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Chapter 1854 The 18-19 Season Begins

Before the start of the new season, ESPN and Sports Illustrated began to make some rankings again. Anyway, it is like this every year, but everyone is watching it with gusto, mainly because they can pick their mouths.The first is Tang Qian.There is almost no suspense.I won a Grand Slam again last season, basically sweeping the level of invincibility.In addition to leading the team to three consecutive championships, if you don't give it to him, you will probably be hacked by everyone and you can't take care of yourself.As a self-proclaimed authoritative media, such stupid things will not be done.Although they still gave LeBron James the first place in the original time and space.The second place is King of the Los Angeles Clippers.That's almost nothing to say.For so many years, James has always been their No. [-]. There is no Tang Qian in the original time and space. Whether he wins the championship or not, he is No. [-].It's so cute!That's it!

The third is Curry.

The fourth is Harden.

The fifth is Durant.

The fifth is Antetokounmpo.Don't be surprised, that's what they did in the original time and space, and they forced two out.Alphabet and Durant are tied.

The sixth is the thick eyebrow brother Davis.Yes, ESPN didn't rank fifth this year, it's just playing like this, what can you do!
The seventh is Westbrook.

The eighth is Leonard.

The ninth is Embiid.

The tenth is Lillard.

Regarding this ranking, there is actually no controversy in front of it. Tang Qian sits firmly on the throne, and you can argue as you like later.This is also the first time since Tang Qian led the team himself, a teammate was ranked in the top ten of the league before ESPN started the game.But if you look at the Clippers, three of the top ten are called ruthless.

But this thing, ESPN is just lined up for fun, and they haven't started playing. How do you know how these people will be in this season?For example, Paul, he was kicked out of the top ten for the first time in so many years.Ranked No.11.But it doesn't matter, Tang Qian doesn't care about this at all, because he must be the first.It doesn't matter how ESPN and Sports Illustrated line up or do it, it doesn't matter.This matter can no longer be changed.

The leader of the three consecutive championships, do you dare not give the first place?They still stepped on James continuously, even if they were given a hundred leopard guts, they wouldn't be able to do that.After all, it is "political correctness" to tout Tang Qian now, okay?At the same time, there is also the ranking of each position. Anyway, Tang Qian is also the first, so he no longer cares about the subsequent rankings.

Anyway, no matter who you are, you are not as good as me, so you all go to fight for No.2.

For the fifth position, there is really no one who is dissatisfied with the center position, because Tang Qian's personal ability is really terrifying. If you fight hard, it doesn't count if you fight hard.It's all looking for abuse.Tang Qian also answered this question in the reporter's interview. He said with a smile: This is something that everyone has expected a long time ago. I don't think there is any surprise, and this thing is not a real personal honor.It really doesn't matter to me whether I'm number one or not.Those who deserve to win still have to win.The champion is king.

Of course, that's what you said, if you really didn't rank him first, you'll have to wait and see.The situation might not be so light-hearted.

These words invisibly belittle the authority of ESPN. ESPN is full of snot and tears. Their new season's paying numbers have dropped again and again.This is not just a relationship with the NBA, but all the number of people who pay is decreasing year by year, and there has been an unstoppable momentum.This is really not made up. According to the annual report of Disney, the parent company of ESPN, it can be seen that their paying number has dropped to the lowest point since 2005.Do you know how many subscribers they had at their peak?Up to more than 1 million!And you have to think about how many people there are in the United States.This is a super ratio of one-third.One in three Americans subscribes to ESPN.But now it has slipped to only 8600 million subscribers.More than 1500 million less!According to the statistics of "Fortune" in the United States, this figure will reduce ESPN's annual revenue by more than 10 billion dollars!
So ESPN has started a wave of layoffs since 2017, and it seems inevitable this year.

And the way they stop the loss is... increase the subscription fee!Gather wool from TV stations and satellite service providers.The original fee was US$4.69 per person, but it has increased by more than 2018% in 50 to US$7.21!And it will improve even more in the future.It's all a compromise to maintain ESPN's own massive payout.

But it's a vicious cycle.Treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Although ESPN+'s online media currently has 200 million users, but due to copyright issues, they cannot broadcast live broadcasts of the four major North American leagues and the NCAA on it, so... At present, it is impossible to recover the millions of lost subscribers every year .So now Tang Qian is attacking and attacking them unscrupulously. TNT naturally enjoys it, and it is public and private. At this time, they all choose to follow the Lakers' No. 29 pants to vent their anger.Because they are not as big as the ESPN family, it is a little bit if they can occupy a little more. Anyway, every additional share is basically pulled from the opposite ESPN.Make sure you don't lose.Why not do it?

What's more, it's still a situation of ebb and flow.

Enough benefits, these capitalists don't think so much.

After all this is over, the main thing is to start the preseason. Because of the popularity of the Lakers, the China game has also been put on the agenda again.Although the opponent is a super fat Magic team, everyone still watched with gusto.Tang Qian also played a little longer in the game and easily harvested a triple-double.In the preseason, everyone focuses on training, so the main players are not suitable for playing for too long.No, after the two games in China, the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the Staples Center and continued to practice against weak teams.It seems that the alliance is also very smart and knows what everyone wants to see, so there is basically no chance for the strong teams to confront each other in the preseason.It's all the strong teams who abuse the weak teams and take advantage of the weak teams.

