Chapter 943 [The new Big Three, the Lakers are crazy]
The Chinese men's basketball team is now playing high-level warm-up matches, and other countries are lining up to beg them to warm up. The Stankovic Intercontinental Basketball Champions Cup will also be held in Nanjing from August 11 to 15.
Yang Jian held another concert in Nanjing, singing first and then competing. He is the only one in the basketball world.
The Chinese men's basketball team was in the same group as Germany and Brazil. Under the leadership of Yang Jian, he easily qualified with two consecutive victories. He then led the team to defeat Greece 95-84 and win the championship at home.
Greece's little shark Sksenitis is 206cm tall and weighs 150kg, which is heavier than Yao Ming. He can keep Yao Ming outside the penalty area, but he cannot go out to defend the pick-and-roll. Whenever he comes on the court, he is targeted by Yang Jian for military training.
The Greek team's zone defense was of no use to Yang Jian. His singles on the outside provided opportunities, and he was very confident in mid- and long-range jumpers. The Greek players double-teamed Yang Jian, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Zhizhi on the outside and their shooting percentages were not bad when they caught the ball and threw.
The Chinese team is the top seed in the World Championships in Japan and has received a higher rating than the Dream Team 7.
Before the start of the World Championships, NBA broke the big news first.
The Lakers once again faced the multiple-choice question of choosing between internal and external core players, and the management still decided to keep Kobe.
Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant are both trying to force him out of the house, and SparkHappy Beast wants Kobe to leave in exchange for a different star.
Kobe not only wanted Howard to go away, but also wanted a superstar partner. He also wanted to go to a strong team. The Lakers management was immediately confused. What did this guy want?
The relationship between Kobe and the Lakers was so tense that he forced the court to trade him to the Bulls. For this reason, he even wore Michael Jordan's Bulls No. 23 jersey to show off.
The problem is that the Bulls have no interest in Kobe. They are playing very well now. They have reached the Finals three times and won one championship. Last season, they only lost in the Eastern Conference finals in the tiebreaker. The Bulls just want to send away the sixth man blacksmith Jamal Crow.
Ford, very satisfied with Trident.
What do the Bulls want from Kobe? What if he doesn't pass the ball and conflicts with Yao Ming? Kobe's conflict with two centers in a row is public and everyone knows it.
If Kobe cannot be exchanged for a big-name star, then the trade cannot be made. The Lakers management is not stupid.
Kobe's popularity soared last season when he averaged 35 points per game, and he signed an endorsement contract with Nike. Although he is not as popular as Yang Jian, he is still among the top five in the league. If a player in the first team does not change opponents, half of the team will have to change.
Big-name players, otherwise it would be a huge loss.
The Lakers management can forgive Kobe's behavior of forcing the palace and understand his thoughts.
There are already a group of stars in the Eastern Conference, and it is too late for Kobe to leave now. Playing in the Western Conference is simply too cruel for outside stars. There are no honors, not even the Player of the Month award.
People like Yang Jian are basically the devil. It's amazing that Kobe can compete with him in the Western Conference for 10 years, even though he is beaten every year...
The Lakers have Andrew Bynum, and if Howard leaves, they have a replacement. With Kobe gone, there will be no super scorer, and they will start rebuilding immediately.
After a meeting and discussion, the Lakers management decided to make a desperate move to form the Big Three and compete with the SuperSonics. They would fight to the death with great fanfare. At least they could attract fans and have commercial value.
The Lakers were very willing to spend money. Taking advantage of the salary space, they first signed forward Radmanovic in the free market.
Radmanovic was the 12th overall pick in the first round of 2001 and an excellent shooter. Last season with the Clippers, he averaged 12 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 41.8%.
2.2 goals scored.
He rejected the six-year, $42 million contract extension offered by the Clippers and chose to sign a five-year, $31.7 million contract with the Lakers. He seems to be an ambitious young man with ideals, pursuits, and a love for skiing.
Then the Lakers started a big trade, focusing on the Timberwolves' core star Kevin Garnett.
Garnett couldn't even make the playoffs in the past two years with the Timberwolves. Since entering the league in 1996, he has never led the team beyond the first round of the playoffs, which has severely devalued him.
