Chapter 119: A Strange Incident in the NBA
Overnight, the NBA's official website announced a four-team nine-man trade. The Raptors paid point guard Ralph Alston, two centers, Aaron Williams and Lauren Woods, plus a second-round pick next year, center Jamal Magloyer and '04 rookie J.R. Smith. Jamal, who has always wanted to return to his hometown to play, is an All-Star in 04 and can average a double-double of 14.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and his strength cannot be underestimated. The Raptors have always had no shortage of centers, but strong centers have always been their weakness, which is a very important addition, and the double height of Bosh is expected. In addition, JR Smith, a rookie last year, showed good potential, which was a surprise for the Raptors, who were desperately short of shooting guards. And the price paid is just with Alston, the team's main point guard last season, who has no room for maneuver, plus two additions with little playing time, which is definitely worth the money.
The Milwaukee Bucks paid for "dunk king" Mason and a first-round pick to get Mike James and Lauren Woods. The Bucks don't look bad either, with Mike James' breakaway ability and defensive counter-attacking style exactly what the Milwaukees need, and Lauren Woods will also be a qualified backup for Boggart.
Houston sent away their main point guard, Mike James, who, as the name suggests, is a point guard who is often hot-headed and reckless, incompatible with the Rockets' positional style of play, and his partner with big man Yao Ming is very unreliable. The Houstonians sent him away and got Alstom, which was a good attempt.
New Orleans sent away Jamal and J.R. Smith in Cao's heart, and got Mason and Aaron Williams, plus a first-round pick and a second-round pick. The deal wasn't a loss or a win for New Orleans, they had their eyes on the future. And Mason's physicality is absolutely fantastic, their forward line has been strengthened, two draft picks and a good inside bench at the cost of Jamal and a rookie from last year, is that a loss?
It's a take-it-or-take-it-take-it-take-it-take-all-trade, and the real winner won't be known until this time next year.
The next morning, Kyle met his two new teammates, and it was early enough! Jamal is Canadian, he grew up in Toronto, he has an unspeakable affection for the Raptors, he is extremely eager to come back to play here, and he can spend time with his family while playing, so he once was passive and expected the Hornets to trade him away, and now! He got his wish, and he came here so early, after all, he was eager to return home. So J.R. Smith so aggressively is for Mao? Showing loyalty?
Just a brief introduction, noisy and cold! And then they went their own way. At noon, the team departed for the Canada Route Center Arena as they prepare for their first preseason game today. The two newcomers were not able to watch the game with the team, and they also had to undergo a medical examination.
The preseason is the warm-up game for the regular season. Each team has considerable changes in the lineup in the new season, in order to let the team run in the lineup, familiar with the team's playing style, test the competitive state of the players, determine the team's lineup for the new season, and also enhance the communication and tacit understanding between the players and coaches, so before the start of each season, the NBA holds a number of preseason games, so that they can be in a better state to participate in the long regular season games.
The Raptors will host the Boston Celtics in the Atlantic Division today, and this is a strong team and a historic powerhouse. To turn the page of its history, it is really long and deep, to name just one example, it is the most championship-winning in NBA history, with a total of 16 championships so far. That's not enough, is it? There are as many as 21 retired jerseys flying over the TD North Shore Garden Arena, eleven more than the other giant, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The past represents the past, but what about the present? Last season, under the leadership of Paul Pearce, they had a 45-37 record and finished in the third place in the East by virtue of the top spot in the division. Of course! Walker's departure this summer will still hurt the team, and how much success is left, Toronto will give the answer.
Because it was a preseason game, Kyle thought there should be no one on the scene, but he clearly underestimated the enthusiasm of the Canadians. The crowd is enough to describe the crowd at the scene, and the tsunami can reflect the emotions of the audience. Kyle's fuss is obviously superfluous, this is the only basketball home team in Canada, who are they not backing the Raptors supporting? Even if the Raptors' record is really bad.
The Raptors have been out of the eyes of fans for half a year, and they are extremely eager to see the new look of the team, perhaps they want to know most about Bosh's progress, and by the way, they also want to see Kyle's pounds! Both of these are the future hopes of their team, which gives them a lot to look forward to.
Under the refraction of black light and shadow, and the roar of the music DJ dancing like thunder, the players appeared! This appearance is very particular, first introducing the away team players, and then their own people, which is a kind of respect. Then the order of the players is also very good, the first one to come out is definitely very important, but he is definitely not the star of the house, but the second and third people of the team, the person who detonated the cheers of the audience in the finale is the absolute boss of a team, which can be judged from the size of the audience, and it is also a small rule of the NBA.
The Celtics' starting lineup is center Mark Blunt, power forward Reeve Lafrentz, small forward is their star Paul Pearce, the point guard is Ricky Davis when LeBron is the little brother, and the point guard is Delonte West, a magical man.
The Raptors' starting center is Bonner, power forward Bosh, small forward Morris Peterson, scoring guard Jalen Rose, point guard is of course Kyle, this is a must, Sam has finished the beating, Kyle is also very well-behaved.
Shooting practice, moving the body, and making the blood burn are essential homework before the game, and the warm-up can adjust the physical condition to the best and reduce the chance of injury to a certain extent.
Next, sing the national anthem. The Raptors are a team in Canada, located in Toronto, so they sing the Canadian national anthem, which is also a strange thing in the NBA. Kyle and the other players just stood there stupidly, listening to the audience's humming, embarrassing!
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