basketball pope

Chapter 114 [Mr. Dongguo and the wolf]

On the 4th, the NBA officially announced the team strength list for the new season.

The Knicks ranked first in the league, the Blazers and Lakers ranked second and third, and the Jazz ranked fourth.

The Knicks' home opener has long been hyped, and everyone is waiting to see them brutalize the Jazz and make a good start to the new season.

The Knicks' total salary is an exaggerated $6613 million. According to the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, 48% of the league's total income is the "salary cap", and 55% of the total income is the luxury tax boundary.

The league salary cap this season is 3000 million US dollars, and the Knicks have more than doubled, and will suffer severe punishment.

The first penalty is that the money escrowed by the league is not returned to the players, and the second penalty is that the team pays a luxury tax of one dollar for every dollar spent above 55%.These two penalties are in parallel, and the potential penalty includes 10% of the player's money being confiscated and naturally cursed, affecting the unity and stability of the team's hearts.

The owner of a team like the Knicks is willing to spend a lot of money, so he doesn't care.

The Jazz are much worse. No stars have joined. The three elders are one year older. The annual salary of 3030 million has just reached the salary cap. Like the Raptors, they take the route of saving money.

Sloan has no confidence in the Knicks, plus last season, the seven-game losing streak is too exciting.

It is a pity that the league will not consider the Jazz. What they want is the opening game stunt. When the Bulls have no capital to be the opponent of the Knicks, they can only choose the Jazz.

Compared with the lineup, the Blazers are not inferior to the Knicks, and the opening game against the Supersonics is also attracting attention.

The addition of Pippen and Camby makes the Blazers lineup stronger.The starting combination of Sabonis, Pippen, Isiah Ryder, Rasheed Wallace, and Stoudamire is horrible, and there are three strong men on the bench, Camby, Grant, and Jim Jackson.

Jim Jackson, Jamal Mashburn, and Jason Kidd once formed a famous "Triple J combination" in the Mavericks, and then parted ways because he and Kidd were jealous for women.

He averaged 15.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game last season, and he was only the sixth man to the Blazers, which was too extravagant.

The rebuilt Bulls are predicted to be the last one, the three big stars have left, no other stars are willing to join, and the team leader is Kukoc, which is no play at all.

The funny thing is that Rodman, who had asked for an annual salary of $1000 million and felt good about himself, did not find a job at the beginning of the season.

The only team that is interested in the "big bug" is the Heat. Although they fought for two consecutive seasons, it did not hinder the management's appreciation of Rodman.

But the Heat owner put forward 3 harsh conditions to Rodman: he must obey the discipline; the salary is only $100 million; he must cooperate with the whole team.These 3 items can't be done, please play while you play.

Rodman obviously couldn't do it, so he went to play.

The Raptors are only ranked 24th, which is better than the Grizzlies who are also in Canada. The introduction of two veterans, the selection of Carter is the reason why the ranking is better than last season, but it is still at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and no one is optimistic about them making the playoffs.

The Toronto media expressed pessimism about the team's prospects and still could not accept the fact that the Raptors traded Marcus Camby for Jermaine O'Neal.

More sports magazines have made a big difference in O'Neal's background, worrying that he will destroy the harmony of the team's locker room because he is a problem youth.

Little O'Neal was born in a slum. His father's whereabouts were unknown when he was born. He has been naughty since he was a child, with poor study and even worse discipline.Aside from his first-rate athleticism, his life was a complete mess.

Fighting, brawling, rebellion, no coach will accept such a person, no matter how tall they grow and how fast they run.In the three years of junior high school, O'Neal did not play varsity basketball, nor did he receive any formal training.

When he entered high school at the age of 15, little O'Neal joined the basketball school team. He was 193CM in the first year of high school, 198CM in the second year of high school, and 208CM when he didn't graduate in the third year of high school.After graduating from high school, after consulting with his coach and his family, O'Neal Jr decided to enter the NBA draft to try his hand.This test, try to set a national record.

In the summer of 1996, at the age of 17 and a half, O'Neal was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th overall pick in the first round, creating the youngest player in the NBA.

This is not a reassuring record. It has only been 5 years since he started systematic basketball training.

The first game of the Raptors was against the Celtics on the road. The comments before the game were one-sided, and everyone was optimistic about the Green Army.The core of the Greens last season is still there, and added super rookie Paul Pierce.

In the 1998 draft, the Celtics selected Pierce, who was predicted to be in the top three, with the [-]th overall pick, after teams missed him by surprise.His comprehensive technology is a rare instant combat power this year.

Butch Carter happened to be the assistant coach of the Celtics, and he was interviewed before the game, madly black Yang Rui and the management.

"I'm very honored to join the giant Celtics. Rick Pitino is an experienced coach and I can learn a lot from him. The Raptors management signing Jerry Young is a complete nonsense, trying to take advantage of it. His Chinese coaching status has attracted attention, and I don't regret leaving that bad team."

The reporter asked: "The Knicks' offense improved significantly last season. Many people said that it was because of Jerry Young. What do you think?"

"The kid was just lucky. He joined the Knicks, and he definitely couldn't lead the Raptors to win. I watched the food show host more suitable for him." Butch said dismissively.

Butch said as if he couldn't get used to the current situation of the Raptors and resigned voluntarily.Glenn Gruward saved him face and didn't mention his dismissal, but he was bitten back and became a "nonsense" manager.

Before getting on the plane, Yang Rui heard about it on the phone and laughed: "Haha, Glenn, now you know why I have to let him get out of the way? There is no reason to talk to such a person, and there is no need to give him face. "

When dealing with wicked people, you should be vigilant, and you should not give sympathy at will. Even if the other party is in adversity, you should not show mercy. If you help the ungrateful, you may hurt yourself.The famous Chinese fable "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf" tells such a truth.

Glenn sighed: "This game must not be lost. As long as you lead the team to win, it is the best way to fight back."

"Of course we will win, but I haven't paid attention to such a small role." Yang Rui sighed: "There is one thing that concerns me more, can't the management charter a better plane? "

"This... we can't compare to the Knicks." Glenn said embarrassedly.

The team has been losing money year after year, and it can save money.

After getting on the plane, Yang Rui and Xibodu's hearts were a little cold, and they looked at each other with only wry smiles.

After the Knicks have enjoyed the luxury plane, and then look at the plane packaged by the Raptors, the gap is really big.When the team plays away games, they cooperate with airlines to charter flights, and only a few giants can enjoy the transformed special planes.

The seats of the Knicks plane are more spacious than the general first class, and the configuration of the Raptors, everyone is crowded together.

After more than two hours, everyone arrived at the destination. Fortunately, the specifications of the hotels are similar, and there are also meal supplements, which is the unified standard of the NBA.

On the morning of the 5th, we got used to training, and in the evening, the opening game was about to begin.

　The time Pierce was stabbed was a clerical error and has been corrected.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)