Chapter 149 September

In mid-September, the first edition of the "World Men's Basketball Championship," renamed the "Basketball World Cup," officially came to a close in Spain.

This summer, because many NBA stars were entering contract years, and after communicating with the Basketball Association, Su Feng and Yao Ming both chose to retire from the national team in order to allow the younger generation to grow rapidly domestically. As a result, compared to the London Olympics two years prior, the star power of this Spanish Basketball World Cup was noticeably dimmer.

In the end, the American men's basketball team, led by Durant, Curry, Harden, Klay, and others, successfully led the team to "glory" in international competitions despite the absence of Feng and Yao.

The Chinese men's basketball team, led by Yi Jianlian and composed of a group of young players, narrowly lost to their old rival, the Spanish men's basketball team, in the quarter-finals.

In this life, influenced by Su Feng, the domestic basketball atmosphere is unprecedentedly high, and young players such as An Xin, Huang Ji, and Li Shuo have all had the experience of playing in the NBA.

However, China's new golden generation obviously still needs experience in major competitions.

A'lian, who is now the new pillar of the men's basketball team, and Wei Xiao, who has secured a rotation spot with the Trail Blazers, are the two most stable players for the Chinese men's basketball team in this World Cup.

In addition, Guo Ailun, whom Su Feng remembers, also made his national team debut in this Basketball World Cup.

However, compared to these players in his memory, what surprised Su Feng the most in this Basketball World Cup was Chen Xiaofei, currently one of Su Tianliang's idols.

Chen Xiaofei, 17 years old, currently plays for Barcelona's first team in Spain and is one of the representatives of the "Phenomenal China European Star" thirty-year plan.

Although Chen Xiaofei did not have any appearances for Barcelona in the just-concluded 13/14 season, Zhang Bin, the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, still overruled all objections and exceptionally selected him into the national team this summer.

Chen Xiaofei, 201 cm tall and weighing 91 kg, plays as a shooting guard on the court. He is tenacious in defense, dares to confront, and has a fairly good outside shot. (Note 1)

In this Basketball World Cup, Chen Xiaofei averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds for the Chinese men's basketball team, with an overall shooting percentage of over 50% and a three-point percentage of an astonishing 45%.

With his outstanding performance in this World Cup, Chen Xiaofei has attracted the attention of many NBA scouts.

After this World Cup, many American media outlets have called Chen Xiaofei the "Chinese Golden Boy."

However, domestically, Chen Xiaofei prefers to be called "Pin Ming San Lang" (Workaholic).

In Los Angeles, after the men's basketball team returned to China after completing their World Cup mission, Su Feng immediately used the Iron Smelting System's viewing function to check Chen Xiaofei's current attributes.

The result surprised Su Feng...

This young man, who in his original timeline might not have chosen to walk the path of basketball because of his excellent academic performance...

Actually received a potential rating in the Iron Smelting System that was second only to Su Tianliang.

In other words, if Chen Xiaofei can successfully realize his talent in the future, his best template will be Paul George after his leg fracture, and his worst template will be a strengthened version of Trevor Ariza.

In Su Feng's opinion, given the current domestic basketball atmosphere...

Xiao Yao in the future...

I'm afraid he will no longer have the opportunity to say "I'll take responsibility."

And in September, in addition to the Basketball World Cup, another big fish on the free market this summer, Dwight Howard, also chose to stay with the Nets.

Although in the past two years, in Brooklyn, Howard was either on the road to being a scapegoat, or he had already been saddled with a black mark by the Nets fans...

But after his agent analyzed the current league structure for him, Howard discovered...

The teams in the market that looked up to him were ones that he didn't like.

Or the teams he wanted to go to couldn't free up salary space for the time being.

This summer, after the Warriors completed their contract extension with James and early renewals with Klay and Butler...

The only place Howard could go to win a championship was Seattle.

But as everyone knows...

The SuperSonics are a very special team in today's league.

Especially in the just-concluded 13/14 season.

Because the SuperSonics' point guard is a true center who has disguised himself as a point guard...

So after calming down...

Howard discovered.

Compared to being a scapegoat in games because he couldn't grab the rebounds of that point center, and having to help that true center fill the gaps at any time...

It was obviously more acceptable for him to be a scapegoat for Paul and Griffin.

Because at least, this way, his stats could be slightly better.

And, after thinking carefully, Howard realized that the Nets fans weren't completely unreasonable people.

Because as long as he played well in the games, then at least, he could still have breathing room in Brooklyn.

But in Seattle...

Breathing room?

Don't be silly!

That's a center's graveyard that's even more of a center's graveyard than Los Angeles!

It must be said that Howard made a very wise decision this summer.

