One Thousand and Seventy-Seven. We Have Everything Except Offense

Sun Ce and Beverley don't communicate much, mainly because the trial players always get together by themselves.

He remembered that Beverley seemed to have waited until the middle of the season and the buyout fee was reduced to 500,000 euros before joining the Rockets, and he also bought out the contract himself.

But the salary he gets in the NBA is not the minimum salary at the level of the 30th pick in the second round, but the contract of US$7.8 million that an ordinary second-round pick should get. In other words, Beverley gave up US$500,000. salary, I would rather have the minimum salary and want to enter the NBA.

Not to mention, through this incident, Sun Ce really admires Beverly. Beverly may still make a lot of money in the future, but now, he is really pursuing his dream.

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After the Grizzlies announced the signing of Beverley, they naturally gave up Willy Green's matching rights, and Willy Green joined the Clippers.

On the 28th, the last preseason match day, Sun Ce came to the arena early.

There was a game today. Sun Ce practiced 200 top-arc three-pointers and was waiting in the lounge for the pre-game meeting after his teammates arrived.

The team's lineup was temporarily revived. Sun Ce wrote down the list of teammates, and also marked the evaluation of the system's ability to judge.

Point guard: Beverley is grade C-, Mr. Na is grade A.

Shooting Guard: Mr. Tony is Grade B, Little Brother Clay is Grade A-, and Little Brother Jimmy is Grade C+.

Small forward: Prince is B-level, Pickle is A-level, and Claude is C-level.

Power forwards: Yi Jianlian, Class B+, Randolph (Fat Man), Battier, Class B.

Center: Sister-in-law is grade A+, artist is grade B, and Lopez Jr. is grade B-.

After using the system to check the ability evaluations one by one, Sun Ce felt that his team really had everything except offense.

The offense is so lacking!

However, Sun Ce feels that the team is interesting now, and Beverley holds the ball... Obviously there is no need to consider this issue. When Nash takes a rest and Beverley plays, then... the team will be interesting this season, even if Beverley is now The defense is not as good as before, but he is fierce and he is a player like Mr. Tony who can drive the team's defensive passion.

In addition, Randolph has gained weight and his ability to attack independently in the interior has declined... "Let's leave it like this. It's not us who are disgusted anyway, we are the ones disgusting people..."

The season hasn't started yet.

Sun Ce felt how difficult it was to defend his title. There were too many problems.

The first few preseason games were especially problematic.

You have to eat your food one bite at a time. There is no rush. There are many problems with this lineup, but they can still find a solution in the middle of the season. If they don't play well, trading is also a way out. They have chips and draft picks. It's not the time to worry yet. .

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"The addition of Patrick can be of great help to us. He bites the opponent's defensive attitude like a mad dog and can help Tony, Sean and Mark drive our team's defense..."

After the team's pre-game meeting ended at 10 o'clock this morning, the Grizzlies opened the interview. When Sun Ce was asked about not getting other high-quality point guards and the price increase of the league's outstanding point guards, Sun Ce did not answer. The topic turned to Beverley, whom the Grizzlies had just signed.

Hearing the words of Sun Ce, who was not far away leaning on the basket and returning to reporters' questions, Beverley didn't expect that the two-time MVP would actually give him such a high evaluation!

After being drafted, he was traded, the new team refused to give him a contract, and no team wanted him when he tried out. He was almost too poor to put food on the table and was forced to play in the Ukrainian second division league for three years. Every summer in the past two years, He would go to Las Vegas to play in the summer league and try out every preseason, but he was rejected every year.

This time, finally a team was willing to give him a contract.

Even though he gave up a lot and would rather take the minimum salary, he chose to sign.

I don’t know if I can stay. If I am eventually laid off, my first year’s salary will not be enough after I get it and I will still owe the Russian Super League Badak team a buyout fee.

But Beverly still chose to give it a try.

Of course, he is also uneasy now. In terms of his personal image, he knows that he is very unpleasant and looks too fierce. Even the people who come to the trial training rarely communicate with him.

But I didn't expect that the two-time MVP who had never spoken to him would actually comment on him like this.

Teammates who knew Sun Ce's evaluation of Beverley also became curious about Beverley's new teammate.

The third point guard who was originally thought to be just a backup may be eliminated. This is a player signed back at the lowest price. The NBA is humane, but it is also very cruel and realistic.

But when Sun Ce said this, other teammates really became curious about Beverley. It is true that this guy played very fiercely in training games and preseason games, but his strength is not that good. Why did he get such a job? evaluate?

That remains to be seen.

Coach Hollins was very satisfied with what Sun Ce said during the interview.

He finally looks like a leader. These words will undoubtedly make it easier for Beverley to integrate into this team.

No one in the team is superfluous. As a championship contending team, no one is allowed to be superfluous. The superfluous ones will be given away. Even the 15th player on the team, such as Aaron Gray last season, will be eliminated in the postseason. It played a big role in the competition and even the finals.

Of course, it ultimately depends on Beverley himself, whether he can win the recognition of his teammates with his own efforts and hard work, and whether he can rely on his own ability to make the team feel that he is worth paying him more than 1.3 million US dollars in salary for the remaining two years. .

First of all, he must be worth the price, so that he can get more money in the future.

Even Sun Ce, if he didn't show his talent at the beginning, the Grizzlies would only treat him as the next Sun Yue.

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After a day of preparation, at 4 pm, Sun Ce and his teammates began to warm up, and at 5:40 pm, he entered the court with his teammates.

The last preseason game is here, and we have to play well tonight. On the 1st of next month, it will be the regular season opener against the Lakers.

After entering the court, Sun Ce looked at the thick eyebrow brother in a suit on the opposite side. Anthony Davis didn't play in the last game because he suffered an elbow injury and is expected to play in late November.

He was injured before the rookie season started. Sun Ce saw in the news that Anthony Davis might become the next Griffin or the next Oden.

But in addition to Anthony Davis, the Hornets' talent is also good enough.

During the offseason, Eric Gordon of the Clippers was acquired through a three-way trade. He was reimbursed for a year last season and finally returned. His condition is still good. As a talented guard who can average 22 points and 4 assists per game in his third year, he is expected to be highly regarded.

Sun Ce was just looking at Irving, Eric Gordon, Anthony Davis... This core combination is really talented, but why did he feel like he heard the sound of glass breaking?

This core trio is too fragile!

Tonight Sun Ce is ready to play a good game, because when the visiting Hornets were interviewed in the morning, Irving said bluntly: I want to challenge the lord!