NBA: LeBron James wants to team up with me

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What if the Big Three of the Heat next summer changes from James, Wade, and Bosh to James, Wade, and Anthony?

Wang Chong's answer is that they are not as good as the old version of the Heat's Big Three with Bosh.

Many people should know that a monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink.

There are always people who look down on Bosh among the Heat's Big Three, thinking that he is the weakest of the three, judging by the performance of the stats, this is the case, but anyone who plays basketball should understand a truth, and that is that basketball is a game with a time limit and the number of shots in each game has a fixed range.

Since James and Wade share most of the ball rights, very few have fallen into Bosh's hands.

During the four years of the Heat's Big Three, Bosh was always the one with the least ball rights and the fewest shots among the three.

When he was with the Raptors, he was also the deserved tactical core and first scoring option.

Bosh made sacrifices for the team and for the victory, but still had to endure the infamy. After the Heat won two consecutive championships, Bosh was also the player with the least support of the championship among the Big Three. He got the third-highest scoring in history. As a shooting guard, James trusted him in the two championships he later won with the Cavaliers and the Lakers. His confidence was so high that he was forced to reach the second-highest position in history.

Only Bosh, when talking about the best power forward in the history of the league, no one thinks of him at all, which is quite unfortunate.

So the question is, when Bosh is replaced by Anthony, will Anthony sacrifice his personal stats to win the game and be willing to help James and Wade dominate?

The answer is obviously no. Unlike Bosh, Anthony is also a proud and arrogant person. After all, he competed with James at the beginning of the draft and was called the incomparable double pride of the 2003 class. Only James, even Wade is hard to compare, but this does not hinder Melo's status in the league.

Furthermore, even if Anthony had the intention, the hardware conditions would not be met.

Anthony, nicknamed the Offensive Kaleidoscope, is a typical offensive master with the ball. Most of his scoring methods require holding the ball to launch an offense. He does not have Bosh's ability to catch the ball in the pick-and-roll and face the basket for a mid-range shot, and his wing defense is far inferior to Bosh's.

Although Bosh was never selected to the All-Defensive Team in his career, his defense during his time with the Heat was definitely not bad. He used his height, wingspan, and good mobility to defend and protect the rim, like a small Garnett.

His role in the Heat is something that Anthony will never be able to do.

Therefore, if James, Wade, and Anthony form a team, there is a high probability that there will be conflicts over ball rights. Wade has a peaceful personality and may be the one who sacrifices the most, but it's hard to say with James and Anthony.

The relationship between the two is obviously much better than at the same time, because now few people compare them. Anthony has no desire to surpass James and prove his intentions, and they all have one thing in common. Wang Chong, so there is a sense of shared hatred.

——After joking with Wade, the two parted ways.

Wade was not stupid. He knew that Wang Chong's relationship with James and Anthony was normal, so he did not invite Wang Chong to his small group party without causing trouble.

And as Wang Chong guessed, the three of them gathering in Las Vegas was not just for fun; they might have actually discussed the possibility of joining forces.

Wang Chong no longer cared anyway, whether it was the old version of the Heat's Big Three or Bosh replacing Anthony to form a new Big Three, he had confidence in fighting against them.

——After the Summer League game, Wang Chong specially invited Curry to dinner with him.

Curry felt flattered when he received the invitation from Wang Chong.

After being inexplicably selected by the Celtics and traded to the Bulls for no apparent reason, Curry gradually learned through his agent what had happened, and he also found out that the Bulls wanted him completely because of Wang Chong's request.

According to his agent, Wang Chong was very optimistic about him and believed that, in time, he would become a strong right-hand man by his side, like his Pippen.

This rating was quite high.

Don't underestimate Pippen, although he was always a supporting role beside Jordan, throughout his career, although he was helping Jordan, he was selected for the All-Defensive Team for three consecutive seasons and was selected for the All-Star Game ten times in his career, firmly ranking historically among the top thirty.