Because in this life, Su Ke Lang had already awakened the Seattle Turtle's DNA in advance...

So if Howard had really chosen to go to Seattle...

I'm afraid that in less than half a season, he would have gone from being a "flop star center" to a "flop role player."

And after failing to recruit Howard, in order to strengthen the team's interior, the SuperSonics' management, who had clearly had the money when renewing Harden's contract but were unwilling to spend an extra $5 million because they listened to Fisher's slander, also signed the former third center of my Lakers to an overpriced five-year, $75 million contract in late September...

Hassan Whiteside. (Note 2)

Although, based on "Big White Side's" peak strength, he did deserve such a contract.

But based on the report card "Big White Side" turned in last season, if you didn't have the eyes of a transmigrator, you would definitely feel that the SuperSonics had something wrong with their heads to offer such an outrageously high bid for my Lakers' third center.

However, even with an overpriced signing, the SuperSonics had no other choice.

Because in this era of scarce centers...

As long as they were a little slow, Whiteside could very well be snatched away by other teams.

In addition, at the end of September, another trade occurred in the league that Su Feng thought was very outrageous.

That is, the Celtics used Korver and Tony Allen to trade for Ibaka of the Hawks.

Admittedly, if you didn't have the eyes of a transmigrator, this was also a trade that met each team's needs.

Because in the past two years, as "Little LeBron" Smith's athletic ability began to decline, in order to ensure competitiveness and make a difference after breaking out of the East, the Hawks had to introduce a wing defender this summer.

In addition, because the Hawks' outside shooters could not meet Budenholzer's tactical requirements in the playoffs last season, Korver was also the kind of player that the Hawks urgently needed.

But...

Even if this Ibaka had left people with a "stereotype" of a soft playing style because of the "softie label" that Yi Jianlian and Su Feng had previously put on him...

Who would this Hawks team rely on to help Da Jia assist and fill the gaps after losing Ibaka next season?

Without a doubt.

In this trade, the Celtics made a big profit.

Because they not only further strengthened the team's outside athletic ability after exchanging for Smart in the previous draft, but after exchanging for Ibaka and selecting Capela, Duncan would also have more rest time in the regular season.

As for how the Celtics' outside offensive firepower would be resolved next season after Korver left...

"I know Lei experienced a lot of unpleasant things in Boston back then.

But as a meritorious player who has won the championship twice for the Celtics...

I think that in the future, Lei's jersey will definitely be hung on the ceiling of the North Shore Garden." In late September, when interviewed by the media, Celtics general manager Larry Bird said.

In Su Feng's original timeline, because he had a lot of unpleasantness with his teammates who had won the championship together, and because of Angie's behavior that even the British would have to call a vampire...

So even if you broke Ray Allen's leg, he would not choose to return to Boston.

But in this life...

After Bird personally came forward and made this important speech...

Ray Allen, who had indeed considered retiring again this summer, suddenly couldn't hold back. (Note 3)

Because after carefully considering it, Ray Allen discovered...

Besides the fact that the Celtics fans had hurt his heart back then, those old comrades who had worked with him did not do anything to offend him.

Moreover, he, who had been bald from the beginning, could not put the blame for his baldness on Duncan.

In addition, in the past two years, as the young players in the Warriors team have gradually grown up, Ray Allen's playing time has also been constantly compressed.

Therefore, since the purpose of being in the Warriors is to be able to (repay) win (revenge) Su (Ke) Feng (Bi), and returning to the Celtics also has the opportunity to achieve this goal...

Then, after Bird took the initiative to give himself a way out, why shouldn't he choose to return to Boston, to the place where his dream began?

And so, after some deliberation, Ray Allen, who became a free agent this summer, officially accepted the two-year veteran minimum salary contract offered to him by the Celtics.

And in this life, as of now, Ray Allen, who has scored a total of 2,984 three-pointers in his career, is destined not to surpass Su Feng, who is trying to hit 6000+ three-pointers on this list...

But based on Ray Allen's professionalism and ability to maintain his state...

In the future, Su Feng's nephew, Stephen Curry, will probably have to spend a lot more time to surpass this veteran.

And compared to previous years...

This summer, the league also seems to be popularizing "going home."

In October, Carter, whose contract with the Trail Blazers expired, officially accepted the two-year veteran minimum salary contract offered to him by the Toronto Raptors.

Originally, before the free agent market had just opened, Su Feng had wanted to invite Carter to complain about Kobe with him.

But Carter, who has always been unruly, rejected this proposal.

Because in Carter's view...

Being Su Feng's little brother is one thing...

But letting him be Kobe's little brother...

He'd rather die!

No way.

Carter is just that kind of person.

It was like that in Toronto back then.

It is still like that now.

