Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 76 76. Greetings from Nowitzki (seeking subscription and recommendation)
"This year's Rookie Challenge will continue to use last year's competition system. No longer will the first-year rookies challenge the second-year rookies, but the first- and second-year rookies will be divided into groups according to the World United Team and the US Team."

"World team? American team? Isn't that the American team must win?" Hearing the competition system, many people's first reaction was like this.

As the birthplace of basketball and the earliest league system, the United States has long become a holy place for basketball. Although countries all over the world have been catching up with the United States, it is still very difficult to catch up.

Although the world team sounds like they are joining forces against the United States, the rookies have only just come into contact with the most professional training and training in the United States. In terms of talent, the American team must be stronger.

On the contrary, the United States is bullying the world team.

"That's not necessarily the case. Now every year, many international players enter the draft, and more and more strong players appear, such as Wiggins and Embiid, who have already begun to show their talents. Some veteran players include Irving, Antetokounmpo, etc. "

"Tch, rookies are not strong."

"This year's Rookie Challenge is directly designated by the league. The following is the specific list. World Team: Joel Embiid (Digital Man), Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks), Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), Jamal Murray (Nuggets), Dante Exum (Jazz), Buddy Hield (Pelicans), Emmanuel Mudiay (Nuggets), Dario Saric (Digital Man), Domantas Sabonis (Thunder) and Tete Ray Lyles (Jazz)" Collison continued to read the list.

The Nuggets have three players selected, and the Digital Man and the Jazz also have two players. These are all teams that are rebuilding, and there are more rookies and more efforts to cultivate rookies.

"Domantas! You have entered the Rookie Challenge!" Oladipo reacted quickly and found the bright spots in the list.

"Yeah, I'm on the list for the Rookie Challenge!" Sabonis looked at his hands in disbelief, and was about to jump up with joy.

Sabonis is also a key rookie in the Thunder, but it is a pity that he was overshadowed by the brighter Richard. He started the first half of the game and averaged 8.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, which is already relatively good among rookies, especially when the quality of rookies in 16 is not very good.

"congratulations!"

"Domantas, come on!"

"Awesome!"

He said that he didn't care about the rookie competition, but when there were players going out in the rookie competition, everyone was very happy, and they gathered around to congratulate in an instant.

Sabonis burst into tears and thanked again and again. His efforts were not in vain, and of course he should thank the team for their training.

Richard was also very surprised, and immediately thought that the two of them had changed from teammates to rivals?

"Team USA: Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves), Devin Booker (Suns), D'Angelo Russell (Lakers), Jahlil Okafor (Numbers), Myles Turner (Pacers), Jonathan Simmons (Spurs), Frank Kaminsky (Hornets), Brandon Ingram (Lakers), Malcolm Brogdon (Bucks) and Richard (Thunder)," Collison continued.

Richard!The Thunder also have two rookies in the Challenger League.

Although expected, it is also beyond reason.

Does the All-Star the coach refers to the Rookie Challenge?Calculated in this way, the Thunder will have three players participating in the All-Star Weekend.

"We've got two rookie challengers, wow!"

"Cool! You two are still rivals."

"At that time, we must watch the two of you compete on the same stage."

"What day is it? Brother Nick!"

Everyone's interest was mobilized, and Collison was elated, "The Rookie Challenge will be held on February 2, and the All-Star Game will be held on February 18."

"Yahhoo!" The players became excited. With this state, they overcame their incompatibility to the plateau and defeated the Jazz in an away game.

Ended his 2-game losing streak in away games, and celebrated Richard and Sabonis with a victory.

Richard scored 14 points on 7 of 19 shots, and Sabonis also scored 12 points.

The Jazz also have two rookies to participate in the Challenger League, but the performances are very different.

On January 1, the last game of the Thunder's six-game streak came to New Orleans to challenge the Pelicans.

The Pelicans' house leak happened to be raining overnight, Cousins ​​​​has not yet returned from injury, and Davis with thick eyebrows was injured again in the second quarter.

The opponent has lost two superstars, and no matter how hard the remaining players work, they are no match for Westbrook, let alone Richard.

The Thunder won consecutive victories without bloodshed.

Richard scored 16 points on 9 of 22 shots.

The next day, the Thunder returned from the away game back to back again. Fortunately, they were playing at home. The team deliberately let everyone sleep well, and only needed to participate in the pre-match training in the afternoon.

It’s much better than back-to-back away games. After playing back-to-back away games, it’s already 12 o’clock in the middle of the night. The return flight is more than 3 o’clock, and it’s almost 5 o’clock when you return to the dormitory. The next day’s departure cannot exceed 10 o’clock.

