As the new season approaches, teams are starting to hold their own media conferences.

This year's competitiveness in the western region is rare in history, and the attention it has received is also unprecedented.

In particular, the press conference of the rocket was the focus of media attention.

Paul, Harden, and Cousins all appeared together, attracting the attention of the media.

The Big Three were followed by Capela, Brewer, and the team's new signings Tucker, Anderson, West and others.

After the Rockets formed the Big Three, Morey showed off another small trade ability.

He first extended a three-year, $24 million contract with Brewer, and then he made a trade with the Suns.

The Rockets sent Terrence Jones and Costas Papani to Nicolaou, traded PJ Tucker from the Suns.

The Suns are rebuilding right now, and an older role player like Tucker isn't a good fit for them.

Papani Olau is on a non-guaranteed contract, and cutting it directly after the trade can clear up salary space, while Jones is a potential newcomer.

This is equivalent to trading Tucker for Jones, and also clearing the space by the way, which is not a loss for the rebuilt Suns.

Jones performed well with the Rockets last year, but he was nicknamed the little prince by fans, saying that he couldn't play hard and had a poor defense.

Cousins' defense isn't great, and the Rockets are looking for a defensive swingman for him.

After that, Morey followed suit and signed Terry and Bamot, David West, Andre Miller and others on the free market with base salaries.

Morey's hand operation is really showy, with the Big Three, there are naturally veterans to shoot, and the Rockets' lineup is quite competitive.

Such a line-up also made D'Antoni high-spirited at the press conference.

"I know it's not appropriate to say that, but this team has no other goal than to win the title."

This bold statement was reported by many media as headlines, and it also attracted a heated discussion among fans.

Rockets fans are in high spirits, but there are also many fans who complain about D'Antoni's big mouth.

It's a bit of a shame, but it's understandable that D'Antoni would say something like that.

In the past few years, he first went to the Knicks to save the game, and then went to Los Angeles after failure;

I thought that F4 would succeed in one fell swoop, but I didn't think that the conflict between Howard and Kobe Bryant would make it look like a floating cloud.

At this point, the rocket finally had a chance to show his ambitions, and it was not surprising that he would say such a thing.

In addition to the Rockets, the media conferences of the Warriors, Pelicans, and Spurs, the first echelon of the West, have also attracted much attention.

The Warriors' roster hasn't changed much this year, and Kerr led the team to a championship in his first year in charge, and there is no need for this team to change.

Defending the title is their only goal for the new season.

The Spurs have not changed much on the lineup, but with the addition of an All-Star Aldridge, Spurs fans are confident enough to win the title again.

In contrast, the Pelicans, on their side, have received a lot of attention.

Of course, it's not the players who attract the main media attention, after all, the Pelicans' lineup, like the Warriors, hasn't changed much from last year.

What caught their attention was the Pelicans' coaching staff.

The handsome Stevens, Monty Williams, who has directly changed from head coach to first assistant coach, is definitely a topic of conversation in the coaching staff.

'I'm not going to say anything I have to win because that's a bit of a bad character, but I know this team is going to go further than last year.

Stevens is still very humble in front of the media, but his words are neither arrogant nor humble, and he is very artistic.

"We're ready."

Tang Tian's speech was more concise and to the point.

This phrase can be interpreted in many ways, whether it is ready for the new season, ready to win the championship, or something else.

But either way, there is a kind of self-confidence.

This kind of confidence is not only in Tang Tian's words, but also in the faces of every member of the Pelicans.

It really comes from the heart, and the media reporters can deeply feel it.

After the press conference, the Pelicans also took a set of makeup photos of the players.

In addition to individuals, there are some combinations.

For example, Tang Tian and Davis are dual-core, Tang Tian and Davis, Jokic are trio, and the Pelicans' starting five tigers.

Tang Tian finished filming at this time, and sat on the side to rest.

Over there, Bojan and Harris were taking pictures of their new signings, and the two of them looked funny.

The personalities of the newcomers to these two teams are exactly the same as they were on Twitter.

Bojan is the kind of giggling and cheerful, while Harris is shy and shy, a bit like Leonard in his rookie days.

"Don."

Holiday walked to Tang Tian's side at this time.

Tang Tian looked up and saw that it was him, and greeted him with a smile.

"Thank you."

But as soon as Holiday spoke, he was puzzled.

Why is this thanksgiving?

"My wife, I took her for a check-up two days ago, she has a brain tumor, it is benign, the doctor said that it can be cured by surgery, if you hadn't reminded me, I can't believe what the consequences would have been."

Holiday then explained.

Tang Tian reacted when he heard it, it turned out that he had mentioned it to Holiday at the end of the season.

"That's good."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

He mentioned it out of good intentions, but he didn't expect the result to be so soon, and he originally wanted to say that he would mention it later.

Now with such a good result, it's a good thing for both Holiday and the Pelicans.

After the makeup photo was taken, it quickly appeared on the cover of major media magazines.

And interestingly this year, TNT, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated have all chosen different teams for their magazine covers.

ESPN used the Rockets Big Three, TNT used the Warriors' starting five, and Sports Illustrated used the Pelicans duo plus Stevens' picture.

On the cover of the Pelicans magazine, Tang Tian held the ball with a murderous look in his eyes, and Davis made a block with both hands.

The picture of one attack and one defense can make people feel that Yao Mai was in the same frame at the beginning.

Plus Stevens clasped his hands in front of his chest, and his eyes were full of wisdom.

Coupled with the words "Pelican Championship", the picture is full of sense.

Sports Illustrated's global sales are much higher than ESPN and TNT, and this time they chose the Pelicans with the global market in mind.

It turned out that they made the right choice.

Domestically, this issue of the magazine is in a state of complete out-of-stock.

Everyone has a copy, and the scene of buying magazines and collecting them during the Yao Mai period is back.

Many students even discussed after class what data Tang Tian will get in the new season, how much improvement Jokic will have in the new season, whether Davis's average points per game can break 20+, whether Bojan's three-point shooting rate will explode, how many wins the Pelicans can get, and so on.

Yao Ming has allowed the Rockets to accumulate a lot of popularity in China, but now even if the Rockets have a super three, the Pelicans are still their home team.