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After signing Battier, the Cavaliers then contacted veteran Peja Stojakovic and signed him to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract.

When the signing with Peja is done, the Cavaliers' 15-man roster for the new season will also be officially released.

Because it is a shortened season, there are only two preseason games, and the inspection time is limited, so this year the team did not sign other non-guaranteed contracts.

Point guard: Paul, Jeremy Lin, Isaiah Thomas

With Beverly being traded, Jeremy Lin will become Paul's first substitute in the new season.

Shooting guards: Green, Stephenson, Jimmy Butler

Green stays in the Cavaliers, he is still the team's first choice to start the new season, and Butler will compete with Stephenson for playing time.

Small forwards: James, Shane Battier, Chandler Parsons

This position is still the most powerful point for the Cavaliers. Battier can allow James to win more rest time in the regular season, while Parsons needs to work hard to compete for the few playing time.

Power forwards: Artest, Varejao, Peja Stojakovic

One big and four small will be the main theme of the new season for the Cavaliers. Battier will also play the fourth position for a lot of time, and Varejao is another choice. Although the fourth position of the Cavaliers in the new season seems to be still strong Average, but not as weak as it looks.

Center: Yao Ming, Frye, Whiteside.

As Yao Ming gets older, his playing time will decrease, and Frye, Varejao, and Whiteside will share the extra playing time.

The 15-man roster, although the personnel fluctuations are not small, but the main rotation is basically still there. In addition, the Big Three have experienced the running-in of last season, and the strength of the Cavaliers in the new season is only stronger than last season.

The lineup is confirmed, and there is not much time for running-in. Two days later, the Cavaliers ushered in the first of their two preseason games against the Miami Heat.

The Heat renewed Wade's contract with a maximum salary last season, and cleared the salary space this season to sign Bosh, plus the original Beasley and Mike Miller signed last season, this is to make a big difference in the new season. matter.

Because it is a preseason game, the main players of both teams are watching from the sidelines.

On the Cavaliers' side, the Big Three were all sitting in suits, while Wade and Bosh on the Heat's side didn't play either.

Before the game, Wade came over to say hello to Paul and James, and the banana boat friendship was very stable.

But after chatting for a while, Bosh also came over. James was in the same class as him, and they had a good chat.

The game started quickly, with both teams fielding young lineups.

On the Heat side, the starting five are Chalmers and Mike Miller on the outside, Beasley and Haslem on the front line, and Joel Anthony at center.

For the Cavaliers, Jeremy Lin and Stephenson are on the outside, Parsons and Artest are on the front line, and Varejao is the center.

The game started, and Varejao won the first attack for the Cavaliers.

Jeremy Lin held the ball in the frontcourt, and after directing his teammates to move, he distributed the ball to Parsons who came out of the pocket, and the latter made a three-pointer.

"boom!"

A three-pointer missed, Anthony stuck Varejao, and Haslem received a defensive rebound.

During the Heat's fast break, Beasley accelerated away from Artest and faced Varejao's shifting layup.

Varejao was passed by Beasley for a layup.

Jeremy Lin received a pass from Stephenson and scored a layup. Chalmers controlled the ball to the frontcourt, borrowed Anthony's pick-and-roll, and went in against Varejao's throw.

Tang Tian frowned slightly at this moment.

Varejao's stature and single-defense ability are nothing to say. In theory, the defensive coverage is not small, but maybe because he didn't play much in the Knicks last season, and he didn't play an official game in the shrinking season. not good.

But Tang Tian was not in a hurry to replace him.

Varejao will be an important part of the team in the new season, and games are needed to give him a feeling.

The game on the court continued, and Beasley repeatedly broke through the inside to score on the court.

The two sides played for more than 5 minutes, and the Heat led the Cavaliers by 7 points 16 to 9.

Although basically all substitutes, the Cavaliers played well offensively, but the defense in the penalty area was very problematic. Beasley scored 8 points, all of which were in the penalty area.

Tang Tian got up and called Whiteside up and asked him to play to replace Varejao.

Jeremy Lin used Whiteside's pick-and-roll to deceive Chalmers with a fake pass to the outside line, and made a jumper after an emergency stop.

He had scored 4 points in less than half a quarter.

With Paul's guidance, coupled with the baptism of his rookie season, he has made a lot of progress compared to last season in terms of experience and personal strength.

The Cavaliers closed the point difference to 5 points.

The Heat advanced to the frontcourt, and Beasley asked directly against Parsons in the low post of the frontcourt.

This year is his contract year, and now he is facing rookie Parsons again, which is a good opportunity for him to show his personal ability.

Chalmers gave the ball in, and the other players followed suit to open up space.

Beasley turned around after holding the ball and chose to face the frame to attack.

Take the ball and shake it left and right.

"Snapped!"

With a sudden dribble, he accelerated and threw Parsons away.

Parsons reacted half a beat too late, trying to catch up with him.

Beasley took the ball and went straight to the layup.

Whiteside helps out from the weak side at this time.

Beasley didn't know Whiteside, the last rookie in the first round selected by the Cavaliers last season, and had few chances to play last season.

A quick layup.

"boom!"

Let him make something that no one at the scene expected happen.

White's quick shot this season directly slapped Beasley's shot to the backboard.

A pegboard hat!

There was a burst of excited shouts from the Cavaliers' bench. Paul grabbed the towel from Thomas Jr. and rushed to the sidelines to shake it.

Whiteside took advantage of the defensive rebound.

The Cavaliers counterattacked, and Jeremy Lin made a fast break layup!

He is in hot form and has scored 6 points in the first quarter!

The Heat attacked the frontcourt again, and Chalmers found Haslem's pick-and-roll directly to the basket.

Seeing Whiteside under the basket, the scene of Beasley being blocked flashed in his mind. Chalmers did not choose to kill under the basket, but directly chose a throw with an emergency stop after taking a step inside the free throw line .

But at this moment, a black shadow rushed directly from the front.

So fast!

"boom!"

It was Whiteside again, with a positive block, and Chalmers' shot was directly sent to Gaifei!

There was a commotion at the scene.

This is already the second consecutive block for this unknown player!

Thomas Jr. didn't wait for Paul to take his towel this time, and rushed to the sidelines immediately, shaking it excitedly.

Paul couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

The Cavaliers' bench is also full of laughter.

These two blocks of Whiteside brought them all to a climax!