Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 138 Whether the situation can be reversed in the end depends on another Chinese
Su Wan said what he needed to say and never discussed the matter with Yao Ming again.

On July 7, Suwan returned to Indiana with the Asian Championship and 18 zone points.

He increased the potential values ​​of explosive power and core strength to 90 points.

The remaining thirty or forty thousand would not add much to his physical fitness, so he thought about it and put it all into the three-pointer.

The potential value of three-pointers increased from 62 points to 70 points.

The training arrangements for this summer now have a basic direction.

Focus on improving his own physical fitness, strength, and explosiveness, and then use the rest of the offseason to practice mid-range shooting and improve his three-point shooting.

At least he can't miss some wide-open three-pointers anymore.

Although it is just a small improvement, the effect on the court is different.

This is especially true when his breakthrough and mid-range shots are very good.

During the time he was away, the NBA also opened the free trade market.

Unlike last summer, when first the "OK" in Los Angeles disintegrated, and then Houston formed the "New OK" combination, this summer is much calmer. The only big name in the free market, Ray Allen, decisively completed a five-year, $7 million contract extension with the Supersonics on July 1.

Last season's "dark horse" Suns team, just like before, let go of "singles king" Joe Johnson.

It's not surprising. The Suns made it to the Western Conference Finals without renewing Joe Johnson's contract. It's even more impossible for them to fall in the Western Conference semifinals this time.

Of course, the 5 million dollar contract over five years offered by the Hawks is indeed a price that the Suns cannot afford.

In the end, the Suns signed and traded Joe Johnson in exchange for Boris Diaw and a draft pick.

Ok……

This is the original deal.

This time, Larry Bird and the Pacers participated in this "three-party deal".

Stephen Jackson, who applied for a transfer, went to the Suns instead of Boris Diaw, while Diaw, the "French Magician", came to Indiana. In addition, Larry Bird also got the Hawks' first-round pick next year.

This is thanks to the Pacers' championship last season, which made Stephen Jackson the "championship puzzle" that helped the team win the championship in two cities. For the Suns, who showed strong momentum in the regular season last year and wanted to go further in the playoffs, this is indeed an irresistible temptation.

After completing the deal, Larry Bird did not forget the person Suwan wanted and called Danny Ferry.

The Cavaliers general manager was initially prepared to trick Larry Bird.

Facts have proved that trading Suwan for two first-round picks and a second-round pick is still a big loss.

But when he heard that Larry Bird wanted Calderon, he instantly lost interest in raising the price.

The Spaniard is a "negative asset" to the current Cavaliers, and the reason is very simple. As someone who was once labeled as "Suwan's man", LeBron James doesn't like him very much.

Moreover, Paul Silas, who discovered that Calderon had the ability to command tactics, was soon fired. Brandon Malone took over as an assistant coach "halfway through" and had no say in the team. It was impossible to get Calderon into the starting position.

After repeated delays, Calderon was completely marginalized by the Cavaliers.

Ferry had long intended to eliminate him.

It's just that recently he has been busy renewing the contract with "Big Z", competing with the Bucks for Michael Reed, competing with the Wizards for Larry Hughes, and looking for a new head coach for LeBron. There are too many things to do and he simply can't handle it.

However, as someone who had been cheated by Larry Bird once, Danny Ferry still maintained a cautious attitude until Larry Bird said that Calderon was the person Suwan wanted, and then he readily agreed.

"White Moonlight" is like this.

When Calderon learned that he was traded to the Pacers, he was very happy. He was finally going to get out of the quagmire of the Cavaliers. He called Suwan as soon as possible.

Su Wan didn't expect Larry Bird to handle this matter so quickly.

Afterwards, the Pacers exuded the charm of the defending champions, and veteran "Mad Van" Nick Van Exel signed a veteran minimum salary of 75 and took the initiative to join.

After several trades, plus the second-round pick of this year, Turiaf, the Pacers' roster for the new season has reached 13 players:
“No. 1: Tinsley, Calderon, and Crazy Fan;

No. 2: Suwan, Fred Jones;

Three position: Ron Artest, Samaki Walker;

Power forward position: O'Neal, Diaw, David Harrison, Ronny Turiaf;

Five position: Jeff Foster, David Harrison;”

Like all championship teams, the Pacers have had a hard time making trades this summer.

