis really offset the impact of Jimmy Butler and Josh Smith’s separation?

In Wang Zelin’s mind, this question is doubtful.

But come to think of it, the deal also seems worth it.

Since God retired, the Bulls have not been on the same page for so many years. Selecting Rose in 2008 is their best chance in the new century.

However, not long after Rose grew into a super giant, he has been on and off for the next few years, and injuries continued. Fortunately, the attendance rate and data last season were guaranteed, which made the Bulls management determined to give it a try in the new season.

And really speaking, other high-quality role players can be found slowly, but the chance to form the Big Three to fight for the championship may only be this one time.

Only in this way, the Blazers have one more main competitor in the new season … on the premise of the Bulls keeping their personnel healthy.

However, Wang Zelin became more and more excited the more he thought about it. The crazy offseason created a crazy season. If the Blazers can still break through the Western Conference next season and finally win the championship, then their championship will definitely be worth a lot of money.

It is no exaggeration to say that the gold content of this championship can even replace the two ordinary seasons.

Such a championship is a thrill to compete for!

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The preseason is about to start.

The Blazers also officially announced the 13-man roster for the new season, as follows:

Point guards: Lillard, Beverley;

Shooting guards: Will Barton, Connett Lee, Vince Carter;

Small forwards: Batum, Morrow, Richard Jefferson

Power forward: Aldridge, Yi Jianlian, rookie Harrell;

Center: Wang Zelin, Jokic.

This summer, the Trail Blazers have not made any signings for the time being. It’s not that they don’t want to, but that there are always some teams who jump out of the way at critical moments and cut off the Trail Blazers’ signing target in advance.

And this is also the only way to build a dynasty. No one wants to be a supporting role. The other 29 teams seem to have negotiated with each other during the offseason. They would rather negotiate prices than see the strength of the Blazers in the new season. increased.

In view of the current situation, the main task of the Blazers management in the summer is to renew contracts with the main players and rotation players, and finally got 13 people to stay in the team to ensure that the winning lineup last season remains unchanged, and it is still two years away from the 15-man roster stipulated by the league. people.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of time before the trade deadline. It is impossible for other teams to keep an eye on the Blazers all the time. As long as they dig hard, they can always find a suitable championship puzzle.

“Let’s start the new season, I can’t wait to see the Blazers and Warriors play.”

“Portland Championship! Long live the Blazers Dynasty!”

“I said, don’t stand up for yourself, you can’t say this, be careful to capsize!”

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Fans are in full swing on the Internet, and the new season is getting closer and closer, and each team has started to hold their own media meetings.

All kinds of crazy transfer deals in the offseason have made the Western Conference’s competitiveness history rare this year, and the attention it has received is unprecedented.

In particular, the Lakers’ press conference is undoubtedly the focus of all media attention.

The three giants Kobe, Paul, and sister-in-law made their appearance together, attracting the attention of the media.

Along with the Big Three are Nick Young, Royin Hibbert, Louis Williams, Brandon Bass, Robert Thackeray, Jordan Clarkson and others.

After the Lakers formed the Big Three, Kupchak started his various operations again. The most notable one was the exchange of a former Pacers main center and two-time All-Star insider Luo with just one future second-round pick. Yin Hibbert.

I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup the Lakers management gave Hibbert. In order to reach this deal, he even made sacrifices and gave up part of the insurance money.

The Lakers were traded, and the price Hibbert paid was negligible, and his tens of millions of expiring contracts were also valuable.

Don’t look at Hibbert’s salary of 15.51 million yuan in the 2015-16 season, but this is already his contract year. If Hibbert doesn’t perform well this year, the Lakers can clear a lot of new space in the summer of 2016 to continue chasing big names. .

On the contrary, if Hibbert performs well after the consideration of the new season, then the Lakers will also renew his contract with him and continue to remain competitive in the increasingly inward-looking West.

Then Kupchak poached Lu Wei from the Menglong team from Menglong, and used a three-year contract of 20 million meters to dig the best sixth man last season to Los Angeles.

Then he signed a contract with the old rival Celtics’ free agent Brandon Bass. During the regular season last season, this guy played 82 games for the Celtics and averaged 10.64.9 points in 23.5 minutes. Rebounds and 1.3 assists.

However, his performance in the playoffs generally only contributed 5 points and 2 rebounds per game, which made the Celtics management focus on other players in the offseason and ignored him.

This also contributed to Bass becoming disheartened, choosing to leave the team, and finally interested in a concubine with the Lakers Lang, and the two sides signed a contract on this.

After that, Kupchak followed and signed veterans such as Stoudemire and Gerald Wallace with a basic salary in the free market.

This wave of Kupchak’s operations is not unremarkable. With the Big Three, the confidence is really strong, and it has attracted veterans to vote one after another. The Lakers’ lineup is quite competitive.

This lineup also made Paul high-spirited at the media meeting.

