Time flies, Ye Xuan's injury has almost healed after the time entered September, and at this time he received an invitation from the TNT cross talk group to participate in an interview program, Ye Xuan naturally agreed.

Ye Xuan didn't expect that TNT would find himself to participate in this type of show after disappearing for a summer, you must know that few active players will participate in this kind of show with big-name retired stars to comment on the league, because this kind of show is not only easy to offend others, but also may accidentally mention some remarks that the league does not want to hear.

However, Ye Xuan was quite popular after coming to the show, and as soon as he came up, Buckley greeted Ye Xuan warmly, "Hey, my dear Ye, your injury should be almost healed by now, I'm glad to see you appear in our show alive." ”

Ye Xuan and the three members of the cross talk group are also relatively familiar, and naturally they greet very casually, "Hey, Charles, hi, Shaq, hello Mr. Bunny." However, today, in addition to the three members of the cross talk group and Ye Xuan, TNT naturally arranged other guests, and the first one to appear was one of Ye Xuan's idols, Tracy McGrady.

Maddie didn't play in the league last season, but chose to go to China's CBA to give back to his Chinese fans, so Ye Xuan didn't hear much about Maddie last season, but in fact, after Maddie returned to the United States, he was still very familiar with the name Ye Xuan.

So after Maddie came on the court, she also took the initiative to say a few words to Ye Xuan. In addition to Maddy, there is another person that Ye Xuan is very familiar with has also been invited, and that is the former soul of the Pacers, Reggie Miller. Then there was another greeting, Miller is also half a leader for Ye Xuan, when Ye Xuan led the team alone last season, Miller also gave him some guidance from time to time, so the relationship between the two was not bad.

After a few pleasantries, the highlight finally came, and Barkley was also watching the excitement, and the first question was very exciting: "Hey, Ye, do you think the Pacers' operation this summer can satisfy you?" I mean, judging from the current lineup, have you improved enough in terms of strength? ”

Ye Xuan was also sweating, of course he didn't dare to say that he was not satisfied, otherwise he would not have to go back and be put in small shoes? So I can only answer in a decent way: "I think we got reinforcements this summer, first of all, we got a very good rookie, Myles Turner, as you know, we didn't do well at the power forward position last season, so our reinforcement work this summer has mostly happened on the inside." After a pause, Ye Xuan continued to analyze, "Jordan Hill's interior fighting ability is what we are lacking now, and the arrival of Tyson Chandler can also make our interior defense more solid." ”

Saying that, Ye Xuan nodded towards Barkley and motioned for Barkley to pick up, but Ao Fat on the side obviously didn't want to let Ye Xuan get away with it like this, so he immediately opened his mouth and continued to ask, "Ye, it stands to reason that a championship-level team usually doesn't make too many transactions in the summer, such as the Warriors and Cavaliers this summer, they both focus on renewing players and keeping their main lineup, while in contrast, you, who have reached the finals for two consecutive years, are carrying out large-scale purges, Even Hibbert, the defensive pillar of the interior line, was traded, don't you feel that something is wrong? ”

When Ye Xuan heard this, he was immediately a little embarrassed, of course he knew that although the operation of the Pacers this summer was not bad in terms of results, it seemed very impersonal, but to let Ye Xuan directly stand up and accuse his owner, Ye Xuan was still a little vain, but fortunately, the Pacers on the side took over the conversation, "Shaq, you are right, the Pacers' transaction this summer is indeed a bit unkind, but we often say that business is business, so no matter how you trade, That has already happened, and we can only look back at these deals now to judge whether he made or lost money, not whether he was too ruthless. ”

"Okay, okay, you're right, so Ye, do you think your team's trade this summer is a profit or a loss?" O'Neill was not ready to continue to embarrass Ye Xuan, so he followed Reggie Miller's words and asked directly.

Ye Xuan still thought for a while, and then replied, "I don't think we lost money in this transaction, although I am very reluctant to Hibbert, but as you said, business is business, Hibbert's salary next season will reach $17 million, and Zeiss Badinger's contract is also as high as $5.5 million, if we don't make a trade, I think the team should not be able to make the next signing, so I think the deal itself, the Pacers have strengthened from it." ”

Kenny Smith couldn't stay idle, and after Ye Xuan finished his analysis, he immediately began to ask, "Okay, let's not just talk about the Pacers now, let's take a look at the current pattern of the league, which teams do you think will be able to perform more brightly next season?" First of all, let's talk about the West, what will happen to the West next season, T-Mac? ”

Maddie was still watching a play and was going to continue watching TNT's cross talk group besiege Ye Xuan, but she didn't expect Kenny Smith to directly lead the war to her head, and she didn't react for a while, "What?" Sorry, Mr. Rabbit, I'm distracted. ”

Kenny Smith looked embarrassed, while O'Neal and Barkley next to him laughed maniacally, Smith had no choice but to repeat, "I want to ask, what do you think will change in the West next season?" ”

Maddy thought for a while, and then said, "I think the biggest attraction in the West next season is still the Warriors and the Rockets, these two teams have shown us their strength in the playoffs this season, and the Warriors' lineup will basically not change next season, so they still have a chance to impact the championship, and the Rockets should also have increased strength after obtaining Lawson, so the Rockets next season should play better than this season." ”

