As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

After losing to the Indiana Pacers, the Lakers then lost to the league's weak team, the Charlotte Bobcats, on the road.

Similar to their loss to the Pacers, the Bobcats also blocked the Lakers' passes to Zhou Ze.

In their view, it is unrealistic to want to defend Kobe, and the benefits are extremely poor.

But it is not difficult to strangle Zhou Ze to death.

In this regard, Raymond Felton, the Bobcats' starting point guard, Zhou Ze's former college teammate and one of North Carolina's five young players, did a pretty good job.

Felton was the third-best point guard in the 05 draft, behind Deron Williams and Chris Paul.

He had 4 steals tonight, 3 of which were passes from Parker to Zhou Ze.

Parker had 8 turnovers tonight.

In addition, when defending against the Lakers' fast break, the Bobcats suppressed Zhou Ze's three-pointers and did not give him any chance to shoot.

After Zhou Ze broke through the basket, he forced a delay on him at the free throw line.

Zhou Ze, with his speed, could dunk over a center, but if the opponent delayed him at the free throw line, how could he take off? Then there was Zhou Ze's poor finishing ability at the rim. If he encountered defense at the free throw line and forced a breakthrough, he would either miss the shot or be intercepted by the opponent.

Although Zhou Ze took 15 shots tonight, 5 of them were forced shots. In NBA terms, these were bad shot choices.

15中6，三分球10中3，罚球4中2。

拿到了17分9篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽。

1 block was given to former teammate Raymond Felton.

The Lakers eventually lost to the Charlotte Bobcats 102-112, and the team suffered two consecutive losses.

However...

To make matters worse, the Lakers' main rotation center Chris Mihm twisted his knee while competing for a rebound. According to the post-match injury diagnosis, he will miss the rest of the February games.

This news is like adding insult to injury for the majority of Lakers fans.

Zhou Ze's playing style was further analyzed by the front office staffs of the major teams in the league...

The rookie wall that was broken before has risen again.

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"Can the Lakers really make the playoffs in the wild West? Even though they are fourth in the West, they are only 1.5 games behind the fifth-placed Nuggets..."

"According to the current trend, it is indeed not easy for the Lakers to enter the playoffs..."

"With Chris Mihm injured, can Kwame Brown play the entire game? Or should we let Andrew Byram, the smart guy who can't even defend a pick-and-roll, play?"

"The Lakers need to find a tough, dark center as soon as possible."

"No, no, no... I think the Lakers should trade for a quality point guard as soon as possible. Zhou did create a lot of open looks in tonight's game, but Smush had trouble passing the ball to him the first time."

"Yeah... not to mention Jason Kidd and Steve Nash's pass, even a backcourt of Raymond Felton's level still needs to have it."

"Right, right, even if the offense isn't good, as long as the defense and organization are good, that's fine."

The Lakers' backup center suffered an injury.

Zhou Ze's playing style was further analyzed, and his shortcomings were magnified again.

This makes Lakers fans worried.

However, it is really hard to find qualified backup centers and point guards in the trading market.

However, just an hour after the Lakers announced that Chris Mihm would miss the February games due to injury, another piece of news caused an uproar in the American media.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons have reached a player trade.

The Lakers sent Brian Cook to the Pistons in exchange for Darko Milicic and a second-round pick in 06.

Brian Cook was a draft pick in 03. He was selected by the Lakers with the 24th pick in the first round. He is 206cm tall and weighs 114kg. He served as a substitute for Shaquille O'Neal in his rookie season.

Now he serves as Zhou Ze's substitute.

This is also an alternative power forward who is keen on three-pointers.

The main means of scoring is to shoot three-pointers from a fixed point. They are afraid of confrontation in the interior and have almost no defense and rebounding.

Overall, he is a beggar version of Zhou Ze.

He currently averages 8 points and 3 rebounds per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 42.9%, but he only takes 1.0 shots per game and makes 0.43.

In addition, what is most unbearable for Phil Jackson and the Lakers coaching staff is...

This guy has very poor psychological quality. The more critical the moment, the less likely he is to score.

The Lakers sent him away.

That's not a bad thing for Cook.

With the sudden emergence of Zhou Ze, the bust No. 1 draft pick Kwame Brown has become less and less useful, and has been able to get less and less playing time. After going to the Detroit Pistons, he may be reused.

However, the Lakers traded Cook for the bust No. 2 pick Darko Milicic, which the outside world really couldn't understand.

Isn't this a typical case of the Lakers trying anything desperately?

Can you save your Lakers' inside line by adding a bust second pick?

Do you Lakers players have three water drops in your name, so you want to become a concentration camp for parallel imports?

ESPN rated the deal between the two parties.

Lakers: D-!

Pistons: B-!

Sports Illustrated even went a step further and gave the Lakers' trade an F grade.

However...

What they don't know is that the Lakers' trade is not only to strengthen the inside line, but also to select a point guard with strong organizational skills and a bad temper from the 06 draft.

The current Lakers have accumulated two second-round draft picks in 2.

It is still possible to exchange it for a first-round draft pick.

If that doesn't work...

Then add some more chips.

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"The Lakers, the league's concentration camp of parallel imports!"

This stupid move by the Lakers management may very well ruin Zhou Ze's Rookie MVP title!

"Okay! It seems Kobe has no chance of winning this year's MVP award."

"Surprise! The 03 bust second overall pick officially joins the Lakers!"

Los Angeles Parallel Import Brigade!

"It was premeditated. Darko Milicic will represent the Lakers in the New Orleans game!"

The Lakers announced the deal on February 2.

According to normal procedures, the players would have to spend at least two or three days packing up. However, Darko Milicic seemed to be well prepared. The moment the deal was reached, he flew to New Orleans by himself.

Can't wait to team up with the Los Angeles elbows to give Chris Paul some intensity.