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Chapter 683: Yao Ming’s Lakers First Show
At the championship awards ceremony after the game, when the familiar national anthem sounded, fans across the country thousands of miles away from the entire Eurasian continent were already crazy.

To be honest, in the absence of Yao Ming, many people don't think the men's basketball team can complete this dynasty.

But they still have hope.

The situation of the Chinese men's basketball team is completely different from that of the American men's basketball team.

For the U.S. men's basketball team, the players have been replaced. This group of superstars cannot be replaced by another group, and the level has always been the same.

But the Chinese men's basketball team can reach today's heights entirely because of the existence of Sun Hao and Yao Ming, who forcibly raised the men's basketball team to such a height.

Or you can understand that once Sun Hao and Yao Ming are no longer at their peak, the fall of the men's basketball team is almost inevitable.

Sun Hao who meets once in a hundred years and Yao Ming who meets once in 50 years means that you will basically never meet again.

So if the men's basketball team has a chance to complete the dynasty, then this time London is the only chance for Sun Hao or the Chinese men's basketball team.

Now their expectations have come true, and the men's basketball team has really done it!
Yao Ming, who was recovering from an injury in Los Angeles at this time, saw the corners of his eyes wet when the national flag was raised in front of him.

Although he did not play with an injury unlike in history, his heart has always been tied to the men's basketball team, and he did not fall behind in every game.

He applauds when the men's basketball team is playing well, and is sad when the men's basketball team is playing poorly.

To describe it in one sentence: Although people are not going, their hearts are together.

So at the moment of winning the championship, his excitement was no less than that of the men's basketball players who went there.

When the camera showed Sun Hao and Sun Hao held his wrist, Yao Ming was even more touched.

Many people may have almost forgotten that one of the most important reasons why the Lakers made it to the Western Conference Finals last season was that Sun Hao played with an injury.

After only resting for more than half a month, Sun Hao went to the Olympics to prepare for the competition, and then the Olympics, all the way without stopping.

Although there are no news reports from the outside world, Sun Hao's wrist injury must have affected him.

But under such circumstances, Sun Hao led the team to do it without saying anything.

What is manliness, roughly!
Yao Ming made a determination in his heart, no matter how difficult it was or how strong his opponent was, he would help Sun Hao win another championship in Los Angeles.

……

The Olympic Games has come to an end, the most important thing in this year's draft period is over, and the pace of the new season is not far away.

At this time, the Lakers completed the signing of the last person.

Their quota was given to the "relationship household" Raja Bell.

This is a real relationship. When Sun Hao was in the Warriors before, the Warriors signed Bell because of Sun Hao.

Bell's performance in the Warriors was not good last season, especially when he felt sluggish outside. The Warriors did not implement his contract in the final year of the draft, and Bell also became a free agent.

The 36-year-old 3D guard also missed the most important shot, which means that the 3 and D are gone, so he has never found a home.

The Lakers finally gave it to Bell, saying that it was to improve the experience of the playoffs, but it was more because of Sun Hao.

In fact, no one can see that the current rotation of the Lakers is enough.

The lineup is determined, and then we will welcome the upcoming new season.

This year's free market is turbulent, and the multi-team lineup has changed a lot, which also makes ESPN's strength prediction list for the new season a lot of attention.

The final list is as follows:

[-]. Warriors
We have plenty of reasons to put other teams here, but we also have even more reasons to put the Warriors here.

As a dynasty team, they have maintained their core lineup and the overall strength of their players is still on the rise. They will still be the strongest team in the new season.

Maybe as Kevin Durant said, they should really thank the sun, he built this team into a truly invincible division.

The expected starting lineup for the new season: Curry, Klay Thompson, Durant, Ibaka, Oden.

[-]. The Knicks

The addition of Hibbert solved their weakest inside link, and the addition of Kidd made up for their most needed playoff experience and field control.

It is worth mentioning that Kidd now has a good three-pointer, and he is more suitable to partner with James than he was at his peak.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Kidd, Wade, Anthony, James, Hibbert.

