One Thousand and Sixty-Four. Smooth Training, Unsuccessful Recruitment

Sun Ce never thought that one day he would actively seek out someone to abuse him to increase his training motivation...

I felt inferior in the morning when I was competing with James, so I worked hard in the afternoon, expecting to improve my strength and confrontation.

I felt inferior in the afternoon when I was competing with Kobe and Nash, expecting to be more stable after strengthening my core strength.

I felt inferior in the afternoon when I was competing with Klay Thompson and Paul George in three-point shooting, expecting to be better after strengthening my core strength.

I felt too inferior, so I went to Jimmy to abuse him and relieve the sadness of being abused...

Of course, sometimes I did encounter training problems, and Tim Hardaway and Stockton were no match for me, so I went to ask the current technical masters.

As time went by, Sun Ce gradually got used to this kind of training. Since there was no option to start over after failure in this training, there were occasional mistakes, and one or two single-group trainings were not completed on certain days, but most of them were completed.

During this period, a lot of things happened in the NBA, and it was a blow to the Grizzlies...

The Grizzlies were very low-key in negotiating a two-year short contract with Lowry, but the Raptors intervened and gave him a two-year, $20 million contract.

Although Lowry also wanted to return to Memphis to win the championship together, he was the point guard selected by Jerry West for the Grizzlies in 2006, but the gap between two years and 6.72 million and two years and 20 million is too big.

Sun Ce really didn't expect his team to be so coquettish that they dared to trick a player who almost won the best sixth man last season and averaged 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists to come back as a backup point guard.

What Sun Ce didn't expect the most was that he almost succeeded, but he lost in the end in terms of salary, which was nearly 7 million per year. Even if the Grizzlies gave him a 1+1 player option and only played for one year, the gap was really too big.

Sun Ce learned from Chris Wallace that Lowry's inclination to join the team was partly due to his old club, and partly because he was confident that he could become the best sixth man as a substitute in the Grizzlies. Last season, Lowry played as the sixth man in the Nuggets. In addition, the Nuggets only gave him a middle-class contract, so it would be better for him to come to the Grizzlies, where he could compete for the championship.

Lowry also saw that the Nuggets' style of play could not win the championship, and there were no real superstar-level players.

Unfortunately, the general manager of the Raptors had a good vision and gave Lowry a big contract and starting guarantee. Even if Lowry didn't look at the starting position, he still went to the North for the money.

Sun Ce was very sad to see Lowry, who averaged 17 points per game last season, and DeRozan, a talented shooting guard of the same class who averaged 17 points per game, get together...

The Grizzlies' front and inside reinforcements were very smooth, but the point guard... could only wait slowly, and couldn't randomly find someone. For example, Arenas took the initiative to come for a tryout, but was rejected by the Grizzlies.

It was September 12th, and finally, a deal that had been circulating for a long time was reached!

The Lakers, Hawks, and 76ers reached a three-way deal.

The Lakers sent Pau Gasol in exchange for Josh Smith, Earl Clark, and the 76ers' 2014 first-round draft pick.

The 76ers sent Iguodala and the 2014 first-round draft pick in exchange for Pau Gasol.

The Hawks sent Earl Clark and Josh Smith in exchange for Andre Iguodala.

In the end, the 76ers were reluctant to trade Howard, but traded back a top power forward.

When Sun Ce saw this deal, he felt that the 76ers would be slow to death next season. The Lakers let Gasol play full-time center last season because Gasol moved slower.

Evans + Gasol + Howard, this can be called a Big Three combination, but it is too slow. The key is that although Howard's back injury treatment went smoothly, it was a minimally invasive surgery...

But there is definitely no problem in the playoffs, and it looks very impressive.

On the Lakers side, Josh Smith is far inferior to Gasol.

Except for being young, he has no advantage. Even with Earl Clark and a first-round pick, it is not as good as Gasol's trading value.

Then the purpose is very simple, to pin hopes on Josh Smith, who has developed his talent for 8 years but has not fully developed his talent, to make the lineup younger. Josh Smith is half a year younger than Paul, and even if Josh Smith is not as strong as Gasol, he is worse than Gasol in speed, mobility, and pick-and-roll, and is more suitable for Paul.

Sun Ce guessed that the Lakers completely changed the core to Paul and built the team around Paul. Sun Ce also saw that Kobe had lost weight again. Sun Ce asked directly, and Kobe had lost weight to 92 kilograms, the lightest year since the new century.

In addition, the Olympic style of play mainly focused on shooting and catching the ball, and asking for advice from Thunder-Miller... are all to cooperate with the style of play with Paul as the core. Of course, Kobe is more suitable for this style of play now.

Because it is still very strong! Anyway, Sun Ce has to look for abuse once a week...

Sun Ce feels that the Lakers' reconstruction is going smoothly, but the inside line is not as strong as before.

The introduction of the inside trio of Jordan Hill, Jamison, and Josh Smith cannot be compared with the combination of Odom + Gasol.

But if Paul is the core, this lineup is indeed more suitable. Through Sun Ce's observation of the US team in the Olympics, Paul's transformation to the floor flow style has been successful.

It's just that the Hawks sent away Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, and brought back Iguodala...Sun Ce didn't understand what the Hawks were trying to do, and they were heading in the direction of the Spurs? Build a lineup to match the Spurs?

In addition to this deal involving Gasol, there were other large and small transactions that took place near the end of the offseason, and Sun Ce didn't pay too much attention.

The recruitment of point guards for his team is not going well. Sun Ce also heard one reason. Some veteran point guards are worried that the Grizzlies will have "win-win sequelae" next season after winning the championship. After all, defending the title has only been possible in the new century. The Lakers have done it before. Throughout NBA history, only the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets, and Pistons can defend their title. No other team can do it.

Especially for teams in small cities, only the Pistons have defended their title.

There are those who are motivated like Lowry and those who are desperate like Arenas, but most veterans have reached the stage of holding on to their thighs and pursue safety. For example, Chris Duhon went to the Lakers, and Mike James went to the Mavericks. Belinelli went to the Bulls, Nick Young and Jason Richardson went to the 76ers...

Many veterans prefer to go to championship teams in big cities, and they are championship teams that did not win the championship last season.

The more times he has played, Sun Ce has gradually gotten used to it. If there is no offseason, there is training camp, and there is also the trade deadline in the middle of the season. If it doesn't work, you can still trade.

If some veterans or powerful role players who are eager to win the championship are worried that their Grizzlies team will slack off due to winning the championship next season, then perform well to attract the opponent!