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Chapter 188 The Dismal Defending Champion



"Su Fan, I have some sad news for you."

"Next season, not only will our lineup not be strengthened, but we will also lose several main players..."

Jordan, on the other side of the phone, sighed and spoke slowly.

"What?? How did this happen? What happened?"

In the past few days after winning the championship, Su Fan has been with his family,

There is not much attention paid to the team's signings and operations during the offseason.

"Kemba Walker, Al Jefferson, and Gerald Henderson are all free to join other teams..."

"You know, last season was supposed to be the last year of their contract."

"It was my mistake not to renew the contract in advance, but I didn't expect that we would win the championship."

"After the team won the championship, these few people were very sought-after in the free market, and their value skyrocketed. Once the free market opened, they were snatched away by other teams..."

Jordan was on the phone, talking about the whole process.

"Wow... I just rested for a few days, but I didn't expect my home to disappear immediately?"

"Leaving the three starting players?? This..."

Su Fan knew that this operation of the Hornets was destined to be recorded in history.

After winning the championship, the team directly left three main players! ! !

This is crazy!

After all, last season, they were a real dark horse,

These people originally had their contracts expired in the summer, and their prospects in the free market were not very good.

But as the team won the championship, the value of these main players has skyrocketed several times.

It must be difficult to refuse a big contract offered by other teams.

"It's good to leave, after all, their ability is there, and we don't need to give them a premium contract."

"By the way, isn't there any big fish in the free market? Haven't you introduced some other stars?"

Su Fan continued to ask.

Jordan sighed a few more times, but didn't speak.

It seems that the Hornets' signings in the offseason have completely failed!

This should be the worst team since winning the championship.

The main players left one after another, seeking big contracts,

And no big-name players are willing to come to the small city of Charlotte,

Su Fan finally heard Jordan say that in order to fill the poor line, he had to send out several middle class contracts from the free market,

And the ability of those players, in other teams, may only be able to get a basic salary...

There is no way, after all, this year's free market is indeed extremely bleak.

Apart from James, there are almost no big-name stars.

But James was eager to return home, thinking about returning to Cleveland to prove himself, and he didn't consider other teams at all.

The Cavaliers originally had the No. [-] pick in this year's draft.

Andrew Wiggins, who is also a small forward, was selected.

Poor Wiggins was directly packaged and traded by the Cavaliers to the Timberwolves,

In exchange for Timberwolves star Kevin Love.

LeBron James is in the Cavaliers and has formed the Big Three lineup.

Although not as luxurious as the Heat back then, all three are All-Star players.

Next season, the Cavaliers will go from being a bad team to becoming the most popular candidate for the championship.

After the Cavaliers announced the introduction of James and Love,

Their winning odds soared to No. 1 in the league in an instant.

And the Charlotte Hornets that just won the championship, because many of the main players left,

The winning odds in the new season only rank fifth in the league.

You must know that the odds of the defending champion ranking fifth in the league are also because ESPN is completely looking at Su Fan's face.

Without Su Fan, the odds of the Hornets winning the championship would be,

I'm afraid it will be ranked last in the league.

The days of the offseason are fleeting,

Faced with frequent invitations from the Dragon Kingdom national team, Su Fan finally chose to refuse.

But he didn't join other countries either.

At present, he has completely disregarded the international basketball stage,

During the whole offseason, apart from spending time with my family, I spent time in the training hall,

Continue to improve your technique.

To complete three consecutive championships in the next three seasons, and to achieve a complete victory in one of the seasons,

The difficulty can be imagined,

Su Fan knew that he had to do his best,

Despite the blessing of the system, we cannot relax and slack off.

In the history of nba, the difficulty of creating three consecutive championship dynasties is hell level,

Not to mention adding a full victory to win the championship.

But Su Fan just likes challenges, and likes to turn the impossible into the possible.

Turn decay into magic.

In October 2014, the preseason training camp for the new season began.

The Bobcats have officially changed their name to the Hornets.

The team's home stadium has also been moved from the Charlotte Stadium to the Spectrum Center Arena.

In the training camp, Su Fan met the teammates who will work together next season.

Among the teammates who won the championship together last season,

Only Michael Gilchrist, Biyombo, Zeller and others are left,

Even Josh Mike Roberts, the team's sharpshooter last season, has left the team.

But at the same time, Jordan also signed several veterans who have been in the league for many years.

Point guard Maurice Williams, nicknamed Little Mo,

Veteran forward Marvin Williams,

There are also Lance Stephenson, Troy Daniels, Mark Hill and others,

In addition, there are three newcomers who have just joined the team,

Noah Von Lai, the No. 9 pick in the first round, is a player with a height of 2 meters and plays power forward and center.

Point guard Shabazz Napier at the end of the first round,

There is also a white center in the middle of the second round, Dwight Powell.

Among the three rookies, Su Fan was more impressed by Powell.

This player later played a stable rotation performance in the Lone Ranger,

Can be regarded as a good white high-quality role player,

But overall, the Hornets' lineup this season,

There are only two words to describe it:

dismal.

When Su Fan met Zen Master Phil Jackson,

The two also laughed helplessly.

Zen master is also getting a big head now, he can't even arrange a reasonable starting lineup,

Everyone keeps the original team after winning the championship, and even reinforces it.

The strength of the Hornets can be said not to increase but to decrease.

As Zen Master said, if it wasn't for Su Fan still staying in the team,

I'm afraid he will also leave the team and find another job.

Today, he is still able to coach the Hornets because of Su Fan's face.

The Hornets' training camp for the new season will begin soon.

Su Fan now not only needs to improve his own strength, but also guide the young people in the team,

Do your best to help them grow.

Before the opening game of the 2014-15 NBA regular season,

The Hornets have finally finalized their starting lineup for the new season.

They will host the Los Angeles Lakers in the regular season opener.


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