As the holiday season draws to a close, the league's team reinforcements are coming to an end.

Among the larger signings were the Chicago Bulls, who signed rookie Westbrook and signed the team's restricted free agent Lore Deng to a long-term six-year, $71 million contract. Lore Deng is a good role player, but it's a bit too extravagant to keep him on such a star contract.

Others such as Louis Williams re-signing to the 76ers and Fayer re-signing the Magic are all small trades.

On September 27, according to the usual practice, the pre-season training camp of each team began. The Bobcats first held a press conference and then began the run-in training. Hayes still vividly remembers the nervousness of attending a meeting with the Rockets at this time two years ago, with no game experience, for fear that he would be cut by the team if he was not careful. At that time, there were no reporters to interview him, and no one was optimistic about him. It's different now, he just made an appearance in the arena and attracted the attention of all the media. Even head coach D'Antoni was left to the side. The player is too famous, and the head coach has the potential to become a "puppet" existence, and D'Antoni has been treated like Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown.

The reporter asked: "Mr. Hayes, what are your personal goals for the new season?" Can it be the MVP for a second time? ”

"As long as the Bobcats can have the best record in the league, the MVP must be mine." Hayes is not humble at all, his goal is to be the league's MVP, and he proved himself to be the best player in the league last season. It's the same this season.

Another reporter asked, "So do you think the Bobcats can get the best record in the league?" ”

'It's too early to tell, but we do have a chance to hit the best of the best, as long as the schedule isn't particularly unlucky. Of course, the Hawks, Timberwolves, Lakers, Spurs, Mavericks...... They all have that opportunity. The Lakers, in particular, have been very successful in bringing in reinforcements and will be our fierce rivals. Hayes laughed.

The reporter asked, "So is the Bobcats aiming for the championship this year?" ”

"My personal goal every year is to win the championship because I hate losing and I don't want to lose. But this is the NBA, and it's not easy to win a championship. We have a chance to succeed this year, and I hope my teammates will make this a goal! Hayes said with his fists clenched. His declaration is already very low-key, in fact, he thinks in his heart that if the Bobcats can't win the championship with their current lineup, he will have to commit suicide in front of the fans to apologize.

However, in the face of the media, you still can't be arrogant. Especially American journalists, who want to stir things up when they have nothing to do. As long as he shows a little arrogance, and the reporter adds fuel and vinegar, the Bobcat may become a public enemy of the Alliance.

The reporter asked: "Are you satisfied with your current teammates?" ”

"I'm very satisfied, the Bobcats have a great squad now, we've got a couple of great veterans, Marcus [Camby] was a member of last season's first team of the Year, he doesn't need to say much about his quality, Chauncey [Billups] is also very good, we work very well with the national team. We've had shooters on the outside this season, and Mike Miller is one of the best shooters in the league. Everyone has good quality and there will be a lot of competition in the team, but we will be a very united team. Because we share a common goal. Hayes said.

D'Antoni, who was interviewed not far from him, was also excited to hear what he had to say.

When the reporter asked: "Will the Bobcats focus on the run-and-bomb system next season, or will they focus on positional offense?" ”

D'Antoni smiled: "It doesn't matter, with Chuck here, we have no problem attacking anything." ”

After the meeting, Hayes chatted for a long time with Camby, Billups, Miller and other new signings.

Although the three are older than Hayes, they have great admiration for Hayes's strength, and the boss of this team is Hayes, and they have no opinion.

"Chuck, I didn't expect that I would talk to you about transfers at the Olympics and become teammates when I come back. It's been fantastic. Billups laughed.

During the Olympics, Billups chatted with Hayes and said that the Pistons were ready to trade him, and they didn't know what team they would go to, and they were afraid that they would be far away from the championship in this life. As soon as he heard that the place he was going to was a bobcat, Billups knew that his luck was coming, and immediately called Hayes.

Being teammates with Hayes is very close to a championship. Now the Bobcats look stronger, and it's going to be very easy to play, that's how Billups thinks.

"I finally don't have to be shaken by you kid this season." "I think this is my best chance to get a championship ring," he laughs. ”

"Marcus, with you on the Bobcats' interior defense is a lot better than last season, and this season I'm going to focus more on the offense, and the backcourt rebounds are mainly up to you," Hayes said. ”

"With your ability to defend and my block, there's no problem with the inside." Camby said confidently, "I don't think I will have a run-in problem with you." Everybody says you're the best team player. ”

"It's not just me, Chauncey [Billups] is a good team player as well. Your stats aren't particularly pretty, but if I were to rate the quality of a point guard, you'd definitely be in the top five. Hayes patted Billups on the shoulder and said.

