In early August, Wei Xia's first phase of special training ended.

He has to take seven days to deal with business activities and invitations that cannot be completed during the special training period.

While he was busy with these personal affairs, a person who shouldn't have called him called.

The unexpectedness of this person's call is greater than that of Kobe Kobe who calls over and admits in person that "everything is better than me", and LeBron James' pure shooting percentage will reach 50% next season, and Kevin Durant won the championship next year or the year after.

The caller clearly stated: Kawhi Leonard.

Embarrassingly, Wei Xia didn't remember that he saved this phone when he was you.

Since he had no impression of it at all, it was basically certain that since he saved this number, they had never communicated with each other on the phone.

"Is it me?" Wei Xia had to ask this first.

"Yes." Leonard spoke much better on the phone than on the court, "It's me."

Wei Xia was left with disbelief: "I never thought you would call me."

"I have many questions," Leonard asked. "Can you please answer me?"

Is this the autistic young man who played a full round of series with him, no more than three times, or even no more than three times in direct conversations?

"There are so many smart old men around you, why ask me?" Wei Xia took off his airs proudly.

Although he really wanted to be a senior expert who would teach his younger generation, the other party was Leonard. If he accidentally taught the kitten to catch mice, he would be the one who would pay the price in the future.

"Because you are the strongest player in the service."

Leonard's words were completely unpopular. Listening to his tone, he could not feel the kind of flattery, as if all the words were sincere.

Wei Xia really didn't want to disarm so quickly: "You may be right, but we are not teammates. Do you believe me? Are you not afraid that I will lie to you?"

"I can judge it myself." Leonard asked seriously. "I watch Kobe's game video every day, but I have some confusion."

It would be strange if there weren't many question marks after watching Kobe's game video, kid?

"Speak and listen."

"There seems to be no difference between good and bad opportunities in Kobe's eyes, he just follows his feelings."

"Yes, he is so selfish, you know?"

"Why can he maintain such a stable posture in various difficult shots?"

"That's what you didn't see him falling."

"He used at least 22 different shooting moves in a game, but his shooting percentage was as high as 43%. What's the secret?"

"Up to 43%"? Gundam?

Wait, 22 different shooting moves? Wei Xia has been a teammate with Kobe. He watched Kobe's three-year game with his own eyes, and that was the most peak Kobe.

But he never saw Kobe using 22 different shooting moves in one game.

Why are the shooting movements different? There are only a few reasons: he was nailed to death, so he forced one to pull up, so he naturally felt comfortable and did whatever he felt comfortable.

If you are double-teamed and forced action in the cracks, you cannot pursue comfort first. Instead, you can throw the ball safely, so you will have fewer choices and your posture will change a lot.

Although Kobe is easy to get up, the Kobe he is common to him, even if he is promoted, he will not matter if he is three people to prevent four people from getting clamped. He will shoot at the start, his movements are stable and his posture is elegant. Even if he hits a blacksmith, he will still be picturesque.

Wei Xia immediately made a judgment: "Are you watching a game before 2005?"

"Yes, 2003." Leonard explained, "I was told that Kobe this year was the most balanced time of the 8th period."

"uh-huh?"

Wei Xia did not answer, but frivolously threw the question back to Leonard.

What do you think? 2003 was Kobe's peak period for No. 8?

Really? Wei Xia doesn't believe it.

Because he saw with his own eyes that No. 8 of the last season, Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters, 81 points in the game, and 40 points like eating and drinking water swept the league.

That season, only Kobe was able to bring the Lakers into the playoffs.

If someone else comes, they will die when they encounter the underworld lineup, even if Wei Xia is a member of that lineup.

If there is no inside line, there is no inside line, there is no shooter, and the bench depth is not the depth of the bench. The only thing worthy of recognition is the thickness of the wing, but the thickness of the wing is based on the premise of utilizing talents.

However, Weisha, the Lakers' strongest wing, played a substitute for Smash Parker for a season.

That's right, the Lakers' strongest wing made the Zen master forcefully swing to the No. 1 position. However, this was done at that time entirely out of internal struggle, not simply coaching considerations, so there was no value for discussion.

From any perspective, the Lakers were all bad teams that were so pure that they could not be more pure. As a result, Kobe forced to fill the pit with his personal firepower, Black Eight Suns and led the team to the semi-finals. This was an underrated achievement.

"Maybe Kobe is the strongest No. 8 in 2006?" Leonard asked Wei Xia.

"Warson, I'm very pleased that you finally found a blind spot." Wei Xia teased.

