Travel back to be a superstar

Chapter 136 The Wizards and the Lakers
The Wizards have reached the playoffs for two consecutive years and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, but unfortunately lost to the Celtics.The Wizards have slowly grown into a regular playoff team.

The Wizards completed the maximum-salary contract renewals with Otto Porter and John Wall during the offseason, plus the maximum-salary contract they provided to Bradley Beal last summer, they now have 3 maximum-salary players.

Their coach, Brooks, had 7 years of coaching experience in the Thunder before he became the head coach of the Wizards. In his fourth year of coaching the Thunder, the talented youth team went all the way to the finals.Now, the development trajectory of the Wizards is quite similar to that of the previous Thunder.After completing the maximum-salary contract extension with John Wall and others, Coach Brooks is bound to build a team around these three maximum-salary players, which is no stranger to him.But what is different from the Thunder is that the Wizards successively offered them maximum salary offers and kept them all in the team.

But the question now is, can the future of the Washington Wizards be sustainable?This is the serious problem they are about to face.To put it mildly, they're tying themselves up, which would be a pretty big payout given that the team has maxed out John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter.In addition, the Wizards' salary structure is also extremely unreasonable.

Resources should bring balance to a team's bench, not in ways they can't afford.In addition to the nearly 3000 million contracts of Ian Mahinmi and Mahin Gortat, the salary of the Wizards' two guns and Porter's 5 people reached more than 9000 million.

The depth of the bench, conceptually speaking, is to determine how far the team can go in the playoffs.During the regular season, players like Wall and Bill can carry for 40 minutes, but this is almost impossible under the intensity of the playoffs.The weaker players on the bench will be infinitely targeted by opponents and become the target of the entire series, thereby depriving the team of the flexibility it needs.This is the current dilemma of the Wizards: too much reliance on Wall, Beal, Porter and Markieff Morris. Simply put, the non-core players on the team cannot be trusted.Although these starters continue to improve their personal best seasons, once the team encounters stronger opponents or falls into an unfavorable matchup, they alone cannot turn the tide.

Sustaining is expensive.That means paying for Wall, Beal and Porter's needs at the same time, especially as the team struggles to make ends meet with the supply of bench talent.Moreover, since last season, Wall's team leadership position is constantly being impacted by Bill, and, in many cases, Bill's contribution on the court is more than Waldo's.No matter on or off the court, there will be news of discord between the two from time to time. Although the relationship between the two seems to be a lot more harmonious after they respectively won the big contracts, this relationship is delicate. It is very likely that one of them will be traded or other due to the inability to break through in the playoffs.But it cannot be denied that the current Wizards have the strength of the top 4 in the Eastern Conference, and even the entire league can rank in the top 8.

Compared with the Wizards, the Lakers can make up for the shortcomings as long as they are not pulled too many points.Therefore, Wharton still has a certain desire to defeat the Wizards. After all, the team has lost 3 games in a row and has established a new core. Now the team needs a victory to stabilize the internal atmosphere!If there is still no effect after the team's new core is established, then what is waiting for Wharton will be swept away, and what is waiting for the Lakers is probably a longer road to reconstruction!
After going through the conflict in the locker room, the current atmosphere of the Lakers is not bad. It seems that everyone has a firmer idea, that is, team basketball.Yes, Lonzo and Ingram reunited, which relieved Jim, who secretly watched the players training, "I don't know how he did it, but it seems that the two children are like brothers! And the other players are also full of energy."

Magic Johnson, who accompanied him, smiled and said, "It's not him, but them. The team is a whole. As long as there is any mistake in any one person or link, then this team will face a huge threat, such as the Cavaliers. If they don't trade Irving, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Let's go, John, let's go have a cup of coffee." The two old people walked outside slowly.

Before the matchup with the Wizards, Walton accepted a small news interview, and more than a dozen reporters asked him questions, "It is reported that the Lakers have had a major conversation within the team, which is about establishing the core of the team. Can you disclose it?"

"I think everyone will see you soon." Wharton smiled politely.

"So do you have confidence in today's game? After all, the Lakers suffered a three-game losing streak."

"Hehe, I hate losing, I hate losing, so today we will fight for victory. I think the whole of Los Angeles is eager for us to win the game!"

"So..."

"Okay, gentlemen, I believe that the answers to all the questions will be in the next game. Why don't we enjoy this hearty showdown together!" After speaking, Wharton walked into the locker room.

In the locker room, Brewer and Luol Deng stood in front of the door of the locker room. Jiang Dashan directly became one of the core of the team, and his own existence had a kind of magic power. Therefore, the leaders of the locker room were handed over to the oldest Luol Deng and Brewer.

"The core of the team has now become three people, Ingram, Lonzo, and our most perverted J!" Brewer took the lead in applauding, and everyone looked at Jiang Dashan and burst into laughter.

"But it cannot be said that they will bear everything, because we will not win by relying on them alone!" Deng added, he was impassioned, "Maybe, next season, some of our friends will leave here. After all, the league is a huge deal."

Then, Deng suddenly stood on the stool, "I hope that every player who walks into the Lakers can be proud of being a member of it. This kind of pride does not come from inheritance, but from oneself! We start training at 4 o'clock in the morning every day, for what!"

"Victory!" "Into the playoffs!". . .

"Yes, for victory, for entering the playoffs, for the glory of the Lakers, and at the same time, for our own glory! I also hope that every Lakers player who is traded can become the core of the next team; every Lakers player who dies can have his jersey retired together!"

"Not everyone can become the core of the Lakers, because only the core of other teams can come to the Lakers to play as a substitute!"

"Not everyone can wear the Zijin uniform, because only the best players in various positions in the league can stand at the top of Los Angeles!"

"Not everyone can bring back the glory of the Lakers, because of you." Brewer glanced at his teammates with firm faces, "Because of you, my children, you have already stood here, and no one is more suitable than you to hold up the banner of the Purple and Gold Legion!"

"Come on, forget the shame of the past, share weal and woe, let us work together! Win today's victory! For glory!"

"For glory!" Everyone raised their arms and shouted together!At this time, the Lakers are no longer a group of green young people, they are the best soldiers on the battlefield!They will go nowhere!

"This is CCTV Sports Channel, I am Yang Yi, and he is Su Qun!"

"Haha! Yang Yi is so naughty!" "I didn't expect you to be such a person!" Netizens couldn't stop laughing.

Su Qun was also helpless, "Okay, after the Lakers suffered a three-game losing streak, there is news that the Lakers have made internal adjustments and established a new core, and Jiang Dashan is likely to become one of the leaders of the Lakers. I believe that in the past two days, all the fans who follow Jiang Dashan are very nervous. The game is about to start, and the answer will be revealed soon! Let us wait for the last minute and the starting lineups of the two teams!"

　Available Friday! ~ Can't delay any longer~ I hope it won't hit the street!
　　
　
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