Getting Gerrard Wallace in a trade last season was originally Pat Riley's "unintentional insertion", and he wanted to add a physical striker to run with this team.

didn't expect him to see such a "potential stock" on the Kings bench at such a glance.

Gerald Wallace: I waited three years, not to prove how good I was, but to prove that if I was given a chance, I would be useful!

But even so, Stan Van Gundy thought that Gerald Wallace had reached his peak last season.

The main thing is that he wasted three years on the bench for the Kings, and as a rookie player, he didn't have much playing time in the most critical three years of the game, and his potential was only drained. The most obvious example is Wang Zhizhi back then.

Even Nelson Sr. said that if he had come to the NBA two years earlier, he might have been able to build the next Nowitzki......

Stan Van Gundy didn't expect that!

This summer, Gerard Wallace's form can actually rise to another height.

In terms of his physical measurements, to be honest, Woody and Wade can be better than him.

Woody belongs to the "talented", and on this trajectory, it is clear that he is going to the next "league supergiant"; Needless to say, Wade is not in good shape to prepare for a top event like the Olympics in the summer.

Gerard Wallace wasted three years of good time, but he still saw significant improvement.

Take a look at the numbers......

Before the test even began, Stan Van Gundy was already excited.

In his opinion, the new season has a lot to offer.

And now, he feels that this season is likely to be a "big breakthrough year" in the history of the Heat!

Miami hasn't made it to the Finals since it had an NBA team, right?

Well, yes, the new season hasn't started yet, and Stan Van Gundy is already looking ahead to next year's Grand Final.

It's no wonder he's so confident, the strongest person is already in the formation, and he's still afraid of a hammer!

The starting lineup for the new season, after he looked at the physical test data of these players, has basically been determined:

Center Shaq O'Neal, power forward Woody, small forward Gerald Wallace, and the guard line definitely have Wade's name on it.

As for the remaining slot......

The main thing is that he is not very sure, Wade is playing the second position or the first position!

After a few days of training matches, he played the No. 1 position and the No. 2 position, each with very outstanding points.

If he is at the No. 2 position, his ability to break through the basket from the wing is very powerful, and an outside defender like Eddie Jones who has been in the "best defense" can't stop him.

And in the No. 1 position, he can ensure that the ball goes smoothly to the hands of these two people, regardless of the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation with Woody and Shaq O'Neal.

Alstom, on the other hand, does not have the capacity to do so.

It's just that he can pass the ball to these two people, but the follow-up containment ability is very problematic. In these few games, it seems that the stability of his ball projection has improved somewhat, but the receiving projection is still a mess, and it is easy to fall into the "dead ball" adjustment.

This gives the opponent a reason to wrap up Shaq or Woody on the inside at will......

After about half a month, Stan Van Gundy finally decided on their starting lineup for the new season after repeated attempts:

No. 1 Alstom, No. 2 Wade, No. 3 Gerard Wallace, No. 4 Woody, No. 5 Shaq O'Neal!

In the end, he decided to let Jones, who earns tens of millions a year, sit on the bench and join Wade in the second team.

This will ensure the continued output of the second team......

After all, in terms of effect, the effect of Wadega Jones is obviously better than that of Alstom plus Jones.

At the same time that the starting lineup and the bench rotation strategy gradually became eyebrow-back, Pat Riley suddenly made another operation, and he signed Mourning, who had previously chosen to retire due to kidney disease, with a base salary of 750,000 to fill the depth of the No. 5 position.

Mourning also became the first person in NBA history to return to the NBA after a kidney change.

Woody studied behind him for a year last year, and this guy's hardness is absolutely fine.

Now the whole Heat team looks even more terrifying.

The key is to be very reasonable and motivated!

Woody and Wade's momentum as newcomers, Shaq O'Neal being looked down upon, and the slap in the face that he held back, all gave the Heat team a sense of belief.

The Miami media said directly: "In the new season, I believe, no one wants to meet us!" ”

Dare to shout like this comes from the confidence of the heart.

