Author: Tiamo the Withered

A week passed in the blink of an eye. The reporters had been squatting for a long time but were still unable to find Li Chengming and his son outside the Amway Center Arena. They even began to wonder if there was such a person.

Have they all been tricked by the Magic?

Could it be that the person has actually returned to China?

Little did they know that Li Chengming and his son were entering and exiting through employee passages these days just to avoid being caught. Now was not the right time to speak to the media. Let's wait until the contract was confirmed to be signed.

Otherwise, there will be another twist and turn when the time comes, which will only attract ridicule.

This was Li's father's conscious protection of his son, and Li Chengming certainly followed his father's arrangements.

He doesn't have an agent now, so his father has assumed the role of his agent. Once things are settled on his side, he might have to go back and quit his job in China.

Fortunately, he originally worked in foreign trade, and after dealing with it a lot, it was obvious that Li's father would be able to help Li Chengming negotiate the contract for the time being. At worst, he would hire a specialized lawyer to check the situation.

This continued "secret training" for a week until the summer league officially started. In the Amway Center Arena, when the first summer league game between the Magic and the Nets started, I saw Chinese faces on the sidelines preparing to play.

, the reporters in the audience became excited.

They are really our people!

"I'm here at the summer league, what do you want to ask me?"

This was a period of great development of the domestic Internet. Forums and post bars were very popular, and netizens were also quite enthusiastic.

And because the domestic basketball craze brought by Dayao was in full swing, the attention of this draft was unprecedentedly high, and the news that three Chinese nationals were selected by the NBA at the same time spread quickly.

Needless to say about the other two, Li Chengming got as much attention as Sun Dasheng because he was too mysterious.

At least there are just a lot more reporters here to see him than there are around Sun Dasheng, and fans online are equally eager to know the real information about him.

"Can I take a photo to see what it looks like?"

"OK! [Photo]"

"It's too blurry and I can't see anything."

"Actually, you can still see something. How do you feel? It's quite strong?"

"Fat is fat. This is obviously a fat man and not a muscular man."

"Damn it, I know this guy!"

"Damn it, this is my classmate!"

"Fuck, this is my son..."

"Ni Ma, I really know this one. He is from our school. He won the class competition before, and then he dropped out of school when he heard that his classmate failed to confess his love. In the blink of an eye, he went to the United States and joined the NBA."

"Correction, he has just been selected, he is not confirmed to join yet, he may be laid off later."

"Damn it, is it real or fake, so lychee?"

"If I fail to express my love, will I go to play in the NBA?"

"If this is true, that would be awesome, right? You can get into the NBA as soon as you say you want, right?"

"Can you tell me how this guy plays?"

"Anyway, he led a bunch of dragsters and defeated everyone in our school, but I didn't expect him to play in the NBA. Oh, by the way, what LSS said is really right, he is really a fat guy."

"Is Lu Zhui still there? Can you tell me how your performance was in the competition?"

"It hasn't started yet..."

"..."

Li Chengming naturally didn't know that he was being discussed by domestic netizens at this time. He was wearing jersey No. 60 and was listening to the arrangements of the coach - to be precise, the Magic assistant coach.

Although the Summer League is not that formal and you can choose the jersey at your own discretion, Li Chengming has already decided on the number he will wear in the future, which is the current number.

Generally, players have a starting point when choosing jersey numbers. This can also be regarded as a gimmick. For example, they choose many No. 3s with the same number because of their idols. For example, they choose No. 0 to "start from scratch" or to slap others in the face. There are also

2*3=6, 2=1+1, or 7>6, 24>23 represents the idea of ​​transcendence.

Li Chengming originally thought that if he was selected with No. 44, he would get a 404 number. Of course, it would probably not work. After all, it was only two digits, and it might become "04" by then.

He doesn't have a favorite star. After all, the NBA only watches Dayao's team. He has to say it is Dayao, but the two are different types, so naturally he won't "pay tribute" when choosing numbers.

But now that he was selected with the last pick, it would be better to just pick his own lottery number. It has commemorative significance and can be regarded as a motivation for himself.

The 59 people in front of me are all waiting for me, so I can pass them together!

Moreover, he doesn’t remember anything particularly famous about jersey No. 60. If he were to type it out, he would immediately become the representative of this number.

He doesn't want to be the second so-and-so, he just wants to be the first himself.

"...Okay, guys, go out and play hard and work hard for your new contract!"

The assistant coach who finally arranged the tactics said this with a smile, which made everyone laugh.

Their opponent today is the Nets from New Jersey. Li Chengming is undoubtedly the starter. His teammates are sophomores JJ Redick and James Augustin. They also have the second rotation in 2005 and officially landed in the NBA this year.

Marcin Gortat.

There is only one black guy named Dukeze, an undrafted guy, who plays the point guard position, while Li Chengming plays the third position.

The Nets' starting five are two sophomores, Josh Boone (center), Marcus Williams (point guard) and Sean Williams, who was selected by the Nets with the 17th overall pick in the first round this year.

Williams (power forward), leading two free agents.

The Summer League is different from official NBA games, and is more in line with NCAA rules and is divided into two stages of competition.

As the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially began. Opponent center Boone got the jump ball in the midfield first, and the Nets got the first offensive opportunity.

Gortat is a white player and his dynamic qualities are relatively average. However, in previous training, Li Chengming felt that he was very good at interior defense and that he was a classic blue-collar center with some tricks.

In terms of offense, they naturally tend to take advantage of the cake, and their independent offense is average. It may be that they are new to the team and have not shown it. After all, they were not assigned a match during training, so it is difficult to see their strength in the game.

Including Li Chengming himself, he didn't show much skill, but he could satisfy the team with one-handed shooting.

I was originally worried that Li Chengming's perfect shooting in that trial was an extraordinary performance, but looking at his shooting ability, even if it is still extraordinary, it is satisfactory enough.

However, the core of the Magic's current lineup is undoubtedly JJ Redick. Although he is a shooter, with his precise shooting ability and Gortat's cover, he can accurately help the team on the offensive end.

Open a breakthrough.

If the opponent can't defend the pick-and-roll, Gortat's pass can also give the opponent a head-on blow.

On the contrary, Li Chengming was not showy in the previous training, and showed no other advantages except shooting, so the assistant coach did not give him any special arrangements except to let him open up the space - he has a good three-pointer.

Tactical play.

However, after the Nets relied on Boone to hit a layup inside to open the game, it was Li Chengming who got stuck in the elbow area and directly received the pass from Duke Ze on the Magic team.

This is not because Li Chengming deliberately went there to occupy the space of his teammates. It was purely muscle memory.

After all, he played in the post in college and was used to helping the team open up the situation in the low post. This game was the first official NBA game - at least for him, he was a little too excited.

Of course, the tactical qualities of his teammates are all good. Gortat is from the European League, Redick is also a college star, Augustin is not as good, but he has also been trained in the Development League. Seeing him like this, he consciously positions himself to help him clear the weak side singles.

space to come.

In particular, Redick is standing in a tricky position between Gortat and Augustin. He can take the cover and run at any time to create opportunities. It depends on whether Li Chengming has the vision.
Chapter completed!