I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 339 Las Vegas Summer League

"When will He Li come? Will He Li come to the summer league to watch me play? Didn't He Li have a training camp in previous years? Can I participate in He Li's training camp?"

After Durant learned that the Bulls and the Bucks had exchanged first-round picks, he was very excited.

Although Durant had never thought of playing in Milwaukee beforehand, as a player of this era, especially an offensive player who mainly focuses on sudden shots from the outside, it is really difficult to refuse the temptation to play next to He Li.

Reid and Wade, the Bucks chose themselves, and the shooting guards who have been in the limelight in the league recently played their worth next to He Li and quickly became All-Stars.

Even Ray Allen and Dagou, the two all-star perimeter players who played by themselves, obviously can play better statistics with He Li.

And the game is relatively easy to play.

Playing with He Li, even if the Bucks play in the playoffs every year, it seems that as long as they do not suffer malicious fouls from players from other teams, they will not be injured.

Occasional injuries are basically nothing serious, which is one of the reasons why some veterans want to play in the Bucks.

Some stars suddenly became "veterans" because of injuries. If they can come to the Bucks to play a dozen, even if they don't get the championship ring, they may win the next better contract.

Instead of signing another one or two years of minimum salary in other teams, and then becoming a player who has disappeared in the league even though I haven't retired.

"Don't think so much, your task is to play well and adapt to the intensity of the NBA game as soon as possible."

"He Li trusts you very much and believes that you can grow up healthily in the Bucks and become his right-hand man.

So, please don't let He Li down, try your best to play well in the summer league.

Work hard, work hard to unite other players who fight with you, work hard to be a part of the Bucks. "

After being trained by the Bucks management, Durant finally suppressed the commotion and began to prepare wholeheartedly for the next summer league.

Today is different from the past, and now the summer league is officially organized by the NBA, which is the familiar Las Vegas Summer League.

In the past, the East and the West mainly held a summer league respectively, namely the Orlando Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Summer League.

In fact, the Las Vegas Summer League was established in 04, but unfortunately there were not many corresponding teams at the beginning.

It wasn't until last year that it really picked up, attracting nearly half of the league's teams to join.

In previous years, the Bucks didn't have a lot of rookies to cultivate, and they all took continuing to compete for the championship as the team's primary goal, so they didn't pay much attention to the summer league.

This year won three first-round players, and even the second-round picks are players that He Li values ​​​​very much. Then the Bucks management has to pay attention to this summer league.

In order to better observe and train rookies, half of the Bucks coaching staff worked overtime in Las Vegas in the summer.

And within a few days, He Li did come to Las Vegas as well, but his job was not to check on Durant's situation, but because the men's basketball team participated in this summer league.

Naturally, He Li won't end up playing in the summer league. This is too self-deprecating.

However, when the men's basketball team went to the United States to play, He Li, as the core player of the men's basketball team, should not be there to cheer up his teammates, point out their problems, and help them further improve their strength.

Anyway, He Li is also recuperating this summer, so it's time to come to Las Vegas for vacation.

"KD, I believe everyone will call you that in the future.

You definitely don't become an unknown player.

But since I entered the Bucks, as the boss of the team, I must make some demands on you.

I want you to start with the easy stuff, I need you to be defensive.

Then do more off-the-ball training, and finally the scoring task, throwing the ball into the basket.

Please tell me, can you do it? "

Since he came to Las Vegas to watch the summer league, He Li must first go to the Bucks to report.

I met Durant in the hotel, and after a short chat, He Li made it clear to Durant about Durant's future position in the Bucks and what role he will play.

Today's Durant is not the KD who insists on surpassing James and becoming the most shining star in the league.

He's just a player who just entered the league, fantasizing about making a lot of money and becoming a big star.

Compared with other dick players, Durant is just a billion points more talented.

"Okay, I can definitely do it.

Can we not talk about this for now?

He Li, I am your fan, can you sign me? "

Durant nodded first, and then excitedly expressed the thoughts that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

"My fans? Don't you think you want to blow me up so early?" He Li looked at Durant, who didn't seem to be the ambitious Durant at this stage.

At most, it's just opening a trumpet on social platforms.

"It's okay to sign, but are you really my fan? Many people say this just to get close to me, but you are destined to be my teammate, companion, and you don't need to."

He Liru said, but Durant was a little anxious to explain.

"I'm definitely a fan of yours, and I learn my shots from you.

Your strength is really too strong, your performance on the court, my God, is amazing!

