The preseason was played at the Lakers' home court, and the Bulls arrived in Los Angeles one day in advance.

After leaving Chandler with a big contract in the summer, the Bulls ended up having little reinforcement on the shooting guard.

They ended up bringing Lasour Butler from the Heat just by a trade.

Butler is a rookie with 53 picks in the second round, with a 3D style, average talent and limited strength.

However, Sun Hao was deeply impressed by him.

There is a type of NBA player who is typical "good people". Good people here refer to good popularity, and the representatives are James, James Jones, and Butler.

Butler was a standard role player in his career. He did not achieve much in the NBA, but basically every teammate praised him. When he unfortunately died in a car accident in history, more than half of the people in the league posted a message to mourn him.

As a player, he may not be very successful, but he is undoubtedly successful in being a human being.

The Bulls finally chose such a shooting guard, which shows that they are ready to rebuild around Paul, Yi Jianlian and Chandler.

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After arriving in Los Angeles, the Bulls arranged daily training and were completely open to the public.

Preseason is a process of running-in lineups and screening players, and victory or defeat is not that important.

Coupled with the Bulls’ reconstruction, such open training sessions can promote them in the new season.

In addition to Yi Jianlian, Paul became another focus during training.

This guard, who is only 1.83 meters tall, has a very fast speed, has a strong physical fitness, and is very good at bounce, just like the one in Philadelphia.

However, he has better organizational skills than Iverson. During the training, he assisted Yi Jianlian and Chandler with all-dunks, which attracted reporters to take photos.

This is a young and motivated guard with super high basketball IQ.

This feature reminds another defender: Sun Hao.

When Sun Hao first entered the league, he happened to be 1.83 meters tall.

If he could grow taller as magically as Sun Hao, his future would be immeasurable.

In short, everyone's feeling after this training class is: Paul shouldn't be the fourth pick, he should be the No. 1 pick more than Bogut and Marvin Williams.

Of course, there are extremely rare defenders in the NBA. Before that, there were only three players in total, so this idea is limited to ideas.

However, after the training session, Paul was immediately surrounded by reporters.

The uninterrupted scene made Paul feel at a loss.

This is the first time he has received so much attention.

Los Angeles is indeed different.

"We all know that you have trained with Sun in the summer and are about to compete with him. How do you feel now?"

The reporter's question was very targeted.

In addition to his own performance, Paul's attention is also related to his ability to compete with Sun Hao at night.

"Nervous, you know what I want to play against is the MVP of last season, he is the best player in the league."

Paul's answer is very true.

Not everyone is James. He can say that I want to challenge Sun Hao when he first entered the league.

Moreover, Sun Hao is now incomparable to Sun Hao.

Last season's MVP Grand Slam player, it is not an exaggeration to say that Sun Hao is the hottest player in the league.

Not to mention a rookie like Paul, even an All-Star player will feel pressure against Sun Hao.

"Do you have confidence?"

The reporter asked.

"Of course, I'm confident in the game, no matter who is on the side, I will keep it."

However, Paul also showed his psychological qualities.

Moreover, Paul not only has psychological qualities, but also has great energy hidden in his small body, which is reflected in the reporter's subsequent question.

"What do you think of the Bulls team?"

"We're young, very young, and most of us don't have the experience in the playoffs, but this team is very good, very good, and I believe we'll be able to make the playoffs as soon as next year."

"next year?"

The reporter was surprised by Paul's confidence.

This is bigger than James said at the beginning. Are rookies nowadays more confident?

"Yes, I believe we can do it."

Paul said with a smile.

The young Paul exudes an infinite youthful atmosphere. Although this sounds like a boast, I don’t know why the reporter actually felt that it was possible after listening to it.

"Chris, I remember you."

The reporter replied with a smile.

Compared to Paul, Yi Jianlian, who was surrounded by more reporters on the other hand, seemed much more calm.

With two years of NBA career and leading the team to win the Asian Championships, he is much more mature.

One is youthful and the other is mature. Not to mention Chandler, the combination of the two is exciting.

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That night, the two teams appeared at the Staples Center.

The attendance rate was full.

This is simply incredible, you know that this is just a preseason game.

However, this just shows the popularity of this Lakers.

The championship last season brought the entire Los Angeles market to a bottom and rebounded, leaping to a new high.

Paul was shocked by the atmosphere on the scene.

Of course this also excited him.

His first NBA game was very eye-catching!

There was no opening ceremony before the preseason game, and the host quickly reported the starting list of the two teams.

Paul, Butler, Nosioni, Yi Jianlian and Chandler on the Bulls;

Sun Hao, Finley, Ariza, Walker and O'Neal on the Lakers.

Both sides were all the main players, which excited the fans on the scene.

O'Neal turned the ball back to the Lakers' half and the game officially opened.

Sun Hao passed the half with the ball and glanced at Paul in front of him.

Paul looked a little... nervous.

I am really nervous. If you want to make an analogy, it is like how many rookies in the last century saw Jordan.

This sounds strange, but it is actually that.

Even in the 2003 generation, Anthony actually admires Sun Hao very much.

In the 2005 generation of Paul, the emotions became even stronger.

Or to describe it in a very real sentence: Sun Hao has become the object of catching up and looking up to these rookies.

Of course, the mood is the mood, Paul still defends himself immediately and then steals.

Anyone who has seen Paul play should know that his steals are awesome. In history, he averaged 2.2 steals per game during his rookie period, and was hailed by the media as a "ghost hand".

This time he seized the opportunity perfectly, but unfortunately he was facing Sun Hao.

Sun Hao predicted Paul's movements, turned around with a low center of gravity, and the two just passed by!

The gap in strength and the familiarity of Xia Tian’s technical characteristics in advance allowed Sun Hao to easily crack Paul’s “ghost hand”.

At this moment, a figure flashed through many people's hearts: Iverson.

Because it looks like a gambling steal.

Sun Hao passed Paul one-on-one, broke into the inside and attracted Chandler's double-team and then directly received an all-time pass.

The O'Neal man followed the ball, jumped gently, and held the ball with one hand and smashed it into the basket.

The cheers at the scene exploded instantly.

A summer made the Lakers' championship win a memory, but the cooperation of this instant killing combination awakened all their memories.

The Lakers, to be more precise, should be the defending champion Lakers are back!

The Bulls' offense, Paul pushed the ball over halfway and gave it to Yi Jianlian at the low post.

Although he was given high expectations, James was the younger brother of Ricky Davis. Now the Bulls star is Yi Jianlian, and Paul is also playing such a role.
To be continued...