Chapter 499: New Season

After Ye Xuan asked about the system, he found out that this thing was also a one-time consumable item at the same level as 'Tears of God', but the effect of 'Tears of God' was on top of Ye Xuan's shooting percentage. The UFO experience roll is to allow Ye Xuan to have enough strong bounce and creativity when dunking, which is simply tailored for the All-Star Game with the new system, and now what Ye Xuan has to do is to wait until the All-Star Time to prove to everyone that not only blacks and whites can fly, but also yellows can fly.

In addition to the 'UFO experience ticket', there is another thing that is the S-level basketball skill lottery ticket, this thing knows that it is a high-end product at a glance, because he explained that it is a basketball skill lottery ticket, so there will be no talent such as 'Curry's braces talent' or 'Carl Malone's iron elbow talent' and basketball skills.

Ye Xuan naturally couldn't wait to try it, so he decisively exhaled Xiaokong, and then started the lottery.

"Sora, help me use the 'S-level Basketball Skills Lottery Ticket'."

"Okay master, please wait."

"Ding. . . Bite.. Bite. Ding Ding Ding... Bite! Congratulations to the master for drawing the 'Kevin Martin's deception foul talent' talent level S" Ye Xuan jumped up instantly, this skill is what he has always needed, the current Ye Xuan's defense of making fouls is very rare, in addition to shaking the opponent up to make fouls, it is to cover his head and pierce the inside, as for whether he can make a foul, it depends on whether the referee gives face, and Kevin Martin and Harden are different masters of making fouls, their foul-making skills are very useful, So they can get a lot of points per game by relying on free throws, and their free throw shooting percentage is originally the first in the league. In addition to dominating the three-point line, the one-point line will also have to compete with Harden.

After the lottery was completed, Ye Xuan also withdrew from the system with peace of mind, this time the lottery and upgrade have brought Ye Xuan some good gains, although most things are still not used or used for specific occasions, but in the end, Ye Xuan was given a talent for deception and foul play that he could study well for a period of time, so that his overall strength has been improved.

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Time flies quickly, Ye Xuan has returned to Los Angeles to enjoy the tranquility before the start of the new season, and the whole team has basically been assembled, only Ye Xuan, Wade and Gasol, the three bigwigs, have not returned to the team for training, Ye Xuan is because he only finished the Olympics at the end of August, so in order to avoid Ye Xuan's strain, he specially approved the vacation, and Wade and Gasol are because of their advanced age, training is basically a waste of physical strength for them, And what if you train with those young people, and when the time comes, you get hurt by them?

However, the rest time always passes quickly, and Ye Xuan feels that he has just begun to rest, and more than half of September has passed. The Lakers have also started the new season's collective training, and there is actually an important change this year, that is, the Lakers have been arranged to play preseason abroad, which is a preseason arrangement with the Clippers, and they will go to Ye Xuan's hometown, that is, China, for consecutive preseason matches.

In addition to October 1st, which is China's National Day, the Lakers are at the Stamp Arena to face the Mavericks, the Lakers will begin to prepare for the flight to Shenzhen, China, at the Shenzhen Universiade Center at the Clippers for the first preseason China game, followed by a relatively leisurely time, on October 8, they will play the second game with the Clippers at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, and then they will rush to Beijing to play the third game with the Clippers at the Wukesong Stadium. This is also the most special point, in the past, there are usually only two foreign games in the preseason, but this time the Lakers and Clippers are scheduled for three games for the two Los Angeles teams, of course, this is also their last playoff game, and then they can rest until the end of October, and then start the regular season.

