As September enters, the offseason is completely cold and it has entered a long-term period.

This summer, the transactions and contracts that should be made are almost the same.

Many people who enter the free market and cannot get satisfactory contracts, which means they really cannot get them.

The latest deal involving the All-Stars is a tripartite deal between the Raptors, Pacers and Knicks.

The Raptors got Jaylen Rose of the Pacers, and the Pacers got Spreeville of the Knicks. The Knicks made a promising deal! They actually got a deal of $13.69 million from the Raptors!

That is to save money!

However, as soon as they thought they had a promising future, they did a big deal and got Antonio McDyce from the Nuggets trade.

The last time Antonio McDyce played was in November 2001, and it has not played for nearly two seasons. Although Antonio McDyce seems to have recovered well this summer league, his athletic ability has long collapsed. It feels like the Knicks are making room for the Nuggets to sign Boykins and renew Camby...

It is worth mentioning that Camby was also the Knicks' "contributed" to the Nuggets.

Many media people are confused - the Knicks' ancestors owed money to the Nuggets? They are so good to the Nuggets in recent years?

Relying on the selfless contribution of the Knicks, this year the Nuggets renewed their contract with the 96th No. 1 pick Marcus Camby, who has the ability to defend the lineup, dug Woshan Leonard from the Raptors and Earl Boykins from the Warriors. The Nuggets are still just reaching the salary cap, and paying taxes are far from the matter.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers have finally changed their coach, and they have been replaced by former Timberwolves coach Philip Sanders.

Garnett was traded away, Philip Sanders resigned from the Timberwolves and received an invitation from Larry Bird. The first request was to replace Jaylen Ross.

After meeting this requirement, Philip Sanders, who had a godfather's face, officially joined hands with Larry Bird to become the new Pacers coach.

After that, there was no big deal in the NBA free market.

Some are old players or players who are in their age, who do not estimate their own value, or judge their surplus value in the eyes of the NBA management, ask for salary higher than the market price, and in the end they do not get the contract.

Some people will choose to actively reduce prices and seek contracts. Some of them can get contracts, but some people cannot get them.

There are always some players who didn't look so good last season, who can get contracts and perform well in the new season, but they are directly away from the NBA.

In their previous careers, some of these players seemed to have good character, while others were not likable. It doesn’t matter when they were at the peak of their careers. In the late stages of their careers, these are very important.

On September 19, after completing the publicity campaign, Zhang Hao returned to Seattle and began to officially start his work as an executive coach. The workload was not large, the focus was on reading and learning.

After so many time has passed, the coaching staff and management of the Supersonics team also understand that Zhang Hao just wants to be the head coach...

When Zhang Hao returned to Seattle, there was another person here in Seattle - Suns veteran Hu Weidong.

In the following days, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming also arrived in Seattle one after another.

As the champion of the last World Championships, according to the new regulations, this time, the Chinese men's basketball team directly won tickets to the Athens Olympics next year.

Hu Weidong, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming don’t have to participate in Asian games this time. The reason is full - the confidence of a strong basketball country.

Zhang Hao didn't expect that there was this function at first, and he didn't look down on the honor of Asian competitions. That was very important. First of all, he had to dominate Asia before he could enter the world competition. However, when he entered the national team, the national team was already the number one in Asia, so he didn't have to worry about it.

The American team also won the Pan American Basketball Championship this summer and received the ticket to the Olympic Games next year.

It's just that there is really no need to let these NBA players play Asian games now.

After spending a few days, Zhang Hao and Hu Weidong exchanged some adjustments to their playing styles next season, and Hu Weidong went back to Phoenix City.

On Yao Ming's side, Xia Tian accepted Zhang Hao's guidance early in the morning, continued to strengthen the turnover jump shot and develop a new skill - a quick turn and shoot when supporting high positions.

Turning over and turning around, these two tricks are simply impossible to use with Yao Ming's huge body! But basic skills are not a matter of one year or two.

It has been more than 8 years since Zhang Hao has the basic skills of this type, and he still has various training cards.

