Almighty Athlete Chapter 18: New Lakers aid

With the decline of power centers, the current NBA has gradually become the world of frontline players. By comparison, guards are also talented, but the overall quality is really not as good as the frontline.

Especially those excellent small forwards, the speed is not worse than the guard, the shooting ability is the same as the guard, but the body is stronger, the lethality on both ends of the offense and defense is also greater than the guard. In particular, the emergence of a versatile striker such as James. One can hit the position of the point guard from the first position to the fifth position. There is such a small forward in the team that does not shoot the point guard position. On the contrary, it is not as good as those 3D players on the wing.

The trend in the NBA in the future is even more so. As a defender, either Curry, Wei Shao, Harden have super scoring methods; or Beverly is a defensive player who can shoot a three-pointer. 3D player. Purely organized point guards are becoming less popular, and people like Irving, Thomas, Lillard, Lowry, etc., although they have good assists, are increasingly inclined to score.

The future Cavaliers are relying more and more on James. James’ assists per game are far better than Irving’s; the Spurs are relying more and more on Leonard. Parker, the former Spurs organizer, has started to become It doesn't matter; and for the Warriors, the key to victory is not Curry, not Thompson, but Draymond Green.

Compared to the small forward position, Wesley Johnson of the Lakers is really too weak. Kupchak, the Lakers general manager, also knows this. If you want to go further in the playoffs, reinforcement is necessary. Kupchak also wanted to strengthen, but unfortunately it was a clever woman who could not cook without rice.

Before the start of the season, the Lakers had little room to operate. This season’s Lakers, Kobe, Gasol and Nash’s salary occupies a lot of space. The Lakers’ salary has exceeded the salary cap and the Lakers have no first round. The draft picks, no middle-class exceptions, no biennial exceptions, the only thing the Lakers can do is sign players for the base salary. After Kobe's injury, the Lakers are already planning to squander. What needs to be done for a squad team?

"Strengthening the front line, it’s light, but what can I do to strengthen it? The trading deadline has passed, and now I can only find people in the free market. But by this time, there is nothing decent in the free market. Players, and can only sign with a minimum salary. Wait, veteran minimum salary! Maybe you can try that person! I don’t know how his knee injury has recovered." Kupchak suddenly remembered a familiar name.

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While Kupchak was having a headache for the Lakers lineup, the Lakers also challenged the Timberwolves away, and the Lakers were once again caught in a hard fight.

Gasol was hit by Carrefour in the second quarter and was inspected in the end. When Gasol came off the game, the combination of Kaman and Jordan Hill had a feeling of being beaten by the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves, the two starting insiders are Love and Pekovic. Love's strength does not need to be introduced. Pekovic is also a strong center with heavy tonnage and strong offense and defense. Aggressive, one stop down the basket, almost no center can shake his position.

After all, Pekovic is really a bit like Kaman when he was young, with similar characteristics. If Kaman is five years younger, maybe he will fight with Pekovic, but now Kaman has passed the peak of his youth, but Pekovic is at the peak. The contest between the two , Kaman is really a bit overwhelmed.

And between Jordan Hill and Love, there are really several grades.

Although some people say that Carrefour is a data brush, it is undeniable that Carrefour is a rare scorer in the league, and Carrefour's average scoring average is arguably the highest among insiders. Jordan Hill looks tough and athletic, but his basic strength and defense skills are average, that is, he is not strong enough on the defensive end. For Love, he likes to play this seemingly sturdy and actually very weak opponent. The result is that Love's data once flew, and almost reached the triple-double data after three quarters.

For the Lakers, Batesmore's defense makes Kevin Martin a bit tighter and his shooting percentage is not high. Rubio, however, was completely beaten by Zhang Guan.

Rubio, the Spanish "Golden Boy", has been in the NBA for three years, but his shooting ability has not improved a bit. Recently, Rubio has no desire to attack, and he does not have the confidence to attack. He can even break through five opponents and then pass the ball to his teammates, daring not attack himself.

The Timberwolves are raging with two towers inside, and the Lakers are defensive players outside. Eventually the game was dragged into overtime, and in the overtime, Pekovic's physical decline made the Timberwolves somewhat weak, and the Lakers won the game quite thrillingly.

In the post-match inspection, Gasol is not a big problem. A slight treatment and rest is enough, and it will not affect the next game.

However, the inside was hanged, which made Zhang Guan's heart rate for the Lakers' inside players lower by another grade.

"Now the Lakers are inside, the number is quite a lot. Gasol, Kaman, Jordan Hill, Ryan Kelly, Sackley, Gasol are completely trustworthy; Kaman has recently become Some are bullied and afraid of toughness, encountering various double-doubles from teams without inside lines, and meeting opponents with strong inside lines, immediately deflated!"

