One Guard

Chapter 64 : Wood District and the NBA

Yiyang cautiously dribbled the ball from outside the three-point line. He kept alternating left and right hands, so that the defender who defended himself had no chance of stealing.

Seeing Jeremy Lin restarted to run, Yiyang looked up at the time on the backboard. 13 seconds, 13 seconds before the end of the offensive time. Yiyang began to speed up the rhythm of alternating dribbling with his left and right hands. The Suns guard who defended him knew that this guy was about to break through!

However, Yiyang did not accelerate as suddenly as people imagined. Instead, he raised his hand to pass the ball and let Jeremy Lin, who ran out of the open space, control the ball.

The Suns small guard hasn’t reacted yet, but Yiyang, who was in a ball-free state after passing the ball, quickly flashed past him.

Jeremy Lin is also a point guard and is extremely willing to share the ball. After seeing Yiyang’s internal cut, Jeremy Lin made another pass according to the plan. The basketball hit Yiyang again. At this time, Yiyang, who had thrown off the opponent by running without the ball, faced only the Suns center who defended the basket!

Facing the unnamed **** guy in the penalty area, Yiyang was not afraid, but directly took off and made a layup!

The **** man is not to be outdone, if he can block the layup of this show, maybe he will leave a deep impression on the team!

The two took off one after the other, both showing no weakness. But the Suns center with tall and long arms obviously has the upper hand, and one shot seems to have become a certainty.

Just as the black center of the Suns was about to shoot the basketball, Yiyang retracted the basketball in the air and arched his waist. After avoiding the block, he relied on the powerful waist and abdomen to straighten up again and lift the basketball, and then picked it into the basket. A tie-up layup with a terrifying time in the air allowed Yiyang to score the ball in an impossible situation!

“It’s so easy! The cooperation between Yi and Jeremy Lin is very wonderful. And the final end of the offensive, it is even more mouth-to-mouth! An extremely beautiful drawbar layup, summer league, in Yi It seems that maybe it’s just as pleasant as playing!” The commentator looked at Yiyang’s performance and shook his head with a smile. No wonder this year’s Mavericks’ summer league is so popular that TNT had to temporarily buy the broadcasting rights.

The flower-seeking show from China completely raised the excitement of the summer league to a level.

After the goal was scored, the Suns were already 15 points behind and only two minutes before the end of the game. The coaches of both sides “it hits it right away”, this ball is no match!

Terry Stotts replaced his lead player Yiyang. The third overall rookie with 22 points and 13 assists won the applause of everyone present.

In fact, most of the fans in this small arena are for Yiyang. After all, this is the best opportunity to watch future superstars with the least fares!

“It’s over.” After Yiyang left the field, he took the towel and put it on his neck, and then said something to the assistant coach.

“Yes, it’s over.” Terry Stotts patted Yiyang on the shoulder. After the game, the Mavericks’ summer league tour will officially end.

After 　　, Yiyang has to start all-round meetings with the team and participate in training camps and play preseason games. Then, this kid really has to show his face in the real NBA battlefield.

“They…will they sign Jeremy?” Yiyang looked at Jeremy Lin, who was still on the court and seized the time to express himself. After working with him for so long, Yiyang really liked the one that was the same as himself. The complexion guy and his partner in the backcourt. With two guys who can pass and attack at the same time, Yiyang’s offensive options are indeed richer.

“Lin’s performance is good, and I also know that you two get along well in the locker room. But I’m sorry, whether he can stay, I don’t count. So, I don’t know if he can get a contract. “Stotts opened his hands. It was the first time he saw a player who was so reluctant to bear his summer league teammates.

For a boy who is used to being alone in the Wood District, after meeting a group of friends in college, he knows how to cherish the preciousness of friends. He knows that no one in this world has an obligation to be good to himself. And those who treat themselves well must treat others with sincerity. But this cruel world often does not show mercy.

In the end, the Mavericks won their last summer league game. The champion of the Las Vegas Summer League this year was also won by the Mavericks. And Yiyang, averaging 23.2 points, 12.4 assists and 3.5 steals per game, has become the most anticipated MVP.

For Yiyang and Stotts, maybe a summer league championship doesn’t make much sense. But for other players who don’t know if they can play in the NBA, this championship means too much.

After the game, the players celebrated wildly in the locker room. For fringe players, this trophy is their O’Brien Cup. After all, many of the people in it may be the last time they have a chance to play an NBA game.

When doing other jobs or playing in other leagues in the future, they can chat with their relatives and friends and say: “Back then, I also won the NBA championship!”

That night, Jeremy Lin, who lives in a room with Yiyang, received a call from the Mavericks official staff. Although Yiyang didn’t say a word, he was still very eager to hear the good news.

