"Kwamei, who is the best defensive center in the world?"

Ben Wallace...... Yes...... Boss, why did you hit me in the head? ”

"You don't believe you stupid, it's Theo Ratliff!"

"Huh?"

“……”

"Oh! Boss, I see! ”

"Yes, that's it, Kwame, who do you say is better Jason or Francis?"

"Boss, I know this, it's Jason...... Yes! Top dog! Why are you hitting me in the head again! ”

"Let's just say you're stupid, you're really stupid, Jason is our sixth man, he goes up to chase points, and he wants to blow up opponents with anger, especially Francis, you have to stimulate Jason, let him go up at any time to blow up the opponent!"

"......" Kwame Brown felt like she didn't have enough head.

"Ace, Kwame, let's go, the bus driver is here, we're on the bus to the airport." At this time, Boozer came with Liu Mang's bag and called Liu Mang, who was bullying Kwame Brown again, to go to the airport together.

"Okay, let's go."

Kwame Brown's bag was picked up with Calderon and Korver, Willie Green and others, and although it was a little watery, it was a big brother in the third grade.

Liu Mang's bag is still used to being handed over to Boozer, and Boozer is also used to it.

On October 5th, the Eagles training camp ended, and the Asian Games ended successfully, with the Chinese team averaging more than 30 points per game, easily defeating the South Korean team 106-76 and getting the ticket to the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Tomorrow is the start of the Hawks' first preseason game, this year's preseason time is a little earlier, and the end time is also a little earlier, so that the start time of the regular season of each team is back to the end of October, the Hawks' regular season opener was put to October 30, the preseason and regular season opener, the opponent is the Magic.

The fixtures were all announced at the end of September, and the early part of this year's schedule was not as easy as last season's, but overall it was much better, with a combined 29 games in February and March, but still better than last season.

However, the schedule in November and January and February has become much more even, with 15 games per month, and the Hawks only have seven games in the month of the regular season in April, and the end of the regular season has been brought forward to the 15th.

The same is true for each team, and due to lessons learned from last season, this year's league has moved the entire season forward by two to three days, such as the opening game between the defending champion Spurs and the three-headed Timberwolves, which starts on October 29.

Although the Hawks had the lowest regular season record of any team to make the playoffs last year, the Eagles' schedule was generally good, with only 15 back-to-backs throughout the season, seven of which were in February and March.

Tomorrow is the sixth, it is the first game day of the Hawks' preseason, the Hawks went to Orlando to challenge the Magic team, close to it, and the plane arrived in a while, so the Hawks finished training at their home stadium today, and then went to Orlando, and they played directly tomorrow.

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On the team's charter flight, Liu Mang found a place with few people around to sit alone, looking at the personal ability evaluation on his system panel, although his progress has surprised the coaching staff, Liu Mang himself is still not satisfied.

However, Liu Mang likes this mentality very much, and he likes his never-satisfying desire for progress.

This desire is what drives him to be better.

And the source of this desire, in addition to the opponents who basically opposed Kidd and the four quarterbacks who were pressed on the head in front, there is also LeBron James, who even the Lakers' Big Four failed to completely suppress the limelight in the summer!

James reached a 7-year sneaker endorsement with Nike for 90 million US dollars in the summer, although with Liu Mang's sneaker endorsement that was still a US dollar before him, the price was not so shocking.

But James only graduated from high school, and he played a few summer league games, not to mention the regular season, and he didn't touch it in the preseason, Nike, Adi, and Reebok launched a crazy chase, and finally Nike once again gave a huge endorsement contract that the other two brands couldn't give, and after snatching Liu Mang, he snatched James again.

Liu Mang was a contract after his rookie season and had shown his ability and huge commercial value, and James signed an endorsement contract second only to Liu Mang in NBA history by relying on his talent.

Of course, Jordan's kind of taking shares and paying dividends directly according to sales after retirement doesn't count.

