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Chapter 12 Finally signed the contract

After returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers played tougher, but the Heat also replaced Dan Marley, Eddie Jones, and Anthony Mason, plus Wang Dalin and Eddie House. This is definitely the strongest offensive lineup for the Heat in this summer league.

Wang Dalin went directly to the center position, and the Heat's inside defensive strength dropped significantly. After all, Grant, who has a stronger defensive ability, did not appear on the court.

But compared to Grant, Wang Dalin's mid-range shooting ability is obviously better, and he has a certain deterrent effect even from beyond the three-point line, which makes the Cavaliers' defense a bit difficult.

In this era where centers are king, most people haven't realized the importance of "offensive space", so they look down on Nowitzki, a player who relies on long-range shots to get into the league.

In the original time and space, until 2001 when O'Neal led his team to win the championship, the NBA finally legalized zone defense and introduced the "three-second defense" rule.

"Three seconds of defense" is a unique rule in the NBA. Specifically, when a defensive player stands in the three-second zone to defend, if the referee determines that he does not have a specific defensive target, the defensive player cannot stay in the three-second zone for more than three seconds.

It can be said that precisely because of the legalization of zone defense and the "three-second defense" rule, the living space of O'Neal's inside behemoth has become increasingly narrow, and the NBA's super centers have gradually disappeared.

Since the introduction of these rules, the coaching staff of each team has begun to pay more and more attention to "offensive space". Players without mid-range and long-range shooting ability are becoming less and less popular, while "3D players" who focus on defense and three-pointers have begun to skyrocket in value.

For example, Sean Battier of the Rockets back then, a high-quality "3D" like him could easily get an annual salary of more than 1000 million in the small ball era, and even 1500 million is no exaggeration.

Therefore, Wang Dalin raised his high position from the top of the free throw line to the top of the three-point arc, which is quite a bit like Nikola Jokic, the "human pork belly essence" of later generations.

Where have the coaches and players of the Cavaliers seen this style of play that transcends the times?The ensuing game completely became a one-sided massacre.

At 108:90, the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the end.

The Heat scored in double figures with 5 players, including Jones with 24 points, Wang Dalin with 21 points, Grant with 15 points, Mason with 14 points, Marly with 12 points and House with 11 points.

Wang Dalin also got 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, and almost got another triple-double.

Everyone in the team was very happy after winning two games in a row, and Spoelstra was even more in a good mood after Wang Dalin played outstanding performances one after another.

He was so happy not only because of these, but because Wang Dalin's high-level support in this game made him see more possibilities in basketball.

In this era, all NBA teams are eager for super centers. After all, in this era, everyone thinks that without a super center, they cannot win the championship!
Looking at NBA history, apart from the Bulls, which championship team does not have a super center?
George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Robert Parish, Bill Wharton, Hakeem Olajuwon, O'Neal...

How many championships have the teams of these super centers won?
How can a team without a super center compete against a team with a super center?
The Bull Dynasty allowed everyone to discover the mode of defeating the super center team, that is the combination of outside super scorer + offensive and defensive small forward + defensive power forward.

But Spoelstra saw another possibility, that is, big players with three-point ability go to the high position at the top of the three-point line to support.

As long as the rest of the team has a certain ability to move without the ball, plus above-average mid-range and long-range shooting... so what about the opponent's super center?

Not to say that he will definitely win, but at least he can fight with him for [-] rounds, right?
In the next three preliminaries, Spoelstra experimented in the game, and Wang Dalin frequently played high positions at the top of the three-point arc.

This tactic immediately received a miraculous effect. The Heat won consecutive victories, and finally ended the preliminaries with five victories.

In the semifinals, the Heat faced a strong resistance from the host Magic. The whole team worked together and finally won 97:93.

The opponent in the final was the Milwaukee Bucks.

Facing the Bucks team led by Tim Thomas, Lynch Hunter and "Streetball King" Alston, the Heat played a very tough defense, and finally won easily with 92:80, winning the "Orlando Summer League" championship.

本届夏季联赛王大林场均上场34分钟，场均砍下18.2分9.4篮板9.8助攻1.9盖帽，投篮命中率52.8%，三分命中率38.1%。

Not only is his performance the most eye-catching among the Heat, he is also the most beautiful boy in the entire summer league!
After the summer league ended, the Heat signed him immediately.

This is a one-year basic salary contract, the contract amount is only 32 US dollars, and it is a non-guaranteed contract.In other words, the Heat can cut him at any time without paying the so-called buyout fee, as long as it does not exceed January 2001, 1.

To explain one more thing, there is no limit on the amount of non-guaranteed contracts for NBA teams each season, but the team roster only allows a maximum of 15 players, so the league will convert the non-guaranteed contracts of all registered players to guaranteed properties on January 1 every year.

From now on, Wang Dalin has officially become a player of the Heat.

