NBA’s aging star system

The Lakers' pre-game training camp has been open for a few days, and the various lineups have begun to work together. Although the strength of the Lakers' bench lineup has declined this season, as long as Su Tian leads it, it will be enough.

After an offseason, Su Tian observed that some players have made very obvious progress, including not only Brunson before, but also Keldon Johnson, Brando, and Dort who are on their rookie contracts.

In Su Tian's view, Johnson's strength is no problem as a starter, not to mention that in the Lakers' starting lineup, Johnson does not have to bear many responsibilities, which reduces his pressure.

Although Dort and Brando are still in their rookie contracts, their immediate combat abilities are fully qualified for their current positions.

Seeing the team's thriving scene, Su Tian expressed his expectation.

But it's not all good news. Some players have declined, such as Paul George.

"Paul, you've been too indulgent this offseason, buddy," Su Tian joked with a smile.

"Oh, it's a bit too much, but don't worry, I will adjust my condition as soon as possible." George said sheepishly.

After returning from a vacation, George gained more than one lap of weight. So when the training camp just started, Walton had to ask George to lose weight and control his diet.

George also knew that he was in the wrong, so he cooperated very cooperatively in losing weight, trying to return to his previous state before the game started.

A few days later, the Lakers took makeup photos and were interviewed by reporters at the same time. As the star of the Lakers, Su Tian naturally cannot miss this link.

"Su, what are your views or expectations for the Lakers' new season?"

"Su, are the Lakers still aiming to win the championship in the new season?"

"Su, what do you think of your new teammates?"

"Su, do you think your new teammates are strong enough to support you in winning the championship?"

These reporters asked questions one after another after seeing Su Tian, ​​and Su Tian could only answer them one by one while trying to avoid the traps.

"I have always said before that no matter what changes happen to the team, my goal has never changed, and that is to win the championship, and it is the same this season."

"This season the Lakers have many new friends. This is normal. I welcome these new friends and wish the old friends better development."

"We still need a period of time to adjust, and I don't know exactly what it will look like, but our goal is the same, and that is to win the championship!"

After dealing with these reporters easily, the preparations for the 21-22 season are all over, and the next step is to welcome the preseason of the new season.

At the same time, the running-in within the Lakers team is gradually getting on the right track. After all, the main players have not changed. All the players who come and go are role players, and the running-in is easy.

Soon the time came to October 10th, and the Lakers' first preseason game arrived on time. The Lakers played against the Nets at home.

The Nets' season can be said to be very regretful. They originally had enough strength to compete for the championship, but because of Antetokounmpo's kick, Irving was directly lifted off the court, and the Nets also lost that round of the series.

After an offseason of training, Irving resurrected with full blood and returned to the game.

The Nets were not idle during the offseason, and brought in many good players such as Millsap, Aldridge, and Bruce Brown.

It's just that in this preseason game, the Nets did not send out the main lineup, but only arranged the substitute lineup and the bench.

Irving, Durant, Harden and others sat on the sidelines watching the game in casual clothes, and none of them appeared on the playing list.

This is not the case for the Lakers. After all, they are at Staples. The Lakers must also consider the feelings of the Lakers fans who come here and let the main players go up and play for a few minutes.

Soon the game started, and the Lakers naturally got the starting lineup.

Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Johnson, George, thick eyebrows.

The Nets have a weak substitute lineup.

After the game started, Su Tian got the ball and started the first attack.

Su Tian knew exactly what the fans wanted to see, so he made a quick change of direction in front of his body to shake off the defense, and then headed towards the basket with the ball.

Su Tian was very fast, and the Nets didn't react in time, so they could only watch as Su Tian succeeded in a one-handed dunk.

2-0

Su Tian contributed a dunk at the beginning of the game, which directly satisfied the expectations of the fans at the scene. So in the next few rounds, Su Tian stopped playing hard and started passing the ball to assist his teammates.

Within a few minutes, Walton called a timeout, removed all the main lineup except Johnson, and put on the substitute lineup to start training mode.

The big three, Su Tian, ​​George, and Thick Eyebrows, all put on training uniforms, and it seemed that they did not plan to play again.

The three of them did not play in the next game, but they were also very dedicated and acted as the atmosphere team off the court.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the game 123-101.

Although a preseason game doesn't mean much, it can also be seen that the Lakers' bench lineup is not as weak as everyone thought.

Time soon came to October 10, the Lakers' second preseason game, an away game against the Suns.

The Suns also made some reinforcements during the offseason, and preseason games were naturally used for training. Booker also did not appear on the playing list.

On the Lakers' side, the Big Three were not on the playing list, so the Lakers also sent a substitute lineup.

Brunson, Dort, Johnson, Brando, Boucher.

On the Suns side, although Booker did not play, Paul, Ayton, and Bridges all started.

So the Lakers deserved to lose this game.

However, after losing the game, the Lakers were not frustrated because the Lakers only lost by 5 points.

In other words, the Lakers gave up the Big Three and faced the Suns without Booker, only 5 points behind.

After the game, Su Tian also took the initiative to say hello to the Suns.

McGee, the Lakers' backup center last season, came to the Suns this offseason and enriched the Suns' inside line.

Su Tian had a good relationship with Mikey, so he naturally stepped forward to say hello.

On October 10, the Lakers continued their footsteps and played against the Warriors away from home.

In this game, the Big Three of the Lakers only played Su Tian, ​​while the Warriors except Clay and Wiggins all played.

Su Tian naturally knew that according to the original history, the championship this season would be the Warriors.

It's just that some players from the Warriors have been recruited to the Lakers, including Bjelica, Otto Porter, Payton Jr. and others.

But these are just role players, and Curry is still strong.

It's just that because this game is a preseason game, both the Lakers and the Warriors are mainly training, so neither team has shown their full strength.

In the end, the Lakers won the game, but not by much.

On October 10, the Lakers returned to their home court and faced the Suns again.