Chapter 1182 [New China home team, there are surprises in training]
After the Lakers strengthened their lineup, they created a butterfly effect, and Chinese players can be seen again in the NBA season.
The Rockets' manager is not Gu Amo, so today is not the story of a "big devil" joining the NBA after buying out the contract. The Rockets are preparing to let Zhou Qi train in CBA for a season and become a free agent.
Zhou Qi's physical test data is 217cm tall, 219cm in shoes, 233cm in wingspan, and only 99 kilograms in weight. If he wants to adapt to the NBA level confrontation, he must first gain weight. He is 20 kilograms lighter than the Knicks' Porzingis.
The person who can play against the NBA is Yi Jianlian. He was invited by the Celtics to participate in training camp and will play in the preseason.
In the parallel world, Yi Jianlian participated in the Lakers' training camp and was unable to stay.
Yi Jianlian can only be the 15th player in the Lakers, which is very different from his goal of returning to the NBA. Secondly, there are too many new players in the Lakers and he has no chance to perform, so he refused to return to China with a basic salary contract.
The Celtics are different. They failed to find Al Horford in the summer. They were seriously short of people in the inside, and perhaps the weakest in the entire league.
The Celtics' inside line is mainly rotated by four players, Jared Salinger, Kelly Olynick, Taylor Zeller, and Amir Johnson. They are not qualified as role players, and they have no training value, and they have no commercial value.
Yi Jianlian is a combat power with range. His weakness is defense, he suffers from fighting against the center, and he is slow to move forward and does not have good pick-and-roll. The Celtics have a tradition of signing such players. They are very clear that signing a Chinese player can attract the attention of Chinese fans and become the "Chinese home team".
Wang Zhizhi played in the Celtics for many seasons before retiring. He signed a long-term contract and was the second best Chinese player to be in the NBA. As long as Yi Jianlian works harder in the preseason, he will stay 100%.
The next day, as usual, was an open training class. The Lakers' hardcore fans came to the stadium to watch the game, and the stadium was full.
The 15 Lakers players were divided into Huang and Bai teams to play against each other. Although they did not score points, the fans were very satisfied with watching it, and there were many wonderful cooperation and dunks.
Guo Xu and Durant are unstoppable in the first team, and Adams forms a triangle at a low post. The two outside players have the ball and fight one by one, and the defense team cannot double-team.
If you want to double-team the defender of this position, he can only let Guo Xu or Durant go, and Adams cannot let him go. He can attack the basket by catching the ball at a low post and turning around.
Last season, other teams could not defend against Guo Xu, and wanted to limit his scores to follow him often without the ball.
Durant's ability to break double-team is also top-notch, and a weak side assisting defense must be a big man. A person less than two meters tall cannot block him. Durant threw it away with some shots, and the jump shot is accurate.
They also have one common feature: they don’t have to look at the target when they hold the ball and fight alone. No matter who they are on the main defense, they can ensure scoring efficiency. Guo Xu’s skills and speed are invincible, and Durant’s misplaced plays.
Wade will definitely play as a substitute in the new season, and he is not suitable to be with Guo Xu and Durant. When playing on the triangle offense on the strong side, Wade doesn't know what he should do on the weak side. There are superstars who are holding the ball and attacking, and he is not the turn of a fixed-point pitcher with a poor shooting percentage in mid- and long shots.
At this time, the weak side should send someone who can open up the space, Booker, Carter, and Tucker, who can go up.
Andre Robertson has no chance to play. His shooting is worse than Wade and is one of the worst outside players in the league.
Horford, the inside player, has to be the main player in three-pointers. He will have many opportunities to shoot three-pointers in the new season. The coach does not need him to attack at a low post. He just needs to open the cover. If he doesn't directly use his phone, he will do the second organization point on the periphery. Occasionally, he can also attack with the ball on the face frame.
Others have very simple tasks, only two jobs: receiving and shooting and empty cutting, and they don’t have to take the ball to attack the whole game. Devin Booker, who performed well last season, is about to move towards the direction of no ball.
Last season, the Lakers' lack of ball-holding offensive points on the offensive end became an advantage. Substitutes Raymond Felton and Jason Terry can also play ball-holding and have rich experience. However, they basically have no chance to perform, and their mission is to dribble the ball through halftime.
The two Lakers' rookies this year performed well in the matchup and were surprised.
Zubac's offense and defense near the penalty area were excellent. He received a full score in the draft and his potential was not low. His weakness was that he had no range and could only attack at low posts and at the basket.
Zubac's explosive power and bounce ability are very average. The upper limit of the draft template is Raptors' center Valanciunas. If you can reach that level, the Lakers will make a lot of money. Zubac is the last few in the first round, and Valanciunas was the fifth pick that year.
He couldn't defend the defender, and Guo Xu could clean him up with just one change of direction. He did a good job in preventing the restricted area. He could withstand Adams and Bogut, and his strength was not too disadvantageous.
He can show off his footsteps and play back singles at low posts and pass the offense. As long as he plays at training level in the new season, he will definitely get some opportunities to play. The 32-year-old Bogut has no potential to dig, and the Lakers can train new players in the regular season.
Forward Davis Bellstein has a single role, which is to catch the ball and shoot, and his three-pointers are accurate. His shortcomings are also obvious. He is a pure shooter on the outside, a type of Novak and Korver. If someone interferes with the shooting rate, his shooting rate will drop.
Bellstein has poor confrontational ability. He can't defend himself when encountering a strong inside line at the fourth position. He can't help winning the second-grade half-orc Harrell one-on-one. If he is allowed to defend against a small forward, his mobility is insufficient and he is easily overwhelmed.
To put it bluntly, what he can defend is a striker with a similar style to his own, who relies on shooting and average offensive ability to hold balls.
Even so, the Lakers management thinks it is very cost-effective because Bellstein is cheap and is simply the kind that costs money. He can enrich the team's tactics when playing, shooting more accurately than Horford, and defense is much better than veteran Bonner last season.
Of course, no matter how accurate Bellstein's shooting is, it is only the third choice for No. 4, because Harrell's performance in the confrontation was extremely eye-catching and he was more brave than last season.
He dunks when he catches the ball, and can also use his fast steps and excellent bounce to sway the back frame. His style of playing is a bit like Amare Stadamire, who is shorter than Sir and has stronger strength. On the defensive end, he is also extremely tough in rebounding and low-post defense.
In the first day of training, Andre Robertson performed the worst in the Lakers. His training performance last year was also the worst, with almost no offensive data. On the defensive end, he could not show his strength in defending role players, defending Durant, and Guo Xu could not defend.
Robertson can only hope that the Lakers management is more humane and is willing to give a reasonable offer based on his defensive ability next year. He will definitely have no chance to have a high salary. He plays the Thunder with a significant defensive role in the Thunder. When he renews his contract in 2017, he only received a 30 million offer for three years.
After practicing in the training camp for a few days, Durant easily integrated into the team and cooperated with Guo Xu and Horford with great tacit understanding.
During the team dinner, he lamented that it was so good to be a partner with Guo Xu. He had never played so comfortable since he entered the league.
What kind of life did he live in the past? He will definitely be double-teamed once he receives the ball. He will be on the wing and outside, and Westbrook and Seifrosa are empty. Almost all of the Lakers players will shoot, and Durant can get a lot of singles chances in the new season.
Wade cannot find his state when he was in the Heat, and his data will definitely decline even more than when he was at the Nets, but he is in a good mood. He just wants to win the championship when he comes to the Lakers, and the data doesn't matter.
Chapter completed!