The Magic are now considering dealing with the four major teams in the Eastern Conference. They haven't considered the Western Conference yet.

With Raheem and Howard, two inside combinations who can average 10 rebounds per game, and Turkoglu as the playmaker, it is normal for the Magic to acquire a high-quality pitcher like Maurice Evans.

Judging from the news about the Magic that Liu Mang saw in the summer, the Magic have been trying to find pitchers all summer.

Regardless of whether the Magic chooses Van Gundy or Thibodeau as their head coach, their team building plan is to accumulate pitchers like crazy and equip the two interior players with players who can open up the floor.

Liu Mang discovered that it wasn't that Van Gundy could only shoot one star, but that the Magic had Howard, and the simplest and crudest way to build a team was to equip a bunch of pitchers.

When Liu Mang was discussing offensive tactics with the coaching staff, Van Gundy was also able to put forward some offensive suggestions, and they were very good.

Maybe Van Gundy doesn't have very good on-the-spot command ability, and he feels a bit like Ma Su, just talking on paper.

But it’s not that Van Gundy doesn’t have tactics, he just doesn’t have very good operational abilities.

Moreover, in the original time and space, Van Gundy's first time as a head coach was with the Magic. The team's needs were like that. After playing around Howard for many years, it is normal for other tactics to become incompetent over time.

Mike Brown also came up with more than 300 offensive tactics when he interviewed the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were still third in the Western Conference when Mike Brown coached them. Bynum was also selected as the second-best player in the NBA when Mike Brown coached him.

Array.

When the Magic team made such an operation, Liu Mang considered it from the Magic team's perspective and felt that there was nothing wrong with their actions.

But from a personal perspective, Liu Mang simply couldn't stand the IQ of the Magic's management. He felt that this team had never considered what would happen if they entered the finals.

The training camp is still going on. The Eagles have no control over how other teams trade. Their goal has been achieved and they are working hard for next season.

On September 27, after a summer, former SuperSonics star pitcher Sharad Lewis finally found a new club.

Sharad Lewis joins the Toronto Raptors for 4 years and 60 million!

With Raheem here, the Magic will naturally not settle for the next best thing and offer a sky-high contract to poach Lewis.

Lewis didn't want to follow the Sonics to the no-good place of Oklahoma City. Lewis, who averaged 20 points per game last season, felt very good and turned down the SuperSonics' five-year, $85 million contract extension to join the free market.

The results were not good. Most of the teams that offered the offer did not offer salaries as high as the Sonics. There was no Magic team to take advantage of. Lewis did not find a new club all summer. The highest salary offered was 80 million over five years by the Pistons.

In the end, Lewis chose to sign with the Raptors, and the salary was more than half less than the 6-year total salary of 110 million offered by the Magic in the original time and space. However, in the original time and space, except for the Magic who were willing to give such a big contract,

No one would give a pure shooting power forward a 110 million contract, and Lewis was already 29 years old at the time. It was recognized from the beginning that the contract would eventually become a garbage contract.

It's understandable to give an outside pitcher a 110 million contract, but a power forward with no defense...

Originally, Liu Mang thought that Lewis's best next destination was the Rockets. After the free market opened, the Rockets have been pursuing Lewis. However, Lewis asked for 90 million, and the Rockets finally chose to give up and rely on Yao Ming's Yuwen and Iguodala.

It would be great to get the attention of Chinese fans from Liu Mang, make it to the playoffs, and make money...

As for the SuperSonics, Liu Mang feels that they are trying to mess things up. They traded Ray Allen to save money when the owners changed last season. Now they have not tried their best to keep Lewis, but instead acquired Asi Law and

Jeff Green and Jeff Green are currently regarded as T1 rookies, and their new boss's thoughts are obvious.

The official training camp time is getting closer and closer, and each team has signed more and more training camp contracts. Not every veteran has the opportunity to join the training camp. Some veterans can only sign training camp contracts with some championship teams.

As for the contract, there is no guarantee whether I can stay in it in the end.

The defending champion Lakers have signed 20 training camp contracts, while the Hawks have not signed a single training camp contract.

There are already more than a dozen new players who have only joined in the past two years, and seven of them have just joined this season. In addition to Wade, who is still rehabbing, the Eagles are trying various lineup adjustments to facilitate

You can practice well in the pre-season.

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The tactical training always looks good and the lineup is ideal. Everything will not be tested until the start of the new season.

On October 1st, Liu Mang’s National Day, the NBA 2007-2008 season officially kicked off, and each team started its own training camp.

There are also teams that start training camp early, such as the Chicago Bulls, which is five days earlier than the Hawks and has already been training for half a month.

This season's preseason is scheduled from October 8th to October 24th, and it has returned to 8 games.

