NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal: Chapter 707 Press conference, mascot Panda

In addition to Paul, Anthony Davis, another big fish who made a lot of noise during the offseason, has also confirmed his next home. The son of the United States finally chose to leave the West and join the Chicago Bulls in the East.

Just in mid-September, the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans reached a two-way deal. The Bulls used Jimmy Butler and Josh Smith as chips to trade for Anthony Davis. The Chicago Bulls supported the composition The Big Three combination of Rose + Davis + Noah!

As a result, the Bulls became the top team in the Eastern Conference. After entering October, the Bulls ranked second in the Eastern Conference in the new season team power rankings of major authoritative media, second only to the Cavaliers. Team.

In the ranking of the 30 teams in the league, the Chicago Bulls also ranked 6th. The 5 teams ahead of them are the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Mosaics, Golden State Warriors, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Team and Kochi's defending champion Portland Trail Blazers.

All major authoritative media agree that the top 6 teams in the current new season's combat power list all have the potential to hit the championship.

In the new season, the Chicago Bulls seem to usher in the season closest to the championship since the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan retired!

But there is a prerequisite, that is, the core players of the Bulls must remain healthy next season. After all, Rose and Davis are not in good shape. The former suffered from injuries, and the latter played in a single season in the first three years of his career. The rate never exceeded 70 games.

Injuries are very likely to become an unstable factor for the Bulls next season.

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Wang Zelin was also very surprised when he saw the news. He really didn't expect that Davis would lock the Bulls as his next home.

If Wang Zelin remembers correctly, next season's Bulls will have a lot of bad luck.

First of all, the head center Joakim Noah played less than 30 games throughout the season due to injury. Without Noah, the Bulls' internal strength plummeted.

Secondly, Rose also suffered injuries in the middle and late part of the season and was directly reimbursed for the season. Without the Bulls' two core internal and external cores, the new season directly missed the playoffs.

Don't look at Davis joining the Bulls now, but the problem is that the Bulls also sent away Jimmy Butler, the wing defender, and Josh Smith, who had a good chemical reaction with the Bulls last season. Frame and defense will inevitably decline.

Can Davis alone really offset the impact of the separation of Jimmy Butler and Josh Smith?

In Wang Zelin's mind, this question is doubtful.

But come to think of it, the deal seemed worth it.

Since God retired, the Bulls have not been up and down over the years. The selection of Rose in 2008 is their best chance since the new century.

But Rose has just grown into a super giant, and has been on and off for the next few years, with constant injuries. Fortunately, his attendance and data were guaranteed last season, which made the Bulls management determined to give it a go in the new season.

And to be honest, other high-quality role players can be found slowly, but there may be only one chance to form the Big Three to hit the championship.

It's just that, the Trail Blazers have one more main competitor in the new season... on the premise that the Bulls ensure the health of their personnel.

However, Wang Zelin became more and more excited as he thought about it. The crazy offseason created a crazy season. If the Trail Blazers can still break out from the Western Conference next season and finally win the championship, then the gold content of their championship is absolutely leveraged.

It is no exaggeration to say that the gold content of this one championship can even replace the two in ordinary seasons.

Such a championship, it's exciting to compete for it!

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The preseason is about to start.

The Trail Blazers also immediately announced the 13-man roster for the new season, as follows:

Point guard: Lillard, Beverley;

Shooting guards: Will Barton, Connet Lee, Vince Carter;

Small forwards: Batum, Morrow, Richard Jefferson

Power forwards: Aldridge, Yi Jianlian, rookie Harrell;

Center: Wang Zelin, Jokic.

This summer, the Trail Blazers did not sign up for the time being, not because they didn't want to, but because there were always some teams who jumped out at critical moments to interfere and intercepted the Trail Blazers' signing targets in advance.

And this is also the only way to build a dynasty. No one wants to be a supporting role. The other 29 teams seem to have negotiated with each other during the offseason. They would rather bargain than see the strength of the Trail Blazers in the new season. has increased.

