NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

In the new labor agreement, both the players and team owners have made concessions. The players have agreed to reduce the proportion of salary expenditures to 51.2% in the new season. In the next few years, adjustments will be made based on league revenue, with the adjustment range ranging from 49% to 51%. %between.

The concession made by the team is that the star player's maximum salary ratio remains unchanged, but the agreement also includes some abandonment rules, as well as the rookie contract terms derived from Derrick Rose.

Other things are not too important to Li Kaiming, but this Rose clause is related to how much he can sign in the next big contract.

The "Ross Clause" means that after a player completes his rookie contract, he can receive a maximum salary that accounts for 30% of the team's salary cap (an increase of 5% from the old contract) when signing the second contract of his career. contract.However, this clause has a very strict entry threshold: being elected MVP in the first four years of the rookie contract, or being selected to the starting lineup in the All-Star Game twice, or being selected to the best team of the year twice.

When the clause first came out, the only person who satisfied this clause was Derrick Rose, so it was called the Rose clause.

After seeing the changes in the labor agreement, Li Kaiming joked with Ross next to him: "You can get millions more now, remember to treat us!"

Ross nodded, "It's still early for the next contract, but it's definitely no problem to treat us."

After the news of the new agreement came, the shameless training life of Li Kaiming and the three of them also came to an end. After having a feast and a feast on the last day, the three of them parted ways and returned to their respective places. The team reported that after an offseason of hard training, the three young people are about to usher in a magnificent 2011-2012 season.

They would not have thought that starting from this season, the careers of the three of them would take a completely different path...

After returning to Washington, the first thing Li Kaiming did was to go back to see his family. He hadn't seen his uncle and Jiang Shan for a long time, so it would be a lie to say he didn't want to.

Of course, as early as the day when the collective bargaining agreement negotiations were successful, Li Kaiming received text messages and phone calls from the team, greetings from his teammates, concern from the coach and general manager, and of course, the most important thing was to urge him to report back to the team.

After the news of the NBA's restart was made public, the sports media that had been silent for a long time also broke out and began to update programs like diarrhea.

Of course, what attracts the most attention is the winning odds of the new season. In the words of dog bettors, everything can deceive people, but the banker’s money will not lie. So from some perspective, the winning odds are basically It is equivalent to capital's ranking of the probability of winning.

Unsurprisingly, the Miami Heat, which was beaten by the Silver Horn King in the Finals last season, once again topped the list with an odds of +225 to win the championship because they have the Big Three. In other words, someone paid 100 Daole bets that the Heat will win the championship this season. If the Heat succeed in winning the championship, the lucky guy will receive 225 Daole in return.

The second-ranked Los Angeles Lakers, +450, with Kobe and Gasol on the court, the Lakers will not fall out of the favorites.

The third place is the Chicago Bulls, where the good senior Rose belongs, +550, the fourth is the Oklahoma City Thunder, +750, and the Mavericks, who won the championship last season, can only be ranked fifth.

Next are some teams with odds exceeding +1000. It can be said that they are not the favorites to win the championship in this list.

Last season, the Wizards, who were brought third in the Eastern Conference by Li Kaiming and entered the second round of the playoffs, had only +5500 odds to win, even worse than the Hawks, who were sent away by the Wizards in one round!

Of course, experts on this list also have reasons to say, "The Wizards traded away two playoff starters during the offseason, and the team's sixth man Yi Jianlian left. They want to rely on two mid-first-round picks in the new season." It’s unlikely that a rookie will achieve results!”

a Smith’s face has become more indestructible after more than 200 days of polishing. He said shyly to the media: “It can be seen that coach Flip Saunders selected two first-round picks to improve the Wizards’ defense. But he and the rest of the Wizards have never proven themselves to be good defensive coaches and players, and I’m not optimistic about their change in style!”

When Li Kaiming saw a Smith's program, he wanted to spit on this guy on the screen!

What the hell, last season when the Wizards didn't have defense to fight against each other, you said they couldn't make it far into the playoffs. Now that the Wizards have started to adopt a balanced offensive and defensive approach, you start to say that they can't guard the opponent. The conclusion is that the Wizards can't do it, and then right? Is it all up to you?

Of course, Li Kaiming will not argue with this group of people who rely on their big mouths to eat on social media. He is an activist. Since these guys look down on him and the Wizards, let’s speak with facts!

There are still 20 days until the preseason, and one month before the season opener. Sanders' mission is to use this month to completely change the Wizards' style!

A long way to go.

