The Pelicans have been sung down by the media since winning the championship this summer, whether it is Derrick Rose or Paul Millsap, the media not only exaggerated their reimbursement for the whole season, but also said that injuries could ruin them with "concern", and also listed a large number of stars who died due to injuries.

If the two are not optimistic about their recovery from injury, the Pelicans will face a difficult situation, and the annual salary of nearly 30 million is a huge burden, and the Pelicans' prospects will be affected by Yanzhòng.

At the same time, Gilbert Arenas chose the Bobcats because of his boss status and high salary, Biedrins also returned to Europe, and other teams also chose to leave because of the increased value of the championship.

And now, when the Pelicans renews Thompson's contract, the Pelicans traded Stephen Corey, and the outside line was instantly strengthened, and Pau Gasol also made the inside line much thicker, and the addition of Paul Pierce made the Pelicans' skeleton completely built.

However, the Pelicans are still short of people, and now there are only 9 people who can play, such as Al Jefferson, John Henson, Pau Gasol, Li Feng, Al Thornton, Paul Pierce, Stephen Corey, Paul Millsap, and Derrick Rose.

At this time, the Los Angeles Lakers left Gasol, and in order to sign Carlos Boozer, the Lakers cut Kendall Marshall.

The Lakers have cut Marshall in a move to free up salary space, and at the end of December, the Lakers signed Marshall after a series of injuries to the point guard. After wearing the purple and gold jersey, the watch of "Horse Madness" made a deep impression. In the 54 regular season games played for the Lakers, Marshall started 45 of them, averaging 8.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.9 rebounds in 29.0 minutes per game.

Marshall, 22, earns $915,000 a year next season, but it's not guaranteed. Some sources point out that the Lakers cut Marshall, and the team's plan is after he goes through the clarification period. There is a strong interest in re-signing "Horse Madness". In the 2012 draft, the Suns selected Marshall from North Carolina with the 13th pick in the first round, and so far in his career, Marshall has played a total of 102 regular season games, including 48 starts, and averaged 5.6 points, 6.1 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game.

The Lakers cut Marshall in order to free up the salary of the signed player, and they hoped to re-sign him after the end of the 48-hour clarification period, but they did not expect to be "cut off" by the Pelicans and claimed Marshall's contract within 48 hours. Take it to Milwaukee.

"I want to thank the Mexican hot sauce and I'm excited to see what kind of hot sauce the Pelican can offer me."

Marshall said after learning he was joining the Pelicans.

According to the rules, the 48-hour period after a player is laid off is the clarification period, during which time other teams can claim the player by taking the player along with his original contract. There is no option for a player to be claimed, but his Bird exception and the like will not be interrupted. If no team claims within 48 hours, the player becomes a free agent and can sign with any other team.

The Lakers were prepared to re-sign Marshall after the clarification period. But now that the Pelicans have claimed Marshall, the Lakers' wishful thinking has come to naught.

The Pelicans continued to poach the Lakers' Paul Gasol and Marshall, which also made Kupchak scold and bully people too much.

With Marshall signing, the Pelicans' move continues. After getting Paul Pearce, they had given up on pursuing another target, Evan Turner, but unexpectedly, Evan Turner was unpopular after the Pacers covered the dust. Only the Boston Celtics and Pelicans are in contention, while the Celtics have recently needed Avery Bradley and also have Jeff Green. Although the competition on the Pelicans' side is not small, the Pelicans still rely on stronger team attraction to have the last laugh.

Turner, 26, was a 2010 star in the regular season and appeared in 81 games for the 76ers and Pacers last season, finishing with 14 points, five rebounds and 3.2 assists on 42.5 percent shooting in 30.3 minutes.

Because of the overlap with Stephenson, Turner was not reused after joining the Pacers, and his average minutes per game (21 minutes) and statistics (7.1 points and 3.2 boards) plummeted, and he even had infighting with Stephenson. In an offseason interview, Turner openly expressed his displeasure with the team, arguing that his value had plummeted when he came to the Pacers.

In the offseason, Stephenson moved to the Bobcats and Turner parted ways with the Indiana, and long before the player market officially opened, there were reports that the Pacers would not make an offer to Turner for a contract extension.

As a swingman at the guard, Turner is still in his prime, and in addition to his scoring ability, his rebounding and assists are also remarkable. According to well-informed sources, the Minnesota Timberwolves are also very interested in Turner, but they are only willing to offer him a one-year contract, which has greatly reduced Turner's interest in signing.

