NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 235 is not the time

The Cavaliers are making a lot of money in this deal. Both Nance and Clarkson have good combat capabilities, at least better than Isaiah Thomas, who has been on and off due to injuries and has extremely low efficiency.

Wang Feng understands what the Lakers think. No matter what, Isaiah Thomas played as a top superstar in the Celtics last season, and the current Lakers lack an excellent point guard.

Although Lonzo Ball seems to have great potential, he is still too immature. His performance in the regular season was mediocre, and it may be even more difficult for him to take on the heavy responsibility in the playoffs.

Trade Thomas Jr. to get a chance to win a prize. If he still retains a certain combat power in his peak period, the Lakers must make a lot of money.

After all, although Nance and Clarkson performed well, they overlapped with Ingram and Pope in position, and even if they were traded, there would not be much loss.

It's a pity that Thomas Jr.'s hip stretching took the Lakers by surprise. In the end, the Lakers lost more in this gambling deal.

……

After thinking about it again and again, Wang Feng shook his head and said.

"Erwin, I don't think this year is the most suitable time to choose trade reinforcements. More importantly, there is no suitable candidate now. If you force a trade, it is impossible to exchange for satisfactory players."

There are only a few top-quality point guards in the league, and none of them have the idea of ​​leaving the team yet. Although the Lakers have a lot of bargaining chips to trade, they have nothing to do.

It's very simple, even if the Lakers packaged all players except Wang Feng to trade Curry, the Warriors would not agree, even Westbrook now is the same.

Unless the top superstars don't want to stay in the team, it is impossible for the team to trade them out.

In fact, Wang Feng had a better candidate for the position of point guard before, and that was the famous Rondo, Rajon Rondo.

The former Celtics top point guard had an unsatisfactory life with the Bulls last season, averaging only 7.8 points and 6.6 assists per game. After the end of the season, he was waived by the Bulls, and then signed with New Orleans for a year 300 million Contracts.

In fact, when Wang Feng joined the Lakers, he immediately thought of this experienced point guard. Unfortunately, Rondo signed with the Pelicans too quickly, and the Lakers were a step slower, so they could only watch helplessly.

Although Rondo has been unlucky in recent years, it is obvious that there is still fuel in the tank.

In another time and space, Rondo averaged 8 points and 8 assists per game for the Pelicans. Although the statistics are not outstanding, his excellent field control ability has managed the Pelicans in an orderly manner.

The Pelicans won 17 wins in the regular season in the 18-48 season, which is the team's highest win since Paul left the team.

It is also said that the strength of the Pelicans this season has a lot to do with Cousins ​​coming to the Pelicans to form the twin towers with Anthony Davis, but Rondo's contribution must not be ignored, especially in the playoffs, his statistics It has increased to an average of 10 points, 7.6 rebounds and 12 assists per game, an absolute playmaker.

And Rondo, who joined the Lakers a year later, can still contribute 9 points and 8 assists per game, and after the Lakers formed the James + Anthony Davis combination in the 19-20 season, he successfully won the championship with the team .

The current Rondo must still have certain strength, and his defensive ability among defenders is also at the top level in the league. The reason why he can only sign the basic salary of veterans is because of his personality. The conflict between the coach and teammates is indeed a bit extreme.

On the other hand, it's because of his poor shooting accuracy.

Long's inability to shoot is not just a joke, his shooting is really inaccurate, whether it is mid-to-long distance or three-point shooting, it is seriously inferior, and it is not even as good as some inside centers in the small ball era, such as Anthony David. Adams, Joel Embiid.

Even when the Lakers won the championship, their long-range shooting improved slightly, but it was only compared to his previous self, and he was still not competitive enough.

In the small ball era, even centers started to shoot three-pointers, but a guard can't shoot three-pointers, so how can he play?
Besides, Rondo is not young anymore, so naturally he has become what he is now.

In Wang Feng's view, winning Rondo next summer will basically serve as the main point guard for the Lakers, because point guards will not be the mainstream of the league in the next few seasons. Besides, it basically belongs to the era of strikers.

Counting the NBA championships in recent years, the winning side has the existence of top strikers.

James of the Cavaliers, Durant of the Warriors, Leonard of the Raptors, James and Davis of the Lakers, and Antetokounmpo of the Bucks reached the top. (As a reminder here, the timeline traveled by the protagonist, the first round of the 2022 playoffs will not be reached, so the Warriors' 22-year championship does not count.)
In addition to these championship-winning strikers, there are top small forwards such as Paul George and Jimmy Butler active in the league, and there will be rising stars like Luka Doncic in the future.

Look at guards, especially point guards.

What will Westbrook, Lillard, Irving, Wall and other top guards look like in a few years...

The only ones who are still active in the playoffs are Curry and Paul. The latter has become an auxiliary series role, not the absolute main core of the team.

If Wang Feng is allowed to choose, he will also be the second-in-command who needs to be signed with a maximum salary. He will definitely be more inclined to choose strikers with a higher upper limit of strength.

Now that the position of the game is becoming more and more blurred, the point guard who needs to control the ball is no longer so important. Faster offensive and defensive transitions, stronger physical fitness, both internal and external, and both offensive and defensive. Such an all-round fighter is king. !
What's more, Wang Feng can't pass the ball now, which doesn't mean he won't in the future. In fact, after a few seasons, Wang Feng has full confidence to compete for the league's assist leader!
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I heard Wang Feng say that.

Johnson nodded slightly.

The hero sees the same thing, he thinks the same as Wang Feng.

This season is not the best time for the Lakers to strengthen. What they should do is to develop insignificantly, wait until next year, use the salary space to sign a star, and then use the potential rookies that have been drafted over the years to trade for a star. Forming the standard combination of the Big Three, the Lakers really have the capital to compete for the championship.

"Okay, Wang, I will explain your point of view to the team's senior management, and then discuss the future development of the team. You just need to play the game with peace of mind, and I will take care of everything."

The conversation between Wang Feng and Johnson is over.

He didn't know how much his words would affect the other party.

But at least Wang Feng thinks that Johnson is not the kind of idiot who picked sesame seeds and lost watermelon, otherwise the Lakers would not form the James and Davis combination to win the championship.

(End of this chapter)