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Chapter 989 The Exhausted Basketball Fighting Spirit

In the 2003 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons, which had the second overall pick in the first round, selected the talented teenager Darko Milicic from Serbia.

If in other years' draft conference, the Pistons' choice is understandable. Milicic is already a player who has proven that he has good combat power.

But because it was 2003, the draft that year produced top superstars such as LeBron James, Wade, Anthony, and Bosh.

Especially because the Pistons chose Milicic and missed cornerstone players such as Anthony, Wade and Bosh, it seems that the Pistons' choice is very "failed".

However, this matter also has his two sides. Perhaps Milicic is the "chosen man" who can bring the championship.

In the rookie season of joining the Pistons, he followed the team to win the championship, which can be said to be the lucky star of the team.

Although it didn't contribute much to the team's victory, Milicic won the championship in his rookie season, which is indeed legendary enough.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this championship that Milicic lost his desire to continue to improve and continue to work hard to win.

Milicic not only failed to tap more potential, but also slowly regressed, absent from training and absent from games.

This also made the Pistons a little unbearable.

They quickly sent away the No. [-] pick.

Leaving the Pistons, Milicic lived the life of a "tramp".

Although the performance is still poor, many teams still believe that Milicic still has a certain potential to be tapped.

This includes the Clippers who just traded for Milicic.

However, what the Clippers didn't expect was that Milicic had even fallen to the point where he refused to return to the United States, refused to participate in the media day, and refused to come to the team to report for no reason.

This is unbearable for the Clippers management.

But Lan Shengli, as the head coach, still wants to give Milicic some opportunities and want him to return to the team.

Therefore, Lan Shengli contacted Milicic by phone.

"I'm really, really, really, really tired of basketball, and I'm also tired of the life of a professional player, just like you were once tired of the life of a teacher at Berkeley~!!"

As a straightforward Serbian, Milicic directly expressed his true feelings.

"You say that, I want to have a good chat with you~!"

Lan Shengli responded calmly.

Perhaps looking at Milicic's experience, it does look like when he left Berkeley.

"Okay~, I also want to chat with Coach Blue about how to achieve a seamless crossover~!!"

Milicic responded.

"Since you said that you are tired of basketball and the life of a professional player, then I want to ask you, if you leave the court, what do you want to do~?!, what is the direction of your life~?! "

Lan Shengli asked.

"I just lost interest and fighting spirit in basketball, but I still love other sports, so what I just said, to be precise, should be that I am tired of the life of a basketball player, especially being away from home. , I really have had enough of working hard in the United States~”

Milicic said in a calm tone.

"Just because you already won the championship~?!"

Lan Shengli continued to ask.

"No~, this has nothing to do with the championship. I just think that there is a stronger power in Milicic's body, a power that needs to be released urgently. In other words, I think that apart from basketball In addition, I can do better in other sports, my athletic talent has not been fully released~!!!”

Milicic continued to speak seriously.

"It's like you used to be a teacher and now you are a coach. You have completely released the talent hidden in your body. I want this too, and I believe I will succeed~!!"

Milicic continued to speak in a serious tone.

That kind of feeling doesn't seem to be said casually, it is the result of Milicic's careful conclusion.

And here Lan Shengli listened, nodding his head with unsatisfactory intentions, and didn't rush to answer.

Perhaps Lan Shengli really has a deep understanding of what Milicic said.

"I can understand what you said, and I understand it very well, but in my eyes, or from my perspective, I think you really have a lot of potential that has not been developed, and you can do more Things~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to persuade.

"No, no, no, I'm tired of hearing these words, I'm really tired of hearing them~!"

Upon hearing this, Milicic immediately shook his head and denied it.

"Maybe you do have the ability to tap a player's potential, but in my opinion, the overall environment of American basketball is also the reason why I want to give up basketball~"

Milicic explained.

"To be honest, I have been working hard to adapt to American basketball and integrate into it after coming to the United States for so many years, but after so many years, this has not been realized, and I cannot integrate into it. The basketball in China is not what it is today~, I hate those basketballs that are eager for quick success, I hate the commercial league, I hate the atmosphere of American basketball, I have tried many times to integrate into it, but you know, it is too difficult~! !, It’s really too difficult~!!”

Milicic continued shaking his head and said.

"So that's the reason why your basketball fighting spirit is exhausted~?!"

Lan Shengli asked immediately after listening.

"That's right, that's it~"

Milicic responded immediately.

"Then you can go back to Europe and continue to be a professional player~!!, continue to play basketball~!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"No, just like what I said just now, I think my life needs to turn a happy chapter. Maybe it's irresponsible for me to leave without saying goodbye, but I have to do it, and I can only do it~"

Milicic continued.

"Then what are you going to do next~?!"

Lan Shengli seems to have given up trying to persuade Milicic.

"I like challenging work, I like the feeling of conquest, I like to fight against myself, I like to fight alone, so I want to try free kickboxing, or similar sports, I think my There is a lot of potential in the body, and I want to develop them~!!"

Milicic still said firmly.

"Yeah~!!, and boxers earn more than basketball players, haha~!!"

Lan Shengli immediately responded jokingly.

(End of this chapter)