The day after arriving in Washington, Li Kaiming drove to the MCI Center. He had not been here for nearly two hundred days, and it felt strange and exciting to come here suddenly.

The staff and fans he met along the way greeted him happily. The NBA resumed games, the employees also had jobs, and the fans also had games to watch. Of course, they had to be happy.

Walking along the passages and corridors to the team's training hall, when Li Kaiming arrived, it was already full of talents.

Familiar faces: Kirk Hinrich, Andre Blatch, Rashard Lewis, Sun Yue...

Of course there are also new members: Bailey, Kenny and two rookies, Kawhi Leonard and Klay... Hey, where is Klay Thompson?

Li Kaiming glanced around, but still couldn't find the man who looked like Buddha. He frowned, "Isn't Clay here?"

"I guess I'll be here in a while. Long time no see, Li!" Suddenly a white man stood next to Li Kaiming, who was the team's head coach Flip Saunders.

Li Kaiming smiled and hugged Sanders, "Philip, are you ready to do something this season?"

Sanders patted Li Kaiming on the back, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "Of course, this is the day I've been waiting for!"

At this time, Klay Thompson finally arrived, and the team lineup for the new season was finally complete!

Sanders clapped his hands and gathered everyone around. Then he looked around and looked at his players. Some looked excited and some were calm. "Kids, it's been a long time no see. Welcome back to the MCI Center. Come back." To Washington, the city you fought for.”

"We created a miracle last season. From a team that ranked last last year, we successfully entered the Eastern Conference playoffs and advanced to the second round. This shows that we are a team with a winning foundation and tradition. We are definitely not the flash-in-the-pan team some people say we are.”

"The new season has begun. Some of us have left, but many new members have also joined. However, no matter how the team lineup changes, we unite to win and our determination to fight for the championship will not change!"

"Now tell me, what is your goal?"

Li Kaiming stretched out his hand and shouted, "Champion!"

The rest of the team also gathered around, covering Li Kaiming's hands with one hand after another, and then everyone shouted in unison.

champion!We want the championship!

At this moment, the new members of the team felt a fire burning in their hearts...

Time is very tight, and there are many things to do next. Two rookies have to sign first, and then Sanders starts to build tactics around the new starter.

The two rookies selected with great effort must of course be inserted into the starting lineup, so not surprisingly, the Wizards' starting lineup for the new season becomes:

Point guard Kirk Hinrich, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Kaiming Li, and center Andre Blache.

This lineup is much more balanced than before, and even if they try hard to attack, they won't necessarily lose to last season's starter. After all, Li Kaiming is different now.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the two rookies can produce very good results right away. Thompson's performance is better. He started out as an off-ball shooter. Now he is basically plug-and-play when integrated into the Wizards' tactics. The only thing One point is that his body is still a little weak at present, and it will take some time to adapt to the confrontation in the professional league.

In comparison, Leonard's situation is more complicated. His defense has definitely reached the NBA's average level, and he is still this thin version. With a little muscle gain, he can become a devastating outside lock, but His problem lies in the offensive end. Whether it is shot speed or accuracy, Leonard is currently left open on the outside, so it will take some time for him to become the answer to the Wizards' small forward.

But there is no need to worry too much about this. The Wizards have Li Kaiming, a training fiend, and Leonard will definitely improve quickly under his influence. As long as the latter is not the kind of muscular stick that is not naturally suitable for shooting, he can give it to him. He practiced it!

On December 2011, 12, the Wizards' first preseason game started at the MCI Center. Their opponent was the Philadelphia 10ers.

Washington fans still support the Wizards very much. Not only did the MCI Center be filled to capacity, but after the starting lineup came on the field, the fans greeted the Wizards' new starters with long cheers and applause!

However, the preseason games were basically just for fun, mainly allowing Sanders to experiment with tactics and rotations. Li Kaiming only came on for 10 minutes and then left, and he didn't make many moves in these 10 minutes. He basically gave it to his teammates. Feed the ball.

The main purpose is to feed Thompson and Leonard so that they can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it is the first time to play on the NBA court. These two rookies who have high hopes did not perform well. Thompson made 4 three-pointers in the game. 0 only scored 8 points, and Leonard only scored 3 points, with a total shooting percentage of only 20%...

However, the two of them still produced something worth watching in a limited period of time. Thompson's off-ball movement and Li Kaiming's passing cooperated well, and Leonard's defense made the Wizards' forward defense even more seamless. To put it bluntly, to describe the current Wizards team in one sentence, it is that the future is promising!