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After a long offseason, the Staples Center is finally buzzing.

After months of boredom, the eyes of the fans have returned to the NBA.

The pre-season training camp has begun, and the players have returned to the squad and started to devote themselves to training and finding the form of the game.

And in the coaching staff, there are two new faces, Steve Nash and Gary Payton.

This is the result of Chu Xuan's hard work for a month, and it is also the most satisfactory coach configuration for him.

You must know that in his think tank, there is one more defensive master and a passing master and offensive master, and they are all Hall of Fame-level players, what else can Chu Xuan not be satisfied with.

persuaded the two to join the Lakers, Chu Xuan wasted a lot of effort.

In the end, the hard work paid off, and Nash and Payton both chose to join the Lakers as assistant coaches.

As for the salaries of the two men, both are 1.5 million annual salaries, and Nash signed for 4 years, while Payton only signed for 2 years.

Obviously, Nash, who only won the championship with the Lakers a few months ago, has a greater sense of belonging, while Payton has a much worse sense of belonging after the F4 failure that year.

However, Chu Xuan didn't care about this, for him, as long as the two of them could come and help him, then it would be the best.

He is also very clear about the arrangement of Gary Payton and Nash.

Payton serves as the team's defensive coach, while Nash is responsible for developing the player's playmaking and offensive ability.

As for Phil Webber, he is still the Lakers' No. 1 assistant coach.

With the help of these people and the guidance of old players such as Kobe and Gasol, Chu Xuan believes that these newcomers to the Lakers will grow up quickly.

About a week after the bootcamp started.

The highly anticipated pre-season has begun.

The preseason game is different from the summer league, this is an NBA game in the true sense, which is played on the NBA court or the top court in each country, and the rules and penalties of the game are all in accordance with the official NBA game.

Quite simply, preseason is the warm-up for the regular season, the last period of time for teams to prepare for the new season.

This time of the game is very important.

Because every offseason, there will be some changes in the player configuration of each team, and the preseason is completely used to run in the team and get familiar with the team's style of play.

For the coaching staff, pre-season allows them to increase communication with their players, so that the chemistry between the players can determine the lineup for the new season.

Of course, for the players, the old players are looking for the game form, and the new players are showing themselves, so as to strive to get the attention of the coach in the new season and get consistent playing time.

Before the start of the preseason, as compatriots, Chu Xuan invited Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhelin, Jeremy Lin and Zhang Yang to dinner, and had their first group gathering in a foreign country.

During the dinner, Chu Xuan encouraged several people to perform well, to play their own characteristics and levels, and strive to gain a foothold in the NBA, as for the playing time, Chu Xuan said that he would give a little preferential treatment as much as possible, but he would not give special treatment because of the identity of his compatriots.

Yi Jianlian is an old fritter in the NBA, and of course he knows what to do. This guy is currently struggling with spoken language, apparently preparing for a long stay in the NBA. In fact, this is understandable, after all, as long as there is a Chinese coach like Chu Xuan in the NBA, as long as Yi Jianlian's level is maintained well, he obviously does not have to worry about unemployment.

As for Jeremy Lin, needless to say, he has always been a very hard-working person. Chu Xuan didn't worry about him at all.

And Wang Zhelin and Zhang Yang, two NBA rookies, were completely bitter when they heard that Chu Xuan would not give them preferential treatment. Obviously, they already felt the difficulty of establishing themselves in the NBA, otherwise they would not have been selected at such a low position, and it was the Lakers who chose it.

But Chu Xuan was very resolute in this regard, he told the two that if they did not perform well, they would be sent to the subordinate alliance, and even if Kupchak wanted to lay them off, Chu Xuan would not stop it.

Under such words, Wang Zhelin and Zhang Yang realized that Chu Xuan was playing really, and the two of them immediately promised that they would spend several times more time than others to improve themselves.

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In this year's preseason, the Lakers have a total of eight games scheduled on their schedule.

The opponents in these eight games are the Nuggets, Warriors, Warriors, Jazz, Jazz, Suns, Trail Blazers and Kings.