A star of this level definitely exceeds most people's expectations for Curry's future.

There was no way to recognize Curry's technical characteristics, which still gave people a skewed feeling before the advent of the small-ball era, and it was hard to be recognized. Moreover, his father, Dell Curry, was only a role player at that time.

Therefore, although Curry was full of confidence and hope for his future development in the league, when he heard Wang Chong speak so highly of him, he couldn't help but get excited, as if he had found a Bole's horse of a thousand miles.

And this time at the Las Vegas Summer League, Wang Chong came to watch all of his games in person, which made Curry confirm how much Wang Chong valued him.

NBA players come to Las Vegas to watch games, just like Wade, James, and Anthony, whom Wang Chong met, also come here, but most of them are drunk. I go to the stadium to watch a game occasionally. Most of the time, I spend time relaxing in Las Vegas casinos and bars.

Like Wang Chong, very few people attend every Bulls game to watch the entire process.

Not to mention that after the game, Wang Chong took the initiative to invite Curry to dinner.

"Stephen, your performance on the court was very good, completely in line with my expectations of you."

At the table, Wang Chong said to Curry with a smile.

When Curry heard Wang Chong's words, he seemed happy just when he was about to thank him, but his mood changed when he heard Wang Chong's words.

"But... there is one thing that I'm not very satisfied with."

Curry's heart suddenly turned cold, and he involuntarily felt a sinking feeling.

"Your three-point technique is obviously very good and your shot is very accurate. Why don't you take more shots?" Wang Chong shook his head and sighed. "Don't care what your college coaches or outsiders say, just play the way you do best."

Curry was stunned by Wang Chong's words.

He also thought Wang Chong would point out the deficiencies of his poor defense and criticize him. After all, this was also the issue that he was most criticized for.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chong actually thought he had taken too few three-pointers.

In fact, although Curry had been known for his three-pointers since the beginning of his entry into the league.

But in the first seasons of his career, Curry's three-point production was not high. In the first three seasons, Curry averaged only about 4.7 three-pointers per game, although his three-point shooting percentage reached 44%. The proportion still represented only a little more than 30% of the total shots.

Starting from his third season, that is, the 12-13 season, Curry's three-point attempts gradually increased. In the 12-13 season, he averaged 7.7 per game and in the 13-14 season, he averaged 7.9 per game. In the season he won the MVP for the first time, Curry averaged 8.1 three-pointers per game, which represented almost 50% of the total attempts.

In the 15-16 season, Curry won the unanimous MVP. In the season the Warriors won 73 games, his average three-point attempts skyrocketed to an exaggerated 11.2 per game, and he could still maintain a 45% three-point shooting rate.

Wang Chong knew that the current Curry would definitely not be as good as the Curry at his peak when he won two consecutive MVPs.

But still, his shooting ability and a large number of three-pointers would still be extremely efficient.

Needless to say, as long as Curry could maintain his three-point shooting percentage above 40%, Wang Chong would have no objection to him shooting 10 three-pointers in a game.

Wang Chong didn't plan to just sit and wait for Curry to develop over three years. As he knew Curry's characteristics very well, it wasn't a big problem to guide his development direction in advance so that Curry could grow faster.

Even Curry's ankle injury at the beginning of his career could be prevented. Even if it couldn't be avoided, it could be solved through early surgery.

Wang Chong's words were so impactful that Curry was stunned. He stared at Wang Chong for a long time, speechless.

Wang Chong didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I won't waste your time. I can tell you with confidence that you will be the starting main player for the Bulls in the new season and the second offensive core of the team. Besides me!"

Curry opened his mouth wide and was stunned.

Wang Chong's words were even more powerful between them, and this actually gave him a direct commitment to the main strength.

The second offensive core of the team, what is this concept?

The Bulls are not just any team. They are a team of the Big Three. In addition to Wang Chong, the team also has two star players, Garnett and Billups.

