pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 365 Parallel import champion?

The follow-up drafts were more rewarding than expected for each team. Because Mu Chenfeng was selected as the No. [-] pick, the draft picks of the players before him dropped one place than predicted, which allowed many teams to gain their favorite players.

The team that gained the most was the Los Angeles Lakers, who won Oscar with the third pick and Felix with the 13th pick.

The second place belongs to William. In the new season, he will wear the Utah Jazz jersey and play in the NBA.

Jackson fell out of the top three picks and was selected by the Clippers with the fourth pick.

Kyle Terry joined the Bulls who just lost Barrett as he wished, and will play for his hometown team in the new season.

Some of the remaining key players also belonged. Another Chinese player, Qiu Fei, was also selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 81st pick in the third round. Miami, who originally held the 82nd pick, intended to sign him, but he was "robbed by the fire" by Toronto. In this way, Qiu Fei also successfully landed in the NBA. The new season will see the "Chinese Derby".

"Great." Su Mengyao looked at Mu Chenfeng and Qiu Fei hugging each other tightly, not to mention how excited she was.

"You will regret it!" The government officials turned off the TV angrily, "Don't think that everything will be fine if you enter the NBA, and you will have a good fruit to eat in the future."

The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors completely angered the government during the draft, so the government planned to impose "sanctions" on them, imposing penalties of 1 million US dollars and 5000 million US dollars respectively.

"Black, I will help you earn back the 1 million dollars." Mu Chenfeng said to Black.

"It's my business to make money, you just concentrate on playing and prove to me that my choice is not wrong." Black said.

Mu Chenfeng nodded firmly, "Yes!"

Before the official start of the season, the league will hold a summer league, the purpose of which is to allow newcomers and the team to have a certain amount of running-in, so that they can gradually adapt to the intensity of the NBA. However, the players who participate in the summer league are generally rookies in the team, and there are very few star players or big-name players. Therefore, the summer league is very weak compared to the regular season and playoffs, but it is also an indispensable game.

There are a total of 8 NBA teams, 4 European teams and 2 CBA teams participating in this summer league. It will take a total of 14 days for the league to finally determine the league champion.

The Miami Heat is one of the eight NBA teams, and the Chicago Bulls are also participating. Mu Chenfeng will meet Kyle Terry again in the game. In addition to Kyle Terry, Mu Chenfeng will also meet his old opponent Liu Tianyu in the summer league. Liu Tianyu will represent the CBA Shougang team in the game. This is the first time the two have met in two years.

Although it was only the summer season, the whole Miami team still valued it very much. The team recruited a lot of new members in the new season. The team urgently needed to run in, and just took advantage of the opportunity of the preseason to complete the team's running-in task by training in games. Wade and Barrett did not go to Las Vegas with the team, but stayed in Miami for closed training together.

Although they are all new members, Mu Chenfeng is still a rookie in the team. There are 5 NBA veterans with more than 3 years of experience in the team. Therefore, a rookie like Mu Chenfeng cannot avoid the "team entry ceremony". Items such as backpacks and sneakers are all on the rookie's shoulders. This is something that rookies who have just entered the NBA must go through.

Mu Chenfeng didn't object to this, but felt that this could better promote the friendship between teammates.

Miami's first opponent in the summer league is the European team AC Milan. Although Milan is famous for football, Milan's basketball has also developed rapidly in recent years. It has entered the top four of the European Cup for two consecutive years. Their aggressive style of play is their weapon to dominate the court.

As Mu Chenfeng's first game in the NBA, he made sufficient preparations before the game, but after the game officially started, he was taught a good lesson by AC Milan. In the first quarter, Mu Chenfeng played for 7 minutes, made 5 of 1 shots, and only scored 2 points. This was seriously inconsistent with his status as the No. [-] pick.

In the second quarter, his touch picked up. He made 6 of 3 shots and scored 7 points. However, Miami trailed the opponent 34:47. The Miami Heat played chaotically in the first half, and there were few outstanding cooperation. On the other hand, AC Milan, under the fierce style of play, steadily controlled the rhythm of the game, the defense was orderly, and the offensive end played smoothly.

11 of 4 shots, this is Mu Chenfeng's first game score card, due to too many fouls in the first half, he didn't play again in the second half.

There are many rookies who cannot play the dominance of the NCAA period in NBA games. That is because they have not yet adapted to the intensity and style of play of the NBA. Some will adapt quickly, while others will need a long process. Some cannot adapt and are eliminated.

In the end, the Miami Heat lost the game with a big score of 67:89. 89 points are a normal score for AC Milan based on defense, but 67 points are really pitiful for an NBA team that is good at offense.

Although this Heat team does not represent the true strength of the Heat team, it is enough to explain some problems. Young players cannot adapt to the rhythm of the game, there are problems in offensive selection, and tactical coordination is rusty.

The first game of his career ended in a disastrous defeat. Mu Chenfeng was questioned by the media from all sides, and some media even gave him the title of "parallel import champion".

This name is not friendly. Fans are willing to call the No. [-] pick who failed to fulfill the audience's expectations in the game the title of Parallel No. [-], just to humiliate and make fun of. This is an act of extreme disrespect to the players.

Of course, Mu Chenfeng did not allow such a title to be given to him, so after losing the game, Mu Chenfeng locked himself in the arena and practiced for the whole night, and Su Mengyao stayed by his side for the whole night like this.

When Su Mengyao woke up, it was already early the next morning, and Mu Chenfeng also finished training and sat on the side to rest, with the sweat-soaked training clothes next to him.

"Wake up." Mu Chenfeng squinted at Su Mengyao and said.

"How long have you practiced?" Su Mengyao asked.

"One night." Mu Chenfeng responded with two words lightly, "I have found a way to defeat AC Milan."

Miami's second opponent is also Olympiacos from Europe. This is a European giant with a glorious history. Its style of play belongs to the pinnacle of European basketball. It is fierce and delicate, and its overall strength is comparable to that of AC Milan.

As a result, Mu Chenfeng took 27 wild shots in the game, hit 14 of them, and scored 50 points with a shooting rate of more than 35%. He led Miami to beat the opponent 105:87 and got a good start in the summer league.

Mu Chenfeng also used this battle to shatter the doubts of the media, and took off the title of "parallel import champion".

(End of this chapter)