I'm really good at shooting.

It is worth mentioning that Kidd now has a good three-pointer, and he is more suitable to partner with James than he was at his peak.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Kidd, Wade, Anthony, James, Hibbert.

[-]. Lakers

Both teams in Los Angeles are eligible to appear in this position, but in the end the Lakers are better, because the combination of Yao and Sun is so exciting.

If it weren't for the existence of the first two super teams, the Lakers should be ranked higher.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Sun Hao, Jimmy Butler, Carter, Millsap, Yao Ming.

[-]. Clippers

As I said before, the Clippers are fully capable of being stronger, but they were upset by the Lakers last year and their impression points dropped a lot.

However, the addition of Steve Nash has made people's expectations for this team return again, and the Los Angeles Derby in the new season will attract more attention.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Nash, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

[-]. Bulls

In a normal season, the team that appears in this position may no longer be the first echelon team in the championship, but this time it is not.

The Bulls retained their Big Three lineup, of which Yi Jianlian played brilliantly in this year's Olympics.

Reinforcement Signing Ray Allen will be their best reinforcement of the season. Chicago has the strength to challenge any team in front.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Paul, Ray Allen, John Salmons, Yi Jianlian, Bosh.

[-]. Mavericks

Deron's signing has attracted a lot of discussion in the free market, but it has really increased the strength of the Mavericks.

The performance of the Mavericks in the past two seasons has been impressive. This season, Deron has been added. Like the Bulls, they also have the strength to challenge any team in front.

And this team has quite a lot of experience in the playoffs, no team would want to meet them in the playoffs.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Deron, Delonti West, Iguodala, Nowitzki, Chandler.

[-]. Grizzlies

Rose suffered a lot of injuries last season, but we have reason to believe that he can make a comeback.

And once Rose stays healthy, we'll be able to see a youth team that looked like it could beat anyone two years ago.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Rose, Tony Allen, Rudy Gay, Luol Deng, Marc Gasol.

[-]. The Spurs

The Spurs are a year older, and their competitiveness looks to have slipped another notch.

This is indeed the case, but Kawhi Leonard's rapid growth has made people look forward to it again.

Maybe this team will even surprise people and let people experience why they are called the old team.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Parker, Stephen Jackson, Kawhi Leonard, Duncan, DeJuan Blair.

[-]. Thunder

The Thunder's performance last season was impressive, and they are no longer just a playoff-level team.

And there is also a very important figure, Jeff Green.

After lengthy heart surgery and recovery, Green returned, and the Thunder signed him to a four-year, $4 million contract.

This is the trust of the Thunder management in the core of the former team, and it is also a gamble.

If Green can play even 80% of the state before the injury, then this contract will become a super value contract.

At the same time, this will also make the Thunder's strength even higher than before.

The only problem is that Billups, who helped them improve last season, leaves the team, and this team will have a lot of uncertainty.

It is expected to start the new season: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Jeff Green, Griffin, Jordan Jr.

……

After reading ESPN's list, there are probably two most true reactions from fans.

One is that there are really many teams with the strength to compete for the championship this season. From the first to the ninth, you can list ten or eight reasons for which team wins the championship.

The second is that the strength of the West this year is really terrifying. Among the nine teams that you think have a reason to win the championship, there are seven in the West.

What kind of separatist regime is this? This is the Great Scramble in the West!

To put it in a very vivid way, the final champion team may not necessarily be from the West, but the final team in the West that can win the championship will definitely not be low in gold content.

This kind of form is very stressful for some teams, but for the Lakers, or for Sun Hao, it is what he wants most.

Because the reason why he chose the Lakers was for the challenge!

Last season he fought like that, and he really failed to move that wave of people, but if Yao Ming came this season and failed, then there is no need to mention that he surpassed Jordan in the future.

So this season, his fighting spirit is even higher than last season.

Then, during the off-season training camp, he was accidentally injured.

It was an accident, and it was indeed an accident. He collided with Butler during the offense and injured his wrist.

But it wasn't exactly an accident.

Although there is a system, but the continuous high-intensity non-stop game, the old injury recurs, it is not surprising that the injury came.

This is a bit of a backlog, and the Lakers have been unable to play at the beginning of the season for two consecutive seasons.

Fortunately, Sun Hao's mentality is very good.

After all, this is an old injury, and he has a system, so he can recover within a week or so at most.

And it's interesting how the fans react.

With the experience of last season, they are not in a hurry. Taking advantage of Sun Hao's absence, they can just see how Yao Ming's current strength is.

Time flies, the preseason is over, and the curtain of the regular season officially begins.

The Lakers opener against the Thunder.

There are grievances and grievances in this schedule, but it is much better than last season.

The game was an away game. Although Sun Hao couldn't play, he still went to Oklahoma City with the team.

