NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 304 He's Coming!he came!Super team!

With the passage of time, the lineups of each team have basically stabilized, and the trading market has gradually cooled down.

Time flies to September, and each team has begun to prepare to set up a training camp to restore the game status for the team members.

At this time, Su Tian is also in the state of preparation for the game. In the new season, Su Tian has greater ambitions.

Therefore, after the opening of the training camp, Su Tian lived in seclusion, and except for going to the arena for training every day, he did not participate in any gatherings or accept interviews from reporters.

For nearly half a month, Su Tian's work and rest have been very regular, and correspondingly, Su Tian is almost familiar with the players in the team.

Larry Nance finally followed Johnson's words, stopped talking about early contract extensions, and instead focused more on defense and three-pointers.

Three-pointers and defense are not only the rigid rules of the team, but also the development direction that Nance has set for himself.

In addition to the old players from last season, among the new players, George naturally cooperates very closely with Su Tian. George is lamenting that he did not meet Su Tian earlier, otherwise he would have won the championship a long time ago. Can overthrow the Heat's Big Three.

Su Tian just smiled when he heard the words.

Su Tian focused on the team's rookies and those undrafted picks.

After all, Su Tian knew exactly how much energy these people contained.

After a short contact with Su Tian, ​​he found that there are not many who can help at this stage. Jalen Brunson counts as one, and Nunn counts as one. As for Dun Luo, he can only count as half.

Why do you say that Dun Luo can only be counted as half, because Dun Luo's defense is really too broken. If he is currently on the court, he can only provide help on the offensive end, and the defensive end can only be regarded as a burden.

In addition, the rest of Wood, Boucher, and Vincent still need time to hone.

However, there is really no need for these few players to appear at the moment.

The Lakers are preparing for the game in an orderly manner. At the same time, the Timberwolves are also conducting training games.

The next day, a major news about the Timberwolves and Butler broke out, which directly hit the headlines of the basketball news media.

"Butler and the Timberwolves are completely irreconcilable! "

"Butler speaks wild words!"The culprit in the locker room! "

It has been almost a month since Butler filed an application to trade and leave the team. The Timberwolves still haven't traded him away, and they plan to keep him until the start of the regular season. The Timberwolves' approach has completely pushed Butler into a hurry today.

Butler appeared in the Timberwolves training hall for the first time since the trade turmoil today to practice with his teammates, but this joint practice was not very pleasant for both parties.

According to sources who watched the training game, Butler uttered wild words many times in the training game to provoke the core of the two core teams, teammates Towns and Wiggins, and said in front of the two that they played too softly and did not even play well. Use provocative words like this.

And emotionally yelled at the head coach Tom Thibodeau and general manager Layden many times: "You need me so much, you can't win without me."

To outsiders, these words look more like Butler is breaking a can and is angry with the management.

It is worth mentioning that in the team match, Butler only selected a few players at the end of the team's bench such as Luol Deng, James Nanali and some players with two-way contracts to form a team to fight Towns And the main lineup led by Wiggins.

During the game, Butler sprayed trash on the young and old players in the team. He roared on the court, "I rule this place, you are a bunch of useless people."

In the end, Butler led the team to victory over both their first and second teams.Some players were encouraged and motivated by Butler's provocation and taunts, and even liked Butler's way of playing, but some players felt very uncomfortable and worried. They didn't know whether coach Thibodeau and general manager Layden could stand his behavior.

After the confrontation, Butler left the arena immediately, unwilling to talk nonsense with anyone in the Timberwolves.

I have to say that Butler's approach is very good. On the one hand, he fulfilled his responsibilities as a professional player and completed the team's training and tasks. On the other hand, he used his actual actions to protest to the team and urge the team to put him deal away.

The victory of the third team against the first team proved that Butler is indeed very capable, but if it goes on like this for a long time, it is not a good way for the team and himself. What good is it for the Timberwolves to keep someone who is not here to play? Woolen cloth?

