After training for a while in the morning, it was noon. After lunch, we rested for an hour, and started the afternoon training at two o'clock.

   In the afternoon, an in-team training game was arranged to practice tactics and also let the lineup run in.

   The main force is the yellow vest. According to Pharaoh's idea, Danny Fortson put on the white vest as a substitute, and the opponent is the backup power forward, the fringe man Corey Blunt.

  Pharaoh is facing off against his own substitute Sean Lukes, who is also a marginal person with little strength.

   "Jerry, can't you strengthen the inside line? Is there still room now?" Magic Johnson asked.

Jerry West shook his head and said: "There's no room left, there's less than one million left. And I can't find any useful insiders, and Teilon Hill is also our first-round pick next year. "

Magic Johnson also understands that better insiders are hard to find. Now a meat shield earns millions of dollars a year, and any second-rate insider earns six or seven million, so they will be looted, otherwise these few The month has long been found.

The era of    is over, and now is the era of giant beasts. In order to fight against the two giant beasts, insiders are more valuable and harder to find.

   West added: "It's not just us, it's difficult for some of the top teams at our level to strengthen because other teams are reluctant to give us the opportunity to strengthen.

In addition, the league does not support us to continue to strengthen, especially the introduction of stars. The last time I traded Mr. Stern has been pursuing balance. He can allow the league to have the current six championship teams, three from the east and the west, that is A balance, otherwise those big deals simply wouldn't go through. "

   "Like David Robinson to the green team?" Magic Johnson laughed.

   "Of course." West laughed.

   "Boom!"

At this moment, only a minute into the practice game, the field changed. Richmond missed a jumper from outside, and rebounded for a long time. Danny Fortson and Corey Blunt rushed for the rebound at the same time, collided. Together, Blunt was directly knocked to the ground by Fordson, and fell so hard that he couldn't get up for a while.

   "Di!"

  Assistant teacher Rambis blew his whistle.

   "Hey, rookie, what are you doing?"

  Blount was knocked over by a rookie and his rebound was stolen. Feeling ashamed, he got up and pushed Fortson angrily.

   "Hey, old bird, I'm just grabbing the rebound and doing nothing." Fortson looked grumpy and pushed back.

   "Okay, shut up! Give me some peace of mind." Pharaoh immediately shouted, suppressing the dispute between the two.

   He glanced at Blunt. This player used to be on the Bulls. He had seen it on Jordan's team, but he didn't get a chance to play.

   However, Fordson's rebounding action was a bit rough. As a rookie, he was easily called a foul.

   Next, the scrims continue.

  Pharaoh himself didn't show much, and he didn't play much. He mainly observed his teammates, especially his future partner, rookie Fordson.

   After the 20-minute halftime training game, Fordson grabbed 7 rebounds on Blunt's head, while Blunt only had 1 rebound, the difference is a bit big. And Fordson also scored eight points on Blunt's head.

  Complete step observation, Pharaoh is still satisfied with Fortson. The rookie's rebounding ability is really good, his scoring ability is also good, he has a mid-range shot, and his defense is also very fierce and hard, but he is more optimistic about Fortson's rebounding ability.

   At the end of this half, Fordson was really like a beast, roaming the court constantly, sweeping the first rebound, and even rolling to the floor to grab the rebound.

   And Fordson's mobility is quite good, and his card positioning skills are also very good. He doesn't look like a rookie at all. This seems to be his talent. He seems to see the shadow of the big bug Rodman from Fordson.

   "If only it were five centimeters taller."

   He is a little regretful that Fortson is still a little short, and his short height will also limit the height of his ceiling.

Teelon Hill, who was a step away, was a little surprised: "Old K, I thought I was good at rebounding, but I didn't expect this kid to be better at rebounding, he should be a monster born for rebounding. "

   "Haha, then there will be no problem with our team's rebounding." Pharaoh laughed.

   Hill nodded with a smile: "You, me, plus this rookie, the Lakers' rebounding will never lose against any team."

