After agreeing to help the Lakers play in the summer league, Wang and Stojakovic left for other teams the next day to continue their tryouts, promising to return to Los Angeles before the summer league began.

Battle and Ginobili don't plan to go to other teams for tryouts, they want to train with the Lakers, including Nowitzki.

Holger, as a Nowitzki's godfather-like figure, clearly realized through this tryout with the Lakers that premature exposure is not a good thing.

This trial for the Lakers is a lesson, Nowitzki is obviously looked down upon, although everyone knows that he has great potential, but it is also a fact that he was blown up on the court, and potential is the most dazzling, and people still look at the more in front of them.

Therefore, he is not prepared to let Nowitzki go to other teams for trials, and if he suffers similar setbacks in a row, it will not only leave a bad impression on these teams, but also easily make the 18-year-old Nowitzki lose confidence.

A few days later, the Lakers' summer training camp began, and all players who passed the tryout would join, including O'Neal Jr., a 19-year-old youngster, who didn't have the capital to take a leisurely vacation in the summer.

O'Neal Jr. didn't plan to play in the summer league, but Zhang Mao's scolding made him get back immediately.

Trim is now O'Neal Jr.'s agent, and he also tactfully reminded O'Neal Jr. that the competition on the Lakers' interior line is very fierce, especially the two Chinese players who came to the trial this year, not only are they very strong, but they are also Zhang Mao's fellow countrymen, if he can't play a performance that satisfies the Lakers, it is easy to be topped by others. Moreover, the championship team did not have time to give him a little bit of growth, and he had to work harder than others to stay here.

After little O'Neill was beaten by the two of them in turn, of course he didn't dare to be lazy anymore, and immediately ran back to train obediently.

As a result, when he came back, he really felt a crisis.

Big Ben has been getting a steady playing time last season, but this thing still carries a tire early in the morning like a fool, and this effort makes Battle and O'Neal Jr. secretly ashamed, especially O'Neal Jr. feels the crisis.

Although Battle's side is far inferior to Wang Zhizhi in terms of interior technology, and even far inferior to the 18-year-old Nowitzki, fortunately, he has positioned himself as a defensive center from the beginning, and only trains mid-range baskets and off-ball screens on the offensive end. In fact, this kind of distinctive interior line is more likely to gain a foothold in a team, especially one with a superstar on the outside.

O'Neal Jr. is a little embarrassed now, after a year of training, he is now better than Battle in terms of interior technology, but it is difficult to penetrate Battle's defense on the inside, because his strength is completely at a disadvantage, and he can't hit the back at all. In terms of athleticism, due to the fact that the frame technology is not proficient enough, it is difficult to form a real threat to Battle in a breakthrough way.

This is his problem, O'Neal Jr.'s physical fitness is strong in running and jumping ability, and the static confrontation is actually very average, and it is similar to Wang Zhizhi at this stage, although the potential in this area is greater, but it will be improved in the future, that is, the level of the middle of the league.

Therefore, he is destined not to become a low-post attacker, only by practicing the technique of breaking through the high-level frame, and then strengthening the ability to break through in the low-post back, can O'Neal Jr. really give full play to his talent. The problem is that none of these can be practiced in just one year, and without two or three years of continuous polishing, he will not be able to produce results.

At this stage, O'Neal Jr. has only learned the basic techniques of breaking through the frame, but it is far from being proficient.

The task assigned to him by the Lakers this season is to master the basic level of the frame breakthrough technique, not to mention to the extent that he can break through Uncle Mu and Big Ben, as long as he can break through the slow-paced Battle, then he has a certain combat power. Wait for another summer to polish next year, and maybe it will be able to form the combat power that the Lakers expected.

On July 12, after completing the tryout in Dallas, Wang Zhizhi politely declined the invitation to play in the summer league for the Mavericks and prepared to rush back to Los Angeles to participate in the summer league for the Lakers.

Xiao Niu said that it was a pity that they took a fancy to Wang Zhizhi's all-round skills in the trial and really wanted to sign the quasi-first brother of the Chinese men's basketball team. However, the falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, and the mere fish belly team is certainly not as attractive as the championship team.

For more than a week, Wang Zhizhi not only went to the Mavericks for a trial, but also went to the Rockets and Spurs next door to sneak around, just turning around the three teams in Texas.

