You'd better wrap me

Chapter 97 The New Lineup
In less than half an hour, the team training game was over.

Su Yang really led the substitutes and the undrafted picks to overthrow the main players. Although they only won by five points in total, they still shocked everyone present: Su Yang's ability to improve the whole team is too strong, far surpassing Brand's third gear. The last similar player It was Bird in the 80s.

Varejao directly became the "No. 28 Su Chuan" and said to the Clippers without embarrassment: "Su Yang's ability to lead the team will make us soar from 50 wins to [-] wins in the new season, and it is very likely to become another Rookie season MVP winner…”

Kaman and the others showed expressions of astonishment when they heard the words.

28 wins soared to 50 wins, that's 22 wins.

Su Yang was quite calm, and said in his heart: Even if he really won 50 wins, he couldn't do enough for Nash to bring the Suns from 29 wins to 62 wins. If he wants to win the MVP in his rookie season, he must at least win 58 wins and be ranked in the top four in the Western Conference. Sometimes commentators may consider the difference between the Clippers and the Suns lineup. After all, the Suns already have Stoudemire, Marion, Barbosa, and singles Joe.

After making up his mind, Su Yang spoke up: "To tell you the truth, I do have the idea of ​​competing for the MVP next season, but if I really achieve that achievement and win 50+ games in the Wild West, it must be the team The progress and efforts made are not due to me alone. Don’t think that it is too difficult or impossible. You must have confidence. We have the Big Four and Varejao..."

During the conversation, the tone was extremely serious.

The Clippers didn't take it seriously at first, but the more they listened, the more serious they became, and they were even more shocked when they realized that Su Yang wasn't joking.

There are many stars who can single-handedly score, but there are very few stars who can help other players become better.

After chatting a few more words, everyone dispersed.

Olshey just returned to the base, and Su Yang went into the office for a detailed chat. He learned that Spoelstra had agreed to be the team's new coach. The contract lasted for four years, and the fourth year was an option for the team. He had already reported to Sterling for approval. , just waiting for the official announcement.

"Sterling finally said that in the future, all major decisions in basketball affairs will be made by you. He believes in a guy who can face the first tens of millions of dollars in checks and [-] million dollars in contracts, and still stick to his goals. He said that he has a personality that ordinary people cannot understand The perception of basketball matters. Honestly, you make him a complete other owner image, which is more exaggerated than Hollywood movies."

Olshey was full of surprise, staring at Su Yang as if he was looking at God, wishing to worship on the spot.

"He hasn't changed, he just makes money."

Su Yang waved his hand and said instead: "Tomorrow is the start of the free market. According to the previously predicted salary cap of 4390 million, we roughly have a salary space of 422 million US dollars. Now we are discussing how to use the funds..."

At present, the largest salary in the Clippers is Hill's $1440 million+, followed by Maggette's $700 million, followed by Su Yang's own contract, which is the starting salary of the first pick according to NBA rules. It is $410 million+ million. Another ninth pick, Iguodala, has a starting salary of $191+ million according to NBA rules.

Adding Kaman's $250 million, Wilcox's $220 million, and Jarich's $210 million, the total is 3421+ dollars, leaving Bobby Simmons with $82, Varejao with $78, and Eddie House and Melvin Eli's $237 million is $3818 million, and if Barnes and Wilkins are included, the two estimate $150 million.
In the end, there was probably $422 million left.

"I hope I can re-sign Matt Barnes as the third man at small forward, and give Wilkins a fully guaranteed contract as the third man at shooting guard, and the remaining 422 million The US dollar is used to reinforce the two positions of center forward and power forward, and you are solely responsible for how to operate it. There is only one requirement, a higher golf IQ, and the rest does not matter.”

After speaking, Su Yang wrote down a preliminary list.

Point guards: Jaric, Su Yang.

Shooting guard: Igo, Hill, Wilkins, Eddie House, small forward: Maggette, Bobby Simmons, Barnes.

Power Forward/Center: Wilcox, Eli, Kaman, Varejao, the inside needs to be smart, and the pace is better.

Eddie House can be traded, mainly because there is no position and time left for Eddie House, and separation is good for each of them.

What else is Quentin Richardson? Fill the poor ghost line to give the contract.

"It's hard to get strong players for $422 million, especially strong inside players..." Olshey was a little worried.

"Just look for it, from the most powerful to the mediocre. If it exceeds the salary cap, Sterling will pay the luxury tax..." After all, Su Yang knew that most of the big names are willing to come, at least there will be no big names this offseason. insider join,
First, the Clippers have been sinking for several years, and Sterling has a poor reputation. Second, he has become a head player. Many people are not convinced. He has not yet achieved results. Strength alone cannot convince most players in the league. Trading, anyway, it is difficult to lose money in exchange, as long as I draw these players, don’t give them away easily, they are low-paying and super-valuable types..."

Focus on marking 'Bobby Simmons', a value-for-money small forward who can overwhelm James and Wade Howe to win the 'Most Improved Award' player. The three-point shooting rate is extremely high. At critical moments, he can replace Maggette and play a game. Big four small lineup.

"OK, I will handle it as soon as possible..."

After chatting a few words about Xialian, Su Yang returned to the training ground and continued to participate in training.Many players have already left, only Wilkins is a familiar face. Su Yang went up to chat with him, and was very moved by his spirit of "after leaving the NBA for four years, he can return at the age of 37". The best basketball players, every moment on the court go all out.

"Damien, I have a training method that I want to share with you, it can help you improve your shot stability..."

