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The last yellow player in the Mavericks team was Wang Zhizhi.

In the NBA Draft in June 1999, Wang Zhizhi was selected by Da Mavericks with the 6th overall pick in the second round.

Shou Ye certainly hopes that he can gain a firm foothold in the Mavericks, and getting a contract is the first step.

Before coming to the Mavericks, agent Bill Duffy asked him to perform well in the summer league, and strive to get the team's approval before the start of the new season and enter the team's roster.

Of course, Shou Ye agreed wholeheartedly. This is a matter of eating for himself, and he must go all out.

At the Dallas Mavericks' training ground, Shou Ye met the team's assistant coach, Darrell Armstrong.

Armstrong is 185cm tall, and he was also an extremely powerful defender back then.He also retired this season and is now on Carlisle's coaching staff.

In this way, Shou Ye and Armstrong are both newcomers to the Mavericks, and they shook hands politely to show their friendship.

The general manager of the team is Nelson Jr., who is the son of the old Nelson. He is currently busy with offseason affairs, so naturally he has no time to meet Shou Ye, the second-round pick.

Shou Ye doesn't care too much (it's also soft and soft), and he is not the chosen one, and now he has to work hard to get a guarantee contract, so he can't be too arrogant.

Armstrong's initial impression of Shou Ye was not bad, at least polite, and looked strong.In his impression, most rookies are not strong enough to fight well, and need to gain muscle after entering the team.Obviously, this big yellow-skinned man is full of tendon and flesh, so there is no urgent need for this.

Under the leadership of Armstrong, Shou Ye conducted physical tests one by one.The physical test items are similar to the original trial training, basically just going through the motions.

After the physical test, Shou Ye also visited the Mavericks' training hall to understand the basic situation of the team.

In this physical test, Shou Ye has improved again in terms of dynamic physical fitness.Because before that, he had increased his speed to 36, his agility to 34, and his coordination to 44.

Shou Ye is very confident to further improve his various values ​​before the start of the new season, and this summer is extremely important.

The Mavericks failed to make further progress last season, and now Nuo Tianwang and Kidd are one year older. They urgently need to supplement the inside and strikers to help the team improve their defense.

In the free agent market, the Mavericks are very active, but they have limited bargaining chips, and it is difficult to obtain obvious reinforcement through transactions.

So internal mining has also become very important.It's just that the players currently under contract on the team's books are all too old, and their potential has almost been exhausted.And the selected rookie has a low pick, at least from the perspective of book potential, it is difficult to hope to grow to a level that can significantly improve the strength of the team.

Shou Ye doesn't care about the team's operation or other things (he can't control it either), he just wants to enter the team's roster through hard work.

As one of the top three teams in Texas, the Mavericks are quite considerate. They helped Shou Ye rent an apartment near the team's training hall, so that he could live and train.

Living with Shou Ye is Rodrigo Beaubois, the Mavericks' first-round pick this year.

Interestingly, Beaubois was actually selected by the Thunder, with the 25th pick in the first round.As a result, shortly after the selection, the Thunder and the Mavericks made a deal. He and a second-round pick exchanged the insider Byron Mullens who was selected by the Mavericks with the 24th overall pick in the first round.

Shou Ye thought that maybe the Mavericks cut off the Thunder, but then the Thunder cut off the Mavericks again. It was really an interesting draft.

Bou Bowa is 188cm tall and is a black defender.But he is not an American, but a Frenchman born in Point-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France.

Shou Ye knows that the French basketball and football are dominated by blacks, which is the only one in Europe.

As a foreign player, Beaubois is considered unfamiliar in Dallas.

Shou Ye is actually similar to Beaubois. He is also a foreign player in essence, but he just traveled here.It is also his first time in Dallas, and his previous understanding of the city was through the NBA Mavericks.

Beaubois is still very shy, although he has played professional basketball in Europe for 3 years.

It's just that the NBA is a different place. Players who come here, even if they are stars in Europe, need to start from scratch.

Shou Ye still remembers that Spann, who was all-powerful in Europe back then, came to the NBA because he was not acclimatized, and finally left with regret.

The rules of FIFA are very different from the rules of the NBA. The basketball style is also very different in Europe and the NBA. In Europe, the overall value is more important, while the NBA pays more attention to individual ability.

After Shou Ye moved into the apartment, she began to live with Beau Bois.They can usually use the Mavericks' training ground and rehabilitation facilities, which allows them to adapt to the NBA faster.

Unlike Bubois, Shou Ye has not yet received a team contract.Beaubois and the team signed a four-year, $7 million contract on July 7, which expires in the summer of 4 and has a team option contract for the next two summers.

There is no way, he is a first-round pick, and the basic team will not give up signing, Shou Ye can only look envious.

Beaubois is also encouraging Shou Ye, the contract will come sooner or later, as long as he performs well in the summer league.

Shou Ye agrees with Beaubois that the summer league is a good opportunity for him, and it can be said that it is the only good opportunity to sign a contract.

Shou Ye started training with Bu Bowa.Beaubois was surprised why this strong Asian insider practiced so many mid-range and long-range shots every day.

Of course, Shou Ye can't tell his roommate that he lives with him that in the future small ball era, it will be difficult to survive inside without projection, because the other party must be difficult to understand.

"Rodrigue, I hope to be able to provide space for the team on the offensive end, which may make me more hopeful of getting a position." Shou Ye said to Boubois in this way.

Beaubois can also understand that many big men in Europe have the ability to support and long-range shots, and today's NBA can also defend, so offensive space is very important for a team.

On July 7th, the Mavericks basically recruited the summer league lineup. Although most of the players who live in the NBDL are some veterans who make a living in the NBA, this will still not be an easy game. .

Everyone is going to fight for a chance at the Summer League team, and it's really a fight for survival.If you don't try your best, you will have no future.

Beaubois has a deep memory of Shou Ye's desperate training. In his opinion, this big man is also working hard.

Shou Ye didn't explain either, he was different from those who were looking for a job, he wanted to pay off his debts!Think about those house slaves, and you will know how stressful life is.And the house slave at least has a house, he has nothing, a proper "negative man".