Legend of Tomorrow

Philadelphia is Kobe's second hometown. When he was drafted, he hoped to play for his hometown team. However, the 76ers management did not have the courage to select Kobe with the No. 1 pick. They chose Iverson.

Now Kobe Bryant has joined Philadelphia with a salary cut of 20 million in two years, which is considered a return to his hometown.

At the press conference of joining, Kobe chose jersey No. 24 and said that he would work hard to help the 76ers achieve better results.

The preseason started soon, and the media vigorously promoted the two super teams. Several media said that even if Guo Xu comes back, he still can't beat the Nets and Warriors. Those two teams have super strong lineups.

This was a not-so-smart provocation arranged by CEO Xiao Hua. He wanted to use this method to lure Guo Xu back. Don't you think you have no opponent? I've been preaching all season that the new stars are better than the old and will give you a rival.

If the fans don't believe it, this trick won't work, the league won't lose anything, and the new star will be praised by the way.

As for stars from strong teams joining together, Xiao Hua has no way to limit it. What should some team owners do if they just have a lot of money and are willing to spend money? The league cannot force free agents not to join a certain team. Signing first and then trading is also a matter of your own free will, as long as it complies with the rules.

In the preseason games in October, the two top teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences were really strong. They both achieved complete victory records and ranked 1st and 2nd respectively in the first official strength rankings.

The Warriors are ranked first. Their tactics have not changed from last season. They mainly added a powerful mid-range single point like Nowitzki.

Guo Xu feels that their strength is almost the same as the Warriors in the 2016-17 season in the parallel world. Nowitzki is a mid-range expert like Durant. He is older and can be regarded as a weakened version of Durant. The advantage is that he can be more powerful. Good to help cover for teammates.

It doesn't matter if he's a little weaker. Nowitzki's tactical role is very important. He played as a guest center with Green for a certain period of time. His height and weight can also guard most inside players. When he plays with Lopez, he has poor mobility and both can get outside the three-point line.

The Warriors are terrible inside. Scola, who has one year left on his contract, can only be a marginal player because his height has flaws in the 4th and 5th positions. Another insider, Andrey Blatche, is not leaving either. He doesn't want to play in a weak team and likes to win by lying down. He can play center occasionally and be effective.

The Nets had an eye-catching performance in the preseason. James' one-on-one opportunity is an opportunity. He attracts double-teams and points, and his teammates can make three-pointers.

As the season approaches, the Nets signed James Jones and Shawn Marion to strengthen their teams, one for offense and one for defense.

James can occasionally play as a power forward. The Nets' forwards have ambiguous positions and can play with Howard inside and outside.

The defensive pick-and-roll is relatively good.

Although the point guard position is a bit weak, the Nets' organization has no problems. James and Joe Johnson can organize offenses. In addition to catching and shooting three-pointers, Blake also moves the ball very quickly.

James has his own system. As long as he has a reasonable pitching lineup around him, he may not be able to win the championship, but the team's lower limit will be raised very high, and few teams can compete with his team.

The strength of the Nets' bench is not weak either. Nate Robinson can shoot out of the blue. Plumlee has practiced for a season and learned the inside support style. What is disappointing is Kirilenko. He is completely useless and will probably spend this season recuperating from injury.

In fact, he can play, but the Nets know that he is in poor condition and do not want him to play. If he is absent to a certain extent, the insurance company can be responsible for part of the salary.

The worst preseason performance was the 76ers, with 0 wins and 7 losses.

It's amazing. The 76ers, who had no superstars and reached the second round of the playoffs last season, immediately became the bottom of the Eastern Conference after adding the star Kobe.

Lou Williams switched to the Raptors after his contract expired. Now the 76ers' starting point guard is Tony Wroten, who is not good at shooting, and his substitute is Ishmael Smith, who is not good at shooting.

Garnett has one year left on his contract. His condition has declined severely and he is completely unplayable. He averaged 6+6 per game in the preseason and is a total waster.

To this day, Garnett still has a large number of fans who believe that a yin and yang contract squandered Garnett's 12 years of good time. If he had won the championship with other teams at his peak, he would have won the championship long ago.

Although fans of other teams think Garnett is just a scumbag and can't even produce statistics after leaving the Timberwolves, let alone have any dominance, hard-core fans don't believe it. They said that Garnett's current performance is partly because of his age, and partly because there is a cancer in the team that prevents him from performing well.

Insider Jokic, who was selected by the 76ers in the second round, has a contract in Europe and is temporarily unable to join. However, the team signed Kobe. No matter how you look at it, the lineup should be better than last season.

However, the 76ers suddenly stopped cooperating and became Kobe's one-on-one team. Kobe attracted double teams to score the ball, and his teammates did not give him enough support and couldn't make the shot.

Turner, who averaged 17.4 points, 6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game last season, Thaddeus Young, who averaged 17.6 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists, shot 40.1% from three-point range, and Jordy Meeks, who averaged 11.1 points per game, all became CBA players. teammate.

The first two played well with the ball last season. Meeks played without the ball and could run to catch the ball and shoot. But now he stands still as a spot-up shooter and has lost his rhythm.

Last season, the guards held the ball and played pick-and-rolls in the paint. The formation was very wide, with breakthroughs, cuts, and several routines. Now the 76ers have turned into a triangle offense again, opening up to watch Kobe's perimeter singles and low post singles.

As he gets older, Kobe's offense has become easier and simpler after 2012, because he does not have enough speed to break through and is prone to double-teaming in the low post. Last season, 69% of his shots were from mid-to-long range, and this season will be almost the same.

He averaged 5.4 two-point shots last season and shot 40.2% from the field. He took 5.2 three-pointers, with a hit rate of 32.4%, and a relatively stable mid-range hit rate of 50%, averaging only three shots per game.

Just like when he was young, Kobe's shooting percentage is higher when he is closer to the basket. Other teams know this. They will double-team near the penalty area to force him to pass the ball. They mainly defend breakthroughs from the outside to interfere with shooting.

Although Comey watched games differently from others, he often saw his opponents double-teaming Kobe, who was inaccurate from three-point range, saying that Kobe was beaten because of double-teaming. But the 76ers fans were already very dissatisfied. They didn't see the double-team, they just saw the blacksmith and the team's inability to win.

Moreover, fans know that Kobe loses wherever he goes. The only thing that remains unchanged is that his statistics are very good, which are obtained by high shots.

Kobe is not well-liked by the 76ers, and online fans say that signing him was a mistake. If Kobe was not signed, maybe Lou Williams would have renewed his contract.

Kobe is even less popular than Iverson. When the 76ers lost to the Celtics 91-111 at home in the preseason, Iverson came to the scene to watch the game. Answer was still very popular and received a standing ovation from the fans.

Iverson made a very cool appearance, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, diamond earrings and a big gold watch that shone brightly. He still looked like a superstar while sitting on the sidelines. When Iverson arrived, the 76ers naturally did not neglect him. The big screen quickly gave him a close-up, and the fans immediately became excited.

In stark contrast to Iverson, Kobe was overwhelmed by Tony Allen's one-on-one defense in the third quarter. When he forced a breakthrough and used his elbow to clear the way, and was called for a foul, the home fans booed Kobe and switched sides.

In this situation, both the management and Kobe felt that this cooperation between the two parties was a mistake.

Kobe was very dissatisfied with the operation of his agent. He felt that it would be better to negotiate with the Clippers earlier for a price of 20 million over two years and try to reduce his salary to join the Clippers.

That way he would have two All-Star partners, and of course they might also be CBA teammates...