However, the status of a player with a non-guaranteed contract is like a "temporary worker", so his job is not stable now, unless this contract can be converted into a guaranteed contract...

To achieve this, whether he persisted until January 2001, 1, or let the team convert his contract into a guaranteed contract in advance, he must perform on the court.

He did perform very well in the summer league, but there are many players who performed well in the summer league in NBA history who are still unattended.

Therefore, if Wang Dalin wants to win a position on the team's bench, he must first win the trust of the coach in training, so that he may be able to win the chance to play in the preseason.

At present, there are several marginal people in the team who are in a similar situation to him, and they all hold their breath and want to perform well in the preseason.

For example, this year's rookie Ernest Brown, yes, he only signed a basic salary non-guaranteed contract.

Finally signed the contract, Wang Dalin was in a good mood, and quickly called home.

It is said that "the son travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried", but when he heard the voice of his parents on the phone, Wang Dalin felt that he seemed to be thinking too much... What do you mean by playing mahjong while talking with your son on the phone?
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Wang Dalin only completed three tasks in the third stage, among which he did not complete the two items of "accumulated 10 dunks" and "hit at least one three-pointer per game".

Dunking is not his strong suit.

Besides, even if Vince Carter is the number one dunker in NBA history, he doesn't dunk every game.

The three-pointer depends on the feel.

Wang Dalin scored three-pointers in other games, but his three-pointer in the fourth game against the Timberwolves was terrible. He made 3 of 0 shots from outside the three-point line, and he really didn't make a three-pointer.

But it's okay, after all, the rewards of several other tasks are also good, which improved his steals, blocks, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds.

And after signing the contract, he got the coveted "A-level star skill lottery package", and got a very good skill.

This "A-level star skill" is called "One Leaf Blind Eye", and it is Sean Battier's defensive stunt.

As the name suggests, this trick is actually the so-called "blinding method". Battier once used this trick to prevent Kobe from being quite embarrassed, only making 33 of 11 shots in a single game.

It can be said that Battier successfully played the role of "Kobe Terminator" in that game, but...it was just an ordinary regular season.

In fact, throughout Battier's entire career, most of his matchups with Kobe were terribly exploded, and he couldn't prevent this terrifying "Black Mamba" at all.

Of course, it is not a shame to be unable to guard against Kobe. Who in the entire league can really guard against Kobe?

(Kobe at the time of tri-iron tetroxide: Only the old man can defend himself!)

In any case, Battier is definitely a very good defensive player, and he can even be ranked in the top five among all "3D players" in NBA history.

Wang Dalin's interference shot is already 70, plus his height and long arms, coupled with this "one leaf blinder" is undoubtedly even more powerful.

It is currently in the offseason of the NBA. Players usually return to the team to gather in September, but now it is only in mid-July.

In order to further improve his own strength, Wang Dalin specially asked Spoelstra for help so that he could use the team's training arena during this time.

His fourth stage system tasks have been released, they are:

"Task 1000: Accumulatively complete 8 sets of basic dribbles during training (including high dribbles in place, low dribbles in place, V-shaped dribbles in place, rolling dribbles in place, figure-eight dribbles in place, behind-the-spot dribbles, V-shaped dribbles on the move, and crotch dribbles on the move, 10 times per group). Reward: Ball control ability increased by 4 points, dribbling speed increased by 2 points!"

"Task 1000: Accumulatively complete 10 sets of jumping with the ball and smashing the board under the basket (3 times in each set), reward: jumping ability increased by [-] points!"

"Task 1000: Accumulatively complete 84 sets of 10KG bench press (3 reps in each set) during training, reward: increase strength by [-] points!"

“任务四：在训练中累计完成5000次3/4场往返跑，奖励：速度提升1点，加速能力提升1点，体力提升1点！”

"Mission 1000: Accumulate 5 sets of three-point shots during training (five points in each set, 25 shots in total), reward: increase three-point shooting ability by 3 points!"

Originally, after he completed the second phase of the task, he received a lot of rewards... plus 2 steals, 2 blocks, 2 offensive rebounds, and 3 defensive rebounds.

If the task of "hitting at least one three-pointer per game" can also be completed, his overall ability value will definitely rise to 1.

This wave of missions all add ability points. If they are all completed, it is estimated that the overall ability can directly rise to 75!

However, the amount of these trainings is very large, and if you want to complete them, you will definitely be exhausted.

Wang Dalin wasn't afraid, he just took the amount, Who is afraid of Who?
So, every day he soaked in the arena "masochistic".

This kind of basic training is very boring. When sweat drenches the whole body again and again, when the body is exhausted again and again, Wang Dalin always rests for a while and then gets up to continue. He has completely forgotten the countless times he wanted to give up...

No pain No gain!
Even with the "hanging comparison system", if you want to become an excellent basketball player, you still have to go through this hard process.

And when the team assembled in September, a completely new Wang Dalin appeared in front of everyone...

(End of this chapter)