Chapter 1190 [Smug Australian SB]

On December 30, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks at home by 52 points, ranking first in the league with their 36th consecutive victory.

The Mavericks players can only play in isolation this season and have almost no coordination with each other.

Their biggest weakness is inside. Salah Mejri, who entered the NBA undrafted, can play as the starting center. Several insiders selected by the Mavericks in the draft are parallel imports, and Guo Xu, the second-round pick of two, can't even remember their names.

The Mavericks will definitely enter the lottery this year and can select high-ranking rookies. The biggest highlight of their game is the statistics of third-year Wiggins. Today's Wiggins is still working hard, not raising Mamba. Another high-paying recruit, Harrison Barnes, can also score a lot of points, but he can't lead the team to win.

The Mavericks lack outstanding organizers on the outside. Deron Williams can retire after this season. Their offensive efficiency is average and there is a black hole on the defensive end.

Previously, the Mavericks had Jrue Holiday as their starting point guard, but this summer Holiday jumped out of the last year of his contract and became a restricted free agent. The Kings poached him with a four-year, $100 million contract.

The Mavericks management felt that Holiday was at risk of injury and did not match the contract. Now he regrets it. Holiday performed very well in the Kings, averaging 19 points and 6 assists per game, becoming a good helper for James Harden.

If Guo Xu hadn't played too short a time today and only played 25 minutes, he would have easily scored 50+. In the counterattack, he could get rid of Deron with a change of speed. Xiaopang had no way to stop him except fouling.

Mavericks substitute Devin Harris is also a loser when facing Guo Xu. Harris, who is nearly 34 years old, has no speed. Even when his speed was at the top, Harris was only a second-rate star. His peak period was only one year.

Injuries were Harris' biggest enemy, as he made one All-Star appearance and suffered several injuries to his shoulders, knees and hamstrings in the years that followed. Injuries have a huge impact on players, especially on a speedy point guard like Harris.

In addition to technique, another key to Guo Xu's superior performance is not to get injured. His attendance rate is astonishingly high, with almost full attendance in the regular season of his career, and he was only seriously injured once by Vujacic in the playoffs.

Guo Xu won the Western Conference Player of the Month in December for the second time, with his only competitor being teammate Durant. The Warriors and Spurs are currently both 28-6, and their records are far behind the Lakers. It will be difficult for the Warriors to win 70+ games this season.

After Durant joined the Lakers, he became the team's second scorer, averaging 25 points on 16.3 shots per game. Durant can't compare with Guo Xu in terms of assists, and he can't compete with Guo Xu for honors.

The Lakers maintain their invincible momentum,

There was only one problem in the team, not on the field, but in the locker room.

Center Andrew Bogut has always been a marginal player in the Lakers and has almost no chance to play. He is very dissatisfied with this and always wants to cause trouble for teenager Zubac, which triggers conflicts in the locker room.

The coaching staff is more willing to train young rookie Zubac. After Adams comes off the court, it is basically Zubac's training time.

Zubac averaged 16 minutes per game and scored 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists. He relied on his height advantage to make air cuts after receiving the ball and it was difficult for the opponent to block the shot. His shooting touch at the basket was still very soft, and his shooting rate was as high as 53.6%.

Adams takes up a lot of playing time in the starting lineup. Occasionally, Harrell also plays a guest role as center to play the five-death strategy. The result is that Bogut does not play at all. He only played 4 games after recovering from his knee injury, all in garbage time. Average time is 3.5 minutes.

Bogut is a proud man. He is only 32 years old this year and thinks he is still very strong. He was a starter when he was with the Bucks.

He began to frequently trouble Zubac in the locker room. Both captains Guo Xu and Horford were on the side of the young player. He went to communicate with Tyronn Lue and asked for more playing time.

The arrangement of the Lakers coaching staff completely disrupted Bogut's plan. He wants to sign a one-year minimum salary with the Lakers, work with Guo Xu to improve his statistics, and then sign a big contract with other teams next year. He will be 33 years old next year. Now that the salary in the league has increased so much, as long as he has data, he will start with an annual salary of at least tens of millions.

Tyronn Lue regards him as a veteran who can retire and win, and wants him to retire after finishing this season.

Tyronn Lue said: "It's impossible to change Steven's starting lineup. Ivica is less than 20 years old and everyone can see his potential. You can't play power forward. I have to arrange it this way."

Unwilling to give up, Bogut took his agent to find Kupchak to report the situation. He wanted to ask Kupchak to put pressure on the coaching staff and increase his playing time on the grounds that he had contributed to the Lakers.

Bogut always overestimates himself. When he first entered the league, he despised Australian veteran Longley and believed that he would be the next big inside player. He also looked down on Yao Ming and looked down on many famous stars. He became a little more honest after being suppressed by Kobe and losing the ball. He was an All-Star at his peak, and then his confidence came back.

After playing for the Bucks for several years, Bogut's data is almost gone, but he still doesn't think he is weak. He believes that as long as there is a suitable tactical system, he can still produce star data. For example, if he is asked to start the game and take on the same tasks as Adams, his ability to eat the cake will not be much different.

The question is, why do the Lakers do this? The world doesn't revolve around Bogut. Does it matter what you say? The Lakers certainly choose to develop players with potential who can play for the team for many years in the future. Bogut looks like a passer-by at first glance, even though he said in an interview when he joined that he wanted to play for the Lakers until he retires.

Kupchak has white hair. What kind of storm has he never seen before? What kind of player have you not seen? Bogut said good things about the Lakers just for his own benefit and wanted to get more playing time. Once this season is over and a team is willing to offer him a high salary, he will definitely leave without saying a word. Maybe he thinks the Lakers are not sincere in renewing his contract.

When his personal interests were damaged, he jumped out in a hurry, completely ignoring the harmony of the locker room. Guo Xu said that it didn't work for him, it was related to how much money he made.

Kupchak cut through the mess quickly and made a trade without ceremony, sending Bogut directly to the Mavericks in exchange for a second-round pick. It just so happens that the Mavericks are currently short of a center. Doesn't Bogut want to play? It's definitely a long trip to Dallas.

The Mavericks management is very grateful to the Lakers. This is a help in rainy weather. Although Bogut's condition has declined sharply, at least he is still in good shape and can defend the penalty area and grab rebounds.

Bogut was dumbfounded when he received the news and immediately wanted to blast the Lakers.

Kupchak called him and said: "You are dissatisfied with the ball rights, so we traded you to a team where you can play for a long time. If you are dissatisfied and say bad things about the Lakers, we will declare to the public that you destroyed the harmony in the locker room so that we can take care of ourselves." Bar."

Kupchak hung up the phone without waiting for Bogut to express his thoughts. Now that the Lakers have risen, veterans are rushing to come and they can't even get a spot. Bogut had played for the Lakers before the front office gave him face. They knew from the beginning that this guy would not be of much use. Since he can't see clearly that he is making trouble, there is no need to continue to give him face.

How much support can a big-mouthed, self-righteous Australian SB get from fans? You have to be a very good fan who likes to see blocks and screens to like Bogut, right?

There is no pressure on the Lakers to send Bogut away. No one will say that they are unjust. The Lakers are very confident now.

As soon as Bogut left, the Lakers vacated a spot, and many people in the free market who had not played ball immediately volunteered to take him.

Kupchak did not sign anyone immediately. The Lakers had no injuries and 14 players were enough...

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