After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 37: Dinner at the McKilton House (22)

Although Li Chengming's performance in the summer league and preseason games can be said to make the space explosive, that is, the two did not face each other directly, otherwise the result may be even more ugly, but many people still think in inertia, thinking that as a lottery pick, it is also The Arab League, the team's key training target, should develop better than Li Chengming in the future.

Just because he doesn't play well now, doesn't mean he won't play well forever.

This is definitely true, but after Li Chengming's physical test data was exposed and circulated, everyone began to faintly feel that Li Chengming should be the one with more potential.

His present may be just a small start, let alone don't forget the saying, "Fat people are potential stocks."

The only thing I was afraid of was whether Li Chengming could lose weight.

If he can't lose it, then his weight may limit his upper limit. Even O'Neal's talent and the impact of various injuries brought about by his weight have reduced his peak period and even shortened his career life. A lot, and Li Chengming is probably no exception.

But if you can lose weight...

At this time, Li Chengming certainly didn't care about how he was discussed in the country. After the Huaguo game, the Magic had their last preseason game to return to the United States to play against the Spurs.

In this game, Van Gundy may feel that the inspection of Li Chengming in the first three games is almost the same, so he gave Redick, Augustin and Gortat more opportunities.

These three teammates who participated in the summer league with Li Chengming also got some opportunities in the previous preseason. Get a spot inside.

However, the Poles and Augustine are a little dangerous. Although Gortat has outstanding personal characteristics and will be a good supplement to the team's inside line, his adaptability is a problem; Wasted a year in the Development League.

The Magic now have Howard, Lewis, Garrity, Outlaw, and Foyer on the inside, and Turkoglu and Li Chengming can also play the fourth position, so it seems overcrowded and they cannot be given too many opportunities.

Unless the Magic will make any subsequent trades, if the lineup makes some adjustments, they may be able to give some more opportunities. At that time, it will depend on whether they can grasp it.

Of course, the Spurs also sent their bench lineup. The main player was absent. As a result, the two teams played very anxiously in this game. Li Chengming was replaced for a few minutes and only scored 6 points and 6 rebounds. After the blue-collar data, I watched my teammates play a wonderful (vegetable) color (chicken) match (mutual) brilliance (peck) game with the Spurs.

Although it was at home, there weren't that many fans who came to the preseason game. Many of them came for Howard and the others. As a result, they didn't play this game. Fortunately, this game made them feel that it was worth the ticket price.

In the last ten seconds, quasi-lore, lore and anti-lore were staged, can you believe it?
In the end, the Magic won the victory by fluke, and Redick, who performed well at the last moment, naturally got everyone's attention and cheers.

After the official end of the preseason, Li Chengming's mission was refreshed immediately.

[Current task: debut in the regular season, officially start your NBA career, reward 5 calorie consumption points]

Li Chengming was full of confidence when he saw this task, and felt that there was no difficulty.

It may also be for this reason that the rewards are not generous.

It's really not difficult. The summer league can't explain the situation, it can only get him a contract, and no matter what the state he showed in the preseason, he will definitely be able to get a position in the team.

Especially after the three Huaguo games, if Van Gundy does not use him or delegates him, the fans of the team will not agree.

And besides the six or seven most important members of the current Magic team, no one else can say that they can stabilize Li Chengming, no matter in terms of strength or function.

Li Chengming is very confident about this point. Although he still has various weaknesses, the NBA has never been a place to compare weaknesses. If he compares with strengths, if his defense is now more than 60 points at most, then his offense At least it's more than 75, and the low attack is in the [-]s.

The most important thing is that his style of play is doomed to have stability. Even when his shots are inaccurate, he has other ways to score. At most, it is almost more difficult.

This should also be the biggest difference between him and Kong Tianyi. Ah Lian obviously hasn't found a way to use his body reasonably yet, but Li Chengming has been able to use his body to start misaligning and bullying people-although he is not in most situations. You can also bully people.

It is not a problem for him to eat those stars one-on-one. If he will not be targeted in the game and his physical strength is not limited, he will definitely perform well.

It's a pity that this is an ideal state, and Li Chengming is not sure whether Van Gundy is going to give himself so many opportunities.

After returning to the residence, because Li's father seemed to have a change in his itinerary and was delayed in China, Li Chengming was the only one left in the family.

But he is not alone, because neighbors who know he is alone at home warmly invite him to dinner at their house.

Mrs. McGilton was a very gentle person, and told him not to be restrained, as if he was at home, and asked him if he had any taboos, whether he would not be used to Western food.

Li Chengming rubbed his stomach and laughed, "Look at my stomach, do you think I'm a taboo?"

His biggest shortcoming is his good appetite, which is why he became what he is today, and his biggest advantage is also his good appetite, which makes him easy to feed.

Now he has a good relationship with the McGilton family, except that Miss Sheila, probably because of the first meeting, always has a slight rejection of him.

For children, first impressions are obviously very important.

But the girl has a good tutor and is very polite, and it's not that she doesn't like Li Chengming, maybe she just thinks he is a "bad brother", so she doesn't want to get too close to him.

Li Chengming thinks it has something to do with his external image. Being too fat is indeed vulnerable to prejudice, and children are not good at hiding their true feelings.

However, he is also a child, and the infant Mike seems to like Li Chengming very much. Every time Li Chengming puts him on his belly, he sleeps very comfortably, and then wakes up crying when he takes him away. Unless there is something else that attracts his attention more.

Of course, the three children who are closest to Li Chengming are the eldest Jon, and he even said that he watched the contest between Li Chengming and James.

"You did a great job, Lee, and you smacked the faces of those guys in my class who kept bragging about LeBron James?"

This is obviously a matter of the China National Games. This matter is also discussed in the United States, but there are not as many discussions in China.

Li Chengming chuckled and said nothing.

Mrs. McGilton understood this son, and immediately asked: "Did you go to bet with your classmates again, otherwise why do you care about this matter so much?"

"Eh..." Jon suddenly panicked: "No, no..."

Mrs. McGilton immediately sneered and said, "You'd better not let your father catch you on the spot. Also, apologize to Li!"

Without hesitation, Jon immediately apologized to Li Chengming, saying that he didn't mean to bet with his classmates on him, but only made the bet "by the way" when he heard them say that he couldn't help but stand up and refute.

Li Chengming laughed dumbfounded. Although betting with others is not a good habit, it also shows that he really supports him. After all, ordinary fans know how far Li Chengming is from James.

What's more, it's normal for a child to be angry, so he won't be angry because of this kind of thing. To put it bluntly, he has nothing to lose, and he is not responsible if something happens.

"Okay, let's eat first."

(End of this chapter)