Anyway, Carter has figured it out in the past two years...

It is unlikely that he will be able to surpass Su Ke in terms of personal honor in this life.

But...

In Carter's view, this does not mean that he will choose to admit defeat.

Because, who said that surpassing Su Ke in terms of career length does not count as a kind of transcendence?

"As long as I can still play! I will keep playing!" On this day, when packing his luggage to return to Toronto, Carter silently thought in his heart.

In October, NBA teams successively completed their gatherings.

On the 7th, the Lakers held their annual media open day at the Staples Center.

On the day of the open day, when taking core team photos, Su Feng specifically asked Jokic and Middleton to stand in the middle.

And the media, who noticed this detail, also curiously asked: "Su, we all know that in recent years, the Lakers have always attached great importance to inheritance.

So, this year's choice to let Nikola stand in the C position of the core team photo is because you are optimistic that he can become the Lakers' future interior core?"

Last year, because he had already been slapped in the face by Middleton once...

So even if the reporters on media open day were not optimistic about this Serbian fat man who would always pick up a bottle of Coke and "gulp, gulp, gulp" in his spare time...

Everyone still forcibly suppressed the urge to complain in their hearts.

Gu Tu </span>"In my opinion, Nikola will not only become our future interior core.

He even has a chance to win the regular season MVP." After pausing, Su Feng said to the reporters.

Although Jokic had not won the regular season MVP before Su Feng's transmigration,

Su Feng was quite optimistic that this "pork belly" that could not see the limit of its shelf life" could surpass other stars in some seasons with his super high stability.

After all, for professional basketball players whose careers are as long as a marathon, who can guarantee that they will not have a time when they are in bad shape?

In a sense, in Su Feng's view, Jokic is simply the Serbian version of Duncan.

In the future, people will say that Wiggins plays health-preserving basketball all day long.

But Jokic's style of play...

Isn't that considered health-preserving basketball?

On the afternoon of media open day, Su Feng and Kobe also led the "Kobe is a Scumbag" and "Su Feng is a Choo-choo" teams respectively to play a game for the fans.

As a result, Kobe, who had the priority in selecting people, was beaten into autism by the Lakers' substitutes led by Su Feng in this game.

Because after selecting Gasol, Rondo, and Middleton, Kobe, who believed that no matter how strong Su Feng was, it was impossible for him to lead a group of substitutes to beat the Lakers' main players, knew nothing about the Lakers' substitute players in the new season.

Not to mention Su Feng's side, Green, Adams, and other outdated "veterans."

Just with this full of energy Bledsoe rushing up, do you need to fill in the interior?

Okay, you dare to fill in the interior, right?

Then who should guard the outside, Jokic and Garnett?

No cap.

Even if the Lakers cannot be strengthened according to the established plan that Su Feng set for Kupchak in the future...

As long as the Lakers' group of young people grow up, they will be enough to become a championship favorite.

Moreover, after a summer of "death-like" training...

When Gasol pk with Jokic in the low post again...

Gasol, who originally thought he could rely on his experience to bully Jokic, also discovered an unacceptable fact.

That is...

He can't hold Jokic at all.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the games between the Warriors and the Nuggets, Green, whose strength was as high as 90 in the 2k game, had repeatedly contributed famous scenes with Jokic.

On the court, Green had been squeezed out of the baseline by Jokic more than once.

And from this, a famous game meme was born:

If Green's strength in the 2k game is 90...

Then this Jokic's strength attribute, does it have to be given 120?

Admittedly.

General young people, after entering the NBA, mostly need two or three years to gradually adapt to the confrontation and rhythm of the NBA.

But for Jokic, who has never been thin in this life...

Even if he is still adapting to the NBA game version for a while...

In the low post, you can't treat him as a 19-year-old kid!

Because have you ever seen a 19-year-old kid who has such a body of Q-elastic fat like him?

"This guy, maybe he can hold back Big Yao!" After the game, Gasol secretly found Su Feng and said.

And upon hearing this, Su Feng smiled and said: "You underestimate Yao too much.

To tell you the truth, if it weren't for the fact that there is no Shaq in this era...

Then in theory, Yao can still add 5 kilograms of muscle to it.

But you are right about one thing, Mark...

That is, even Yao...

Will find Nikola, who is being topped up 'duang, duang, duang,' very headache."

In Su Feng's previous life, in terms of defense alone, although he had a good wingspan, Jokic's defense was also known for being able to leak past, so he would definitely not fill in.

In Su Feng's view, Jokic's only defensive advantage lies in his sense of position and the fat on his body that can always make people feel depressed when he tops people.

Therefore, in the upcoming 14/15 season, Su Feng is more inclined to let Jokic play at the power forward position.

