The vigorous battle for Paul came to an end, and the Lakers became the biggest laughing stock in the league, not only failed to get the queen bee, but also lost Odom, a big general, and even the rise of the city's sworn enemies is just around the corner.

Kobe Bryant declared on Weibo that although it is a pity not to be able to partner Paul, the Lakers are still the best team in Los Angeles, and this will never change.

The new season hasn't started yet, but the Los Angeles derby has begun to build momentum, and the Clippers' ticket prices for the new season are rising.

In Philadelphia, the 76ers held a grand welcome ceremony for the two new signings, Marc Gasol and David West, and there were no less than thirty or forty media outlets at the official press conference alone, a small half of which were from Asia. And Tang Wenlong and Iguodala even attended the press conference together.

Naturally, the reporter asked Tang Wenlong about his dream for the new season.

'It's a general concept, but a shortened season is a great opportunity for a young team like us to have more energy to push for a higher position.

"What do you think of your new teammates?" The intellectual girl with black-rimmed glasses then asked.

Tang Wenlong smiled, turned his head and looked at his two new teammates, and Mark Gasol and David West also smiled at each other.

Tang Wenlong said eloquently: "First of all, both of them are very good defenders. Secondly, I really like Mark's passing, which can easily tear apart the defence and enrich our overall tactical system. Of course, I also really like David's shooting, which is in the top three of the league's power forward positions. He will be a consistent firepower output point for the team's interior line. ”

Tang Wenlong's flattering words obviously made the two new signings very useful. He looked happy.

To put it bluntly, this conference is a touting conference. I help you brag, you help me brag, everyone has a good time, the reporters are desperately recording, and what they write is the same script.

So through such a press conference, Tang Wenlong and Iguodala also shortened the distance between the two new teammates, and everyone talked privately after the official press conference. It wasn't long before head coach Collins came running again and told everyone to attend the team's dinner.

Mark Gasol and David West are of course very happy, the 76ers lack the main power forward and center, the two of them came over to make up the lineup, and the overall atmosphere of the 76ers is more harmonious, everyone gathered for a lively meal, and narrowed the distance between each other.

On December 17, the NBA's preseason began.

Tang Wenlong and his teammates got on a plane and traveled to faraway Toronto to take on the Raptors away.

due to the effects of rotting the pendulum. A shortened season schedule is inevitable, so it's a preseason game in tow. It was also shortened to only 3 games, and the 76ers had a game against the Raptors on the road, a game against the Warriors back home, and a final matchup in New York.

Before the start of the season, the team makeup photos will be taken in accordance with the NBA's regulations.

In the new season, the 76ers can't release the latest version of the black jersey, which is similar to the jersey style of the Iverson era, but with slight changes in the style of the classic model, on the whole, you can still see the style that witnesses the glorious history of the 76ers.

The last photo is a group photo of 76 people on active duty.

Point guards: Kyle Lowry, Louis Williams.

Shooting guards: Tang Wenlong, Jimmy Butler, Meeks.

Small forward: Andre Iguodala

Power forwards: David West, Speights, Jon Lowyle

Centre-forwards: Marc Gasol, Hawes, Whiteside.

The new squad for the new season is exactly 12 players, and in addition, Coach Collins has entrusted Stefanschi to look for qualified replacements on the outside, hoping to get some experienced veterans.

The media clicked to take pictures of everyone, and the new lineup of the 76ers looked very balanced, with a lot of tall people, and a kind of fierce and burly atmosphere.

After the makeup photos and media day are over, the first competition begins.

Although it is only a preseason, Collins is ready to probe the state of every player in such a game, young players like Whiteside and Loyle have the opportunity to perform in the preseason, and the quality of the performance will naturally directly affect the chance and time to play at the beginning of the regular season.

On the evening of the 17th, the Air Canada Center Arena.

Now that the preliminary joint training has been carried out, Tang Wenlong is still very confident. The Raptors were the second-to-last team in the East last season.

Canadian fans don't have much of a feeling for the Raptors, and the team's attendance in the first game of the season did not reach 50%.

So, when Tang Wenlong came in wearing a new black away jersey, he found that many of the fans were Chinese fans who came to support him, and there are still many Chinese fans in Canada.

"It's not easy for the Raptors, always hiding in a place like Toronto, even though it's a big city, it always feels a little disconnected." During the pre-game warm-up, Iguodala smiled and said to Tang Wenlong.

Tang Wenlong nodded and acknowledged this, "It's hard to praise DeRo, that guy is still okay, he has good ball control, good physical fitness, and a very stable mid-range shot." ”

"I heard that the Raptors are not very happy with Andrea Baggyani now, and the foreign champion of the year is also very sad."

David West said with some disdain: "That Italian guy is a soft guy, I can easily pick up rebounds on the inside, even though he's a few centimeters taller than me. ”

"I also think he's average, and sometimes he's not so motivated." Gasol, who is also an inside liner, gave his opinion.

"Okay, then he'll hand it over to you two inside wage!" Tang Wenlong laughed and high-fived his teammates to encourage each other.

Everyone was warm, and it didn't take long for the referees to walk onto the field, and then the staff took their places on the technical table, and the first game of the new season began so calmly.

The preseason is relatively low, and Toronto is so far away, and there are not many media outlets coming.

Tang Wenlong shook his shoulders, the new black jersey was very much in line with his appetite, he felt that he seemed to have become much more handsome in this way, and the No. 1 on the back was so eye-catching.

The whistle blows, and Marc Gasol and Baggyani jump the ball!

The basketball was thrown straight into the air, and Gasol let out a low shout, and his huge body actually soared into the air, his long arms were lightly relaxed, and he slapped the basketball away with a palm ahead of him (to be continued). )