Facing James' ability evaluation of 82 after playing in the summer league and before he officially entered the NBA, Liu Mang felt a huge pressure!

He thought that James seemed to become a top star in his second season at 27+7+7, and the pressure was even greater.

But at least for now, Liu Mang is ready to play against the Cavaliers.

Looking at his ability evaluation, Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

The ability value is 85, the ability value breaks through 85, and the hurdle of breaking through the first-class star has finally been crossed.

87 three-point range, 85 mid-range shooting, 88 layups, 94 speed, 79 power......

Three-point and mid-range shooting, Liu Mang finally relied on his own efforts, and his own three-point ability finally crossed the 85 hurdle, and it was only a matter of time before the next hurdle was raised to 89.

When it came to the hurdle of 89, Liu Mang felt that it was difficult to break through, but first touched that hurdle, and then said that the mid-range shooting and three-point shooting had improved enough this summer.

If you really want to talk about it, Liu Mang thinks that maybe Korver and Calderon are more talented than him, but he has been training hard longer than these two.

The rapid progress of the mid-range shot is Liu Mang's biggest surprise, and there will be more offensive options and more threats in the future.

In terms of speed, after a summer of training, it has returned to the highest theoretical speed of the individual, and the improvement in strength is not obvious, and the hurdle of the 80 strength evaluation of the defender has not been able to pass, and if you want to practice, it is likely to affect flexibility, so Liu Mang did not practice.

According to the experience of Mark Madsen, a personal trainer who is not good at playing but is very reliable as an assistant coach in the future, when Liu Mang reaches the peak of his physiology at the age of twenty-five or sixteen, it is natural for his strength to step up to a new small step, so Liu Mang is not in a hurry.

Moreover, the comprehensive ability evaluation of 85 is calculated according to the average defensive level of the league, that is, the overall defensive ability, according to 70.

According to Liu Mang's past experience, he personally estimates that the level he can play should be at least 87.88 or even 89.

And 89 and 90 are a clear gap, if you exceed 90's ability value, you can really be regarded as a "giant", not the other two players in the Timberwolves three-headed monster that many people don't recognize.

However, with the ability evaluation level of 88 and 89, Liu Mang feels that he can also be on his own.

What's more, the strength of its own team has improved a lot this year, and the depth of the squad has become stronger.

Although the Nets in the East maintain the integrity of the main lineup, from Liu Mang's impression, they can play with the Pistons who originally gathered the five tigers to tie seven, and the strength does not seem to decline before Kenyon Martin leaves, the Pacers replaced Carlisle as the head coach, and it should be the same as the original, although the Pistons are missing Rasheed Wallace and Prince, but the addition of Stephen Jackson and Bosh also has a certain addition, which is stronger than last season, not to mention Larry Brown, the most suitable head coach for Big Ben and Billups, The Eagles have three opponents to be reckoned with this year.

But Liu Mang is still confident, and the root of his confidence comes from the improvement of his own strength, and also from the fact that the overall lineup of the team has become stronger, and each position has better depth.

Raheem, Ability 92 (Peak), Offense 86, Defense 88, Rebound 95.

Raheem took the initiative to reduce the number of shots he took last season, maintained a more efficient scoring efficiency, and did a better job of defense and rebounding protection, and his strength is probably at the top of his peak.

Ratliffe, ability value 82 (peak), offense 60, defense 95, if it weren't for fitness problems and potential injury hazards, in the case of a good team record, if there was enough playing time, it was not that there was no chance to compete with Ben Wallace for the best defensive player, but it was precisely because of the injury danger that he couldn't let him play too tired, and he may play less in the regular season this year, and occasionally he might have to take a turn off, and it was hopeless to compete for the best defensive player, but he could make a better contribution in the playoffs.

Rasheed Wallace has an ability value of 89 (peak), and his biggest characteristic is that if he doesn't like to defend and focus on offense, he is a first-class top star on the offensive end, and if he focuses on defense and opening up space, he is a top star on the defensive end, but he can't do both, which is why he is not a real top star.