The results were quite fruitful, and these teams were very interested in Wang Zhizhi after checking that his bone age was no more than 22 years old and making sure that he did not lie too much about his age.

The Rockets are most interested, their side just lost Ross Barkley and really need a power forward with great instant power to pair with Olajuwon. And Wang Zhizhi, who is all-round and has a range that extends beyond the three-point line, can be qualified for this position, and at least he can get about 20 minutes of playing time.

The Spurs are also interested in Wang Zhizhi, but Popovich already has a champion, and he just wants to find a replacement for the new cornerstone.

Wang Zhizhi himself is naturally most interested in the invitation of the Rockets, because this team not only has his place, but he can really be a starter.

Returning to Los Angeles this time, does he want to hear Zhang Mao's opinion, whether to take this opportunity to join the Rockets, or to wait for next year's draft?

"I suggest you go to the Rockets, they have locked up space, they don't have the salary to sign the big fish in the free market, and they don't have the attraction to stars after losing Barkley, if you go now, you could probably be a starter and you can learn a lot next to Olajuwon. But going to the draft next year, it will be a matter of luck then, and if you fall into the second round, or be drafted by a team that doesn't fit, it's better to go to the Rockets now. ”

Zhang Qian really thinks that Wang Zhizhi is the most suitable for the Rockets, no matter which No. 4 position plays next to Olajuwon in the past ten years, his personal data will improve a lot, because Da Meng has attracted too much attention from opponents, and the No. 4 position next to him can have many space and vacant opportunities.

Although the current Olajuwon is old, it is still not a problem to average 20+10 per game, Wang Zhizhi went to the Rockets just in time for a good time, and there will definitely be room to play, which is much better than the Lakers who come to the fierce competition on the inside.

What is opportunity? This is the opportunity!

The Rockets now only have a 35-year-old Kevin Willis, and Wang Zhizhi has a chance to squeeze him down, once such a good opportunity is missed, it will never be found again.

Wang Zhizhi himself is also tempted, although entering the NBA through the draft is more in line with the expectations of the Chinese people, but the opportunity in front of him is too tempting, if he can play next to Olajuwon, who has not really aged, this is really a temptation he can't refuse!

Trim also suggested the same thing, Wang Zhizhi is already a player under his banner, although he is entrusted to his subordinates to manage, but with Zhang Zhu's relationship, he will occasionally pay attention to the two Chinese players hanging under his banner.

After listening to the opinions of Zhang Qi and his agent, Wang Zhizhi has decided to join the Rockets, and this good opportunity cannot be let go, but this does not affect his next summer league for the Lakers.

On July 14, just after the start of the "Southern California Summer League", the Clippers made another big move.

"Sam Cassel joined the Clippers for 38 million in 6 years, and the last shortcoming is filled!"

—Los Angeles Times

Zhang Qi was very unhappy when he saw the news, but Kassel was the first thing he took a fancy to, although Kidd Xiao Zhengtai proved that he was better, but Zhang Qi was still very angry, because the Clippers have become stronger now, and there is really no shortcoming.

He glanced at the ability value of the Clippers players from the system, although this thing can't decide everything, but the book strength of these bastards is really not inferior to the Lakers.

Centre: Shaquille O'Neill (97).

Power forward: Lloy Ott (86).

Small forward: Rodney Rodgers (81).

Shooting guards: Eddie Jones (87), Kobe Bryant (81).

Point guards: Sam Cassel (84), Brent Barry (80).

"Huh? That little guy has 82 stats? ”

Zhang Qi suddenly saw a number that he didn't believe very much, Kobe's little kid now has an ability value of 81?

He didn't know at this time that Kobe Bryant was practicing hard at the moment, and in two or three months, his ability would improve to a certain extent.

On the same day, not to be outdone, the Lakers also grabbed a Clippers player, signing the out-of-place Darrick Martin with a veteran base salary. This offensive point guard, who is less than 180cm tall, can just fill the flaws of Kidd's unstable offense, and the annual salary of 750,000 is very cheap.

A day later, the Bulls also made a move, and Van Exel, who had just chosen to leave the Clippers, joined the Bulls for $40 million over five years.

Someone here is asking, does the bull have so much money?

