"Yes, the lack of Nolan Smith must be made up for."

"Tsk, tsk, I just didn't expect them to be able to trade Billups!"

"If this deal is concluded for the Trail Blazers, their strength will rise instead of falling!"

Billups was the grassroots Finals MVP when the Pistons won the championship!

He has played in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference for many years, has no technical shortcomings, and has significantly improved his record. He only doesn't have so many honors because he looks average, his team is not popular, his playing style is not interesting, and he has few fans and no attention.

In terms of strength alone, Billups is definitely one of the top three point guards in the league at his peak!

Although he is now at the end of his career, there is still no problem in transitioning to a backup point guard.

His passing skills and ability to read the game are getting better and better over time.

Fans watched the game and imagined that the Trail Blazers would become stronger after Billups and Courtney Lee joined. They couldn't help but look forward to the playoffs in the near future!

How far can we go this year?

Second round?

Western Conference Finals?

Finals?

Or a championship?

…

102:127!

There was no suspense, the Trail Blazers defeated the Jazz once again.

Zhou Si scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and clocked out easily in the third quarter.

Although Courtney Lee made zero of three three-pointers, he was not particularly frustrated!

He has been paying attention to coach Stotts and found that as long as he achieves good results on the defensive end, the coach will not say anything if he fails to make a three-point shot, let alone push him to the bench directly!

This is a good start!

…

The next day, watching Coach Stotts bring another new face, everyone in the Trail Blazers expressed their warm welcome!

Especially Lillard!

This cold-blooded and big-hearted person has always been an example for him to learn from!

Chauncey Billups!

Zhou Si also extended a warm welcome to Billups!

As one of the youngest teams in the NBA, having such an experienced veteran will definitely help them a lot on their way to the playoffs.

"Pah, pah, pah~"

After a while, coach Stotts clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, said a few words to welcome Billups, and then arranged the content of today's training.

Although coach Stotts gave the former king a lot of respect, he did not indulge him too much.

He doesn't want to see the dove occupying the magpie's nest and taking over the host!

As long as Zhou Si is here for one day, he is the only owner of this team.

In addition to regular physical recovery, the main training content of today's Trail Blazers also included some tactical moves, aiming to help Billups become familiar with some basic tactical moves of the Trail Blazers.

For Billups, a point guard with a very high basketball IQ, he completely mastered the Trail Blazers' simple tactics after running them a few times.

Billups has a high basketball IQ and emotional intelligence. He got along with other teammates in just one training session.

Billups, who had just returned to the Pistons last summer, was quite resistant to joining the Trail Blazers.

But the players on the Trail Blazers allowed him to regain a sense of his youth!

Since I can still play, why not continue to shine and strive to win another championship?

…

The Trail Blazers once again faced the challenge of the Timberwolves the next night.

The news that the Timberwolves want to trade Love for Thompson has been circulating a few days ago, but...

The Warriors actually refused!

In the eyes of many people, the Warriors are really crazy. That is the new Wolf King Love!

And Thompson?

Just an unknown 3D shooting guard!

Except for Zhou Si, no one knows what a right choice the Warriors made!

That’s the soup god!

60 points in 3 quarters!

13 three-pointers!

There are all kinds of existences that defy nature and change fate!

Closer to home, the Timberwolves currently have a record of 27 wins and 28 losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference. Their position is extremely embarrassing!

They have little hope of making the playoffs, and they can't compete with teams that are already prepared to give up all games.

Zhou Si comforted Zeller before the game and asked him to improve his abilities.

But Zeller doesn’t think so!

If Zhou Si can lead the team to second place in the Western Conference, it won't be a big problem for him to lead the team into the playoffs, right?

Zhou Si rolled his eyes helplessly. James only led the Cavaliers to the ninth place in the Eastern Conference back then. Now the Timberwolves have reached the tenth place in the Western Conference, which is great, right?

In this game, new aid Billups did not disappoint the Trail Blazers fans. He scored 8 points, 4 assists and 1 steal in 10 minutes of play.

The data is not extraordinary, but the effect is very obvious. The offense of the substitutes is in order under his management.

When teammates feel bad, he can also help with pick-and-rolls or screens to help teammates find open spaces, regain touch, or break through to cause damage.

The former king was no mere braggart!

Coaches Zhou Si and Stotts looked on the court with great satisfaction!

After a day of rest, the Trail Blazers went to the Denver Plateau!

Facing the old team with the same record as the Timberwolves, the new players continued their stable performance.

Billups' playing time was increased to 15 minutes, and he scored 10 points, 5 assists and 1 steal!

Courtney Lee's defensive power remained unabated, even stealing the Nuggets' starting shooting guard Foye twice!

The offensive end may be affected by touch, but the defensive end will not.

The Trail Blazers bench players are happy.

They used to be at a loss when Zhou Si was not on the court, but after Billups came, everything changed.

Like a conductor, he can always control the situation on the court and tell them what to do!

Coach Stotts did not beat Billups hard for the sake of the team's record and continued to increase his playing time.

12-15 minutes is just enough for Billups now, anything more will be too much for his body.

Coach Stotts trusts the team doctor’s conclusion very much!

The home game against the Nets even gave Billups a rest!

Although the Nets are currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, coach Stotts really doesn't think highly of those old arms and legs.

Starting: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Garnett, Brook Lopez!

Substitutes: Kirilenko, Bulayche, Evans!

The team formed by this rich man had a really impressive lineup on paper, but the results failed to come out.

To sum it up in an old saying:

They have not recovered from the pain of losing the United Arab Emirates!

132:82!

The Trail Blazers' running and gun attack killed those old guys.

Coach Stotts regards the Nets as his target for practicing tactics.

The intensity of the following games became more and more intense. As the new players got used to the game, the Blazers' performance became more and more stable.

Under the leadership of Billups, the Trail Blazers' substitutes became more and more confident as they played, and even suffered losses against many of the main players of the bad team.

In addition, under the guidance of coach Stotts, the starting lineup has become more and more familiar with the tactical system and has become more and more tacit understanding, and can play an advantage against most teams.

Then the substitutes come back to finish the job, and many times the main players clock out after the third quarter.

Although the Trail Blazers still have wins and losses after Billups joined, the confidence of all the Trail Blazers players has been brought out!

Even the dominant Heat, who felt powerless before, were able to do something about it!

Although they still lost the game in the end, they believe that as long as they feel better, winning the Heat will not be a dream!
Chapter completed!