In early July, the Celtics and Supersonics completed the deal, and Ray Allen successfully joined Boston.

In the West, the Timberwolves auction Kevin Garnett ceremony is in full swing.

Garnett has only one year left for the contract, and every day it delays, the value will drop a little.

During this period, the only news for the Lakers was to execute the team options of Wei Xia, Bynum and others. That was expected. If the Lakers did not execute the team options of Wei Xia and others, it would be rare.

The Lakers were silent and still had no scandals with any players.

For a time, major media in Los Angeles posted articles to mark the Lakers uniform team.

"Los Angeles Daily News" July 4 sports edition slogan: "Some people say that as long as wish maintains progress, the Lakers can win the championship in the next few years. Then Mickey Kupcheck believed it."

"Los Angeles Daily News" is a relatively gentle media. They just scold the Lakers for being stupid in uniform, while other media pointed their finger at Old Buss, who brought countless glory to the Lakers.

They suspect that Old Bass is no longer ambitions.

The media is not only the worst target of guilt, but also the best group to catch up on the wind and shadow.

The outside world was filled with gossip. Wei Xia closed her contact with the outside world in addition to participating in a little business activity.

Kobe went to the United States to report that Bynum was gone, Odom began his vacation, Sprewell was preparing to retire, and some people still had uncertain futures.

Wei Xia was about to start his special training, but an invitation from the American Basketball Association broke his peaceful life.

This is an invitation from the American Basketball Association, and they hope that Wei Xia will join the training camp of the Dream Team.

Wei Xia called Kobe immediately and asked him if he wanted to quit. After all, the other party had said before that his arrival would greatly reduce the average level of the Dream Team.

"Stop farting, are you here?" Kobe asked directly.

Wei Xia didn't think clearly that joining the training team of Dream Team does not mean that she has joined the Dream Team.

In the last World Championships, the Dream Seven team, which was mainly based on the first generation of 2003, lost to the World Championships, resulting in the US team not being qualified for the Olympic Games two years in advance - so the US team needs to organize teams to play in the US Championships.

Many celebrities are invited to participate, which is equivalent to preparing for next year's Beijing Olympics.

Wei Xia naturally wanted to be part of the glorious history of the Dream Team, but he also knew that if he joined the Dream Team, he would not be able to be naturalized by the Chinese team in the future.

Many Chinese media have asked him whether he is willing to be naturalized by China, and his answer is not affirmative or negative.

After the incident spread outside, Chinese netizens were also nervous.

"Now is the time to prove whether Wei Xia was acting or really trying to play for the Chinese team!"

Wei Xia did not discuss this matter with anyone.

A day later, news came out.

"Wish rejected the invitation from the American Basketball Association!" An inconspicuous news appeared in the Orange County Chronicle that day.

One day, Wei Xia, who was out, was met by a reporter and received a brief interview.

He responded to the reason for refusing the invitation in the interview: "Bryant said that if I join the Dream Team, he will quit. Since there is him or not, let him stay in the Dream Team. Who calls him the strongest player in the world?"

Kobe, who was far away in the training team in the United States, was so angry that his eyes fell out: "Whenever his IQ meets the normal standards of adults, he should also hear that I am joking. He just doesn't want to play for the United States, don't be deceived by him! He is Chinese!"

"You group of earthlings won't really believe Kobe knows how to joke, do you?" Wei Xia's continued response turned his rejection of Team USA into a farce.

Several memes have evolved from this.

Kobe won't joke. Wei Xia is a Chinese, and the refusal to the US team has been downplayed.

A few days later, something happened again.

Kobe was accidentally injured while training in the Dream Team and withdrew from the training camp, and also missed the subsequent US Championships.

Kobe's withdrawal will not affect the US team's final victory in the US Championship.

His joining is more like a symbolic meaning.

Since the Dream Team 3 in 2000, the superstars have become increasingly unaware of the recruitment of the US Basketball Association. The US team has lost many times in international competitions, which is also related to this. As the most influential superstar nowadays, Kobe has played an exemplary role. If he comes, others will not have any excuses. The US team, who has been away from the world championship for six years, can no longer bear the title of the championship.

They can't let Manu Ginobili, an international player who has overturned the US team face to face on the international stage, said that the NBA championship is just a league champion and that something that is not qualified to be a world champion will continue to happen.

