No one outside can guess what the Lakers are thinking, and they certainly don't know. The Lakers management has set the tone for the new season.
Wang Feng will try the point guard position in the new season!
That's right, in his first season with the Lakers, Wang Feng played the small forward position.
Last season, due to the arrival of Butler and the improvement of Wang Feng's rebounding and interior defensive abilities, he moved from the small forward position to the power forward position, and the effect was excellent.
In the third season, Wang Feng actually changed positions again. This time he was going to try the point guard position.
When head coach Walton heard Wang Feng's words, he almost thought he had heard wrong.
What is Wang Feng doing? Considering that he only averages about 3 assists per game when he holds the ball a lot and is often double-teamed on the court, he wants to serve as a point guard? Isn't that a joke?
However, after Wang Feng argued hard and proved it with actual performance, he successfully convinced Walton and the Lakers coaching staff.
First of all, although there were Rondo and Rose last season, the Lakers' point guard position was still technically weak.
Secondly, the Lakers don't have a good point guard signing target in the summer.
The most important thing is that whether it is in the team training test or Wang Feng's performance on the court in the Men's Basketball World Cup, Wang Feng's ability in passing and assisting has been fully proved.
Walton felt incredulous and shocked. When did Wang Feng develop this superb and somewhat fancy pass?
But no matter how he was trained, at least as a professional coach, Walton can see that with Wang Feng's current passing ability, he is more than enough to serve as a point guard!
And if Wang Feng can serve as the team's starting point guard, then many of the problems currently faced by the team can be solved. For example, Kuzma can finally play as the starting power forward.
Once the Lakers' starting lineup becomes Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez, both offense and defense will be greatly improved compared to last season, and the team's average height and mobility will also be improved.
Improved!
Therefore, Walton quickly agreed with Wang Feng's opinion of switching to point guard for the new season.
It is not surprising that Wang Feng, who is 2.01 meters tall, plays point guard, because he is not the tallest point guard in the league today. The Philadelphia 76ers also have a 2.08 meter big point guard Ben Simmons.
Woolen cloth.
However, since the Lakers have not yet announced this news, the outside world has no way of knowing and can only make guesses based on the fact that the Lakers currently have only one official point guard, Seth Curry.
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Time soon came to the end of September, and players from all major teams began to report back to the team.
The Lakers also held several public training sessions and invited local Los Angeles media to participate in filming and interviews.
During this process, reporters in Los Angeles captured Wang Feng playing point guard on the court for the first time.
Many reporters were stunned by this scene.
"Wang Feng actually wants to play point guard in the new season?"
Not every reporter will be dedicated enough to pay attention to every game of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team in the Men's Basketball World Cup, and even if they do, the performance in the international arena cannot be fully applied to the NBA league. Therefore, although Wang Feng gave away a lot in the Men's Basketball World Cup
Accurate and well-timed passes in seconds, but most media's understanding of Wang Feng is still that he has no solution on both offense and defense, but his passing ability is average.
The new appearance of Wang Feng in front of everyone subverted their previous understanding. Moreover, Wang Feng also wanted to reassure Lakers fans, so he worked extra hard in the process of passing the ball. The copper-colored fancy passer badge is
Nothing is wasted, and there are endless second passes with various fancy moves, which are pleasing to the eye and even have a touch of Magic Johnson in them.
A reporter specifically interviewed Lakers general manager Johnson himself for this purpose.
"Wang Feng's talent and spirituality in passing really scared me. You must know that he has never shown talent in these aspects before. Most people are familiar with Wang Feng because of his offense and defense. This kind of subversion
The general change in his image is enough to prove Wang Feng’s talent in basketball!”
"The team's coaching staff has discussed that Wang Feng will be the team's starting point guard in the new season. I believe that with his current passing ability, he will be qualified for this position, and Wang Feng will vacate the power forward position.
, Kuzma can also be allowed to start, and the two most potential players in the team can also get better opportunities to perform."
At this point, the entire alliance knows the news.
Will Wang Feng play point guard in the new season?
When most people hear this news, the first thing they think of is nonsense.
Passing and assisting has always been Wang Feng's weakness. How could he suddenly be promoted to the level of a point guard?
The Lakers' public training was only seen by a few local Los Angeles media, and most of the league's media did not see it with their own eyes. And even if they did see it, it was only a training match and did not mean anything.
"It can be seen that two regular season MVPs, a championship ring, and the gold medal in the Men's Basketball World Cup have completely made Wang Feng completely distracted. He actually gave up his advantages and switched to playing point guard. Even though
Being a combo guard is obviously not suitable for Wang Feng."
"The Lakers, who cannot find a suitable point guard, are in desperate need of treatment. They actually want Wang Feng to serve as a point guard. It is foreseeable that the Lakers' record in the new season will definitely be ups and downs. After all, the team's tactical system is not fixed.
Come down."
The league is generally not optimistic about Wang Feng's role as a point guard. Only a few media who have followed Wang Feng's games in the Men's Basketball World Cup hold different opinions.
Due to various factors, the Lakers were only ranked fourth in the championship odds list before the start of the new season, behind the Nets, Clippers, and Warriors.