[-]. Lakers
Both teams in Los Angeles are eligible to appear in this position, but in the end the Lakers are better, because the combination of Yao and Sun is so exciting.

If it weren't for the existence of the first two super teams, the Lakers should be ranked higher.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Sun Hao, Jimmy Butler, Carter, Millsap, Yao Ming.

[-]. Clippers
As I said before, the Clippers are fully capable of being stronger, but they were upset by the Lakers last year and their impression points dropped a lot.

However, the addition of Steve Nash has made people's expectations for this team return again, and the Los Angeles Derby in the new season will attract more attention.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Nash, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

[-]. Bulls
In a normal season, the team that appears in this position may no longer be the first echelon team in the championship, but this time it is not.

The Bulls retained their Big Three lineup, of which Yi Jianlian played brilliantly in this year's Olympics.

Reinforcement Signing Ray Allen will be their best reinforcement of the season. Chicago has the strength to challenge any team in front.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Paul, Ray Allen, John Salmons, Yi Jianlian, Bosh.

[-]. Mavericks

Deron's signing has attracted a lot of discussion in the free market, but it has really increased the strength of the Mavericks.

The performance of the Mavericks in the past two seasons has been impressive. This season, Deron has been added. Like the Bulls, they also have the strength to challenge any team in front.

And this team has quite a lot of experience in the playoffs, no team would want to meet them in the playoffs.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Deron, Delonti West, Iguodala, Nowitzki, Chandler.

[-]. Grizzlies
Rose suffered a lot of injuries last season, but we have reason to believe that he can make a comeback.

And once Rose stays healthy, we'll be able to see a youth team that looked like it could beat anyone two years ago.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Rose, Tony Allen, Rudy Gay, Luol Deng, Marc Gasol.

[-]. The Spurs
The Spurs are a year older, and their competitiveness looks to have slipped another notch.

This is indeed the case, but Kawhi Leonard's rapid growth has made people look forward to it again.

Maybe this team will even surprise people and let people experience why they are called the old team.

Expected starting lineup for the new season: Parker, Stephen Jackson, Kawhi Leonard, Duncan, DeJuan Blair.

[-]. Thunder
The Thunder's performance last season was impressive, and they are no longer just a playoff-level team.

And there is also a very important figure, Jeff Green.

After lengthy heart surgery and recovery, Green returned, and the Thunder signed him to a four-year, $4 million contract.

This is the trust of the Thunder management in the core of the former team, and it is also a gamble.

If Green can play even 80% of the state before the injury, then this contract will become a super value contract.

At the same time, this will also make the Thunder's strength even higher than before.

The only problem is that Billups, who helped them improve last season, leaves the team, and this team will have a lot of uncertainty.

It is expected to start the new season: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Jeff Green, Griffin, Jordan Jr.

……

After reading ESPN's list, there are probably two most true reactions from fans.

One is that there are really many teams with the strength to compete for the championship this season. From the first to the ninth, you can list ten or eight reasons for which team wins the championship.

The second is that the strength of the West this year is really terrifying. Among the nine teams that you think have a reason to win the championship, there are seven in the West.

What kind of separatist regime is this? This is the Great Scramble in the West!

To put it in a very vivid way, the final champion team may not necessarily be from the West, but the final team in the West that can win the championship will definitely not be low in gold content.

This kind of form is very stressful for some teams, but for the Lakers, or for Sun Hao, it is what he wants most.

Because the reason why he chose the Lakers was for the challenge!

Last season he fought like that, and he really failed to move that wave of people, but if Yao Ming came this season and failed, then there is no need to mention that he surpassed Jordan in the future.

So this season, his fighting spirit is even higher than last season.

Then, during the off-season training camp, he was accidentally injured.

It was an accident, and it was indeed an accident. He collided with Butler during the offense and injured his wrist.

But it wasn't exactly an accident.

Although there is a system, but the continuous high-intensity non-stop game, the old injury recurs, it is not surprising that the injury came.

This is a bit of a backlog, and the Lakers have been unable to play at the beginning of the season for two consecutive seasons.

Fortunately, Sun Hao's mentality is very good.

