NBA villain

Chapter 546
During the offseason, veteran Calbert Chaney chose to retire.

The team's sixth man, John Salmons, had already reached a contract extension agreement with the Warriors, but he suddenly went back on his word, which was confusing. After failing to negotiate with Salmons' agent, Chris - Mullin announced the abandonment of the team option.

Salmons became a free agent, and then rumored with many teams.

At this time, the Sacramento Kings, whose contract renewal negotiations with the team's starting shooting guard Bunch Wells had never progressed, made a sudden move and acquired John Salmons with a generous five-year contract price of $5 million.

After the entire preseason, the team laid off some marginal players. At the beginning of the new season, the team confirmed the list as follows.

Point guards: Baron Davis, Derek Fisher, Lou Williams.

Shooting guards: Ray Allen, Monta Ellis, Shannon Brown.

Small forwards: Danny Granger, Trevor Ariza, Matt Barnes.

Power forwards: Yang Di, Alnar Foyer, David Lee.

Centers: Tyson Chandler, Andres Biedrins.

Just like last year, there is an empty roster that can be supplemented at any time. The number of inside players is slightly less, but the newly joined small forward Matt Barnes rebounds fiercely. When the Warriors play small ball, he can also serve as a four-pointer No. bit.

Basically stabilized last season's winning lineup, and the new season's starting lineup is only stronger than last season's.

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In October, the weather in Auckland is even cooler.

People on the street are already wearing long sleeves, and the opening of the regular season is getting closer.

As the defending champions, the Warriors were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening game. At that time, the team will also present the championship ring on the spot.

The other two openers held on the same day, the Heat played against the Bulls, and the Mavericks played against the Suns.

"The league is stimulating Kobe!" Ray Allen said with a wry smile. "When the ring is awarded in the opening game, Kobe's murderousness will be raised by two levels."

"Hey, it's useless to go up. The Lakers lineup is there. By the way, what kind of trade did they do during the offseason?" Having said that, he was always in a hurry, and Yang Di didn't do his homework seriously.

"Get Vladimir from the Los Angeles Clippers," Derek Fisher said.

"Who?"

Yang Di was at a loss, feeling that the name was very strange.

"Vladimir Radmanovic." Baron Davis added the full name.

"Oh!" After saying this, Yang Di was familiar with it, and then he looked at Ray Allen. Isn't this Ray Allen's teammate before? Kneeling as soon as you encounter supersonic speed, you have suffered from the musketeers.

But it's okay now, the strongest musketeer among them has become a teammate.

After the preseason, the team had a dinner together.

The entire team of the Warriors attended the grand dinner party. At the same time, members of the coaching staff who will work together for the new season, trainers, physical trainers, nutritionists and other auxiliary workers, and members of the uniform team also came. At least, general manager Chris Mullin is proud.

Introducing Yang Di was the most correct decision in his career. He hoped that the Warriors would become stronger from the bottom of his heart, but he never expected that the Warriors would win the championship directly last season. Ray Allen was introduced to the Warriors, and the Warriors' current lineup tends to be perfect.

On the southwest coast, the Warriors are the brightest team.

In addition to Ray Allen, Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown are also new players.

Matt Barnes is a draft player in 02. He is 26 years old this year. He has a tough style of play, is good at defense, has average pass control ability, and is good at running and cutting.Shannon Brown is a player just selected in this year's draft. He is fast, has good athletic ability, and has amazing bounce, but his shooting is terrible, and his offensive selection is also a big problem. He may need to study for a while before he can enter the NBA.

Yang Di greeted the two new players. They were all tattooed and vicious characters, and there was basically no major problem in communication.

Shannon Brown is a little restrained, Yang Di is the absolute core of the Warriors, the boss of the team, and has enough voice in the team.

"Shannon was at Michigan State?"

"Yes, I'm from Illinois, um, just south of Wisconsin. Yang, I'm your fan. When I was in college, I liked watching you play. Your performance is so cool. Congratulations on winning the World Championships night."

"Haha." Yang Di smiled and patted Shannon Brown on the shoulder, enjoying his compliment very much.

"Where's Matt? Where are you from?"

"I'm from California, so the team I've been joining has always hoped to be a team on the West Coast. The Warriors are my ideal team to join. It's really great." Barnes said with a smile, without any villains on the court Difficult image.

"In short, welcome to the Warriors family."

Yang Di reached out and shook hands with Barnes. A player like Barnes doesn't want the ball, likes to defend, and can shoot well. He is very popular everywhere.

Monta Ellis was the happiest. After John Salmons left the team, he naturally became the sixth man of the team.

He knows that his defense is not very good, but the second team does not have high requirements for defense. His only task is to grab points, and this is what he is best at.

Monta Ellis has a goal in mind, and he can average more than double-digit points per game in the new season.

After the team streamlined the lineup, some players honed last season will gradually have some opportunities to perform, like Trevor Ariza, during the offseason, he practiced hard for three-pointers, and when the new season comes, he is ready to surprise everyone .There is also the youngest Louis Williams, who is obviously much stronger.

Among the inside players, Biedrins, who has just turned 20, feels that he is capable of being the first substitute inside. He carefully studied Yang Di's game video, and gradually found a sense of rebounding. The direction of development is to become Yang Di in the early Heat period.

David Lee was the one who surprised Yang Di the most.

In the previous preseason joint training, the 23-year-old David Lee showed a stable mid-range and basket footsteps. His offensive skills have greatly improved, and in terms of rebounding, he is no better than tall and jumping players. Biedrins is weak, and his generous body gives him a chance to easily block, and he can protect the backcourt rebounds well.

So much so that veterans like Foyer who were reused last season, after the new season came, they obviously found that the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed forward the waves, and felt the rapid progress of the warrior generals.

(End of this chapter)