One Guard

The offseason always feels very long for fans. Everyone is counting the days until the start of the new season, but it always feels far away.

Although the Mavericks' lineup has been basically finalized, Cuban has not stopped bringing new members to the Mavericks. Last season, the Mavericks' insufficiently deep bench made them suffer repeatedly. Therefore, this year, Cuban decided to sign all players who are useful to the team in case of emergencies.

A few days after signing Tony Allen, Cuban successively brought to the team the once-famous Devin Harris, the undersized big man DeJuan Blair who had performed brilliantly with the Spurs, and the 2009 Spurs. No. 28 overall pick Wayne Ellington.

Although these signings are not blockbuster, they have well supplemented the team's bench depth. At this point, the Mavericks' operations in the free agent market are basically over. Cuban did not suffer the infamy this time. He used his own money to hire the players who are most useful to the team. Now, it depends on whether these guys can perform as expected in the new season.

In early September, Yiyang left Brickley's training camp. BA2K once again invited Yiyang to be the cover character of their latest game. And this time, for the BA2K15 game, 2K decided to only use one spokesperson, and the candidate for this spokesperson is Yiyang!

Originally, 2K planned to invite Durant to be the cover star, but it is obvious that Yiyang's commercial value is now higher than Durant, the three-time scoring champion. With Yiyang's traffic, 2K can even open up the huge Chinese market.

On the other hand, the signature shoes produced by Adidas for Yiyang also have a preliminary version. Yiyang now has to participate in Adidas' advertising shoot to build publicity for the new sneakers. Yiyang's first generation signature sneakers will be released before the start of the new season, taking advantage of the new season's east wind to promote it.

When Yiyang got his unique signature shoes and put them on his feet, he was satisfied to find that Adidas had really taken these two seemingly simple elements of "light" and "fast" to the extreme!

"This high-top sneaker changes the usual bulky image of Adidas basketball shoes and is similar to Nike's Kobe Bryant series. Although it is a high-top shoe, the upper part is made of cloth, so it does not increase the weight of the sneaker, but at the same time It can protect the ankle. Of course, we have also specially launched a low-top version of the sneakers. If you are not used to high-top shoes, you can use a low-top version instead. In addition, we also use special materials for the soles... ."

Adidas technical staff proudly introduced Yiyang to his first-generation signature shoes. A pair of seemingly simple sneakers, but the amount of black technology behind them shocked Yiyang.

In addition to practicality, this pair of "lightweight" sneakers that are more in line with Asian aesthetics also changes the inherent impression of "bulky" Adidas sneakers in appearance.

I believe it should sell well in the market.

The ever-improving design coupled with Yiyang’s star power has made this pair of sneakers wildly sought after by fans even before it was officially announced.

"This may become the best-selling signature shoe in the history of Adidas. Even I can't wait to get a pair!" Barkley also gave Yiyang face when being interviewed by reporters and expressed his love for this pair of sneakers.

It is indeed a very rare phenomenon for a pair of sneakers to create such a sensation before they are officially launched on the market.

In this way, September flew by amid various business activities. When Yiyang finally no longer had to smile stiffly in front of those partners, he discovered that it was already time for the NBA pre-season training camp to start!

Another offseason has passed by in a blink of an eye, and players are getting away from their own affairs and preparing for the new year. This year, the Dallas Mavericks’ preseason training camp was quite lively. Except for Nowitzki, Carter, Marion, Jae Crowder, Darren Collison and Yiyang, the rest of the Mavericks are all new players. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a brand new Dallas Mavericks.

Although the Mavericks' personnel changes are so drastic, Cuban and Carlisle are not worried about the team's integration problem at all. First, they have Yiyang, a point guard who can always bring everyone together. Secondly, except for Nick Young, none of the players who joined the team this year seem to cause trouble to the locker room. Guys like Tony Allen, Dalembert and Iguodala will become the stabilizers in the locker room.

