I really just want to strike

Originally, Bowen, who won the fifth championship with Jordan, initially favored the Raptors.

However, because Gruward was only willing to offer Bowen a two-year contract, Bowen finally chose the Celtics in order to make money stably.

No way, this is where the Raptors are petty.

After signing Jordan with 1200 million a year, with little salary space left in the team, Gruward is very clear that even if the team owner Chad is willing to spend more money, the extra money must be mastered Well proportioned.

Fortunately, Bowen is not a necessity for this Raptors.

Moreover, Bo Wen, who went to Boston, may not have less tricks, but in Su Feng's mind, it should not be so dark.

From Su Feng's point of view, what the Raptors really need now is a tank center.

After all, although Da Ben, who switched to center forward, does not need any substitutes

However, in this life, after Duncan went to the Celtics, Su Feng knew very well that even if the state of this season is mediocre, there is no team in the West that can stop the Lakers.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, a meat shield center is still very important for this Raptors.

just

After Gruward asked around, the general manager of the tool man is now completely out of recruits.

Because in this era, the meat shield center is almost as popular as it is.

In fact, without considering Jordan's self-esteem, the current No. 1 in the league, in Su Feng's opinion, has become O'Neal since this season.

In addition, in the new season, under the premise that most teams will adopt the tactics of positional warfare, the meat shield center will only be more precious and valuable in this version.

So, this time it really wasn't that Gruward was weak.

Because even if it was replaced by Su Feng, Su Feng might not be able to find a high-quality meat shield center in such a short period of time.

Take Ostertag of the Jazz as an example. Now even the value of this product has reached 6 million in 3800 years.

I have to say that Zai really didn't give random nicknames.

Because just like Feng Huang, who likes to reward others with food, in this era, who knows how many meat shields that fat fish in Los Angeles has rewarded?

And when Gruward was about to despair, on January 1th, Su Feng suddenly received a call from Joe Smith, who had formed an indissoluble bond with him last season.

Like Su Feng's previous life, Joe Smith never considered renewing his contract with the 76ers after his rookie contract ended.

but

Because of the lockout, under the premise that all teams do not have much room for maneuver, Joe Smith, the No. 95 pick in [-], was in an embarrassing situation.

In addition, being tortured by Brown for half a season last season, Joe Smith's data is not convincing, so just like Su Feng remembered, his agent Fagan negotiated a yin and yang contract with the Timberwolves uniform team.

Now just waiting for Joe Smith to sign in the past.

In Su Feng's previous life, this yin-yang contract would not only cause a devastating blow to Joe Smith's career, but also cause the Timberwolves to lose their first-round pick for many years to come.

But in this life, Joe Smith, who felt the warmth of the world from Su Feng, hesitated when faced with this yin-yang contract.

Because even though Fagan has repeatedly fooled himself, as long as no one else finds out, there will be no problems with this contract.

However, whenever Smith thought of the little stories and truths that Su Feng told himself last season, Smith retreated.

Last season, in order to avoid Smith's detours in this life, Su Feng gave Smith a lot of stories about the spirit of the contract.

However, how could Su Feng think that his kind deeds at that time not only successfully changed Smith's fate, but also successfully broke the current deadlock of the Raptors?

After thinking for a long time, Smith finally mustered up the courage to call Su Feng on his own initiative.

After all, in Smith's opinion, instead of signing a yin-yang contract with the Timberwolves, why not sign a one-year minimum salary with the Raptors first, and then strive for a bigger contract through outstanding performance?

To put it bluntly, Smith is brainless, but after staying with Su Feng for a long time, how can it be possible that he hasn't changed at all?

So, after asking about Smith's reason for coming, Su Feng found out that if he couldn't find a high-quality meat shield, why not carry out his swaying thinking to the end?

If O'Neill's state this season can be compared to when he leaped to the dragon's gate at the beginning of the century, then even if Su Feng cries and makes troubles, Gruward will find a way to get a meat shield back.

However, right now, this fat-headed fish who is still running wildly on the treadmill

Under the crazy pincer attack of the Raptors, even if O'Neal gets [-] or [-] points, in Su Feng's opinion, O'Neal will be exhausted by then.

