As soon as Wharton and the other coaching staff arrived on the court, they were attracted by Wangcheng's sweaty head and soaked jersey.

"Yes, young man, a bit of a Mamba disciple." Handy stepped forward and patted Wang Chengdi on the shoulder cordially.

Wang Cheng smiled, neither responding nor denying it.

"Beep~" Wharton's whistle made the players in the audience stop their movements and quickly move towards him.

"Okay, let's do defensive traverse drill first!" Wharton announced.

In the following two hours, the whole team conducted a number of routine trainings, as well as group competitions.

This year's group match still divides the players into the main team and the substitute team.

Unlike before, Wang Cheng replaced Pope's position and became the backcourt combination of the main team with Brother Qiu.

In this confrontation match, Wang Cheng can be said to have mastered thunder and lightning, calling for wind and rain on the field, and omnipotent.

On the defensive end, he first relied on [Death Coil] to frequently complete single defense interceptions. After the substitutes changed their tactics and avoided Wang Cheng to attack, they were surprised to find that the main team's defense was like an iron bucket.

Even Randle, who often has trouble concentrating on defense, showed a different defensive posture than usual, and Kuzma of the substitute team was stunned.

You know, Kuzma, the man who just got the FMVP in the summer league, has been hot recently, and he was unexpectedly prevented after a few rounds.

After five minutes of play, Wharton found the game one-sided. Out of confidence in his substitutes, he chose to disrupt the squad and regroup.

This time, Wharton retained the backcourt combination of Wangcheng and Ball, and paired them with three substitutes: Roldeng, Kuzma, and Zubac.

Of the three, Kuzma and Zubac are childish rookies and lack fire in defense, while Rohrdeng is an old man who is difficult to deny.

However, it was such a lineup of four recruits and a veteran who was dying that showed unexpected resilience in the following games.

They relied on a stubborn defence to drag the game into the final moments, and then won the game through a crucial tackle from Wangcheng and a fatal strike from Kuzma.

"It seems that the winning factor is in the backcourt combination of Wangcheng and Ball." Wharton thought to himself.

So he adjusted the lineup again, took Wang Cheng and Bauer apart, formed a team of similar strength, and then played another game.

Outcome... Wang Cheng's team won a big victory.

"You... Wrong. It was the first thing Wharton said to Wangcheng after all the practice.

Wang Cheng's performance today is too evil!

First of all, which team he is on wins. This is good to say, after all, the difference in strength between the Lakers' starters and benches is not too big, and there is often some luck in winning.

But the second point is very strange: Wang Cheng's team can play at a super level on the defensive end!

It wouldn't be surprising if this super-level play was due to Wangcheng's single-point blasting, which was accomplished through frequent one-on-one steals. Just like Kobe Bryant in the past, it is not uncommon for him to blow up opposing defenders on the offensive end and then lead the team to victory.

But Wang's individual ability to form a steal was rare in the second training match, and he didn't even score a steal in the third.

This is where the evil comes in! Wang Cheng's team is like a plug-in, and the defense has directly undergone a qualitative change in grade!

Wharton couldn't understand it, and a new philosophical question faintly appeared in his mind:

"What is the reason for this?"

"It can't be that Wangcheng has magical powers, right?"

"Why is it that whoever is on the same team as him immediately rises a level of defensive level?"

It was under such doubts that Wharton blurted out "You are evil".

Hearing the coach's comment, Wang Cheng didn't know how to respond, so he could only smile awkwardly.

He knew that Wharton had discovered the "Hua Point".

But Wang Cheng can't say that it's because of the role of [Defensive Pillar], as for why there was no steal after the second game, it was because he used up the number of [Death Coil] today.

After all the training, the coaching staff gathered the players in the video analysis room.

Led by the coaching staff, the crowd is here to study their second opponent in the preseason, the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves, who are also a youth army, have two champions - Towns and Wiggins, and their talents are significantly better than the Lakers' double list.

Moreover, they welcomed a fierce player in the offseason - Jimmy Butler, a small forward who is excellent offensively and defensively, and is known for his strong style of play, will definitely be a nightmare for the Lakers' forward line.

Wang Cheng remembers that the Timberwolves returned to the playoffs after many years under the leadership of Butler in his previous life. And after Butler's departure, the Timberwolves quickly returned to the ranks of the fish belly team and became a stepping stone for the Western powers.

In Wangcheng's heart, Butler must be the most threatening person in the heart of the Timberwolves. Of course, Wiggins and Downs are not to be underestimated. They may not be good on the defensive end, but their offensive talent is unquestionable

After a series of analyses by the coaching staff, everyone came to a unified conclusion: let Wangcheng deal with Wiggins or Butler, and whoever of them blew up Wangcheng and released whom.

Wang Cheng was noncommittal to this conclusion. He knew it was the team's affirmation of his defensive ability, but he always felt that his teammates were suspicious of pushing him into the fire pit.

Then, Wharton announced the starting lineup for the game against the Timberwolves. As in the first training match, Wang Cheng came into the starting line-up in place of Pope.

Hearing this news, the Lakers will not be too surprised, after all, Wangcheng's performance is there, and no one can question whether his strength is qualified.

Even in terms of the performance of the training match, Wang Cheng faintly showed the appearance of the team leader.

"Congratulations, King!"

"Congratulations~"

......

After walking out of the video analysis room, everyone congratulated Wang Cheng, and even Pope came to encourage him.

"The culture of the United States that admires the strong seems to be quite fragrant."