Coach Lee

Chapter 453
Nuggets general manager Vince led the crowd to warmly welcome Li Nan to join.

"Welcome, Li! We are finally waiting for you!"

at last!

Yes, the Nuggets finally waited for Li Nan.

As early as the summer of 97, the Nuggets had contact with Li Nan's team.

This wait is 3 years long!
"Thank you, Manager Vince!"

Nan Li warmly shook my manager Vince's hand.

At this time, the Nuggets mascot suddenly came over.

The mascot of the Nuggets is a yellow-haired lion in blue and white clothes, named Rocky Lion.He warmly offered a gift.

"Li, take it apart and have a look."

Li Nan originally had no intention of tearing it apart face to face, but the lion encouraged him to tear it apart.

Then dismantle it.

Take it apart and see that there is a doll inside.

"this."

Li Nan was quite impressed with the doll inside.

This is exactly the same as the Easter egg doll that Li Nan knocked out when he was in Miami last Easter.

The doll is dressed in blue and has a white hat with the letter D in the middle.

This is exactly the logo of the Nuggets in the 80s and [-]s, the miner Masik.

The outside media said that the Pacers paid a big price. What others don't know is that the price paid by the Nuggets is not small at all.

"You guys are really hardworking."

Hearing Li Nan's earnest words, Manager Vince and many staff members on the scene almost burst into tears.

After 3 years, it's finally here!
Coach Vince also smiled and said:
"Hahaha, Li, as long as you come, as long as you come!"

The Nuggets are now playing the preseason away game. The general situation of the team is as follows:
Head Coach, Jim Burnheim,
Assistant coach: Mike D'Antoni.

The lineup is:
Point guard: Billups, Bobby Jackson, Robert Peck, Anthony Goldwyer

Shooting guards: Li Nan, Hamilton, Michael Reid, George McLeod
Small Forwards: Danny Fortson, Carlport Chaney, Tracy Murray
Power forwards: Wang Dazhi, Keon Clark, Terry Davis

Centers: Ben Wallace, Patrick Ewing, Priest Lauderdale
After the end of last season, the Nuggets began to integrate the team.

Now this lineup basically retains the lineup of last season.

Chauncey Billups, a solid point guard, Richard Hamilton, an immortal mid-range shot king, Wang Dazhi, an organizational power forward, Prester Lauderdale, a giant wrestler, Bobby, a breakthrough master on the bench -Jackson, Keon Clark, the team's most accurate three-pointer, Tracy Murray.
In the draft, the Nuggets did not have a first-round pick this year. They selected rookie Michael Reed with the 42nd pick in the second round.

In this summer's free agent market, the Nuggets traded away the old Lakers Nick Van Exel and the 95th pick Antonio McDyess and other players to clear the salary space.

In the summer, everyone guessed what big moves the Nuggets would make.

They really are making big moves.

They first signed free agent Danny Fortson, a grumpy rebounding monster with a good jumper and, of course, a decent mid-range shot.

After that, surprisingly, the Nuggets signed the 76ers champion center who was looted by many teams, Ben Wallace, who has become a free agent.

This is not over, the Nuggets later signed Patrick Ewing, the former Knicks captain, and almost single-handedly created the player union president who caused the labor dispute that year.

Originally, Ewing planned to implement the player option contract to stay in the Knicks, but the deal between the Knicks and the Sonics was exposed: as long as Ewing wants to implement the player option contract worth 1400 million in the final year, they will trade Ewing Go supersonic.

Ewing angrily gave up the big contract and left directly, choosing to join the Denver Nuggets with a veteran's basic salary of 3 million for three years.

But some people say that Ewing is stupid, and he is not getting a big contract now that he is at the end of his career.

However, Ewing didn't care at all.

Now, in the preseason, Ewing also performed well.Although it has fallen a lot from the peak, it is really too profitable for the Nuggets to get Ewing for the basic salary.

However, what people didn't expect was that the big move of the Nuggets was still to come!

Before the start of the regular season, when many teams were staring at Li Nan, the Nuggets quietly came out on top!

No one thought of this.

Many teams are jealous, and many media speculate behind their backs that the Nuggets should have a tacit understanding with David Falk.After all, behind Li Nan, Ewing, Ben Wallace and Danny Fortson are the brokerage companies of LYN and David Falk, and the relationship between LYN and David Falk is quite ambiguous .

"There must be some illegal operation here!"

"Patrick joins the Denver Nuggets for a championship!"

"Chinese Li is really attractive to players!"

However, more media people are looking further.

Mav Albert directly pointed it out in the program:
"Chauncey, this traditional point guard who can't be more stable, has practiced three-pointers for a season, and now he has a shooting percentage of nearly [-]%;
Li Nan returned to the position of shooting guard. He will fully release his scoring ability this season. This kind of Li is really exciting;
At the small forward position, Danny Fortson, this is Rodman equipped for Lee, no, he is better than Rodman, after all, he has a beautiful basket;

At the power forward position, Wang's organization and shooting are very daunting, especially his one-handed three-pointer, which is more accurate than many guards in the league;
Ben Wallace at the center position, except for free throws, he is really good. Last season, I think the best defensive player should be given to Ben Wallace!
On the bench, Richard Hamilton, the best rookie of last season, plus Bobby Jackson, who ranks second on the best sixth man list, and the superstar Patrick Ewing, oh, the Nuggets are formed With such a lineup, this is going to the championship. "

More media people also said:

"The Nuggets have Lee and Hamilton, and they can replicate the success of the Pacers."

"The Nuggets are originally a defensive team. Larry Brown's set, the Nuggets are also perfectly suitable."

"There is also Wang's organizational power forward style of play, such a Nuggets team should not be too scary!"

However, the media said that the Nuggets' lineup is terrible, but it is useless. The current Nuggets are in various preseason games.

It has played 3 preseason games so far. The Nuggets were bullied by the Jazz, taught by the Timberwolves, and beaten by the Trail Blazers.

In the game currently being played at Jazz's home court, the Nuggets are also behind by a big score, and they are basically hopeless for a comeback.

Will adding Lee make this Nuggets team better?

Nobody knows!
but,

everyone is waiting for the answer
(End of this chapter)