basketball hero

Chapter 799 I won't give you advice

The Raptors used two first-round picks to select a No. 5 and a No. 4 respectively, and did not choose outside players.In Ying Xiong's view, the team has Jeremy Lin and Lowry at the No. 1 position, as well as last year's rookie Delon Wright. There is almost no need to use a first-round pick to select another; There are himself, DeRozan, Terrence Ross, last year's rookie Powell, and Delon Wright and Jeremy Lin can also play the 2nd position, so there are enough people.Therefore, choosing an inside line is a very correct choice.

Ying Xiong's compatriot Zhou Qi was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 43rd overall pick in the second round, and Wang Zhelin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 57th overall overall pick in the second round.

So far, this year's draft conference has officially ended.

The draft is over, and the offseason is about to kick off.As the championship team for four consecutive seasons, the Raptors are naturally the object of attention of all teams in the league.Their every move affects the nerves of other teams in the league.

After participating in the draft, Ying Xiong left the United States and returned to China.He hasn't been home for a long time. The long and compact season has left him with no time to go home during the season.

Because this year is the Olympic year, Ying Xiong will represent the Chinese men's basketball team in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August.

Also because of the Olympic Games, the training camp held by Ying Xiong in his own name this year will no longer be held.He intends to take the training team to China and conduct training there.

The management of the Raptors is intensively preparing for the offseason. The team's work in this offseason is relatively easy, because there is no need to make big deals, just tinkering.

On June 6, at a fishing center in the ancient city, Ying Xiong, Sun Jing, Shao Ziqiang, Li Jianwu and others were fishing here.

Sun Jing waited for a few girls to fish for a while, and then felt hot, so she went inside to drink freshly squeezed juice.

Ying Xiong and Shao Ziqiang were both wearing sunglasses and fisherman hats, fishing under big parasols.

"Coach, after fishing for so long, the fish don't take the bait very much!" Ying Xiong said with a slight smile.

"Fishing can train a person's patience, Ying Xiong, you are not bad at this!" Shao Ziqiang said.

"Is it because I didn't catch any fish?" Ying Xiong asked with a smile.

"Otherwise?" Shao Ziqiang laughed.

"Coach, don't think so loudly, you will scare the fish away!" Ying Xiong said slyly.

"I didn't say anything just now, and I didn't see you catch any fish!" Shao Ziqiang glanced at Yingxiong with a half-smile.

"I said coach, I want to ask you a question!" Ying Xiong suddenly became serious.

"Say it!" Shao Ziqiang also put away his joking expression and replied.

"What do you think I need to improve?" Ying Xiong asked straight to the point.

"Ying Xiong, you ask me this question almost every year, but this year alone, I won't give you any specific advice!" Shao Ziqiang said with a smile.

"Why do you say that?" Ying Xiong was a little puzzled.

"You didn't give your best in this finals, did you?" Shao Ziqiang's gaze was like a sharp knife, piercing Ying Xiong's heart.

Although Ying Xiong didn't know the intention of Shao Ziqiang's rhetorical question, he nodded affirmatively.

"Sure enough! Facing the Warriors with 73 victories, you didn't use all your strength to lead the team to win the championship easily. Tell me, are you good enough?" Shao Ziqiang asked rhetorically.

"But I..." Ying Xiong wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Shao Ziqiang...

"Ying Xiong, you are too humble. As a basketball player, humility is a very good quality, and it also helps you become such a perfect star. Right now, you don't need to look for your weaknesses, because you are already almost There is no weakness. All you have to do is to polish your skills to a finer level." Shao Ziqiang said.

Ying Xiong smiled, but nodded anyway.

"You are constantly striving for improvement and have such self-motivation. As your former coach, I am really gratified. If you ask me what you need to improve, I will tell you what needs to be done in the upcoming Olympics. Take the Chinese men's basketball team to win the gold medal! Don't put it away in the new season, let's unleash your offensive power to the fullest!" Shao Ziqiang said seriously.

Ying Xiong nodded solemnly.

Afterwards, both of them stopped talking, and the scene seemed a little quiet.Suddenly, Shao Ziqiang said: "If there is any basketball superstar in this world who is capable of leading this Chinese men's basketball team to win the Olympic gold medal, I can't think of anyone other than you. Even if it is the peak Jordan, I can't do it either..."

Shao Ziqiang's words made Ying Xiong feel emotional.He is the person who knows himself best, and he knows exactly where his abilities lie.

"Thank you coach, I will not let everyone down!" Ying Xiong said word by word.

Ying Xiong returned to the Chinese men's basketball training team in early July to prepare for the Olympics.

The addition of Ying Xiong made men's basketball coach Gong Luming calm down a lot. With the world's best basketball player in charge, this is the confidence for his Chinese men's basketball team to wrestle with those top basketball teams in the world.

Ying Xiong is training with the national team, while all the NBA teams on the other side of the ocean are recruiting, and the offseason becomes extremely lively.

The 2016 NBA free agent market will still be very lively.LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and other big fish will test the waters of the free agent market.The ownership of these three big fish will change the structure of the alliance to a certain extent.

James and Curry will most likely renew their contracts with their home team, while Durant's next home is still unclear.There was news last season that many teams were secretly recruiting him.After the Golden State Warriors lost in the Finals, they also became one of the recruits for Durant.

From the current point of view, Durant’s next homes mainly include the following: First, the home team Thunder, has strength and good brother Westbrook. Once he stays in the team, he can sign a maximum salary for 5 years. The disadvantage is that the team belongs to a small city. , the ball market is small, and the size of the city is also small. I don’t know if the honeymoon period between him and Westbrook is over; The capital team can be regarded as a big city, but the disadvantage is that it is not a top team, and it is difficult to win the championship; the third is the Boston Celtics, who have a bunch of draft picks and a vote of potential new stars. If they get Durant, they can immediately Replace these with an all-star team with immediate combat power and a wealthy team, but the disadvantage is that the strength of the team is not top-notch, and superstars are scarce resources, which cannot be exchanged for resources such as draft picks; the fourth is the Golden State Warriors, The advantage is that it has the foundation to win the championship, it has a system and superstars, and it is a big city team with a good platform. lead to public pressure.

(End of this chapter)