The next day, the matter about the Yifeng contract was naturally reported in the newspaper. Some people are puzzled and scold those merchants who signed Yifeng for being brainless; Someone wisely analyzed, which attracted a lot of praise, so I won't show it here for the time being.

After several days of intense training, the Lakers have mastered several basic tactics, and the next thing is to wait for progress in actual combat.

On October 5, the Lakers will be in Honolulu.

Honolulu is the largest city in the U.S. state of Hawaii and the capital of Hawaii. As a world-famous tourist center, although Hawaii belongs to the United States, it is very far away from the North American continent, more than 2,000 kilometers, and is an island state in the United States.

The Lakers are not here for a vacation, but for a preseason game hosted by the NBA.

The NBA preseason can be thought of as a warm-up game for teams before the start of the NBA regular season.

Because at the end of each season, each team has considerable changes in the lineup, in order to allow each team to run in the lineup, familiarize themselves with their respective teams' playing style, determine the lineup of each team for the new season, and also improve the communication between players and coaches, so before the start of each season, the NBA holds several preseason games, so that they can be in better shape to devote themselves to the long regular season games.

NBA preseason games generally have 3 major characteristics:

First, run in the lineup, enrich the style of play, and test the competitive state of new and old players.

There are about 8 preseason games for each team, and in order to avoid the main players getting tired before they fight, the main players in this kind of game generally do not play more than 30 minutes, so it is also an opportunity for substitutes to take the opportunity to show themselves.

Second, warm up for the NBA regular season.

In order to better attract fans to watch the NBA regular season and playoffs, NBA officials also make full use of the preseason to build momentum for the new season of NBA games.

For example, after O'Neal transferred from the Lakers to the Heat in 2005-2006, the preseason game between the Rockets and the Heat was promoted by the NBA as the "new version of Yao Shark Wars".

In addition, many of the major preseason matches between the top teams will also be televised locally or nationally, and will receive as much attention as the regular season. So initially, the preseason was free for fans, and in recent years, tickets have also been sold.

Third, promote the NBA and expand its overseas influence.

With the further maturity of the NBA's commercial operation and the acceleration of the internationalization process, the NBA has sent many teams to play preseason games overseas in order to cater to the tastes of international fans and expand overseas markets, and Japan, Mexico, Spain, France and other countries have hosted such games.

In the 2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, the NBA put two preseason games between the Rockets and the Nets, two preseason games between the Heat and the Clippers, and two preseason games between the Lakers and the Warriors in China.

Although the Lakers' preseason game will also be held more than 2,000 kilometers away from the North American continent, Hawaii belongs to the United States, and the Lakers will still play in the United States.

In fact, as early as May, after the Lakers season ended, the preseason schedule for the 2015-16 season was announced:

October 4, Sir Vs, Honolulu

October 6, Sir Vs, Honolulu

Oct. 8, Vs Raptors, Ontario

October 11, Vs Maccabi, Los Angeles

October 13, Vs Kings, Las Vegas

October 17, Vs Warriors, San Diego

Oct. 19, Vs Trail Blazers, Los Angeles

October 22, Vs Warriors, Anahan

Over the course of 18 days, the Lakers will have eight preseason games.

The Lakers' opponents in these eight games are: Utah Jazz (2 games), Toronto Raptors, Maccabi, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors (2 games) and Portland Trail Blazers.

There may be observant fans who notice that there are some strange things mixed in with this schedule.

Maccabee?

What is this?

Maccabi is an Israeli giant, and they have been invited by the NBA to participate in the NBA preseason. In fact, they are regular guests in the NBA preseason, and this is the fifth time in the past six years.

Maccabi will take on the Grizzlies on Oct. 8, followed by another game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 11.

In fact, in the 2015-16 NBA preseason, three overseas teams were invited to the NBA preseason. The three overseas teams invited are Turkey's Fenerbahce, Israel's Maccabi and Brazil's Paschoalotto/Bauru. They will play six games against six NBA teams in the United States.

Fenerbahçe, a six-time winner of the Turkish Basketball League, will face the Nets at the Barclays Center on October 5 before taking on the Thunder on October 9.

The team is from the Brazilian Basketball League, and they will play a game against the Knicks at Madison Garden on October 7 and will face the Wizards in Washington, D.C., four days later.

The above six games are part of the 2015-16 NBA Preseason International Series.

In addition, six NBA teams will travel to seven cities in six countries to play seven games, including two China games between the Clippers and Hornets in Shenzhen and Shanghai.

The preseason of the new season has opened on October 2, local time in the United States, and the opening game is the Nuggets hosting the Clippers.

Some of the key games will also be streamed live by ESPN and TNT, including the Warriors vs. Rockets on October 15, the Warriors vs. Lakers on Oct. 22, the Warriors vs. Clippers on Oct. 20, and the Wizards vs. Heat on Oct. 21.

The opening game of this season's NBA preseason kicked off two days earlier, and that was the start of the Lakers' training camp.

For an innocuous preseason game, the Lakers will pay little attention, not to mention that they have to step up their training to get back into the game. As for the coaching staff, although they are designing and refining their tactics, they also need to spend some time paying attention to the dynamics of the opponent.

Naturally, they won't miss out on other teams' pre-season games. Although I can't see it with my own eyes, I still have to study the footage. After all, the preseason is an event for teams to practice tactics and run in the lineup, and many teams' tricks and hole cards can be seen in the preseason.

As for summer league, it's just for players on the NBA's fringes. They need to perform as best they can at this level to have a chance of making it to the NBA.

It is worth mentioning that in the summer league of 2015, a Chinese figure appeared.

He Tianju, a forward for Liaoning in China's CBA League, represented NBA team New Orleans Pelicans in the Summer League.

In the six games he played for the Pelicans, He Tianju came off the bench and played an average of 7.8 minutes per game, scoring 3.7 points and 1.2 rebounds while shooting 35% from the field.

Although He Tianju participated in the summer league as a Chinese, it was very gimmicky, perhaps this was really the intention of the Pelicans, they just wanted to use He Tianju's identity to make a fuss and hype.

Because before, Yi Feng logged in to the NBA as the champion and became the second Chinese champion after Yao Ming, and the NBA once again set off a Chinese craze.

Maybe the New Orleans Pelicans are trying to take advantage of this shareholder trend and make some small moves.

However, no matter what the Pelicans intended, in short, He Tianju could not prove that he had the ability to gain a foothold in the NBA with his performance, and in the end he could only return to China gloomily.