Legendary star

Chapter 498 New Season, New Situation

"Anna, what the hell is this Larry Johnson's boxing gloves?" After the Asian Championship final with the South Korean team, Meng Xu received rewards from the system, as well as the previous random tasks and winning the championship, etc. The milestone rewards obtained were different. This time Meng Xu obtained a special item rewarded by the system.Ma Long's iron elbows, Bowen's insoles, and steel knees, these very intimidating killers, and the special props that can reduce the chance of injury, Meng Xu has already exchanged them. After all, one piece only costs 1000 points, but this Larry - Johnson's boxing gloves, Meng Xu really didn't notice, there are such cross-border props in the system.

"This is your reward for winning the Asian Championships! Although the Asian Championships are only a C-level event in the system evaluation, the competition may not be as intense as the NBA's preseason games, but it is still a championship, and the milestone rewards are enough. No, so I can only reward one special item.”

"This is a boxing champion who was delayed by basketball!" After seeing the detailed explanation of this prop, Meng Xu laughed and sighed. Larry Johnson, nicknamed "Auntie", is a well-known player in the NBA. Although Meng Xu retired due to injury the year he entered the league, his legendary deeds are still circulating in the league until now. In the Battle of the Century at Madison Garden in the 98-99 season, Larry Johnson A set of combined punches almost knocked out Alonzo Mourning, a famous iron-blooded tough guy in the league. Since then, Larry Johnson has won the title of boxing champion. Looking at this special prop named after Larry Johnson, Meng Xu felt a little sorry. If Larry Johnson chose boxing instead of basketball, he would definitely win a few gold belts.

Item name: Larry Johnson's boxing gloves (Larry Johnson's exclusive item)
Detailed explanation of the item: After the host is equipped with this item, the strength of the upper body will increase by 10%, the dodge will increase by 10%, the reaction speed will increase by 5%, and the punching speed will increase by 20%.

Additional effect 1: Big Mom's triple strike, the host can complete the three punching movements of flat hook, straight punch, and uppercut within 1 second, and the cooling time is 3 minutes.

Additional effect 2: Left and right bows, when the host attacks the opponent with a left uppercut or a right uppercut and is blocked by the opponent, the host can complete the punch with the other arm within 0.3 seconds.

"The boxer is the best among basketball players, and the best basketball player among boxers. This sentence is the most appropriate to describe Larry Johnson."

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"I will definitely win the championship before that bastard!" On October 2003, 10, just after the start of the NBA preseason game, Shaquille O'Neal, who had swam east to the Heat, accepted a reporter after a preseason game In the interview, he fired at his old club and Kobe Bryant, who has fought side by side for many years.

After the disintegration of the Big Four of the Lakers, it is naturally impossible for Kobe and O'Neal, who have been in conflict, to stay together. After O'Neal jumped out of the contract and Kobe also submitted a transfer application, after careful consideration, the Lakers finally stayed. The young Kobe sent O'Neal to the Heat with a sign-and-trade approach.O'Neal, who was very dissatisfied with the team's choice to keep Kobe, heard Kobe complaining to reporters that he was cheating, didn't work hard in training, and was lazy in the game. O'Neal's resentment finally broke out. After the special preseason ended, O'Neal, who was interviewed by reporters, called Kobe a little bastard and a clown without conscience, and boasted in front of many reporters across the United States that his Heat would definitely be better than Kobe The Lakers won the championship first, and O'Neal also vowed that if the Lakers have a chance to meet the Heat in the finals, then the Heat will definitely sweep the Lakers.

"That greedy and lazy guy is talking in his sleep again!" When these reporters emphatically conveyed O'Neal's words to Kobe, Kobe also unceremoniously satirized O'Neal. The two had fought side by side for seven years. The long-time partner has just become your life-and-death enemy.

