legendary point guard

ps: The pace has been sped up a bit, and the transactions in the article will also be quite different from reality. Not only the Magic but also other teams. As the title of the chapter says, the era of giants will come earlier than now.

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"Of course, why don't you believe it Wood?" Otis Smith said with a smile.

"Absolutely. It always feels like everything is going too fast. Could it be that our jet lag caused all this?"

"Maybe, Chauncey is a player who pursues honors. Obviously, a championship cannot satisfy him. Although Detroit is still competitive in the Eastern Conference, everyone knows that they have changed from a championship-level team to an Eastern Conference team.

We are a strong team in the playoffs, but are our strengths poor? Although we have not shown any big moves at the moment, I personally flew to his home in Denver to meet with him and his agent."

"Did you impress him?"

"Obviously yes, I described to him our bright future, Wood, Chauncey is a great player who is seriously underestimated, and I think there is a lot in him that you can learn from, and I told you

His arrival is not to replace your position, whether it is the position in the team or the position on the court, this will never change."

Otis Smith once again emphasized that many media in the United States have begun to provoke this, and he does not want Lin Sen to feel awkward because of that.

"Otis, don't worry, can't I understand this? To be honest, the offseason has just begun and I can't wait for the start of the new season."

"Me too, I can even imagine the surprised expressions of those guys when they knew we introduced Shane Battier and Ron Artest. In addition, the Pole performed very well in the summer league. If nothing else, he will

He started playing in the nbdl and then became Dwight's backup. As for Eddie Griffin, I'm still in contact and should have an accurate answer within a week."

"I understand." Lin Sen is naturally clear about Otis Smith's attitude towards him. He even dares to assert that even Kobe Bryant and Duncan may not be treated so favorably and politely by the uniform staff. Of course, Lin Sen also knows all this.

All because he can bring huge benefits to the team.

Just like when Forbes announced the team's market value last year, the Orlando Magic rose from 350 million the previous year to 450 million, ranking sixth in the league. Forbes even bluntly said that 80% of the Magic's increase in market value came from

Lin Sen joins, and Lin Sen will become another super cash cow besides Yao Ming.

"Why is there good news again?" David Falk looked at Lin Sen and asked.

"Yes, good news, Chauncey has joined us, but Otis didn't say how big the contract will be, but no matter how big it is, I feel it's worth it."

"Yes, you are right about this. His value cannot be measured by a contract. You can learn from him in the new season. He will be beneficial to your progress. In the afternoon you will have an Adidas promotion, and then there will be an interview on the show in the evening. Good job

Take a rest." David Falk patted Lin Sen on the shoulder and walked out of the super RV prepared by Disney for Lin Sen.

The American side did not stop as it entered the night. Detroit fans angrily attacked the Pistons official website. Obviously they were very angry that the team failed to keep Billups. Although the official news was not released at this time, Billups

News that Puth signed a five-year, $60 million contract to join the Orlando Magic has already spread.

Joe Dumas' villa was surrounded by hundreds of fans, and the fans' angry curses made it impossible for Dumas to sleep.

"Damn it, how can you blame me? I have shown my sincerity. I have increased it from 50 million to 60 million in 5 years. This is his own choice, he is a betrayer." Dumas looked out the window angrily.

said.

"Richard, I'm sorry, this is my choice, but I will always remember the days when we fought side by side, but unfortunately that has gone away, far away since Ben left." This is what Billups sent.

According to Hamilton’s text message, Hamilton’s phone was already turned off when he called Billups. As a teammate who has played alongside Billups for many years, he also understood Billups’ choice.

Lin Sen's Adidas promotional event in the afternoon was held at the Tokyo Stadium. The stadium, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 people, was packed with fans. This was a grand event that reporters couldn't believe in Japan, a country where basketball is not very popular.

While Lin Sen was participating in the promotional event, David Falk and the person in charge of Japan from Lin Sen's economic team were invited to Mount Fuji TV to discuss an exclusive interview that evening.

When Lin Sen returned to the hotel after a busy day, he fell asleep early. Early the next morning, Lin Sen devoted himself to Armani's advertising shooting. Lin Sen was also surprised to see that his advertising partner turned out to be Kitagawa Keiko. However,

The content of the advertisement is not complicated. Keiko Kitagawa is a professional actor, and although Lin Sen is not, his acting ability was praised by the director.

