The world's best combo guard

Chapter 133 130 [Best Rookie]

After a long regular season, after a lot of fighting among the teams in the league, it's finally time for results.

The regular season is coming to an end.

Those teams that have secured a place in the playoffs will actively build up their strength to welcome the playoffs with a better posture.

And those teams with poor records announced a holiday, the players went back to their homes and found their mothers, and the management team hurriedly worked hard for the future of the team.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the highest record in the league in the regular season, they will even start high-intensity closed training in the next few days.

Especially for old people like Kobe Bryant, the loss of last season is still vivid.

They don't want to experience the same defeat twice. In the case of winning the championship this season, everyone is holding back their energy and must complete their goals.

Therefore, when the last regular season game ended and Phil Jackson announced that the whole team would have a three-day holiday and then gather for high-intensity closed training, no one objected.

The regular season has come to an end. For Li Hao, this season is a process worth embarrassing.

Before the start of the season, no one would have thought that he would be able to perform at such a high level in the first season. Even Li Hao himself probably didn't set such a high goal when he set himself a goal.

Hard work + chance!

Li Hao finally attributed all this to these four words.

In terms of talent alone, Li Hao dare not say that he is the best among rookies in the 03 class, but in terms of hard work, Li Hao believes that he will not lose to anyone. After one season, Li Hao roughly calculated that most of his time is Spent in the training hall.

As for the chance, after being selected by the Lakers, many people are not very optimistic about Li Hao's future, because the Lakers seem to have no shortage of guards, and there are not many opportunities for rookies like Li Hao to perform. .

At that time, the whole world knew that the goal of the Los Angeles Lakers this season was to regain the O'Brien Cup. As for Li Hao, if he played well, he could get a championship ring.

At that time, even Li Hao himself was a little frustrated. In the beginning of the game, apart from being difficult to adapt to Phil Jackson's triangle offense, it was also difficult for him to gain Phil Jackson's trust. The average playing time is less than 10 minutes per game.

For a rookie who is anxious to raise the ball, such a living environment is simply unimaginable.

Fortunately, everything gradually changed.

The team suffered extensive injuries, especially the absence of Gary Payton at this point, which gave Li Hao a chance.

Li Hao is proud enough that he can seize the opportunity.

The regular season ends, and before the playoffs officially start, the league will announce the final winners of the regular season awards.

Not surprisingly, Li Hao will win the Best Rookie Award.

And maybe at that time, people will give Li Hao applause instead of questioning, because Li Hao's performance left them speechless.

Today, the 20-year-old Li Hao has become one of the typical representative players in the history of the NBA.

He performed well in the regular season, especially in the last few games, Li Hao's performance became more and more stable. Therefore, what people are looking forward to next is Li Hao's performance in the playoffs.

You know, the playoffs are undoubtedly the best stage to test a player's true level.

Compared with the regular season, the playoffs obviously have a great improvement in both the intensity of the competition and the level of competition.

Many players who performed well in the regular season often suddenly misfired in the playoffs, and some players who were mediocre in the regular season often ushered in an explosion in the playoffs.

This is not unusual in NBA history.

And what is a superstar?What is a real potential star?
That's the guy who's been great both in the regular season and in the playoffs.

People expect Li Hao to be this type of player, but at the same time everyone knows that it is not easy.

As a first-year rookie, Li Hao's playoff resume is blank, directly zero. In this case, his game state will be severely tested.

However, Li Hao himself remains optimistic about this.

Two days ago, Li Hao and Tencent Sports, as the image ambassador of the newly established Tencent Sports section under the domestic Tencent network platform in China, jointly created the first sports documentary since the establishment of Tencent Sports.

The documentary is called "Hao Xing", and it is completely based on Li Hao's personal experience.

The Tencent Sports Project documentary "Hao Xing" has created a total of four parts. The first part mainly tells about Li Hao's personal experience before entering the NBA.

Two days ago, after the official press conference of the first part, Li Hao accepted an exclusive interview with Tencent Sports.

In this exclusive interview, Tencent Sports reporter Wang Lei asked about the upcoming playoffs.

Wang Lei asked Li Hao whether Li Hao would be worried about his performance when he played in the NBA playoffs for the first time.

Li Hao expressed very confidently that he knew that the playoffs would definitely be harder and more difficult than the regular season, and the challenges he encountered were also more severe, but he was confident in overcoming all of them.

Whether they are foreign fans or domestic fans, they have become accustomed to Li Hao's confidence after this season.

Therefore, when Li Hao said in an exclusive interview that he has the confidence to deal with the situation of the playoffs, everyone is not surprised.

It has to be admitted that the power of the information age is becoming increasingly prominent.

When the first part of the "Hao Xing" documentary series was officially released, it quickly attracted the attention of many people on the domestic Internet. Before that, only a few people knew about Li Hao's past. Hao's past is not well understood, or in a vague state, but with the release of the first part, everyone's understanding of Li Hao has reached a new level.

In the first part, Li Hao also specially performed a few sets of martial arts, which made the fans shout incredible.

In the past, it was only rumored on the Internet that Li Hao knew kung fu, and no one had seen Li Hao admit it in person, but today he finally got a response from the deity.

In two days, Tencent Sports relied on the first part of the "Hao Xing" series to successfully attract the attention of a large number of domestic fans.

This made the behind-the-scenes leaders of Tencent Sports very satisfied, because before that, they had two cooperation goals, one was Li Hao, and the other was Yao Ming.

At that time, internal opinions were not unified. Some people thought that Yao Ming should be given this significant first man of the hour documentary, because Yao Ming was the No.

