Healing Basketball

Chapter 536 536. The preseason is here

On October 10st, a new month arrived, and the official NBA training camp began.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the Pistons, and even the defending champion Trail Blazers were taken away.

But the Trail Blazers coaches think this is pretty good, and they can settle down to polish the team system.

The addition of Blake, Mourning, and Louis Williams has little effect on the Trail Blazers' style of play, just three role players.

But with Ray Allen joining, the Trail Blazers had to drastically change their style of play.

The biggest change is Liu Xiu's return to the core position of holding the ball, but this change is the simplest, because he has never been a "combination guard" with an "all-round style of play" and "all-around thinking", which the Trail Blazers discovered last season That's why he boldly asked Liu Xiu to play shooting guard. If he can't play well, he can just switch back to the point guard position.

The most important adjustment is to get used to the fact that the team has the best pitcher. Ray Allen must not be used as a pinch point like Fred Jones or Van Horn, but to learn to revolve around a three-pointer like the Pacers Attack.

Fortunately, there is homework to copy. Although he is inexperienced, Maurice Cheeks is not a person in a hurry. Under his leadership, the players stabilized and slowly adjusted their style of play.

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The training camp passed day by day, Yao Ming joined the Pistons, and the chain reaction brought about continued.

The fans of every team are saying that the Pistons have "no future", but if they can use 5 first-round picks to exchange for a duo like Carter and Yao Ming, everyone will be willing, because these draft picks have actually brought back two. A player above the All-Star who is in the prime of his career.

The Warriors have been bad for more than ten years, what is left?Just look at the last few years, they have lost Jamison, Larry Hughes, Arenas, Dampier, if not for tens of millions of annual salary, Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy would have to run away .

There are always loopholes in the rules. In the late 70s, the Hornets and the Cavaliers gave the Lakers Magician and James Worthy to the Lakers through a series of show operations. The NBA quickly repaired the loopholes in the rules, increasing The protection of the pick has been added, and the two-year principle of the first round of drafting has been added.

This time, although a large-scale impact has not yet been formed, and it is not known whether the Pistons will eventually win or lose, in short, the NBA officials have sensed danger.

The Pistons are doing well. Yao Ming and Carter are a very hard-core duo. As long as the record can be improved, both of them may squeeze into the second team or even fight for the first place. They are still young.

But in case any team is top-notch, use his four or five first-round picks to exchange for a veteran who has passed his peak?That is the real cost of playing a team.

Ever since, David Stern convened the rules committee and players union representatives to draft a new regulation.

After internal discussions with the players union, they also feel that this new rule is a good thing for the team and the players, and the players do not want the NBA system to collapse.

On October 10th, the NBA Rules Committee announced that a new rule was added to the draft rules: Unlimited overdraft of future draft picks will no longer be allowed, and only first-round picks within 4 years are allowed to be traded. The rules are enforced in conjunction with the 'biennial rule'.

In other words, from now on, a team can trade up to 4 or 3 of its own team's first-round picks.

This rule is named as the '7-year principle', also known as the 'giant rule'.

However, the introduction of this rule by the NBA did not cool down the popularity of the Pistons. On the contrary, the matter of "the Pistons lost their future" became even more heated.

There is also the fact that the Pistons can't afford such a high salary to renew the contracts of the three major stars, which has become the most lively topic at present. The salary for the new season has just exceeded the salary cap, but to keep two people, the luxury tax for next season is settled.

The boss of the Pistons has long lost the arrogance of the past. Looking back 20 years ago, the market value of the Pistons team was 3000 million US dollars. Pistons owner William Davis spent 7000 million US dollars to repair the Palace of Auburn Hills. The overall market value of the Pistons has been raised to 8000 million US dollars. William Davis, who owns one of the best auto glass brands in Detroit, has a personal asset of more than 30 billion US dollars. That was the 80s of the last century, but now...

The time came to October 10th, the training camp ended, and the preseason game will begin on the 8th. The enthusiasm for the Pistons' trade has gradually dropped. The focus of the basketball league still has to return to the game.

That's right, this slap in the face came a little too quickly...

At noon on the 8th, the media broke the news that a number of glass companies from China contacted the owner of the Pistons, hoping to start business cooperation, and to sponsor the Pistons, and even a Chinese car brand wanted to name the Pistons. After being rejected, , want to name the Palace of Auburn Hills Arena.

A week after Yao Ming was traded to the Pistons, some Chinese businessmen who saw business opportunities made up their minds to make a move. Some rushed out first, and others refused to lag behind.

One brand after another came to the door, and the happiness that fell from heaven made William Davis, who had been selling pots and irons to sell assets in recent years, dizzy...