"Joe, you have to think about it. After you join the Raptors, you have to be a substitute." On the phone, Su Feng said to Joe Smith.

"Substitute? Sue, I've seen the Raptors' current lineup. If they were playing center, there should be no talent at the power forward position, right?" Joe Smith asked suspiciously.

"I won't hide it from you, Joe, our starting power forward for the new season is Michael Jordan." After a pause, Su Feng said to Smith.

"Michael Jordan?" Smith was startled.

From a shooting guard to a power forward, the position of Mr. Joe has changed a little too much, right?

But after thinking carefully for a while, Smith said: "Su, I'm telling you the truth, as long as the Raptors can guarantee my playing time, then I am willing to join the Raptors."

In Smith's view, when he was a substitute for the 76ers last season, his scoring efficiency was actually higher than when he was a starter.

If it wasn't because Brown didn't want to give him even a minute later, then he would be better off as a substitute.

After confirming Smith's thoughts, Su Feng said to him: "Although I am not the head coach of the team, I can tell you that there is no problem in giving you more than 25 minutes of playing time per game."

On the premise of persuading Jordan to play health-preserving basketball, in Su Feng's view, it is not a big problem for Joe Smith, who can swing in the fourth and fifth positions, to average about 25 minutes of playing time per game.

Anyway, as a substitute, he won't face the opponent's strong inside line for a long time, as long as he can play output and explode with the opponent in turn.

but

After Joe Smith also came to surrender, Su Feng felt that this season's Raptors will definitely be mythologized by the fans in the future.

You see, the starters of Big Ben, Jordan, myself, Carter, and Nash.

In addition, there are substitutes such as McGrady, Smith, and old Curry on the bench.

And the most exaggerated thing is that this lineup doesn't even have to pay luxury tax, can you believe it?

Next season, whether other teams will cry or not, Su Feng doesn't know.

Anyway, Dolan, who sponsored the league all the year round, must have cried.

Because if Su Feng remembered correctly, in the 9899 season, the Knicks' team salary was close to 6000 million US dollars.

On January 1, after Gruward provided Joe Smith with a one-year basic salary, the Raptors' 29-man roster for the new season was officially released after being cut and traded.

Center: Ben Wallace 550 million, Scott Williams 330 million, Mark Bryant 205 million, Sean Marks 29.

Power forwards: Michael Jordan 1200 million, Joe Smith 105 million, John Thomas 74.

Small forwards: Su Feng 132 million, Reggie Slater 40.

Shooting guard: Vince Carter 176 million, Dell Curry 220 million.

Point guard: Steve Nash 119 million, Tracy McGrady 156 million, Elvin Williams 30.

In the 9899 season, the total salary of the Raptors team was similar to that of Su Feng's previous life, but the thickness of the lineup was completely different.

Originally, Gruward planned to use the last spot in the 15-man roster to sign a small forward as a backup for Su Feng, but this proposal was rejected by Davis.

Because in the words of Davis: "Green, you don't know Su well enough.

Sue is the type of player who doesn't like it if you take him off the bench, so having Reggie as his back-up is enough in my opinion. "

Hearing this, Gruward asked back: "Then what if Su gets injured?"

"Green, then we still have Tracy, and we can also let Michael play small forward and let Joe play power forward." Davis said to Gruward.

One thing to say, according to Davis and Su Feng, people nowadays don't even know what kind of concept the Raptors' lineup is.

Generally speaking, for a lineup like the Raptors, we can only use one word to describe it:

Galacticos.

That is to say, the players of this Raptors are not at their peak.

Otherwise, how could Su Feng rationally and steadily think that the chances of the Raptors winning the championship in the new season are only 9%?

Su Feng knew very well that the moment the lineup was completed, the lineup filled with talent in the new season would definitely explode.

Although only one year, but this year

He, Su Feng, is going to win the championship!

Before this turbulent era begins, let's get him a crown first!

