In the stands in the front row, Lakers general manager Kupchek looked at the court thinking.

Kobe played a significant role in choosing Tang Hao in that ranking, and what happened later proved that it was a very wise decision.

101 points made Tang Hao famous and also made Kupchek fall into a choice.

Tang Hao's super scoring ability has given him the potential to become the core of the Lakers in the next ten years, but Kupchek's choice is not whether to choose Tang as the core of the team, but when will he become the core of the team.

Originally, in the team's plan, the Lakers' goal this season was to play badly and stock up on high picks, but because of Tang Hao's appearance, the team's current record is 4 wins and 2 losses, which is much better than expected, and even has the potential to enter the playoffs.

At this time, whether to instruct head coach Scott to continue to play bad games or seek trade reinforcement and enhance the team's competitiveness, these are two completely different directions and are also the choices he must make as a general manager.

The game on the court continued. During the period when Tang Hao was resting off the court, the Lakers' lead was slightly eroded by the Thunder.

Apart from Tang Hao and Kobe, if you compare strength, the Thunder team is obviously better than the Lakers.

Scott saw that the momentum was wrong and replaced Tang Hao on the court just one minute after the fourth quarter.

Seeing Tang Hao appear again, the audience burst into excited cheers.

Fans are particularly fond of their new favorite.

At this time, the score on the court was 99 to 97. The Lakers' original double-digit lead had been eroded to the point where only 2 points were left.

Tang Hao played as a point guard, and the players Scott assigned him were very similar to the previous game, and they were all players who were better than attack.

Durant and Westbrook both sat off the court, and against Tang Hao was the Thunder's substitute point guard, Thunder strike Jackson.

This is Jackson's last rookie season. With outstanding strength, he plays the role of the sixth man in the Thunder.

Tang Hao advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. In addition to the lightning strike against Jackson, Perry Jones at the basket also moved to the middle position between him and Davis. Judging from the posture, as long as he chooses to attack, Morrow's double-team will come up in the next second.

Tang Hao directly chose to make a quick breakthrough.

Jones' double-team rushed over the next second.

Tang Hao's breakthrough just started and he fell into a situation of double-teaming.

The two people have a clear division of labor, one in front and the other behind, which has a sense of defensive layering. Moreover, Jones opened his feet to expand his defensive area to the maximum.

At this moment, Tang Hao moved, he started to make a layup, and then suddenly he quickly sent the ball forward.

The ball flew out of Tang Hao's hand and flew under Jones.

"Bang!"

The ball hit Jones' crotch accurately and then bounced high.

Behind Jones, a ball bounced up in front of Davis, with a perfect angle and strength. He didn't have to bend over at all, and just reached out and grabbed the ball in his hand.

And there was no one between him and the basket.

Jones turned around and wanted to go back to defend, but it was obviously slower.

Although Davis is a role player, he has excellent physical fitness. After receiving the ball, he does not dribble the ball. He just takes the ball and is a powerful slam dunk with both hands.

"Bang~"

Davis was full of strength, and his entire body weight was hung upwards, and the basket was pressed down several centimeters.

The audience followed and there was a trembling cheer.

Davis dunked this ball beautifully, and Tang Hao passed it even more beautifully.

As long as Brooks double-teamed against Tang Hao, Tang Hao can always find the most suitable passing point and the best passing opportunity at the first time.

It doesn’t matter if the empty space is not in, can Kong Lan always deduct it?

When Jackson hit the frontcourt, he called for pick-and-roll. He was very fast and he reached the basket in a blink of an eye. He used his speed to squeeze past Davis, and started with a flying layup.

At this moment, a figure flew over from above his head.

Tang Hao's big hand faced Jackson's move and made a big nail-board hat.

The audience was excited.

Davis caught the rebound and was given to Tang Hao. Tang Hao took advantage of the situation to launch a fast attack to fight the defensive counterattack.

The players from other Lakers points all rushed forward at the first time, but the Thunder's retreat was also very fast.

Tang Hao reached the frontcourt with Moro's defensive fast attack.

At this time, Jones, who was defending on the other side, quickly assisted in defense.

Tang Hao noticed that Lakers players followed up on both sides, and pulled the ball back with his right hand, then tweaked the ball with his right wrist.

Seeing this scene, many viewers shouted excitedly.

Tang Hao actually started playing the ball behind the scenes.

Jones reacted very much and rushed out.

But the next second, something that no one at the scene did not expect happened. After pulling the ball out with his right wrist, Tang Hao stretched his left hand back at the same time, caught the ball passed by his right hand, and then swung it to the right.

The basketball that was originally heading to the left instantly changed direction and flew out to the right.

Alternate hand passes behind the back!