There is also the unanimous optimism of the outside world......

ESPN ranked the 30 teams for the new season, and although they still don't expect Woody to surpass LeBron James in the future, the Heat are in fourth place on the list.

Second only to the Pistons, who won the championship last year, as well as the Pacers, who were the No. 1 team in the regular season last year, and the Spurs, who won the NBA championship in '03......

Giants such as the Kings and the Nets, as well as last year's No. 1 Timberwolves in the West, were all trampled on the soles of their feet. Of course, there are other reasons for these three teams to drop their rankings!

It's worth mentioning that it's not just Woody's team who has risen in the rankings.

The Nuggets, who have Carmelo Anthony, are ranked 13th on the list and have become one of the top eight in the West in the eyes of ESPN.

LeBron's Cavaliers are also at the top of the list, ranking 11th, two places above the Nuggets and behind the Pistons, Pacers and Heat in the East.

Although the general manager of the Cavaliers made a wave of commotion this summer and let go of a "team three-in-command" level of immediate combat power, ESPN is still optimistic about the growth of the Cavaliers, because this team has the "pride of the sky" LeBron!

Well......

Since Woody's nickname "Emperor" was announced, the LeBron team and ESPN have increasingly used the term "the pride of the sky" to describe LeBron, and as for the nickname "King", the number of mentions has become less and less.

On the Sports Illustrated side, the Heat are a little higher.

They think the Pacers are a year older, and the Pistons' "double Wallace" combination is just as good as "Audi".

As for Tim Duncan, that's not to mention, since 00 years later, Shaq O'Neal has been very suppressive of "The Stone Buddha", and now with Woody...... This combination is a puzzle that the Spurs have no solution to.

So they put the Heat in first place for the new season!

They weren't afraid to put pressure on Woody.

What is the saying?

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!

They believe that the guy they are optimistic about will definitely not be unable to withstand this level of pressure......

Speaking of which, they also took a special cover for Woody. - With this issue, Woody has appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" for the 6th time since high school, and at his age, the number of times he has appeared on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" is definitely the first in the NBA!

There is no one else who has this preference!

The cover of this issue made the Cleveland media call it "bold"!

Because Woody's filming action is a "about to wear the crown" action.

The cover title is even more straightforward:

The new emperor is coming?

This issue caused quite a stir.

The reason is that Woody finally appeared in front of the public, even if it is just a photo, everyone can clearly see that this guy has gained a lot of weight. The whole person is called a stout.

"The Bleachers" said: "The Union has gone to a Carl Malone, and another Carl Malone!" ”

In the finals last year, the Lakers lost the championship and were outset, the "OK" combination fell apart, and Karl Malone retired.

Another "uncrowned king" who won the regular season MVP in the "Jordan era" was born.

From Barkley to Karl Malone, it's not that they're not strong, it's just that Jordan is too strong!

Including Olajuwon, David Robinson, but all the players who won the regular season MVP, during the period when Jordan did not retire in the 90s, could only stand from the audience and watch him. Even if they cut off Jordan's possibility of being a three-game regular season MVP, this is the maximum they can do.

What makes Jordan unique is this dominance......

So when Woody heard "The Bleachers" say this, he felt that the media in Los Angeles were too rude.

Who is Carl Malone?

Bad luck!

However, the cover of "Sports Illustrated" made the Heat's media open day lively.

A total of six teams held a media conference on this day, but 70% of the reporters were concentrated in Miami.

When Woody appeared on the scene, all the reporters pressed the shutter button and smoked.

This guy ......

A summer's time has changed too much!

When domestic reporters brought Woody's recent photos back to China, it also caused heated discussions, and those fans who thought Woody was just making an excuse and didn't want to go to the Olympics were completely speechless.

It turned out that he really wanted to improve himself, so he chose to refuse the invitation of the national team!

This kind of weight gain really requires concentrated time to achieve......

At that time, many fans forgave Woody.

On the same day, there will also be a makeup photo shoot.