Ye Xuan will naturally not be idle, before the preseason starts, Ye Xuan has become the only voice in the locker room with the support of the management, the coaching staff and Wade, Gasol and others, which is still very important, although the Pacers used to seem to be the team of Pickled Pepper and Ye Xuan, but in the final analysis, Ye Xuan is talking, and Pickled Pepper's personality makes him very humble, so before Ye Xuan left, the Pacers' locker room has always been calm, including Rondo, But after Ye Xuan left, the authority of Pickled Pepper was also challenged because of his previous humility, and Rondo jumped out to question this and that, isn't it because no one can suppress him? (When Ye Xuan was there, it was estimated that he was also afraid of being beaten, after all, Ye Xuan's name of demolishing your dead husband was still very popular some time ago.) )

In fact, there is basically no one in this Lakers team who can stand to challenge Ye Xuan's status, first of all, Wade and Gasol are on Ye Xuan's side, so it is basically impossible for the team to have any other voices, the other players are either Ye Xuan's original doglegs, or they are young players, the kind that has no achievements, in the face of Ye Xuan, a bigwig-level player who has won the championship, finals MVP and regular season MVP, he will naturally not be offended.

And Ye Xuan naturally knows the secret of getting along with his teammates, so he doesn't particularly emphasize any rules, the relationship between everyone is very good, and after a large-scale substitution, the players who remain are still relatively energetic, so the team looks much more energetic than last season.

And Ye Xuan's experience in the Olympics also gave him a lot of inspiration, so in training matches and other competitions, Ye Xuan is mainly passing, not only so that rookies and second- and third-year players can get more opportunities to show themselves, but also can be a good way to mobilize their enthusiasm, Ye Xuan's actions are also telling everyone a conclusion, that is, as long as you play positively, you can get opportunities, which can be regarded as a kind of healthy competition.

Soon the time for the first preseason game was up, and the Lakers sat at Staples Arena to take on the Mavericks. Despite some highs and lows, the Mavericks still outperformed expectations last season. In terms of data, in addition to the 28.6 shots made on the three-point court (ranking fifth), the Mavericks' average shot/shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw shooting average all rank around 20. In addition, the Mavericks were only able to return 20.6% of their missed bullets, which is tied for 25th place, and as a result, the Mavericks are averaging only 102.3 points per game, ranking only in the middle (16th).

But if you take the tempo factor out of the equation (Mavericks are slow and only ranked 23rd), the Mavericks are in the top 10 in actual points per 100 possessions, and their true shooting percentage (54.4%) is also in the top half (14th). With a slow pace and few turnovers (12.3 turnovers per game ranked third), the Mavericks' offense is lean and efficient. Compared to offense, the Mavericks conceded points per 100 possessions (104.3 points) and ranked in the middle (16th). The team ranks among the top in the league for limiting opponents' three-point shooting/shooting percentage and free throw shooting, but limiting opponents' total shooting percentage and shooting percentage are both in the lower middle of the league. This is one of the reasons why they fell out of the playoffs with only one win in the end.

However, the Mavericks did a relatively good job in the summer, seizing the opportunity of the Warriors to clear the warehouse for the introduction of Kevin Durant, and the Mavericks brought in Barnes and Bogut in one go, finding suitable replacements for Parsons and Pachuria. Barnes' replacement of healthy Parsons may not be an upgrade, but Bogut, if healthy, will be the Mavericks' strongest No. 5 since Tyson Chandler in 2011. Of course, Rick Carlisle has to think a little bit about how to deploy the playing time of the Australian centre-forward.

The Mavericks' deliberate reliance on Barnes will give him more power to fire and a heavier role, both to ease the scoring pressure for Dirk and to find a new cornerstone for the post-Dirk period. Therefore, Barnes' performance after the sudden rise in status, as well as Bogut's health, will be the key to the success or failure of the Mavericks' new season. As for the new contract for Dirk, it is more like a reward for his previous salary cuts, which is even more valuable at a time when the salary cap is skyrocketing. In addition, the introduction of Seth and Esie, the renewal of DeLong and Powell, and some other signings are also considered by the industry to be "good steel on the cutting edge". Although the Mavericks have repeatedly missed out on the next superstar since the 2011 championship team was dismantled, and they have not been able to transfer the operation this summer, they have always been able to make gains in the offseason in recent years.

