One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Eight. New Lineup

It's not that Randolph failed to maintain his weight, but that Randolph, who turned 34 in July this summer, has really declined significantly!

I think back then, at the age of 28, Randolph, who was worth a maximum salary at his peak but no team was willing to give him a priceless contract, trained hard all summer and came to Memphis with a sense of uncertainty about the future... By now, it is also the end of his career.

However, if Randolph is playing as the third big man now, then the Grizzlies' substitute big man will not lose to the Mavericks in terms of luxury. Last year's playoffs proved that Randolph is really good as a substitute. When Aldridge was targeted against the Warriors in the second round, Randolph was the one who performed best inside.

But based on Randolph's urinary behavior, Sun Ce estimates that this guy will not pay too much attention to being a substitute in the regular season.

With the ability this guy showed in the playoffs and his "prodigal son turning back" image, it is estimated that he can still get a long-term pension contract when this contract expires.

After all, he has already won three championships. It is normal for Randolph to be a little lazy in the regular season.

Sun Ce was surprised that Randolph maintained his weight this summer.

At this moment, someone put his hand on Sun Ce's shoulder and said, "How about it? It's a surprise! For 15 million, Tennessee Olajuwon won't take a penny less!"

"Hey, I really didn't expect you to be such a money-grubbing person. Don't you feel sorry for the fat on your body? You left them so callously?"

"I'm reluctant to part with it, but last summer Radmarkus pestered me to help him practice the low post. I think since I've been practicing for a month, I can't waste it... Come on, this is our new inside man, you just came back. , I’ve been back training with them for half a month.”

Randolph introduced the three new insiders to Sun Ce.

At first glance, David West is not a good guy. With his muscles, gangster-like appearance, and tattoos... plus Randolph, these two brothers make Bargnani and Nance Jr. dare not say.

After chatting for a while, although I had played against Bargnani and David West before, I had only played against each other and had not had much communication. It was considered a real acquaintance. Nance Jr. had just entered the NBA, and Sun Ce had not even played with Nance Jr. in this time and space. I've seen it before, but I just saw Nance Jr.'s exaggerated dunks during the summer league.

Deeper communication and the emergence of teammate camaraderie require true struggle for the game as teammates. Sun Ce did not deliberately make friends with the newcomers. If any of these people wanted to communicate more with him, he was also willing, but There is no need to take the initiative to make friends.

After getting to know each other, Randolph, whose weight was surprising, took the lead to undergo a detailed test. Bargnani and Nance, the weak and helpless inside tail, found an excuse to leave first. Sun Ce and David Wei Ste chatted for a while.

Three new teammates, Sessions, Mo Williams, and Gerald Green, also came to say hello to Sun Ce and get to know each other really well.

But apart from Mo Williams, the other two people also escaped. It is true that David West does not look like a good person. Although he is quite famous for taking care of his teammates, he is not familiar with it yet. Ordinary people really don’t dare to talk to him. He talks a lot.

However, Mo Williams and David West, two new former All-Stars, feel that Sun Ce... is like the first player in the league behind him?

David West has partnered with superstars like Paul, and Mo Williams has partnered with quasi-league leaders like James. The two have a common understanding of true superstars - this level As a player, the team should want to intervene in everything.

But Sun Ce seems to not want to care about anything except playing basketball.

Even the team dinner before tomorrow's training camp is organized by Paul George, and Tony Allen and Randolph are responsible for connecting teammates.

It's not that Sun Ce is putting on airs... Anyway, these two former All-Stars feel that Sun Ce is very special compared to other superstars.

Sun Ce communicated with each of his teammates. Carter stayed and Pierce left.

This was something Sun Ce didn't expect at first. It seemed that Carter enjoyed the feeling of winning. However, Carter never really enjoyed the feeling of winning during his entire career until he joined the Grizzlies.

Not long ago, Yi Jianlian led the Chinese men's basketball team to win the last Asian Basketball Championship. In the final against Iran, he scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals, beating Haddadi to death.

Gobert's French team performed vigorously in the group stage and won all the victories to advance. Then, with strong fighting spirit, they played against the Spanish team, which only won one game in the group stage and almost failed to advance. Then... the French team lost by 25 points... 60 The Spanish team led by Rubio, Gasol and Ibaka was beaten by 85.

In the end, the Spanish team, which ranked fourth in the group stage and almost failed to advance to the finals, triumphed all the way and won the Basketball European Championship.

Gobert now feels a little depressed for Sun Ce. He feels that he has been tricked by the Spanish team. If they had changed their opponents, they would not have lost so miserably!

