Legend of Tomorrow

On the Internet, some Chinese fans said that Guo Xu's selection at the end was blatant racism. If he was a black or white player, even if he refused to go to other teams for trial training, he would not be so low. There must be a team that forced him to bet on his talent. , scouts turned a blind eye to MOP just because he is Chinese.

These fans are telling the truth. Discrimination in the American sports circle has always existed. This era is very serious. Even after 2010, it is still obvious. It is normal for Guo Xu not to try out and no one will be selected. All teams hold his physical fitness and development potential. skeptical.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Jeremy Lin went to the joint training camp in 2010 and was still ignored by the scouts, and eventually lost. He disclosed his body data, but no one believed that he could play well.

The data shows that Jeremy Lin is 191cm tall and weighs 91kg, which is the same as Westbrook when he participated in the draft. In other words, he, like Westbrook and Wall, is a standard heavy point guard in the league. Then many people concluded that an Asian point guard with such a large weight will inevitably affect the speed and bounce, but this is not the case.

Jeremy Lin's side performance is astonishing, his jumping, agility, and strength are all good, and his average speed is even higher than that of Rose and Wall. He still surpasses Wall and Irving in the starting speed that black people are best at, and only lags behind in the maximum speed. Wall.

His explosive power is among the top in the league. He may not be able to become a star, but more than enough to be a role player. No one wants him because he is of Chinese descent with black eyes and black hair.

When Guo Xu saw the news, he didn't care about those doubts and regrets. As long as he played a good game, he could prove everything. Someone would regret it in the future, not him and the Lakers.

Kupchak did not sign with him immediately, and deliberately waited until after the summer league, also with the idea of ​​slapping his face.

On the afternoon of the 4th, Guo Xu arrived in Long Beach, California alone. Ranked by population, Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles area, second only to Los Angeles. In recent years, summer leagues have been held here, and many fans watch them.

The Lakers have booked a hotel, and Guo Xu will live here with his temporary teammates and coach until five games are played.

In addition to Guo Xu, the Lakers also have three NBA players participating in the battle, and their overall strength is strong.

This year's first round of 29 rookies Mad Dog Mark Madsen, a defensive blue-collar, good at rebounding, not afraid of confrontation, and a tough style.

The 23rd rookie in the first round of 1999, Devon George, is a striker with a height of 203cm and a weight of 106kg.

In his rookie season, he played 49 games for the Lakers, averaging only 7 minutes per game, scoring 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds; his performance in the playoffs was even worse, playing 9 games, averaging only 5 minutes per game, scoring 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds.

Last season, George's shooting percentage was very low, less than 40%. He was eager to prove himself and asked to participate.

John Celestand, the first rookie in the second round in 1999, is a combo guard with a height of 193cm and a weight of 86kg. He claims to have comprehensive skills, but he didn't show it at all last season. As a marginal player, he only played 16 games for the Lakers, averaging 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

John signed a two-year minimum salary contract with the Lakers last year, and the second year is a team option. Now that the Lakers do not implement the second-year contract, he has become a restricted free agent and will work hard to sign another minimum salary.

In addition, there are two players who have never played in the NBA. They are also very good.

Mike Pampesi, a white undrafted player, born in 1974, is a guard with a height of 191cm and a weight of 87kg. His specialty is catching and shooting. He was undrafted because of his style of play. At 191cm, he was a bit short when playing a shooting guard, had poor confrontation, poor defense, and lacked organizational skills when playing a point guard.

After training in foreign leagues, he has become much stronger and hopes to show himself in the NBA.

Medvedenko, height 208CM,

The Ukrainian national team insider with a weight of 113 kg is a 21-year-old star. He is good at shooting, resists people in low positions, and moves slowly.

Guo Xu took the initiative to say hello to his teammates, and wanted to get in touch with each other, so that they could cooperate more tacitly.

As soon as he came up, he hit a snag. The fringe player of the Lakers last season, the black guard John Celestand was very aggressive. He refused to shake his hand with his nostrils in the sky, and snorted coldly: Boy, don't think that you can play in the NBA if you are selected at the bottom. There are too many wastes like you. Now, go home and feed yourself.

Guo Xu was not angry at all, he smiled, turned around and left. He could see that the other party regarded him as a competitor.

This person's IQ is too low, completely ignoring that Guo Xu is a rookie acquired by the Lakers after sending Tyrone Lue. Many people can see from this point that the Lakers want to sign Guo Xu to train them. All like him.

Yesterday, the Lakers gold medal assistant Kurt Rambis called Guo Xu, indicating that the Long Beach League will arrange offensive tactics with him as the core, so that he can be mentally prepared.

John, a player who mainly plays the No. 2 position, looked down upon Guo Xu, wasn't he seeking death? Guo Xu was too lazy to talk to the idiot, so he just didn't pass the ball to him during the game.

He went to greet Medvedenko again: Hello, I am Jason Guo, nice to meet you.

Hello, Jason, I'm Stanislav Medvedenko, from Ukraine, my name is a bit long... The big white man smiled and shook hands with Guo Xu. He didn't participate in the draft and has no backstage in the United States , if you want to produce good data in the summer league, cooperation with your teammates is a must.

His name is more than a bit long, and it is pronounced in Ukrainian. He is the rhythm of take the best sword, climb over the highest mountain, break into the deepest forest, and bring the princess back to the front.

Do you have a simple nickname or English name? We will have a lot of cooperation in the future. If I call your full name before passing the ball, I'm afraid it will be a three-second violation. Guo Xu laughed.

Medvedenko was stunned for a moment and laughed. You can call me Stan.

These are the first few letters of his name, which will become a very iconic name later this year because of Eminem.

Dude, looking at your body, I think you will definitely get the Lakers' contract. Are you good at pick-and-rolls? Pick-and-rolls in the middle or off-ball screens from the side. Guo Xu asked with a smile.

Medvedenko came to play in the summer league because he wanted to join the Lakers. He was very happy to hear Guo Xu's words. What I'm best at is pick-and-roll coordination. As long as you pass the ball to me near the free throw line in the middle, I will definitely make a shot if there is no big man in front of me to defend.

Okay, try it during training. Guo Xu patted Medvedenko on the back. Let's go and say hello to other people. Once we get to know each other, it will be easier to cooperate.

Okay. The big man from Ukraine was even happier, feeling like he had made friends in America.

Assistant coach Rambis just entered the hotel and heard the two chatting at the side, and his impression of Guo Xu was even better. He is the youngest in this Lakers team, but he is very mature. A good team player should have this kind of affinity.

Rambis glanced at John, who was alone in a daze, and didn't bother to say hello, even though they had worked together for a season. John was selected by the Lakers based on his personal ability, but he never had teammates in his eyes, so he was too selfish.

Last season, the coaching staff felt that this guy's personality was too bad and hopeless, so if he didn't fulfill his second-year contract, even if John played for the Lakers in the summer league, he couldn't stay.