Chapter 55: The Double Sixth Man

Zhao Dashao's battle directly knocked DeRozan from the top favorite to the lotto area, and now not to mention the strong contenders for the top three picks, even entering the top ten picks has suspense.

But many media think that this is a professional player bullying college players, and it is not a victory!

Zhao Dashao directly posted his birthday on Twitter, he, a primary school student born on June 1, 1990, is younger than half of the freshmen in the NCAA, so how can he win.

DeRozan, who he faced in this game, was a sophomore and a year and two months older than him.

The next game to face Harden is also a sophomore player, and coincidentally, this little fat man is also a year and two months older than him.

The Zen master was very satisfied with Zhao Dashao's performance, but not satisfied with his performance of 46 points, but appreciated that he knew how to suppress his offensive desire in the first few games.

Zhao Dashao's battle let everyone see his offensive ability, but in the first three battles, he put himself in the right position, and has always played the role of an outside battery and a contact point, rarely showing his personal ability.

But he didn't expect that when the team gave him enough balls, Zhao Dashao could actually play like Kobe.

The Lakers now have Zhao Dashao as a wonder player, and when they face the Celtics again, if Kobe and Gasol are besieged like last season, and even Odom is targeted, he can become an X-factor that affects the game.

Zen master feels that Zhao Dashao's biggest role is here, this year's regular season he will give this little guy enough time to exercise, even if the record is affected, he must let this little guy adapt to the NBA rhythm as soon as possible, as long as he can make a contribution at the critical moment of the playoffs, then it will all be back to basics.

After Zhao Dashao defeated DeRozan, who was still an iron-headed baby, his next opponent was Harden, who had already formed his own style in college.

He and Harden are also somewhat similar in that both have excellent athleticism but don't rely on physical talent to play from the start, so they often give the illusion that they aren't physically gifted enough.

But in fact, Zhao Dashao's speed and explosiveness are very good now, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.

Harden's body fat percentage was high when he was in college, at least above 10% visually, but this little fat man's body measurement data is not much worse than Wade's, he was already famous last year, and he has a good chance to hit the top three picks this year.

But when this battle was over, everyone suddenly found that this little fat man, who was known for his youth and old age, was so tender in the face of Zhao Dashao, who was younger than him?

The American media has always underestimated Zhao Dashao, even if he won the Summer League MVP on the head of a group of talents, and had an amazing record of single-handedly beating the Thunder three Shao, many people still think that he is a younger brother.

This situation is not difficult to understand, just like any news report that mentions news about China's science level, then there will be a lot of people at the bottom of the comment who have no brains to say "Made in China, it will break down in a month", "It is technology stolen from the United States".

The media and people in the United States do not want a yellow-skinned genius to appear, and they do not want anything related to China to be stronger than Europe and the United States.

This is not a psychology unique to white people, the same is true of Chinese, in fact, this mentality is normal, and those who turn their arms outward are really problematic.

But no matter what kind of mentality, smart people can always hide their thoughts well, and the way fools express them will seem stupid.

Zhao Dashao's maturity is very cheating, in addition to the superiority of the growth environment in this life, his psychological maturity is almost a retired player who is almost forty years old, and no one can compare with him from the perspective of knowledge alone.

So Zhao Dashao, who continues to start today, doesn't look like an 18-year-old player at all, he doesn't have any rookie immaturity in his gestures, and he has never been nervous, and even the cooperation with Lakers players is like he has been playing in this team for many years.

Arizona State University players, including Harden, are like younger brothers compared to Zhao Dashao today, just one word "tender".

Harden had no control of the game at all, and he felt like he was in an extremely uncomfortable rhythm and full of passivity throughout the game.

Originally, he was comfortable in the college league to break through and organize, but this game was not seen, and many times it would give people a sense of "who am I", "where am I", "what am I going to do", especially compared to Zhao Dashao, who has a relaxed face, because today he is really at ease, and he can complete breakthroughs, scores, and assists at his fingertips.

Zhao Dashao played 38 minutes in this game, shooting 12 of 20 shots, 6 of 10 three-point shots, and got an even more amazing 38 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

At this time, look at Zhao Dashao, who is one year younger than Harden and DeRozan, isn't this a rookie with a lot of history?

But American fans are still complaining after the game that professional players bully college players, but Zhao Dashao has only played in the summer league and four preseason games.

Could it be that by replacing Harden and DeRozan with Zhao Dashao, they will be able to achieve their current status in the Lakers and play a performance that is not inferior?

This is really not good to be black, Zhao Dashao finally got some media to give "okay", "okay", and "a little interesting" with two leading roles.

But most of the mainstream media still don't think that he is the champion in terms of "ability" this year, which will not be commented on until a few years later, and he needs to perform well for a long time.

The Lakers' final two preseason games were against the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets.

This made many people come to the spirit again, and they felt that in the face of the old and spicy Kidd, the young Zhao Dashao would definitely be taught a lesson.

But they ignored the fact that Kidd was 35 years old, and the old monster at this time was also a little powerless in the face of speed guards, and there was no need to play with his life in the preseason, and Zhao Dashao did not encounter targeted and high-intensity defense.

Kidd even played only one quarter, and he was actually playing against the strong, small point guard Jose Barria for a long time today.

Zhao Dashao has always been very experienced in playing this kind of small man, so he became a substitute again, but Zhao Dashao, who got 29 minutes of playing time, shot 9 of 15 today, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and still delivered an excellent performance of 25 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

At this time, Zhao Dashao obviously found a feeling, and his teammates began to be familiar with his overly erratic and agile running position, and with Gasol and Odom, two reliable cake makers, plus the pot cakes thrown by the boss from time to time, Zhao Dashao did not worry about having no cakes to eat.

He was very full in this game, half of his shots were empty shots, and as long as the boss's pancake was not thrown at the last second, he could process it himself.

The Lakers' last preseason game against the Houston Rockets was also the first Lakers game broadcast live by CCTV this season.

It's a pity that Yao Ming, Kobe, and Gasol only played one quarter today, and even Zhao Dashao only played 25 minutes, and everyone played tepidly.

The Zen master has obviously completed the assessment, and this battle is not important in the hearts of the coaches of both teams.

But one thing has not changed, Zhao Dashao still appears as Fisher's substitute, but will make a cameo appearance in the second position for a long time.

It's clear that he's now a double substitute for Old Fish and Kobe.

When either of these two people is off the field, he will fill the void on the field, so he will have playing time that is not inferior to the old fish.

This is very similar to Odom's role, one of the two is the sixth man on the inside, and the other is the sixth man on the outside, and the Lakers should be a double sixth man configuration in the new season.