In order to prevent the Pacers from defending their title, general managers of other teams would not send them to Indiana even if they had good resources.

From Suwan's perspective, the biggest signing this summer is Dio, the "all-around forward", who will greatly enhance the Pacers' tactical resources.

But to outsiders, he is just a rookie who just graduated from the second grade.

Even this was obtained by Larry Bird trading away high-quality wing Stephen Jackson.

Of course, if Jackson wants to leave, he must "cut the Gordian knot". If he really makes a scene, it will be difficult to deal with him.

Moreover, even so, the Pacers have strengthened their organizational ability on the court, increased the shooting points from the outside, and also added some more chaos capabilities on the bench.

The only hidden danger is that "Crazy Fan" is too old, and the others are too young and have basically no competition experience. It is still unknown what kind of performance they can put forward.

Fortunately, even the Pacers' original lineup is enough to demonstrate strong competitiveness.

Barkley believes: "As long as Jermaine and Ron don't have conflicts, this team's competitiveness in the new season will not be worse than any other team."

After seeing his speech, Su Wan really wanted to sew his mouth shut.

There is no way, the "poisonous milk" is too strong!

Moreover, Su Wan knew clearly that O'Neal Jr. and Artest had indeed been fighting over the position of the boss in the new season.

The only difference is that this time the Pacers have him.

So whether the Pacers can change their original fate this time depends on him.

before this……

What Su Wan needs to do is to improve his own abilities first.

Bill Duffy quickly arranged a training team and training ground for him.

The next day, Su Wan officially entered special training.

In the blink of an eye, it was August and Su Wan had completed the first phase of physical training.

The training staff gave him a week off to rest.

Reggie Miller's "retirement party" was held during this period.

Su Wan met O'Neal Jr., and to his relief, O'Neal Jr. looked a lot thinner.

O'Neal Jr. also saw Su Wan at this time. They hadn't seen each other for almost a month. He took the initiative to walk over and seemed to notice Su Wan's surprised look. He said, "Man, this is the arrangement of the coaching staff. They think I need to move faster. In addition, they want me to practice shooting more. In the new season, I need to take on more responsibilities..." When he said this, his eyes were shining.

It's hard to imagine how Larry Bird fooled this guy.

But this is good news indeed.

Losing weight means that O'Neal's fragile knees no longer have to bear such a heavy burden. The knees are freed, which means the legs are freed, and the probability of injury can be reduced a lot.

And losing weight doesn't mean that O'Neal Jr. has no offensive threat. His threat near the basket is top in the league.

If he wants to hold the ball, he can also do what Kevin Garnett does, focusing on a high-post back-to-the-basket, "fighting and retreating" "turnaround jump shot."

But before O'Neal finished speaking, a black man jumped out from the side. He should be O'Neal's "friend" who has a high status in the team. He was already drunk with a cocktail in his hand. When he heard what O'Neal said, he was very disdainful and said to Su Wan: "How can this ask him to take more responsibilities! Which team in the league doesn't have a core inside player who gains weight to play low? Su, tell me, will you ask your fellow countryman to lose weight? This is all bullshit. They just want Jermaine to assist you and cooperate with you in tactics!"

"Shut up, Stuart, you drank too much today, go back now, and don't let me see you recently!" O'Neal wanted to drive him away from the beginning, but this guy refused to leave, and his words became more and more excessive. O'Neal couldn't help it anymore, so he cursed at him and kicked him away.

He apologized to Su Wan: "Su, I'm sorry, this guy kept asking me to maintain my original weight, but I didn't listen to him. He actually has something against me."

Su Wan said indifferently: "It's okay, Jermaine, your brother is also considering it from your perspective..."

At the same time, he was glad in his heart that he did not take the initiative to tell O'Neal Jr. about these things, but let the management communicate with him.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that he would have already had a rift with the little Oni people.

He doesn't think his relationship can be as good as the one between O'Neal Jr. and his brothers.

Fortunately, O'Neal Jr. is a professional person and he will follow the team's instructions.

Su Wan thought for a moment and said, "Jermaine, do you believe it? The future of basketball is slowly changing. In the future, a high-quality inside player does not necessarily have to have excellent low-post singles skills. If he can have a longer shooting range, excellent ability to kill the basket, can protect the rim, and can strive for more 'second offenses', he will also be a hot superstar in the league. This will be a trend."