The offseason of this season can be said to be the most turbulent year in recent seasons. First of all, the Lakers and Pacers, who joined the Finals for two consecutive seasons, disintegrated successively. - Hawley was also given up by the Lakers due to his poor performance in the playoffs. Compared with last season, the Lakers replaced more than 10 players in the new game. It is inevitable to enter the reconstruction period.

As for the Pacers, they are slightly better than the Lakers. After winning the championship for two consecutive years, the value of the players in the Pacers has soared. Big change, Richard Hamilton, Jamal Tinsley, Lorenqin White, Bobby Simmons, after the departure of a large number of powerful players, the strength of the Pacers has also been greatly weakened, In this case, the 38-year-old Reggie Miller finally had to give up his plan to retire and renew his contract with the team for another year.Moreover, Larry Bird, who led the Pacers to win the championship for two consecutive seasons, also resigned from all positions in the Pacers due to physical reasons. He was replaced by Rick Carlisle, although the Pacers still successfully renewed Jermaine -O'Neal, the Pacers with Jermaine O'Neal, Mutombo, Meng Xu, James Posey, and Reggie Miller are still not to be underestimated. Even more difficult.And subject to the restriction of the luxury tax, the Pacers did not make any big moves in the free market this summer. The biggest signing was the signing of former All-Star guard Steve Smith for 2 years and 500 million.
After Jordan retired, the pattern of the entire league has shown a situation where the west is strong and the east is weak. This season, with O'Neal's eastward tour, two of the three strongest players in the league are in the Eastern Conference. A group of All-Star players such as Payton and Rasheed Wallace came to the East, and the pattern of strong west and weak east no longer exists.

Although the Heat sent several players with great potential in order to get O'Neal, the Heat still kept O'Neal's former teammate, All-Star shooting guard Eddie Jones, and renewed the contract with Alonzo Mori, who had completed a kidney transplant. Ning, plus several free market signings, and this year's No. [-] pick Devin Wade, the Heat, who were still competing for the No. The traded Pat Riley has also become a favorite for the best manager of the new season.

Although O'Neal's trade made the Heat the most proud team in the off-season, the unknown Pistons are the team that has gained the most this summer. Here came Richard Hamilton, who averaged 76 points, 23 rebounds, and 3 assists in the finals, and then traded Jerry Stackhouse for All-Star power forward Rasheed from the Trail Blazers - Wallace.Under the operation of Larry Brown, the Pistons not only weakened the strength of the Pacers to the greatest extent, but also sent away Staggs, who was incompatible with the team's tactical system, and got the inside line that the Pistons desperately needed. Therefore, although The new season has not yet started, but many experts are already predicting the performance of the Pistons in the new season. Two-time best defensive player Ben Wallace, All-star power forward Rasheed Wallace, Ron Ahmed Tester, Richard Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups' outside line, this starting lineup, plus Clifford Robinson and this year's No. 2 pick Darko Milicic, this season's The Pistons already have the capital to compete with the Pacers and the Heat.

While the Heat and Pistons continue to strengthen, the Nets and Celtics, who have risen in the last two seasons, have not been idle. Also put the goal of reinforcement on the inside, first of all, the Nets. After renewing Jason Kidd with a 7-year contract of 1.035 million US dollars, the Nets dug Lorenqin White from the Pacers , formed the inside combination of Loren Qin-White and Kenyon-Martin.

As for the Celtics, after Danny Ainge took power, they sent Antoine Walker, one of the team's twin stars, in exchange for the Mavericks. - LaFrentz, and two role players, and the Mavericks' first-round pick next season, plus Andre Miller signed from the free market, the Celtics' inside combination is also worth Let a person look forward to.After Antoine Walker was traded, the Celtics completely became Paul Pierce's team. With the addition of Gary Payton, the Celtics are also looking forward to playing in the new season. go one step further.

