NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 442 The perfect lineup

The Knicks have been regarded as Stern's biological son for so many years. After this incident, Dolan is very clear that Stern's biological son will become the Nets in the future.

This deal seems to only involve trading Kobe, but in fact it affects the Knicks and Lakers, two traditional aristocratic teams.

The Lakers are a serious aristocratic team, while the Knicks are not considered aristocrats, only expensive.

If Stern didn't look at the Nets differently, it would be unlikely that he would give the green light to this deal.

Now that the league has approved the trade application, no matter how angry Dolan is, it can't change any facts.

"What? The Nets got Kobe? How can they lose with this lineup?"

"Are the Lakers crazy? They sold Kobe at such a low price? In exchange for only a rookie center, a rookie center who is not even a lottery pick?"

"Buzz is really getting more confused as he gets older. The Lakers will be doomed sooner or later under his leadership. In a few years, the Clippers may have to ride on the Lakers' heads."

"I think things are not that simple. Kobe's contract is only for one year. With the current trading plan, it is obvious that the Nets and the Lakers have some kind of agreement, otherwise it would be impossible to give them only such a small amount of chips."

"Have you forgotten Reggie Miller back then? The age when he joined the Kobe team was about the same as Kobe now. I think [-]% of Kobe just wanted to come to the Nets and win a championship."

"If you think about it this way, it completely makes sense. It seems that the Lakers are not at a loss. Kobe Bryant's one-year use rights are exchanged for a rookie center with gold-plated holes. It is already quite a bargain."

"The Nets are really too strong, so strong that it makes people despair. The three dynasties established by Kong Bu have never made me feel this way."

"The Nets' lineup has changed a lot compared to last season. You can't say they have become stronger just because they got Kobe. Maybe they are not as strong as last season?"

Fans have been talking a lot, there are too many strange things about Kobe's deal, and the topic has lasted for a week and has not dissipated.

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September 9th, the Nets’ new season training camp.

When Kongbu arrived at the scene, the players and assistant coaches were already there.

Assistant coach Ewing Sr. was grinning from ear to ear. He had just spent the most valuable $300 million in his life to pave a future for his son.

Although now that Kobe has come to the Nets, Ewing has no chance to play the starting shooting guard. You can't let Kobe serve as a substitute for Ewing, right?

But Ewing still has a lot of opportunities to play. You must know that the Nets currently have only Durant, Kobe and Ewing in the second and third positions.

Durant and Kobe can't play the whole game all the time, right?According to Kongbu's previous employment habits, their playing time will probably be about 32 minutes. When the two of them are off the court, Ewing Jr. will be the only substitute. He is a swingman at forward and guard, and can play both the second position and the forward position. The third position means that he can play 32 minutes in a game.

A second-round pick who can average 30+ playing time per game in a dynasty team like the Nets is definitely treated like an emperor. The 300 million spent by Ewing is so worth it.

But Old Ewing also knows that this kind of good thing will not last long. It is impossible for Kongbu to not introduce other forward and defensive line players. With the current three-man configuration, if one of them is injured, the Nets will have no one available. .

What little Ewing has to do now is to use his performance to win Kongbu's trust before other forward and defensive line players join the Nets, and secure his position as the team's chief substitute.

After Kobe leaves, if Ewing Jr. performs really well, he can even take over Kobe's starting spot.

Of course, this is just Ewing's fantasy. The little Ewing in his eyes has a father's filter. He feels that his son is extremely outstanding and should become a superstar.

But Combs and Thomas Sr. knew very well that the money Ewing Jr. earned in the NBA might not be able to earn back the 300 million Ewing spent.

"Man, I never dreamed that the two of us would be able to join forces one day."

After Garnett saw Kobe, he laughed and stepped forward to give Kobe a hug.

He has always had a very good impression of Kobe. Even after he retired, Garnett praised Kobe highly in his podcast.

In a sense, these two people have a lot in common, and they can see themselves in each other.

Garnett left the Timberwolves to join the Nets, which was one of the main reasons why Kobe facilitated this transaction.

Both of them entered the league as high school students, both are famous for their paranoia, both are stars who focus on defense, both have experienced trough periods, and now they have come to the command of Kongbu.

"If I had known earlier, we wouldn't have come to the East. We might as well have stayed together in the West." Kobe joked.