So now the Timberwolves have become extremely distressed, and began to actively contact various teams, preparing to shoot Butler.

At this time, the Lakers came on the stage and took advantage of Butler's competition.

At the end of September, the training camps of all teams are basically over, and the NBA is preparing to usher in a new season of preseason games.

At this time, the Lakers' deal on Butler was basically finalized.

On September 9, the Timberwolves and the Lakers officially announced the Butler deal.

The Lakers paid Lonzo Ball, Julius Randle, Josh Hart, and a first-round pick in exchange for Jimmy Butler!
At the beginning, the Timberwolves' asking price was too outrageous, even comparable to getting Leonard's bargaining chips in the trade, but after Butler made a fuss, the Timberwolves had to accept the Lakers' offer chips.

After all, this is already the best bargaining chip given by all teams.

Once the news was announced, the entire alliance immediately caused a sensation.

Although Jimmy Butler is not a big player, he is always underestimated and despised, but he is an All-Star player after all, and he is still a rare striker with both offense and defense.

More importantly, with the joining of Butler, the Lakers directly formed a set of terrifying Big Three lineup!
The luxury of the Lakers' lineup directly promoted them to the ranks of super teams.

Now, the starting lineup that the Lakers can line up is Su Tian, ​​Butler, Ingram, Paul George, Larry Nance.

Su Tian returned to the No. [-] position and became the team's offensive organization point.

And this lineup not only exploded in offensive ability, but also exploded in defense. The Lakers' perimeter defense will become a nightmare for many teams next season.

The formation of the Lakers super lineup also caused a climax in multiple news media.

Another Super Team in the League! ! ! "

"Alliance Finale? ! ! "

"Four super teams, the Cavaliers may become the biggest winner next season! ! ! "

"Four super teams are so strong, the situation in the NBA is even more weird! "

The four super teams mentioned by the media are the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the newly formed Los Angeles Lakers.

There are three teams in the West and one team in the East. In terms of probability, the Cavaliers have a better chance, but unfortunately, basketball is not a simple math problem.

The arrival of Butler also means the departure of Randall and others.

Randall found Su Tian before leaving.

"Su, the Timberwolves gave me a guarantee and said they can let me play to the fullest. I think it's not bad."

Su Tian nodded and said: "The Timberwolves are indeed a place suitable for improving your abilities, but you should also pay attention, it will easily wear down your fighting spirit and competitiveness there, and you must be fully prepared."

Randall nodded when he heard it, "I know Sue, thank you for taking care of me during this time, and for training with me in the morning, thank you very much, we will be opponents when we meet again next season, I hope we can all become better."

After Randall finished speaking, the two hugged and parted.

Standing at the door of the house, Su Tian looked at Randall's fading figure, reminding Su Tian of saying goodbye to James Young before. His friends were fading away, and everyone's future path would no longer be the same.

Although Su Tian was a little sad to face his brother's departure, the fans of the Lakers had already exploded at this time.

"What? What are you talking about? Where's Butler? Louder! I can't hear you!!!"

"Welcome Jimmy!!! Los Angeles Lakers, take off!!!"

"The Lakers formed the most luxurious lineup since F4!!!"

"What can I say? The Lakers are awesome!!!"

"Brothers, shout out the slogan, the Lakers champion!!!"

"Lakers fans, don't be too happy, you must know that Butler is a locker room bomb! The Lakers will collapse directly!"

"Although it is not advisable to be blindly optimistic, but when you are not happy at this time, you will be happy!!"

On the second day after the Lakers' deal for Butler was completed, the preseason officially started.

2018年10月1日，NBA2018-19赛季季前赛正式开启。

The Lakers' first preseason game was against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center.

In the end, the Lakers lost the preseason game 107:124.

苏天首发出场，打了20分钟左右，拿到10分5篮板11助攻2抢断的数据。

The players who played the most games in this game are several players signed by the Lakers in the free market in the summer, including Brunson, Nunn, Wood and others.

Among them, Brunson played 23 minutes, scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, showing his personal abilities to the fullest.

