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On the 4th, the NBA officially announced the team strength list for the new season.

The Knicks ranked first in the league, the Trail Blazers and the Lakers ranked second and third, and the Jazz ranked fourth.

The Knicks' home opener has been heated up for a long time, and everyone is waiting to see them ravage the Jazz and start a good start for the new season.

The Knicks' total salary is an exaggerated $66.13 million. According to the NBA's new labor agreement, 48% of the league's total income is the "salary cap", and 55% of the total income is the luxury tax boundary.

The salary cap of the league this season is 30 million US dollars, and the Knicks have more than doubled it, and will suffer severe punishment.

The first penalty is that the money entrusted by the league will not be returned to the players. The second penalty is that the team will have to pay a luxury tax of one dollar for every dollar spent above 55%. These two penalties go hand in hand. Potential penalties include confiscation of 10% of the players' money and natural scolding, which affects the unity and stability of the team.

For a team like the Knicks, the owner is willing to spend a lot of money, so he doesn't care.

The Jazz is much worse, without any stars joining, the three elders are one year older, and the annual salary of 30.3 million has just reached the salary cap, taking the same money-saving route as the Raptors.

Sloan has no confidence in the Knicks, and last season, losing seven games in a row is too exciting.

It's a pity that the league will not consider the Jazz. What they want is the opening game gimmick. When the Bulls have no capital to be the opponent of the Knicks, they can only choose the Jazz.

Compared with the lineup, the Blazers are not inferior to the Knicks, and the opening game against the Sonics also attracted attention.

The addition of Pippen and Camby made the Trail Blazers lineup stronger. The starting combination of Sabonis, Pippen, Isiah Ryder, Rasheed Wallace, and Stoudemire is terrifying, and the three strongmen of Camby, Grant, and Jim Jackson are on the bench.

Jim Jackson, Jamal Mashburn, and Jason Kidd once formed the famous "Three Js" in the Mavericks. Later, he and Kidd parted ways because they were jealous of women.

Last season, he averaged 15.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. To the Trail Blazers, he was only the sixth man, which is too extravagant.

The rebuilt Bulls are predicted to be the bottom one, the three major stars leave, no other stars are willing to join, and the team leader is Kukoc, which is no fun at all.

The funny thing is that Rodman, who once asked for an annual salary of 10 million US dollars and felt good about himself, did not find a job until the beginning of the season.

The only team interested in the "big bug" is the Heat. Although fighting for two consecutive seasons, it does not hinder the management's appreciation of Rodman. This is called birds of a feather flock together.

But the Heat boss put forward three harsh conditions for Rodman: discipline must be observed; salary is only $1 million; and the team must cooperate. If you can’t do these 3 items, please play along.

Rodman obviously couldn't do it, so he went to play.

The Raptors are only ranked 24th, which is better than the Grizzlies in Canada. The introduction of two veterans and the selection of Carter is the reason why the ranking is better than last season, but they are still at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. No one is optimistic about them making the playoffs.

The Toronto media expressed pessimism about the team's prospects, and still cannot accept the fact that the Raptors traded Marcus Camby for Jermaine O'Neal.

Some sports magazines made a big deal about O'Neal's background, worrying that he would disrupt the harmony of the team's locker room because he is a problematic youth.

Little O'Neill was born in a slum, and his father was missing when he was born. He was mischievous and mischievous since he was a child, and he didn't study well, and his discipline was even worse. In addition to being a top-notch athlete, his life was a mess.

Fighting, brawling, rebellion, no coach is willing to accept such a person no matter how tall he is or how fast he runs. In the three years of junior high school, Jermaine O'Neal never played school basketball, let alone received any formal training.

When he was 15 years old and went to high school, Jermaine O'Neill joined the school basketball team. He was 193cm in the first year of high school and 198cm in the second year of high school.

Before graduating from high school, he was already 208CM. After graduating from high school, after discussing with his coach and family, O'Neal decided to participate in the NBA draft to try his skills. This time, try to set a national record.

In the summer of 1996, the 17-and-a-half-year-old O'Neal was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th pick in the first round, creating the youngest NBA player.

This is not a reassuring record. He has played hard and counted, and he has only started training basketball systematically for 5 years.

The first game of the Raptors was an away game against the Celtics. The pre-match comments were one-sided, and everyone was optimistic about the Celtics. The core of the Celtics last season is still there, and super rookie Paul Pierce has been added.

In the 1998 draft, the Celtics selected Pierce, who was predicted to be in the top three ranks, with the tenth pick. Previously, the teams missed him by accident. His comprehensive skills are a rare instant combat power in this year's competition.

Butch Carter just happened to be an assistant coach for the Celtics. He was interviewed before the game and blacked out Yang Rui and the management.

"I am very honored to join the giant Celtics. Rick Pitino is an experienced coach and I can learn a lot from him. The Raptors' management signing Jerry Young is completely nonsense and wants to take advantage of it. His Chinese coaching status has attracted attention, and I don't regret leaving that bad team."

The reporter asked: "The Knicks' offense improved significantly last season. Many people said it was because of Jerry Young. What do you think?"

"That kid was lucky enough to join the Knicks. He would definitely not be able to lead the Raptors to win. I think the host of a food show is more suitable for him." Butch said disdainfully.

Butch said as if he couldn't understand the status quo of the Raptors and resigned voluntarily. Glenn Gruward saved face for him and didn't mention the dismissal, but he was bitten back and became the "nonsense" manager.

Before boarding the plane, Yang Rui picked up the phone and heard about it, and laughed loudly: "Haha, Glenn, now you know why I must tell him to go away? There is no reason to talk to this kind of person, and there is no need to give him face. "

When dealing with wicked people, one should be more vigilant, and one should not give sympathy at will, even if the other party is in adversity, one should not show mercy. If one helps the ungrateful, one may hurt oneself. The famous Chinese fable "Mr. Dong Guo and the Wolf" tells such a truth.

Glenn sighed: "This game must not be lost. As long as you lead the team to win, it is the best counterattack."

"Of course we will win, but I haven't paid attention to such a small role." Yang Rui sighed: "There is one thing that I care about more, can't the management charter a better plane? "

"This...we can't compare with the Knicks." Glenn said awkwardly.

The team has been losing money year after year, so if you can save, you can save.

When they got on the plane, Yang Rui and Thibodeau felt a little cold. Looking at each other, they could only smile wryly.

After enjoying the luxurious special plane in the Knicks, looking at the plane packaged by the Raptors, the gap is really big. When the team plays away games, they always cooperate with the airline to charter flights, and only a few wealthy families can enjoy the modified special planes.

The seats on the Knicks plane are more spacious than the average first-class cabin, and the configuration of the Raptors, everyone is crowded together.

After more than two hours, everyone arrived at their destination. Fortunately, the hotel reservations were of similar specifications, and there were also meal allowances. This is the uniform standard of the NBA.

On the morning of the 5th, we will adapt to training, and in the evening, the opening game will begin.