However, the 76ers' poor record cannot all be blamed on the players. Their management problems are bigger.
In 2010, they drafted Evan Turner instead of future superstars such as Paul George, Cousins, and Hayward. Evan Turner's performance proved that he was just an ordinary NBA player and was far from worthy of his No. 2 position. Then last season, they let go of the team's scoring leader Lou Williams, who ranked second in the Sixth Man of the Year selection, and then paid the team's star Antoine in the trade. For the price of Andre Iguodala, young center Nikola Vucevic and draft picks, the Lakers acquired championship center Andrew Bynum.
Without Kobe's discipline, Andrew Bynum announced that he was out for the season after playing one game, and then completely fell into a life of cleaning up and blowing.
Bynum even said: "I prefer getting my hair done than playing basketball."
Doesn't this make 76ers fans vomit three liters of blood?
As for Iguodala and Vucevic, before Zhao Chen traveled back in time, one of them was a key figure in the Super Warriors, and the other had grown into an All-Star center in the Eastern Conference.
These two operations caused a huge loss for the 76ers, which directly caused the 76ers to go from the playoff team to the last place now.
What's even more bizarre is that the 76ers management simply broke the bowl and started to mess around. Starting from the summer, they signed various fringe players in the league with four-year, 4 million contracts.
Most of these players are players who cannot play in other teams or have not yet proven themselves. The 76ers gave them the opportunity to become millionaires.
To put it nicely, it’s because they strive for their potential, but of course, to put it badly, it’s because they are bad enough to spend less money and have a bad record at the same time.
After thinking about how to deal with the 76ers, Zhao Chen found that he had insomnia.
Picking up the latest smartphone he had replaced, Zhao Chen started browsing Weibo.
Zhao Chen has been using Weibo a lot recently, and his number of fans has increased from 500,000 before to 5 million now.
This has something to do with Zhao Chen's handsome face and fame.
When female fans see Zhao Chen, they are first attracted by his handsomeness, and then by his skills.
The male fans have no interest in Zhao Chen's appearance, but they just think that Zhao Chen plays the ball well.
Zhao Chen doesn't follow many people, most of them are friends and classmates before going abroad. Zhao Chen's life is no longer the same as them, and there are no common topics.
Zhao Chen scanned the square and looked at the photos of beautiful women.
Oh, isn't this Yifei? give a like!
This is a big power, it’s really big, so click one.
This is Yaya, pretty, with a nice face.
....
....
Zhao Chen slid his hands to give likes to several female celebrities. Zhao Chen finally understood why Du Xiaoshuai liked to like the beauties.
It feels really good.
Zhao Chen didn't have much idea about himself as a public figure, so he liked the beauty when he saw it.
Zhao Chen also didn't pay attention to the series of gossips triggered by the like...
After watching the beauties, Zhao Chen fell asleep deeply.
Early the next morning.
Zhao Chen discovered that he was on the entertainment hot search on Weibo.
#赵陈 crazy likes photos of actresses late at night! #
Zhao Chen was a little embarrassed when he saw this hot search.
It’s so cool, I got caught for liking it.
However, I am not embarrassed by Zhao Chen's performance. What is embarrassing is other people's style, pretending not to see it.
7pm.
Wachovia Center!
The Thunder's away game against the 76ers has officially begun.
Thunder starting lineup: Fisher, Lamb, Sefolosha, Ibaka, Perkins.
Although Durant and Westbrook are gone, Zhao Chen is still sitting on the bench. The main reason is that Sefolosha is back from injury. The Thunder have too many shooting guards. Reggie Jackson will be traded in the next few days. , he was also hidden.
If Zhao Chen was playing point guard, he might have been in position by this time, but unfortunately he was not.
76ers starting lineup: Mcaway, Turner, Anderson, Henry, Thaddeus Young.
Without Westbrook and Durant, the Thunder's starting ability to independently attack is basically useless.
The game on the field is exactly what the lineup reflects.
After the game started, the shooting percentages of both teams were not high.
The Thunder's scoring method is mainly a combination of Lamb's sudden shots, while the 76ers' crazy rebounding attack.
Although the players of the 76ers are not very talented, they play aggressively. Several of them are marginal players and they play very hard. In addition, Ibaka played very late last night and his steps are a little weak today. He can't jump. Protection is a bit difficult.
Zhao Chen couldn't figure out what kind of girl could make 28 cards look like this.
The 76ers' offense was almost all scored by grabbing offensive rebounds. In one round, they even grabbed 4 in a row before scoring.
The 76ers rarely heard cheers for the home team at home.
Coach Brooks yelled at Ibaka and Perkins on the sidelines. He used curses to vent his dissatisfaction with the two insiders on the court.
Zhao Chen knows about Ibaka's situation, but as for Perkins!
Zhao Chen knew that he probably didn't play. His inability to protect the rebounds was purely a matter of ability.
Perkins' ability is seriously inconsistent with the Thunder. The Thunder are overly superstitious about the inside and got this guy from the Celtics, causing the Thunder to slow down seriously.
On the other hand, if Brooks and Presti had a small-ball vision, the Thunder's speed wouldn't be so severely slowed down.
Westbrook and Durant are both top masters of counterattacks. Zhao Chen feels that with a small lineup, the Thunder's offensive and defensive transitions will be extremely fast.
For example, if he is put into the starting lineup, paired with Westbrook and Durant, and then takes down Perkins, the starting lineup will be invincible.
It's a pity that Brooks still can't figure it out. He insists on making the starting and second lineups both inside and outside, offensive and defensive...
After all, this is not 2K. Lamb on the court didn't stay super for long, and he quickly died.
The Thunder fell into the embarrassment of no one scoring.
The 76ers used all three forces today, and under the leadership of McAwee, they performed well offensively.
With 3 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first quarter, the score reached 14-24.
The 76ers' lead reached 10 points.
The Thunder played for most of the quarter and only scored 14 points. The scene was a bit ugly.
Brooks finally couldn't bear it anymore and waved his hand, replacing Zhao Chen!
Zhao Chen is the most popular weapon of Thunder now.
In addition to Zhao Chen, there is also Adams.
After hearing the head coach's shout, Zhao Chen stood up and high-fived Sefolosha, who was replaced on the field.
Brooks pulled Zhao Chen and said: "Zhao, go up and score, and then help with some rebound protection inside."
Zhao Chen nodded and said: "Understood."
Do whatever the coach tells you to do.
Brooks feels that Zhao Chen has height and averages good rebounds per game, so he can help the inside.
With Adams by his side, Zhao Chen is still very relieved. Adams may not be good at anything else, but he is definitely good at rebounding.
The skill of rebounding is not easy to develop. It is generally related to the player's talent. Adams' rebounding ability is one of his talents, but coach Brooks has not discovered this yet.
Looking at McAway opposite, Zhao Chen stood on the field, gearing up for a big fight.
