roccoschili Chapter 806
Chapter 806
Chapter 806
Vogel is also considered a very good coach. Back then in Indiana, he was the coach who led the Pacers without a superstar and forced the Big Three Heat into desperation.
Now coming to the Magic, the team has high expectations for him and hopes that he will build the team into the Pacers' second.
Pickled Pepper back then, in the Pacers, played a superstar performance under the coach Vogel's system.In the Pacers, the most commendable thing about Pickle is not his offense, but his defense.That Pacers team has strong defensive strength and can compete with the Grizzlies and Spurs.
Vucevic and Neptune Duck are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
Vucevic is a Montenegro player who graduated from the University of Southern California and was a teammate of DeRozan and Taj Gibson.In the 2011 draft, he was selected by the Magic with the 16th overall pick in the first round.
He has excellent immediate combat power when he logs into the NBA. Last season, he averaged 18.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. He is an excellent offensive insider.
At the start of the jump ball, Vucevic beat the duck egg with the jump ball, and Payton Jr. slowly dribbled over.
Payton Jr. graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was selected by the 2014ers with the 10th pick in the first round of the 76 draft and was subsequently traded to the Magic.
Payton Jr. is a traditional point guard who puts passing first and has excellent passing vision. His size has an advantage among point guards. The defensive end is his strength. The main problem is his poor peripheral shooting.
Today's league advocates offense and mostly plays small balls, so it is not so friendly to traditional point guards with poor shooting.Lu Yizhong and Long center are not as popular as they were back then.
If Payton Jr.'s projection cannot be developed, his future may not be so bright.This kind of player who is somewhat against the times is still subject to the version after all, which is impossible.After all, it is people who adapt to the environment, not the environment to adapt to people.
Payton Jr. dribbled over and gave it to Vucevic in the low post.
Vucevic hit a duck egg, using his footsteps and fake moves, a jump hook shot-almost hit!
Ilyasova grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Westbrook to advance.
Westbrook pushed forward, with the help of the duck's cover, he rushed forward with the ball, hit the basket and was nailed by his old teammate Ibaka!
The fans in the stands let out a sigh... Thunder fans are not used to Ibaka appearing as an opponent in official games.
The Magic counterattacked, and Jeff Green hit the basket, causing a foul by Duck.
Jeff Green stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws, giving the Magic a 2-0 lead!
Xie Kai also lamented that after a season of truce, Jeff Green, who was his partner on the wing before, has become an opponent.This feeling is similar to Ibaka and Westbrook.
Westbrook came over with a dribble and gave it to Xie Kai who moved without the ball.
Xie Kai caught the ball and rushed again. With a bow, he cut to the inside and gave the ball to the duck under the basket!
The duck egg hook was interfered by former teammate Ibaka-the ball was missed!
Ilyasova slapped the ball out!
Westbrook catches the ball and distributes it to Pickle on the other side!
Pickled Pepper 3-point shot-strike the iron!
Ibaka rebounds!
Ibaka was so excited after the start of the game that he almost became the presence of swiping the screen on the live broadcast bar!
Wang Meng laughed and said, "Hehe, don't be soft on your old club!"
Yang Yi said: "It's a professional performance not to be soft on your old club!"
For the Magic, Ibaka made a mid-range jumper!
The Magic lead 4:0!
The Thunder fans in the stands didn't know what to say. This guy was traded to play his first game, and he started brilliantly. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
The Thunder still failed to score. Xie Kai missed a jumper and Ibaka had another rebound.
Looking back, Ibaka received a pass from Payton Jr. and scored an alley-oop!
The Magic started with a 6:0 lead!
Thunder timeout!Coach Donovan is obviously dissatisfied with the team's performance at the beginning, lack of aggressiveness on the offensive end, and played a bit dead.On the contrary, the opponent played very confidently and shot very decisively.Of course, Ibaka's performance is too impressive.
Wang Meng asked, "Yang Yi, do you think the Thunder will lose out in this deal, considering Ibaka's current state is so good?"
Yang Yi said: "As long as Paul George is not affected by injuries, I think it is not a loss. As long as Paul George is healthy, he is at the superstar level. He can compete with James in the playoffs. The goal of the Thunder is not In the regular season, their main competitor in the playoffs, the Golden State Warriors, has such a strong striker. They need a player who can compete with each other on the striker. Otherwise, Xie Kai and Westbrook will be under too much pressure. And Paul George can do this, his defense and offense can improve the ceiling of this team, but Ibaka can't. So I don't think the benefit of this trade is seen now, it will not be seen until the playoffs .”
Pause back, the game continues.
Westbrook dribbled over and gave it to Xie Kai.
Xie Kai held the ball and faced Fournier.
富尼耶是法国球员，身高198cm，在2012年的选秀大会中在首轮20顺位被掘金队选中。上赛季他场均可以看下15.4分2.9个篮板2.7次助攻1.2个抢断，3分球命中率为40%。
7月2日，富尼耶和魔术队达成续约协议。7月8日，双方正式签约，合同为期5年价值8500万美元。
A stat like that could fetch $5 million over five years after the TV deal kicks in.This contract is still not highly rated by the outside world.Although Fournier is young and has offensive talent, his physical fitness and pass control ability make it difficult for him to become a superstar, or even an All-Star player.
But the Magic also have difficulties!There are no superstars in this team, and finally there is a potential stock. If they don't invest, they will leave and just fetch water from a bamboo basket.
Rather than spending a lot of money in the free market to find an out-of-date All-Star, it would be better to spend money on potential stocks cultivated by oneself, which seems more realistic.
The Magic didn't flank Xie Kai, and the Thunder's lineup was wide open, and there were two other giants, so it was too risky to flank.
Xie Kai faced Fournier and made a fake move to the right.
Fournier immediately moved to keep up, Xie Kai pulled the ball to his left hand in advance, bowed to Buddha to attract the opponent's attention, then pulled the ball to the right from his crotch, then retreated horizontally, dodged the space, and made a mid-range shot-yes!
The Thunder finally scored!
The Thunder fans in the stands were extremely excited. Durant was originally good at this kind of one-on-one duel at the waist. Unfortunately, this guy left. I thought the team didn't have such a person!Well now, the two-time MVP winner Xie Kailai is here, and the team has a player who can't solve singles again.
(End of this chapter)