It only took Lin Sen less than three hours in the morning to complete the exclusive advertising shoot for Armani Japan. Before leaving, Kitagawa Keiko took the initiative to ask Lin Sen for her phone number, and of course Lin Sen did not refuse.

In the afternoon, Lin Sen, together with senior executives from Disney and the person in charge of Toei Animation Yoshiko, visited Takehiko Inoue, the father of Slam Dunk.

What was unexpected was that the cooperation that had never been possible before turned out to be particularly smooth this time. Takehiko Inoue agreed to authorize Toei Animation to create a Slam Dunk theme park, and even responded to Disney's request to recreate a basketball comic with Lin Sen as the background.

He also gave a clear answer, but Takehiko Inoue did not give a 100% answer but promised that he would try basketball again if he has good inspiration.

"Really, this is a supreme honor for me. Thank you very much!" Lin Sen bowed to Takehiko Inoue.

The translator immediately translated his words, and Inoue Takehiko laughed: "As I said before, although we are not of the same nationality, we have the same skin color. Just like Liu Xiang of China, he is not only the pride of China but also the pride of Asia.

People are proud of you, and you are the same. What’s more, I didn’t expect that my work would be the driving force behind your success. This is also a supreme honor for me, and it also makes me see that the basketball dream of yellow people will not

It ended because of racial surprise. There is no doubt that your success will inspire more yellow people to fight for their dreams."

Having just left Takehiko Inoue's residence, the person in charge of Toei Animation could no longer hide his excitement. Lin Sen was also the same when he saw the excited conversation with the person in charge of Disney, not only because of a possible promise made by Takehiko Inoue, but also because of himself as an instigator.

Basketball fans can see the birth of the Slam Dunk theme park.

Toei Animation and Disney reached an agreement before coming here, and if they can really convince Takehiko Inoue to authorize it, the two parties will jointly fund the construction.

Naturally, David Falk is not willing to give up this opportunity to make money. In addition to Lin Sen's endorsement, Lin Sen will also participate in investment in the name of Wood Company. The specific amount cannot be decided now, Lin Sen

Nor does he really care that he believes David Falk can help him get everything done.

At 8 pm on July 4th, US time, during Lin Sen’s show, the Orlando Magic officially announced the signing of former Houston Rockets chief assistant Tom Thibodeau and the signing of Thibodeau’s colleague Steve Clifford.

Both of them are major contributors to the Houston Rockets' defensive rankings in the league in recent years.

Just after announcing the signing of the two, the Orlando Magic once again announced the signing of Patrick Ewing as the team's assistant coach. Although the signing of three assistant coaches in a row was not as good as the signed players, it still caused a great sensation.

In particular, Tom Thibodeau is recognized as a super defensive coach in the league. Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers have also been pursuing Thibodeau, hoping that he can become the Celtics' chief assistant coach. Both of them believe that Thibodeau

Du will improve the Celtics' defense.

The signing of Ewing is undoubtedly for the growth of Dwight Howard and Milicic. These three targeted signings also make Orlando Magic fans look forward to the performance of the coaching staff next season. After all, a good coaching staff can turn the ball around.

The team's abilities are stimulated and even amplified several times.

However, this does not prevent some media from ridiculing the Orlando Magic. ESPN's Magic Black Mike Lewis even said on his Twitter: "Yes. They defeated many opponents and signed an enviable coaching staff.

But does Orlando expect that a good coach can turn defensive holes into super defensive champions?"

Otis Smith has no time to respond to this, and Orlando Magic fans don't care. The new season has not yet begun and the Magic have just announced that they will accept ticket reservations for next season, setting a Magic ticket sales record in just one day.

Looking at the hot football market, Otis Smith was full of confidence, and Lin Sen, who was far away in Japan, flew to Seoul overnight one day later to start the second leg of his Asia trip.

In Japan, Lin Sen only had a little scandal with Keiko Kitagawa, which made many Lin Sen fans very disappointed. Especially Lin Sen fans in China also expected Lin Sen to kill all the people in Japan and promote China's national prestige, and then go to South Korea.

They showed off their glory, but they were disappointed at the first stop in Japan.

As a result, fans no longer look forward to Lin Sen going to South Korea.

