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Chapter 1433 Don’t let loyalty hurt you

Charles Barkley might be the most comfortable guy in training camp.

He is the only one who doesn't care about his status and the honors that young people value. Those troubles have nothing to do with him. He just wants to be a veteran who does whatever he wants.

This is also Barkley's contract year.

He's 37 years old, has won three rings, and has a good chance of winning a fourth.

He doesn't know if he should renew his contract with the Lakers for another year, try to win the fifth ring, and make up for it.

For a veteran like Terry Porter who has worked hard for more than ten years and won nothing, just winning the championship is a great blessing.

Dejan Bodiloga is eating ice cream again.

He's the only member of the starting five who will be out of shape in the offseason.

However, although Bodiloga's figure is out of shape, it is not as extreme as Barkley's.

Louis and Hornacek chatted for a while.

When they gathered, Louis was happy to find that except for Barkley and Bodiloga, everyone else was in good shape, and there were signs of training at first glance.

Louis sat on the sidelines and watched the whole battle.

Louis has more expectations for the new season.

Garnett is the most dangerous Garnett when he holds the ball at a 45-degree angle on both wings.

Can Garnett, who has improved his game awareness, and Kobe, who can become a legitimate basketball player at any time, play 100% beautiful basketball with the other three?

If they couldn't, Louis would have to admit that he would never have a team good enough to fully embody the beauty of basketball.

What Garnett mainly improved was not his skills, but his game awareness.

Bodiloga finally realized the seriousness of the problem, but he didn't expect that his momentary indulgence would risk being benched.

As it stands, if Sampson wants to do that, he needs to hold on until he's 41.

That would be surpassing Kareem Jabbar’s scoring record.

Perhaps, "mutation" is more appropriate.

Bodiloga felt uncomfortable because of his weight. There were many things that he could do easily before, but now it became difficult for him.

After several days of discussions, the deal was finally reached.

The Magic sent Tim Hardaway, a 2001 first-round pick, and a 2003 first-round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Scottie Pippen.

The futures of the two big guys are determined, so Pippen naturally has to make a move as soon as possible while he is still valuable. He was originally a failed signing.

Mr. Only has only one goal left in his career.

Bodilloga snorted coldly: "Shut up, are you qualified to call people fat? Look at yourself!"

In the new season, fans will see many players who seem to have no NBA ability running slowly on the court.

From a coaching perspective, Garnett has no blind spots.

Competition matches are the most suitable project to observe the current status of players.

Karl Malone also made it clear before the start of the season that he would test the free market in the summer of 2000.

Louis didn't know if this had anything to do with meditation.

Some expected him to become a willful high school student again, but he didn't.

After leaving the Lakers, Hornacek has been playing for the Suns. Now, the Suns are in internal turmoil, Kevin Johnson continues to degrade, Yu Tiancan's ceiling is more than above, and the team is wavering, while Hornacek is not

I don't want to waste my last time on an unstable team.

His decision was not to leave and signed a two-year, $24 million contract with the Trail Blazers.

Media in the Boston area suspect that Malone may follow the example of Dumars, Porter and others and join the Lakers with a contract far lower than his worth to pursue a championship.

Hornacek laughed.

When Barkley took the bench and admitted he had no discipline, he became invulnerable.

The two players most likely to stand out are Shawn Kemp and Danny Manning.

After the match, Bodiloga, who performed poorly, made a promise to Louis.

Garnett, who is at the free throw line, has the ability to lead an offensive system.

In addition, some teams are actively seeking trades.

Louis watched Kobe move with composure and point out his teammates' mistakes like a leader.

For Kobe, this change means that he may have mastered the switch between "rational science" and "realistic science".

Take the Celtics for example. Their rise in recent years has not brought a championship to the city. Now, Sampson has entered the 40-year-old mark.

Last season, Garnett was just an all-around supporting player. Now, he can play his own role in his sweet spot. When he gets the ball, the diversity he shows reminds Louis of Webber.

But it shouldn't be a coincidence that Kobe and Garnett both achieved major breakthroughs this summer.

What is the common phenomenon? It is because a large number of players have not had systematic training for a long time, resulting in their bodies being out of shape and their skills becoming rough. A short 12-day preseason training camp is not enough to restore them to their original state.

This not only allows the players to stay in shape, but also allows them to hone their skills. Some people with poor self-discipline will also follow them for systematic training during group activities.

These two men directly transformed from a strong man to a fat man who couldn't bear to look at them.

The evolution of Garnett and Kobe is gratifying.

If he is asked to play as a deputy, he can either go down after the pick-and-roll, or he can move left and right to any position to shoot, and he can even bounce to any point to shoot a three-pointer.

In this regard, under Bird's training, his desire to rush inside has been greatly strengthened. Even if he is not as powerful as Duncan, a super insider who can hit tough balls, compared with him before, it has been greatly strengthened.

He needs to lose weight.

There will be a lot of fat guys, a lot of players who are inexplicably declining, the game will become ugly, the rhythm will slow down, and all the previous changes made by the NBA to attract fans will be in vain.

This is the first day the Lakers have a full roster.

It just so happened that the Magic were selling Tim Hardaway, who was no longer at his peak strength. When they saw the Celtics selling Pippen, they called him immediately.

"No problem, I will definitely lose weight!"

And this is not a common phenomenon in the league.

There will be countless stand-up comedians writing jokes about the number of fat people in the NBA.

The Lakers did not seem to be affected by the long-term lockout. After the team assembled, Louis was very satisfied with the team's mental outlook and competitive state.

"Are you sure you want to compete with an old man like me on self-discipline? Okay, let's compete. I lost the starting lineup because of my lack of self-discipline. Do you also want to give up the starting lineup? Then I really want to thank you for Terry!

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Ever since he lost weight, Louis felt disgusted when he saw such bastards who couldn't control their weight. He said unequivocally: "If you don't lose weight, you will be removed from the starting lineup."

Some players just gain weight, like Bodilloga.

Then came the Clippers, who sent Dikembe Mutombo and Larry Hughes to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Mookie Blaylock and Dan Maley.

The outside world almost unanimously believed that Jordan would leave Portland and join a team with better championship prospects, but Jordan slapped the public opinion circle with his actual actions.

After all, no one has ever messed up their weight management in the offseason and stayed in good shape.

"If I can win the championship this year, maybe I will retire."

"Dejan, how much ice cream did you eat, and how did you become so fat?" Barkley mocked unabashedly, "The coach is even thinner than you!"

Among all the trade and signing news, the most unusual one is Michael Jordan's contract extension.

"Coach, it will take me half a month to lose weight!"

Afterwards, the players started a competitive match under the guidance of Bird and Carlisle.

Bodiloga's struggles were predictable.

He successfully integrated himself into the game and became part of the team, instead of putting himself in a higher position and above the entire team as before.

If Garnett's evolution is gratifying, then Kobe's changes cannot be described with the word "evolution" at all.

The only thing worth criticizing may be his offensive stability at critical moments.

This is thanks to Wilson, who organized a separate training camp for the Lakers squad in October last year, so that most of the players can conduct high-quality joint training in a systematic environment.

This will allow Jordan to play for the Trail Blazers until the summer of 2001, when he will be 38 years old.

A 38-year-old veteran, no matter how great he was when he was young, will not have much weight at that age.

After hearing the news of Jordan's contract extension, the person who was most emotional was Barkley.

"I spent a week trying to make Michael understand one thing - don't let loyalty kill you." Buckley said self-deprecatingly, "As you can see, I failed as always."

(End of chapter)