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Chapter 147 The magic "most own formation" is completed!
Players come in and out, after consecutive starts with Jackson, O'Neal, Duncan and Hill.

Monty Williams was the first to leave the team and was sold to the Cavaliers.

Chucky Atkins and Matt Halprin, along with Hill's sign-and-trade, were packaged to the Pistons.

Bootelo was traded to the Suns.

In addition to the bumper harvest in the free agent market, there is also good news from the summer league.

The Magic won all 6 games and won the Long Beach Summer League Championship.

Maggette averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists per game, won the MVP, and showed great potential.

Mike Miller scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and his precise three-pointers were also impressive moments.

Jamal Magloire also showed outstanding physical talent and poor offensive ability, but he was the rebounding leader in the summer league, averaging 14 rebounds, 9 points and 4 blocks per game. His performance was also very eye-catching .

The only one who can't play is Michael Reed.

He can break through with the ball, but his level is quite average. He plays off the ball but does not have a good point guard.

This is also the reason why I couldn't play well in my junior year. The offense with the ball was not top-notch, and the long-range shot was not accurate. After being targeted by the defense, I was lost in the iron wall.

Fortunately, he is only a second-round pick, without any pressure.

They all successfully signed with the Magic.

At this point, the Magic's "most complete formation" has almost been completed.

Point guard: Darrell Armstrong.

Shooting guard: Tracy McGrady, Mike Miller, Michael Redd.

Small forwards: Hill, Corey Maggette, Stephen Jackson.

Power Forward: Duncan, Pat Garrity.

Centers: O'Neal, Jamal Magloire, John Amici.

At this time, the Magic already has a 12-man roster, and next, it is estimated that only veterans will be considered.

Of course, there is still the biggest weakness in the lineup, and that is the point guard.

To this end, Li Mu and the management held a meeting to discuss this issue.

General manager Gabriel is very optimistic about Armstrong, saying that he only needs to find a veteran who can be rotated.

Li Mu's proposal was to make a deal.

The reason is that they can't beat the Lakers.

Billups re-signs with the Lakers.

Armstrong at 183 is flawed.

Li Mu gave a plan, which is to try to trade with the Suns and trade Kidd.

"This is whimsical. Even if Kidd is willing to come, the Magic will not have the salary to sign the No.4 superstar."

Therefore, Li Mu's plan to trade Marbury also came to nothing.

These two are the big heads of their respective teams. Without special circumstances, how could they be traded?
Afterwards, Li Mu gave the final answer, asking the Hornets, would they like to make a move for Baron Davis?

After all, the bearded Davis has been having conflicts with the Hornets' management.

Beard has always expressed his unwillingness to play for the Hornets.

The Hornets have also been suppressing Davis.

In his rookie season, Davis averaged 19 points, 6 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 2 minutes per game.

As the 1999 Tanhua Show, this performance is really very hip.

Moreover, Davis has been playing off the bench.

The Hornets' record last season was still able to achieve a record of 49 wins and 32 losses, the same record as the 76ers, but because they fell behind each other, they ranked fifth.

In other words, with or without Davis, it doesn't matter to the Hornets, and it's not for sale.

The Magic have a lot of first-round picks, as well as potential rookies such as Maggette, Mike Miller and Magloire.

If the deal is reached, the Hornets will not suffer from the chips they get.

As a result, the Hornets directly refused.

It can only be said that the Magic came at a bad time.

During the offseason, the Hornets suffered heavy losses from outside.

Captain Bobby Fiers and David Wesley, the two illegal racing.

Phils was killed in a car crash.

Wesley was questioned and killed the captain. He was in a bad state of mind and his state is expected to collapse.

As a point guard, no one dares to play with David Wesley anymore.

It's just a waste of money for others to play, but playing with Wesley will kill you every minute.

Then, Eddie Jones' contract expired and was poached by the Heat.

The entire outside line of the Hornets collapsed directly.

The bearded Davis will be reused next season and will take off, even if he can't stop it.

The way of trading, after being blocked, he found a veteran to join, and the way of fighting for the championship with his thighs, but he reaped a big fish.

The most underrated Mark Jackson of the 80s came to cast.

Like Cassell, the most underrated alien of the 90s, he was once again abandoned by the team.

Last season, Mark Jackson averaged only 8 points, 8 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. The regular season performance, just looking at the statistics, is indeed very average.

However, the Pacers have the best record in the Eastern Conference.

The playoffs were mediocre. However, in the Eastern Conference finals, Mark Jackson faced his former club, the New York Knicks, and suddenly broke out. He helped the Pacers reach the NBA Finals for the first time with a 4-3 score.

Moreover, Mark Jackson's pass is very much to Reggie Miller's appetite.

Reasonably, the Pacers should keep this veteran. However, Jaylen Rose, the number one scorer and the Pacers' star of tomorrow, also expired on his contract and said he wanted to play the point guard position.

If Mark Jackson stays with the Pacers, he can only play off the bench.

You know, he is now the second assist leader in the league, only [-] million points behind Stockton.

Playing as a backup point guard is impossible.

However, if it is a championship team, then there are two things to say.

In the 88/89 season, Jackson was selected to the All-Star team.

In the 96/97 season, Jackson broke Stockton's 12 consecutive years of assists monopoly with 9 assists per game and became a new assist.

He has only had a basketball career for a few years, and now he is only short of a championship. In the entire league, if he can beat the Lakers, it is estimated that there is one and only Magic that can form the Big Three.

The problem of the Magic's point guard position has been resolved, and Li Mu feels that there are only two problems away from the NBA championship.

The first one is the truly powerful Lakers.

This can only hope that other teams will stretch out their hands more and dig corners.

The second issue, which is also the most important issue for the Magic, is the injury issue.

Forging iron must be hard by itself.

To beat the Lakers, the Magic must have a full lineup.

However, Hill has a problem with his knees, and McGrady has a problem with his waist (born with scoliosis), and it is estimated that he will not be able to survive the tough battle.

McGrady's congenital nature is powerless, and he can only overcome it by himself. Fortunately, he is young enough, and the problem is not serious now.

The main reason is that he didn't play in the second round of the playoffs, so the problem never broke out.

However, Li Mu couldn't treat it as non-existent if it didn't erupt.

McGrady has to find a good substitute.

Then there's the question of Hill.

This is more serious than Maddie.

In Li Mu's previous life.

Hill has been fighting the scalpel.

According to legend, the left foot underwent 8 surgeries.

In the 00/01 season, only played 4 games.

In the 01/02 season, only played 14 games.

The twin stars of the Magic team almost scrapped one person.

Legend has it that Hill is so strong that he can't play and is useless.

In other words, the Magic's team doctor is probably only a little better than the Trail Blazers' veterinarian.

Fortunately, for Hill, Li Mu really has a solution.

Don't ask, the Suns have a miracle doctor.

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(End of this chapter)