Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Staples Center, Los Angeles.

It is now approaching October, and the Lakers will have their first preseason game of the 10-1 season on October 2017, so the players are training in the training hall.

At this time, except for Zhuang Yu, all the other players of the team have returned to the team and are conducting group confrontation training on the field.

One group is Jrue Holiday, Clarkson, Korver, Anderson, and Lopez.

The other group is Deron, Mike Carter-Williams, Gerald Green, Nick Young, and Nance Jr.

On the court, Lopez's team got the ball.

Holiday advanced with the ball, and after reaching the frontcourt, he first called for a pick-and-roll, and when Lopez came forward, he tried to get rid of him, then broke through and passed the ball to Clarkson. After Clarkson got the ball, he made a fake shot, and then broke through, rushed into the inside, and scored a layup against Nance's defense.

"Coach, why don't we replace Zubac? Nance Jr. is still a little short in height and is not very effective in guarding the inside," assistant coach Madsen suggested.

"Yeah." Coach Scott nodded.

Soon, Coach Scott made a substitution, replacing Zubac, but did not replace Nance Jr. Instead, he replaced him with Gerald Green, changing from a big and four small lineups to a regular lineup.

After this substitution, the height of the inside line was guaranteed, but Deron's team was still at a disadvantage...

"boom!"

With a dull thud, Zubac's shot missed. Lopez grabbed the rebound and passed it to Holiday. Holiday launched a counterattack and accelerated towards the basket after reaching the frontcourt, but he did not shoot himself. Instead, he attracted the defense and passed the ball to Anderson.

Anderson didn't shoot, but passed the ball to Lopez who followed up.

At this time, Lopez followed along the middle, received the pass from Anderson, took three steps, and made a one-handed dunk.

"Beautiful." Assistant Coach Madsen cheered excitedly.

In the next few rounds, Lopez and his team firmly had the upper hand. On the offensive end, Holiday did not attack much by himself, but attracted the defense and created opportunities for his teammates. The main scorers were Lopez, Clarkson, and Korver.

In fact, the reason why Lopez's group has the upper hand is not the offense, but the defense.

Holiday, Clarkson, Korver, Anderson, and Lopez. This lineup includes Holiday in the backcourt, Korver and Anderson in the forward line, and Lopez in the inside. Except for Clarkson whose defense is not very strong, the defense of the other four points are very good.

Needless to say, Lopez was the Lakers' inside gate last season. Not only did he have the best season of his career on the offensive end, but he also performed equally well on the defensive end.

Anderson relies on his height and long arms, plus his excellent basketball IQ. He is not very good on the offensive end due to his unstable shooting, but his defensive and organizational abilities are very good.

Last season, the Lakers' main lineup on the defensive end was a defensive system built around Zhuang Yu, Anderson and Lopez.

At this time, they didn't have Zhuang Yu, but they had Holiday.

Last season, Holiday averaged 32.6 minutes per game for the Pelicans, contributing 15.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists. His performance was outstanding, but his personal data was still far behind Gordon Hayward and Paul Millsapry.

In addition, Gordon Hayward and Paul Millsap were both selected to the All-Star team last season.

In order to sign Holiday, the Lakers offered him a five-year, $5 million contract, with an average annual salary of nearly $1.4 million.

You should know that when Millsap joined the Nuggets, he only signed a three-year, $9000 million contract with an average annual salary of $3000 million, which is not much higher than Holiday's contract.

What's more, Holiday has a big 5-year contract.

It can be said that Holiday's contract is close to the maximum salary contract for an All-Star player.

The reason why the Lakers gave him such a big contract is that in addition to Holiday's stable and outstanding performance in the Pelicans and his young age, his defensive ability is also a plus.

This is a guard with excellent defensive ability. He has excellent physical fitness and positive defensive attitude, and he is very tough on the defensive end.

Although Zhuang Yu was not on the court at this time, Holiday's outstanding defensive ability, coupled with Lopez and Anderson, formed a good defensive system.

Under their defense, it was not easy for Deron and his team to score, after all, they did not have a strong scoring point.

"boom!"

With a dull thud, Nick Young's three-point shot missed.

Anderson grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, quickly reaching the frontcourt.

Holiday, Korver and Clarkson also came to the frontcourt. Anderson pushed the ball to Holiday with both hands. Holiday grabbed the basketball and pretended to attack the basket, but then passed the ball to Korver outside the three-point line.

At this time, Deron and his team did not have enough time to retreat, and the only three who returned to the backcourt were all attracted by Clarkson, Holiday, and Anderson. At this time, there was no one in front of Korver. Before the ball was passed, he was ready to shoot, bent his knees, opened his hands, and waited for the ball to enter his hand before he jumped up quickly and flicked his wrist.

