The rise of basketball legends

On September 9, Chen Yan set off for Phoenix.

After returning to the United States, Chen Yan will sign 4 endorsements and shoot 9 commercials. In addition, he will also be a guest at Taylor Swift's concert. The Suns' preseason training camp will start at the end of September. His schedule can be said to be very full.

During Chen Yan's Olympics, the Suns' lineup has also undergone some changes. In addition to selecting Jordan in the draft, the Suns also introduced sharpshooter Novak and "White Chocolate" Williams during the offseason.

Novak is a player with distinctive characteristics. He is 208cm tall. As a big man, his outside touch is very good. If Novak’s shooting rate is exaggerated when he has an absolute open space, his open three-pointer will be as good as It is as easy as a layup. He once shot three-pointers for an hour in an open practice. At the end of the practice, the reporter went up to interview him and asked him how many shots he made. Novak shook his head and said he didn’t know. He only remembered his shots. Lost three.

The outside shooting of this big white man is so perverted, and the Suns uniform team also believes that this type of player will have a lot of room to play next to Nash and Chen Yan.

The main reason why Novak has no market is because his defensive ability is too strong. Some players have poor defense because of technical problems, and some players have poor athletic talent. Novak belongs to the kind of players who have no athletic talent and no defensive skills. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a defensive black hole.

However, in a championship-level team like the Suns, there is no need for a functional player like Novak to do too much. He only needs to throw in the three-pointers that should be scored in the limited playing time.

Since the Suns won the championship last season, many veterans have taken the initiative to contact the Suns. Most of them hope to get a championship ring at the end of their careers, but the Suns are not nursing homes. Their running and bombing system is based on players On the basis of physical fitness and mobility, the Suns signed the 32-year-old "White Chocolate" Williams after some scouting.

The arrival of White Chocolate has strengthened the weakest point guard position of the Suns last season. He, Nash and Barea have built three generations of point guards, old, middle and young, which can also complement each other very well.

The Suns signed a one-year $350 million contract with "White Chocolate" Williams. You must know that he averaged 8.8 points and 4.1 assists per game last season. This is definitely a cheap signing.

In addition to the Suns, other teams in the NBA also made moves.

The biggest fish in this summer's transfer window is Iverson, who was sent to the Pistons after a toss.

The chips paid by the Pistons are Chauncey Billups + Antonio McDyess + Check Sambu, all of which are the same as what happened in the previous life.

The difference from the previous life was that a few days later, the Nuggets sent another starter of the team, Marcus Camby, to the Lakers, and the price was only a $1000 million trade exception for a 2009 second-round pick.

This move by the Nuggets is obviously to reduce the team's salary. Through this move, the Nuggets have indeed saved a lot of money, but this move will definitely affect the Nuggets' performance on the field. Performance.

The Nuggets last season can be regarded as one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA in recent years, and Camby is the only player in the Nuggets who can be proud of his defensive ability.

The Lakers once again strengthened the inside line. The inside line composed of Camby and Garnett will suffocate the opponent on the defensive end. After this transaction, ESPN's team strength rankings once again ranked the Lakers first. This is not defending. The disrespect of the champion Suns is really because the Lakers' paper strength is too strong.

The Philadelphia 76ers also made big moves this summer. They provided Brand with a five-year $5 million maximum salary contract, and the latter will change to the 8200ers jersey in the new season.

Brand's signing of the 76ers was also regarded as a betrayal by the majority of Clippers fans. Brand signed with the 76ers a week ago and chose to jump out of the contract and become an unrestricted free agent. The strength of the lineup, the Clippers were very happy after hearing it, and foolishly signed Baron Davis who had just jumped out of the contract at the first time, but a week later, Brand actually switched to the arms of the 76ers.

The Pacers also completed a deal with the Raptors. They sent All-Star center Jermaine O'Neal and 2008 No. 41 rookie Nathan Javey to the Raptors for point guard TJ-Ford and center insider. Strovic, forward Marcio Baston, and No. 17 rookie Roy Hibbert.

The Pacers got a few potential players, and the Raptors have improved their immediate combat power. Their current lineup looks good, with Pierce, Jr. O'Neal and a large group of outstanding international players, but whether they can produce a chemical reaction is another matter. something happened.

This summer, under James' strong force, the Cavaliers also made moves. They, the Sonics and the Bucks have completed a big deal involving six players.

The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Damon Jones and Joe Smith for Bucks guard Mo Williams.

The Bucks sent Mo and Mason to get Supersonics guard Ridnour, Cavaliers guard Damon Jones and Supersonics forward Griffin. Forward Mason and Cavaliers power forward Smith.

This deal can be said to take what they need, and the Cavaliers have strengthened their weakest point guard link.

Mo Williams is not the Cavaliers' first choice. They have considered Iverson and Billups before. The two are much more famous than Mo Mo and are the objects of their respective teams' summer cleaning.

But the Pistons didn't want to give Billups directly to the eastern rival Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers couldn't offer any good bargaining chips. As for the plan to trade Iverson, it was directly rejected by James, and Iverson's state declined. It’s too obvious that small perimeter players are already very difficult in the league. After Iverson’s athletic ability has declined, his scoring methods are basically mid-range jumpers. The finale of the cooperation between the two can be foreseen in advance, which is probably not much better than the golden guns.