After all, this is an old injury, and he has a system, so he can recover within a week or so at most.

And it's interesting how the fans react.

With the experience of last season, they are not in a hurry. Taking advantage of Sun Hao's absence, they can just see how Yao Ming's current strength is.

Time flies, the preseason is over, and the curtain of the regular season officially begins.

The Lakers opener against the Thunder.

There are grievances and grievances in this schedule, but it is much better than last season.

The game was an away game. Although Sun Hao couldn't play, he still went to Oklahoma City with the team.

Because it was the opening game of Yao Ming's Lakers career, this game also attracted quite a lot of live and TV viewers.

Especially on the domestic side, they have been waiting for this game for a whole summer.

Because he has been recovering from injuries before, this is also the first time many fans have seen Yao Ming since last season.

Yao Ming looks much fatter than before.

It's not that he overeats or something, it's the sequelae of the injury.

O'Neal was the same before this point. For big men of their tonnage, the biggest sequelae of injuries is weight gain.

And because they just recovered from the injury, they didn't dare to have excessive training, so this weight loss will continue for a long time.

Of course, unlike O'Neal, Yao Ming's self-discipline is better, so his weight will definitely go down slowly.

After the opening ceremony, Nv Zhao Riyue ushered in his Lakers career debut.

After Jordan won the opening game, the Thunder got the first chance to attack.

The Thunder's first offense was played by Westbrook, hitting the basket and scoring two points.

After gaining weight, Yao Ming seems to have lost his original flexibility, and his defensive deterrence has dropped a lot.

This is easily reminiscent of the previous O'Neill.

In the latter part of the Lakers career, O'Neal was also targeted by opponents because of his weight gain, and then slowly lost his dominance.

And on the offensive end, when the Lakers hit Yao Ming in the first round, Yao Ming's hook also missed.

From one attack and one defense, it can be seen that Yao Ming's current state is not very good.

This is indeed the case. After the game, the Lakers lost 87 to 103.

Yao Ming played for 25 minutes and only scored 14 points and 9 rebounds.

And it's rare that he's only 15 of 5 from the field.

This is very rare for Yao Ming, who has always been known for his high efficiency.

This also caused many fans to question after the game.

After all, Yao Ming's wave of signing first and then changing directly locked the Lakers for the next five years.

If it is only the next two years, it is still acceptable just like O'Neal at the beginning.

But if the strength is like this in the first year, it is indeed a bit of a "pit".

Although most Lakers fans support Yao Ming, after all, he has just returned from injury, but there are also many Lakers fans who are worried.

And it's not just one case.

After playing the Thunder and returning home, the Lakers ushered in a game against the Eagles.

The Eagles are a new team that has risen in the East in recent years, but they are definitely not comparable to the Thunder in terms of strength.

The game was very intense, until the decisive moment.

Carter, who performed well throughout the game, scored a season-high 29 points, and hit a key ball at the last moment to help the team win.

The fight brought back a lot of popularity for Carter in Los Angeles.

Moreover, he averaged 25 points per game in the first two games. Carter's wave of contract renewal and redemption operations can be called the best in his career.

However, Yao Ming's game is still not very good, 14 of 6 shots, 13 points and 11 rebounds.

This also made the outside world question him even more.

And the Lakers' opponent in the next game is the Lone Ranger team, which is stronger than the previous two teams.

If Yao Ming's performance is not good, the pressure will only be greater.

Sun Hao saw it, and he chatted with Yao Ming at the end of the training session the next day, in order to let Yao Ming relax.

But what he didn't expect was that Yao Ming's mentality was much better than he had imagined.

"Can it be any harder than my rookie season?"

Yao Ming's words are not without reason. Although he didn't make his debut with 0 points as in history because he entered the Wizards, he did not accept Jordan's "care" in the Wizards.

Hearing Yao Ming say this, Sun Hao patted himself on the head with a smile.

He was a little worried. Yao Ming's words were not the kind of people who would be affected by just a few words.

And after Yao Ming said this, he had a premonition that maybe without waiting for his comeback, Yao Ming would use his performance to silence those who questioned him.

(End of this chapter)