Back-to-back at home, at least the second day can sleep well.

Brace yourselves, the afternoon pre-match warm-up training begins.

Because the warm-up training of the two teams is in the same half before the game, they will not seriously train any tactics or running positions, but more about adapting to the basics of the basket and practicing shooting and layups, which is very flexible.

Today is against the Mavericks.

The Lone Ranger particularly likes foreign players, from Steve Nash to Dirk Nowitzki, and later 077, which has a lot to do with their boss Mark Cuban.

The Lone Ranger has made a lot of achievements under the leadership of Nowitzki. In 11, Nowitzki led the single-core team to win the championship in the hands of the Heat's Big Three, and it is still talked about by people from all walks of life.

To put it bluntly, Nowitzki is the team's totem in the Lone Ranger.

No matter how bad the Lone Ranger is, Nowitzki is truly not for sale and has never been put on the shelf. Since he was traded from the Bucks to the Lone Ranger in the 98 draft, his career has been dedicated to the Lone Ranger.

Nowitzki also reciprocated, and often took the initiative to cut his salary. Saipan was very polite and gave Nowitzki a salary increase if nothing happened. The two were very close and cherished each other.

During the warm-up training before the game, Nowitzki came to the side of the Thunder.

Walking around with each other before the game is generally a good relationship or people who come to make trouble will go to the other side, but there is really no one in the Thunder who has a good relationship with Nowitzki.

Is it here to mess things up?

It doesn't fit Nowitzki's character, he is a more gentle and modest person.

And he was wearing a suit.

Only players who don't play wear suits.

When the players saw Nowitzki approaching, they stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.

Nowitzki found a staff member, muttered for a while, and the staff member yelled at Richard, beckoning Richard to come over.

Richard?Even Richard himself was a little dazed. Nowitzki is a very good player. Richard admired Nowitzki both in his previous life and in this life, but the two should have no intersection.

"Hi! Richard." Nowitzki's English still had a little German accent, "Nice to meet you."

This is the first time we have met each other, Richard secretly wiped his sweat, "Hello, Dirk."

Nowitzki's face and chin are slightly longer, his curly blond hair is very elegant, his beard is neatly groomed, and his facial features... are very similar to the silver-horned king in the 86 edition of Journey to the West.

The whole is very handsome and stylish.

"Richard, congratulations, entering the Rookie Challenge, this is an affirmation of your ability."

Good official opening, Richard didn't know how to answer, so he just said thank you?
so awkward.

"Seeing your face reminds me of Wang. I played with him for two years. He is a great player with excellent footwork around the basket. By the way, there is also Yao, who is too tall. I have been blocked by him. His skills are also very delicate. And Yi, Yi also worked with me in 11 years..." Nowitzki immediately opened the conversation.

But Richard had to interrupt Nowitzki, "I'm not Chinese..."

Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, and Yi Jianlian, the representative figures of China's entry into the NBA, seem to have friendship with Nowitzki.

"I'm very sorry, but when I saw your skin color, I thought of them. I like Huaxia very much. It is a very powerful and historical country." When Nowitzki talked about Huaxia, the expression on his face was very exciting, and it was obvious that he really liked it.

Because of Wang Zhizhi, the Lone Ranger is also deeply loved by many Chinese fans. As the benchmark of the Lone Ranger, Nowitzki naturally has a large number of Chinese fans.

"I also like Huaxia very much." When others, especially people of other skin colors, praised Huaxia like this, Richard was very happy in his heart. It is not in vain that so many fans like you.

"I wish you good luck and a good performance in the Challenger League. Of course, you can also perform well in the league." Nowitzki sincerely sent his blessings.

"Thank you." This thank you is sincere, not embarrassing at all.

"Dallas is very close to Oklahoma City. If you have time, you can come and have fun. I'll be the host!" Texas and Oklahoma are adjacent to each other, and the distance between Dallas and Oklahoma City is only more than 300 kilometers. It doesn't take 4 hours to drive, which is the best distance for self-driving travel.

"Thank you again, I will definitely bother you when I have time." Having such a friendly and friendly person made Richard feel more warm in the United States.

But the game is not allowed to release water.

Although back to back, the home-court advantage Thunder still won the victory. The Lone Ranger is rebuilding. The current core of the team, Harris Barnes, has not played as well as he should. The eldest brother Nowitzki is injured and sits on the sidelines. There is no way to lose.

Richard scored 16 points on 9 of 24 shots.

Nowitzki gave a thumbs up to Richard, who performed well on the sidelines.

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