NBA beast center

After strengthening Novak, the Mavericks' lineup is basically out.

Centers: Tyson Chandler, Brandon Haywood, Ian Mahinmi, Alexis Akinsa, Solomon Arabi

Obviously, the situation is completely different from last season. Last season, there was only Dampier as an orthodox center, but this season... 5 centers!
Second-round rookie Solomon Arabi was selected in the draft on June 6. At that time, the management of the Mavericks may not have expected to get so many centers in the back...

In this way, if Solomon Arabi wants to get playing time in the new season, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky.With these 4 centers, who can he compete with?

Solomon Arabi: "I have a sentence mmp and I don't know if I should say it..."

Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki, Kotobuki

It seems that the team's power forward positions are only Yinjiao and Shouba, but because the center position is seriously introverted, the team may play the twin towers at certain times.In addition, Marion is swinging at the 3/4 position. If he plays the 4 position, it will become difficult for Shou Ye to get playing time.In addition to Marion who can play the 4th position, the pure shooter Novak can also play the 4th position. His 3-pointers are better than Shouba, and the tactical value in special periods will be higher.

Small forwards: Caron Butler, Steve Novak, Deshaun Stevenson
Butler is definitely the starter at this position. If Novak and Marion swing up, Stevenson may get playing time.

Shooting guards: Jason Terry, Beaubois, Dominic Jones

These three players are all combo guards in essence. There is no advantage in height to play the 3nd position, and they may even suffer a bit on the defensive end. This is also the weakest defensive position of the Mavericks, a team with outstanding overall height.

Point guard: Barea, Kidd

No accident in this position, the two can eat up the rotation time. Even if someone takes a rotation, Terry and Beaubois can also replace them, so there is no need to worry about the depth.

Shou Ye thinks that there are two possibilities for the starting lineup. One is still a large lineup with Marion playing 3 and Butler playing 2.Another way is to start Terry, Marion or Butler play 3 lineups.

Both lineups are possible, but it means that no matter which lineup is played, only one of Chandler and Haywood can definitely start, and someone from Marion or Butler may have to be a substitute.

For Shou Ye, the team plays a large lineup, so he is likely to play as a backup power forward in the bench lineup, playing with one of Haywood or Chandler.But once Marion plays as a substitute, it is difficult for him to have a chance to get playing time.

As for Mahinmi, although he is also swinging at the 4/5 position, because of the lack of stable shooting, it is difficult for him to get a chance to play when the team's center forward does not shoot.

Shou Ye thinks that the team should have trades in the future, otherwise this lineup is a bit top-heavy, with too many insiders, and the wings are a bit thin.However, considering that Carlisle is good at using defenders, it seems that fewer wings are acceptable...

The team's lineup is not something he can control, and the pressure in front of him is huge. He has to compete with Mahinmi, Novak and even Marion.Competing as a second-round pick against these players who have been in the league for many years, the difficulty level is hell.

He got the chance to play last season because the team really lacked a center forward, Dampier was injured, and he had the opportunity to play when there was an extreme shortage of people.Otherwise, with Carlisle's pissing nature, it would be difficult for him to consider him, a big Asian man, when the team is well-organized.

September 9, the annual NBA media day.

Although the Mavericks are not a popular team like the Heat and the Lakers, they still attracted many reporters because they were ranked second in the Western Conference last season and had a superstar like Nuo Tianwang.

The Mavericks added two rookies this year, Solomon Arabi and Dominic Jones, who posed for photoshoots with last year's Kotobuba and Beaubois.

Beaubois and Mahinmi, the two French men's basketball teammates, also took makeup photos together.

Two good friends, Shou Ye and Beau Bois, of course had to shoot.

The reporters who came to take the makeup photos were very professional and sharp. As long as there was a combination with topics to talk about, they would shoot the makeup photos specially and use them as materials on the magazine website.

After the makeup photos were taken, Shou Ye was interviewed by the FOX sports columnist.

"Hi Tom, thank you for accepting our interview!" The reporter was a man and a black man, but his fluent interview accent made Shou Ye feel that there was no sense of disobedience.

"Tom's new season is coming soon. Do you have any expectations for the new season?" the black reporter asked straight to the point.

Shou Ye replied: "We were defeated by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs last season. I hope that in the new season we can go further in the playoffs."

The black reporter continued to ask: "Do you want revenge on the Spurs?"

Shou Ye said with a smile: "If we meet again in the playoffs, we hope to beat them."

"You fell out of the rotation in the second half of last season. Has the coaching staff promised you a rotation in the new season?" asked the black reporter.

Shou Ye thought about it, and a sensitive topic came up. He said calmly: "The rotation arrangement is the job of the coaching staff. I don't know the specific arrangement. As far as I am concerned, I just train hard. When my name is called, I Just do your best, that's all."

Shou Ye's impeccable answers made it impossible for the black reporter to dig out any controversial topics. He asked a few more innocuous questions and ended the interview.

The overall media day was relatively relaxed, and everyone took pictures and accepted interviews, which was a lot of fun.

On the second day of the media day, they entered the training camp. The Mavericks have many veterans, so the intensity of the training camp is not great.

Shouba and Beaubois looked full of energy in the training camp.The two did not slack off during the offseason and kept training, so they are in great shape and physical condition.

Shou Ye had spent all the points before the training camp started, adding speed and agility to 52, and coordination to 50.He looks faster and lighter than last season.Although it is still a matchbox bounce, its mobility and flexibility are completely different from last season.

From Carlisle's expression, it can be seen that he is very satisfied with Shou Ye's physical condition, but whether to give this hard-working young man more playing time in the new season, he did not disclose his rotation arrangement to the players and the outside world.

Judging from the confrontation in the team's training camp, the starting lineup of Kidd, Silver Horn, Chandler and Butler has been determined. As for the other position, whether to let Marion or Terry play, maybe the coaching staff has not yet decided. Completely settled.