After chatting for a while and turning to the topic, Su Yang told Wilkins the 'beat Johnny' training idea, hoping to help Wilkins improve his three-point shooting ability a little. Medium 10, although not conventional.

The core players shared it exclusively, and Wilkins was obviously flattered, and said again and again: "Thank you, thank you..."

After training, grab something to eat.

The lunch arrangement was not very satisfying. A phone call was made to Sterling, requesting to improve the chef and ingredients of the training base, and to hire a professional nutritionist at the same time. I will take charge.

In the afternoon, attend the media meeting.

The Clippers training base welcomed as many as one hundred media, and the staff were so busy that they lamented Su Yang's influence.

You know, he is also a rookie player. In Kaman's press conference last year, less than [-] media participated in total.

Talking about whether the previous "Big Four" statement was serious, Su Yang replied: "Of course it is serious. I know that the public will think it is very ridiculous, but after the new season starts, the record of the Clippers will soon prove my belief. It's absolutely true..."

Talking about the team's goals for the new season, he replied: "Winning the championship is the primary goal, and the playoffs are the bottom line. But honestly speaking, our level should be in the Western Conference finals. It will be more difficult to play against the Spurs because of their defensive discipline. Sex can be very strong…”

Horn's formation tactics, whether it's chest or elbow, all rely on confusing and misleading defenders, as well as using defenders to mislead communication, but a team like the Spurs has a systematic and disciplined defense.

More importantly, Varejao + Kaman, who are weak on the inside of the Clippers, is easy to give for nothing when they meet Duncan who is still at his peak.

Talking about his personal goals for the new season, he replied: "MVP, there is no doubt that it is an MVP, but it is also a proof of our team's strength. We will definitely be looked down upon by some media and some fans, because the reputation of our lineup is even worse. Micro, unlike some teams that have accumulated a lot of talent, or even just temporarily fell from high, we will really go from weak to strong!"

Finally, talking about the gossip rumors with Jessica Alba, Su Yang said with a smile: "Yes, we are in love."

The press conference was turned and finished.

Su Yang drove to Hollywood in a hurry, met Alba after the audition, went to Malibu beach to sunbathe, and talked about superhero movies that have become popular in recent years, such as Maguire's Spider-Man, which has a global box office of [-] million.

"Superhero movies are going to get hotter,"

Su Yang said with a smile: "You can cooperate more with Marvel, they hold a lot of superhero copyrights."

Alba didn't comment, and asked: "Why do you think superhero movies will become more and more popular? I feel very ordinary."

"In addition to the improvement of special effects and excellent production, the main reason is that modern humans also need to create their own myths, and the advancement of science solves the riddles of lightning and storms. Modern humans want to create myths, and they can only subdivide them vertically. Rock stars are one, movie stars are one, superhero characters are one, and more myths like the richest man in the world…”

"What do people want to follow?"

"Of course, humans have always been like this."

The chat lasted for several hours, turned to dinner, and Su Yang sent Jessica home again, and also got a kiss.

Early the next morning, the NBA free market opened.

Rumors of various transactions are flying all over the sky, and the news that Su Yang and Alba have confirmed their relationship occupies the news and sports headlines. Countless men stare at the news and scold Su Yang. There are even gambling companies that specifically offer bets on how long the relationship between the two will last. That's a lot to bet on.

Su Yang didn't bother to pay attention, and rushed to the training base to attend the welcome ceremony of Spoelstra's new head coach with Olshey.

After finishing the ceremony, Spoelstra hastily formed the Summer League team and decided to personally lead the team to Utah to participate in the battle.Su Yang made a little calculation with him, and decided not to participate in the Orlando league. Firstly, the distance was too far to be too lazy to run, and secondly, there were few participating teams there.

Taking advantage of the time between training sessions, Su Yang sent an email to Stern, suggesting that the league take the lead in organizing a multi-team summer league in Las Vegas. Compared with Denver and Utah, Las Vegas has more traffic Bigger can better promote the NBA brand. Fans also need to continue to pay attention to the NBA during the off-season, and Stern quickly responded with thanks.

On July [-], after a week of training, the Clippers Summer League team flew to Salt Lake City to participate in the summer league.

Without any suspense, all nine battles were won.

Su Yang averaged 31 points, 12 assists and 6 steals per game, and Iguodala averaged 11 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals per game. The two teamed up to dominate the backcourt, using steals to make the guards of other teams howl, and Spoelstra excited Rubbing hands on the sidelines.

Various big trades and free market signings in the league have also been carried out one after another. O'Neal moved to the Heat, Kobe Bryant renewed his contract to stay with the Lakers, Tracy McGrady stayed in the Magic, Boozer stayed in the Cavaliers, Kenyon Martin signed first and then joined the Nuggets, Nash returned to the sun.

The Clippers lineup is also basically confirmed. Olshey sent Eddie House and Melvin Eli to the Bobcats in exchange for the two second rounds in 05 and 06, and brought in a few golf business substitutes. The remaining cap space is filled.

After Xia Lian played, Su Yang returned to China to join the men's basketball training camp. He called Alba every day and felt the torment of a long-distance relationship. However, Yanxi was engaged in music in mainland China. "Mouse Loves Rice" was quite popular, but she occasionally found time to play basketball together. .

In the blink of an eye, in mid-August, the men's basketball team arrived in Athens.

Alba specially flew from the United States to visit Su Yang. The two hadn't seen each other for more than a month, and their relationship soared, but there was still only a kiss.

When Alba flew back to the United States, Su Yang put away his thoughts and prepared for the game with all his strength. In the first game, he faced the strong enemy Spain.

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