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Chapter 200 New Season Pattern
"Explosive! Three-party deal, Alonzo Mourning enters the Bay Area to assist the tyrant!"

"Tim Hardaway: Picked by Pat Riley, the Heat's new core."

"Stalin + the league's fifth center = championship?"

"Entering the Western Conference Finals but rebuilding? The Warriors made the second consecutive deal. Luke Longley traded for Byron Russell and this year's No. 20 rookie Greg Ostertag."

"There is still a deal! Rumors say that the Warriors are negotiating with the Timberwolves for a deal for Donyell Marshall..."

As soon as the draft ended, the Warriors swiped the screen.

No one expected that just over a month ago, the Warriors made it to the Western Conference Finals and seemed to be one step away from the championship.

Turning around, it was actually rebuilt?

"Shouldn't the correct way be to sew and mend, and then redo it again?"

ESPN expert Kevin Pelton raised the above questions.

In fact, Lin Xing also felt that if the original Warriors made another charge, they might succeed.

After all, next season, the Rockets will fall.

And the Bulls lost Rodman, so it is estimated that they are not that strong.

The rest of the Knicks, Magic, Jazz, Sonics and so on may be threatening, but the threat is very small.

Just like this season that just ended, these teams didn't make any waves at all, it might as well be the Warriors who forced the Rockets into the tiebreaker.

But Lin Xing is a latecomer, he can accurately predict the future and judge all of this.

Old Nelson, NBA reporters, and ball critics all believe that the Rockets next season will still be a strong contender for the championship.

Some experts even believe that next season, there is a high probability that it will be the Rockets' three consecutive championship seasons.

There are already bricks who can't wait to witness the rise of another dynasty...

Based on this kind of judgment, the old Nelson made the decision to rebuild.

"Rebuild, let's rebuild. Tim replaced Alonzo, and the chances of winning the championship are indeed greater."

In a word, the version is the version of the center forward.

Xiao Chong has changed to a star center, which is an improvement no matter what.

The rest, Langley's deal, looked at it now, and it was also a big profit.

"Longley replaced the guy Byron, and also got Greg Ostertag as an extra. Isn't that a good loss, and the Bulls took one?"

It is absolutely no problem for the Big Pyrenees to exchange for Longley, plus a Byron Russell, wouldn't that be a huge profit?

But then, Lin Xing saw a rumor about a trade involving the Warriors.

He frowned: "Do you still want to trade?"

Because the target of the transaction is Donyell Marshall, Lin Xing believes in this transaction rumor leaked by ESPN.

Donyell Marshall, a forward with a height of 2 meters, was the No. 06 rookie in last year's draft.

At the beginning of his career, Marshall's style is a bit like Derek Coleman, and his offense is very good.

The small technique is very proficient, he can play back, he can make a breakthrough by himself, and he can play low singles.

But the speed is not fast, and it depends on the body weight.

All of the above match up with Derek Coleman.

Of course, the Warriors traded him not for his offense inside the three-point line.

It's the three-pointer that he's not that accurate at this time, but much more accurate than most forwards in the league.

In short, Donyell Marshall has the potential to be a top stretch four.

Lin Xing, a latecomer, understands even more that this guy will be a top space four in the future, and has scored 12 three-pointers in a single game.

The three-pointer is the difference between him and Coleman. In addition, Marshall's defense is much better than Coleman's defense against the black hole.

The rookie season averaged 1.3 blocks per game, which is a strong proof.

As for why the Timberwolves want to sell him?Because the Timberwolves' interior is too crowded, there is no place for Marshall.

This also starts with Marshall's rookie season——

In Marshall's rookie season, he still got a lot of opportunities at the beginning.

However, because of the existence of Sean Bradley and Christian Laettner, he can only be misplaced to play the third position.

The third position required him to shoot more mid-range shots. As a result, after more than a month of games, Marshall's shooting percentage was only a little over 37%.

Former Timberwolves general manager Jack McCloskey didn't know whether he was disappointed with Marshall, or he was interested in Tom Gugliotta again.

In short, it was a deal, and Tom Gugliota, a capable (or not three and four) forward, was brought from the Bullets.

After that, Marshall lost its main position.

