The Way of the Center

After the World Championships, Deng Huade and Guo Shiqiang were still fighting each other in front of the Basketball Association, and the Chinese players also returned to China, ready to face the media.

The Chinese team once again reached the quarter-finals in this World Championships and made history. An Jie contributed a lot. But the problems exposed by the Chinese team are equally obvious, but the crack between Deng Huade and Guo Shiqiang was not expected by the Basketball Association.

Now domestic fans are still silent in the just-concluded World Championships, but Anjie did not appear in the country with the team, but alone, flew directly from Turkey to Los Angeles.

Yes, it's Los Angeles again. Not only Anjie, but almost all nBa stars like to come to Los Angeles to spend their holidays. The reason why he rushed to the City of Angels in such a hurry is because this is Anjie's last chance to participate in the Drew League.

Although An Jie has fully exercised in the just-concluded World Championships, there is still one and a half months before the start of the new season. In this month and a half, apart from commercial activities, An Jie can never be idle every day. So just as he had an appointment with Morris at the end of last season, Angel arrived in Los Angeles on time, and Morris had been waiting here.

Charles Drew High School Basketball Hall, this is just an ordinary school basketball hall in Los Angeles. In the City of Angels, there are countless venues that are several times better than here.

However, this basketball stadium, which does not even have a permanent stand, is bound to be very popular every summer. If you want to watch the game, you must honestly line up outside the field, and it is very likely that the auditorium will be full by the time you line up. Usually at three o'clock in the afternoon, at nine o'clock in the morning, someone will start to line up.

This is not the Western Training Center, not Santa Monica University, this is the Drew League.

Here, you can see veterans, best players in the United States, nBa All-Stars and street celebrities playing together. The Drew League has always been very popular in Los Angeles, and the level is also very high, so professional players will also want to come here to try their skills.

The fair and peaceful mechanism of the Drew League makes it a place for players to unite and enhance friendship. Equality and mutual respect are the themes of the Drew League.

When the Drew League was founded 4o years ago, it existed to distinguish it from the ordinary street league in Los Angeles. There will be no **** rap music here, although it is a must-have for most street leagues. It is difficult for people with a gang background to play in the league, even if you are a famous West Coast rapper. Once you have aggressive behavior on the court, you will be expelled immediately. Even if you are a strong Kobe, you must follow the rules of the Drew League.

It's not as good as Staples or Toyota Center. There are no luxurious facilities. The only thing that attracts people here is basketball.

This is a pure league. Tickets are usually not required to watch games. League income comes from donations from stars or fans. Because the chairman of the main committee of the tournament, Dino Smiley, believes that the purest basketball is to separate basketball from the interests.

Angel and Morris are standing in front of Smalley at the moment. The Drew League player list is not as strict as the professional league. You can add a new player before the start of a game, and then let him leave the team the next day. But the prerequisite for all this is that the player must pass Smalley's test.

But Anjie and Morris, these two guys, obviously didn't need Smalley to investigate their background. Morris played in the Drew League last year. As for the butcher next to him, Smalley is even more famous.

"You both are coming?" Smiley became excited, he would never think that there are too many stars in the league.

"Of course, my buddies and I want to join the Viper team, is that okay?" Morris and Smalley are not the first time they have dealt with each other. From the dialogue, I can hear that the two are already very familiar.

"Yes, you can, the Viper team will have a game the day after tomorrow, you guys prepare well. Your opponent, but Tvor Ariza." A game will have three nBa players appear at the same time, Smalley has a headache, the stadium It's not enough to sit down again.

"It's over?" An Jie didn't expect that their registration would be so short.

"What do you think? In the Drew League, the only thing you have to think about is how to play well. Get ready, Ann, don't think this is just an amateur league, but there are many masters in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Morris I haven't forgotten that I was duped by an unknown guy last year. You know, even in nBa, Morris is considered very strong. It is a terrible thing that an amateur player can buckle Morris.

An Jie is more looking forward to this game. It is said that the United States is a place with a lot of private masters, and God knows what interesting opponents he will meet. No honor, no money, pure basketball contest. Thinking of this, An Jie became more excited.

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"Hey Sergey, let's discuss something." A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses and combed hair patted a **** man on the shoulder.

"What's the coach?"

"Today's position, you may have to step back and give way."

"Oh? There are new players coming?" The **** man has become accustomed to such things. The Drew League is like this, and the players flow and change very quickly.

"Dabu in the West End? Or Karl in Grove Street!?" The **** looked around, but he didn't see a new face.

"Neither, this guy is an Asian." The Viper team's coach smirked. These two new teammates were enough to surprise this group of guys.

"Asian? I haven't heard of any particularly powerful Asian center in Los Angeles?" The **** man scratched his head. He has not played for a short time in this area. He has never seen such a man.

