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Chapter 30 Three New Teammates

Before the opening game.

At the team's tactical meeting, Carlesimo walked in with Carlisle and other assistants like a wolf leading a pack of wolves.

He looked at the players including Rhodes, and was very satisfied with the spirit of the players.

The 6-game winning streak in the preseason has injected vitality into the Blazers who seemed a little lifeless last season!
energetic!

"The starting lineup has been announced. Today I mainly introduce three new teammates to you."

"Those who follow the news should have known about it yesterday."

New teammates?
Ma Long, who was fishing, froze for a moment.

He really didn't pay attention to the news, and he didn't know what trade reinforcement his team had made.

But speaking of it, it seems that there are fewer people today.
Malone glanced around, and Chris Dudley, James Robinson, and Randolph Childress were gone.

The latter two don't matter, but Dudley is the team's highest salary, and suddenly disappeared. Is it used as a bargaining chip?
Although there were some frictions, Malone still recognized Dudley's defense.

Among all NBA teams, Dudley is already a top ten defensive center.

What did the team trade him for?
Under Ma Long's curious and expectant eyes, Carlesimo didn't make a fuss and said his name directly: "Let us welcome three new teammates."

"Hersey Hawkins, Tim Legler and Hubert Davis."

Carlisle leads the applause.

The crowd applauded.

clap clap!

clap clap!

Amid the applause, three players of about 1.9 meters came over.

Malone glanced.

Whoops, good guy!
It turned out to be these three!
Ma Long was curious about the new tactics some time ago, and felt a bit like "one star and four stars".

Carlisle also explained something.

The plan is for Malone to lead the second unit, something has to be said.

Ma Long has no problem with being a super sixth man, which is very suitable for him to collect statistics, and he also knows that his tactical status will be greatly improved.

Because he understood some of the team's ideas, Malone specifically checked the league's three-pointers.

Three-pointers are not taken seriously this year.

Three-point off-ball shooters are therefore of low status, and the number of them is naturally small. It is relatively easy to investigate.

These three, as far as he knows, are the best defenders in three-pointers!
At that time, I thought about whether I would play together.

But at most he only thought about working with one of them.

Unexpectedly, the team not only traded people, but also got three at a time!
During the team training, Ma Long carefully observed the strength of the three.

Legler ranks first in three-point shooting percentage, but his strength is not as strong as the ranking.

He was trained after the three-point line was shortened, and the most certain place is the top of the arc.The two bottom corners can also be shot, but the hit rate will be much lower.

In addition to catching three-pointers, other shooting guards should have some, but limited by athletic ability, they are relatively average, and can only be a three-pointer without the ball.

He is also very old, already 29 years old, and does not have the growth potential.

In the eyes of those old coaches who hate threes, the value is very low.

It may also be for this reason that although Legler has good statistics, his career has been bumpy and wandering, and no team has given him a stable long-term contract.

After the end of the season on June 6 last year, he was not extended by the Dallas Mavericks.

After more than half a year, it was not until March 3 this year that he signed a 7-day contract with the Warriors and renewed the contract for the rest of the season.

After that, he was not renewed and became a free agent, signing for the Washington Bullets to play in the preseason.
Can this be snatched too?

Malone asked Carlisle to inquire.

Carlisle said: "The contract given by the Bullets is a basic salary of 25 a year."

Ma Long understood in seconds: "We give more?"

"We gave half a million, and Legler came."

Carlisle spread his hands.

"Ah this."

This is all too real.

But it is.

For low-level fringe players like Legler, any championship is imaginary, and the real beauty is real.

Double the annual salary.

How to choose is too simple.

Legler: I also want to abide by the agreement and choose the Bullets, but the Blazers gave too much!
Malone observed Hubert again.

Compared to Legler, Hubert's shooting percentage is not as high.

But this mature-looking young guard who looks like a [-]-year-old man has extremely solid shooting skills and a very stable hand shape.

Hubert began to practice three-pointers, which is the original three-point line, so the range is one meter outside the three-point line, and the top of the arc, 45-degree angles, and bottom corners are all covered, and it is also sure to be two points long.

He is much stronger than Legler and has a greater tactical role. No wonder his career is so long.

Will the Knicks let go of such a player?
And Hawkins.

Hawkins, nicknamed the 'Eagle', has the lowest shooting percentage of the three, but he also had 44% last season, and his output is also very good.

Peak has the strength to average 20 points per game.

He also averaged 14 points per game last season.

It's not that it's weakened.

Hawkins is in a very stable state. Up to now in his career, he has only missed a few games and is also an iron man.

Now 29 years old and still at the peak.

The decline in data is mainly due to the distribution of the ball.

Most importantly, Hawkins' defensive ability is also the strongest of the three.

The player is used to the supersonic fast defense and flanking tactics, and can also perfectly adapt to the Blazers' defensive tactics.

After all, the Blazers' defensive tactics are copycats from the Supersonics.
Hawkins is a rare 3D player in this era, and his comprehensive strength can be regarded as a quasi-All-Star 3D-human Hawkins was really selected for the All-Star.

Although the Supersonics are very luxurious on the outside, it would be too extravagant to let Hawkins go.

Malone went to ask Carlisle.

Carlisle said: "Dudley has a strong defense and is very popular. Maybe the Sonics think it is more suitable for their system than Hawkins?"

"Randolph Childress is the first-round pick of this year. The new season has not started yet, and the outside world doesn't know enough about him. With James Robinson, the Knicks agreed."

