Now Stewart suspected that the person who had a good relationship with Gentry was not Stewart, but Jiang Dongbing in front of him.

What kind of intimate relationship does this require to make such a trading plan?

"Jiang, why don't you think about it again? We are at a huge loss on this deal!"

"Although it involves three draft picks, which is equivalent to three outstanding rookies, if we sell Christie to other teams, we will definitely earn more than this." Stewart suggested.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "No, Stewart, this is not about three outstanding newcomers, but four!"

"Don't ignore the strength of Ben Wallace, he will also give you a huge surprise."

The corner of Stewart's mouth twitched. Each of the players Jiang Dongbing mentioned could give him a huge surprise, but it seemed that he was right. The players Jiang Dongbing liked were indeed quite amazing.

It's a pity that when Stewart found out about Ben Wallace, he almost bit his tongue and committed suicide. What the hell is this?

Surprise? Shocking. Although Ben's official height is 206 centimeters, with an identity like Stewart, it is not difficult to find out Ben's true height.

"A 201-centimeter center? God, this world is so crazy." Stewart no longer has any expectations for this deal. It is certainly impossible for any team executive to place any hope on what a 201-centimeter center will do.

A decent performance.

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Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, October has arrived.

Every team has started training for the new season, and the Grizzlies are no exception. Although they were the champions last season, they have to defend their title this season, so they dare not slack off at all.

Jiang Dongbing looked at the Grizzlies players in front of him and was filled with emotion. As the old saying goes, generals are like clouds, but now Jiang Dongbing's men can really be said to be like clouds.

David, Big Ben, Xiao Ao, AK47, Wu Sheng, Yao Dao, Lao Mao, Peja, Beast and Flounder, the lineup of ten warriors is more than a luxury.

"Guys, are you ready to continue to defend the championship?" Jiang Dongbing shouted at the generals.

The generals responded: "Ready!"

"Are you ready to put your name on the All-Star roster?"

"Ready!"

"Very good, our goal this season is not just to win the championship, nor to be number one in the league. What we want is to break countless records and become the strongest team in NBA history!" Jiang Dongbing shouted.

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All the players are excited, especially those young players who have just joined the Grizzlies. They can't wait for the new season to start immediately.

Being able to join a team like the Grizzlies in their rookie season actually has advantages and disadvantages for them. The advantage is naturally that they are very likely to get a championship ring with the team.

The disadvantage is that the Grizzlies players are too strong and they may not get much playing time.

But several people who joined the team this year are not worried about such a disadvantage at all. Artest is an old friend of Jiang Dongbing. He thinks that even if Jiang Dongbing doesn't give him a starting spot, he will definitely have a lot of playing time.

Kirilenko and Ginobili also received Stewart's playing time guarantee, so they took the buyout fee without hesitation.

As for Ben, who has just joined the team, he has some understanding of the Grizzlies' situation and knows that the Grizzlies currently lack inside players, so he knows that he will definitely have playing time, at least not less than when he was with the Wizards.

Now that playing time is guaranteed and you can also get a championship ring with the team, it's great.

"Ben, Peja, Ron, Andre and Manu, the five of you come with me, the rest are free to train." Jiang Dongbing disbanded the team and called the five new players who joined the team this year to his office.

Christie, Lewis and Miller left. Although Jiang Dongbing was reluctant to leave, he felt a little comforted when he saw the five heroes in front of him.

"Okay, guys, now it's time to talk about your future roles in the Grizzlies lineup." Jiang Dongbing smiled and said to the five people in front of him.

Everyone listened attentively, because Jiang Dongbing was likely to talk about who among the five could be the team's starter.

Because Christie has left, one of the five will definitely be the team's starter. Of course, Ben is unlikely, but the other four are all possible.

"Ron will be the starting three position in the new season. This is the case for the time being. If Ron does not perform well, I will consider changing to someone else." Jiang Dongbing has actually already thought about who will replace Christie's starting position.

Artest was trained by Jiang Dongbing for a period of time when he was in Pittsburgh, but he was only stuck at the 80 mark on the defensive end.

Now Jiang Dongbing is going to continue to train Artest specially, and strive to bring Artest's attributes to the limit as soon as possible.

When it comes to three-pointers, Artest may not be as stable as Christie. This guy may be able to average more than 40% of his three-pointers per game this season, but next season he may be able to shoot less than 30%.

But in terms of defense, Artest's perimeter defense is definitely at a historical level, even better than Christie's.

In addition, Artest's defensive range is very large. With his muscular body, he can often move to the fourth position to defend the opponent's power forward. This is something Christie absolutely cannot do.

In Jiang Dongbing's heart, Artest is actually a bit pitiful player. His childhood experience was more miserable than that of most NBA players. He was beaten severely by his father when he was a child, which also led to his violent and seemingly mentally ill character.

As we all know, once the ball is played on the court, it will definitely affect one's offensive efficiency. Maybe the ball that could have been scored can now only be hit. This may be the reason why Artest's performance on the offensive end is unstable.

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Hearing that Artest was selected to be the starter for the new season, Peja, one of the five players, looked a little unnatural.

Of course Kirilenko, Ginobili and Ben have no objections to this. They are either not high in the draft or are used to being marginal players, but Peja is different.

He is a member of the golden generation of 1996. Although he just landed in the NBA last season, his experience is definitely better than Artest, and his draft pick is actually the same as Artest, with the 14th pick.

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So no matter how you look at it, Peja feels that he is more qualified to be the starter than Artest.

Those players with bad tempers might have asked Jiang Dongbing on the spot, but Peja had a good temper and did not question Jiang Dongbing's arrangements.

Fortunately, he didn't raise any questions. If he really had to, given Jiang Dongbing's temperament, he would probably kick Peja out of the palace.
Chapter completed!