When the training camp had lasted for half a month, Jokic also returned to Cleveland from Serbia.
He wanted to continue enjoying life in Songbor, but Hansen wouldn’t allow it.
A hardworking laborer was pulled out of the comfort zone by his boss once again.
Sure enough, although he got the best horse in Songbor, it ca with a price.
Hansen knew that while in Songbor, Jokic was actually still training.
But that kind of training intensity could at most help him maintain his condition, keeping him from getting out of shape by the end of the offseason, and wouldn’t help him improve his skills.
This ti, having called Jokic back, Hansen specially hired a trainer to help him improve his pick-and-roll quality.
This season, the Cavaliers’ opponents are stronger than last season, so Jokic needs to progress faster.
Ti flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s early September, with each team’s season training camps opening successively.
On the first day of the Cavaliers’ training camp, things appeared a bit lazy, and the players seed yet to recover from the long offseason.
A common issue for defending champions is that after you win a championship, complacency always creeps up on you like afternoon drowsiness.
Plus, after the training camp began, there was always a feeling of sothing missing, later revealed to be the absence of Garnett.
For the past two seasons, the training camp was always filled with Garnett’s boisterous trash talk, but it vanished with his retirent this year.
However, Hansen didn’t need to play the villain this ti, as Malone had taken on that role.
From his chants of "who is your daddy" during rallies, you knew this guy wasn’t as easygoing as he seed.
At this ti, he and Lue standing together seed more fitting, one with a stern face, the other with a friendly face.
At the tactical level, it’s clear this year that there has been so tactical supplentation outside of the One Star and Four Shooter System by Malone.
There are tactics involving Jokic holding the ball at the top of the three-point line and pick-and-roll plays with Jokic.
The purpose of these tactical additions is partly because of Jokic’s impressive performance in last season’s playoffs, and partly to make it harder for opponents to target him.
Jokic has perford excellently in training.
Passing is inherently his forte, and as for pick-and-rolls, after training with Hansen over the sumr, his quality in this area has clearly improved.
Moreover, Jokic’s personality quickly caught Deron’s attention, who also actively shared his pick-and-roll experience with Jokic.
So people are just naturally likable; it’s sothing you can’t change.
Ti flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s early October.
The teams successively concluded their training camps, and the annual dia Day followed.
The Warriors, Cavaliers, and Celtics were the teams most spotlighted during this dia Day.
The focal point of the Celtics’ dia Day was Durant.
Durant spent most of this offseason imrsing himself in training, even giving up his favorite online surfing.
This season, he noticeably looks bulkier.
"Why did you choose Boston?"
The first question from a reporter was also the question most outside were concerned about.
The Rockets couldn’t offload Bosh, but whether it was the Warriors or Spurs, they seed better choices than the Celtics.
"I like the championship culture here. Danny showed the championship banners hanging in the arena; no one knows better than them how to win a championship."
"Why didn’t you go to the West? I an, in the East, you’ll have to face Han." The reporter pursued.
"Wouldn’t I need to face Han in the West as well?" Durant’s answer was profoundly realistic.
"If you can’t beat Han head-on, then everything else is aningless."
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The focus of the Warriors’ dia Day was Jas, and several key Warriors players expressed their welco to Jas joining them.
Among them was Green:
"LeBron is my brother, his goal is the championship, and our goal is to reclaim the championship. That’s why we’re together, and we need a thorough revenge."
Jas reiterated sothing he said in the sumr:
"We’ll get the first championship, then the second, then the third, but the most important is the first one, and we’ll do it."
An easily overlooked fact is that last season the Lakers defeated the Warriors, freeing Jas from the burden of "joining the enemy", transforming it into "I beat you before joining you," giving him a psychological advantage when facing the Warriors.
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For the Cavaliers, Hansen naturally drew the spotlight.
Having led the Cavaliers to win the championship last season, many dia outlets now considered him on par with Jordan.
As he sat down, cara flashes went wild, and the reporters’ questions ca one after another.
"LeBron said in the sumr he wanted to build a dynasty, which also aligns with your previous statents. How do you view the conflict between the two?" A reporter from ESPN asked.
"There’s no conflict."
Hansen’s initial response stunned all the reporters.
"He will indeed build a dynasty, but not for the Warriors, for the Cavaliers."
Hansen’s words instantly enlivened the atmosphere on the scene.
Previously, reporters might have needed to ponder, but now, given Hansen’s sumr victory parade where he comnted on "Jas bringing a championship to the Cavaliers", it was instantly clear.
"This season, both the Bay Area and Boston have built formidable rosters. Which do you think will be your biggest enemy this season?"
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