Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 135 135. Other things before the start of the new season (for subscription)
I originally thought that the new season would be like this, waiting for the team's training camp to start and then unfolding.

As a result, a shocking news came.

Owen asked the Cavaliers to trade himself!

It was only at the end of August that the team was asked to trade itself. This is a very crazy thing for all teams that are about to start preparing for team training and preseason games.

Irving was the No. 11 pick in 20. When he led the Cavaliers alone, he averaged 6+ points and [-]+ assists per game. After James decided to return to the Cavaliers II, he was a meritorious guard who successfully won the championship in the second year of the combination, and the second head of the Cavaliers!

And only by James' side can it be said that Irving is the second master. How many people would dare to let Irving be the second master in any other team?
But perhaps it is precisely because of his high strength but his status as a second-in-command, Irving longed to prove his ability to lead the team to the world, so after another failed duel with the Warriors, Irving wanted to leave James.

And Richard wondered whether the fuse of this incident would be the words that Thomas Jr. and Irving said at the end of Kobe's training camp.

Although Richard didn't know the specific content, Owen's sensitive heart must have been stimulated by little Thomas, and he wanted to prove himself even more.

The contract between Irving and the Cavaliers is still two years away. If Irving is traded, James will definitely not renew his contract without his helper, and then chooses to leave the team. James has the right to veto the transaction.

Then why was Irving's trade application accepted by the Cavaliers?

The last year of the contract between Irving and the Cavaliers is a player option. If the Cavaliers do not agree to trade Irving, although Irving can continue to play for the Cavaliers for another year, Irving may jump out of the contract during the offseason next year. With Irving's ability, he can sign a maximum-salary contract with any team.

Anyway, signing with any team will not trigger the 5% more designated veteran clause, and Irving, who wants to leave, will not want that 5%, he has to prove himself.

Then the Cavaliers will only get one result if they wait another year, that is, Irving jumps out of the contract, and they will not get any benefits, and James will definitely leave.

And forcibly staying for a year may also offend James and cause neither of them to take the game seriously.

The lesser of two evils.

The Cavaliers had to put Irving on the shelf, so they could get some chips and the right to use James for the final year.

Once James leaves the Cavaliers next year, and the Cavaliers have traded almost all the draft picks in recent years due to signings, the team will be completely unable to rebuild, and it will be rotten without even being qualified to play badly. There will be nothing but a championship.

Therefore, Owen must make a fortune!
Even if the Spurs reported that they intended to trade Irving, they were rejected because there was no young capital to join the deal.

Poor teams will not be willing to pay for draft picks and young players, and strong teams have basically completed their reinforcements. Irving suddenly had no market.

In the end, it was Thomas Jr. who saved Owen and the Cavaliers.

The Celtics sent Thomas Jr., Zizic, Jack Crowder and the 18-year first-round pick from the Nets to trade with the Cavaliers for Irving.

The two groups of the Big Three in the East were forcibly balanced, but looking at it this way, both groups may have lost the ability to wrestle with the Warriors at the same time.

But in any case, Irving's departure has changed the league situation again, making the 17-18 season more interesting.

After the Irving trade incident ended, another dumbfounding thing happened.

The Mavericks owners Cuban and Nowitzki went to China to participate in the event. After learning that the team "Mavericks" was translated into Mavericks in China, they were very depressed. They felt that this term did not match the team's culture, and decided to initiate a call for opinions to re-collect the translation of the Chinese name.

The Mavericks have always been very popular in China. The first Chinese player to log into the NBA, Wang Zhizhi, spent the first two seasons with the Mavericks. Later, Yi Jianlian also spent a season with the Mavericks, during which time he accumulated many Chinese fans.

Because of this, Cuban also pays special attention to the Chinese market. The change of the Chinese translation name this time is also to better convey the team's culture to Chinese fans, and the method adopted is also very interactive.

Cuban used the online collection of Chinese translation names, and then launched an online vote.

The origin of the name Mavericks is also a misunderstanding. "Mavericks" has a Chinese interpretation of "unbranded calf", which is actually used to express the maverick spirit of the farmer who does not brand the animals on his pasture.

However, due to the cultural differences between China and the West, the Huaxia commentary that was broadcast that year thought that the word referred to the Mavericks, so it was translated as the Mavericks. After the audience learned about the name through the only channel, it gradually took root in the hearts of Huaxia fans.

But in the United States, the word "Mavericks" has gradually evolved into synonyms for words such as strength, innovation, freedom, and pioneering. In Cuban's understanding, "Mavericks" represents strength, innovation, strength, and victory.