"I still have a lot of things that I can't figure it out," Leonard said.

"You can come to Philadelphia and let's train together." Wei Xia regretted it as soon as she finished speaking.

What does raising a tiger mean?

What does it mean to cause trouble?

What does it mean to make yourself feel troubled?

Weisha, who just finished the finals, knows Leonard's potential better than anyone else. If she simply regards him as the defensively suffocated basketball star wing like Gerald Wallace, it would be wrong!

The Spurs trained him as Jordan.

Leonard agreed readily.

When Wei Xia started the second round of special training, Leonard joined in.

Wei Xia's second round of special training is open-ended special training, so Leonard's arrival is not so inconsistent than "making the humble house shine brightly".

Because Wei Xia usually only invites people from the team to participate.

Leonard's appearance is surprising.

There are also Gordon Hayward, Andre Robertson, Glen Robinson III and nearly ten top high school students and first-tier college players from the Pennsylvania area.

In addition to personal training, they also arrange full-game competitions in the afternoon and evening.

The first day after Leonard came, Wei Xia recalled when she first joined the Lakers.

In the training camp, Kobe was trying to hone him, looking for bullfights every day.

At that time, Wei Xia once thought that bullfighting was the only thing Kobe had to do in training camp.

The bullfighting with Leonard gave Wei Xia a deeper understanding of this unlimited young man.

He still remembers when Leonard first joined the Spurs, his impression of this person was that he had big hands and long face, had good rebounding skills.

After playing in the rookie season, several short fights made Wei Xia realize that Leonard could serve as a standard small forward in the NBA, which was exactly what the Spurs lacked the most at the time.

Moreover, his taciturn character is like the more extreme Duncan.

A year later, he developed an excellent interception vision and awareness, and the threat of counterattacking and dunking was already the top in the league. The Spurs' special coach's guidance has begun to show his results, and his shooting has begun to be so interesting.

He kept making further progress in a year and corrected a significant improvement in a big shortcoming.

By the end of this year, five direct duels allowed Wei Xia to see many unexpected things.

Wei Xia knew that Leonard had already mastered a stable three-pointer, and also knew that he had honed a dribbling and step-dribbling shot in the offseason. But in the finals, Leonard showed more than just a dribbling and step-dribbling shot?

Test step mid-shot; dribbling through mid-shot; single-handed challenge; holding the ball around the cover mid-shot; changing hands to dribble through... etc. Why do these techniques and technical details suddenly become so complete?

This is unreasonable.

Wei Xia considers herself a veteran and has witnessed the growth of many young stars. Many players add weapons to themselves in two or three years, just like Durant's sudden extra ball-holding ability in the summer of 2010 and efficient back-to-back from 2012; Paul George has gone from a shooter to a star player in two years.

But this Leonard... He is just a 29% three-point shooting percentage in NCAA and two shots in every three games. How to enter NBA changes every year. The five games in the finals made Wei Xia suspect that he did not have any real skills at all.

If the Spurs win the championship in those five games, Leonard will be FMVP.

With such a fast growth rate, he has already reached the All-Star level in the finals. If nothing unexpected happens in the new season, he will become the new core of the Spurs. At that time, the All-Star, the Best Team, and the new leader of the Spurs will be a natural result.

After so many ways, he is only 23 years old.

"Swish!"

Wei Xia's back-to-body movement fascinated Leonard. He did not show it too clearly, but it did absorb the nutrients emitted by Wei Xia like a sponge.

Wei Xia used the action once, and he must restore it in a good manner in bullfighting. Even if the completion degree is not high and the ending efficiency is low, he did it.

If you have this ability to imitate, are you still afraid that your hit rate will not increase?

Wei Xia spent a year playing the exclusive noun of magic     mov. Every time he performed, he heard someone shouting “holy     wish”, which also started by imitating Malawi.

All innovations start with imitation.

After the first day of special training, Wei Xia invited Leonard to his house for dinner.

Leonard is still very quiet in private. He is not as sulky as Duncan, he is really bored.

After leaving basketball, there seemed to be no other topic. It was Wei Xia who guided him, so he gradually spoke.

"I hope you can reach the finals next season." Wei Xia raised the cup and said, "I can't wait to see your progress."

Leonard raised his glass gently and said softly: "Thank you, I'll try my best."

His cautious words are really not like a Spurs, and they are so introverted and slutty in that team.

Wei Xia didn't struggle much here, they soon found common ground - they discussed the most difficult players in the league to defend.

Of course, before discussing this topic, Wei Xia himself must be excluded so that he can continue to discuss it.
Chapter completed!