Start without the ball

Chapter 3 Summer League
The summer league, to put it simply, is to level up rookies, and by the way, see if we can dig out such a useful drinking fountain manager from undrafted, NBDL, and street free agents.

Undrafted players and players from the Development League will try their best to express themselves in order to enter the NBA.

The Spurs played against the Grizzlies today. Li Haoyu has been sitting on the bench after warming up before the game.

The two sides scored 42 to 42 in the first half.

In the third quarter, Li Haoyu was finally called to play by Harmon.

At this time, the Spurs players on the field are No. 1: White, No. 2: Li Haoyu, No. 3: this year's rookie Walker, No. 4: free agent Corey Jefferson, No. 5: this year's rookie Metu .

After playing, the Spurs had the ball, White dribbled the ball across half court, Walker was at 45 degrees to the left, Li Haoyu was at 45 degrees to the right, and Metu was at the free throw line on the right.

The ball was given to Walker.

Selden was defending Li Haoyu, about half a step away, Li Haoyu waved for Melo to come up to cover.

Selden looked back to observe the cover.

Dare to turn back in front of me?Li Haoyu accelerated towards the basket when Selden turned his head.

Walker holding the ball saw such a good opportunity to pass to the basket, Li Haoyu jumped high, received the ball, and hit the basket with the opportunity!

"Bang!" Alley-oop!
44:42.

Seeing this scene, Harmon on the sidelines couldn't help shouting a good goal!The teammates on the bench also stood up and applauded Li Haoyu!

After landing, Li Haoyu ran to Walker, clapped his hands and thanked Walker for the pass.

Selden of the Grizzlies had been completely wiped out by Li Haoyu just now, and now he was about to single-handedly fight Li Haoyu to regain his position.

Want to single me out?What if I don't guard against it, I can't give you this chance!

Li Haoyu found an opportunity to try to steal but failed, so he fouled.

The Grizzlies can only serve from the sideline to reorganize. In the summer league, most players are eager to express themselves, so the situation on the field is basically whoever gets the ball and whoever plays, unless a teammate has a good opportunity or he is defended to death.

The sideline ball was sent to the inside of the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies missed a single and Metu got the rebound.

The moment Li Haoyu saw the Grizzlies' inside shot, he rushed to the frontcourt.

Meitu saw a long pass from Li Haoyu who was about to come down, and Li Haoyu dunked again!
46:42.

Selden was all focused on the inside shots just now, and he didn't realize that Li Haoyu was about to go down.

After all, having played in the NBA for 2 years, Selden is the oldest in the Grizzlies' temporary team, and he has to save face. He received the pass from his teammates and prepared to play singles again.

This time Selden was on top, and a change of direction was about to break into Li Haoyu. Li Haoyu made preparations early, took the first step to get into the main position, and stood still and waited for Selden to hit him.

Drip~ Offensive foul!

Li Haoyu successfully took advantage of Selden's restless state of mind.

Selden was very angry. Li Haoyu made two consecutive dunks and caused an offensive foul. In this round, Li Haoyu must be guarded no matter what, and he cannot be allowed to score again!
Selden stared at Li Haoyu firmly.

Come, come, Li Haoyu is here!

Li Haoyu repeated the old trick, and also stretched out his hand at 45 degrees to call his teammates on the inside to come up to cover.

Selden learned his wisdom from a fall, and never looked back to observe the screener, which was good, and was firmly blocked by Metu.

Li Haoyu used the cover to kill to the bottom line again.
Seeing that Selden was blocked, the Grizzlies defending Metu switched defenses to chase Li Haoyu.

Selden didn't want Li Haoyu to score any more, so he chased Li Haoyu too.

Metu was emptied in one step inside the three-point line, and the ball was in Metu's hands, but he was not sure about long shots.

When Li Haoyu saw the two chasing him inside, he stopped suddenly, changed his front foot to the back foot, and ran to the three-point line again.

Although Selden was one step behind, he made slight adjustments and followed.

The Grizzlies are 210cm tall inside, unable to stop the car, unable to turn around immediately like the two guards, and can only be thrown away by Li Haoyu.

Li Haoyu received a hand pass from Metu, and Metu took advantage of the situation to block Selden who turned around.

The two pursuers were all thrown away, and Li Haoyu faced a wide open space on the three-point line, from kneeling to taking off, from lifting the ball to pulling the bowl, all in one go!
When the basketball leaves his fingertips, Li Haoyu knows that the ball will definitely go in. This is the confidence of the pitcher!
"Shua~" 3 points hollow into the net!
49:42.

"Shit!" Selden's anger was full, this is not as simple as above!

A stable water dispenser that has played in the NBA for two years is actually being played with like a dog by a draft pick. Who can stand it?

"After a while you all sink to the bottom line, I will teach this rookie a lesson!" Selden ordered to his teammates.

Selden dribbled the ball in front of Li Haoyu, and everyone in the Grizzlies sank.

Li Haoyu let Selden take a step away, telling Selden clearly that you can vote if you are capable.

Selden thought to himself, it would definitely not be enough for Ganba to retaliate, only a rookie named Shengtu could relieve his anger!
Selden he moved!The same right side forcibly accelerated the breakthrough.

This time the speed was faster, Li Haoyu had no time to take the first position and make a foul, so he could only try to follow Selden.

Selden was proud, he had an obvious advantage in confrontation, and he had already reached the basket.

He jumped up with his right foot and flew towards the basket. He wanted to make a dunk!
"Crack~" Metusheng, who defended from the bottom corner, pressed Selden's dunk!

