Legend of Tomorrow

Chapter 1174: [The world is invincible, still use defense? 】

The Lakers won the inside title, and the center Nurkic, who averaged 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in the playoffs, traded with the Wizards and replaced blue-collar center Steven Adams.

Many people said that the deal was incomprehensible, and the Lakers lost money. With a height of 213CM and a weight of 116 kg, Adams is far behind Nurkic, and he is a defensive blue collar.

Adams entered the league in 2013 and played three seasons with the Wizards. Last season, he played 25.2 minutes, scored 8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks. His shooting percentage was 61.3%, and he has never had the ball in the team.

Carrefour ’s main task is to pull out screens and take shots. Adams still rarely attack the low post. The Wizards want to trade to attack better players to give Wall and Bill fire support.

After renewing Bill for 128 years in 5 years, the Wizards do n’t want to renew Adams next year. He still has one year left on his contract, so it ’s better to give it away in advance.

Love also made a deal to the Wizards management. The team he most wanted to go to was the Lakers, but the Lakers had no interest in him. Love's tactical role is similar to Horford's. His shooting percentage is not as high as Horford's, and his defense is worse than Horford's.

After discussing with the managers of both parties, Kupchak sought Guo Xu's opinion.

The Lakers dug Adams was proposed by Guo Xu. He believes that the team needs a big man who can resist people and grab rebounds to protect the frame. Adams is not only good at the restricted area, but can also go out to prevent pick-and-roll. In the Wizards, he can't do this, and Love is not faster than him.

In the parallel world, Adams is the center with the strongest NBA card ability. The Thunder's inside defense is big. Once he is troubled by fouls, the team's inside will have a big flaw that no one can make up for. He can limit many of the top centers in the league, and many of Wei Wei's rebounds are his handicap. He has more offensive rebounds in the 2017-18 season than in the backcourt.

And Adams's cover quality is very high, it is difficult for the opponent to stop after the air cut, and the offensive end is not useless.

Trading came to Adams, the Lakers' defense in the penalty area will improve, and if his teammates fail to score, he may also grab a rebound in the frontcourt.

After the deal was completed, Guo Xu felt that the Lakers were invincible next season. He wanted to rebound, and his teammates might be able to help him average double figures per game.

Mo Williams, Bonner, and Bosh retired. Boozer and Sackley will not renew the contract. The Lakers have left a lot of places.

Seth Curry was robbed by the Mavericks for 8 million in 2 years. Curry had a championship ring and proved his shooting ability last season. He didn't want to stay with the Lakers anymore, leaving his playing time too short.

Wade joined, Curry will be difficult to get a chance to play next season.

The Lakers' fourth signing was a great value, and it took PJ Tucker 40 million in 4 years. Tucker is an important rotation of the team, often starting, three-pointer in the corner, with the championship, he only took 10 million is a salary reduction.

He likes Los Angeles and the Lakers. It is the key to be Guo Xu's younger brother. Even if Guo Xu retires in the future, the Lakers are definitely not weak, and Durant leads.

Because of Tucker's height, even if other teams dig people, the contract won't be much higher than this, the Lakers are very sincere.

The Lakers' fifth signing was the veteran's base salary and the signing of combo guard Jason Terry.

This is an opponent who has been crying by Guo Xu. He is 39 years old this year. He wants to win a championship ring before retiring. His athleticism is not bad, he is still good at shooting three-pointers, and it is no problem to play for a while.

No. 4 still has a place, the Lakers signed the European player Davis-Belstein at a super low price of 1.45 million in 2 years.

Bertans is 24 years old this year, with a height of 208CM and a weight of 95 kg. Last season he played in the European League, averaging 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 assist in 24.2 minutes per game. His specialty is COSCO.

In the 2011 NBA Draft, Bertans was selected by the Pacers in the second round with the 43rd overall pick, and then was traded to the Spurs along with Leonard. He has been playing in Europe before, and the Spurs have his right to sign.

Because of not joining the NBA for several consecutive years, the Spurs have already lost patience. The Lakers used a 33 second-round pick to exchange his signing rights, which is 10 places higher than that of Belstein.

This transaction is also Guo Xu's proposal. He said that he hopes to have a three-point power forward who can be a teammate and defend better than Bonner and Novak. Belstein is fully compliant with the standard and only needs a few minutes to substitute without doing much.

The Lakers selected the point guard in the sixth pick, and signed freeman Raymond Felton on the base salary.

The 32-year-old Felton was cut off by the Mavericks because he was overweight, and he couldn't get a high salary for a long contract. He was willing to sign the veteran's base salary and come to the Lakers to hold his thighs. He is younger than Guo Xu, but his state of decline is staggering.

He also played star data during the peak period. He has played 11 seasons in the league and has rich experience. It is more than enough to play as a substitute for Guo Xu after a few minutes.

The Lakers signed Felton and rejected Brandon Jennings who was willing to join in a pay cut. Kupchak felt that Jennings was a cancer, and he shot too hard.

Is full, and no one wants to join anymore. The Lakers are very strong in every position. Two point guards are enough. Guo Xu played 35 minutes without pressure. Wade can also make a point guard.

The competition for the swingman position is the most fierce. With this depth of lineup, Booker can't average 20 minutes per game, and Richardson can only be a marginalist. The worst is Robertson, who has a hard time playing data in the contract year, and it is not easy to sign a big contract next year.

Next summer, the Lakers do not plan to renew the contract with Robertson, he is a pure outside defensive blue collar, poor shooting.

Only the Lakers still need to defend this lineup? If veteran Carter can serve as the Lakers mascot, Carter has no chance to play. Making him play more might not be as good as training a newcomer, but the newcomer is not as stable as his three-pointer.

In the small forward position Carter absolutely can not compete with Durant and Tucker. But Carter also looked away, he has a championship, there is no need to prove himself like playing in the parallel world for a long time.

His goal is to establish a dynasty with the Lakers. If the team no longer needs him, he will retire in 2018. As long as it persists for another two years, he will be happy to accept any tasks assigned by the coaching staff.

As soon as he saw that he was out of position, Josh Richardson offered a deal, and he continued to stay in the team as a dead end. He is a rookie of the second round, without performance opportunities, without data, the next contract will not fall.

The Lakers management knows that there are too many swingmen, and the newcomers are not trained. They simply traded Josh and sent him to the Heat for a first-round draft pick with lotto protection ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Once the Heat enter the playoffs out of the lottery area within five years, this draft right is the Lakers, the Heat can not draft into the playoffs can be drafted, five years later does not enter the playoffs, this lottery will become No protection for draft picks.

No matter what the result is, as long as this is the first round of the Lakers, there is no loss. Last year they signed Josh with the second round pick. The Heat need to use this way to reinforce the No. 2 position. Josh will definitely be reused in the team, and he can play as a starter.

After vacating the quota, the Lakers signed free agent center Andrew Bogut with a base salary of 1.3 million veterans a year.

At that time he was the No. 1 pick selected by the Lakers and played for the Lakers for many years. Now he wants to come back and fight for the championship. Kupchak welcomed him, which is very gimmicky.

Bogut doesn't care about the money anymore, he just wants the championship. After seeing Durant joining, he believes that the Lakers will surely succeed in defending the title next season. As soon as the free market opens, he will recommend himself to join.

Kupchak asked him to wait a few days, first sent away Josh, and then signed him. The veteran who has the strength and does not need money will join in the salary reduction, and the Lakers have no reason to push people out.

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