NBA: The Beast Rises

Chapter 23

Summer League ended in the middle of his leisurely days, and on the team’s charter flight, Wang Mian returned to Los Angeles with his teammates.

“Boss, it’s a pity that you didn’t continue to play after that, without you, we were beaten too badly.”

On the plane, little Larinance said depressedly.

Since the game behind the crown did not continue to play, the team except for Larinance Jr. and Clarkson Jr. are some of the undrafted picks this season and have very limited strength.

So in the remaining 4 games, none of them were won….

Wang Mia, who returned to Los Angeles, did not rest and immediately participated in the team training session organized by the Lakers in the offseason.

At the same time, this is also the first time that Wang Mian has met the team’s legend, Kobe Bryant.

When he was previously selected, Wang Mian received a congratulatory text message from Kobe Bryant, congratulating him on joining the Lakers.

But this was the first time the crown had seen him.

Kobe, a Lakers legend, has been with the Lakers for 19 years, and this year is his 20th year.

In recent years, due to injuries, he once dominated the league at his peak, and his status has been declining, and everyone knows that he is not far from leaving this alliance.

As soon as Wang Mian, who came to the arena, entered the training ground, the sound of a “bang” basketball hitting the ground was heard in his ears.

Looking at Kobe Bryant, who is already sweating profusely while practicing dribbling on the court, you can know that he has been training for a long time.

At this time, Larinance Jr. also arrived at the arena, walked to Wang Mian ‘s side, and stared at Kobe Bryant, but it could be seen that his expression was slightly nervous.

It was the nervousness of the team’s newcomers meeting legendary veterans.

Wang Mian didn’t feel anything, that is, he admired Kobe very much, even at his age, he was still the first to come to the arena to train.

“Everyone get ready and start the intra-team match right away.”

Head coach Byron Scott called everyone in the arena together.

“In next season’s game, we will take Kobe and Wang Tian as the core of the team’s inside and outside, and we will form the most powerful combination of inside and outside to recreate the glory of the “OK” period! ”

“So this confrontation crown you and Kobe Bryant’s team, get acquainted with each other.”

Wang Mian nodded, naturally there is no problem, with whom to form the core, it is not all the same!!

However, everyone on the team also knows that with Kobe’s current state, next season as the core of the team is already very reluctant.

The coach’s arrangement is more to give face to the legendary superstar.

The Lakers really have only one core next season, and that is the crown!!

Next began the group match, Clarkson, Kobe, Nick Young, Wang Tian and Larry Nance Jr.

Faced against a group of substitutes led by Louis Williams and Julius Randall.

There is naturally no suspense in the victory or defeat, Wang Mian killed all sides in the training game, scoring wildly on the offensive end and grabbing countless offensive rebounds.

The defensive end is also a town guarding the inside line, which directly makes the inside line a no-fly zone.

At the end of training, Bryant took the initiative to find the head coach.

“I’m already older, the core of next season will be the crown, I will help young people grow, this crown of the Lakers, it’s time to pass it on.”

Kobe’s temper has become very easygoing as he gets older.

He knew that he was fit to continue to be the core of the team after his declining form.

The most important thing right now is to get young people growing and help the Lakers get back on track.

So he took the initiative to admit that the core of next season will be the crown to avoid confusion in the team’s offensive tactics.

Scott was a little surprised to hear Kobe say this.

You know, Kobe is a person who is extremely confident in himself, and he will actually take the initiative to give up his core position?

However, thinking of the strength shown by Wang Mian, I think it is not strange, after all, everyone can see the potential of Wang Mian and know that he can lead the team better.

Kobe, as a veteran who has been in the league for so many years, still has this eyesight.

However, the training match also exposed some problems on the defensive side of the team.

The inner line is guarded by the crown, so don’t worry too much.

However, because Kobe Bryant was already in his grade, his traverse speed began to decline after the injury.

It’s okay to stick around for one or two rounds, but it’s going to be tough to stay high over a long period of time.

At the same time, point guard Clarkson is a stunned blue, not good at defense, offensive is also like to be brutal, not a good candidate for point guards.

Byron Scott is also thinking about how to strengthen the team’s roster in the coming time.

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After training.

Wang Mian took the initiative to find the general manager and coach of the team and put forward his opinion on the team’s lineup.

“I have two good candidates.”

Just when General Manager Pelinka and Byron Scott were troubled, Wang Mian took the initiative to speak his mind.

“Boston’s Avery Bradley and Marcus Smart, their style is perfect for today’s Lakers.”

The Celtics’ Avery Bradley and Marcus Smart are both very strong point guards defensively and have a good passing hand.

Both of them hold the level of the best defensive lineup.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the ability to attack autonomously is weak.

But the Lakers have Kobe and the crown, don’t worry about offensive ability at all, and what they need most at the moment is outside defense.

“These two guys are tough defensively and really fit the Lakers today.”

“But I don’t see that your Celtic side can release people, and I try to meet the Celtics.”

If you can join these two Celtics players, you can make up for the biggest shortcoming for today’s Lakers.

The next day, management immediately contacted Celtic to negotiate a deal.

The Lakers are willing to pay Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson, because Randle has very good potential and is an interior player that the Celtics desperately need.

In the end, after some bargaining, the two sides successfully reached a deal.

The Lakers traded Randall and Clarkson for Bradley and Smart of the Celtics, a deal that satisfied both teams.

In the time since, the Lakers have made multiple trades, cleared junk contracts, and tinkered with the team’s roster.

They originally meant to continue to hoard draft picks next season, but they completely changed their minds after seeing Wang Mian’s performance!

It is impossible to put rotten rotten!

It is impossible to rot again in this life!

With the crown, it is necessary to do something in the new season!!

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