Garnett became happy and said, "Then on behalf of the Timberwolves, I welcome you to join."

"Huh? Why don't I welcome you to join the Lakers on behalf of the Lakers?" Kobe asked.

The two of them seemed to be mentally ill. They were talking and laughing just now, like long-lost brothers, but the next second they immediately turned away and stopped talking.

Kongbu burst out laughing. He had envisioned this scene after trading for Kobe. Two people who were too similar might admire each other very much, but if they really got together, they would definitely not talk about each other.

However, this will definitely not affect the overall morale of the Nets. Both Garnett and Kobe are rushing to win the championship. It is impossible for them to affect the championship due to any factors.

After training for about half a month, the luxury of the Nets' current lineup made Kobe feel desperate and lucky.

The desperate thing is that the Nets lineup is too luxurious. Not to mention the two long-established stars Garnett and Ben, there is Durant at the third position. He has shown in the training games in the past half month. The fighting power that came out frightened even Kobe.

He played against Jordan who was at the tail end of his prime, but Jordan's offense was not as suffocating as Durant.

And Love, the UCLA newcomer with the same name as Durant, also made Kobe frown.

This little guy didn't pay much attention at the beginning, but after half a month of training, his rebounding ability skyrocketed. Ben and Garnett are both rebounding monsters, but they faced Love when they were fighting for rebounds. There is no advantage at all, but rather obvious disadvantages.

Kobe couldn't help but wonder, is this guy really a white insider?Is there really a white insider with such incredible rebounding ability?
Jordan's defense, Luo's three-pointers, and Rose's breakthroughs all opened Kobe's eyes.

He is convinced that Jordan's current defense seems to have begun to have Mutombo's style.

Luo's three-pointers seem to be no worse than Marc Gasol.

Rose's breakthrough was even more confusing to Kobe. He didn't understand why a new player could have such breakthrough ability.

He has Wade's speed, Gerald's desperate bravery, Iverson's skills and James' power.

Of course, there is definitely a huge gap between Rose's strength and James, but if he competes in strength at the No. [-] position, few people can be better than him.

"Monsters, they are all monsters. If any player from this Nets goes out, he may become the boss of other teams."

Thinking that he would face such an opponent after leaving the Nets, it was difficult for Kobe not to feel despair.

Fortunately, he is now a member of the Nets, and these monsters are his teammates. Kobe is grateful that he joined the Nets for one year. At least he should be sure of winning the championship this year.

Wait until October 10rd when the NBA preseason begins.

In the first game of the preseason against the Orlando Magic, Combs suddenly got into a bad mood and immediately sent out a starting lineup of DeAndre Jordan, Garnett, Durant, Kobe and Rondo.Magic coaches and players were so confused that they even suspected that they were not playing in a preseason game, but in the finals tiebreaker.

Just play a preseason game, with a lineup like yours on the Nets?

After playing for seven or eight minutes, the Magic were rubbed back and forth several times.

The Nets' starting lineup highlights an excellent offense and defense with extremely high defensive intensity. The offensive intensity of Garnett, Durant and Kobe is also very exaggerated.

In seven or eight minutes, high-intensity defense allowed the Magic's rotten tomato lineup to score only 8 points, while the Nets scored 8 points.

Then Kongbu called a timeout and began to make substitutions.

A lineup of Big Ben, Love, Ibaka, Rose and Dragic was sent.

This lineup doesn't look so harmonious. Ibaka can play small forward, but he's not good enough. However, relying on strong defense and good shooting ability, he can also play a good role at the third position. .

Rose plays the second position, Wade can play the second position, why can't Rose?

After this lineup came on the field, they beat the Magic again.

After the two lineups were put on the court, no matter which one, the Magic suffered.

Kongbu looked at the pitiful Ade, Da Luo, Sun Yue and Little Ewing on the bench, and simply took Rondo out again, formed a five-man team, and put him on the court to play for a while.

Even with such a haphazardly assembled lineup, the Magic were completely unable to withstand it.

Little Ewing is almost negligible. Sun Yue now relies on the three-point calibration device and has become a very fatal attack point on the court. Adelaide and Daluo have completely crushed their opponents with their hard power. In addition, With Rondo's organization, not to mention low-end teams like the Magic, even those mid-range teams will suffer when they encounter this lineup.

The Nets fans at the scene finally understood why Stern canceled the activation list restrictions for each team this offseason.