The preseason that was reduced to 6 games last season caused many teams to complain. They complained that there were many injuries last season because the preseason game preparation time was not enough, which did not allow players to have more buffer time. This season, it has returned to 8 games.

A preseason game.

The start of the regular season is still on October 27th, and the Hawks' opening game is that day. The Hawks' regular season opening game... is a bit strange, playing against the Phoenix Suns at home.

Starting from September 28, major media have begun to rank each team and each player. From the last team to the top team, one team per day, flashback analysis; player ranking

The rankings are the same, starting from the bottom, there are 20 players every day, and when reaching the top 100, the number of player rankings announced every day will decrease.

On the first day of the 28th, the Hawks had a player on the list. Marc Gasol, the younger brother of Lakers tactical core Pau Gasol, was ranked 421st, ranking last among the league's signed players...

There's no way around it, and the Hawks are also helpless. Since the summer, the media has revealed that the Hawks are asking Gasol to do lightweight muscle training to increase muscle and slowly lose weight.

Gasol's weight has increased by three kilograms, from 135 kilograms to 138 kilograms. He first has to gain muscle and then lose weight, which is a long process.

However, Liu Mang and the coaching staff are not in a hurry. Although Gasol has shortcomings all over his body, his ability to understand tactics, his soft touch, and his ability to move beyond his size are all his talents.

And Gasol has good skills. After all, he is a 22-year-old European insider with mature skills. He can just lose weight slowly. If he can lose weight to a suitable weight within two years without affecting his technical play and health, the Hawks will

After all, it doesn't take three or two years for an insider of this type to develop skills.

Entering the official training camp time is not very important to the Eagles. Apart from the team interviews and player photography, the rest is no different from the previous ten days.

Soon the time came to October 6th, and the Hawks' 16-day training camp ended. They had a day off on the 7th, and the first preseason game against the Magic at home on the 8th.

Play the Magic at home, the Heat at home and away, the Bobcats at home and away, the Hornets at home and away, and finally end with the Wizards.

After more than half a month, the Eagles' technical and tactical preparations are almost complete. The training camp is over, and the preseason will begin after one day of rest. I see my teammates forming many small groups, each discussing how to play tomorrow or what to rest.

Yes, Liu Mang took a look at the ability evaluations given by the system to his teammates’ players after a training camp.

"Tracy McGrady, No. 3, ability evaluation 97, offense 95, defense 88, passing 91...

Jason Terry, No. 31, ability evaluation 87, offense 92, defense 76...

Rajon Rondo, No. 5, ability evaluation 79, offense 66, defense 87, passing 92...

Jermaine O'Neal, No. 20, ability evaluation 80...

Kwame Brown, No. 54, ability evaluation 86...

Michael Finley, No. 40, ability evaluation 73...

Desmond Mason, No. 34, ability evaluation 74...

Brad Miller, No. 52, ability evaluation 80...

Dwyane Wade, did not choose a jersey number, is injured, ability evaluation is 75...

Grant Hill, No. 33, ability evaluation 84...

Marcin Gortat, No. 4, ability evaluation 77...

Marc Gasol, No. 41, ability evaluation 60...

Luis Scola, No. 14, ability evaluation 79...

Shawn Marion, No. 7, ability evaluation 90..."

Compared with when the training camp first started, some of his teammates were still a little fatter, and their ability evaluations were somewhat affected. Now Liu Mang feels that his teammates have almost returned to their proper ability evaluations.

McGrady's ability evaluation is always confusing, and Liu Mang can't understand genius.

However, Rondo has improved to the level of a quasi-first-class star. Especially his two talents of defense and passing are too good, but the offensive end is really eye-catching. He practiced free throws in the summer and developed some tricks. He can already do it in training.

The free throw shooting percentage has reached close to 70%, which is much better than last season's level of less than 40%, which refreshed the bottom line in NBA history.

O'Neal Jr. is indeed suffering from a hemorrhage. He is not yet 30 years old, and his ability evaluation will fall below 80.

Kwame Brown continues to improve. It is indeed not easy for such a defensive player to have an ability evaluation of over 85, which is related to his much improved pie-eating ability.

Finlay and Mason... have not made much progress. One is because of their age, and the other is that they have not made much progress in seven or eight years.

Just like Grant Hill, he has aged a bit this season due to age, but he is better in all-around.

Gasol...

On the contrary, Gortat has made great progress. His ability evaluation has improved from 70 in his rookie season to 77. He is very good as the third center.

Judging from the ability evaluation, Liu Mang found that this was actually the best lineup in his career!

However, Wade's new contract took effect, and the salaries of high-paid players such as Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Kwame Brown, Jason Terry, and Marion increased by one year, and various exceptions and some injury exceptions were also used. The Hawks
Chapter completed!