1207: Marketing Calls (4th Update)
Derek. Rose, Jermichael. Two brothers, Green and Morris, they are definitely excellent puzzle players.
Perhaps, there is nothing remarkable for them to stand up alone.
But if they can meet a leader who can hold the whole team together, then they will perform beyond anyone's imagination.
No one believed that the Grizzlies could sign so many quality free agents with what little salary space they had left.
It's true that they're not big names, but there's no denying that they're practical.
But even so, the Grizzlies' lineup is a little more modest.
You must know that Dinwiddie, the sixth man of the Grizzlies last season, was an All-Star level.
Tobias. Harris, but they are all existences with the highest salary.
The strength of the Grizzlies lineup is still not at the level of the three-game championship period.
With other teams piling up power like crazy, the Grizzlies' signing is actually not too heavy.
On the Internet, there are still loud voices that believe that the Grizzlies will not be able to continue to dominate the league.
With this lineup, what will the Grizzlies do to fight with the Bucks, 76ers, and Lakers?
What's more, now Leonard and the Clippers have also frowned. If Leonard does join the Clippers, some people think that the Grizzlies are likely to not even be able to make it out of the West!
These new players signed by the Grizzlies can only be said to be decent players in this price range.
But in the NBA as a whole, outsiders still think they are mediocre.
Link doesn't have any complaints about the Grizzlies' roster right now, and as long as they train properly this summer, they're sure to surprise the world.
Although the world is not optimistic about the Grizzlies, Link's goal of winning four consecutive championships has not changed!
Next season can be described as the most competitive season in the NBA in so many years.
In the past, the strength of three or two teams occupied a single level, far exceeding other teams.
But after this chaotic summer this year, the league has shown a hundred flowers to bloom.
If you want to win the championship, it's easier said than done.
However, winning the championship in this kind of season is the highest gold content!
To surpass Jordan, you must surpass others to convince you!
The Grizzlies have a roster that's basically formed, with Conley, Rose, Carter Sr. and Dillon on the guard line, but Link thinks the potential is good. Brooks.
In the third position, it is enough to have Link and Iguodala. Link has been playing a lot of minutes in every game, so he doesn't need too many substitutes for the number three position.
It's really not good, Carter Sr., Green and Morris can all play small forwards.
On the fourth position, there are two brothers, Green and Morris. And in the actual game, Jokic is the starting No. 4.
After all, the Twin Towers lineup is already the Grizzlies' mainstream starting team.
In other words, the only thing the Grizzlies are missing now is a reliable backup center.
Jermichael. Green is okay to play a small lineup center, but his short height and light weight make him blind against a really strong center.
The same is true for the two Morris brothers, their top four position is already the limit.
Last season, the Grizzlies' backup center position was Harrell's. Harrell wasn't tall, but he was impressive. Greene can't do that.
But nowadays, where is it so easy to find a qualified center?
Canter? Forget it, Link reckoned he'd kill that guy in the locker room.
"King of Fighters" Chandler? Maybe you can think about it by being four or five years younger, forget it now.
McGee is good, but he has already renewed his contract with the Lakers. The Warriors' Looney is also an option, but Link doesn't think the kid will go for it.
Of course, Link hasn't forgotten his good brother Cousins.
Cousins has stepped down from the ranks of first-class centers due to injury. Before he recovered, Link traveled through this history. As a result, he doesn't know what kind of form Cousins will be able to play next season.
But even so, Link is very optimistic about Cousins.
It's a pity that when Link called Cousins, Cousins had already signed with the Lakers.
Clearly, Cousins also wants to play with Link. But now, he needs more attention from big cities to quickly restore his popularity.
And compared to Jokic, Cousins and Anthony. Davis's partner on the inside line is also more tacit,
Looking at it this way, there is basically no center to sign.
Of course, the Grizzlies still have the signing rights of Wang Zhelin now. Although they are compatriots, to be honest, Link doesn't think King has met the requirements of the NBA.
