Chapter 1485 1484. The Strongest Lineup in Career!

The Magic are now considering dealing with the four major teams in the East, and the West is not yet ready for them to consider.

With two inside players, Rahim and Howard, who can average 10 rebounds per game, and Turkoglu as the core of the organization, it is normal for the Magic to get a high-quality pitcher like Maurice Evans.

From the news about the Magic that Liu Mang saw in the summer, the Magic have been trying to get a pitcher all summer.

Regardless of whether the head coach of the Magic chooses Van Gundy or Thibodeau, the team building plan is to accumulate pitchers crazily and equip players who can open up space around the two inside players.

Liu Mang found that it was not that Van Gundy could only shine, but that the Magic had Howard, and the simplest and crudest way to build a team was to equip a bunch of pitchers.

When Liu Mang discussed offensive tactics with the coaching staff, Van Gundy could also make some offensive suggestions, and they were very good.

Maybe Van Gundy does not have a very good on-the-spot command ability, and he feels a bit like Ma Su, talking about war on paper.

But Van Gundy does not have no tactics, but he just does not have a very good operational ability.

Moreover, in the original time and space, the first time that Van Gundy really became a head coach was in the Magic. The team needed that. After playing around Howard for many years, it was normal that other tactics would not be known over time.

Mike Brown also took out more than 300 offensive tactics when he interviewed the Los Angeles Lakers. When Mike Brown coached the Lakers, the Lakers were still third in the West, and Bynum was selected for the second team when Mike Brown coached.

The Magic made such an operation. Liu Mang considered the Magic team and felt that there was nothing wrong with them doing so.

But from a personal point of view, Liu Mang simply couldn't look directly at the IQ of the Magic management. It felt that this team really didn't consider what would happen if they entered the finals.

The training camp is still going on. How other teams want to trade is no longer the concern of the Hawks. Their goal has been achieved and they are working hard for the next season.

On September 27, after a summer, former Supersonics star pitcher Sharad Lewis finally found a new club.

Sharad Lewis joined the Toronto Raptors for 4 years and 60 million!

With Abdul-Rahim in the Magic, they naturally wouldn't settle for a high-priced contract to dig Lewis.

Lewis didn't want to follow the Sonics to Oklahoma City, a place with no place to go. Lewis, who averaged 20 points per game last season, felt very good and rejected the Sonics' 5-year, 85 million contract extension and entered the free market.

The result was not good. Most of the teams that offered salaries were not as high as the Sonics. Without the Magic as a sucker, Lewis didn't find a new club all summer. The highest salary was 80 million for 5 years by the Pistons.

In the end, Lewis chose to sign with the Raptors. The salary was more than half less than the 6-year, 110 million total salary that the Magic gave in the original time and space. However, in the original time and space, except for the Magic, no one would give a pure shooter power forward a 110 million contract, and Lewis was already 29 years old at the time. It was generally recognized from the beginning that it would eventually become a garbage contract.

It is understandable to give a 110 million contract to an outside shooter, but a power forward with no defense...

Originally, Liu Mang thought that the best next home for Lewis was the Rockets. After the free market opened, the Rockets had been pursuing Lewis, but Lewis asked for 90 million. The Rockets finally chose to give up. Relying on the remaining heat of Yao Ming and the attention of Chinese fans that Iguodala got from Liu Mang, it would be great to make money by entering the playoffs...

As for the Supersonics, Liu Mang felt that they wanted to play badly. They traded Ray Allen away to save money after changing the boss last season. Now they are not trying their best to keep Lewis. Instead, they got Asi Law and Jeff Green, two rookies who are currently regarded as T1 players. The idea of ​​their new boss is very clear.

As the official training camp time is getting closer and closer, the training camp contracts of various teams are also increasing. Not every veteran has the opportunity to hold thighs. Some veterans can only sign training camp contracts with some championship teams, and it is uncertain whether they can stay in the end.

The defending champion Lakers have signed 20 training camp contracts, while the Hawks have not signed any training camp contracts.

There are more than a dozen new players who have joined in the past two years, and seven of them have joined this season. In addition to Wade who is still undergoing rehabilitation, the Hawks are trying various lineup adjustments so that they can practice well in the preseason.

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Tactical training always looks good, and it is an ideal lineup. Everything can only be tested after the start of the new season.

On October 1, Liu Mang's National Day, the NBA 2007-2008 season officially kicked off, and each team started its own training camp.

Some teams will start training camp in advance, such as the Chicago Bulls, which started five days earlier than the Hawks and have been training for half a month.

This season's preseason is scheduled from October 8 to October 24, and it has returned to 8 games.

