Yang Jian welcomed the three new players. "I believe they can all play a role, and I am happy to help them play to their strengths."

Among the new players, the two received no attention at all, but many reporters interviewed Chris Mullin.

Mullin, known as "God's Left Hand", is a member of the Dream Team and has a lot of gimmicks in joining the SuperSonics to compete for the championship. He basically spent his career with the Warriors and Pacers, and his journey to the playoffs has not been smooth.

Those who can be selected for the Dream Team are all the top basketball talents in the United States. In a parallel world, only one of these 12 people has not entered the Basketball Hall of Fame, and two have not been selected into the NBA's 50 superstars.

The one who failed to enter the Hall of Fame in the end was Christian Laettner, and he and Mullin failed to be selected into the 50 greatest stars.

Mullin announced that this was his last season and he joined because he was optimistic about the Sonics' success in defending their title. He and coach George Karl commented on each other and said they were happy to work together again.

The atmosphere in the arena was peaceful, and Mullin was fortunate enough to be included in the list of stars who "join if you can't beat him."

The next day, the major media released news about the Sonics, and there were no voices that thought their lineup was bad. After the Olympics, Yang Jian has become the "big devil" in the NBA, an existence that all local braves want to defeat.

Yang Jian is also a big devil in the SuperSonics. He beats his teammates every day during training.

On the first day of the public training session that fans could visit, Yang Jian violently abused his teammates and no one could stop him from scoring.

Yang Jian has just returned from competing in the Olympic Games, but he doesn't need any rest at all, and his physical fitness is the most abundant among all the people.

Others have a long vacation and low training intensity, so it is inevitable that their physical fitness will decline. They need to find their form in the pre-season training camp and get their physical fitness back.

Yang Jian does not need this process, and he also has the benefits brought by the improvement of his "Man of Steel" talent. He recovers his physical strength faster in the sun, and he will compete at full strength in every game.

If he played the game in the sun on an open-air court, he even doubted that he would not be tired at all, and there would be no problem playing two or three games in a row.

No one can compare with his physical ability. As long as he is willing, he can play all the games without any problem. His rest is purely an act to save face for his opponents, rather than a reasonable distribution of physical strength.

After knowing that he would not be injured easily in a confrontation, Yang Jian's style of play became even more fierce. When he broke into the penalty area, he would dunk. In the team training, his teammates could not pull him out of the air. The training game was his exhibition game.

The fans who came to watch the training were in awe and applauded non-stop. Not only was the team led by Yang Jian offensively gorgeous, the offense of the substitute team was also very beautiful, with fast breaks and dunks.

On the defensive end, Yang Jian plays defensively. He doesn't care about breakthroughs or shooting. He is a pure defensive black hole.

It's not because he is lazy, but because he is afraid of hurting his teammates. The effect of force is reciprocal. If he touches his teammates' knees during defense, he will probably be fine, but his teammates will be unlucky.

He will verify how strong his confrontation ability is at 100 points of physical fitness in official competitions.

Halfway through the training match, the three new players were stunned.

Yang Jian showed off his dribbling skills and performed 7 dunks with various types of head-over-the-rim dunks. Once he and Payton went on a fast break and played an alley-oop, and the big windmill dunk went over the basket by a large distance. It was so fast.

The shoulders are flat.

Among the current NBA players, there are only a few who can have their heads flat against the frame, and even Kobe Bryant, who is known as "Jordan's successor", can't do it.

After watching Yang Jian's actual alley-oop dunk, there were bursts of screams in the stands. Fans are even more convinced that Yang Jian is the strongest dunk king in NBA history, completely surpassing Jordan, nicknamed "ufo", "half man" The "demigod" Vince Carter is also slightly behind him.

Moreover, this is actually his state just after participating in the Olympics? What would it be like if he didn't play in the summer?

Young fans like mythical idols, even if Yang Jian is a foreigner.

