Chen Yu finally signed a contract with the Lakers and was officially certified by the NBA, and the process was definitely not as simple and convenient as it seemed.

In fact, this has indeed gone through a game, and it has also been opposed by many bosses in the league, and the reason is naturally to give the second round of the show a bad start.

In order to suppress this matter, the Lakers have also put a lot of thought into it anyway.

And because Chen Yu's salary is too high, it has also attracted a lot of dissatisfaction with the 12-year first-round pick, especially Lillard, when the media interviewed him, he couldn't help but say a few sour words: "I don't think the salary is important to me, it's not something I need to fight for, all I need is a team win, I'm a rookie after all, I think I still need to learn more in the league, instead of getting an All-Star salary at the beginning, and then being too comfortable to be in everyone's ......"

Lillard's words, although he did not name names, as long as he was not stupid, he understood that he was targeting Chen Yu.

There are also good reporters who directly conveyed such words to Chen Yu, and even asked Chen Yu what he thought in his heart, but they didn't find anyone before, so it was delayed until before the Lakers' season opener.

Within the Lakers, there is actually a lot of turmoil.

Anyway, many people are not convinced by Chen Yu, Chen Yu also understands this, and after the efforts of the upper and lower sides, this aspect has been greatly reduced, at least after a few preseason games, these people also understand that if they have a good relationship with Chen Yu and show their value, Chen Yu can pass the ball to him and give him cakes!

Some people use things like the team's overall record and honor to fool him, it's useless, they all need that kind of tangible benefit.

If you can eat cake and brush up on good data, this is a big contract for the next season, and it's all money!

Kaman, Jordan Hill, and Nick Young all need technical statistics, everyone needs good data as a guarantee, and the Lakers now have the ball in the hands of Chen Yu, if anyone makes a fuss about it, D'Antoni will immediately let them understand what it feels like to sit on the bench, and Chen Yu's side can score when they get the ball, even if the ball is less, his data can be beautiful, and others can't!

Therefore, in fact, many people at least on the surface and in action, do not dare to offend Chen Yu, even if they are unhappy, at most they will make a small group behind their backs, or a group of people will find a bar to open a private room, and everyone will talk freely inside, spitting stars and saying bad things about Chen Yu.

Other...... There is no way! In front of them, they still had to be polite, at least they didn't dare to look at Chen Yu.

This is also the benefit of the team's improved status that Chen Yu feels now, thinking that back then, when he first entered the league, who would be willing to look up to him? At that time, everyone regarded him as a transparent person, and it was difficult to get a little chance to play, and after the game, he was thinking about where to shoot, and he had to feel distressed for a long time if he missed a ball, and he was always careful to face everyone within the team.

Who would have thought that there would be such an eyebrow raising today!

Of course, the more he gets, the more he has to give.

All he needs to do is put in a great performance, a sense of integration with the team, and a surge in popularity in the league.

If his popularity grows, the market increases, his data is good, and his influence on the team is also great, then Chen Yu's position can also be stabilized.

And the next game is a battle that Chen Yu needs to stand up, because this is the regular season and the real start of the season, and he needs to play a brilliant performance in the first game to let everyone know that the more than 10 million that the Lakers have paid on him is worth it.

Moreover, he also needs to use this game to really test his new ideas: he still feels that the way of the traditional point guard is not suitable for him, and in many cases, Chen Yu feels that he still needs to score himself to solve the problem, and he can't win the ball by relying solely on assists, even if he is a point guard.

After all, basketball is still a game of putting the ball in the basket, who can put the ball in the basket can win, and it is really different to give this right to others and use it directly.

It's just that the Lakers faced the team in the opening game was the current super team: the Thunder!

Although the Thunder team has presented everyone with a farce of giving up Harden for millions of dollars before, and the team is also full of people, although the playoffs seem to perform well but there is always no bigger breakthrough, but this is really a strong team, especially in the regular season, it is really a god to block and kill the Buddha.

Last season, they remained the league's most consistent regular season team: No. 1 in offensive efficiency and No. 4 in defensive efficiency (behind the Pacers, Grizzlies and Spurs). Statistically, they are good enough to control the three-point line, protect the restricted area, block (first in the league), and make free throws (first in the league). 9.4 points per game, first in the league......

Moreover, Durant and Wei Shao, the backcourt kings, can score an average of 51.3 points per game, what is this concept?

With such a team, everyone knows in their hearts that it is impossible for the Lakers to defeat them.

But everyone also wants to see if the Lakers can change now.

Chen Yu is not familiar with the Thunder team, and they have only said hello to Durant and Will, but in this game, Chen Yu knows that he wants to stand up and let the Lakers win, and the biggest enemies are these two!

Before the start of the game, there were already inquiries from reporters.

Finally found Chen Yu's reporter and asked him a sharp question: what did he think of Lillard's previous words.

"I'm convinced of what he said, you know, we're professional athletes, what we should do is play well, and as for salary, everything else should be linked to our performance, and I'll prove it, I'm worth 10 million!" What Chen Yu said at the end was particularly explicit, but it did sound very domineering.

After seeing Chen Yu's interview, many people still feel very excited.

"Yes, people should have such domineering, 10 million, anyway, I think Chen Yu is worth it!"

…… In the midst of a lot of discussion, regardless of whether Lillard saw such words or not, in short, the lights at the Staples Center began to turn on, the arena was almost full, and the Lakers' opening game of the season, the first game against the strong team Thunder, officially began!

In this game, Chen Yu really became the protagonist of the Lakers.

After jumping the ball, Chen Yu and Westbrook began to play against each other for the first time.