Li Ang finally returned from the Asian Championships, which made Detroit fans extremely happy.

Of course, not all Detroit fans are happy.

Even though Li Ang has become the MVP of the World Championships and the boxing champion of the Asian Games, some fans still believe that the Pistons used the Grizzlies' first-round pick in 2003 to exchange for Li Ang, which was purely a wild boar act.

Dumars changed almost all of the Pistons' teams in one summer. Men like to shout for a new batch, but he tolerated this.

But damn, many fans don't understand if they exchange the 2003 draft pick for Li Ang.

The young talents of the 2003 class are all famous.

James, Bosh and Anthony, just pick any one, they are the cornerstone of the team.

If Li Ang told them that among the three people, two won the championship after merging together, and one has never won a championship, I don't know what Pistons fans would think.

Anyway, fans have mixed reviews about the Pistons' operations this summer.

After all, the Pistons were second in the Eastern Conference last season and reached the conference semifinals.

Logically speaking, as a strong team in the Eastern Conference, it usually only needs minor repairs.

As a result, Dumas Ya immediately reshuffled the team, and now only Ben is left from last season.

Pistons fans, can you not worry? I have never seen the second-best team in the Eastern Conference do this. What will happen if the record next season is not improved but regressed?

Second place in the Eastern Conference is an achievement for the fans, but it means nothing to Dumars.

He only knows that the Pistons were swept 4-0 by the Nets in the playoffs last season. Facts have proved that the Pistons' lineup last season was simply not good in the playoffs.

Without drastic changes, it would be impossible for the Pistons to break out of the Eastern Conference.

On the first day of training after Li Ang returned, the Pistons held a press conference for new players to join the team.

At the press conference, Lyon, Billups and Hamilton all held up their new Pistons jerseys and made their official appearances in front of the media for the first time.

Li Ang naturally stood in the C position. On the Pistons' blue jersey, Li Ang's jersey number became No. 1 in college.

When he was with the Raptors, because No. 1 was occupied by Tracy McGrady at the beginning, Li Ang could only choose Francis' No. 3, and Francis chose Li Ang's No. 1, demonstrating their fruitful friendship.

But now after the transfer, the Pistons' No. 3 is the leader, and Li Ang had to continue to change his number, so he put on the No. 1 jersey again.

According to Li Ang, he won the championship wearing No. 1 in college and university, so he is very happy to wear the championship number again.

Billups has always worn No. 4 from college to last season, but the Pistons' No. 4 is Dumars' jersey and has been retired.

In the original history, Billups was changed to No. 1 after arriving at the Pistons, but now No. 1 has been chosen first by Leon again.

In the end, Billups could only choose No. 2.

Masked Man Hamilton continues to wear his No. 32, just like in the original history.

Because the Pistons' series of operations in the summer have been questioned, this press conference was very lively.

"Lee, can you tell me what the team's goals are for next season?" The Detroit reporter posed a difficult problem for Li Ang as soon as he started.

When it comes to season goals, if you say they are too low, people will complain about your lack of ambition. If you say they are too high, people will complain about your lack of ambition.

It sprays everywhere.

Therefore, Li Ang did not answer directly, but told reporters: "Our goal is to become the most difficult team in the league."

The reporters all smiled, you are the most difficult group of mercenaries in the entire alliance?

It would be great to maintain last season's second place in the Eastern Conference.

Li Ang, who was laughed at, did not show any embarrassment, he was also smiling.

Laugh, you can laugh.

Li Ang is very confident and can perform well in the Pistons team coached by Carlisle!

In the following days of training camp, the atmosphere of the Pistons was great.

I don’t know if it was because of what Leon said during the dinner before, but in short, you can feel that everyone on the Pistons, especially Leon, Billups, Hamilton and Ben, are holding back something.

Stock energy.

During training, Li Ang could clearly feel the difference between the Pistons and the Raptors.

Carlisle's pursuit of defense is almost paranoid, and the Pistons' four most important players are indeed good defensive players.

Following Oakley and Lyon's inside line, the penalty area guarded by Pistons' Ben Lyon will become the most troublesome place in the league.

The team's only problem now is at the third position.