The Blazers continued to implement a youthful three-for-two trade to the Pacers Bayless.

The Hornets officially announced the renewal of Paul, and Brother Pao is the cornerstone of their championship.

The Spurs' free agent veteran Barry joined the Rockets for two years and $2 million.

The Mavericks sent the starting small forward Josh Howard 100W in cash and the 2009 second-round pick to Artest, who was not called Metta World Peace at this time.

At the same time, the Rockets also made an offer, but their Bobby Jackson + Donte Greene offer was obviously not sincere enough for the Mavericks.

Josh Howard is very attractive to any team. He can score and rebound well. He was also selected as an All-Star in 2007, but Josh Howard seems to be less able to fight tough battles. Sai has dropped a big notch, which is why the Mavericks management is determined to put him on the shelf. ,

Compared with the Rockets, Artest himself is more inclined to join the Mavericks. He left the Kings to win the championship. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no way to achieve this achievement with Yao Mai.

Although there are no super trades this year, it is not difficult to see the undercurrent of the calm west, the comeback Lakers, the Mavericks with an upgraded lineup, the veteran Spurs...

The Sun's road to defending the crown will be extremely difficult.

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On September 9th, Chen Yan participated in Taylor Swift's concert in Los Angeles as a mysterious guest.

Halfway through the concert, Taylor Swift announced suddenly: "Tonight, I have invited a guest. He is very tall and charming. He just came back from the Olympics and is an absolute star in the basketball field!"

Hearing this, the audience applauded and cheered immediately!

Tall, charming, basketball star who just returned to Los Angeles after participating in the Olympics, who else could he be except Kobe?

It wasn't until Chen Yan came out with a mean smile on his face that the audience realized that they had made a mistake just now.

"Fak Chen!"

"Fak Chen!"

"Fak Chen!"

The audience changed their faces in seconds, and the audience shouted Chen Yan's exclusive support slogan in unison.

The playoffs have only passed a few months, and the audience here will never forget how Chen Yan single-handedly killed the Lakers.

Chen Yan completed the chorus with Taylor Swift amidst the audience's uniform slogans.

For Chen Yan, this experience was amazing and interesting.

Chen Yan understood that most of the audience were following the trend and shouting slogans. They didn't necessarily hate Chen Yan very much, they just thought it was fun and fell into this atmosphere.

After the concert, Chen Yan said in an interview: "I think I am the leader of the atmosphere team, but I think I have succeeded in arousing the emotions of the audience at the concert."

After the concert, Chen Yan and Taylor Swift couldn't do without firewood and fire. The two went back to Taylor's residence in Los Angeles together in a fair manner. They were in a legitimate relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, and they were not afraid of paparazzi's sneak shots.

The confrontation between Chen Yan and Taylor Swift lasted from dark to dawn, and the whole process lasted for three and a half hours, longer than Taylor Swift's concert.

Just kidding, the two haven't seen each other for three months, and it's considered Chen Yan's effort if he didn't fight directly for 24 hours.

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On September 9, the Suns held a media day event for the new season.

This is a repertoire at the beginning of each season, the purpose is to let the team and the media get involved.

Before the start of the meeting day, Chen Yan first said hello to his teammates whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Steve, how's your back?"

"It feels good."

"Amare, I saw your lace news recently, don't be weak in the new season."

"OH! MAN! A few women won't make my legs weak!"

"Chen, I watched your Olympic Games, it was crazy..."

In the past few months, everyone has maintained a good state, and there has been no out-of-shape situation.

Today is also the first time Chen Yan sees the team's new players. Jordan really looks like Uncle Liu Huang at close range. As a rookie, he is a little reserved in front of Chen Yan.

"Let go, big man, I won't eat you." Chen Yan patted Little Qiaodan on the shoulder and said.

After hearing this, Jordan showed a pure smile: "Chen, when I was in the NCAA, I often teamed up with my roommates to watch your games. You are an incomparable and impressive player." Yan's flattery.

Now Chen Yan is no longer the most junior player on the team, he is the big brother in front of Jordan.

"I will help you integrate into the team, I know you are talented, work hard and this team will have a place for you."

After listening to Chen Yan's words, Little Qiaodan smiled again. This is what a rookie would most like to hear.

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he greeted Novak who was on the side. Novak was very shy and didn't even dare to look Chen Yan in the eyes at first. Send him the most comfortable pass.

Among the three new aids, Chen Yan communicated with "White Chocolate" Williams the most. "White Chocolate" passed the ball very flamboyantly. Chen Yan has always admired it, and he would like to learn a few tricks when he has the opportunity.

The process of the media day is condensed into two words: taking pictures and interviews. The coach needs to talk about player changes and team planning during the offseason, and the players need to review the summer training situation, current state and expectations for the new season. .In addition, make-up photos will be taken, and promotional videos will be shot with TV broadcasters.

Compared with the rookie season, Chen Yan was much more relaxed this year. When taking makeup photos, she also frequently put on funny faces, and even performed a wave of his classic celebrations after the lore of last season.

When asked by a reporter about his outlook for the new season, Chen Yan responded naturally: "I don't want to say any rhetoric. To be simple, we just need to do the same as last season."

The reporter froze.

These words seem plain, but they are actually pretentious.

Same as last season?

Isn't that what it means to win the championship!