I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 273 Dreamy footsteps, lightning speed, the platinum generation overflowing with talent!
"Dwyane, it's time to start showing your true strength!"

At the beginning of the second quarter, He Li patted Wade on the shoulder, signaling for him to play with him.

Wade was Reid's substitute, only played 2 minutes in the first quarter.

Because Wade is still learning tactics and running positions, and the Bucks do not need Wade to hold the ball in the starting lineup, so in the first quarter, Wade did not take a single shot.

Now in the second quarter, He Li is willing to give Wade enough possession of the ball, let him attack with the ball, and cultivate his ability in this area.

After hearing what He Li said, Wade also understood, nodded in the direction of He Li, and followed He Li to play.

It is worth mentioning that on the Cavaliers side, James still exists in the lineup in the second quarter.

To be reasonable, training rookies still requires a combination of work and rest, let alone the ball holders in the team.

In He Li's view, if the Cavaliers use him too much in the front in order to train James, then in the fourth quarter, the garbage time that is really suitable for training rookies, James will not have the energy and opportunity.

James is really tough, but now he is a serious rookie.

Just like He Li in the first season, if he hadn't played healthy basketball at the beginning of the season, he might not have enough physical strength to persist in playing for four quarters.

However, how the Cavaliers arrange James, and He Li is not the boss of the Cavaliers, so he will not have much opinion on this.

Just in time, He Li delegated power to Wade to attack with the ball, and the Cavaliers also focused on James in the second quarter.

Since Wade and James, the two future stars, met in the opening game, let's decide whether to compete in this quarter!

With Wade playing against James, He Li didn't have to say "you are the future" to James early.

It is said that as soon as the second quarter came up, the Cavaliers' first attack was handled by James himself.

After all, the Cavaliers' leader, Ricky Davis, and the second leader, Z, are sitting off the court. Now there is no Boozer in the Cavaliers, no one is fighting for the ball with James, and James has nothing wrong with attacking with the ball.

However, James kept an eye out for this attack, and instead of rushing to attack directly, he asked his teammates to come over and cover him.

James knows very well that although the Bucks are not known for their defense, they are a championship team after all, and no matter how bad the team's defense is, it is above the league average.

At this time, how can the Bucks help in the defense? As long as the perimeter defensive player has a stronger single-defense ability and his footsteps are not slow, then it will be difficult for him to pass the Bucks' perimeter defense and get to the basket to complete the score.

It has to be said that an excellent golf quotient is indeed a major advantage for James to gain a foothold in the league.

After only playing a few summer league and preseason games, James knows how to play to his advantage and score if he is defended by experienced seniors.

James quickly got rid of Juan Dixon's defense with the help of the pick-and-roll, and the Bucks paid attention to lightning defense when encountering the pick-and-roll.

Since Wade is far away and Boozer can't defend well, at this time he can only go up to defend James.

When James saw He Li, although he was a little worried, he was still dribbling the ball methodically while walking.

When He Li presses up, he is really ready to make small moves to give James strength and interfere with James' dribbling.

James suddenly turned his back, shook his shoulders, and used dreamy steps. The original left breakthrough was changed from this turn to the center, rushing from the three-second zone to the basket.

He Li was a little unexpected when he suddenly encountered someone performing dreamy steps.

Not to mention that this is still James who breaks through and goes straight in the impression, all relying on strength and speed.

"When will James find Damengxue's fantastic footsteps?"

"Didn't Dameng just retire at the end of last year? It's only been half a year since he retired? He opened the training camp so soon and brought out students?"

"Wait, fantasy footsteps are notoriously difficult to learn, right? Didn't it mean that only Kobe learned it, and James didn't? What's the situation now?"

At this moment of dazed effort, James has already passed He Li in two steps by relying on his agility and excellent stride.

When He Li started to speed up and catch up, James had already slammed on the ground and flew to the basket with the ball in both hands.

It's too late to say it, although Boozer's defense may not be good, but the defense still needs to be defended.

At this time, he has already taken off and flew in the air, reaching out as much as possible to block James' dunk.

When James saw this, he reacted quickly, relying on his waist strength and wingspan to forcibly pull the bar to avoid Boozer's block. When Boozer started to fall, James then used the small hook under the basket to complete the layup.

It's a pity that there is more than one Boozer under the Bucks basket. James' former teammate Kendrick Perkins suddenly came out at this time and gave James a big hit.

