Almighty legend life

Chapter 61 New season, new star
In early July 1996, Liu Han underwent a detailed physical examination after reporting to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers did not want Liu Han to be a player with potential injuries.Liu Han and the Lakers signed a four-year contract with the help of agent Hel Gallos. The two-year player option can be said to be more suitable for Liu Han, and the annual salary of 7 US dollars is not enough for the No.81 four. It is also a suitable price for draft players.

After the inspection, everything was normal. Liu Han followed the team’s substitutes and rookies to Long Beach, California to participate in the summer league. Kobe Bryant did not participate in this summer league. As the team’s star of hope, he will be in the Accompanied by many coaches for training.

There are 6 teams participating in the Long Beach Summer League, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets.

Liu Han performed well in the summer league. He averaged 18.7 points and 8.3 assists per game, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the summer league championship.Under the training of the summer league, he gradually recovered his previous state, and his right arm began to adapt to the current state.

After the preseason ended, Liu Han returned to Los Angeles. The team also arranged him to train with Kobe Bryant. Liu Han finally came into contact with the training of the top NBA teams.In training, Liu Han began to gradually show his strength. His precise shooting and fearless defensive attitude made the coach who trained him feel that the team selected well in this year's draft.

Kobe Bryant also showed his strength in training. Although he was still unable to compare with Liu Han in shooting, his excellent physical fitness and strong desire to score made Kobe grow rapidly in the arduous training.

When Liu Han and Kobe were sweating in the Lakers' training camp, Lakers general manager Jerry West came to Orlando, and he will bring an epoch-making famous star to the Los Angeles Lakers -- Shaquille O'Neal .

"Shark" O'Neal was hailed as the top center of the future as soon as he entered the NBA. His height and strength are among the top four centers. The only thing he lacks is experience. He was signed by the Orlando Magic in 1992. After being selected, he signed a four-year top rookie contract with the team. In the 94-95 season, he and "Penny" Hardaway led the team to the finals. And "******" Drexler's Houston Rockets swept, O'Neal and Hardaway's Orlando Magic once again reached the Eastern Conference finals in the 95-96 season, but faced the regular season to create a history of 72 wins and 10 losses The Chicago Bulls, the Orlando Magic were swept again.O'Neal, who has been swept out for two consecutive years, finally couldn't sit still. He refused to renew his contract with the Orlando Magic, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are waiting to rebuild, offered this super center who had just ended his rookie contract. An irresistible maximum salary contract, the annual salary of 1000 million US dollars can be ranked fourth in the league in this era.

The joining of "Shark" O'Neal instantly raised the strength of the Lakers to a new level, but the media questioned the Lakers' draft this year. The media believed that the Lakers broke up Van Exel, Jones and Dee For the Watts combination, it is a great risk to replace a high school player with Divac, who is experienced and has a ghostly pass, and it is a great risk to choose Liu Han, a yellow man with potential injuries. Jerry West's "big gamble" would throw the Lakers into chaos.The Orlando local media was extremely angry at O'Neal's betrayal. They believed that joining the Los Angeles Lakers at this time would be the beginning of O'Neal's downfall.

Liu Han and Kobe grew up very fast in the training camp. Liu Han gradually showed the demeanor of a top point guard. He may not pass the amazing ghost pass, but Liu Han has a great understanding of the rhythm of the game and the team's offense and defense. The grasp of the system appears to be extremely mature, and the team's assistant coach even believes that Liu Han is much better at organizing offense than the team's current main point guard Van Exel.As for Kobe, the assistant coach of the Lakers also expressed his feelings. This is a player who can even be said to be paranoid. His shooting can’t keep up with Liu Han, so he starts to practice extra every day. It even exceeds the limit of the human body.

As the time entered September, the Lakers players began to report for duty one after another, and the team gradually began to practice with the whole team. The arrival of "Shark" O'Neal was welcomed by most of the team's players. Except for Van Exel who was a little dissatisfied with the departure of his friend Divac, other players knew that O'Neal came to the team to be the boss. of.

The two "rookies" Liu Han and Kobe Bryant will inevitably be "taken care of" by old players during the team's joint training. This is an unspoken rule in the NBA. Rookies have to backpack and buy things for the old players in the team.

Liu Han, who has gradually matured in character, expressed obedience after knowing this unspoken rule, and Kobe Bryant, who is rebellious, will inevitably have some friction with old players, but given the importance Kobe receives from general manager Jerry West To be higher than Liu Han, some players with discriminatory eyes began to focus on "taking care" of Liu Han, and Rumil Robinson is one of the old players who likes to tease Liu Han the most.