But Yao Ming is really talented in this regard, and Yao Ming wrote Zhang Hao's words - his talent is, the simpler he plays, the better.

Yao Ming believes in the wrong person. His dominant height, strength, and average movement ability in the entire NBA center. His flexibility is higher than the average level of the NBA center. He does not require too complicated play.

After a summer of training, Zhang Hao clearly felt the progress of Yao Ming's basic skills in turning over jump shots and turning around jump shots. This was related to the fact that after Zhang Hao's guidance, the "teacher" Baiyin gave Yao Ming 25% muscle memory bonus.

Yao Ming didn't know this, but Yao Ming could feel that when Zhang Hao knew it, he understood the speed, learning speed, and training effect... were better than when other trainers or coaches were instructing.

Although Zhang Hao is not a few years older than Yao Ming, Yao Ming's admiration for Zhang Hao is blind, and he thinks that Zhang Hao's guidance is better than others, because the fact is the same.

Before the training camp, Yao Ming came to Zhang Hao again and learned the basic training method of vertical jump defense for a few days, and then went back. He didn't have to practice so well in a year or two. While he was still young and just turned 23 years old, it is very important to play solid basic skills.

As for progress, just come little by little before entering the golden period of your career.

On September 27, the Supersonics training camp began, and Wang Zhizhi reluctantly left Seattle and returned to Sacramento.

Compared with Hu Weidong, he only provided a way of playing, and Yao Ming was just teaching how to train and did not care about the follow-up training. Yao Ming had to do it himself.

Here, when Zhang Hao has time this summer, he will help Wang Zhizhi to find ways to adjust his playing style in order to better cooperate with Garnett.

To put it simply, Zhang Hao’s plan to adjust the playing style for Wang Zhizhi is, first, the score is more active, second, the defense is more rough, and third, the temper is hardened.

Although Garnett has been slapping rainbow farts because of commercial reasons, such a player has to rely on his strength and performance to conquer, otherwise he will still be looked down upon.

Active offense means that the outside shooting is just more decisive, and the ability to cut in and find opportunities in mid-range shots is stronger... There are many details. Zhang Hao helped Wang Zhizhi sort out a lot of things and thought about the cooperation that Wang Zhizhi might be able to cooperate with Garnett.

For Zhang Hao, this is just something you can do when you have time, such as small-scale cooperation with Garnett, cooperation with Garnett with outside teammates or cutting-edge teammates... But for Wang Zhizhi, these are all wealth!

It’s not that it’s enough to have the running route map given by Zhang Hao. Wang Zhizhi wants to know more. After all, this is just a ‘simulation’ and ‘conceived’. What will happen if it is actually implemented?

There must be adjustments.

Here, it is very suitable to teach people how to fish rather than teach people how to fish. What Wang Zhizhi wants is "fishing gear".

However, Zhang Hao can do these things easily, which is years of learning, experience, and practice. A week is enough to teach Wang Zhizhi completely. Wang Zhizhi can only leave with regret and call Zhang Hao more when he has time.

After Zhang Hao sent off Wang Zhizhi, he looked at the newly signed players list.

"Hu Weidong, Suns, SG/PG, 33 years old, 198 cm, 91 kg, ability evaluation is to be determined... Wearing medals: The light of the Chinese people (*), quarterback (Silver)."

"Wang Zhizhi, Kings Team, C/PF, 26 years old, 214 cm, 116 kg, ability evaluation is to be determined... Wearing the medal: The Light of the Chinese People (*)."

"Yao Ming, Wizards, C, 23 years old, 226 cm, 134 kg, ability evaluation is to be determined... Wearing the medal: The Light of the Chinese People (*)."

"It's a pity that Brother Hu has reached this age and the NBA has just arrived in the NO-handcheak era. This medal is very suitable for him... Let's see what he can play this year. Will 33 years old take advantage of new rules and new ways to play for a second spring? Nash will definitely not be able to do that, but if you make a lot of play for two years, it's okay to control the injury situation of the Suns... Although I occasionally trigger this medal, relying on solo individual scores is a better choice for my counterattack, and it can be regarded as a reward for the life span that has contributed to me in recent years!"

