Online fans often discuss Guo Xu's all-encompassing performance in the Drew League, and the coaching staff certainly won't ignore it, and head coach Phil Jackson, who is on vacation, and his girlfriend Jeanie Buss also talk about him in their spare time.

"Jason Guo, this young man, what do you think?" Jackson asked.

Jenny put down the newspaper in her hand and smiled: "I don't think he's like a young man, every step he takes has a plan, and he achieves what he wants." As long as you give him enough balls for the new season, I think he's going to surprise everyone. ”

"yes, but I haven't figured out how to use him best." Jackson sighed.

"Why?" Jenny frowned, she was a person who always put her work first and cared about the team.

Jackson smiled wryly: "Because Mitch signed Isaiah Ryder, I was ready to let him play as a substitute, so I was a little hesitant to train Jason to play as a starter or as a substitute, and they might have a ball conflict." ”

TWO DAYS AGO, THE LAKERS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD SIGNED Isaiah Ryder, a 196CM tall and 98kg forward swingman, with a veteran base salary. Most Los Angeles fans welcomed him because of his fame and ability.

Ryder played in 60 games for the Hawks last season, averaging 19.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, shooting 41.9% from the field and 31.1% from three-point range, after averaging nearly 20+ points per game in multiple seasons.

However, Ryder has never been selected as an All-Star, and he is a recognized thorn in the league, causing trouble everywhere, no team is willing to give him another big contract, he chose to take a salary cut to join the Lakers and work hard for the championship ring.

Looking at Ryder's resume, his short basketball career can be described as "bad", and his personality is even worse than Rodman's.

Rodman is desperate on the pitch despite his eccentric behavior, while Ryder has a myriad of off-court misdeeds and long-standing disciplinary violations, including being late, absent from training without excuse, missing the team's plane, spitting on fans and airport staff, assaulting others, and hiding marijuana.

He started being late to practice with the Timberwolves in 1993. In 1996, Timberwolves management reluctantly traded him to the Trail Blazers for a very low price, in exchange for two players who were marginal players, plus a first-round pick.

Last season, the Hawks couldn't bear to cut him at the end of the regular season and threw away the team's top scorer before he finished the game, which is unprecedented in NBA history.

The perennial top-four Hawks in the East wanted to go further before trading Steve Smith for Ryder, but the Hawks, who did not change their roster much, fell out of the playoff contenders early with the addition of newcomer Terry. Ryder looks like the core, but in fact he is a cancer for the team.

Kupchak saw Ryder's personal ability and signed it, he also had no choice, in order to strengthen the No. 4 position, he was ready to send former All-Star small forward Glen Rice, the Lakers had no salary space to sign a big-name wing player, Ryder is already the strongest candidate the Lakers can find in the free market.

The management's original intention was for Ryder to take the bench in the second quarter and attack with the ball. But Guo Xu was a blockbuster in the summer league, and he obviously has the ability to lead the bench to attack with the ball. Ryder has been famous for many years, and playing as a substitute is a sacrifice, and if he doesn't have the ball, maybe he will do something to destroy the harmony in the locker room when he is brain-dead.

Jenny thought for a while, and said: "I think the two of them may cooperate well, whether it is the summer league or the Drew League, Jason has shown a strong breakthrough ability, he is good at launching fast breaks, if they play fast break together in the second quarter, it should be able to ensure scoring efficiency." George is also a strong impact player, so why don't you consider speeding up the attacking tempo next season? If they are turned on, the OK combination also gets more breaks. ”

Jackson nodded. "It's a real way to do it, I'll try it when I'm training."

Many people think that the "Zen Master" doesn't like fast breaks, saying that his tactics are rigid, that is, OK combination offense, others defend, and Glenn Rice, who is the third scoring point, was also very average last season. The OK combination has a high playing time, and many media outlets say that he relies on stars.

In fact, when Jackson first became a head coach, he was good at fast breaking, and the Bulls' first three-game championship relied on defense and quick offensive and defensive transitions.

Before Jackson coached the Bulls, the Bulls were basically Jordan's one-man team, and in the playoffs, facing a strong team like the Pistons, Jordan could only barely win a few games by relying on Jordan's individual performance, and then was eliminated.

At the beginning of the 89-90 season, the Bulls significantly improved a notch, under Jackson's tutelage, Pippen began to be more involved in the offense, and role players such as Patterson and Cartwright were able to confidently play alone against strong teams.

Defensively, Jackson is good at setting up wing-side defensive traps, pressing the ball carrier and intercepting the passing route, effectively defending and bringing a lot of fast-break opportunities! Compared to previous seasons, the Bulls have improved on both ends of the floor.

In addition, Jackson also has a precedent of using the sixth man well, and he is very good at training Kukoc.

Jackson prefers to make Guo Xu the team's sixth man, the only way to not waste his offensive talent, and to stagger the playing time with Kobe, he can shoot more shots in a certain period. Forget about it, let a thorn head control the ball and hinder the development of newcomers, then it is better to cut him directly.

The Drew League continues, and there is often news about Guo Xu and others on the Internet, and their popularity is increasing.

Lakers management wasn't idle, either, and they were involved in one of the league's biggest multi-party trades of the summer.

The Knicks acquired veterans Glenn Rice and Telvis Best from the Lakers; Acquired veteran Luke Longley from the Suns; Maxwell, Stanpania, Lazarus-Burrell were obtained from hypersound. They put together a bunch of rubbish contracts and bench players to try to get coach Jeff Van Gundy out of his head for the new season.

Among the well-known stars, Ewing's later years were the most bleak, he dedicated his golden career to the Knicks, but in his later years he was booed and spurned by New York fans, and was forced to leave the city he had dedicated 15 years to. In Guo Xu's previous life, the Knicks were cursed from then on, and they were still a bad team until 18 years. In this kind of inhuman team, the stars will not have a sense of belonging.

The SuperSonics got Patrick Ewing from the Knicks, and they are ready to sell some tickets on King Kong's popularity, and the championship or something is a floating cloud, and they don't even think about it.

The Suns acquired Chris Dudley and a future first-round pick.

The Lakers get Horace Grant, Greg Foster, Chuck Burson, Emmanuel Davis. The two interior veterans were desperately needed by the Lakers, and the other two fringe players could be cut outright, and they became the only winners in this trade.

Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers did not rely only on the OK combination to build a dynasty, their roster depth was among the best in the league, "Cobra" Grant will have a salary of 6.5 million next season, and he is still an excellent blue-collar power forward, and he also has a shot on the offensive end, averaging 8.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season.

After this deal, the core roster of the Lakers for the new season has been formed.