NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

"Dad, don't open that small shop of yours, I'll transfer 500 million directly to you!"

Sitting in a simple looking room in an ordinary apartment in Phoenix, Ling Yang spoke extremely embarrassing words.

Rich!

Ling Yang's first thought was to quickly send some to his family.

When the first salary was paid before, he actually mentioned it, but was rejected by his parents.

But now, Ling Yang has become tens of millions of millionaires all of a sudden, and he wants to improve his family no matter what.

The conditions of Ling Yang's family are moderate. The parents of the family opened a shop in a small city to do wholesale. If you say how poor you are, you can't, but if you say rich, you can't.

At this time, Ling Yang's father Ling Xinrong on the other end of the phone was also confused.

"Xiaoyang, what nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden this early in the morning?"

"I didn't talk nonsense." Ling Yang was a little bit dumbfounded.

"I just signed an endorsement contract with a sports brand today, and got the endorsement fee for the first year, more than 500 million US dollars, and more than 4 million Huaxia coins, so your son is rich now!"

The other end of the phone was obviously silent for a while, and then Ling Xinrong's half-believing voice came out.

"Is what you said true?"

Ling Yang smiled and said, "Of course it's true. You can find it online. I signed a contract with the Jordan brand."

"Jordan brand? Is it the brand of the star Jordan?" Ling Xinrong asked at this time.

Ling Xinrong also knew how to play basketball before, so he naturally knew a man like Jordan.

"En." Ling Yang responded.

On the other end of the phone, Ling Xinrong seemed to let out a long breath.

At this time, Ling Yang didn't wait for the other party to refuse, and continued:

"So, Dad, don't refuse the money. I'll pay you directly. Is Mom busy? Should I not talk to her again?"

"Okay, I'll let your mother answer the phone."

As he spoke, the voice of Ling Yang's familiar mother, Li Zhu, came from the other end of the phone.

"Xiaoyang, your dad just said that you earned tens of millions after accepting an endorsement?"

Li Zhu's voice was obviously lowered.

Ling Yang answered, "Yes, Mom, this is only the first year?"

"One year? Every year?" Li Zhu first raised his voice, and then immediately lowered his voice.

"Tens of millions a year?"

Ling Yang smiled and said: "Yes, so Mom, I just told my dad to send a sum of money back immediately, you should eat and use it, and then you can buy a new house.

Oh, by the way, buy it in the new area, isn't there a villa area developed by the riverside?Just buy that.

Also, the shop will be closed.I told you a few days ago that next month at the All-Star Weekend, I will participate in the dunk contest, so you guys have to come and watch it live. "

After Ling Yang finished speaking in one breath, Li Zhu over there responded: "What you said, I will sum it up with your father."

"Okay." Ling Yang knew that his parents also needed a process of adaptation, so he didn't hurry, and reminded: "Anyway, you must go through the visa procedures as soon as possible, and don't be late."

"Okay, we're already working on it." It was Ling Xinrong who answered.

The three of them chatted about homework for a while before hanging up the phone.

At the end, Ling Yang vaguely heard the low voice of the two parents talking.

... "I heard them say that football stars can make money. I never thought our son could make so much money."

"Xiaoyang is also a very powerful star, of course he earns a lot."

Listening to Dudu's voice on the other end of the phone, Ling Yang smiled and hung up the phone.

……

Just a few minutes after Ling Yang hung up the phone, the phone rang again.

Ling Yang picked it up and took a look, Chris Paul.

"Hi Chris."

Ling Yang greeted Paul with a smile. After all, he made money, so he was in a good mood.

Compared with Ling Yang's good mood, Paul's tone at this time is not so good.

"Ling, have you officially signed the contract with AJ?"

Ling Yang responded directly: "Yes, Chris, oh, I received the first endorsement fee, next time I come to Phoenix, I will treat you."

"Why is it that you signed a contract with AJ, but your amount is larger than mine?" Paul said with a sour taste in his tone at this time.

Although aj did not announce the specific amount to the outside world, for insiders, they can roughly guess a certain range, especially when Paul is still signed by aj.

It's just that Paul signed before and after the draft, but at that time, his reputation was not as high as that of Anthony University, so the amount was not comparable.

Ling Yang laughed and said: "It can only be said that you signed too early."

"Maybe." Paul said in a complicated tone at this time.

"Obviously in the rookie list, I ranked first, but you just entered the fifth place."

Yes, in the latest ranking list of the best rookies released, Ling Yang has successfully entered the fifth place in the rookie list from outside the top ten by virtue of a series of recent outstanding performances.

Of course, this is not Ling Yang's goal.

