"Okay, I promise Brother Wei, I will never be with the three girls again...well, I will never be home so late again."

When Thompson left, Wayne could smell the wine on him.

Looking at the noisy surroundings, Wayne sighed.

Speaking of which, this year is equivalent to four more rookies joining the team at one time.

Green and Fenson used to play in the Development League and hardly came back, so this is the first time they joined the team.

With so many rookies in this team, why do you feel like you have become the principal of the kindergarten?

You have to worry about anything wrong.

I feel like I'm back to the time when I was tortured endlessly, but this time, it will last until next summer...

After Carlisle walked in, he smiled at everyone.

Although Jordan and the Great Sage left, Carlisle thinks the Trail Blazers lineup is very healthy now.

There are some potential rookies, some are at the peak, and some are experienced.

This at least ensures that the Trail Blazers' strength will not be cut off.

On the surface, the Trail Blazers have almost no signings except rookies this summer, which seems to be quite a failure.

But in fact, through rookie signings this summer, the foundation of the Trail Blazers was truly laid.

Now, Wayne can build a high-rise building on this foundation at will.

Because the pre-season training camp was short this year, Carlisle did not waste time. Tactical training was arranged on the first day of training, hoping that everyone could be familiar with the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

Carlisle has also slightly changed the team's playing style this season based on configuration.

Overall, the proportion of three-point shots has increased, emphasizing rapid attacks.

The previous stern positional attack was no longer everything Carlisle believed in.

After a few days of training, the players were in a delightful state.

Stephenson and Green seem to have really adapted to the pace of the NBA. Because they have had experience playing in the Development League, their performance is the best among the four rookies.

The second is Clay. Although he has accurate three-pointers and smart running position, his defense is still a bit bad.

Jiba is the worst performer, but he is always the most active.

However, some perform well, some perform poorly.

The state that Martial Saint Jackson has shown in the training match recently is very worrying.

Last season, the Martial Saint's condition had already declined with the naked eye.

But at most it just slid to the hillside.

But this season, the Martial Saint basically belongs to a landslide and it is a complete collapse.

The Martial Saint's athletic ability has deteriorated significantly, which has led to a decrease in shooting stability.

Originally, the Martial Saint was a very reliable point outside the three-point line, but after these training games, the Martial Saint's three-point shooting percentage was less than 30%.

It is not only the offense, defensive end, but also the war is at a loss.

If it weren't for the rich experience, the defense would probably become a loophole.

From the bandits' wings at their peak to the current age of old age, Wayne really watched him grow old.

The Martial Saint probably knew that his condition was falling sharply, so Mo Yi, when Wayne and Carlisle were chatting in the coach's office, the Martial Saint knocked on the door and walked in.

"Stephen? Is there anything wrong?" Carlisle stood up and shook hands with the Martial Saint.

"It's nothing, it's just... don't let me start next season, I know I can't play." With the character of Martial Saint, he won't hesitate and beat around the bush, so he's straight to the point as soon as he comes in.

This made Wayne on the side stunned. Someone took the initiative to ask the coach to tell him not to play the starting lineup?

"This... your condition is indeed not ideal recently. But the training camp has just begun, Stephen. Don't think so much, adjust your condition well, and you will be back."

Carlisle patted the Martial Saint on the shoulder. In his plan, there is no need to start this season.

"It's okay, it's just a starting position. At my age, a veteran who still holds two championship rings, will I still care about the starting position? I just... want to help the team as much as possible."

If Xie Wang wanted to attack Brother Wei at this time, the person who heard the Martial Saint's words would be frightened to death.

If you don’t play as a starting player, you have to help the team as much as possible... Then there is only one way to fight!

Come on, you'd better play well.

Naturally, Carlisle did not directly agree to the Martial Saint's request, but since the Martial Saint himself felt so, Carlisle still made preparations.

But this starter...

Who is qualified to play the starting third position?

A few days after the training camp began, the NBA preseason started.

In short, from training camp to the season this year, it gives people the feeling of being a - rush!

I always feel that I haven't had time to do anything, and the new season is near.

Because it was a shrinking season, the preseason also shrank, with only two games.

This means that many teams have to test the lineup in the regular season.

I believe that there will definitely be many upsets in the first two months of the new season.

Although there are only two preseason games, they still have to be taken seriously.

In the first game, Carlisle tried the substitutes of the Martial Saint respectively.

To be honest, there are still quite a lot of pioneers in the position of Martial Saint.

Matthews, Finson, Green, Giba and Thompson can all play in the third position.

Matthews doesn't have to try. Although Matthews was a substitute last season, he has proved his worth.

What's more, Matthews started for a while in the Western Conference Finals.

His performance was quite explosive during that time.

Carlisle mainly wanted to try those four newcomers and see which one can plug and play, and which one needs to be practiced for a while.

Carlisle originally had high expectations for them, but...

The performance of those guys in the preseason made Carlisle almost take out all the antihypertensive drugs.

Others will lose when playing basketball, but you will die!

In the first game of the preseason, the Trail Blazers vs. the Milwaukee Bucks.

Neither team made the regular starter in this game, and they all went according to the test lineup.

The Martial Saint started in the first quarter, but his performance was indeed not good.

The former defensive champion was out of breath today by the unknown Argentine shooter Delfino.

The key is that I can't catch up.

In addition to defense, Wu Sheng’s three-pointer is also very stable, basically either trying to hit the iron or on the way to hit the iron.

So in the second quarter, Carlisle replaced Stephenson - this is what he valued the most among the four.

"Fight well, don't embarrass me!" Wayne shouted at him before Stephenson came on the court.

Because Wayne told Carlisle that these four people were in good condition.

After all, Wayne has been with them for more than a month. If there is no results, Wayne, the organizer of the training camp, will definitely not be able to get over the face.

Finson nodded seriously and stepped into the court.

Wayne felt relieved when he saw Fenson being so serious.

Finson is not crazy and has all the stars every day!

In the first defensive round after Stephenson came on the court, he defended Guden's shot very fiercely.

Guden is a serious power forward after all, but Fenson is not afraid of his misplaced performance, and he has to go back and forth with the opponent.

In the end, under Fenson's rough confrontation, Gooden failed to make such a misalignment.

"Yes, the defense is really good." Carlisle nodded in approval.

After successful defense, Finson personally controlled the ball and passed half.

Stephenson's all-around attributes include organizing offense.

Finson glanced at Brother Wei, then slowly approached outside the three-point line.

Watch me perform!

Facing Delphino's defense, Stephenson showed a disdainful expression on his face.

That's it?

I can pass you in 100 ways!

Stephenson then cooked the dishes under his crotch, and the action was as sexy as it was.
To be continued...