Prince, 79 stats, 73 offense, 90 defense.

Prince's sophomore quality leap defense is Liu Mang's most surprising and unexpected, although he knew that Prince's defense was very strong in the second year, but he didn't expect to improve so much, but the offensive end is indeed like that, except for three points and air cuts, others are basically not.

For his team's starting lineup, Liu Mang feels more confident.

On the bench, the Eagles have two stars with over 80 stats.

The strongest is, of course, Jason Terry, with an ability value of 87 (peak), an offensive 92, a defensive 73, a first-class star as a substitute, which looks too extravagant on other teams, as for the slightly inferior defensive end, when the team can make up for the defensive holes after he is passed, he only needs to block outside shots, and the defense is still good, at least doing what he should do.

Boozer has 80 stats, 86 offense, 68 defense, and 92 rebounds.

The ability value has increased from 75 last year to 80, crossing the threshold of ordinary starters to stars, and the offensive evaluation of 86 is not common in the interior, except for those famous big forwards, there are not many offensive evaluations in the league that exceed 80, as for defense, it is still a big problem, except for the low post one defense one, his other aspects of defense are miserable, similar to Jason Terry, he needs a big center to help him wipe his ass.

There are two substitutes with an ability value of 80, this kind of luxury enjoyment, Liu Mang said that he likes it very much.

Other subs, Stockton ability value 77, 41 years old...... The state of going against the sky is maintained.

Kwame Brown's ability value is 76, but it has returned to normal from last season's ability value to more than 60, and the ability value of defense-oriented players is generally not high, Ratliff is only 82, Ben Wallace is only 84, and they are all in their prime.

Muhammad's ability value of 75 has not changed, and he has probably reached his peak, and there is not much room for improvement, and his play depends on experience and perseverance and the impact of the double.

Barnes has broken 60 and reached 61, and there are already plenty of teams interested in his passionate defense.

Kevin Willis, the ability value is 65, but he is so old, and his physical fitness is not as good as that of Shuangsha, an old playboy who is not old-hearted, it is impossible to expect him to contribute too much on the court, and with a total of 6 million contracts with two years left, it is mainly to provide advice to young players, and it is not for nothing to play for 19 years.

In terms of the three rookies, Calderon and Korver can't be counted on for the time being, Calderon has an ability value of 59, Korver is 63, and the only strong point of the two now is the open three-pointer, and the rest ...... It didn't work.

The most surprising is Willie Green, who is worthy of being regarded as a strong substitute for the next Aaron McGee in the future, with a rookie year ability evaluation of 71, 75 offense, and 68 defense, as a third point guard or third point guard, he can be used as a wonder soldier to give a lot of firepower support.

The Hawks' lineup, even those who are not optimistic about the Hawks' reinforcements this time, cannot question that the Hawks are the best team in the league except for the Lakers' Big Four, even if the Kings have Bibby, Christie, Peja, Webb, and Divac, but some of the Kings have begun to age, and the Hawks are the best team on paper except for the Big Four.

But the main thing is the run-in, even if it is Liu Mang, he has to look forward to the team's run-in before he dares to determine whether this introduction is correct.

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Before the start of the preseason, the team power rankings released from the penultimate place, one ranking a day, and 20 player power rankings released in a day were finally released.

NBA's Team Power Rankings.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in first place, beating the defending champion Spurs.

The Big Four are invincible, it is the consensus of NBA fans, media, and experts, in fact, if it weren't for Kobe Bryant's off-court trouble, the Lakers would not have played a 4-2 scorching score in the playoffs to eliminate the Spurs, the Spurs won the Lakers' two games within ten points, the Lakers won the Spurs' four games, except for the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the other three games won by an average of sixteen or seven points, Kobe and Payton's first defensive backcourt combination, so that Parker and Ginobili felt what is called fear, It also gave them a huge boost in the following offseason.