The Pelicans signed Turner to a three-year contract with a player option for the third year, for a total of $18 million, and to sign Turner, the Pelicans used Rose's injury exception.

Turner and Pierce will improve the Pelicans' forward position, Pierce has experience and skill, Turner has momentum and physicality, and the Pelicans also have the all-around Al Thornton, and the forward guard basically doesn't need to be overpowered.

There are no major problems with the forward guard, and the Pelicans have set their minds on the Los Angeles Lakers again, and this time their target is certainly not Jordan Hill, but Ryan Kelly.

In Kelly's rookie season in 2013-14, he averaged 8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, playing 22.2 minutes per game and starting 25 of 59 games. The 23-year-old Kelly scored 20+ points three times last season, and when facing the Cavaliers on February 6, Kelly scored a Lakers-high and career-high 26 points, and against the Celtics and Raptors, he became the Lakers' rookie who has scored 17+ points in two consecutive games in his rookie year in the past 20 years, along with Eddie Jones and Kobe.

The 2.10-meter-tall Kelly was the 48th pick selected by the Lakers in 2013 and was a standout performer in college, averaging 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 46 percent from the field during his four years with Duke. In his final year of college, Kelly averaged 12.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. Last season, in the five games he was sent to the NBDL by the Lakers, Kelly averaged 39.6 minutes per game. He averaged 25.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

Kelly and the Pelicans signed a two-year contract, two years of $4 million, a second-year player option, in fact, the Los Angeles Lakers also gave a similar annual salary, it may be that Biedrins and others won the championship in the Pelicans, and Kelly would rather be a substitute in the Pelicans than develop in the Lakers.

Three people have been signed in a row, the Pelicans, and the number of players that the Pelicans can play next season has become 10, and they basically don't have to worry about the lineup anymore. Al Jefferson and Pau Gasol can play inside starters, Li Feng can play small forward, Paul Pierce or Turner can play a backcourt starter, Stephen Corey also plays a guard, and the Pelicans also have Marshall, Thornton, Kelly, Henson, at least the Pelicans don't have to worry about no one available next season.

Next. The Pelicans signed Jordan Hamilton, Jason Smith and Danny Granger on a two-year contract, bringing the total number of players to 13. There are still two places to be determined, and the squad has been restored.

The Pelicans roster was repaired, the plans of the other teams were completed, and the Nets managed to keep Carmelo Anthony. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, broke up their four-top combination.

On August 24, the Timberwolves officially announced that they had completed a three-way deal with the Cavaliers and the 76ers. At the heart of the deal is Kevin Love. "Eros" officially went to Cleveland to join LeBron James. In the 14-15 season, the Cavaliers formed a new Big Three to aim for the NBA championship.

The details of the three-way transaction are as follows:

Cavaliers get: Kevin Love

Timberwolves get: Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Thaddeus Young, trade exception ($6.3 million value)

The 76ers get: Alex Scheved, Luke Richard Bamot, 2015 first-round pick

Adrian Wojnarowski, a well-known reporter for Yahoo Sports, revealed on Twitter that a well-informed source informed that Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert met with Love in Las Vegas during Summer League in July, and the meeting was approved by the Timberwolves and the league. The Timberwolves will hold a press conference next Tuesday afternoon local time to officially introduce new signings, including Wiggins. Darren Wolfson, a well-known basketball expert, has been tipped that Thaddeus Young will wear the No. 33 jersey after joining the Timberwolves, Bennett will wear the No. 24 jersey, and Wiggins will wear the No. 22 jersey. On the other hand, the Cavaliers' press conference for Love is also scheduled for next Tuesday local time.

As early as the beginning of August, the Cavaliers reached an agreement with the Timberwolves to trade Love, but because the Cavaliers had already signed this year's No. 1 pick (Wiggins), according to NBA rules, the deal could only be officially completed one month after signing (August 23 local time). During this time, the 76ers joined in as a third party in the trade. There were rumors that the 76ers wanted Bennett, but the Timberwolves made the decision to keep the 2013 No. 1 pick on the team, so they traded the expiring contracts of Sherved and Bamot plus a 2015 first-round pick for Thaddeus Young, who was the stand-in for "Eros" after he left the Timberwolves.

