Chapter 164: Press Conference (2nd Update)
Time flies.
This year's offseason has seen very, very few trades, and they've been mostly petty fights.
There are very few contracts involving the middle class and above.
The Randolph-Vince Carter deal was the biggest deal of all, and many teams have been lurking quietly this season, ready to make a big splash next year.
Next year, a slew of superstars in the league will expire on their contracts, and a whole bunch of high-quality role players will become free agents, and if they work well, a team that has always been average can win a championship in an instant.
So, this year's trading is all restrained.
Most of them are just sewing and mending.
The Trail Blazers and Roy signed a five-year contract of 80 million, which is not much compared with Roy's data this year, and the Trail Blazers' outside Roy's inner line Aldridge's partner lineup has already appeared, and as long as the two do not encounter injuries in the next few years, the Trail Blazers will be very competitive in the league.
Until August 30.
Qin Yang appeared at the press conference for the first time, and this time Qin Yang signed a formal contract with Magic team manager Otis to become a member of the Orlando Magic team.
Qin Yang:
"It was a deliberate decision, the Magic have great teammates and coaches, and I hope to have a great career here."
"As for the goal, it's only one step away from the O'Brien Cup, so I don't ask for anything else."
"The biggest reason I chose to join the Magic team was Dwight, God, I can't stand a big guy next to me and keep telling you come on, come on."
Otis:
"Bruce is an incredible player who has the best three-pointers and passes in the league, and his arrival will help the Cavaliers a lot. We are honored to have Qin Yang, which will bring more good changes to the Magic team. ”
The press conference was not big, but the news caused a sensation in the league.
This summer, the Magic team went almost insane.
Two big trades in a row saw Vince Carter and Qin Yang join the Magic team to form a new Magic roster, while last year's Turkoglou, Alston and Jamil Nelson left.
Turkoglou, who performed so well last season, didn't even get a contract extension from the Magic, which made Turkoglu express his displeasure on Twitter.
Turkoglu then signed a contract with the Suns with an annual salary of eight million.
After signing the contract, Qin Yang went directly to Orlando.
Williams has already found a house, it's close to Orlando's home stadium, Amway Arena, the rent is cheap, the environment is nice and quiet.
By September, Lily had already started school, and Qin Yang came to Orlando to continue his training.
Magic head coach Van Gundy also called Qin Yang after the press conference, greeted him coldly, and did not say anything else.
The conflict between coach Van Gundy and team manager Otis is well known, and Otis sent away Van Gundy's favorite Jamil Nelson and did not renew the contract of Turkoglou, which made Van Gundy very unhappy.
Qin Yang answered the phone, shook his head, and continued training.
It's all about making fouls, all that's left is to keep holding it and then hone it in the middle of the game.
The progress of mid-distance shooting is not as great as imagined, Qin Yang focused on training the playing board on both sides of the sideline, these two positions Qin Yang used to feel very much, and now it is more stable, and the other is in the position of 60 degrees in the middle distance, Qin Yang is already quite sure of his shot.
With these trainings, the training camp is about to begin.
September 28th.
The Magic team training hall, the players began to assemble, this season the Magic team lineup has changed significantly, although many players have met in the league, but they don't know each other very well.
When entering the arena, Qin Yang recognized Vince Carter and stepped forward to say hello.
Vince Carter was bald, but he didn't look fierce, and Qin Yang didn't put on a show when he stepped forward to say hello, but responded very politely.
"Do you know the people on the team? Tell me about it. ”
Qin Yang asked with a smile, Carter shook his head: "I don't know, Dwight I know, Rashad Lewis I know, and the others are not familiar with it." ”
The league is also a very realistic place, and the starters are not at all, and they are not qualified to make the superstar remember the name.
When Qin Yang was hesitating, a black man from the magic team walked over, this person was very tall, but Qin Yang had an impression.
"Hello Bruce Qin, Tony Barty."
Qin Yang took the initiative to say hello, which surprised Tony Barty. Qin Yang said with a smile: "Of course, when I played against the Magic team last season, I paid attention to it, your mid-distance is very accurate, and it helped the game a lot after the game." ”
Last season, the Magic's boss was Dwight, and the offensive core was Turkoglou, but ...... The locker room boss is Tony Barty.
It's surprising, but it's true.
As a role player, Tony Batty is difficult to be remembered by really famous players, and Qin Yang directly called out his name, which surprised Tony Batty.
"Take me to see the rest of my teammates, Dwight will be here soon."
When Qin Yang said this, he took a step first.
Tony Barty hesitated and walked over, while Carter followed without saying a word.
Since deciding to leave the Raptors, Carter has no plans to be the boss anymore, and it was just an accident to go to the Nets to be the boss, so he didn't have much thought about the competition for the team's position.
Qin Yang went directly to meet the other teammates, which made Carter and Tony Barty hesitate.
Tony Barty is the old man of the team and the old man of the league, and he is a newcomer to the team and also acts as a locker room leader.
When he walked into the training ground, Tony Barty introduced them one by one.
Petrus, Brandonbas, Matt Barnes, Rashad Lewis, Redick, Jason Williams, Ryan Anderson, Gortat, Anthony Johnson, that's the Magic's entire lineup.
Qin Yang and his teammates greeted each other one by one, and everyone else had different faces.
This season, the Magic team has a strong lineup, and the only disadvantage is the point guard, since the other point guards were traded, the team only has Qin Yang and Anthony Johnson left.
Anthony Johnson is three years older than Carter and is a veteran close to retirement.
Then the team's main point guard is undoubtedly Qin Yang.
The point guard who can control the ball part of the time, everyone on the team does not dare to offend, whether it is a newcomer or an old man, he is very kind to greet him.
As for the provocation, no one dared to do it.
Especially after a few minutes, Dwight Howard returned to the training hall and hugged Qin Yang to celebrate, and the other talents exhaled.
"Hey, man, you're here this year, and we're more likely to win."
Dwight didn't say hello to the others, didn't have the consciousness to be the boss at all, and didn't greet the others to communicate.
On the contrary, Qin Yang chatted with his teammates and had a general understanding of each player's position on the court and the technical characteristics of the players.
Until Coach Van Gundy arrived.