After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 390 Home Opening Game

However, although you can't see the strength of the Magic team just by watching one preseason game, there is one thing that everyone has come to a conclusion, that is, Li Chengming will be the starter of the Magic team in the new season, while Turkoglu Will be transferred to a substitute position.

This is a final decision made by Van Gundy after considering the opinions of all parties.

One of the key factors is actually Turkoglu's own compromise.

For the Turk, this is not an easy decision, because he is in a contract year, and he will play as a substitute in the contract year. He is not a monster like Li Chengming, and it will definitely have an impact on his statistics and performance.

Especially after the championship has been won, the most important thing for him now, and what needs to be fought for most, is naturally money.

No one doesn't like money, and there's no reason to pass up the opportunity to get more money.

Even for Li Chengming, an important reason why he values ​​the status of the team so much is because of money.

After all, what players eat can be regarded as a youth meal. If they didn't get more money at the best time, they might regret it later.

Not everyone regards the championship as so important, not to mention that when the championship does not have much benefit for themselves, after all, most players want to win the championship because of their dreams and money.

But on the other hand, the team also gave him unlimited shot rights during the substitute rotation stage, which is actually tantamount to saying, to a certain extent, it gave him the freedom to collect data in the game.

This is of course a good thing for him personally, because a big contract depends on statistics and performance. If he can average 20 points per game off the bench like Li Chengming did last season, he will also be an All-Star. Worried about not getting a big contract?
And for the team, it's also a good thing. After all, a quasi-star-level starter, going to the opposite side as a substitute, isn't that a dimensionality reduction blow?
It may also be the "inspiration" obtained from Li Chengming last season. Li Chengming played his own position last season, mainly by relying on facing the opponent's substitutes to continuously play a matchup advantage before winning the recognition of the coaching staff, and then gradually in the game. Top of the team.

Moreover, if he can compete for the best sixth man this season, it will be a good personal award anyway. It can add something to the honor book and have more talk in the future. Turkoglu himself is also willing.

Besides, everyone knows that he fell in the matchup with Li Chengming, which doesn't mean that he is not good enough. In other teams, he is still the main starter and will not be underestimated.

In addition to Turkoglu, on the Magic's current bench, there are several important rotations, all of which stood out in the Magic's playoff journey last season.

For example, the Polish Marcin Gortat and the white shooter Redick, the latter actually didn't have much room to play in the playoffs, but he also grasped the opportunity in the limited time, so Van Gundy will give him more opportunities in the new season. Try more playing time.

Just like Turkoglu, Gortat's contract expires after next season, so as a contract year, they all have to fight for their next contract.

The team also has to test his performance and decide whether to keep him.

As for Li Chengming's contract, the Magic still have one more season to investigate and consider. They can choose to renew his contract in advance at the end of the season. If other teams want to poach corners, they will be subject to the Arenas clause. limit.

If Li Chengming can maintain his current performance, the Magic will definitely not mind a big contract, but they currently have Howard, Lewis and Nelson in their team. These three contracts are not small. In the foreseeable future, Li Chengming Turkoglu and Turkoglu basically have to choose one of the two, and it is even possible that the last two cannot be chosen-because the initiative is actually not in their hands.

Anyway, Li Chengming himself doesn't have to worry about this. He knows his ability. Even if the system is completely gone now, he is now fully capable of continuing to gain a foothold in the NBA.

It's just that it may be difficult to continue to improve in the follow-up. After all, his upper limit has been developed here. Without the help of the system, this is the only way to go. In the future, as the league gets familiar with him, opponents will target him. If not, he might not have played so easily.

Of course, in the entire league, it is still at the forefront, but if it does not continue to improve, it will not be able to stand alone.

In fact, even if there is a system, it is becoming more and more difficult to gain something now, and the improvement in the future will also be relatively slow. What Li Chengming has to do is to rely on day and night training as much as possible to maintain his state. After all, even if the skills are long-term It may "rust" if you don't use it.

Time flies, and soon it will be the start of the new season.

Wednesday, October 10th is the first game of the new season for the 29-08 Magic, and it is also the home opener.

Here they will welcome the challenge of last season's first-round playoff opponent, the Atlanta Hawks, and at the same time welcome Maurice Evans "home".

Evans is also lucky. He will receive the championship ring with his teammates from last season at the Magic's home court as a visiting team player.

The championship ring of the Magic team can be regarded as costly. It cost a lot of money to hire someone to design it. The texture is still pure gold. In addition to the Magic team logo printed on it, of course it is engraved with the year the Magic team was founded and the championship. time and championship team members.

Because it is the first championship in team history, it means a lot to the Magic, and it means a lot to Orlando.

Judging from the current known situation, the most direct change is that the market value of the Magic team has doubled after winning this championship. At the same time, the sales of season tickets for next season are very good, and the attendance rate is expected to make a breakthrough. At the forefront of the league.

Of course, this also requires them to be able to maintain their current results. Because of the lack of historical background, the fans' feelings for the team are not so deep. Usually, they watch the ball when they have the ball. It is just as a kind of entertainment, and there is not so much persistence. .

If the Magic can't continue to maintain a strong performance and let the fans feel disappointed and tired quickly, they may also be thrown away soon.

After all, Orlando will not become a big ball market just because there is only one team from the four major leagues. It still needs to be cultivated by performance.

Of course, this moment seems to be the continuation of the peak of last season's championship, because we all know that there will be a championship ring awarding ceremony before today's game, so today's Amway Center arena is already full, and even many fans gathered outside to watch outside the big screen.

As soon as [-] o'clock in the evening, the scene began to work hard to create an atmosphere. The lights dimmed suddenly, and the eyes of the audience focused on the bottom following the light. Players were called out by the DJ's name and came out, which also aroused The audience cheered layer by layer.

Until Li Chengming and Howard came out one after another, the voice reached its peak.

Now the team has also made it clear that Li Chengming is second only to Howard, and it will depend on who of them can show a better performance to conquer the team and fans.

In this regard, the team seems to be very fair. The status is won by your own performance, even including Li Chengming's current starting lineup. Change it back.

Or if Lewis's performance is not good, then some adjustments will be made.

Although Lewis was considered by Van Gundy himself, if he had known that there was a better choice like Li Chengming, who would choose him?
(End of this chapter)