At this moment, Ling Yang laughed and joked, "Chris, then you have to sit still, otherwise I will squeeze you out of the first place."

"You think too much!" Paul said very unconvinced.

Immediately, the two chatted for a while, and Paul hung up the phone.

Lingyang signed aj with a big contract, not only won the envy of Paul.

All the rookies in the 05 class had a bit of fun chatting.

Ling Yang won the biggest sneaker endorsement contract among the rookies this year.

More and more people have realized that Ling Yang, who they thought appeared in the training camp playing soy sauce, has far surpassed them by now.

So Ling Yang can clearly feel that in the chat group, the players this year are not as enthusiastic as before.

Of course, Ling Yang didn't think too much about it, after all, these favored sons who used to be in college have a relatively large gap after entering the league.

Seeing Ling Yang's prosperity now, it's normal to feel a little unbalanced in my heart.

……

The entry list for the nba slam dunk contest will be announced one after another in the next few days.

To Ling Yang's surprise, in recent years, 4 people participated in the slam dunk contest, but this year's slam dunk contest invited 5 people in total.

The second person invited was Eagles small forward Josh Smith, the slam dunk champion of last year's All-Star Weekend.

The third person invited was Ling Yang's opponent, the 76ers small forward Andrew Ingedala.

.... The fourth person invited was Nate Robinson, whom Lingyang is familiar with.

After passing the very beginning of the season, Little Tudou got playing time in the Knicks, and his dunks also left a deep impression on many fans.

The fifth person to be invited was Jason Richardson, who won two consecutive dunk titles in 02 and 03.

At the beginning, when the two played on the court, they had a head-to-head confrontation.

And Richardson also agreed after receiving the invitation this time, which made Ling Yang a little strange, so, do you want to find a place in the slam dunk contest?

Ling Yang didn't think much about it, but there was a piece of news that made him feel quite interesting.

According to some media gossip, this time the league also sent invitations to some young star players, but they were rejected.

It is said that this list includes Cavaliers star LeBron James.

However, this news has not been confirmed by all parties.

For this reason, when LeBron James came to Phoenix, he was directly asked by the local media before the game:

"LeBron, there is news that the league invited you to participate in the slam dunk contest, but you didn't agree? Why didn't you participate? Is it because you know that Ling's dunk is very good and you have no chance to win the championship?"

"I'm not afraid of any challenge!" James replied in a deep voice.

"But I already need to participate in the main game during the All-Star weekend, so I don't want to consume more energy because of other activities.

My goal is to help the team achieve more victories. "

The reporter from the "Arizona Republic" obviously didn't want James to deal with the past like this, and immediately asked:

"Your scoring performance this season is very good, and Ling is considered to be the best defensive player at the [-]rd position. How many points do you think you can score against the Suns?"

"I said, I'm not afraid of any challenge, no matter who defends, my goal is to help the team win."

After James answered this question, he no longer wanted to talk to Phoenix reporters.

The tnt reporter took over the topic and asked questions in a timely manner.

"LeBron, the Cavaliers lost two games away to the Knicks and the Lakers in the past two games. Are you still full of confidence in the face of the second-ranked Suns in the Western Conference?"

James glanced at the reporter, and the question wasn't much better, it was equally sharp.

However, considering that tnt is the national broadcaster of tonight's game, James still replied very seriously:

"Excellent opponents will only inspire our fighting spirit. In the past two games, we had some problems and played a little slack. I believe the team can quickly adjust."

The reason why James will be interviewed by so many reporters before the game is because this game is a battle of focus. Both the media and the fans are actually very concerned about this game.

This season, James led the Cavaliers to a very good record. As of the first half of January, the Cavaliers have a record of 21 wins and 13 losses.

Although they have just experienced two consecutive losses, this record still allows them to continue to lead the Heat with a record of 21 wins and 15 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Pistons with 28 wins and 5 losses.

The Suns have just experienced a loss, losing to the Spurs by 6 points in the previous game.

... However, the record of 23 wins and 12 losses can still rank first in the Pacific region, and because of the division, it is also ranked second in the West.

This is the second-ranked duel between the East and the West, and it is also considered a strong dialogue. For this reason, TNT is also responsible for broadcasting the game live across the United States.

For Lingyang fans, what they look forward to is the match between Lingyang and James.

Since entering the league, James has been considered the chosen one. This season, James scored an average of 31.4 points per game, ranking third in the league after Kobe and Iverson.

In terms of draft rankings, Lingyang and James are naturally incomparable.

However, both of them have outstanding physical talents, which has been agreed.

The difference is that this season, James is good at offense, while Ling Yang is good at defense.

……

At 7:[-] p.m. local time in Phoenix, the atmosphere at the American West Arena is already very hot.

