dream ten

Chapter 225 Summer League
After the draft, Han Ziqi was interviewed by a reporter from Tencent Sports.

"Hi, I'm a reporter from Tencent Sports. First of all, congratulations on being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers and becoming the seventh Chinese person to officially land in the NBA. Now basketball fans all over China are paying attention to your every move, and they are all watching you. I can’t share with you how you feel.”

Han Ziqi: "Well, first of all, I'm still very excited. Being selected by the Lakers is something I have dreamed of since I was a child, and I can't even imagine it. Being able to enter the NBA is an affirmation of my own efforts. In short, now Still very happy."

"Well, besides that, besides you in the NBA next season, there is also a Chinese player, Zhou Qi, who will officially appear on the NBA stage. Now everyone is looking forward to your matchup on the field next season. Are you How do you see the prospects of you and Zhou Qi in the NBA?"

Han Ziqi: "Zhou Qi is still two years older than me in terms of age. He has been on the professional stage very early, and he is still playing in my hometown team XJ Guanghui, so no matter where you look at it, Zhou Qi is my big brother, and I think he will play well next season, after all, Qi is much more mature than me in professional basketball."

"As a rising star, your appearance can be said to be a big surprise for our Chinese fans. You have never joined any training team for the national team before. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will be willing to join the national team. Is the team playing for the country?"

"Of course, wearing the jersey of the national team to play for the country is the biggest dream of my life. I want to do my best to win glory for the country in the international arena. Brother Yao Ming has retired for many years. I hope I It can help Yi Jianlian get a good result in the international arena. I will definitely do my best and devote myself to the national team's competition."

After the interview, Han Ziqi's popularity rose rapidly again. Everyone was discussing and admiring Han Ziqi's patriotism and modesty. As a strong NBA first-round pick, Han Ziqi not only has the traditional Chinese modesty and easy-going, He also has the same hard work and fighting spirit as the Americans on the court. It can be said that the appearance of Han Ziqi must be epoch-making for Chinese basketball, especially when the national team is extremely short of strong guards.

After the national team's competition this year, in the Asian Cup in August, the national team has already determined the lineup. This time the national team's lineup is: Guo Ailun, Yu Dehao, Zeng Lingxu, Liu Xiaoyu, Wu Qian, Li Gen, Gu Quan, Zhou Peng , Ren Junfei, Hu Jinqiu, Han Dejun, Li Muhao.Because this year's Asian Cup is the first time for Australia and New Zealand to participate in the competition, the men's basketball Asian Cup no longer determines the quota for Asian teams to go directly to the Olympics. What everyone is fighting for is just the honor of an Asian champion. Therefore, the lineup sent by the Chinese team It is not the strongest lineup, so Han Ziqi, Zhou Qi, Yi Jianlian and others don't have to play in this Asian Cup.

After Han Ziqi signed with the Lakers, he immediately went to the Lakers training ground to start training early. Han Ziqi and Paul set off together. When they arrived at the Lakers' Staples Center, the staff did the first One thing is to take them to visit the various trophies and championships the Lakers have won, 16 NBA championships, 30 Western Conference championships, the Lakers can be said to have left the most brilliant stroke in the long history of the NBA The lottery, the Lakers and the Celtics have almost arranged half of the championship trophies in NBA history. Now the Celtics, under the leadership of Thomas Jr., have regained the Eastern Conference championship in the regular season and reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs The good results, and the Lakers, after Kobe retired for two years, have won the No. [-] pick for two consecutive years, and now the Lakers have missed the playoffs for four consecutive years. The fans and the team itself must not allow it. Last year, Ingram was selected, and Paul was selected this year. They are both inside and outside. The Lakers now have full potential and seem to have a bright future.

Ingram started training very early. He did not perform well last season, and his inefficient performance was also criticized by many fans. When Han Ziqi and Paul joined him, the three young people started a new season. During a round of hard training.During the training process, another young man came to train, that is, Kyle Kuzma, who was selected by the Lakers with the 27th pick in the first round this year, and Julius Randle, who played well last season.For the Lakers, the five of them are definitely the hope of future dynasty revival.

Soon, the NBA summer league is about to start. The Lakers did not send Ingram to form the summer league lineup. The luxurious lineup composed of Paul, Han Ziqi and Kuzma is enough for other teams to drink a pot .

When Kuzma first came to training, he didn't have the ability to shoot three-pointers, so his draft pick was really low compared to Han Ziqi's ability to understand him.

The entire summer league was hardly enough for Han Ziqi and the others to play. Han Ziqi, Paul, and Kuzma formed an offensive and defensive trident. They passed all the way, and almost no team could create any difficulties for them. Easily won this year's summer league championship. The slogan "Lakers Championship" has finally become a reality to a certain extent.

Paul averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game in the Summer League, which was obtained when he controlled his playing time. Han Ziqi averaged 18 points and 7 assists per game, and Kyle Kuzma averaged With 24 points and 5 rebounds, Kuzma scored 30 points on the spot in the final and won the final FMVP, while Paul won the MVP of this year's summer league with his stable performance in every game.

Judging from the performance of the three young Lakers in the summer league, everyone has always believed that the Lakers have definitely picked up a treasure. Needless to say, Paul is determined to be a cornerstone player, while Han Ziqi and Kuzma are from the game. Judging from the content shown, their strength is by no means just the strength of the players at the end of the first round.With a lineup like Paul, Randall, Ingram, Kuzma, and Han Ziqi, the Lakers definitely have the capital to make a big fuss next season.

What Han Ziqi needs to do next is to get a role with enough appearances in the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)