basketball boulder

Chapter 28
Then, Wade touched it at some point.

He seemed a little concerned about what Li Lei said about "the rookie being selected as an All-Star" and wanted to show his face more in front of the CCTV cameras.

Li Lei grabbed Wade, hugged him, and said to the camera: "There is also this guy, he will also be dragged to be dissected. I suspect that he has a scud on his leg, otherwise how could he be so fast?"

Wade turned around, countered Li Lei, and acted like a policeman catching a thief: "You can't run away either. Do you have a satellite positioning system installed in your hand? You snatched a lot of balls."

Wade's emotional intelligence is not low.

Li Lei praised him, so he naturally wanted to praise him back.

Hello, me, hello, everyone, is really good.

The two played around and made the fans laugh again.

That night, Zhang Weiping, Su Qun and Li Lei bid farewell.

They have been busy in the United States for several months, and they have to go back to China to rest.

Moreover, the 22nd Men's Basketball Asian Championship will be held in Harbin soon, and Zhang Weiping and Su Qun also have the task of explaining and interviewing.

Li Lei sent them to the bus before returning to the hotel.

The next morning, Spoelstra started chatting with the players.

Last night, he seemed to have determined with the management and coaching staff who the team will keep.

Raschel Butler and Kirk Penney have contracts. Needless to say, they will continue to stay on the team next season.

Wade, Beasley, and Li Lei are all rookies this year. Even if they play poorly in the summer league, the Heat will not be eliminated directly.

What's more, Wade and Li Lei both played well and showed strong immediate combat power.

In addition, Haslem also got Spoelstra's commitment, and the Heat will sign a contract with him.

He succeeded!

Lost in 2002, drifted overseas for a year, and finally climbed into the NBA.

How can outsiders imagine the bitterness and bitterness in this.

Li Lei made a special trip to congratulate Haslem.

Haslem was very happy: "Thank you, Stone!"

"Do you want to continue training in the next time?"

Haslem continued.

It is now mid-July, and the Heat will not assemble until late September, with more than two months in between.

What Haslem asked is these two months.

Li Lei understood: Haslem finally got the promise to sign the contract, this is to firmly hold the opportunity in his hands.

Just because you signed a contract doesn't mean you're safe.

In Haslem's situation, most of the contracts given by the team are non-guaranteed contracts.

That is to say: If he doesn't play well, the team can kick him without paying.

He didn't want that to happen.

The reason why I asked Li Lei was because Li Lei was the second to report when the summer league assembled.

Haslem felt that Li Lei was the second hardest person in the team, and he was naturally the first.

Li Lei nodded: "Of course!"

He has his reasons.

Li Lei has a system, and training is an important way to improve skill proficiency.

The more you practice, the stronger Li Lei becomes.

So Li Lei didn't want to waste a minute or a second.

Later, they contacted Wade and Beasley. If there were more people, the atmosphere would be better, and they could still play games.

Wade agreed.

Beasley plans to go on vacation to celebrate the upcoming million-dollar contract.

Everyone has their own aspirations, there is no need to force them.

With a thought in his heart, Li Lei picked up his Nokia phone and contacted Milicic, Dior, Pachulia, and Mo Williams in turn.

All four agreed.

There are seven people, and there are still three people who can play the whole game.

Li Lei contacted Alstom, Crawford, and White Chocolate.

These three people had to play to maintain their form during the offseason, and they agreed very readily.

Now, ten people gathered together.

The location was in New York, and there was a basketball court in Alston's villa.

On the day of the assembly, the newcomers were surprised to see that there were three active NBA players.

They are about to enter the NBA, but after all, they have not stepped into the world's highest basketball circle. That feeling is different.

There are active NBA players leading the training, and they believe that they will definitely improve faster.

After three days of basic training, everyone is familiar with it, so I am ready to play the game.

White Chocolate and Crawford served as the captains of the white team and the red team respectively, and began to select people.

"Milicic!"

White Chocolate chose the big one first.

In this era, the big man is always the best choice, unless the small man has the talent of James.

As strong as Jordan, he was still snatched by Olajuwon.

If you choose a hundred times without opening your eyes, Olajuwon will also be the number one pick.

"Pachulia."

Crawford's pick won't have a second either.

The two selected people one after another, and the lineup came out quickly.

White team: White Chocolate, Milicic, Haslem, Li Lei, Mo.

Red team: Crawford, Pachulia, Diaw, Wade, Alstom.

The confrontation match soon began, and the two teams played back and forth.

The three current NBA players, White Chocolate, Crawford, and Alston, were surprised. These rookies are very powerful immediately, and they don't look like they just came into contact with professional leagues.

Li Lei, Wade, and Haslem are very mature players.

Diaw, Milicic, and Pachulia are a little uncomfortable, but they are all European team basketball backgrounds, and occasionally they can play beautifully.

Only Mo Williams was a little embarrassed.

This guy's desire to attack is too strong, with the ball in his hand, only the basket is left in his eyes.

And he missed.

His current opponents are no longer those college students in the NCAA, but NBA players.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The arena seems to have become a blacksmith's shop, and the sound of iron striking is endless.

In addition, Li Lei also found a problem.

Milicic's English is a bit bad.

This is extremely detrimental to his survival in the NBA.

Can't understand what teammates say, can't understand the coach's tactics, what are you doing?
This training is a very good opportunity, everyone speaks English, there is a good environment, and oral English can be improved quickly.

For example, like Dior, his English improved very quickly.

But Milicic has barely improved because he rarely speaks.

"Dako, you have to practice your English well."

Li Lei reminded while taking a break.

"Ah."

Milicic cherished words like gold, and the answer was only one word.

"The only way to practice oral English well is to speak a lot!"

Li Lei persuaded earnestly.

Milicic nodded, indicating that he understood, but didn't even say a word.

Li Lei: "..."

Do you really understand?

Li Lei no longer insisted, he tried his best.

In the next few days, another incident happened.

Li Lei received a call from a stranger.

These days, there is no such thing as telecom fraud or harassing phone calls, and there are not many cases of personal information leakage.

So someone who can call you either knows you or knows someone you know.

"Hello, Stone. This is Bill Duffy, Yao Ming's agent."

Sure enough, Duffy and Li Lei didn't know each other, but they both knew Yao Ming.

Li Lei hasn't met Yao Ming yet, but he and Yao Ming talked on the phone.

Regarding the draft, Yao Ming didn't help much, but he worried a lot.

Li Lei got Yao Ming's phone number through Su Qun and expressed his gratitude to Yao Ming, so Yao Ming has Li Lei's contact information.

"Hello, Mr. Duffy."

Li Lei almost guessed Duffy's intention.

Sure enough, Duffy straight to the point expressed his intention to be Li Lei's manager.

Li Lei was still thinking.

Duffy has already taken the initiative: "Stone, we can meet and talk."

Li Lei agreed.

(End of this chapter)