The 25-year-old has finally become a member of the Cavaliers, forming a new Big Three with James and Kyrie Irving. From the analysis of the numbers, the comprehensive strength of the new Big Three is stronger than James's Big Three during his time with the Heat. ESPN wrote that after getting "Eros", the Cavaliers will speed up the offensive tempo in the new season. It is worth noting that before officially getting Love, the Cavaliers officially announced the signing of this year's second-round rookie Dwight Powell.

Love has an annual salary of $15.72 million for the new season, and he has the right to jump out of his contract and become a full free agent next summer; The 26-year-old has two years left on his current contract and is worth $19.38 million.

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Before the official start of the new season, there is the summer league and preseason, although the summer league is a game to train newcomers, but the Pelicans' lineup is built, there are no rookies, Li Feng has decided to play in the summer league, and other players are also responding positively.

The fans of New Orleans are also very enthusiastic, looking forward to the Pelicans' new lineup playing an amazing performance, even fans in other cities have also set their eyes on the Pelicans, because Li Feng is like a firefly in the dark night to attract everyone's attention all the time.

This is Li Feng's first appearance with the new Pelicans, so fans and media are looking forward to seeing what the reconstituted Pelicans will become. And the Pelicans' opponents are also tough enough, and the Pelicans' first opponent in the summer league is the old rival Spurs.

The Spurs and Pelicans played in the Western Conference Finals, and the Spurs also strengthened their lineup this summer, and now it is also a hot time, and it is somewhat interesting to let the Pelicans touch the Spurs at this time.

A lot of fans and media are also very interested, and when it comes to the game, such a summer has attracted a lot of fans and media, the stadium is actually full, and there are many media who have not grabbed a good position and are very annoyed.

Spurs sent players to play in the summer league this time. There is no GDP and no Danny Green, the Spurs are still an elderly team, and the important thing for this kind of senior team is not the run-in of the summer league, but to maintain physical health, so these old men can play less games.

Like a game like the summer league, the Spurs' GDP is not interested at all, but this does not mean that the Spurs' lineup is very poor, the Spurs will play the summer league this time with Mills and Joseph. Baines, and even the dead fat Dior.

The Spurs sent in a group of young, hard-working, defensive players. If the Pelicans play such a team, they are destined not to play very well.

Spurs assistant coach Callesimo, who led the team to play before the game, saw that the Pelicans were fully mobilized, and also brought some emotion and said:

"Some teams play Summer League as if it were a regular season, and when it comes to the playoffs, you don't know what they're going to do?"

The Pelicans' side is not an assistant coach but Van Gundy. At this time, Van Gundy did not get angry with Callesimo, but said in an interview:

"We're a new squad. Lack of running-in, with such an opportunity, we naturally have to cherish and run in more. ”

The management on both sides did not make any sparks, but Baines on the Spurs' side had some opinions about Li Feng.

"Since Li Feng has an annual salary of 10 million and is also a star player, he should not come to the summer league, this is the territory of young people, Li Feng is no longer young."

When Li Feng learned this, he smiled and said:

"I'm actually still young at heart, you know it when you play."

The game between the Pelicans and the Spurs started on time in the small arena.

The Pelicans' starters did not have Li Feng, and all the young players were Marshall, Turner, Hamilton, Henson, and Kelly.

The Spurs' side is also full of young players, Mills, Belinelli, Joseph, Ayers, Baines.

There are young players on both sides, and Kelly used his height to point the basketball to the Pelicans' side in the opening game, although Kelly is not very conspicuous among the Pelicans' several interior lines, but his height and feel are real.

Marshall, who got the basketball, did not play casually, but took the ball to suppress the position before giving the basketball to Henson, who easily turned around and threw the ball and killed Ayers.

Before Li Feng could play, the Pelicans suppressed the Spurs on the court, and the Pelicans finally showed the basic elements of a strong team, that is, absolute discipline, everyone is playing according to an invisible trajectory, not each with its own purpose.

The Pelicans took the lead, and although the Spurs followed suit, the Pelicans, a pair of young insiders, looked inconspicuous, but they had an absolute advantage on the court.

Henson's rebounding, inside scramble, and mid-distance are very decent, although there is no violent dunk, but it has played out the basic skills that a big forward should have.

Halfway through the game, the Pelicans led the Spurs by nearly 10 points, and then Li Feng took Thornton and Granger into the court.

