Not to mention whether it is polite to refer to his teammates as cats and dogs, are his teammates, except for Westbrook, really just cats and dogs?

The answer is obviously no! Obviously, the fact that the Thunder can reach the tiebreaker with the Lakers shows that their strength is extremely good.

Even better than the Cavaliers, who played the Lakers in the Finals, they only played six games against the Lakers and lost.

Except for Westbrook, players of the same level as Yin Baka, Robertson and Adams are considered very strong at the same position...

Therefore, since this incident happened, Durant's popularity will be completely ruined, and all of this is his own fault.

When Lin Tian personally called Durant to recruit him, he also reminded him to make a call with Westbrook.

Judging from the news currently exposed by major mainstream media, Durant obviously did not notify Westbrook in advance.

This is destined to bring their relationship to a freezing point in the next few years, and even make Westbrook see Durant as if he were an enemy.

Lin Tian's kind words and advice didn't change anything after all, and he couldn't help but think of Thomas Jr. of the Celtics.

Until now, there has been no news about Thomas renewing his contract with the Celtics. It seems difficult to see them renew their contract.

Thomas may have imagined that Anji would drive a cash truck to find him, but in the end he would be ruthlessly abandoned by the team...

Lin Tian originally wanted to call Thomas to persuade him, but thinking of Durant's mistakes, he gave up the idea.

Just let everything happen as it happens. I'm afraid even a phone call from me won't be able to persuade the stubborn little Thomas. Maybe the other party will find me verbose.

This sultry summer goes by like this day by day.

The summer league will be played quickly.

As a competition mainly used to train newcomers, the summer league is not very valuable. This year, the Celtics won the summer league.

The Lakers followed the practice of previous years and waived several players who did not perform well in the summer league.

In the next few days, the Lakers' roster was basically determined.

Lin Tian, ​​Wade, Howard, PJ Tucker, Dellavedova, Channing Fletcher, VanVleet, Caruso, Brogdon, Nick Young, Jeff Green, Nance...

Compared to the petty struggles of most other teams, the Lakers' lineup for the new season, in addition to retaining a few core championship players, has undergone major changes in other players.

Lin Tian's salary for the new season can only rank third among the Lakers, behind Howard and Wade.

The salary cap of 90 million is a bit insufficient for the Lakers, but the Lakers do not need to pay much luxury tax in the new season.

Such a lineup is the most expensive lineup in the history of the Lakers. Their salary is distributed relatively evenly and is not as top-heavy as other teams.

After the roster is determined, the next step is the team's training camp.

Buss Jr., who made a lot of money last season, was not stingy and arranged the team's training location in Las Vegas.

Players can also enjoy the pleasure of traveling besides training.

After actually practicing with several new teammates, Lin Tiancai finally realized how powerful Wade is.

Whether it was his European step attack or his super defensive ability, Lin Tian was impressed.

Wade's defensive awareness and ability to help defend can even be compared to Kobe.

The difference is that Wade is only 34 years old! A full four years younger than Kobe last season.

His personality is also very different from Kobe. Compared to Kobe's coldness, Wade prefers to communicate with teammates and joke around.

The Lakers already had talkative guys like Howard and Nick Young, but with the addition of Wade, the team became even more comfortable.

Lin Tian enjoys training with his teammates.

What he does every day is basically fixed.

Get up at six in the morning, have breakfast, train, eat nutritious meals, read the news, go to bed...

This situation lasted for 20 days.

On this day, when Lin Tian stood on the scale as usual, he discovered that his weight had reached 108 kilograms.

This is 8 kilograms heavier than when he first entered the league, which is 16 kilograms.

It is not easy to gain so much weight in such a short period of time.

When Lin Tian took off his shirt, you could clearly see that there was meat on his body, and it was not fat but muscles.

Under the scientific guidance of the team's physical trainer, his body fat rate became 5%!

You know, the weight rate of an ordinary person is generally more than 15%!

Gaining weight did not slow down Lin Tian's speed, but his resistance ability was visibly improved.

