When Liu Mang knew that Malone had joined the Lakers, he thought that his pursuit of Stockton would be lost. Unexpectedly, he received an excited call from Coach Kruger. Although the signal was indeed bad enough, and it was expensive to answer the phone, it was very expensive.

It made Liu Mang a little heartbroken, but when he heard that Stockton was coming, Liu Mang no longer cared about the expensive international roaming charges. I heard that they were not charged by companies in the United States, but domestically.

It was motionless because it was a borrowed base station that was motionless.

Coach Kruger is much more excited about Stockton joining than Rasheed Wallace. Now Coach Kruger still has doubts about Rasheed Wallace, especially Rasheed Wallace.

When Rice was interviewed in Portland, he said he would never play center. After coming to Atlanta, Rasheed Wallace didn't stay long before he went back to Portland to find his wife and prepare to move.

He will not return to Atlanta. The team has no power to restrict what the players do in the offseason. The salary they give the players is only the salary during the season.

And Liu Mang forgot to tell the coaching staff what he said to Rasheed Wallace during their last meeting...

There are beauties and cute little lolita traveling together, and they also get strong support to join. Liu Mang feels that the last few days of pleasant travel will be even more pleasant, even if the cruel summer training time is still a few days away.

, you can’t miss training even during the promotion period, but now let’s have fun for a few days!

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Stockton doesn't want to join a team that was once a direct competitor, and he doesn't want to be the one who has the upper hand. Maybe the Lakers don't have that intention, but Stockton seems to have that intention.

The Lakers paid a mid-level salary to Payton, who was also one of the best point guards in the 1990s, but the salary they paid to Stockton was a minimum salary.

Does Stockton care about the money? Yes, this is a matter of face, and he does care about it.

The one with a high price seems to be the main force, and the one with a low price seems to be a supporter.

If Payton is the only point guard who joins without Stockton, then Payton will also be regarded as a supporter. But if Payton and Stockton join together, then they will be regarded as a supporter.

Probably just Stockton and Malone.

Originally, Stockton only wanted to stay with the Jazz. If Malone left, he would retire.

This was Stockton's idea before Liu Mang invited him at the beginning of the month.

But after Liu Mang invited him, Stockton's idea changed slightly, but not enough to make him moved.

At this time, Stockton's idea is that if Malone chooses to join the Hawks to assist Liu Mang, Stockton can accept it. Although he is already very open-minded, it would be good to win a championship before retiring.

But Malone chose to go to the Lakers, and Stockton's first thought was to retire.

However, the head coach of the Hawks personally visited twice before, making Stockton feel the respect of the Hawks. It was not the Lakers' feeling of you come and I will give you a thigh hug, but a real invitation.

When he went to town, Stockton was tempted by two completely different attitudes.

After receiving news of Stockton's confirmation of joining, the Eagles officially announced the news, adding fuel to season ticket sales for next season.

After Malone left for Los Angeles, Stockton did not follow him to Los Angeles, nor did he stay in Salt Lake City, nor did he choose to retire. Instead, he joined the Eagles, who people believed were about to fall into "chaos" again, which really shocked the fans.

shocked.

Although the Eagles have only announced Stockton's joining and have not officially signed the contract, the Eagles will not joke about this kind of thing. Stockton has definitely agreed to join the Eagles, and the older generation players are all good

It's about saving face, and you won't regret what you said.

Therefore, the changes in the NBA this summer have left basketball fans feeling shattered.

First, Payton took a salary cut to support him, Malone followed suit, and then Stockton left for Atlanta. This was mainly a matter of the Big Four of the Lakers.

Some fans are already looking forward to it. If the Hawks really cross the Nets and reach the finals, the two teams will play in the finals respectively. If this was put five or even ten years ago, fans would not be able to understand it at all.

Something daring to imagine.

As for whether the Lakers can make the playoffs... in the eyes of the fans, is there still suspense about the Lakers championship? The Big Four are invincible!

Over in China, the Big Four of the Lakers have been given an interesting nickname: F4.

Regardless of whether it is China or the United States, the media and fans regard next season's championship as the Lakers' possession. Although the little blacksmith has just been summoned by the Colorado court, he was sued, and his contract was terminated by Adidas, but for this

For NBA players, everything can ultimately be settled with money. Nike was not afraid and decisively provided firepower support and offered a sneaker contract.

In people's eyes, the Lakers' championship is a sure thing.

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Las Vegas Summer League here.

I was very happy when Kwame Brown came to the Hawks, especially when he played in the summer league. He was much better than the other players who were still struggling to enter the NBA. He could defend the opponent every time.

If he fails to hit or blocks his opponent, Mike Woodson will be there applauding him.

Although he would occasionally use his hand to grab a rebound and miss it for a dunk, his coach and teammates did not scold him. "Old" players like Prince, who had been playing for a year, would come up and pat him on the shoulder.

Comforting him made Kwame Brown feel the warmth he had never experienced since entering the NBA.

