NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 124 The new season, the best start
Time flies, and it is the end of September in a blink of an eye.

Wang Chao's itinerary for this month is full of schedules. In many cases, after a whole day, it is more tiring than training. After all, Wang Chao can take drugs to reduce fatigue during training, but it is difficult to recover from this kind of activity with physical potions. Too bad.

But there is one thing to say, tiredness is valuable. In this month, Wang Chao has earned at least two or three courtyard houses. Don’t look at the sum of all the endorsement fees in Huaguo. A contract, but this thing can't stand the volume. This is the first month after the end of the Olympic Games. As the follow-up time and influence ferment, Wang Chao's commercial endorsements will continue to flow in, and the money can be counted. Relentless.

This is when Wang Chao consciously screens out and avoids some endorsement products that will kill him in the future, otherwise he can earn more.

After finishing all the itinerary in Huaguo, Wang Chao took the plane back to Orlando, the United States. The time was approaching the end of September, and Wang Chao's "holiday" would also end. The NBA 9-2008 season preseason game is coming soon.

Reaching the finals last season, the confidence of all members of the Magic team skyrocketed unprecedentedly. A 2+1 rookie contract, signed forward swingman Matt Barnes with an annual salary of 150 million US dollars in the free market, and finally used a second-round pick to trade guard Aaron Afflalo from the Detroit Pistons .

The last and most valuable is that the Magic reached an agreement with the Warriors free agent Michael Pietrus to sign a three-year contract with the Magic with a mid-level contract of $530 million.

The introduction of the above four players is all aimed at strengthening the relatively weak back line of the Magic.

Dragic is a player recommended by Wang Chao, and the latter two are also players who will join the Magic and play games in the next few years. Although the time is a little bit wrong now, but thinking about it, Wang Chao can fully understand the management of the Magic. layers of ideas.

Because the Magic got Wang Chao through a trade, they didn't have the first-round pick in 08, and they couldn't select spot-shooter guard Courtney Lee.

This directly led to a serious shortage of people at the position of the Magic's shooting guard, which must be supplemented.

Although Matt Barnes is a forward, his height of 2 meters, good physical fitness and explosive power make him fully qualified for the position of shooting guard.

And the other Aaron Afflalo is a typical 3D player. He will play for the Magic for two seasons in the future, and in the 13-14 season, he can contribute 18 points and 3.6 points per game for the Magic. Excellent data of 3.4 assists in rebounds.

Of course, at that time, the Magic had been completely reduced to the worst team. Howard left, the team was completely overthrown and rebuilt, and there were no big-name players in the team. But even so, a player who can average 18 points per game still has merit. What's more, the Magic are currently in short supply at the shooting guard position.

As for Pietrus, he also worked hard during his three years with the Magic, especially making great contributions on the defensive end.

(Let me mention it here. I really didn’t know that Reddick had a criminal record before. After reading the book reviews, I found out what this guy did. Regardless of whether he was unintentional or intentional, I am not going to write his plot anymore. , Anyway, this guy is not a very good player, there is no more than one, and no less.)
Although these reinforcements are trivial, it can be seen that the Magic management is seriously considering the team.

And the magic team's salary space is actually not particularly healthy.

The team currently has Howard and Wang Chao in the maximum salary contract, which itself occupies a lot of space in the team. In October 07, the Magic also reached an agreement with point guard Jamal Nelson to renew his contract in advance. , 10 million for 5 years, with an average annual salary of 3250 million.

This contract is definitely not high. Although Nelson has many flaws, lacks the ability to score independently, and his speed is also slow among point guards, his outside shooting ability is top-notch. It can be used as an important scoring point for the Magic outside.

And because of the details of the contract, the starting salary of Nelson's contract is 770 million US dollars, which will drop to 614 million next year, and then increase year by year. It seems a bit strange, but it is actually for the team to renew Turkoglu next year. prepare for.

But in fact, Turkoglu's current contract is also worth 686 million US dollars. With his high-level performance last season, it is conceivable that there will be considerable pressure to renew his contract next year.

All that said, the Magic don't have enough cap space to catch some big fish in free agency, and the 08 free market itself doesn't have any big fish that would interest the Magic.

For Wang Chao, he is quite satisfied with the current lineup structure of the Magic.

In fact, besides Howard, the original Magic team that reached the finals in the 08-09 season had only Lewis, Turkoglu and Nelson as important players in the team.

As for the other players, they are just icing on the cake.

Warcraft Howard will usher in the peak and most representative season of his career this season, averaging 20.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Will continue to monopolize the best defensive player DPOY for three years!

With Howard at his peak, plus Ray Allen's Wang Chao who is better than Lewis, Turkoglu and Nelson are also there, and now there are several 3D players joining, Wang Chao feels that the finals You can have a good battle with the Lakers.

Don't forget, Wang Chao still has a full 6000 points in his consciousness space that he hasn't spent yet. If he includes the conservatively estimated 50 victory rewards for this season's regular season, he doesn't even know how much it will become. powerful!
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In early October, the NBA preseason kicked off.

In 8 preseason games, the Magic team achieved a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, and their performance was quite satisfactory. After all, no one cares about the preseason record. For the Magic team, the average appearance time of the Gemini super magic combination is only about 15 minutes. A lot of playing time is reserved for other players.

This is also considering that Wang Chao and Howard have both participated in the Olympic Games and both reached the finals. There must be no problem in maintaining their competitive state. The Magic still have to count on Wang Chao and Howard.

This year's NBA situation is so confusing that people can't see clearly the situation of winning the championship.

The new NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers is naturally the biggest favorite to win the championship, but there are a group of rivals around the Lakers.

