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The preseason games of the shortened season are also shortened. While the schedule is compressed to the limit, the number of preseason games for each team in the league has also been reduced.

In the preseason, the Bulls have been following their past habits, basically not letting the main starting players play for too long, and mostly using substitute players.

The biggest change between the Bulls this season and previous seasons is that there are two new faces on the bench, Jimmy Butler and Isaiah Thomas.

Butler's level when he first entered the league was actually not very good. He averaged only 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in the original Bulls' first season. Although this was mainly because he didn't have much playing time in his rookie season, his skills were indeed average and he had more talent. This is reflected in his fairly good physical fitness and athletic ability.

But Isaiah Thomas is different. His ability to break through with the ball is quite lethal due to his top speed. This was well reflected in the preseason games.

After Thomas comes on the field, as long as he faces some inferior substitute defenders, he can easily use his breakthrough ability to get rid of the opponent's defense, and his offensive ability is enough to make people shine.

In addition, there are two generals on the bench of the Bulls, Danny Green and Marcus Thornton. The Bulls performed well in the preseason and easily achieved a complete victory in the preseason. At the same time, Butler and Thomas Jr. has also come into the league's sight.

The reason for this plan also has something to do with the competitive state of Garnett, the Bulls' current main striker.

This is really not an exaggeration. Green contributed a lot to Curry's subsequent achievements and reputation. Not to mention anything else, the Golden State Martial Arts Team is famous in the league. Everyone knows that they are dirty, but when it comes to Curry, everyone... Everyone thinks that Curry is a high-quality idol star, handsome, with a good personality, a happy family, and a very clean game.

Wang Chong, who used to be a fan, hated players like Green the most. He kicked his eyes, stepped on his feet, and boxed, while also having a bad mouth. Durant has sorry for many people in his career, but he has never failed the Warriors alone. He worked hard to bring two benefits to the Warriors. He fought hard to win the championship until his Achilles tendon ruptured, but what he got was the world-famous Green formula: "We were the championship before you came."

By the 13-14 season, the tide of the small ball era was already rolling in. Among other things, the two teams in the finals, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, both had obvious small ball prototypes.

Of course, Wang Chong will definitely not miss Draymond Green, who was only selected in the second round.

Considering this point, the power of 70 is still a bit insufficient. It must be improved to above 80 no matter what, so that it will not suffer too much in the interior.

A Ma Chai boy who loyally supports him, a top defensive player who can always wipe his ass on the defensive end, takes away all the dirty work, and bears most of the offensive firepower as a villain.

In order to eliminate the impact of the league's suspension on ratings as soon as possible, the Christmas games will all be focused games.

Wang Chong's plan is to let Butler grow up quickly within two seasons so that he can seamlessly succeed Garnett and allow the Bulls to continue to maintain the strongest forward status in the league.

Moreover, Wang Chong has also begun to make plans. He is deliberately strengthening his physical fitness this season so that he can be more comfortable at the inside power forward position in the future.

Wang Chong doesn't play dirty at all. After all, his strength is there. If he can use offensive scoring to solve the game, he doesn't need to think about other aspects at all. However, this does not prevent him from having a thug in the team, especially with a rookie contract. A cheap hitter.

Garnett and Pierce were packaged together and traded to the Nets, which had moved to Brooklyn. At this time, Garnett had exhausted his last bit of strength.

It's just that if the Bulls select Green, then he won't be able to stand in the top arc and direct traffic like he did with the Warriors, and he will be known as the team's engine. At most, he will be positioned as a blue-collar guy like Bruce Bowen. Defensive players.

Butler's mediocre performance in the preseason made Butler feel a little frustrated and even felt that he had failed Wang Chong's expectations.

Of course, the most watched game is the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers game.

Butler himself expressed that he was very confused. He himself had no idea why Wang Chong would give him such special care, and he was very touched.

In fact, since that time, the league has begun to use fast-paced small ball play as the mainstream of the game. However, in the following two seasons, Curry and the Warriors emerged, and the ultimate death five small ball play shocked the league. It laid the foundation and promoted the development and evolution of small ball tactics.

届时已经36岁高龄的加内特，常规赛期间依旧可以为球队贡献14.8分7.8篮板2.3助攻，此外还有1.1抢断和0.9封盖。

It's just that the increase in age has indeed caused Garnett's condition to decline a lot. This year he failed to be selected for the All-Defensive Team, and his defensive efficiency also dropped directly from third in the league the previous season to fifteenth in the league.

But from the perspective of the Warriors and even Durant, Green's betrayal and adding insult to injury is extremely shameless.

Now Butler is the second.

In the two seasons with the Nets, Garnett only averaged about 6+6 per game and never regained his courage. Then in his twilight years, Garnett was traded to the Timberwolves. Officially retired from the Timberwolves.

Not surprisingly, Garnett's time as the Bulls' main power forward is for the remaining two seasons.

Wang Chong attaches great importance to Butler's performance, which directly affects the Bulls coaching staff's positioning and view of Butler. Although there is no special care in the tactical arrangement, in the team's daily training and other times, Butler is regarded as a lottery. Treated as a draft pick.

In the 12-13 playoffs, the Celtics were eliminated by the New York Knicks in the first round. Garnett played 6 games, averaging 12.7 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. There was no way to help the team on the offensive end. Fire support, but the defensive end is still barely able to shine, definitely not to the point where it can be ignored.

Needless to say, the Heat have already begun to engage in small-ball tactics during the two consecutive championships of the Big Three. With Bosh as the center, the team's mobility is fully maximized, and the transition between offense and defense is ridiculously fast.

Wang Chong had already planned it.

Isn't that clean? Let others do the dirty work.

However, the Bulls players did not think so, because from Wang Chong's attitude towards Butler, they knew that this seemingly ordinary player definitely had high hopes for Wang Chong.

Thibodeau was skeptical of Wang Chong's words, because at least he couldn't see any eye-catching potential in Butler. Such a mediocre guy had neither shooting ability nor ball-handling ability. In addition to his so-so defense, he was completely built. What is the difference between forward players who are highly motivated but have absolutely no defensive skills?

Top forward players including James, Durant, Anthony, Leonard, and Paul George have all had experience as power forwards.

Garnett's final peak period was the 12-13 season.

As a player selected with the late pick in the second round, Thomas' performance has been highly praised.

Under normal circumstances, it was in the 13-14 season that Butler truly grew up to be a starting player. Although he averaged only 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, Butler's defense could already be selected for the All-Defensive Second Team. He is the defensive end An absolute mainstay.