In the United States, with the opening of the trading market, rumors in the trading market have suddenly evaporated in the past few days. Compared with the previous crazy rumors, they are almost in the sky.

What's disappointing is that the rumors of a transfer seemed to have suddenly died down. Kobe Bryant, who had directly attacked the management before, also publicly told the management at a press conference at the opening of the training camp that he held.

The apology was even more shocking to everyone.

Then on the morning of July 6th, US time, Vince Carter, a super-big name on the free market who was once linked to the Orlando Magic, announced that he had reached a five-year contract extension with the New Jersey Nets.

Shortly after Vince Carter announced that he was staying with the team, a reporter from the Chicago media "Chicago Tribune" revealed that the Bulls had reached an agreement to renew their contract with Argentinian Andres Noccioni, a free agent who was pursued by many teams.

The two parties will sign a five-year contract with a total value of approximately US$38 million.

In the free market, in addition to Rashard Lewis, who was signed by the Houston Rockets, and Chauncey Billups, who was signed by the Magic, two consecutive players chose to stay with the team, which also made people's hopes that the free market will boil down again.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who then reached the Eastern Conference finals, also started negotiations with Varejao after losing the pursuit of Milicic. Finally, after the Bulls announced the extension of Nochioni, they announced to keep the Brazilian Anderson, who had performed well in the team.

Varejao, and the two parties will sign a five-year contract worth almost 40 million.

The continuous retention of big-name players on the team and the fact that the big-name players who were originally clamoring for transfer have basically not been traded have led experts to estimate that this year's free market will be far less crazy than imagined.

However, at this time, the "Orlando Sentinel" and "Sacramento Bee" simultaneously revealed that the Kings and the Magic had reached a multi-player deal.

The release of this news also aroused the interest of many people. After all, the media from both sides revealed at the same time, people could not help but guess who was involved in the multi-person deal.

"Orlando, here I come!"

This is the latest news posted by Ron Artest on Twitter on the afternoon of July 5th. The appearance of this Twitter message immediately made people exclaim.

"What kind of beast Artest went to Orlando? God, Orlando is going crazy!" This was the first thought of many people when they heard the news.

If we say that the shortcomings of the Orlando Magic last season besides offense, the most obvious one was the defense of the forwards. The defense of this position is also the transition point between the internal and external defense of the team. The lack of defense of this position will directly lead to the Magic's defense.

We can only rely more on the players' personal abilities.

This also caused Milicic and Howard inside to face a lot of pressure from the outside. Once Artest joins, this problem will be solved. Although Artest is not favored by others off the court, no one will.

Denies Artest's ability on the court.

Especially the ability on the defensive end. Magic fans think of the horror that Artest, who was wearing a Pacers jersey two or three years ago, only averaged less than 9 points per game against his opponents throughout the season. No one does not feel for the Magic next season.

excited.

Turkoglu also wrote on his Twitter: "Thank you to Orlando, thank you to the fans here, thank you to my teammates. Thank you to my bosses and coaches, without you there would be no growth for me."

Turkoglu's Twitter message directly confirmed that the deal between the Orlando Magic and the Sacramento Kings was true. Now the teams and players who had been quiet all of a sudden couldn't sit still. No one wanted to watch their opponents continue to strengthen.

And he did nothing.

Kobe Bryant, who had just apologized to the team, tactfully expressed his hope for the team to strengthen again after just one morning: "I know Mitch will make the right choice. Orlando has become stronger. I think that

Everyone knows that. But I believe Mitch can also bring a bright future to Los Angeles."

In the evening, the official websites of the Orlando Magic and the Sacramento Kings simultaneously announced that they had reached a deal.

The Kings will send Ron Artest plus next year's top-five protected first-round picks and next year's second-round picks to the Magic for Hedo Turkoglu and Kelana Azubuike and next year's

The second round and the first round in 2009.

However, just as Magic fans are looking forward to the starting lineup headed by Dwight Howard, Darko Milicic, Ron Artest, Chauncey Billups, and Lin Sen plus Chris Webber and Grant Hill,

When it comes to whether Devin Brown's main rotation can successfully make up for this year's regrets next year, the Orlando Magic's official website once again announced that this deal will involve a third party.