The Lakers and Timberwolves didn't know if there was any insider trading. They took Howard, a few additions and a first-round pick to trade Garnett to the team.
The Timberwolves don't have a better trade partner. At least they are optimistic that Howard, the No. 1 pick in high school, can play for many years and attract fans.
At the same time, the Lakers sent Lamar Odom, Smush Parker, and Chris Mihm. They acquired star point guard Jason Kidd and a second-round draft pick from the Nets.
Kidd has also depreciated significantly, and the Nets were eliminated in the first round last season. The Nets' interior lineup is too bad and cannot be replaced without reinforcements. The Nets are ready to rebuild, and they do not intend to use Vince Carter as the core and want to trade him out.
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People think Carter is a fool. He couldn't even make it to the All-Star Game last season and was still talking nonsense. If Carter hadn't behaved like this, the management wouldn't have been ruthless in rebuilding and sending Kidd away.
The Nets continue to fight hard and barely make it to the playoffs, unable to get past the first round in the Eastern Conference.
After the trade, the Nets have a quasi-star big man, a starting point guard who averages double figures in points per game, and a center who can fight and defend and has played as a starter for the Lakers.
At this point, the Lakers have officially formed the Big Three. However, the Lakers have also paid a heavy price, and the only young player with potential is Bynum.
The good news is that the Lakers' lineup looks very promising and has attracted many free market players to join. Although they cannot pay high salaries to dig stars in the free market, they will not have no role players available.
Veterans who want to join the SuperSonics but are rejected will give priority to the Lakers. The Eastern Conference is too deeply involved, and veterans are unwilling to play in the Eastern Conference. They will have to fight for the regular season.
As soon as Yang Jian flew to Japan with the team, he was asked by reporters about the Lakers trade and asked him to give his opinion.
Yang Jian's opinion is, "After Fisher's daughter got an eye disease, she had no choice but to buy out her contract and go to the Clippers to be with her family."
Of course he couldn't say that. He smiled and said: "The Big Three? Very good. The three of them are all capable stars. The Lakers will be very strong next season."
The reporter asked: "Then do you think the Lakers can threaten the SuperSonics' title defense next season?"
Yang Jian nodded. "Yes, they can threaten the SuperSonics, and then we will defend the title."
Being able to threaten is one thing, being able to win is another. Don't get confused.
Kobe and Garnett are capable, but Kidd... In fact, Yang Jian has never thought much of Kidd. When this guy can break through, he doesn't have a basket, and when he practices shooting, he just walks around and plays.
Kidd's near-triple-double data is nothing to brag about. Yang simply wants to rebound. It's easy to score 30 triple-doubles in a single season. As for Kidd's defense, he is physically strong and can defend the 2 and 3 positions. That's a prerequisite.
It was because the opponent's mid-range shots were inaccurate. Yang simply picked on Kidd but didn't break through. He only had the confidence to throw him away with a jumper.
The reporter asked: "Are you confident that you can win the World Championships this year?"
"It's hard to say, but the US team has a group of big-name players this year, and the overall strength is super strong. And they are relatively well prepared. I felt it during the warm-up match. Let's go against 50-50."
The World Championships started the next day.
Japan is the host country and can advance directly to the finals without qualifying. China has qualified for this world championship as a gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The Chinese team and Dream Team 7 are in Group D, which is the most attractive group.
The Chinese men's basketball team got off to a good start by defeating Italy 99-84 in the first game. The two-tower tactics combined with internal and external integration. The three major insiders are all good at pulling out to catch the ball and shoot jumpers. There is a large space for Yang Jian to break through.
Since the European Basketball League does not defend for three seconds, European players are used to staying in the penalty area to defend. When they encounter someone like Yang Jian, they don’t know how to defend. They must double-team Yang Jian from the outside, otherwise Yang Jian will make a sudden stop after a pick-and-roll.
Jump shot, hit rate is amazing.
The opponent's formation was wide, and Yao Ming cut and received the ball, and his scoring efficiency in the low post was also very high.
The Chinese men's basketball team uses the simplest formula to win. Two stars play in singles, and the others only need to defend, catch and shoot. When Yao Ming was resting, Chen Jianghua came on the court to fast break with Yang Jian and Sun Yue, and his speed was astonishing.
Young players are lucky, joining the national team can be gold-plated...