But Yao Ming is different. The regular season tends to come to an end in the first two days. The Houston Rockets have a poor record. It is only theoretically possible to advance to the playoffs. Sith is getting more and more dissatisfied, and plans to send him away this offseason, completely restore Yao Ming, and rebuild the team with Yao Ming as the core.

In this case, Yao Ming's future looks even brighter.

On the other hand, Li Hao, even if the news of the ok combination's feud has never stopped, even if the ok combination really wants to disband this summer, it is impossible for the Lakers management to send away two superstars at once, and no matter who stays, they will It is the boss, and Li Hao can only be the second in command in a short time, or even lower.

Therefore, they should choose Yao Ming.

However, there was another voice from the management at that time, which was to choose Li Hao.

From the perspective of those managements who support Li Hao, Li Hao's upper limit in the NBA is higher than that of Yao Ming. Combined with the comparison of the first season of the two, Li Hao undoubtedly has a very large advantage.

In addition, Li Hao has an outstanding image and a gorgeous game. Compared with Yao Ming, he can attract more people's attention.

The ultimate goal of Tencent Sports is to make money, and considering the commercial value of Li Hao and Yao Ming, Li Hao undoubtedly has more potential, so they finally set the cooperation target as Li Hao.

Judging from the response to the release of the first part of "Hao Xing", their decision is undoubtedly correct.

Tencent Sports is just one of the elements of Tencent's comprehensive Internet service platform. The behind-the-scenes bigwigs of Tencent who started to taste the sweetness from Li Hao immediately made a decision, and then quickly launched an all-round cooperation with Li Hao. They want to use Li Hao's current influence , Make the Tencent brand bigger.

As for the team behind Li Hao, they are naturally happy to cooperate with Tencent in all aspects. After all, Tencent is already the largest comprehensive Internet service platform in China. more benefits.

Therefore, the cooperation between Li Hao and Tencent can definitely be regarded as mutually beneficial and win-win.

In fact, it's not just Tencent. After Li Hao continued to perform brilliantly after a season, overwhelming business cooperation flooded in to him.

Fortunately for Li Hao, the team did not have too much record pressure after entering March, which allowed him to spend part of his time and energy on dealing with these business cooperation.

Although Li Hao told Yao Zhijun before the start of the season, his main time and energy this season will be on training and competitions.

But when these things came to him, even if Li Hao was reluctant, he would spare some time to deal with them.

However, just one day ago, when Gu Zhengwen found Li Hao again with a stack of contracts, Li Hao finally lost his temper.

This is the first time he got angry with Gu Zhengwen and the others.

The playoffs are just around the corner, and Li Hao must maintain absolute focus. Starting tomorrow, the team will enter a high-intensity closed preparation mode. In front of him, isn't this intentionally distracting him?

"Old Gu, I don't care what method you use, anyway, until the end of the finals, any of you should not show up in front of me with a stack of contracts."

In the end, Li Hao gave Gu Zhengwen and the others a death order, no matter what happened, it must be delayed until the end of the season.

It's not that Li Hao is too serious. In fact, in Li Hao's view, these things will indeed affect him. Making money is important, but isn't there still a saying?When your wealth has accumulated to a certain level, you will care more about other things.

In Li Hao's heart, what he cares most about now is not money, but success in his career.

Especially when he is now the third leader of the Lakers, he wants to need this success even more.

This will become an unforgettable experience in his career. After all, he is not the kind of water dispenser player. Once the Lakers finally win the championship, he will be rewarded for his merits. Li Hao cares about this feeling very much, so he All efforts must be made for this.

Just like the general manager of the Lakers Kupchak once said publicly, Li Hao has the opportunity to make history this season. Compared with other rookies in the 03 class, he has the opportunity to be the first to touch the championship trophy. One, and the role he played in it is irreplaceable. It is conceivable that when the Lakers really win the championship, Li Hao at that time will become the most special one in Chinese basketball and the entire NBA history.

Kupchak gave Li Hao enough affirmation and also gave him enough hope.

In this case, even if it is Li Hao himself, he has to go all out for these.

.........

On April 4, local time, the NBA officially announced the major awards of the regular season. Among the much-watched best rookie awards, the name of the Lakers No. 16 Li Hao is impressively listed.

People are very clear that when this list is released, it is like a brand new record for the entire NBA.

Because there has never been a precedent for a Chinese player to win the best rookie award before, Yao Ming had a chance last year, but it was a pity that he lost to Stoudemire in the end. I have to admit that it was a pity.

But after a year, Li Hao successfully made up for this regret.

The No. 13 pick in the first round won the best rookie.

From another point of view, it was like a slap that slapped many people hard without leaving any strength.

Including Pat Riley, the "magic operator" who was still complacent before.

Although Dwyane Wade is excellent, maybe he will really become the totem of the Miami Heat. The chosen son LeBron James is certainly talented, although he is regarded by the people of Cleveland as the "savior" of the city.

so what?

Now the most dazzling rookie in the 03 class is Li Hao, a Chinese guard who entered the league only as the No. 13 pick in the first round and was constantly questioned.

Even in the history of the traditional giants of the Los Angeles Lakers, Li Hao's record is enough to make him comparable to legendary superstars in team history like Magician.

After learning that he had successfully won the best rookie, Li Hao even locked himself in the room for a while because of his excitement.

For him, it was both fantastical and deserved.

Just like what he once said to everyone, maybe he is not the most talented one in the 03 class, but he always believes in himself and believes that one day he will become the best one in the 03 class and even the entire NBA history.

In the past, when Li Hao blatantly uttered such bold words, perhaps many people would think that he was brazen and would scoff at him, but now, after Li Hao has achieved the first step, people have to admit that perhaps this young man A 20-year-old guy, maybe it can!

(End of this chapter)