Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 170 170. Getting fatter?My heart is half cold!

In August, since the Timberwolves announced the high-profile signing of free agent Ben Wallace, this year's free market is basically coming to an end.

Only the teams are left to reinforce the corners and sign some role players that few people care about no matter where they go.

It is worth mentioning that the Heat successfully reached an agreement with free agent Salmons during the offseason. The two parties signed a two-year contract, and the Heat did not disclose the specific amount.

In addition, the trade negotiations between the Heat and the Knicks are gradually coming to an end. Although the two teams have not yet reached an agreement, I believe that the Marbury deal will be concluded sooner or later.

Now there is only one way for the Heat, which is to try their best to attack the championship before the "big shark" O'Neal really falls from the altar.

Even if the mighty Timberwolves stand in front of the championship, the Heat can only grit their teeth and fight.

As for the Knicks, they haven't spent a penny less in the past two seasons, but the team's record has made fans yell.

Last season, the Knicks also had "Lone Wolf" Marbury, Francis, Crawford, "Little Shark" Curry, David Lee, Jaylen Rose and many other outstanding players.

As a result, the team's record was only 23 wins and 59 losses, ranking second to last in the league, which can be called a typical prodigal son in the NBA.

And the head coach of the Knicks last season was the famous coach Larry Brown who just got out of get out of class from the Pistons. With the luxurious coaching and player configuration, the Knicks' performance is undoubtedly terrible.

And last season was definitely a big stain in the coaching career of head coach Larry Brown, and it also made Larry Brown's coaching ability deeply questioned by fans.

Questioning that Larry Brown would not play without the Pistons, he is a seriously overrated waste bishop.

It is said that after firing head coach Larry Brown, general manager Isiah Thomas will come down to coach in person next season.

I don't know who gave Thomas the illusion, making him think that he is better than Larry Brown in coaching. In short, Thomas' self-confidence is very bursting.

Finally, the veteran Chris Webber, who has been neglected by the Timberwolves, is currently very popular in the free market, and has been robbed by many favorites such as the Heat, Nuggets, Mavericks, Pistons, Cavaliers and Spurs.

Chris Webber is only 33 years old this year, and last season he averaged 20.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Although the poor offensive and defensive efficiency makes Weber look more like a brush, but with his performance last season, if Weber wants to continue to fight for a contract, he can get at least about $1500 million for two years.

But Chris Webber, who has never tasted the taste of a championship in his career, plans to use the basic salary of a veteran to join a favorite to win the championship, and strive to taste the taste of a championship before retiring.

It's a pity that Luke doesn't like this former king who is willing to take the initiative to throw himself into his arms. Even if Chris Webber's personal data was close to 20+10 last season, Luke can't arouse much interest.

After the injury, Chris Webber's movement speed has become as slow as a snail, and the defensive end is an out-and-out defensive black hole.

On the offensive end, Webber's best offensive method is still mid-range shooting, but his shooting percentage last season was only 42%, and his three-point shooting percentage was as low as 27%.

This kind of offensive and defensive efficiency, unless a team is willing to establish offensive tactics with Chris Webber as the core, otherwise Webber's offensive efficiency as a space-based insider is not qualified.

What's more, Chris Webber on the defensive end is too tasteless. The only function of the Timberwolves signing Webber is to prevent other teams from reinforcing.

However, in Luke's view, Chris Webber is now a "humanoid cash machine", no matter which team he joins, Luke will not feel troublesome.

Unless Chris Webber is placed on the bench to lead the second team to play, Weber will definitely be targeted by Luke to cry.

Seeing that there is no hope of joining the Timberwolves during the offseason, Chris Webber can only refocus his attention on other teams.

According to an ESPN reporter, Webber will choose among the Heat, Mavericks, Nuggets, and Pistons. As for which team to join, Chris Webber will make a decision after weighing.

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Time flies, and time comes to September in a blink of an eye.

During this period, the Mavericks renewed the head star Dirk Nowitzki with a three-year 6000 million contract, and also signed a four-year 4000 million contract extension with the striker Josh Howard.

Obviously, the Mavericks' current lineup is very satisfying to the management, and they are determined to strengthen on the original basis. In the new season, they will once again have an impact on the status of the defending champion Timberwolves.

In addition, the Suns also renewed Diaw with a five-year, $4500 million contract.

With his unremitting efforts and positive playing attitude, Dior's career has finally come to an end, ushering in the most important turning point in his career.

In September, each team began to call players back to the team for training to prepare for the new season in advance.

The league will hold a preseason competition for the new season in early October, and the regular season of the new season will officially start at the end of October.

Therefore, the training in September will be the key to whether each team can quickly enter the state in the new season.

NBA players have a rest in June at the latest, and players who failed to make the playoffs can even go home early to go fishing at the end of April.

For such a long period of time, it is difficult for players to keep training as before during the rest period. After all, not every player knows how to discipline himself, and not every player is willing to give up enjoying and stick to his basketball dream.

This also led to the fact that after a few months of eating, drinking and having fun during the offseason, players' bodies are often out of shape before the start of the new season.

Just like "Madman", when Luke saw "Madman" again, Luke found that this guy is not only out of shape, he has gained a lot of weight!
If the shape of the madman last season was very similar to Kobe, then the shape of the madman in front of Luke is already comparable to James Harden.

From a standard figure with low body fat and good stature to now everyone trembling with a single ab.

Luke didn't know what the madman went through during the offseason, but he must have had a very cool life.

Especially in the case of winning the NBA championship for two consecutive seasons, Madman's attitude towards basketball has become less focused, which makes Luke worry about the prospect of winning the new season.

Why is the probability of the NBA defending the championship so low, even when the team lineup has not changed at all, the performance of the two seasons before and after the two teams is simply different, the main reason is the change in the mentality of the players.

Players often hold a breath in their hearts before winning the championship. This breath can ensure that they will try their best before they really touch the championship trophy.

But after the players won the championship, it was like unloading a huge rock in their hearts, and their behavior gradually became lazy and indulgent. This change in mentality is the crisis for the team to defend the championship.

When Luke stepped into the stadium again and saw the madman and Kevin Garnett who had been away for a long time, Luke's heart immediately went cold!
(End of this chapter)