basketball king lunatic

Chapter 153 Kobe and General

"Wang is a very talented big man, and he has an important mission in this current Lakers team."

This is Kobe's evaluation of Wang Zhizhi in an interview with a Chinese reporter after the game against the Wizards.

To be honest, Kobe has a good impression of Wang Zhizhi. Kobe in 2004 was the first year he had just escaped O'Neal's shackles to fly solo.

At only 26 years old, it is the age of a basketball player who has just entered his prime.Kobe has won too many honors including the championship, the best team, the best defensive team, and the All-Star starter.

All he needs, or what he pursues, is the championship trophy.Or regular season MVP and Finals MVP.In short, what the fat man has, Kobe has it.What the fat man didn't have, Kobe also had it.

Only in this way can the discerning fans of Los Angeles forget about the fat man and recognize Kobe as the new king.

The new Lakers have almost completely lost the traces of the king's division during the three consecutive championships.Those that were relics of the age of the sharks have been completely removed.

Kobe got a team that was completely loyal to him.But the price was that the Lakers went from being the most powerful contender for the championship to a weak team.

Of course, in Los Angeles, even if the record is not good, there is no need to worry about lack of attention.What's more, the Lakers still have Kobe Bryant.

However, Kobe was not reconciled, as mentioned above.Bryant hopes he has the opportunity to touch his own O'Brien Cup.

Therefore, although the team's strength is not good, Kobe still strives to win.

It is because of hard work that Kobe also likes people who work hard.

Therefore, before joining the Lakers, Wang Shipeng told Wang Zhizhi.He went to the Lakers, he has his own and Kobe's face, and Yao Ming's face.There will definitely be opportunities to play at the beginning, and there will be no fewer.

But I want to stay with the Lakers, especially the Lakers' rotation.It depends on your own efforts, training hard, and competing hard.In many cases, attitude is even more important than strength.

Wang Shipeng understands very well that in general he has the ability to play in the rotation of NBA teams, especially weak teams.Although he missed the three-year best long-ball period, he has the ability to play in the NBA with his own strength.

After all, he was the No. [-] center in Asia back then.

But why didn't the Mavericks and Clippers get playing time?Wang Shipeng believes that to a large extent, it is generally unable to let go.

Without the ability and opportunity to become the main force, but have the ability and style of play that only the main players or even core players have, this is of course not possible.

So Wang Shipeng pointed out his problem directly from the beginning.Wang Zhizhi didn't agree with it at first, or he didn't think he needed to change.

Until Wang Zhizhi went to Athens, he saw Wang Shipeng's strength, and saw Wang Shipeng's leadership that surpassed Yao Ming by a lot.Especially Yi Jianlian, who is Wang Shipeng's follower, is young but has amazing strength.

Wang Zhizhi finally agreed to change his playing style and style of play.

I saw that Wang Zhizhi really made a real change.Only then did Wang Shipeng decide to really recommend Wang Zhizhi to Kobe.

Kobe has a good impression of Wang Shipeng, thinking that he is one of the few new-generation players who can catch his eyes.So when Wang Shipeng opened his mouth, he decided to give Wang Shipeng some face.

What's more, Kobe really felt that the team's inside line needed to be supplemented.Except for Odom, the rest are nothing but scrap metal.

Kubchak will not fight against the team boss because of an ordinary basic salary contract.Therefore, Wang Zhizhi successfully joined the Lakers with a two-year minimum salary.

After joining the Lakers, Wang Zhizhi participated in the Lakers' preseason and regular season.Both are backup power forwards.

In the beginning, Wang Zhizhi didn't get too many opportunities, but they were definitely not many.In the preseason, Wang Zhizhi became a substitute for Odom and Brown.Playing time reached 18-22 minutes.

Wang Zhizhi also kept in mind what Wang Shipeng told him.The Lakers are not Bayi. What the Lakers need Wang Zhizhi to do is not go inside to score points in singles.It's running, catching and shooting, rebounding, defending.

Wang Zhizhi is also conscientious in doing these things, even if he is not used to them and can't do them well.Also try hard to finish.Show your attitude.

Sure enough, Wang Zhizhi's performance was unanimously affirmed by the Lakers.In the regular season, Wang Zhizhi can also get 15 minutes of playing time steadily.

Wang Zhizhi also used these hours to average 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 blocks per game.

Los Angeles fans grew to like the down-to-earth big man.Although he is 27 years old, and not as dominant as his compatriots want.

But he is perfect for the Lakers, for Kobe's inside player.It is also very trusted by Kobe.

As a substitute, Wang Zhizhi and Kobe don't have much time to play together, but as long as they play together, Kobe will be willing to pass the ball to Wang Zhizhi.

Roughly always puts the ball that Kobe passes him into the hoop.

Chinese players have gained a firm foothold in the Zijin Army.This is of great significance to Chinese fans and media.

The number of Chinese journalists stationed in Los Angeles is not even much less than that in Houston and Chicago.They look at roughly every game and even every practice.Happy for roughly every bit of progress.

That is Wang Zhizhi, the former chasing boy, a star figure who carries the basketball dream of a generation of Chinese.

The head coach of the Lakers is the meritorious coach Tom Jakovic during the red team championship period.After a period of treatment, he returned to coach with the Lakers.

As Yao Ming's mentor, he is happy to have another Chinese player in the team.Especially the Chinese player is a perfect addition to the team.

So Tomjakovic often encourages Wang Zhizhi in training and games, telling him that as long as his shooting level and physical fitness improve.Then his playing time will also increase.

Kobe also often takes Wang Zhizhi to train together, enjoying Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning.Although Wang Zhizhi is very tired, he knows who in the team is really good to him, and he also knows how he stayed in the league.

So although I was exhausted after training, I felt my progress bit by bit.Wang Zhizhi still gritted his teeth and persisted.

In just five games, Wang Zhizhi has become the Lakers' number one substitute inside.Occupies the main bench time of the Lakers inside.

And his scoring average of more than eight points per game has actually become the Lakers' fifth-leading scorer.

It can be said that Wang Zhizhi has successfully established a firm foothold in the league.When Wang Zhizhi's contract expires in two years, he will definitely get a contract with at least the middle class.

Converted into RMB, a middle-class contract of RMB 500-800 million is equivalent to RMB 6000-[-] million.

(End of this chapter)