NBA’s aging star system

The offseason passes quickly, October is here in the blink of an eye, and the preseason of the new season is about to begin.

As early as August, the NBA officially announced the preseason schedule.

The Lakers have a total of 6 preseason games, including two against the Nets, two against the Warriors, and two against the Clippers.

The two games against the Nets were both played in China, in Magic City and Pengcheng.

In September, the Lakers had already begun organizing teammates to return to training.

Su Tian's state is naturally the best preserved, and even because of the new badge, his shots are more stable.

Followed by thick eyebrows and George.

Su Tian also didn't expect that George was quite restrained during the offseason. Apart from going fishing at sea, he didn't indulge too much, and his overall condition was pretty good.

In addition to the three main players, among the veteran players, Brunson was injured last season, so he is holding his breath this season and is also in good condition.

Among the new team members, McGee has always been very professional, so there is no need to worry too much.

As for the others, most of them are substitute players. They have been looking forward to playing for a long time, and naturally they will not let their condition collapse.

On October 10, after the team's normal training, Walton gathered everyone together.

"Guys, after this period of training, everyone's performance is still very good. Tomorrow we will start the preseason game against the Warriors. Although this is only a preseason game, the league has still arranged for a national live broadcast, so, Everyone, please rest early when you go back, stay in good condition, and perform well in tomorrow’s game.”

"Su, please come and say a few words."

Su Tian followed suit and walked to the front and turned around to face everyone.

Since being equipped with the "Big Boss", Su Tian still clearly feels the changes in the people around him, not only the players, but also the coach.

"Okay, brothers, I think everyone knows what the goal of the Lakers is this season, and that is to defend the title! And if you want to defend the title, you have to knock down all the enemies on the road! No matter it's the Warriors or the Clippers, no matter the Warriors The dragon is still a knight, as long as he stops us from defending our title, then we must defeat him and knock him down! Defeat him!"

As soon as Su Tian finished speaking, the team members below also echoed.

"Don't worry Su, we will definitely have no problem."

"No problem, I will definitely defend my title!"

"Charge! Defend the title!!"

Seeing how energetic everyone was, Su Tian felt relieved.

The next day, October 10, the Lakers played against the Warriors away from home.

The Warriors let go of Durant during the offseason and re-signed Green. Although they retained the Iron Triangle lineup, Clay failed to return due to a knee injury, and the Warriors' lineup was not complete.

Of course, I have to say that Miles is indeed a figure. Facing the Warriors that are about to collapse, they still brought D'Angelo Russell and Glenn Robinson III to the Warriors as supplements and transitions.

As a result, the Warriors' starting lineup also became Curry, Russell, Robinson, Green, and Rooney.

As for Pascal, Jordan Poole and others on the bench, their level is even more limited, and pales in comparison to the previous players Livingston and Iguodala.

After taking a look at the Warriors' lineup, Su Tian knew that the Warriors' era had passed. Even if the Warriors won the championship again, it would never be with this lineup.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Big Eyebrow, and McGee.

Facing the Warriors with such a lineup, it was another preseason game, so neither Su Tian nor George planned to play for too long. Even if they did play, they would focus on organization.

Soon, the game started, McGee grabbed the first right of attack, Brunson got the ball and came to the frontcourt, facing Curry, he chose to break through directly.

Su Tianze kept the Warriors' defensive lineup in check by running without the ball.

Brunson had been holding his breath all offseason. He was very fast and directly broke through Curry's defense. After reaching the basket, he went straight for a layup.

After scoring, Brunson beat his chest while cheering himself up.

Su Tian looked on and felt very happy. After all, Brunson's strength has increased, which is a good thing for the Lakers.

The ball changed and it was the Warriors' turn to attack. Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, observed the Lakers' defensive lineup, and called Green to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of Green's pick-and-roll, Curry broke through, came to the free throw line, and shot directly.

Curry has been careful enough. After all, the Lakers now have two strong men in the paint, Big Eyebrow and McGee.

But Curry's throwing shot was still affected by his thick eyebrows. Basketball struck iron. McGee turned around to grab the rebound and passed the ball to Su Tian who stepped forward to respond.

When Su Tian got the ball, he was not in a hurry, but slowly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

After arriving in the frontcourt, facing Russell's defense, Su Tian did not rush to attack, but called on Nong Mei to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Using the pick-and-roll of Nongmei to break through, Nongmei directly turned around and headed for the basket.

And just when Green didn't know who to guard, Su Tian threw the ball directly to the basket.

At this time, the thick eyebrow saw the right opportunity, jumped up high, got the basketball, and smashed it into the basket.

boom--

"Alley-oops from Sue and Davis!!!"

"Although this is the first time for the two of them to work together, the tacit understanding between them is really great!!"

"That's true. The two of them are so compatible!"

"I didn't expect that in just the first preseason game, the two of them immediately cooperated successfully in alley-oops. It seems that they have practiced a lot in private."

After the dunk landed, Nongmei went to Su Tian and gave him a high-five to celebrate. Nongmei looked very excited and excited.

After Nongmei came to the Lakers, Nongmei did what Su Tian expected. He did not clearly say that this is Su Tian's team or this is my team.

Since it is not stated clearly, it means that there are still some ideas.

In Nongmei's view, if he wins the championship this season and gets FMVP, then the boss himself will do his part.

Su Tian naturally knew about the little idea of ​​thick eyebrows, but Su Tian didn't panic at all.

No matter how proud you were before, now that you are here, just be submissive to the "Big Boss"!

Then we played a few more rounds, basically organized by Su Tian and George.

Halfway through the first quarter, Su Tian and George both came off the court to rest, giving more playing time to the substitute lineup and bench.

Then Su Tian and George, including Davis, only played again for a few minutes at the beginning of the third quarter and never played again.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 122-99. Although the preseason game does not count as a record, Lakers fans still felt physically and mentally refreshed watching the Lakers brutalize the Warriors.

In this game, Su Tian, ​​George and Nongmei didn't play for a long time, so Brunson won the team's scoring title.

Brunson scored 28 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, showing a more comprehensive scoring method.

In addition, Caruso, Nunn, Dunro, and Kuzma also showed more mature performances than last season, and even Curry's performance has become better.