NBA’s aging star system

Su Tian is not that busy during the offseason, but he is not idle either.

While he needs to continue training to strengthen the star card he just obtained, he also has to participate in some business activities and a one-month trip to China.

Although Su Tian has not represented China in international competitions, his popularity in China is not small.

Sales of sneakers also remain high.

Time passed quickly, and the draft was here in a blink of an eye.

This draft will still be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

As the joke speech ended, the draft officially began.

With the first pick, the digital man already had a target, and the "mid-gate sniper" Simmons was successfully picked up.

With the second pick, the Lakers still chose Ingram.

Su Tian watched the young Yingge on TV at home and was very envious of her figure.

With the third pick, the Greens still took Jaylen Brown.

Su Tian saw that these drafts were not much different from the previous life, so he stopped paying attention to them.

As for the Cavaliers' draft picks, they have already been traded and there is no draft drama.

Of course, there are some players that Su Tian can still recognize, such as Savoy, who was selected by the Magic with the 11th overall pick, and Jamal Murray, who was selected by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick.

Siakam was selected by the Raptors with the 27th overall pick.

There is also something worth noting among the second-round picks. Zhou Qi was selected by the Rockets in the second round.

The NBA league welcomes another Chinese player, which undoubtedly makes Chinese fans very excited.

Of course, not only Zhou Qi, but also Wang Zhelin was selected by the Grizzlies with the 57th pick in the second round. This was not what everyone expected.

The original best rookie in history, Brogdon, was only a second-round pick and was taken away by the Bucks.

After watching the draft, Su Tian felt that it was very boring. There were not many changes from history.

The Cavaliers don't have any room for maneuver in the draft.

Su Tian also turned around and continued to devote himself to training.

Time passed again, and soon it was October, and the NBA preseason was about to start.

The trading market also began to disappear and became calm.

This offseason, the Cavaliers let go of Mozgov and Dellavedova, and didn't have much room to operate. They just patched things up and signed Birdman Anderson and Mike Dunleavy.

And these signings cannot improve the overall strength of the team. The only ones who can really play in tough battles are those few.

Now in the Cavaliers, in addition to the fixed starting lineup of Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Thompson, there are also players who can get stable playing time, namely Jr. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Channing- Frye, as for the playing time of Mo Mo and Shumpert, it will be arranged according to specific tactics and teams.

Therefore, the Cavaliers will most likely rotate 8-9 players in the new season.

Before the start of the new season, Tyronn Lue also talked to Su Tianlai and made it clear that the new season would move back and forth between the first and second positions.

Su Tian also expressed his understanding. After all, the only three people who can play in the back line now are Su Tian, ​​Irving and Jr.

Irving is basically the first choice at the No. 1 position, while Jr. is a swingman at the forward and guard positions, so it is inappropriate to go to the No. 1 position.

Su Tian is the only one who can swing back and forth between positions one and two without being affected.

However, in this way, Irving and Su Tian's playing time will increase significantly.

Three people, even if the playing time is equally divided between the two positions, each of them will have to play 32 minutes.

Jr.'s condition is not suitable for playing for such a long time. About 25-28 minutes is the best, and the extra time will be borne by Irving and Su Tian.

Based on this calculation, Su Tian's playing time in the new season will be about 34 minutes. Su Tian has always played 12 minutes in the fourth quarter and 22 minutes in the first three quarters.

Calculating it this way, it's actually not bad, and it's still within Su Tian's tolerance.

Su Tian just sighed once again. Fortunately, the king of the last quarter is here, so there is no need to worry about lack of physical strength in the fourth quarter.

As for the inside, Love will have to play the No. 5 position for a while, which is a challenge for Love's defense.

Of course, it's not that Birdman can't play, but that Birdman does have limited abilities and can't help the team.

Therefore, in terms of inside, it is also time for three people to divide the two positions.

Soon, the time came to October 10th, which was also the opening game of the regular season.

The Cavaliers will face the Knicks at home.

The Knicks acquired Rose and Noah this summer, as well as Courtney Lee and Jennings.

The Knicks' starting lineup also instantly became star-studded.

Rose, Courtney Lee, Anthony, Porzingis, Noah.

The Cavaliers' old starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Thompson.

Before the game started, the Cavaliers awarded championship rings, and Su Tian also successfully received the second championship ring in his career.

Soon, the game begins.

Thompson was very excited and directly grabbed the jump ball and got the first offensive right.

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball and started a singles directly against Rose.

Although this season has just begun, after working together in the preseason, Su Tian found that Irving's desire to attack has further increased.

Su Tian was not in a hurry and tried his best to be a 3D player.

Soon, the first quarter ended. Under the leadership of Irving and James, the Cavaliers directly led the Knicks by 28 points 18-10 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Su Tian came off the court, Jr. Smith came on, and the backcourt became a combination of Irving and Smith.

On the inside, Frye replaced Love.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' offense was still sharp, but Anthony and Rose began to gradually exert their strength.

The head coach of the Knicks at this time is Jeff Hornacek, who is also the new head coach of the Knicks. Therefore, the Knicks do not yet have a mature system and can only rely on the isolation of the two.

In the first half of the second quarter, the two sides fought evenly.

In the second half, Tyronn Lue continued to rotate the lineup. Su Tian came on to replace Irving at the first position, and Love came on to replace Thompson at the fifth position.

James also took a break and Richard Jefferson came on.

The Cavaliers' lineup changed to Su Tian, ​​Jr. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Frye, and Love.

The defense inside is not very good, and rebound protection is relatively lacking, but this also gives Su Tian room to play.

As soon as Su Tian came up, he looked for Love to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to directly shoot a mid-range jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady hit from mid-range.

Because of his hard training in the offseason, Su Tian's condition is still very good.

When the ball was transferred, Rose came to the frontcourt with the ball. Faced with Su Tian's defense, Rose wanted to hold the ball for a single. However, Rose at this time was indeed not as brave as he was during his previous MVP period, and was defended by Su Tian one after another.

Seeing that time was almost up, I had no choice but to shoot against the defense.

boom--

Rose made a shot, but it was a long rebound. Love was in a bad position. Su Tian turned around and jumped high to grab the rebound.

After getting the rebound and landing, Su Tian directly started a fast break.