Zhang Guan looked at Jordan Hill again and shook his head slightly.

"This guy, Jordan Hill, was also the No. 8 pick at the time, but he has tossed around multiple teams and has never met people's expectations. There is also a reason. This guy has good athleticism and hard training. It’s just that the level is not up. This is probably what people say is a lack of talent! This kind of guy, it is already very good to be able to mix a rotation in the NBA."

"As for Ryan Kelly." Zhang Guan looked at the "Tall White" and couldn't help but sigh.

As the 48th pick in the second round of this year, and the only Lakers to think of a rookie in a few years, Ryan Kelly's personal data is still very good. Playing 22.3 minutes per game, he can get 8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists. For a rookie, especially a young man in the draft, it can almost squeeze into the best rookie lineup.

Lane Kelly, a "tall white" who can shoot but has no confrontation ability, the best template is undoubtedly Ryan Anderson, but it is also okay to be a Steve Novak. Kline-Kelly's shooting percentage is not very good. Judging from the new standard, his current shooting percentage is still the past, but the rookie season is his best season. Later, Wang Xiaoer's New Year, A year is not as good as a year.

As for Thackeray, it really requires talent, no body, no skill, no skill, and the dirty work done inside is unsatisfactory. As an NBA player, Sackley probably only has passion.

"Such an inside combination, I only hope that Gasol will not be hurt anymore!" Zhang Guan sighed silently.

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On March 30, the Lakers faced the Phoenix Suns at home. This was a crucial game for both teams.

The Suns have just experienced a six-game winning streak. Their current record is 44 wins and 29 losses. In the West, the 29-loss team also includes the Grizzlies and Mavericks.

The Warriors are currently 27 losses, ranking sixth in the West. The gap between the two losses makes the Warriors stand out and the position of the playoffs is relatively stable. This also makes the Suns, Mavericks and Grizzlies more fierce. In the case of everyone losing 29, if anyone loses a game, it means that they have lost their first move and are likely to fall behind in the accumulated competition.

The Lakers can’t lose even now. To maintain the victory and end the regular season, the Lakers still have a chance to lose. If they lose one more game, it may be really out of the game.

And now that the Lakers want to enter the playoffs, they must pull two of the Suns, Mavericks and Grizzlies off, so facing the Suns, Mavericks and Grizzlies, The Lakers' win is equivalent to narrowing the advantage of consecutive games. So the Lakers are also pursuing victory in this game.

The current core of the Suns is Dragic, the second round of the 2008 show has become a new inspirational figure in the league, he played the best season of his career, averaging 20.3 points and 5.9 assists per game With 3.2 rebounds, it is almost all star level, and this season he will also be elected the fastest progress player.

Four years ago in the Turkish World Championships, Zhang Guan had played against Dragic, who was then the point guard of Slovenia. Now, when the two meet again, Dragic is much more mature than he was back then, and the kind of retreating jumper is also more skillful.

With Dragic in the backcourt, it was Bledsoe.

"Blood Cloth" Bledsoe is a desperate Saburo on the court. This guy's defense is less than Wei, and his desperate style also happens to be complementary to Dragic. The Suns' backcourt level is also outstanding in the entire league.

Zhang Guan is never afraid of the kind of player who is willing to work hard. He can’t wait for his opponent to fight his body. Anyway, he dares to fight against his hard guard. None of them has a good end. So Bledsoe had some tragedies in this game, where to sing 1 of 9 shots, 4 of 3 3-pointers, plus four fouls and four turnovers.

In addition, the Suns' two inside players, Miles Plumley and Channing Fry, were also exploded by Kaman and Gasol.

Kaman scored 28 points and 17 rebounds in a large double-double, and Gasol also scored 20 points.

Recently Kaman’s performance was a little unstable, and he was obviously bullied and frightened. The last time he played the Timberwolves, he was bullied by Pekovic and became a dog. This scene instantly restored confidence to the inexperienced Pramley .

As for Gasol, his performance is still relatively stable, and his experience is more than enough to deal with big pitchers like Channing Frye.

The twin Morris brothers on the Suns bench created some trouble for the Lakers. The twins have a tacit understanding of playing, and it is easy to confuse the defense. However, the Morris brothers play similarly, and their defensive strategies are similar. Even if they are confused, they will not affect the overall situation.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Suns 115 to 99 and won this crucial game, and the Suns lost 30 games. Their competition for the playoff tickets has been lost. In the first move, behind the Grizzlies and Mavericks.

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Next, the Lakers are going to play a back-to-back game, the first game is against the Blazers.

Lillard is still limited by Zhang Guan, but Aldridge scored a large double-double with 31 points and 15 rebounds. The Blazers didn't win, because the Lakers, Nick Young's "nerve knife" was again in power.

