New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 230 'Machine Killer' Simpkins

San Antonio's draft luck has been rough over the years.But it doesn't delay that they can always trade some potential seedlings from some bad teams.

Especially three years ago, a point guard who can only be said to be good was exchanged from the Brooklyn Nets for a new cornerstone of the team who is both offensive and defensive and nearly 22 years old.The latter used facts to prove that the manager of the Nets is really not good, and such an obvious defensive champion was sold so cheaply.

The Spurs may have a tradition of picking up leaks, and the thinking of successive head coaches is very unified, no guns, no cannons, the enemy made it for us!It is not uncommon for this team to almost rob trades.

The words of San Antonio people cannot be trusted, and this has become a very important creed in the American basketball circle.Any player they target will be treated well at the home team, because who knows if they will be the next star.

When Zhang Yi, Wally and Robert wandered around the museum.An old man dozing off in a corner attracted their attention.Because the height of around seven feet is too striking.

"Who is this guy?" Wally leaned over. After all, he and Wacker had been to this city, and these old players knew each other more or less.

The old man was wearing a motorcycle cap, so the third brother couldn't be identified, but he looked a bit cool from his motorcycle-style attire.This memorial hall has been built for many years, and it received a lot of tourists at the beginning. After all, the trend of the previous generation has not passed.

But these years, because the San Antonio Spurs haven't gotten involved in the championship for many years, it is naturally much deserted here.

The three of them watched around the old man for a while, then left in fear of disturbing him.I didn't see his face until the end.Hearing the sound of snoring, he seemed to be sleeping soundly.

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the AT&T Arena for training this time.It's not like it was in Milwaukee.One is a standard round of the playoffs, and the other is a strong contender who wants to break out in the West.

Wacker led the players to warm up carefully, and polished off the lazy attitude of the past few days by the way.Even players will have this kind of problem, not to mention people who take turns, even people who play on the court, the continuous confrontation in an unfamiliar environment will give birth to a sense of fatigue.

For many of them, the preseason is the first time away from Los Angeles, which is embarrassing.Although no one said it, it could be seen that their eyes were all red.

homesick?of course not.These players have a familiar and comfortable environment in mind.A lot of guys do well in this kind of environment.Home dragons and away worms are not casual talk.

Zhang Yi had already played health-preserving basketball in the last game, which was a concession he made because he didn't want to be rested.And this time, he must show a strong performance.Conquering this low-key holy city is also to lay the foundation for the regular season and playoffs in the future.

Generally speaking, it is also a traditional arrangement not to play the main force in the preseason.But today the head coach of the Spurs approached Wacker and joked, "How about going to the main team? Think of it as training the lineup for the new season?"

Others might not take this joke seriously at all, but Wacker won't, because he wants Zhang Yi to play at a level, and if the opponent is too weak, it will be a problem.

The Los Angeles Lakers rookie lineup is now only one power forward away from the real starters, so making this change doesn't matter at all.The reason why the Spurs made this calculation is actually because their rookies are really not very good, and their attendance rate has not been good in recent years. This opportunity just stimulates the market.

Ordinary preseason games will definitely not create momentum, but because the opponent has the future successor of Curry, NCAA star, and now the NBA's son of tomorrow Zhang Yi, it is relatively easy to publicize.

Because the game was on the second night, the whole day was enough for the media to make a fuss in the city.Although there is no nationwide live broadcast, they should be regarded as the most eye-catching game in the same round, so the only thing to consider is to make the game exciting.

It is certain that Zhang Yi, Wally, and Robert will play the Bruins, and whether the starting power forward can be integrated into this lineup for the first time, and how powerful they are to start a normal rotation.With these selling points, the Spurs are not worried about the attendance of this game at all.

During the training, Zhang Yi also saw the new king of the city, 'Mechanical Killer' Simpkins!Although he is a white man, his talent is super strong. Except for his almost jumping, this does not affect him in the slightest to become the most cold-blooded man on the court.

2米08的身高，臂展却达到了惊人的2米21，再加上110公斤的体重。只要他想拿下的对手几乎没有一个能够跑掉。

God knows how the Brooklyn uniform team let go of Simpkins with such obvious talent. Some people even ridiculed that this was a PY deal.The Nets manager doesn't know the benefits of taking the Spurs behind his back.Of course, this is all a joke. There are many robbed transactions in basketball history.

Watching Simpkins' training, Zhang Yi was also very interested.Because although this guy has a strong defense, he has trained countless offensive methods from second-rate offense in a year, which proves that his training must have merit.

Noticing Zhang Yi's gaze, Simpkins walked over shaking his head.The two stopped on the middle and long line, and neither of them spoke as they stood face to face.

Everyone else looked at this side, because these two are the absolute core of the two teams, and no one would want any conflict between them.

Wacker and Spurs coach Foley also came over nervously.But Wacker stretched out his hand to indicate that it doesn't matter, Zhang Yi is a measured player, at least he hasn't seen this kid have any conflicts with anyone.

Although Simpkins is cold on the surface, he is actually a player who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.He's just inarticulate, like the San Antonio Spurs legends of the past.

"What's the matter?" "You are strong, I can tell!" "Thank you." Such a peaceful conversation between Simpkins and Zhang Yi instantly relieved everyone's nervousness.

"Do you want to practice a hand?" "Okay." Before the game started, the players of the two teams were not enemies.So the two of them voluntarily confronted and no one would stop them.

Zhang Yi took the ball and followed him to the small court next to him.The others are still practicing normally, but all their attention is still on these two people.Although this is just a training match, the opponents are Zhang Yi and Simpkins. This is simply sparks hitting the earth!

Because it could be seen that everyone was not focused on training, the head coaches of the two teams nodded at the same time, "Go and see! I don't know that you guys play every day and are not tired of watching this kind of game?"

(End of this chapter)