Legend of Tomorrow

Chapter 1022 [The Rise of Victory, Man of Steel]

Before the training camps of NBA teams are about to start, another big deal has appeared in the league.

The Celtics sent Kevin Garnett and combo guard Jason Terry to the 76ers in exchange for point guard Jrue Holiday and power forward David Lee.

This was a mutually deceitful deal. Both parties concealed various problems such as the injury risks of their team's players, serious decline in form, etc. Otherwise, the deal would not be concluded.

When Garnett renewed his contract with the Celtics, he had the right to veto the trade, but he did not use this right. He was numb. He had spent enough time in the Green Army, and he no longer beat his chest and roared after making a jump shot. He just wants to hang out with the 76ers, and when his contract expires, he will take a salary cut and join a strong team to compete for the championship.

Garnett and Nowitzki have become close brothers in the league. Both are super power forwards who have been selected to the All-Star team many times, but neither has won a championship ring. Nowitzki can still compete next season after joining the Nets, but Garnett has no thoughts about it.

The 76ers gave away two important scoring points after the trade. They may make the playoffs in the new season, but they won't go far. They had a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in the preseason.

In the new season, the situation of each team is still two-level, with strong and weak divisions. Strong teams are recruiting players to compete for the championship, but most teams are preparing to fail because experts predict that next season will be a big year for the draft.

After the preseason, people were surprised to find that the Eastern Nets were resurrected and they had a 7-game winning streak.

The Nets' ability to win is directly related to the joining of Nowitzki and Ariza, who have quickly integrated into the team.

Nowitzki is good at helping his teammates open up space, and the Nets' ball possession is no longer as conflicting as last season. Howard is responsible for the low post attack, and the other three stars plus Ariza are all active on the outside, mainly attacking from the frame.

Among them, Ariza's position is fixed. He is waiting for the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot in the bottom corner. Nowitzki and Deron can also exert their power in the pick-and-roll. When teammates fail to score, Howard is responsible for grabbing offensive rebounds.

This is Howard's strength. He has found the rhythm of the game that he was familiar with when playing with the Magic. As long as Deron cannot break through or take a direct shot after the pick-and-roll, he will pass the ball to the center, and Nowitzki can hold the ball and play in singles.

Nowitzki is responsible for the task of Magic forward Turkoglu. His singles ability is much better than that of the Turks, and COSCO's shooting percentage has always been stable.

After Mike Brown was replaced as coach last season, he actually often arranged to play like this, but there was a lack of a power forward responsible for pick-and-rolls.

Another weakness of the Nets,

It's shooting guard Kobe who likes to run down low. He breaks through with the ball, he makes pull-up jumpers, he can do it all, and he is a kaleidoscope of offense, but he doesn't like to stand in the corner to help his teammates open up space, catch the ball and shoot.

Never underestimate the three-point shot from the corner, it is the key to breaking the zone defense. The zone defense mainly restricts breakthroughs. The most obvious loopholes are the two bottom corners. Players cannot make a save when they shrink.

Last season, the Nets let Deron and Pierce go to the corner and their shooting percentage was not up to standard. They did not undertake this kind of task in their respective teams. Three-pointers were mainly made from both sides and in the middle.

Ariza is not a star, but his problems are solved as soon as he comes. As early as the beginning of the Suns, his offensive tasks are corner shots and baseline cuts, and he almost never attacks with the ball. Defensively, he can also handle key scorers.

The second-ranked team in the Eastern Conference preseason is the Bulls, with 6 wins and 1 loss, and only lost one game to the Nets. After Luol Deng joined, the Bulls' wing strength has been strengthened. Derrick Rose's breakthrough after returning from injury is still very sharp, playing the same style as in the past.

The best team in the Western Conference is the Warriors, with 6 wins and 1 loss even though the starting lineup is reserved. The worst team is the Mavericks, which lost all 7 games and clearly wants to compete for the No. 1 pick.

The Mavericks' goal is to show off, and the coaching staff has a plan for this. If Kobe affects the team's performance, you can replace him for a while when his hand feels particularly good to interrupt his hand and ensure a low winning rate.

Coach Rick Carlisle soon discovered that he was overthinking things. Without waiting for the regular season, Kobe and Ellis were fighting for the ball during team training, to the point of trash-talking each other.

Although Ellis is younger, when Kobe was in the Lakers, Ellis was just his substitute, averaging just over 10 points per game. How could Kobe possibly give Ellis a hand?

After Kobe left the Lakers, Ellis was the team's scoring leader in his peak season, and his statistics were not much worse than Kobe's. He feels that he should become the main attacking point from the outside. He thinks that since the Mavericks have hired him with a poisonous contract, they want to reuse him. Why can't they train a 35-year-old veteran in the new season?

In fact, after knowing that the Mavericks traded Kobe, Ellis was mentally prepared to seize the ball. He would not be polite to Kobe. The Mavericks began to rebuild, and his goal was only to become the boss and make money on the way. In his opinion, Kobe will definitely get out when his contract expires next year.

Then, before the preseason started, Ellis was trash-talked by Kobe. You're as soft as toilet paper.

Ellis was so happy that he responded to Kobe: You are just used toilet paper.

Mayo, who had just joined, sighed silently on the sidelines. He felt that he had finally separated from Wade, but he had entered a worse environment. He would not have the ball in the new season.

It's all toilet paper anyway, you two are so similar, you are born from the same roots, why are you so anxious about getting to know each other?

Onlookers thought the two of them were boring, and the media predicted that the Mavericks would be in ruins and wouldn't even be able to survive for one season?

The answer is no. After the Mavericks played three preseason games, Ellis accidentally injured his right thumb while guarding Kobe Bryant during a training session. He is expected to be out for 8 weeks. GG.

A week later, Ellis underwent surgery to repair his thumb.

After the preseason, Bryant said in an interview that Ellis' injury was a big loss to the Mavericks.

I feel sad for him and for our team. When asked about Ellis' injury, Kobe sighed: Eight weeks is a big loss for us, but he can pass this opportunity. Make yourself a better person.

He also noted that Ellis has brought enthusiasm, offense and chemistry to the Mavericks since the start of training camp.

Judging from Kobe's concerned look, it didn't look like it was intentional at all. Only when talking about the reasons for his teammates' injuries, Kobe jokingly said: My body is made of steel, that's why.

Ellis did not comment on Kobe during the interview. He had no evidence to prove that the other party did it on purpose. He was going crazy. Maybe his only evidence is that Kobe's Man of Steel has injured too many people?

The media revealed that the two exchanged trash talk. Their relationship was not good when they were in the Lakers. After the Lakers and Warriors trade, Ellis also mocked Kobe who left the team.

Kobe is not a winner either, and fans online have nothing good to say about him.

Kobe is so awesome. When he arrived, the Mavericks started fighting among themselves before the game officially started. There is no doubt that the Mavericks will be at the bottom.

The Mavericks thought that by trading for Kobe Bryant for one year, they could easily get rid of him and free up salary space without paying any price. The management is really too naive.

It would be very interesting if the finals were Nets VS Warriors and the Nets finally won the championship.

Reporters wanted to interview Guo Xu and ask him to comment on the new season, but at the end of October he and his two girlfriends went on a trip to the Alps, which is a clean place.

TNT radio station invited Guo Xu to be a guest, but he refused directly, saying that he was not interested at the moment.

Before leaving, he tweeted: I don't want to watch basketball or pay attention to basketball recently. I want to take a good vacation.

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