This third party is the Houston Rockets, and the player involved is Sean Battier, the defensive star that many teams are trying to get.

"God, I don't know how to describe tonight. This is a lucky day for Orlando fans. They have enough capital to fantasize, oh no. To look forward to the O'Brien Cup next season belonging to them, and of course Houston is there too.

They have done well this summer, and I am optimistic that Houston and Orlando will meet in the Finals next season." Charles Barkley wrote on Twitter after seeing the news.

The Houston Rockets will trade Sean Battier to acquire Tony Battier, the Orlando Magic's interior backup, and a top-five protected first-round pick from the Sacramento Kings.

Although Orlando Magic fans are a little bit reluctant to leave Turkoglu, Azubuike, and Tony Batty, it is undoubtedly worth it to have two defensive masters in Artest and Sean Battier.

"They exchanged one Turkoglu for Artest and Shane Battier. Why can't we do it? Anzu is much more valuable than that Turkoglu. I know my move is wrong, but I don't want to

My apology will make the team give up on reinforcements. Do you expect me to lead such a group of teammates to regain the glory that belongs to the Purple and Gold Army?" Kobe Bryant said into the phone.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening. Mitch Kupchak on the other end of the phone was silent, because what Kobe said was indeed good. He was envious of Otis Smith's operation, and even thought that Otis Smith was just talking about his tone.

Okay, otherwise how could you use one Turkoglu to get two players at the same level as him or even better than him.

No matter what Kupchak thinks, he can't change the fact that the Magic have made continuous reinforcements, and the Magic's continuous actions after a few days of silence have also satisfied the fans, and the Orlando media also knows that the Magic's actions have just begun this summer and are basically lonely.

.The rest is some minor repairs and plans for the future. After all, how to play a good hand is the key.

But no matter what, the Orlando Magic's continuous big spending has made all teams with expectations uneasy. The same is true for the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference.

Originally, the Houston Rockets were a strong force in the Western Conference, although they relied more on the duo of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. But now, although the Rockets have left Sean Battier, they have signed Rashad Lewis, who can provide the Rockets with stable scoring.

At the same time, Rashard Lewis's defense is not very bad. At the same time, the Houston Rockets also acquired Tony Barty from the Magic. The arrival of Tony Barty will also make up for the Rockets' internal problems.

In addition, although the team traded away Rafe Alston, everyone knows that once the Portland Trail Blazers reach a buyout agreement with Steve Francis, Francis is likely to refuse a big contract and directly return to Houston at a low price.

, in that case, all positions of the Rockets will be well reinforced.

The Magic in the East and the Rockets in the West, these two teams have become the focus of the entire league with almost four months until next season.

The continuous reinforcements of the Rockets and Magic also made the originally cold trading market become hot again, and Lin Sen's Asia trip also came to Hong Kong from Beijing under the hot trading market.

There is also a lot of news in the NBA on the other side of the Pacific. The defending champion San Antonio Spurs and the team's free agent Argentinian Oberto completed a three-year contract extension of US$10.5 million. For the Spurs with a complete lineup, the stability of the lineup is preserved.

Sex is the most important thing.

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have been complained by Kobe Bryant, spent 30 million in 6 years to retain Luke Walton, who played at a real level in the eyes of experts last season. Although keeping Luke Walton is correct, for Kupchak

Experts still scoffed at the offer of a six-year contract.

At the same time, the Los Angeles Lakers used a salary of about 14 million in three years to welcome back Fisher, who played for the Utah Jazz last season. This is not a big supplement for the Lakers who are weak at the point guard position. At the same time, the ball

The team reached a three-year contract extension with center Chris Mihm, but for the Lakers, such reinforcements are not reinforcements at all.

However, other teams have carried out substantial operations, and Indiana's leader O'Neal is infinitely close to the New Jersey Nets.

The Boston Celtics, who acquired Ray Allen in the draft, have been involved in constant trading scandals and are getting closer and closer to Minnesota Timberwolves leader Kevin Garnett. At the same time, the Boston Celtics announced that they would trade a 1+1

James Posey, who played for the Miami Heat last season and contributed to the Heat's championship win, was signed to a mid-level contract.

Although the Celtics are short of major generals but have Paul Pierce and Gary Allen, no one doubts that they will make the playoffs. Now the addition of James Posey has further enhanced the team's strength, and at the same time, it has been in a state of constant decline.

