the great gatsby

Chapter 542 New Lakers!
The 2014-15 season is over. Some people are happy and some are sad this season, but the wheel of history is still moving forward. The huge carriage of the Lakers has begun to turn. As the second largest team in the league, the Lakers are full of desire for the championship. Desire, once they see the expectation of winning the championship, the Lakers will be as brutal as a shark smelling blood.

Before the end of the season, when the playoffs were still fighting for bayonets, the scouts of the Lakers began to equip bayonets and cruise around, and began to contact those interested veterans in private without attracting attention or letting go. The celebrities are also acting, helping the Lakers recruit powerful veterans in private.

The poor performance of the Lakers helped them win a No. [-] pick. The disastrous defeat of the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs made the Russian local tycoon realize that in the NBA, it is impossible to win the championship by piling up money. Players come to realize the rise.

The Nets approached the Lakers, hoping to get the Lakers' second pick. Of course, they may have also approached the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves were rebuilding and were not willing to miss Karl Towns at all, so the Nets put their hope in the Lakers, because the Lakers would not be there at all. This is the time to train new people.

The Lakers are interested, but the Nets don't have much leverage at the moment. The salaries of Joe Johnson and Deron that the Lakers can like are too high. With the Lakers' current salary space, there is no way to find two more, which add up to more than 4000 million US dollars. players, the Lakers can only refuse.

But the Nets have made up their mind to rebuild. They simply discussed with the Lakers. They pardoned Joe Johnson, and then signed with Deron.

Gatsby still recognizes the strength of Deron and Joe Johnson. Although Deron only averaged 13 points and 6.6 assists last season and shot only 38.7% from the field, this is a matter of tactical arrangement. Although the starting lineup is already lacking in strength, it is still a good choice to take the rotation.

Joe Johnson's strength has also declined a lot compared to his peak, but it is a very good choice to make up for the small forward position that the Lakers lack the most. In addition, Gatsby is not very optimistic about this year's draft, so an agreement was reached.

On July [-]st, the free market opened, and the Lakers made a big move on the first day. Pau Gasol announced that the veteran's basic salary would return to the Lakers!

This news caused quite a stir in the league. Although Pau Gasol is already old, he played very well in the Bulls and Clippers games last season. In the finals, he still averaged 18.5 points per game. , 11.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, in the four games, the Bulls played the best and the most surprising is him.

On July [-]nd, David West announced that he would join the Los Angeles Lakers to win a championship ring for his career.

The joining of David West is even more surprising. He is still an important starter in the Pacers. It is said that the Spurs are very coveted by him, but he still chose the Lakers.

On July [-], Joe Johnson and Deron announced that they would break up with the Nets. One was amnesty by the Nets, and the other signed with the Nets and then joined the Lakers. Once Joe Johnson passed the clarification period, he could directly join the Los Angeles Lakers.

This news directly detonated the league, they can expect the Lakers to make big moves, but the joining of these veterans one by one still surprised them.

But if it’s just that, then the threat of the Lakers is not great. On July [-]th, more important news came——Lamarcus Aldridge announced that he would join the Los Angeles Lakers!

This news completely detonated the NBA!

Aldridge is different from people like Gasol Joe Johnson. They have reached the end of their careers. Although they still have strength, they are not at their peak after all. Aldridge officially reached his peak last season!

Aldridge is 211cm tall and weighs 118kg. He can play as a power forward or as a center. When the time comes to partner with Gasol, the scene will be wonderful.

This is not over yet. As the No.1 player in interior scoring last season, 1415 of his 1027 shots were jumpers. What does this mean? Open up the space inside, paired with Gatsby, the best point guard in the league, what will happen then?
The point is, he is not a pure shooter, he is still an insider who can serve as the axis in the low post. His turnaround jump shot is a must in the insider, so he can form an offensive core with one inside and one outside compared to Gatsby, which is completely different. Fear that your opponent will attack Gatsby!
The current Lakers lineup is:

Gatsby, Kobe, Deron, Nick Young, Wesley Johnson, Joe Johnson, Ed Davis, Jordan Hill, Aldridge, David West, Jokic, Pau Gasol.

This lineup can be described as luxurious. If it is really at its peak, this lineup can blow up most teams. It’s just that the only disadvantage of this Lakers now is that they are a bit old. Deron, Joe Johnson, David West , Pau Gasol is considered old.

Another point is that there are no pure shooters. Ed Davis, Jordan Hill, Aldridge, David West and others basically don't have three-pointers, but Gatsby is not worried about this problem.

Although Aldridge, David West and Gasol do not have three-pointers, they are all outstanding in the middle distance. Nick Young is a very good shooter, and Deron also has 36% The three-point shooting percentage, Wesley Johnson is also 35%.

In a regular season of the Nets that year, Joe Johnson made 10 of 8 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 29 points. He completed the personal record for the most three-pointers in a single quarter and also created the second most in the NBA. Gatsby wasn't worried about his threes.

In fact, Kobe is the most underestimated. Kobe is a very good open three-pointer, but he never had the opportunity to get an open three-pointer before, because he is the core of the team, so his three-pointers are basically sustained. Even so, his three-point shooting percentage is still about 35% all the year round, and it can reach 38.3% at the highest time.

But it's different now. Kobe only needs to play an open three-pointer role in the team and cruise to low singles when needed. This is too easy for Kobe.

However, if this team is going to be fast, it is estimated that it will not be able to get up soon. This may be the only hidden danger of this Lakers, but the specific situation depends on the actual situation next season, but no matter how you say it, this team has no People dare to underestimate it!
(End of this chapter)