It whetted the audience's appetite.

The Lakers played a wave of 7 wins and 1 loss in the preseason, which is still very good. In the losing game, Larry Brown kept experimenting and adjusting the team's lineup combination, and was taken advantage of by the opponent.Oladipo had a personal explosion and suddenly took away the game. There is no way.Although the intensity is not great, everyone can still see a better sign, that is, these giants of the Los Angeles Lakers played exceptionally smoothly, each performing their duties, and there is no discomfort at all.This is where people feel amazing.

After all, even if you start the training camp, you usually don't get in so quickly. Whether it's the former Big Three or the current N giants, basically everyone still has some problems with getting in.If you look at James, you will know that the game is a bit sluggish, and the cooperation between the stars is not in place yet.The chemistry didn't work out as expected.The five-star giants on the Warriors side are a little better. After all, Cousins ​​has just returned from injury, and he can't do it. Combination, tacit understanding is not high.Therefore, the Warriors won all 8 preseason games without losing a game.As if they were the real big devils this season.

5-star combination, this is really a bit scary, even if Cousins' recovery is not good, the camel is still bigger than the horse.Besides, the biggest shortcoming of the Warriors in the past was the No. 5 inside position.Especially after Bogut's ability has declined, it seems a bit stretched.Now that Cousins ​​​​is added, it looks much stronger.And obviously, starting from this place, it is already somewhat different from the original time and space.The longer Tang Qian played in the NBA, the more he changed. Slowly, slowly, the butterfly effect became bigger and bigger.The typical example is this Cousins, because he has remembered Tang Qian's warning and started to control his weight earlier, so his Achilles tendon injury is much weaker than that of the original time and space.So I dare not say anything else. If he recovers completely now, he is probably still a star-level insider.At least it is much better than the restoration of the original time and space.

This is the real five-star warrior, five all-stars, and they can be called hell-level opponents.

However, this is also interesting. In Tang Qian's eyes, in the eyes of this Lakers team, the general combination of giants will not feel so terrible at all.Of course, these people should not be underestimated. They are all giant stars teaming up. If there is any chemical reaction, it is really hard to say.The first game of the Los Angeles Lakers is on October 10th, US time.As the opener team, they will play a game against the Dallas Mavericks.Another opener is the Warriors VS Thunder.Seriously.These are all schedules for powerful teams to beat rookie teams. Although basketball is round and miracles can happen at any time, under normal circumstances, the Lakers and Warriors have a huge chance of winning.After all, just look at the odds for the opening game, so you don't have to think about it.Two rebuilding teams, it would be a ghost if they could play.

It seems that the league is still working on the schedule, and there are some routines.

On October 10th, Tang Qian had the last day of special skyhook training. After a whole offseason of hard training, he can finally shoot the skyhook at a distance near the free throw line.This also made him feel that he had finally opened up Ren Du's second channel, and the attack distance was no longer a problem that troubled him, and...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally gave Tang Qian's training results a "not bad" and "a little talent" evaluation.And it's very rare for you to get such an evaluation from him.When Tang Qian left, he deliberately hooked a ball into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's head, which was regarded as a "bad breath".It's also rare that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't complain about Tang Qian this time, just let him master it earlier, so that he doesn't waste his precious time every offseason.

Cut~ None of these old monsters are easy to deal with, they are all guys with poisonous tongues and arrogant appearance.

But the thanks are still sincere, this Tang Qian will not get confused.

Now, the situation of the new season is on the verge of breaking out, and everyone is waiting to see the battle of dragons and tigers this season.Although there are more weak teams, there are correspondingly more super teams. In this way, once the focus battle happens, the level of attention will definitely increase exponentially.Tang Qian also discussed with the whole team, and he will make a good start tomorrow night.

As for what super rookie the Mavericks choose, the next Dirk Nowitzki, the next Larry Bird, that has nothing to do with them.Anyway, he's just a rookie, no matter how powerful he is, can he still go to heaven?Besides, what about Nowitzki and Larry Bird?Tang Qian will never have any timidity or fear right now.

At this historical position, there is no other choice but to go forward bravely and fight all the way.

If you don't advance, you will retreat!

And in this position, people's ambitions and inner thoughts, or what you call inner desires, are slowly and subtly changing.Cao Cao said that he only wanted to be a sheriff, and that was his greatest wish in his youth.But later, everyone also knew... This is an example of the change of ambition and desire after the change of status.People are such animals. Tang Qian may only want to hit a top ten in history at the beginning, but after arriving, he wants to be better. Now he wants to enter President Hill, and then, after sitting on President Hill, It's natural to want...higher, higher, until no one else can challenge it.

Therefore, he will not be afraid of anyone's challenge, what he has to do is to sweep everything, use the most powerful posture, and move forward all the way until he completes his vision step by step.At present, the overall ranking is sixth in history, so next time, there is only one goal, President Hill.This championship leap will be huge, and it can even be said that he can directly sit in the second place on President Hill.

Just be thick-skinned.

No kidding, 5 core champions and 4 FMVPs, and the rest of the honors are enough to compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, and Russell in the current time and space.So now, Tang Qian has only one thought in his mind, and that is... to win.

keep winning.

And keep winning!

The 18-19 season begins.

PS: The addition is here~ Ask for a wave of tickets and subscriptions~~~~~~~~
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