November 20.

A shocking news broke out in the league, and famous NBA star Steve Nash announced that he had officially reached a buyout with the Lakers.

This means that Nash can join any team at present and will be completely unrestricted.

After this news came out, many teams that were determined to win the championship this season immediately extended olive branches to Nash.

Although Nash is 39 years old this year and has dropped to freezing point in speed and defensive ability, Nash's outstanding court experience still makes many teams interested in him.

Not to mention, it would be absolutely cost-effective to sign Nash into the team with a basic salary contract to act as a spiritual leader.

But just as various teams extended olive branches to Nash, Nash announced on the next day that he had completed the signing of the defending champion Wizards.

Next, Nash will wear a wizards to compete in the 13-14 seasons, bringing a perfect end to his career.

After all, the Wizards' odds of winning the championship this season completely crushed the other 29 teams. If Nash can't follow the Wizards to win the championship under this situation, then Nash may really not deserve a championship ring.

Of course, to outsiders, the chances of Nash being able to touch the championship this season are as high as 80%, because the Wizards this season are too evil and have now achieved a record of 13 wins and 0 losses.

People really can't think of which team can become a roadblock on the Wizards' championship, even though the Heat's Big Three still did not disband after experiencing offseason turmoil.

But the Miami Heat, which has fallen at the feet of the Wizards for two consecutive years, is no longer hoped by fans. As the saying goes, if you save too much disappointment, people will naturally not expect it.

However, according to rumors, the Los Angeles Clippers are seeking a deal recently, intending to strengthen the team by overdrawing the draft picks and launching an impact on the championship this season.

Because the Clippers double-killed the Wizards in the regular season last season, the Clippers lost again in the fight with the Wizards this season.

So this made the Clippers management plan to go alone and want to trade a giant-level player in the mid-season to officially charge against the Wizards' defending champion.

The Clippers' lineup this season is very good, including Paul, Griffin, Crawford, Redick, Jordan Jr., Collison, Granger, and Tkoglu.

If the Clippers can really trade a giant this season, then they can really have the ability to challenge the Wizards directly.

Even if the Clippers really can reach that end, I believe that many teams in the league will be willing to help the Clippers with a buyout.

After all, the Wizards have been too glorious in the past two years, and they now have the intention of monopolizing the league championship.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Wizards have become the public enemy of the other 29 teams in the league. At least compared to the Wizards winning the championship, people hope that the other teams will eventually go to the podium.

Because in this way, other teams can barely see a little bit of life, and don’t feel powerless once they face the Wizards like now!!

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On November 22, the Wizards, who have already won 13 consecutive games, will be a visit to Toronto today and challenge the Raptors, ranked third in the East, away.

And according to the Wizards' schedule in recent games, as long as the Wizards can defeat the Raptors in this game, it will be within easy reach of breaking the Rockets' record of 15 consecutive victories set by the Rockets.

In addition, this game will also be Steve Nash's solo debut after coming to the Wizards.

Although Steve Nash, who came to the Wizards, is no longer the core figure of a team and can only appear as a substitute, this still cannot stop fans from loving Nash.

The past twenty years of player career have attracted many fans. Even though Nash's condition declined severely at the end of his career, some of his love is not just about staying in the data stage.

The young Raptors have emerged this season and have now reached the third place in the East.

The current leading figures of this Raptors are DeRozan and Lowry, which are the combinations that people call "trash brothers" in later generations.

However, Yang Fan actually does not agree with the title of "trash brother". Even though DeRozan and Lowry performed poorly in those two years as soon as they entered the playoffs.

But DeRozan and Lowry are not super giants, but people use super giant standards to demand them, which is not a fair thing.

It's impossible to have the Raptors as the first record in the league in the regular season, so they require DeRozan and Lowry to lead the team to win the championship in the playoffs, which is somewhat outrageous in Yang Fan's opinion.

After all, DeRozan and Lowry are at most All-Star level. The reason why the Raptors in later generations can achieve the highest record in the league is due to the team's outstanding overall strength.