Of course there is, don't forget that Jordan is now in the state of contract expiration, coupled with Pippen's brain-dead contract, the Bulls only need to pay more than two million for the two masters at the moment, and the rest of the people do not have a big contract, and they have no problem finding a way to sign another supergiant.

As for Van Exel, although he is not suitable for a team with interior superstars like the Clippers, he plays well next to Zhang Mao, and he plays better than after going to the Clippers.

The Bulls are interested in how he has learned how to play with outside superstars in the Lakers, Jordan and Pippen also need a third point of attack that can share the pressure, and Van Exel, who is in his prime, is a good fit for the Bulls.

The Jazz team is not idle, they only used a 4-year 8 million contract to sign a quasi-All-Star Doug Christie, this is a quasi-All-Star who can contribute 14+4+5 last season, the style is a bit like a low-profile version of Reggie Miller, this kind of player who is good at running and shooting is undoubtedly the most suitable for the Jazz, he has the ability to replace the 34-year-old old Huo, who is more suitable to play the sixth man.

And that's not all, the Jazz then picked up violent forward Eric Williams from the Celtics, which is a great addition for them.

The Green Army still don't know that this guy has worked hard to get to 84 in a summer, and of course the Jazz don't know that this guy has just practiced it, and as a result, he only played four games before the season was reimbursed, and then there was no more......

However, Eric Williams from another time and space went to the Nuggets, this time to the disciplined Jazz, so it is likely that fate will change.

The Jazz didn't spend much money on these two trades, but they were a good addition to the outside, typically spending a little money to do big things, although this will still be few people optimistic about their performance in the new season, these two people are really not famous, but the Jazz have undoubtedly solved most of the shortcomings, except for the center position is still a bit of a chicken, their flaws are really not much.

The Spurs have also made moves, after the formation of the twin towers in the new season, they have no need for the inside, in fact, the outside strength is not bad, but compared to other strong teams, it is still slightly inferior.

As a result, Popovich also adhered to the glorious tradition of doing more with less, snatching the 185cm two-way guard David Wesley from the free market, a quasi-All-Star guard who could cut 16+7 last season, and he can form a perfect complement to Johnson, a junior general who has no three-point ability.

Now it's okay, the strong teams in the West are frantically reinforcing each other, but the Lakers, the championship team, have not moved.

Originally, there was no movement from the supersonics, although they signed Lorenzen White, who has amazing athleticism but has the attributes of a sick seedling, but this is really not much movement.

It wasn't until July 28 that the SuperSonics finally turned their attention to the SuperSonics when they announced a three-way trade with the Cavaliers and the Bucks, eventually forming an interior core swap with the Bucks.

Kemp's dominance on the inside dropped last season, and sources from various sources suggest that this is due to unpleasant contract negotiations with the team.

SuperSonics may know what the reason is, and the unpleasantness of the contract negotiations is indeed one of the reasons, but there is a more important factor, but they will not tell the truth. Now, they can change to a similar, but much younger Wenbeck, of course, a hundred willing.

Wenbeck's overall strength is not inferior to Camp, and they look more malleable at the moment, and the supersonic speed after the trade has not dropped compared to before, so they are still theoretically the top team in the league. But Schramf, Hawkins and others are a year older, and the SuperSonics have little hope of competing for the championship.

This can be seen, why should the league let teams such as the Clippers and Spurs be strengthened?

Dawei Stern can't help it, if you don't let these teams open, there are really few teams that can snipe the Lakers in the new season, and it is too invincible to affect the ratings.

It's different now, the summer transfer market has only been open for less than a month, the Spurs and Clippers have improved their strength a lot, the Jazz side has also made the backcourt younger, and there are three teams in the Western Conference that can pose a threat to the Lakers at once, and the SuperSonics and Rockets can also be mixed up, so that the game in the Western Conference will be much better.

However, the Bulls still seem to be dominant in the East, and neither the Knicks nor the Heat have gained much, only the Bulls have successfully improved their strength by bringing in Barkley and Van Exel.

But the most commendable thing is that the Bulls did not let Jordan take a salary cut because of this, and they only extended Jordan's contract after bringing in Barkley and Van Exel, at which point they can offer another 30 million contracts as long as they are willing to pay a high luxury tax for Jordan.