This is not pure deception.

Let’s see 20 years later…

Not to mention 20 years later.

Even 10 years later, the importance of inside one-on-one tactics has gradually decreased.

David Stern's series of reforms clearly aim to give outside players more roles and increase the pace of the game.

As the game pace increases, inside players must improve their mobility.

So in the future, those slow-moving inside players will be eliminated.

I won’t talk about others, but just say that in the early 00s, Boban was an absolute “double-double” monster, a quasi-first-tier or even above-first-tier center in the league.

But 20 years later, he became a famous "tramp" in the league.

Everyone covets his physical condition, but no one can make up for his mobility problems in the "small ball era".

It seems that we are still in the "traditional center" era, but in fact, with the changes in the "hand touch" rules, it is not much different from the "small ball era".

It’s just that the entire league’s thinking has not caught up, and the development of basketball concepts also takes time.

But Su Wan, the time traveler, knows very well that the current league has the conditions for playing "small ball".

If the Mavericks in 2011 were able to win the game by relying on "counterattack shooting", then the current Pacers can also rely on the "small ball concept" to win the championship in the new season.

In fact, the Pacers' tactics last season included a portion of the "small ball" style of play.

It's just that at that time, O'Neal Jr. had not lost weight, and Reggie Miller was already old, so there was no way to maintain this lineup for a long time.

Now it is different. With the addition of Dio, Artest's return, and O'Neal and Suwan, the Pacers have more possibilities to play "defensive counterattack". When it can be realized depends on the progress of running-in.

This was not something Su Wan could predict.

He could only guide Rick Carlisle to research and develop as much as possible. After all, he was just a player, not a head coach, and his tactical reserves were not as rich as Rick Carlisle's.

The key is that O'Neal must cooperate.

So far, progress has been smooth.

As for the remaining risks:
The conflict between O'Neal and Artest...

Su Wan will also find a way to solve the problem before the new season arrives.

After the party, Su Wan returned to training again.

It is now late August, and Su Wan's physical fitness has changed significantly over the past month:
“上肢力量：71→79（84）；下肢力量：72→80（84）；核心力量：79→84（90）；协调性：74→80（84）；速度：75→76（78）；横移脚步：75→77（80）；爆发力：82→85（90）；弹跳：85（85）；体能：78→82（88）；伤病抗性：90（90）；”

The summary is:

Su Wan's strength has improved, his body shape has become more stable, his explosive power has become stronger, and his physical fitness has become more durable...

Great harvest!

He's spending the fall, and dear James is spending the winter in Cleveland.

He officially fired the Goodwin brothers in early August, but problems followed. Although Rich Paul is smart, he can't take over so many things at once. He needs to go to some big companies to gain some experience. In other words, LeBron has to find an agent first.

Many agents have approached him, but LeBron needs to think carefully and there is no answer yet.

Then there was the Cavaliers' summer signings. He saw a lot of news about them. Danny Ferry also worked hard, but in the end...

Michael Redd did not come, he remained in Milwaukee as the "Deer King". Dunleavy and Prince did not come either, they both stayed in their respective teams. In the end, the Cavaliers only signed Larry Hughes, last season's "Best Defensive First Team" and "Steals King" in this offseason.

There are still gains.

But compared to the news LeBron saw, this was a bit like "much ado about nothing".

"Cleveland is really too small, no one wants to come!" LeBron thinks so.

As for the coaching staff, Brandon Malone voluntarily submitted his resignation after the end of last season.

It was thought that the Cavaliers would find a head coach like Rick Carlisle who had rich tactical reserves this time, but the management searched for a long time and finally locked on a "rookie coach" named Mike Brown.

In addition, Brandon Malone left, but he put his son Mike Malone into the management team, who is also a rookie...

From his own agent, to the team's reinforcements, to the changes in the coaching staff, everything is far from what LeBron originally thought. The saddest thing is that he found that how far the Cavaliers can go in the new season now depends entirely on Zhu Fangyu.

It depends on how big of a surprise he can bring.

His current predicament was brought upon him by Su Wan, a Chinese. Unexpectedly, whether he could turn the situation around in the end would depend on another Chinese...

I say, it’s fate!

Second update today.

The content of the last update about the draft was wrong, those were the 06 draft picks, and it has been corrected.

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(End of this chapter)