NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1301 Zhuang Shen wants the ball
Li Ba paid attention to a few young people, young and energetic, compared to them, he felt old.

He pointed to Garnett and Nene, and asked Drummond a few rookies: "Do you have any ideas for a superior position?"

When the rookies saw Garnett and Nene's eyes sweeping over, they felt a little nervous, not knowing what to say?
Li Ba waited for a few seconds, but no rookie took the initiative to speak, and they were very restrained.

He didn't wait too long, and said: "I hope you can be more proactive. If you feel that you have the strength and hope to get more opportunities, you can follow me, or directly ask Gary for playing time. This is your right here." .”

Jimmy Butler was a little excited, and he opened his mouth in silence, but he still didn't speak.

"Are you... Jimmy Butler?" Li Ba obviously noticed Butler, so he asked.

"Yes, yes, boss." Jimmy Butler replied nervously.

"What do you want to say?" Li Ba asked with a smile.

"I, I, I want playing time," Jimmy Butler stammered.

Li Ba laughed, looked back at Payton, then turned to Butler and said, "But I heard you didn't perform well last season?"

Jimmy Butler was a little surprised and closed his mouth because he felt that the boss didn't like him very much.

But he was not surprised, he was not likable since he was a child, even his biological parents abandoned him, and he lived in no fixed place since he was a child. If his adoptive mother hadn't adopted him in the end, he would probably be a homeless man now.

"How much time do you want?"

Just when he was immersed in his own thoughts, he heard the sound of the big hammer.

"Ah?" He looked at Li Ba with some confusion.

"I asked how much playing time do you want?" Li Ba asked again.

"Ten... 10 minutes?" Jimmy Butler asked nervously.

His performance last season was really not good, and his statistics were shameful, so the requirements are not high, only a little more than last season.

Li Ba looked back at Payton and said, "Gary, can you give him an unimportant game?"

"Of course." Peyton smiled.

"Thank you boss!"

Jimmy Butler was happy, at least he didn't have to worry about not having a chance to play at all.

Jimmy Butler, the worst performer, had all the requirements met, which made Drummond and several rookies very excited and shouted one after another.

"How many possessions do you want?" Li Ba asked Drummond, who just heard this year's rookie say that he wanted possessions.

"Ten times, boss, can ten times be enough?" Drummond asked excitedly.

"But I heard that you don't have the ability to shoot the ball? The low-post offensive skills are also poor. What do you do after you get the ball?" Li Ba asked curiously.

Drummond, the so-called Zhuang Shen in the future, said with some embarrassment: "Boss, I can dunk."

"Then you can learn from Warcraft Howard, grab and dunk yourself, what do you need for the ball? Rookie, do you think you are Webber?" Li Ba laughed.

The right to the ball is no more than playing time, so it cannot be given indiscriminately, and he knows that this rookie's offensive skills are terrible, and he is still a center forward, so of course he will not agree.

Drummond touched the back of his head, not daring to ask any more.

Next, the media who had been waiting for a long time were invited in.

There were a lot of media present, standing on more than half of the training field, it was dark, and there were many cameras.

After a burst of shooting, we entered the interview session.

"Iron Hammer, judging from your performance in the Olympics, your state seems to have continued from 10 to 11 and has not declined. This shows that you are still at your peak. So what is the goal of the Suns today?"

The first person to be flopped was John, a reporter from the local sports newspaper and also a team reporter for the Suns.

"Our goal has never changed." Li Ba said lightly.

His words were not unexpected. Except for the sound of pressing the camera, there was only the sound of breathing, and then the second ESPN reporter who was flopped began to ask questions.

"Iron Hammer, what do you think of the Suns' lineup for the new season? Do you think this new and old lineup has the strength of a championship team?"

Li Ba said with a smile: "We have good potential, both inside and outside, we have good young people, and we don't have to worry about possible injuries anymore, we will have a strong competitiveness in the new season , and as long as I am on the team, it will definitely have the strength of a championship team."

"Which young player on the team do you like the most?" asked the third TNT reporter.

Li Ba glanced at the rookies on both sides, and said: "They are all good, but I'm not Michael. I can't see which of them has the most potential, so I never participate in the draft. They choose whomever they like."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing Li Ba tease Jordan, everyone laughed.

Another reporter asked: "According to media evaluation, there are five championship teams in the new season. They are the defending champion Heat, the Lakers, the Spurs, the Thunder, and the Suns..."

"Oh, this is good news. You rarely rank our Suns as a championship team." Li Ba said with a look of surprise.

Some of the media laughed and some were embarrassed.

The reporter who asked the question smiled and continued: "In addition to the five championship teams, there are also quasi-championship teams such as the Celtics and the Grizzlies. Which of these teams do you think can cause damage to the Suns?" Obstacles to winning the championship?"

Li Ba said indifferently: "Both the Lakers and the Heat have been strengthened. They have paid a luxury tax of more than [-] million U.S. dollars. They are really rich! But they want to be our obstacle, which may be very difficult.

No matter how many flocks there are, how can they defeat ligers and tigers?
I have said a long time ago that beasts walk alone and cattle and sheep are in herds. Today I will give this sentence to these teams that are grouped together. Stop struggling needlessly and submit to my feet obediently. This is your established destiny. . "

Hundreds of people quietly watched Li Ba pretending to be 13 by himself. There were only camera flashes, tape recorders and the sound of breathing.

Zhang Lili, Yu Jia, and Xu Jicheng were also among the reporters, watching Li Ba pretending to be 13 cheerfully, feeling extremely happy.

In the next few days, the team will conduct in-team training.

Li Ba is also carefully observing the situation of several rookies.

He found that Drummond's rebounding ability is indeed very strong, but in the training game, this rookie showed a bad point, that is, he took too many shots, asked too much for the ball, and seemed to score a lot. The offensive efficiency is not high.

"Depending on the situation, Andre Drummond doesn't want to be just a blue-collar worker." Li Ba discussed with Payton.

"Of course, you were also a blue-collar at the beginning, but what about now? You are his template. Do you think he will be willing to be a blue-collar?" Peyton laughed.

"I didn't have such a strong desire to attack at the beginning. I still focus on defense until now. Gary, I think he should also focus on the defensive end. I hope he will do so. If he continues to play like this, Then limit his possession of the ball and not develop his bad habits."

Li Ba said seriously.

Payton nodded and said, "Unless his shooting is practiced."

"of course."

Li Ba nodded.

"What do you think of Chandler Parsons?" Payton asked again.

"He is more suitable for small forwards." Li Ba said.

"I think so too. He's not good at confrontation, not a power forward. Then we need to change our starting lineup, Nene or Garnett?" Payton asked.

"Both Nene and Garnett are fine. But we still need to train rookies. Let Drummond adapt to the atmosphere of the game first, and then we can let him try the starting center, and I can go to the fourth position." Li Ba said .

"OK."

Peyton nodded and didn't ask Li Ba what he thought of other rookies.

(End of this chapter)