Chapter 111: Thunder Team

The interview ended immediately after Lisa's question, and the group of reporters were not surprised, as if they had already guessed that it would be so, Li Ming and Lisa went to have a supper together, chatted for a while, and then parted again, the latter was going to Golden State next, and he was going to Oklahoma to continue the second away journey against the Thunder.

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The predecessor of the Thunder was the Seattle SuperSonics, and the most famous stars should be Gary Payton and Rainman Sean Kemp, followed by Ray Allen, who officially moved to Oklahoma after 08 years and changed its name to the Thunder, from this point of view, there is a very interesting phenomenon: Durant is the last rookie selected by the SuperSonics, and Westbrook is the first rookie selected by the Thunder.

The Wang Bang combination that shocked the whole league was actually destined to be impossible for two people to last long at that time, and one of them was destined to be the past of the Thunder team, and the other was the future of the Thunder team.

The Thunder have not had a championship because it has only been nine years since they changed their name, but their management has always had a vicious gaze.

If Jeff Green doesn't go, think about such a lineup, point guard Westbrook, scoring guard Harden, small forward Durant, big forward Jeff Green and center Ibaka.

And almost all of them are rookies in 07/08/09, waiting for three years of growth, coupled with a group of powerful veterans, not to mention the three championships in five years, it will definitely bring the first championship in team history to the Thunder.

It's a pity that the management was too impatient, and sold Harden and Jeff Green, tearing up the starting lineup that was likely to bring a championship.

After Durant left, Thunder management continued to make mistakes, and sold Ibaka.

The Thunder Five became Westbrook's solo defender before the start of the regular season last year, and the Turtles turned on the one-man god mode and recorded a jaw-dropping season triple-double, becoming the first player in the NBA's 55-year history to play such a statistic.

This is a season in which the Turtles have become gods, and it has also provided a lot of convenience for the Thunder to recruit them, such as the Knicks' offensive kaleidoscope Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George, one of the strongest small forwards who played alone against the Cavaliers in the playoffs last season, all chose to join the Thunder this offseason.

You must know that there are many teams interested in these two people this summer! Many experts have predicted how many possible next homes are not the word thunder.

But as a result, these two all joined the Thunder team, formed a shocking triumvirate, and directly joined the championship ranks.

It is conceivable that as long as these three can run in well, the general manager of the Thunder will definitely easily win the best general manager with these two transactions.

Hojberg also listed this game as the most likely to lose at the hotel yesterday, no way, the only strong point in the team, Li Ming, can play a comparable game against Westbrook, the MVP winner last season, but how to deal with the rest of Anthony and Paul George?

As far as the small forwards of the Bulls are concerned, none of them can guard against these two.

"Remember, the rhythm tonight must be in positional battles, don't let Westbrook rush up!" Before the end of the team's training, Hojberg once again reminded him of the precautions for the game.

This time, he is ready to play inside, although the Thunder's Adams is not weak, but compared to the Big Three, it is still a relatively weak point, and Anthony and Paul George overlapped, there must be one who will play power forward, and from the current situation, Anthony is the most likely to be placed in the No. 4 position, although his height is not as tall as Paul, but his tonnage is more in line with the No. 4 position than George.

This is a guy who is known for not liking defense, when the Nuggets were at their best, he was not famous for defense, and now he is old, and he doesn't like defense anymore.

So there will definitely be a point of breakthrough on the inside.

"How? Will you feel overkill if you play a traditional point guard this time? "The team was disbanded, and Hojberg left Li Ming alone, this golden pimple who is now the Bulls, can't let him have any strange emotions.

Speaking of which, it's also because of the contract year, you can't be careful, haven't you heard of that sentence? A player in a contract year is a treasure, whether it is a result or a non-performance.

For some rebuilding teams, their favorite is this kind of contract year player, because they can just throw it away when the season is used up, and then re-select the player according to their own plan.

"It's okay, I think, it's not that hard for me!" Li Ming really doesn't have any ideas, as the core, the inside or outside line as the offensive focus will not have a great impact on him, anyway, he is the one who holds the ball, can he still shoot less?

"Okay! Then I'm relieved! Seeing Li Ming's face as usual, Hoiberg knew that he really didn't take it to heart.

"That's right!" Li Ming was about to leave, but Hojberg stopped him again, "Westbrook is a shocking guard, and there are few players who can compare with him in the current point guard, you have to deal with such a guy!" ”

"Huh?" Li Ming was stunned, not knowing why Hoiberg suddenly said this, but he still nodded, indicating that he remembered.

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The Chesapeake Energy Arena is the famous home of the NBA's Devils, and it is not easy for a small city to have an NBA team, especially a city like them that has taken a team from elsewhere and knows what it means to be hard-won, so almost all the fans in the city are fans of the Thunder, and the fans who watched the game will be tirelessly shouting OKC during the game.

OKC is an abbreviation for Russian City.

The name of the city is shouted to let the players of the visiting team know that this is the Russian city, this is the Thunder, and the only team that can win in the end is the Thunder.

For the first time, Li Ming felt that he needed to bring a pair of earplugs to participate in the game, because compared to the group of fans in Atlanta who mutined from time to time, the fans in the Russian city were really crazy, and they were about to catch up with some believers, fanatical and restless.

"No wonder they're going to burn Durant's jersey, if it were me, I'd probably burn it too!" Think about the fact that the protagonist who shouted a hoarse name in his voice for more than a year left without saying a word, and also joined the enemy who eliminated them in the Western Conference Finals, it's no wonder that it's not hot!