Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Los Angeles.

A plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport.

Zhuang Yu returned to Los Angeles with Clarkson, Nance Jr., Kuzma, Zubac, Anderson and Holiday. Rose did not go with them. He needed to return to Cleveland to take care of some family matters and he had to move his home to Los Angeles.

A group of people walked over, attracting the attention of people around them. The fans exclaimed and surrounded them excitedly.

"Don't worry, come one by one."

"Hey, we can take a photo together, but please don't touch me."

Faced with a group of enthusiastic fans, several people were a little flustered.

Some fans just wanted autographs, some wanted photos, but some fans went too far and actually ran over to hug people and touch them all over.

Zhuang Yu was walking at the back. Seeing this, he pulled Anderson and said, "Run."

Anderson reacted quickly and ran after Zhuang Yu without saying a word. The two ran all the way until they ran out of the airport and breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, they saw that Clarkson, Nance Jr., Kuzma, Holiday, Zubac and others had not caught up with them.

It’s over, they’re afraid they won’t be able to escape.

The two looked at each other. It would be better for me to die than for my friend to die. I could only pray for them.

......

The next day, Zhuang Yu went to the training gym.

He was happy as soon as he entered the stadium.

I saw Clarkson, Nance Jr., Kuzma, and Holiday standing there, with their faces stretched out like donkeys.

They all looked over, their eyes filled with resentment towards Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu touched his nose: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Zhuang, you are so mean."

"You just ran away by yourself and left us there. Do you think this is okay?"

"You don't know, I was almost molested. If I had known..."

Zhuang Yu waved his hands quickly: "Well, I was actually lost. I didn't run away. How could I leave you and run away? I just lost my way. Later I went back to look for you, but there were too many people and I couldn't squeeze in. I had no choice."

As he said this, he spread his hands, indicating that he was also helpless.

A group of people looked at him resentfully, and just as they were about to say something, Anderson arrived.

A group of people immediately turned their heads and aimed their eyes at Anderson.

Anderson had an awkward smile on his face: "Um, um...when did you leave yesterday? I wanted to go to the bathroom, but I got lost."

Swish!

A group of people's faces turned dark.

Zhuang Yu's face also turned dark, and he glared at Anderson fiercely.

"what happened?"

Anderson was startled. Before he could react, Zhuang Yu shook his head and said disappointedly, "Kyle, you disappoint me so much. If you want to make up an excuse, you should make up a better one. You can even come up with an excuse like you got lost in the toilet. It's an insult to our intelligence."

Having said this, Zhuang Yu raised his arm and shouted, "Brothers, it's time to teach him a lesson."

"Go together."

"it is good......"

Everyone rushed forward.

......

After some fighting, everyone felt better.

Only Anderson looked depressed. He rubbed his butt and muttered, "Fuck, who kicked my butt? Who on earth was it?"

No one paid any attention to him.

At this time, Coach Scott, Assistant Coach Madsen and others also came to the training hall.

Seeing that everyone was present, smiles appeared on their faces. Coach Scott clapped his hands, called everyone together, and said with a smile: "Everyone is here now. Oh, there is only one missing, Ross. It doesn't matter. He will be here tomorrow."

After a pause, his smile faded and his expression became serious: "The new season will be here soon. Many teams have strengthened their teams this summer. The competition in the West will become more intense, but our goal will not change - in the new season, we have only one goal, and that is to defend our title."

Everyone was in high spirits, their eyes were shining and their fighting spirit was high.

Coach Scott nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Okay, everyone, dismiss and get ready for training."

He didn't say much because there was no need to say anything.

Firstly, they are already a championship team, so their goal for the new season is naturally to defend the title.

There is no need to say more, everyone understands it.

Secondly, the team's lineup has not changed much this offseason. Although some players have left, except for Gerald Green, the others are not important rotation players.

As for the addition of Rose, Coach Scott has already made arrangements in mind. Overall, he will still play according to last season's tactical system without making any adjustments.

This relieves the coaching staff a lot of worries.

......

After some free training, assistant coach Madsen called the players together to start group confrontation training.

The confrontational training began, and Coach Scott stood on the sidelines and watched, mainly to observe whether the players had made any progress after the offseason.

Especially young players.

For young players, the offseason is a very important time. They need to make good use of the offseason to train and improve themselves.

The coaching staff also needs to understand their situation so that they can make adjustments when the new season comes, which ones have improved, which ones have regressed, how to use them, etc.

on the field.

Zhuang Yu broke through and passed the ball to Kuzma, who took a three-point shot. With a "swish" sound, the basketball went into the net.

Assistant coach Madsen smiled and nodded: "It seems that Kuzma has made good use of this offseason and has obviously improved a lot."

Coach Scott nodded with a smile and said, "His outside shooting is obviously more stable, which is his advantage, but his ability to attack with the ball needs to be improved. I originally wanted to let him try to play the 3 position in the new season, but now it seems that he is more suitable for the 4 position."

Assistant coach Madsen said: "I think sometimes he can play the 4 position and let Kyle (Anderson) play the 3 position."

This was also what Coach Scott thought. He nodded and looked at Anderson, Clarkson, Zubac and others.

After a summer, these young players have made some progress.

Kuzma's outside shooting is more stable. Anderson's shooting is still not stable, but his ability to break through with the ball seems to have improved, his rhythm is better, and his near-rim throw-in hit rate has increased significantly. Clarkson's defense has also improved.

As for Zubac, he is obviously more mature than before. He is definitely not comparable to Lopez, but he can still act as a standing center. At least he is usable.

Zubac didn't get many opportunities last season, especially in the playoffs.

The main reason is that the playoffs are intense and the opponents are strong. Although Zubac is already a sophomore player, he is not mature enough and it is difficult for him to play a role in the playoffs.

But now he seems to have become much more mature, and there is no problem for him to serve as a substitute for Lopez.

Looking at his group of players, Coach Scott couldn't help but feel confident. Other teams are strengthening their teams, but our players are getting stronger.

Oh, and Derrick Rose has joined.

What about the strongest Warriors, the new Clippers, the upgraded Rockets...

What is there to be afraid of?