After the trip to Italy, the Suns' next preseason games were all played with NBA teams in the United States.

This kind of promotion should not be carried out too often and too often, after all, the preseason is held for the purpose of the league's teams to find their form before the regular season, and it is not a tool to attract money and money.

On October 10, the Suns host the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 76ers' star Allen. Iverson started the game and played less than 10 minutes before going off early, and the 76ers didn't care about the preseason at all, and the Suns won comfortably 112-99.

As a traverser, Wang Chao knows that Iverson and the 76ers management at this time have a very serious conflict, and the 76ers are ready to tear down and rebuild, if there is no accident in the historical process, Iverson will be traded to the Denver Nuggets by the team after 15 games for the 76ers in the regular season this season, in exchange for Andre. Miller, Joe. Smith and two first-round picks.

In the past, Wang Chao liked Iverson very much, and it was really not easy for a player with a height of nearly 1.8 meters to enter the league as a champion like Iverson, lead the team to the finals with a single core, and win four scoring titles.

But it can't be helped, Iverson's character and playing style are already destined to be so.

If Wang Chao travels a few years earlier, it is not impossible to consider partnering with Iverson at his peak, using Iverson's ball to break through the lethality, and with his outside three-point shooting, the effect will definitely be very good.

But for now...... Forget it.

Iverson at the time of the Denver Nuggets is already at the end of his career, although he can still contribute about 26 points per game, but his record with the Nuggets is not very good, the Nuggets won 45 in the 06-07 season, and the 07-08 season is slightly better but only barely reached 50 wins, ranking eighth in the West.

The emergence of the store module and the setting of the monetary reward mechanism are destined to make Wang Chao more inclined to join a team with a better record, because the more wins in the regular season, the more points he will be rewarded, and he can exchange more training potions to make himself stronger, which is a virtuous circle, the more teams win, the faster he will become stronger.

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In the subsequent preseason, the Suns played against several teams such as the Kings, Lakers, and Timberwolves, and they also won and lost each other.

No one cares about the outcome of the preseason itself, and the playing time of the main players on the Suns' side is fixed at less than 20 minutes, in addition to adapting to the rhythm of the game, it is more left to the bench players to perform and play.

In this process, Wang Chao also smelled something keenly.

He played more minutes in the first two preseason games, more than 20 minutes, but in the following games, he became the same as Nash and others.

The reduction in playing time is not necessarily a bad thing for Wang Chao, because it means that the Suns coaching staff's inspection of Wang Chao has ended, and there is no need to continue to observe Wang Chao's performance in the preseason.

Because of this, Wang's playing time will be reduced, and other substitutes will be given more time to play and practice.

According to an assistant coach who has a good relationship with Wang Chao, head coach D'Antoni has decided to let Wang Chao serve as the team's starting small forward during the regular season.

It is worth mentioning that it is Dior, Wang Chao's hypothetical competitor, who competes for the starting position with Wang Chao.

This is not surprising.

Christian Dior is a player with a very strong all-round ability and can do any job on the field.

can be too complicated skills, and Dior lacks the powerful skills to master.

For this alone, he is not as good as Wang Chao, who develops the three-point shot to the extreme.

After all, the current Suns team has Nash in tandem, Stoudemire in the ball-holding offense, Marion in defense and fast break, and Dio has someone to do what he is good at.

In this case, it would be more efficient to have Dio play as a substitute, and his ability to assist with the ball can be used when Nash is not on the court.

In fact, Dio's most successful season was not the period when he started with the Hornets in the future, but when he played as a substitute for the Spurs at the end of his career, Dio became an important substitute rotation player for the Spurs during that period.

Dior's only championship ring was also with the Spurs.

Of course, this is the case, but as Dior himself, he must prefer to play the position of the main starter, which will be directly related to the size of his future contract extension.

Therefore, Wang Chao did not feel complacent because he sat in the team's starting position in advance, because he knew that Dio would definitely be eyeing himself who stole his starting position on the bench, and if Wang Chao did not play well during the regular season, the other party would not hesitate to put pressure on the coaching staff and even the management.

This opportunity is precious, Wang Chao can't miss it no matter what, he must seize it!

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Soon, the time came to the end of October.

The preseason is over, and the regular season is finally here.

The Suns' regular season opener was against the Los Angeles Lakers, and the two teams were also old enemies.

Last season, the Suns eliminated the Lakers in the first round, and if according to the original historical process, this season ended in the playoffs, and the first round was the Suns vs Lakers, and the Lakers still lost to the Suns in the first round and were eliminated.

Because of this, the opening match received a lot of attention.

The Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, was packed up on game night.

TNT TV also fielded their golden partner Charles. Buckley vs. Kenny. Smith came to the live commentary on this battle of the spotlight.

"Hello everyone, and welcome to the NBA 06-07 season, the opening game of the Los Angeles Lakers at home against the Phoenix Suns, which will be broadcast live by TNT. Smith. ”

Smith went straight to the point as soon as he started, "Charles, what do you think of this game?" Which side do you think has a better chance of winning? ”

"That's the Suns, of course." Barkley didn't hesitate to support his former home team.

"The Suns made it all the way to the Finals last season, the Lakers eliminated in the first round, and the Suns are back from injury in the new season, and I predict that the Suns will win at least 60 games this season."

"After last season, the Lakers didn't have any strong reinforcements in the summer, and the team still had to rely on Kobe Bryant alone, and I don't think Kobe Bryant alone could make the Lakers stronger."

"But speaking of which, there is one player in the Suns team that I care more about, and that is Wang Chao, the team's scoring champion in the Suns playoffs last season."