99. Training begins, 2012 finals (10,000 characters combined into one)

After returning to Charlotte, the Bobcats faced back-to-back home games against the Clippers and the Chicago Bulls on the 22nd and 23rd.

This season's Clippers had been completely transformed and had made rapid progress in strength simply because they had a new player - Sam Cassell.

During the offseason, Baylor signed the nearly 36-year-old Cassell with a 3-year, 20 million US dollar contract, and the media thought he was crazy.

Last season, McHale seized the opportunity to send Philip Saunders packing and took over the coach's position himself, eagerly displaying his long-suppressed coaching talents. He led the Timberwolves, who had achieved 58 wins and reached the Western Conference Finals the previous season, to ninth in the West. It's worth mentioning that the Timberwolves' roster had even improved last season, as Szczerbiak, who was out for the 03-04 season, was healthy and played 81 games.