“I know it might be inappropriate to say that, but this team has no other goals than championships. I declare that no one wants to meet the Lakers in the new season!”

The rhetoric was reported by many media as headlines, and it also attracted a lot of heated discussions among many fans.

Lakers fans are in high spirits, but there are also many fans who complain that Paul is a little unclear about his identity. He seems to be speaking as the boss of the Lakers.

Did he forget that the Lakers were Kobe’s team?

But then again, these words of Paul are indeed a bit depraved, but they are also excusable.

From the Hornets period to the Clippers period, Paul became the first point guard in active duty from a young boy.

And Paul’s biggest regret is that he has never been involved in the Western Conference finals. You know, he is the first point guard in the league!

As a superstar who ranks in the top ten in the league all the year round, Paul, who is known for his ability to lead a team, has been unable to prove his team’s upper limit, which is indeed unreasonable.

Now that the Lakers have joined forces, Kobe finally had a chance to show off his grand plans. It is not surprising that he would vent so much at the press conference.

In addition to the Lakers, the media meetings of the defending champion Blazers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Mosaic, the first tier of the Western Conference, have also attracted much attention.

The lineups of the Blazers and Warriors have basically remained unchanged this year. The former has just successfully defended the title, while the latter has just refreshed the team’s best record and returned to the Western Conference finals after a lapse of decades. There is no need for the two teams to change.

The Mosaic team has not changed much in the lineup, but there is an accurate star-level point guard Ty Lawson who averaged 15+9 per game last season. The combination with Modern formed the Big Three, which also rekindled the hope of Houston fans to win the championship.

However, Ty Lawson, who was restless during the offseason, was involved in off-field troubles. At the end of July, he was arrested by the police for suspected drunk driving on the California highway. This is his second rescue time in less than half a year. .

According to people familiar with the matter, after Ty Lawson was arrested for drunk driving for the first time in January, the news of being arrested for drunk driving was exposed again after half a year. The Nuggets management finally made up their minds to part ways with him, and finally reached a deal with Mosaic.

The trade plan is for Mosaic to send Panikolaou, Prigioni, Dorsey, Nick Johnson and a 2016 protected first-round pick in exchange for Ty Lawson and the Nuggets a 2017 second-round pick.

It can only be said that this guy Ty Lawson can really kill. Speaking of which, he is also one of the excellent point guards in the vacant year in 2009. He has been playing for the Nuggets since he entered the NBA. If it weren’t for personal reasons, the management of the Nuggets might not want to let this excellent point guard go.

However, the old club’s tolerance over and over again has been exchanged for Ty Lawson’s repeated self-indulgence, and the fate of the two sides has come to an end.

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“New season, we are ready!”

At the Blazers’ press conference, the Blazers coaching staff and all the players were present, and Wang Zelin’s speech was concise.

There are many ways to understand this sentence, it can be understood as the appearance of the new season is ready, it can be understood as they are ready to build a dynasty, or other interpretations.

But no matter what it is, there is a sense of self-confidence!

And this confidence is not only reflected in Wang Zelin’s words, but also reflected in the faces of every member of the Blazers.

Over the past two seasons, they’ve proven themselves to be the biggest team in the league.

This year will be no exception.

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October 5th night.

19:00 exactly.

The Blazers’ first game of the new season’s preseason started at the Rose Garden at home.

Tonight’s opponent, the Kings, is very average, so this summer, they have strengthened their No. 1 position and brought in Rondo, but neither Rondo, who just joined the Kings, nor the core Wiggins, are not enough to open up. any threat.

Compared to tonight’s game~www.readmtl.com~ in the warm-up phase before the game, the new mascot of the Blazers won the applause.

Since 2002, the Blazing Cat has become the mascot of the Blazers. After the first contract between the two sides ended, the Blazers signed a 10-year contract with Blazing Cat in October 2005, and his annual salary was also raised to 120,000 yuan.

Just last season, after the Blazers won two consecutive championships, after repeated consideration by the team’s top management, they made the decision to replace the mascot.

At the beginning, this decision aroused doubts and dissatisfaction among many local fans, because the flame cat has worked for the Blazers for more than ten years, and the local fans have become accustomed to his figure, suddenly changing the mascot all at once, which makes them Kind of unacceptable.

Moreover, the determination of the new mascot is also a big problem, after all, it represents not only the image of the Blazers, but also the image of the entire city.

But, when the Blazers confirmed the team’s mascot choice for the next five years in early October and announced the image of Star Business, the fans who were still chattering before shouted:

Oh, it’s so delicious!

Just because the new mascot of the Trail Blazers is nothing else but the national treasure of the Chinese dynasty – Pang Da!

In the offseason this year, when the team relayed the idea of ​​changing the mascot to Wang Zelin, he was surprised and delighted, and agreed without thinking.

That’s Fatty! Who doesn’t love it!

Then, with the help of Wang Zelin, the team owner Paul Allen personally came forward to meet and negotiate with the leaders of the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base. The expensive team mascot was born.