In Carlisle's expectation, the team's small forward next season will be 34-year-old veteran Michael Curry.

You must have heard that wrong, Michael Curry.

In Li Ang's opinion, this old man's name simply says "I am a cheat" written on his face.

But names are names, and this guy's abilities are actually very limited.

He is a hard-working, hard-working guy who dares to fight. He was once undrafted in the draft, and then worked his way up from overseas leagues and finally landed in the NBA, earning a lot of money in his country.

It can be said to be very inspiring.

But at the NBA level, all he has left is his conscientious attitude and tough style.

His scoring ability is basically 0, and he can't be considered a great defender on the defensive end. I can only say that he is very active.

If he plays small forward, then the Pistons' five-talented team will be missing Prince.

Prince's excellent forward defensive ability and a small number of three-pointers with a stable shooting rate are an indispensable part of the Pistons.

But at this time, the little prince Tyshawn Prince was only a first-year rookie and very thin. It was normal for Carlisle to not use him for the time being.

After Prince gets used to it for a while, Li Ang believes that Carlisle will definitely be able to see his potential.

The little prince needs to develop slowly, and the other characters also need to adapt to each other.

It will take time for the Pistons' Five Tigers to truly become a complete unit.

In the blink of an eye, the NBA preseason officially begins.

Carlisle was secretive in the preseason and did not let Billups, Hamilton, Lyon and Ben go through the game neatly.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, the Pistons' preseason record is not ideal.

The first game against the weak Grizzlies was only a small victory, and the second game against the Heat, which had already been ruined for the 2003 class, actually lost.

After several preseason games, the Pistons lost more than they won.

For a time, many Pistons fans even clamored for Joe Dumars to be fired.

Dumars is still a Pistons legend, and his jersey hangs at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Even such a character was dismissed from get out of class, which shows how dissatisfied Detroit fans are at this time.

Last season, they were second best in the Eastern Conference, but now they can't even play well in the preseason. What a waste of time.

Li Ang has also been pushed to the forefront. After all, as the only All-Star player of the Pistons, when the Pistons' record is not good, he will definitely be the first one to take action.

Toronto's Babcock let out a sigh of relief. Leon's superb performance in the World Championships had made Babcock worried that his deal would be overturned.

But fortunately, looking at it now, Li Ang's performance is not much better than when he was with the Raptors.

Facts have proved that his vision is very unique.

Amidst all the criticism, the regular season of the 2002-03 season is about to begin.

On the first day of the opening game, the league arranged three games, namely a strong showdown between the Lakers and the Spurs, a civil war between the top five shooting guards between the 76ers and the Magic, and a dialogue between the Pistons and the Celtics!

Originally, there were no Pistons or Greencaps in the opening game, but after Leon transferred to the Pistons, Stern smelled the aroma of Dole.

The Celtics defeated the Raptors led by Li Ang in the playoffs last season, which made the personal feud between Li Ang and Pierce even deeper.

During the playoffs last season, there was a lot of tension between Lyon and Pierce.

The Pistons and Greencaps are both strong teams in the Eastern Conference, and they are very eye-catching when they meet together.

As for the Nets, Stern left the Pistons until the Christmas Day game.

Stern believes that this road must be taken step by step, and the money must be circled bit by bit.

It's like making an action movie. You can't watch it straight away as soon as it starts. You have to pay attention to fading away layer by layer and step by step.

If you take too long a step, it's easy to pull your balls.

Because the regular season schedule has been announced long ago, Pierce has been particularly excited since he was in the pre-season training camp.

The Dream Team 5 only finished sixth in the World Championships this year, and Pierce, as one of them, was disgraced.

If I had known better, I should have quit and let that guy Artest play in the World Championships.

Before the start of the World Championships, Artest was crying and clamoring to join the Dream Team, and told head coach George Karl: Even if he asks me to guard the water cooler.

He just wants to enjoy himself simply by winning a gold medal.

As a result, George Karl rejected Artest because of his underdeveloped brain, and then asked Pierce to join the team.

Artest was so angry that he regarded Pierce as his enemy from then on.

Now it seems that Yasuko is really stupid. Fortunately, he didn't do it, otherwise he would be the one who was embarrassed.
To be continued...