If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 8 Durant is my friend

After the Chinese team narrowly defeated the Grizzlies, they played four more playoff games with a record of one win and three losses.

Including the Grizzlies, it's two wins and three losses.

They lost to the Kings, Knicks and Celtics successively, and only the Cavaliers won easily.

However, Yi Jian performed well, averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds per game.

[The performance in the summer league is stable and has been affirmed.Reward +1 for backs, +2 for dunks, and +2 for stability. 】

After the summer league ended, Yi Jian signed a contract with the Supersonics, and then returned to China to continue training with the men's basketball team.

Because of Sun Yue's poor performance, the Lakers have no plans to sign a contract with him for the time being.

On the contrary, Zhu Fangyu's precise shooting from the outside attracted the attention of some NBA teams. The Suns even offered a contract, but because it was only a ten-day short contract, Zhu Fangyu chose to reject it after careful consideration.

In the national team's training camp, Yi Jian performed well, and the coaching staff of the national team also decided to give him a higher tactical status, and together with Yao Ming, he formed the gold medal insider of the national team.

But to be honest, it's still too early, Yi Jian feels that he can still evolve by next year's Olympic Games.

In early October, Yi Jian came to the Supersonic to report.

Yi Jian greeted other players politely, but he only really paid attention to Durant.

"Kevin, we meet again. We agreed last time, let's have fun."

"You're the best player in this class. I'm surprised the Blazers didn't take you with the No. [-] pick. But it's better now, we're teammates."

Originally, Durant felt that Yi Jian was a little bit stealing his limelight, but after directly touting him, he suddenly felt that Yi Jian was a good person, and he was very accurate in judging people. He also felt that he was the strongest rookie in this year's class.

On the surface, Durant was still a little embarrassed, "Really? I'm not that strong anymore, haha..."

"Of course it is true. The two of us are the best rookies in this class. Now that the team is rebuilding, we have the opportunity to become the core of the team during our rookie period. We must unite the front and let the team cooperate with us in terms of tactics and personnel."

"In this way, we can perform better and better, easily win high salaries, and the honor of the league."

"If we don't unite, the team will divide us and make us obedient. This is not the life of the future superstar of the league."

Durant was taken aback by Yi Jian's words, but he felt that Yi Jian made sense.

As the team's only second rookie, the two quickly became acquainted.

The two bosses of the Sonics team left last season, and the team is now planning to focus on training Durant and Yi Jian. The two of them have a relatively easy life.

James was always bullied when he was a rookie, and Yao Ming also experienced the NBA tradition of bullying rookies, but there is no big boss in the Sonics, and several old players have good tempers, and no one will call Yi Jian and Durant at will.

But Yi Jian still knows how to behave, he directly invited the whole team to a big meal.

As a rookie with no financial constraints, Yi Jian easily won the favor of other players.

The Supersonics really have no one this season, and their strength belongs to the belly.

The two sides of things are that the competition within the team is not very fierce.

High-ranking picks like Yi Jian and Durant can go directly to the position. Other players may be a little jealous, but they will accept it more easily.

After all, rebuilding the team to practice with high-ranking players is a perfectly normal phenomenon.

During the training, the head coach Carlesimo yelled at others, but he was obviously kinder to Yi Jian and Durant. There has never been anything fair in this world.

After the team's training, Yi Jian and Durant came to the court alone.

The rookie training camp did not have heads-up, and Yi Jian planned to make it a regular event for the team.

[Rookie season benefit task: Who is the better rookie. 】

[He beat Durant [-] times single-handedly. 】

Durant attacked first, and his height was only a little shorter than Yi Jian's, but he was much better at handling the ball, which was entirely a defender's skill.

Inside height, outside skills, Durant is so talented.

Continuously changing directions and pulling back, Yi Jian's interference had no effect, and Durant hit.

Then when it was Yi Jian's turn to attack, he still took an unremarkable tentative step, then accelerated in a disguised form, and directly squeezed Durant away for a dunk.

The visual effects of the two are very explosive.

The other players of the Supersonics watched the excitement from the sidelines, but if they came up, they would also have to be abused by the two rookies.

Strong strength is valued by the team, and others in the Supersonics can only accept their fate.

This season, I will accompany the two princes to adapt to the league.

In a basketball heads-up game, the offensive side has the upper hand.

Both Yi Jian and Durant are stronger offensively, neither of them can defend the other.

After playing a few rounds, there is still a little bit of sympathy.

However, Yi Jian completed the task by the way.

[Ruthless defeat of Durant ten times, reward ball possession +1, three-pointer +1, mid-range shot +2. 】

After completing the task, the value harvested seems to be a technique Durant is good at.

Yi Jian became more interested in this rookie season welfare task.

Since it's a benefit, it won't be just one time. I don't know if I can continue to squeeze Durant's wool.

Yi Jian felt that he needed more contact with Durant.

A good partner on the court and a good friend off the court, that's all.

Therefore, Yi Jian rented an apartment not far from Durant's home.

Although he is not short of money, he still does not have Durant Howe, who has signed a $6000 million sneaker contract.

After Durant was selected by the team, he directly bought a mansion of more than 200 million US dollars.

It's a pity that the team will move away next year, and he won't be living here for long.

After training, the two left together.

Yi Jian half-jokingly said: "Kevin, your schoolbag is really cool."

"Thank you, I can give you two." Durant felt a little like meeting a confidant.

"Haha, let's go play games." Yi Jian said with a smile.

"Oh, that's great, go to my house, I just bought a new game." Durant suddenly talked more, and chatted with Yi Jian about several games.

Fortunately, Yi Jian has made a lot of preparations to adapt to life after rebirth, otherwise he would still be unable to speak.

But seeing Durant's eloquent appearance, it seems that it is not difficult to chime in.

However, Yi Jian still has a foundation for some games, especially sports games.

It would be nice to have someone to play games with to relax after training, but Yi Jian doesn't want to go outside for parties.

Nightclubs and the like are really too noisy, and I don’t know why many players like it.

The Supersonics' training camp is quite substantial, and Yi Jian is basically spending time adapting to the team's tactics.

The head coach also took office in the summer, and the veteran players did not have any advantage over the two rookies.

Time flies, and the NBA has entered the preseason stage.

It is the first time Yi Jian has integrated into the team to play, and his performance will also determine his tactical status in the team in the next stage.

[Task: Perform well and become the team's starting player. 】

(End of this chapter)