And Thunder also has a super point guard.
This gave him hope for the future.
Now after receiving the invitation from Chen Xi, I came immediately.
"Hello, long time no see, Anthony."
Chen Xi smiled and stood at the door of his house to greet him.
"Long time no see, Chris."
The two high-fived each other, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then entered the house.
They have common hobbies, appreciate each other, and have good personalities.
This quickly heated up the relationship between the two people, who were already familiar with each other.
Gradually, they evolved from good friends who played black games to brothers.
September 4th.
Chen's summer training camp at Oklahoma City was held again.
Due to this year's trip to China, the training camp was held a month late.
This time in September will be more embarrassing. In Chen Xi's plan, this year it is only two and a half weeks of training.
But even though the time was awkward and the period was relatively short, Odie still came. The relationship between them is really very good.
In addition, Grant is also there.
As one of the few players in the summer whose contract expired but was still retained by the team, Grant worked harder after being "flattered".
He also longs for the future and can become like Chen Xi, becoming the team's not-for-sale commodity.
Chen Xi's training camp is in full swing.
On the other side, the Thunder management was busy finishing the transaction in Xia Tian.
The formation of the new lineup is not over yet.
On September 5, Westbrook chose to exercise the player option for the last year of the contract and continued to stay with Thunder.
There is actually not much suspense about this matter.
It is impossible for Westbrook to leave. He has worked for Thunder for ten years and owns NBA Championship. So at this moment, he is actually almost the same as Nowitzki next door.
As long as the team doesn't give up, he basically won't leave the team.
Besides, not all general managers, like Riley, will give away the soul of their team.
Therefore, the contract renewal negotiations between Thunder and Westbrook actually started very late.
In the end, Westbrook and Thunder reached an agreement to implement the player option for the final year first.
Then look at the team's status this season.
If the team performs very well and is competitive enough for NBA Championship, then Westbrook would not mind taking a small salary cut during the renewal of his next contract to free up room for the team to operate.
Small ball markets are so helpless sometimes.
There is always a salary cut for this one and a salary cut for that one.
If it weren't for Ballmer, if it weren't for the luxury tax and the later wealthy people line, Ballmer would definitely sign everyone he could!
Isn't it just money? I have plenty of it!
So what if you get a maximum salary? How much money is it for a year? Is it enough for me to earn in a week?!
On September 6, Thunder signed Nolens Noel, a center player with a height of 2.11 meters for two years and 3.6 million.
The athletic Interior and Rim Protection, who are tall and have long arms, are pretty good, have some shot-blocking ability, can move pretty fast, and among the centers, they also have the ability to steal.
The disadvantages are that it is too thin, and the Rebound card slot is average and has no outside projection.
To put it bluntly, he is a backup blue-collar center, a defensive rough guy who can only take advantage of the offense.
The No. 6 pick in 2013 is now in the fifth year of his career, and there is basically not much untapped potential left.
The most famous scene in my entire career was actually the Wiggins Poster Dunk. (Of course, it hasn't happened yet.)
It is worth mentioning that on the same day, Paul·George finally confirmed their next home.
Brooklyn Nets, with 137 million in 4 years, signed George.
This summer, PG finally had enough of Pacers's garbage operations and chose to leave directly without even giving his old club a chance to sign first and then trade.
After joining Nets, he will partner with Scola to form a pretty good outside combination. He will continue to work in Eastern Conference and strive to go further in Playoffs.
On September 8, Thunder provided a two-year, 5.8 million contract to Seth·Curry, adding another player to the team's back line.
After the large frame has been built, Presti also started to collect leftover materials relatively easily.
Thanks to this operation of Harris Roberson, a lot of salary space was freed up. GM Presti also felt much more relaxed when signing people, and no longer had to dig at the amount stuck in Soso.
On September 11, Thunder gave this year's No. 45 pick, Hamidou Diallo, a contract worth 4.8 million in three years.
Diallo was originally a rookie selected by Nets, but his signing rights were sent to Hornets along with Howard in the transaction between Nets and Hornets.
Then Hornets never signed a contract with it.
Finally, Thunder spent some cash to buy it.
The annual salary of 1.5 million is just a scratch, in case there is another Chen Xi~~
At this point, Thunder has basically gathered enough personnel for the new season.
There have been so many changes, it doesn't look like a championship team at all.
This also made Presti trapped in public opinion.
Many people think that Thunder should obviously seek stability and maintain the championship lineup. Why bother to risk such a large-scale change of lineup?
Some people think that just getting Davis and Presti this season is already worth it.
Even Chen Xi, looking at it from a long-term perspective, can't tell whether this year's Thunder is stronger or weaker than last year's.
Westbrook is another year older, and its impact will only continue to decline.
The departure of Butler and Roberson caused the team's perimeter defense to decline.
The original Wing group is almost gone. Fortunately, Grant is still in the lineup. This year he may take over as Starting Lineup.
Although the arrival of Davis will make the team's Interior defense jump up several levels.
But Little Sabonis is gone, and the team's center Starting Lineup for the new season will probably have to be McGee.
Although a player like McGee is not bad when used as a human shield for Brow, he is a double-edged sword after all.
The final effect remains to be seen.
These are not the most important things. The most important thing is the weakening of Bench lineup on the bench.
Harris and Wade, the departure of two important scoring points is the most fatal.
Among the players coming in to fill the vacancies.
In fact, Alexander has some cultivation value, and Carter has some immediate combat effectiveness.
But of the two, one is too young and the other is too old.
If the running-in is not good enough, in terms of combat power, it may not be as effective as Jeff·Green. After all, Jerebko is an all-rounder Wing.
Taken together, the strength of the Starting Lineup lineup has increased slightly, while the strength of Bench lineup has weakened.
Chen Xi only hopes that sga can grow up quickly.
It is not necessary for him to reach the peak level quickly, but only for him to grow enough to support the bench lineup and secure his position as the sixth man. That is enough.
Thunder new season lineup:
pg: Westbrook, Alexander, Seth·Curry
sg: Chen Xi, Vince·Carter, Diallo
sf: Grant, Jeff·Green
pf: Davis, Collins, Vanderbilt
c: McGee, Noel