Chapter 1190 [self-righteous Australian SB]
On December 30, the Lakers beat the Mavericks 52 points at home, ranking first in the league with 36 consecutive victories.
The Mavericks only play singles this season and have little cooperation with each other.
Their biggest weakness is the inside. Salah Mejerry, who is not a draft pick, can play as a starting center. The Mavericks draft pick is all parallel, and there are two second-round picks Guo Xu who can't even remember his name.
This year, the Mavericks will definitely enter the lottery zone and can choose high-ranking rookies. The biggest highlight of their game is that Wiggins, who is in the third grade, tries to score data. Wiggins is still hard now, not raising Mamba. Another high-paid Harrison Barnes can also get a lot of points, but he will not lead the team to win.
The Mavericks lack excellent organizers on the outside. Deron Williams can retire after playing this season, with average offensive efficiency and a black hole on the defensive end.
It was not bad for the Mavericks to be the starting point guard with Zhu Holiday, but this summer Holiday jumped out of his last year contract and became a restricted libero. The Kings poached him for a four-year, 100 million contract.
The Mavericks' management felt that Holiday had a potential injury and did not match the contract, so he regretted it now. Holiday performed very well with the Kings, averaging 19 points and 6 assists per game, becoming a good helper for James Harden.
If Guo Xu hadn't played for too short and played for only 25 minutes today, he could easily score 50+. He could get rid of Delong by a change of speed in the counterattack, and Xiaopang had no way to stop him except for fouls.
The Mavericks substitute Devin Harris is also a food delivery person facing Guo Xu. Harris, who is nearly 34 years old, has lost his speed. Even Harris is only a second-rate star at the top of his speed. His peak period is so short that he only has one year.
Injuries are Harris' biggest enemy. He was selected as an All-Star. In the following years, he suffered several injuries to his shoulders, knees and hamstrings. The impact of injuries on players is huge, especially for a speed-type point guard like Harris.
In addition to his skills, the other key to Guo Xu's super record is not injury. His attendance rate is amazing, he attended almost all the regular season in his career, and was only seriously injured by Vujasic once in the playoffs.
Guo Xu won the best player in the Western Conference in December, with only his competitors teammate Durant. The Warriors and the Spurs are both 28 wins and 6 losses, and their record is too bad for the Lakers. It is difficult for the Warriors to win another 70+ wins this season.
After joining the Lakers, Durant is the team's second scorer, averaging 16.3 shots per game to score 25 points. In terms of assists, Durant cannot compare with Guo Xu, and he cannot compete with Guo Xu for honor.
The Lakers maintained an invincible momentum, and there was only one problem in the team, not on the field, but in the locker room.
Center Andrew Bogut has been a marginal player in the Lakers and has almost no chance to play. He is very dissatisfied with this and always wants to trouble young player Zubac, which has triggered conflicts in the locker room.
The coaching staff is more willing to train young rookies Zubac, and Adams basically spends Zubac's training time after he leaves the court.
Zubac averaged 16 minutes per game, scoring 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists very well. He cut with his height advantage and received the ball and made it difficult for his opponent to block the block. His shooting under the basket was still very soft, with a shooting percentage of 53.6%.
Adams starts with a lot of playing time, and occasionally Harrell also plays a guest appearance as a center to play the five-minute death tactics, but Bogut doesn't play at all. After he recovers from a knee injury, he only played 4 games, all in garbage time, averaging 3.5 minutes per game.
Bogut is a proud man. He is only 32 years old this year. He thinks he is still strong. He was the starter when he was with the Bucks.
He began to frequently trouble Zubac in the locker room. Both captains Guo Xu and Horford stood by the young players. He went to communicate with Tyronelu and asked for more playing time.
The arrangements of the Lakers coaching staff completely disrupted Bogut's plan. He wanted to sign a year-on-year basic salary with the Lakers, cooperate with Guo Xu to make the data beautiful, and sign big contracts with other teams next year. He is 33 years old next year, and now the league's salary has increased so much. As long as he has data, he can start with an annual salary of at least tens of millions.
Tyronlu treats him as a veteran who wins after retirement and wants him to retire after playing this season.
Tyronlu said: "Steven's starting lineup cannot be changed. Ivica is less than 20 years old. Everyone can see the potential. You can't play power forward, so I have to arrange this."
Bogut didn't give up and took his agent to find Kupchek to respond to the situation. He wanted to let Kupchek put pressure on the coaching staff and increase his playing time on the grounds that he had made contributions to the Lakers.
Bogut always overestimates himself. When he first entered the league, he despised Australian veteran Longley, thinking that he would be the next big inside player. He also looked down on Yao Ming and many famous stars. He was suppressed by Kobe and was a little more honest only after he was a little overwhelmed. At his peak, he was selected as an All-Star, and then his self-confidence came back.
Bogut's data was almost gone after playing for several years at the Bucks, and he still didn't think he was poor. He believed that as long as he had a suitable tactical system, he could still play star data. For example, letting him play the starting lineup and undertake the same job as Adams, his ability to eat cakes is not much worse.
The question is, why do the Lakers do this? This world is not revolving around Bogut. Do you say anything? Of course, the Lakers choose to train potential players and can play for the team for many years in the future. Bogut is obviously a passerby, even if he was interviewed when joining and said that he wanted to play for the Lakers until he retired.
Kupchek is full of white hair. He has never seen any storms? What kind of player has never seen? Bogut said that the Lakers' good words are just for his own benefit and want to get more playing time. Once this season is over, if a team is willing to give him a high salary, he will definitely leave without saying a word. Maybe he still thinks that the Lakers are insincere in renewing their contract.
When his personal interests were damaged, he jumped out in a hurry, completely ignoring the harmony of the locker room. Guo Xu said that he would not work, because it was related to how much money he made.
Kupchek cut the mess with a quick knife, and made a deal without hesitation, and sent Bogut directly to the Mavericks in exchange for a second round draft pick. It just so happened that the Mavericks lacked center now. Doesn’t Bogut want to play? It must have been a long time to play in Dallas.
The Mavericks' management is very grateful to the Lakers, which is a helping hand in the rain. Although Bogut's condition has declined sharply, at least his body is pretty good, and he can defend the penalty area and grab rebounds.
Bogut was stunned when he received the news and immediately wanted to swear the Lakers.
Kupchek called him and said, "You are not satisfied with the ball, so we trade you to a team that can play for a long time. If you are not satisfied with talking bad about the Lakers, we will declare to the public that you destroy the harmony of the locker room and take care of yourself."
Kupchek hung up the phone without waiting for Bogut to express his thoughts. Now that the Lakers are rising, the veterans are unable to get the number. Bogut once played for the management of the Lakers before giving him face. From the very beginning, they knew that this person was not very useful. Since he couldn't see clearly that he was going to make trouble, he didn't have to continue giving him face.
How many fans can a big mouth, always self-righteous Australian SB get? Only fans who like to watch position and cover like Bogut?
There is no pressure for the Lakers to send Bogut away, and no one will say that they are unrighteous or otherwise. Now the Lakers are very confident.
As soon as Bogut left, the Lakers had a free quota, and many people who had no balls in the free market immediately recommended themselves to take the lead.
Chapter completed!