After the offseason trade and signing boom has passed, the summer league has arrived as scheduled.
For many teams, the summer league is the best time to test their players, and almost every team has many players participating.
The NBA stipulates that each team's roster is 15 people, but each team can have several more roster spots before the start of the new season.
The purpose of these quotas is to examine newcomers.
Almost every team will sign a few two-way contract players or undrafted players before the start of the new season, and then let these players play in summer league with the rookies.
After the training camp starts, the team will start to focus on these people, and if they don't work, they will be cut.
By the time the preseason is over, each team's quota will be basically determined.
This is true for every team, except the Warriors.
The Warriors didn't participate in summer league at all!
Why?
Because the Warriors have no new recruits and no one needs to be inspected!
The Warriors already have 15 players on their roster. These 15 players are all under contract and will not be waived, so there is no need to sign new players.
Training camp begins shortly after the summer league ends.
The convening of training camp means that the new season is not far away!
As always, there is a lot to watch this season and it is still very exciting.
The first is the Warriors’ fifth consecutive championship!
The Warriors have won four consecutive championships. This is the fifth year that Curry and Deng Fang have joined the Warriors. The Warriors have undergone a major overhaul this summer, which also makes the Warriors' journey to defend their title in the new season full of doubts.
The defending champion will not change, this is an iron rule!
But Deng Fang refused to do this and made major changes to the lineup again during the offseason.
Kirilenko is so useful!
When defense is needed, Lowry is even easier to use than Curry!
Ariza is high-quality 3D!
Even Lopez Jr. is a qualified substitute center, high quality and cheap!
All such useful players have been sold!
What did you get in exchange?
Bogut, Iguodala, Speights, Rush, Barbosa...
Bogut and Iguodala can still be justified, but who are Speights, Rush and Barbosa?
It turns out that the Warriors players are both offensive and defensive, at least they don’t stretch their hips on the defensive end. These three are all colanders on the defensive end!
This is contrary to the Warriors' team building philosophy!
Will the Warriors' fifth championship come as promised if they do this?
Will Deng Fang risk his own life and lose this fifth trophy?
Can Curry still be as magical as ever?
Can Klay Thompson develop further?
Is there still no hope for the Heat?
Will there be a dark horse coming out to disrupt the situation?
These are all questions!
As long as there are doubts, there will be suspense, and as long as there is suspense, there will be something to watch!
Apart from the Warriors, the biggest attraction is the Heat!
Although their dreams of the Finals were shattered for three consecutive years, the Heat still made it to the Finals for three consecutive years, which is no small achievement.
There's nothing you can do if you can't beat the Warriors. That's because the Warriors are too strong. But other than the Warriors, the Heat are unstoppable, especially in the East!
Although unstoppable, the Heat also have a hidden danger.
On the surface, the Heat's Big Three are extremely powerful, but they could only be swept when they met the Warriors. They also fought hard against the Pacers in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals, making Roy Hibbert look like a "shark" possessed. This proves the Heat's formation.
The problem is not small.
What should I do if I don’t have enough shooting ability in a small lineup and I can’t defend well in a big lineup?
Although there are many problems, Miami has no room for change: their total salary reaches 85 million U.S. dollars, and considering that they have to pay about 25 million U.S. dollars in luxury tax, it is simply unrealistic to expect the Heat to be generous.
In addition to the Heat renewing Chris Anderson's contract during the offseason, their biggest signings are Greg Oden and Michael Beasley, with the former being the most eye-catching.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Heat have a huge problem with interior defense and rely too much on outside rotation. A healthy Oden will be the one to solve the problem. But for a player who has been away from the game for nearly 1,500 days, health is the biggest challenge.
If Oden cannot be counted on, the Heat will be in trouble in the new season.
Why?
Because the competition in the Eastern Conference has become more intense, if they cannot even advance to the finals, then the summer of 2014 may be a disaster for the Miamians!
What disaster?
Zhan Paopao is going to run away from disaster!
Before the finals are over, many sources have revealed that James may run away next summer!
In this regard, Deng Fang has also asserted in public many times: Next season will be James' last year with the Heat!
There is not much time left for the Heat!
Not only the hope of winning the championship, but also the hope of retaining James!
Of course, the two are actually one.
No matter how much James likes to run away, there is no doubt about his strength.
Wherever James goes, there is hope of winning the championship.
Even if it means challenging the Warriors and being swept in the finals, that is something no one else can do!
Of course, the Heat are the dominant team in the Eastern Conference, and other teams are not lying down and admitting defeat.
If the Heat are the king of the Eastern Conference, then the Pacers, Bulls, and Nets are the challengers.
The Pacers shined last season. The starting five of Hibbert, Paul George, David West, George Hill, and Lance Stephenson were so strong that their net rating in the Eastern Conference finals even exceeded that of the Heat's starting lineup.
, but lost because the bench was too weak.
The Pacers signed many capable substitutes during the offseason: Chris Copeland, C.J. Watson, and Luis Scola. Their strength has improved to a higher level, and they are eyeing the Eastern Conference throne.
The Bulls dominated the league for two consecutive seasons before Derrick Rose was injured. They are now entering the last season before big changes: Luol Deng did not get an early contract extension, and Carlos Boozer may
After being pardoned and holding back for a year, Rose and his Bulls definitely want to prove themselves - we can not only defeat the Heat in the regular season, but also in the playoffs!
The Nets have gathered the Big Five: last season they played an excellent offense, and now all that's left is defense, and newly joined Kevin Garnett is the best at this.
In addition to the starters, the Nets' bench is also quite scary, with Kirilenko and Bulayche, as well as Livingston, Terry and Reggie Evans.
Overall, the top group in the Eastern Conference is stronger, and it is more difficult than ever to reach the conference finals.
In addition to a few strong teams, the lower-ranked teams in the Eastern Conference are also worth watching.
Take the Cavaliers, for example. Since James brought his talent to South Beach, the Cavaliers' record has not improved, with a best of only 24 wins and 58 losses.
However, this team's lottery luck is extremely good. In three years, they got two No. 1 picks and two No. 4 picks!
The Cavaliers also signed Bynum, Jack and Clark in free agency.
Although it is still impossible to challenge the powerful, the knights are full of talents and are equally exciting.
The same goes for wizards.
Wall gave people hope of breaking out last season, and the Wizards immediately locked up the 2010 No. 1 pick with a max-salary contract.
The team owner has fallen into a kind of "win now" madness. They have long taken in high-value contracts for players such as Nene, Okafor, Ariza and others in order to improve their combat effectiveness. Now they have given away Okafor without any hesitation.
Using the 2014 first-round draft pick to bring in Gortat, the only thing left in the eyes of the Capital people was the playoffs.
Contrary to the Cavaliers and Wizards, the other four teams resolutely embarked on the road of reconstruction: the Celtics sent away Pierce and Garnett, saved up a lot of first-round draft picks, and completely embarked on the road of reconstruction.
-Rebuilding route with Rondo as the core.
Under the leadership of former Rockets assistant general manager Sam Hinkie, the 76ers took the initiative to send away All-Star Holiday, who could still be sold for a good price, and completely embarked on the road of ruin!
And the Magic: The Magic started rebuilding last season. After acquiring the second overall pick Victor Oladipo, the team has many future stars. In addition to Oladipo, there is also Nikola who performed well last season.
Vucevic, Tobias Harris, Harkless and Nicholson.
In the new season, the Magic will focus on training newcomers, and will certainly not hesitate to let veterans sacrifice playing time for this purpose.
