The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 296
Although Jokic had deep resentment in his heart, it still took only 23 days to complete the weight loss task a week ahead of schedule and returned to the team's normal training.

It goes without saying that it was hard work.

But to put it bluntly, Mr. Yue didn't drink a sip of Coke in the past 23 days, so you know how much he paid!
Even so, he is still the last one in the team to reach the weight limit!

No way, who will make him have a large base and lose the most weight?

After Jokic returned to team training, the main players of the Kings' lineup for the new season have all devoted themselves to intense and intensive training.

Due to the switch to Princeton this season, the players' collective tactical training has increased.

In fact, as early as last season, Coach Brown was preparing for the Princeton system.

Some small cooperation of two or three people is part of the Princeton system.

This also allowed the team to officially change its tactics this season, and the players can accept it to a certain extent.

But fortunately, most of the players in the team are online, and they can quickly master those complicated tactics.

Even faster than coach Brown's plan.

I thought it would take three months for the team to have a tactical run-in before they could initially master this lineup.

Unexpectedly, it has been done in a month now!

This kind of progress made Coach Brown very pleased, and now he felt more and more that his decision was right!
The Kings last season had a strong defense, but their offense was not systematic. Now with the establishment of the Princeton system, he believes that the Kings' offensive shortcomings will also be made up.

At that time, the Kings will become a real championship team!

The Kings really want to play Princeton!

This year's preseason kicked off on October 10. The Kings had a total of 5 preseason games, one of which was scheduled in Shanghai.

Since Li Pu entered the NBA, his team has become a frequent visitor to the NBA China Games.

It used to be the Thunder team, and now it has become the Kings team, but no matter which time, as long as he comes to play, the scene will naturally be full of friends.

After all, with Li Pu winning the MVP, his historical status has completely surpassed Dayao, and he has also become the best basketball player in China.

His influence in China is also increasing day by day, from an 80-year-old grandmother to a 4-year-old child, there is almost no one who does not know Li Pu!
His face is everywhere from building billboards to bus stops!

Therefore, there are countless fans who want to watch him play.

What?Only one preseason game?Let the foreigners next door see it and think we look down upon it!
One more game, one per person!
Seeing this fiery scene, the league once wanted to arrange all the preseason games of the Kings in China, and it was really a loss to have only one game.

On October 10, at 12:12 noon, the Kings and the Nets were officially held at the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Shanghai.

After the failure of last season, the Nets this season, with Lopez's return from injury, the team set sail again, vowing to return to the championship.

However, when they met the Kings tonight, they suffered a heavy blow, and they were powerless to fight back.

How does this Kings team feel like changing a team?
Giannis and Lip's internal passes, Butler and Bledsoe's air cuts, and Middleton's frequent shots from the outside all made it impossible for the Nets to parry.

In just one quarter, the Kings beat the Nets 34:16, which is really the rhythm of a quarter!

Although the Kings made 6 turnovers during this period, his defense was so good that the Nets couldn't seize the opportunity to counterattack.

In the second quarter, the Kings' substitutes, under the leadership of Thomas Jr., Covington and Jokic, played very well. Facing the Nets' substitutes, it was even more bloody!
Thomas Jr. should have performed well. After all, he competed for the best sixth man last season, even though he lost.

However, Covington's performance in this game was surprising. Not only was he excellent in defense, but also on the offensive end, whether it was a three-pointer or an air cut, he was actually very good.

Last season, he was clearly on the fringes of the team, but now he has improved so much?
If you really maintain your current state, you will definitely have no problem entering the team rotation!
Of course, what is a little surprising is Jokic.

Obviously he was the last to train with the team, but he was the fastest to integrate into the team's tactical system. It's really crazy!
This kind of thing, which is unimaginable to others, seems reasonable to Li Pu.

In terms of golf quotient, I'm afraid that Jokic is the highest in this team, even Li Pu can't compare with Jokic.

In addition, he has comprehensive skills and knows how to use his own advantages, which makes him very harmonious in the team.

After leading by 26 points at halftime, the starting lineup of the Kings was all replaced in the second half. A lineup of pure rookies such as Covington, Grant and Muscala.

But there is one thing to say, even with such a rookie lineup, they are actually playing pretty well, especially Covington and Muscala, one is good at defense, the other is accurate on three-pointers, and they actually played back and forth with the Nets' bench lineup .

The preseason is like this, running the lineup, experimenting with tactics, finding suitable players, and no one takes the outcome of the game seriously.

In this way, although the Nets recovered 15 points in the second half, the team still lost to the Kings 113:102.

Faced with this situation, the two sides are very friendly. Lip even talked and laughed with Garnett, looking like old friends for many years.

This year's Kings' Huaxia preliminaries are the only one.

Immediately after that, they returned to America for the rest of the preseason.

In the end, after five preseason games, the Kings had 4 wins and 1 loss, which is a pretty good record.

However, compared to the record, Coach Brown is more surprised by the players in the team's running-in of tactics.

Princeton's system is very difficult, and the various tactical coordination is very complicated. Even professional players, many of them can't understand it.

But the players of this Kings team have mastered it very quickly. In just over a month, they have already learned a lot. After that, they just need to accumulate experience in the game!
It's hard not to overjoy Coach Brown: Sure enough, the Kings are going to play Princeton!
With the official end of the preseason, the Kings cut off redundant players, and finally the official lineup for this season was finally determined:

PG: Bledsoe, Thomas Jr., Seth Curry

SG: Jimmy Butler, Thornton, Dinwiddie

SF: Middleton, Covington, Grant

PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Muscala
C: Li Pu, Jokic, Jason Thompson

(End of this chapter)