Chapter 826 The arms race begins

The Houston Rockets' lineup for the new season is strong.

Center: Yao Ming. Because he won the Rookie of the Year last season, coupled with Olajuwon's further aging and injuries, Olajuwon has taken the initiative to submit suggestions to head coach Tomjanovich in the summer to give up his main position.

Book. Olajuwon is very satisfied with his half-disciple of Yao Ming. He has the absolute strength and qualifications to play the main center position of the Houston Rockets. As for Olajuwon himself, he serves as a substitute center and plays one in every game.

10-15 minutes is still fine.

Power forward: Although Rodman is 42 years old, his body structure belongs to an alien and is still full of vitality. He looks as if he is only 32 years old, not 42. Especially the fierceness he provides on the defensive end

His defense and fighting spirit are far inferior to that of the sophomore Boozer. But the offensive ability shown by Boozer can give the team full vitality support during substitute time.

Small forward: Previously, there was only Prince. Although he could provide a certain amount of defense, he was powerless on offense, and faced with strong players, he almost had no choice but to surrender. And the Houston Rockets had almost no qualified substitutes. But now there are

Without LeBron James, the strongest high school student in history, everything will be different. LeBron James will make the Houston Rockets' small forward position the strongest in the league. And the newly signed rookie Josh Howard,

It can also provide the team with sufficient bench support and immediate combat capabilities.

Shooting Guard: Jordan is still the "God of Basketball", still. Although his body is not as good as before, his keen insight into the situation on the basketball court and his terrifyingly stable fadeaway jumper are still the biggest weapons on the court.

.Moreover, Jordan, who has entered his 40s, has begun to slowly change his style of play. He no longer attacks with the ball too much, but instead uses his experience to move around the court, open up spaces, and create scoring opportunities for the team. Of course.

, and more importantly, as long as Jordan is on the court, the Houston Rockets' combat effectiveness will increase exponentially. Whether it is offense or defense, all players are full of passion and high morale, without any slack. This is undoubtedly brought by Jordan

.To a certain extent, Jordan is equivalent to the team's head coach on the court. As for the substitutes, there are Hughes and rookie Wade. Either of these two can bring immediate combat effectiveness to the team. Especially Wade

, and is a generally optimistic rookie. He is one of the three rookies who can be compared with James and Anthony this year.

Point guard: Billups. Last season, he showed everything that a team’s brain core should have, calmness, tenacity, and terrible insight. It is also because of what Billups has shown,

Let Jordan be willing to hand over possession of the ball on the court, because Billups will definitely be able to sort out the team's offense and defense. But the only trouble is that at the point guard, since the firing of four players who were lazy in training, this

There is no substitute for the position. Obviously, this is absolutely not allowed in the new season.

Therefore, the current focus of the Houston Rockets is to sign another qualified point guard backup, and at the same time find a center backup, and a power forward backup. Among these three players, the most demanding one is undoubtedly the point guard.

The backup for the ball guard needs to be able to provide certain defense and assist capabilities when Billups is off the court. As for the substitute for the center, it only needs to be able to provide some defensive strength when Olajuwon or Yao Ming is injured. As for the general

The forward position, based on Rodman's physical condition and Boozer's growth rate, only requires a "water cooler" player. A rookie power forward who will be signed next season will be enough to replace him.

Just as Houston Rockets general manager Dawson and deputy general manager Morey were looking for the market, other NBA teams began to trade wildly. There is no way, everyone knows how powerful the Houston Rockets are. Last season, the Houston Rockets had absolutely

Despite his shortcomings (substitute for small forward and point guard), he is still at odds with the Los Angeles Lakers. This season, in the big year of the draft, he won the No. 1 and No. 2 picks and signed James and Wade, two of the most talented players in the NBA.

The industry is optimistic about the best rookies and even the future pillars of the NBA. Together with Yao Ming, Boozer, Billups and others, we can expect the strength of the Houston Rockets in the future.

Under this situation, other NBA teams will naturally step up their efforts. As long as the teams are still coveting the championship, they will not wait any longer. Otherwise, when these young players from the Houston Rockets grow up, other teams will

If the team wants to win a championship, it will be difficult. It is better to win a few championships while the young players of the Houston Rockets have not yet fully grown up.

Under this mentality, the first to take action was the Los Angeles Lakers, who unfortunately lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals last season. After losing to the Spurs last season, the Los Angeles Lakers have been thinking about continuing to strengthen and preparing to create a new era again.

