lakers championship

Chapter 292 Routines
As early as when the Lakers played Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals with the Warriors, the 2017 lottery was over.

The final lottery result is not much different from the previous analysis of the media.

The Celtics got the No. 76 pick without any suspense because the Nets had the last record; the Suns, with the second-worst record in the league, got the No. 17 pick without any surprise; only the 6ers The luck is relatively bad. Although I got the third pick as I wished, but in the deal to rob Tianyang, I got the Lakers in the first round of 20. Because the Lakers have the sixth record in the Western Conference in the regular season, they only get the No.[-] ninth pick. picks.

The 17 NBA Draft will be held on June 6 at the Barclays Center in New York. There are only 23 days left for the Lakers, and they still have a lot of work to do.

Jim knocked on the table with his index finger, and asked solemnly: "After contacting a while ago, except for Paul George, no big-name star is willing to go to the Lakers, but the Pacers want two first-rounders. If you can’t get it out, is this year’s free market just another round of joy?”

Kupchak: "No way, the former stars thought that Kobe would retire and he could go to Los Angeles to be the boss and enjoy the big football market, but Tianyang's performance in the first year has completely conquered all fans. They have no chance at all if they come back. Cousins ​​cannot be traded to other big-name players, I suggest thinking about rookies."

Jim shook his head and sighed, "I also know that this year is the year of the draft, but only by getting another Tianyang-level rookie can help the Lakers win the championship. At present, Mark Fultz is not good either. He has poor shooting and is very easy to be caught The Warriors have a switch limit, and the Celtics have little chance of trading with us."

Kupchak lowered his head and pondered for a while, "How about the Suns? They have the No. 2 pick. Tyson-Chandler is aging. Their current lineup lacks a competitive center. Cousin and Booker are Kentucky alumni. The cooperation of the two can help the Suns achieve results, and it is very suitable in any way."

Jim's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "It's a good idea, but if we take the initiative to approach the door, the Suns will definitely lower the price, and how can we explain that we want to trade Cousins? Tell the truth?"

Kupchak nodded, "Yes, to be honest, Cousins ​​wants a higher status, but the Lakers can't give it."

Jim slapped the table heavily, "Then let's do this, and start contacting right away."

……

At 16:9 am on the [-]th, at the Staples Arena, the third day of the training camp officially started.

After the live broadcast was ready, Kobe took the microphone and walked to the center of the field.

"As rookies, after you enter the league, the first thing you have to consider is to strive for playing time. If a player wants to get playing time, he must contribute in scoring, defense, and assists. Among them, scoring and assists are two It requires a certain amount of talent, and not everyone can do it well, but the attitude that defense mainly relies on, as long as there is no particularly big defect in a certain aspect, you can achieve an average level. Therefore, today's theme is defense."

After the words fell, there were only sporadic applause at the scene, and Tianyang smiled. He had already thought about the attitude of the newcomers.

These rookies either don't understand the importance of defense at all, thinking that after entering the NBA, the competition is just stronger than the NCAA; live.

Kobe felt the same way. He curled his lips and continued: "I know, most of you are thinking 'I spent so much money and so much time to come to your training camp, it's not to train some fucking defense'. It's okay, I I will still say, this is my responsibility, and one day you will thank me."

"I said yesterday that footsteps are the basis of all technical movements, and we also need a lot of footstep changes in defense to deal with the attacker's sudden stop, change of direction, and pull-up. Even if we go around the screen, it is not just It depends on the speed. Now I need 4 people to come up to demonstrate, anyone take the initiative?"

"Me!" Josh Jackson was the first to raise his hand. Without waiting for Kobe to nod, he walked out of the crowd, looking very confident, but after him, no one stood up again.

Kobe's expression was slightly upset, "Kuzma, Tatum, Hart, you three come."

The three of them were a little confused when their names were called. They didn't know that Kobe only had a deep impression of them.

Kuzma got up and walked out of the crowd to join Tatum, and Hart went straight to Josh Jackson.

Kobe nodded, "In the first round, first test the outside pick-and-roll defense."

After all, Josh received the ball at the top of the arc, Tatum stepped forward to pick and roll, and Kuzma switched defenses.

Kuzma bowed his legs and raised his hands high. The whole defensive action was serious, but the speed was too slow to be effective. Josh broke through to the basket in one step and made an easy layup.

Kobe frowned as he watched, and the players off the court sighed in their hearts: "This game is over, the live broadcast is ugly."

The two sides switched, Hart took the ball at the top of the arc, then handed it to Kuzma and stepped forward to pick and roll,

Kuzma received the ball, turned sideways to break through, and strode towards the basket.

The speed is relatively fast, but Josh, who failed to get rid of the defense, can only force a layup.

"Crack!", Josh faced the big hat, and there was a sound of "tsk tut" at the scene, and all the newcomers were silently mourning for Kuzma.It's too miserable, first he was passed by with one step, and now he was blocked again, and his offense and defense were all crippled.

The two sides switched again, Josh took the ball at the top of the arc and handed it to Tatum.Tatum leaned sideways on Hart, turned and sprinted to the basket.Hart couldn't keep up, but Tatum also missed a layup.

Kuzma who followed up raised his hands to grab the board, but Josh jumped from behind and made a dunk!

Kobe shook his head again and again, raised the microphone and shouted: "Stop, stop, stop!", and then walked to Kuzma's side, "Your defense is too bad, your posture is good, but you must prepare for the opponent to accelerate. And , I have never seen you grab the board like this, how can you hold up both hands and wait for the basketball to fall into your hands, do you think you want candy for Halloween?"

"Isn't this training? I thought it was our turn to attack..." Kuzma scratched his face and explained.

"An excellent player, even training should be played as a game!" Kobe shouted.

Kuzma's expression was extremely embarrassing, and the other rookies on the scene were stunned. It is rare to see Kobe get so angry.

……

Boston, the Celtics training base, Ainge and Stevens are watching the live broadcast of Tianyang's training camp.

Angie stared at the big screen and said happily: "Josh Jackson has both offense and defense, and his personality is full of confidence, but I don't want to choose him with the No. 76 pick. The Suns will definitely choose Lonzo Ball or Jayson Tatum, so We can rob the [-]ers, they want Fultz very badly. Do you have any thoughts on that?"

Stevens blinked, "Josh Jackson is indeed very good and can be of great help to our striker. Jason Tatum is also very good and can also be considered."

Angie nodded, "Jason is more powerful, but his physical fitness prevents him from becoming a superstar. If we want to fight against LeBron in the future, we need talents like Josh."

Stevens thought for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind, "I suggest flying to Los Angeles to have an individual trial training and talk with Josh. Although SkyOcean's training camp is broadcast live, the content shown is limited. We must face to face. Know all about Josh's technical features."

Angie turned off the TV, "Okay, let's go now. At present, the hottest rookies in the first round are all in Los Angeles. They will participate in Tianyang's training camp in the morning and meet with other teams in the afternoon. We can also see other people. Alas, the owner of the 76ers I didn't expect to trade Tianyang, otherwise I would definitely pack the whole team for it."

　This chapter has changes to the 17 draft pick.

　　
　
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