Chapter 536 536. The preseason is coming

On October 1st, a new month has arrived, and the NBA’s official training camp has begun.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the Pistons, and even the defending champion Trail Blazers were robbed of their limelight.

But the Trail Blazers coaches think this is good, and they can concentrate on polishing the team system.

The addition of Blake, Mourning, and Lou Williams will have little impact on the Trail Blazers' style of play. They are just three role players.

But with the addition of Ray Allen, the Trail Blazers must drastically change their style of play.

The biggest change is that Liu Xiu returns to the core position of holding the ball, but this change is the simplest, because he has never been the "all-round play" and "all-round thinking" of a "combo guard", which the Trail Blazers discovered last season

That's why I boldly asked Liu Xiu to play shooting guard. If he couldn't play well, he could just switch back to the point guard position.

The most important adjustment is to get used to the fact that the team has the best pitcher. Ray Allen must not be used as a checkpoint like Fred Jones or Van Horn, but must learn to surround a three-pointer like the Pacers.

Launch an attack.

Fortunately, there is homework to copy. Although he has no experience, Maurice Cheeks is not a person in a hurry. Under his leadership, the players are steady and slowly adjust their playing style.

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As the training camp passes day by day, Yao Ming joins the Pistons, and the chain reaction continues.

Fans of every team are saying that the Pistons have "no future", but if they can exchange 5 first-round picks for a duo like Carter and Yao Ming, everyone will be willing, because these picks are actually exchanged for two players.

A player above all-star status in the prime of his career.

The Warriors have been bad for more than ten years. What have they left behind? Just look at the past few years. They have lost Jamison, Larry Hughes, Arenas, and Dampier. If it were not for the tens of millions of annual salary, Jason-

Richardson and Troy Murphy both have to run.

There are always loopholes in the rules. In the late 1970s, the Hornets and Cavaliers sent Magic Johnson and James Worthy to the Lakers respectively through a series of cunning operations. The NBA quickly repaired the loopholes in the rules and added

To protect the draft pick, a two-year principle for first-round picks was added.

This time, although it has not had a large-scale impact, and it is not yet known whether the Pistons will make a profit or lose in the end, NBA officials have sensed a danger.

The Pistons' operations are good. Yao Ming and Carter are a very hard-core duo. As long as their performance can improve, they may squeeze into the second team or even have a chance to be ranked No. 1, and they are both still young.

But what if a team is desperate and uses four or five first-round picks to exchange for veterans who are past their prime? That is really torturing a team.

As a result, David Stern convened the rules committee and players union representatives to draft a new rule.

After internal discussions within the players union, they also felt that this new rule would be a good thing for the teams and players, and the players did not want the NBA system to collapse.

On October 4, the NBA Rules Committee announced that a new rule was added to the rules regarding draft picks: unlimited overdraft of future draft picks will no longer be allowed, and only first-round picks within 7 years will be allowed to be used for trade.

The rules apply in conjunction with the 'biennial rule'.

In other words, from now on, the most a team can trade for its own team's first-round picks is 4 or 3.

This rule is named the ‘7-year rule’, also known as the ‘Giant Rule’.

However, the NBA's introduction of this rule did not cool down the Pistons' enthusiasm. On the contrary, the fact that the Pistons lost their future became even more popular.

There is also the fact that the Pistons cannot afford such high salaries to renew the contracts of the three major stars, which has become the hottest topic at present. Yao Ming’s salary this season is US$5.59 million, Ben Wallace’s salary is US$7.5 million, the Pistons

The salary for the new season just exceeds the salary cap, but if two people are to be retained, the luxury tax for next season will be paid.

The owner of the Pistons has long lost the arrogance of the past. Looking back 20 years ago, the Pistons team had a market value of 30 million U.S. dollars. Pistons owner William Davis spent 70 million U.S. dollars to repair the Auburn Hills Palace Arena.

The overall market value of the Pistons has been raised to 80 million U.S. dollars. William Davis, who owns one of Detroit's leading automotive glass brands, has personal assets of more than 3 billion U.S. dollars at most. That was in the 1980s, but now...

The time has come to October 8th, the training camp is over, and the preseason will begin on the 10th. The interest in the Pistons' trade has gradually decreased, and the focus of the basketball league still has to return to the game.

That's right, this slap in the face came a bit quickly...

At noon on the 8th, some media broke the news that several glass companies from China took the initiative to contact the Pistons boss, hoping to start business cooperation and sponsor the Pistons. There was even a Chinese car brand that wanted to name the Pistons, but was rejected.

, wants to name the Palace Arena at Auburn Hills.

A week after Yao Ming was traded to the Pistons, some Chinese businessmen saw business opportunities and made up their mind to take action. Some people rushed out first, and others refused to lag behind.

One brand after another came to visit, and the happiness that fell from the sky made William Davis, who had been selling off his assets in recent years, dizzy...

