"Save Milicic" is something that many competitive writers like to do after traveling through time to become the head coach of NBA teams. Everyone attributes all Milicic's problems to Larry Brown's suppression of him, believing that he has the talent of no less than Nowitzki and Jokic. If he can get "love" and "protection" in his early career, his achievements will definitely be more than that.

The reason why Ke Yan proposed to trade Milicic was not because of these novels, and he felt that he could get an All-Star by feeding two bites of chicken soup. Instead, he knew that Milicic's use value was greater than his trading value. This player who was about to be squeezed into the fifth inside of the team by Mim, as long as he could get playing time, he would definitely be stronger than Mim. The trading can enhance the team's strength.

As for how much potential he can develop after joining the team and how to design tactics for him to help him develop, these issues are not within Ke Yan's consideration for the time being.

To put it bluntly, he is just an agent coach who has not been transferred to the regular level. Who knows what the conditions for transfer to the regular level set by Jerry Bass for him! Maybe he will not be with the Lakers next season.

Following Ke Yan's proposal, Kupchek proposed to Choudhumas the idea of ​​adding Milicic to the deal. Choudhumas was a little surprised and immediately called Larry Brown to discuss it.

It's strange that the two general managers constantly solicit opinions from their head coaches when negotiating transactions. Generally speaking, most head coaches in the league do not have this card!

Larry Brown was not intimate with Milicic. Everyone on earth knew about this. After getting his approval, Choudumas called and offered Kupchek: Chris Mime Matt Barnes, the first round pick in 2005.

After all, he is the second place in the New Year, and Milicic's talent is obvious! Choudumas himself is a little unbearable about Milicic's tragic situation. But there is no way, Larry Brown led the team to win the championship, and there is no greater contribution than this! What's the point of wasting a second place pick!

If other trading partners touched the Lakers draft pick, Kupchek would definitely refuse directly. But Kupchek hesitated about Milicic, so hesitated that after the phone hangs up, he reported to Jerry Bass.

"Mickey, do you think Kimi can cultivate Dakomilisic?" Jeribas asked after a moment of silence.

"A more practical question is, can we choose players with more potential than Milicic in the middle and late stages of this year's draft?" Kupchek put forward his opinion.

Milicic is only 19 years old now, and only 20 years old this year's draft, which is even younger than 90% of rookies. He has great potential and performs well in national team competitions, which proves that he can at least have a chance to play.

In addition to the first round pick in the middle and back sections, he is also a Barnes, which is not a very heavy bargaining chip for the Lakers.

However, what Kupchek did not expect was that after Ke Yan learned the news, he showed a very obvious resistance!

He doesn't care about the first round picks given by the Lakers in the trade, but he is unwilling to send Matt Barnes, who he personally brought to the Lakers!

"Matt is very important to me! He is not just a substitute No. 3 player, but more importantly, when I choose a formation of one, four, and four, Matt can defend the opponent's No. 4 position, which is very helpful for us to make a faster offense on the offensive end!"

Ke Yan clearly opposed sending Barnes away, which made the deal finally settle into "the swap between Chris Mim and Delfino". For the "Victory Cigar", there will be less playing time in the future!

The deal was reached, but Delfino did not have the chance to make a appearance in the Lakers away game against the Supersonics.

The two teams' first two regular season confrontations reached 1:1, and a preseason victory at least proves that the Lakers are not afraid of the "thousand arrows" of the supersonics in full health. This is also the reason why Ke Yan proposed to "accus the supersonics" after Kobe was injured and the team was basically hopeless to hit the upper half of the western region. Compared with "Niuma Day", the supersonics are slightly easier to play.

However, not being afraid of being full of blood does not mean that the remaining blood can beat the supersonics. In the first three quarters, under Ke Yan's dispatch, both sides can still compete with each other.

The Lakers took advantage of Radmanovic's unfast movement speed, and House and Atkins used the pick-and-roll to pull out the gap and used the "Unparalleled Arrow Formation" to fight against the "Unparalleled Arrow Formation". The Lakers did not suffer any major losses!

However, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers' small ball tactics changed into a small ball, but there were loopholes.