The Lakers look invincible, Malone opens up space on the offensive end, can defend on the defensive end, Payton and Kobe's backcourt defensive combination is the first in history, but off-court factors are also part of the NBA, which is the NBA.

In second place, of course, is the sad Spurs, and the defending champions are not the first in the power rankings.

The third is the Timberwolves, who have a three-headed monster, the fourth is the Nets, who were the runner-up last season, and the fifth is the Mavericks.

The Eagles were placed outside the top five and finished sixth, and the reason, of course, was the shadow of last season.

The seventh is the Kings who don't know what Webber will recover from injury, the eighth is the Pistons, the ninth is the Pacers, and the tenth is interesting, it is the Denver-Nuggets who just got Anthony, beating the Rockets in 11th place.

In terms of individual player strength rankings, Duncan ranks first, and there is no suspense in the history of the rare single-year double MVP of regular season MVP and championship MVP.

Garnett is ranked second in the power rankings, O'Neal is third, Kidd is fourth, Maddy is fifth, Kobe is sixth, Iverson is seventh, Raheem is eighth, and Carter is ninth.

The first to twentieth places are the final rankings.

The focus is on the top ten, all fans are looking forward to the top ten, who can enter the top ten of the league power rankings many times, for a player, it is an intangible honor, where will it be used as a reference for career achievements after retirement, or a very important reference.

The top nine people don't think it's much of a problem, except for O'Neal and Garnett's rankings are controversial, but it's not much controversy, the top nine in the power rankings, the major lists are these people, Duncan is the first without suspense, Kidd is fourth, Maddie and Kobe are also fifth and sixth; Iverson, Raheem, and Carter have different views between seventh and ninth, and there is no big problem with a change in order.

The main thing is that the tenth controversy came out!

Liu Mang's first career has entered the top ten players on the major lists! It's very unified, whether it's ESPN, . T is also the most authoritative media such as Sports Illustrated, and they all put Liu Mang in the top ten goalkeepers in the league!

Although it is not as exaggerated as Anthony Davis, who has no achievements in the third grade, to be placed in the league, Liu Mang has not really proved that he is a third-year player with the strength of a top star, and he will forget it if he takes the top salary, which has long been expected, Liu Mang's commercial value does not give the top salary, and the Hawks management is estimated to have his head in the sea again, but a player who has just sat in the starting position, although the performance in the playoffs is really good, but Iverson, who won the scoring championship in the third year, failed to enter the top 10 of the power rankings in the third year, and Kobe Bryant also won the first championship and was selected for 2 teams and 1 defense, and stepped on the 00-01 season to be regarded as a top 10 player in the league.

What achievements does Liu Mang have?

Best Sixth Man? Although he won this award for two consecutive years, it can only prove that Liu Mang is the best among the substitutes.

Two-time All-Star, that is a performance of popularity, including what slam dunk king, three-point contest champion, are just small honors in the corners.

Fans don't look down on Liu Mang, they recognize Liu Mang as the top 20 players in the league, and even the top 15 don't think it's too much of a problem, but he ranks in the top 10 in the league...... Novitzki, who performed so well last year, was only ranked eleventh, and Liu Mang actually ranked in the top ten!

That's a big problem! Fans are complaining about the ranking of stars this time.

Many players also stood up to express their dissatisfaction, especially Francis, Payton and Peja, how unhappy they were.

On the contrary, Liu Mang's biggest enemy now Kidd quite agrees with this ranking, he is the one who most directly fights Liu Mang, and knows how much pressure Liu Mang brings him.

On Liu Mang's side, after arriving in Orlando, he saw that he was ranked tenth in the power rankings.

First of all, of course, surprises.

Then, when the afterglow of the surprise passed, Liu Mang felt a little bad...... This group of authoritative media has put him on the cusp!

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