The name Mavericks ran counter to his original intention of naming, so he decided to change the Chinese translation of the team's name, hoping that the new name could convey the true meaning of the word "Mavericks".

After understanding the meaning of the word "Mavericks" and looking at the Mavericks logo carefully, I realized that it was actually a horse, not a cow.

The original battle of cattle and horses has completely lost its meaning.

And looking at it this way, aren't the Spurs born to overcome "Mavericks"?

Cuban’s opinion collection lasted for half a month, during which he received tens of thousands of suggestions, “Cuban team”, “Cotton team”, “Pegasus team”, “Martial horse team”, “Mavericks team”…

Luo Xi once asked Richard what name he thought he would name.

"Lone Ranger." Luo Xi, who had already started learning Chinese, took two hours to understand what Richard's name meant.

"Lone Ranger? Back then Dirk Nowitzki won the championship with a single core, and the tenacity and strength of this team are also in line with the style of this name." Rosie bit his finger lightly and gave Richard a big thumbs up.

Richard smiled slightly, hiding his merit and fame.

In the end, the three names "Lone Ranger", "Crazy Horse" and "Fierce Horse" were nominated for the final online voting.

"Hmph, my Li Cha is really good at naming names." Luo Xi voted for "Lone Ranger" without hesitation.

Richard could only secretly laugh on the sidelines.

Of course, this "Lone Ranger" with a martial arts style and maverick characteristics eventually became the new Chinese translation name of the Mavericks, and Cuban is also very satisfied with this name.

I don't know if I'm satisfied or not, anyway, after such an interaction with the fans, the Mavericks, oh no, now it's called the Lone Ranger, and the Lone Ranger is even more popular among Huaxia fans.

Every action of a businessman has a purpose.

On the contrary, when Lone Ranger was successfully selected as the new Chinese translation name, Luo Xi jumped up excitedly and gave Richard a big hug.

His legs clamped around Richard's waist, and Luo Xi's height happened to meet Richard's face. This was the last time he looked at each other. Richard was so happy that he almost fainted.

Entering October, the preseason starts, and there are not many games for the Thunder. There are only three away games against the Rockets on the 10rd, the away game against the Pelicans on the 3th, and the home game against the Nuggets on the 6th.

The lack of games is mainly due to the joining of George and the team's good running-in in the training camp. Donovan considers allowing players to have more rest time, and does not want to use games to adjust their status.

This is also due to the fact that George and Richard participated in the Kobe training camp at the same time and were still on the same team.

Of course, for this matter, Westbrook finally spent almost an entire September before letting go of his knot.

Seeing Richard and George eyeing each other every day, Westbrook wanted to get mad.

The game is about to start, and Richard checked his status again:
Strength: 81/85.

Speed: 86/92.

Skill: 90/96.

Bounce: 81/88.

Two-point shooting accuracy: 89/94.

Three-point shooting accuracy: 83/90.

Average: 86/95.

Medals: Insight, Away Hounds, Four A.M. Sun (Silver), Fortitude (Bronze), Master Backward (Bronze).

The effect of Kobe's training camp was very good. In addition to the one-month team training, Richard's training points have improved a lot, and his talent value has also increased to 86, especially in skills, which broke through to 90 under Kobe's guidance.

It takes 90 yuan to add a little more than 80. My annual salary of 1392 million yuan is a little over 700 million yuan after tax deduction. A game is less than 10 yuan. It takes 9 games to add a little bit. Tsk tsk tsk, it is much more expensive than when I first entered the league.

And the "Backward Master (Bronze)" medal was awarded when Kobe guided Richard alone in Kobe's training camp. At that time, Richard wanted to get another "dream step".

"Master of Leanback (Bronze): Shooting with the body leaning back can effectively reduce the opponent's chances of blocking shots. It was invented by Michael Jordan and carried forward by Kobe Bryant. Having this medal can increase the shooting percentage of backward shots, which are 10/20/50% without interference and 3/5/10% with interference."

An increase of 50% without interference is not almost 100% hit rate.

Ah, bah, it's useful, why use back lean when no one interferes?
But if you think about it another way, if you can hit 80 or so in unattended jump shots, it is very strong, but if you can directly rush to 100 if you lean back, that's okay. As long as you can make a shot, it doesn't matter what action you use.

Under someone's interference, the shooting rate can be increased by 3%, which is also a statistic that cannot be ignored. Those whose shooting rate can be reduced by 10% due to defensive interference are already very strong defenders, and about 5% is the normal 3D level.

Although this medal is only for one kind of shooting, the enhancement effect is very powerful.

Knowing his state, Richard cheered up and was ready to meet the challenges of the new season!

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