The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 26 Yuan Man's Position

"Boom!" "Squeak~~~~" "Boom!"

First there was a violent dunk, then the entire basket creaked, and then there was the sound of a body falling to the ground.

After a moment of silence in the stadium, violent cheers erupted quickly!

The bench of the Cavaliers was lively. Hollins stood up and raised his fist and shouted loudly. Jawad Williams waved the towel vigorously. Even Mo Williams raised his head with hot eyes Looking towards the basket where the fierce sound occurred.

Not only the Cavaliers, but even Iguodala, who was sitting on the sidelines of the 76ers, stood up excitedly.

"Dude, I'm not mistaken." Varejao whispered to Jamison standing beside him.

"That's right! You're blind." Jamison also replied foolishly.

"That's Elton!"

"Who said no!"

At the basket, Yuan Man hung on the basket with one hand, looking down at Brand who was successfully dunked by himself, and after being successfully dunked by Yuan Man, Brand leaned back due to the inertia of his body after the confrontation. He fell down and fell directly to the ground with Yuan Man's impact. Yuan Man used a dunk to reduce his own momentum, showing excellent physical coordination.

Yuan Man succeeded again, only failed once, and learned to dunk every other person!
"Is this guy named Yuan really just a second-round rookie? It's incredible." Even Evan Turner, who was the No. [-] pick, was shocked by this goal.

"It seems that I underestimated this player. From the first quarter to the present, after only halftime, he can clearly feel his progress. He is really an incredible rookie." Iguodala couldn't help thinking, "The Cavaliers The team drafted a terrific rookie after James left."

"Cut, if it wasn't for you off the court, you would have been able to stop the ball." Thaddeus Yang, who was sitting next to Iguodala, didn't like Yuan Man's dunk just now.

"No, even if it was me, if it was the ball just now, I'm afraid I would suffer the same fate as Elton." Iguodala thought in his heart, but he didn't answer Yang.

The Cavaliers' assistant coach Larry Drew stood up before the coach Byron Scott beside him. Since James came to the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers have not had any decent rookies for a long time. For Lu Lailai, it was his dream to meet a rookie like Yuan Man!

Scott also stood up from the bench, looking at the young man hanging from the basket, his thoughts seemed to return to more than ten years ago.

It was the summer of 1996, and Scott, a veteran of the Lakers at the time, met Kobe Bryant.

Scott was 36 years old that year, and Kobe was only 18 years old.

In the 96 Golden Generation draft, Kobe Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick in the first round, and was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. The bargaining chip for the Lakers was the main center of the team—— Divac.

Not long after the Lakers traded for Kobe, Scott almost foresaw Kobe's bright future.

That year was Kobe's rookie year and Scott's final season in the NBA.As a veteran of the team, in order to get playing time, Scott goes to training early every day to prepare for training.

Once, when Scott came to the gym to prepare for practice, he heard the sound of the ball hitting the floor in the distance, but none of the lights in the arena were turned on.

The training time that day was scheduled for 11 o'clock, and the time at that time was only about 9 o'clock or 9:30 o'clock. Byron Scott walked into the court and saw that Kobe Bryant was there.

Kobe was shooting in the dark and Scott stood there for ten seconds and said to himself, this kid is going to be great and I know this kid is different.

Later, in many public occasions, Scott did not hesitate to praise Kobe.

"Despite his age, Kobe was always different, and it's good to have such a motivated rookie on the team."

"It makes me feel good because I feel like he has a mentality to be the best basketball player he can be."

"I knew early on that his habits allowed him to restrain himself at the age of 18, and he was different from the average 18-year-old."

"He is one of the few people I have seen who does not rely on talent to play. He relies on continuous training and sweat."

"This feeling is back!" Scott actually felt the corners of his eyes moist. Thinking of Yuan Man this summer, he was the first to come to the court for training almost every day, and practiced with Drew after the training. A long time in mid-range shots and tactical moves, and he is almost the last person to leave the court every day, and can continue to persist. Scott knows what these mean to a 19-year-old young rookie.

Brand's expression was a bit painful, and he was covering his left ankle with his hands, as if he had twisted it when he fell just now.

When being helped off the field by his teammates, Brand said a harsh word to Yuan Man: "The next time we meet again, Andre and I will definitely give you a good look!"

"." Yuan Man silently looked at Brand's swollen ankle.

Because of Yuan Man's two dunks, the two generals of the 76ers team were exhausted. The coach of the 76ers, Doug Collins, was almost going crazy. There are still 3 days before the regular season. Willing to start the season with an incomplete lineup.

Collins waved his hand, and Hawes, Evan Turner and others were all substituted.

Seeing that the 76ers replaced all the main players at once, Yuan Man thought helplessly: "I just want to play well."

Upon seeing this, Byron Scott also replaced all the players on the field, and then this extremely intense game in the first half turned into a regular preseason game for inspecting players in the second half.

Sitting on the bench, Jamison made a joke of Yuan Man: "Yuan, you are really good. You beat the opponent and the whole team by yourself."

"Wow~~ Chinese Kung Fu!" Varejao, who always likes to play tricks, even made a pose, causing the 76ers players sitting at the other end to glare.

"Come on, this beam is settled." Yuan Man thought to himself.

Since it was the last preseason game, many fringe players tried their best to express themselves on the court in order to fight for the last chance to stay in the team. Therefore, although the main players of the two teams are off the court, the intensity and enjoyment of the court are still there. Not bad, but as many as 21 players in the Cavaliers' internal competition, so the players' desire to perform on the court is also stronger.

97-88, the Cavaliers finally defeated the 76ers, a successful conclusion to the preseason!

"Byron, the regular season is about to start. What is the position of the rookie Yuan in the Cavaliers?" Larry Drew asked in a low voice while handing the recorded materials to Scott.

"He will be the next Kobe - Bryant, my eyes can not be wrong." Scott smiled back.

Seeing Drew's surprised expression, Scott continued: "However, he has to start with defense."

(End of this chapter)