Thunder Nowadays, the three shooting guards are all in good shape. With a height of 1.98 meters, they can all swing to Wing. Even with the height and wingspan of Alexander, he is not completely incompetent.
And Davis and Collins are also Interior that can swing in the fourth and fifth positions.
Overall, the overall lineup of Thunder has very good flexibility in positioning.
The shortcoming may be that in terms of outside projection, only Chen Xi, Carter, Curry and Three-Pointer are relatively trustworthy, while the others are not stable.
Time passed slowly, and it gradually came to late September.
September 23, Thunder Team Media Day.
Players gather and take makeup photos.
In the new season, Chen Xi changed his previous style of only wearing a jersey and put on a left arm elbow pad.
People can tell at a glance that this kid is learning Jordan and Kobe.
Turtle Turtle also returned to the mohawk hairstyle on the recommendation of Chen Xi.
Brow changed to a black player's classic hair style.
The brand new Thunder Big Three, as soon as the final makeup photos were released, aroused a lot of enthusiasm.
"Chen Xi is so handsome! Why is my screen dirty?"
"Fuck, Brow's talent is visible to the naked eye, and those exaggerated shoulders are really outrageous!"
"The new season Thunder, I can't wait to watch the game!!! Regular season Why hasn't it started yet!!!!"
"Turtle Turtle These muscles are so exaggerated. What is an American macho man?"
What followed was a brief press conference, and after a bunch of unhelpful official speeches, the new season of Thunder Team officially started.
On September 24, the team training camp officially started.
After the team's training began, Chen Xi performed particularly well.
Donovan organized a wave of five-on-five mini-games with the idea of inspecting the new lineup and getting the players together.
As a result, Chen Xi came up and got the Double-double data of 18+10.
Ten assists! And 0 turnovers!
Although it was just a training match within the team and not very intense, it was still outrageous enough.
Do you know that Chen Xi has only scored double figures in assists a few times in his entire career?
Donovan looked at this young man in surprise.
As he entered third grade, he evolved again.
Every year when he comes back from summer vacation, he can bring quite a surprise to people.
Take another look at Anthony·Davis.
Damn!! What coach wouldn't like this kind of player?!!
Look at this exaggerated talent, this outrageous movement speed, this terrifying defensive area!!
Donovan believes that Thunder in the new season is definitely at the top level of League at the Rim Protection level!
Donovan, who was originally slightly dissatisfied with Presti sending away Butler and Roberson, now has no time to miss his old generals.
So unfamiliar!
Don't call me again, I'm afraid Davis will misunderstand!!
After two weeks of training within the team.
On October 4th, Thunder Team ushered in the first Pre-season of this season.
Versus Pistons.
It is still the twin tower lineup of Drummond plus Aquaman.
The team-building ideas of Small-Ball Era and Pistons are very rare. Of course, it is possible that they themselves don't want to do this, but they really can't find excellent outsiders~~
Pistons The current outside line Starting Lineup is Lightning Jackson and Wayne Ellington.
It's really not that good at the level.
The only one in the entire team who can make Chen Xi jealous is Bruce Brown.
This year's No. 42 pick will be the super sixth man in Nuggets's championship lineup in the future.
In addition, it may be the old Teammates Adams.
Aquaman If the contract is smaller, then Interior is definitely a very cost-effective one.
Before the game, Chen Xi and Westbrook approached Adams and exchanged pleasantries.
It is quite surprising to say that the only members of the 16 Thunder team who are still in the team are these two and one Grant.
Pre-season, more of a performance-oriented nature.
Moreover, the opponent is a team with lower level like Pistons.
Donovan only allowed Chen Xi and Westbrook to play for just over ten minutes before ending.
Davis stayed on the court and played for 18 minutes before being replaced.
Donovan need to know more about him.
As for the rest of the time, it is used to examine the young players, Alexander, Diallo, Vanderbilt, and the second-year Collins.
Among them, the one that gave Donovan the most surprises was Alexander.
Sga is young, but his playing style is mature and his finishing at the basket is very stable. Mid-range is also very good. At the same time, his organizational level also makes Donovan shine.
But the shortcomings are also obvious. Throughout the game, there was not a single Three-Point Shot.
His desire to shoot from the outside is very low, and he seems to prefer to enter Interior to look for scoring opportunities.
The other thing is the defensive end.
He is too thin. He is 1.98 meters tall but only 82 kilograms. On the defensive end, he can be easily pushed away by Reggie.
And although his wingspan is excellent, his shoulder width is not that good, which may affect his ability to hang meat.
But overall, he is still a player with great potential, worthy of his ranking of 11th overall.
Donovan couldn't help but sigh, Presti might have found another treasure this time.
As for Diallo and Vanderbilt, they are relatively average.
Basically, the substitutes may not be able to sit on the bench at a stable level.
Vanderbilt is slightly better and has a good defensive foundation.
Collins can see some improvement. Although it is not big, it is enough to see. It is enough to continue to swing at the fourth and fifth positions and play as a substitute.
As for the other new players, such as Carter, Green, who are older, and Donovan, their time was deliberately reduced.
Both of them are veterans who have played in League for many years, and both have been homeless in many teams.
The adaptability is quite good.
That is to say, in terms of combat capability, it can be trusted.
At the end of the game, Thunder defeated Pistons 101 to 92, winning the opening match of Pre-season.
Although no one except Fans would take Pre-season seriously.
The same was true for the next few games, Thunder had no desire to win or lose at all.
First he won Timberwolves, then he lost consecutively Hawks Bucks.
A total of four games Pre-season, two wins and two losses, completing the finale.
Subsequently, the team entered a four-day rest period.
After taking a short rest, they ushered in the opening match of Regular season.
This year's Thunder is finally a bit more impressive.
A big one was arranged when we came up.
October 16th.
Thunder challenges Warriors away from home.
Regular season's first game was intense.
The feud between the two teams has been entangled for several seasons.
This season Warriors not only retained the lineup, but also signed Cousins at a price that was almost robbery.
Reinforced the team's weakest center position.
Although, Cousins will not play for the entire 18 years due to injury.
But Fans people, including the management, are still very excited.
This lineup is really exciting.
Starting Lineup Put five All-Star on it, who can stand it?
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