Kwame Brown's Freshman

Chapter 185 12. The Great Era

After Kwame returned to Los Angeles, he immediately devoted himself to training. The Lakers' opponents all had more or less reinforcements, but the Lakers had no room for reinforcements.Therefore, in order to compete with the enemy, they can only tap the internal potential. Humphries and Thomas were pulled up from the vacation by Kwame to start training in advance.

Thomas has just completed the signing, a four-year basic salary contract of 520 million, 2+2 in nature, two years with guaranteed two-year team options.In the next two years, no accident, the Lakers' second center will be him.Although the strength is average, the inside personal offense is only a passable post-up singles, and the ball will be lost when double-teamed. However, after the start of the training camp, let the trainer strengthen the targeted reinforcement and pass the ball after being double-teamed. In fact, leaving Thomas mainly It was for O'Neal's defense on the inside. After all, the tonnage is there, and the Lakers originally liked him because of his low defensive ability.

In fact, Humphries practiced at home early on. Except for the one-month carnival with his family and friends after winning the championship, he has been practicing for one month now.Thomas is not as rich as Humphries’ family. After entertaining a lot of friends and relatives, he also worked hard to stay on the team. Now Kwame asked him to train with him. He was very happy. He called him the first day and he arrived the next morning. .

Similar to Kwame's situation, almost every team has a group of players who started practicing early.Get ready for the crazy season that is about to start.

At this time, the Indiana Pacers are ready to start rebuilding!The Rockets seized the opportunity this time and pulled the Kings, Lakers and Pacers to complete the deal at the end of the offseason.

Kupchak followed Kwame's advice and sent this year's second-round rookie Vaughan Weaver and Chris Mihm for pitcher Taylor.Adding an outside shooter while also getting rid of Mihm's near-middle-level contract can be regarded as a relief for some teams.After the Knicks sent Marbury away this year, the Lakers' salary successfully surpassed the Knicks and became the team with the highest salary.Taylor's $280 million contract is much better for the Lakers than Mihm's $400 million plus Powell's $76 contract.

The Rockets sent Taylor and another parallel importer Taylor-Swift plus Juwan-Howard and the first-round picks in 06 and 08 to get Ron Artest and Peja!And Chris Mihm.

The King sent Peja, Bobby Jackson, Brad Miller plus the first-round picks in 06 and 08 to get Juwan Howard and Jermaine O'Neal!As a bonus, there is also the second place in the list of parallel imports.

The Pacers sent Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest to get Josh Powell, Brad Miller and Bobby Jackson.Officially entered the reconstruction period after losing Miller!
Compared with some other cheating deals, this deal is a three-win deal. The Pacers are completely rebuilt. Originally, the combination of Artest and O'Neal was good, but Artest was defeated by Indiana after the Auburn Hills Palace incident. The fans cursed, hurt their self-esteem, and decided to leave. Jermaine O'Neal was not a strong player. Without the care of Miller and Artest, he became extremely soft in the playoffs. He is not suitable for continued training as the core of the team. It is better to suffer It is better to have short-term pain and rebuild directly.

The Kings sent away Peja, the team's top scorer, but got a dominant insider. Kevin Martin also gradually revealed the potential of a top scorer. Within two years, he can completely replace Peja. With Bibby as the pinnacle, the Kings will become a championship-level team again in at most two years. At that time, O'Neal is fully mature, Bibby is old and strong, and Martin has grown up, which is worth looking forward to.

The biggest beneficiary in this transaction is the Rockets, who got a top wing player and a super pitcher but only sent two lottery picks with no possibility of entering the lottery and a somewhat fake maximum salary contract!This robbery was too ruthless!
Just after the transaction was completed, the Rockets announced that they would lay off Jeff Van Gundy and recruit Adelman as the head coach. The Rockets' championship lineup was officially completed!

Now the Rockets can send out such a lineup: point guard McGrady, McGrady's vision and passing ability can be used as a top point guard.Shooting guard Peja, who perfectly interprets the traditional shooting guard, just shoots!
Small forward Artest may be the best small forward right now. Although he didn't play a few games last season, he was the best defensive player in the next season!In a few games last season, he also played at the mvp level. The average of 24+7+4 per game can completely hit the mvp. The most important thing is that he is only 26 years old!Such a person who has both offense and defense and is willing to do dirty work is the most perfect jigsaw puzzle for a championship.As for his temper, many teams are discouraged. In fact, he is a very good person. How can I say it?Aside from being a bit of a 2, being silly and naive, a very good player.As long as he is used boldly, McGrady will definitely have no worries when attacking the city.

