Kemba Walker had the ball up frontcourt, and he faced Grant, the 2016 Summer League MVP, who would be the centerpiece this season if Lee wasn't coming to the Bulls.

The only thing lacking in being able to shoot and burst out may be that he is still subpar in terms of three-point shooting.

But now he is not in a hurry, and the team management has changed his positioning, just a requirement of an average starting point guard, which he still has no problem with.

And after the offensive control was handed over to Li Ming, he put more energy into defense, unexpectedly showing his talent as an outside iron gate.

Walker didn't pass the ball in the face of him, but went straight to the breakaway, and after deceiving Grant's center of gravity, he immediately leaned back and opened up space for a pull-up jumper.

Chinese fans like to call Walker a volute, which means my family!

They think that Walker is very similar to Kobe, not about playing style, or scoring ability, etc., they simply think that Walker's shooting is similar to that of the boss.

"Phew!" Unsurprisingly, Howard grabbed the rebound, a rough drum, did not shake the person, and Kanin exchanged awkward glances, directly strengthened, and dunked with both hands.

It was Howard's offensive move ten years ago, and he's still the best one ten years later.

One of the more interesting things is that Howard once spent time in the Houston Rockets, and Olajuwon, who has the top foot on the inside, is a famous man in the team, often guiding the big men in the team.

It's a pity that he couldn't adjust Howard's footsteps in the end, which can be regarded as a relatively painful thing.

However, there is one thing to say, the footsteps of the big dream Olajuwon are indeed exquisite, but all the big men who have learned from him have not been able to master it, such as Jordan Jr. and Okafor are still the same, and then McGee and Tabitt, not to mention, the only Kobe and LeBron who can be regarded as teachers are all outside players.

It's no wonder he's saying that fantasy footwork is more suited to outside players.

Probably because the footwork was too difficult to learn, in the end Howard simply stopped practicing and continued to play with his body, and finally after he suffered a serious back injury, the last traditional center in the league also fell, and he was no longer the monster he once was.

After Howard stepped down from the position of the first center, there has been no center who can fully sit in this position for the time being, although there are also rising stars such as Downs and Anthony Davis, but these two can not replace the real traditional center.

It wasn't until Embiid of the 76ers appeared that the torch of the traditional center finally saw someone to take over, and if he could stay healthy, the small-ball era was about to end because of his appearance.

It's just that now, although Howard no longer has the deterrent power he had back then, in terms of strength alone, he is still the top presence in the center position when he is healthy.

That shot just now proved that he still relied on his body, and he still played with suppressive power.

Grant controlled the ball and didn't want to rush back because Walker swooped him out, and he was very pragmatic to pass the ball to Li Ming with a safe pass.

Li Ming gets the ball, and on the scoring guard, he only has the basket in his eyes.

On the opposite side is Batum, in fact, the latter's preferred position is small forward, but in the Hornets he plays more as a scoring guard, with rich offensive means, and it is not bad among many offensive players in the league, but his defensive ability is not outstanding, and the 1v1 defense is even weaker, but fortunately, his arm span and flexibility make his defense not bad.

Of course, in the face of Li Ming, his defense can be under pressure, and Hornets head coach Clifford obviously knows this, so he arranged for Gilchrist at the small forward position to help the defense.

The guy's physicality and passion for playing are not covered, and some experts have even commented that he is full of aggression and bloodlust on the court.

And generally such a player, his defense is not very bad.

Gilchrist is no exception, and he's growing into the center of the Hornets' perimeter defense, with him at the center of gravity, the Hornets' perimeter defense system is turning into a steel plate.

The two of them stood one after the other, because Batum was also the height of a small forward, so he was more than 2 meters tall, plus Gilchrist, the two gibbons looked at Li Ming who was dribbling like this.

Li Ming tried to shake it a few times, although Batum's center of gravity was a little offset, but because his long arm was always open, he still couldn't break through directly.

hurriedly called a block, Li Ming dribbled down, and finally got rid of Batum, but Gilchrist, who was waiting behind Batum, suddenly jumped in front of Li Ming at this time, blocking his route to continue to advance.

Helplessly stopped, preparing to shoot, Gilchrist was shaken, Li Ming made another shooting action, but he sighed, changed his shot to a pass and stuffed the ball inside.

He couldn't shoot at all, although this Gilchrist was shaken away, but his hand could still reach in front of Li Ming, if Li Ming had just shot, he couldn't say that his fingers could scratch the skin of the basketball and cause interference.

"Two long arms, the range of defense can reach such a large scale!" Li Ming frowned, if these two people had been so defensive in this game, he would have had to break through, and there was no room for him to shoot.

And if you rush to the inside, two-time block king Howard will find out.

It was Kanin who received Linson's pass, but his layup directly hit Howard with a sturdy hat, and Kanin, who had been performing well, was only immature in front of Howard.

Wasted a good opportunity, Kanin was also a little frustrated, and when he walked back, he kept shaking his head, and today in front of the former league's No. 1 center, his movements seemed a little stiff because he had too many concerns.

When Li Ming walked by his side, he patted his waist and comforted: "It's okay, it's just the beginning, take your time!" ”

Kanin glanced at Li Ming and smiled, seemingly relaxed.

Walker dribbles again, this guy is a typical offensive guard, the ball is in his hands, and there is only one goal, that is, the basket, except for attacking is attacking.

It's also bitter for Howard, this guy hasn't met any good guards since he entered the league in 04, in the Magic old Nelson treated him as a blue-collar, in the Lakers Kobe Bryant wanted to teach him how to win a championship, he was a blue-collar again, and then went to the Rockets, Harden called himself the cornerstone, and he was still a blue-collar.

Not to mention now, does Walker still have a reason to hand over the ball?!