"He doesn't usually mix in Los Angeles, he is in Oklahoma."

"Oklahoma!? Could it be!? No, no, you're kidding me, coach." The **** man already had a name in his mind, but he thought it was impossible.

"It's him! An Jie will be your teammate soon, and behave well." The head coach smirked and patted the **** man on the shoulder. With that surprised expression, he wanted such an effect.

A kid playing in the community has no more than one hundred spectators. Now the coach tells you that the Western Conference All-Star center will play with you later, who can be calm after a change.

Soon after, the Viper coach really led An Jie into the locker room. Of course, the arrival of Morris also surprised the Viper fans.

Everyone swallowed. They knew that the Drew League would often be visited by nBa stars. But they didn't expect that this kind of thing would actually be their turn.

"Hello everyone." An Jie smiled and greeted his new teammates. He liked the atmosphere here and he liked pure basketball.

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Yesterday, fans learned that the Vipers will bring two "mysterious friends" to everyone. Although the Horse Racing team already has Ariza, the fans are still very curious about the two mysterious guests of the Viper team.

Some people talked that the so-called guests of the Vipers would be "Professor" Grayson Bouche and "Spring-legged" Davis, but when Angel and Morris stepped onto the basketball court, everyone dropped their jaws in shock. A second later, enthusiastic cheers and applause filled this small basketball hall. In a Drew league, 3 nBa players have appeared one after another. In Los Angeles, there is no second place to see such a game.

"I didn't expect it to be you." Not to mention the fans, even Ariza was very surprised. He smiled and went up to greet Morris and Anjie. It seemed that he really had to use his best for this game.

The basketball hall, which can only accommodate 100 people, makes the atmosphere of the game very popular. The other players in the Drew League did not become supporting roles because of the arrival of the three nBa stars. Here, they will not hand the ball to the nBa players and then disappear completely. They will still play their own level and style, because in the Drew League, everyone is equal.

Dazzling streetball action, there is. Passionate flying dunks, yes. There are also volleyball-style violent caps. In the Drew League, you can see almost everything wonderful. And Anjie also really felt that the Drew League is not a place where he can just play around.

Not to mention Tvor Ariza, the opponent's small defender who looks only about 1.70 meters impressed An Jie.

This guy's ball control is very stable, and his shooting is as good as ever, not like an amateur level at all. Ariza has to follow the arrangement of running tactics to catch the ball from the small defender.

But the Drew League is always an amateur league, even if the players here are only at an amateur level. An Jie plays here without much pressure, but he must be cautious and serious. It is simply appropriate to play this league as a warm-up before the start of the new season.

The result of the game, of course, is the Viper team where Anjie and Morris are winning. Although Ariza scored 3o points, Morris and Anjie scored 65 points together. With one punch and four hands, the Viper Team and the Tornado Twin Towers completed the performance well.

After the game, An Jie also went to find the small guard who appeared to be only 1.7 meters tall, because his performance really surprised An Jie.

"Isiah Thomas, my name is Isiah Thomas." Hearing Anjie calling himself, the little guard was also very enthusiastic.

"Isiah Thomas? This is really a great name! Of course, your skills are really great!" This guy not only plays the ball well, but also has a good name. Just listening to the pronunciation, it is exactly the same as the former "Smiling Assassin".

"Where do you usually play? I mean, your ability, maybe you can really play professional leagues." An Jie knows the level of this guy, even if he can't play nBa, he can also play in other professional leagues in the world. adapt.

"Haha, people say that I am too short to play in the professional league. But I still decided to sign up for the nBa draft next year. I will be a junior after playing next season. If I don't try again, where can I have a chance?" This little dwarf’s eyes shine~www.readwn.com~ is his dream.

An Jie suddenly felt that Thomas had a lot of similarities with him. Although An Jie was tall, people didn't say that the thin and thin he was not for playing nBa. Isaiah Thomas was even more brave than himself, with such a height, he resolutely participated in the draft. If you want to be An Jie, you don't necessarily have such courage.

"Good luck, friend, can you leave contact information? If you have time, play together." An Jie was completely impressed by Thomas, this friend, he was settled.

Thomas didn't decline either. After all, being friends with Anjie wouldn't do him any harm. When others respect him, he will respect others.

In the next half month of the game, the Vipers were undefeated, and they also defeated their opponents in the final on September 23 and won the championship. And Anjie was also rated as the mVp of this Drew League.

The U.S. team won the World Championships, Durant and Westbrook were overjoyed. Although Anjie only won the Drew League championship, he was equally happy. Even though there is a big gap between the two championship levels, the happiness they bring to people is the same.

This is basketball, this is the heart that loves basketball.