Kwame Brown performed extremely poorly in the first two years of his career under Jordan's scolding. After Jordan was kicked out by the Wizards, the Wizards management was unhappy with the parallel import Jordan selected and did not give much room for development.

Just use him as a strong human shield, but at least he has a training target. After the rookie contract is over, he has been trained into a strong interior defensive player with excellent single defense ability.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A 23-year-old who does not consider offense and only needs to be responsible for defense is physically fit enough to become a No. 1 draft pick, although it is basically impossible to develop offense at this age.

However, he had the potential to become a top defensive player, so the Lakers traded him and gave him a three-year, 25 million contract.

But the Lakers have a little blacksmith who may be even more paranoid than Jordan...

The first seven years of Kwame Brown's career were basically like playing in purgatory. By the time he completely left the two great gods Jordan and Kobe, he was already 26 and could do nothing except single defense and position blocking.

But now that he has just turned 21 years old, he is no longer expected on the offensive end. He just needs to learn how to eat cakes and tap out his defensive talents. Liu Mang and the Eagles do not expect Kwame Brown to become a superstar.

When Treif needs a long rest, just put him on top.

Kwame Brown may not know that the smiling assistant coach Mike Woodson smiled and gave his offense a D, which is the worst...

Before Liu Mang left, he suggested to his teammates and the coaching staff a small way to train Kwame Brown, which is to encourage him and praise him when he performs well. If he makes a mistake, don't point out with a fierce face first, but comfort him.

for a moment, and then point out his problem.

Let Kwame Brown feel the warmth of his team first, let him feel a little confident, and then slowly work towards death... No, it is to slowly develop his abilities. He is only 21 years old, and he is still a defensive center.

Can be well cultivated.

The Eagles do not ask Kwame Brown to do Ratliff's job right away. Ratliff is one of the top three defensive centers in the league. It is possible that just anyone can play his role, but Kwame Brown has shown

His physical fitness and defensive awareness do have the potential to be cultivated as Ratliff's successor.

Prince and coach Mike Woodson are the two candidates who were specifically told to encourage Kwame Brown.

Ordinary second-year players are supposed to play in the summer league, and they are not a rookie like Liu Mang who only scored 20 in his rookie season. Prince was asked to take the two newly selected rookies to play in the summer league to adapt to the NBA game.

rule.

Boozer had family problems, so the team also accommodated him to return to his hometown to take care of his daughter. Although Atlanta's medical level is also very high, because Boozer was selected in the first round this time and has a four-year fully guaranteed rookie contract,

Therefore, he received a large loan from the bank before his rookie season even started. Instead of bringing his daughter to the United States, he allowed her to continue treatment in Germany. The medical level in Germany is no worse than the medical level in the top cities in the United States.

I have to play ball all day long, and my family can help take care of my daughter.

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A few days passed, and on July 21st, the team's recruitment was going smoothly, and the training of Kwame Brown in the summer league was also slowly progressing.

Liu Mang and his party returned to his hometown on the 20th, said goodbye to his parents, stayed one night and had a party, and boarded a flight to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii at noon the next day. The place was already booked.

A resort hotel and a rented basketball hall were set up here for Liu Mang to resume training, and a personal trainer was hired. The team's new shooting coach Chip Englander sent by the coaching staff was also waiting here.

Liu Mang, while on vacation, guided Liu Mang's shooting training.

Liu Mang's 15-day publicity plan, which started on August 1st, also started in Hawaii, a tourist archipelago with a very high flow of people, and then went to island countries, South Korea, and Singapore. The last six most important stops were in the north of China.

Guangshen and Chengdu, Xi'an.

The happy time of traveling has passed. After Liu Mang arrived in Hawaii, he began a torturous training trip. He could only watch two beauties, one big and one small, go to the beach to play. He went to the basketball gym by himself in pain.

He had just been sold to the Timberwolves as a scapegoat like Horry by the Lakers. Under the guidance of the Timberwolves' "physical trainer" Mark Madsen and the team's new shooting coach Chip Englander, he began a hellish training.

Just when Liu Mang arrived in Hawaii and met up with Mark Madsen and Chip Englander and rested in the hotel for a night, Liu Mang woke up early in the morning and was about to wash up and go for a run to recover.

It feels like during training, the system panel pops up on its own!

"Ding... Some system templates have been upgraded. The superstar value lottery template basketball template, the rogue value lottery template, and the training system template have been upgraded. Please pay attention to the host."

Liu Mang had just woken up and was about to wash his face and mouth and go out, when he was suddenly startled by the system panel that popped out!

Liu Mang saw that when the system panel was opened, there was no change in the usual screen showing his personal ability evaluation. What exactly had been upgraded?

Liu Mang casually opened the lottery template, and the introduction popped up. After reading the introduction, Liu Mang's "fuck" that seemed surprised and sad resounded throughout the room...
Chapter completed!