Chapter 1632 Get Ready, Lakers, Get Ready!
Although the Heat's apparent lineup is quite impressive, James, Wade, and Bosh can each rank among the top three or five in the league at small forward, shooting guard, and power forward. The Heat also own Haas. A tough guy like Lem and Chalmers.
According to outside analysis of the roster these days, the Heat's starting lineup next season should be: center Big Z, power forward Bosh, small forward James, shooting guard Wade, point guard Chalmers, and Haas on the bench. Players like Lehm, Arroyo, James Jones.
It looks beautiful.
This lineup looks a little more arrogant than the Heat's championship-winning lineup. After all, O'Neal and Payton were both veterans, and they cannot be compared with the current James Bosh.
So we can understand the arrogance of Heat fans. This summer, Heat fans are definitely the most active fans online, even surpassing Lakers fans who just won the Triple Crown.
Some Heat fans even said radically: "The era of the Lakers has officially passed, and the future belongs to the Heat."
What's more, they directly P-pictured it, allowing the Heat to win the championship over the Lakers.
This made the fans of both sides on the Internet very excited. Of course, fans of the Magic and Celtics also joined in. After all, if the Heat fans still regard the Lakers as their opponents, then for these two Eastern Conference champions in the past two seasons, , then it is absolutely ignored.
It's really unbearable!
The quarrel on the Internet is fierce, and so is the media. Various analyzes of Nash are pouring in. If nothing else, the number of people who support the Lakers' fourth championship has suddenly decreased. In ESPN's programs, the number of people who support the Lakers' championship has been increasing for the past two years. Only 50% fell for the first time, and the remaining 40% of experts supported the Heat in completing their counterattack.
Heat star and kidney fighter Mourning also publicly stood up and said: "This is a better team, and we are closer to the championship."
However, to be honest, aside from the tacit understanding of the team that must take time to form, this lineup is far from being as strong as people think, especially the inside line. Big Z is already very old, moves slowly, and has injuries. , even if Big Z can exert his strength, the Heat still lack qualified inside substitutes. Haslem's loyalty is loyalty, but this strength is really hard to describe, and his height is also embarrassing for him.
The inside line is not as strong as it seems, and James still has no qualified substitute, which is still a big problem. However, it is expected that Spoelstra is also ready to let James play 48 minutes. After all, endurance is a trivial matter as long as he is not injured.
But compared with the Lakers' already mature system, it is still unknown whether James + Wade can challenge Ji Feng + Kobe. In the inside, the twin towers of Bynum and Gasol are definitely better than Bosh and Big Z, not to mention the Lakers. And there are tough guys like Artest.
Taking these points together, the Heat will certainly be much better than last season, but if they want to defeat the Lakers, they still have a lot to do.
Just like one day after James' transfer, Kobe said to the media: "The only opponent for the Lakers is themselves."
This is not arrogance, but confidence. A super dynasty will naturally not be afraid of any challenger. On the contrary, being able to defeat stronger opponents will make Ji Feng and the others feel more accomplished.
Of course, the Lakers will not be arrogant. Originally, Walton retired and the Lakers were ready to stop after signing Blake. But now, in order to cope with the new challenges, the Lakers have taken action again in the transfer market.
The Lakers let go of the team's mascot Vujacic. The artist brother has done his best in the Lakers. However, there is always a banquet in the world, and he also wants to play in the game. He has too little playing time in the Lakers.
The reason for letting him go is to introduce Magic star Matt Barnes in the free market!
Last season, Barnes played 81 games for the Magic. He averaged 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Barnes has been in the league for 7 seasons and has averaged 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game so far in his career. A rebound.
The data is not important. What is important is that Barnes is also a tough player with a tough personality, a fierce playing style, and a very tough defense. At the same time, his three-pointers on the wing can also provide the team with enough firepower. As Vujacic's Substitute, that's definitely enough.
More importantly, his arrival can also serve as a qualified bodyguard and form the second general of the Lakers with Artest.
At the same time, the Lakers retained the backup insider Powell who was originally going to leave, and completed the contract extension with Shannon Brown. They also signed the former shot-blocking leader Ratliff.
Ratliff is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 107 kilograms. The peak period of his career started from the 1997-98 season until the 2004-05 season. He averaged more than 2 blocks per game, and he was in 00-01 and 02-03 respectively. In the 2003-04 season, he became the league's shot-blocking leader three times. During the 2003-04 season, Ratliff averaged an astonishing 4.4 blocks per game while playing 32 games with the Trail Blazers.
This is a pure inside blue-collar player with a single scoring method and an older age, but the Lakers just need him to maintain the defensive intensity inside for a few minutes per game.
In this way, the Lakers introduced defensive heroes both inside and outside, and combined with the original players, the overall defense became even more impregnable.
In this way, the Lakers' roster for the new season is also confirmed.
Inside: Bynum, Gasol, Powell, Ratliff, Mbenga, Morrison.
Position 3: Ji Feng, Artest, Barnes.
Guard line: Kobe, Fisher, Blake, Shannon Brown, Farmar.
Including one player in the draft, Karakot (28th overall pick in the second round), the roster is considered full with 15 players.
Strong soldiers and strong horses!
Just as Ji Feng's European tour officially came to an end, and basketball storms were set off in the UK, Spain and other European countries, people were shocked to find that the Lakers had quietly completed a lineup upgrade, and the lineup was only stronger than last season.
The only problem is that the Lakers have to pay millions of dollars in luxury tax, but in order to win the first four consecutive championships in the new era, they are certainly willing to pay this money.
Following in the footsteps of the Lakers, the old rival Celtics also completed their signings. After this season failed again, Rasheed Wallace also announced his retirement, and No. 3 substitute Tony Allen also left for Memphis. , the Green Army's strength was greatly damaged.
Fortunately, they renewed the contracts of Pierce and Ray Allen, retaining the shape of the Big Three, allowing them to maintain their competitiveness.
In the free market, they finally got something. In the early morning of August 5, the Boston Celtics officially announced to the outside world that they had signed a contract with free agent center Shaquille O'Neal. At the same time, former Rockets player Van Wolf has now They found an opportunity for re-employment, and then they also signed former Cavaliers player Delonte West.
Two starters from the Cavaliers last season were dragged to the Celtics. Ainge is going to use the Cavaliers' ties to attack James and the Heat.
The Rockets, a mosaic team, are not idle either. Dayao is likely to come back next season, and they still want to compete. Their deal involves four teams, namely the Hornets, Rockets, Pacers and Nets. The deal involved four teams, and the final result of the deal was: Darren Collison and James Posey of the Hornets were traded to the Pacers, and Trevor Ariza of the Rockets was traded to the Hornets. The Nets' Courtney Lee was traded to the Rockets, while the Nets received the Pacers' Troy Murphy.
After this deal, the turbulent tide in the league finally came to an end. It was mid-August. Ji Feng’s global tour had ended 7 days ago. While setting a magical record, it also made Ji Feng the only player who could do this this summer. A man who competes with deals for headlines.