However, Jeremy Lin’s disappointed expression after hanging up the phone made Yiyang understand everything.

“It seems that this is the last game of our cooperation today.” Jeremy Lin threw the phone on the bed, and Chong Yiyang forced a smile.

Just now, the official called to inform Jeremy Lin that he has been officially laid off by the Mavericks. This call was not even made by Cuban or Nelson himself. It can be seen from this that Jeremy Lin’s importance in the eyes of the Mavericks management is actually not that great.

Yiyang doesn’t know what to say, it is naturally impossible for you to let this taciturn guy comfort others.

Yiyang just stood up and slammed Jeremy Lin on the chest with a fist. “Don’t give up, it’s early.”

“So are you, buddy.” Jeremy Lin’s eyes were a little rosy, but his smile remained. “Let those **** guys see, the little yellow-skinned man can also gain a foothold in the NBA!”

“I will prove it, and so can you.” Yiyang squeezed Jeremy Lin’s shoulder hard, before continuing this sad topic.

At the moment when he hung up, Jeremy Lin actually wanted to give up. Jeremy Lin doesn’t want to play elsewhere except the NBA. He wanted to find a job related to basketball, such as being a scout or a trainer.

But Yiyang’s firm eyes just now made Jeremy Lin wipe out these thoughts. He wants to play in the NBA, he can’t give up!

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Actually, it’s not just Jeremy Lin. Apart from Yiyang, all the players representing the Mavericks in the summer league this summer, Cuban didn’t take a fancy. Yiyang’s high profile performance just made Cuban completely lose interest in other undrafted rookies and marginal players. After all, if a player can’t play a dominant performance in the summer league. After entering the NBA, I am afraid it is really useless.

There were no newspapers, no media, no reporters, and no one cared. Early the next morning, the Las Vegas Summer League championship team quietly disbanded without anyone knowing. The players ended their dream championship journey and went their separate ways.

At first, a group of young men came to Las Vegas with ambition. Today, only Yiyang has the opportunity to return to Dallas to play.

This incident undoubtedly made the fledgling Yiyang the first experience of the coldness of professional basketball. He knows that in the NBA, he must always improve, always improve, and maintain momentum. As long as he is dead one day, this league and those fans who may have cheered for you the night before will abandon you mercilessly! And you can only disappear in the wheel of history, as if you have passed by in the future.

Look at Jeremy Lin’s hard work and his performance on the court is not bad. But the management will act like a stranger, and can let you out casually.

In the NBA, only strength can represent everything! Yiyang looked out the window, at the desolate desert of Nevada. He suddenly felt that the NBA and the Wood District in Long Beach seem to be no different…

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Half a month after the end of the summer league, the Mavericks’ pre-season training camp also restarted. This time, the purpose of training is not to get the players’ bodies out of the holiday, but to prepare for the upcoming long season.

When Kidd, Nowitzki and others returned to the training ground, their views on Yiyang had changed dramatically. The performance of this Chinese defender in the summer league has conquered fans and his teammates.

In the pre-season training camp, Kidd, who could not wait for a long time, went up to guide Yiyang from time to time And Yiyang, although it is not enthusiastic, but every time he faces Kidd’s guidance, he is very humble. .

Gradually, Yiyang and the Mavericks players gradually got acquainted. Terry’s live treasure has become the guy who talks to Yiyang the most in the locker room.

Although Terry sometimes makes innocent jokes with Yiyang, Carlisle is still very happy to see this Tanghua getting along with his teammates so harmoniously.

After the training camp, the NBA preseason officially started. And Yiyang finally made an official appearance in front of the fans.

In the preseason, the Mavericks played five games and won three of them. After five games, Yiyang’s average data has changed from a blockbuster in the summer league to a mediocre 9.8 points and 6.2 assists.

People are laughing at Cuban, laughing at him for trading an All-Star for a “Summer League Jordan”. And there are domestic fans who are completely disappointed with the Chinese defender and complain again and again. Sun Yue’s performance in the summer league has been miserable enough. I thought I saw hope, but who knew that in the end he was even more disappointed.

But the Mavericks themselves don’t seem to worry about this issue. Everyone knows Yiyang’s strength, and everyone knows it too. As a point guard, it takes time for Yiyang to adapt to a new and stronger system.

In a blink of an eye, there are only 3 days left before the 2010-2011 NBA season begins. It is getting closer and closer to the time when Yiyang, a Chinese explorer, really makes his NBA debut.

Under the ridicule of “Summer League Jordan” from the outside world, what kind of performance will Yiyang show?

With dreams and expectations, this Asian boy from the Wood District is about to officially hit the road!