Previously, the NBA team's roster was 15 people, but the active roster could only have 12 people.

Now that there are no restrictions, the activation list has also become 15 people like the main list.

If this were still 12 people, the Nets' activated roster would not be enough.

After the regular season schedule started, the Nets' lineup did not disappoint Kongbu and the fans, and performed amazingly every game.

With such a luxurious lineup, the Nets' ticket prices will naturally rise accordingly.

By the time the season reached the middle of the season, the Nets' average ticket price was even higher than that of the Knicks in the same city and the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Even so, Nets game tickets are still hard to come by, and those fans who didn't buy Nets season tickets before are now regretting it.

A week before the All-Star Weekend, the Nets opened season ticket reservations for next season. What stunned Combs and Thomas Sr. was that they directly sold [-] sets of season tickets!

You must know that the total number of seats in the Barclays Center is only [-]!

The average set of season tickets costs about [-] US dollars, and the season tickets alone have earned the Nets almost [-] million US dollars.

Old Thomas was shocked. He had been in charge of so many people in the Knicks and had never seen such a big scene.

After the regular season schedule ended, the Nets continued their unparalleled dominance, just like last season, once again achieving the feat of being undefeated in the season.

This championship is the 12th championship in Kongbu's coaching career, and it is the [-]th consecutive championship.

After the championship award ceremony, Kongbu fulfilled his promise and stepped down as the Nets head coach.

The person who took over Combu's coaching job was Carlisle, one of Combu's most recognized coaches.

In fact, when the idea of ​​retirement flashed in Combu's mind, the first thing he thought of was Carlisle. He wanted Carlisle to take over his class.

After Kobe won the championship, he left the Nets and returned to the Lakers. In addition to Gao Yuanyuan and Bynum, the Lakers signed Artest in the free market.

The complete Lakers finally appeared.

Garnett exercised his player option, left the Nets as a dynasty player, and returned to his home team, the Timberwolves.

What Kombu never expected was that after Garnett returned, the Timberwolves immediately made a series of shocking transactions.

When trading Garnett before, the Timberwolves accumulated a lot of chips.

They successively acquired Pierce from the Green Keys, and then acquired Ray Allen from the SuperSonics.

In the end, Garnett took the initiative to intercede with Kongbu and wanted to take Rondo, the little brother, away from the Nets.

Kongbu simply agreed and asked for the Timberwolves' two future first-round picks.

The Nets are not short of point guards. Rose and Dragic are enough. Rondo is already in his third year and will have to renew his contract soon. It is unlikely that the Nets will renew his contract with the maximum salary. It's better to get some benefits in exchange.

The Big Four of Green Kai turned into the Four Wolves of Minnesota, which made Kongbu lament that things are unpredictable.

Los Angeles was sold by Kong Bu, packed up a draft pick in exchange for Rondo, picked up a handful of SuperSonics wool, exchanged for their No. [-] pick, and then packed up Rondo for Dragic. Another draft pick was acquired from the Warriors in exchange for their first-round pick.

These two picks were naturally used to select Harden and Curry.

Since then, the Nets' lineup for the 2009-2010 season has been determined.

DeAndre Jordan, Big Ben, Ade, Love, Ibaka, Durant, Harden, Rose, Curry plus Sun Yue.

The Thunder's fourth young master directly brought three to Kongbu, and only one, Westbrook, was in the hands of the Bulls.

After the old wolf king Garnett left, the new wolf king Love was corrected. He and Ade shared the starting games at the fourth position.

Sun Yue played back and forth, but it seemed that he really didn't have the talent to be a point guard. Kong Bu simply turned him into a shooting guard. Now he is also a good 3D player. He must have three-pointers. The D is sometimes good and bad.

There are ten players in total, two centers, DeAndre Jordan and Big Ben, two power forwards, Ade and Love, two small forwards, Durant and Ibaka, two shooting guards, Harden and Sun Yue, and two point guards, Rose and Curry.

This is the last lineup created by Kong Bu, and it cannot be said to be perfect. If Ibaka can be replaced by Anthony, it will be perfect. Unfortunately, the Nuggets will not let go.

In any case, Kongbu is extremely satisfied with this lineup. He can safely hand over the team to Thomas Sr. and enjoy his life.

After the 2009 draft, Kongbu left the United States and began living in China after returning to China.

(End of this chapter)