   At the end of the 40-minute training game, Fordson played 35 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Blunt had only 3. The huge difference also made Blunt lose the idea of ​​competing with Fordson.

   In this training game, Jerry West was quite satisfied with Fordson's trade, and he exchanged Fan Lunatic who was not suitable for Old K for a rebounding master, which was quite successful.

  Fortson can not only rebound the ball, but also defend, let the old K sit in the basket, and have a certain scoring ability.

   But he still wanted Teilon Hill to start, and the rookie to hone on the bench first.

   On the second day, the Lakers continued to run in through scrims.

  Pharaoh also began to show his new technology. His low post attack and low post basket attack based on the plum blossom step blinded everyone's eyes.

   The left wing is low. After he catches the ball, he uses his left foot as the axis, first swinging up, then swinging down. This is the pendulum method of dealing with the opponent in the three methods of walking.

  Under the swaying left and right, Luke Lang had completely lost his position behind him. Then, between dribblings, a sudden and rapid dunk, slammed, and slammed into the basket was a dunk.

Attacking several times in a row, at the basket and in the low post on both wings, they used the plum blossom step to get rid of the dunks behind the defender. Lux's strength was too low, and he failed to prevent it once. He only used a foul to stop Pharaoh's one. attack.

   In fact, because the opponent's strength is too weak, he has not fully demonstrated the skills that appear, and the face-to-the-basket attack has not been played.

   West, who was watching the players next to him, shouted in surprise: "Old K, your style of play has changed? You didn't play like this in the preseason."

   "He didn't shoot much at all in the preseason," Harris said.

   Lao Wang said with a cracked smile: "Yes, I have been training my pace, and I have made a big improvement in the past offseason."

   Harris sighed: "Old K, your style of play, coupled with your physique, is simply a super dream!"

  The old assistant coach Portka said excitedly: "No, he will be a combination of Big Dream and O'Neal."

   "Old K, is it the club step, the one you practiced for two years?" Kobe suddenly shouted.

   "Plum Blossom Step?"

   Everyone listened to it. Although they didn’t understand what it meant, they thought it was amazing.

   "Yeah." Old Wang nodded.

   "Old K, I want to learn too, you teach me quickly. I already said that I want to learn, but you have been hiding your secrets and not teaching me." Kobe excitedly ran up and grabbed Pharaoh and shouted.

If he has such a flexible pace, he will have another technique to get rid of defenders, and this is better, not only can get rid of opponents on the perimeter, but also can be used in the paint area, and can definitely shake the inside line. defender.

   That's right, after practicing, I will shake the old K down too.

   "You won't be able to learn this in a few years. You need to practice other skills first, and then make the main force. What's the hurry now?" Pharaoh pushed Kobe away angrily.

   "Don't worry, I'll kill Mickey soon." Kobe shouted immediately.

  Richmond's face turned black, old K, are you fooling me, are you a whetstone and a stepping stone for Kobe?

   After the training game, today's training is over, and the players returned to the locker room.

  Rick Fox's wardrobe is opposite to Pharaoh. He looked at Pharaoh who was untying his belt, and suddenly asked, "Old K, can I attend your K martial arts hall party?"

   "Have you entered V?" Pharaoh raised his head and asked.

   "I got in, I got in when I first arrived in Los Angeles." Fox said excitedly.

   "Okay, the party in the Los Angeles branch will notify you by text message in the future." Lao Wang smiled.

   "Great!" Fox said excitedly.

   "Rick, are you a party creature?" Pharaoh asked curiously.

  Rick Fox shrugged and said, "General."

   "Then you are so excited?" Old Wang asked suspiciously.

   "Because there are a lot of stars at the party at the K Martial Arts Hall in Los Angeles, I want to be a movie star, this is my dream." Fox said excitedly.

"What?"

   Not only Pharaoh was stunned, but others were also stunned.

   Fox said excitedly: "I rejected the contract of the Celtics, my parent team, and joined the Lakers just for this dream.

