The Bucks' second regular season opponent is the Washington Wizards.

On October 30, the Bucks will face the Wizards at home.

Although Thompson, Butler and Green are suddenly missing three powerful players, the Wizards are still recognized as one of the strongest teams in the league.

Before the start of the new season, in the winning handicap given by the gaming company, the Wizards still ranked first, but this time the Cavaliers, who were ranked second, were very close, unlike last year where there was still a huge gap.

Of course, this is a common view among outside media.

As the former head coach of the Wizards, Wang Xiao feels that the current Wizards and the previous Wizards are two completely different teams, and the latter cannot be compared with the former at all.

The Wizards during Wang Xiao's era focused on small-ball tactics, and the core of their tactics was the three-point deterrence brought by Curry and Thompson's dual shots.

As long as these two players are on the court, the opponent will not dare to double-team and help defend at will, and can only implement one-on-one defense tactics in a regular manner. In this way, players such as George and Leonard can freely

Use your personal abilities.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Even if Wang Xiao is still on the Wizards, he will be in a dilemma.

A team's salary is only so much. Curry and George are all renewing their contracts with maximum salaries. When the players' rookie contracts expire, what can the team do?

Leonard and Thompson can only choose one, and it would be difficult to choose between Wang Xiao.

Thompson is an all-around player, capable of both offense and defense, and can adapt to any system and any tactics.

Leonard is a future top star and the strongest defensive small forward in history. In the 2019 playoffs, he also showed a super scoring ability that is no less than that of James Durant.

Should we keep Thompson, who will contribute more to the team, or Leonard, who will be one of the best players in the league in the future? How should we choose?

The Wizards chose the latter. Top superstars can bring obviously more benefits to the team, but the result of this is to give up Thompson, who is more suitable for the team. Not only is it cheaper for Wang Xiao's Bucks, it also makes the team

The overall strength has further declined.

Facing such a talented team, Wang Xiao's strategy was very simple: kill Curry!

As the Wizards' only stable scoring point outside the three-point line, as long as Curry misfires, the Wizards will be without three-point fire support.

Leonard's three-pointers are not a threat at all in Wang Xiao's view. As for George's three-pointers, although they are better than Leonard's, they are only at an average level and are much less lethal than at the basket.

Wang Xiao would rather they shoot three-pointers from the outside than let them go inside to cause damage.

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When the game started and Curry held the ball for half the game, he was shocked to find that it was Thompson standing in front of him.

"Why are you defending me?"

Curry and Thompson have the best relationship. Even if Thompson went to the Bucks, Curry didn't have any scruples and asked directly.

Thompson shrugged upon hearing this, "No way, the coach arranged it."

"Coach?" Curry couldn't help rolling his eyes.

How cruel to target yourself like this!

Thompson is 2.01 meters tall. In addition to speed, he can crush Curry in all aspects such as height, strength, wingspan, and jumping. More importantly, as a teammate, Thompson knows Curry well and is naturally comfortable defending.

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Against Thompson, Curry may be able to use his speed to break through and get to the basket, but if he wants to shoot a three-pointer from the outside, it is basically impossible without the help of his teammates in the pick-and-roll!

Without any hesitation, Curry passed the ball directly to George, who faced Bucks forward Khris Middleton.

After receiving the ball, George found that Middleton was standing a little behind, so he directly took a three-pointer without any hesitation.

In fact, Middleton strictly followed Wang Xiao's strategy of guarding against breakthroughs but not shooting. When George took off, he stepped forward and reached out to interfere.

The deeper position prevented Middleton from successfully interfering, but George also failed to make a pull-up three-pointer.

In the transition between offense and defense, Oladipo, who will be the point guard in the new season, controlled the ball for half the game and then passed the ball directly to Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has successfully gained weight, will become the main offensive point of the Bucks this season, even if he is standing in front of the best defensive player Kawhi Leonard.

Holding the ball against Leonard, Antetokounmpo was not nervous at all, but just a little excited.

Last season, Antetokounmpo faced Leonard directly in four games in the regular season and five games in the playoffs.

In 9 games, Leonard averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

Antetokounmpo had 14.5 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of just over 40%.

Facing the best defensive player in the league, known as the strongest defender on the front line, Antetokounmpo was severely educated and almost suffered a psychological shadow.

But this season is different!

Antetokounmpo directly chose to force a breakthrough. He was very fast, but Leonard made the right judgment and blocked his breakthrough route.

After the physical confrontation between the two, Leonard was obviously stunned and looked at Antetokounmpo in astonishment.

"This guy's strength has increased so much in just a few months?"

At the moment of contact with Antetokounmpo, Leonard suddenly felt like he was confronting James.

That kind of overbearing power seems to be crushing him!

But the person in front of him was clearly not James! Instead, he was a rookie who was abused by him last season.

Taking advantage of the moment when Leonard was knocked stiff, Antetokounmpo passed him and then immediately increased his speed.

The advantage of long legs was fully exploited at this moment. In just two steps, Antetokounmpo rushed to the basket so fast that Gobert couldn't even react.

Taking off with both legs, Antetokounmpo hit the basketball hard into the basket with one arm.

"boom--!"

The huge force caused the entire basket frame to shake violently.

"Giannis-Antetokounmpo!"

The entire Bucks home court was filled with excitement!

The audience was fascinated by Leonard's one-on-one challenge and hearty dunks. Antetokounmpo looked extremely violent in the new season, and this pure aesthetic of violence is the charm of the NBA!

"This guy!"

Leonard looked back at Antetokounmpo, while recalling the feeling of the brief confrontation in his mind.

Although it was only a short round of confrontation, Leonard understood that the danger level of the guy in front of him was probably on the level of James and Durant.

The coach is truly a coach... He actually taught another monster!

As the saying goes, Antetokounmpo is far from being comparable to James, Durant and others in other aspects, but just in terms of breaking through with the ball, Antetokounmpo has reached the highest level in the league.
Chapter completed!