During the transfer period of the new season, the Timberwolves are sitting on Sean Bradley, Donyell Marshall, Christian Laettner, Tom Gugliotta and the new champion Lang Joe Smith.

At least two of them have to be cleared to free up the position for Joe Smith to play.

Kevin McHale's head is still very clear, and Marshall, a forward who can't even compete with Tom Gugliotta and Christian Laettner, will naturally be the first to clean up.

For the rest, he chose Christian Laettner, who had played for the Timberwolves for three seasons but was getting worse and worse.

The reason why Lin Xing believes in the existence of this deal is that——

"The space-type fourth position can greatly enrich the team's technical and tactical reserves. Just look at the Rockets. In the entire Western Conference Finals, Robert Horry's role is too critical."

In the Western Conference Finals, Horry can play the third position as a cameo, providing defensive hardness and peripheral firepower.

It can also appear in the fourth position at a critical moment to restrain the Warriors' defense to the greatest extent.

Old Nelson saw the role of Horry, so he decided to trade for Marshall.

Although this season just ended, Marshall's shooting percentage was only 37.4%.

But the old Nelson believes: "The reason why his shooting percentage is so low is because of the problems of the Timberwolves team.

There are so many people hoarding inside, the space can't be opened at all, and the hit rate can't be high if you switch to Sda or Mike to shoot. "

Having honed his offense in the Warriors for so many years, Nelson is very confident in his ability to train offense.

Of course, he is more confident——

"After three trades, the team is basically formed. Next, our job is to build a complete defensive system."

On the side, Sydney Moncrief smiled: "This is what we did when we were in the Bucks. It's easy and simple..."

……

When Lin Xing left the Bay Area and set off for a flower planter's vacation, he learned of the Warriors' last deal——

"Three-way trade, the Warriors sent Chris Gatlin, the Timberwolves got Donyell Marshall, and the Mavericks got Scott Brooks."

"Timberwolves send Donyell Marshall, Tom Gugliotta, Mavericks get Jim Jackson."

"The Mavericks sent Jim Jackson, Scott Brooks, got Chris Gatlin from the Warriors, and Tom Gugliotta from the Timberwolves.",

Lin Xing was a little surprised when he saw this deal.

"Dallas 3J actually disintegrated early?"

He immediately made a call and asked Kidd.

"Jim and Jamal don't like each other, they both feel that the other is playing selfishly, and the two have already had a bit of friction.

Plus Norm Sonno (Mavericks general manager) guy thinks the team is too top-heavy right now, so..."

Dallas 3J, although the combination of offensive firepower is very fierce, playing a very loud reputation.

However, they are really not a winning combination.

Their full season as a team, that is, the season that just passed.

Jim Jackson averaged 25.7 points per game, Jamal Marsh averaged 24.1 points per game, plus Kidd averaged 11.7 points and 7.7 assists per game.

Statistically speaking, there is nothing wrong with this trio.

But last season, they missed the playoffs.

It's no surprise that Norm Sonno decided to make a change.

A Jim Jackson, who only played 51 games due to injury last season, replaced Tom Gugliotta and Chris Gatlin, two quasi-star insiders.

This deal, at least, is not a loss.

For the Warriors, a Chris Gatlin in exchange for a space-type fourth position they need most, plus a backup point guard, this deal is not a loss.

Moreover, the name of this backup point guard is Scott Brooks, so this deal is even more worthwhile.

That's right, this Scott Brooks was the mentor of the Thunder's three young men and the future head coach of the Thunder and Wizards, Scott Brooks.

In the first two seasons, he was in the Rockets, after helping the Rockets win the championship.

Just because of the glider deal, he needed to make room for salary and was sent to the Mavericks.

Therefore, for the Warriors, Scott Brooks is a locker room leader with championship experience.

One for two, absolutely no loss.

For the Timberwolves, whether this deal is a loss or not, you have to ask Kevin McHale himself.

Anyway, on the surface, two redundant insiders have been replaced by a top shooting guard.

In the new season, the Timberwolves can discharge the inside and outside combination of Jim Jackson + new top pick Joe Smith.

Although center Sean Bradley is almost in the water, but in terms of his average performance of 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game last season, it is still no problem to play as a starting center.

