The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 13, team training.

Cary had $17 in his pocket, and he was already in a good mood, but it improved a lot. On the way from the office to the training hall, Li Senlin smiled and looked at every Thunder team office employee passing by.

As a dick and white-collar man in his previous life, it was also the first time he had seen so many huge sums of money.

The annual income of the middle class in the United States at this time is only about 5 U.S. dollars, and 17 U.S. dollars is already three times the salary of middle-class Americans. 10, and now Cary is holding the assets of the 2 years of hard work in his previous life. He is happy to think about it. Sure enough, the bottom player in the NBA is also considered a rich man.

"Xiao Erlang, carrying a schoolbag to school, not afraid of the sun, not afraid of the wind and rain.".

Li Senlin sang nursery rhymes childishly and walked back to the training hall. At this time, the Thunder players were already training intensively.

All the players knew about Li Senlin's confirmation of signing yesterday, so it's not surprising that everyone saw him come to train today.

Westbrook just finished a set of mid-range shots, and then looked at Li Senlin who came over and said, "Li, congratulations on signing a new contract, you have a treat tonight!"

"Haha, Russell, your salary is much higher than Li's, and I didn't see you treat me at the beginning!" Collison next to him interrupted.

"I'm still a rookie, so my salary is not as high as yours. My salary is used to buy a house. By the way, next time I go to a nightclub, I will have no money."

"Haha."

Li Senlin said with a cheerful smile. He also knew that Westbrook was joking. Americans rarely have such a thing as a treat, and most of the time it is AA.

At this time, Westbrook's annual salary is 349 million US dollars, which is the same position in the middle of the Thunder team. The highest salary in the team is the injured Malik Rose, with 765 million US dollars.

After that, it will be Collison, and his salary is also 635 million US dollars.

As far as the Thunder as a whole, the team's salary structure is very reasonable, with a total of only about 6800 million US dollars.The main players are all rookies, and their salaries are not high, so there will be no luxury tax troubles in the short term.

Malik Rose and Chamberlain are alumni. He is now playing the role of a veteran in the Thunder. The Thunder management values ​​his locker room experience, but it doesn't really play a big role. Now the team is infinitely close to buying him out.

On the court, several players who did not go away due to injuries have returned to the court, Donyell Marshall, Desmond Mason, Chucky Atkins, Thapo Sefolosha.

Li Senlin has positional competition with Li Senlin, Tsapo Sefolosha, Kyle Weaver, and Earl Watson. For Westbrook, the coach is ready to transfer him to the starting lineup in the near future. Yes, so these three are currently competing with Li Senlin for the substitute rotation, and the Thunder has a small number of guards.

Thabo Sefolosha was selected by the Philadelphia 2006ers with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 76 draft, and was later traded to the Thunder. He is the first Swiss to play in the NBA. He is 2 meters tall and can average to 01 points.

Earl Watson, a rookie drafted by the Sonics in 2001, averaged 6.6 points per game.

Kyle Weaver averaged 5.5 points per game.

I have to say that the Thunder really don't pay much attention to the back line. On the contrary, there are a lot of forward players. Needless to say, Durant has averaged 25.5 points per game so far this season, and Jeff Green has also averaged 16.5 points per game. And a bunch of forwards...

Scoring depends on the front line, which is also related to the arrangement of head coach Brooks. Brooks is also a rookie coach with a single strategy.

But he is very good at training rookies, and Durant has made rapid progress under his guidance.

The Thunder currently have no players who can be called shooters, so Li Senlin's position is quite accurate.

At present, Durant is the most accurate of the Thunder. He led the team in 47-point shooting percentage of 42% and [-]-point shooting percentage of [-]%, but Durant can't be called a shooter.

Westbrook inherited the title of Durant Iron God last season, and his iron has reached a new level. He averaged less than 27% of his field goals per game, and his three-point shooting rate was only [-]%. He almost distorted the basket on the court. up.

Jeff Green is not bad, he shoots 44% from 38 and [-]% from [-], he has a high basketball IQ, no amazing athleticism, but he has both his back to the basket and his face to the basket one hand.

