One Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty-Two. The Sudden Prosperity

This is of course a good thing for the Grizzlies!

If there is a trade in the middle of the season, the additional 1.22 million salary cap to the luxury tax threshold can better avoid triggering the luxury tax.

This is very important for their players who want to renew their contracts next season. If they pay taxes for three consecutive years, they will not dare to pay taxes next year. N times the super luxury tax, no matter how much money the Grizzlies make, it will not be enough.

There were rumors in the media that Sun Ce's investment company has invested in a new sports company and is inducing some consortiums to inject capital in an effort to jointly purchase the Clippers.

This may violate NBA regulations and also affects the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies' decision to keep Paul George was based on many reasons.

One important point is that if Sun Ce's investment company really buys the Clippers, Sun Ce may not be allowed to go to the Clippers, and he may not even be able to buy it even if the right price is given.

This is the first time in NBA history that an active player has bought a team. In NBA history, only Magic Johnson owned shares in the NBA when he was a player.

Bill Duffy has received the NBA's investigation notice, and Sun Ce is also aware of it. However, the notice clearly stated that this investigation will not affect Sun Ce's right to participate in the game and is a necessary process for the team's sale.

Moreover, even if the league agrees and the objection ratio of other team owners exceeds 50%, Sun Ce's investment company will not be able to acquire the Clippers.

However, since these matters are still under wraps, Sun Ce is not involved in the operation of the investment company at all, and his professional ethics are highly trusted by the Grizzlies management. Therefore, neither the team nor the league has officially brought this matter up for face-to-face talks. .

Sun Ce did not encounter any trouble. After the media tossed around for a while, they found that no one from the league, Sun Ce, the owner of the Grizzlies, or other team owners responded, so they left it alone.

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After a day off on the 17th, Sun Ce practiced the Nash training method in the evening. After a night, Sun Ce came to FedEx Arena radiant.

The Grizzlies preseason will continue tomorrow, the 19th. Even if there are players who have not recovered from jet lag today, coach Hollins has arranged basic training.

Go running, do stretching, practice shooting, and get massage and physical therapy to help the players recover through these methods.

However, the rest of the team [new] saw Sun Ce practicing left-handed shooting at 8 o'clock in the morning with the help of the desperate old Hardaway who was not yet over the jet lag...

Richard Jefferson, Gobert, Hardaway Jr., and Livingston were amazed by Sun Ce's recovery ability.

Others feel that old Hardaway is so pitiful...

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There is a reason why strong teams are unwilling to play in European or Asian competitions.

The first wave of jet lag adjustment was okay, but the second wave of jet lag adjustment was difficult.

On the 19th, the Grizzlies faced the Bucks at home. Sun Ce did not play tonight. The Grizzlies rotated according to the 13-man activated roster in the regular season.

In the preseason, the team may not care about winning or losing, but the players who play certainly do.

The Bucks, a team that formed a lineup of Holiday, Mayo, Caron Butler, Ilyasova, and Monroe this summer, are heading for the playoffs, and they played very well in the preseason. serious!

As a result, Beverley and Paul George, who were in poor condition, took turns to defend Holiday, but Holiday suddenly overturned...

97 to 79, the Bucks defeated the Grizzlies on the road, ending the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak in the preseason.

Sun Ce watched the entire game in training clothes. The Bucks played very well, but Sun Ce found that the opponent's forwards and defenders played the best, not Mayo, whom the Bucks signed for 24 million in three years, or Caron Butler, who spent 9 million a year to sign, is the second-round pick Khris Middleton. He scored 17 points and 6 rebounds tonight.

A mid-range and long-range shooter with B-level strength. He doesn't use his weight well on the defensive end. He weighs more than 100 kilograms and looks like paper. But he is only a sophomore, and overall he is very good.

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As the preseason games passed one by one, coach Hollins mainly focused on observing the status of his players and trying and adjusting technical and tactical coordination.

On the 21st, the Grizzlies defeated the Magic 125-89. The Magic were terrible, very terrible, and they were going for the No. 1 pick again this year.

The former Spurs champion Jacqui Vaughn was chosen as the head coach, and he wanted to attack without attacking, and defend without defending.

On the 24th, the Grizzlies came to Toronto, which was already in ice and snow mode, to challenge the Raptors away from home.

When Sun Ce saw the Raptors signing Ujiri as general manager in July this year, he knew that the changes in the Raptors were about to begin.

Calderon was not renewed, Lowry was rectified, and a three-year, 36 million contract extension was given in advance. DeRozan, who was regarded as a "softie," was renewed for a three-year, 28.5 million contract, and last season's starting center Barca was traded away. Niani strengthened Valanciunas and formed a core trio, around which the team was built.

Sun Ce looked at DeRozan on the opposite side before the game, and he was confused - what is this guy going to do? It’s just the preseason, bro! No!

Sun Ce is not interested in DeRozan. He is looking at the evaluation of the opponent's three core players - DeRozan, A level, Lowry, A+ level, and Valanciunas, A- level.

The 27-year-old Lowry has entered his peak period. Looking at the details of the ability evaluation and comparing Sun Ce with Paul George, Lowry should be the weaker one in the A+ level.

Of course, weak is relative. Quasi-top level is quasi-top level. Under the right team and the right tactical system, it can compete with superstars.

24-year-old DeRozan and 21-year-old Valanciunas are both at the edge of first-class or above.

Really a strong core lineup!

With Ujiri as the general manager, the regular season is not easy to deal with.

As for the playoffs... there is no James in the East...

Sun Ce found that after James was no longer in the East, the East became so lively!

The Heat, the Bulls, and perhaps the 76ers who would be better without Howard, the Knicks and the Nets, the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies in the East, plus the Raptors, the Bucks, and perhaps the Pistons... Without James in the East, the East suddenly became interesting!

Sun Ce always felt that James was too dominant in the East after entering his peak period, so strong that other teams might have lost their desire to compete.

Sun Ce thought about the West again. The Lakers, Spurs, and Warriors are three strong rivals. The Mavericks cannot be ignored. Although Durant will not be back until the Christmas game at the earliest, the Thunder is also very strong.

The Pelicans and Trail Blazers are also worth watching this season.

Sun Ce was puzzled. The league structure is completely different from what he imagined at the end of last season! It has become too weird!

It actually feels like "the golden age is coming"!

Unable to figure it out, Sun Ce can only find someone to blame - it's all James! He has muddied the waters of the league!