During this time period, although Li Feng did not score two points himself, he sent an aerial relay to Thornton twice in a row.

As a result, the Pelicans' momentum became even greater, and Granger also regained his All-Star status, hitting three-pointers one after another.

At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans showed an unparalleled spirit, completely running for the championship.

The tone was set from the beginning, the Pelicans were high-spirited, the whole team was united and fierce, although the Spurs also wanted to play well before the game, but they were not prepared to face a strong opponent and were caught off guard by the Pelicans.

At the end of the game. The Pelicans swept the Spurs with 113-75, and the old spurs had a first-game sweep in the summer league.

In this game, although Li Feng played 20 minutes, he only counted 6 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

After the game, major media rushed to report on the Pelicans' significant changes, and the media exaggerated the strength of the Pelicans' lineup, whether it was Henson Turner's progress or Granger's return to form, the media exaggerated taste.

The Pelicans Summer League has changed dramatically as soon as it is launched, and the newly introduced players are also very good.

There was already a lot of media watching the Pelicans, and now the Pelicans are playing well. Immediately the gang bragged, and the local New Orleans fans were also cheering, after fulfilling their championship dreams for many years, they were not satisfied, and they were looking forward to the Pelicans successfully defending the title in the new season, and now the team's table on the court satisfied their satisfaction, giving them even better expectations for the new season.

At this time, there was not much news about the league, and the names Pelicans and Spurs deceived the headlines, and everyone made a big blow. In particular, the Chinese media inevitably have exaggerated reports and exaggerated statements, which have been translated by their American counterparts, which immediately disgusted many people. Because you're just a summer league.

What is Summer League used for? It is a place to test young players, to warm up everyone, and for the team to implement new tactics.

In this league, the victory or defeat is not important, the important thing is the test. But now the Pelicans are playing big in the summer league and winning, and there are people shouting and cheering.

This made some people very uncomfortable, and after the loss, Callesimo said: "For the team, you can't mess around in the summer league, what has become of this?" ”

Kobe Bryant, who is not yet well injured, also said in Los Angeles:

"I heard that Li Feng and his team agreed to the summer league. That's a great feat. ”

LeBron James, who "woke up and was still a knight", also said with obvious ridicule of Li Feng's actions:

"Li Feng is always unpredictable, and now he has to go all out in the summer league, which is a good note."

As soon as Kobe Bryant and LeBron opened their mouths, Anthony, Paul, and Howard, a group of American stars, almost all ridiculed Li Fengming.

It turned out that after these people were successfully attacked by Li Feng in the capital by luck, they were obsessed with Li Feng and hated the same enemy, so they waited for Li Feng to make a fool of themselves.

These people immediately swarmed up and attacked Li Feng in groups.

At this time, Li Feng was indeed embarrassed, and after these stars attacked Li Feng in groups, Van Gundy also came to persuade Li Feng.

Let's see if you want to let Li Feng take a break and don't come to play in the summer league, it's really a bit unpopular.

Li Feng said to Van Gundy:

"It's okay, we're different from them, our new squad needs to run in with the team, and the summer league is also very important to me, so we don't have to do it when we are on our own because of what others say, I have to continue to play in the summer league."

Li Feng's attitude was beyond Van Gundy's expectations, before Li Feng was a famous happy grudge, revenge, and the master who slapped his face in the face, but now Li Feng's expression, how to say it? It has changed a lot and seems to have matured a lot.

Van Gundy's feeling is not wrong, but it is also wrong, Li Feng is indeed mature now, but he is still happy to take revenge, but Li Feng's way of revenge has changed from a superficial immediate counterattack to a gentleman's revenge for ten years.

Under the criticism of the superstars in the United States, Li Feng played again when he played the Bucks the next day, and played for more than 20 minutes.

Li Feng scored 4 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Pelicans to a 97-76 win over the Bucks.

Li Feng persevered and bloodied the Pelicans again, and Anthony, who did not play in the summer league this time, was also a little angry when he was interviewed:

"I've never seen a star play in summer league so much, and if you like the feeling of blood, you can play in the middle school league."

Anthony was angry, very angry, and felt that Li Feng was looking for nothing to draw.

However, Li Feng didn't care, he still played in the third game, and he still had about 10 assists in more than 20 minutes.

(To be continued......)