Nick Young is a young Kobe when he catches the wind. In this game, he scored a full 40 points, and his shooting percentage was as high as 60%. Such a Nick Young directly stunned the Blazers. Until the end of the game, Aldridge had a gloomy face and he got a big The number two doubles was originally intended to win a victory, but it was abandoned because of a nerve knife.

Next, the Lakers went away against the Sacramento Kings. The last time the two teams competed, the Kings center Cousins ​​was injured and missed. The Lakers also won relatively easily. This time, Cousins ​​returned from injury and the Lakers inside. Obviously, I will be under great pressure.

The same is true. In the face of Cousins, Kaman turned into a soft-leg shrimp, and Cousins ​​only got a 20+10 double-double in just 25 minutes.

It’s just that the Kings have a record of only 26 wins and 48 losses, ranking second from the bottom in the Western Conference. By the final season of the regular season, such a team is definitely going to be bad, so the Kings players have no fighting spirit. Cousins ​​and Rudy Gay each finished their data, and they both took a break. The game entered garbage time, and the Lakers won another victory.

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In the dressing room, Marchan Brooks is packing up his stuff. He had just returned from Sacramento to Los Angeles and received a notice that disappointed him so much that he was cut by the team!

Bethmore looked at his companion with some pity. The two were originally players of the Warriors. The two were traded to the Lakers together. Now, Marsh Brooks is about to be laid off.

Bethmore felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He was also a player with the same basic salary as Marshall Brooks. Now that Marshall Brooks has been laid off, if Bezmore wants to stay Down, you have to work harder.

"Release Ma Shang, the team will definitely have a newcomer, I don't know who will come?" Bezmore secretly said.

But soon after, the answer was revealed.

"Everyone, let's welcome the new companion, to be precise, a new companion that everyone is familiar with, world peace!" Kupchak personally introduced the Lakers' new aid to the players.

Kupchak is not shouting slogans, "World Peace" is the name of the player, this new aid is Ci Shiping.

Ci Shiping was bought out by the Knicks in February because his knee injury recurred. Now Ci Shiping has been out of work for almost two months, and the Lakers signed Ci Shiping with a year's veteran's base salary.

Speaking of the veteran’s base salary, only one-fifth of it is guaranteed. The other amount requires Ci Shiping to strive for it through personal efforts, such as getting more playing time and ensuring that no injuries or illnesses will occur.

Ci Shiping is also an old Lakers player. When he was still called Artest, he helped the Lakers win the NBA championship and also experienced the era of the Lakers "new F4". It wasn't until last season that the Lakers cut him to save salary.

Ci Shiping's advantage is that he can quickly familiarize with D'Antoni's tactical system, because last season, he was also a player under D'Antoni. For the Lakers, they do not need Ci Shiping to score. The Lakers have Zhang Guan, and there is no shortage of people who can score. Ci Shiping only needs to contribute a portion of the defense.

With the current strength of Ci Shiping, as long as he stays healthy, there is no problem playing the NBA. Two years later, Ci Shiping can still get a veteran's base salary in the NBA. Now Ci Shiping can play a game for more than ten minutes.

"I remember Ci Shiping going to China to play CBA next season. He went to Sichuan Province. It seemed that he changed his name to'Friend of Pandas' at the time. I didn't expect to be signed back to the Lakers now. If he can maintain his form, he may continue to stay with the Lakers next season without going to the CBA."

At this time, Zhang Guan remembered the domestic CBA league. At the next moment, his head flashed, and he suddenly thought of a person.

"Sichuan, how did I forget him, he played there last year. If he can now sign him to the Lakers as a backup center, why would that guy have to be reliable with Pizzakray!" Zhang Guan thought Here, came to Kupchak.

"General manager, our scouts, do you have time now? I need scouts to find someone." Zhang Guan said.

"Who?" Kupchak asked.

"This person had participated in the 2010 draft. The second round of 33 was selected in the past, was later cut off, and then went to our country's NBL to play." Zhang Guan said.

"NBL? Isn't your country's league abbreviated as CBA?" Kupchak asked. IndoMTL.com~ is equivalent to the development alliance of CBA, similar to the relationship between NBA and NBDL. Zhang Guan explained.

"So, this player can't even beat your country's CBA, and is going to the next level of development league?" Kupchak felt a little weird.

Even the strongest foreign aid in the CBA cannot play in the NBA, let alone the CBA development league player. Kupchak didn't understand why Zhang Guan made scouts focus on such a bad player.

"What is his name?" Kupchak asked.

"Whiteside! The Chinese word for this word-white side!" Zhang Guan said the last two words in Chinese.

　　

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