Because in this way, Gasol, who lost another wave of weight this summer, can happily fill in the gaps for him in the game. (Gasol: I have an mmp in my heart that I don't know whether to say or not!)

As for whether Gasol and Jokic, who are playing against teams that grab the rhythm and complete the finish with high-speed offense, will become a burden for the Lakers at the same time?

Hey!

Since the theme of the Lakers in the new season is still the sewer of Su Ke Lang...

Then if the Lakers accidentally collapse their opponents in the third quarter, how will Su Ke Lang come to brush the data at that time?

"Oh, yes, Mark, I forgot to tell you.

Because this summer, Nikola has been learning the triangle offense with me.

So in the new season, when we play the triangle offense, you must pay attention to giving us space to open up the offense." On the court, patting Gasol on the shoulder, Su Feng, who suddenly remembered something, said to him.

Gasol: "......"

"We"......

What a "we"!

Brother Feng!

Sure enough, love will not disappear, it will just transfer, right?

At this moment, looking at Su Feng, who turned his head and was talking and laughing with Jokic...

Gasol, who originally thought that Su Feng would always be on his side, suddenly remembered the words that Da Ben had said to him back then:

"Thunder, rain, and dew are all the grace of the emperor."

…

In October, after everyone had trained together for a while, Su Feng was quite satisfied with the Lakers' preparation for the new season.

In this life, because there was no repeated factory repair period from 2011 to 2015, the healthier Rondo not only saved a lot of time for restoring his state, but also his three-pointer, which should have been slowly developed in two years, made him truly become Su Feng's ideal best Lakers point guard.

Can control the ball.

Can also not eat the ball.

Can dribble past halftime.

Know that food that has fallen on the ground cannot be eaten indiscriminately.

Of course, the most important thing is...

Coach Rondo's defense that makes Su Feng very relieved.

You must know that in Su Feng's past career experience...

Under normal circumstances, he is either on the way to filling in for Iverson, or he has already filled in for Nash's defense that can be cracked open with a poke.

And after another year of training...

The "Mid God" who can be both tough and defensive has gradually grown into the most perfect third leader candidate in Su Feng's ideal.

Look, at the key moment, this Middleton can launch a strong attack from the two wings.

When necessary, he can accept the positioning of playing as the sixth man with peace of mind.

And when the team needs him, he can also give up the right to fire and concentrate on defense.

One thing to say.

For this kind of player who can be "Jordan," can be "Pippen," and can also be used as the sixth man, where can you find him in the entire league?

In addition to the future expectations of Jokic, Bledsoe, and other young people.

On the whole, in Su Feng's view, the Lakers' defense situation in the new season can no longer be described as good.

Mid-October.

Before the preseason officially started, the Lakers officially announced the team's 15-man roster for the new season.

Center: Gasol, Adams, Jokic.

Power Forward: Su Feng, Garnett, Sacre.

Small Forward: Middleton, Diop, Battier.

Shooting Guard: Kobe, Green, Curry.

Point Guard: Rondo, Bledsoe, Dinwiddie.

Logically speaking, most NBA teams will determine the team's new season roster after the preseason.

But in Su Feng's view, there is no need for this Lakers team to inspect other players.

As in previous years.

This year, Su Ke took a break in the Lakers' preseason.

It's just different from previous years...

Because before the preseason started, Coach Lu casually said that the Lakers' playing time in other positions will depend on everyone's state.

Therefore, after ending all seven preseason games before the start of the team's new season with a wave of 7 consecutive victories...

This Lakers team, which let Whiteside go for nothing in the summer and sent Bogdanovic and Nick Young to the Timberwolves...

Suddenly made the remnants of Aunt Jenny's faction in the Lakers' management feel uneasy.

Especially Pelinka, who had confidently told Kupchak before that the Lakers would regret letting Whiteside and others go.

No!

Why can we become stronger after letting go of the key substitutes in the team?

What is this building logic?

"The strongest people are already in the lineup.

This is my Mitch Kupchak's team-building philosophy in this life!" On this day, looking at the extremely clear sky in Los Angeles, Kupchak, who was sitting in the general manager's office and tasting wine, said to Pelinka and others.

It's a pity...

Pelinka and others, who are currently taking notes in a small notebook, do not know...

In this life, the reason why Kupchak can become the world-recognized strongest NBA general manager...

It's just because he prefers to listen to the advice given by others.

For example, in the past, listen to Jerry West's advice.

Now...

Listen to the advice given by Su Feng.

…

ps: Lengthening failed! So to say, sometimes, Jie men can't be too long!

ps2: In addition, President Yang's new book "NBA: Starting in the Lakers to Steal Kobe's Boss" now has 150,000 words. Interested partners can go and slaughter it!