The three looked at Miller again. Billups said, "Mike. Don't you have an opinion? ”

"I don't know what to say, originally the Grizzly Bear said to trade me, I was quite depressed, but when it said that it was coming to the Bobcat, I was so happy. With you here, I think I'm going to shoot a lot of three-pointers next season. I just don't know how much playing time I'm going to get, it's too competitive for my position. Ha ha. Miller said, looking at Wallace.

Wallace smiled and nodded, he didn't say much. But everyone knows that he is the starting small forward this season. His shooting may not be very good, but he doesn't steal the ball offensively, and he plays very hard, and he is a player who can boost the morale of the whole team.

While the main players were chatting, the newcomers were chatting.

Brook Lopez, Durant, Morrow and others recognized Hayes as their big brother as soon as they came.

Brook Lopez is also a hard-working player, and he is already talking to Gasol, Bagnani and Landry about how to learn from Hayes. Several of the insiders are not fools, they know that as long as they can learn Hayes's foot movements, they will definitely go to the next level and be easier to get ahead. Even a person like Bagnani who is good at shooting wants to strengthen his low-post skills, and one more skill will increase his strength.

That's why the players like to ask Olajuwon to be an assistant coach during the holidays and learn from the big dreams. Hayes's "immeasurable sea" may not be as big as a big dream, but it's about the same.

There are a lot of strong players, and the playing time of Azubuke and Weaver will definitely be reduced, but the two younger brothers who have followed Hayes since the Rockets don't care.

Azubuke and Weaver have been together for two years and have a good relationship.

"Van is definitely going to have a shorter playing time next season. I've heard that Moreau is as accurate as Miller and he's definitely going to get playing time. How did the strongmen in the second round be selected by the Bobcats. Azubuk shook his head.

"There's nothing to be depressed about." Weaver smiled: "My breakthrough is definitely better than Morrow, there will be a position, even if I become the third substitute for the marginal, I don't care." It's easy to win the championship with Chuck. O'Neal only has 4 rings, and I think as long as we're always on the same team as Chuck, we'll be able to bring rings all over the time sooner or later. ”

"I think so too." Azubuk said. He's a little more confident because he's not only shooting offensively, but he's also tough defensively, and he's confident he'll get a lot of playing time.

George Hill and Anthony Morrow approached Hayes when they had the chance. Now Hayes is in the team to live the emperor's son, and someone rushes to pour water if he wants to drink it. The errands of carrying bags are rushed to be carried by people. People on the fringe are interested in currying favor with Hayes, and as soon as Hayes speaks, it won't be far off to enter the rotation.

This season, Hayes was named captain of the team by the coaching staff.

In the team's first training session, D'Antoni asked Hayes to speak as the team's leader.

Hayes laughed: "For this season, I said everything I wanted to say in interviews with the media. We have only one goal. That's the championship! Because you can only play 12 players in the regular season, three of us can't be in the rotation every game, and I hope the players on the fringes of the team don't get depressed because because we train together, you can improve and if you play well, you will have a chance to be in the rotation. We are one and we have to twist into a rope to exert our maximum strength. I'm sure at the end of this season, everybody will have a championship ring, and then next season, next season, we're going to aim for the championship as well. And I think there's a good chance we'll be able to do that, let's work together! ”

D'Antoni picked up. "Chuck said the goal was my goal as well. I'm happy with each and every one of you, you're all the best. A couple of newcomers to the Bobcats, and I'm sure you've all heard of them, Chuck is one of the hardest working guys on the team, and his hard work has led him to where he is now. I hope everyone can be diligent and practice shooting. In run-and-gun tactics, in addition to athleticism, the most important thing is shooting, and if we can attack so strong that the opponent can't defend it, we can easily win. Positional attacking is also essential, and this season, we will focus on the triangle attack. Interior players can study footwork with Chuck, and his footwork movement is certainly the best in the league. Outside players should often play heads-up, increase their offensive means, the triangle offensive system can get a lot of singles opportunities, and it is very important to practice heads-up. ”

D'Antoni added: "This season, in order to better distribute the energy, avoid injuries and play well in the regular season, we are going to implement a rotation system, so everyone will have a chance to play, and there is no need to worry about sitting on the bench for a season. We can make three lineups, Run-and-Gun, Hawks and Triangle. Different ways of playing against different teams will be used. ”

Hearing what D'Antoni said, the fringe players are very happy, what they fear most is that they will not have the opportunity to play, and if they sit on the bench all the time and cannot accumulate game experience, their future development will be very unfavorable.

"As for the specific tactics, everyone will understand after a few days of practice. I'll be in charge of the run-and-shoot and the triangle offense. Coach Jeff Van Gundy will be in charge of the defense. Now let's have our first group confrontation. D'Antoni looked at Van Gundy and smiled, "Or the old rules?" ”

"You choose first."

(To be continued)