I can't believe there are players like you on this planet.

If I hadn't come to the Bucks, I would have tried to catch you.

Really, maybe I am not enough to catch up with your footsteps, but I hope to see your back all the time. "

He Li felt that what Durant said was quite sincere, which seemed like something a fan would say.

When you think about it, it's not surprising that Durant is a fan of his.

He Li has played in the NBA for six years, while Durant participated in the NBA draft after his freshman year.

If Durant has noticed He Li since He Li won the championship in his first year as a rookie, he will gradually become a fan of He Li.

Then He Li's five-year professional career with extraordinary performance after that basically covered the entire time Durant officially entered the professional player's road from high school to college.

This is like domestic Kobe fans, who noticed Kobe from the Lakers OK combination three times in a row, and gradually fell in love with Kobe.

Of course, it was more of the second consecutive Lakers, and Kobe became a fan when he was the boss.

The vast majority of young fans, the first time they come into contact with the NBA, are likely to be attracted by the boss of the season championship team, and of course it may be the man who won the FMVP.

He Li has monopolized the championship and FMVP in the NBA for 5 years. It is hard for young basketball fans and players in North America not to be fans of He Li.

Just like James won the championship by teaming up, but there are still many players who have entered the NBA and claim to be fans of James.

After He Li had a similar conversation with Durant, he went to the men's basketball team for a while.

Then I started to hang out in Las Vegas, and waited until the summer league game between the Bucks and the men's basketball team started, and then went to the scene to watch the game.

Originally, He Li thought it would be easier, but because of the configuration problem of the summer league, He Li, who had no chance to play, was more worried watching off the court.

The Bucks thought that they hadn't accumulated many rookies before, and this year they are equipped with two small forwards and one insider. Playing such a set can't achieve any effect.

The training has been practiced, but Durant played off the ball instead of holding the ball, and his influence on the game was limited.

And just played in the summer league, met a lot of old fritters who have played in the NBA for several years, it is really difficult to adapt to the weak Durant.

Scores can be obtained, but the efficiency is a bit low.

Fortunately, Durant's speed and height advantages are too obvious as a forward. In the NBA, Durant's advantage is that he is not as fast as he is, and he is not as fast as he is tall.

In the summer league, he met only marginal players in the NBA. Durant's advantage was that he was not as high as him.

After Durant understood how to play the ball, he started outside fixed-point shooting training, and made an air cut from the bottom corner to score under the basket.

As for Brewer and Gasol Jr., they both played well, but the team lacked cooperation and it was difficult to win the game. This made the Bucks' participation in this summer league seem less successful, as if it was a microcosm of last season.

Besides, the men's basketball team, because Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian didn't play, the overall strength of the team is relatively weak.

In fact, I can still play, barely playing the first three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, the highlight is that there is no core, that is, a group of people are looking for opportunities to try their luck, and there is no way to effectively kill the game.

Then, the final result is that if they meet a slightly stronger player, they will be crushed to death almost at the beginning of the third quarter, and there is no hope of winning.

When I met a weak team, I played chaotically. In the end, I almost breathed a sigh of relief and still lost the game, but the loss was not so ugly.

He Li watched the Summer League and watched the teams related to him keep losing and losing. It was very painful, and it felt like going to jail.

Fortunately, the summer league didn't last long. After the summer league ended, He Li finally restarted the training camp. This time, the three of Durant were also called to the training camp for a new round of training.

Busy, the time soon came to October, the Bucks training camp started, and the seven preseason games were played soon.

The Bucks have a complete lineup, including He Li, Wade, and Boozer. They averaged 20 minutes per game and scored 52.4 points per game.

As for Durant, who came off the bench, he played more time, almost 30 minutes in every game.

But at the beginning of playing in the NBA, I really didn't adjust my state well, and my outside shooting was relatively strong. After a game, I averaged 10 irons per game steadily.

If it weren't for scoring some points by relying on air cuts, Durant's average of 14.1 points per game really wouldn't be able to play.

However, if you just look at the basic data, Durant, as a No. [-] pick, can score in double figures in the preseason, which is also a good performance.

At least it is much better than the same rookies Brewer and Gasol Jr. in the team, and even more prominent than last year's David Lee.

It can be seen that the Bucks have cultivated Durant's attitude.

Entering the next regular season, although the Bucks will not give Durant so much time, they must continue to train.

As long as the Bucks can re-enter the playoffs, some games that can be given up can even be reserved for Durant.

(End of this chapter)