The era of point forwards in the NBA

Chapter 158 The Controversy for the Champion

Early the next morning, Durant took Curry and Lin Yue to the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

Lin Yue, who followed the two to the arena, saw the NBA game arena on the spot for the first time, which was different from his venue in the NCAA tournament.

NCAA games use public arenas, and this is the home arena of the Thunder. There are various team elements, team logos and photos of stars outside. For people in Oklahoma City, it is an honor to have an NBA team.

The Ford Center Arena is the largest indoor arena in Oklahoma, covering an area of ​​54400 square meters and can accommodate about 20000 people watching games in the arena, which is much larger than the small arena of the Davidson Wildcats.

"Lin, do you want to experience the NBA training ground?" Curry took his friends to their usual training ground.

What catches the eye is a bunch of training equipment, which is too rich, and now there are professional trainers instructing the players.

Jeff Green saw the elementary school students and Durant coming, and immediately came over to call for someone.

"Why are you here now? The coach has been looking for you." Jeff Green said. PJ Carlesimo was very anxious when he saw the disappearing star of the team.

Now that the two don't come to training, the team's record is not guaranteed.

"Lin, let's go to training first, you can go shopping by yourself." Curry rushed off after speaking. As a rookie, it is not a good thing to offend the coach.

Lin Yue was also unfamiliar with the place, so he might get lost if he wandered alone, so he followed the three of them and also went to train.

The general manager of the Thunder, Presti, is educating the whole team, and the two late core Durant and Curry are walking past with their heads down.

"Why are you guys late today? It's not normal. After playing a few good games, you drifted away?" Presti's tone was not angry, but like a joke. He is a wise general manager. He was once an assistant general manager of the Spurs.

"We have brought a newcomer here, you will be very interested." Durant pointed to Lin Yue and said happily.

Seeing that it was Lin Yue who came, Presti couldn't hide his excitement. He is a very talented general manager. Every year in the draft, he will consider three points to find the most suitable candidate.

This year he has been vacillating between Westbrook and Stephen Curry, two NCAA star point guards, but Durant said he would rather break up with this super three-pointer, and Presti fulfilled his wish.

The reason why he hesitated is because Curry suffered an ankle injury in his freshman year, while Westbrook is much stronger, and there should be no hidden danger of injury. As the general manager, he needs to consider the future of the whole team.

For this year's draft, he also thought about it. The team is still in a state of reconstruction. Durant is getting better every season. The second pick is very hopeful to lead the team to go further.

Stephen's confrontation ability that was criticized at the beginning didn't seem to be that bad, not to mention his offensive talent, but the coach didn't arrange too many three-point tactics, but superstitiously believed in two-pointers. This is mostly due to the consideration of the adaptation period.

The performance of these two so far is undoubtedly excellent, but it is not so easy for the team to enter the playoffs.

In recent years, the West has become stronger and stronger, and many stars have chosen to travel west, which has made it difficult to enter the playoffs.

The two cores are in the development stage, and it is reasonable to stock up on the draft for a year.

If it was a draft, he would like Lin Yue.

Of course, Griffin is currently considered to be the best candidate for the No. [-] pick. Now the team's inside line is not strong, and it is not bad to choose Griffin under reinforcement.

But after watching a few Thunder games, Presti found that it was a bit wasteful for the team to use Curry to play with the ball. Durant is a ball-handling point, and Stephen is also a ball-handling point, but both of them are slightly weak.

If the team can have an organizing team, then everything will be solved.

Stephen Curry can play the power of the outside, Kevin Durant can reduce the pressure on the offense, the best of both worlds.

"Hello, Lin. I'm Presti, the general manager of the Thunder. I've known about your existence for a long time. I can guarantee that all teams are interested in you." Presti said bluntly, hoping to make a good impression on the opponent.

"Hello." Lin Yue returned politely.

"I know that players can't contact NBA teams in private before the draft. Since you are invited by them, you can look at it as a tourist. I don't mind." Presti said, just now "all the teams" included himself, the meaning has been expressed, and the rest is up to him to judge.

In many cases, the draft is not decided unilaterally by the team or the individual. For example, Curry wanted to go to the Knicks early in the morning, but New York, which was too low in the draft, missed this ideal person. Curry was cut off by the Oklahoma City Thunder with a higher draft.

As for the realization of LeBron James' desire to successfully fight for his hometown, it can only be said that the Cavaliers are lucky enough. They exchanged years of bad luck for the No. [-] pick.

Afterwards, Presti said a few words hastily and left beforehand. He didn't expect that there would be an unexpected harvest today. With the relationship between Lin Yue and Curry, the team has a high probability of getting this Chinese rising star.

Presti couldn't help laughing when he thought of the future where the Big Three dominated the league. The current record may be ugly, but who cares?

Until the night's game started, Lin Yue was like a non-staff member of the team or a reporter, observing the team's training. Today he experienced a day for NBA players, and this is what he will experience in the future.

In the evening, the audience at the Ford Center Arena entered the arena one after another. This game is not a game that will attract much attention. Both the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are the weak teams this season.

This game is regarded by the media as a battle for the top spot, and whichever team wins will be at a disadvantage in the battle for the top spot.

Even though the Thunder are off to a good start to the season, the 1-9 Thunder look better than the 4-7 Clippers.

However, this did not affect the home fans of Oklahoma City. This is the 12th game in which the Thunder moved, and it only took a short time for them to gain a group of fans.

Lin Yue sat in the VIP position in the front row, which was what Presti meant. Such a thoughtful arrangement made Lin Yue also have a good impression of this team.

More importantly, he is very curious about Curry's current strength and does not know how the opponent will change after entering the NBA.

Afterwards, the Clippers players also arrived one after another to start warming up, and the game is about to start.

Lin Yue was mobilized by the atmosphere of 2 people. It was the first time in his life to watch the game live. I don't know what kind of experience he will have on the court in the future.

The live cameras successfully captured the NCAA star, one of the future No. [-] picks running to watch the game between the two teams, it is hard not to have daydreams.

Whether this is an early look at the team's performance for next season's draft.

After discovering Lin Yue, shocking reports appeared in the minds of the media at the scene.

　Thanks to Da Congming for sending out the monthly ticket again, thank you big brother
　　
　
(End of this chapter)