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Yao Ming has only been in the NBA for three years, and Liu Xiu has stolen the limelight for two years during this period. When American fans mention Chinese basketball players, the first thing that comes to mind now is Liu Xiu.

But the Chinese market is so huge, how can Liu Xiu eat it all by himself? Moreover, in the minds of Chinese basketball fans, Yao Ming is the first player to establish a foothold in the NBA. Although Liu Xiu is more popular, Yao Ming is the "pioneer"

Their identities are there, and Liu Xiu is the outside line, and Yao Ming is the inside line. There is no competition between the two in domestic positions, and their personalities are very different. Liu Xiu is flamboyant and proud, while Yao Ming is introverted and humble. The differences among the fan groups are also

Quite big.

Stu Jackson's judgment is correct. The Rockets can make money in the Chinese market because of Yao Ming, not how good the Rockets are.

Moreover, the Rockets have spent all their efforts to develop the Chinese market, but the result is far less income than the Blazers, who are engaged in market development. What the Trail Blazers do is simply spend money on signings, pay luxury tax, and play

Good results.

Public opinion always changes so quickly. In just two days, the Pistons and Detroit became the darlings of the Chinese industrial market.

Seeing how popular the Pistons are, Americans are now curious, how much money have the Rockets made in the Chinese market?

But the Rockets owner wants to vomit blood. Chinese businessmen don't take Houston so seriously.

William Davis has one of the top automotive glass technologies and manufacturing equipment in the United States. What does Alexander have? Is he going to steal aviation glass and sell it to the Chinese?

I have been working in low-end manufacturing for more than 20 years. Now that the new century is here and I have money, Chinese companies need technology and advanced technology.

For many manufacturing industries in China, Detroit is much more attractive to them than Houston.

Houston's high-end technology will definitely not be sold to China, and other partners will look down on you and be wary of you.

But Detroit is different. It is a sunset city with crazy asset depreciation, population exodus, unsold products, and high government debt... Yao Ming went to Detroit. For the Chinese industrial market, there is a connection to this world's top industry.

The urban bridge also provides Detroit with an opportunity to open up new markets.

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Liu Xiu had long expected that the Pistons could not afford the luxury tax, but there were plenty of people who would pay it for them.

The Rockets have been crying out for poverty in the past two years, and sponsorship fees have been rising. The Chinese market has helped them create conditions for signings, but the Rockets have launched a "replacement mode". The introduction of Tyronn Lue can be called a "dynasty team"

Point guard, it doesn't matter his record, he just needs to fool the sponsors.

However, the intensity of the Pistons' popularity with domestic capital exceeded Liu Xiu's expectations.

This kind of thing really cannot be deduced using common sense. They all think that Los Angeles and New York are big markets, and it would be great if Yao Ming went there.

But think about it carefully, do domestic fans like Yao Ming more because he plays for the Knicks? Or do they dislike him because he plays for the Bobcats?

On the contrary, industrial cities like Detroit are far more attractive to domestic capital in this era than Hollywood and aviation cities.

Regarding the statement that the Pistons have "lost the next ten years," Liu Xiuting was puzzled. During an interview, he asked reporters a question: "If the Pistons don't trade Carter and Yao Ming, their draft picks for the next ten years will be lost."

Selected as an All-Star? Be a favorite for the championship every year for the next ten years?”

Not surprisingly, the media ignored this statement.

The time came on October 11th, and Liu Xiu was very excited to watch the news about Yao Ming in his spare time these days.

Watching Yao Ming being trolled and the Pistons being ridiculed, Liu Xiu was in a good mood. Who told Yao Ming to hang up on him? Yes!

But the excitement is almost over. Things on the Pistons side have been settled. The potential competitor for the finals is +1, and it is a strong competitor - Regarding the Pistons overdraft in the future, they will exchange for the "Big Three" combination in 2015.

, Liu Xiu made a simple summary.

The preseason is about to start tonight. Liu Xiu will focus on actual combat. The next 7 games are very important for the Trail Blazers. It is a very critical stage of actual combat adjustment before the start of the season.

After a day of preparation, Liu Xiu and his teammates entered the stadium at 7:15 pm. Although there was no entrance ceremony, the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene did not diminish at all!

This atmosphere is called fanaticism!

Lou Williams has never played in the NBA, but he just feels that the atmosphere makes his blood boil.

The other three new players and those players with training camp contracts who have played in the NBA felt what it means to be shocked!

Even Ray Allen's eyes widened. Is this the legendary home of the Rose Bay Devils?

In just one preseason game, Ray Allen actually felt excited and had the idea, "I should have come here to play a long time ago." His eyes turned to Liu Xiu and the earth-shaking changes that this team has undergone in two years.

, Damn it, it’s this one!
Chapter completed!