NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 207

Lu Yuanzhi was stunned when he heard the news.

what's the situation?
Did the FMVP of the 03-04 season go to the Lakers?
What is your job as an author?

Do you want to live?
And Shane?
Is the young Shane no longer Shane?

Do you think Shane is good?

That was his trump card that he used to defend the opponent all day long, so he was often beaten violently!
In his rookie season, Battier averaged 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. He averaged 3.5 three-point shots and shot 37.3% from the field.

Do you think 37.3% is high?
No, that's because the Grizzlies don't have enough inside threats, resulting in him not having many open shots.

After joining the Rockets in the 06-07 season, due to Dayao's huge intimidation in the paint, Battier's three-point attempts increased to 4.5 times per game, and his shooting percentage was a terrifying 42.1%!

Now O'Neal is much more threatening inside than 06 Yao Ming. Battier will get more open three-point opportunities.

The outside firepower of Billups, Kobe, Battier and Horry can create so many inside one-on-one opportunities for O'Neal!

Okay, go to bed, the Lakers are going to destroy the world!

However, the Kings have also made reinforcements here, recruiting Jim Jackson, who was once one of the "3Js" of the Mavericks. Jim Jackson, who was born in 70, is already over 30 years old, but he is still in good condition.

Last season with the Heat, he averaged 10.7 points per game and shot 46.9% from three-point range. After leaving the Kings, he went to the Rockets and became teammates with Yao, averaging 12.9 points and 13.3 points per game. Points were the Rockets' main perimeter firepower at that time.

Another signing is Geon Clark, a lanky man of 211 centimeters who has good finishing ability at the basket. Although his shooting posture is strange, the amazing thing is that he also has a good shooting percentage from mid-to-long distance, with 41.6%.

Clark's positioning is simple, to share Divac's pressure.

Divac has aged for another year. Although his physical condition is good, the Kings management has begun to prepare for a rainy day.

Can a body as thin as a bamboo pole withstand the ravages of all kinds of insiders?

Lu Yuanzhi was very skeptical.

In the end, the Kings' roster was determined, with basically no big changes. Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Vlade Divac, Lu Yuanzhi , Bobby Jackson, Jim Jackson, Hedo Turkoglu, Gion Clark, Gerald Wallace, Scott Pollard and Lawrence Funderburk.

There are two other players, Damon Jones and Martin Cleaves, who are still under investigation and have been temporarily put on the roster.

The Kings' lineup has a salary expenditure of 7042 million, ranking fourth in the league.

The first place on the list is the Portland Trail Blazers, whose salary is as high as 56 million. The team has not achieved results that match the salary level at all.

But Paul Allen is worth tens of billions, what’s wrong with spending some money on his hobbies?
Ranked second is the New York Knicks with 9345 million. Although the team's record is not good, but it is located in New York, how can it lose money?
The Knicks don't care either.

Ranked third is the Dallas Mavericks with 7294 million. In order to win the first championship in the history of the Mavericks, Cuban did not hesitate to invest and made reinforcements this year.

As for the fourth-place Kings, the boss actually has average strength and doesn’t really want to pay the luxury tax. Fortunately, Webber and Divac used the Bird Rights. Although the salary is high, they are still under the hard luxury line. In addition, last year’s championship belt Despite the financial benefits and the dream of creating a dynasty, the Maloof brothers gritted their teeth and accepted such salary expenditures.

Behind the Kings are the 76ers with 6447 million and the Lakers with 6315 million. They also used bird rights to get themselves stuck under the hard luxury line.

In October, the NBA preseason begins. On October 10, the Sacramento Kings challenge the Dallas Mavericks away.

When it comes to arranging games, you have to look at the NBA. The first preseason game arranged such a topical matchup.

The Kings sent out the starting lineup of Geon Clark, Webber, Lu Yuanzhi, Jim Jackson and Bobby Jackson, trying to see whether the two newly added players are suitable.

Bibby is still recuperating due to minor surgery during the offseason and will probably return in November.

Stojakovic's recovery from injury was better than expected, and he has returned to the team from injury.

Adelman put him on the bench and strictly controlled his playing time.Doug Christie doesn't know if he played too much with letters in the offseason and is now on the injured list.

But judging from his good condition, he should be able to come back after just one or two games.

The Kings' preseason staff is uneven, but this can be considered the norm in preseason.

The NBA season is very long, the games are intensive, the confrontations are fierce, and everyone has to fly around. Who doesn’t have some minor injuries or illnesses?

Therefore, everyone focuses on adjusting their bodies during the offseason, performing surgeries when necessary and recuperating when necessary. In the preseason and even the first few games of the season, it is normal for the staff to be uneven.

This is what everyone often says. If you want to sprint to the rankings, you need to wait until after the All-Star Game, because everyone's lineup will be relatively complete at that time.

The Mavericks are also poorly staffed. The starting lineup is Bradley, Nowitzki, Antoine Jamison, Raja Bell and Nash. (Note 1)

LaFrentz and Finley both had surgeries in the offseason and are currently recovering and have not played.

Therefore, undrafted player Lagar Bell has a chance to start.

He joined the NBA in 00-01, his first year, and reached the finals with the 76ers. As Snow's substitute, he used the limited time on the court to bite Kobe. It was considered a big success in his debut.

A match for Lu Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi was the late second-round pick, and Bell was the undrafted pick.

Both of them reached the NBA Finals just after they started their careers.

The only difference is that Lu Yuanzhi won Adelman's trust during the long regular season, replaced the injured Stojakovic as the starter in the playoffs, and helped the team win the championship.

Bell, on the other hand, was not valued at all by the rigid Larry Brown.

Rookie?

My team wants to win the championship, what's the use of a rookie who wants to level up!

Not only are ordinary rookies disliked, but Melo Anthony, an immediate rookie who led Syracuse University to win the NCAA championship in his first year, was also disliked. In the end, he chose a big man with "professional experience" Darko Mi. Lisic also crippled the young man.

Moreover, Brown is extremely disgusted with three-pointers. Bell averaged 76 three-pointers per game with the 0.6ers, and his shooting rate was not high. It was not until he went to the Suns that his three-point offensive talent was released.

Lu Yuanzhi doesn't care about any grievances between his team and the Mavericks. Today, he came to Dallas and stood on this court just to try out his new dribbling skills during the offseason.

Come on, Mavericks, take my punch!

Note 1: In the 02-03 season, the previously mentioned Mavericks did not trade Van Exel in exchange for Jamison. This transaction occurred in the 03-04 season.

But if this is the case, the Mavericks are too weak and are far behind other championship teams, especially the Lakers after the magic reform.

In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Mavericks, the author magically changed this transaction and traded Jamison to the Mavericks a year in advance, making the Mavericks' lineup more reasonable and allowing the Mavericks to play a greater role in the playoffs. "effect.

It is inconsistent with the reality, and there is no plot design like the Lakers trade, so I will add it here.

　A brother reminded me that Malone’s retirement due to injury in the previous chapter cannot clear up salary space for the Jazz because the Houston clause will not be introduced until 07.
　　Um, my timeline is indeed messed up.
　　I apologize to everyone here

　　However, the VIP stamp cannot be changed, and apart from giving the Lakers a new "F4", it has no big impact.

　　Well, it shouldn’t be big! (guilty)
　　Let’s just treat this clause as being released in advance. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)