   You may not know that the green team gave me a bigger contract than the Lakers. The Lakers only gave me 2.75 million for two years, and the green team gave me 16 million for four years. But for my dream, I chose the Lakers. "

  “…”

  The mouths of Lao Wang and others couldn't close.

   "Is this the attraction of Los Angeles?" Pharaoh murmured.

   "Isn't your agent trying to kill you?" Richmond couldn't help asking.

   "He fired my boss, and I don't have an agent yet." Rick Fox said helplessly.

   "Puchi, haha..." The locker room burst into laughter.

  …

   In the days before the start of the new season, major media and some retired stars conducted various analyses of the new season.

   "East, although the Knicks are in the same first gear with the Pacers and Celtics, O'Neal and Jordan should join forces and should be a little higher. The Pacers and the Celtics are indistinguishable.

In the west, the Lakers are in the same first gear with the Jazz and the Blazers. The big dream is still young, but no one can guarantee what kind of performance the No. 1 pick can play, so the strength of the Blazers should be slightly weaker. Between the Lakers and the Jazz, The Jazz have the most stable lineup and should be the strongest. Although the Lakers have the first player in active service, Old K, the lineup is almost completely rebuilt, and their strength should be slightly inferior to the Jazz. "

The above is ESPN's analysis of the top six in the new season, and finally gave the prediction of the probability of winning the new season, the Knicks 19%, the Lakers 18%, the Jazz 17%, the Pacers 16%, the Blazers 15%, the Celtics 14%, other teams add up to 1%.

   None of the six pot 1 teams has a more than 20% chance of winning the title, which has not been the case in recent seasons.

   ESPN, which has always been very optimistic about Jordan winning the championship, this time, although Jordan's Knicks are still ranked first, the difference is very small, which shows that they are also unsure.

Celtic legend, current Timberwolves chairman, retired superstar McHale said in an interview with the media: "In general, the future is a pattern of two giants competing for hegemony. Under this general pattern, the new season will usher in the top six. A small pattern of hegemony.

   As Mr. Pat Riley said, the era of one person, one city has passed, but we must adapt to this new era.

  I would say that the league has to focus on the development and interests of small teams so that it can really strike a balance and not go back to the days when the league only had eight teams.

   Looking at ESPN's championship odds ranking, the other 23 teams combined are only 1%, and I think this situation will exacerbate the trend of stars flowing to the big market. "

  Spurs superstar, Ice Gwen took the initiative to contact the media and complained: "The changes in the offseason are very unfair to the Spurs, we lost David Robinson, and the team was forced to rebuild.

   Of course, this is not the team's fault, nor his fault. I think the league has not properly handled the relationship between the big market and the small market, and the league should provide more support to the small market. "

  New York, Stern noticed that some people came out and complained that the league ignored small teams.

   But in fact, he has already considered the balance very much, but the disadvantage of the small market is unavoidable. He can only try his best to protect the interests of the small team while maintaining the development of the league.

   "It's time to introduce a luxury tax."

Among the four major sports leagues, only Major League Baseball is implementing the    luxury tax system. He believes that the NBA should also implement this system, and has been venting among team owners.

With the luxury tax system, some big teams can't sign stars recklessly. Even if they have a bird rights contract, once the salary cap is exceeded, the excess part will have to pay a high luxury tax, and these luxury taxes can be compensated for small players. Team, so that small teams can have more input.

  On October 29th, the Lakers ushered in the media meeting day before the new season.

  Pharaoh is standing in position C in a straight suit, with Rocky Richmond on the left, Rick Fox and Kobe in the past, Chris Mullin and Mark Price on the right, and the others are on both sides.

   Kobe looked at his position, um, there is progress, only two positions away from the C position, sooner or later, he will stand in the position of the old K.

   "click, click..."

   Dozens of invited media are all selected major media, including American and international media, with full influence.

   "Old K, ESPN thinks the Knicks have a higher chance of winning the championship than the Lakers. Do you agree with them?" a reporter asked.

   "Has ESPN's predictions been right a few times? To be honest, I no longer believe in their professionalism. They should change to an editor-in-chief who understands basketball better." Pharaoh laughed.

