Chapter 291: The Big Deal

On the 28th, after the Lakers defeated the Pacers, the best of the month in November was once again dominated by Wu Di and James. James averaged 25 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game www.biquge.info the pen "Fun", and Wu Di's data this month was even more terrifying, with 29.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 11 assists.

By December, the Lakers' game was getting better. D'Antoni has become more flexible when arranging people, and sometimes he even replaced Gasol, the main center forward, with Wu Di on top, and then turned into a large belt and four small.

With Wu Di's projection ability, plus Klay Thompson's nerve knife, Kobe's old fritters, and Jeremy Lin's new point guard. The Lakers' projection ability is very strong, even the UAE can shoot a few three-pointers, and it is very difficult to defend such a team! In particular, the Lakers still have many breakthrough strongmen, Wu Di, Kobe, Jeremy Lin, and Gibson.

Gasol's role in the team has declined, and his stats have dropped a lot. It's distressing for him, and he's going to be in contract year next year. If he can't put up strong numbers this season, he may have to get a veteran contract next season, and the difference between a big contract and a veteran contract is millions of dollars a year.

The Lakers defeated the Nuggets on the 1st, and played against the Magic on the 3rd. Howard has always wanted to join a strong team this year, and the Lakers are the ones he wants to join the most. He's been working all the time, the Lakers he wants to join the most, and it's been running all this time.

In order to make a good impression on Lakers fans, Howard behaved politely and then was active on the court. He showed great sincerity to Lakers fans, and his agent spoke to Lakers management.

The Zen master also talked to Gasol a few times, and finally they reached a consensus.

On the 7th, the Lakers and Magic reached an agreement, and the Lakers traded Gasol, Thackeray and two draft picks for next year, and traded Howard and the Magic's first-round picks.

Regarding the matter of draft picks, it was the result of discussions between Wu Di and the Zen master. The Lakers themselves are too good to get too good players in terms of draft picks, so once there is a trade, try to ask for the other party's draft picks.

The Lakers' draft picks are in their mid-twenties, and the likelihood of being able to pick up a leak is too low. If you can trade a good draft pick and select a good player next year, you can make up for the personnel problem.

The Magic originally disagreed with the offer, and they were eager to keep Howard. But Howard had to go, and they couldn't help it, but fortunately they had another Gasol, who could bring them balance in their hearts. To be honest, the Magic management is still very willing to ask for Gasol, although Gasol has reached the late stage of his prime, but Gasol has a good personality and is far more reliable than Howard.

On the 5th and 6th, the Lakers played the Rockets and Hornets back-to-back. At this time, Gasol had not left, and D'Antoni felt guilty about Gasol, so he asked everyone to help Gasol brush up on the data.

On the 8th, the Lakers played against the Thunder, because Howard needed a physical examination and could not play, and the Lakers played a game with the Thunder in the absence of the main center.

This year's Thunder lineup is much worse than last year, because Harden, one of the Thunder's three less, went to the Rockets, although the Thunder also got Kevin Martin, but Kevin Martin's can't be compared with the physical Harden.

However, the Lakers lack the main center, and Wu Di needs to top the No. 4 position. It is Ibaka who defends Wu Di, and Ibaka is an indispensable part of the Thunder's lineup, and he is a sharp weapon used by the Thunder to defend Wu Di and Jade.

But now Ibaka is fully crushed when he faces Wu Di, and Wu Di's strength is too strong.

If Durant hadn't exploded in this game and scored 42 points under Klay Thompson's defense, the Thunder might have lost the game.

After losing to the Thunder, the Lakers played the Jazz on the 10th. Howard finally played in the first game for the Lakers, and the Lakers finally had a big three.

After Howard arrived with the Lakers, he was a little out of place with the Lakers, he was used to the Magic offensive with the ball, and after arriving at the Lakers, he needed to play without the ball and needed to get used to it for a while.

However, Howard's defense is still very strong, and the offense of both Al Jefferson and Millsap is limited by him.

Howard and Wu Di are good friends, although Howard is very unaccustomed to it on the court, but he still tries his best to restrain himself, he can't fall out with his good friend because of the ball in the first game.

Wu Di still took good care of Howard and passed several balls to Howard, allowing him to score a lot of points.

Although Howard's joining has not yet caused chemistry among the Lakers, the media is very optimistic about the Lakers' new Big Three and believes that they have the possibility of winning the championship.

The new Big Three are all players who are good at offense and defense, and they can beat any team alone, plus the other players of the Lakers are very good, and the United Arab Emirates, Jeremy Lin, and Klay Thompson are all well-known stars.

Next, the Lakers played the Cavaliers, and although the Cavaliers had Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson, they were still an underdog. Of course, this season's fake fall king Vallejo broke out, averaging two doubles per game, and the number of rebounds reached an astonishing 14.4, shocking the ground.

However, Vallejo was unfortunately injured in the first two days and was directly reimbursed for the season.

Vallejo's injury, the Cavaliers' interior line can only rely on Tristan Thompson to support alone.

The Lakers easily cleaned up the Cavaliers and continued to play the Knicks. This season, the Knicks have circled a bunch of stars, such as Smalls, Anthony, J.R. Smith, Raymond Felton, Tyson Chandler, Kidd, etc., and the book strength is very strong.

However, when facing the Lakers, the Knicks immediately revealed their weak nature.

Wu Di defended Anthony, the United Arab Emirates followed Xiaosi, Howard defended Tyson Chandler, Kobe Bryant played against Raymond Felton, Jeremy Lin played against Kidd, Klay Thompson played against J.R. Smith, and the Lakers had a certain advantage in almost every position.

You must know that a few days later, they are opponents in the Christmas game, and after seeing this game Knicks being easily handled by the Lakers, the audience suddenly has no interest in the Christmas game, and the two teams are not at the same level at all.

This is still the result of Howard's inability to integrate well into the Lakers lineup, and after Howard is completely integrated into the Lakers lineup, the Lakers' strength will be unprecedentedly strong.

On the 16th, the Lakers played the Wizards back-to-back, although the Wizards got a champion in the past two years, their strength has not improved much, and they are still a weak team. The Lakers still easily won the Wizards back-to-back, and they didn't waste the Lakers' physical strength at all.