In a parallel world, many people admire Canadian player Steve Nash and call him the "Son of the Wind." Even more people admire Serbian center Jokic, who has won two MVPs, and think he is the best support center in history. , calling him "the essence of human pork belly".

If Carter, who has no honors, is a "demigod", Yang Jian's current state and the honors he has achieved can already be called the "God of Basketball".

Yang Jian is also very excited. He was not that strong last season and was promoted just after the Olympics. He feels that he can do anything and is already a qualified Kryptonian.

At the end of the first day of training, everyone present was full of confidence in the Sonics' new season.

With a boss like Yang Jian, how could the SuperSonics not win?

Playing with Yang Jian, veterans Chris Mullin and Danny Ferry, whose physical fitness has declined significantly, can play a role on the offensive end. They only need to spread out on the outside and wait to catch the ball and shoot. The open space can guarantee the shot. Hit rate.

Troy Hudson and Yang Jian partnered on the outside, and the fast break was even faster. Yang Jian organized the offense, and Hudson only had to rush up and run out of the open ball and the ball would be passed to him.

A week passed quickly, and the three newcomers quickly integrated into the team. Although they performed poorly on the defensive end, Yang Jian and the coaching staff had no objections, and the team would not lay them off.

O'Neal's grandma is even less defensive, and now she can win the championship even if she is a teammate with Yang Jian.

The preseason begins, and the SuperSonics face the Nuggets in their first game.

Antonio McDyess was dissatisfied with his playing time in the Dream Team Four. After returning to the Nuggets, he finally got the chance to be beaten by Yang Jian.

Brad Miller, Mason, Ferry, and Mark Blount were all pulled out of the paint. After the pick-and-roll, McDyess was misplaced many times and faced Yang Jian. He was passed by and kicked away time and time again, and Yang Jian was taken. There is no simple way.

McDyess felt that Raheem, Vin Baker, Mourning and others could not guard Yang Jian well, but it was the same when he played.

He doesn't make the playoffs every year. The media thinks that he is just improving his statistics with the Nuggets and that his statistics will drop significantly if he changes to another team. In fact, they are right. This is also the reason why coach Tomjanovich is unwilling to reuse him.

Yang Jian and Payton played for a very short time. The game entered garbage time in just half of the game, and the SuperSonics led by 33 points.

The entire second half was a time for role players to exercise. The young players played, and veterans such as Schrempf and Mullin also rested on the sidelines.

As a result, facing a lineup composed of Anthony Carter, Mobley, Stephen Jackson, Rashard Lewis, and Blount, the Nuggets still couldn't beat them.

The Nuggets players can't win at all, and Van Exel, the leading outside scorer, is also a brush. The Lakers management knew this very well and let him go easily.

The final score was 127 to 86, with the SuperSonics winning by 41 points.

In the second game the SuperSonics played away from the Lakers, Yang Jian played 30 minutes and scored a double-double of 33 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

He scored 9 points in a row at the critical moment in the final quarter, leading the team to the final laugh at 107-100.

It seems that the score difference is not big, but the SuperSonics stars obviously have reservations. If they are far ahead, they will rest and let the role players come up for training. If Yang Jian plays 40 minutes, the Lakers will not last until the end.

Isiah Leder, the sixth man who has high hopes from the Lakers management, was guarded by Bruce Bowen and performed poorly for two consecutive games. After joining the Lakers, Leder has become unable to play. He must hold the ball.

The efficiency of those who exert themselves is still very low.

However, in the eyes of fans, the OK team is suspected of "wasting teammates". Rick Fox, Donyel Marshall, Mark Jackson and others all had good statistics in other teams, but their statistics dropped sharply after joining the Lakers.

This is caused by the Lakers' triangle offense. The offensive end is mainly about star players playing in isolation. The forwards and point guards open up the space to catch and shoot. The Lakers do not need people with strong offensive ability to share the ball. They only need them to strengthen their defense.

On the defensive end, Horace Grant did a good job, but the other two couldn't defend well. They had no ball possession on offense and were overwhelmed by everyone.
Chapter completed!