Kobe's withdrawal was a small accident.

After quitting the Dream Team, Kobe also firmly stated that he would return to the United States to participate in the Beijing Olympics next year.

In mid-July, the Lakers' management finally made a move.

They signed free agent Jamal Magloire.

Magloire has the size and body of a top center, but at the beginning of his career, he received the training of basketball collars. He took advantage of the All-Star title in the era when the center was withered, and then he declined according to his normal movement trajectory.

He entered the free market and originally wanted to seek a middle-class contract, but most teams were only willing to give a 3 million year-on-year long contract.

The most sincere one is the Heat, who gave 4 million yuan a year.

The Lakers, who were criticized for half a month, took decisive action and spent a yearly offer of 5 million.

The Lakers gave too much, and Maglouier had no room for rejection and was happy to sign.

"Will Jamal Magloil be the strongest player the Lakers have signed since the summer of 2005?"

Putting aside the inaction in the summer of 2006, in the summer of 2005, Zen master entered the Lakers for the second time and had the power to sign. However, after listening to Old Bass' orders, he chose a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and could not help the Lakers rise at all. Later, Old Bass took back his signing power.

It seems that only Radmanovich may be stronger than Magloire.

Magloyle is a reinforcement that can be accepted by both forces within the Lakers.

The Jenny Pian felt that even if Magloyl could not become the cornerstone, it was a powerful addition to the inside.

Baspie Jr. feels that Magloil's strength cannot threaten Bynum's starter in the new season.

In other words, as long as the Lakers' inside reinforcement target is not stronger than Bynum and will not steal his starting position, Bus Jr. will not interfere.

Afterwards, the introduction of Magloire was the first step for Jenny to play Bynum.

The smoke of the internal strife of the Bass family drifted to all parts of Los Angeles invisibly.

Wei Xia has never liked the internal struggle of the Bass family and no longer cares about the recruitment. From the time he rejected the invitation from the American Basketball Association, he entered a state of cultivation.

He rented a gymnasium with a gym near his residence.

During the day, he went to the "territory" of Little Bus for special training.

If there is nothing else to do when he goes home at night, he will practice 1,000-1,500 shots alone.

If you don't want to shoot, go to the gym to lift the iron.

Wei Xia, who lacks business activities and does not like to promote himself, fills his training time with his schedule.

What Li Zhongxian hates the most is his extra practice at night.

"Sibaer, you call me every time!" Li Zhongxian's role is a caddie.

Wei Xia started to ask him to pass the ball, "If you pay my rent from tomorrow, I will not call you."

"I mean every time you call me in the future, don't ask me for my opinion!" Li Zhongxian's voice filled the gymnasium, "I am definitely the best fucking caddie!"

Wei Xia was surprised by his fast face change.

Li Zhongxian's work is generally easy. He only needs to stand at the basket. Unless it is a ball that goes out of bounds under the basket, Wei Xia will pick up other iron balls by himself.

If Wei Xia made a shot, Li Zhongxian would just raise his hands to catch the ball and pass the ball.

After two consecutive years of unstable shooting losses in the playoffs, Wei Xia's emphasis on shooting far exceeded other technical means.

He is in the golden stage of his athletic career. If he is now repeatedly defended by his opponents for unstable shooting, what should he do when he gets old? What should he use to gain a foothold in the league?

Shooting must be practiced, he doesn't have high requirements, Kobe always needs the level...

What, too high?

Just Kobe has only a 44.7% shooting average in his career. Is it very... difficult?

This is not easy at all. Kobe's pure jump shot shooting percentage, pay attention to the pure jump shot shooting percentage, that is, the goal is to remove all the points under the basket, and not add real hit rate. This is the favorite thing for future fans - Kobe's pure jump shot shooting percentage is around 40% all year round.

What Wei Xia wants to achieve is this level. Is it difficult? Humph, who do you look down on me?

Where is his current level?

At the same level as James.

In the past two seasons, Wei Xia's pure jump shots have been 30.4% and 34.8%. However, James has been busy with every opportunity on and off the court, and he doesn't have so much time to improve his shooting. Wei Xia has time, and he must improve himself.

He must not be like James until 2020, after 17 seasons, his pure jump shot percentage was still only 36% 3 feet away from the basket (1 meter).
Chapter completed!