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The current president of the United States is Bill Clinton, a native of Arkansas who served as governor of Arkansas.

Arkansas is a state in the southern United States, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Mississippi River, bordered by Missouri to the north, Oklahoma to the west, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Tennessee and Mississippi across the Mississippi River to the east.

The state doesn't have teams from the big four leagues, and the city of Memphis is close to the state, but now the Grizzlies are still in Canada and haven't moved there. Scottie Pippen is a native of Arkansas, a native of Clinton, and the old fish Fisher and others are also from Arkansas.

Xia Cuirong also came today, she thought it was a lot of fun to meet the president, anyway, Washington is not far from New York, and the team has a special plane, so she is not tired of taking a trip while she is pregnant. Luo Wei has finished giving birth and can move freely, but she doesn't even give the face of the president and still stays at home.

Clinton delivered an enthusiastic speech, fully affirming the Knicks' achievements and praising the Knicks and Li Wei for their contributions to charity.

Li Wei and Xia Cuirong also gave a few speeches, and at the same time gave Clinton a basketball signed by the whole team.

Finally, Clinton took a photo with the champion Knicks!

That night, the preseason game between the Knicks and the Wizards officially kicked off at the MCI Center Arena.

Li Wei was as good as a stream, and frequently shot, and finally shot 5 of 8, and all 5 of them were three-pointers, which stunned the Wizards fans on the scene!

The Knicks' head coach is so accurate that he can shoot three points in the Finals, which doesn't seem to be a fool!

After a big win, Mark Blunt was laid off by the team.

Blunt is a good center, seven feet tall, and can be used as a meat shield in key moments. But he's just good, and there's still a big gap compared to the Knicks' existing Big Yao, Nesterovich, and Big Ben.

Da Yao is 19 years old, and after two offseasons of hard training and a reasonable diet, he has grown stronger and stronger, and his weight and strength have also improved significantly.

In his previous life, when Da Yao first entered the NBA, many people said that he was too thin and skinny, but at that time his weight was really not light at all, 296 pounds (about 134 kilograms), second in the NBA, second only to O'Neal, and other centers were not as heavy as him.

Later, the Rockets' training route for Da Yao was to make Da Yao gain weight, wanting him to become the same interior killer as O'Neal. Da Yao has been gaining weight, and after his weight reaches more than 140 kilograms, he continues to rise, approaching O'Neill's level step by step.

Being so tall and constantly gaining weight, Da Yao's speed became slower and slower, and at the same time, the excessive weight put too much burden on his lower limbs, and it didn't take long for him to get injured, and he was injured again and again.

In this life, Li Wei doesn't want Da Yao to gain too much weight, and he doesn't need him to have the strength to crush all meat shields. Compared with the dazzling data, Li Wei hopes that he can play for two more years, and peace is a blessing!

At the same time, Li Wei also hopes that Da Yao can maintain a speed advantage and have a certain ability to face the basket, in terms of back body, as long as he can crush the lightweight opponent and bully the misplaced guy, the Knicks are not short of scoring points, and they don't need to be borne by Da Yao!

Now, Da Yao's weight has reached 128 kilograms, which is not as good as his rookie year in his previous life, but it is not bad.

Compared with other big men above 2.2 meters, the big Z of 2.21 meters is 108 kilograms, Sabonis, who is over thirty years old and has begun to get rich, is only 127 kilograms, Rick Schmitz of 2.24 meters is 113 kilograms, and Sean Bradley, a big bamboo pole of 2.29 meters, is only 107 kilograms!

Looking at the historical celebrities, Ralph Sampson, who is 2.24 meters tall, is only 103 kilograms, and Manute Ball, the first height in the NBA, who is 2.31 meters, is only 91 kilograms!

It can be said that Da Yao, who is 128 kilograms, looks thin, but there are only a handful of people in the NBA who are heavier than him, and he can count them on one hand. With the exception of O'Neal, the other three of the four centers are not as heavy as him. Nesterovich, the Knicks' other super meat shield, is also only 112 kilograms.

After evaluation, the Knicks coaching staff believes that the weight and strength of the sophomore Da Yao have reached the NBA standard, although he can't become a star, but it is absolutely no problem to be a solid meat shield.

Li Wei is ready to give Da Yao about 20-25 playing time in the new season, making him a starting center in the true sense.

The Knicks have the meat shield of Big Yao, as well as Big Ben and Nesterovich, and the weak Mark Blunt can only be cut.

16 people, another one needs to be cut, and the general opinion of the team's coaching staff is to cut Gates Joseph and keep Ira Newbell.

Although Joseph is as tall as O'Neal in terms of height, weight, and strength, his pace is too slow to keep up with the team's rhythm.

Now, Charlie Ward, Bo Outlaw, Stephen Jackson, and Bowen are all gone, the Knicks' roster depth has been greatly reduced, Garnett has changed to a big front, Maddie has also become a starter, the Knicks have no strong outside defenders on the bench, and Ira Newbell just meets the team's urgent need for defensive outside lines!

However, Li Wei believes that the team should keep Gates Joseph.

"Our team was weakened, but it didn't move at all. Considering that Maddy, Nowitzki and others will improve next season, I even think we will be stronger in the new season. Both the Pacers and the Heat are a year older, and we can beat them this year and next year. ”

"So what?" There was something strange about the crowd.

Li Weidao: "So we have to think about the opponent in the finals. If we reach the finals, there is a high probability of facing the Lakers, although Gates Joseph cannot play, he can perfectly play O'Neal in the training match, and be a sparring partner for Da Yao and Da Nei! ”

In his previous life, he played the role of a sparring partner with the Spurs, and in the end, the Spurs also managed to defeat the Lakers and become the champion in '03. In this life, Li Wei wants to learn from the advanced experience of the Spurs and prepare to deal with the Lakers in advance.

If Da Yao and Da Nei defend Gates Joseph every day, and then face O'Neill of the same tonnage, it will definitely not be false!

Byron Scott said: "It's ridiculous, you have to think about the Finals opponent before the season starts. Even if we can make it to the Finals, the opposite side can't be the Lakers, O'Neal and his Lakers have never made it out of the West! ”

D'Antoni said: "I also think that the Jazz and Spurs are more likely to reach the Finals, and all the Lakers can do is not be swept 4:0!" ”

"Hahaha!" Others laughed.

Li Weidao: "Don't underestimate the Lakers, Phil Jackson goes there, everything will be different, they are definitely the team most likely to qualify in the West!" ”

In the end, Gates Joseph stayed with a basic salary. Anyway, the team's 15th person doesn't have many opportunities to play, Li Wei must leave a sparring partner for Da Yao and Da Nei, and the others will no longer insist.

After Ira Newbell was cut, the Knicks' 15-man roster for the new season was all confirmed.

Center forwards: Da Yao, Rasu Nestrovic, Gates Joseph.

Power forwards: Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Ben Wallace.

Small forwards: Tracy McGrady, Rashard Lewis.

Shooting guards: Alan Houston, Jeff Hornacek, Dell Curry.

Playmakers: Steve Nash, Lee Wei, Steve Cole, Earl Boykins.