Wood's performance was also impressive, scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds in 7 minutes, and was the biggest beneficiary of Rondo's 9 assists.

In addition, Dun Luo and Nunn's three-pointers also impressed the fans on the scene. The fans did not expect that the Lakers' undrafted picks and rookies could perform such a performance.

After the game, at the press conference.

"Su, according to rumors, LeBron James once intended to join the Lakers to join forces with you, but you are unwilling to partner with LeBron. Is this news true?"

A reporter from the Los Angeles local media stood up and asked.

Hearing the news, Su Tian frowned, then stretched it out, and said, "Cleveland's lineup is good enough, so I think this rumor should be false, why don't you ask James to see what he says. "

After Su Tian finished speaking, another reporter stood up and said, "Su, what is the goal of the Lakers in the new season? Is it to defeat the Warriors and get revenge?"

Su Tian shook his head and said, "Beating the Warriors is not the goal, winning the championship is our goal. As for beating the Warriors, it's just a process on our way to chasing the championship."

Su Tian answered very calmly, because the current Lakers are strong, and Su Tian has the confidence to speak like this.

It's just that in this case, Green seems to be a provocation to himself.

Although the Warriors have many superstars, it is always Green who speaks harshly.

"The Lakers were defeated by us last season. There is nothing to say. They will still lose to us this season. I will directly lock Su."

Green's response was also full of gimmicks, and various basketball media rushed to report. After all, there is really nothing to report on the preseason games. It is better to watch the stars talk.

The Lakers' next two preseason games against the Jazz and the Kings resulted in one win and one loss.

Su Tian's playing time is still not too much, only a little over ten minutes, and more opportunities are given to the young players of the Lakers.

On October 10th, the fourth game of the preseason, the same city derby Lakers vs. Clippers.

In this game, Su Tian's playing time increased slightly. He played 20 minutes and scored 16 points and 11 assists efficiently.

After the Derby preseason ended, Butler finally finished the report and began to participate in the team's joint training, but because the joint training time was too short, Butler was not arranged to play in the preseason.

The last two preseason games are over, and after a short 5-day holiday, the NBA regular season is finally coming.

Before the start of the regular season, the Lakers' lineup has basically been determined, at least not for the time being.

The defenders are Su Tian, ​​Jalen Brunson, Caruso, Gabe Vincent, and Nunn.

The striker is relatively luxurious, with Paul George, Butler, Ingram, Kuzma, Duncan Robinson.

Inside, Larry Nance, Wood, Boucher.

There are a total of 13 people on the roster, with two vacancies left. At Su Tian's suggestion, Stephen Curry's younger brother, Seth Curry, was signed for the two vacancies left.

Although Curry is also a drag on defense, three-pointers can also kill people.

On October 10, the regular season of the 16-18 season officially began. As the opening game of the league, the Eastern Conference arranged for the Celtics to play against the Digital Man, and the Western Conference arranged for the Warriors to play against the Thunder.

Although the Lakers were No. [-] in the Western Conference last season, they did not arrange the opening game, because the Warriors won the championship last season, and the opening game was to award the championship ring.

Su Tian briefly watched these two games, but he didn't pay too much attention. He turned around and continued to speed up Butler's integration into the team.

On October 10, the Lakers ushered in the opening game of the regular season. The Lakers played away against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Lakers' starting lineup is Su Tian, ​​Butler, Ingram, Paul George, Nance.

Partnering with the Big Three, Nance and Ingram's mood is still quite complicated. I'm afraid they did something wrong, but after the game started and after receiving a pass from the familiar Su Tian, ​​the two began to adapt gradually.

The Blazers also successfully broke into the playoffs last season. Although they failed to perform, they are still considered a strong team in the playoffs.

The Blazers' starting lineup is Lillard, McCollum, Aminu, Jack Lehman, Nurkic.

Su Tian looked around and found that there were many Lakers fans. Su Tian smiled slightly, got the ball and pushed forward.

(End of this chapter)