lakers championship

286 Extra Harvest
Rookie players who are selected into the NBA every year, regardless of special circumstances such as team failure or injury reimbursement, basically get playing time according to their draft pick. The higher the pick, the more playing time.

Jim Bass didn't know the level of Tatum and Kuzma at the beginning. He only saw that Tianyang and Kobe cooperated tacitly, and they could always make up for each other's loopholes, and their defense level was relatively high.

Walton told him that Tatum and Kuzma were lottery-level.

The lottery rookies, except for a very small number of parallel imports, will definitely become the backbone of the team after one or two years. If they can defend the lottery rookies, it means that their defensive strength has reached the average level of the NBA.

"Sounds like you're kind of excited and surprised?" Wharton asked.

Jim squinted his eyes and folded his hands on his knees, "If Kobe can come back and join the Lakers, the ticket price can be doubled. Of course, the most important thing is to give the young lads a chance to fight back against Green at the Oracle Center. Isn't that the most important thing?" Good example?"

Wharton nodded, "That's true. As long as he wants, he can invite him back to the team as a spiritual mentor to fill the vacancy left by Ci Shiping, and help Tianyang sing a bad face by the way. It's not enough to always convince people with reason."

Jim sighed slightly, "If he has the state of Jordan's second comeback, he can play with a substitute to make up for the team's weak rotation."

Wharton just nodded slightly this time and did not respond. He did not agree with Jim's point of view.

Jordan came back to the Wizards for the second time in 2001. He averaged 22.9 points per game in the first season, but his shooting percentage was terrible. The three-point shooting percentage was even as low as 18%. In the second year, his state recovered and he only rose to 29%.

When Kobe retired in 16, his shooting percentage was almost the same as that of Jordan when he came back for the second time. If he comes back now, even if he controls the number of shots, he can only be regarded as the third choice for shooting guard.

……

On the court, after Kobe gave some encouragement, the slack expressions on the faces of Tatum and Kuzma were swept away.

"Come again, come again!" Kuzma waved again and again.

Tianyang served the ball at the top of the arc, Kuzma caught the ball, dropped his shoulders and lowered his waist, and took two steps sideways to the right.

At the same time, Tatum ran back to get rid of Kobe on the left wing and strode to the basket.

Kuzma took off and passed the ball, Tatum received the ball and started a three-step layup.

Kobe chased all the way to the basket and took off to block the block, but Tatum pulled the bar in the air for a layup.

The third goal was scored. According to the rules set before, Tianyang and Kobe lost.

Although it was under extreme conditions, Kobe was indeed defeated. The rookies stood up and cheered, and Tatum, a die-hard fan, hugged Kobe even more excitedly.

"I'm old, I'm old, I can't run anymore!" Kobe shook his head and laughed at himself.

"You take a rest first, and I'll do the rest." Tianyang patted him on the shoulder.

Kobe nodded and retreated to the sidelines to sit down, took a breath, stared straight at the court, his eyes were a little confused.

……

"Who's coming next!" Tianyang clapped his hands and shouted.

Newcomers off the field know that without Kobe, Tianyang is more comfortable defending alone, and just now Kuzma used his height advantage to force a pass, so it might not be the case for someone else.

"I'll do it!" Mark Fultz got up and walked to the top of the arc. "But I have a request, that is, we play a normal 1V1, a total of 5 balls, you have to attack, otherwise it is meaningless to beat you."

Kobe smiled when he heard the words, "This kid has a big tone, teach him a lesson."

The newcomers at the scene immediately booed, whistled and shouted together, hoping that Tianyang would agree.

After all, Fultz is their No. [-] pick this year, and he is also a rookie guard. It should be interesting to compete with Tianyang formally.

Tianyang thought for a while, "Okay, I hope you won't be hit because of this heads-up!"

He was not joking. In the Adidas training camp, McGrady dunked the talented rookie James Felton, causing the latter to lose confidence. Not only was he not selected for the NBA, but he also became addicted to alcoholism and eventually died of it.

Fultz shook his head with a smile, saying no, and passed the ball to Tianyang.

The photographers on the sidelines cheered up, for fear of missing the wonderful shots.

Tianyang returned a pass, and Fultz dribbled the ball under his crotch to find the rhythm. After three consecutive times, he suddenly took a step to the left.

"I'm going! It's a bit fierce!" Tianyang was startled, and subconsciously moved sideways, trying to complete the interception at the free throw line.

That thought, Fultz stopped and turned around suddenly, dribbled with his right hand instead, and accelerated to start a three-step layup, resisting Tianyang's interference in the air, and finally made a throw.

Hit!The whole attack was done in one go, the visual effect was simply explosive, and the newcomers on the scene were going crazy with excitement.

Kobe also stood up and applauded, "This physical talent is amazing!"

"Amazing! Awesome! I was too worried!" Tianyang praised with a thumbs up.

Fultz smiled and said nothing, stood quietly outside the free throw line, with his hips waiting.

Tianyang walked to the top of the arc and thought: "I must score this goal, and go directly to the nuclear weapon."

Make up your mind, Tianyang gives the ball, Fultz passes back, Tianyang puts on a three-threat pose.