The magic of Wang Chao and Howard bear the brunt. Although they lost to the Lakers in the finals last season, everyone knows that Wang Chao and Howard are both young and still have huge room for improvement and potential, especially those who have watched the Olympic finals Everyone must realize that Wang Chao's strength is already stronger than during the finals of last season.

It's really not a big deal for him to team up with Dayao to kill the All-Star American Dream Team, and to beat the Lakers with Howard.

In addition, the Celtics Big Three who failed to win the championship in the Eastern Conference last season, the Cavaliers led by James, the Rockets configured by the Big Three in the Western Conference, and the Spurs with GDP combination are by no means idle.

At least before the start of the regular season, many professional basketball commentators have different opinions, and they think that the teams that may win the new season are also varied.

In such an atmosphere of multi-power competition, the NBA2008-09 regular season has begun!

On October 10, the Magic ushered in their opponents in the first game of the regular season at home, the Atlanta Hawks.

Today's Eagles have gradually taken on the appearance of a strong team in the league. Eagle King Joe Johnson is already an excellent scorer who can contribute 20+ points in the game steadily, and the second-generation Eagle King Josh Smith in the starting lineup , center Al Horford and Mike Bibby and Marvin Williams on the back line are all extremely powerful players.

Not surprisingly, the Eagles will have the best record in the past ten years, 47 wins and 35 losses, enter the playoffs with the fourth record in the Eastern Conference, and successfully advance to the second round.

But in the opening game of the regular season, they unfortunately encountered the significantly stronger Magic.

During the game, Howard completely dominated the Eagles inside. Josh Smith and Horford were not his opponents together.

霍华德整场比赛得到22分15篮板5封盖5抢断，其中有7个进攻篮板，防守端的统治力几乎令人感到窒息。

On the outside, Wang Chao's performance did not live up to the expectations of Magic fans.

Wang Chao, who showed his prowess in the Olympics, continued his fiery and efficient performance in the opening game. He made 17 of 12 shots, 9 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 34 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Relying on the performance of Wang Chao and Howard scoring 56 points together, the Magic won a good start with 99:85.

But this is just the beginning.

On October 10, they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 31:102 away.

On November 11, they defeated the Sacramento Kings 1:121 at home.

On November 11, they defeated the Chicago Bulls 3:97 at home...

It must be admitted that the opponents of the Magic team at the beginning of the regular season are generally relatively weak. After the Bulls, there are no decent opponents. The 76ers and the Wizards did not meet a decent opponent until November 11. , Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers are actually unlucky enough. Greg Oden, who was selected in 07 and is known as the future insider ruler of the league, didn't play a single game last season and was reimbursed for the entire season.

Fortunately, Oden finally made a comeback in the new season. Although he was still on and off throughout the next season, he only played 61 games in the regular season and played only 21 minutes. .

In the 08-09 season, the Trail Blazers achieved a record of 54 wins in the regular season. Although Roy, who averaged 22.6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Aldridge, who averaged 18 points and 7.5 rebounds, were the biggest contributors. Oden, whose average playing time is only 21 minutes, can get 8.9 points and 7 rebounds in the limited playing time, which is actually very good.

If calculated based on the 35-minute playing time of the main players, his average data should reach 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. Considering that Oden has been plagued by injuries, this performance is enough to prove the determination of the league. The pundits that Oden will rule the NBA inside are not just talking about it.

It's just a pity, no matter how good or strong your talent is, it doesn't make any sense if you can't play it.

This game between the Trail Blazers and the Magic proved this point.

The two NBA champions faced off directly in this game. As a result, Howard scored a super large double-double with 29 points and 19 rebounds, while Oden only had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and left the field early with 6 fouls. The outcome of the game has nothing to do with him.

In this game, the Blazers finally won the game.

Wang Chao made 21 of 11 shots and scored 35 points. Together with Howard, it was another wonderful performance with 64 points.

But the magic team failed to play the magic ball today. Except for Wang Chao and Howard, only two players in the team scored in double figures, namely Turkoglu with 14 points and Nelson with 10 points.

As for the Trail Blazers, Roy scored 27 points and 4 assists, point guard Steve Blake scored 20 points, Aldridge scored 16 points and 11 rebounds. How have you heard of the striker Travis Outlaw, he made 12 of 6 shots, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws and scored 20 points in the whole game. In addition, Rudy, who is also a bench substitute Fernandez also scored 16 points, which can be regarded as revenge for the Spanish men's basketball team in the Olympics.

The two substitutes alone scored 36 points, and the Magic had no choice but to lose. After all, even if the Bulls were as strong as Jordan, didn't they lose 72 games in the season of 10 wins?

Losing is a very normal thing in the NBA, and it is not like in the Olympic Games, where a game is won or lost, and there is no room for maneuver.

At 106:99, the Magic ushered in their first defeat of the season at home.

The team's failure did not disappoint the Magic fans, because the Magic had already won 6 consecutive victories!

This is the best start to the regular season for the Magic since O'Neal left the team!

What surprised them even more was the visible growth of Wang Chao and Howard.

After 7 games in the regular season, Wang Chao averaged 32 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, even suppressing Kobe, James, Wade and other top scorers.

And Howard also dominated the rebounding and blocking charts.

The Magic with 6 wins and 1 loss naturally beat the Cavaliers and Celtics to rank No.1 in the Eastern Conference and even the entire league record.

"The state is hot! At the start of the new season, the Magic has achieved 6 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the record list, aiming to win the championship."

"With an average of 30+ per game, Wang Chao is still a top scorer and will compete with Kobe, James, Wade and others for the scoring crown!"

"The inside pillar, Howard averaged 15.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, is his inside era coming?"

(It’s a bit of a slack, the update is not very good these days, I can only try to adjust as soon as possible to restore the daily update volume.)
(End of this chapter)