I just play ball

Chapter 146 Public News
The Lakers only decided to start the second plan last night, and they did not announce it in any form.

If Riley knew about this, it couldn't be mind-reading. After ruling out all the possibilities, the rest of the truth can only be internal leaks, and 100% of them came from high-level people. After all, ordinary employees must not know about it.

Although it is difficult to accept, it is the fact that the Lakers have done a poor job of keeping secrets.

Of course, it is also possible to voluntarily disclose.

Before thinking too much, the players of the Red and White Company stepped onto the field one after another, and Li Yue subconsciously looked up.

Coincidentally, Rudy Gobert and Giannis Aditokounmpo mentioned by Riley were assigned to the red team at the same time.

Seeing this situation, Li Yue turned to ponder why Riley recommended these two people, who seemed ordinary and talented.

After a little thought, he recalled that in the drafts of the past few years, the Heat have basically alternated between the three positions of center, power forward, and small forward. Except for the second pick in 08, Beasley was selected, and the players selected in other years are not counted. Too good, on the one hand, the draft is too low and there is a lack of talent, on the other hand, it is also said that Riley's vision of people is not so good.

Of course, Riley was born as a defensive coach, but he can take the initiative to change his style to adapt to the rhythm of modern basketball games, and he can also accurately predict the future basketball trends. His vision is unique, and it is necessary to make some references.

After making up his mind, Li Yue collected his thoughts and observed patiently.

As the referee whistled, the players of the red and white teams stood still, center Rudy Gobert vs. Adams, power forward Livio Shire vs. Mason Plumlee, small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Andre Roberson, shooting guard Shabazz Mohammed vs. Tim Hardaway Jr., point guard Michael Carter-Williams vs. Dennis Schroder.

All these players have entered the first round of predictions, and their strengths are relatively balanced, so there will be no one-sided situation.

Morey took the lead in applauding, and the others responded one after another. The referee threw the ball up with both hands.Gobert and Adams took off one after another. The two touched almost at the same time. The basketball fell to the side due to the force.

During the scuffle, a thin figure appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the basketball forcefully, and landed on the ground with both hands tightly hugging for protection.

Li Yue took a closer look and found that this person was Giannis, and relevant information immediately flashed through his mind.

Because Giannis is from Greece, he did not participate in the joint trial training or the individual trial training of any team. At present, the only information that most people have is that he is 205 cm tall and 19 years old. Before coming to the United States, he played in the Greek secondary In the league and youth league, he averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and all other information was zero.

In terms of prediction, ESPN believes that Giannis will be selected by the Bucks in the 15th overall. The reference template given is Nicholas Batum, but he is not optimistic about his future development. The reason is that he is too thin and may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of NBA games.

This kind of comment is very common, Li Yue doesn't care, but is more curious about why Riley values ​​it.

On the court, Giannis handed the ball to McAway, and the red team first attacked.

McAway brought the ball to the top of the arc, slowed down to observe the formation of the team, and raised his hand to call for pick-and-roll cooperation.

Gobert immediately stepped forward to set up a wall, and McAway immediately dribbled the ball to the right.Schroeder wanted to quickly squeeze through and catch up, but Gobert was too wide and failed. He hurriedly shouted to change defenses. Adams responded and opened his hands to delay.

McAway twisted his hips violently and cut inward, lowered his shoulders and lowered his waist to start forcefully, took two steps and quickly grabbed it, and went straight to the hoop.

Plumlee rushed to the basket to intercept, McAway jumped up, twisted in the air and scored the ball low to the left.

Livio received it, jumped up and threw it, and was almost nailed by Adams.

Perhaps it was because of this that the flight trajectory of the basketball deviated. After hitting the basket, it spun twice and failed to hit.

Seeing the basketball falling down, Adams spread his hands behind his back and resisted Livio with all his strength, perfectly blocking the position.

Plumlee took off easily and competed for the fight, but McWay's height difference was too large, so he could only watch helplessly.

But at the same time that Plumlee hugged the basketball, Giannis' thin figure appeared again, his hands approaching the basketball.

boom!The two collided in the air, both fell, and neither of them could grab the ball.

McVay picked up the basketball in disorder, and was about to move beyond the three-point line to reorganize, when the referee blew his whistle and called for a rebound foul.

Li Yue curled his lips when he saw this. The referee is really stealing the show. There is no need to be so strict, but in this round, it is enough to see that Gobert's pick-and-roll awareness and quality are very good, and Giannis is very active in the game.

The white team attacked, and Schroder caught the ball from the bottom line and advanced.

This kind of trial training has no fixed tactics, and it basically depends on the person. On the White team, Plumlee has a height and size advantage visible to the naked eye at the power forward position. Schroeder took the ball to the top of the arc and immediately signaled to everyone The team cleared the left low space.

Soon, Plumlee received the ball with his back.