Selden was covered and fell to the ground.

Going back to 20 seconds ago, Li Haoyu helped Meitu get an assist and walked to the backcourt and said:
"Hi! Bro, that guy Selden will definitely attack me later, come to defend and you will get a block."

Unite all living forces.

Li Haoyu knew that the good-looking Selden would definitely confront him.

And I really can't defend myself, and it just so happens that Selden really can't pass the ball.

His heart was messed up.

On the offensive end, White saw Li Haoyu's excellent off-the-ball ability, and wanted to try his ball-holding ability this round.

After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Li Haoyu on the flank, signaling Li Haoyu to play singles.

Singles with the ball?You actually let a single hit the street with the ball?
Li Haoyu wanted to pass back to White.

But seeing Selden, whose eyes were green in front of him, the corners of his mouth rose.

Made a shot fake.

This fake is a bit out of line, any calm defender would not suffer this.

But Selden refused!
calm?Is it important to be calm and face-saving?He rushed forward decisively.

Decisively it will be given in vain.

Seeing the flying Selden Li Haoyu leaned forward on his own initiative.

Di~ When the whistle sounded, Li Haoyu tried his best to stabilize his figure in the air.

Then with a flick of the wrist, the basketball drew a beautiful arc and fell into the net!
3+1!

Li Haoyu, who lost his center of gravity after shooting the basket and fell to the ground, punched himself hard in the chest, shouting to the sky!

With this roar, I roared away the haze of losing the election, and the depression of being left out in the cold!

The Grizzlies coach could no longer sit still and requested a timeout.

The time has just passed 1 minute and 22 seconds!
Li Haoyu scored 10 points in a row!Another penalty!
In this summer league with frequent singles and frequent strikes, Li Haoyu's wonderful performance infected all the fans!

Harmon kept admiring that this smart off-ball movement is simply art!

In the first round, he seized the fleeting opportunity and cut to the basket in an instant!
In the second round, the perfect fast down completes the fast break!
In the third round, through his own running position, an off-ball player actually pinned down the two Grizzlies defenders!
In the fourth round, a foul was cheated through psychological warfare and the score was 3+1!

In the fourth round, Li Haoyu completely defeated Selden, who had been in the NBA for two years.

This Li Haoyu deserves to sign a contract, an NBA contract.

During the timeout, Harmon patted Li Haoyu's buttocks and said, "Sure enough, I can support myself by throwing you on the field!"

Li Haoyu patted his head in embarrassment, don't say this kind of sassy talk here, everyone is so embarrassed to hear it.

Shame, shame understand!
Li Haoyu sat next to Meitu and said, "Bro, your cap is so beautiful!"

Mei Tu's personality is relatively simple and honest, and he smiled happily. Li Haoyu has become acquainted with Mei Tu.

On the other side, the Grizzlies assistant coach yelled at Selden: "He's a rookie! A rookie beat you up like this. Come on Jevon later, I want you to stick to that rookie!"

Jevon Carter, No. 190 with a height of 1, was selected by the Grizzlies at No. 32 in the second round this year.

The Grizzlies didn't bring a few No. 2s in this summer league.

Although winning or losing the preseason is not important, the purpose is to train rookies and dig out undrafted picks and free agents.

But it is unacceptable for an undrafted pick to perform like this, and the assistant coach still has to face.

Just can test Carter's defense.

Back on the court, Li Haoyu made an extra free throw. The Grizzlies, who hadn't scored in several rounds, relied on the tactics deployed during the timeout. Jevon Carter ran from the free throw line to the bottom corner with a screen, and then bounced to a 30-degree catch and shot from the bottom corner with the screen.

53:45.

After the goal, the Grizzlies retreated, and only Jevon Carter found Li Haoyu and posted it, which was quite intimate.

"Are you sure you want to post me like this?" Li Haoyu asked with a smile.

Jevon Carter didn't answer, obviously the coach gave the order to die.

After reaching the frontcourt, Li Haoyu sank to the bottom corner, not planning to participate in this attack, but Jevon Carter still clung to Li Haoyu reluctantly.

In the next few rounds, White and Walker took turns playing singles, and Li Haoyu only opened up space on the side.

At 8 minutes and 03 seconds of the third quarter, Jevon Carter's physical fitness was affected because he was always close to Li Haoyu.

Jevan Carter thought that Li Haoyu hadn't attacked for almost 7 minutes, so he relaxed a little, looked at White who was playing 45 singles on the other side, and turned around and suddenly found that Li Haoyu was gone.

Jevon Carter: ? ? ? ?

When he was in doubt, Li Haoyu made another air cut and received a pass from White for a layup!
In the rest of the time, Li Haoyu once again used his smart running position to find 3 three-point opportunities, and the touch was also very good, 3 of 2!

Drip~ At the end of the third quarter, Li Haoyu spent 10 minutes efficiently making 8 of 7 shots, including 5 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 19 points!
In the fourth quarter, Li Haoyu did not play, and the time was given to other players.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 89-76.

After the game, Donahue found Li Haoyu: "Didn't you play like this before? How did you improve so much without the ball?"

"Life without women can only be practiced. I focused on improving my off-ball running position. Believe it or not, Beverly can't prevent my off-ball running position!" Li Haoyu said to Donahue with a smile.

"Beverly can prevent you to the North Pole!" Donahue retorted with a smile, seeing that his lover had regained his confidence, the stone hanging in his heart was finally let go.

After bidding farewell to Donahue, Li Haoyu returned to the hotel, recalled today's game, and slowly fell asleep. This was the most solid sleep in two months.

(End of this chapter)