He couldn't even imagine that Curry, a rookie who had just arrived, would be superior to these two.

But Curry also knew very well that since Wang Chong could tell him this, he was definitely not joking.

With Wang Chong's current status and influence on the Bulls, he could truly speak for himself.

The best reflection of this was what his agent told him. The Bulls' management clearly didn't want him, but because of Wang Chong's words, they had to pay a huge price to negotiate for him.

"Once the summer league is over, if you don't have other arrangements, you can train with me to prepare for the new season."

Wang Chong continued.

July was nearing its end, and Wang Chong would also start training in August.

Before the new season starts, he will use all his points in intensive training modules to improve his defensive capabilities. If Curry can also train with him, he can also practice the pick-and-roll coordination and things like that.

During the era of the Warriors' five stars, the team's most powerful and hardest-to-defend tactic was the pick-and-roll tactic of Curry and Durant.

Whether Durant helps Curry with a pick-and-roll, or Curry helps Durant with a pick-and-roll, it will put the opponent in a dilemma. Both are the top scorers in the league and are full of outside shots. No matter who is guarding them, the other would cost them dearly.

Wang Chong invited him to train, how could Curry refuse? Even if something happens to him in August, he would reject everything. What is more important than training and building a relationship with the team leader he is about to play for? —— August came. After the turmoil in July, the movement in the league's free-agent market gradually stabilized. Although there were occasional signings and transactions, all were minor disturbances.

Wang Chong and Curry flew directly from Las Vegas to Chicago. They didn't need to rent a training room and trained directly in the Bulls' training facility.

Wang Chong specially developed a training plan for Curry, focusing mainly on the best and strongest skills of Curry in the future, including three-pointers after the pick-and-roll, spot-up three-pointers, and running without the ball.

As for Curry's ball-handling advance, which wasn't bad either, Wang Chong didn't prepare a training plan for it.

Before Curry's ankle issue is resolved, the best option is to reduce the number of ball-handling breakthroughs.

Wang Chong didn't intend to allow Curry to break through too much with the ball in the coming seasons. The current lineup structure of the Bulls didn't require breakthroughs to score points.

As for his training plan, of course, it involves a lot of defensive training.

It should be mentioned that the bonus effect of the training module in the system is really powerful, especially the physical recovery bonus, which makes Wang Chong seem tireless during training. After all, he has a total physical ability value of 99, and now, you can imagine how powerful the physical bonus from the training module is.

In just a few days, Curry was impressed by Wang Chong's hard training.

"No wonder he's so strong; he works so hard in daily training!"

In this way, Curry basically became Wang Chong's little fan.

When people are busy, time usually passes very quickly.

Almost a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Wang Chong's remaining points were completely used up a week ago. In the last few days, without the help of strengthening modules, Wang Chong stopped the defensive training and began training with Curry on pick-and-roll cooperation.

And the training effect achieved by accumulating a large number of points was truly dazzling.

Various defensive ability values of Wang Chong have made great progress.

There are 6 main elements involved.

Shot blocking has been improved from the original 75 to 86.

Steals increased from 54 to 77.

Perimeter defense has been strengthened from the original 85 to 88.

Interior defense increased from 75 to 80.

Card positioning ability has increased from 77 to 81.

Assistance defense ability increased from 85 to 87.

The total skill value has increased by 48 points. The lower the basic skill value, the greater the improvement. For example, steals, which originally only had 54, have been directly increased by 23 points at once, which is almost half of the total improvement.

These improvements in Wang Chong's defensive ability, as expected, directly raised his overall skill rating from 97 to 98.

A slight improvement in the general skill value is actually much more important conceptually than an improvement in actual skills. However, it is undeniable that with the improvement of Wang Chong's defensive skill value, his defensive ability has definitely become stronger. With the original "card positioning" and "assistance defense" improvement speed, Wang Chong's defense is completely on the defensive defensive range.

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