And compared with ordinary big players who can shoot three-pointers, Lopez also has defense and support. This is definitely an underrated signing.

Then they acquired Ilyasova with a three-year, 21 million contract.

These signings show that the Bucks are building a "one-star" lineup around Antetokounmpo, which may surprise people in the new season.

Expected: Eric Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, Lopez;

Projected rotation: Dellavedova, Tony Snell, Pat Connaughton, Ilyasova, John Hansen.

Ninth, 76ers

The 76ers made two key operations this summer. One was to retain the team's outside shooter JJ Redick. The other was to use draft picks, mainly two first-round picks, from the Suns.

Acquired Tobias Harris.

Prior to this, the Suns had been training Harris as Lin Ying's successor. The latter also showed scoring talent and was hailed as "Little Melon" by fans.

It's just that the Suns have missed the playoffs for consecutive years, and Harris has mediocre abilities in other aspects except scoring. After drafting Trae Young, they immediately pressed the button for another round of rebuilding of the team.

But for the 76ers, acquiring Harris means that they have also formed a lineup of the Big Three.

Harris is good at scoring, and has the ability to score both off the ball and with the ball. He is absolutely a perfect complement to the 76ers.

Of course, it is Simmons who really determines the upper limit of the 76ers. He has shown off three-point training from time to time this summer. His three-point performance next season is exciting.

Expected: Simmons, Redick, Covington, Harris, Embiid;

Projected rotation: Fultz, Shamet, Wells Chandler, Saric, Boban Marjanovic.

Tenth, Celtics

The Celtics were also one of the most active teams this summer. They let go of Howard, whose condition had declined significantly and whose contract expired, and instead signed DeAndre Jordan with a one-year, $24 million contract.

This signing does not essentially improve the Celtics' internal strength, and is regarded as a step forward focusing on next year's free market.

But at least they maintained their inside strength.

And then most importantly, they upgraded their point guard from Rozier to Kemba Walker, an All-Star caliber player.

At the same time, they also signed back Rajon Rondo, the core point guard from the Big Three era.

Expected: Walker, Smart, Tatum, Sabonis, DeAndre Jordan;

Projected rotation: Rondo, Chandler Hutchison, McGeege, Daniel Theis, Aron Baynes.

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The Lakers and Warriors are still strong, but in this wave of ESPN's predicted lists, three of the top five teams are from the Eastern Conference, and seven of the top ten teams are from the Eastern Conference.

ESPN's prediction is not completely accurate, but it can be seen from these simple statistics that the pattern of strong west and weak east has once again been broken.

This is directly related to Durant's departure.

Before this, most Eastern Conference teams were reluctant to invest because it was obvious that no one could beat the Nets.

But this season, every team is trying to improve their lineup, obviously hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to win a championship!

As for why the Nets have become weaker and the Lakers are weaker, actions are more convincing than words. They don't think the Lakers have the same strength as the Nets before.

The theme trend of the new season of Brawl is becoming more and more obvious.

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In the blink of an eye, it is late October, and all teams have concluded their preseason journey.

The Nets did not do well in the preseason, with 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 games.

Because the team's lineup has changed a lot, Lu gave the new players a lot of playing time in the preseason.

However, the performance of the new players was not satisfactory.

Lu arranged for Gay to play, but Gay seemed to have not recovered from his struggling performance last season, and his hand was very sluggish;

The compatibility issue between Stephenson and Rose is also obvious. The "junior brother" seems to be very uncomfortable with the off-ball style of play. Although Lin Ying is around, he dare not show off those thorny attributes, but he is struggling to play;

Crabbe's shooting performance is good, but he really has no ability to attack with the ball. Not to mention the third leader of a championship team, even the third leader of an average team is not qualified.

Not only the new players, but veterans like Nene have also slowed down a lot due to their age.

After watching this preseason game, many fans felt that the Nets were doomed.

Some radical fans even criticized Durant on social media, thinking that Durant ruined everything.

"We should have slept and then woke up to see the news that the Nets had won another big victory, but now, we have to worry about whether the team can win!"

It is against this background that the new season begins.
Chapter completed!