Eight Hundred and Eighteen: Grizzlies' New Star

The latest website: Carter signed with the Grizzlies, allowing the defending champion to complete the last operation in the free agency market.

Overall, the Grizzlies' roster hasn't changed much from last season. Although the signings of Iguodala and Randolph have been all over the city, they are not new aids after all.

The real new players are Dinwiddie, Jokic and Carter. Moreover, among these three players, the first two are not expected to be able to play very much next season.

However, the defending champions have always not required much action in the transfer market. As long as they ensure that the championship framework remains intact, it is enough for them to continue to remain competitive.

Compared with the low-key side of the Grizzlies, the Cleveland Cavaliers are quite busy in the free agency market.

Since James returned to Cleveland, the Cavaliers have been working on building a roster strong enough to deal with the Grizzlies!

To this end, James's royal shooter James. Jones chose to follow the Cavaliers from the Heat. Brandon Hayward was also traded to Cleveland and will play the role of "Birdman" Anderson with the Heat next season.

In addition, the Cavaliers and Timberwolves' deal on Kevin Love is also hotly discussed by people every day, and is actively disclosed by reporters.

If the Cavaliers can really use the No. 1 pick Wiggins for Love, then James will form another big three lineup in Cleveland that will shock the whole league! And compared to the old three giants, the combination of Irving + Love + James will be younger and more impactful.

Of course, it is also closer to the championship!

Compared to the Cavaliers' grand plan, the Grizzlies' petty play still looks a bit shabby.

However, Link has never believed that piling up stars is equal to piling up combat power. He's already quite satisfied with the Grizzlies' roster, a championship framework that has allowed them to achieve a two-peat and has been tested in itself.

Now, Link doesn't have the heart to study the Cavaliers' operations in free agency all day like the fans. Given this time to be shocked, it's better to start working hard for next season.

After taking a break for more than a month, Link officially started busy with the establishment of the training camp.

In the past few years, it was not easy for Link to set up a training camp. After all, he was not well-known at that time, and there were not many stars willing to come to the training camp.

But this year, Link has not issued an invitation yet,

There are a bunch of stars who took the initiative to sign up.

Now the world knows that if you want to train at the highest level in the summer, go to Link's camp. After a summer there, you will be reborn.

As a result, stars such as Paul George, Vince Carter, Wade and even Kobe Bryant, who is about to return from injury, all joined Link's training camp.

This year, Link built a very luxurious training lineup with little effort.

"We took a picture of Link's training camp in an arena in Los Angeles. Do you think this is a pre-All-Star game? No, it's just the daily routine of Link's training camp."

"Los Angeles, there are countless training camps and stars. But no training camp can be as high-profile as Link's training camp."

"Think about it, every day you have to face top defenders like Kobe, Link and Paul George, and it's hard to just improve."

Link's training camp has been reported by the media as always. Few stars who have just won the championship will start to spur themselves so early.

As a result, the media called those players who attended Link's camp "masochistic."

They are all star players who have already made a name for themselves, but they all went to Link's training camp to find guilt.

However, the stars who participated in the training camp did not consider it "masochistic" themselves. On the contrary, they were delighted that they could get the highest level of training conditions.

Half a month after the training camp started, in early August, the trade rumors between the Cavaliers and the Timberwolves intensified. All media broke the news that Love's joining the Cavaliers is almost a foregone conclusion. Even the reporters broke the news with detailed transaction information!

The reason why the transaction has not been formally reached is because according to NBA rules, a team can only be traded out after a team has signed a contract with a player for one month. Wiggins and the Cavaliers have not been signed for a month, so they cannot join the trade.

Once the one-month deadline is up, the transaction will be done in no time!

The 25-year-old Love is still very young. If he really forms the new Big Three with James and Irving, then from the data analysis, the comprehensive strength of the new Big Three is stronger than the Big Three during James's time with the Heat.

Countless media have said that the difficulty for the Grizzlies to build a three-peat dynasty has skyrocketed.

"Link should feel the pressure now. He is about to face an unprecedented powerful enemy. Of course, some people will say that the deal has not been reached. So, let's see!"

After Link won the championship, Bill Simmons, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up. As the number one "Lin Hei" in the media world, Simmons was undoubtedly the most excited person after seeing the hope of the Cavaliers forming a new Big Three.

Link can't always win, and Simmons believes that the Grizzlies, who get older next season, will have a hard time competing with the Cavaliers.

"Four hands with one punch, the Grizzlies don't have an All-Star level player other than Link. Conley? He was probably the weakest All-Star last season! Gasol Jr. and Randolph? Please, they How long ago was the All-Star game? Andre Iguodala? Haha, you don't think he's really still an All-Star. If the Cavaliers stay healthy, the Grizzlies have no chance of winning. The Cavaliers? Vince Carter, who's almost 40?"

Link looked at Simmons' article and shook his head with a smile.

On paper, the Cavaliers may indeed have a better lineup than the Grizzlies, and indeed have more stars.

Many believe that the Grizzlies' lack of big moves this summer and the introduction of new stars will make them uncompetitive.

But in fact, unknowingly, the Grizzlies also have a "superstar" to join.

"Link." Just as Link looked at his phone and smirked, Jimmy Butler on the training ground called him.

"Ah? So fast!?" Link raised his head sharply, and found that Paul George was so tired that he put his hands on his knees in front of Butler.

At this point, the regular training of the training camp has ended, and most people have left. But Link, George, and Butler left to take turns heads-up. Five balls in a game, and the loser ends up being replaced by another.

And Link just looked at his phone for a while, but Butler got George again!

"Too tired, I can't do it!" George waved his hand and walked down the court wearily.

And what about Jimmy Butler? He waited for Link to play like nothing, and didn't seem to even breathe faster.

The three of them stayed in a one-on-one turn for several days. Originally, George thought that Butler was just a "substitute", and he and Link were truly rivals.

But the strength that Butler showed this summer was amazing!

He has improved again!

After a few days, the three have won and lost each other. In front of the two hot superstars, Link and George, Butler is not at a disadvantage!

His strength is completely beyond the scope of the championship team's bench.

To this day, George has become accustomed to the power of Jimmy Butler. Therefore, after losing to Butler, George has long lost the shock of the first time.

Watching George walk off the court exhausted, Link also pouted, "Well, can I rest for a while?"

"Don't think about being lazy, Link. Come on, you said that we can get closer to our limits when we're exhausted." Butler didn't give Link a chance to breathe, he waved his hand and asked Link to rush to the field to prepare for the battle.

George opened his hand at Link reluctantly, and the game he proposed had to be finished with tears in his eyes.

Link had to put down his phone, walked onto the court, and stood opposite Jimmy Butler.

Didn't the Grizzlies recruit stars this summer? Shit, the stars are here.

Jimmy Butler opened his arms, waiting for Link's attack...