Jeff Green's confrontational strength is very good, with the offensive skills of a power forward and good outside marking ability.The passing vision is also clear, and the shooting ability is average.

But he is a combo forward with a variety of offensive methods. He can handle the ball or play low singles.

These three are currently the Thunder's top three scoring players, and two are strikers.

Li Senlin's competitors are not considered strong, and it also benefits from the fact that the Thunder's guard line is inherently weak. Westbrook, who is the most powerful guard line, is still lost on the road of life. This is one of the reasons why Brooks decided to sign Li Senlin.

The Thunder's current lineup is a bit different. There is no special strong point inside, the fast break can't be played, the guards are not strong enough, and a bunch of strikers and useless inside lines have been hoarded. This series of problems has led to the Thunder's poor record. go.

There are 4 members of the Thunder coaching staff,
Head Coach; Brooks
Offensive coach: Jack, responsible for the formulation of offensive tactics;
Defensive coach: Smucker, responsible for the formulation of defensive tactics;

Physical fitness coach: Stokes, in charge of physical training;

After Li Senlin greeted Coach Brooks, he went to find Jack first. Jack was in charge of the Thunder's offensive tactics.

Li Senlin also has to communicate with him about his tactical arrangements first, don't arrange for himself to be singled out at that time, Westbrook and Durant have the ability to do this, but he can't.

Thinking of my own attributes, I feel pitiful, and the evaluation is C. .

"Li, congratulations on signing the contract." Jack looked at Li Senlin who was walking over and said.

"Thank you. Without Coach Jack's help, I wouldn't be able to stay," Li Senlin said.

"Well, Li, what's the matter?" Seeing that Li Senlin came over deliberately during training, Jack knew that Li Senlin had something to ask him.

"Coach, it's like this. I want to know what my tactical arrangement is like?"

"Well, if you don't come to me about this, I will also talk to you. Coach Brooks is going to arrange for you to enter the rotation in the next game and play the sixth man. He specially designed a personal attacking tactic for you."

Coach Jack said to Li Senlin very happily, the special tactical design shows that Li Senlin's status in Brooks' heart has improved.

"I'm dizzy."

Sure enough, Coach Brooks, who was obsessed with "singles" tactics, had already targeted him.

"Coach, it's like this. My position is actually a shooter. I don't like attacking with the ball very much." Li Senlin said more and more quietly.

How could his technical characteristics be hidden from Jack? This coach has coached him for three years.

"What? Li, are you kidding? A shooter? Your shooting has always been very unstable. How could you be a shooter?"

Coach Jack was surprised that Li Senlin said such a thing. During his three years of coaching, Li Senlin did not show any potential as a shooter.

"Coach, it's like this. During the recent period of time, I seem to have found the rhythm and skills of shooting, and I am much more accurate. You know, my talent does not support me to attack with the ball now. If I really want to play with the ball , On the contrary, it will affect the integrity of the team."

Li Senlin touched the sweat on his forehead and explained to coach Jack with difficulty.

Jack still had an expression of disbelief. After all, it was really difficult to reverse the impression of Li Senlin in his heart for the past three years.

"When you were playing against the Lakers, the offense with the ball was very effective."

"Coach, that day I felt that I was in good shape. Didn't you notice that almost all of my goals were three-pointers?" Li Senlin continued to quibble.

Jack thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be true. Li Senlin's goals were mostly three-pointers, and a few were breakthrough two-pointers.

"Okay, how do you prove that you are a shooter? It's hard for me to convince Coach Brooks."

"It's easy. I'll go to the court to shoot for you now. If you look at my shooting percentage, it will be clear."

Jack didn't look like Li Senlin was joking.

Also get ready to see what he calls the "shooter" proof,
The two came to the court and let the players who were training out of the way.

Jack was going to see what Li Senlin said was the shooting touch he had found.

"Li, Jack, what are you doing?" Brooks noticed the abnormality here.

(End of this chapter)