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Yao Ming has only been in the NBA for three years. During this period, Liu Xiu stole the limelight for two years. When American fans mention Chinese basketball players, Liu Xiu is the first thing that comes to mind now.

But in such a big Chinese market, Liu Xiu can't eat it all by himself. Moreover, in the eyes of Chinese basketball fans, Yao Ming is the first player to gain a firm foothold in the NBA. Although Liu Xiu is more popular, Yao Ming is the "forerunner" Liu Xiu is an outsider and Yao Ming is an insider. There is no competition between the two in domestic positions, and their personalities are very different. Liu Xiu is flamboyant and proud, Yao Ming is restrained and modest, and the difference in fan groups is also great. Pretty big.

Stu Jackson's judgment is correct. The Rockets can make money in the Chinese market because of Yao Ming, not how good the Rockets are.

Moreover, the Rockets took great pains to develop the Chinese market, but the result was far less than the income of the Buddhist Trail Blazers who developed the market. What the Trail Blazers did was simply spend money on signings, paying luxury taxes, and playing well. Good results.

Public opinion always turns so quickly. In just two days, the Pistons and Detroit became the darlings of the Chinese industrial market.

Seeing how popular the Pistons are, the Americans are now wondering how much money the Rockets have made in the Chinese market?
But the boss of the Rockets really wanted to vomit blood, and the Chinese businessmen didn't pay so much attention to their Houston.

William Davis has the top auto glass technology and manufacturing equipment in the United States. What does he have in Alexander?To steal aviation glass and sell it to the Chinese?

I have worked in the low-end manufacturing industry for more than 20 years. The new century has come, and I have money in hand. Chinese companies need technology, and they need advanced technology.

For many manufacturing industries in China, Detroit is much more attractive than Houston.

Houston's high-tech technology will definitely not be sold to China, and the partners will look down on you and guard against you.

But Detroit is different. It is a city in the sunset, assets are depreciating wildly, people are outflowing, the things produced cannot be sold, and the government is in high debt... Yao Ming went to Detroit. For the Chinese industrial market, there is a link to the world's top industry. The city's bridges, for Detroit, also have opportunities to open up new markets.

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Liu Xiu had expected a long time ago that the Pistons couldn't afford the luxury tax, and some people would pay it for them.

The Rockets have been crying poor for the past two years, and the sponsorship fee has been rising. The Chinese market has helped them create the conditions for signings, but the Rockets have started the "replacement mode", and the introduction of Tyronn Lue can be called a "dynasty team" Point guard', no matter the record, just fool the sponsors.

However, the popularity of the Pistons by domestic capital still exceeded Liu Xiu's expectations.

This kind of thing really can't be deduced with common sense. They all think that Los Angeles and New York are big markets, and it's great that Yao Ming went there.

But think about it, domestic fans will like Yao Ming more because he plays for the Knicks?Or did he just dislike him because he played for the Bobcats?
On the contrary, an industrial city like Detroit is far more attractive to domestic capital than Hollywood and Aerotropolis in this era.

Liu Xiuting also wondered about the statement that the Pistons "lost the next ten years". Selecting an All-Star? Will it be a favorite for the championship every year in the next ten years?"

Unsurprisingly, this sentence was not answered by the media.

The time came to October 10th, and Liu Xiu watched Yao Ming's news in his spare time these days with great enthusiasm.

Seeing Yao Ming being trolled and the Pistons being ridiculed, Liu Xiu was in a good mood. Who told Yao Ming to hang up on him?Should!
But the excitement is almost over, the matter of the Pistons has been settled, the potential competitor in the finals is +1, and it is a strong competitor——About the Pistons' overdraft in the future and the replacement of the "Big Three" combination in 2015 , Liu Xiu made a simple summary.

The preseason is about to start tonight, and Liu Xiu will focus on actual combat. The next 7 games are very important for the Trail Blazers, a very critical stage of actual combat adjustment before the start of the season.

After a day of preparations, at 7:15 p.m., Liu Xiu and his teammates entered the stadium together. Although there was no entrance ceremony, the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene remained unabated!
This atmosphere is called frenzy!

Louis Williams has never played in the NBA, but he just feels that the atmosphere makes his blood boil.

The other three new recruits and those training camp contract players who have played in the NBA felt what it means to be shocked!
Even Ray Allen's eyes widened. Is this the legendary home of the Rose Bay Devil?

It was just a preseason game, but Ray Allen felt his blood boil, and he had the idea of ​​'I should have come here to play', and his eyes were on Liu Xiu, the earth-shaking changes that this team has produced in two years , rely on, it's this one!
Mourning didn't think too much, he only had one thought - this thigh must be hugged correctly!

(End of this chapter)