Kevin Garnett is rumored to have made a choice.

It was already 10pm Hong Kong time on July 12, and at this time Lin Sen received an international call from Garnett.

"Wood, I'm going to Boston. Don't think that you can become a championship team if you strengthen your team. I will make it impossible for you to get out of the Eastern Conference."

As soon as the call was connected, Garnett's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Join the Boston Celtics?

Lin Sen immediately thought that the Celtics would have a terrifying Big Three. This lineup would undoubtedly have a great impact on the Magic.

"KG, first of all I have to congratulate you and hope your dream can come true, but I still have to say that my Orlando will not lose to Boston."

"Really? Look at your tough talk. Then you will know that the Celtics are the strongest. Don't worry about us beating you to tears." Garnett said with a smile on the other end of the phone, but Lin Sen could still hear it.

Nate's reluctance to leave the Timberwolves.

Lin Sen laughed: "I can't wait for the start of next season. We will meet at least three times a year and normally four times. I believe my team and I will tell you who is the strongest in the Eastern Conference."

When Garnett hung up the phone, the Timberwolves in the United States officially announced that they would send Garnett, the superstar wolf king who has played for the team for 12 years, to the Boston Celtics. Although the specific transaction details were not announced. But Boston

Celtics general manager Danny Ainge immediately accepted the interview and admitted the authenticity of the news, and the United States suddenly became a sensation again.

Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce were enough to scare other teams when they were on their respective teams, not to mention that the three of them will wear the same jersey next season.

If the continuous reinforcement of the Magic and Rockets has made other teams in the East and West that have achieved success in the playoffs start to take action, then the formation of the Super Big Three by the Celtics at this moment can really make those teams no longer stay in the simple game.

During the negotiation, you may even pay a higher price to reach the negotiation.

The next day, the Boston Celtics officially announced that the Celtics would send Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomez, Sebastian Telfair, Theo...

Ratliff and two future first-round picks (one is the Celtics' top-three protected pick in 2009, and the other is the Ricky Davis trade for Szczerbiak two years ago)

The Timberwolves gave the Celtics the first round) and also received some cash to acquire Kevin Garnett.

Although the entire league knew there would be basically no problems with this deal the day before, it still shocked many people when the deal actually happened.

"We need reinforcements, especially at the guard position. Our inside line is not bad. Apart from Pavnovic, we need better defenders. Larry is not a real guard." LeBron was originally on vacation in Hawaii.

James immediately returned to Cleveland after seeing the Celtics complete their Big Three.

Cavaliers general manager Ferry looked at James in front of him. He naturally understood what James was thinking, but the team's salary space was gone, and the team owner was a stingy guy.

"We should not care about spending money to win the championship. If we are not willing to spend this money, I really need to consider whether we should continue to stay here." James said decisively.

"I will report to the boss. In fact, we are also recruiting Mike Bibby. He is in good condition, but the problem is the contract. If I can convince the boss, then I will definitely sign him." Ferry promised confidently.

Three days later, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced that they had reached a formal agreement with Mike Bibby. Mike Bibby would opt out of the last year of his contract, and the Cavaliers would give him a five-year, $50 million contract.

The Cavaliers' signing of white devil Mike Bibby also shocked the entire league. You must know that although the Cavaliers lost to the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals, their biggest problem was the back line, which was directly defeated by Lin Sen.

Now the arrival of Mike Bibby will undoubtedly effectively solve this problem. In addition, the team has three strong players in Ben Wallace, Igauskas and Varejao, who just renewed his contract.

There are also James and Pavnovic at the small forward position, and Larry Hughes at the back.

Although the Cavaliers only signed one person, their growth in strength has been recognized.

"Magic, Celtics, Cavaliers, the era of giants is coming" - "Yahoo Sports" used this title.

"Oh, **! They are all crazy. It's time to announce our new moves." Otis Smith said to his assistant calmly, and he was full of expectations for the start of next season.

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The pace of writing the chapters has been a little slow recently. I originally wanted to write some more, but the pace is really slow, so Xiao Ai has sped up the pace in this chapter. In addition to the Magic, he will also introduce some big trades of other teams as soon as possible.

Then I will simply lead through the international competition, and next season will basically be here!

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