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Chapter 264: Media Day Opens!
On July 7, the free market opened.

Duncan was chased by the Knicks, the Spurs and the Celtics, three teams.

The Pacers wanted to pack O'Neal and Jackson away.

Reid was chased by the Bucks and Wizards.

The information related to the Magic looked lively, but the official signing did not appear.

On the contrary, the Suns moved a lot.

First of all, with the 00th pick in 25, Jack Chakalidis + 04 first-round pick, reached a deal with the Cavaliers, and got Desa Gaenadiop, the 01th pick in 8.

Chakalidis averaged 7 points and 6 rebounds last season.

Diop is a parallel importer, averaging 1.4 points and 1 rebound per game last season.

The Cavaliers were betting on the talent of high school student Diop, but found that his offensive skills were too rough, so when he had the opportunity to make a shot, he naturally agreed with joy.

Li Mu needs Diop's defense, guarding the basket, and can be used as a meat shield.

Immediately afterwards, the Suns exchanged Pat Garrity, the 98th overall pick in 19, with Gerald Wallace, the 01th overall pick of the Kings in 25.

Garrity averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Gerrard averaged 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

The Suns have Boozer and Gugliota, and they don't need to withdraw forward Garrity.

The Kings like players who can shoot, and Garrity has a three-pointer, which is more suitable for Princeton tactics.

Gerrard can only defend, he can only play with his muscles, and he doesn't have many opportunities to perform.

Subsequently, the Suns signed Alstom with a one-year minimum salary.

It is said that the rookie contract is over, but Alstom has not found a next home.

If the Suns don't sign him, the streetball king will have nowhere to go, and he will accept the Raptors' contract with a one-year salary of 1.

Reinforcing point guards and centers, the Suns already have 13 players after signing rookies.

The reinforcement work is basically over, and the only thing the management has to do now is to find a home for Hardaway and Gugliota.

The two have seriously declined due to injuries. Hardaway averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, earning an annual salary of 1238 million, which is at the same level as Hill.

With an annual salary of 1089 million, Gugliota averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds per game.

With high salary and low ability, and the contract is more than two years, it may be difficult to find a next job.

But death can't die, what if other team managers go crazy?

……

02 Summer League.

The Suns played with a luxurious lineup.

Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, Prince, Boozer, Okur, Alton Ford.

Alstom, Gerrard and Diop, who had just concluded a deal, also went to help out.

The lead coaches are first assistant coach Frank Johnson and Mike D'Antoni who just signed with the Suns.

Such a lineup is terrifying, full of talents, and every game is crushing.

Li Mu didn't pay attention. After the 02 World Cup ended, he slept and fished, the kind of sleeping and fishing with girls.

Time flies, in the summer league, the Suns won 7 of 7 games and won the championship.

Joe Johnson averaged 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game and won the MVP.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of September.

Media day begins.

The Suns players made a collective appearance and accepted interviews and questions from reporters.

Although Li Mu is young, he is already an old bird, so he can deal with it easily.

Arenas, Hill, Hardaway, Marion, and Stoudemire are indeed the core, and they put together a promotional poster.

The next day, the Suns training camp opened.

The group confrontation started, and the status and strength of the players were weighed.

Main lineup: Arenas, Hill, Hardaway, Marion, Stoudemire.

Second Team: Alston, Joe Johnson, Gerrard, Boozer, Okur.

Gugliotta is recuperating, Prince's offense is mediocre and not taken seriously, Alton Ford is a fringe player, Barnes has a short-term contract, and the undrafted pick Haslem.

The game is on.

Arenas rushed up without slowing down, knocked Alston into the air, jumped up, and scored two points with a dunk.

The general's style of play is very crazy, and Alstom is too light to be hit.

Looking back, Alston and Boozer played a pick-and-roll tactic.

Alston hit the basket with the ball, and was slapped out by Marion for a layup.

Joe Johnson took the basketball back, put on the offensive triple threat, started, accelerated, stepped down the dribble, swayed a little angle, and immediately shot a jumper...

Swish-!
In the second season, Joe Johnson has a bit of a 'single Joe' style.

Arenas rushed up.

Marion and Stoudemire also rushed up early.

The frontcourt casually sent the basketball to the sky.

Marion soared into the air, alley-ooped, and blasted the basketball into the basket with a bang.

This bounce is too perverted.

Alston continued to play pick and roll tactics.

This round, he finally passed the ball out, and Boozer scored points on Arenas with an elite mid-range shot.

Swish-!
Still running and bombing.

Arenas came by himself, making an emergency stop and making two jumpers.

Bang-dang-!
The basketball hits the iron and flies out.

Before the basketball fell, Stoudemire had already flew up.

Bang-dang-!
Supplementary deduction of two points.

This body is beast level.

Okur couldn't keep up at all.

Alstom made a three-point jumper in the frontcourt.

Arenas' defense was mediocre and he was caught off guard.

Swish-!
Three point hit.

During this period, Alston's three-point shooting rate was close to 40%, reaching the peak of his career.

Arenas turned around and also shot a three-pointer on Alston's head.

Swish-!
Responding to the ball, Arenas played very strongly.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Alston was closely marked and immediately passed the ball to Joe Johnson.

Head-to-head singles, breakthrough, emergency stop jump shot, bang bang, hit the iron and miss.

Okur took off the rebound, landed, and went out for the second attack, only to see a figure fly up.

Snapped--!
Stoudemire's cover.

After slapping Okur's shot away, he immediately rushed up and went into the attack.

Arenas dribbled forward, changed direction and passed Alston, and went into the penalty area, followed by Gerrard.

Jumping up, Arenas was in the air, facing Gerrard's block, he didn't even look at it, and threw the basketball to his height.

A figure slapped his horse and rushed over, ran after him, took the ball in the air, and smashed it hard into the basket.

Bang-dang-!
Stoudemire dunked with both hands.

Outside, there were applause and cheers.

They were all shocked by Stoudemire's physical talent.

From the bouncing ability shown in the backcourt to blocking shots, to rushing back to the frontcourt, the running speed is not inferior to that of the defender, so fucking awesome.

Li Mu nodded, very satisfied with the momentum of Arenas, Marion and Stoudemire.

On the field.

Okur and Alston hit a screen.

Withdrew to the three-point line, received a post-up pass from Alstom, and made a three-point jumper...

Swish-!
Three point hit.

This is why Li Mu took down Okur.

Just rushing to the basket to attack is not enough.

Next, Hill received the ball, and in the positional battle, he changed direction with the ball and broke through.

He reached the penalty area, jumped up, made a lob in the air, and sent the basketball into the basket.

With a healthy Hill, the offense is very unsolvable.

Joe Johnson couldn't stop it.

Alstom holds the ball up front.

Boozer and Okura to the horns.

Gerrard and Joe Johnson cut inside.

Okur caught the ball, flicked his hands, and threw the basketball to the inside.

Gerrard catches the ball and drives to the basket with ease.

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(End of this chapter)