Darrell Arthur was reimbursed for the season, and the Achilles tendon rupture season had not yet begun, and Link became in a heavy mood.

When he was a fan, Link only knew that there was a player like Darrell Arthur. As for when he would be reimbursed for the season, how could he become like everyone else afterwards, Link didn't know.

After all, he is just a role player. Unlike those star masters, their only idea in the NBA is to survive. They will not get too much attention. If it weren't for being too big, no one would know Arthur walking on the street. Except for the Grizzlies' loyal fans, few people would care about how the once-Kenzas genius striker is now.

But now, Arthur is Link's teammate after all. The tactics of the two pick-and-roll three-pointers last season have become the "retained show" for the Grizzlies in every game. Arthur is easy to get along with, and Link has a pretty good relationship with him.

So now, after learning that Arthur's Achilles tendon had ruptured, Link felt very uncomfortable.

"He will stick with it. He is a strong young man." Seeing Link staring at Arthur's locker in a daze, Hollins stepped forward and comforted him.

"Coach, do you say that after a player's Achilles tendon ruptures, he still has the potential to return to his previous state?"

Facing Link's inquiry, Hollins was silent. Link shook his head, everyone knew it well.

Injury, damn injury.

Fortunately, Arthur at least has the chance to return to the court. At this point, he is really much luckier than Upshaw.

After Arthur was injured, the Grizzlies' lineup integrity was quite a big blow. Last season, Arthur was a space-type fourth position, and his tactical role was very obvious. He could open up space and hit three-pointers, which made Hollins' tactical arrangement more flexible.

But now, the Grizzlies suddenly lack such a number, and Hollins also finds it very difficult.

Fortunately, the new season has not started yet, and the Grizzlies still have a chance to strengthen. At Hollins' suggestion, another deal was reached on the third day after Arthur was injured.

"The Hornets, the 76ers reached a three-party deal with the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies sent Xavier Henry, and got the 76ers forward Marlis Spetz. The 76ers got two second-round picks, while the Hornets got Xavier Henry, who was reimbursed last season."

This transaction was like throwing two small stones into the sea, without any turmoil.

But for the Grizzlies, this is their final strategy before the start of the new season.

In the past few days, Link has seen too many people coming and going. Henry was training with Link yesterday, but today he left.

This made Link fully realize the cruelty of NBA. If you want to survive here safely, you must hold your destiny in your own hands.

How to hold your destiny in your own hands? Play well! And while playing well, avoid injuries.

It seems that next season, Link needs to plan his training time carefully. The courts are dense next season, and if he keeps running wild, he may be counterproductive.

Grant Hill's fall is right in front of you, and Link doesn't want to walk on the same old path as Hill.

However, when it comes to Hill, Link's plan to upgrade to two levels in a row seems to be almost achieved

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It was not until three days before the regular season began that the Grizzlies finally officially confirmed their roster for next season.

As for point guards, Conley and Venezuelan Vasquis are still responsible for the role. Of course, Jordan Famal has been added this year, but he probably won't have too many opportunities to play.

In terms of shooting guards, Tony Allen, Pondsett, and Jimmy Butler are completely enough.

On the small forward, Link and Guy led the way, and Bathirl maintained the No. 3 match last season, which was still quite strong.

Power forward, Randolph and Marys Spetz will shoulder the heavy responsibility.

In terms of center, Gasol Jr. and Iran's Gotta Haddadi are still the ones who serve as the team. However, like last season, it may be difficult for Haddadi to enter the rotation lineup. At the fifth position, two power forwards, Randolph and Spetz, often have to rely on the two power forwards to win.

Overall, the Grizzlies' lineup has not changed much, and the team's chemistry has not been affected much. On the training ground, everyone still has a tacit understanding, and new players are integrating into the team very quickly.

But the toughest problem for Hollins now is that the Grizzlies have no point guard!

Conley's ankle sprain is a bit serious. According to current speculation, the team doctor estimates that he will miss at least three games!

Although there are not many three games, it is still a huge blow to the Grizzlies.

Let’s see who the Grizzlies’ opponents in the first three games of the season are? Rockets, Spurs and Thunder! At the beginning of the season, the league arranged a few "old friends" for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies will accidentally defeat these three detachments when they lose their core point guard.

Everyone knows how fierce the competition in the West is. If the foundation is not laid at the beginning, it will be very difficult to catch up later.

Last season, the Grizzlies actually didn't have much playoff pressure. They only need to enter the top eight of the Western Conference to be considered a victory. But this year, under the premise of reaching the Western Conference Finals last season, the Grizzlies naturally don't want to be too low in the final ranking. Except for the Lakers, Clippers, Spurs, and Thunder, at least, they have to win fifth like last year.

Therefore, Hollins' regular season pressure this year is much greater than last year.

Conley was injured and said nothing in advance. Guy's return also became a problem that made Hollins very troubled.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Grizzlies welcomed a powerful general, which will undoubtedly greatly increase their strength.

But anyone with discerning eyes knows that during Guy's injury last season, the Grizzlies actually played better! If there were Guy, they might not be able to reach fifth in the Western Conference, nor would they reach the Western Conference Finals. Now that Guy is back, how should Hollins arrange the tactics?

Continue to use the Black and White bears as the core, and let the highest-paid Guy be his deputy? Or, return to the system with Guy as the core of the offensive?

Another thing, Guy and Link, who fights?

Link's performance last season is obvious to everyone. Hollins will definitely not let him go back to the bench. But letting Guy play as a substitute is indeed a waste of resources.

In the end, Hollins decided to let Link and Guy play at the same time! Like in the middle of last season, Link went to the second position and Guy continued to play at the third position.

But last season, the wing defensive chain composed of Link and Tony Allen was indeed very strong, and it would be a pity to break it up like this.

Trouble, you're confused about everything you do!

Now it depends entirely on whether Guy is doing well this season. Anyway, Wallace has established that Link and Randolph are the core. If Guy continues to roam, he may be really traded.

In this way, Hollins came to the Houston Rockets with a lineup that he didn't even know if he had any questions.

For Hollins, this Christmas is nothing but trouble.

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December 25, Christmas is also the day when the NBA new season officially begins.

Today, the league has arranged five openers for long-awaited fans, but the Grizzlies are not on the list.

The five games are Heat vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Bulls, Magic vs. Thunder, Celtics vs. Knicks and Clippers vs. Warriors.

Not to mention the Grizzlies, even the Spurs were not selected for the opening game this year.

In order to quickly increase the popularity of the NBA new season, Stern arranged a star melee on the first day. Basically, the teams participating in the game have big-name superstars in the team.

Teams like the Grizzlies and Spurs that have strong but not so popular superstars are naturally not arranged.

The popularity of the "GDP" on the Spurs is no longer as popular as back then. As for the Grizzlies, no one has a particularly high status. Although Link has attracted much attention, his qualifications are too shallow. Although Guy is gorgeous in the game, he has always been considered a second-tier star.

Although there was no game, Link was not idle today. He stayed to shoot an hour's basket to find the feel. Tomorrow is the first day of the regular season, Link doesn't want to be unfavorable by himself.

But speaking of this, it was miserable to shoot alone in the stadium on Christmas night.

Of course, in addition to finding the feel, Link also has another purpose. This purpose was achieved after Link practiced for 40 minutes.

"Grant Hill's ability has been superimposed in the 2006-07 season."
Chapter completed!