The Bulls really chose to pay 30 million luxury tax for Jordan, and they chose to offer Jordan another 30 million one-year contract on August 1, which made Zhang Wei have to admire the Bulls, and they are really willing to spend their money!

Jordan is naturally beautiful, but the Bulls don't know how much money they have made from him over the years, so it is natural to give back some at this time, and it would be too much to let Jordan cut his salary, because there is no need for that.

"What about adding Ross Barkley and Van Exel?"

Zhang is still very confident in beating the Bulls, and Barkley's presence should make Rodman a substitute, but considering that Langley has always been a fake starter, the Bulls' interior combination should be Barkley + Rodman most of the time.

But the question is, will such an inside combination with an average height of less than two meters have an advantage over the Lakers' combination of one tall and one strong?

The same is true for the outside, although Van Exel can improve the Bulls' offensive strength, but the Bulls' outside trio will still be controlled by Uncle Mu as soon as they enter the interior line, unless these three people all increase their three-point shooting rate to about 40% in the new season and can ensure the stability of their mid-range shots, but can they really do it?

Zhang Mao definitely doesn't believe that the Bulls can do it, but even if he doesn't believe it in his heart, after seeing so many teams reinforcing them, they must make enough progress in the new season, otherwise it is really possible to sail against the current and be overtaken.

The sense of crisis among Lakers fans is not so serious, and the Lakers' summer league journey has not been smooth, they played a total of nine games from July 14 to August 8, and the record is a proud 9 wins and not losing a game.

O'Neal Jr., Wang Zhizhi and Stojakovic have all shown the ability to surpass the summer league level, with the first two doing almost whatever they want on the inside, and Stojakovic's running is as quintessential as Reggie Miller, and the Lakers have relied on the three to prop up a makeshift skeleton in the summer league.

Nowitzki's performance is still mediocre, mainly because he doesn't get much performance time, and his average playing time is only 8 minutes per game, what can be seen from this?

O'Neal Jr. and Wang Zhizhi, the two starters, shared most of the time, and Big Ben meant it in the summer league, but Battle got a lot of opportunities to perform, Nowitzki had the front four in front, of course, there was no time to perform, and he was once again underestimated, and his overall performance was much worse than Ginobili.

Ginobili had a decent run in the Summer League, and the Lakers' lack of good guards in the Summer League allowed him to get a lot of opportunities under the passes of Wang Zhizhi and Stojakovic, and he also had the ability to handle the ball, which allowed the Argentine to finally show his tricky breakthrough ability.

Zhang Yu also took the time to watch a few games, although he pouted at the thin body of the Argentine who fell down at the touch, but this guy's sense of smell for the choice of breakthrough route and breakthrough timing is really good, the key is that he has the ability to hold the ball, and it seems that he also has a little foundation in shooting, if you can increase your physical confrontation ability in the future, you can cultivate it.

Harris has returned from vacation in August, and while he hasn't returned to work yet, he's already keeping an eye on the players who are playing in the Summer League.

Jerry West and Harris, after consulting Zhang Mao's opinion, decisively sent invitations to Wang Zhizhi, Stojakovic, Battle, and Ginobili for preseason training camp.

Wang Zhizhi declined the invitation after a slight hesitation, and the Lakers had Mason and Big Ben at the No. 4 position, and his positioning with O'Neal Jr. seemed to conflict, so he decided to accept the Rockets' invitation to preseason training camp.

Stojakovic also turned down the invitation, he has already made many teams know him, and then he will return to Europe for another year to experience training, and then participate in the NBA through the draft next year.

Battle and Ginobili certainly accepted the invitation, Stojakovic has a high level of European league to play, neither of them plans to return to their country's lower leagues, and now that they have the opportunity to join the defending champions, they should not miss it.

Uh, it seems like there's a forgotten person here?

That's right, Nowitzki didn't get an invitation to the Lakers' preseason training camp, which means: he's eliminated!

Harris thinks that this 18-year-old German is much stronger than Wang Zhizhi, who is 22 years old, in terms of potential, but Zhang Wei thinks that his health is too poor and his style of play is too soft, so an 18-year-old kid should go back and drink milk for two years and come back, do you really think anyone can play at an All-Star level at the age of 18 like him?

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