The perfect life of basketball

Chapter 372 371 The New King of the West!The big era is coming!
ESPN wrote in its season preview:
Glory Dynasty?

As the most successful team in the past two years, the Glory team played triumphantly all the way last season, defeating the Heat in the final and successfully defending the title, which surprised many people.

In the past two years, they have been to the finals in a row, and both of them have successfully reached the top, proving that lack of experience is not a stumbling block for glory. Although the core is very young, Ye Yingjie and Harden have both had finals experience before, and Steven Coach Si's superb tactics also keep the team always on the right path.

The Glory team often paddles in the regular season, but they can almost easily advance after the season. I have to say that they are indeed strong.

but!

What we want to say is that the Glory team dismantled the championship team during the offseason. Without Harden, the second-highest scoring offensive player in the league last year, the Glory team's offense will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Coupled with the super reinforcement of the Warriors, the strength has greatly increased, the Clippers are steadily improving, and the Rockets are making continuous moves, which is very exciting. Even the Spurs have begun to sign up and pay the luxury tax. The glory team's dynasty this season The road is destined to be full of thorns!

We predict that the Glory team will rank second in the Western Conference in the regular season, and the playoffs will stop in the Western Conference Finals!

After analyzing the Glory team, ESPN gave their favorites for this season's championship!
The new king of the west!

The Warriors rose rapidly last season, lost to the Thunder by one game in the regular season, and finally ranked fourth in the West, even only four wins away from the Spurs in the West!In the Western Conference semifinals, they even killed the top Spurs in the Western Conference and entered the Western Conference Finals!

With the joining of the little emperor James during the offseason, the Warriors became even stronger!
In addition, the new aid Livingston is one of the most suitable backup point guards for the Warriors, full of firepower!He can provide enough offensive firepower for the Warriors' bench lineup.

At the same time, the external environment is also beneficial to the Warriors. The Glory team let go of star players for the second consecutive year. The impact of Harden's departure on the Glory team is obvious;
The Thunder also lost general Kevin Durant. According to our data system prediction, this will affect the Thunder at least 2-3 wins. In addition, the Thunder lost the defensive champion Sai Folosha during the offseason. Morrow and Marvin Williams came to replace.

Under the ebb and flow of strength, we predict that the new king Warriors will have a rare opponent in the West, and they will already have the top spot in their pockets and win the championship.

The second group scuffles!

Although the Thunder's ranking will be affected by Durant's injury, as long as Durant returns, the Thunder will still be the first team in the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies have made minor repairs. After the introduction of Ariza, the lineup became more balanced and steadily improved.

The Trail Blazers signed Chris Kaman in the summer, but their lineup depth is still too bad. They are one of the teams that rely most on starting in the league. Last season, the main players played 4 games with 82 players, and the number of missed games ranked 5th in the league. Few, the fourth least affected by injuries in the record.Therefore, it is the starting health that affects the Trail Blazers' ranking in the new season.

The teams with the most ups and downs in the middle of last season were the Rockets and the Mavericks. A healthy combination of Jeremy Lin and Martin can help the Rockets secure a playoff berth. Cafu's departure is definitely a loss to the team!

but!

With the joining of the two superstars Harden and Howard and the signing of Tucker, the Rockets' lineup is more balanced and the depth is expected. This season, the Rockets are likely to be in the upper reaches of the second group and hit the top two!

At the same time, the Mavericks were also aggressive during the offseason, getting Parsons, Tyson Chandler, replacing Calderon with Felton and Nelson, and their strength became stronger.

Who is the dark horse?

The Blazers were the most successful dark horse last season, while the Suns were the most surprising. It is a pity that the record has risen rapidly but missed the playoffs.

Which lottery teams from last season will hit the playoffs in the new season?

Bear the brunt, of course, is the Suns. They were only one win away from the eighth place last season when Bledsoe was injured. In the new season, Isiah Thomas joined and selected several first-round rookies.

The biggest question now is whether the main team of the Suns can maintain the same level as last season, because almost all of them, represented by Goran Dragic, played beyond expectations last year. Will this improvement be short-lived?

Another team that could break through is the Nuggets.

Last season, they were devastated by injuries. Players missed the 6th most games in the league, the absence time was the 2nd, and the record impact was the 1st. According to ESPN's evaluation, the loss reached 12.5 wins.Gallinari only played 22 games, McGee played 34 games!
With their return this season, the Denver Highland Warriors are likely to reach the quarterfinals again!
……

With the release of this report, the fans who were restless because the new season is coming soon found a place to express their opinions and expressed their opinions one after another.

And Ye Yingjie's tweet became a rallying point for Glory fans!

Ye Yingjie felt that ESPN's analysis was good after watching the season preview, so he tweeted:
"This year's championship is booked by the Warriors?
But what if I also want to be a champion?
Fortunately, the championship is played out, not judged. #Glory Dynasty#”

It is impossible to send out this tweet at this juncture without arousing heated discussions among fans.

"To be honest, ESPN Black Ye Yingjie, it's not the first day to black Kobe, but this time it's really a bit ruthless! If two consecutive championships can't dispel your doubts, then three consecutive championships!"

"Looking forward to another slap in the face by Brother Jie, we are ready!"

"Although the Warriors lineup looks great, I don't think they are stronger than the Heat last season!"

"Agreed, such a Heat team was eliminated 4-1, and this Warriors team is nothing!"

……

Seeing the fans' support, Ye Yingjie's heart warmed up. At the same time, the pressure was even greater, and the fans also thought highly of him...

You must know that this Warriors team is stronger than the five-star Warriors of later generations in a sense!

Turning around, Ye Yingjie practiced a super long three-pointer!

Next season depends on you!

Just then, a super breaking news came!
The NBA's new TV contract has been negotiated!

The NBA officially announced through official channels that it has reached a nine-year TV broadcast agreement with ESPN, TNT, ABC, etc.According to the "New York Times" report, the total value of the agreement is about 265 billion yuan.

In fact, in the previous life, the contract was only 240 billion yuan!
But with the outbreak and rise of Ye Yingjie, more and more Chinese and Chinese people pay attention to and watch the NBA, causing the influence of the NBA to spread greatly!

The signed contract is naturally rising!

For a while, ESPN's vision was left behind by everyone, because the significance of this agreement is too great!
The original TV broadcast agreement will end in the 2015-2016 season. After the new broadcast agreement takes effect, not only the salary cap of the team will rise sharply, but also the salaries of players will also increase.

The increase in the salary cap also means that teams with financial resources can get more star players, and the situation of superstars getting together may intensify.

(End of this chapter)