Today has a key game for the Lakers, away to the Utah Jazz.

The Lakers are back in the top of the Western Conference standings and are likely to overtake the Sherlock Hornets to take the top spot. The league has always been strong in the West and weak in the East, and as long as he gets the best record, the best player on this team can become the MVP. People are waiting to see the Lakers continue to win, and Kobe Bryant has been silent for three years, and finally waited for his best partner.

Paul. Gasol is an introverted person, strictly implements the coach's tactical arrangement, does not rush to make a move, is selfless, does not rush to be in the limelight, and is conscientious and conscientious. He's one of the league's most underrated stars, and while he was also an All-Star, he didn't get the credit he deserved. He has great height, amazing reach, and all-round skills. Compare the big forwards in the league, except for Duncan, Garnett, and Nowitzki, he is the toughest. Those three faced him, and it couldn't be said that they had the upper hand every time.

In the international arena, Yao Ming always can't pass Gasol's hurdle, and he can't take advantage of the inside.

Zhou Xuan took a shower and dragged his tired body out of the arena, ready to eat something and go home to watch the Lakers' game. Mitchell waited for him at the door and asked, "I'll take you somewhere, do you still have the spirit?" ”

"Of course I have the spirit, I'm just a little depressed and lost. When I was in China, I almost never lost, so it's hard to win here. ”

Mitchell laughed: "If you hate losing, you have to play in a big city, and losing in a small city will become a habit." For example, Los Angeles has the best resources, and it is easy to attract top stars, even if it is in a slump, it will quickly rise and challenge for the championship. If it's in a small city, like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Garnett gives it all the best moments, but he doesn't get anything, it's just that the data is more beautiful. Iverson kept his peak in Philadelphia, and the ending was also traded. ”

"Ewing is in New York, hasn't he been losing his entire career?" Zhou Xuan sighed and said with a wry smile: "I understand what you mean, there is no need to be sad about losing, and it is not up to me to decide where to go in the draft." In case I go to a weak team, I have to find a way to prove myself, and then use the data to explain the problem and jump ship to a big city, you mean that, right? ”

"It's a pleasure to talk to someone as smart as you. Some players don't maximize profits for the sake of so-called loyalty, but the NBA is a commercial league, and team owners are very selfish, and if you don't have value, they will trade you. Olajuwon played all his life with the Rockets, won two championships, and was sent to the Raptors at the end. How many have never changed teams in the NBA? Is Kobe Bryant loyal? There has been a transfer trouble last year, and if it weren't for the management's promise to change stars, he would definitely leave. In the final analysis, the Lakers also value Kobe's commercial value and NBA's influence. Obviously, they all know that the salary of the 'OK' combination is too high, and they can only choose one of the two, and the Lakers also hyped that Kobe Bryant forced O'Neal away...... There's so much to do here. Gasol to the Lakers, there must also be insider trading, but it can't be made public. Mitchell laughed.

"If you have an insider alliance, don't you care?"

"Look at what Stern thinks, if the Bobcats, Timberwolves, and Kings want Gasol, and only pay a few marginal people and two draft picks, the league will definitely take care of it. Even if the Lakers are all five stars, the league with a salary of hundreds of millions may not be silent, they just can't be too obvious, otherwise Stern will definitely hope that the finals will be the Lakers vs. the Knicks every year. ”

Mitchell wants Zhou Xuan to play in big cities, not for the championship, but for super high media exposure and huge advertising contracts. As long as the exposure rate is high, it is easy to become famous, as long as you sign an advertising endorsement contract with one of Adidas and Nike, and shoot a few commercials at will, the annual remuneration is higher than the salary of playing. Add other endorsements, and you'll get rich. NBA agents take 4%, Zhou Xuan earns 10 million, and he can have 400,000. Zhou Xuan signed a full middle class, and he didn't have to worry about it in his life, if he signed a big contract with an annual salary of 10 million, it would be crooked.

"We'll discuss everything then." Zhou Xuan said with a smile. The two have too much in common.

Thinking that Sessions said before leaving that the Chinese have an advantage and that he would definitely enter the NBA, Zhou Xuan was also relieved. He was depressed and lost, but many people still envied him.

Walking through the streets of Los Angeles, the time was close to six o'clock, and the sky was gradually getting dark, Zhou Xuan saw a group of people in a circle, looking at a young man with playing cards, this is where Mitchell is coming.

"What is this doing?"

"Street magic show, I just wanted you to come and see this, are you interested in magic?"

"Please, what did I think you were going to do? I'm going to come and see this with you, let's get some food and go back to the game. Buy snacks, drinks, etc. Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly, he didn't expect Mitchell to be interested in this.

"I want to help you improve, so I'll take you to see this, anyway, it's just a drop by home." Mitchell put on a profound posture and said lightly: "Basketball is such a thing, some people can play it or not, such as Jordan, he himself is known as the god of basketball, but children learn to play basketball from an early age but it is a waste." Some people can teach not to fight, such as me......"