When Woody stood with Shaq O'Neal and Wade, the image mesmerized the Miami reporter.

Is this sure that is the lineup that Miami can have?

Isn't that fantastic?

If it's a dream, don't pinch me!

Two days later, the makeup photos of the three men were hung on the advertising wall of the American Airlines Arena.

There is no doubt that this is the signature "core" of the Heat team in the new season!

Woody stood in the middle, dazzling.

To his left is Shaq O'Neill, who has his hand on his shoulder, and to his right, Wade, who is on his hand.

The whole thing is a "WiFi" signal.

It is worth mentioning that the three of them took several sets of shots.

There is also a photo of Wade standing in the C position.

It's just that Wade, who has Woody and Shaq O'Neal, is a little cramped.

In fact, Wade thought that there was no one for him at first, but he didn't expect the team management to be willing to play with him, which was enough for him to be happy for a long time. Where do you dare to think about standing in the C position!

How can he be!

In the end, the management chose this poster.

It's not the most domineering visual effect, but sometimes, the role of this poster is to declare sovereignty!

Woody is the absolute heart of this team.

Whether it is the "Wood" group or the "Audi" group, Woody is the core person!

"Son of the City" is none other than Woody!

Shaq O'Neill was not unhappy when he saw this poster.

He has already accepted this matter, and when facing the media, he also said: "This is Woody's team!" ”

Of course, there is also his selfishness in doing this, if you think about it, Kobe Bryant spent so much effort to be his boss, but he was unwilling, but he ran to other teams and gave a newcomer to be the "second", this picture is ......

What kind of anger Kobe Bryant has become!

As long as you can make Kobe angry, that's a good thing!

C is not C is really important, just thinking of Kobe Bryant's stingy appearance when he saw this poster, the "big shark" can wake up in the middle of the night.

If you ask Shaq O'Neal what he regrets the most, he will definitely say that I shouldn't have signed Kobe Bryant back then to ease his embarrassment!

It's not just him who thinks like Shaq O'Neal.

Some reporters who didn't think much of a deal about the excitement took the poster to Los Angeles, and then they managed to line up with Kobe Bryant's viper-like expression.

Stare you to death!

This summer, there are a lot of people who are not having a good time......

Kobe Bryant is definitely one of the most unsatisfactory of them all.

Shaq O'Neal eventually left, and the chips he got weren't as good as Kobe expected.

On the first day of the closed training camp of the new season, Odom's completely out of shape almost made Kobe Bryant explode:

"Is this an NBA player?"

Kobe Bryant feels that his dad has been retired for so many years, and his body management is better than Odom's.

You must know that this is the partner he is most looking forward to in this lineup, even he is like this, Kobe Bryant can really only describe the Lakers in the new season as desperate.

But he really couldn't complain.

He asked for the position of "boss" from the management, and the management gave it, so he couldn't just become the "boss" and ask the management for helpers, right?

His pride didn't allow him to do that.

Let's play for two years first!

Kobe Bryant actually wants to prove to everyone that he is capable of leading the team alone......

At the same time, at the Quick-Loan Arena, LeBron James looked at his new teammates, and the entanglement and disappointment in his eyes were also visible to the naked eye.

This summer, the Cavaliers let Boozer go, and to make up for their mistakes, they made a quick move to sign Drew Gooden, the No. 4 pick in the '02 first round.

It doesn't look like a problem, he averaged 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game with the Magic last season, but this is the third team he has changed in the third year of his career...... On average, one team is changed a year.

One team thinks he has no development value, maybe it's a blind eye, and now both teams think so......

LeBron James knows very well that he will have to carry the Cavaliers alone in the new season.

It's just that......

Sometimes, he is quite helpless!

This ESPN, can you take a look at the Cavaliers' lineup a little longer!

You, I don't object, but ......

Can this lineup shoot the 11th place in the league?

You guys are blowing cool, and when the time comes, won't I be the one who will be slapped in the face and ridiculed by the group!

(End of chapter)