In view of the current situation, the main task of the Trail Blazers management in the summer is to renew the contracts of the main players and rotation players, and finally get 13 players to stay on the team to ensure that the winning lineup of last season remains unchanged, which is two weeks away from the 15-man roster stipulated by the league. people.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of time before the trade deadline. It is impossible for other teams to stare at the Blazers all the time. As long as they dig hard, they can always find a suitable championship puzzle.

"Let's start the new season quickly. I can't wait to see the Blazers and Warriors play against each other."

"Portland championship! Long live the Blazers dynasty!"

"I said, it's better not to stand up for yourself. You can't say that, be careful to capsize!".c0m

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Fans are discussing in full swing on the Internet, and the new season is getting closer, and each team has begun to hold their own media meetings.

All kinds of crazy transfer transactions during the offseason have made the West's competitiveness this year rare in history, and the attention it has received is unprecedented.

Especially the Lakers' press conference is undoubtedly the focus of all media attention.

Kobe Bryant, Paul, and his sister-in-law made their appearance together, attracting the attention of the media.

Following the appearance of the Big Three are Nick Young, Roy Hibbert, Louis Williams, Brandon Bass, Robert Thackeray, Jordan Clarkson and others.

After the Lakers formed the Big Three, Kupchak started his various operations again. The most eye-catching thing is that he exchanged the former Pacers main center and two-time All-Star insider Ronaldo with only one future second-round pick. I Hibbert.

I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup the Lakers management gave Hibbert. In order to reach this deal, he even made sacrifices and gave up part of the insurance money.

The Lakers traded, and the price Hibbert paid was so small that it could be ignored, and his tens of millions of expired contracts were also very valuable.

Don’t look at Hibbert’s salary of 15.51 million yuan in the 2015-16 season, but this is already his contract year. If Hibbert’s performance is not good this year, the Lakers can clear a lot of new space in the summer of 2016 and continue to chase big names. .

Conversely, if Hibbert performs well after consideration in the new season, the Lakers will also complete his contract extension and continue to remain competitive in the increasingly introverted West.

Then Kupchak poached Lu Wei from the Raptors from the Raptors, and used a three-year 20 million-meter contract to dig last season's best sixth man to Los Angeles.

Then he signed a contract with the free agent Brandon Bass of the old rival Celtics. During the regular season last season, this guy played 82 games for the Celtics and averaged 10.64.9 points in 23.5 minutes. Rebounds and 1.3 assists.

However, his performance in the playoffs generally only contributed 5 points and 2 rebounds per game, which made the Celtics management focus on other players and ignore him during the offseason.

This also contributed to Bass being disheartened and choosing to leave the team. In the end, he had an affair with the Lakers Lang, and the two parties signed a contract on this.

After that, Kupchak followed up and signed Stoudemire, Gerald Wallace and other veterans with a basic salary in the free market.

This wave of Kupchak's operations is not bad. With the Big Three, the confidence is really strong, and veterans are attracted to vote one after another. The Lakers' lineup is quite competitive.

Such a lineup also made Paul feel good at the media meeting.

"I know it may not be appropriate to say this, but this team has no other goals except the championship. I declare that no one wants to meet the Lakers in the new season!"

The rhetoric was reported by many media as headlines, and it also aroused heated discussions among many fans.

The Lakers fans are high-spirited, but there are also many fans complaining that Paul is a little confused about his identity. He seems to be speaking as the boss of the Lakers.

Did he forget that the Lakers are Kobe's team?

But then again, Paul's words are indeed a bit degrading, but they are also excusable.

From the Hornets period to the Clippers period, Paul became the No. 1 point guard in active service from a young boy.

And Paul's biggest regret is that he never got involved in the Western Conference finals. You know, he is the league's number one point guard!

As a superstar who has been ranked in the top ten in the league all year round, Paul, who is still known for his ability to lead the team, has been unable to prove his upper limit for leading the team, which is really unreasonable.

Now that the Lakers have teamed up, Kobe finally has a chance to show his ambitions. It is not surprising that he will vent in such a way at the press conference.

In addition to the Lakers, the media conferences of the defending champion Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Mosaics, the first echelons of the Western Conference, have also attracted much attention.