So it is really normal to be eliminated by the Cavaliers led by James in the playoffs.

Because James is really a super giant.

Before the game started, Yang Fan sat on the sidelines and did not give advice to the players. Instead, he called Paul George aside. The two sat there talking and laughing, and they didn't look like the game was close, but they looked more like two spectators.

In fact, the Wizards' tactical style is already very mature. In this case, Yang Fan no longer needs anything to explain.

Most of the time, Yang Fan could only sit on the sidelines and eat oranges boredly. If the lineup was not being rotated, then Yang Fan would probably fall asleep even when he sat on the sidelines.

This is not because Yang Fan is arrogant. This Wizards are so mature that any coach can lead the team to achieve the highest record in the league.

After the game started, the ball was the first to be obtained by the Raptors. The starting lineup of the Raptors in this game was: Lowry, DeRozan, Terrence Rose, Amir Johnson, and Valanciunas.

The Wizards are: Wall, Thompson, Paul George, Reggie Evans, and Gasol Jr.

Since Yang Fan took a round break against Aldri before the game, Yang Fan chose the rebounding monster Evans in the starting fourth position in this game.

Anyway, the Raptors' player in the fourth position is Amir Johnson, a player who is basically incapable of offensively. Instead of strengthening his defense with Battier, Evans is better than snatching a few more rebounds.

As soon as the game started, the Raptors played very restrainedly, and even fans could see that the Raptors were a little nervous.

Obviously, against this Wizards who have won thirteen consecutive victories at the start of the game, the Raptors have already trembled in advance in their hearts, which has the meaning of defeating others without fighting.

The Raptors' offensive methods this season are quite simple, either everyone can pull it apart and let DeRozan choose a mid-range single in one-on-one.

Either Lowry and Amir Johnson go to pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Lowry chooses to attack by himself, or pass the ball to Rose's outside to shoot.

Finally, when the inside has an advantage, Valancius will become the core of the Raptors' offensive, replacing Lowry and DeRozan as the ending point.

However, Raptors head coach Casey definitely didn't have this idea in this game, because the Wizards' player in the center position is Gasol Jr., a player who can rank among the top three in the league in defense in the penalty area.

Even if this gap is given to second-year rookie Valancius Nass, it will be difficult for him to have an advantage when facing Gasol Jr.

As the offensive time was almost 24 seconds, the Raptors were unable to find a chance. In the end, DeRozan forced his move at the middle distance to complete the end.

But DeRozan made a strong shot against Thompson and made a comeback with protection. Evans immediately passed the ball to Wall, and Wall pushed the counterattack.

During the counterattack, the Raptors' retreat was very fast, making it impossible for Wall to easily break into the basket and complete a layup.

However, Wall's passing vision is the top of the league, so when Wall in the counterattack observed that Paul George began to land in the left bottom corner, Wall directly used a large-scale long pass to transfer the ball from the right to the left.

Upon receiving the pass, Paul George looked down at whether he had stepped on the line, and then shot this open three-pointer from the left corner before the defender rushed forward.

"Swish~"

As the sound of basketball entering the net sounded, Paul George shook his head with a smile, as if making fun of the Raptors' defense being so loose.

In the next few rounds, the Raptors had a very difficult attack on the offensive end. Basically, every attack would take until 24 seconds before completing the attack.

It’s not that the Raptors want to deliberately lower the rhythm, but it’s because the Raptors can’t find an opportunity on the offensive end and must use a large number of passes to complete the attack with difficulty.

On the other hand, the Wizards played on the offensive end as they wanted. Whether it was Paul George's three-pointer draw or Wall's pick-and-roll breakthrough, there was no trace of pressure from the facial expressions of the two.

Even later Paul George began to attack two steps outside the three-point line, and the score on the field was also widened to double digits.

In the whole first quarter, the Raptors were suppressed by the Wizards at the beginning, and not only suppressed the score, but more suppressed the mentality.