It seems that the Timberwolves also have a bright future.

"It's really moving around, the alliance has changed a lot..."

Each of these three Warriors deals has far-reaching consequences.

Mourning's deal not only gave the Warriors a top center, but also affected the Heat.

The Heat failed to get Mourning, so Pat Riley did some work and directly formed a combination of inside and outside lines of Xiao Chong + KG.

Although KG still needs time to grow, the growth environment has been improved from Minnesota to Miami.

Coupled with the training of Pat Riley, I believe KG will grow very quickly.

Heat, the future can be expected...

Longley's trade affects not only the Bulls, but with Longley, Danzi may take advantage of the trend.

The No. 20 pick picked by the Bulls also affected the Jazz.

Without the Great Pyrenees, the Jazz's inside line has become a big colander.

The future Erlianya Jazz may not appear again.

In the end, it was Donyell Marshall's deal. Not to mention, after the demolition of Dallas 3J, Lin Xing was really optimistic about the new Mavericks.

Kidgar is good at pie-eating Chris Gatlin, plus the all-around Tom Gugliotta.

The Mavericks in the new season have a chance to occupy a place in the Western Conference playoffs.

In addition to these three deals, the Warriors have another signing.

They reached a basic salary agreement with Joan Barry, Brent Barry's brother and future Rockets veteran.

Joan Barry joined the Warriors as a backup shooting guard.

The offseason has just begun, and the Warriors' 15-man roster has already been filled——

Point guards: Lin Xing, Charlie Ward, Scott Brooks, Dale Demps
Shooting guards: Latrell Sprewell, Byron Houston, Joan Barry
Small forwards: Chris Mullin, Byron Russell, Dale Ellis
Power forwards: Dennis Rodman, Donyell Marshall

Centers: Alonzo Mourning, Greg Ostertag, Robert Parish
By the way, Steve Kerr is gone, not because of the expiration of the contract, and it has nothing to do with the transaction.

It was the Grizzlies and Raptors, two new teams who joined the NBA, who got a chance to expand the draft before the draft.

The Grizzlies used this expansion draft to pick Cole away.

Of course, Nelson didn't take Cole's departure seriously, because Cole was released by him to the Grizzlies and Raptors.

If the Grizzlies don't choose, he is even ready to trade Cole away.

In short: Cole's defense is too bad to meet the requirements of the Warriors.

The selection of the Grizzlies' expansion draft has also had more far-reaching impacts, namely——

Because they did not have Cole like the original historical line, the Bulls did not release BJ Armstrong.

So, after the expansion draft, the Bulls still have BJ Armstrong.

This is equivalent to changing Cole for Armstrong. No one can tell what impact it will have on the future.

Lin Xing still pays more attention to the Bulls. He knows that apart from keeping Armstrong and getting Longley in the trade, the Bulls.

Another transaction with a high degree of attention was also made, namely——

Ron Harper, who was almost judged to be a failure in signing last year, is gone. The Bulls used him to make a three-way deal with the Pistons and Trail Blazers.

From this three-way deal, got Otis Thorpe.

That's right, this is another deal to strengthen the insider.

Once Thorpe came, the crisis that Buck Williams was too old and could decline at any time was lifted.

Coupled with the Langley just acquired, the Bulls' internal strength can already be seen.

However, Lin Xing felt: "Thorpe is a bit worse than Rodman, not enough, not enough."

Let’s take a look at several other popular teams in the league——

The Magic, Rockets, Knicks, and Spurs are basically on hold.

The Sonics got Jose Hawkins from the Hornets, a combo guard who averaged 14.3 points per game last season, and continued to improve his peripheral firepower.

The Jazz, who failed to get the Great Pyrenees in the draft, did not invest in the center position. Instead, it was a deal that brought Chris Morris from the Nets, a small forward who can defend and shoot suddenly.

Lin Xing saw through Jazz's thoughts at a glance——

"Are you trying to treat me as their imaginary enemy?"

With the addition of David Benoit and Antoine Kyle who stayed on the team, the Jazz hoarded the flanks.

Let Lin Xing give Jerry Sloan a thumbs up. Sloan can see clearly how the league will look like in the new season.

(End of this chapter)