On August 21, Beijing time, 3 news came from the Brooklyn Nets, far away on the other side of the ocean. Let’s take a look.
The new season schedule is released
Today, the NBA officially announced the Nets' schedule for next season, with 13 back-to-back in 82 regular season games, the highest in recent seasons. The Nets have been scheduled to broadcast live TV across the United States in 38 games throughout the season, second only to the Lakers' 42 games and the Warriors' 41 games. The cards and exposure are self-evident. In the opening game (October 20), the Nets will face the defending champion Bucks away. In the second round of the Eastern Conference last season, the Nets suffered a major reversal from the Bucks and were finally eliminated with hatred. This time, seeing the opponent raise the championship flag and wear the championship ring at home, I believe that the Nets' players will definitely have a great upsurge in their hearts, which is destined to be a hearty revenge battle. After the match with the Bucks, the Nets will go to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers (October 23), and compete with the other two Eastern Conference teams in a row. The excitement is really full of excitement at the beginning of the season.
In addition, the focus battles are December 1, ushering in a derby with the Knicks. New resentment and old grudges, let’s see who is the real master of New York; on December 26, we will arrive in Los Angeles to have a Christmas battle with the Lakers. The two sides have strong star flavor and strong competitiveness, which is destined to be a war like Mars hitting the earth; on December 28, we will continue to face another strong team, the Clippers, at Staples Center, to see if the Nets' spear is sharper or the Clippers' shield is stronger; on January 30, the Nets will meet the Warriors, which is also the first time Durant has played against the Splash Brothers since leaving the team, with a lot of attention and topicality. There are less than 2 months left before the start of the season. Are you ready?
snatches the All-Star insider
Today, according to Nuggets reporter Mike Singer, sources revealed that free agent Paul Millsap has aroused the interest of many strong teams in the league, including the Lakers, Bulls, Nuggets, Warriors and the Nets. Millsap, 36, was selected by the Jazz in the 17th pick in the second round in 2006. He played 1,052 games in his 15-year career, averaging 13.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1 block. He has been selected as the All-Star four times, 1 selected as the second team of the best defensive lineup, 3 times the best week, and 1 time the best month. He is a veteran with both strength and fame.
For the Nets, Millsap has rich experience and superb skills. He can pick-and-roll and eat cakes on the offensive end, or open up space and shoot long shots on the outside. To a certain extent, it can increase the team's sense of layering and aggressiveness of the team; on the defensive end, although with age and more injuries, Millsap's horizontal movement speed and single defense ability have significantly declined, but his body and consciousness are particularly good, and he can still complete defensive workers such as position cover and inside frame protection, which happens to be the placement and frame protection of the Nets urgently need to strengthen. For Millsap, the reason why he has not signed the contract for a long time is that he still wants to find a middle-class contract. If he is willing to accept the basic salary, the Nets are obviously the best destination, because it can give him enough stage to perform and at the same time, it can help him step closer to his goal to win the championship. As the offseason is about to pass, I believe Millsap will make a decision soon, so let's wait and see!
The reason for joining the sharpshooter is exposed
Not long ago, the Nets signed Kylkowol, who had just finished his career as a player, and let him serve as a coach focusing on player development. Korver played 1,232 games in his regular season, and scored the fourth most 2,450 three-pointers in NBA history with a 43% three-point shooting percentage. He is an outstanding shooter, but despite this, many fans are still a little puzzled by the Nets signing him. After all, the Nets are already a top shooting team and there is not much room for improvement. Why do they still have to do this?
Today, the famous reporter of the American sports media "The Athletic" shams charania exposed the reason for . According to shams, the reason why the Nets introduced Korver was to help him help the team's inside players improve their free throws.In the 2020-21 season, Jordan Jr. made a free throw shooting percentage of 50%, while Nikola Clarkston only had 48%. The black and rough and hard rookie inside Deron Sharp also had a free throw shooting percentage of 50.5% in NCAA last season. Korver's free throw shooting percentage in his entire career is nearly 88%. It is not easy to hand over such data while running without the ball and consuming physical strength in the whole game. Obviously, he still has a lot of experience in free throws. He should be able to adjust to teach the Nets' inside players.
