From sparring to superstar

Chapter 223 221. Contract Year Players

In the early morning of the next day, Li Ao came to the Rose Garden Arena for training, and today's extra training had an extra follower.

After completing the warm-up, Li Ao asked: "Gerrard, there is a game tonight. Are you afraid that your legs will be weak if you practice with me?"

Gerald Wallace looked bitter: "I didn't make the active list..."

"Yes, you are still very weak, you should practice more."

Heartbroken!
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Gerald Wallace said stubbornly: "If I played two more years in college, I would definitely be better than Geron."

"Don't always compare yourself to Geron. After four years of college, he is definitely different. The team chose him to be the main force. His order of appearance is higher than the two veteran players, Raffonso and Sean... ...Why, regret not staying in college for two more years?"

"No! Choose a hundred times again, and I will still leave college early." Gerald Wallace replied without hesitation.

The four-year first-round rookie contract of $4 million allowed his family to live a rich life in an instant.

His girlfriend doesn't need to go to work in the supermarket with a big belly; he rents a beautiful house and doesn't need to live in the basement; He left his hometown, but also moved out of the slums in the town, and lived in a small villa on the outskirts of the town.

Li Ao tilted his head and said: "That is to say, the decision has been made, don't think about it, the opportunity will come, after the opening period, you will definitely have time to play, be prepared, when the opportunity comes You can hold it."

Gerald Wallace nodded quickly. Although the senior's words occasionally hurt his heart, they were still very warm.

After chatting for a while, the two practiced cutting into the frame together.

Gerald Wallace worked very hard to help Li Ao correct the technical details. He came to train with him early this morning just for these few minutes.

Although he practiced hard for more than a month, Li Ao just practiced it a few times and remembered the essentials, which made him quite shocked, but his admiration for his seniors increased a little.

What moved him the most was that the senior was willing to listen to the guidance of a rookie who had never played a single NBA game.

On Li Ao's side, after learning the training method of the Junior Association, he didn't receive a system prompt, and he was not in a hurry. He didn't expect to be able to improve the training method in just a few clicks.

He spent 200 achievement points to open the 'high back attack level 2 training task', and said to his junior: "Come and help me practice back attack."

"Stop practicing off-the-ball attack?"

"Wait until I get back to the home court to practice again. I haven't played against a strong team for a long time. Hurry up and practice more."

Gerald Wallace got it.

Although he was not on the activation list, he watched the game very seriously. He listened to his seniors and memorized each teammate's offensive and defensive technical details and play habits.

The past 4 opponents were weak, and none of them were playoff-level teams. The seniors were mainly responsible for the defense in these games, and the offensive end was mainly based on following tactics. The team's offense is also based on training tactical coordination.

The opponent tonight is different-the Trail Blazers started with 4 wins and 1 loss!

At 9:[-], the rest of the Clippers came to the Rose Garden Arena together.

Little O'Neill looked at the sweaty Spider-Man, and his heart felt chilled.

More talented than him, but also harder than him, the road to the boss is getting farther and farther...

Little O'Neill patted his head and pulled himself together - his goal is still the boss position!

Whether the goal can be achieved is another matter. Sabonis told him that playing basketball requires faith!
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The Clippers and Trail Blazers are very concerned about this game, and the preparation and training phase will be busier than usual games.

The number of interviews by the media was more than that of the opening game. Court TV and Time Warner even filmed Jordan's activities throughout the day.

Jordan VS Pippen!

The two cores of the Bulls dynasty competed together again after three years, and both wore the jerseys of other teams. The attention and topicality of this game were higher than those of the opening game.

The God of Basketball once again turned an ordinary regular season game into a hotly discussed game among the people... Li Ao is now numb and used to it, and no longer feels envious. He is doing what he should do Pre-match preparations.

Seeing Jordan always smiling when he came out of the bathroom, Li Ao was very miserable. Those who didn't know it thought that the No. 1 constipation in basketball history had finally cleared up after a week.

The time came to 7:40 in the evening, the Rose Garden Arena, the Clippers players entered the court first.

Jordan, who was the first to enter the field, detonated the boos of the fans at the scene.

On Li Ao's side, the attention has been put on the game.

"Portland Trail Blazers, 4 wins and 1 loss, averaging 98.2 points per game, conceding 92.6 points per game..."

The opponent's opening performance surprised Li Ao.

Seeing the news of Sabonis' retirement during the offseason, he thought the Trail Blazers were going to collapse, but it didn't.

And this is thanks to the opponent's newly appointed head coach Maurice Cheeks.

Former 76ers superstar, was selected to the All-Star and All-Defensive team for many times in the player era, the core point guard of the 76ers' FOFOFO championship season, the No. 10 jersey was retired by the 76ers, there are rumors that the 76ers management is preparing A statue is erected for this celebrity.

Maurice Cheeks had a hot temper as a player. He had a fight with Jordan. After retiring, he was still hot as a coach.

The news about the Trail Blazers that Li Ao saw at the beginning of the season - Pippen played a big game, beat the little flying mouse to force the new head coach, and refused to give up the position of the team's first outside shot to Bunch -Wells, he was poor in training for the game. These two didn't even have a chance to play in the opening game.

After the opening game, Maurice Cheeks said: "Rose City has no shortage of basketball stars, and playing time must be won with game attitude and performance."

The coach's tough coaching style did not prevent the Blazers from breaking out in conflicts.

But it allows the Trail Blazers players to play well on the court, strive to win together, and keep the conflicts outside the court.

Although this is a palliative, not a root cause, and the conflict will inevitably get deeper and deeper, but Li Ao feels that the new coach has done a good job, which is better than the fact that the team collapsed immediately after the new coach took office.

对面表现最好的球员，是正值巅峰期的天尊，开局5场比赛场均20.8分6板2.8助攻1.4抢断0.8盖帽。

Sugar Man averaged 5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 12 blocks per game in the first 2.2 games. He performed well in rebounding and turned Tianzun into a small forward.

The player on the opposite side that attracted Li Ao's attention the most was not the pair of twin towers, but the new perimeter star on the opposite side who could play from the 2nd to the 4th position - Bunch Wells, averaging 17.6 points, 5 rebounds and 3.4 per game Assists, shooting 47% from the field, and 39% from the three-point range.

Seeing this name, this data, and this hit rate, Li Ao checked it online, and sure enough, the contract year for Bangzi has arrived.

(End of this chapter)