Li Yue's expression was shocked. It had been a long time since he had seen young players use low post singles, and this stunt was about to be lost.

It's a pity that Plumlee just put on a show, and turned to face the basket to hold the ball in the blink of an eye.

Livio bent his knees and squatted slightly, raised his right hand to his chest, and spread his left hand across his waist, trying to prevent both shots and breakthroughs.

But Plums made a feint, held the ball with both hands and started three steps, and hit the rim in the most stupid and arrogant way.

Livio couldn't stop it, but he didn't dare to attack, so he could only retreat to the bottom of the basket.

boom!The basketball smashed the frame and hit the iron, and Plumlee dunked a big failure!

There was a sigh at the scene, Gobert successfully grabbed the rebound, handed it over to McAway, and the red team launched a counterattack.

To achieve this kind of ball, the striker must be the first to play quickly. Li Yue subconsciously looked at Giannis.

Unsurprisingly, Giannis didn't disappoint and has crossed the halfway line better than expected.

Mike Way also noticed this, and immediately pushed forward with both hands, and made a super long pass.

Maybe it's because of too little practice, lack of strength control, and the flying height of basketball is far beyond the normal range.

Just when everyone thought they were about to make a mistake, Giannis soared into the air like a rocket, forcibly grabbed the basketball at the top of the frontcourt arc, sprinted forward after landing, and went straight to the hoop. The whole process was smooth and smooth.

But Robertson followed closely, sticking like glue, never falling behind by even half a body.

He neither presses down nor rushes forward to intercept. His patience is like a veteran who has been in the NBA for 10 years.

The two came to a reasonable collision zone in a blink of an eye, but Giannis had no space and opportunity to take off, so he could only forcefully pick the basket.

boom!The basketball bounces off the board.

Schroder, who followed up, grabbed it, turned around and ran towards the front court, and the white team took advantage of the situation to counterattack.The red team's defensive formation was in chaos at this time. Most of the players on both sides huddled together in the midline area, and only Gobert ran straight to the basket.

After some melee, Schroeder took the ball to the top of the arc and used Plumlee to cover and charge.

The speed is too fast, and Livio has no time to switch defenses.

Schroeder rushed into the three-second zone in an instant, ignoring Gobert's frontal defense, and made an emergency stop to take off and throw.

Snapped!Gobert faced the big hat.

Livio picked up the basketball and stopped on the spot to wait. McAway hurriedly signaled to pass the ball to the frontcourt.

Livio reacted in a daze for a while, turned around and swung a long pass towards the frontcourt.

Unfortunately, it was too late. While Giannis received a three-pointer, Robertson defended close again.

Giannis did not compromise, still dribbled towards the hoop, and the two began to battle wits again.

This time, Giannis chose to start early at one step inside the three-point line, which is very different from the regular three-step layup rhythm.

Robertson didn't react for a while, and followed the second step instinctively, and was powerless.

Snapped!Robertson took the initiative to foul, and the referee blew his whistle immediately, signaling Giannis to get two free throws.

The game was suspended, and the three consecutive rounds of fast offense and defense came to an end, and everyone on the scene breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yue was a little shocked. The defensive ability of several rookie players was somewhat beyond expectations.

The first is Adams, who was able to quickly retreat to fill the position after a big defense and a small one, and almost completed a block. In the end, he wanted to get in the position to help his teammates grab rebounds. His defensive attitude and awareness are higher than many NBA players. In the future, he will surely Become the inside pillar of a certain team, and it may even be like Haslem, one man, one city.

The second is Gobert, who seems to have well-developed limbs, but his mind is not simple. What is rare is that he is very calm, and his defensive choices are very wise. Of course, the most terrifying thing is his ability to protect the frame. The rare block is originally used to deal with big centers. It requires a very fast reaction, otherwise it is impossible to grasp the timing of take-off.

The third is Robertson. He can be calm in defending against fast breaks and use his body reasonably to complete the restrictions. Even after losing his defensive position, he can think of ways to minimize the team's losses. He is very experienced.

Of course, after continuous offense and defense, Giannis' physical talent is also undoubtedly revealed. Few people can initiate a three-step layup from such a long position, and they are not forced to do so. It seems that they are used frequently.

But this is also a representative of Giannis' rough skills. If you change to a small forward with a little skill when laying up for the first time, it will be a turn or an emergency stop, and you will basically not rush to the end, leaving yourself with no choice.

Li Yue thought about it, and saw that Giannis also hit the iron for the second free throw, just to verify the sentence in the scout report: the shooting is too bad.

Adams took off and grabbed the rebound, landed it to Schroeder, and the white team launched an offense.

It may be the tacit understanding of one person, one ball in the positional battle. Schroeder brought the ball to the top of the arc, immediately passed it to the left wing, and cut in with a big step.

Hardaway Jr. received the ball, waved his hands to reject Plumlee's cover, and changed hands and dribbled the ball on the spot.