And Miller on the side immediately jumped out, "No, no, no, I don't think so, although the Warriors have no changes in the lineup, so their strength is still very likely to reach the Finals again, but the Rockets are different, after they lost Josh Smith, the position of the big forward has become a big colander, which is a hard injury of the Rockets, so I think the Rockets next season are likely to be not as good as this season, or even as good as last season, because I am not very optimistic about Lawson's performance." ”

Miller paused, then continued, "And you must not forget the Clippers and the Spurs, the Clippers have been working perfectly this summer, they got Pierce, they kept Jordan Jr., they got Josh Smith, last season the gap between their main team and the bench was too big, so they always suffered a lot against the Rockets' bench bandits, but now it's different, they've improved the situation, So I don't think the Clippers will be worse next season. Of course, there is also the Spurs, in the case of basically ensuring that the GDP troika is still on the field, they successfully renewed the contract of Kawhi this summer, renewed the contract of Danny Green, renewed the contract of Manu, renewed the contract of Thiem, their combat effectiveness is still no different from last season, but they grabbed the biggest free agent this summer, and the versatility of their tactics after obtaining LaMarcus should not be said more, do you think a playoff team will not grow in strength after winning an All-Star? ”

At this time, Barkley also accosted "Oh~~ It looks like this debate Reggie you won completely, okay, I have to say that I think you are right, the Rockets' lineup is too biased to the outside, and their interior line is all supported by Howard, so once Howard falls, their interior line will be wide open, this kind of lineup can't play the playoffs, they may be able to rely on running to achieve a good record in the regular season, and they can also receive a good box office, but in the end they will still lose in the hands of other teams, And don't you think the Warriors will see a lot of improvement after last season, even though they don't look like they've changed much this season? Just like Ye Xuan after winning the championship last season, he won the regular season MVP this season. ”

Ye Xuan on the side listened to it with relish, but he didn't expect Barkley to not forget to brag about himself at this time, and he deserved to be his loyal old fan. However, even if Ye Xuan is thick-skinned and likes to pretend to be forced, he still can't stand this kind of blunt touting, so he said, "Okay, Sir Charles, I surrendered, and I blushed if I didn't say anything." As soon as he said this, several stars on the scene burst into laughter.

But the show is still going on, so Kenny Smith, who has been professionally controlling the game for 30 years, came out again at this time, "Okay, we have a general understanding of T-Mac and Reggie's views on these teams in the West, but Ye, you haven't told me your opinion yet." ”

Ye Xuan knew that he couldn't hide, so he also said his opinion, but the angle was a little tricky, "Okay, you have analyzed the Rockets, Clippers, Warriors and Spurs, so I don't think we need to talk about these teams, I want to mention one of the teams that you have neglected, that is, the Pelicans." The Pelicans acquired Melo after the All-Star break last season, and as you should know, we didn't expect Melo and Davis to get along so well, they completed the run-in in less than ten games, and then went all the way to the playoffs, and also played 6 games against the eventual champion Warriors, isn't this a symbol of strength? ”

Several people from TNT also began to nod, and Ye Xuan continued to analyze, "I think if it weren't for the Pelicans consuming a lot of strength of the Warriors in the first round, maybe the Rockets wouldn't have won two games in the Western Conference Finals, sorry, I'm not in the Black Rockets, I think the Warriors' lineup really happened to perfectly restrain the Rockets, and if they didn't make some adjustments, the Rockets should still have no chance to beat the Warriors." Back to the Pelicans, they now have a very good set of role players, including Holiday I think the performance is also remarkable, plus the arrival of Perkins, a veteran with championship experience, I think the Pelicans will not be able to fight next season. ”

Ye Xuan thought about it and suddenly found a problem, that is, the few people present did not mention the Thunder team, so he directly said, "By the way, no one has mentioned the Thunder team now, in my opinion, the Thunder team should also be one of the teams that have the strength to fight for the championship." They did not make large-scale personnel changes this summer, but simply carried out contract extension work, and last season's poor record was more due to Durant's injury, so the Thunder's performance should not be bad after Durant's return this season. ”

This is Miller's answer to Ye Xuan's confusion, "It's because the Thunder team hasn't changed, so we think the Thunder team won't be the opponent of the Warriors and the Rockets next year, but what you said makes sense, the Thunder team this season is indeed because of Durant's injury, so it has affected the record, to be honest, in fact, I have always felt that the management of the Thunder team has a problem, and their contract renewal work this summer is also very bad, for a substitute inside line spent 4 years 70 million high salary, plus double less salary, The team's already modest salary space is even tighter, and if they still don't win a championship this season, I don't know what else they have to keep Durant, who will return to free agency next year. ”

Although Ye Xuan also felt that Miller was reasonable, he still said two good words for the Thunder team, "Okay, but since we are discussing the performance of the team in the West next season, then I think that in terms of the current lineup of the Thunder team, their performance should not be too bad, as for their future affairs, who can say clearly?" ”

Ye Xuan's point of view was indeed supported by several other people, but since Ye Xuan was invited to the scene today, the topic was naturally to be placed in the east, so Kenny Smith changed his words and directly led the topic to the east, "Ye Xuan's point of view is indeed very clear, so you can continue to analyze the situation in the east." ”