Chapter 37: The New Season Lineup

Some fringe players were cut, leaving the team with a 14-man squad.

The 76ers roster for the new season was released and announced on the official website, and the team took makeup photos in the arena on the last two days of the preseason.

Point guards: Tyronn Lue, Louis Williams

Shooting guards: Allen Iverson, Willie Green, Saab Saflosa, Kevin Ollie

Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver

Power forwards: Al Harrington, Paul Millsap, Shafrick Randolph, Alan Henderson

Centre-forwards: Samuel Dalem Potter, Steven Hunter

There were back-to-back defeats in pre-season, but as is customary, the manager always wants to boost the morale of the team before the start of the new season.

"Let's have a meal!"

Wang suggested tomorrow that he didn't mean to pull business, but the Chinese restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown was really delicious, and he had eaten it several times.

"Next time, it's about to be a new season, so let's focus on the game."

Cheeks rejected Wang's proposal to hold a meeting to complete the convention.

As a result, the team did not have the slightest feeling of new season and new atmosphere, several newcomers in the team came into their own line, and the locker room gradually turned into several waves of small groups, which Cheeks did not notice.

The outside world is also very unoptimistic about the 76ers, from the team lineup to the coaching team, they have been criticized.

It seems that the 76ers can break into the top 10 in the East, which is already a season victory.

In a few team training games before the start of the regular season, Wang Mingming led the self-selected lineup and won the other three assistant coaches, Cheeks held his identity and did not practice with Wang Mingming, but Wang Mingming's prestige in the team was invisibly established, and the first assistant coach was not in vain.

"I said earlier that Coach Wang is amazing, I feel that I am in very good shape now, and after a summer of training from him, I am much stronger than before."

Paul Millsap also doesn't forget to advertise Wang's training camp tomorrow.

Even Iverson gave Wang Mingming three points of thin noodles, and when he saw Wang Mingming, he always smiled and shook hands to say hello.

On October 31, the NBA opener.

Without the 76ers game, Wang tomorrow in the last day of October, upgraded himself to level 23, no new attributes appeared, and the attributes of each upgrade after level 20 were added to three different attributes, which became: rebounds +1%, three-point +1% and stability +1%.

In the NBA opener, the Lakers and Suns met each other, and they were very angry.

As a result, Kobe Bryant did not play, and the Lakers won 114-106 at home against the Suns.

The Bulls and Heat are even more at odds.

The new Bulls beat the defending champion Heat 108-66 by 42 points, O'Neal only scored 7 points and 5 rebounds, and only Wade performed normally on the team, as if after a carnival offseason, everyone in the Heat will not play.

The two upsets made the fans cry out and the rooftop was a little crowded.

On November 1, the NBA kicked off the regular season melee, with 26 teams having games today, and the 76ers hosted the Hawks, an offseason opponent who made a big trade.

Because of the trade, the game became a focus battle.

Of course, more people are watching the jokes of the 76ers, and no one believes how good the 76ers can be without an All-Star.

Before the game, Chris Webb was interviewed by the Philadelphia media, pointing the finger at Wang Mingming:

"He's just a clown, the 76ers have been like this since he arrived, and I've heard they haven't won a game in the preseason, and if I'm in Philadelphia, that's never going to happen."

"What do you think of this game? Do you think you can walk away with a win in Philadelphia? The reporter took the microphone and asked excitedly, I'm waiting for Chris Webb and the 76ers to have dinner today.

"Of course!"

Chris Webber nodded without hesitation and expressed his loyalty to his current club: "The Hawks have a group of extremely talented young people, which the 76ers have never been able to compare with us, we can easily crush them in terms of talent, and today's victory will be ours!" ”

"How far do you think the Eagles can go this season?"

"We're going to make the playoffs and we're going to be champions."

"And what do you think of the opponent 76ers?"

'I hope they can quickly adjust their form and come out of the shadow of the loss.'

The reporter was very satisfied with Chris Webb's answer, and it can be seen that Weber was full of resentment towards his old club, and called "Wang Mingming" a "jumping clown", which is Chi Guoguo's ridicule and contempt!

Subsequently, the two sides had their regular warm-up training before the game, and the number of fans in the stadium of the Wachovia Center gradually increased.

It's completely different from the summer league and preseason, as soon as the regular season arrives, the attendance in the arena increases several notches, and with a large number of die-hard fans wearing 76ers uniforms, the atmosphere is suddenly stirred up.

When Chris Webb arrived with the Hawks, he moved from the No. 4 position to the No. 5 position and sat firmly in the starting lineup.

The rest of the Hawks' starting four are: point guard: Spiedie Claxton, point guard: Joe Johnson, small forward: Josh Smith, and power forward: Sheldon Williams.

Cheeks fielded the starting five for the 76ers: Allen Iverson, Kevin Ollie, Iguodala, Al Harrington, Hellam Porter.

The other four positions are all very easy to choose, and it is Iverson's backcourt partner, which makes Cheeks very troubled.

In the end, Cheeks chose team veteran Kevin Ollie.

Kevin Ollie is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 88 kilograms, and is also a non-draft player. Since entering the league in '97, Kevin Ollie has played on 10 teams, and he was also one of the rotation players for the 76ers to reach the Finals in the 00-01 season, and signed a 4-year, 12 million contract with the 76ers in '04.

Kevin Ollie is a solid defensive defender who makes little mistakes on the court.

It's just that the shooting is a little worse, and he hasn't developed a three-point shot in his career so far.

Cheeks made it safe and chose to start Kevin Ollie.

The ostentatious Josh Smith showed off his blood-pounded biceps to the camera, "Master Josh is going to tear the 76ers apart, waiting for me to ravage your basket!" ”

"Toot!"

With the referee's whistle, the game begins!

Syllable!

Durham Porter jumped to win the tee-off and the Warriors attacked.

Kevin Ollie dribbles across half court.

Although Iverson is only 1.83 meters tall, he is a real shooting guard on the court, and he is defended by the Eagles' new recruit Spiedie Claxton, who is also known as a defensive guard.

The 76ers opted for an uncomplicated weak-wing flank screen, while Iverson dribbled to the right side to pick up Spiedie.

The ball was the biggest threat in Iverson's hands, and Spiedie was so engrossed that he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

However, the moment Iverson leaned down and prepared to assault like a cheetah, Spitdie couldn't keep up!

Iverson pulled his right hand horizontally, and his right foot took a big step to keep up, ready to break through the moment of Spitdy, and forcibly pulled the ball back, Spitson thought Iverson must pass him, ready to chase the defense, who knew that Iverson pulled back again, and forcibly adjusted the center of gravity to be unstable.

Iverson jumped up in the air and made a lateral pass, and Iguodala, who ran in the bottom corner on the weak side, caught the ball and shot a three-point jumper!