Of course, Nick Young's personality has become much more restrained than before. Not surprisingly, the "King of Singles" won't do anything wrong at this time.

Watching a group of strong new teammates wearing Dallas Mavericks training uniforms and shooting warm-ups on the training ground, Yiyang felt full of energy. However, when someone comes, someone must go. Due to Yi Jianlian's mediocre performance in the first two seasons, Cuban did not renew Yi Jianlian's contract this summer. The Hawks and Wizards have both quoted prices for Yi Jianlian, but the overweight and positioning offered by these two teams are seriously inconsistent with what Yi Jianlian thought.

Therefore, Yi Jianlian decided to leave the NBA battlefield where he had fought for six seasons and return to the embrace of the CBA.

Regarding Yi Jianlian's departure, Yiyang was still a little disappointed. There are two Chinese people in the locker room, which always makes Yiyang feel very friendly. Sometimes being able to communicate with Yi Jianlian in Chinese without any barriers makes Yiyang feel very comfortable.

But there is no way, that's how professional basketball is. Although there is nothing wrong with Yi Jianlian, there is nothing particularly outstanding about him for the Mavericks. In order to make room for more powerful people, Yi Jianlian's departure is inevitable.

Although the much-anticipated "double-wing combination" did not create the myth of two Chinese players winning the O'Brien Cup at the same time, Yi Jianlian and Yi Yang still left many unforgettable moments for fans in the two seasons they teamed up with the Mavericks. . These two guys proved to the world that Chinese people can also play basketball well, but there is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. Yi Jianlian chose to return to China to play ball, and all Yiyang could do was bless him.

After Yi Jianlian left, the locker next to Yiyang became empty again. When Terry left the team, Yiyang didn't expect that this cabinet would lose its owner again so quickly. Is it possible that everyone who sits next to him is destined to leave the team?

Yiyang doesn't believe this. He always believes that people's destiny is under their own control, and it has nothing to do with where they sit. Therefore, Rudy Gobert was "lucky" to take over Terry and Yi Jianlian's class and became the third owner of the locker next to Yiyang.

Although the team only assembled on the first day, everyone was talking and laughing in the locker room, making Carlisle even think they were an old team that had been working together for more than five years.

Iguodala and Tony Allen are both players who are easy to get along with, and their very professional attitudes will not offend others. These two guys have been determined to be the two starting wings for the Mavericks next season, but Carter and Marion have no problem with this.

Dalembert can teach Gobert a lot of things that Yiyang cannot teach him. After all, Yiyang is not a center. There are many things that he, a defender, may not be able to tell Gobert. But the experienced Dalembert has endless things to say about Gobert.

Darren Collison is still satisfied with his sixth man role, while Nick Young is ready to play at any time. Once he comes on the court, he will do his best to score...

The structure of the entire team is quite clear, and everyone is very satisfied with their position in the team. Although Carlisle only arranged some warm-up recovery activities on the first day of training, even so, Carlisle saw the team's vitality.

For a moment, Carlisle was in a daze and even thought he was back four years ago, in 2010, at the beginning of the championship season... The atmosphere of the pre-season training camp at that time was really similar to now.

The players have the same goal, clear thinking, and clear division of labor. The only thing missing is actual combat testing.

Looking at this lineup, Carlisle is very satisfied. Judging from the quality of the players, the Mavericks can definitely gain a foothold in the Western Conference with many strong teams. From a quantitative point of view, the Mavericks don't have to worry about having no one available after injuries occur.

A mature and competitive team, with two players of good strength at each position, the Mavericks have basically met this requirement.

The roster has just been finalized, and Yiyang can't wait to lead the team towards the O'Brien Cup, which has been away for two years.

Four years ago, he was just a rookie behind Dirk, Kidd and Terry.

Now, four years later, Yiyang will lead the Dallas Mavericks to realize their championship dream!

Get ready to tremble, the blue storm sweeping across the league is coming back.