Or it wasn't a loophole, but the Supersonics suddenly increased their defensive intensity and caught the Lakers off guard.

Ray Allen became the biggest contributor to the Supersonics win, relied on cover to get rid of the ball and shot, and made two priceless three-pointers in the final quarter.

In contrast, the Lakers lacked people who stood up at critical moments. Butler was responsible for shooting key balls in the last stage and missed the basket twice in a row.

If the game is lost, the Lakers are not without highlights. The remaining team faces the top three strong teams in the West. The team persists until the fourth quarter. Most of the game, both sides are evenly matched. (28-17)

The team's game scene has always been OK, which is also the reason why Ke Yan's winning rate has declined after taking over the Lakers, but the media and fans have not criticized him too much. He has a Lakers team without Kobe and Anderson. He has already sat down in everything he can do in many games. It is really not his fault to lack a major general!

From the Pistons to the Lakers, Delfino felt like he came to heaven from hell. This is not only a description of the gap between the two cities of Detroit and Los Angeles, but also a description of Delfino's own situation.

When he came to the Lakers' first game, he was placed in the team's lineup.

The Lakers have new players joining, while the Timberwolves loses the team's main small forward Sprewell, which narrows the strength gap between the two sides. However, facing the Timberwolves, which has All-Star inside Garnett, fans are still mentally prepared to be beaten up in the interior.

Ke Yan arranged Odom to hold the ball on the top of the arc, Delfino and Atkins ran from the outside, and Butler's tactics of screening against the singles. As a result, the Timberwolves defended the Lakers' offense with one move of 122, and Garnett had a huge role in defensive end.

Butler felt cold at this point, and he had no iron shots for many times. Odom was unable to throw the ball from the outside. The performance of the two main attack points in this game was disappointing.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' offense is also not going well. Butler did not beat Szebiak on the offensive end, and his performance on the defensive end was pretty good. The Timberwolves' second-in-command Kassel had a stumble with the team due to contract issues and had a problem with playing attitude. The team was left with Garnett to support it. The Lakers' defense focus was also on the last MVP.

The Lakers fell behind 23-27 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves were still a joint defense strategy. Garnett had a large defense zone, and one person was responsible for half of the three-point line, which effectively restricted the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers also defended the Timberwolves. Garnett is difficult to continue to play high output at the superstar level. The Lakers' defense forces him to play more singles on the offensive end and do what he doesn't like to do!

The Timberwolves have always lacked the ability to attack at low posts, even though the team reached the Western Conference Finals last season was no exception. Garnett's main scoring method was actually to shake his shoulders and turn around and shoot, use his height and wingspan to create space for action.

Putting aside the bug Nowitzki, combined with output and efficiency, Garnett's mid-range is definitely the first in the power forward position, and even said to be five and three, but once the touch is not good, it will be more difficult for him to score. He does not have enough lethality in the penalty area, and his free throw ability is less than that of the inside line of the same level.

The Lakers' offense was limited by Garnett, but they took advantage of their mobility and immediately fought back with the rebound. At least three people were about to go down. In this way, Garnett lost the other side.

The Lakers scored 30-22 in a single quarter, overtaking 4 points with 53:49.

From falling from the first in the Western Conference last season to the eighth in the Western Conference this season, the Timberwolves' decline is so obvious that it is definitely not just caused by the aging of Cassel and Sprayville, but the players' enthusiasm is also not right.

Kassel and Sprewell had their own ulterior motives due to contract issues. Szebiak and Hudson were yelling to play the main player when playing the substitute, but their performance was average when playing the main player. Garnett did not play the corresponding leader role at this time, and could only play one-to-five alone on the court!

In the second half, Ke Yan specially designed a pass and run tactic for the team's outside shooter, and cracked the Timberwolves' joint defense through three-pointers. The Timberwolves' defense line loosened, and the Lakers' offense began to open up the situation. At this moment, Butler and Odom were also alive!

Under the encirclement and suppression, Garnett was alone and missed the mid-range shots in a row, watching the Lakers take away the victory.

The final score was frozen at 108:92, and the Lakers defeated the Wolf at home (29-17).
Chapter completed!