Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 64 Assistant
The same is true for Brother Antetokounmpo, not to mention Ennis. His shooting ability is already stronger, but he is also from a wild background. After serious training, he improved faster at the beginning, and then he will gradually stabilize. Then it will take time to grind slowly and accumulate experience.

Of course, the progress of Durant, Leonard, and Green is also obvious. This is mainly reflected in the heads-up, especially Leonard, whose learning ability is too strong.

It is indeed a card frame version of Jordan!

After he played more heads-up with Durant, he gradually figured out Durant's characteristics and habits, and then became more aggressive and targeted.

On the other hand, Durant was also familiar with his defense and began to see his tricks.

The duel turned into a battle of wits and courage, and both of them were very immersed in it.

In this training hall, they are also obviously widening the gap with others, and sometimes even other people become their training partners. After all, everyone except Ennis is a little anxious to attack with the ball.

Antetokounmpo has this potential, but he is too far behind overall now, and he can catch up a little after at least one season.

But this guy is also the type who has been defeated and fought repeatedly, and the more he fights, the more courageous he is. Even Ennis doesn't want to beat Leonard, but he likes to face difficulties.

The current Antetokounmpo looks, at least somewhat similar to Durant's style of play. He is tall and thin, and has a large dribble to get rid of it, but he is not as good as Durant, his shooting is not as good as Durant, and his defense is not as good as Leonard.

So compared with these two, he is naturally the worst abused.

After Leonard lost to Durant, he abused him to regain a little confidence, and once Durant lost, Leonard also abused him to regain a little confidence.

Then he could only abuse the frame, the basket was beaten to the ground by him and cried...

But I have to say that Antetokounmpo has gone through the baptism of the public opinion storm in the previous summer league, and now his mentality is much more stable. At least he will not escape so easily, but chooses to face difficulties head-on.

And this is not a game after all, so what if you keep losing?
As long as he can keep improving, he will win one day.

This mentality has to be said to be very strong, and it is what Li Sheng is very happy to see.

Similarly, at first Durant and the others underestimated him in their hearts, but after this period of time, his persistence, and the most important thing is the progress that can be seen, which has also changed people's minds.

To be respected ultimately depends on strength. If strength is not enough, it is useless to sell miserably. If strength is in place, winning or losing is another matter. At least the opponent will definitely respect you, because respecting you and recognizing your strength is also a foil to his own strength.

During this period of time, the training hall is basically closed. Outsiders can't come in, and they won't go out to say anything casually, but they still can't stop the outside world from discussing them.

Of course, most people still agree that the official response is just a simple training, and they don’t think too much about it, but they definitely love to join in the fun. The TNT program group that had just cooperated with Li Sheng before started a discussion on this matter, and the topic of "Durant's next stop, the Spurs?"

Naturally, it is inevitable to mention the background of the Thunder coaching staff. Li Sheng and Udoka were both assistant coaches of the Spurs before, and this time not only brought Durant, but also brought rookies.

Then there was another topic about treating rookies more favorably than others. Did Gobert, who was far away in France, burst into tears when he saw the show?

Li Sheng did not respond to this, and asked the players not to respond.

Of course, outside public opinion can be ignored, but the boss still has to explain, but this is easier to handle, just send him some training videos and let him see their real training results.

It was the boss who suddenly asked if they could get Leonard, which made Li Sheng stunned instantly.

Good guy, you don't even want to give Harden the sixth man contract, now ask the future brother of the Spurs?
This is definitely wishful thinking. Of course, Li Sheng can't say that directly. After all, he hasn't achieved any results so far-the summer league championship is nothing, and being able to speak in the team depends on the support of the boss.

So of course Li Sheng also said that although it is very difficult, he will find a way.

Most businessmen are smart people. Of course, Bennett heard the true meaning hidden in him, and finally didn't mention it anymore.

At this time, Presti was also about to leave and went back to Oklahoma City. He hadn't had a serious rest so far. He had been talking about the treatment of the rookies before, and he was helping Li Sheng and the others to arrange accommodation here.

Of course, it's mainly the players and Uduka. Li Sheng actually doesn't need it. He's going to go back to China in a few days.

It is worth mentioning that the work assistant Presti arranged for him is also in place. In fact, I have met him before returning to Oklahoma City, but I haven't had much time to communicate.

Of course, this is not a "big" assistant, not even a female assistant, which makes Li Sheng somewhat disappointed.

Of course, even if she is really a female assistant, Li Sheng doesn't necessarily have to do anything, but it's good to look pleasing to the eye.

This work assistant is named Michael Johnson, and he knows that he has a lot to do with basketball just by looking at his name.

He has Indian ancestry and is a native of Oklahoma City, and because he was interested in Chinese in middle school, he enrolled in Chinese in university.

But unless he wants to go to China to cheat food and drink, otherwise this major is not so easy to find a job in the United States.

Although it is not without demand, but the competition is fierce, he does not have any advantage.

So after graduating from university, he started to run sales, worked as a salesperson, and sold insurance. In the end, he felt that this would not work, so he went to the library to recharge his batteries in his spare time, and began to study law by himself.

Although the study conditions are not good, he is talented and hardworking enough, and his previous experience has accumulated a certain amount of experience for him, so although he did not pass the judicial examination in the United States and was able to enter the middle class through the legal profession, he still started as a small follower in a law firm, and finally got mixed up in the legal department of Bennett's sports company.

It is precisely because of his wonderful attributes that Presti transferred him to serve Li Sheng, which will not affect the personnel arrangement there, and can meet Li Sheng's needs.

And Li Sheng's first impression of this guy was that he was very familiar and good at talking.

He has never actually been to China, but he can still talk about many related topics with Li Sheng. It can be seen that he really likes and understands it seriously, which is not easy in the United States.

Even for Uduka, who has a good relationship with him, it is difficult for Li Sheng to say whether he has any prejudice against China and the Chinese. After all, the most common thing for them is to separate you from the motherland and ethnic groups behind you. Is this considered traditional art?

So although this guy talks too much and makes people feel a little annoying when he is around, Li Sheng has a good impression of him.

The first "gift" he brought to Li Sheng was to help him negotiate the two endorsement contracts. The super business contract became [-] a year but with an "incentive" mechanism, which means that if the business improves significantly, there will be a share.

Of course, this is actually useless, because he can operate it completely, and you can’t do anything to him if you don’t recognize him directly. It’s impossible for Li Sheng to actually investigate on the spot.

On the other hand, the Chinese restaurant has become a three-year contract of [-] dollars, but it is limited to the store or outside publicity. For example, if you want to open a branch in other places in the future, you can also play Li Sheng's signboard.

But if you want to put it on the packaging and other places, then the portrait right has to be discussed separately, and it can only be used for this part of commercial promotion. Anyway, the scope of authorization is very narrow.

This also allowed Li Sheng to see his ability, but if it is possible in the United States, is it okay to talk in China?

"I'm familiar with that land! Don't worry..."

Well, you fucking have the whole capital accent.

(End of this chapter)