As if he was facing a big enemy, Shabazz bent his knees and squatted, raised his hands slightly, fixed his eyes on the basketball, and assumed a standard single-defense posture.

Little Hardaway stepped forward, twisted his hips sideways and broke through to the right. Shabazz quickly slid and moved sideways, trying to grab the front to intercept.

But Little Hardaway pulled the ball back, changed his right hand to his left, and diverted to the left to break through.

Shabazz was unable to follow up, and Hardaway Jr. easily hit the short corner on the left, faced Livio's defense, and made a jumper with an emergency stop.

Swish!The basketball went into the net hollow, the white team scored two points first, and the old Hardaway on the sidelines applauded and cheered.

The red team attacked, and McWay took the ball to the right wing, stopped and gestured to the whole team.

It seemed that they wanted to shout tactics, but the five of them had never practiced together before, and the other four all showed doubts.

McAway had no choice but to throw the ball to the top of the arc, turned and ran to the right corner, winking at Giannis.

Giannis reacted in a daze for a while, and ran up to do a cross off-ball screen.At the same time, Livio received the ball at the top of the arc and turned around, then divided the left wing Shabazz, and Gobert under the basket moved to the low post on the left.

Shabazz took the ball and seemed to want to respond, he didn't care about anything, and rushed forward.

The white team's defensive center line immediately shifted to the left half, and Giannis suddenly cut to the basket.

At this time, the basket was unguarded, and Robertson was delayed by the screen again, and there was little hope of catching Giannis.

"I'll go!" Li Yue couldn't help but exclaimed, lamenting that the rookies played such an awesome tactical coordination.

I once thought that Shabazz didn't pass the ball, and didn't hand it to Gobert all the way to the bottom line, but chose to force himself.

The great opportunity disappeared, Hardaway Jr. and Adams teamed up to double-team, Plumlee cut off the passing route outside the three-point line, Shabazz was like a tiger caught in a trap, unable to make any counterattacks, he could only hug tightly wait.

Just when everyone thought that a penalty scrimmage was about to be called, Giannis yelled loudly at the basket to remind him to pass the ball. Shabazz was like a man in the water who caught a life-saving straw and quickly threw it towards the hoop, not paying attention to the angle too far and the height approaching. Approaching the top of the backboard.

Livio was disappointed when he saw this, McAway put his head in his hands in advance, and Gobert turned and walked to the frontcourt.

That thought, Giannis jumped high, grabbed the basketball forcibly, and slammed it down.

With a bang, the dunk was dunked with one hand, the rim rebounded violently, and the entire arena buzzed.

"Fuck!" Li Yue sighed, thinking that he couldn't achieve the same effect for the time being.

Looking at the general managers of other teams, they all showed shock, as if seeing aliens.

Li Yue confirmed that Giannis does have qualities worthy of attention, and Riley didn't miss it this time.

It is normal for Riley to have this kind of vision. It may be that he learned something from Jerry West when the Lakers were coaching. After all, Jerry West wanted to use the All-Star guard Eddie Jones to trade for him. McGrady, who has never played a single NBA game, has a precise vision and is definitely among the best in history.

But with such a shocking dunk just now, Giannis' draft pick may rise slowly. If the Lakers want to get him, it will be much more difficult than before, and they must use certain means.

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The 20-minute game was over in a blink of an eye. With Gobert's excellent defense and McAway's spiritual organization, the red team narrowly won by two points, but Giannis did not have any outstanding performances except for the dunk.

During the break, Li Yue came to the sidelines and asked the staff for a bottle of water.

"How is it? Does anyone appreciate it?" Morey stood aside and asked with a smile.

"I like Steven Adams of the white team. He is active in defense and has a good sense." Li Yue said casually.

"I like it too, but he's predicted to be No. 14, and it's more troublesome to get it." Morey sighed slightly.

Li Yue frowned when he heard the words, and thought to himself which one was singing, the general manager took the initiative to reveal the selection intention to people outside the team?

"I still like Rudy Gobert, but the Spurs have a strong desire for him. I got inside information that Popovich wants to build him into the second David Robinson." Morey continued.

Li Yue couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Morey's gourd, and patiently waited for the other party to tell his true thoughts.

"However, I want to choose Giannis Antetokounmpo the most. He may become the second Kawhi Leonard." Morey's face alternated between disappointment and excitement, "Many Rockets fans suggested that we choose Leonard, we didn't take it."

"That's really a pity." Li Yue raised his head to drink water, "The fans are sometimes more professional than the management."

"It's a pity that we don't have a great chance, but you can get a high-ranking draft pick through a trade." Morey put his right hand on his face, his face pensive, as if he was a little envious and jealous.

Li Yue almost spit out a mouthful of water, thinking that many people know that Howard can't be kept at all, and this matter has become public news?

(End of this chapter)