pinnacle swinger

Chapter 293 The New Season Begins

Most teams in the preseason will choose to focus on training, unless some younger teams with more rookies may play more aggressively.

The 76ers had a total of 7 preseason games, and then played against the Nets, Cavaliers, and Celtics.

Because this new season, the Nets moved to Brooklyn, New York, so the Nets have become another super big city team in the league, attracting the attention of many stars.And the league's mentality of wanting to develop New York is also very obvious. In the second game of the preseason, they couldn't wait to arrange for the popular 76ers to fight in the Nets' new club.

Barclays Center Arena!
This arena is the most luxurious and extravagant top arena in the world, with a cost of more than 10 billion US dollars. It is the most ordinary locker room, and it is also extremely luxuriously built. It doesn’t feel like coming to a game, but to a luxury hotel. on vacation.This once made the 76ers who came to the arena for the first time very envious.

Then there is the 76ers' overseas games, and the games against the Cavaliers and Celtics are all held in Asia.

During the same period, games were held in Asia, including the Kings and the Clippers, the Pacers and the Rockets. Because Jeremy Lin went to the Rockets, the popularity of the Rockets in Asia has rebounded.What Tang Wenlong didn't expect the most was that in this preseason stage, two days before the start of the new season, a big deal happened in the league.

James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets by the Thunder!
"James was traded?" Tang Wenlong said incredulously, "How is this possible?"

Tang Wenlong knows how good the relationship between the three thunderbolts is in private. In fact, the relationship between Durant and Harden is closer than that with Westbrook, and this year's Olympic Games, the three of them will also participate together. If they competed together, how could they just say they traded?
"I heard that James Harden couldn't control himself and got involved with Serge Ibaka's girlfriend, which annoyed the Thunder's management." Iguodala said gossipingly. appearance, and Tang Wenlong said.

The two of them are about to participate in the last preseason game, against the Knicks. The head coach has no task of winning, and both of them are relatively easy.

"This is too exaggerated." Tang Wenlong blinked, but still raised doubts.

"Shouldn't Serge Ibaka be traded first?"

Iguodala immediately showed an expression that you are such a person.

Tang Wenlong came to his senses, shook his head and explained to himself: "No, what I mean is that James Harden is obviously much better than Ibaka, and he is the best glue to connect the second team. Trade him away. , What about the future substitute lineup?"

Iguodala shrugged and said: "I think this is quite normal. Compared with Ibaka as an inside player, the Thunder already has two super outside players. The top priority must be to strengthen their inside. Once Ibaka is released, the inside players The defensive ability will be much worse, and the overall defense may also decline."

"Hey, I didn't expect Harden to be rumored to go to the Lakers and so on, and finally he was traded to the Rockets. Fortunately, Houston is also a metropolis. I guess he will adjust quickly." Tang Wenlong felt sorry for his friend, The Rockets are not a strong team. It is not an easy task to stand up again, or to be so close to the championship like last season, and the future path suddenly becomes unpredictable.

The two were chatting about Harden's deal here. Tang Wenlong felt that the Thunder must not only trade him because of Harden's style, but maybe because of Harden's new contract?Compared with the Thunder, which is only a team in a small market, Harden's future annual salary will definitely be more than 1000 million. They have already signed Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka, and Harden must be stretched to renew his contract.

After the game, Tang Wenlong received a call from Harden.

"I really didn't expect the Thunder to trade me. I really didn't expect it." Harden was still crying on the phone, "They didn't even notify me until my agent told me about it. I just found out I was traded and I even just got dressed for the game!"

"It's terrible my brother, but it's not a bad thing." Tang Wenlong could only comfort Harden, "You know, the Rockets are now in a rebuilding period. If you go to the Rockets, you will directly become the leader. I think you Will enjoy the same shooting rights as Kevin and Russell, doesn't the picture of casual shooting and rapid growth of personal data excite you?"

"I know this too, but when I think about being traded inexplicably, I can't help but feel abandoned in my heart."

Tang Wenlong was ashamed, but suddenly he laughed and asked Harden another question: "James, I heard that you seem to have cheated on Serge's girlfriend. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Harden: "..."

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After this wave of trades happened, the eyes of the league immediately focused on the Rockets. According to Harden’s shooting rights and performance in the Thunder before, experts predict that there is no problem for Harden to average 20 points per game, but the Rockets Well, it can only be hehe.

Tang Wenlong and the 76ers ended their journey of 7 preseason games, and the 76ers lost four of them, with a winning percentage of less than 50.00%.

Some media feared that the world would not be chaotic, and immediately wrote a report saying that the road for the 76ers this season must be extremely tortuous. In this state, it may be difficult to even enter the playoffs.But most of the media did not take this preseason game too seriously. The main players of the 76ers basically did not play more than 20 minutes. Rookies and new young players got a lot of opportunities to play. Very easy to make a mistake.

Coupled with the halo bonus that the 76ers are the defending champions, every team that sees the 76ers plays with special impact and aggressiveness, trying their best to compete with the championship-level team .

On October 10th, the NBA's new season began!
The league has arranged four games for the opening game, namely the Wizards vs. Cavaliers, Celtics vs. Heat, 76ers vs. Thunder at home, and the grand finale between the Mavericks and the Lakers.

Except for the game between the Appetizer Wizards and the Cavaliers, there seems to be nothing to watch, the other three games are focus battles.In particular, the 76ers' battle against the Thunder, which came from afar, seemed to bring everyone's memories back to the summer four months ago, when they competed passionately.

The league likes this tune. Tang Wenlong couldn't help thinking that in the opening game last year, he remembered that the Heat played away against the Mavericks, and the result really lived up to the league's expectations.

Tang Wenlong stood on a familiar field, surrounded by spectators waving their flags and cheering. The Thunder team, which had just lost a general, had a very serious expression on the opposite side.

Obviously the comer is not good, this is estimated to be a fierce battle...

(End of this chapter)