This scene was somewhat speechless in the eyes of the fans, especially when the Raptors are currently ranked third in the East, fans really didn't expect this Raptors to be so bad.

The fans did not feel anything wrong with the Raptors' inability to beat the Wizards, and even in the eyes of the fans, this is a normal thing.

However, the Raptors' mentality and performance on the field are really disappointing. There is no way to see a team's desire for a championship in the Raptors. What they see is the cowardice of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Even if the Raptors this year's Raptors cannot win the NBA championship, from the moment a team collectively loses their fighting spirit, the soul of this team has basically fallen!!

At the end of the half, the Wizards had already led the Raptors by 23 points before they could play their best on the court.

After returning from the second half, the Wizards continued to gain the upper hand without any suspense, and became more relaxed on the field, and later they even began to develop into the All-Star state.

For such a must-win game, Yang Fan did not want to kill all of them, so when the score difference was infinitely close to 30 points, Yang Fan took the lead in replacing all the main players and starting to train.

Put Gobert, who has just entered the league, put him on the court, and let him play against Valanciunas, so that Gobert can get more training opportunities.

Until the middle of the third quarter, Yang Fan, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but doze off, and finally handed over the command to Spoel, and then the upper and lower eyelids started fighting, which was quite like sleeping on the spot.

When this scene was captured by the camera on the sidelines and displayed on the large screen on the scene, the home fans directly gave a uniform boo.

Although this game has completely lost suspense, Yang Fan's behavior can be regarded as killing people. At least Casey, who was also sitting on the sidelines, felt very uncomfortable when he saw this scene.

It is obvious that everyone is the head coach, but the gap between the head coach and the head coach is so big!

One was already so angry that the other was already on the sidelines, and the other was drowsy on the sidelines. This scene really made Casey feel helpless.

At the end of the game, even though Yang Fan was already restrained enough and replaced all the main players in the middle of the third quarter, the Wizards still beat the Raptors 27 points away, winning the team's 14th game after the start of the game.

In the whole game, Paul George, who played for only 23 minutes, scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

According to Paul George's hot offensive feel, if Yang Fan lets George go to play in this game, it would be easy for George to score more than 40 points.

However, in Yang Fan's opinion, there is no need to do this, because as long as George can continue to play in this current state, the MVP of this season can basically be locked.

After all, so far, George averaged 26.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

In addition to the Wizards' record of teams that are destined to be ordinary, it is not difficult for George to win the regular season MVP.

Unless George is reimbursed for the season in the following games, no one can snatch George from the regular season MVP.

After the game, the players of both sides hugged each other on the court, and just after DeRozan and Paul George hugged, they saw Yang Fan walking towards him.

"Time flies so fast. I feel like you were a rookie when I met you last time, but now you can carry the banner alone."

"Congratulations, this season has played the best season of my career." Looking at DeRozan, who is much taller than him, Yang Fan's eyes are full of smiles.

Yang Fan's actions were obviously beyond DeRozan's expectations. To be precise, DeRozan did not expect that Yang Fan would come to talk to him on his own initiative.

So when Yang Fan finished speaking, DeRozan didn't know how to speak for a moment.

"Don't be nervous, Demar, you have to believe that you are an excellent basketball player, but you're missing something now."

"You have to remember that you are the star of this team. If you don't even have the fighting spirit on the field, then the upper limit of this team will definitely not be too high."

“You have excellent skills and awareness on the court, but you lack a little confidence.”

"If you can play harder on the court, your future will definitely be better."

"I know you have experienced a lot of setbacks, but what I want to say is that I used to be a depressed person, but now I am gradually becoming successful."

"Because I keep myself confident all the time, instead of finding reasons after failure, it is better to break through myself from my heart." He patted DeRozan's shoulder, and Yang Fan turned around and left with a smile on his face.

As for whether DeRozan can break through the troubles caused by depression in the future, it depends on whether DeRozan is willing to take that step, and whether DeRozan's heart will become stronger!
Chapter completed!