2 Chapter Seventy "23+24", when the alliance exploded

According to the schedule, in the new season, the Raptors' opponents in the opening game will have a luxurious lineup and are aiming for the championship.

New York Knicks.

Originally, when formulating the schedule for the new season, Stern originally planned to let the Raptors go to Philadelphia in the opening game, and let Su Feng and his old club, the 76ers

"Joining hands" has a whole wave of old-fashioned plots like "Being Surrounded by Ninja Kimura" to attract a wave of attention.

However, after Jordan announced that he would join the Raptors, Stern decisively abandoned the plan.

because

In Stern's view, instead of entangled in whether to let the Raptors go to Chicago or Philadelphia in the opening game, it is better to let the Raptors go to the famous "basketball holy land" and have an opening game with the Knicks that explodes in attention Besides.

It has to be said that in terms of overall performance, in this league, Stern ranks second, and absolutely no one dares to say that he is number one.

You know, as soon as the nba schedule for the new season was announced, the game between the Raptors and the Knicks became a topic that fans talked about.

So, just like that, under the synergy of Boss Joe driving the local market and Maple Emperor driving the overseas market, for a while, after the lockout ended, the popularity of the NBA did not decrease but rose

Can you believe it?

Affected by Su Qiao's confluence, the three major TV stations in the United States have adjusted their broadcast plans for the new season.

Although a game has not been played in the new season, there is no doubt that the Raptors have become the only home team in the minds of many fans in the new season.

It is worth mentioning that on February 2, with the release of ESPN's team strength rankings for the new season, the Raptors successfully caused another wave of topics.

Because in this strength list, they are ranked seventh, in the eyes of many experts, they are overestimated.

No way, even if Jordan joins the Raptors, under the rational analysis of American experts, they don't think that Jordan, whose state has declined badly, can become the savior of the Raptors in a short time.

After all, when he made his first comeback that year, Jordan, No. 45, had many "famous scenes" due to lack of training.

Therefore, when looking ahead to the season, 10 out of 9 American experts believe that reaching the second round of the playoffs is already the limit of the Raptors.

And the most daring expert only made it to the regional finals.

Just, as one of the future tnt big three

Kenny Smith of "I'm Me, Different Fireworks" doesn't think so.

In Smith's view, the group was all focused on the wrong things.

Smith, who had accomplished Black Albert with Su Feng back then, knew very well that for a ruthless monster like Su Feng, he would definitely become the biggest surprise of the nba in this shrinking season.

"I think how far the Raptors can go in the new season mainly depends on how much Sue has improved during this long lockout period.

Maybe some players will slack off during the lockout, but trust me, that player will never be Sue. "

On tnt TV station, when doing the preview program of the new season, Smith called Su Feng frantically.

However, Smith's understanding, in the eyes of his colleagues, was just a personal embarrassment to Su Feng.

Because in the eyes of these experts, even Jordan is not the savior of the Raptors, let alone the 20-year-old Su Feng?

There is one thing to say, it is not without reason that the Big Three of TNT will be able to conquer fans in the future.

Because you will know after carefully reviewing the commentary quotations of these three people. It seems that these three people are joking and holding random meetings every day, but in fact

The truth is often hidden in these jokes.

……

In Toronto, with Su Feng's "help", Jordan, who was trying to recover, was furious.

For Jordan, who has always liked to turn pressure into motivation, when he saw the reports and evaluations made by the media and experts on the Raptors, Jordan hated that he did not have a Chicago typewriter in his hand.

Otherwise, he would have to take this Chicago typewriter and swipe the damn mouths of these stupid experts.

And unlike the furious "old hooligan" is

When he noticed that only Smith was "stabbing" himself, Su Feng was overjoyed.

For Su Feng, who knows that public opinion changes faster than women's faces, and readers turn pages faster, he knows very well that according to the current development of public opinion, it is only a matter of time before the Raptors are away from detonating the nba in the new season.

It is worth mentioning that, because of the dense schedule of the new season, Davis, a young genius who had a brainstorm, made a decisive decision after entering February:

Before the team departed for New York on the 4th, the team's training session was changed from one day to half a day.