Basketball K God

Chapter 400
At present, the general outline of the Grizzlies lineup has come out. There is no doubt that the starting lineup must be the black and white bears, Gay, Xie Kai and Conley.

The team's second team is Tony Allen, Arthur, Sam Young and Vazquez.

This year's second-round pick Josh Selby and Jeremy Pargo should appear in the team's third team.

The Grizzlies will definitely sign or trade in the future, and there are still big problems with the depth of the team's bench.The second team of this team has been criticized last season. Although the playoffs exploded a few games, it still cannot get rid of the stubborn problem of lack of scoring ability.

Veteran Battier this season is an immediate loss to the Grizzlies, who will lose a locker room veteran and a solid 3D.

The Grizzlies are preparing for the new season, and unfortunately, the team's backup power forward Darrell Arthur injured his right foot during a team practice, and after an MRI test, his right Achilles tendon torn crack.

A torn Achilles tendon is slightly better than a rupture, but surgery is required, and once it is surgery, it is basically reimbursed for the season.

This news is definitely bad enough, bad news for Arthur and the Grizzlies.

This is Arthur's contract year. He needs to perform well and strive for a satisfactory contract for himself, but the reimbursement for the season made him lose this precious opportunity.In the summer of next year, it will be very difficult for him to obtain a satisfactory contract extension after his return from injury is unknown.And if the team abandons him and makes him a completely free agent, it is estimated that it will be difficult for other teams to offer him a satisfactory contract.

Arthur was originally a somewhat mini insider. His strengths were speed and impact. However, once his Achilles tendon was injured, even if his athletic ability was not compromised, it would take a long time for him to return to the previous state. How strong was he? Will the team give him such a recovery plan?
The plans of the Grizzlies have also been disrupted. Although they can get a special injury case if Arthur is reimbursed for the season, it is extremely difficult to find an insider who is more useful than Arthur at this price in the current free market. one difficult thing.

Xie Kai is also very sad. Unlike other teammates, Arthur is his college teammate. The two have a good personal relationship, and they even went on vacation together before.But who knew he would be so unlucky to encounter such a devastating injury in his contract year.

The Grizzlies lost backup general Arthur before the start of the season, which cast a shadow over their prospects for the new season.Although Arthur is not the core of this team, he is the main insider of the team's weak substitute.His season reimbursement will affect the normal rotation of the team.

The team's management immediately sought Arthur's replacement. The team's starting inside line was quite luxurious, but the inside line became empty after the substitute was reimbursed for Arthur's season.

The Grizzlies signed free agent Brian Skinner immediately after Arthur tore his Achilles tendon.The two parties signed a non-guaranteed basic salary contract.

Skinner is 35 years old, and his career has been a blue-collar role player. The Grizzlies signed him as a way to make up for the adverse effects of Arthur's season reimbursement at a very small price.

Moreover, once Skinner does not adapt to the team, they can also cut him without bearing many adverse consequences.

On December 12, the Grizzlies faced the New Orleans Hornets at home, ushering in the team's first preseason game of the season.

Because of the shortened season, each NBA team has only two preseason games this season, and the Grizzlies' two preseason opponents are the Hornets.

In this game, the Grizzlies lost to their opponents at home and failed to usher in their first preseason win.

The NBA's preseason games are getting less and less attention. The main reason is that his wins and losses are not included in the regular season rankings, so we can often see those scenes where the big teams can beat the championship teams.

On December 12, Derrick Rose, the protagonist of "Ross Clause", renewed his contract with the team ahead of schedule.He signed with the Bulls with a five-year, $21 million supermax salary.

After the contract was signed, the outside world did not seem very surprised. After all, everyone already knew that Rose would sign such a contract.The Ross Clause was originally designed just for him.

On December 12, in the second and last preseason game of the season, the Grizzlies lost to the Hornets in an away game and were double-killed by their opponents.

The Grizzlies didn't care too much about being double-killed by weaker opponents in the preseason.The preseason is not the playoffs, and it doesn't mean anything.The team is currently preparing for the opener.

On Dec. 12, just before the start of the season, the Grizzlies got a boost.According to the "Ring World" report, the Charlotte Bobcats waived the matching contract, and the Grizzlies will sign restricted free agent Dante Cunningham with a three-year, $24 million contract.

Cunningham is 24 years old this year and is the 2009rd rookie in the second round in 33. He is 203cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is a speedy No. 4 player.

If Arthur is considered a mini insider, Cunningham is considered a mini insider.It's not that he's too short, but because Tai's figure is too thin.Big Ben is also very short, but with his physique and all his tendons, it is not something ordinary people can squeeze.

Corningham's advantages are speed and offensive ability. The defensive end can defend the outside line. Although there are many shortcomings, it is impossible to get a perfect substitute inside line at such a price.

After signing Skinner and Cunningham, the Grizzlies' bench inside is finally no longer a vacuum.Although the strength of these two people is very limited, but right now, something is better than nothing.

The reinforcement of the Grizzlies is not over yet. On December 12, they made a deal with the Hornets.

According to the New Orleans Times, the New Orleans Hornets have traded small forward Quincy Pondexter to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Graves Vasquez.

Vazquez was the No. 2010 rookie in the first round of the Grizzlies in 28. He averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 assists last season.As a tall defender, his organizational ability is acceptable, but his truly stable scoring ability does not help the team's second team much.

Pondexett is the same rookie of Vazquez, he is the 26th pick in the first round.He is a strong swingman who can defend 2/3/4 positions.

This transaction will not produce qualitative changes for both parties, because the two are marginal players in the rotation in their respective teams. I don't know if changing the environment can stimulate their potential.

After the deal, the Grizzlies bench lineup became Tony Allen, Sam Young, Cunningham, Pondexter and Jeremy Pargo.

The scoring ability of this bench lineup is also dependent on the sky, and the overall strength is still biased.

(End of this chapter)