The Trail Blazers and Warriors have basically not changed their lineups this year. The former has just successfully defended its title, and the latter has just refreshed its best record in team history and returned to the Western Conference Finals after decades. There is no need for the two teams to change their formations at all.

The lineup of the Mosaic team has not changed much, but the addition of an accurate star point guard Ty Lawson who averaged 15+9 per game last season, combined with Modern to form the Big Three, also rekindled the hopes of Houston fans to win the championship.

However, Ty Lawson was restless during the offseason and was involved in off-court troubles. At the end of July, he was arrested by the police on a California highway for suspected drunk driving. This is his second rescue time in less than half a year. .

According to people familiar with the matter, Ty Lawson was arrested for drunk driving for the first time in January, and the news of his arrest for drunk driving was exposed again after half a year. The Nuggets management finally made up their minds to part ways with him and finally reached a deal with Mosaic.

The trade plan is that Mosaic will send Panicolaou, Prigioni, Dorsey, Nick Johnson and a protected first-round pick in 2016 in exchange for Ty Lawson and the Nuggets for a 2017 second-round pick.

It can only be said that Ty Lawson is indeed capable of killing. Speaking of which, he is also one of the excellent point guards in the open year of 2009. He has been playing for the Nuggets since entering the NBA. If it is not for personal reasons, the Nuggets management may really not want to let this excellent point guard go.

Unexpectedly, the old club's tolerance time and time again got Ty Lawson's self-indulgence time and time again, and the fate between the two parties came to an end.

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"New season, we are ready!"

At the Trail Blazers press conference, the coaching staff and all the players of the Trail Blazers were present, and Wang Zelin's speech was concise and to the point.

There are many ways to understand this sentence. It can be understood as being ready for the new season on the surface, or as they are ready to build a dynasty, or other understandings.

But no matter which one it is, it exudes confidence!

And this kind of self-confidence is not only reflected in Wang Zelin's words, but also reflected in the faces of every member of the Trail Blazers.

In the past two seasons, they proved that they are the best team in the league.

This year, it will be no exception.

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On the night of October 5th.

19:00 sharp.

The first game of the Trail Blazers' preseason game in the new season started at the Rose Garden at home.

Tonight's opponents, the Kings, are very mediocre, so they have strengthened their No. 1 position this summer and brought in Rondo. posed any threat.

Compared to tonight's game, the Blazers' new mascot won the applause during the warm-up period before the game.

Since 2002, Flame Cat has become the mascot of the Trail Blazers. After the first contract between the two parties ended, the Trail Blazers signed a 10-year contract with Flame Cat in October 2005, and his annual salary also increased. raised to 120,000 yuan.

Just last season, after the Trail Blazers won two consecutive championships, after repeated consideration by the team's top management, they made the decision to replace the mascot.

At the beginning, this decision aroused doubts and dissatisfaction from many local fans, because the flame cat has worked for the Trail Blazers for more than ten years, and the local fans have become accustomed to his figure, and suddenly changed the mascot, which made them A bit unacceptable.

And ~www.mtlnovel.com~ The determination of the new mascot is also a big problem, after all, it not only represents the image of the Trail Blazers, but also represents the image of the whole city.

But, when the Trail Blazers confirmed the team's mascot selection for the next 5 years in early October and announced the image of the star business, the part of the fans who were still chattering before shouted:

Hey, it smells so good!

Just because the new mascot of the Trail Blazers is not any other animal, but the national treasure of China—Pang Da!

During the offseason this year, when the team forwarded the idea of ​​changing the mascot to Wang Zelin, he was surprised and delighted, and agreed without even thinking about it.

That's Panda! Who doesn't love it!

Then, under Wang Zelin's lead, the team owner Paul Allen personally met with the leaders of Chengdu Pangda Breeding Base and negotiated. The two sides reached an agreement of 5 million yuan for five years, which also contributed to the most expensive in NBA history. Gui's team mascot was born. Remember the URL of this site, www. biquxu. Com, convenient for reading next time, or enter "" in Baidu to enter this site