A dynasty. After all, O'Neal is only 31 years old now, and Kobe is only 25 years old. It will not be a problem for this golden combination to work together for another three years. Now they only need to slightly strengthen some positions. And now the Houston Rockets have successively won James and

After Wade, it is destined to be the top NBA team in the future, which also stimulated the Los Angeles Lakers to strengthen faster.

Champion! Champion! Champion!

Under the temptation of the championship, the Los Angeles Lakers were the first to take action and successfully signed with a minimum salary Karl Malone from the Utah Jazz, who longed for the championship like a traveler who walked in the desert for three days. He had 26.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 3.3 rebounds.

Assists, 1.42 steals, 0.81 blocks, a super tough guy who never averaged less than 30 minutes per game in his first 18 career games.

Uproar! - The entire NBA league was shocked like the snow falling in summer or the thunder in winter, which shocked the entire NBA.

No one expected that "The Postman" Karl Malone would give up his position with the Utah Jazz after struggling for 18 years and join the Los Angeles Lakers with a minimum salary. Although Karl Malone is 40 years old this year, Malone still averaged 20.6 points and 7.8 points per game last season.

2 rebounds and 4.7 assists. With such a tough guy joining the Los Angeles Lakers, the Lakers' power forward position will become the top in the league. They have the super power forward Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs who defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs last season.

But before the league could recover from this astonishing transfer, Los Angeles took action again and once again signed "Glove" Payton with a minimum salary, a super point guard with the most comprehensive skills, the most determined will, and the most airtight defense.

Shocking! When Payton also signed with the Los Angeles Lakers with a veteran's minimum salary, the entire league was like boiling water, completely boiling. At this moment, the entire league completely forgot about the super future lineup of the Houston Rockets, and also forgot that the Houston Rockets were determined to win another three-pointer.

After Jordan won consecutive championships, the entire league was discussing one team - the Los Angeles Lakers, a super team that formed the terrifying "Four Kings".

He is the champion! - NBA legend, "Cardinal" Auerbach, the meritorious coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships, said this.

Indeed, we have the most dominant super center O'Neal in history, the most terrifying and fierce power forward Karl Malone, a super scoring player, Kobe Bryant, the first shooting guard in the post-Jordan era, and super point guard Payton.

The team is almost equivalent to the luxurious American "Dream Team". Such a team is invincible. Apart from the championship, they have no other pursuits.

The even more exaggerated media gave the Los Angeles Lakers a slogan of 82 consecutive wins (there are only 82 games in the NBA regular season). Of course, this is a bit exaggerated and a bit joking, but it is undeniable that the outside world is enthusiastic about it.

I'm optimistic and don't think any NBA team in the league can compete with it.

Looking at the league, teams in the Eastern Conference have never tasted an NBA championship since Jordan, and in the Western Conference, only San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Lakers last season and won a championship. However, although San Antonio was able to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers last season, it was not the same as the Los Angeles Lakers.

Compared to the current Los Angeles Lakers, they are far inferior.

Counting down the list, the Jazz are completely hopeless without Malone. The Timberwolves and Garnett are alone, the Kings are just flashy, and the Trail Blazers have completely sunk. The only one worth watching is the Houston Rockets. Judging from the lineup, they are also the only ones who have hope.

Challenging the Los Angeles Lakers. But that will be two years or even three years later. Only when people like Yao Ming, James, and Wade have grown up will they be able to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, it’s not enough!

Looking at the terrifying Los Angeles Lakers in front of them, all the teams were speechless in amazement. Now, what should they do? Should they engage in an arms race like the Los Angeles Lakers, or should they temporarily cease their activities, avoid the limelight, and wait for two years to return?

Competing for the championship? After all, Malone and Payton are not young anymore. They are both around 40 years old. How long can this state last? Two years, one year? Or not even one year.

Just when many NBA teams were hesitating, one team took action.

If we say that the craziest owner in the NBA and the most loving owner of the team is the Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. He is willing to give everything for his Dallas Mavericks at any cost. First, he witnessed the Houston Rockets win James one after another.

After he and Wade stole their man of their dreams - Josh Howard, they then witnessed the Los Angeles Lakers forming a super luxurious "F4", which almost drove Cuban crazy. If he is allowed to learn from the general managers of other teams, it will not be possible for the time being.

To avoid the limelight, if he has avoided the limelight of the Los Angeles Lakers in the past two years, what will he do in two years' time, after the Houston Rockets' new stars have grown up and become superstars? Continue to hide?

How long will you have to hide like this? Avoiding is definitely not the life principle of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. His life principle is to overcome difficulties! And Mark Cuban's ability to overcome difficulties has completely ignited
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