NBA fans, good morning! Today the league has arranged 9 games, in which the Lakers vs. Nets and the Warriors vs. Lone Rangers are the focus of the war. The Nets home to meet the Lakers is a Spring Festival game, barclays center will have a lot of activities to pay tribute to the Chinese New Year, this game Durant and Irving can not play, Harden single core to meet the Lakers, it is expected that this game will be more glued. Warriors vs. Lone Rangers, this is the second and fifth in the West strong dialogue, Curry has not been in good shape recently, the Warriors are in urgent need of his state recovery, Doncic has been in excellent form recently, and how Wiggins limits Doncic this game will be a big attraction. Before enjoying the exciting game, let's take a look at some hot news that deserves attention:
1. ESPN: James and Brow asked Westbrook how to deal with the new role. After leaving the playoffs last season, James and Brow felt the need to find a third star to work with, with lillard and DeRozan both targeting in addition to Westbrook, ESPN reported. When James and Brow asked Westbrook how to deal with the third role in the Lakers, Westbrook said that I had done everything in my career, and the only remaining goal was the championship, and it meant a lot to me to see my family every day in Los Angeles.
2) Westbrook was unsuccessful in the James-free lineup. ESPN reporter wrote: The Lakers' positioning of Wei Shao this season is: when James is on the floor, Wei Shao will be the second organizer; when there is no James on the field, Wei Shao will be the first organizer. But the Lakers have faced problems this season: when Westbrook and Howard or Jordan Jr. are on the floor at the same time, the Lakers lack space; without Pope and Caruso, the Lakers' outside defense is very bad; James and Thick Brow's consecutive injuries forced Westbrook to adapt to the new style; Westbrook did not play the expected effect in the lineup without James, which made the coaching staff decide to reduce the time that Westbrook played at the same time as the bench lineup. These issues have sparked endless debate, with some arguing that the Big Three's lineup is fatally flawed, while others believing that Westbrook has reached the late stages of his career and that the idea of him changing his playing style is too naïve.
3, James, Thick Eyebrows, and Wei Shao are not currently accusing each other. Despite the Lakers' current poor record, there is no direct or negative attack accusation between the Big Three, and they still openly support each other, ESPN reported.
Vogel was the closest to being out of class last week, because the Lakers' consecutive losses, management wanted to make changes in the middle of the season, but in the end the Lakers decided not to replace Vogel, because most people believe that changing coaches now will not have a significant effect.
In addition, the Lakers will try to complete an influential operation before the transaction deadline, but the Lakers' internal expectations for being able to achieve this matter are not high.
4. The Eagle and the King become Grant's strong suitors. Due to Philadelphia's overpricing of Simmons, both the Hawks and kings have reportedly gone after Grant, and the Bulls are also trying to get Grant without losing Pavey.
The chip given by the Eagles was Collins, and although the Kings were reluctant to come out of Halliburton, Bagley could attract the eyes of the Pistons.
5. Official: The Suns signed a multi-year contract extension with general manager Jones. The Suns officially announced today that the team and general manager Jones have signed a multi-year contract extension. Note: Jones has been general manager of the Suns since '19 and last season he was named General Manager of the Year.
6) Harden is interested in exploring other opportunities this summer. Harden remains committed to competing for the championship at the Nets this season, but he has told several close friends that he intends to explore other opportunities in the offseason. Harden was unhappy with Irving's part-time status, especially after Durant's injury. In addition, Harden was disappointed with Nash's mobile rotation lineup, Harden liked to play a fixed lineup at key moments, and Nash's strategy was to play whoever felt good at the time. There is also Harden's dislike of Bluegreen's climate, and the huge tax gap between New York and Texas has also made Harden unhappy.
7. Irving: Back-to-back against the Lakers and Nuggets, it was a great test for us. Irving said we talked about it in the locker room, back-to-back against two Western Conference championship-level teams, and it was a great test. Fan comments, these two home games have nothing to do with you, is a huge test for Harden.
8. After the bench incident, Pelinka and Wei Talked for two hours. Espn reporters talked about some of Wei Shao's recent situation. The Lakers are well aware that they have to find a way to play with the Big Three, because Westbrook is not like a player who can be traded, and they have no Plan B this season. In the game against the Pacers, Westbrook watched the game on the bench in the last minute, and then Pelinka flew to Orlando to meet and talk with Westbrook for two hours, in addition to Vogel and Westbrook often met alone, james and thick eyebrows also continued to communicate with Westbrook, they were trying to help Westbrook play more successfully on the court.
9. Philadelphia Inquirer: Harden is willing to play with Embiid. According to philadelphia reporters, Philadelphia believes that Harden can provide more space for Embiid, and Harden has also expressed his desire to play with Embiid, and he believes that Embiid can help him succeed.
Other teams are tired of discussing the Simmons deal with Philadelphia, because whenever the two sides are close to reaching an agreement, the Philadelphia team will suddenly increase prices.
10) The coaching staff has been thinking about letting Wei Shao sit on the bench at the last minute. ESPN reporters revealed that for several weeks, the coaching team has been considering letting Wei Shao sit on the bench at a critical moment, and they are worried that Wei Shao will become very vigilant, afraid that Wei Shao will feel isolated, which will not weaken Wei Shao's self-confidence. But eventually against the Pacers, Vogel tore off the Band-Aid.
11. The All-Star Rookie Tournament will have a new format. According to reports, to mark the league's 75th anniversary, this year's All-Star Rookie Challenge will take on a new model: the game will be divided into 4 teams of seven players for a total of 3 tournaments, 2 semi-finals and 1 final. The final victory score for the two semi-finals was 25 points, the final victory score for the final was 25 points, and the final victory score for the three games was 75 points combined, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the league.
12, the Lone Ranger intends to continue to strengthen the strength of the team through trade. According to the "Open Air Stand" reporter, the Lone Ranger intends to continue to strengthen the team's strength through trades, and Collins and Grant are the team's targets. The Lone Rangers' chips are mainly Powell and Smith, and some believe that the Lone Rangers will become a dark horse in the team that competes for Grant.
13, the Lakers have recently been using Tucker + Nunn + 27 years of the first round of asking prices. The Lakers have reportedly been asking for money in the league for the first round of Tucker + Nunn + 2027 recently, but have not received a response. The Lakers' current problem is that tucker is overvalued, and the 2027 first round is too far away. Note: The Lakers quoted Grant with the above chips, but the Pistons refused.
14) The Lakers and Jazz are interested in Rose. According to reports, Terrance Rose is the target player for the Lakers and Jazz, and both the Lakers and jazz want to get a wing player with a certain defensive strength, but they have limited chips and cannot make a bigger deal, so Rose has become a possible goal.
15. Grant intends to renew his contract with the Pistons, and also gives a list of teams he wants to play for. According to ESPN reporters, the Pistons are not yet sure whether to trade Grant, if Grant renews the Pistons, he will get a contract of hundreds of millions of dollars, if he trades Grant, his agent will provide a list of teams that Grant intends to play for.