Vol 4 Chapter 1194: Pelicans "continued" third

At the end of the preseason, the Pelicans completed the final lineup adjustment.
They laid off three non-guaranteed contracts, including Trier, but reached two-way contracts with two players, including Trier.
15 + 2 lineup, they entered the 2018 ~ 2019 season with a full lineup.
The regular season will start immediately. As in the past, before the start of the season, ESPN also gave the teams the new season's strength rankings.
Without Xiao Hua's intervention, the strength ranking of the new season is much more reliable than last season.
1.The Lakers
James and Durant play on the same team, which sounds incredible.
Not to mention that this team also had Middleton, who averaged 22 + 5 + 5 per game last season, and Simmons, known as LeBron's second.
Although the bench looks a bit weak, they proved a little bit in the preseason that they could solve the problem with their use.
Not to mention, James is still the one with the physical stamina.
This may not be the strongest team in history, but they can definitely be included in this discussion.
2.Spurs
Last season when Leonard was reimbursed for an injury season and Gasol's condition plummeted, Popovich threw the Spurs into the playoffs.
You never know how powerful this NBA's greatest active coach is.
He is currently coaching a team with Aldridge, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.
This is the strongest Spurs team after the peak of the GP and the team with the best chance to compete against the Lakers in the new season.
3.The Pelicans
The reason I put them before the Bucks, Mavericks and Warriors is because I believe in Tang's strength, he always surprises us.
Although they lost Walker and Butler, they still have the dual cores of Tang Tian and Davis, plus a group of good role players.
They still have a chance to impact the great four consecutive championships, but they must play a convincing performance in a strong dialogue with the Spurs and the Lakers.
4. Bucks
They should probably be in a better position because they are the only team in the new season to be stronger than last season.
The addition of jj redick can solve the offensive space problem that plagued them last season.
And as far as I know, Brother Alpha has improved his shooting this past season, and his performance in the new season will be worth looking forward to.
This alliance always produces heroes, and heroes are always defeated.
I look forward to his strong impact on Tang's mvp.
5.Mavericks
Jokic's departure allows Nowitzki to choose to continue the battle, which may be the best news for Mavericks fans.
Their young forward Dwight Powell will get more opportunities in the new season.
If he can do half of what Jokic did last season, the Mavericks will be as good as last season.
After all, we have witnessed Embiid who is heading for the league's first center, and we have also seen the horrific offensive and defensive strength of this team's outside.
And, of course, their coach Rick Carlisle.
6.Warriors
Durant's departure left them with the first team in the league from the strongest team in the league.
Although their strength is still good, they need to pay more to impact the championship of the new season.
But let's not forget that this team has a team with 73 wins and they still can't be underestimated.
7.Blazers
The Blazers proved how terrible it was to underestimate them last season. In the new season, they renewed Nurkic and retained the core lineup of last season.
Lillard was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the first time last season, and he is at the pinnacle of his career.
We used to exclude the Blazers from the super team, but in the heart of the season, we have reasons to believe that they are the super team.
8.Rockets
9.The Thunder
10.The Clippers
This is a team that can easily be underestimated, but Luka Doncic has proved through a preseason game that he can easily adapt to the intensity of the NBA.
We may no longer treat him as a regular rookie, he is a Tim Duncan-like player who dominated his league before coming here.
And they also have Jimmy Butler, the league's third or fourth best small forward.
And Gallinari, Louis Williams, Beverly, Bradley and other outstanding role players.
Their only weakness comes from the inside, if they can strengthen it before the trade deadline.
Although it sounds a bit mysterious, they will be one of the contenders for the championship.
11.Raptors
12.Celtics
13.Jazz
14.Sun
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In this list, 10 of the top 12 teams are from the West.
The extent of the tragic western season can be imagined.
This list, as in the past, also attracted heated discussions from fans.
Some feel that their home team ranks lower, and some feel that other teams rank higher.
The most interesting is the Pelicans fans.
Last season because of Xiao Hua, they ranked only third in the league in terms of strength.
As a result, this year, they are another league third!
After being deeply impressed by the "Pelicans Third Pelicans" stalk, how can it not run away!
However, the prediction is back to prediction, and it is only a warm-up before the start of the season.
Just as fans are still discussing whether this list is correct or not, fair and unfair, the door of the new season has quietly opened.
The Pelicans also welcomed their first opponent of the season at home ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Coincidentally, their opponent in the opening game is the first opponent of the regular season Rockets.
D'Antoni had only previously rejected the Pelicans coach invitation, and the result was the same as the curse.
A fiasco, a fiasco. After the fiasco, you have to fight hard.
It's really a blood mold for eight lifetimes.
Moreover, the key is that this is the opening game of the dynasty team Pelicans, they have to watch the Pelicans championship ring award ceremony first.
In the dynasty, Benson also made the blood, and the championship ring was one size larger than all previous rings.
It is said that the cost of one is about 1.5 million US dollars.
The most luxurious ring ever lived up to its name.
However, as the league's first dynasty team in 15 years, coupled with the huge broadcast contract won by the Pelicans last season, no one thinks it is not worth it.
On the contrary, during the ring award ceremony, the Rockets players from Harden to Paul, from Paul to other players, in addition to envy in the eyes is envy.
"I'm going to the pelican, I'm going to the pelican!"
Even Harden's mind was haunting such uncontrolled words.
It was better to fight against the enemy, which was carried forward by Durant, but it turned out that the enemy still had to have eyesight.
After the awards ceremony, the championship flag was unveiled over the New Orleans Arena in the cheers of fans on the spot.
From 2015 ~ 2016 two years ago, to 2016 ~ 2017 last year, and 2017 ~ 2018 just unveiled.
With the three flags attached, the numbers represent their meaning.
Pelican Dynasty!
The players and fans present at the venue raised a sense of pride from the bottom of their hearts.
Just as Tang Tian had just crossed, he looked up when he saw the retired jerseys hanging from the Kangda Arena.