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Chapter 288 Wang Feng Comes to Play Power Forward?
The Clippers fans, who were a little sour, sneered at the fact that Butler joined the Lakers.

"Isn't it just a trade for Butler? Those who didn't know thought they got Durant."

"No way? No Lakers fans really think they can beat the Warriors with the combination of Wang Feng and Butler, the two All-Stars?"

"The Warriors' Curry, Durant, Thompson Green and Cousins ​​are all players who were selected as All-Stars last season. Besides Wang Feng and Butler, who can the Lakers push out? Can Rose? He can still play How many 50+ scoring performances?"

"Ingram? This is the third season of his career, and I don't see any tendency for him to develop towards Durant."

Having said a lot, the Clippers fans only want to express one meaning, the Lakers are completely incomparable with the Warriors.

This is indeed the case, but looking at the entire league... No, even if you look at NBA history, can you find even a team with a lineup that is comparable to the Warriors today?
The depth of the current lineup of the Lakers is comparable to that of no other team in the entire league except the Warriors. If any team has a chance to stop the Warriors this season, I am afraid that more than [-]% of all fans who watch the game will do so. Choose the Lakers, [-]% choose the Rockets, and the remaining [-]% will be divided up by other teams.

This is enough to prove how strong the Lakers are now.

……

On November 11, the Lakers challenged the Portland Trail Blazers away and lost the game 3:110, ending the winning streak.

Butler, who had just been traded to the Lakers, did not play in this game due to rule restrictions.

But fortunately, Butler can play with the team in the next game.

Just before that, after the Lakers' lineup has changed, they need to readjust their starting and rotation lineups.

Although Wang Feng already had plans and ideas in advance, he never communicated with coach Wharton.

After Butler came to the Lakers, he could serve as the starting shooting guard position. When he was in the Bulls, he was a shooting guard from the beginning, and he is no stranger to this position.

And Ingram can return to the small forward position he is most familiar with. Although at the shooting guard position, Ingram will have a lot of shooting advantages relying on his height, but Ingram has a bit of a defensive guard. Tired.

As for Wang Feng...

"Wang, are you sure you want to play the power forward position?"

Wharton hesitated when he heard Wang Feng's suggestion.

In the past few days, he is also having a headache about the adjustment of the Lakers' lineup, and he has also considered whether to let Ingram play inside. After all, from the perspective of height, Ingram is qualified for the position of power forward.

What he didn't expect was that Wang Feng would take the initiative to ask Ying to be a power forward.

In the past, Wang Feng basically played the small forward position, including when he was in the Cavaliers, James also played power forward, and Wang Feng was the team's starting small forward.

The reason for this is, on the one hand, because Wang Feng is not proficient in inside defense and cannot defend the opponent's inside players.

On the other hand, Wang Feng's technical characteristics are also a standard outside player, with three-pointers and mid-to-long-range shooting, assisting the outside line to break through the frame with the ball. He does not have the footwork and skills to attack with the ball inside.

Although many power forwards now wear the skin of inside players and do the work of outside players, they will still be checked and balanced in various aspects.

Wharton doesn't want Wang Feng's efficiency to drop because he is a power forward, but Wang Feng is full of confidence.

This season he is not what he used to be.

90 inside defense, 90 defensive rebounds, 90 low-post offense, 90 close-range shots, and 66 behind-the-basket fadeaways.

The improvement of these ability values ​​has made Wang Feng a qualitative leap in both offense and defense in the interior.

Although his current strength in the interior is not as good as those of the top interior players in the league, the gap will not be particularly large. What's more, let alone power forwards, even the center has to pull to the outside to shoot three-pointers. His outside offense will not be because of this And be affected too much.

"Okay, since you want to give it a try, then try it in the next game. If you don't get used to it, you can change it back."

After thinking for a while, Wharton agreed to Wang Feng's suggestion.

Shooting guard Butler, small forward Ingram, and power forward Wang Feng.

As for the position of point guard and center, there is actually no suspense and no need to entangle.

Although Rose played well, and his performance within 54 points in a single game shocked many people, it is clear that Rondo is more suitable for the team's starting player. The Lakers' starting lineup does not lack scorers, but Rondo's passing and Rhythm control to drive the game.

At the same time, Rondo's defensive ability is obviously better than Rose's, even including the ability to shoot three-pointers. Rondo in the 18-19 season is not much worse than Rose.

When Rondo starts, Rose can come off the bench and use his scoring ability to drive the team's bench to score.

As for the starting center, after trying the previous nine games, Walton found that Lopez was more suitable as a starter than McGee.

Although Lopez's frame protection and rebounding are far from comparable to McGee, he has the mid-to-long distance and three-pointers that McGee can't practice in his life.

The current league has completely entered the small ball era, and centers without three-point shooting ability have become increasingly unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game.

Not only McGee, but also centers in the league, including Howard, Jordan Jr., Andre Drummond, etc., are also facing the same situation.

When Lopez is on the court, he can pull the opponent's inside players to the outside, making it easier for Wang Feng and other outside players to hit the basket.

Of course, if the team encounters some teams that mainly attack inside players, such as the Pelicans, Nuggets, 76ers and other teams, McGee can be used as a weapon to defend Big Eyebrows, Jokic and others.

……

The Lakers, who have initially finalized their starting lineup, ushered in Butler's debut on November 11.

Home game against the Toronto Raptors.

This is not such a difficult game, because Kawhi Leonard did not play.

Leonard, who joined the Raptors, is like an uncle who has been confessed. He does not play back-to-back games at all, and some away games with relatively long distances depend entirely on his mood.

In order to please Leonard, the management of the Raptors won the renewal of the contract with him next season, and they also want Leonard.

Facing the Raptors without Leonard, how could the Lakers with a perfect lineup lose at home?

巴特勒湖人队首秀16投10中拿下24分5篮板，重归小前锋位置的英格拉姆11投7中得到16分。

Wang Feng, who started as a power forward, made 19 of 15 shots and scored 38 points and 10 rebounds with terrifying efficiency against Ibaka's defense.

(End of this chapter)