With Parker, Batum, Fournier, and Go Guanfeng, they have a lot of players born in France around 1995 who are expected to enter the NBA. Even if they beat runner-up Lithuania, they feel they have the strength to fight.

Gobert felt that Gasol was retaliating against him, the Grizzlies' new starting center!

Another group of teammates has changed, and Sun Ce feels that every time his teammates change, he has to get more accustomed to it than the last time he experienced a change in teammates.

The ability evaluations of teammates have all been refreshed.

Mo Williams, ability rating B+, offense A, defense C-...Sun Ce thinks Mo Williams has always had the ability, and he scored 50+ in a single game last season, but his shortcoming is that he is a core player, and a unique core player.

It is not so easy for B+ core players to continue to mix, not because they have no ability, but because they are not strong enough to be the core.

Now as an absolute role player, and most likely the kind that cannot play without rest, so it doesn't matter. When other outside players with ball-holding attacking ability rest, his core play may have a good effect.

For players with characteristics, it depends on how they are used.

Sessions, B level, offense B+, defense C+...Sun Ce thinks Sessions should be his regular substitute. He is not as strong as Mo Williams, but more selfless, and is a ball-holding pick-and-roll + speed point guard. His shortcomings are obvious. He has no shooting, but there is one more ball-holding candidate when pushing counterattacks.

Larry Nance Jr., C+, C+ in offense, C+ in defense, A in speed, S+ in bounce, A in strength... From Sun Ce's perspective, this ability is like that of a small forward, who is extremely fast and has an excellent wingspan, but his height and strength are average, his offense is not good, he has no independent offensive ability, and his defense is also average.

He mainly uses his dunks to liven up the atmosphere and boost morale, and also to motivate people, which are the advantages of Nance Jr. that Sun Ce already knows.

And it also requires further training in the NBA to tap into Nance Jr.'s potential. In this era, this kind of short inside player with excellent athletic ability will become more and more useful.

Gerald Green, C, B in offense, D in defense... A+-level three-pointers are indeed beautiful, just like Paul George, but in addition to three-pointers, Sun Ce thinks this new teammate only relies on dunks to liven up the atmosphere, and his S+-level bounce is also awesome, and he may be used in a run-and-gun lineup.

David West, B+, A in offense, C in defense...Excellent skills, strong heart, even at the age of 35, Sun Ce thinks David West is much more valuable than Mo Williams, 1.5 million veteran base salary exception, it's a big win to sign him!

Bargnani, B-level, A in offense, D in defense... Bargnani's offensive ability is very comprehensive, but Sun Ce is curious, why does this guy like dunking so much?

Sun Ce thinks the 6 new teammates are very distinctive, not as good as Livingston, Pierce, and Larry Sanders, but those guys can't be retained by a few base salaries.

With this, the total salary of their Grizzlies team is already 120 million US dollars, which is higher than last season.

To renew Klay Thompson, they must give up matching the Nets' offer to Larry Sanders. They earn a lot, but Robert Pera is also under great pressure from more luxury taxes.

The most important thing is that Larry Sanders has been renewed. It will be too difficult to reduce the total salary below the luxury tax threshold next summer, even if the salary cap is increased by 25%.

Besides, the five signings other than Nance Jr. are better than Sun Ce imagined. He originally thought that he would introduce extreme characteristic players like Brooks, but he didn't expect David West to join with a minimum salary first, and then Bargnani and Sessions also joined with a minimum salary.

There are also 8 old teammates who won the championship together last season. Some have improved, and some have regressed.

Tony Allen, B-, D in offense, S- in defense; Klay Thompson, ability evaluation A+ (peak), A in offense, A+ in defense; Paul George, S-, A+ in offense, S in defense; Carter, B, B+ in offense, C+ in defense;

Yi Jianlian, A- (peak), A in offense, C+ in defense; Aldridge, A+, S in offense, B+ in defense; Randolph, A, S- in offense, C in defense; Gobert B, C- in offense, A+ in defense.

The ones who have made the most progress are Klay Thompson, Aldridge, and Gobert.

Sun Ce did not expect Klay Thompson to be at the peak of A+ level, but after thinking about it carefully, Klay only has shooting and defense, and no other abilities, that is, he can be A+ level purely by shooting and defense, which is a bit awesome. The regret of S+ three-pointers is that he can only shoot from mid-range and long-range, and it is relatively easy to limit when he is not in a good mood. He cannot be as fierce as Curry who averages 5 three-pointers per game, and averages 3+ three-pointers per game at best.

But a super shooter who does not need the ball or even dribbling, who has the overall defensive strength of the second defense edge purely by single defense and off-ball defense, obviously cannot ask for more, and any team wants such a player.