‘However, Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhizhi don’t have a particularly suitable one for them. There is a pretty powerful silver-level medal. The gap between the quarterback is too big. The quarterback medal is a medal that can expand its core playing style around it…

The key is that there is only one pit. If you choose, you can’t regret it. If you want to wait, let’s wait and see... Yao’s most important thing is that he is still in the growth stage and is only 23 years old. I don’t know what he will develop after not gaining weight significantly in order to deal with O’Neal.

Xiao Zhizhi can look at his actual performance this year. The rebounder is quite suitable for him and Garnett to partner with him, and has better positioning effect. When I guide him a few more times, he will think it is his progress after I guide him...'

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A vigorous offseason is coming to an end.

This year's long grass period is particularly short, and there will be hot events until the end of August.

September has begun to enter the long-term period. In the second half of the month, the media are starting to hype the topics of the new season...

The league, media, and fans all like this offseason.

It is not aesthetically exhausting to watch games every day like during the season, but it is also full of topics and full of room for discussion.

By the end of September, the teams gathered one after another and started training camps in advance. The topics changed, and the salary of the Supersonics team also came.

What is certain is that with five players including Brad Miller, Cassel, Artest, Odom, and Zhang Hao, who have a salary of at least US$7 million, the highest is more than US$12.31 million, and the combined salary of the five is more than 40 million. The Supersonics will pay luxury tax for the first time in the new season.

This has caused many people to complain about the Supersonics' salary control ability - he has never paid a tax once during the three consecutive championships!

Some experts analyzed that the Supersonics may be a player selection period in the next two years.

Jordan retired last season, and the Supersonics created a bloody style of playing around Artest, Zhang Hao and Ben Wallace.

This season, Ben Wallace's iron-blooded style of play will definitely not be able to continue. Ben Wallace's ability to sweep everything, supplement defense, and attack... is hardly anyone in the entire NBA history to be able to get the right.

Compared to last season, even if Jordan left, there is a clear direction. There is no such season, so it will enter a screening period for core players.

After the screening is completed, the Supersonic team's salary may not have room for continued increase.

Experts analyzed the salary structure of the Supersonics, and Larry Harris' title of Squiddy Fox is becoming more and more famous.

An actor named Huang Bo once said that when you are in a good position, everyone around you is particularly kind and is talking about your excellence.

This is true for Larry Harris. What people can see now is his ability to control his salary.

Even if he doesn't have a good connection, he depends solely on Corey Benjamin and Alwan Adams.

The trading ability is not outstanding, but it depends on Butch Baird and Schramf.

The team's ability to connect is average, so it depends on his father...

But no one cared about these. He has been praising his salary control ability in the past two years, saying that he was underrated before, and the two best managers deserved...

The Supersonics' three consecutive championships have changed a lot.

For example, in this offseason, except for Ben Wallace leaving the team, the Supersonics have no operation to get a certain reward from the Bulls with bird rights, which can be a point for media hype.

The talents, progress, deterioration, etc. of the current players of the Supersonics are all topics.

It's September 30th, and tomorrow is the training camp time stipulated by the NBA. In fact, each team has started training camp in recent days, but the training camps stipulated by the official always have different procedures, such as media days, fixed makeup photos... But the day before the official training camp, that is, today, the Supersonics have big news again...

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Four miles west of Lake Washington, a newly developed area about 6.4 kilometers in a straight line, has risen in more than a year. Today, the owner of this stadium, the Seattle Supersonics, is about to open this stadium!

There is a large open-air square outside the gymnasium. Finally, no one will laugh at the square outside the Supersonics team for even dancing square dances.

The commercial areas, pedestrian streets and residential blocks built around this gym have begun to bid... The Supersonics showcased the new stadium, which can be regarded as the economic stimulus plan of Seattle City Hall.
To be continued...