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Chapter 436 Big Event + New Season

Popovich, Duncan and others did not accept interviews.

The injured Spurs and the empty-handed Magic have become the most frustrated teams in the trade market this summer.

The columnist of "Sports Illustrated" wrote an article titled "The Sadness of the Small Ball City".

The article wrote: This summer has fully proved the "attractiveness" gap between the small ball market and the big ball market. The Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, these big ball city teams all have amazing signings.

The flow of capital should not allow the team to pay the bill, but it is undeniable that signs of superstars joining forces are gradually appearing.

Of course, under the existing salary space, the Big Two is already at the peak. For a team with deep pockets like the Lakers, the luxury tax will reach an astronomical figure next year or even the year after next year. This is also a price that small teams cannot afford.

Qin Fei witnessed these changes with his own eyes.

Iverson and Duncan teamed up?
The Lakers' OK combination has become a K-la OK combination?

The Bulls have gathered the youth version of the Big Three?
Good guy, the entire league seems to be forming teams, only his side has a group of iron-blooded tough guys. It seems that in the eyes of the outside world, the Warriors have always been a single-core team.

With the formation of these super teams, a new championship prediction for next season has also been released.

Except for the Bulls, the Lakers, Heat, and 76ers rank among the top three, and the Warriors only rank fourth.

For the Warriors, many basketball commentators also have their own opinions. Generally speaking, there is a lot of thunder and little rain. In the summer trading market, not only did they fail to keep their championship team, but they have not found any strong foreign aid. The biggest foreign aid is actually just two veterans who are about to retire.

To be honest, the joining of these two veterans was hasty.

If I knew that teams like the Lakers and 76ers form super battleships, they may or may not join the Warriors directly.

Forget it now, since Jiadu has joined, it's hard to say anything.

At this time, Barkley was used by many unscrupulous media to make fun of him.

Of course, he has the attribute of being ridiculed, and the media also likes to make fun of him.

Now it is said that what he talks about most is bad luck and "destiny without a championship". It seems that there are always some players who will cleverly avoid the great opportunity to win the championship every time.

Barkley himself is also a big mouth, facing the ridicule of the media, Ling Ran is not afraid.

He sneered and replied: "Can more people win the championship? No one understands the Big Three better than me!"

On August 8, the Sonics and the team's second-round pick Lewis reached a contract extension.

Lewis was a player selected by the Supersonics in the 98 draft. He basically did not perform well in his rookie season, but last season, he has grown into an important substitute player for the Supersonics, averaging 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Lewis originally wanted to go to the Raptors, but in the end the Supersonics gritted their teeth and gave Lewis the contract he wanted.

$3 million in 1330 years.

Lewis, who got this contract, was very excited. He said: "This is an easy decision. I will spend my career in Seattle."

Sonics new head coach Westphal affirmed Lewis' contract extension.

"Lewis is a player who can do everything on the court, and he still has a lot of potential to tap."

On August 8, the Warriors and the Suns reached a deal.

The Warriors sent away Travis Best, the best sixth man of the Pacers acquired from the Pacers in the draft, in exchange for veteran forward Clifford Robinson of the Suns.

So at the end of this deal, the Warriors selected Clifford Robinson with this year's first-round pick.

The 34-year-old Clifford Robinson is 2 meters tall and serves as a power forward. He is nicknamed "Uncle Cliff".

In the Suns, he was still able to contribute 18.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 36.7%.

This signing can be regarded as a super-strengthening of the Warriors. The reason why the Suns gave Clifford Robinson cheaply is mainly because of the overlapping positions.

Sean Marion, a young player selected by the Suns last year, was able to contribute 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in his rookie season. The speed of improvement is very fast, and he has become a solid outside starter for the Suns.

Marion and Clifford Robinson have a slight overlap in positions, not to mention that the Suns also have a bunch of forwards such as Gugliotta and Rodney Rogers, so after they couldn't find their favorite trading partner, they gritted their teeth and traded Clifford Robinson to the Warriors.

Compared with Uncle Cliff, the Warriors' point guard Travis Best is only 28 years old this year and is at his peak.

This is the biggest signing of the Warriors this summer. Cliff said in an interview that the Warriors are a team on the rise. Although the NBA is in a state of turmoil and competition, the Warriors still have a strong competitiveness and are expected to complete the great cause of consecutive championships next year.

As an experienced veteran, he absolutely obeys the coach's arrangement and is committed to playing a more exciting performance for the Warriors.

Older people have nice voices.

These words, a steady statement, neither humble nor overbearing, clear and logical, won the unanimous praise of the team coaches and players.

The Warriors continue to work in free agency.

Starting from the overall consideration of the team, build a stable team.

Qin Fei invited some players to start summer training.

Most of the players at the same level or at a lower level have participated in the national team training camp, and many players who have stayed behind have also chosen to take vacations.

There are really not many players like Qin Fei who have to do special training in the summer.

But it's a normal operation for him.

Basically every summer, he will spend some time on special training to further improve his ability level.

At the end of August, the Warriors signed a contract with the second-round draft pick Michael Reid. They signed a short two-year contract. Although the uniform team followed Qin Fei's suggestion and chose such a player, Reed's physical fitness was too weak, and they were still very worried about whether Reed could survive in the fiercely confrontational NBA.

So I signed a two-year short contract first to see how well Reed is doing. If Reed can't do it, the team can stop the loss in time.

In September, the 9 Sydney Olympic Games took place.

In this year's Olympics, the most impressive thing in the basketball world is still Carter's death dunk, flying over a 2-meter-high center in France to complete the dunk.

After the dunk, Carter's voice became even louder. Among the younger generation of players, Carter has become the most popular player. His super performance in the slam dunk contest and this dunk this year directly established his position in the slam dunk world, and he began to compare him with Jordan.

