Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The second day of 80-minute night.

As a major event in the NBA's 50-year history, Li Shengli's name has swept almost all sports pages across the United States. To be honest, league officials are really willing to see this scene, especially Stern, who has spared no effort to use official resources and channels to promote Li Shengli.

The purpose is of course clear. Taking advantage of Li Shengli's leadership, the NBA wants to open up the blue ocean market in China.

But there are also problems... The amount of NBA publicity in China is really small. The market environment is completely different from that in the United States. The development plan still needs a long time to be polished, and Li Shengli's role in this is crucial, so It is also normal for media resources to be tilted.

The reason is also very simple.

As the first person recommended by the local market, Jordan and a group of super giants have stabilized the domestic market in the United States. This is the foundation of the league. The problem is that there is more than one sports league in the United States, the NBA. The market share in the short term is basically saturated, and in the long term The development speed is not fast, so the two new teams of the Grizzlies and Raptors are one of the league's official development plans and target Canada.

The good thing is that the Raptors and Grizzlies have received national support, which is beneficial to official expansion.

The bad thing is... generally no one is happy to go to free agency. At least big-name players generally won't consider it. It is estimated that for a long time they can only cultivate and transport stars to local American teams through the draft.

But foreign players are different.

The existence of a top foreign player can create a lot of enthusiasm for the league. The only question is whether the foreign player can reach the top.

After all, in the NBA, which represents the highest level of basketball in the world, it is very difficult to become a star. And a second- or third-rate foreign player is abused every day in the NBA, which really makes audiences outside the United States not pay attention. interest of.

But Li Shengli met all the requirements.

Regardless of nationality background, the blue ocean market.

Or personal ability and alliance influence.

All of them are excellent in the assessment, which is simply the most perfect sign. Even Stern is considering... whether to add some alternative plans to attract more Chinese players to participate in the draft, especially since Li Shengli has already played for the United States and the NBA. When latecomers open the way.

So, the news in the past few days came out.

The general direction of the official future has also been promoted. This time it is Stern himself who is in charge. This offseason must be well prepared. Li Shengli is the key to everything.

It's just...Li Shengli doesn't have time to care about the NBA's expansion plans at this moment.

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"How's Kobe doing?"

"Isn't this training? It's been training like this every day for a whole season. Can you, the head coach, see it?"

At this time in the Lakers training hall, Harris and Li Shengli were standing nearby watching the players' training. Although Li Shengli was not involved for the time being, let alone Harris, the entire Lakers would not say anything. First, they were not qualified to say; Li Shengli is inherently self-disciplined and his daily training volume is stable.

"To be honest, after this season, his performance is worthy of West and your respect for him." Harris was very pleased and became more serious when talking about business, and this time he regarded Li Shengli as a Peers, not team members, are chatting.

"Hey, what's the use of just focusing on it! If it weren't for Allen Iverson of the 76ers... Kobe would even have a chance to become the best rookie. Damn it, coach, do you think all the kids nowadays are so strong?" Li Shengli I frowned when I thought of Iverson... Because the regular season has come to an end, and everyone's average data has basically been fixed.

Iverson as a rookie actually had all-around statistics of 23.5 points, 7.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 steals, while Kobe had 15.4 points, 2.5 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.1 steals this season.

Of course, what cannot be ignored is the playing time of the two. The former is 40 and the latter is 26. Single comparison data is not fair.

"It's normal. Your debut is your peak. Didn't you look like this when you first entered the league?"

"Don't talk about me, I'm stable now." Li Shengli tilted his head and glanced at Harris, "Talking about Kobe, he's growing up fast enough now. In this playoffs, Kobe will be able to secure a starting position. You Do you think there’s a problem?”

"No problem, Eddie and him are almost ready."

"Then it's settled. I have to play well in this playoffs, otherwise... I will suffer a big loss." Li Shengli scratched his head when he thought about this. Now all his thoughts are on the bonuses for the playoffs. .

"Well, it should be."

"Originally we didn't have high hopes for the championship this season, but it's different now!"

"Ben's appearance will improve our promotion environment in the Western Conference, because our main opponents in the Western Conference this season are the Jazz and Rockets. If Ben plays well and can limit Barkley and Malone, then we will be much easier."

"Although Ben's offensive ability is limited, we here... have discovered Kobe to supplement our firepower!"

"To be honest, this lineup is already very good, and the chance of passing the Western Conference has improved a lot. If we can finally reach the finals, we won't be afraid even if we encounter the Bulls with a high probability. Crotty can play a big role in Jordan Effect, and this guy... West should really give him a salary increase!"

Harris collected his thoughts.

Thinking about it this way... the Lakers' current lineup is too targeted. It is simply the best lineup to pass the game under the current situation. It is not a panacea, but it is very targeted.

Of course, the competition is not all about imagination.

Personnel variables, injuries, and on-the-spot performance may all affect the direction of the game. It can only be said that the Lakers have paved a road to the championship through non-subjective changes, even though they are still at the bottom of the top eight seats in the Western Conference.

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"The Jazz have already fought. What's going on with the Rockets now?" Li Shengli asked.

"What else could happen? Olajuwon, Barkley, and Drexler combined to average 60 points per game. Barkley paired with Olajuwon, the score dropped compared to the Suns period, but This guy's rebounding surged, which freed up space for Olajuwon to attack."

"As a Rockets team, Olajuwon ranks first in scoring, Barkley ranks first in rebounds, and Drexler ranks first in assists."

"These three people are really difficult to deal with, especially Barkley... He is going crazy thinking about the championship. His points have dropped a lot, but his rebounds have increased sharply. He doesn't care about the data at all to make room for Olajuwon."

"The same goes for Drexler. The statistics of the three of them account for a large proportion of the whole team. It is enough for this lineup to be adjusted in one season. After all, these three people are all veterans who want to win the championship. They no longer care about personal statistics. .”

"We predict that if there are no changes in the future, the Jazz will be first and the Rockets will be second in the Western Conference. But we have now fallen to the bottom. What we have to do now is to stabilize the eighth place, not touch the seventh place, and ensure that we go to Salt Lake in the first round. The game starts in the city, and if we advance all the way...the hardest part is the Western Conference Finals."

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Stable eighth just to avoid the rocket? !

Li Shengli expressed his understanding of this suggestion, but having said that, if you want to win the championship, both the Rockets and Jazz have to fight, but for the team, it is of course better to go further in the playoffs.

However... the Lakers want to avoid the Rockets, and the Rockets probably don't want to run into the Lakers.

After all, compared to the Lakers, the Rockets hope to be second in the Western Conference and face the seventh-ranked Clippers in the first round. Of course, the Jazz on the other side probably think so. They are even more eager than the Rockets and want to fall to second place in the Western Conference and encounter the Rapids. Boat.