NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 225 Buckley: Are you coming again?
In the United States, there are many people in the media who are unhappy with Wang Feng.

Although Wang Feng did not win the three consecutive championships with the team's first core, it is an indisputable fact that each championship has assumed important responsibilities.

Especially in the championship of the Cavaliers, he slapped a lot of media in the face who thought that Wang Feng was worthless if he left the Warriors.

Changing Wang Feng to Durant should obviously be a stronger configuration. Why did the Warriors fail to beat the Cavaliers?Even though many people use various reasons such as Curry's accidental injury in the last game and being unable to play, Durant just joining the team and not being well integrated into the team, etc., facts are facts.

Wang Feng helped the Cavaliers defeat the Warriors and offended the fans who supported the Warriors. After the Cavaliers won the championship, he turned around and went to the Lakers to get a big contract, which offended James and the fans of the Cavaliers, especially after Wang Feng left. Owen also left the team in a fuss, and the Cavaliers instantly woke up from the joy of winning the championship.

The Cavaliers lineup in the new season is dilapidated, and it is hard to say whether the lineup of James, Love and Isaiah Thomas can produce a good chemical reaction.

A few people attributed the problems of the Cavaliers to Wang Feng.

The Cavaliers are in such a miserable situation, you, Wang Feng, still want to live well?
In addition, Wang Feng showed his prowess at the Rio Olympics and fought against the American dream team by himself, which also made many people feel uncomfortable. A player who can't be the leader of the team in the NBA, how can he suppress the dream team? All the star players of the team played?
Wang Feng was still not the boss in the Cavaliers before, but now he came to the Lakers for the sake of the boss. These people have already set their sights on Wang Feng. As long as Wang Feng's performance in the Lakers is not satisfactory, he will definitely attract a lot of criticism.

These people obviously couldn't imagine how much Wang Feng had changed in just one summer.

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On October 2017, 10, the NBA regular season officially began.

The Lakers' opponent in the regular season opener is the old rival Clippers in the same city.

In recent years, the Clippers are obviously better than the Lakers. Under the leadership of Chris Paul, who was traded from the Hornets, and the No. [-] pick Blake Griffin, the Clippers are in the playoffs every year. A strong team, the name of the city of lobs is getting louder and louder, and it gradually has a tendency to surpass the Lakers of the declining dynasty.

It's a pity that the Clippers have played for several seasons, but they have never been able to make further progress in the playoffs, and the floor of the Western Conference Finals that Paul has been thinking about has never been able to achieve his wish.

The impatient Clippers management was determined to push the team to rebuild in the summer, so they traded Chris Paul to the Rockets. Now only two star players, Griffin and Jordan, are left in the team. Green Finn is now also deeply involved in trade rumors, and the Clippers even put it on the shelf without hesitation.

But even if the Clippers have fallen to this point, most people still think that the Clippers are stronger than the Lakers.

This is indeed the case. Even if the team undergoes a major change, even if the Clippers trade star Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons in the middle of the season, the Clippers' final record is still better than the Lakers, with 42 wins and 40 losses. The record even exceeds 50%.

But that was without Wang Feng.

Now, Wang Feng is airborne to the Lakers, and the media are even more optimistic that the Clippers can win the regular season opener, so he is a little upset.

"What do you mean? When I am air?"

……

"Charles, seeing Wang Feng again after a long absence, how do you feel?"

In the TNT studio, O'Neill looked at Barkley gloatingly and asked with a smile.

"Impressions? Hehe, I don't have any impressions." Barkley said with a smile on his face.

As we all know, in the finals of last season, Wang Feng made Barkley suffer a lot, which directly caused Barkley to run naked for a whole lap outside the TNT building.

"I have to make it clear, Shaq, the bet I made with you was on the outcome of the Cavaliers and the Warriors. The reason why the Warriors lost was because of LeBron James' superb performance. Don’t you think it was Wang Feng who led the Cavaliers to defeat the Warriors? So, why do I have to feel something when I see him?”

Barkley was obviously being stubborn.

In the finals of last season, although James won the FMVP with an average of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, but without Wang Feng's average of 29.8 points per game, and without him choosing to play off the bench in G4 to turn the game around, the game would be completely different. different.

"So, you still think Wang Feng is not good?"

Hearing Barkley's words, O'Neill keenly grasped the meaning and asked straightforwardly.

"Of course, like the role he played before with the Warriors and Cavaliers, there are too many players in the league who can do it. Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Brad Beal, CJ McCollum, these players can do it. Easy to do."

O'Neal: "..."

The players that Barkley used as examples were all All-Star players last season, and they all averaged more than 20 points per game. Is this belittling Wang Feng?

"Okay, okay, all in all, your point of view is the same as most of the media now. You think it's not feasible for top stars like Wang Feng to leave Curry and James to become the first core of a team?"

"It's obvious." Barkley shrugged. "Everyone knows that Wang Feng's technical characteristics are too single. He arranges targeted defenses, and there's nothing he can do."

"In the Lakers, when he was in trouble, there was no Stephen or LeBron to clear the way for him. He had to solve all the troubles by himself. Do you think he can do well?"

"Oh, oh, it's really hard to say..." O'Neill smiled and shook his fingers. "Charles, do you want to make another bet? Bet on Wang Feng's personal statistics in the regular season this season."

"Are you here again?"

Buckley didn't even think about opening his mouth to agree, but when he opened his mouth, his expression suddenly paused.

"No! You guys, do you know something? This is a trap!"

"Cut." Seeing that Barkley was not fooled, O'Neal curled his lips, "Forget it, it's okay to tell you, according to my reliable gossip, Wang Feng's ability to break through and attack the basket with the ball has been greatly improved, and he can even rank first in the league. The top level, coupled with his long-range shooting, in terms of scoring ability, there are not many people in the entire league who can be better than Wang Feng!"

"Are you kidding me?" Barkley looked at O'Neill in astonishment.

The source of O'Neal's so-called gossip is actually easy to guess. After all, this big shark once won three championships for the Lakers and created a dynasty. His statue is still outside the Lakers arena.

Therefore, it is not difficult for O'Neal to obtain some information from within the Lakers. He can even ask the general manager of the team, Irvin Johnson or Kobe directly.

"Of course it's true! That guy said it himself. There are not many players who can be recognized by him. Keep your eyes open and watch this game!"

(End of this chapter)