Darrell. Arthur season reimbursement, Achilles tendon rupture...... Before the season even began, Link's mood was heavy.

When he used to be a fan, Link just knew that there was Darrell. Arthur is such a player. As for when he was reimbursed for the season, and how he would be unknown to everyone after that, Link didn't know.

After all, he's just a role player. Unlike those celebrity uncles, their only idea in the NBA is to survive. They wouldn't get much attention, and if it weren't for the fact that they were too big, Arthur wouldn't have known him when he walked down the street. Aside from die-hard Grizzlies fans, few people care about what happens to the once talented forward from Kansas.

But now, Arthur is Link's teammate after all. Last season, the two-man three-point tactic has also become a "repertoire" for the Grizzlies every game. Arthur is very easy to get along with, and Link has a decent relationship with him.

So now, after learning that Arthur's Achilles tendon was ruptured, Link felt very uncomfortable.

"He's going to make it through, he's a tough lad." Seeing Link staring at Arthur's locker in a daze, Hollins stepped forward to comfort him.

"Coach, you say, after a player ruptures his Achilles tendon, is it possible to return to his previous form?"

Hollins fell silent in the face of Link's inquiry. Link shook his head, everyone knew it.

Injuries, damn injuries.

Luckily, Arthur at least had a chance to get back on the pitch. At this point, he was really much luckier than Upshaw.

After Arthur's injury, it was quite a blow to the integrity of the Grizzlies' roster. Last season, Arthur played a very tactical role as a spatial four. He can open up space and hit three-pointers, which can make Hollins more flexible in his playbook.

But now, the Grizzlies are suddenly missing such a No. 1 person, and Hollins also finds it very tricky.

But fortunately, the new season hasn't started yet, and the Grizzlies still have a chance to strengthen. At Hollins' suggestion, another deal was made three days after Arthur's injury.

"The Hornets, 76ers and Grizzlies made a three-way deal, and the Grizzlies sent Xavier. Henry, got 76ers forward Maris. Speight. The 76ers got two second-round picks, while the Hornets got Xavier, who was reimbursed for last season. Henry. ”

The entire alliance was like throwing two small stones into the ocean, without any waves.

But for the Grizzlies, this is their last strategy before the start of the new season.

In the past few days, Link has seen too many people come and go. Henry was still working on three-pointers with Link yesterday, and he left today.

This made Link fully aware of the cruelty of the NBA, and if he wanted to survive here, he had to take his fate into his own hands.

How to pinch your fate in your own hands? Play well! And while playing well, avoid injuries.

It seems that next season, Link will have to plan his training time well. Next season, the field will be intensive, and if there is still a strong madness, I am afraid that it will backfire.

Grant. Ciel's fall is just around the corner, and Link doesn't want to follow the same path as Ciel.

However, speaking of Hill, Link's plan to be promoted two levels in a row seems to be almost achieved......

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It wasn't until three days before the start of the regular season that the Grizzlies finally officially confirmed their roster for next season.

As for the point guard, Conley and Venezuela Vasquiz are still in charge. Of course, a Jordan has been added this year. Famar, but it is estimated that he will not have many chances to play.

Shooting guard, Tony. Aaron, Poundset, Jimmy. Butler was totally adequate.

On the small forward side, Link and Guy lead, plus Battier, maintain last season's No. 3 position, which is still quite strong.

Power forwards, Randolph and Maris. Speights will carry the heavy lifting.

In the center, it is still Gasol Jr. and Iranian high tower Haddadi to play. However, as with last season, Haddadi may struggle to fit into the rotation. At the No. 5 position, it is often necessary to rely on the two big forwards Randolph and Speights to top the bag.

Overall, the Grizzlies' roster hasn't changed much, and team chemistry hasn't been affected much as a result. On the training ground, everyone is still tacit, and the new signings are integrating into the team very quickly.

But the trickiest problem for Hollins right now is that the Grizzlies don't have a starting point guard!

Conley sprained his ankle, and it was a bit severe. According to the speculation at this stage, the team doctor estimates that he will miss at least three games!

Three games isn't much, but it's still a huge blow for the Grizzlies.

Who did the Grizzlies face in the first three games of the season? Rockets, Spurs and Thunder! At the beginning of the season, the league arranged for the Grizzlies a few "old friends".

And the Grizzlies played these three teams without a core point guard, and they were about to roll over if they were not careful.

Everyone knows how fierce the competition in the west is, and if the foundation is not laid well at the beginning, it will be very difficult to catch up later.

Last season, the Grizzlies didn't really have much playoff pressure, they only needed to finish in the top eight in the West to win. But this year, on the premise of reaching the Western Conference Finals last season, the Grizzlies naturally don't want to end up in the final ranking too low. Except for the Lakers, Clippers, Spurs, and Thunder, at the very least, they have to finish fifth like last year.

Therefore, the pressure on Hollins in the regular season this year is much greater than last year.

Conley's injury was not on the table, and Guy's return became a headache for Hollins.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Grizzlies are happy to welcome back a fierce general, which will undoubtedly increase their strength.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that during Gay's injury last season, the Grizzlies actually played better! If Guy had Guy, they wouldn't necessarily make it to fifth place in the West, and they wouldn't necessarily make it to the Western Conference Finals. Now that Guy is back, how is Hollins going to arrange his tactics?

Continue to use the black and white bear as the core, and let Guy, who gets the highest salary, be his deputy? Or, go back to a system with Guy at the heart of the offense?

One more thing, Guy and Link, who will play the starter?

Link's performance last season was obvious to all, and Hollins will definitely not let him go back to the bench. But letting Guy play as a substitute is indeed a bit of a tyrannical thing.

In the end, Hollins decided to start both Link and Guy! As he did in the middle of last season, Link moved to the No. 2 position and Guy continued to play the No. 3 position.

But last season Link and Tony. The flank defensive chain formed by Allen is indeed very strong, and it is a pity to break it up like this......

Tangled, what to do!

Now it's all up to Guy to be competitive this season, and Wallace has established Link and Randolph as the core anyway. If Guy continues to wave, he may really be traded.

In this way, Hollins came to the Houston Rockets with a lineup that he didn't even know if he had a score.

This Christmas is nothing but troubles for Hollins.

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December 25th, Christmas, is also the official start of the new NBA season.

Today, the league has five openers scheduled for long-awaited fans, but the Grizzlies are not on the list.

Five games, Heat vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Bulls, Magic vs. Thunder, Celtics vs. Knicks, and Clippers vs. Warriors.

Not to mention the Grizzlies, even the Spurs were not selected for the opener this year.

In order to quickly increase the heat of the new NBA season, Stern arranged a star scuffle on the first day. Basically, the teams that participate in the competition have big names in the team.

Teams like the Grizzlies and Spurs, which have strength but superstars are not as popular, are naturally not included.

The popularity of the "GDP" on the Spurs' side is not as good as it was back then, and as for the Grizzlies, there is really no one with a particularly high coffee position. Although Link is in the limelight, after all, his qualifications are too shallow. Despite his flashy style of play, Guy has always been considered a second-tier star.

Although there was no game, Link was not idle today, and he deliberately stayed in the evening to shoot baskets for an hour. Look for the feel. Tomorrow is the first day of the regular season, and Link doesn't want to be disadvantaged.

But speaking of which, shooting alone in the arena on Christmas night is miserable enough.

Of course, in addition to finding the feel, Link has another purpose. And this purpose has been achieved after Link has just practiced for 40 minutes.

"06-07 season Grant. Ciel's abilities stack. ”

As the voice rang out, Link twitched, and everything became boring.