Many teams complained about the preseason being reduced to six games last season. They complained that the high number of injuries last season was due to insufficient preparation time for the preseason games, which did not allow the players more buffer time. This season, the number of preseason games has been restored to eight.

The regular season starts on October 27th, and the Hawks' opening game is on that day. The Hawks' regular season opening game... is a bit strange, playing at home against the Phoenix Suns.

Since September 28th, major media have begun to rank teams and players, from the last team to the first team in the power list, one team a day, and analyze in reverse order; the player rankings are the same, starting from the last, 20 players a day, and the number of players announced every day will decrease when the top 100 are reached.

On the first day of the 28th, the Hawks had players on the list. Marc Gasol, the younger brother of the Lakers' tactical core Paul Gasol, was ranked 421st, the last among the players signed by the league...

There is no way, the Hawks are also helpless. Since the summer, the media has revealed that the Hawks are letting Gasol do lightweight muscle training to increase muscle and slowly lose weight.

Gasol's weight has increased by three kilograms, from 135 kilograms to 138 kilograms. First, you have to gain muscle and then lose weight. It is a long process.

However, Liu Mang and the coaching staff are not in a hurry. Although Gasol has shortcomings all over his body, his ability to understand tactics, soft touch and mobility beyond his body size are all his talents.

Moreover, Gasol has good skills. After all, he is a 22-year-old European inside player with mature skills. It is right to lose weight slowly. If he can lose weight to a suitable weight without affecting his technical play and health within two years, the Hawks will make a profit. For an inside player of this type, it is not a matter of three or two years to develop skills.

The time to enter the official training camp is not very important for the Hawks. Except for the work of team interviews and player filming, there is no difference from the previous ten days.

Soon it was October 6th, and the Hawks' 16-day training camp ended. They rested for a day on the 7th, and will welcome the first preseason game against the Magic at home on the 8th.

Home game against the Magic, home and away game against the Heat, away game against the Bobcats, home and away game against the Hornets, and finally the Wizards.

After more than half a month, the Hawks' technical and tactical preparations were almost complete. The training camp was over, and they would have a day off before the preseason began. Seeing his teammates forming many small groups, discussing how to play or rest tomorrow, Liu Mang looked at the ability evaluations given by the system to his teammates and their own team players after a training camp.

"Tracy McGrady, No. 3, ability evaluation 97, offense 95, defense 88, passing 91...

Jason Terry, No. 31, ability evaluation 87, offense 92, defense 76...

Rajon Rondo, No. 5, ability evaluation 79, offense 66, defense 87, passing 92...

Jermaine O'Neal, No. 20, ability evaluation 80...

Kwame Brown, No. 54, ability evaluation 86...

Michael Finley, No. 40, ability evaluation 73...

Desmond Mason, No. 34, ability evaluation 74...

Brad Miller, No. 52, ability evaluation Rating 80...

Dwyane Wade, did not choose a jersey number, injured, ability rating 75...

Grant Hill, No. 33, ability rating 84...

Marcin Gortat, No. 4, ability rating 77...

Marc Gasol, No. 41, ability rating 60...

Luis Scola, No. 14, ability rating 79...

Shawn Marion, No. 7, ability rating 90..."

Compared to the beginning of the training camp, some teammates were still a little fat, and their ability ratings were affected. Now Liu Mang feels that his teammates have almost recovered to the ability rating they should have.

McGrady's ability rating is always confusing, and Liu Mang can't understand genius.

However, Rondo has improved to the level of a quasi-first-class star, especially his defense and passing talents are too good, but his offense is really eye-catching. He has practiced free throws in the summer and has made some achievements. During training, he can reach a free throw rate of nearly 70%, which is much better than the level of less than 40% last season, which refreshed the NBA history.

O'Neal is really losing his strength. He is not even 30 years old yet, but his ability rating is about to fall below 80.

Kwame Brown continues to improve. It is not easy for a defensive player to have an ability rating of more than 85, which is related to his improved ability to catch rebounds.

Finley and Mason... have not made much progress. One is too old, and the other has not made much progress in seven or eight years.

Just like Grant Hill, he has aged a little this season due to age, but he is versatile.

Gasol... Gortat has made obvious progress, from a 70 ability rating in his rookie season to 77, which is very good for him to be the third center.

From the ability rating, Liu Mang found that this was actually the best lineup in his career!

However, Wade's new contract took effect, and the salaries of high-paid players such as Liu Mang, McGrady, Kwame Brown, Jason Terry, Marion, etc. increased for one year, and various special cases and some injury special cases were used. The Hawks' salary of 102 million US dollars also broke the team record...