"Then you should be a coach instead of an agent, right?" Zhou Xuan dismantled his stage very facelessly, and he didn't have so many scruples when he became a friend.

"Really? I have a good relationship with Leonard, do you know what Lu Tao is for? Because he was about to be fired from coaching a high school basketball team, I taught him a lot of things, and he got mixed up, when he was close to losing his job, and now he's a defensive coach. He's better than me, but he's not as good as he is in terms of training players, tactics. Mitchell said smugly.

No wonder Leonard said that he could learn something from Mitchell and that there were many benefits to living together, but he didn't expect Mitchell to be half of the old coach's master. Mitchell can't be a coach, probably because of his style, he loves to laugh and doesn't do it properly. His looks are hard to trust, and Leonard looks much more sedate.

"Okay, Mitchell, what does it have to do with me playing ball and watching magic?"

"Magic and basketball dribbling skills are the same, both are to attract people's attention and do the action, the higher the eye, the more successful it is, so that people can't see through their original intention and achieve their goal. In the NBDL, you can get a lot of assists if you are loose defensively, but in the NBA it's not that easy. You can't do it physically, you can't get to the top no matter how you practice defense, you can only start with offense, you have to start with skills, you have to learn to do magic on the field. ”

Zhou Xuan was shocked by Mitchell's words, "Big Plankton Eminem" could actually say such profound words!

There was a "magician" in the NBA - Elvin. Johnson!

He helped the Lakers win the 1980 championship in his first season with the team. He scored a triple-double in the first game of the playoffs and eventually won the first championship of his career, becoming the MVP of the NBA Finals. It was he who brought more ideas, wisdom and skills to the basketball court, which made basketball spectacle and competitive rise to a new level in the 80s. Johnson is undoubtedly one of the greatest stars in NBA history. The reason he got this nickname is that the passing is very strange and others are uncertain. If you don't think about it, it will be more difficult to organize an effective defense, which is also the way Zhou Xuan should go.

I saw the space and passed the ball without any feints of my own. My opponent followed my movements, and I understood the intention. Mitchell is right, I can only reduce the gap in the confrontation and it is difficult to exceed, and if you want to play basketball well, you must "go off the rails". Sometimes, inspiration comes unconsciously, and basketball players, the place to find inspiration is not necessarily on the court.

Mitchell saw a smile on Zhou Xuan's face and asked, "Do you think what I said makes sense?" ”

"It does make sense, I want to be like a magician." Zhou Xuan nodded.

"Johnson can play five positions, he can play center and grab double-digit rebounds, how can you be like him? You should specialize in point guard, he's called a magic because passing, if you want to be an MVP, you have to practice passing better than Johnson, he's a magician, you're going to be a great mage! I think you can set long-term goals like this. ”

In the entire history of the NBA, Johnson's status can be ranked in the top five. He has five championship rings, three regular season MVPs, three Finals MVPs, and would have had he had more accolades if he hadn't contracted AIDS and retired prematurely. Better than Johnson's passing, and now speaking out will be thought Mitchell is talking nonsense. If Zhou Xuan really takes this as a target, he is sick in the brain and is so ambitious.

"For now, you can surpass Kassel and Livingston." Mitchell added.

"I'm in the draft, are you sure the Clippers will pick me?" Zhou Xuan asked.

"They're missing a point guard, and Cassel is definitely going to retire next year, Dan. Decow doesn't make it, and they should pick a guard in the draft. Selecting you with a second-round pick, I think it's a good deal. ”

"I hope so." Zhou Xuan is also willing to stay in Los Angeles to play, although the Clippers' influence cannot be compared to that of the Lakers. He doesn't count on going to the Lakers anymore. Although Sun Yue did not sign the Lakers this year, he still has a chance next season, otherwise would the Lakers waste a second-round pick?

After watching a magic show and eating fast food, the two returned home. Zhou Xuan asked Mitchell to help, used the computer to find the video of Johnson's game on the Internet, and he was also going to go to the video store to buy Johnson's video tape and study it carefully.

Mitchell shook his head and said: "If you are just looking for inspiration, I suggest you watch more videos of Stockton and Payton, Johnson has a great physical advantage, and Payton and Stockton are much more normal." And what I want you to do is not to watch the video, if you can watch the video and become a star, everyone is Jordan. ”

If you want to learn basketball skills, there is still a teacher who can teach you effectively. Otherwise Olajuwon's training camp wouldn't be so hot. The Development League will not find an assistant coach for players alone, hire a personal coach, and the price is not something that Zhou Xuan can afford. If you want to improve, you have to find another way.

"And what am I going to do?"

"Wait a minute, I'll tell you tomorrow." Mitchell sold a pass.