As a three-point shooter, Korver has very beautiful movements, very fast shots, and accurate shots, especially in open opportunities.

"Shh!"

There was a soft sound, and the basketball hit the net.

There was a burst of cheers from the sidelines.

Coach Scott and Assistant Coach Madsen also smiled.

They are very satisfied with the two players added by the team during the offseason. Korver has an excellent three-point shot and is a stable three-point shooter. Holiday can not only score, but also has excellent organizational skills and defense. He can be regarded as a low-profile version of Zhuang Yu.

Assistant coach Madsen said: "Shouldn't Clarkson be allowed to return to the same group as Deron? After all, he is the sixth man of the team. And Deron and his team are missing Clarkson's strong point in scoring. Facing Lopez's defense, it is difficult for them to score."

"Yeah." Coach Scott nodded in agreement, and then said, "It's a pity that Zhuang Yu hasn't come back yet. If Zhuang Yu comes back, let him play with Holiday, Korver, Anderson, and Lopez, and let Clarkson return to the bench and play with Deron and the others. That would be even better."

"Yes." Assistant coach Madsen agreed, "If Zhuang Yu comes back, our starting lineup will be even stronger. On the offensive end, we have Zhuang Yu, the scoring champion, and Holiday, Korver, and Lopez. Even if Anderson doesn't score much, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that Zhuang Yu is the best defensive player. He and Holiday, Lopez

The defense of the lineup composed of , Anderson and Korver will also be extremely strong. "

Coach Scott couldn't help but show excitement when talking about this: "When Zhuang Yu comes back, the only player in our starting lineup who is a little bit worse at defense is Korver. In fact, Korver's defense is only slightly worse than those four, but not worse than the others. Although he doesn't have explosive physical fitness, he has excellent height and a positive defensive attitude. With the addition of Zhuang Yu and the other four, our defense will not be worse than the Spurs. We will even be stronger than the Spurs in terms of the speed of switching and helping defense."

The Spurs' defense is also strong, but they have a traditional lineup, so their switching speed is relatively slow. The Lakers have one big player and four small players, so they will be better than the Spurs in switching speed.

When Zhuang Yu comes back, that scene... just thinking about it makes Coach Scott and Assistant Coach Madsen excited.

"village."

"Zhuang Yu..."

Just at this moment, a surprised voice came.

Coach Scott and Assistant Coach Madsen were both delighted and subconsciously turned their heads to look, only to see a tall, sunny and handsome young man walking towards them - who else could it be but Zhuang Yu.

"Haha..." Coach Scott laughed and said to assistant coach Madsen, "Look, he's here just as we were talking about him."

The two men came forward with smiles, and Zhuang Yu also smiled and hugged the two coaches.

At this time, the players on the sidelines and the players on the field saw Zhuang Yu and they all stopped.

"Zhuang Yu, you are finally back."

"Brother, I missed you so much."

"Boss, why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back so I could pick you up."

Everyone surrounded Zhuang Yu, all very happy and excited.

Zhuang Yu hugged everyone one by one, then looked at Holiday, Korver, and other new teammates who were not unfamiliar but also not familiar to him.

"Zhu, I'm glad to be your teammate." Zhuang Yu opened his arms to Holiday, hugged Holiday, and said with a smile: "Welcome to be one of us."

"Kyle..."

Afterwards, Zhuang Yu hugged Korver, McCaw (Mike Carter-Williams), Tyreke Evans and Jodie Meeks one by one to welcome their joining.

After some greetings, Coach Scott called the players back to the field to continue training.

Zhuang Yu said, "Coach, I'll come too."

Coach Scott was stunned to see that Zhuang Yu had taken off his coat and was wearing a jersey and shorts. All his equipment was ready.

Coach Scott smiled and said, "Do we need to warm up first?"

"No need." Zhuang Yu shook his head.

"Well, you go in, too. Play in a group with Holiday, Korver, Anderson, and Lopez." Coach Scott nodded and yelled to Clarkson, "Clarkson, you play in a group with Deron, Nick Young, Kuzma, and Zubac."

......

Soon, the players returned to the field.

Zhuang Yu, Holiday, Korver, Anderson, and Lopez looked at each other and couldn't help laughing, while Clarkson and Deron on the other side were also laughing, but they were bitter smiles.

They couldn't beat him before, and now with Zhuang Yu around, they are even less able to beat him.

Of course, Coach Scott also knew that there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides, but this was just a training match, not to determine the winner. He just couldn't wait to see how strong the new starting lineup would be after Zhuang Yu returned.