Graham Potter was there, but he was still recovering from a back injury, a bit like when he first met DeLong, on the side of the pitch, watching his teammates train and pedaling his bike.

Looking at this scene, it seemed familiar, and what Tang Tian wanted to do was similar to what he had at the beginning.

The only difference is that Deron represents the immediate power of the team, while Potter represents the future of the team.

Tang Tian said hello to Mitchell, and then went to find Potter.

Potter saw Tang Tian coming over and quickly got off the bike.

However, compared to Delong, he is much more shy off the field.

Tang Tian chatted with him for a while, and he had the feeling of chatting with those team college students in his previous life.

After the face-to-face, he then entered the system.

In the past two years, the system has not shown much face, and he has not used honor points, and there are still 5 points left on the account.

This time when I entered the system, in addition to exchanging an iron waist for Potter, I also had to exchange an iron knee for Anthony by the way.

Now that the decision has been made to start Anthony and sign a two-year contract, this is something to be done.

Otherwise, in the state of the Knicks last season, this "little melon" has to become a "little bitter melon" directly.

Potter was pedaling his bicycle when he felt a warm current surging through his waist, and then looked at Tang Tian standing on the sidelines, and there was an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

Well, it must be because the other party is the boss and he personally relates to himself.

Anthony was on vacation in Europe, and he was hugging a sexy model at this moment, he suddenly felt his knees warm, and then Tang Tian's figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.

"Honey, what's wrong?" The model saw his stunned eyes and smiled and hugged his waist.

"It's fine." Anthony shook his head awkwardly, feeling indescribable.

When the time came to September, the team members returned from vacation one after another.

Including core players such as Irving, George, and Butler, even Anthony returned to the team early for training.

The Nets are aiming to defend their title, but with the 76ers in the East and the Warriors and Rockets in the West, it's going to be a very difficult thing to do.

However, after trailing 2-0 and then sweeping the Warriors 4-0 last season, the team's morale and spirit are good.

Anthony also settled in quickly and looked very good.

However, even if he has an iron knee, it is difficult for him to return to the level he was at his peak, and now it is at most six or seven percent, and the most obvious degradation is the already poor defense, and the decline in movement speed allows him to play the No. 4 position.

After Tang Tian exchanged it for him and Potter, he now has 1 honor point left, and he can't exchange it for anything else, so he can only let Rodgers catch his defensive habits alone.

Because more of the area of activity in the No. 4 position is on the inside, it's a little easier to deal with than Irving.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of October, and the footsteps of the new season have come unconsciously.

The Nets' preseason is similar to the past two seasons, basically running in the half and groping for the team rotation in the half.

The results are different from the last two years, both of which have taken the coaching staff and the outside world by surprise.

After last season's run-in, the Nets' starting season has produced amazing chemistry, with a dazzling mix of passes between Jokic, Irving, George and Butler, and a mercury-filled Nets offense.

With this tacit understanding, even without Anthony, it is a big improvement from last season.

In other words, if you play another round of the Finals against the Warriors team last season, you may be swept directly.

Mitchell's performance in the rotation phase also caught everyone's eye, he has changed from a pure attacker last season to a tactical core, he can take care of his teammates while attacking, and his passing accuracy has improved significantly compared to last season.

Although the Nets lost Rondo in the summer, Mitchell was able to stand on his own.

Yi Jianlian and Kuzma also cut in seamlessly, and the two will definitely be the most important rotation in the new season.

And the surprise is on the point guard and small forward positions.

After two seasons on the fringes, Murray finally had his chance this season, and he finally took it.

With a more mature and pressing defense, more consistent shooting, still impactful rebounding and league-average passing ability, he outperformed this year's No. 7 pick Sexton in preseason and will be the first substitute behind Irving.

Such a result was also in line with Tang Tian's expectations.

Murray still has a very good physical talent, and if he doesn't improve in two years, he will have to sell it like Brogdon did at the beginning.

Tucker was traded, Mitchell, Porter and Kuzma are also better offensively, and the bench will be lacking in defensive ability, and Murray can make up for it well.

Another surprise is the small forward position.

Maybe it's because the injury has been a bit long (he only played 3 games in college), despite the exchange of iron waist, Porter didn't bring out his own characteristics, and the soft touch like Durant in high school turned into iron in the preseason, and there were rookie frizzy fouls on the defensive end.

The superstar embryo only shows the embryo, and it will take some time before it takes shape.

And Ding Yanyuhang, who was originally the second substitute for the small forward position, seized the opportunity.

Although his body is relatively weak and the ceiling is not too high, his 100% commitment in the game allows him to fully exert his ability.

The aggressive movement in the fast break, the impact of positional battles, and the complement and toughness in defense all left a very strong impression on the coaching staff and fans.

After 7 preseason games, he averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, shooting 46% from the field.

His performance earned him a spot at the bottom of the rotation over other teams on non-guaranteed contracts, as well as earning him a spot at the bottom of the rotation.

After playing preseason, the rotation of the team was finalized.

Starters: Irving, Butler, George, Anthony, Jokic.

Subs (in rotation order): Mitchell, Yi Jianlian, Murray, Kuzma, Ding Yanyuhang/Bamot.

Bench players: Sexton, Porter, Robinson.

After the pre-season, the new season has officially begun.

Before the start of the regular season, ESPN conducted a wave of power rankings for the teams, as is customary.

The five-star warriors are in the first place without any suspense.

ESPN's official assessment is that as long as Cousins can recover to six or seven percent, they will be invincible in the league.

The defending champions are in second place.

ESPN's comment: After the introduction of Anthony, the Nets roster looks stronger, but after losing Oden, Rondo, Tucker and other core rotation players from last season, they have lost the advantage of the bench, and it will be difficult to defend the title in the new season, but the starting core has basically not changed, which makes them the strongest team except for the Warriors.