basketball pope

Chapter 793 [Sino-US training camp, future big stars]

Yang Rui contacted Jerry Colangelo, the general manager of the American Basketball Association, and he asked them clearly why they were reluctant to engage in training camps.

It's not that the American Basketball Association looks down on the Chinese youth team, but that the U16 American Championships ended as early as mid-June.Now that we have gathered together for training, the American players are purely warming up for the Chinese team. Who would be willing to do this?
Since the NBA Finals was going on at the time, not many people paid attention to these kids, even though they beat Mexico 6-13 on June 130, tied three U31 records and broke four U.S. The U16 team history record can only be included in a small section of the news.

The young Mexican kids were beaten to the point of mental breakdown, and the basket on the field of play was about to be buckled crookedly by these precocious black boys. The Mexican head coach exclaimed after the game: "This is like a group of middle school students playing ball?"

Training with these strong men will definitely be of great help to the Chinese teenagers.As for the Chinese Basketball Association's unwillingness to spend money, Yang Rui didn't take it to heart at all, and he took it down.

To help Chinese basketball improve, it is a feeling for him, it is to do something for his compatriots, and by the way, he can also brush his reputation.He sponsors the training camp, and the media will definitely scramble to report, and in this way, he can legally contact future potential stars, and lay a good emotional foundation for future cooperation in the NBA, serving multiple purposes.

Yang Rui indicated that he would bear the cost of the training camp for the U16 players. Colangelo immediately called his subordinates for a meeting. It took less than an hour to settle the matter. The training venue was in Los Angeles, using the Clippers training ground.

Officials aren't stupid, and it's a bargain for American players.These people are fortunate enough to accept the guidance of the basketball pope in high school, and maybe there will be several stars in the future.

The USA Basketball Association only needs to send an email invitation to the players, limit the number of places, and find a substitute if they are unwilling to come.

As soon as I heard it was a training camp sponsored by Yang Rui, of course young players are willing to participate. This is a shortcut to fame.

It's been more than a month since the finals ended, and the media still often reports on Yang Rui's news. No matter what he does, he can attract attention. His achievements are what people talk about after dinner.

Not only sports news, but also entertainment news often mentions Yang Rui.Recently, "Despicable Me 2" was released, and it has won the box office champion again. It has collected hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office.

After receiving the email, the 16 players who participated in the U12 American Championships voluntarily participated in the training camp and worked hard to perform well.The Basketball Association also invited one more person to be selected. He missed the U16 World Championships due to injury. Now he has recovered from injury and has a promising future.

As long as they can be appreciated by Yang Rui, their chances of entering the NBA will greatly increase in the future.The short-term benefit is that after high school is over, you can go to a prestigious university to play.

Yang Rui looked at the list sent and found several acquaintances in his previous life.

Jayson Tatum, a small forward with a height of 203cm, was selected by the Celtics in the third overall pick in 2017 and shot accurately.

Tatum became famous as soon as he entered the league, because the Celtics originally had the No. 76 pick, which was traded from the Nets that year, but they gave the No. 2018 pick to the [-]ers for the third pick. and a protected first-round pick in [-].The reason for this transaction is that the Green Army only wants to choose Tatum.

Josh Jackson, the fourth overall pick in the first round, joined the Suns. He is a 203CM swingman. He has super athletic ability. He is excellent in running and jumping. He has both strength and agility.

Harry Giles, a highly mobile center, joined the Kings with the 17th overall pick in the first round of 20. Now he is only 202CM tall. He plays a power forward and can grow taller. He performed well in small ball tactics.

The simple-looking Thomas Bryant, a center with a height of 208CM, joined the Lakers in the second round in 2017. He is a meat shield center who signed a two-year contract. He is in good health and has potential to be tapped.

The most famous one in this list is the injured person specially approved by the Basketball Association, "Society My Ball Brother" - Lonzo Ball!

Yang Rui also received the list of Chinese players, Zhang Xiaolei, Wu Macheng, Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Yanhao, Wang Zixu, Fu Hao and so on.

Yang Rui is completely unfamiliar with these names. In his previous life, he was only in charge of the NBA section, and did not watch many CBA games. He vaguely remembered the names of some CBA stars, and he did not deliberately remember them in the book when he was born again.

To be selected to participate in the training camp, he must be the leader of the younger generation in China. Yang Rui is going to give them some advice to help them avoid detours.

Even without the blessing of rebirth memory, Yang Rui has been an NBA coach for 97 years from 16 to the present. His vision is far beyond that of ordinary coaches. He can provide players with the correct development direction.

On August 8, the training camp officially opened, and the players arrived in Los Angeles one after another.

Unexpectedly, not only the U16 players from the two countries, but also several young players from the Clippers came, Curry, Draymond Green, Thackeray, Crabbe, Middleton, Wesley- Johnson and others volunteered to do sparring for free.

Last season's fringes all wanted to get up and get more playing time, and they teamed up to play summer league together and won the game together.

The U16 players are not very strong. These adult players are suspected of bullying children, but they want to seize every opportunity to perform in front of Yang Rui.

Green and Middleton are particularly active. Yang Rui specifically mentioned their names in an interview with the media, believing that they have the potential to become All-Stars.They want to be successful as soon as possible, not complacent when they hear compliments.

The newly joined Wesley Johnson cherishes this opportunity the most. He has long forgotten that he was once the glory of No.4 in the draft. He has no airs and intends to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with his teammates.

Stephen Curry, who is already an All-Star, came here, not entirely to join in the fun, because he brought his brother Seth Curry with him.Seth, who had just returned from injury, had previously participated in the NBA draft and was unfortunately not selected.

In 2013, when the draft was young, Seth didn't even make it to the second round. It was too bad, and he couldn't compare with his brother.

Stephen wants to help his younger brother in this way, let Yang Rui help guide him for a while, or see Seth's strength, and consider signing him to the Clippers in the future to fight side by side.

Next season is definitely not possible, the Clippers are already full of 15 people.Fortunately, Seth does not expect to be able to stand in the NBA next season, and is willing to go to other teams to experience, even play in the G-League.It doesn't matter if you delay for a while, their whole family believes that Yang Rui has the ability to turn a stone into gold.

Yang Rui knew that Seth had potential. They all inherited his father's gentle wrist and accurate shooting.

In his previous life, Seth started the 16-17 season with the Mavericks, averaging 29 minutes per game, contributing 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 48.1% from the field and 42.5% from three.Unfortunately, next season he will be sidelined indefinitely because of a left shin injury.

And what Yang Rui cares most about is, why is this baby's appearance so different from his brother's?He wanted to ask: "Are you really Stephen's younger brother? Why do you look like his uncle?"

It is no exaggeration at all, except for the mouth, the other facial features are not the same, not like brothers.Seth laughed, his eyes and eyebrows turned down, and he looked very lackluster, like a profiteer who was going to negotiate business at the wine table and get drunk on the other side to sign a contract.

Many Clippers players who went abroad for vacation also considered whether to fly back to participate in the training camp. Yang Rui sent them a message on the Internet, not compulsory training, and continued to rest.Especially Livingston and Nash, who have hidden dangers of injury, must rest more and have to limit their playing time when the new season starts.

Enough people came this time.

(End of this chapter)