NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 121 The Boos of the Home Fans

After checking the news for a while, Lin Tian looked at the recent situation of the Magic team.

The current star of the Magic should be Vucevic. In addition, they also have potential new stars such as Victor Oladipo and Aaron Gordon.

Lin Tian didn't care about the young players of these teams. He was surprised to find that Channing Frye was still on the Magic team!
Channing Frye was born in 1983 and is 33 years old this year. He was the eighth overall pick in 2005.

In the NBA for many years, Channing Frye has always been a role player.

Unlike most No. 4 positions, Channing Frye has a very accurate three-pointer, which can open up space for the team inside.

Lin Tian remembered that in his previous life, the Cavaliers spent a lot of money to get Frye from the Magic through a third-party transaction.

In the end, Channing Frye's performance did not disappoint the Cavaliers. His three-pointers in the playoffs that year reached a terrifying 56%!

Such a hit rate can be called the best in the past!Even the Warriors' Splash Brothers were overshadowed by his [-]-point hits.

Of course, he averaged a little less three-point attempts per game.

Such a player is indeed the most suitable for James.

But there is no doubt that Channing Frye is more suitable for Lin Tian!

Lin Tian decided to tell Kupchak his thoughts early tomorrow morning.

Channing Frye, they have to take it!

The next morning, after the team's training, Lin Tian took Kobe to Kupchak's office in a hurry and expressed his thoughts.

After listening to his opinion, Kupchak said that there is no problem in trading Channing Frye.

As a 33-year-old veteran, Channing Frye is no longer in the Magic's future plans.

They had released news that they wanted to trade Frye before, but most teams were not interested, only the Cavaliers were interested.

The offer of the Cavaliers includes Varejao, which obviously cannot impress the Magic, because Varejao's three-year 3 million contract has become a complete garbage contract.

The rebuilding Magic team needs draft picks and young players, and the Lakers have them all!

After the chat, Lin Tian and Kobe left Kupchak's office.

Kobe said: "Lin, are you sure that Channing Frye can help us? He is 33 years old this year, and his defense is terrible."

"Don't worry Kobe." Lin Tian smiled, "With Howard on defense, Channing Frye only needs to make the three-pointers that should be hit."

Channing Frye's defense is indeed not good, but these days, there are only a handful of power forwards with three-point ability!

What's more, Channing Frye is 2.11 meters tall and can play center from time to time.

Howard has no three-point ability, and Channing Frye is just complementary.

Lin Tian can already imagine the scene where Channing Frye takes the opponent's big center out of the paint.

When the time comes, the interior space will be opened, and if he wants to break in, won't it be as simple as drinking water?
Although Kobe has certain doubts about this, as long as it is proposed by Lin Tian, ​​he will unconditionally support it.

After all, this is the last season of his career.

……

During the team practice in the afternoon, Howard appeared in the training hall.

The results of yesterday's physical examination have come out. There is nothing wrong with his physical examination report, and he will be able to play against the Magic tonight.

Originally, the new aid arrived in a new team, anyway, there were a few days to adapt.

But now every game is crucial for the Lakers.

In addition, Howard himself wanted to play very much, so he was naturally scheduled for tonight's game.

The team's training match is mainly divided into the competition between the starting lineup and the substitute lineup.

Lin Tian, ​​Kobe, Howard, Russell, and Nance Jr. are the starters.

Howard is 2.11 meters tall, weighs close to 250 kilograms, and with his muscles all over his body, he stands inside, which makes Lin Tian feel very safe.

In the training game, the Lakers' starting lineup was naturally a substitute, and Scott was also extremely satisfied with the performance of the starting lineup.

At 06:30 in the evening, Lin Tian, ​​Kobe and Howard accepted the pre-match interview together.

There are still countless media concerned about the Lakers.

They tried to create some topics at the press conference, such as talking about the cooperation between Kobe and Howard before.

Everyone has long been familiar with the media's provocations, and they just dealt with it skillfully.

After the interview, when we returned to the team's locker room, Lu Wei's wardrobe had been cleaned up.

Hibbert's closet is now full of Howard's personal items, next door to Lin Tian.

Sitting in front of his closet, Howard said excitedly: "It's a great feeling to finally be back in the Lakers locker room."

Nick Young noticed Howard's new number: "Dwight, why did you choose the No. 39 jersey?"

Howard's jersey has been No. 12 before.

Howard, who has always been carefree, smiled wryly: "How should I put it, I want to try to change myself."

Kobe had already changed his shoes and warm-up suit at this time: "Guys! Let's win this damn game tonight!"

Howard also stood up and said, "Those brats who shredded the Magic!"

Nick Yang said: "Is it necessary to be so ruthless to your old club?"

"Why not?"

……

Half an hour later, the Lakers players appeared in the arena, and what greeted them was not warm applause, but boos all over the sky.

It is very rare for home fans to boo their home team like this.

This also shows that they hate Howard in their hearts.

In the minds of many Kobe and Nash fans, it was Howard who shattered the Lakers' championship dream.

"The shitty management! Howard has proven that he is not suitable for the Lakers! Why overdraw the future and trade him?"

"Junior Bass's brain is full of shit! He traded Howard, the cancer of the team! Isn't it bad enough for the Lakers to be tricked by him?"

"Kupchak must have Alzheimer's to make a deal like this!"

"If it wasn't for Howard, would Kobe have ruptured his Achilles tendon?"

"Sooner or later, the Lakers will be ruined by Buss!"

"Exchanging a first-round pick and two immediate combat powers for Howard's use time for two months, Kupchak is a genius!"

……

The entire Staples Center arena was filled with all kinds of abuse and boos.

Lin Tian guessed that the home fans would be somewhat resistant to Howard, but he did not expect that they would be so resistant!

As the so-called deep love hates, it must be like this.

He took the initiative to walk up to Howard and patted him on the shoulder: "Dwight, don't worry, they will boo you because they love you."

Howard obviously didn't care too much: "Haha! I understand.

In the studio, Barkley was surprised: "Is this how Lakers fans welcome their new players?"

Smith smiled: "It's normal, how much they loved Howard before, how much they hate him now."

"However, Kupchak's operations this season are really confusing."

"It's okay if you don't understand. Kupchak and Bass Jr.'s operation in recent years has indeed had a big problem. If this continues, it is estimated that Bass Jr. will not be far from stepping down..."

"Yes! If the Lakers can't make it to the playoffs this year, I hope that Bass will keep his promise as soon as possible and stop cheating the Lakers!"

"Barkley, you said that Kupchak spent so much time trading Howard, you don't really think they can make the playoffs?" Smith asked.

"I don't know! It depends on the chemistry of the Lakers' new Big Three."

(End of this chapter)