Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 12 Entering Denver
The infighting between James and Anthony did not last long. Three days later, all the newspaper reports about the rookie disappeared, replaced by another earthquake-level news.

Kobe Bryant, who has won three championships, is at the pinnacle of his career, and the successor closest to "Jordan" encountered the darkest moment in his career, and even in his life, on June 6, local time in the United States , The front desk clerk of a hotel in Eagle County reported the case to the police, accusing Bryant of raping him.

Anthony saw the news, but compared to other people's comments, he was not too shocked. All this was already in his expectation. Compared with the comments, he devoted his energy to training.

After the NBA Draft, the summer league will be held in Las Vegas in July, but for a rookie with a high pick like Anthony, he naturally does not need to participate. After officially signing the contract with the Nuggets, he disappeared from the public in the field of vision.

In the gymnasium of Syracuse University, Anthony is sweating profusely in training.

Anthony already knew how to use Carmelo Anthony's instincts to play, but how to use them skillfully, he still needs to practice constantly. Just as Warrick listened to Anthony's suggestion to play small forward, facing such a strength is not too big. Strong player, Anthony will not be suspected while practicing.

In addition to actual combat training, Anthony also continued to watch video materials of Carmelo Anthony in college to learn his movements and offensive methods.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye. After day after day of devil-style training, Anthony was basically familiar with Carmelo Anthony's body. His strength was not much different from his previous life, and it could even be said to be a step further.

Boham’s appreciation for his favorite student is beyond words. Anthony has been reborn after the draft, as if he has become another person. The anxious, defensive and overly dependent on singles Anthony in the previous games is gone. The Anthony in front of him not only has the same rich scoring methods as always, but also plays steadily and defends hard in the game. What surprised him most is that Anthony seems to have suddenly realized that he knows how to share basketball with his teammates.

Anthony just laughed off the coach's admiration. After realizing that he could change history that day, he devoted himself to training. He must not only "dare", but also "can" change Carmelo Anthony's tragic fate. For him who understands Carmelo Anthony's shortcomings, this is naturally more effective.

Thanks to Anthony's training, Warrick's small forward skills are also maturing, and he is sure to do something extraordinary in next year's NCAA tournament.

Time passed quickly, and it was October in a blink of an eye.

On October 10, after bidding farewell to her relatives and friends in Baltimore, Antony went to Denver to report for the Nuggets accompanied by her agent Andrews.

Denver, the largest city and capital of Colorado, is located on a plain close to the Rocky Mountains. Because the average altitude reaches more than 1600 meters, it is also known as the "high city".

The home of the Nuggets is at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Because of the high altitude, it is also known as the "Devil's Home".

The first thing Anthony felt when he arrived in Denver was that he was short of breath. It took him a while to get used to it. He realized that the "Devil's Home Stadium" was not called for nothing. It can be imagined below.

When getting off the plane, the team's general manager Kiki Vandeweghe and head coach Jeff Bzdelik came to greet him at the airport. The huge lineup made Anthony feel a little flattered, but thinking of the difficulties he would face later, He quickly regained his composure.

In Anthony's impression, Kiki Vandeweghe is a very good general manager, but Jeff Bzdelik's coaching ability is very average. He only won 17 games in his first season of coaching. Later, because of the entry of Carmelo Anthony, he barely entered the playoffs, but was eliminated in the first round, and then the Nuggets had a poor record in the second season. The head coach's coaching career in the Nuggets came to an end.

Of course, it is impossible for Anthony to let the management change the head coach at this time. After all, he has not reached that level. If he wants to find the right teammates and even the right head coach as Coach Boham said, he needs to be strong. influence, which is not what he has now.

The preseason started on October 10th, leaving only five short days for Anthony and the Nuggets to run in.

After resting in the hotel for a day, Anthony arrived at the Pepsi Center in Denver the next day. Because of the team's poor record, all members of the team were present.

Here, Anthony meets his teammates for next season.

Andre Miller, the team's starting point guard, is 27 years old this year and is at the peak of his career. He averaged 13.6 points and 6.7 assists in the Clippers last season. Signing a contract is the main backcourt of the team in the future.

Anthony is still very familiar with Andre Miller, because the face of this gentleman is really carved out of the same mold as the Chinese female singer Karen Mok, and it is difficult for him not to remember it.

Wash Leonard, the team's starting shooting guard, is over 14.3 years old, but he still averaged 3.4 points and [-] rebounds per game in the Raptors last season, and has a precise three-pointer. Just signed with the Nuggets.

