The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Originally, the Lakers still had many options this summer.

For example, like another time and space, Dwyane Wade, who fell out with the Heat this season and chose to leave the team.

But the Lakers didn't do that. Wade is getting old. Although he still has the strength, he doesn't have much future. There will be a lot of big names whose league contracts are about to expire in the next two years. The current salary space of the Lakers can completely pursue a top superstar.

According to some media gossip, the Lakers have shown a strong interest in Kings superstar James Harden whose contract expires next summer.

Last season, Harden led his team to the finals, and personally played extremely luxurious statistics, becoming a veritable number one shooting guard in the league.

Although Sacramento belongs to the same California as Los Angeles, it is still the state capital, but after all, it still does not have the feasting and feasting of a big city like Los Angeles. The temptation of the Lakers giants is really beyond the reach of ordinary players.

What's more, the Lakers now have Hao Peng, who is known as the future...or is now the number one center in the league, and Butler, a small forward with strong strength and excellent offense and defense.

Whether you want a more comfortable life or want to win a championship, Los Angeles is the best choice.

It is worth mentioning that in early July, LeBron James and the Cavaliers just reached a two-year contract, and the second year is a player option.

In other words, by next summer, James will also become a free agent, and the Lakers can choose one of the two James.

What makes Wang Xiao a little funny is that James actually only signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers, and the second year is still a player option.

In another time and space, after leading the team to a 1:3 comeback victory over the Warriors in the 15-16 season to win the championship, James and the Cavaliers should have signed a three-year contract with a total value of 100 million US dollars.

But now the three-year contract has become two years. It seems that at this time, James may already be thinking about leaving.

But if it's funny, it's funny. If Wang Xiao was the Lakers management, he would definitely choose LeBron James without hesitation.

Harden is strong, but there are still many flaws, especially his performance every time in the playoffs, which always makes people speechless.

In this regard, your uncle is still your uncle.

Don't look at James is now 32 years old, but even a few years later, he can still show almost terrifying dominance, and he can make a steady profit after signing.

Of course, if the Lakers really sign James by then, then Wang Xiao will have to be careful.

The lethality of Hao Peng + James + Butler is far better than the Big Four of the Cavaliers. That's not a joke.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiao felt that it would be better for the Lakers to sign Harden, at least it would be easier to deal with.

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The Bucks won more wins and lost less in the preseason, mainly because of Embiid's performance.

Knowing that Embiid is a glass man, Wang Xiao was extra careful when using him, and averaged only about 25 minutes of playing time per game.

But Embiid's efficiency is amazing. In just 25 minutes, he was able to average 20+10 per game, which surprised many fans.

Wang Xiao is famous for turning stones into gold, and Embiid is the only player who has been criticized by fans since he was selected over the years.

Participated in the draft in 2014, was reimbursed for the season for two full years, and did not officially come back until 2016.

This is already the worst player among the players selected by Wang Xiao. Before that, not many people were optimistic about Embiid's performance. After all, a professional athlete was reimbursed for two years due to injury, how much is left in his state?

But now Embiid's performance in the preseason has once again proved that Wang Xiao's vision will never go wrong.

After the preseason, the regular season immediately followed. On October 26, the Bucks ushered in the first game of the regular season.

The opponent of the Bucks in the first regular season game is the old rival Washington Wizards.

In the Eastern Conference finals last season, the Bucks eliminated the Wizards and advanced to the finals, and the Eastern Conference finals series between the two teams is considered to be the highest-level matchup in the entire playoffs. .

If there is any team in this league that can stop Wang Xiao's Bucks, it is the Wizards he once coached.

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This summer, the Wizards did not have any reinforcements. On the contrary, power forward Ryan Anderson was poached by a certain team with a four-year 80 million contract. As a last resort, the Wizards could only sign Jeff Green with a one-year 15 million forward position.

Ryan Anderson was replaced by Jeff Green. This is undoubtedly a weakening of the front line, but there is no way.

George and Leonard's annual salary is close to 20 million, and Curry is as high as 25 million.

The total salary of the three has reached 65 million, and with Green's 15 million, it has reached an astonishing 80 million!

Even if the salary cap soars in the new season, it is only about 94 million. It is impossible for the remaining players to receive a basic salary. The Wizards even have to save money to prepare for keeping Gobert next summer.

With the skyrocketing salary cap, the best power forwards on the market are now close to 20 million, and they all have high salaries and long-term contracts. The Wizards have nothing to do.

Even without any reinforcements, the Wizards' lineup is still the top in the league. The three of Curry and George Leonard can crush most teams in the league, which does not include the Bucks.

Players from the two teams debuted. The Bucks started with five players, point guard Giannis Antetokounmpo, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Kevin Durant, and power forward Joel Embiid , center Nikola Jokic.

The Wizards started with five players, point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Paul George, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Jeff Green, and center Rudy Gobert.

Just looking at this lineup, Wang Xiao has already figured out how to play.

First, like last season, storm Curry.

Second, staring at another weak position of the Wizards, Jeff Green played.

In fact, Green is better defensively than Ryan Anderson last season, but the offense is not as good as Anderson, but the quality of defense depends on who is defending.

In front of Embiid, Green is considered a bad defensive type.

In the first quarter of the game, Thompson and Embiid played the best on the Bucks side.

Curry couldn't defend Antetokounmpo at all, so he could only switch defenses with his teammates against Thompson, but it was also difficult for Curry to defend against Thompson. Thompson found several opportunities. He made 3 of 5 shots in the first quarter and 2 of 3 three-pointers. 2 of 2 free throws scored 10 points.

Although Embiid is the first show in an official NBA game, he doesn't have the restraint that a rookie should have at all.

In fact, after two years on the bench, Embiid has long been suffocated!

Now that he can finally appear in the game, Embiid is extremely active, constantly asking for the ball to single Green.

He has no choice but to be positive. His four-year rookie contract now only has two years left. If he can't play his worth in the next two seasons, his big contract will fly away!