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Time always flies by in a leisurely life.

Before I knew it, 2 months passed like this.

It's September, and the NBA preseason season is just one month away.

Wang Feng's two-and-a-half-month vacation ended and flew to Los Angeles.

As in previous years, the new NBA season will begin in October, starting with a month-long preseason and then the official regular season at the end of October.

From now on, the development of history is completely different from what Wang Feng has learned.

In his original plane, the regular season of the league under the epidemic did not start until January 19, 21, and the entire regular season was divided into two and lower seasons, and all season games could be completed on July 23.

But in this time and space, there is no epidemic, all schedules are going on normally, the new season is officially launched in early October, and the regular season is still 82 games played by each team, and the team's lineup is also messed up by the butterfly effect, at least this season's finals will definitely not be another time and space Bucks VS Suns such a drama.

Wang Feng's advantage in foresight has become smaller and smaller with time, and even more than a year later, the time node will come to the time period he has crossed.

But it doesn't matter, because Wang Feng's current strength no longer needs to rely on the advantage of the traverser's foresight.

With an overall rating of 99 and 8 purple badges, he is completely dominant in the NBA, and has the ability to change the game by himself.

Wang Feng feels that if he continues to grow at this rate, he will have the ability to catch up with the legendary superstar Michael in a few seasons. Jordan is up!

……

Wang Feng, who returned to Los Angeles, arrived at the team to report for duty, and the team began recovery training and run-in exercises with new teammates.

Although the Lakers have left a lot of players in the summer and added a lot of fresh blood, the starting lineup has not been affected in the slightest, and the starting five tigers of Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma and Lopez have become more and more tacit with the run-in of the two seasons.

Ingram, who has just signed a big contract, is desperate to prove that he deserves a contract with a maximum salary, and Kuzma and Lopez want to perform better in the new season and play more impressive numbers to get a big contract in the contract year.

As for Butler, there is no need for a reason at all, and his serious nature makes him give his all in both daily training and games.

Although they have won two championship trophies, the training atmosphere in the Lakers team is still very good and there is no slackness.

This also made Lakers head coach Walton very satisfied and happy.

"Very good, it seems that everyone is ready, our goal for the new season is clear, there is only one, and that is the championship! We want to win three consecutive championships, create our own history, no matter what kind of strong opponents we face, we must defeat them! ”

The Lakers are full of confidence, and when interviewed on open training day, players such as Wharton and Wang Feng were equally outspoken when interviewed by reporters.

"Our goal is to win three in a row!"

In the strength prediction list for the new season, the Lakers rank third, the first is the Big Three, and there are veterans such as Anthony to join, the overall strength of the Los Angeles Clippers, the second is Irving returned from injury, the Brooklyn Nets Big Three is healthy, the third is the Lakers' Big Three combination, and the Lakers are down, followed by the Bucks, Warriors, Pelicans, 76ers, Nuggets and other teams.

Of course, a strength prediction is a strength prediction, just like last season, the Lakers could only rank third in the power rankings at the beginning of the season, but they entered the playoffs with the first regular season record, and went all the way to win the second championship.

With the main lineup not changing much, the strength of the Lakers should definitely not be underestimated.

……

On October 3, the regular season of the NBA2020-21 season officially began.

The Lakers lost more than they won in several preseason games.

In this kind of game, which is not counted in the regular season record and only exists as a warm-up game, Wang Feng, Butler, Ingram and others did not play for too long, usually starting the game and playing on the court for a few minutes, and then going off the court to watch the substitutes play on the court.

The two longest-playing players on the Lakers' side are Kuzma and Jordan. Poole.

Kuzma is talented on the offensive end, but because the Lakers' starting lineup is too strong, there are not many opportunities to shoot, and he only averaged about 12 points and 5 rebounds per game last season.

In the new season, Wharton wants to give more opportunities to the young player who is growing and improving like Ingram, and based on Kuzma's performance on the court, the Lakers will also consider whether to keep Kuzma.

After all, if you want to keep Kuzma, you need at least an annual salary of about 15 million, which will mean a lot of luxury tax for the Lakers, whose salary space is already quite tight.

The Lakers have never been afraid to pay the luxury tax, they're just worried about spending money for nothing.

As for Jordan. Poole, because after Clarkson's departure, the team was ready to correct Poole's position at the suggestion of Wang Feng.

Poole didn't play well with the Lakers as a first-year rookie last season, with the Lakers' starting point guard being Butler, while Clarkson was Butler's backup and Poole was Clarkson's backup.

Originally, Butler's playing time was the second highest on the team, second only to Wang Feng, even if he occasionally moved from the position of shooting guard to small forward, but as a substitute for the bench, Poole's playing time was pitiful, and basically there was no good play.

Speaking of which, Butler is also good enough for the cards, and two Jordans are used as substitutes for him......

Poole didn't have much presence last season, but Wang Feng, as a traverser, knows very well that this is a player with higher potential than Clarkson, who can score 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists in the third season of his career with the Warriors, and can even let Curry play him off the bench in the playoffs, although it is because of the Warriors' tactical arrangement, but it also shows the team's trust in Poole.

In the new season, Clarkson was poached at a high price, and there is no problem in Wang Feng's view that Poole replaces Clarkson's original position, and Poole will definitely be competent.

This can be seen in a few performances in the pre-season.

Although the Lakers lost most games due to a large number of bench appearances, Kuzma and Poole have performed remarkably, especially Poole, whose excellent mid-to-long-range shooting and ability to run without the ball to find opportunities are better than Curry's younger brother Seth in the Lakers team last season. Curry is even better.

