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A guaranteed contract with an annual salary of 105 million, for Jeremy Lin, is like manna after a long drought, which makes him excited.

But what surprised him even more was that the Bulls had just signed him and were already planning to let him start in the team's next game.

Jeremy Lin, who had been shocked many times and was a little numb, was shocked again.

He knew that the Bulls were seriously short of defenders, but he never expected that the shortage would be to such an extent that he, a player with a minimum salary, would immediately serve as the starting point guard.

After all, during the period when Curry and Billups were both absent, Thomas Jr., as the Bulls' starting point guard, actually played very well. Although some games were limited by height, experience and ability, he played a little bit. Poor, but overall it's still very good, otherwise the Bulls wouldn't have been able to maintain the No. 1 record in the Eastern Conference despite the Heat's relentless pursuit.

He immediately took away Thomas's starting position. It would be false to say that he was not worried. After all, it was a new arrival and it was not good to dominate the scene as soon as he came up.

But Wang Chong comforted Jeremy Lin and said: "Why do you think I asked the team to sign you? You will be the team's starting point guard this season. I said, don't worry and do your best. If you can't play well, it's the same as me." I'll take you off the field."

Jeremy Lin: "..."

He knew that Wang Chong had a transcendent status in the Bulls, and could almost be regarded as one of the most powerful, but he still far underestimated Wang Chong's voice in the team. From the management to the coaching staff to the players, everyone must listen to one This is the first time that Jeremy Lin has seen players talking.

At the same time, he also realized that Wang Chong was much more important to him than he imagined.

Although Jeremy Lin doesn't know why Wang Chong trusts him so much, even if it is to repay Wang Chong's trust, he must perform well enough on the court to repay Wang Chong.

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Who is better, Thomas or Jeremy Lin?

If it were his peak period, there is no doubt that it must be Thomas. He averaged close to 29+3+6 per game in the regular season, which is by no means something ordinary players can achieve.

But if it’s the 11-12 season, Jeremy Lin’s breakout season, then there’s definitely no suspense about the answer.

In terms of offensive ability, Thomas during this period is far from the strongest 175 period on the planet in the future, and it is also incomparable with the Linsanity period.

In terms of defensive ability, the two are not at the same level.

It is true that Jeremy Lin's defense is not very good, but after all, he is 1 meters tall. As long as his defensive enthusiasm improves, his defensive ability is destined to not be too bad.

But Thomas is different. With a height of 1 meters, he is destined to be misplaced no matter who he faces on the field. He is a perfect defensive black hole and needs help from his teammates to wipe his ass at all times.

From this point alone, in Wang Chong's opinion, Thomas Jr. has been compared to Jeremy Lin.

Wang Chong doesn't even ask Jeremy Lin to perform as well as Lin Crazy during the same period. As long as the opponent can reach Thomas' current average of 14+4 per game on the offensive end and not be as bad as Thomas on the defensive end.

On February 2th, the Bulls lost to the Celtics in an away game. After nine consecutive away games, they were finally able to return to home games. The league finally showed respect and understood the difficulty of the Bulls' continuous away games, and then arranged a series of games. Six consecutive home games allow the Bulls players to stay in Chicago for nearly half a month.

Jeremy Lin's first game after joining the Bulls was the Bulls' first home game against the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings actually have nothing to say. Wang Chong took away Marcus Thornton and Isaiah Thomas, which made the Kings, who already had the worst record in the league, even worse.

You must know that in the 11-12 season, Thornton should have been the scoring leader of the Kings, averaging 18.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, while Thomas also contributed 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists to the team, ranking fourth on the team. Scorer.

The Kings, who are missing two generals, can only rely on two players: DeMarcus Cousins ​​and Tyreke Evans. The former can average a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds per game, and his performance is remarkable. A little bit, Yao has the potential to succeed Howard and become the league's top center.

However, Evans, who averaged 20+5+5 per game in his rookie season, has gone from bad to worse in the third season of his career. His performance has deteriorated year by year. Currently, he only has 16 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists.

The Kings, who originally expected Evans to soar to the sky, continue to grow like James and Wang Chong and become the league's top superstar, were disappointed.

The poor lineup puts the Kings at the bottom of the Western Conference, only slightly better than the Charlotte Bobcats, who are already rotten to the core in the Eastern Conference.

Facing such a garbage team, the Bulls played easily and contentedly. Wang Chong didn't even exert much effort. He only played for 31 minutes, scoring 28 points and 7 rebounds before clocking out in the third quarter.

This is the rare game where Wang Chong averaged less than 30 points per game since Curry and Billups were injured.

In the past games, due to the team's serious lack of scoring firepower, Wang Chong had to increase the proportion of shots, and his scoring average soared, reaching an average of 34.4 points per game.

The average of 34.4 points per game is the second-highest score in Wang Chong's career so far, second only to the 05 points per game in the 06-35.6 season.

And in the scoring list, this score is even more impressive, far behind other competing players.

Kevin Durant, who ranks second in points per game, currently averages only 27.8 points per game, James is third with 27.1 points, and Kobe is fourth with 26.8 points.

According to this trend, there is basically no suspense about Wang Chong's seventh scoring title in his career. After all, even Durant, who is second in the scoring list, is 6.6 points behind Wang Chong. The point difference is too huge.

Wang Chong clocked in the third quarter, and the Bulls easily defeated the Kings with a big score of 121:107 and won the game.

In this game, Jeremy Lin played for the Bulls for the first time. He played 28 minutes as a starter, made 12 of 8 shots, and scored 18 points and 6 assists.

As an undrafted player who joined with a minimum salary, Jeremy Lin's debut was very good.

But after all, the opponent is the King, who is at the bottom of the league. Jeremy Lin’s opponent is also a little-known defender. There is a lot of garbage time in the game, so Jeremy Lin’s performance is not referenceable. Although some media have reported on his performance, generally speaking, Still not optimistic about the Bulls' decision to start Jeremy Lin.

"It can be seen that the Bulls are at the end of their rope and are beginning to seek medical treatment in a hurry. They actually want to let an undrafted player in the free market save the team. In the game against the Kings, this rookie gave a passing answer, but we You must understand that the Bulls’ opponents are never bottom teams like the Kings. They have to face super teams such as the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics.”

"When Jeremy Lin faces guards like Paul, Wade, and Rajon Rondo, what kind of performance can we expect from him? Maybe it's better to continue to let Thomas start."

"Fortunately, we don't have to wait too long for this problem, because the Bulls' next game is a home game against the Celtics. The Bulls, who just lost to the Celtics on the road a few days ago, return to their home court. Can Jeremy Lin, the starting point guard who was brought in temporarily, score 18+6 against Rondo like he did against the Kings? "Let's wait and see.