Guoshu basketball

Chapter 324

After returning to the United States, Li Du did not stay at all, and devoted himself to training and team building the next day.His trip to China this time was a commercial success. Li Du returned home after winning the championship, and was warmly welcomed and sought after by fans and the media. Li Du even enjoyed the treatment that Kobe had in those days. Every street will be blocked by traffic and people!

But this trip to China is worrying again. Yao Ming, Li Du's gentle elder brother, finally stubbornly chose to fight for the country at all costs.As a master of dark energy who is familiar with the internal organs and bones of the body, Li Du is very clear about the predicament Yao Ming will face next.

In the next two years, Yao Ming must take care of himself for a long time, and he must not have any minor injuries. One injury will cause irreparable damage to his body, which will cause his athletic ability to plummet!And Yao Ming, who has not undergone summer training, is the most vulnerable to minor injuries. It's a vicious circle!
Li Du must consider the worst outcome. Before the start of the new season, he must find a right-hand assistant as much as possible to achieve the level that even if Yao Ming cannot play, he can win the championship. Therefore, he must first find a qualified substitute for Yao Ming .

Since this player is positioned as Yao Ming's substitute, he must have a lot in common with Yao Ming, proficient in high-post support, extremely high-quality pick-and-roll, and relatively strong awareness and ability to defend inside!As a backup center, the Warriors don't need the strong offensive ability of this inside player, but it must be a big iron gate for inside defense.

In today's NBA era where speed wins and everyone is imitating the style of the Suns and Warriors, there are very few such insiders. What's more, what the Warriors need is a good insider with the ability to cope with high positions, not those who rely on Brute force rampage in the paint, simple minded guy.

These requirements are already very difficult in themselves, let alone in this era when the small ball style has started.So the old Nelson and the Warriors uniform team searched for a long time, but they couldn't find a suitable candidate. Either other teams refused to trade, or they couldn't meet the requirements of the Warriors.

Unable to find a suitable candidate, Li Du and old Nelson were very anxious, so they began to increase their bargaining chips. Li Du has always believed in what Kobe told him back then, that no one cannot be traded, but two factors need to be considered. One is the value created by the players themselves to the team, and the other is whether the trading chips are heavy enough.

Sure enough, there is no one who cannot be traded in the big business of the NBA. As the chips offered by the Warriors are getting bigger and bigger, finally there is a team willing to trade, and this person is also Li Du and old Nelson. .

Andrew Bogut, he is another excellent center after Yao Ming who won the No. Strong, but the ability to actively attack is relatively average.

Of course, Bogut cannot be compared with Yao Ming, but he is already a very good choice when Yao Ming may not be able to play at any time.In fact, Li Du is most optimistic about Paul Gasol's younger brother, Marc Gasol, among active centers.

After two years of training in the NBA, Gasol is already a top center with good offense and defense and his passing skills are not weaker than his brother, but the Grizzlies have already regarded him as the core of the team, saying nothing Willing to trade him, unless the Warriors trade Li Du.

And just when the Warriors were still actively negotiating with the Bucks to trade Bogut, another earthquake-level transaction occurred in the NBA. LeBron James and Chris Bosh actually joined the Heat at the same time, forming a new generation together with Wade. Big Three!

Li Du was also stunned for a long time after hearing the news, and then quickly turned on the computer to search for all the information related to this transaction.

I don't know whether it was influenced by Garnett's words "Don't let loyalty kill you" or was stimulated by Li Du's strong victory. James made a surprise attack this time. He recorded a video and posted it on the Internet. He joined the Heat with Bosh, and now Cleveland fans call James a liar and a traitor. Many fans burned James' jerseys in front of the arena. It is said that the Cavaliers executives also have a very close relationship with James stiff.

After reading the news, Li Du called James. As soon as James picked up, Li Du asked in puzzlement: "LeBron, what are you doing? Now the whole of Cleveland regards you as a sinner. You have a bad reputation, don't you?"

James laughed indifferently and said, "Lee, you already have two championships and a Finals MVP. On the road of basketball, you are already ahead of me. How can I be willing to fall behind you? As for Cleveland Let’s talk about it later, my priority now is to win the championship!”

Li Du shook his head in disapproval, but he couldn't comment on James' right or wrong, so he said, "LeBron, don't forget, the one who wants to win the championship must also count me!"

Hearing Li Du's words, James smiled even more happily, "Of course it is impossible to ignore your existence! Li, your performance in the finals made me have to admit that I alone cannot defeat the warriors you lead team, that's why I found Chris and Dwyane, I don't believe the three of us will lose to you!"

"It turns out that the three of them joined forces to deal with me!" Li Du finally understood, so he said, "Okay, then we'll see you in the finals. Before that, don't lose to others!"

"I want to tell you the same thing!" James was still smiling, but he had already shown his sharpness: "Lee, the competition in the west is far stronger than in the east, so don't lose to others!"

After hanging up James' phone, Li Du hurriedly called Old Nelson: "Coach, have you seen the news?"

"I see." Old Nelson was also worried: "LeBron and the others teamed up to deal with us! Lee, it seems that we need to find a more stable and better defensive perimeter!"

"Indeed!" Li Du reluctantly agreed, "It seems that many people are leaving the Warriors..."

Old Nelson sighed, and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. Our weaknesses were exposed last season, and we must make adjustments and changes this season. Lee, don't be emotional, let's consider candidates for the new Warriors team!"

In the current Warriors team, Li Du, Yao Ming and Curry are definitely not replaceable. They are the core players of the Warriors' tactics. With Livingston in the bench lineup, Yao Ming's replacement is finally available. , the rest is to find excellent outside players.

(End of this chapter)