With the exception of two in Los Angeles, the other six games were played on non-NBA venues. This arrangement, of course, is to promote the influence of the NBA in the world.

To Chu Xuan's slight disappointment, the eight matches were not held in China.

On this point, he talked to Kupchak.

Kupchak said at the time that the Lakers would play two preseason games in China next year, and the opponents would certainly be selective.

After receiving such a promise, Chu Xuan didn't say anything more.

On October 6, the game between the Lakers and Nuggets was held in San Diego, California's second-largest city.

In the first preseason game, two veterans, Kobe Bryant and Gasol, did not play, and Chu Xuan's starting lineup was Jeremy Lin, Zach LaVine, Antetokounmpo, Knoll and Whiteside. As for the bench, it is Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhelin, Payton and others.

The Lakers' twin towers play more clearly, and Zach LaVine and Antetokounmpo's two talented outside players show very impressive attacking power. Although the opponent was full of regular season players, the Lakers still narrowly defeated the Nuggets with 89-86 three-point points. In this game, Whiteside was voted the best player with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks. On the Nuggets' side, rookie Rodney Hood contributed five points off the bench.

On October 9, the game between the Lakers and the Warriors started in Los Angeles, and after four quarters of competition, the Lakers lost. Antetokounmpo was the best performer, contributing 19 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. But the Warriors' Curry hit nine three-pointers in 27 minutes and scored 41 points to lead the team to an easy victory.

Then in the third game, Curry continued to explode, scoring 35 points in 23 minutes, Thompson scored 31 points, and the Lakers lost again under such a rebellious performance of the Splash Brothers.

Through these two games, the Lakers coaching staff began to pay attention to the defense of this projection team, and Payton even developed as many as 19 plans for studying the defense of Curry.

Then facing the Jazz, the Lakers won both games. Zach LaVine exploded in those two games, scoring 23 and 27 points respectively, and did not fall behind in the battle with Wiggins. Speaking of Wiggins, in the few preseason games that have ended, he has been able to contribute an average of 20+ per game, but his offensive efficiency is not very high, and his individual performance is not very consistent.

On the 21st, the Lakers played the Suns, and the twin towers taught rookie Aaron Gordon to be a man, and the twin towers combined to cut 45 points, 30 boards and 10 blocks, while Aaron Gordon only scored 6 points and 4 boards.

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In the final game, the Lakers' opponent was Sara Tunto, the opponent of last year's playoffs in the first round.

The enemy was very angry when they saw each other, and Cousins was completely immersed in his personal performance, and his desire to attack was strong.

However, after seven games, the Lakers' lineup has been very successful, and it is completely effortless to deal with the Kings.

In the end, the Lakers played a big victory, scoring a new single-game high of 140 points in this season's NBA preseason.

In this final game, the Lakers scored eight double-doubles.

Jeremy Lin hit seven three-pointers and contributed 28 points, eight assists and three steals.

Noll had 22 points and 7 boards, LaVine 18 points, Whiteside 17 points, 14 boards and 3 blocks, Yi Jianlian 15 points and 5 boards, Zhang Yang 13 points, Antetokounmpo 12 points, 10 boards and 10 assists.

Novak came off the bench for 7 minutes and 18 seconds, making 4-of-4 three-pointers and contributing 12 points.

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In eight preseason games, although the Lakers only have a 5-3 record, Chu Xuan is very satisfied.

Because in his opinion, it doesn't matter if you win or lose. After this preseason, the Lakers' lineup has been very well run-in, the tacit understanding between the players is gradually increasing, and the rookie players have quickly completed the transformation.

The important thing is that Chu Xuan has a clearer idea of the lineup arrangement and playing style for the new season.

The performance of LaVine and Antetokounmpo surprised Chu Xuan, LaVine averaged 17.4 points per game, and Antetokounmpo had 13.5 points, 7.6 boards, 5.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.

Obviously, Chu Xuan let go of Green and reused Antetokounmpo, who was only 19 years old, undoubtedly a successful risk. (To be continued.) )