The Fifth Point Guard

Just as the teams were gearing up for the new season, the much-watched Lakers made an explosive news.

On the night of June 30, 2003, Kobe arrived in Eagle County, Colorado in his own private jet.

He will go to the famous local Hawkins Clinic the next morning for knee surgery.

Arrived at about 10pm that evening.

"Hey, hello, give us a few rooms, we need a good rest," Bryant said to the lovely front desk girl.

"Wow, Kobe, it's an honor to meet you." The girl at the front desk smiled like a flower.

Perhaps it was the breath of youth that attracted Kobe, or maybe he was in a good mood recently.

Kobe asked, "Hey, what's your name?"

The girl replied, "Caitlyn, Caitlyn-Phiber."

When checking in at the front desk, the two chatted happily.

Subsequently, Bryant entered the room accompanied by bodyguards.

A few minutes later, Fiebel was invited into the room as well.

About 20 minutes later, the girl walked out of Kobe's room.

Then, the famous "Eagle County Incident" happened.

Although Kobe went to the clinic for surgery as scheduled the next day, and it seemed that nothing unusual happened, but in the early morning of July 2, police from Eagle County rushed to the resort and took Kobe away.

Two days later, Eagle County police issued a formal arrest warrant for Bryant.

This incident caused an uproar. You know, Vanessa was pregnant at the time.

After discussing with his agent Pelinka, accompanied by Vanessa, Kobe held a press conference and made some statements and explanations about the case.

In order to get his wife's forgiveness, Kobe gave Vanessa a $4 million diamond ring to win back the beauty's heart.

Unfortunately, due to the extremely depressed mood and poor physical condition, the child in Vanessa's womb was not kept in the end.

Kobe shed tears of regret.

If I knew this earlier, why bother.

What's more, my knee is still injured, and I can't even kneel.

For this case, Kobe was exhausted, and it seemed that he would be running back and forth between the court and the court throughout the season.

Bryant's accidental case touches to make other competitors in the West very happy.

At least one corner of the Lakers' F4 combination has collapsed.

Although the news from the outside world is constant, under the leadership of Paul Silas, the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers have always focused their attention and energy on the team itself.

The team has almost changed the entire coaching staff this summer.

After becoming the team's head coach, Silas brought his sons Stephen Silas, Mark Ossos and Jim Boylan to the team. The three will become the team's new assistants this season. coach.

There are two strength and conditioning coaches, Steve Spiro and Derek Miranda.

Spiro is in charge of strength training, and Miranda is in charge of fitness.

Unlike Derek Allen, Spiro and Miranda's attitude towards strength and physical fitness is not devil-style training, but emphasizes self-discipline, persistence, and emphasis on cumulative improvement.

"I don't ask you to achieve the effect in one day, two days, or in one week or two weeks, but I ask you to continue to complete the prescribed training and exercise every day, and keep it consistent."

After the team experienced the summer training in September and the summer league in October, they determined the 15-man roster for the new season.

Fans can't wait to see the Cavaliers' new players galloping at Gund Arena in the new season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' 15-man roster for the 2003-04 season:

Center: Zaidrunas-Ilgauskas, 2.21 meters, No. 11; (captain)

Center: Desagena Diop, 2.13 meters, No. 52;

Center/Power Forward: Tony Batty, 2.11 meters, No. 4;

Power forward: Carlos Boozer, 2.06 meters, No. 1;

Power forward: Michael Stewart, 2.08 meters, No. 13;

Small forward: LeBron James, 2.03 meters, No. 23; (rookie, vice captain)

Small forward: Eric Williams, 2.03 meters, No. 55;

Small forward: Ira Newbell, 2.01 meters, No. 14;

Small forward: Jason Kapono, 2.03 meters, No. 24; (rookie)

Shooting guard: Shen Tong, 2.00 meters, No. 25; (vice captain)

Shooting guard: Kedrick Brown, 2.01 meters, No. 5;

Shooting guard/point guard: Dajuan Wagner, 1.88 meters, No. 2;

Point guard: Jeff McGinnis, 1.93 meters, No. 0;

Point guard: Kevin Ollie, 1.93 meters, No. 12;

Point guard: Martin Chris, 1.88 meters, No. 8.

After going through the run-in before the regular season, the team's starting lineup has also been determined.

The center forward is undisputed, and Ilgauskas from Lithuania has secured the starting spot.

Since being selected by the Cavaliers with the 20th overall pick in the first round in 1996, Ilgauskas has been playing for the Cavaliers, and it is now the seventh year.

With his loyalty and strength, Ilgauskas was honored as "Big Z" by Cleveland fans.

Since Ilgauskas's English spelling is Zydrunas, and he is very tall, it is very appropriate to call him "Big Z".

After all, his name is too long, even longer than that of Dikembe Mutombo.

Big Z averaged 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game last season, making him an excellent inside player.

Starting at power forward is sophomore Carlos Boozer.

Last season, Boozer averaged 10 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Suffering from a height disadvantage, Boozer's ability to block shots is not strong, but his strength and muscles are enough to fight against other opponents in the same position, and he can make the opposing player shoot away from the penalty area.

Like Kenyon Martin of the original Nets, he is a violent power forward, but Boozer's shooting ability is much better than Martin's, and Martin's jumping ability is far better than Boozer's.

There is no suspense at the positions of small forward and shooting guard.

The young combination of James and Shentong is highly anticipated.

The point guard is the weakest link in the Cavaliers lineup.

After scouting the summer league, Silas chose McInnis as the team's starting point guard.

In the 01-02 season, McGinnis, who was the starter of the Clippers at the time, averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 assists per game, making him a qualified point guard.

In addition, McGinnis is 1.93 meters tall and has a relatively strong figure, which has a certain physical advantage in defense.

Silas didn't ask much for McInnis.

Don't expect McInnis to shine, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, that's enough.

This request was perfectly fine for McInnis.

Everything is ready, just need to start the game.

On October 28, 2003, the regular season of the new NBA season will officially start.

The first game of the Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge the Satramento Kings in an away game.