Lumir Robinson is a Jamaican player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers last season. This player joined the Los Angeles Lakers. He is one of the few experienced point guards on the team. Liu Han has competition with him. Seeing Liu Han's performance getting better and better, Robinson began to use some means to harass Liu Han non-stop.

"Hey, rookie with yellow skin, go get me a bottle of water." Rumil Robinson once again used discriminatory language against Liu Han.

Liu Han, who had just completed the third-line fast-break training, was resting. He heard Rumir Robinson's words, but this time he ignored this annoying guy. Before, when Rumir Robinson didn't use discriminatory language against Liu Han , Liu Han will also follow his arrangement, but this time the discriminatory words made Liu Han feel angry.

"Did you hear that, you yellow-skinned pig, are you deaf?" Liu Han's ignorance made Rumil Robinson, who was owed EQ, completely lose his mind.

Liu Han stared at Robinson, then got up and walked towards the water dispenser.

"Hey, Rumil, pay attention to your words, this is the arena, not your hometown." The stubborn veteran Byron Scott dislikes this Rumil Robinson, who is a little behind in EQ and IQ. Liu Han's composure and outstanding potential are quite appreciated.

Liu Han came to the water dispenser to pick up the water and walked up to Lumir Robinson. His seemingly weak behavior disappointed Byron Scott, who had always admired Liu Han.

"Your water, silly X." Liu Han directly poured a glass of water on Rumi Robinson's face.

Liu Han's behavior stunned a group of old players. At first, they thought Liu Han was the weak yellow man they influenced, but they didn't expect Liu Han to be so brave.

"FUCK, are you looking for death?" Facing Liu Han, who was taller than him, Lumir Robinson directly struck Liu Han's face with his fist. He planned to teach this annoying yellow-skinned guy a hard lesson today.

Then Liu Han's actions completely made a group of old players who planned to continue to "take care" of Liu Han in the future give up this plan.

Facing Lumir's fist, Liu Han showed a very professional boxing action, dodging the opponent's attack with a flick of his foot, Rumir Robinson lost his center of gravity because he failed to hit the target, Liu Han gently pushed With a touch of the opponent's waist, Robinson fell to the ground.

Rumil Robinson got up and punched Liu Han continuously, but Liu Han avoided the opponent's attacks one by one with very professional boxing steps.After beating for a long time without touching Liu Han, Lumir kicked towards Liu Han's lower body while he still had the strength. This dangerous action made Liu Han completely angry, and he planned to teach him a lesson.

Lumil Robinson's kick did not touch Liu Han. After LaBeouf's professional boxing training, Liu Han's feet moved very professionally, and ordinary people could not attack Liu Han at all.After Liu Han dodged the opponent's kick, he hit Lumir Robinson's stomach with a low-handed left uppercut. Liu Han's heavy punch may not be comparable to that of a professional boxer, but it is enough for ordinary people Rumil, who was hit hard in the stomach, fell directly on the ground and started to vomit. For a while, there was a strong sour smell in the rest area.

"Pay attention to your words in the future, I can serve you, but you must be careful with your words, if I hear you targeting my skin again, I will smash your teeth and let you swallow it yourself." Liu Most of Han's cruel words were learned from LaBeouf, and I have to say, it really works.

"Hey, Liu, your boxing moves are so beautiful, haha, did you learn it from your girlfriend?" Liu Han's beautiful footwork and left hook caught O'Neill's attention. This guy who is usually joking has seen Liu Han's In the NCAA finals, Safina's "sturdy" performance left a deep impact on O'Neal.

"Shaq, my girlfriend's father is the boxing coach, and Safina is just an ordinary girl who cares about me." Liu Han felt a little helpless about O'Neill's words, and now he is often recognized because of Safina.

Liu Han's behavior won some status for himself in the team. The old players also think that this is a rookie who is not easy to "take care of", so Liu Han will not be "taken care of" by the unspoken rules in the future. After all, no one wants to change. Becoming the second Derek Anderson, the guy has a reputation for being knocked out by Safina, but it's not a good reputation.

The Los Angeles Lakers' joint training ushered in a new season after a month. The preseason game that started in October heralded a new beginning, and the teams in the league began to gear up for the glory of the championship.

(End of this chapter)