unfinished glory

Chapter 259 Preparations Before the Game

After returning to the United States, Li Chongxiao had nothing to be busy with. He took a short rest, followed by quiet training, waiting for the team's joint practice and the start of the regular season.

The Grizzlies don't have so many player matters to deal with now, it's nothing more than rookie signings, player additions and Przybilla's contract extension.

There is no need to worry about the first two aspects. The rookie can't run away, and the team is fighting for someone to get it. Only the last contract extension needs some thought.

Now it's not just the Grizzlies who want to keep Przybilla, the Heat and the Lakers are also poaching.It's just that they are also paying the luxury tax, and the contract they can offer is not as high as the value of the Grizzlies.

After careful consideration, Przybilla chose to renew his contract with the Grizzlies.

On the first day of the free market, the Grizzlies took the lead in completing the formation of the lineup.

After a while of operation, they instantly fixed 12 positions.The remaining three will not be signed until training camp opens, but these three rosters will not affect the integrity of the lineup.

At the same time, the Celtics moved quickly. They chose to send Perkins away in exchange for Jeff Green of the Thunder to increase the vitality of the team and use it to deal with James.

In Angie's eyes, the Big Three have been building teams for many years. If they still can't win the championship, they should simply dismantle and rebuild. Keeping high-quality young people is better than keeping some old guys.

The Lakers have always been able to come up with some blockbuster deals. They reached an agreement with the New Orleans Hornets and got the best point guard in the league, Chris Paul.

The Lakers sent Odom, Fisher, Luke Walton and two future first-round picks to the Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul.

In fact, as the number one defender in the league today, Paul's trade value is more than that.But he only has the final year left on his contract, and if he doesn't commit to renewing his contract, the team that gets him is likely to get nothing.

For the Hornets, they are going to be bad anyway.One of the most needed things in the reconstruction process is draft picks, and the other is salary space.

Others like the Warriors are willing to use Curry as the main body, and the Celtics use Rondo as the main body, both of which are mainly player exchanges.Not only is the Hornets not interested, but Paul is also not committed to renewing his contract.

In contrast, the Lakers have the most sincere bargaining chips. Two first-rounders, plus Fisher's expiring contract, Walton and Odom only have two years. When the team is successfully acquired, Rebuilt exactly as the new owner intended.

For the four players in this deal, Paul wanted to leave with all his heart, and he got his wish when he went to the Lakers.

On the side of the Lakers, Walton has long noticed that Fisher is treacherous and not so innocent.Only Odom was the most painful. He was very sad in front of the media, crying like a girl who was abandoned by her boyfriend.

At this time, the classic NBA saying "Business is business" is particularly cruel.

In fact, the Lakers are already one of the few humane teams in the NBA. They usually treat their players well, and their superstars are even more well taken care of.

But when all this meets the honor of the championship, everyone has to give way, and no star can interfere with the decision-making of the Bass family.

This transaction allowed the Lakers to form a Big Three stronger than the Heat, and became the biggest favorite for this season's championship.

This transaction caused dissatisfaction among some team owners, but the only ones who really stood up against it were the Cavaliers, Spurs and Rockets.

After being "abandoned" by James, Gilbert felt like a bitter woman that the world was unfair to him, and the Big Three aroused the pain in his heart.

Holt and Alexander are purely disdainful of others. If this lineup is their own team, their attitude may be different.Of course, if this assumption is not true, their own team cannot afford the luxury tax, and this situation will definitely not happen.

But this objection was not shared by the majority.The failure of the Big Three of the Celtics and the Heat made everyone feel that accumulating superstars may not be successful.

And even if it succeeds, it will be a matter of the next step.In comparison, most teams are more reluctant to see a certain team win three consecutive championships.

The matter was full of ups and downs, but it quickly disappeared, and other teams traded as they wanted.

There are not many players left in the free market. The team is rushing to pursue their favorite players to strengthen the lineup; players are also rushing to sign contracts to adapt to the new team.

The most anxious is the Heat. Other teams are reinforcing, only they have not been able to get useful players.

After losing to the Grizzlies in the finals, everyone knows the desire for insiders.Pulzbila failed to hook up with the Grizzlies, and he went around looking for various centers.

Tyson Chandler is a big fish in the free market, Kwame Brown and Dalembert are also good choices, but the Heat have no room to sign.

Perkins is also their coveted object, they do not have good bargaining chips, and the Celtics will certainly not capitalize on the enemy.

In a circle, the Heat only got one Eddie Curry, which is better than nothing.

Fortunately, they can still tap the potential internally. James chose to gain weight in the summer. With his strength, playing the power forward position will not suffer at all.

In addition, he also asked Kobe a lot of low-post offensive methods and shooting skills, and paid tuition to Olajuwon.

No matter what others think or what his teammates do, James has made all the efforts and sacrifices he can for a championship ring.

……

The start time has been confirmed, and the schedule will come out soon. There are 66 games in the regular season this season.

This schedule has sparked dissatisfaction with almost all teams because there are too many games.

Judging from the previous seasons, by the time of Christmas on December 12, the average team has played about 25 games, and the remaining games should be 28 games.

The current schedule is within the original time, and adding 12 more games will make the games more intensive, with many more back-to-back games.

Not only is it very unfriendly to "old" teams like the Celtics, but also a team like the Thunder that is dominated by young players.

The dense schedule means that there is not enough rest time, and the accumulation of fatigue will increase the probability of injury.

But the management is like this. They feel that the strike has caused them a lot of losses, and they have to rely on the game to get it back.The more games, the more tickets, broadcast fees and advertising costs.

The opponent arranged by the Grizzlies in the opening game was neither last season's Finals opponent, the Heat, nor the Lakers, the most popular team in the league, but the Thunder, which has no gimmicks.

The Knicks played against the Celtics at home, and the Heat visited the Staples Arena to play against the Lakers. These two groups of Big Three are even more attractive.

The game between the Grizzlies and the Thunder is probably a duel of a new generation of scorers.

……

Attach the list of Grizzlies players for the new season:
Gasol Jr. 32

Gasol No. 16

Przybilla 10

Ben Wallace 3

33 Cunningham

Shane 31

Barnes 9

Klay Thompson No. 1

Li Chongxiao No. 6

Jimmy Butler No. 23

Jeremy Pargo 8

Conley 11

Vasquez 21

Isaiah Thomas 4

Leicester-Hudson No. 25

(End of this chapter)