Wharton was pleasantly surprised by Poole's performance in the preseason and was also surprised by Wang's understanding of the players on the team.

To be reasonable, as the head coach of a team, even Wharton didn't know that Poole had such a level, after all, in daily training, Poole's projection was not as good as Seth. Curry is accurate, less athletic and dribbling than Clarkson, and sometimes he feels like it's a bit of a waste to sign Poole with a first-round pick, even the last one.

Originally, Wharton also planned to consider letting Butler and Kuzma, the two main starters, play more in the bench time to lead the team if the team's bench lineup is insufficient.

Now, it seems, it doesn't seem to be needed.

Wang Feng's playing time in the new season will be set at about 40 minutes, which is required by Wang Feng himself, and the reason and purpose are very simple, in order to keep the team competitive enough to compete for three consecutive championships.

Such as Jordan. James, Kobe, Iverson and other top superstars in the league have all played more than 40 minutes per game in a single season.

Considering Wang's excellent physical fitness and the physical fitness he showed in the playoffs last season, Wharton felt that Wang Feng could give it a try, of course, it would definitely take a period of scrutiny and strict control.

Everyone knows exactly what injuries mean for a player's career, and Lakers management won't let Wang Feng get too tired and induce injuries.

The pre-season results did not make any significant changes in the strength rankings of the teams.

Because everyone knows that pre-season is just a warm-up game for teams to adapt to a new squad, and no team will take pre-season seriously.

But the regular season is different, especially the opening game of the regular season, under normal circumstances, the league will arrange a more intense and interesting opening game for some stronger teams, which can mobilize the interest of fans and make a name for the NBA regular season.

The Lakers' opponent in the opening game was one of the fierce rivals, the New Orleans Pelicans, who had just assembled a Big Three lineup.

The Pelicans' feud with the Lakers began last season.

Wang Feng first got involved with Brother Thick Mei because of the All-Star MVP, and then taught the arrogant Zion a good lesson. Williams.

This summer, the Pelicans directly poached the Lakers' rotation player Clarkson with a premium contract, and then made a big gamble to exchange the Thunder's Paul to form a Big Three configuration.

Don't look at Paul is 35 years old, but as a point guard who focuses on passing and playmaking, Paul's strength will not change significantly due to age and the decline in his competitive level.

Especially last season, after being traded to the Thunder by the Rockets, the Thunder, who obviously had more than a dozen draft picks and were ready to rebuild, rose all the way under the leadership of Paul, and finally ranked higher than Harden and Westbrook's Rockets in the regular season.

Seeing the Rockets being ruthlessly eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, many people finally began to realize that the Rockets were the strongest and most at the pinnacle, that is, in the two years when they fought against the Cosmos and won the Best Resistance Award, Harden certainly contributed a lot, but Paul's role was absolutely important!

At this time, people didn't know that in another time and space, Paul once again showed strong dominance in the Suns, led the Suns to become one of the great powers in the West, and also reached the Finals once.

Although the No. 1 core of that Suns team is Devin. Booker, Paul's personal data can only be regarded as ordinary, but this is Paul, and his contribution on the court is not simply reflected in statistics.

Wang Feng has every reason to believe that after Paul's return to the Pelicans, this team has Paul, Bushy Eyebrows and Zion at the same time. Williams' Pelicans, the strength of which should not be underestimated, is not easy to play in this opening game.

……

The main highlight of the opening game of Lakers vs Pelicans is the strongest player in the current team, Wang Feng, and the strongest rookie Zion. Williams' showdown.

Zion, who was affected by injuries last season and only played a dozen games. Williams averaged 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, which is quite good as a first-year rookie, at least in recent years, and only last year's rookie of the year, Luka Doncic, who averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, was slightly better in statistics.

In his rookie season, Doncic shot only 42.7 percent from the field, while Zion reached an astonishing 58.3 percent, and his lethality under the basket was terrifying, like a small O'Neal.

Unfortunately, he played too few games, just over twenty, which led to the 2019-20 Rookie of the Year being awarded to the Grizzlies. Morant.

In the new season, the Pelicans are full of confidence after forming the Big Three, especially for Zion who is healthy. Williams has a strong sense of confidence and anticipation for the new season.

Even before the regular season opener began, many Pelicans fans were already shouting slogans of shame.

Last season Zion. Williams was unilaterally suppressed and blown up in the confrontation with Wang Feng, and the Pelicans fans are very hopeful that in the opening game of the new season, Zion. Williams was able to play well against Wang Feng and avenge last season's one-shot victory.

……

On October 22, 2020, the New Orleans Pelicans' home arena was packed, and a large number of Pelicans fans poured into the stadium to watch the regular season opener.

"Chris! Chris! Chris! ”

Before the game even started, the stadium was already filled with Paul's cheers.

After nine years, Chris. Paul's return to New Orleans is truly a memorable time for many New Orleans fans.

Therefore, Paul's cheers at this time in the arena even surpassed that of Davis and Zion. Williams, and the two didn't mind at all, and even took the initiative to give the stage to Paul, so that Paul held the microphone and interacted affectionately with the fans at home.

The Lakers players watched from the bench on the other side.

They don't think that with one more Paul, they're invincible, right? Hehe......"

Ingrampi sneered twice.

He had a grudge with Paul, that is, when Rondo Paul boxed the goal, Ingram, who was still very young and vigorous at the time, rushed up and gave Paul two punches, completely ignoring the president of the players' union.

"It's okay, let them be lively, and you can see the real chapter on the field when the game starts." Wang Feng was noncommittal.

(End of chapter)