In September, after the wave of coach changes ended, players began to return to the team to report, and each team had a final chance to make reinforcements.

On October 15, the preseason begins.

On October 31, the new season began.

The long offseason is by and now, and the new season is just around the corner. It's also time for each team to finalize their roster.

"No, Washington refuses to trade. He said they still have to maintain a playoff intensity level. Jerry West smiled wryly.

He offered to trade Campbell with a first-round pick to get Cobra Hosgrant, who was traded to the bullet by the Magic.

Grant is really the answer to the Lakers' No. 4 position, both offensive and defensive, and doesn't eat the ball. With him and O'Neal, then there really is no team in the league that can compete with the Lakers on the inside.

The Washington Bullets narrowly missed the playoffs last year and were bloodily swept by the Bulls in the first round, which is why they regrouped this offseason.

Webb was reluctant to stay in Washington, and his good brother Juwan Howard certainly followed in Webb's footsteps.

Even with the loss of last year's two big players, the newcomers Hosgrant and Secali lost well. Plus the speeding Rod Strickland is also competitive.

If the run-in goes well, it is not impossible to make the Eastern Conference playoffs.

But swap Hosgrant for Campbell, and the bullets are bound to be hopeless in the playoffs.

As the capital of the United States, the Bullets are preparing to change their name, and a new team name is still in the works.

They do everything they can to attract the attention of fans, after all, Washington, as the capital of the United States, still has a lot of rich people. But they don't pay much attention to basketball at the moment, and Washington isn't a big ball market.

Once a superstar emerges in Washington, everything will be very different.

"It doesn't matter, Kobe and Shaq can handle everything." Old Bass comforted West, who had worked hard to find a high-quality power forward without succeeding in using various connections during this time.

"That's right, this year's Kobe and Shaq are enough to handle everything." West thought of what he saw in the Lakers' training camp two days ago.

Bryant and Shaq.......

Evolved......

And this is the biggest reinforcement for the Lakers.

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The eastern trade reinforcement is in full swing, and the western side is also surging!

The veteran favorites, the Lakers, Jazz, and Houston, don't feel they need too many big changes. They just signed rookie role players and eliminated some veterans.

The Jazz signed Dennis Scott, small forward for the Magic last year. He will play one offense and one defense with Brian Russell, plus Karl Malone as the main rotation of the team's forward line.

Houston has signed its own veteran alien Sam Cassel! Houston's top scorer off the bench during his two-game winning streak is back in Houston. Let the Big Three not be left unoccupied on the field when they are resting.

Cassel was traded to the Mavericks by the Suns last year, and the Mavericks did not renew his contract. So Houston signed a short-term contract with Kassel, a super attacker, for 1 year and 2.7 million at a very low price.

Danny Ainge first traded Nash to the Mavericks, getting two first-round picks and 95-year-old No. 8 pick Sean Lespet.

Then a three-way deal involving top stars, driven by Danny Angie and Jerry Sloan, was brewing...

"Have you heard? The West is about to change! ”

"Changing the sky? There are now two historic teams in the West, the Lakers and Houston. Jazz, SuperSonics, Spurs and other three championship-level teams. How else can the sky change? ”

"Hehe, you'll know when this deal comes out."

Rumors abounded, and for a time it actually overpowered the soap opera of the Eastern Bulls and the magic double star team.

On October 9, 1997, the transaction was successful. To read

The Kings traded Rock Mickey Ridgemond, who only has one final year of contract, to the Jazz!

The Jazz paid Jeff Hornacek and traded to the Suns. In '00, the first-round contract in '02 was traded to the Kings.

The Suns traded the Mavericks' 00-01 first-round pick to the Jazz for Hornacek!

Kings get 4 first-round picks!

"Really, it's changed!"

"Galactic Battleship! A rock Richmond who is in the prime of his 32-year-old joins! It will make Jazz a galactic battleship with a triumvirate! ”

"It's crazy! I thought the East was crazy enough this offseason, and it turned out that the West was no slouch! ”

"MVP Malone + assist king Stockton + all-round offense and defense in Chimond, offense and defense in one! Perfect fit! Richmond is the best addition to the Jazz, and the defensive line formed by him and Bryan Russell is no longer so easy to be blown up by Kobe Bryant. And can Stockton's threaded lead be able to detonate the off-ball scorer, who averaged 25.9 points per game last year? ”

"MyTEAM, this year's Jazz may be in the O'Brien Cup! Not only the Lakers' Western Conference championship, but also the Bulls' championship is not guaranteed. ”

"Welcome to my good brother Mickey." Under Stockton's guidance, Malone was the first to publicly announce his welcome to Richmond.

"Mitch will be our best friend." Stockton.

"He's going to fit perfectly into the team and the Jazz will have a new look next season." Jerry Sloan let out a sigh of relief, and finally got the deal done.

Two first-round picks promoted Hornacek to Richmond.

Is it worth it?

If you win! Definitely worth it!

If this season ends and Richmond leaves without winning the championship, it will be a blood loss.

What is Richmond's salary this season?

$3,000,000!

This is also the reason why the jazz boss who picks the door is willing to make a decision, it is too good and cheap.

But the problem of contract renewal after the season is really serious, Richmond will be 33 years old at the end of the season, and he will definitely not pursue an honor salary cut on his last contract.

At that time, whoever gave more money would receive Richmond's allegiance.

The Kings traded Richmond away and went into the swing.

All the players were put on the shelves.

The Portland Trail Blazers snatched Bryan Russell.

Seattle snatched Alden-Polines.

Mehmudlauf went straight to the Turkish league.

"Oh my God, next year's western part will be hellish of difficulty."

"If you want to climb out of the West and win the Western Conference championship, you have to eliminate at least two top teams, and the top teams that have a chance to win the championship in other periods."

"There are too many strong teams! Although there are not many teams in the middle grade, there are too many top teams! ”

"Whoever comes out of the West will have to face the Magic and the Bulls winners."

"The Bulls have won three consecutive championships again. And snatching the championship from the Bulls and stepping on the top of a number of historical teams is equally amazing! ”

"This year's championship will be the highest in history."