Chapter 695 Sports Illustrated Magazine Cover (Second Update!)

The new season is getting closer and closer, and each team has begun to hold their own media meetings.

The history of competitiveness in the West this year is rare, and the attention it has received is unprecedented.

Especially the Rockets' press conference is the focus of media attention.

The big three of Paul, Harden and Cousins ​​made their appearance together, attracting the attention of the media.

Following the appearance of the Big Three are Capela, Brewer, and the team's new aids Tucker, Anderson, West and others.

After the Rockets formed the Big Three, Morey showed off his small trading ability.

He first renewed a three-year 24 million contract with Brewer, and then he made a deal with the Suns.

The Rockets sent Terrence Jones and Kostas Papanikolaou and traded PJ Tucker from the Suns.

The Suns are rebuilding now, and an older role player like Tucker is not suitable for them.

Papanicolaou is a non-guaranteed contract. Direct layoffs after the transaction can clear up salary space, and Jones is a potential rookie.

This is tantamount to replacing Jones with Tucker, and by the way, the space is cleared, which is not a loss for the rebuilt Suns.

Jones performed well in the Rockets last year, but was dubbed the little prince of abuse by fans, saying that he could not fight tough battles and his defense was poor.

Cousins' defense is not good, and the Rockets have found a defensive swingman for him.

After that, Morey signed Terry and Mbah a Moute, David West, Andre Miller and others with a basic salary in the free market.

Morey's skill is really good. With the Big Three, there are veterans to shoot. The Rockets' lineup is quite competitive.

Such a lineup also made D'Antoni high-spirited at the media meeting.

"I know it's not appropriate to say that, but this team has no other goals than the championship."

This rhetoric was reported by many media as the headline, and it also attracted a heated discussion among fans.

Rockets fans are high-spirited, but there are also many fans who complain about D'Antoni's big mouth.

This is indeed a bit of a shame, but it is understandable that D'Antoni would say such a thing.

In the past few years, he first went to the Knicks to save the field, and then moved to Los Angeles after failing;

I thought I would be able to succeed in one fell swoop until F4, but I didn't expect the conflict between Howard and Kobe to make it look like a cloud.

Now that the Rockets finally have a chance to show off their grand plans, it is not surprising that he would say such words.

In addition to the Rockets, the media conferences of the Warriors, Pelicans, and Spurs, the first echelons of the Western Conference, have also attracted much attention.

The Warriors' roster basically hasn't changed much this year. Kerr led the team to win the championship in his first year in charge. There is absolutely no need for this team to change.

Defending the title is their only goal in the new season.

The lineup of the Spurs has not changed much, but with the addition of an All-Star Aldridge, Spurs fans have enough confidence to win again.

In contrast, the Pelicans have received a lot of attention.

Of course, it is not the players that attract the attention of the media. After all, the Pelicans have the same lineup as the Warriors, which has not changed much from last year.

What caught their attention was the Pelicans coaching staff.

The handsome Stevens, Monty Williams who went from the head coach to the first assistant, the topic of this coaching staff is absolutely leveraged.

"I won't say that I must win the championship, because it would be a bit of a loser, but I know this team will go further than last year."

Stevens is still very humble in front of the media, but his words are neither arrogant nor humble, very artistic.

"We are ready."

Tang Tian's speech was more concise.

This sentence can be understood in many ways, it can be understood as being ready for the new season, it can also be understood as being ready to win the championship, or other understandings.

But no matter which one it is, it exudes a kind of confidence.

This kind of confidence is not only reflected in Tang Tian's words, but also reflected in the faces of every member of the Pelicans.

It really came out from the heart, and the media reporters can deeply understand it.

After the media meeting, the Pelicans also took a set of makeup photos of the players.

In addition to individuals, there are also some combinations.

For example, the dual-core team of Tang Tian and Davis, the trio of Tang Tian and Davis, Jokic, and the starting five tigers of the Pelicans.

Tang Tian sat and rested at the side after filming.

Over there, Bojan and Harris are taking pictures of the new aid, and they look very interesting.

The personalities of the two team rookies are exactly the same as those shown on Twitter.

Bojan is the kind of joking and cheerful personality, while Harris is very shy, a bit like Leonard in his rookie period.

"Don."

At this time, Huo Ledi walked to Tang Tian's side.

Tang Tian looked up and saw that it was him, and greeted him with a smile.

"Thank you."

But when Holiday opened his mouth, he was puzzled.

Why are you thankful for this?

"My wife, I took her for a physical examination two days ago. She has a brain tumor, which is benign. The doctor said that surgery can cure it. If you didn't remind me, I can't believe what the consequences would be. .”

Holiday went on to explain.

It was only when Tang Tian heard this that he realized that it was something he had mentioned to Holiday at the end of the season.

"That's good."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

He mentioned it out of good intentions at the beginning, but he didn't expect the result to be so soon. He originally wanted to wait for a while before mentioning it.

With such a good result now, it is a good thing for both Holiday and the Pelicans.

After the makeup photo was taken, it soon appeared on the covers of magazines in major media.

And what's interesting this year is that TNT, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated all chose different teams as their magazine covers.

ESPN used the Big Three of the Rockets, TNT used the Warriors' starting five, and Sports Illustrated used the photos of the Pelicans' dual-core plus Stevens.

On the cover of the magazine of the Pelicans, Tang Tian held the ball with one hand and his eyes were murderous, and Davis made a block with both hands.

The picture of one attack and one defense can make people vaguely feel that Yao and Mai were in the same frame back then.

In addition, Stevens folded his arms around his chest, with wise eyes in his eyes.

Coupled with the words "Pelican Champion", the picture is full of sense.

The global sales of Sports Illustrated are far higher than those of ESPN and TNT. This time they chose the Pelicans because of the consideration of the global market.

It turned out that their choice was completely correct.

In China, this issue of the magazine is completely out of stock.

Everyone has a copy, and the scene of buying magazines for collection in the Yao Mai period has returned.

Many students even discussed after class, what statistics Tang Tian will get in the new season, how much Jokic will improve in the new season, whether Davis can average more than 20 points per game, and whether Bo Yang's three-point shooting percentage will be good. It will explode, how many wins the Pelicans can get and so on.

Yao Ming allowed the Rockets to accumulate a lot of popularity in China, but now even if the Rockets form a super big three, the Pelicans are still their home team.

Thank you for your reward in middle age 2020.