Malone got it.

Awesome, my management.

He actually tricked that guy out!

Although it took a James Robinson, it was worth it
If there is no trade, there will be three more powerful players on the guard, and James Robinson's opportunities and playing time will be greatly reduced, and there is no need to delay each other.

These three reinforcements are very important, and the price is not high.

Legler's annual base salary is 50, Hubert only needs 116 million this year, and Hawkins 250 million.

The sum is not as good as the salary of Chris Dudley + Randolph Childress + James Robinson!

After the reinforcement, the team's total salary actually fell instead of rising, which is outrageous!
Thank you for this era that doesn't pay attention to three points!

Ma Long was very excited inside.

This era does not value three-pointers, but he, a traveler, knows the power of three-pointers.

Among other things, with these three people around, Malone will be much more comfortable fighting!

After the regular season, if there are teams that dare to double-team like the Lakers did, and if they dare to double-team, Malone will dare to play.

He hasn't improved much in passing.

But the physical condition is on top of it, and no one can stop him from passing the ball if he wants to.

Ma Long's consciousness and vision are also top-notch.

If the ball is double-teamed, and then punished with a three-pointer, the opponent will not dare to double-team, and there will be space, and Malone will be able to score comfortably again.

Compared to him, Rhodes performed much worse.

Looking at the ability of the three of them to catch and shoot, Rhodes, a coquettish man, almost didn't drool.

This catch and shoot is really accurate!
With these three people around, why worry about him not becoming the assist king!
Rhodes has a good attitude.

Malone was also enthusiastic about them.

With Rhodes and Malone taking the lead, the attitude of other players is naturally very good.

This made all three of them breathe a sigh of relief.

It didn't matter to Legler as long as he was making money.

Hubert and Hawkins were relieved.

For Hubert, getting out of the Knicks' hell is a good thing.

Although coach Don Nelson attaches great importance to him, the environment in the team is still controlled by Ewing and others, and it is impossible for him to get more opportunities.

And the fan environment in the Big Apple City...knows everything.

Portland is very good, not so prosperous but not too rural, the football market is very good, the fans are not mean, a hundred times better than New York fans!
The atmosphere in the team is also much better, and I can feel the emphasis on shooters.

Here is also tax-free, and you can earn more.

Hubert lost the last thought of New York.

Compared with him, Hawkins has a higher pursuit of performance, so he can tolerate the possession of the ball.

Being traded by the Sonics, Hawkins was very unhappy.

But when he learned that he was a pioneer and had close contact with him, he once again felt Malone's talent and saw the strength of the pioneer, and this unhappiness disappeared.

The three quickly integrated into the Blazers and stepped up to practice team tactics together.

I trained like this for two days.

On the morning of November 11rd, Malone got up early.

As the first player in Huaguo basketball history to play in the NBA, he spent most of his first game under the cameras.

This is something that has been agreed upon.

Theron in his arms was sleepy: "Is it so early?"

"There is a documentary to be recorded today."

Malone kissed his girlfriend on the forehead.

"pain"

"What happened to me last night?"

"You pressed my hair."

"Uh"

Malone quickly moved his hand away.

Theron woke up, gave him an angry look, and did not continue to sleep and got up with him: "I want to record with you. Are you okay?"

"no!"

After the two had finished washing, the doorbell rang.

When he opened the door, he was an acquaintance of CCTV, who had been pointed out several times by Ma Long.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

After exchanging pleasantries, the reporter looked curiously at the pretty girl next to Ma Long: "I wanted to ask before, but I didn't have a chance. Is this your girlfriend?"

He uses Chinese.

Malone nodded and translated for Theron.

Theron showed an innocent and sweet smile.

Since it was a couple, the reporter didn't say much, and asked the photographer to set up the camera, and the documentary began to be recorded.

First, I took a shot of the door opening.

Then I added a shot of getting up and washing my face.

Although I have already woken up, it is a bit weird to go back and do it all over again, but there is a first time for everything.

Compared with Ma Long's stiff acting skills, Theron is much more natural.

After taking another shot, the doorbell rang again.

The first assistant coach of the Trail Blazers, Jim Carrey twins (not), Rick Carlisle walked in: "Malone, there are some details that I need to tell you about the tactics to be played tonight."

"No problem. I just haven't eaten yet, together?"

"Together."

Speaking of sitting on the edge of the table, Carlisle took out the tactical manual and chatted happily.

Originally, there was a strong sense of life, and Ma Long didn't take it too seriously. He enjoyed Theron's feeding service from time to time, and it was extremely nourishing.

Although it's just a nutritious meal, with the addition of Theron's appearance, the taste has been upgraded to a higher level.

A CCTV photographer took a close-up of the nutritious meal.

After the tactics were discussed, breakfast was finished.

Malone and Theron hugged, and Carlisle left the house for the arena.

Teammates have been notified in advance, greeted enthusiastically, bumped fists, patted shoulders, patted the back
This was recorded until before the game.

After completing the warm-up, teammates enter the field in order.

Malone played second to last at the end.

When he entered the Rose Garden Arena from the player tunnel, the DJ shouted: "Next is the little giant from Huaguo!"

"Let's shout his name!"

"Horse-dragon!!!"

Malone showered and shouted, and gestured towards the fans.

The cheers rose again.

The photographer captured the scene.

In front of them are fanatical fans.

With his back to the camera, Ma Long's back is extremely tall, and the number 11 on his back is shining brightly!
(End of this chapter)