When Liu Han learned in the training camp that he would be fighting side by side with his friends in the new season, Liu Han was very happy, and O'Neal was also very happy, because after contact, O'Neal found that Liu Han's two friends have good abilities and are also very good at dealing with people, and O'Neal also became friends with Nash and Ray Allen.

In September, Liu Han's training camp is coming to an end, as the Lakers are about to start gathering for pre-season joint practice. Because the Lakers have changed a lot now, the head coach and players have changed, which takes time to run in, so this year, the Lakers gathered slightly earlier than other teams.

Steve Nash and Ray Allen returned to their respective teams to complete the departure procedures and then came to Los Angeles to prepare for the joint training before the start of the new season, and Liu Han also closed the training camp to find a suitable house for his two friends in Los Angeles, and Liu Han also began to find a new house for himself, his net worth is now expensive, and it is no longer suitable to continue to rent a house next to the stadium.

On September 10, 1997, the Los Angeles Lakers officially began to practice together, and the new players were welcomed.

The biggest additions to the Lakers are Michael Finley and Brent Barry, with Michael Finley doing well with the Mavericks and being physically fit and showing great potential. And Brent Barry surprised the four with a jump dunk from the free throw line in the 96 slam dunk contest, and was known as the white-skinned Jordan. However, these two players are not very arrogant players, and besides, they joined the defending champion Lakers, and no one dared to talk nonsense in the face of O'Neal and Liu Han, the MVP of last season's Finals.

Entering September, the Lakers also signed a one-year contract with veteran Deer Curry, the non-draft shooter who joined the NBA before playing for the Charlotte Hornets, but Dell Curry did not want to retire, he wanted to get a championship ring at the end of his career, the Lakers are a good choice, and for the Lakers, signing Dell Curry with a veteran base salary is also a good harvest.

Before the team starts joint training, it is customary to conduct a physical test on all players in order to understand the current physical condition of the players, so as to prevent injuries and arrange training more reasonably.

Liu Han's physical test data frightened the Lakers' coaching staff, compared with a year ago, Liu Han's body has undergone earth-shaking changes, except for the height and arm length have not changed, Liu Han's other data have changed greatly.

First of all, Liu Han's 100-meter speed ran into 11 seconds, which is rare among basketball players, and secondly, his 30-meter running speed ran into 4.5 seconds, which is relatively similar to some professional sprinters, which means that Liu Han can run the entire basketball court in about 4 seconds.

Secondly, Liu Han's strength has also grown rapidly, his maximum bench press has reached 170 kg, and 120 kg bench press can be completed ten times, which is very rare among outside players this time.

Through the physical test, it was also found that Liu Han's body fat rate is now only 4%, which is close to Jordan's peak, and at the same time, it makes Liu Han's weight increase a lot, giving him more advantages in the confrontation.

Liu Han's change made the Lakers' management relieved, they saw Liu Han participate in the darts game during the holiday, for fear that Liu Han would affect the basketball training, but now it seems that Liu Han is more powerful than before, and giving Liu Han a long-term contract in the future will also reassure the Lakers management.

In addition to Liu Hanyou and a lot of changes, O'Neal's changes are not small, his weight has decreased compared to when he first joined the Lakers, the coaching staff is still a little worried that O'Neal's strength will decline, but surprisingly his strength has increased a lot, O'Neal's maximum bench press can reach 200 kg before, but now the body test finds that O'Neal's maximum bench press has reached 210 kg.

Coach George was pleased with the fact that the management was able to find so many players who met his requirements, and the physical tests showed that these players also maintained good training during the holidays and were in good physical condition.

George didn't start with tactical training for the team, but instead did endurance training first, with the exception of veterans Dell Curry and Byron Scott, the rest of the players had to do intensive endurance training. Coach George's future tactics require players to have strong stamina, because whether it is attacking or switching between attack and defense, George's tactics require players to keep running, so before starting tactical training, players need to have enough stamina to adapt to future tactics.

Although Brent Barry has good explosiveness, his endurance is very average, and in addition to Liu Han, who has conducted endurance training before, the best endurance in the team is actually Steve Nash, which is related to Steve Nash's football training in his early years, and the football field is much larger than the basketball court.

George is very optimistic about Steve Nash, although this player is average in height and physical fitness, but has stamina and passing vision that ordinary players do not have, which is very suitable for George's future tactical requirements, similarly, George believes that Nash's very good passing vision should be related to his football training in his early years, the reason is because the football field is more than the basketball court.

In addition to Steve Nash, Ray Allen also showed good endurance talent, he is a finisher, he is used to shooting after receiving the ball, this kind of player needs to repeatedly run on the court to find the right shot, so Ray Allen's stamina is also good.

After a half-month endurance training, Coach George arranged for the team to start a formal tactical drill.

George's set of tactics for the Lakers is based on bombardment, but unlike the general bombardment tactics, George's tactics are not based on the pursuit of pure speed, but a combination of positional battle and bombardment, with O'Neal as the axis on the inside, and the other four players on the outside began to run to find opportunities. In defense, O'Neal acts as the final defensive gate, and the other players have to rotate as quickly as possible.

The Lakers' lineup was gradually determined during the tactical drill, and at this time, the players also changed in different ways, Ray Allen and Steve Nash were very comfortable with this strategy, Michael Finley also showed good form, and Brent Barry was suitable as a role player, but the main offense was a little weaker.

George has more arrangements for O'Neal, not only as the team's central axis in the offense, but also with the ball handler to do a lot of covering and blocking, so the requirements for O'Neal will be higher in the new season. In George's future strategy, four outside players who can shoot three-pointers can open up enough space for O'Neal, and this is the time for O'Neal to show his interior strength.

Liu Han's role in this set of tactics will be slightly weakened, but he must face the opponent's offensive strength in defense, and in a stalemate situation, Liu Han also needs to play strongly in attack, which means that Liu Han is the most important core of the team in the new season in the future.

The Lakers are ambitious, and they're working hard to defend their title for the new season. (To be continued.) )