Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

It's 7:9 a.m. local time in Los Angeles, and training starts after breakfast, which is [-]:[-] a.m.

There are only three people in the entire training hall, one is Curry and the other is Harden.

The other one is Ibaka.

After that game, Kobe not only fulfilled his bet, brought Curry and Harden to train together, but also made a request to Yang Li by the way.

He wants to take summer training together with Ibaka.

The reason is that Kobe saw that Ibaka had the same Mamba spirit as him.

Yang Li naturally couldn't wish for it, buy two get one free, he really wants to thank Kobe.

The training shirts on the three of them were all soaked through, but there was still no sign of stopping.

It seems that during the more than two months of Kobe's training, he has helped them develop the habit of getting up at four o'clock in the morning to practice.

"Yang, is that the Stephen Curry you mentioned?" Taylor asked excitedly, pointing to Curry who was practicing shooting not far away.

Looking at the cute baby face, Yang Li couldn't help laughing.

This face is too lethal to female fans.

But it may not be so on the court, everyone will think you are a bully.

Of course, Curry will respond to them with a precise three-pointer.

"I suggest you take a photo with him. In the future, he will definitely be the top card in the league." Yang Li said.

"Like Kobe now?" Taylor Swift asked, then waved her hands in disbelief and said, "Come on, of course you have to brag about your own players."

"I didn't say that." Yang Li shrugged, "You know, they have been training with Kobe for more than two months, so..."

"So, Kobe said this sentence?" Taylor Swift's face was filled with surprise when she heard it, and she hurried up to take a photo with Curry.

Curry was practicing shooting. He made dozens of three-pointers and made all of them.

Taylor Swift looked dumbfounded, rushed forward and put her arms around his neck to take a photo without saying a word.

Harden on the side looked jealous, but quickly gave himself a step down.

I didn't like this kind of dry bamboo pole at first, but big buttocks are my favorite.

Just as Harden was thinking, Taylor Swift came up and pulled him and Ibaka over, taking a photo together.

Harden hurriedly smiled and posed the poss in cooperation with Taylor, that smile was warm and innocent.

Omg, it's so delicious!

Ibaka, who had just arrived, stood shyly behind the three of them, smiling innocently.

After the photo shoot, Taylor Swift went to the record company.

There are only four Yang Li left in the training hall.

Yang Li called the three of them to his side and gave them his first instructions after becoming the head coach.

"Stephen, your body is too thin now. You must strengthen your body. The most important thing is to train your core strength."

"Yes, coach!" Curry nodded obediently.

When Miles notified the players for joint training, he had already told them:

The new head coach of the Clippers, Yang Li, is not in name, but actually wants to perform the duties of the head coach.

"Also, pay attention to the strength of your feet when changing directions. Don't use the outside of your feet, but use the strength of your entire feet." Yang Li went up and kicked Curry's feet as he said.

"Although this will sacrifice a little speed when changing directions, it can greatly reduce the burden on your ankles when changing directions. Your shot speed is very fast, and changing directions slower will not affect your shots."

Curry looked down at the soles of his feet, nodded thoughtfully, raised his head and nodded heavily, "Yes, coach!"

Although Curry was interested in the Knicks before, Yang Li has invited the Curry family to parties from time to time in the past few months.

Now the Curry family has accepted this result, and even Curry's younger brother Seth Curry said that he wants to play for the Clippers when he grows up.

"James." Yang Li said to Harden again.

"I absolutely believe that you will definitely surpass Ginobili in the future and become the strongest and most impactful left-handed player in the league, but before that, you must do two things."

"Yes, coach, just tell me!" Harden also said seriously.

With the help of Yang Li, the few of them trained with the league's top player Kobe Bryant for a whole summer before they entered the league.

Although Yang Li is the same as them, but a young man in his early 20s, Kobe talked to them about Yang Li and praised Yang Li in words.

Because Kobe and Yang Li exchanged contact information before, the two have been communicating about basketball in the past.

Through the communication with Yang Li in the past few months, Kobe became more and more interested in Yang Li.

Yang Li is definitely not what he appears on the surface, he is a playboy who doesn't understand football.

On the contrary, his understanding of modern basketball is very thorough, not worse than Phil Jackson and Popovich.

These days, when Kobe brought a few boys to train, he always talked about Yang Li.

This directly caused the three boys to attach their awe of Kobe to Yang Li.

So what Yang Li said at this time, they naturally listened to what he said.

"The first thing is to increase the speed of your first step."

Yang Li knew that Harden's movements in singles were very confusing, and he could easily sway his opponent away.

But that's not enough, he has to have a quicker first step against experienced defenders.

"The second thing is to practice your right hand's ability to hold the ball and break through."

Needless to say, this is the reason for the world-famous painting "Defending Harden Behind Rubio".

"Yes, coach!" Harden said.

"Serge, your task is very simple." Yang Li said, "From now on, you must make 500 three-pointers before you can leave the training hall, and it will be like this every day in the future."

"500 three points?!"

Not only Ibaka, but even Curry and Harden were dumbfounded.

Ibaka is an inside player, Yang Li actually wants him to practice three-pointers?

"Yes, coach!" Although Ibaka didn't understand Yang Li's intentions, he still nodded and said.

In his opinion, as an inside player, what he needs to do well is to protect the basket on the defensive end, grab rebounds, and cover his teammates on the offensive end, or hit the basket with the cooperation of his teammates.

Shoot threes?

For a big insider, it's obviously not doing his job properly.

But in his previous life, Ibaka had the mid-range shooting ability from the moment he entered the league, and it was not difficult for him to practice three-pointers.

Later, he did develop his three-point shooting ability, but now he is just developing ahead of time.

"Okay, let's start." Yang Li sat on the coach's bench as he spoke, urging the three to start training.

Seeing the three future stars practicing hard, Yang Li was very moved.

To have the opportunity to guide them, this is something that I never dared to dream of in my previous life!

While Yang Li was sitting on the sidelines watching the training of the three, the trainers, assistant coaches and Clippers players arrived at the training hall one after another.

The two assistant coaches were hired by Yang Li with a lot of money.

One is Kenny Atkinson, a meritorious assistant coach of the Warriors who won the championship for 22 years, and is very good at training players.

Yang Li can only point out the training direction for players based on his previous life experience, and he has to rely on Atkinson to truly train players.

Otherwise, Yang Li would be a sinner if he ruined their bright future because of his lack of ability.

Another assistant coach is the head coach Udoka who led the Green Army to the finals in 22 years, a guy with a unique understanding of the defensive system.

When Yang Li found him at first, he thought he was going to sign him as a player, but in the end he offered himself a job as an assistant coach.

So, at the age of 32, he ended his player career in a daze and started his assistant coaching career.

With more and more people in the training hall, the expression on Yang Li's face became more serious.

Today, he is about to face his biggest challenge after joining the Los Angeles Clippers.