It must be admitted that James' popularity in the United States is constantly rising with his performance on the court.

So even Suns fans are extremely concerned about this game.

Theirs, of course, is that the Suns can't fend off the oncoming Cavaliers looking for a win.

In tnt's live room, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley were responsible for explaining the game, and they also talked about the Cavaliers' desire for this victory.

"LeBron's Cavaliers were good enough until January, when they were 1-1.

However, since entering January, their record is only 1 wins and 3 losses, and they have just experienced 3 consecutive losses. In the interview of the season, LeBron James expressed his determination to win this game. "

Kenny Smith just said this, and Charles Barkley interrupted directly:

"Kenny, although LeBron performed very well, I think the possibility of him winning this game is very small."

"Oh, why?" Kenny Smith was interested.

Barkley immediately talked eloquently, "The Cavaliers are most dependent on LeBron's offense with the ball, his scoring or his creating opportunities for teammates.

But I think Ling Yang in the Suns lineup will give LeBron a lot of headaches.

LeBron's offense relies heavily on breakthroughs, and Ling's strength is defense against breakthroughs. His excellent movement speed and physical confrontation ability will definitely make LeBron very uncomfortable. "

As a star of the sun, Charles Barkley is still very supportive of the sun and Ling Yang as always.

"No no!" Kenny Smith immediately expressed his point of view.

"LeBron's drive is definitely not that easy to defend. The Suns lack big centers in the lineup, although Ling's defense is good.

But once LeBron gets into the basket, the other players in the Suns can give too little support, and I think LeBron will perform better. "

Barkley saw that the players of the two teams had already entered the field, and stopped arguing at this time, and immediately said:

"Okay, let's wait and see, the game is about to start!"

The game is about to start, Ling Yang is standing on the field, and next to him is LeBron James.

….The Cavaliers' starting lineup is center Zajunas-Inlgauskas, power forward Drew Gooden, small forward LeBron James, shooting guard Larry Hughes, point guard Eric Snow.

The Suns still continue the lineup that Kurt Thomas has been using since he was injured.

Dior, Marion, Ling Yang, Bell, Nash.

In this game, Ling Yang will take on the important task of defending James.

For this reason, Ling Yang specially watched the videos of some key games of James this season, and also analyzed James' data performance this season together with Gentry.

In my impression, James averaged the highest scoring average in history this season, and his desire to score is also very strong.

Last month, James also scored 52 points in a single game.

Therefore, in this game, Ling Yang's effectiveness in defending James is, in a sense, a key factor for the Suns to win this game.

"drop!"

With the whistle of the referee, the ball was thrown high.

Big Z Yin Ergauskas jumped the ball and won Dior, giving the Cavaliers the first to get the ball.

Snow received the ball, took it to half court, and quickly handed it to James.

Since entering the league, the Cavaliers have trained James as a ball-holding core. For this reason, Reece Davis, who needed the ball before, and last season's point guard Jeff McGinnis have been traded away .

James took the ball, and it was Ling Yang who opened his hands to defend in front of him.

And Ling Yang's position is also a step away from James.

What Ling Yang adopted was a very common method used by various teams in later generations to defend against James.

This method was fully promoted after Popovich resolutely adopted it in the 07 finals.

But in the current league, there may be some defensive players who do this, but they don't do it so obviously.

So when James saw Ling Yang put himself so far in the first round, he was immediately surprised.

Originally, in this game, his goal was to kill more insiders.

After all, the Suns' inside line does look a little weak, especially in terms of defense.

But at this time, seeing how far Ling Yang had let him go, James thought about it, and still shot directly.

James' shot has an obvious forward swing, so after seeing James take the ball, Ling Yang decisively took a step forward and raised his hand to interfere.

However, Ling Yang still didn't jump too hard.

James' touch at this time looked good. Although the ball was a bit strong, the arc was okay. The ball hit the inside of the basket and fell into the basket.

"In the first round of the game, LeBron made a three-pointer against Ling's defense."

Kenny Smith laughed immediately.

"Charles, it seems inaccurate that you said that Ling's defense will bring challenges to LeBron. I think LeBron seems to be very relaxed in the face of Ling's offense."

Barkley was also a little surprised that Ling Yang let James shoot so loosely, but he still said stubbornly out of habit:

"After all, this is only the first trial round, Kenny, I don't think there is much fuss."

One point later, when the same scene almost happened again, Barkley was not calm.

"Kenny, you're right, Ling's defensive choice was really bad today, allowing LeBron to hit two consecutive three-pointers in the opening, this is definitely not a good sign.

In this way, it will be too easy for LeBron to play. "

NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent.

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