Anthony is not familiar with Leonard, but I heard from the person next to him that he started playing for the Nuggets in 2000, then went to the Raptors for two seasons, and then came back this season. Entered the palace.

Earl Boykins, the sixth man of the team, is also 27 years old like Miller. He averaged 8.8 points and 3.3 assists in the Warriors last season. He also just signed a 4-year 1300 million contract with the Nuggets this year. .

For Boykins, Anthony is familiar. He is a very inspirational figure in the NBA. He is only 1 meters tall, shorter than Anthony before the crossing.

Anthony has nothing but admiration for this kind of person. You must know that Boykins faces opponents who are 1.8 meters tall, 1.9 meters tall, or even 14.6 meters tall. Every team that faces him will choose to single him. , the degree of difficulty can be imagined, but he has firmly established himself in the NBA. At his peak, he averaged [-] points per game, which is enough to make people of the same height ashamed

Nene Hilario, the team's main power forward, is only 21 years old. This is a rookie selected by the Nuggets last season. As a rookie, he averaged 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a substitute. This is the team's super potential Nova.

Anthony also knows a little bit about Nene. This player belongs to the Beast School, but he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 08. After cutting off a testicle, he can play again, but the game is still unabated. The bravery is evident.

Marcus Camby, the team's main center, is 29 years old. He only played 29 games last season due to injury, and averaged 7.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. All statistics are career lows.

Camby is the most familiar among these people for Anthony. He is the second place in the 96 golden generation. He is a super defensive gate, but his career is full of injuries. His achievements are not better than Iverson, but he Kobe, Nash, and Ray Allen, who have a lower pick, cannot be compared, and they can be regarded as tragic figures.

In addition to these main players, there are also role players such as Joan Barry and Rodney White. The general feeling for Anthony is that this is a team that is in an absolute rebuilding period. Including him, three of the starting five are rookies. In addition to Boykins, the substitutes are even weaker.

Anthony looked at his teammates in front of him, and understood the situation of Carmelo Anthony at the time. He was really the savior of Denver, but he was not depressed, although Andre Miller was not as good as Billups, and Camby was not as good as Chandler, but for him, can be regarded as a more suitable teammate. As long as he is well-adjusted, and he is a reborn Anthony, it is not impossible to be one step closer to Anton in his previous life.

Anthony is not a quick-tempered person. He knows that bread must be eaten bite by bite, and the championship must be achieved step by step. Nothing can be achieved overnight.

After bringing Anthony to the team, head coach Bzdelik quickly arranged for the players to practice shooting.

At the beginning, the coach arranged fixed-point shooting and shooting on the move. Anthony, who just came out of training, was abnormally accurate in two-pointers. He hit all [-] shots without missing shots, and his posture was also picturesque. The training didn't take long. It attracted praise from other players, and their recognition of this rookie has gone up to a new level.

After the middle distance, it is a three-pointer. Anthony knew that Carmelo Anthony’s three-pointer in his previous life was not strong, so he deliberately practiced a three-pointer in the previous training. In this training, the hit rate was as high as [-]%. Although no one Defense, but this hit can catch up with some defenders.

At the end of the training, Joan Barry couldn't help itching and played a three-point game with Anthony. There were five points for each of the five points. As a result, Barry hit 5 and Anthony hit 20, which can be described as evenly matched.

After the simple shooting training, the Nuggets players' recognition of Anthony reached an unprecedented height, but the subsequent group confrontation training made them fully understand what it means to be abnormal.

After the confrontation, Rodney White, the substitute small forward of the team facing Anthony, said according to his speech after training: "When I faced Anthony, I really had a feeling of despair, not that I didn't want to Defense, it’s not that I’m bad at defense, you know I was the team’s main small forward last season, I can’t express it in words, I can only say that I was blown to pieces.”

Andre Miller's praise is even higher: "I thought Melo would be a super scorer, but I really didn't expect that in addition to scoring, his assists are also top-notch. He always observes when he is attacking. The running position of teammates, and the defense is also very aggressive, I really look forward to the moment Melo steps on the court, he may remind people of the former basketball god."

As for the two insiders in the team, Nene and Camby, they couldn't stop kneading their breasts after they left the training hall. According to their words, Anthony "raped" fiercely on the field. They, as the inside line, were constantly forced to score by the small forward relying on their bodies inside. They have nothing to say.

Although it was only an internal confrontation, Anthony has fully established the status of the team leader. After seeing Anthony's strength, the team's head coach Bzdelik also gave up the bombardment tactics and started to arrange tactics around Anthony. .

It can be said that Anthony's reputation in the Nuggets reached its peak with just one training session.

(End of this chapter)