Moreover, Carter is also a North Carolina flyer, and the title of Jordan's successor began to be called.

The Olympics haven't changed much, and the dream team still won the championship.

It's just that this year, the road for the Dream Team to win the championship has been very difficult.

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Mengyi averaged 43.8 points per game against his opponents; in the 1994 World Championships, he averaged 37.3 points per game; at the Atlanta Olympics two years later, this difference dropped to 31.5 points; after his disastrous defeat in 98, at the Sydney Olympics this year, he only won 21.6 points more than his opponents per game on average.

From the statistics, it is obvious that there is still a gap between the Dream Team and other national teams, but the gap is constantly narrowing.

The Olympics are over, and the bell of the new NBA season is ringing.

At this time, the Washington Wizards issued an official statement.

This statement directly detonated the league that had been somewhat dead, and made everyone turn their attention back to the NBA league.

The statement of the Wizards is that the management of the Wizards, Michael Jordan, who is the president, will join the Washington Wizards as a player next season.
Jordan is back!

乔丹到35岁退役为止，人生的2/3时间都与篮球有关。他两次退役时都是帝王之尊，他的脾气又是不断自我刺激、好胜成狂那类。1995-98期间他对篮球和胜利的狂热已近变态。

So after taking a break, he has never been unaccustomed to it.

The magician made a comeback when he was 36 years old.Cousy made his comeback when he was 38.

He actually regretted leaving the NBA at this time, and being in administrative management was like being imprisoned for him.

During this period, Qin Fei, Kobe, Iverson, Carter and a bunch of other high scorers appeared in the world. Many media said that these players of the younger generation are the proud sons of heaven who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Jordan.

These unscrupulous reports also stimulated Jordan to a certain extent.

Last season, Qin Fei, who had defeated Jordan, once again aspired to the championship. This made Jordan always have a knot and regret in his heart. He felt that he should have completed his second three consecutive championships in 98.

So Jordan is back, emotionally speaking, he feels he can compete with young people.

Of course, the Wizards had a poor record last season, the attendance rate was not high, and the team's loss was also a rational reason. After Jordan's comeback, it will inevitably stimulate the Washington ball market and bring commercial gains to the team.

So Jordan is back.

I chose the second half of September and announced my comeback statement.

At this time, his comeback has brought a high degree of attention. Major TV stations and many media are reporting on this matter. The new NBA season has not yet started, and it is already very lively.

In terms of influence, the second comeback is even more sensational than the first one. After all, Jordan in this period, after several years of publicity, has almost reached the point of being a household name.

But according to Yahoo Sports reports, Jordan was already planning a comeback last season.

Jordan himself is also very calm: "I miss the wildness when I was a player. I hope to tell everyone through my experience that as long as you have a dream in your heart, as long as you want to do something, then do it. One day, you will thank yourself who made the decision at this moment."

Jordan's comeback declaration is very inspirational. This year, he is also 37 years old.

Under Qin Fei's instigation, Jordan's second comeback was a year earlier than in his previous life.

The result of a year earlier is that Jordan is in better condition and stronger. At the age of 37, he can even complete a flying dunk. In the pre-season training video, Jordan did not show fatigue at all. He has not played for two years. He is in good condition.

In early October, the Warriors completed their preseason buildup.

When Qin Fei arrived at the Oakland Stadium, he met many new teammates and coaches who hadn't seen him for several months.

Carlisle's coaching team has not changed, and it is still the four assistants, the first assistant, the old Warriors assistant Haderba, the defensive assistant Dick Hart, the offensive assistant Gary Jean, and the player growth assistant Mike Woodson.

At the beginning of October, the list of players was not finalized, but the players all took photos before the start of the season.

By mid-to-early October, the NBA started its preseason.

In this year's preseason, an overseas preseason match was arranged. The Warriors and Kings went to Asia to play, and returned to the Bay Area for a normal preseason after playing two games.

In the preseason, the coaches are basically inspecting rookies and fringe players.

As for the performance of the main players, the coach just takes a rough look and makes sure that the state does not drop too much.

In late October, the Warriors waived two fringe players and finally determined the roster for the new season.

Point Guard: Mookie Blaylock, Chauncey Billups, Dell Curry
Shooting Guard: Qin Fei, John Starks, Bob Sura, Michael Reid
Small forwards: Ron Artest, James Posey, Chris Mullin
Power forwards: Clifford Robinson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Thomas

Centers: Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal

The strikers with more injuries have hoarded more players.

Qin Fei's salary this season has officially reached the tens of millions level, and he can receive a total of 1013 million US dollars. Of course, there will not be so much after paying taxes.

Qin Fei's salary is the first in the Warriors, followed by Clifford Robinson with $700 million, and then Billups, Blaylock, Starks, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal and others with mid-level contracts. The rest of the players are rookie contracts or basic salary contracts.

The overall salary of the Warriors is relatively reasonable, and it can even be said to be relatively economical. Although it is more spent than last year, it still has not reached the upper limit of the salary cap.

In this lineup, the marginal player should be Reed.

As a second-round pick, Reed will definitely need to hone for a while before he can be put on the NBA court.

At the beginning of the new season, everyone is in relatively good physical condition and has not been affected by injuries.

The number of veterans over the age of 30 has increased a lot compared to last year, including Blaylock, Starks, Mullin, Barkley, Clifford Robinson, and Dell Curry.

When Qin Fei saw the lineup, he felt that although there were no superstars, compared to last year, the lineup was more reasonable and the age structure was better.

Coupled with the baptism of last season's finals, the new season is still very interesting.

(End of this chapter)