Thinking of this, Link sighed. If there is really no comparison, he is expected to personally top the No. 5 position next season......
As the days go by, there are fewer and fewer people on the free agent market.
Finally, on July 6, the biggest suspense of the summer came to an end.
Kawai, who led the Raptors and Grizzlies in six games last season. Leonard, who eventually chose to join the Los Angeles team. But not the Lakers, it's the Clippers!
The Lakers waited a lot, in order to wait for Leonard, in order to make room for him, and missed out on a lot of great free agents.
As a result, the bamboo basket was empty.
Now it's not just Leonard who hasn't waited, but the other great players who could have had a chance to win are gone.
In an instant, all sorts of conspiracy theories emerged.
Some believe that Leonard and the Clippers are a partnership to pit the Lakers.
In order to weaken the strength of the Lakers, Leonard deliberately dragged it all the time. When the free agents are almost signed, they will join the Clippers and the Lakers will have nowhere to reinforce.
At the same time that Leonard chose to join the Clippers, Paul. George was also unexpectedly traded to the Clippers.
At this point, the Clippers have also transformed into a strong contender for the championship!
George joined the Clippers so quickly, which is enough to show that the two sides have reached an agreement before, just waiting for Leonard to make a decision.
Link didn't care about the conspiracy theories, he just knew that he had another terrible opponent.
Link has no memory of what happened this summer, because he had traveled before that.
Therefore, the various transfers and signings this summer still shocked Link.
The Clippers are really too strong now, not to mention Leonard, a powerful superstar who integrates offense and defense.
And Link's good friend Paul. George also played at an MVP level with the Thunder last season.
Last season, George averaged 28 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, all three career highs.
Last season, George also finished fourth on the MVP list, behind Link, Antetokounmpo and Harden.
Such a strong combination of George and Leonard, coupled with the Clippers' already deep enough lineup, made Link feel a sense of oppression that he hadn't seen for a long time.
The last time this feeling of oppression appeared was when Durant joined the Warriors.
Four consecutive championships, it is indeed not easy.
The choice of Leonard and George also caused a chain reaction.
The Thunder were forced into rebuilding mode due to George's departure. As a result, they had to trade Westbrook to the Rockets in exchange for the old Paul.
As a result, the Houston Rockets also entered the championship ranks.
I have to say that the rights of players in this era are a bit too much. Previously, only the team could decide whether a player would stay or go.
But now, it's the players who control the fate of the team.
The Thunder obviously wanted to strengthen the championship, but now it's okay, and it will become a rebuilding team in an instant.
If Leonard hadn't pushed the Spurs in the first place, the Spurs wouldn't have let him out.
The same thing happened to Anthony. Davis, without Davis's continuous pressure, the Pelicans hold Davis + Zayn. Williamson, isn't he fragrant?
But there was no way, under pressure, the Pelicans had no choice but to trade Davis to the Lakers.
At this point, the situation in the west has basically stabilized.
Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Rockets. The Trail Blazers and even the Mavericks will be a threat next season. You know, in the past, the Grizzlies' opponents in the West had and only the Warriors.
But now, a bunch of them have popped up!
The emergence of these transfers and transactions has made the Grizzlies further underestimated by the outside world.
Why has there never been a four-game winning streak in modern basketball history? Because it's so hard!
When players are able to choose which team they want to go to, it's easy for them to join forces.
Of course, not all players have that right these days.
Some people can choose the team they want to go to, but some people can only wait for the team to choose themselves.
Even, he did not hesitate to sell himself everywhere.
has gone from the "man who traded for James alone" to Dwight who was cut by the Wizards. Howard, is one of them.
Fate, what a wonderful. The former league's No. 1 center has gone unnoticed this summer.
Howard was frantically kneeling and licking the Lakers, but the Lakers were unmoved.
And after the Lakers signed Cousins, Howard's "sales call" hit Link's phone.
Looking at the caller ID on his phone, Link frowned.
Is the last piece of the puzzle finally appearing?