The world of basketball

Chapter 126 The Opening Game Begins

The core players of the Spurs have a new name called the Mubama combination, representing Mu Xiaobei, Butler and Kuzma respectively. The arrival of Butler made the Spurs, which was already a strong team, become a top powerhouse.

Butler likes the atmosphere of the Spurs very much, because this team is vigorous and full of fighting spirit. This is also the most important reason why he gave up the Clippers' four-year annual salary of 5000 million and chose a four-year annual salary of 4000 million.

He made his debut in the draft in 11. It is time to pay attention to his personal honor, and the Spurs are undoubtedly a very suitable team.

Although Adelaide was seriously injured, the good news is that he will be able to come back in February. At that time, the Spurs will form the Big Three. Well, including Kuzma, they will be the Big Four. There are inside and outside, and the defense is tough.

Now everyone will always discuss Kuzma as the core player of the team. He is worthy of this kind of discussion. Everyone has seen Kuzma’s progress last season. Kuzma will be stronger this season.

With the arrival of Jimmy Butler, the Spurs have many options in the second and third positions, such as Gay, Kuzma, Lonnie Walker, Jeff Green and Belinelli, so Lonnie Walker's tactical status has declined .

When training with the team, Mu Xiaobei felt a little emotional, and finally understood why Kuzma always likes to call himself his big brother.

By now, I am no longer a rookie.

Let's not talk about Paul Rancy, but James Monto made Mu Xiaobei's eyes shine, and he had to admire the vicious eyes of Popovich and the Spurs scouts.

Monto is 2.08, average in strength and average in confrontation, even inferior to Mu Xiaobei's now, but his shooting range is very long, and he has a unique skill in hand distance. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to make it to the round with his physical fitness.

And Monto's draft template is LaMarcus Aldridge, and it seems that some shadows of Aldridge can be seen in his back-turning shots.

After not seeing each other during the offseason, Popovich is also very happy to see the changes in his disciples. Among them, Mu Xiaobei's body is obviously thicker, Kuzma's catch and shoot are more accurate, and Lonnie Walker develops There is a little shooting ability, although it is still not stable, but this is a good sign.

ESPN is a website that likes to calculate the probability of being slapped in the face. They also like to rank the teams at the beginning of the season.

They gave the first place in the West to the Lakers. This offseason, the Lakers successfully introduced Durant and formally formed the Big Three of James, Durant and DeRozan. It seems that one ball is not enough, but they still believe that the Lakers can successfully run in .

The second is given to the defending champion Warriors. Last season, the Warriors achieved three consecutive championships and officially established the Warriors Dynasty. It ended in a very satisfactory way at Oracle Arena.

Last season, Curry became more mature and snatched his first FMVP from Durant. Although Durant Cousins ​​has left, they still retain most of their 16-year 73-win lineup.

The Splash Brothers formed by Curry and Thompson are definitely the strongest backcourt brothers in the league. Green will definitely play more passionately in the contract year. They got Mbah a Moute and Bullock in the summer, trying to make up for their striker after losing Durant on the loss.

While retaining the lineup and system, the Warriors are still the invincible Warriors team.

The third place in the Western Conference is still given to the Spurs, not to mention whether Adelaide will return or not. After his comeback, he can recover some success. Their lineup depth is still the top in the league.

The fourth was given to the Nuggets. They reached the tiebreaker with the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals last season, and reached the tiebreaker with the Warriors at the cosmic level. Naturally, it can explain a lot of things.

This offseason they only lost Thomas Jr., but kept the entire lineup, including the backcourt brothers composed of Murray Harris, and the twin towers composed of Jokic and Millsap. Looking at this starting lineup, it seems true. Terribly powerful.

The Lone Ranger ranked fifth. The Lone Ranger, who did not enter the playoffs last season, has now become a strong team in the Western Conference. The most important thing is the change in their lineup.

They got together with Barnes, kept Matthews, Jordan and Barea, who had a salary cut and renewed their contracts, and they got a new All-Star Kemba Walker in the backcourt.

Walker and the Hornets finally parted ways, and in the end Walker chose to come to the West, known as a member of the Lone Ranger.

Next is the Jazz, they retained most of the lineup, regardless of offense and defense can be called top.

Next is the combination of Thunder and Timberwolves, Westbrook and Pickle, plus the combination of Timberwolves Rose, Wiggins, and Towns, making them considered a combination that can make the playoffs.

The situation in the east is even more sudden. The first is the Knicks, yes, the first is the Knicks.

Most importantly, the Knicks attracted Kawhi Leonard and Irving to join. The two hottest superstars in the league met in New York. They also had their future superstar Porzingis, They are considered to be strong enough to take the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Then came the Celtics. They lost Irving, righted the terrifying Rozier, and kept the combination of Horford, Jaylen Brown, Tatum, and Hayward. Their lineup is still deep, and it is still the top lineup in the league.

The third is the 76ers. The trio of Embiid Simmons and Fultz is running in. They kept JJ Redick while adding their Saric and Covington. The depth of the lineup is sufficient.The most important thing is that Fultz is willing to play the sixth man, just like Harden back then.

The fourth place is the Bucks. In fact, their ranking seems to be higher. They kept Middleton and Bledsoe and lost Daluo, but their fifth position invited a top five Bit - Cousins.

Yes, Cousins ​​put on the Bucks jersey, making the Bucks a strong player in the East.

The fifth place is the Pacers. They retained most of their players, which is enough for them to become the fifth in the Eastern Conference. The sixth in the Eastern Conference is the Pistons. It has strengthened their backcourt, and their frontcourt needless to say, the combination of Griffin and Zhuangshen is definitely a very strong lineup.

The seventh is the Raptors. They lost their small card, but they attracted Barnes and Harris during the offseason, which further enhanced their lineup depth. In fact, their lineup is not weak, and they have made up their minds to train West Asia. Cam.

The eighth Wizards, they retained Howard and the Wizards. Although they lost some role players, they also made some reinforcements. It is probably relatively reasonable to be a marginal team in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs.

The offseason is getting shorter and shorter, and every team's lineup is more or less undergoing changes. The day of the opening game is getting closer and closer. On October 2019, the opening game of the NBA 20-[-] season officially started.

(End of this chapter)