During Lin Tian's training, in addition to practicing with his teammates every day, he often challenged Howard to one-on-one combat to enhance his physical confrontation ability. The benefits of this kind of training are obvious. After all, Howard was once a DOPY.

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From the beginning, he could feel Howard's strong confrontation ability.

But after slowly adapting, Lin Tian was able to compete with Howard in the paint without any fuss.

He often challenged Wade to one-on-one fights, making Wade lose his temper.

The training days for the Lakers are finally over.

After the players returned to Los Angeles, they still did not dare to relax in training.

From then until the preseason starts, they will devote most of their time to training.

That night, when Lin Tian opened Penguin Sports, he discovered that a photo of his upper body had been posted online.

Lin Tian was not wearing a shirt in the photo, and his muscles instantly aroused heated discussion among fans.

Lin Tian was also curious about what these netizens would say, so he opened the following comments:

"Lin Tian has actually gained weight! These perfect abdominal muscles! Go ahead! Even at my peak, I had to stay away from the edge for a while!"

"Lin Tian was indeed not that strong last season. I visually estimated that he should have gained more than 10 pounds in the new season!"

"If Lin Tian gains weight, won't his speed slow down? It may also increase the risk of injuries. This is no joke!"

"Ah! Lin Tian's figure is great! I'm going to fall! Woohoo!"

"This good looks match this figure! He can obviously rely on his face and figure to make a living, why should he rely on his strength?"

"Come on, Lakers! Looking forward to Lin Wei's connection in the new season!"

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Lin Tian couldn't help but laugh at some of the funny comments.

What Lin Tian didn't know was that while he was reading the comments, Xiaoxue and Lanlan, who lived next door to him, were also reading the news.

Lan Lan's eyes almost gleamed. She stared at Xiaoxue's phone screen and said excitedly: "I love this figure."

Xiaoxue frowned slightly and put the phone back, "Aren't you a fan of Nick Young? What? Are you going to have a different relationship?"

"Hey! Now I am not only a fan of Nick Young, but also a fan of Lin Tian, ​​and even a fan of the Lakers."

Xiaoxue sighed softly: "Lin Tian seems to have gained weight. I just hope that he will be healthy in the new season."

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In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the end of September, but the weather has not become very cool yet.

Under the supervision of nutritionists and trainers, Lin Tian successfully increased his weight to 111 kilograms in more than two months.

At this point, what the nutritionist considers to be his perfect weight has taken shape.

If it is heavier, his knees and other parts of the body will have to bear different pressures during exercise.

It is impossible to want everything to be perfect, you can only do your best.

The preseason is about to begin, and the Lakers' preseason schedule has already been announced.

Their second preseason game will be held in Chengdu, China, and in that game, their opponent is the Golden State Warriors.

In order to better expand overseas markets, NBA arranges some pre-season games overseas basically every year.

For them, this is a completely useless thing.

Preseason games are not important to every team and are not included in the regular season record. They are mainly for the team to adjust the lineup and are equivalent to warm-up games.

It is precisely because of this that the leading stars of most teams basically only show their faces in the preseason.

Lin Tian is a native of China, and the NBA arranged the Lakers' second preseason game in China, which was obviously intentional.

Judging from Lin Tian's performance last season, no one knows what level of popularity he will have by then.

Before he returns to China, there are already millions or even tens of millions of China fans on the Internet looking forward to it.

Soon, the time came to October 2, 2016, and the NBA preseason started.

The Lakers are the first team to play preseason games this season, and their opponent is the Eastern Conference powerhouse Celtics.

Although it was a preseason game, both teams, excluding Lake, sent out their strongest starters.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is: Dellavedova, Wade, Lin Tian, ​​Tucker and Howard.

The Celtics' starting lineup is: Thomas Jr., Avery Bradley, Jae Crowder, Amir Johnson, and Al Horford.

When the players from both sides were preparing to jump the ball, they all greeted each other happily.
To be continued...