When this scene appeared, the audience was shocked.

This scene has not happened in NBA history, but there is only one person in history, that is, Jason Williams, known as "white chocolate".

As the most creative point guard in history, many of Williams' passes have become irrepeatable classics, and the alternating hand passes behind it is one of them.

This not only takes into account the player's judgment, but also tests the player's physical coordination ability, because as long as you don't keep up, it is likely to be a step or pass the ball directly out of bounds.

But now, he was actually copied by Tang Hao, the scorer!

This only shows that Tang Hao's passing is not weaker than his incredible scoring ability!

"Tang is the God of basketball, he controls the court!" The on-site commentator was completely impressed by Tang Hao's pass.

Wesley Johnson, who followed up on the right, happened to appear on the pass route, and he grabbed the basketball as soon as he reached out.

There was already Kong Lan in front of him. He took the ball with two steps, took the ball with his right hand and easily released it, and the ball rolled into the basket obediently.

4-0, Tang Hao did not score after he came on the court, but two passes that were enough to be selected into the top ten goals instantly allowed the team to re-establish the lead.

After watching these two goals, Kupchek's choices gradually became clear.

The game between the Thunder and the Lakers ended with the Lakers winning by 5 points.

Tang Hao made crazy output throughout the game, scoring 52 points and 30 assists. Basically, every attack of the team was directly or indirectly related to him.

After the competition, the audience was in high spirits and the media were even more upset.

In the previous game, he won 101 points, and in this game he turned into a master in the field to win 50+30, and scored with assists. Tang Hao's performance was definitely unseen in history.

Not only did many basketball fans fall off their chins and find that basketball can still be played like this, but many viewers were conquered by Tang Hao's gorgeous scoring methods and elusive passes. They have never played basketball and have also begun to pay attention to the sport of basketball.

Time flies. Tang Hao stayed for a month. During this month, he averaged 41.3 points and 12 assists per game, leading the Lakers to a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, ranking fourth in the West, and the situation was very good for advancing to the playoffs.

Such performance also made Kupchek desperate and prepared to strengthen his lineup, not seeking to win the championship, but seeking to enter the playoffs again.

Under the tone of this song, he began to seek players that he could get in the market.

When the trading market was still calm, he and his management team began to contact the general managers of each team.

Soon, a series of potential transaction objects emerged.

Rajon Rondo, the target of the Celtics' reconstruction, has a very cheap transaction value. The Lakers can get it by paying Jeremy Lin and a second-round draft pick.

Lightning strikes Jackson, the bargaining chips in this trading are not high. The Thunder obviously cannot renew Jackson. They can now only have a chip that is far behind in the first round, or add a rotation level player in this round.

Josh Smith, the small forward who the Pistons just signed this season, performed far less than expected and became the team's target of cleaning up. This bargaining chip is even cheaper. Instead, he can get a second-round draft pick by himself when he trades.

...

There are many players, but not many can really change the strength of a team.

After thinking for a long time, Kupchek targeted Rondo of the Celtics.

Judging from the information collected, Rondo is very interested in joining the Lakers. Compared to Smith and Jackson, his contract is only one and a half years left, so the team can completely get rid of him in the offseason.

In December, Los Angeles has entered winter. After the temperature drops, residents on the road have also reduced their activities to go out, and the heat in the entire city has dropped a lot.

However, unlike the city cooling, the Los Angeles market entered a small ** at this time.

With two months left before the trading deadline, the Lakers took the lead and completed two consecutive transactions with the Celtics and the Pelicans.

The Lakers gave Steve Nash's expiration contract / Wesley Johnson and a second-round draft pick, and got Rajon Rondo from the Celtics.

The former Boston championship ball against joining the Purple and Gold Army seems interesting at first glance, but the outside world's evaluation of Kupchek's deal is quite bad.

The Lakers and the Celtics are mortal enemies, and Rondo has had a grudge against the Lakers in the past. Kupchek's approach to poaching people from the mortal enemies has made many fans feel disdainful.

And he also traded Nash, who was unable to play due to injury and was about to retire, which was even more unacceptable.

In fact, it is Rondo himself, the practice of once deceiving the Lakers but now agreeing to join, which has caused him to be negatively evaluated.

On the other hand, Rondo's strength has dropped significantly after being injured, and he has not proved himself after leaving the Big Three, but he has a very stubborn temper. In the eyes of many people, he seems to be a wrong approach that cannot be wrong anymore.

Coincidentally, another Lakers deal made others say they couldn't understand it.

Ryan Anderson, a player who seems to be able to shoot three points and is on the defensive end, actually contributed to the team's point guard Jeremy Lin, who also played well in the season as a bonus.
To be continued...