As mentioned above, Mavericks have been fruitfully completing Plan B in recent years. With the precedent of being looked down upon by the industry last year but rising up in the face, even though they are still underestimated this summer, no one can cross them out of the playoff contenders.

But because they haven't been able to execute on Plan A, the Mavericks are still plagued by one problem this season: a lack of scoring leaders who can stand alone. It's good that Barnes can succeed smoothly, but if the Mavericks still have to rely on the aging Dirk in the end, not only will they waste another year, but it will also be difficult to improve their appeal to big-name liberos next summer. The addition of the Warriors 2 will inevitably bring an upgrade to the Mavericks' defense, with Bogut and Dirk, who are good at passing, and the all-around Barnes (Carlisle mentioned him earlier, don't focus on scoring and forget about defense and rebounding) on the wing are also highlights. In addition, whether the veterans (Delon, Barria, Devin Harris) are still able to eat, and how well the youngsters (Seth, Justin Anderson, Powell) improve will also affect the Mavericks' ability to play hard. In short, the Mavericks' reinforcement can be called the right medicine, but they can't aim high in the new season and still need to fight for survival. Perhaps, before the next supergiant arrives, this will also become the norm for the Mavericks.

However, these are not worth mentioning for the Lakers, Ye Xuan was even pressed on the bench in this game, as a substitute, and the starter, Raymond Felton, who officially played for the Mavericks last season, but Rao is missing Ye Xuan, but under the leadership of Gasol and Wade, the team still played very well, in the first 7 minutes, the Lakers led the opponent by 8 points at 19:11, which is also thanks to Barnes, who became the team's main point of attack as soon as he came up, It can be seen that the team values him very much, but the effect is not particularly ideal, only 1 hit in 6 shots, which is almost the same as the performance when the Cavaliers were overturned 1:3 in the finals, and some people said that Barnes was shooting inaccurately because of too much pressure at the time, but now it is a preseason, it is reasonable that there will be no pressure, and the result is still iron, it seems that the signing of the Mavericks is destined to be a loss.

And then Ye Xuan officially debuted, and the Lakers also came directly to a five-up and five-down, replacing all five people who started the game, and replacing them with Ye Xuan Solomon Hill, Nick Young, Speights and Larry Nance Jr., Ye Xuan was also very polite, as soon as he came up, he used his super projection ability to hit a super difficult three-pointer, expanding the difference to more than 10 points, and then although under the leadership of the veteran Harris, the Mavericks immediately returned a three-pointer, but the bench led by Ye Xuan could not do anything else. But there is still no problem with shooting in the open position, Ye Xuan broke through the ball to find Nick Yang, Yang Shaoxia didn't say a word, and pulled it up as a three-point shot, the ball hit.

Then Ye Xuan sent another series of assists, one to help Solomon Hill hit a three-pointer, and the other to help Larry Nance Jr. to catch the shot, and Speights also got two open shots. The remaining five minutes of the first quarter basically became the time for Ye Xuan to brush up on assists, and at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers actually scored another 19 points in this short five minutes, and the Mavericks were also tragic, although they also scored 11 points, but their defense had been abused by the opponent. After winning by 16 points at 38-22 in the first quarter, the Lakers were also having a good time, including Ci Shiping and Zubac all got playing time, and of course, Green.

Originally, Ye Xuan thought that Green was actually a soy sauce player, but he didn't expect that Smith was a bit similar, when he drew the wind, he was going to die, and since he was going to win something in the slam dunk contest, then he would need a military advisor to help him give advice, and Green, who had won the slam dunk contest championship, naturally became the best military advisor, as for Kobe, who also won the slam dunk contest, at that time, their slam dunk contest was all based on difficulty, and now the slam dunk contest, in addition to the difficulty, There also needs to be gimmicks.