king of defenders

Chapter 941 The New Pattern
The time has quietly entered September, and NBA players have ended their vacations, returned to the team, participated in training, and prepared for the arrival of the new season.

For some rookies and newly traded players, as well as non-draft players who joined NBA teams from some other leagues, as well as the bench players of various teams, it is still necessary to prepare for the preseason.

Every year, the preseason is a process for each team to adjust their lineup, practice tactics, check for omissions and make up for vacancies. It is also an opportunity for some players to show themselves and seek a contract.

In the summer, a lot of transactions took place in the nba free market.

Some transactions even affected the structure of the entire league. For example, Paul George left the Pacers, was traded to the Thunder, and joined forces with Westbrook; Deli and a group of players traded Kyrie Irving, one of the Cavaliers' Big Three, from the Cavaliers, and signed the All-Star player Gordon Hayward who originally played for the Jazz. Formed a gorgeous lineup.

Of course, the Celtics deal involved the disintegration of the Cavaliers' Big Three. After losing to the Heat last season and losing the Eastern Conference Championship, the Big Three tended to fall apart.

In the end, Irving chose to leave, and the Cavaliers got Thomas Jr.

It is also worth mentioning that Jimmy Butler, the head of the Bulls, was traded to the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves sent out very talented young players. The Zach LaVine of the no-comer dunk showdown.

In short, a summer has passed, just like many summers in the past, there have been many transactions in the nba, and these transactions have changed the pattern of the nba.

But for Andy - Ellis Berger, it seems a bit lost.

Originally, Andy Ellisberg's biggest goal was to sign an All-Star player. Small forwards are the best, guards are acceptable, and there are even many inside players.

At the beginning, the Heat's goal was Gordon Hayward, because Hayward's contract expired and he became a completely free agent. He only needs to spend a lot of money to sign it, no need to trade, and no need to send any players.Moreover, Wade's current contract is not big, Meng Yun is still a rookie contract, and the Heat have enough salary space.

Gordon Hayward was still inclined to join the Heat for a time, but in the end he was moved by the Celtics' offer and finally chose to sign with the Celtics.

The reason may be that the Celtics promised to give him more power to speak, and Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, and Gordon Hayward himself, this lineup depends on Hayward will be more competitive.

After that, the Heat tried to trade with the Bulls, hoping to get Jimmy Butler.

However, the Bulls and Lions opened their mouths and asked the Heat to send Monroe, Lu Wei, Wade, Ruhr Deng and a future second-round pick, which is similar to trading Jimmy Butler with five people.

Later, Andy Ellisberg and the Bulls mediated, and the other party agreed that they only needed Lu Wei and Wade.

Only Wade and Lu Wei are needed. The price was expected by Andy Ellisberger. He was a little moved and found Spoelstra, Craig and others to discuss.As a result, Craig told him that it is best not to do this. If some people must be sent away, it is best not to include Wade.

In fact, apart from the players, it is not the head coach Spoelstra who knows Meng Yun best for the entire Heat team, but the assistant coach Craig.

Andy Ellisberg moved slightly when he heard the words, and was a little hesitant. In the end, the Timberwolves took the lead and sent Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn to get Jimmy Butler from the Bulls.

It was after the deal was announced that Meng Yun learned from Wade that Butler really wanted to come to the Heat and wanted to find an opportunity to chat with Meng Yun, but it was a pity that Meng Yun didn't wait to train with them.

Meng Yun doesn't feel lost. It's best now. Although Luol Deng and James Ennis are gone, these people who are familiar with him are still there, Wade, Whiteside, Joseph Young... and still Here comes Xianglong, very good!

As for the loss of an All-Star player like Jimmy Butler, Meng Yun doesn't feel lost. Although Wade didn't say anything, Meng Yun can guess that if he went to train with Wade and James, I'm afraid Butler will not only have a good chat with himself, but also have a good contest with himself.

After all, for Butler, if it really comes to the Heat, the right to speak will still be contested.

Meng Yun was not afraid of Butler's challenge, but he was unwilling to fight with him, mainly because he felt that winning or losing seemed to be a bad thing.

Some people feel sorry for the Heat's failure to sign an All-Star player and form the "Big Three". They think that a lineup like the Heat will probably repeat the same mistakes, miss the championship, and may not even reach the finals.As for the Heat's other deal, Xiang Long's new aid seems to have been ignored for a while.

Meng Yun doesn't care about the outside world's discussion, anyway, he thinks it's good.

Miami, American Airlines Arena.

When Xiang Long officially signed a contract with the Heat, and the time entered September, Meng Yun disbanded their small "training camp", and the four of them returned to the team at the same time to participate in the team's collective training.

Wade also ended his joint training with James and Paul long ago.

At this time, all the Heat players have returned to the team. Except for Luol Deng and Ennis who have left, the others are still familiar faces.Of course, there are also unfamiliar ones, such as Xiang Long, and several undrafted picks and free agents.Because the preseason team is 20 people, these people will get a chance, and this chance is not in vain, because the current players of the Heat include Meng Yun, Wade, Whiteside, Monroe, Green, Joseph- Young, Salinger, Xiang Long, Nene, Lu Wei, and Taylor, there are only 11 people in total, and there are still four places short of the 15-man roster.

So many people want to fight for it, maybe they can win a spot, be favored by the Heat, and become a member of the Heat?

Even if it's just a bench player, a marginal player, it's good.

These people also appeared in the American Airlines Arena. In fact, the total number has exceeded 20. They will train with Meng Yun and other contracted players. When the preseason comes, some people will be eliminated and the lineup will be reduced to 20 people.Then when the preseason is over, some people will be eliminated.

Of course, for core players like Meng Yun, the preseason is actually meaningless, but training is still essential.In addition, there is another thing, which is to try to let Xiang Long seize this time and establish a certain tacit understanding with his teammates. At least let his teammates recognize him, so that he can gradually integrate in.

It's just that this matter is far more difficult than Meng Yun expected.

(End of this chapter)