NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

As the saying goes, it's easy to fish in troubled waters. The Raptors didn't have good trading chips for those big-name players, but they signed Walter Williams (a forward who averaged 15+ points per game in his first season with the Raptors), Reggie Slater (backup small forward), Puopeye Jones (backup power forward, averaging 7.8 points + 8.6 rebounds per game) and others.

This does not include Big Z and the young Ben who are out for the season!

After some hard training, Ben averaged 8 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the summer league.

It can be said that it is a pretty good performance!

After all, teammates in the CBA only care about themselves and don’t care about the team. In addition, Big Ben himself doesn’t have much ball possession and has very few shots.

What's more, in the "unguarded" summer league, apart from Ben, you can hardly see other teammates working hard on defense.

Therefore, Ben, with his rough movements and tough and fierce defensive attitude, suddenly became the brightest green dot in the summer league!

In particular, his competitive style of play and solid defensive skills greatly surprised the team's assistant coach, who quickly recommended him to Raptors head coach Landon Malone after the summer league ended.

At this point, Ben Wallace earned a guaranteed contract with the team with an annual salary of $60 thanks to his outstanding performance.

All we can say is that MacArthur, whose every word and action is full of wise sayings, is the truly sober person in the world!

"As long as you can't practice to death, practice to death!"

Before the sentence "Have you seen Los Angeles at four in the morning" came out, this sentence was the only true God!

After the summer league ends, the regular season of the 96-97 season will officially begin.

The media and some reporters also analyzed and predicted the situation in the league, and even made specific rankings.

In the Eastern Conference: the Bulls, who retained last season's championship lineup, are in the top tier; the Knicks, Pacers, and the Raptors, who made no big moves during the trade period but made frequent small moves, are in the second tier. It's a pattern of one super team and many strong teams.

In the West: the Jazz, the Mavericks, and the Sonics are the three major teams, followed by the Lakers. Although the Mavericks have formed an unprecedented Big Three, the Big Three are over a hundred years old, and they are old, so they can't really be said to completely suppress the Jazz and the Sonics.

Teams like the Spurs, Celtics, and even the Nuggets and Nets all looked like they were in a state of disrepair, vowing to compete for the first-round draft pick in 97.

Because the man from Wake Forest University will log into the NBA in 97 with a maxed-out account.

As usual, ESPN gave the championship prediction odds for the 96-97 season:

The Bulls top the list with a 35% chance, with the argument being that the Bulls, who retain their 72-win lineup from last season, will continue to dominate.

In addition, although Michael Jordan is one year older, he still carried out hard and cruel self-training during the off-season, which undoubtedly laid the most solid foundation for the Bulls' second dynasty.

The Jazz, Pacers and SuperSonics, who have strengthened their inside line, followed closely behind, followed by the Mavericks, Lakers and Knicks, but none of the above teams have the dominance that the Bulls have that overwhelms the entire server.

As for the Raptors, where Hanamichi plays, they did not even make it into the top 8 of this list.

But the Raptors management is not panicking at all. You have your say. If we let you be right about everything, then why do we still support so many players!

The reason why the Raptors management is so confident is that the season tickets are basically sold out. In addition, the Raptors' season media meeting has received more attention from overseas media, including Yangshi.

At the just concluded 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team reached the quarterfinals for the first time.

However, they were not satisfied with the results of this Olympics and set their sights on the Sydney Olympics in the millennium (2000).

At this time, the manga "Slam Dunk" serialized by Xiaori Gebin in "Weekly Shonen JUMP" had just finished.

I heard that the prototype of the arrogant red-haired protagonist in the comics is actually a flower grower who is currently playing in the NBA? !

And his performance in the playoffs is comparable to that of superstars such as Ewing and O'Neal, which has aroused discussions among the flower-growing masses:

"With such a strong new force, why didn't they appear in the Atlanta Olympics?"

“Maybe we can take a step forward this way.”

"Is it possible to get a plaque? Even a bronze one would be fine!"

"You're really brave to think that. I don't think it's possible to get a card, but if we take one more step forward, it's still possible to make history."

"Nonsense, we are making history now!"

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In 1996, the Internet had already begun to become popular among netizens, and it turned out that the power of netizens was strong. It didn’t take long for them to find out that it was the Basketball Association that messed up!

Faced with social pressure and the attention of senior officials, the Basketball Association finally announced that it would send media to Mexico again to inspect players in the name of preparing for the Sydney Olympics.

This is the influence and status of an international player who goes abroad in this era.

Huadao delegated power to agent Simmons, asking him to discuss with Comrade Zhang Heli, as the Sydney Olympics four years later was still a long way off.

Simmons + Zhang Heli: "What do you mean by discussing this? I still have to listen to you at the critical moment!"

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After finishing those chores, Hua Dao started team training with the newly arrived teammates.

And a week later, on November 11, the Raptors’ first game of the new season will be against their old rival from last season, the New York Knicks!

The team is still the same team, but those people are missing.

The head coach of the Knicks, Nelson, has resigned. After having sex with the big foreign girls in New York, the "black and hard" O'Neal went to Los Angeles to rescue those hungry young ladies.

But the Raptors are stronger, especially in the inside.

But unfortunately, New York fans are still immersed in the regret of being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. They think that if they won the Eastern Conference Finals, it would be them, the Knicks, who would sweep the Supersonics like a gentleman.

"Stupid New Yorkers, you are still buying into our incredibly powerful lies!"

As soon as he got off the plane and saw the wild and arrogant atmosphere of New York fans, Damon Stoudemire pointed out the biggest problem of the New York Knicks.

Hanamichi touched his head, which was still a little prickly after being shaved. But he recalled the bad memory that happened to him in the last playoffs:

"Then let's wake up these stupid Knicks from their sweet dreams!"

Everyone on the Raptors team echoed the sentiment, and head coach Landon Malone saw that the team was in good spirits, so he waved his hand with relief:

"Go ahead and don't play too late with the Knicks!"

"Also, remember to protect yourself~Flower."

Although the words were directed to Hanamichi, his eyes were actually looking at Charles Oakley and the undrafted draft pick Ben Wallace who was eager to try!

The master and disciple looked at each other, showing their white teeth, but the words they said were chilling:

"If you want a fight, just leave it to us, Boss!"