The power forward, Chris Mihm, can actually use a small lineup more often, let Artest play this position, and Sura play point guard.Mihm is just a backup option, and Artest has no problem playing power forward.

The center is naturally Yao Ming.After a summer of weight gain, Yao Ming's strength can already rank among the top three centers.

The Rockets also have Mutombo, Mark Jackson, Sura, Weaver and others on the bench. They are not weak!

Now there is a new situation in the power of the nba, and the number of teams on the first tier has increased significantly.Eight teams including the Lakers, Spurs, Heat, Celtics, Mavericks, Nets, 76ers, and Rockets are about to compete for hegemony!
The Lakers have a gorgeous lineup of Kidd, Kobe, Hill, Kwame, and Odom and are still the number one favorite for the championship.

Needless to say, the Spurs, as long as Duncan is still there, they are the favorites for the championship.

The Heat have no action like the Lakers, but the growing Wade and O'Neal, who is said to be stimulated and then worked hard to lose weight in the summer, are the guarantee of the championship!
The Celtics' Big Four combination of Marbury, Johnson, Pierce, and Gasol plus Perkins, the weapon used to deal with O'Neal, is the most luxurious and reasonable lineup. The only worry is the running-in problem, but even so Still a favorite for the title.

The Mavericks now really form a lineup of five players taking turns in singles, point guard Harris, shooting guard Terry or Stackhouse, small forward Marion, power forward Nowitzki, Avery Johnson or It is very possible to let five players take turns to play singles at the same time. All five of them have three-point ability and passing ability, which can open up space and take turns to attack in singles. The Mavericks often played this way last season, and the effect is not bad. Howard is replaced by Marion, who is more capable, and his tactics can be used more smoothly.

Needless to say, the Nets are half-human and half-god with super scoring ability. Although they are a bit old, Anfernee Hardaway with a career of 15+5+5, plus Stoudemire, has fierce firepower, compared to the one in 01 Raptors are stronger!

Rockets Big Four: McGrady, Peja, Artest, Yao Ming.

The 76ers surpassed the Heat to become the most watched team in the Eastern Conference. There is no other reason. Iverson + Garnett has become as popular as the Lakers' Kwame + Kobe and the Rockets' Yao Maitai.

In addition to the eight powerful and emerging teams with N giants, the teams belonging to the second echelon should not be underestimated.

The Chicago Bulls lost Tyson Chandler and Ben Gordon, but got Milicic and Ben Wallace, and still maintained their strength.There is still a chance to enter the top four in the powerful Eastern Conference.

The Pistons lost Ben Wallace, and finally got Ben Gordon. They still have the hope of hitting the division championship. Their coach was replaced by Kufus, who has a balanced offense and defense. It is expected to win the championship, but it is a team that no one can underestimate.

The sun can be said to be seriously injured, losing three players at the All-Star level and even the best team level, and fell from the championship favorite to the division championship contender.Fortunately, the Suns have a strong foundation, which was actually catalyzed by Nash. Now their lineup has become Nash, Barbosa, Richardson, Josh Howard, and Chandler. Optimistic about winning the championship, but it is still considered a strong contender for the top four or even the top three in the Western Conference.

Although the Nuggets were a bit disappointing last season, they are still quite optimistic. The combination of Anthony, Brad Miller, Camby and Martin is still very strong.

The Cavaliers are also favored. Although no one thinks they can become No. [-] in the East, the potential of James, Hughes, Big Z, and Gooden is beyond doubt.

The Wizards' trident is still strong. Last year, the Supersonics once ranked among the top three in the Western Conference as a dark horse. No one knows what will happen this year.

The King's lineup is also worth looking forward to.

By this time, some role players and bench players have been added, the big situation has been fixed, and basically the ownership of all top players has been determined.The time has come to the end of September, and the training camp of each team is about to begin. In fact, most of the teams have assembled and started to practice the new lineup together, gearing up for the next crazy season!
The 2005-2006 season, the big era begins!The battle for the O'Brien Cup among the eight powerful teams is about to kick off!

(End of this chapter)