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Chapter 287 Butler Enters the Lake

90's inside defense is considered very high in the league, and Draymond Green is probably at this level, at most one or two points higher than Wang Feng.

And those players who are known for their interior defense, such as Jordan Jr., Gasol Jr., Gobert, etc., are at most around 95.

In today's league, there is no player with an inside defensive ability above 95. Howard's inside defense ability at his peak may reach 98 or even above 99. The only inside player in the league with an inside defense of 99 is Tim who has retired for several years. .Duncan.

Now Wang Feng has the league's first-class interior defensive ability, and at the same time, Towns he is facing is not a player who mainly focuses on interior offense, so it should not be too simple for Wang Feng to limit the opponent's scoring.

But this situation seems too exaggerated to others.

Has Wang Feng even reached this level of interior defense now?

Towns was completely killed by Wang Feng on the defensive end, and Wiggins was truce due to injury. Except for Butler, the Timberwolves had no player who could stand up to help the team. How could the Timberwolves win the game?
Butler scored a game-high 36 points, but could only watch the team lose.

Towns, who didn't even reach 17% of his field goals, barely scored 14 points with free throws, Jeff Teague scored 10 points, and Taj Gibson scored [-] points.

Only 4 of the Timberwolves scored in double figures.

On the Lakers side, Wang Feng scored the highest 31 points, Ingram 19 points after the suspension ended, Kuzma 16 points, Rose 15 points, McGee 13 points, Rondo 13 points 8 assists, Randle 10 points , 7 members of the team scored in double figures.

The Lakers ushered in a five-game winning streak, and this game also made Butler completely determined.

……

The day after the game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves, the media immediately broke the news that Butler had submitted a trade application to the team.

"Obviously, the poor record of the Timberwolves in the new season has made Butler tired. In fact, last season, Butler had conflicts because of the loose competitive state of the players in the team. In the summer, relevant news broke out frequently. Although the owner of the Timberwolves has come forward to clarify, but now it seems to be true."

“本赛季进行了7场比赛，森林狼1胜6负，而巴特勒在这7场比赛中场均可以贡献21.3分5.2篮板4.3分，命中率50%，一如既往地稳定高效。”

"Obviously, such an All-Star player is bound to attract multiple teams to compete, and as far as we know, there are two teams that are most active in Butler, namely the Los Angeles Clippers and the Philadelphia 76ers. .”

"From the perspective of trading chips, the Philadelphia 76ers obviously have an advantage, but the Clippers have James and sit in the City of Angels, which is more attractive to players. I don't know who will win in the end?"

Many teams in the league are paying attention to this incident.

In the process, the Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 125:113 and won 6 consecutive victories quietly.

In this game, Wang Feng met Luka Doncic, who was still a first-year rookie, and severely bullied the future top star of the league.

尚且稚嫩的东契奇在王峰的防守下大失水准，16投6中，只得到14分5篮板7助攻，并且还有5次失误。

At the end of this game, the Lakers' record has reached 7 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference!

Lakers fans were dumbfounded.

What is this ghost?

The Lakers, who basically did nothing big last summer, are so fierce?Come up and take the first place in the league record?

There are really many surprising players in the team.

Wang Feng has averaged 34.8 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game so far. Although the data is slightly lower than the same period last season, other players in the team have performed well.

Ingram averaged 18 points per game, and Randall, Kuzma and other players can also maintain the performance of last season.

Among the players signed by the Lakers in the summer, Rose has averaged 21 points and 4 assists per game so far. Although 54 points in a single game has greatly increased his scoring average, it is still surprising.

Although Rondo's scoring average is not high, he can send about 8 assists per game on average, shouldering the important task of connecting the team.

McGee and Lopez almost equally split the playing time at the center position, and often cooperate with Rondo and Wang Feng in pick-and-roll passes and cuts on the court, averaging 11 points per game just by eating cakes.

If the Lakers can continue to play in their current state, this season may really surprise the entire league.

However, the Lakers' top record in the Western Conference is just a small surprise for the fans, and the real highlight is yet to come!
On November 11, the official announcement was made that the Lakers sent guards Lonzo Ball, Jordan Clarkson, forward Julius Randle and a first-round pick this year, from the Minnesota Timberwolves to trade for All-Star small forward Jimmy .Butler!
Once the news was announced, it caused a shock in the entire league.

Although Jimmy Butler is not a big player, he is always underestimated and despised, but he is an All-Star player after all.

More importantly, with the joining of Butler, Wang Feng finally got a decent helper, which also made the Lakers' lineup look quite luxurious.

Wang Feng + Butler + Ingram's striker partner, together with Kuzma, Rose, Rondo, Lopez and other outstanding players, the Lakers immediately became the favorites for the championship, and the odds of winning the championship soared all the way. Third, second only to the Five-Star Warriors and Houston Rockets.

Lakers general manager Irvin Johnson can finally feel proud in front of the media once.

"Since the offseason, we have been working hard to facilitate a deal with the Timberwolves. We believe that Butler is an important puzzle for the team to win the championship. Wang Feng always said that he wants to play with Butler. Now, we finally got our wish. "

Lakers fans are satisfied.

Although Butler may be slightly weaker in terms of status and strength than James, Leonard, George and others in the summer, he is also second only to their top stars. No matter what, it is better than the previous Lakers. Come strong.

The Lakers fans are happy, but the Clippers fans are a little upset.

The Clippers were also one of Butler's suitors before. Unfortunately, in order to get James, the Clippers had traded almost all of their valuable chips to the Cavaliers. The chips they could offer were very limited, and they had nothing to do with the Lakers Comparability, I can only watch the Lakers happily welcome Butler into the door.

(End of this chapter)