Compared with the big changes in the East, in the West, the Mavericks, who had the highest record in the West last season, also completed several very important transactions in the summer. For Cuban and Nelson who want to pursue the championship, the current lineup of the Mavericks is still not enough, and the most important reinforcement for the Mavericks is undoubtedly the acquisition of Antoine Walker from the Celtics. The new basketball director of the Special People, Danny Ainge, has always looked down on Antoine Walker, thinking that he is not active in playing, likes to shoot wildly, and does not like to grab rebounds, but for the Mavericks, Antoine Walker But it is very attractive, and the Mavericks did not pay much for getting Antoine Walker. At the same time, they got rid of Riff LaFrentz's 6-year contract of more than 6000 million US dollars. Steve Nash, whose contract is about to expire, and Dirk Nowitzki are very favorable things.

It can be said that the Spurs have accomplished nothing this summer except for successfully renewing Tim Duncan. After David Robinson retired, the Spurs, who desperately needed reinforcements, waved a checkbook in the free market very rarely. A 5-year 8000 million contract was sent to Jason Kidd, and then a 6-year 9000 million contract was sent to Jermaine O'Neal, but the Spurs ended up with nothing, and Jason Kidd also No, neither did Jermaine O'Neal. Popovich, who was anxious to strengthen the team, sent Robert Holly immediately after confirming that the Lakers had given up on Robert Holly's contract extension negotiations. On a 2-year 600 million contract, Hawley's 2-year 600 million contract is the biggest reinforcement for the Spurs this summer. Unlike the Pacers who have no salary space and cannot complete the reinforcement, the Spurs Now I want to spend money and don't go out.

And Popovich was even more angry. After the Knicks started selling Sprewell, the Spurs have been in secret contact with the Knicks, wanting to introduce this All-Star player, but the Knicks either ignored the Spurs' offer, Or the Spurs had to send Duncan to trade Sprewell. What finally made Popovich vomit blood was that the Timberwolves, who were killed halfway, only paid two draft picks and a few expired contracts. So I got Popovich's favorite Sprewell. In the words of Xiao Dolan, no one can be cheap for the Spurs!

The current experience of the Kings is also similar to that of the Spurs. After losing to the Mavericks last season, the Kings have been looking for reinforcements this summer. , During the offseason of this season, big contracts are flying all over the sky. Any player wants to pay 500 million. Those who perform a little better want 1000 million, and the All-Star level starts at 1500 million. The king can only shake his head and sigh, "I can't afford it, I can't afford it!"

Most teams have already started the preseason and are different from preparing for the new season. The Timberwolves are still struggling with the team’s contract renewal. The first is the contract renewal of Wally Szczerbiak. The newly promoted All-Star small forward, whose contract expired this season, and several top-ranked rookies in the same period as Szczerbiak, Steve Francis of the Rockets, Baron Davis of the Hornets, Sean of the Suns -Marion signed a 6-year 8000 million extension contract this summer. Compared with these players, Szczerbiak, who is not inferior, naturally wants a 6-year 8000 million contract , but now the Timberwolves do not have enough salary space because of Garnett's annual salary of nearly 2800 million in the new season and the 1200 million annual salary of Sprewell, who was traded this summer. Don't say 6 million in 8000 years, it is 6 years 6000 million, the Timberwolves can't get it now, otherwise the Timberwolves would not have given up on renewing the contract with Billups last season, and because of Szczerbiak's injuries last season, all the statistics appeared The decline, so the Timberwolves' management now does not want to give Szczerbiak such a big contract.

"5 million in 2800 years! Garnett successfully renewed his contract with the Timberwolves!" Just as the negotiations between the Timberwolves and Szczerbiak were about to break down, Kevin Garnett announced that he would jump out of the final year of the $5 million contract and negotiate with the Timberwolves. Re-signed a new five-year contract of 1200 million yuan, and Garnett's contract became the fifth [-] million yuan contract this summer.After Garnett signed a new contract, the Timberwolves immediately saved $[-] million in salary space, and the money Garnett saved can just be used to renew Szczerbiak.

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