   "So what do you think will be the chances of the Lakers winning the championship this season?" the reporter asked.

   "1." Pharaoh raised his right index finger.

"1?"

   Except for Zhang Heli and some Chinese reporters, the other reporters were a little confused.

   "Old K, do you think the Lakers have only a 1% chance of winning the championship?" A reporter asked loudly, not minding the order of questions.

   "Is 1 and 1% the same? I think there is a hundred times difference between them, don't you think?" Old Wang said in surprise.

   "Damn, he said 100 percent."

   "He didn't say one percent, make no mistake."

   The reporters who responded shouted.

"Ha ha…"

   Seeing Wang Tiejun teasing the reporter, Zhang Lili and others laughed.

"Old K, bragging doesn't work. In the face of opponents such as Black and White Shuangsha + Sabonis, Big Dream + Duncan, O'Neal + Jordan, Ewing + Reggie Miller, Admiral + Antoine Walker, you should speak with your record. ." A reporter shouted loudly.

   "You're right, sir, but I also have Richmond, Chris Mullin, and Mark Price by my side, our four-star lineup, will we still lose to them?" Pharaoh said disdainfully.

"Ha ha…"

   Seeing Pharaoh bragging, the reporters below laughed.

  Who doesn't know that the two veterans Chris Mullin and Mark Price have long been without All-Star strength, and there are still four All-Stars. Whoever believes in fools.

   At this time, the Knicks are also holding their own media meeting day for the new season.

   "Michael, if the new season and the old K meet again in the finals, do you have the confidence to beat his Lakers with the Knicks lineup?" The New York Sports News reporter asked.

"Our lineup is very strong, but we can't underestimate the Lakers, the old K + Richmond, and the two veterans Chris Mullin and Mark Price, they are very competitive. But we will not underestimate ourselves, we We will fight as hard as we can, and we will always have the confidence to beat any opponent," Jordan said firmly.

   "Michael, do you agree with ESPN's championship odds prediction?" asked a reporter from the New York Sports Daily.

  The look on Jordan's face did not look relaxed, and he said solemnly: "The prediction of the chance of winning the championship is not important, I don't pay much attention to that.

   But the new season will be a very competitive state, each of us must cheer up and play every game well.

  What I'm saying is, we're ready, this offseason, I'm training with Shaq, we're supervising each other..."

  O'Neal had a bitter look on his face, thinking of the offseason in the past few months, he had a feeling of collapse.

   "O'Neal, don't be lazy, get up and train, old K is **** and peeing on your head, do you still want to lose?"

   "Shark, good work! But it's not enough, your weight must be controlled at 135kg, just like old K, only then will you have a chance to beat him, hurry up and train! Hurry up! Hurry up, move fast..."

   "Shaq, do you still want to win? Then get up and don't sit there gasping for breath."

   "Damn, do you want the championship? Run, you're still twenty laps away."

   In the past three months, he had been bruised all over by a leather whip, and when he heard Jordan's roar, his heart skipped a beat.

   However, after the hellish training, his weight has dropped, and now he is 138 kilograms. Although it has not reached the 135 kilograms that Jordan said, it is already very good. He lost more than 10 kilograms in one offseason.

   Now, he can run as fast as he did in his rookie season, jump as high as he did in his rookie season, his physical fitness is better, and he seems to have endless energy.

   Now he has the confidence to rub Old K on the floor.

   "Shark, you seem to be a different person compared to last season, what is the reason for you to have this change?" At this time, the reporter who asked the next question asked him on the head.

   "Training, training, training." He shouted with a sullen face.

   "Shark, do you hate training?" the reporter asked.

   O'Neal laughed and said quickly: "Of course not, my favorite is training, and now I can see New York at four o'clock in the morning every day."

   "At four o'clock in the morning, are you afraid that you will get up to pee?" Everyone murmured in their hearts.

   "By the way, I have a new nickname, you can call me the king of training." O'Neal shouted proudly.

   "Dajia practice king?"

   Everyone looked at each other, what kind of **** nickname is this?