Kendrick Perkins was a two-year teammate with James in AAU.

Because he is the same age as James and has relatively good physical fitness, after James announced his participation in the draft and became the favorite for the No. [-] pick.

Kendrick Perkins also told the media that he is going to skip college and bring his talents to the NBA.

Before the start of the combine, Kendrick Perkins was a lottery prospect at the top of the draft.

It's just that after participating in the joint trial training, it was revealed that he was actually swimming naked.

Since Kendrick Perkins is a high school student participating in the draft, his potential is relatively greater.

In the past two years, how powerful the high school rookie has been!

Therefore, even if the results of the joint trial training are not satisfactory, Kendrick Perkins still has prospects for the draft at the end of the first round and the second round.

In the previous draft, the Bucks had more picks.

Before participating in the draft, the management also considered the problems that He Li would encounter when renewing his contract in the next two years.

In the end, in order to free up salary space for two years, he planned to trade Joel who was not needed.

With the Bucks only left with a rookie center like Kwame Brown, they must have a firm hand, either trade to rely on veterans, or use draft picks to sign newcomers.

Considering the current situation, the Bucks still use the lowest cost method to win Kendrick Perkins, a potential inside player, with the No. 27 pick in the first round.

In summer league, Kendrick Perkins didn't show much offensive talent.

But the defensive end is good, and Kendrick Perkins' defensive attitude and mental attributes are worthy of recognition.

Now meeting old teammate James, he is not merciful at all.

There is even a posture of competing with the new champion.

"Oh, not bad!" He Li didn't pay much attention to Kendrick Perkins before.

In He Li's memory, isn't this guy a Hei Du Xiaoshuai who keeps getting traffic in order to have a bowl of food after retiring?
He Li actually didn't have any good feelings for this kind of person.

But right now as a teammate, it doesn't look like Kendrick Perkins is all good.

In fact, Kendrick Perkins was unknown as a player, mainly because he encountered the same problem as Milicic in his rookie season.

The rookie averaged less than 5 minutes per game in the first two seasons. As an 18-year-old talented rookie, he was very energetic, but in the end he became a parallel importer.

Of course, Kendrick Perkins doesn't have as much pressure as Milicic.

Therefore, Kendrick Perkins can also start from defense and become an extremely important part of the Celtics' defensive system.

In the end, he also helped the Celtics defeat the Lakers and win the championship. As a champion center, he became famous in the league.

Kendrick Perkins at his peak has the strength to average a double-double per game, but right now he is still an inconspicuous backup center in the Bucks.

He Li saw the bright spots in Kendrick Perkins.

But I'm sorry, the Bucks are a championship team. At this stage, He Li has the time, possession of the ball, and is interested in cultivating rookies. Wade is the only one.

Kendrick Perkins was naturally not considered by He Li.

Closer to home, Kendrick Perkins slapped James for a layup, and He Li stretched out his hand before James, reacting fairly quickly, and took off directly to take the ball into his arms.

Then he hit the ground and passed the ball to Wade, who was also rushing towards the basket.

Wade realized that this was an opportunity to counter the fast break, so he immediately turned around and started to accelerate.

As a short shooting guard, Wade's speed may not be second to none in the league, but his explosive power definitely is.

It takes some time for others to speed up, but Wade's first step seems to have directly reached the fastest speed, as fast as a bolt of lightning.

The Cavaliers reacted to Wade's quick attack, and they rushed to catch up, but after being pulled away by Wade's speed, they couldn't catch up no matter how hard they tried.

Even James, who is equally explosive and fast, can only eat ashes behind Wade's ass.

"Unbelievable, Dwyane Wade took off from the free throw line and dunked with one hand!"

"This is exactly the same as He Li in the first quarter! Is this why the Bucks chose him?"

"This is the speed of the Bucks, Dwyane Wade, he should be a natural Milwaukee!"

Wade originally enjoyed the commentary's praise, but he, a Chicago native, was described as a Milwaukee native, which made him a little unhappy.

Although the two places are adjacent, compared with a metropolis like Chicago, Milwaukee is simply a small country.

And Wade was obviously selected by the Chicago Bulls before, and he was going to play his hometown basketball. Who would want to come here in a blink of an eye.

However, people change.

After getting along with He Li for a while, Wade couldn't help thinking: "It smells so good!"

(End of this chapter)