At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 196 The Last Opponent

On July 7, the national team ushered in the last opponent of this summer league - the Los Angeles Lakers.

As a top club, the Lakers have experienced changes from heaven to hell this summer.

The team that had been advancing all the way and aiming to win the championship met Du Zhe, a fierce tiger in the Western Conference finals, and was eliminated miserably.

To make matters worse, Kobe Bryant, the team leader who was still at the tail end of the peak, also died directly after this battle due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Next season, Kobe will have to wait until at least the middle and late stages of the season to return from injury, and it is still unclear how much success he can regain after his return.

For Kobe, a 32-year-old veteran, it is almost impossible to return to the top after such a serious injury.

This also allowed the Lakers to quickly fall from a strong championship team to an ordinary playoff team.

Seeing that Kobe seems to be unable to lead the team forward, the Bass family in charge of the Lakers also wants to introduce another star to maintain the team's competitiveness.

But after considering Kobe's influence in Los Angeles, the Bass family didn't want to get a bad reputation after all, and the team's salary space was really limited, so this plan could only be shelved in the end.

In fact, it is not that the Lakers management has not considered introducing Du Zhe.

After all, they can now offer Du Zhe a poisonous contract with a mid-level salary for the first two years and a maximum salary for the next two years. This is also the largest contract Du Zhe can currently get.

In this way, the Lakers will not worry about salary space for at least two years and can get more operating time.

Of course, these are just the assumptions of the Lakers. Not to mention whether Du Zhe is willing to come, even if Du Zhe can join, Kobe may not accept cooperation with his mortal enemy.

In this game, in order to defeat the Lakers and achieve a perfect ending, the Chinese national team also sent out its strongest lineup.

Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Du Zhe, Ah Lian, Da Zhi, this is Deng Huade's best lineup determined after these few rounds of exploration.

Liu Wei is responsible for dribbling the ball across the half and passing the ball to Du Zhe.

Although Sun Yue's offense is mediocre, he wins because of his strong defensive ability and can wipe Liu Wei's ass.

In addition, he also has a certain passing ability, and can also deliver ammunition to Du Zhe.

Needless to say, Ah Lian and Da Zhi, these are the two strongest insiders in Huaguo at present.

Du Zhe is the undoubted core of the team and the end point of most tactics.

The Lakers' lineup is also good.

On the back line, the 1.9-meter-[-] combo guard DJ Strawberry serves as the shooting guard. He is the only player among several guards with NBA experience.

As the No. 07 pick in 59, Strawberry briefly played for the Phoenix Suns and is currently playing for the Reno Bighorns in the Development League.

In terms of playing style, Strawberry is a player who is strong in defense and weak in attack. His fairly good defensive ability was an important reason why he was selected.

Although it is said that his offensive ability is not good, it is only relatively speaking. It is not difficult for Strawberry to average double figures per game in the Summer League.

His partner is Ibrahim Jaber, a Bulgarian who was born in the United States and is 1.8 meters tall.

Jaber is also a combo guard, and also participated in the draft in 07, but he was not selected in the end.

Now he plays for the Lotumadica team in Serie A and averages about 10 points per game.

The starting small forward is Gerald Green, the No. 05 pick in 18.

He is the strongest and most famous in this Lakers team, and he is definitely a top player in the entire summer league.

After entering the NBA in 05, he was first selected by the Celtics and played for the Celtics for two seasons.

At the All-Star Weekend in 07, he became a blockbuster and won the slam dunk contest.

Later, he was sent to the Timberwolves as a trade addition to the Celtics' Big Three, and was later traded to the Mavericks and Rockets. It can be said that he was displaced.

Last season, Green, who couldn't find a next home in the NBA, went to Europe to play. This summer, he participated in the Lakers' Summer League to fight for a chance to return to the NBA.

As a first-round pick, Green has excellent physical fitness and is a typical wing springer. In addition, he also has a qualified three-pointer, which is the strength of a standard NBA role player.

His replacement is this year's No. 43 pick Devin Ebanks.

As a player with the same pick and position as Ariza, Ebanks has a very similar style of play to Ariza. During the draft, he was even considered to be a copy of Ariza.

Height and long arms, active running, excellent jumping, flexible movement, good defensive ability, these are the advantages of Ebanks.

But his shortcomings are also very obvious. On the offensive end, he is often at a loss and has no reliable means of finishing.

As for the two inside players, center Courtney Sims was the MVP of last year's NBDL. In the past three seasons, he has played in the Pacers, Suns and Knicks, and has only had 5 NBA games in total.

Sims' overall style of play is soft, he is a space-based insider, and he has a good shot.

And he also had the experience of panning for gold in the CBA. At that time, as a firefighter, he went to the Leopards to participate in the CBA playoffs.

And his inside partner is this year's No. 58 pick Derek Kerry Cotter.

This player is 2 meters tall and weighs 06 kilograms. He is similar in height and weight to Du Zhe.

But it's a pity that he doesn't have Du Zhe's athletic ability.

This also forced the Lakers to add a weight clause when signing a contract with him. Kerricott could only get the full contract if his weight was controlled under a certain standard.

After the game started, Gerald Green, who was facing Du Zhe, played extremely aggressively.

Unlike other fringe players and rookies who haven't played a few NBA games, Gerald Green has played in the NBA for many years and played a lot of games seriously.

If he can perform well and score a few points under Du Zhe's defense in this game, then his return to the NBA will definitely be a matter of course.

After a few rounds, Green received the ball, asked for a pick-and-roll, and couldn't wait to go inside.

The 125-kilogram Kerry Cotter pick-and-roll is still very solid, and even Du Zhe is blocked by him.

Green took advantage of this gap and rushed towards the basket.

With only Da Zhi under the basket, this level of defense is simply ineffective for Green.

In just a few steps, he went to the basket.

As the champion of the slam dunk contest, Green didn't plan to keep the ball. He chose to end the attack with a dunk.

Big Zhi under the basket could only raise his hands high, trying his best to prevent the opponent from dunking.

But at the age of 33, he is no longer the trend-chasing boy he was back then. Facing the violent dunker Gerald Green in his prime, he can only resign himself to his fate.

(End of this chapter)