The rookie whistled wildly, and Kuzma yelled: "Prevent him from the left, don't let him break through!"

Tianyang crossed the ball three times in a row, then switched the basketball from behind to his left hand, raised his shoulders and kicked the ground and took a big step to the left. When Fultz moved to intercept, he immediately braked to pull the ball to the right, and accelerated to the basket Split buckle with one hand.

"Good!" Kobe stood up and cheered.

The newcomers on the scene were misfired for a while, and Fultz was also a little confused. After all, Tianyang was in the state of playing in the Western Conference Finals.

Fultz attacked again, dribbling back and away from the three-point line, Tianyang did not follow.

Fultz sprinted faster, Tianyang bent down and spread his hands.

The two met at the outer circle of the free throw line. Fultz forcibly changed direction, but Tianyang couldn't stop him.

Tianyang didn't give up, he turned around and chased after him, but he thought, Fultz jumped directly from the free throw line!
"Bang!" With a sound, the dunk was successful.

After waiting for about 1 second, the newcomers on the scene burst into various howls.

The photographers raised their heads one after another, as if they couldn't believe what they saw just now.

Dunk from the free throw line!Although it's only 1V1, it's still considered actual combat. Fultz's physical talent is terrible!
Kobe winked at the sky, as if to say: "You have to be serious, otherwise this training camp will not go on."

It's not jealousy, but to host a training camp, at least you have to have something to sell, right?

Tianyang nodded, retreated to the three-point line to catch the ball, rushed to the free throw line in one step, turned around and hit with his back.

"COME ON!" The newcomers on the scene uttered dissatisfied voices, they wanted to see fierce confrontation.

Tianyang ignored it, swayed left and right continuously, and then leaned back.

"Shua!" The basketball went into the net hollow, and the two tied 2-2.

Fultz attacked again. First, he changed direction and swayed in front of his body. After rushing to the free throw line, he accelerated again, resisted Tianyang and entered the basket, and finally took off and hit the board.

The basketball bounced into the rim and Fultz led 3-2.

Tianyang attacked again, still playing singles with his back, turned around and flew Fultz away, and easily slipped to the basket to score.

……

Fultz attacked again, Tianyang was about to step forward to defend, Kobe shouted: "Let him shoot." '

Tianyang thought after hearing the words: "Fultz made three consecutive shots with violent layups and never used shots. Maybe it is really a breakthrough."

Determined to pay attention, Tianyang took a step back, Fultz was stunned, and then continued to sprint to the left.

Tianyang no longer considered the opponent's shooting, so he naturally intercepted it easily, even if Fultz turned around and accelerated, he still easily kept up.

Several times in a row, he couldn't get a chance. Fultz finally chose to shoot from the short corner on the right.

"Bang!", striking the iron, Kobe smiled, and the rookies on the scene sighed.

"You can't unite to bully us!" Kuzma protested. Kobe glared at him and bowed his head quickly.

Tianyang attacked again, playing back singles again, shaking Fultz away, and scored with a face-up throw.

When it was Fultz's turn to attack, Tianyang continued to shoot and still succeeded.

In the end, Tianyang finished the post-up singles, scored 5 points first, and won the challenge.

Tianyang came forward to shake hands, "You must practice shooting well in summer, otherwise you will be easily targeted."

Fultz nodded in approval, turned and walked off the court.

Tianyang was about to ask who would come next, when a voice suddenly came out: "We are not here to learn post-up singles. This technique is very powerful, but it is outdated and does not match the rhythm of today's basketball games."

"Who's talking? Stand up and let me see!" Bryant stood up and shouted.

"Me!" I saw a person walking out from the rookie players. "Josh Jackson."

"Why do you think post-ups are out?" Bryant asked.

"In the finals that just ended yesterday, no player used post-up singles. The current basketball game is characterized by fast balls, fast passes and cuts, and a large number of three-pointers." Josh said firmly.

"Okay! Our theme today is self-confidence. You have your own opinions. I appreciate it very much. Although I don't agree with you, I will prove you wrong with facts. Now you choose four people, and Tianyang and I choose three people. Let’s have a 5V5 match, Tianyang and I promise to only play back-to-back singles, if you lose, don’t say such things in the future.”

Tianyang added: "The time spent playing games is not included in the training camp time, it should be considered free extra training."

When the newcomers heard the words, they immediately became restless, which side should they join?
Teaming up with Kobe and Tianyang, you can get the feeling of being teammates with superstars, and you will be familiar with the NBA in the future.

With Josh Jackson, as long as they win, the media exposure will be absolutely terrifying, and the draft pick may be improved accordingly.

……

The back row of stands on the left side of the arena.

Jim crossed his legs, "I always feel that Kobe's training camp this time has other intentions besides finding immediate players for us."

Wharton nodded, "Make money? Is it too busy? It's unlikely, maybe he doesn't even know why."

Jim narrowed his eyes, "Why do you think Kobe and Tianyang used 'confidence' as the theme of the first day? Can these newcomers find confidence after practicing with them?"

Wharton shook his head, "I'm not sure about the rookie, but Kobe has regained a lot of confidence. It's a bonus to train others but strengthen his own feeling."

　Thanks to 'Beishanfenghan' and 'Tianzigun' for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)