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Chapter 8 8. Why don’t you try growing a beard?

Zhang Yang guessed correctly. When talking about DeRozan’s childhood good friend, the first person he thought of was Harden. He had seen news about their friendship in his previous life.

This is the body type of Harden who just graduated from junior high school… He seems to be a little shorter than him and DeRozan, but he looks to weigh at least 20 kilograms more than them? A little fat boy.

Unlike the extremely introverted DeRozan, Harden ran over to DeRozan and yelled, "DeMar, you have to reimburse me for the car fare. I have spent all my pocket money a long time ago. I had to borrow money from my brother for the car fare."

DeRozan was prepared. He took out some change from his pocket and handed it to Harden. Harden didn't hesitate and put it in his pocket.

The way these two people communicate makes Zhang Yang embarrassed.

But he could understand.

Compton and Hidden Hills are both small cities in Los Angeles County. They are not far apart and can be reached in just over an hour by car. If you drive yourself, the time can be shortened by one-third. The bus fare is actually not expensive, but for two children from not-so-wealthy families, it is best to take what you have.

After the fare was settled, Harden looked at Zhang Yang and asked, "DeMar, is this the new friend with basketball talent you mentioned?"

Zhang Yang was quite surprised that DeRozan actually praised him behind his back.

After spending a few days together, he already knew DeRozan very well. This guy is not the kind of guy who praises people easily.

DeRozan nodded: "He is Jack...Jack, this is my friend since childhood, James Harden."

"Hello, my name is Zhang Yang, my English name is Jack, and I'm from China." Zhang Yang greeted him. He felt that Harden was looking at him strangely.

Harden didn't respond, but said to DeRozan: "DeMar, your new friend is... so handsome."

Zhang Yang: ! ! ? ?

If he didn't know the little fat boy's preferences, he wouldn't dare to turn his back on him.

Harden continued: "When the two of us play with him, the girls will stare at him, but no girls will watch us play."

Zhang Yang broke into a sweat.

DeRozan was also speechless and asked, "Is this important?"

Harden: "Of course it's important!"

Zhang Yang continued to sweat. He was very curious about how these two people with completely different personalities got together.

Seeing Zhang Yang's reaction, DeRozan felt embarrassed and said, "Let's go quickly. Don't waste time here. Let's find a place to discuss how to play the game this afternoon."

After saying that, DeRozan left immediately, and the two people beside him quickly followed.

As Harden walked, he asked Zhang Yang, "Jack, why were you staring at my face? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Zhang Yang: "Uh... no, I think your face shape seems to be very suitable for growing a beard, like... Baron Davis, it will definitely attract the attention of girls."

DeRozan walked faster. What are these two doing?

Harden slowed down his pace and touched his chin. He shaved his beard when he went out this morning. Why not try to keep the beard?
He had always been troubled by why he had grown a beard so early, and it grew from his chin to his temples and was connected to his hair.

After Zhang Yang said this, he suddenly felt less troubled.

The handsome guy said that he might attract girls' attention if he grew a beard, and he must be right!
...

A few minutes later, the two arrived at a park near the station.

Yinshan City has good infrastructure. There are parks everywhere, and almost every space has basketball courts and open spaces. Some of them have high utilization rates, while others have low utilization rates.

This park is located in a remote area, and people who come here all come by bus. However, the per capita car ownership rate in the United States is very high, so there are relatively few people coming here, and even fewer people coming to the park to play ball.

In fact, this kind of place is more suitable for Zhang Yang and DeRozan to practice alone.

They chose to go to the same park to practice because it was close to home and there was a lot of greenery there, and seeing the green plants made them feel good.

When they got to the stadium, the three of them started discussing how to play the afternoon game. Harden casually said, "Let's just go up and beat them up. They're just a few hooligans who are a few years older than us."

DeRozan nodded, his idea was similar to Harden's.

Zhang Yang made a sound and said, "It's brave to go straight in, but they are looking for trouble with DeMar. We must win this game. We need to cooperate well and bring out the best of both of you. Our chances of winning will be greater. If possible, we must not only win, but win beautifully!"

His voice became louder and louder, and the last sentence was high-pitched and powerful, which immediately ignited DeRozan and Harden.

Harden responded excitedly: "Yes, we must win, and we must win beautifully!"

DeRozan nods his head routinely.

Zhang Yang was very satisfied.

Although he felt that the two's basketball views were immature, he did not intend to correct them by preaching. The two brothers were only fourteen or fifteen years old, and their ideas were very normal. He just picked out a statement that the two might like.

The effect was good, and the two of them accepted the idea of ​​finding ways to cooperate.

Harden, who was full of enthusiasm, suddenly realized something was wrong and asked, "Why do you want to maximize the strength of me and DeMar? What about you?"

"Uh..." Zhang Yang suddenly felt that it was a bit of a hindrance for him to play with these two geniuses, and said with a little embarrassment: "Didn't DeMar tell you? I just started learning to play basketball, and I'm not very good yet..."

...

"I thought you were being modest when you said you weren't very good at basketball, but I didn't expect you to be so weak!"

After practicing a set of three-person coordination training, Harden finally couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes: "...Didn't I say I just learned to play basketball not long ago?"

Well, he found the common point between these two people - they sometimes speak too directly.

Harden saw Zhang Yang's expression and felt that he was too rude. He immediately made amends: "But your pass was really beautiful. When I received the ball, my shooting rhythm was just right. It's much better than DeMar. It would be better if you could control the strength of your pass a little better."

DeRozan: "Then I'm really sorry for you. I hope you can have better teammates at Ryanwood High School."

Harden coughed, turned to Zhang Yang and said, "Jack, I didn't expect you to be able to plan tactics."

He was helpless. He coaxed one and "offended" the other. What could he do? He had to find a way to change the subject. After all, it was indeed his problem to "betray his friends and hometown" and run to the big city.

DeRozan's attention was diverted: "Yes, Jack, I didn't expect that you would come up with a tactic suitable for the three of us just by showing us our playing style."

Zhang Yang thought the two would start arguing, but they suddenly got to this point. He said with a sigh, "It's not that serious. I just read some books and watched some videos about basketball these past few days and learned a few things. The main reason is that your playing styles are very compatible. Maybe it's because you are teammates. Besides, my playing style is very simple and my role is also very simple. I don't need to do too much, which is suitable for cooperating with you."

DeRozan's playing style is completely learned from the one in Los Angeles, or you can say he is learning from the God of Basketball. He can break through, shoot and pass, which is much more comprehensive than he will be in the NBA in the future. Zhang Yang guessed that DeRozan made some trade-offs in his playing style after arriving in the NBA.

Harden's playing style surprised Zhang Yang.

He is not the 'flexible fat guy' he thought he was playing, nor is he the all-around warrior style of the Thunder, nor is he the step-back three-pointer + touch-and-go style of play blessed by the World Peace Elbow, but rather like the first half of his name.

He relies on his 185 cm + 95 kg chubby body to score points through crushing attacks and make three-pointers.

At this stage, DeRozan is stronger than Harden. After all, DeRozan is the top high school student in Southern California. Zhang Yang's original self knew the name DeRozan even though he didn't play basketball, but he had never heard of the name Harden.

Zhang Yang is not being modest. Generally speaking, these two players are both capable of both breaking through and shooting, and their positions can be interchanged. With him being able to cut into the basket, it is easy to come up with suitable tactics.

Harden: "That's already amazing. How many days have you been learning basketball? Anyway, I can't compare to you in this aspect. No, I have to work harder. You just started practicing now. If you surpass me, I will lose face."

DeRozan nodded. As expected, he was his good friend since childhood and had the same idea as him.

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