Because it was the opening game of Yao Ming's Lakers career, this game also attracted quite a lot of live and TV viewers.

Especially on the domestic side, they have been waiting for this game for a whole summer.

Because he has been recovering from injuries before, this is also the first time many fans have seen Yao Ming since last season.

Yao Ming looks much fatter than before.

It's not that he overeats or something, it's the sequelae of the injury.

O'Neal was the same before this point. For big men of their tonnage, the biggest sequelae of injuries is weight gain.

And because they just recovered from the injury, they didn't dare to have excessive training, so this weight loss will continue for a long time.

Of course, unlike O'Neal, Yao Ming's self-discipline is better, so his weight will definitely go down slowly.

After the opening ceremony, Nv Zhao Riyue ushered in his Lakers career debut.

After Jordan won the opening game, the Thunder got the first chance to attack.

The Thunder's first offense was played by Westbrook, hitting the basket and scoring two points.

After gaining weight, Yao Ming seems to have lost his original flexibility, and his defensive deterrence has dropped a lot.

This is easily reminiscent of the previous O'Neill.

In the latter part of the Lakers career, O'Neal was also targeted by opponents because of his weight gain, and then slowly lost his dominance.

And on the offensive end, when the Lakers hit Yao Ming in the first round, Yao Ming's hook also missed.

From one attack and one defense, it can be seen that Yao Ming's current state is not very good.

This is indeed the case. After the game, the Lakers lost 87 to 103.

Yao Ming played for 25 minutes and only scored 14 points and 9 rebounds.

And it's rare that he's only 15 of 5 from the field.

This is very rare for Yao Ming, who has always been known for his high efficiency.

This also caused many fans to question after the game.

After all, Yao Ming's wave of signing first and then changing directly locked the Lakers for the next five years.

If it is only the next two years, it is still acceptable just like O'Neal at the beginning.

But if the strength is like this in the first year, it is indeed a bit of a "pit".

Although most Lakers fans support Yao Ming, after all, he has just returned from injury, but there are also many Lakers fans who are worried.

And it's not just one case.

After playing the Thunder and returning home, the Lakers ushered in a game against the Eagles.

The Eagles are a new team that has risen in the East in recent years, but they are definitely not comparable to the Thunder in terms of strength.

The game was very intense, until the decisive moment.

Carter, who performed well throughout the game, scored a season-high 29 points, and hit a key ball at the last moment to help the team win.

The fight brought back a lot of popularity for Carter in Los Angeles.

Moreover, he averaged 25 points per game in the first two games. Carter's wave of contract renewal and redemption operations can be called the best in his career.

However, Yao Ming's game is still not very good, 14 of 6 shots, 13 points and 11 rebounds.

This also made the outside world question him even more.

And the Lakers' opponent in the next game is the Lone Ranger team, which is stronger than the previous two teams.

If Yao Ming's performance is not good, the pressure will only be greater.

Sun Hao saw it, and he chatted with Yao Ming at the end of the training session the next day, in order to let Yao Ming relax.

But what he didn't expect was that Yao Ming's mentality was much better than he had imagined.

"Can it be any harder than my rookie season?"

Yao Ming's words are not without reason. Although he didn't make his debut with 0 points as in history because he entered the Wizards, he did not accept Jordan's "care" in the Wizards.

Hearing Yao Ming say this, Sun Hao patted himself on the head with a smile.

He was a little worried. Yao Ming's words were not the kind of people who would be affected by just a few words.

And after Yao Ming said this, he had a premonition that maybe without waiting for his comeback, Yao Ming would use his performance to silence those who questioned him.

Chapter 683 Yao Style Versailles

Two days later, the Lakers continued to sit at home, and their opponent was the Mavericks.

The Lone Ranger team started the game with two consecutive victories and is in great shape.

Deron has integrated quite well. He and Nowitzki's pick-and-roll offense is much more lethal than he was in the Hornets before.

And Chandler still maintained the excellent defensive efficiency of the past two seasons.

Combining offense and defense, this Mavericks team has shown the strength to compete for the championship.

Sun Hao is still absent, and Yao Ming is in a sluggish state. This game is predictably difficult for the Lakers.

But the fans in Los Angeles did not give up. Before the game, they put up a lot of signs to cheer for Yao Ming.

As mentioned earlier, most Lakers fans still support Yao Ming.

That is to say, among the fans, there are two figures who seem strange and familiar.

Yao Ming's parents came to Los Angeles to support Yao Ming.

As early as when Yao Ming was still in the Wizards, Yao Ming's parents often appeared on the sidelines, which was also a landscape of the Wizards games at that time.

Now the landscape has changed from Washington to Los Angeles.

Counting, Yao Ming is now 32 years old. Sure enough, no matter how old he is, he will always be the treasure of his childhood in front of his parents.