Chapter 55

This is such an outrageous lineup."

"True luxurious Four Giants."

"The Lakers boss laughed out loud like a pig overnight~"

"Lakers fans are ecstatic~"

"The spring of the Lakers has arrived, and the nightmare of the entire league has followed!"

"......"

The Lakers' operation of forming the "luxurious Four Giants" stunned the entire league.

However.

Outsiders watch the excitement, insiders watch the doorway.

Don't look at Karl Malone and Payton playing okay last season, but in reality, they are both at the end of their careers.

They are no longer at their peak.

In addition... under the "OK combination", their ball possession will also decrease, so the data and strength they play out will also decline.

So in reality.

In the eyes of the outside world, Karl Malone and Payton came to fight for the championship with the "OK combination", but in reality, there is some suspicion of riding coattails.

But.

The name "luxurious Four Giants" is destined to be spread.

Every game of the Lakers next season will have explosive heat, and as long as the "OK combination" is there, they will definitely be the favorites to win the championship.

And after the Summer League.

The biggest highlight of the off-season is the reinforcement of major teams.

This big move by the Lakers made the entire league tremble.

It made Lakers fans full of anticipation for the new season; they were looking forward to... the next "three-peat" of the "OK combination".

And just one week later.

The Timberwolves couldn't sit still.

Last season, "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett had already played at the level of an "extremely versatile", offense-and-defense-integrated power forward.

He had already become a top-five, or even top-three power forward in the league.

It's a pity... the team was taken down by the Lakers in the first round.

The Timberwolves management thought they couldn't squander Garnett's peak like this.

Therefore.

After some trades, they made significant reinforcements to the team.

First, traded from the Bucks, the core "combo guard" who averaged 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game last season.

Sam Cassell, known as the "Alien".

Second, traded from the Knicks, the core guard who averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game last season.

Latrell Sprewell, known as the "craziest genius in history" and "Mini Jordan".

In this way.

"Wolf King" Garnett + "Alien" Cassell + "Madman" Sprewell formed the "Timberwolves Three-Headed Monster".

The league was also in an uproar.

"Wooow~ With "Wolf King" Garnett as the core, the Timberwolves have reinforced like this, and the team has instantly become much stronger.

Even.

To a certain extent, they can contend with the "Lakers luxurious Four Giants"."

"That's right, so powerful!"

"Hiss... the powerful Timberwolves next season are also going to stir up the rhythm of the league."

"Lakers, Timberwolves, Spurs, Kings, Mavericks, etc., the strength in the West is really so powerful, the competition is so fierce."

"Strong West and weak East is the norm."

"The Pacers in the East are not weak, Jermaine O'Neal + "Bad Boy" Artest + "Mr. Clutch" Reggie Miller + "Sixth Man" Al Harrington.

The Nets, who have "Assist King" Jason Kidd and have entered the finals for 2 consecutive years, are very steady and are also a championship-contending team.

In addition.

The Pistons, who have "Big Ben" Wallace + Prince + "Mid-range King" Hamilton + Billups, the "Bad Boys Legion Generation II".

They have iron bones and steel muscles.

If anyone encounters them, it's hard to defeat them without losing three layers of skin."

"That's right."

"Strong West and weak East is correct, but... if it really comes to the conference finals and the finals, no matter who plays against whom.

The games will definitely be extremely exciting."

"The explosions between multi-giant teams make the games wonderful, and the "one man, one city" led by the "Four Great Shooting Guards".

As long as there is a big upset like Iverson, leading the team into the finals as a single core, it will be icing on the cake.

Making the whole season full of anticipation.

In addition.

The intervention of the "03 Platinum Generation" supernovas with explosive talent makes the new season have a bit more competition, a bit more anticipation, and a bit more longing.

In short.

After the "three-peat" of the "OK combination", the "Four Great Shooting Guards" are at their peak, and it is the era of the transition between centers and shooting guards.

The league is a bit chaotic.

But it is undoubtedly a hundred flowers blooming, it is the best era.

In such an era of succession, who can stabilize the fishing platform, who can conclude the era as his own era.

Let us look forward to it together!"

"Looking forward to it..."

Every time a big trade that explodes the league happens, fans will be shocked and will have more longing for the new season.

This is normal.

And the off-season is still continuing, and the reinforcements of various teams are also continuing.

After the Bulls confirmed the renewal with Su Yan, because the team paid a high price and the future bears great risk.

Then in the limited time, they cannot waste time; since they have Su Yan, and since time is tight, the management decided to focus on Su Yan.

Reinforce the team.

Rebuild the team.

The Bulls management firmly believes that as long as they are good enough to Su Yan, and as long as the overall combat power of the Bulls is not bad, the team can have hope.

There is a future to speak of.

Then Su Yan also has a high probability of staying with the team next season.

Manager Paxson thought this and immediately added action.

"Su Yan's playing style is relatively soft, and positional warfare should be the strongest, so... find a player who can protect the rim well and can also finish attacks in the low post to cooperate.

The effect seems to be not bad.

Who to find?!"

Paxson racked his brains.

Soon.

He locked onto a target.

Who?

Last year's "No. 1 overall pick", the Rockets' third-in-command, also a player from Dragon Country — Da Yao.

What about the chips?

Paxson decided to send out the team's two strongest players besides Su Yan, "future super sixth man" Jamal Crawford and center Eddy Curry.

Crawford, only in his third year, averaged 11 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game as a substitute last season.

It is worth mentioning.

He played 30 games as a starter, averaging 20 points + 5 rebounds + 7 assists + 1 steal, this data rose sharply, so after growing for an off-season.

Crawford will definitely be able to become one of the team's main scorers.

And Eddy Curry, only in his second year, has amazing talent; in the eyes of the outside world, he is expected to become the next "Big Shark" O'Neal. ===== CHAPTER 57 =====